Laara Albrett This is Me

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1. 1. www.honoluluadvertiser.com

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   Published on: 5/11/2008   Last Visited: 5/11/2008

   "At the end of the school year ... we're going to have to decide who we can afford to keep," said Laara Allbrett, principal of Halau Lokahi Public Charter School in Kalihi.
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   You see everyone giving their best to support the kids," Allbrett said.
   
   Allbrett said every dollar is important since charter schools face unique expenses that many public schools don't have to juggle.
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   That's an expense many schools don't have," Allbrett said.

2. 2. Oahu Interscholastic Association

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   Published on: 11/15/2007   Last Visited: 11/15/2007

   Administrator: Laara Allbrett

3. 3. Native Hawaiian students bloom in charter schools - The Honolulu Advertiser

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   Published on: 11/15/2006   Last Visited: 11/15/2006

   Laara Albrett, principal at Halau Lokahi in Kalihi, said that traditionally, Hawaiians have just had a gentler way of teaching.
   
   "If I have to correct a child, in Hawaiian, there are no mean words," Albrett said. "Lead them lovingly. Ho'omalimali - make the way nice, be gentle."
   
   That concept makes it easier for students to be more responsible for their own learning, she said.