[vc79]

Before anyone blames the government about the 17 furlough days, my colleagues, ie. the teachers union, voted 81-17 to take furlough days during school days vice holidays. Does not promote rousing applause for Hawaii teachers. So much for sacrifice.
Speaking of sacrifice, until local business make the trip to paradise worthwhile, no one is going to come. How attractive is it to travel across the planet to spent up to $300 per round of golf. Mauna Kea, a premium hotel on the Kohala coast, reopened last year after years of earthquake repair. I have been there at least ten times since then to go to the beach and have only witnessed one foursome on the links. We need to make the fun aspect a bargain to lure tourists to the islands. Airfares are not killing tourism. High cost fun is the culprit.

[silverleaf]

Private schools must be proliferating even more?
Are there strong networks for homeschoolers?

[PugetSoundSoldier]

Speaking of sacrifice, until local business make the trip to paradise worthwhile, no one is going to come. How attractive is it to travel across the planet to spent up to $300 per round of golf. Mauna Kea, a premium hotel on the Kohala coast, reopened last year after years of earthquake repair. I have been there at least ten times since then to go to the beach and have only witnessed one foursome on the links. We need to make the fun aspect a bargain to lure tourists to the islands. Airfares are not killing tourism. High cost fun is the culprit.

Spot-on and needs to be repeated!

If the cost at Mauna Kea really is $300 per round, then it's better to get $100 per round and lose only $200 rather than the full $300. People are traveling to CA and FL and other States where the tourism industry "got a clue" and cut prices. HI not so much...