Roger Takabayashi Quotations

Every citizen in the state of Hawaii should be worried they're losing top quality teachers to elsewhere in the nation because of better pay.

The light at the end of the tunnel is not bright. A salary of $39,000 is not very attractive if you're thinking of trying to feed a family. And the working conditions aren't the greatest either. They (the DOE) want to put $160 million into our schools (for repairs and other capital improvements) but very, very few are even air-conditioned.

We believe this measure would hurt more than help the schools.

With the low morale that we currently have, yes I'm concerned people might consider going.

The teachers will get together, and they'll pick something that's best for their school.