HNN: Could bolstering public preschool create more affordable housing? That’s the hope

Hawaii’s education system is moving on two major goals: Finding classrooms for thousands of new preschool children and building more housing to attract and keep teachers.

Now, there’s an effort to fulfill both challenges ― in the same buildings.

There is $200 million already available to house Pre-K programs for the eventually universal preschool program. There are also hundreds of millions to subsidize affordable and workforce housing, especially teacher housing.