1. The building has been slated for use as a DOE OFFICE BUILDING. It’s climate controlled and will make SUPER offices. Unbelievable. Refer to the Consolidation … [more]Study on the Farrington Complex – PG 22.

2. Pu’uhale Elementary has historically scored significantly higher in reading and math when compared to Kalihi Kai – the proposed consolidating school. (IE: 2010 Reading Proficiency 63% at Pu’uhale compared to 53% at Kalihi Kai)

3. Pu’uhale Elementary is on track with No Child Left Behind – Kalihi Kai is not (IE: 2010 Pu’uhale scored 15 or 15 adequate progress targets, Kalihi Kai scored 13 of 17).

4. Pu’uhale could accommodate up to 300 more students through Redistricting and General Exemption which have not been thoroughly examined yet. This would bring them up to the AVERAGE recommended size. Kalihi Kai would be 170% of the recommended elementary school size by accepting the consolidation students.

There is a hearing today at 3:00. I am going to testify. Hopefully after today and tomorrow we know more.

We are holding a Community Awareness picnic on March 6th in the afternoon on the school grounds (permit has been approved). Manahan, Chun-Oakland, and Hanneman will be in attendance. We need to make sure the community is there in force.

As a concerned citizen, tax payer, community leader, a voter, and most importantly, a neighbor of Pu’uhale elementary, I think it is time that we stand up for what is right – and stop the downward spiral of our public school system. Have you ever wondered why we have a homeless problem? Why the prisons are overcrowded? Heard the conversations at various fundraisers and social events about the state of our public schools? Ever considered that the first two concerns are closely correlated to the last? If so, ever done anything about it?

Now is our chance. You see, it all begins with us. The children of Hawaii should not be a budgetary “burden”. They should be regarded as the solution. Instead, we are herding them into overcrowded schools. Increasing the student to teacher ratios, disregarding the individual language and learning challenges that are so prevalent among particularly the Leeward and West side schools, all the while we are wondering why the public school system is such an undisputable mess. All in the name of what? Budget cuts. I don’t know about you, but thankfully, no one ever sacrificed my education in the name of budgetary relief.

It’s like the chicken and the egg. If the public school system wasn’t so flawed, politicians, teachers, executives, and top business leaders would have their kids in public school. If that were the case – the problems wouldn’t be so insurmountable. Why? Because we defend our kids education – and we care about what happens to them when they leave the house each morning. Consider the fact that some parents don’t feel like they have a voice, and some kids washout of the system because they don’t have an advocate. It’s time to speak for those who feel they can not. It is time to provide the education that Hawaii’s children are guaranteed as citizens of our great country. Most importantly, it is time to ensure that we as taxpayers are getting our moneys worth.

The current situation with the Kalihi community school closure proposal, Pu’uhale Elementary specifically, is unacceptable.

I would like the opportunity to share some of the specific area statistics and facts that have not been adequately considered in this decision making process (such as re-districting, additional geographic exemptions to reach the maximum capacity of nearly 600 students in Pu’uhale Elementary, and the fact that more than 30% of these students have special language needs currently being addressed by the intensive program offered by the Pu’uhale staff members). We have formed a formal organization (the Friends of Pu’uhale) dedicated to the rights of the current student body – and most importantly to ensure (legally and otherwise) that the parents and students have a voice in this matter, and are not discarded as irrelevant, and not discriminated against for color and socio-economic reasons. The precedent that has been set in the case of the Hawaii Kai schools (GE acceptance and re-districting) has PROVEN that there are alternative solutions – and standing up for the right thing to do IS possible.

Why is this important, you may ask? Because Pu’uhale Elementary is a safe, secure environment for these kids that in many cases, have no other alternatives. Learning more about the school, I have discovered that the smaller class sizes, student demographic and psychographic diversity, and intensive teacher focus and interaction have created a very specialized environment. This evolved environment is teaching these children that they have options outside of drugs, violence and the cycle of poverty that they are exposed to in their neighborhood each and every day.

