Volunteers help reduce backlog of school repairs

Honolulu Advertiser ^ | Friday, August 9, 2002 | Jennifer Hiller

[Vidalia]

For a year now, hundreds of volunteers have been chipping away quietly at the $640 million backlog of repair and maintenance work at Hawai'i's public schools.

Using paintbrushes, shovels and sweat, the Hawai'i 3Rs program has introduced volunteers to those with professional know-how to do $2.15 million worth of repairs for less than $350,000 in actual cost to the state

[Vidalia]

Hawaii State Population: Approximately 1.25 million people.

Cost of Living (taxes, etc.): Approximately 25% HIGHER than mainland average.

Where could all this money be going?

Can you spell State supported U-N-I-O-N C-O-N-T-R-A-C-T-S?

[Isle of sanity in CA]

an estimated 250 volunteers — most of them from the military

Where are the civilians? The unions? (protesting probably)

Radford Grad

[Vidalia]

After nearly 60 years of tax and spend, no-bid union contracts, absolutely corrupt government/union commingling, the decay of every aspect of the 50th state is coming home to roost.

At least one major water main breaks every month.

Paybacks to unions keep the roads in constant disrepair (all islands).

Been here off and on for 20 years and the disintegration is visible yearly.

Send $$$ to Linda Lingle...please!

[GailA]

College students taking engineering and other building trade courses could be contributing to this as a means to reduce the cost of their tuition...APPRENTISHIPS.

[Vidalia]

These are elementary and secondary schools...

[gueroloco]

Abolish the public skewls!!!!!!!!!!!

[Vidalia]

Bam!