On Friday, Feb. 24, U.S. Rep Jill Tokuda, who represents rural Oʻahu and the neighbor islands, visited Hōlualoa Elementary on Hawaiʻi Island.

Her visit came just a few days after the Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association held a news conference detailing persistent problems with mold, structural damage, termites, rats and other maintenance difficulties at the Kona-area school. Teachers and parents joined HSTA Vice President Logan Okita to speak out about the ongoing maintenance difficulties while issuing a plea for help.

After the visit, Tokuda told HSTA: “We just had a visit here at Hōlualoa Elementary School. First thing, I just want to say we’ve got such amazing educators that are here, trying to do everything they can to be resourceful and resilient so that they can take care of the health of our kids and really provide them with quality education. But all of us have to do more to make sure we’re providing everyone here on the school campus and in the school community with a healthy, safe, and conducive environment in which they can work and they can learn. I’m so glad I got to be here, see things, touch things, if you will, and figure out how are we going to work together to do better for our students, our teachers and educators, and for everyone who works here and calls this place home. So thank you to everyone who made this visit possible. I will definitely be back and be involved. Mahalo.”

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