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MAY 17, 2023
STATE SEN. GLENN WAKAI
Area School Receives Much-needed Appliances
(From left) Lehua Elementary School principal Lance Tanouye, former City Council chairman Ernie Martin and his wife, Melanie, and state Sen. Glenn Wakai unveil the new washer and dryer for Lehua Elementary School.
PHOTO COURTESY THE OFFICE OF STATE SEN. GLENN WAKAI
clothes laundered.” classes because their clothes It saddened me to think that are dirty. That afternoon, I some children didn’t attend called former City Council
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D ignity arrived at Lehua Elementa- ry School — in the form of a washer and dry- er. Children who struggle to clean their clothes at home or at a laundromat can now wash their clothes on campus. Two hundred and sixty students attend this school, and each qualifies to receive free lunch. Since political lines were redrawn last year, I have the honor of representing those on the makai side of Kame- hameha Highway. I paid my first visit to Lehua Elementary
pointed out numerous home- less encampments beyond the school’s fence line. He mentioned the troubles being caused by unruly neighbors who vandalize the school and scare those on campus. During our discussion, he also addressed the needs of home- less students — expressing a desire for a washer and dryer for his school.
chairman Ernie Martin for assistance. He is an attorney for Home Depot, which has a store a half-mile away. In two weeks, the washer and dryer were delivered.
come students, Tanouye says this effort highlights commu- nity support for all of his stu- dents.
in December.
As principal Lance Tanouye
Although the appliances will service Lehua’s low-in-
Contact state Sen. Glenn Wakai (District 15 – portions of ‘Aiea and Pearl City) at 808-586-8585 or senwakai@ capitol.hawaii.gov.
walked me around campus, he
“At Lehua, our students wear uniforms. The uni- forms help to promote our school spirit,” says Tanouye. “With a washer and dryer, we really want to support some of our families that may not be able to get their
A “village” of good hearts focused on a goal has boost- ed the self-confidence of our children.
Our next hurdle was to get the appliances hooked up. We needed an electrician and plumber. Ernie’s wife, Mel- anie, called their neighbor, Matt Rodrigues, who did the job for free! In less than three months, Lehua Elementary got a functioning washer and dryer; it would have taken a year to go through the state’s procurement process.
“Like many schools, we have a wide range of family demographics. This project is one of many connecting our families and promoting team- work.”
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