It would be a shame to see these kids forced to walk across Nimitz Highway and Dillingham (nearly a mile) each day to be subjected to overcrowded classrooms, higher teacher to student ratios and less intensive learning programs due to consolidation and reduction in resource. Kalihi Kai’s student population is ALREADY in excess of 600 students. How can we improve the quality of public education if we herd children into classrooms like cattle? As school board members, and community members, we share the obligation to the children to ensure a solid and comprehensive education. After all, these kids are the future adults of this community. It is in our best interest to serve them as well as we can. If I had the resources to personally correct the deficit for Pu’uhale Elementary, I would. The reality of the situation is that we will all have to continue working together to find a solution.

As taxpayers and community members, I would like to invite you to join my staff and I as we read to the children in February. See for yourself what an amazing group of kids we have at Pu’uhale Elementary. See their handwritten signs pleading to “Save Our School”. See the difference we can make as a community and as leaders. I would be honored to read beside you.

As a contributing member of society, and a business leader, I find it reprehensible that the DOE has chosen two schools from the same district for recommended closure. The fact is, this recommendation is discriminatory, and the Kalihi community is being specifically targeted. It is my civic duty to prove that this decision is filled with socio-economic bias, and is being rushed without consideration because the spirit of this neighborhood is generally not to fight back and is passive in nature. Pu’uhale Elementary has the capacity for more than 300 additional students, The community of Kalihi needs this school. The kids of Kalihi need the security and attention the school provides. The Ohana of Hawaii needs healthy, educated children.

I beg you to call upon the School Board Members to consider all of the options. We need to ask that they to defer this decision to allow the community to assist with helping to find a viable, profitable solution.

Sincerely and Aloha,

Clint Schroeder
President
Hagadone Printing Company
(808) 852-6301

Hagadone’s H1 division offers electronic solutions and carbon offsetting. Photo Courtesy of Hagadone.

Hagadone, a company synonymous with printing in Hawaii, is now offering its clients a broader marketing reach plus a carbon-offset program.

Its new H1 division offers e-solutions like development for mobile phone and computer tablet apps, website refinement, and an array of social media solutions. To provide these services and others, Hagadone has partnered with six local companies that specialize in branding, Web strategy, alternative marketing and custom applications.

“We are bringing people together, and finding ways of keeping traditional marketing, electronic solutions and printed collateral revenues in Hawaii,” says Hagadone president Clint Schroeder. “We are reinventing ourselves every day – and showing others how to accomplish the same goals.”

(Disclosure: Hagadone prints Hawaii Business magazine, but it has separate ownership.)

Hagadone, which calls itself Hawaii’s only certified carbon-neutral printing operation, says its clients can now join its carbon-offset program. “Through our partner, the NatureOffice, we are able to determine the total carbon footprint of any job that runs through our operation,” Schroeder says.

The company’s goal is to plant 1.3 million koa trees over 2,700 acres of Hawaii Island’s Hamakua Coast by 2016.

“The response to the H1 division concept has been simply overwhelming. I am so proud to be doing something positive in the business community during a time when good news is not always easy to come by,” says Schroeder.

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Hagadone Printing adds new marketing, new-media division

Hagadone Printing Co. has formed a new division to offer marketing and new-media services to its customers.

The division, H1, was created for small and midsize businesses that don’t typically use a marketing firm because they often can’t afford one or aren’t sure if they need one, said Hagadone President Clint Schroeder. He said many firms need to upgrade their brand or image, but don’t know where to turn, which is why he decided to expand Hagadone’s services.

“They can’t run out and put an agency on retainer and they’re not interested in complete image refinement from electronic to printed collaterals,” he said. “All they need in some cases are transactional electronic solutions, like iPad and iPhone app development. Who would even know where to begin with that?”

Hagadone, Hawaii’s largest printing company, has contracted several small businesses to take part in the new division. The firms are locally owned and provide expertise in a variety of areas, including graphic design, market study, website refinement, and marketing/public relations.

The Hagadone marketing team includes, from left, Michael Gascon, Rebecca Garner, Jeff Texeira, Clint Schroeder, Jonelle Rezantes, Sean McCully, Jason Kama, Samantha Condroy, Kolby Imai, Tara Oshiro and Nick Riopelle.

