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When the announcement was made that University of Hawaii President Wendy Hensel was going to visit all the UH campuses, I immediately thought, “Does that include Leeward Community College?” Yes! It happened on Feb. 5. She met with the stakeholders in the community, including the leadership of the Department of Education and other education-centric groups.
Hensel is a frequent visitor to Hawaii and it showed in her aloha attire that she wore at the meeting. She did not come to “impress” Waianae with her expensive business attire and snobbish demeanor. But she did impress with her vision, her honesty and her humility, which align with the community and maybe the DOE.
Examples of forthcoming changes: early recruitment in the public schools; compulsory community outreach and active engagement in our community by UH; and accountability.
Johnnie-Mae L. Perry
Waianae
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