Tutu and Me preschool funding

Haiku mother of three described how Tutu and Me prepared her keiki for preschool and begged the committee to sustain the program.

PIDF employee clarified the $1.2 million request covers the remaining two-thirds for six Maui County sites and confirmed open enrollment for all families.

Lahaina Tutu and Me parent said the program grounds her child in Hawaiian culture and community.

Mother of three who spontaneously testified about the program's impact on her boys after learning of the closures.

Kahului parent and early childhood educator urged the county to backfill lost federal funding for Tutu and Me, which her toddler and mother attend.

Tutu and Me dad said all four Maui sites close this year and asked the county to keep the program alive for families like his.

A Lahaina-fire-displaced mother said Tutu and Me rebuilt her bond with her child and urged support.

Mother of two in the program three years said it helped her family recover after the fires and asked for continued funding.

Seven-year Tutu and Me parent called the program her family's village and asked the committee to fund it.