Bill to put math coaches in schools advances
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/03/06/hawaii-news/bill-to-put-math-coaches-in-schools-advances/
Education
Panic Buttons In Schools: $7 Million Effort Is Delayed A Year The state entered into a contract to provide panic buttons to Hawaiʻi schools two years ago, but DOE campuses still don’t have access to the technology.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/03/panic-buttons-in-schools-7-million-effort-is-delayed-a-year/
DOE Sexual Abuse Case From 1970s Could Cost Taxpayers $400K Hawaiʻi schools have faced multiple lawsuits in recent years involving decades-old incidents, after lawmakers temporarily lifted the statute of limitations around the sexual abuse of minors.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/02/doe-sexual-abuse-case-from-1970s-could-cost-taxpayers-400k/
Is Now The Time For Reforming Hawaiʻi Schools? A controversial bill would cut top superintendent positions from the DOE and increase community input in schools. Some families say the change is long overdue.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/02/is-now-time-reforming-hawaii-schools/
State lawmakers try to tackle Hawaii’s teacher shortage
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/02/18/hawaii-news/state-lawmakers-try-to-tackle-hawaiis-teacher-shortage/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Bill Would Turn Kids Into Published Authors At Kalihi Schools Lawmakers are pushing for the education department to create more hands-on and project-based learning opportunities for students.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/02/bill-would-turn-kids-into-book-authors-at-kalihi-schools/
Superintendent’s Report to the Board of Education, February 2026
In the February 2026 report to the Board of Education (BOE), Deputy Superintendent of Strategy and Administration Tammi Oyadamori-Chun provided an update...
Unlicensed Teachers Want To Work In Hawai‘i Schools For Longer The state has become increasingly reliant on emergency hires in recent years, but educational leaders are split on what role they should play in schools moving forward.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/02/unlicensed-teachers-want-to-work-in-hawaii-schools-for-longer/
DOE Travel: $4 Million, 8,000 Trips And Few Details On Educational Value The Department of Education’s failure to provide detailed travel records is part of a broader pattern of poor record-keeping for Hawaiʻi schools, lawmakers and government transparency advocates say.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/02/doe-travel-4-million-8000-trips-and-few-details-on-educational-value/
Teacher harassment prompts push for protections
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/02/10/hawaii-news/teacher-harassment-prompts-push-for-protections/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Kealakehe High team wins $25K in contest
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/02/04/hawaii-news/kealakehe-high-team-wins-25k-in-contest/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Kealakehe Elementary breaks ground on $16M classroom building
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/02/03/hawaii-news/kealakehe-elementary-breaks-ground-on-16m-classroom-building/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Kamehameha Schools tuition to be free, judge rules
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/01/31/hawaii-news/kamehameha-schools-tuition-to-be-free-judge-rules/
Early Learning Sites Could Close Soon In Hawaiʻi Amid Federal Funding Chaos Providers are preparing for the possibility of closing down dozens of early learning sites across the state as uncertainty swirls around federal funding and the expiration of grants.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/01/early-learning-sites-could-close-soon-in-hawaii-amid-federal-funding-chaos/
Hawaiʻi Could See Nation’s Highest Drop In High School Graduates The declining number of graduates from Hawaiʻi schools reflects larger concerns in the DOE about shrinking enrollment and the potential for school closures.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/01/hawaii-could-see-nations-highest-drop-in-high-school-graduates/
Harm to Students Registry: Protecting Student Safety in Hawai‘i
Harm to Students Registry: Protecting Student Safety in Hawai‘i The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education (Department) maintains the Harm to...
Teachers, parents divided over proposed Hawaii school cellphone ban
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/01/27/hawaii-news/teachers-parents-divided-over-proposed-hawaii-school-cellphone-ban/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Math at the center of Hawaii’s education priorities as leaders look ahead
Math readiness has emerged as a defining education issue for Hawaii as lawmakers and school leaders prepare for the 2026...
Hawaii legislative bill would feed every public school student for free
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/01/24/hawaii-news/hawaii-legislative-bill-would-feed-every-public-school-student-for-free/
