THE PUU KUKUI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PTSA (THE PTSA) IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT ALLOWS PARENTS AND VOLUNTEERS TO BE AN ACTIVE SUPPORTER OF THEIR KEIKI'S (CHILD'S) EDUCATION. THE ORGANIZATION HAS NUMEROUS EXCITING IDEAS AND PROJECTS IN THE WORKS THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR AND FOSTERS THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY UNITING TO BRING THESE PROJECTS TO LIGHT. THE PURPOSES OF THE PTSA ALIGN WITH THOSE OF THE NATIONAL PTA AND HAWAII PTSA, AND ARE AS FOLLOWS: A. TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN HOME, SCHOOL COMMUNITY, AND PLACE OF WORSHIP. B. TO RAISE THE STANDARDS OF HOME LIFE. C. TO SECURE ADEQUATE LAWS FOR THE CARE AND PROTECTION OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH. D. TO BRING INTO CLOSER RELATION THE HOME AND THE SCHOOL, THAT PARENTS AND TEACHERS MAY COOPERATE INTELLIGENTLY IN THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH. E. TO DEVELOP BETWEEN EDUCATORS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC SUCH AS UNITED EFFORTS AS WILL SECURE FOR ALL CHILDREN AND YOUTH THE HIGHEST ADVANTAGES IN PHYSICAL, MENTAL, SOCIAL, AND SPIRITUAL EDUCATION