New H1 Marketing Division Helps Sustain Local Economy – While Print Green Initiatives Continue to Protect Hawaii’s Environment

Media Contacts:

Ruth Limtiaco The Limtiaco Company (808) 535-9099 ruthl@thelimtiacocompany.com

Clint Schroeder, President Hagadone Printing (808) 852-6301 cschroeder@hagadoneprinting.com

HONOLULU, Hawaii (August 20, 2010)— Having appointed Clint Schroeder as its president in May, Hagadone Printing has announced a new division that will virtually reinvent the company and offer its customers a full spectrum of marketing services. By tapping into a local network of highly skilled designers, content providers, developers, and e-commerce experts, Hagadone and Schroeder plan to provide the Hagadone client base with e-Solutions not easily accessible to small and mid-range clients.

The division, H1, has been established to connect local clients with local solutions. Included in the new portfolio are services such as image refinement, corporate identity, message management, strategic planning, public relations and alternative marketing. The H1 network will also offer website development and refinement, search engine optimization, iPhone and iPad app development, social media solutions, and SmartPhone message management.

“Over the past three years, many of our clients have been faced with difficult decisions with regard to staffing, marketing budgets and general reductions. Subsequently, our clients’ materials, websites and collaterals have become dated and less effective. Our intention is to provide low-cost, local solutions to our commercial and agency clients, allowing them to fully utilize the talent here in Hawaii, with the same convenience and quality assurance they currently enjoy through Hagadone Printing.” Schroeder stated. He goes on to say, “These new services are a logical extension to the materials and collaterals that we assist our clients with on a daily basis. As a printer, we are often included in the final stages of a campaign’s roll-out, and we have observed that many of our customers—particularly smaller ones—could greatly benefit from a higher level of strategic planning in the earlier stages of the campaign when tactic, image, messaging, and branding are being formed.

Schroeder has forged comprehensive partnerships to provide the marketing know-how his clients have been searching to secure. He stresses that the role of H1is not to replace a traditional ad agency; rather, it is to aid the smaller customer who typically does not have an agency to assist them in creating a cohesive marketing plan that includes a variety of effective elements. The H1 division will act as a “One Stop – One Source” clearing house for Hagadone’s clients from quality assurance, job trafficking, deadline monitoring, and final product delivery, to invoicing, cost control and account/credit establishment. Schroeder has appointed local digital expert Jason Kama to spearhead the operations of the division. Kama officially took over the initiative on August 2nd.

The new division will be represented by its own logo—an evolution of the familiar Hagadone logo.

The new logo incorporates the core elements of the Hagadone Corporation such as a commitment to sustainability, dedication to our local work force of printing experts in addition to strength, growth, renewal, quality and success.

Additionally, the Hagadone website has been completely revamped to reflect the changes within the organization. www.hagadoneprinting.com & www.H1SourceMarketing.com

In recent years, Hagadone Printing has offered sustainability and recycling programs that demonstrate a commitment to the environment, reflecting the values of its parent company, Hagadone Corporation in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

As part of the new company model, Hagadone is announcing a carbon offset program in partnership with the global organization, natureOffice. Each carbon-offset credit goes toward the planting and care of koa trees on the Big Island through Hawaiian Legacy Hardwood. Hawaiian Legacy Hardwoods has a 2,700-acre koa plantation on the Hāmākua Coast and aims to plant 1.3 million trees by 2016. Hagadone intends to contribute to that reforestation project by allowing each of its ecologically conscious clients to completely offset their printing jobs in a way that directly benefits the state of Hawaii.

“We want to demonstrate that while we intend to grow and diversify, we also intend to remain committed to the strong economic and environmental principles that govern the company. The partnership with natureOffice and Hawaiian Legacy Hardwoods allows our clients to have a positive impact on the local environment. The development and launch of the H1 Division allows our clients to have a positive impact on the local economy. Both initiatives are good for the State of Hawaii, our friends, families, and futures,” says Schroeder.

