Only a third of educators in a recent survey said they felt well-prepared to integrate Hawaiian language, culture and history into their lessons.

More than half of Hawaiʻi educators attended high school outside the state, according to recent survey data published by the Hawaiʻi Teacher Standards Board.

Nearly 5,000 educators, including 3,279 teachers, completed HTSB’s survey , which also asked questions about respondents’ preparedness to work in schools and their experiences working in other states.

Kamehameha Schools Kapālama produced the greatest number of local teachers — 3% of respondents in the survey — followed by Castle, Mililani, Pearl City, Roosevelt, Moanalua and Waiākea High Schools. The six public schools each accounted for 2% of the school employees surveyed.

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