Stephen, your Wallethub link was very valuable. Thanks for sharing it. But I think you misunderstand how Hawaii politics works when you want to blame David Ige for low teacher salaries. He reflects a widely held attitude. We all profess to value education and to honor teachers. But very few people are willing to put more money into education. That includes both the political and business leaders of Hawaii.

Recent polling by the HSTA shows a lot of public support for increasing taxes IF the money is specifically earmarked for education, so this MAY be changing. We all need to press. Not just against Ige. He is probably more pro-teacher than most Hawaii politicians.