I just got an email response from superintendent Art Souza, after emailing him three times in the past 10 days asking him for his official statement re "no political statements" at the "walkouts", which directly contradicted the political statement about "gunh controL' by the leader of one of the high school walkouts as reported in the Hilo Tribune-Herald. My second and third emails asked him why he hadn't responded and what his official "rule" was for the "walkout" scheduled for April 20.
"The DOE position on the past weeks walkout was public record. If asked by the press for a statement I am in a position to offer one.
I have no need to engage with you in any continuing conversation."

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How hard would it for him to have simply sent me a copy of his official policy announcement? He won't answer a mere citizen taxpayer who pays his salary, but will only respond to "the press"? Is that his official policy on all school policy matters? Oh, I see, he has "no need to engage in any continuing conversation". I wonder why? Plus, I think the word "continuing" is misused.
I wrote both the DOE asking for an explanation of his non-explanation, and asked the reporter ("the press") of the original story to ask him for the original official policy statement and for the upcoming "walkout" as well.
I have no idea and have seen no reporting on what actually happened at the "walkouts" at the schools under his purview, so don't know if his stated policy was really even announced much less implemented and if so what happened to any students who actually followed the directives of the "walkout" organization and advocated for "gun control".