Hawaii DOE should start actively looking at Telepresence Teachers. The DOE is already spending a huge amount of money recruiting mainland teachers, getting them moved over, with many determining in a year or two, they can't afford to live in Hawaii. With a Telepresence Teacher, the teacher can stay on the mainland and teach classes from their more affordable area, plus have the time zone advantage for class preparation. The Telepresence Teacher would be assisted locally by local teacher's aides, providing them valuable hands-on experience. It would also be a real world daily demonstration of S.T.E.M. products and technologies, while staying pertinent to Hawaii. The personal touch could be retained by having the teacher visit for an introduction and orientation session at the beginning of the school year. Sticking to the old method isn't working and it's costing more and more with worse results. This is a business example of Telepresence.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVviDvsBQ78