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Michael Gabbard states he was working as the headmaster/teacher of Ponomauloa School, Wahiawa in Hawaii which serviced grades k-12.
Gabbard claims that he filled this position from 1983-87 at the private school along with wife Carol. The only web references about this school that could be found however were in regard to Gabbard claiming he worked there. He also states to Ed Case that the school only existed for the years that he held this position acccording to his resume:
...Chris Butler's tendency is to initiate followers with a name starting with the first letter of their legal name. Mike Gerald does not follow this system.
Any relevant information to his history, whether he is an ACB disciple and his location during the years 1983-87 would be extremely useful.
Sorry to disappoint,
but it is true that KKd and Carol started the Ponomauloa School
outside of Honolulu in 1983. It was still going strong late 1984.
I left after that so I don't know how long it was in operation.
I knew parents and helped out a few times.
It was a good school with a good curriculum
and at a nice location.
It was definitely a private school for
the abundance of devotee kids at that time.
No local kids attended.
They and a few others were good and professional teachers
except for the emphasis on Krishna Con stuff.
It was a conventional school with reading, writing, math, and physical education.
It was a good effort, especially compared to the "hippie" and loose schools parents had attempted in the past.
And it was nothing like what we were hearing about the ISKCON schools; child abuse, cold showers 4 am, long chanting sessions, beatings.
The kids got to live with their parents
and I think boys and girls studied together at grade level.
the problem was that parent's tuitions did not cover expenses.
I always wondered why Siddha, who always had so much money
for political campaigns and businesses would not help out this small school for the kids.
well, we all know why now.
Mike was a good administrator and I'm sure that is why
siddha groomed him for his political ambitions.
BTW- Siddha initiated several people without using the first letter of their name rule. I don't know who initiated Mike and Carol or when.