What’s For School Lunch?
What's For School Lunch? As Hawaiʻi public schools welcome students back, school cafeterias are offering more choices at mealtime, including...
Education
Trump-Backed Program Offers Money For Students. Will Hawaiʻi Take It? An infusion of scholarship money could help families pay for private school tuition and other educational expenses. But Hawaiʻi will have to cross political lines to get it.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/08/trump-backed-program-offers-money-for-scholarships-will-hawai%ca%bbi-take-it/
Hawaiʻi Schools’ New Cellphone Ban Is Here. What Are Teens Saying? As the school year begins, Civil Beat talked to high school students about the rollout of the state’s new cellphone policy.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/08/hawaii-schools-new-cellphone-ban-what-teens-saying/
Hawaii public school teachers say aging facilities disrupt learning
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/08/04/hawaii-news/hawaii-public-school-teachers-say-aging-facilities-disrupt-learning/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Eric Stinton: School Phone Ban Is A Good Idea, But The Problem Runs Deeper Like so many of the problems that teachers must cope with, the root of problem lies at home.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/08/eric-stinton-school-phone-ban-is-a-good-idea-but-the-problem-runs-deeper/
Hawaiʻi Loves Its Elementary Schools. That Changes With Time The state’s elementary schools had the greatest number of students and teachers feeling safe and satisfied.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/07/hawaii-loves-its-elementary-schools-that-changes-with-time/
Storm-damaged Konawaena HS ready for new school year
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/07/28/hawaii-news/storm-damaged-konawaena-hs-ready-for-new-school-year/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Niʻihau Language School At Risk Of Losing Kaua‘i Campus Families say the school has played a critical role in preserving their cultural and linguistic ties to the Forbidden Isle for nearly two decades.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/07/niihau-language-school-at-risk-of-losing-kauai-campus/
Two Big Island students to participate in national AI festival in Boston
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/07/17/hawaii-news/two-big-island-students-to-participate-in-national-ai-festival-in-boston/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Hawaiʻi’s Childcare Shortage Is One Of The Nation’s Worst Hawaiʻi has one of the nation’s biggest shortages of licensed childcare programs, according to a national study.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/07/hawaii-childcare-shortage-is-one-of-the-nations-worst/
GOVERNOR GREEN ENACTS LAWS TO STRENGTHEN HAWAIʻI’S EDUCATION SYSTEM
GOVERNOR GREEN ENACTS LAWS TO STRENGTHEN HAWAIʻI’S EDUCATION SYSTEM HONOLULU – Governor Josh Green today signed four measures in two...
Robotics Teams Are Shrinking. Students Say They’re More Important Than Ever Robotics programs are struggling to find the coaching and funding they need to survive as students and lawmakers search for unique solutions to sustain schools’ teams.
https://civilbeat.org/2026/07/hawaii-robotics-teams-are-shrinking-students-say-theyre-more-important-than-ever/
UH Hilo to offer new AI concentration
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/06/30/hawaii-news/uh-hilo-to-offer-new-ai-concentration/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
From South Kohala, to Antarctica, to UH board
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/06/21/hawaii-news/from-south-kohala-to-antarctica-to-uh-board/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
2026 KTA Roy Fujimoto Scholarship awarded to 4 Big Island high school seniors
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/06/13/sports/2026-kta-roy-fujimoto-scholarship-awarded-to-4-big-island-high-school-seniors/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Beth Fukumoto: What High School Graduations Ought To Mean To All Of Us They’re a reminder of who we are and who we are still trying to be.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/06/beth-fukumoto-what-high-school-graduations-ought-to-mean-to-all-of-us/
Artificial Intelligence Is Here To Stay. Are Hawaiʻi Schools Ready? From preschoolers to high school seniors, Hawaiʻi students share how artificial intelligence is shaping their learning and plans for the future.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/06/artificial-intelligence-is-here-to-stay-are-hawaii-schools-ready/
Teens Suing Kamehameha Didn’t Have Scores To Get In, Lawyer Says Attorneys for the plaintiffs say race preference permeates the process.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/05/teens-suing-kamehameha-didnt-have-scores-to-get-in-lawyer-says/
New cellphone limits coming for Hawaii students
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/05/28/hawaii-news/new-cellphone-limits-coming-for-hawaii-students/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Summer Fun: How Long Is The Waitlist In Your Neighborhood? Summer programs in Honolulu face high demand, while some sites in Leeward and Central Oʻahu still have open spots two weeks into the registration period.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/05/summer-fun-how-long-is-the-waitlist-in-your-neighborhood/