As Hawaii’s largest printer, Hagadone has provided top quality printing solutions since 1995. The company prints well-known local and national magazines, inserts, visitor publications and all manner of posters, artwork, booklets, banners and signs. With the ability to print everything from high-volume work to individually customized pieces, Hagadone provides its clients with a full range of print solutions for any sized job. The Hagadone Company is also fully equipped to handle all types of binding, mailing, packaging, and promotional products.

Hagadone Printing Company employs 150 people in Hawai‘i and services over 3,000 accounts. The company offers state-of-the-art printing services as well as consultation on marketing program management through its H1 division, launched in August 2010.

Hagadone Printing Company is a subsidiary of The Hagadone Corporation, based in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, recognized as the greenest printing company in the nation, with highly recognized environmental programs setting the standard in the printing industry.

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Read more: People On the Move – Pacific Business News (Honolulu)

Media Contacts:

Teddi Anderson The Limtiaco Company Tel: (808) 535-9099 E-mail: TeddiA@ TheLimtiacoCompany.com

HONOLULU, Hawaii (July 30, 2010)— Hagadone Printing Company has hired A. Michael Gascon as national sales manager. In this newly-created position, Mr. Gascon will serve as the company’s liaison to large nationally-based clients such as Costco, Macys, Walmart and other U.S. Mainland-based and international clients.

Mr. Gascon was previously with the Honolulu Star-Advertiser as an account executive in the retail advertising department. Prior to that he was with the Honolulu Advertiser for six years as a sales account executive on the key accounts team. Mr. Gascon graduated from the University of LaVerne in LaVerne, California in 1996.

The company has also hired Nicholas Riopelle as sales executive. Prior to this position, Mr. Riopelle was an account executive at the Honolulu Advertiser for six years, handling major/key accounts. He was with the Honolulu Star-Bulletin for two years prior to that as an account executive. He is a 2005 University of Hawai‘i graduate.

Recently promoted within the company is Jeff Texeira. Now serving as commercial sales manager, Mr. Texeira was most recently a senior sales executive. He has been with Hagadone for 24 years and is a three-time recipient of The Distinguished Sales and Marketing Award from the Sales and Marketing Executives of Honolulu. He is from Hilo and attended St. Joseph High School and University of Hawai‘i, Hilo.

Hagadone Printing Company employs 250 people in Hawai‘i and services over 3,000 accounts. The company offers state-of-the-art printing services as well as consultation on marketing program management. The Hagadone Corporation, based in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, is recognized as the greenest printing company in the nation, with highly recognized and awarded environmental programs setting the standard in the printing industry.

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Media Contacts:

Teddi Anderson The Limtiaco Company Tel: (808) 535-9099 E-mail: TeddiA@ TheLimtiacoCompany.com

HONOLULU, Hawaii (June 16, 2010)— Hagadone Printing, Hawaii’s largest printer announced today that Sean McCully has been promoted to Vice President of Operations.

McCully has served as the controller for the past 12 years at the company. In addition to current responsibilities for accounting, information systems and purchasing, McCully will now also oversee manufacturing.

“Sean is a vital part of the Hagadone team. As we move into the multi-media arena, his critical attention to detail and knowledge of the core business will be even more instrumental to our success. I am very pleased that Sean will be expanding his role, and I look forward to building on the momentum that he has been so key in establishing”, says Clint Schroeder, president of Hagadone Printing Company.

Prior to relocating to Hawaii in 1997, McCully was operations controller at Calsonic Miura Graphics in Irvine, California.

Before joining Calsonic in 1994 as an estimator, he worked in several positions in Southern California including estimating, customer service and information systems.
During his time at Calsonic, Sean earned an Executive MBA from Cal State Long Beach in Business and Finance.

In 2009, McCully was a finalist in Pacific Business News “CFO of the Year Awards”.
McCully’s community involvement includes having served on the board of Hawaii’s Printers and volunteering the last 5 years for the Hawaii Foodbank Drive with the employees from Hagadone Printing.

Sean graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with a BS in Graphic Communications in 1991.
Hagadone Printing Company is Hawaii’s leading commercial and specialty printer. For more information on the company and its PrintGreen Program please visit www.hagadoneprinting.com or call 808.847-5310.

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