Editorial: New Department of Education chief must act quickly

Keith Hayashi has demonstrated he cares about the kids in the classroom — certainly a baseline requirement for anyone wanting to oversee the mission — and knows well the teachers, principals and other administrators running the state Department of Education. He has demonstrated much of that during his highly praised tenure as Waipahu High School principal, and in his 9-1/2 months as interim superintendent of schools.

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