Supporting Early Childhood Education

On Friday, February 1, 2013 at 2:00 P.M. Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Keith M. Kaneshiro testified before the House Education Committee in support of the following bills:

HB853 proposes a constitutional amendment to permit the appropriation of public funds for private early childhood education programs, as provided by law, to help the State meet its goal of providing an early learning system for the children of Hawaii.

HB862 establishes the School Readiness Program within the early learning system.

HB864 establishes the Early Childhood Education Program within the early learning system.

Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Keith M. Kaneshiro believes we must support early education as studies show it plays a role in reducing crime.