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LG Luke outlines plan to spend $200M on building preschool infrastructure

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Catherine Cruz
Published January 19, 2023 at 3:02 PM HST
FILE - Cari Yamafuji's first-grade classroom at Abraham Lincoln Elementary on Oʻahu.
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FILE - Cari Yamafuji's first-grade classroom at Abraham Lincoln Elementary on Oʻahu.

For the last 24 years, Sylvia Luke has taken part in the opening day of the state Legislature. But this year, it was a bit different as she sat in the lieutenant governor’s chair next to Gov. Josh Green.

File - Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke announced the Ready Keiki program to expand preschool access statewide on Jan. 17, 2023.
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File - Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke announced the Ready Keiki program to expand preschool access statewide on Jan. 17, 2023.

Luke has been tasked with two very ambitious plans to expand preschool programs and broadband internet. The Conversation spoke to Luke about her plan, which involves many departments and the four counties, to spend $200 million to build new preschool classrooms.

File - Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke announced the Ready Keiki program to expand preschool access statewide on Jan. 17, 2023.
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This interview aired on The Conversation on Jan. 19, 2023. The Conversation airs weekdays at 11 a.m. on HPR-1.
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Catherine Cruz is the host of The Conversation. Contact her at ccruz@hawaiipublicradio.org.
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