Dear loving mom, First of all the school system in hawaii is horrible...they really push traditional HI culture...and touch on things our children are use to and expect to know in stateside setting..... we were there for 2 yrs and my daughter learned the first yr more HI culture than i care to discuss...needless to say i sent her back to the states to live with her father best thing i did...Second I also work at Tripler it was okay but belive me you the pay is not all that great:uhoh3: I would really think about taking my children their to live their education is priceless..at any rate good luck with your decision. Mrs Lpn