To those who run private schools.  Help me understand what is happening. One out of five families send their kids to private schools.  The per pupil levels are way above the DOE.   These families will no doubt be trading off K-12 education for preferred higher education.  Debt is piling up.  
So, to be frank, did you really need to up its tuition?  Is there no sense that Hawaii is already too expensive for so many?  No, you are not a public school, but is there no sense of a public obligation to work within your substantial budget and even, dare i say it, reduce your tuition?  
We are all in this expensive life boat together.  Seems that private schools are behaving more like corporations - whatever the market can tolerate.  If you can get parents to pay more you will.
It has become part of our culture to simply accept the private school tuition increases with little or no reflection or resistance or criticism.  
Please explain why I am wrong about this.