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Community advocate presents data on Wai Coast schools, asks OHA to lead place‑based pilot
Summary
A community advocate told the OHA trustees that schools serving the Wai Coast educate about 8,000 students, 61% Native Hawaiian, but many are not reaching ELA and math proficiency; she asked OHA to convene a place‑based pilot with DOE and community stakeholders to target interventions and improve data transparency.
Jermaine Meyers, identifying herself as a Native Hawaiian community advocate and a member of the Nanakuli‑Mā‘ili Neighborhood Board, told the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Committee on Beneficiary Advocacy and Empowerment that 11 schools serving the Wai Coast educate about 8,000 students, of whom roughly 61 percent — about 4,900 — are Native Hawaiian.
Drawing on publicly available Department of Education Strive HI reports and community observations, Meyers said the region shows persistent gaps in English language arts and math proficiency. "These are not just numbers on a slide. They reflect real children, real families, and their future," she said, arguing that…
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