Becoming an Elementary School Teacher

My wife is considering becoming an elementary teacher on Oahu and I wanted to get some honest advice from current teachers/admins.

We already live in Honolulu. She was born and raised here, has a bachelor’s degree, and has worked at UH for close to 10 years. She’s always been great with kids and has wanted to teach for a long time, but never took the traditional education path.

She’s looking into emergency hire positions and is open to public, charter, or private schools (just not SPED). Her goal would be to start teaching and complete whatever licensing/program requirements are needed while working.

Her biggest concerns are:
- interviewing without much formal teaching experience
- whether schools would even consider her
- how people actually learn to teach/manage a classroom once they start

She has some experience with kids through Sunday school and babysitting, but nothing extensive.

For those in education in Hawaii:
- How realistic is this path?
- Are emergency hire positions common for elementary?
- Is DOE still in a teaching deficit?
- What should she expect in interviews?
- Any schools/programs that are more supportive of newer teachers?
- What would you recommend she do first?

Would really appreciate honest advice, especially from anyone who entered teaching through a non-traditional route!