"Back in November, KHON2 found out the Department of Education dishes out $5.80 for each lunch it serves up.

"But digging deeper, we learned not all public schools are under the same system."

http://khon2.com/2017/01/18/charter-schools-get-creative-to-provide-healthy-meals-for-keiki/

"The good news is Hawaii’s public charter schools, which teach only 6 percent of the number of enrolled students in a public education setting, are showing excellent signs of progress in Strive HI performance assessments beyond their small numbers."

http://www.staradvertiser.com/2016/10/12/editorial/isle-charter-schools-do-well-but-resources-still-lacking/

"It’s the most basic of school needs: a clean, safe space where students can learn.

"Yet two decades after Hawaii passed its first charter school law, many charter school leaders say finding, maintaining — and paying for — basic school facilities remains a frequent, pressing problem."

http://www.civilbeat.org/2016/05/lack-of-school-facilities-crippling-many-charters/