Sourcing of funding aside, the issues presented are very interwoven.  Pre-k had the label of structured daycare & babysitting for working families- a luxury that most all of us never needed nor had access to.  
As developmental skills are discovered to be in the very young 'formative' years (3-5), access to affordable and proximal pre-K becomes more critical- not a frivolity.  Its therefore in the best interests of the families and society as a whole to have 'our' kids provided with access to the best tools possible, available when use of these tools is most effective. 
Somehow, Hawai'i needs to find the best course to avoid public funds going to charter schools that promote exclusion (religion-based, typically).  But somehow, we need more schools for the children.