Hi Erin,
I read that too that the DOE says “no schools have met the high turnover rate criteria this year.” I wondered myself how the entire teaching profession in Hawaii could be deemed high turnover, yet no individual schools have a high turnover. This must mean that the turnover happened in complex/district/state offices only? Nah, doesn't make sense. The DOE sometimes only has a conscience when challenged and HSTA has got to come out as the challenger. I'm glad that HSTA has challenged the DOE more now. I don't think its enough, but I am disappointed in how it was run in the past. There are many inaccuracies that the DOE reports and no one thinks that the DOE would do that. Yes, they do. If you challenge them directly they should be transparent on how they make decisions. But from my experience, if you challenge them, they get pissed off and walk away like you have no right to ask any questions. 
Great article and I hope that teachers become more invested like you in the future.