Education

Hawaii Pushes To Ensure High Schoolers Learn About Money Management 0 The Department of Education wants to include financial literacy in students’ individual transition plans for career planning.

May 7, 2024 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/05/hawaii-pushes-to-ensure-high-schoolers-learn-about-money-management/

New Hawaii Charter School Wants To Prep Kids For A Future Where AI Is ‘Central In Our Lives’ 0 The opening of Kulia Academy in Kalihi comes at a time when many other schools in the state are grappling with how to incorporate artificial intelligence into classroom lessons and address possible misuse of the technology.

May 3, 2024 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/05/new-hawaii-charter-school-wants-to-prep-kids-for-a-future-where-ai-is-central-in-our-lives/

Education bills advance to full House and Senate

April 30, 2024 0

https://www.staradvertiser.com/2024/04/30/hawaii-news/education-bills-advance-to-full-house-and-senate/

Hawaiian immersion child care center provides free services

April 29, 2024 0

https://www.staradvertiser.com/2024/04/29/hawaii-news/hawaiian-immersion-child-care-center-provides-free-services/

Education

UH-Hilo faces enrollment challenges

April 22, 2024 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2024/04/22/hawaii-news/uh-hilo-faces-enrollment-challenges/

Political Fight Over School Construction Could Slow Hawaii’s Preschool Expansion Plans 0 Some advocates are concerned that dissolving the School Facilities Authority could hinder the state’s ability to construct more pre-kindergarten classrooms.

April 21, 2024 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/04/political-fight-over-school-construction-could-slow-hawaiis-preschool-expansion-plans/

Opioid addiction class raises awareness: PA students receive training

April 20, 2024 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2024/04/20/hawaii-news/opioid-addiction-class-raises-awareness-pa-students-receive-training/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

SB2706: ‘Expungement’ will help sex offenders find work in Hawaii schools

April 12, 2024 0

by Andrew Walden Hawaii has a severe shortage of teachers and child care workers--and hundreds of potential applicants eager to...

Education

Waipahu High students, Hawai‘i Pacific Health doctors and nurses to work side by side in new Academic Health Center on campus

April 11, 2024 0

Waipahu High students, Hawai‘i Pacific Health doctors and nurses to work side by side in new Academic Health Center on...

Education

Frequent Turnover At Hawaii’s Education Board Is Weakening School Oversight 0 A lack of institutional knowledge among board members and staff is limiting the BOE’s effectiveness and leaving it open to legislative interference, education advocates say.

April 10, 2024 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/04/frequent-turnover-at-hawaiis-education-board-is-weakening-school-oversight/

Early College Can Be ‘Game-Changing’ But Many Students In Hawaii Are Missing Out 0 Opportunities for high schoolers to earn college credit have been growing in popularity, but Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander students are participating at lower rates.

April 4, 2024 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/04/early-college-can-be-game-changing-but-many-students-in-hawaii-are-missing-out-2/

Education

UH Regents Are Stepping Up The Search For A New President 0 Public forums are set to begin this month with finalists to be named by September and a new leader announced in October. But questions linger over whether the process will be transparent and independent.

April 3, 2024 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/04/uh-regents-are-stepping-up-the-search-for-a-new-president/

Kealakehe Global Studies students reach the “Sweet 16”

March 30, 2024 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2024/03/30/hawaii-news/kealakehe-global-studies-students-reach-the-sweet-16/

Kona teacher turns to AI to help with the workload

March 29, 2024 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2024/03/29/hawaii-news/kona-teacher-turns-to-ai-to-help-with-the-workload/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

Education

Mililani Middle vice principal recognized as state’s top assistant principal, in running for national award

March 28, 2024 0

Mililani Middle School assistant principal Jeffrey Horstman is Hawai‘i’s 2024 Assistant Principal of the Year and one of three finalists...

Education

How Much Should People Know About A School’s Safety Plan? Officials Are Reluctant To Reveal Too Much 0 The Department of Education is at odds with the teachers union and some Lahaina parents over how much information the public should have access to when it comes to safety plans.

March 28, 2024 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/03/how-much-should-people-know-about-a-schools-safety-plan-officials-are-reluctant-to-reveal-too-much/

Education

Hawaii Board Of Education To Get New Leader For The Third Time In 2 Years 0 The Senate is being asked to confirm six picks for the 11-member board, including a member nominated last year who has yet to get a confirmation hearing.

March 27, 2024 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/03/hawaii-board-of-education-to-get-new-leader-for-the-third-time-in-2-years/

Free Summer School Programs In Hawaii Face Uncertain Future 0 As federal coronavirus funding expires, the Hawaii Department of Education must make the case for continued investments in summer learning.

March 25, 2024 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/03/free-summer-school-programs-in-hawaii-face-uncertain-future/

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Class of 2024 high school graduation ceremonies scheduled

March 21, 2024 0

Class of 2024 high school graduation ceremonies scheduled Public high school graduation ceremonies have been scheduled for the Class of...

Education

UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIʻI PAC-STEP PROGRAM NOW ACCEPTING STUDENT APPLICATIONS FOR SUMMER 2024

March 20, 2024 0

UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIʻI PAC-STEP PROGRAM NOW ACCEPTING STUDENT APPLICATIONS FOR SUMMER 2024 HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT)...

Education

Hawaii Pushes To Ensure High Schoolers Learn About Money Management 0 The Department of Education wants to include financial literacy in students’ individual transition plans for career planning.

Education bills advance to full House and Senate

Hawaiian immersion child care center provides free services

UH-Hilo faces enrollment challenges

Political Fight Over School Construction Could Slow Hawaii’s Preschool Expansion Plans 0 Some advocates are concerned that dissolving the School Facilities Authority could hinder the state’s ability to construct more pre-kindergarten classrooms.

Opioid addiction class raises awareness: PA students receive training

SB2706: ‘Expungement’ will help sex offenders find work in Hawaii schools

Waipahu High students, Hawai‘i Pacific Health doctors and nurses to work side by side in new Academic Health Center on campus

Frequent Turnover At Hawaii’s Education Board Is Weakening School Oversight 0 A lack of institutional knowledge among board members and staff is limiting the BOE’s effectiveness and leaving it open to legislative interference, education advocates say.

Early College Can Be ‘Game-Changing’ But Many Students In Hawaii Are Missing Out 0 Opportunities for high schoolers to earn college credit have been growing in popularity, but Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander students are participating at lower rates.

UH Regents Are Stepping Up The Search For A New President 0 Public forums are set to begin this month with finalists to be named by September and a new leader announced in October. But questions linger over whether the process will be transparent and independent.

Kealakehe Global Studies students reach the “Sweet 16”

Kona teacher turns to AI to help with the workload

Mililani Middle vice principal recognized as state’s top assistant principal, in running for national award

How Much Should People Know About A School’s Safety Plan? Officials Are Reluctant To Reveal Too Much 0 The Department of Education is at odds with the teachers union and some Lahaina parents over how much information the public should have access to when it comes to safety plans.

Hawaii Board Of Education To Get New Leader For The Third Time In 2 Years 0 The Senate is being asked to confirm six picks for the 11-member board, including a member nominated last year who has yet to get a confirmation hearing.

Free Summer School Programs In Hawaii Face Uncertain Future 0 As federal coronavirus funding expires, the Hawaii Department of Education must make the case for continued investments in summer learning.

Class of 2024 high school graduation ceremonies scheduled

UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIʻI PAC-STEP PROGRAM NOW ACCEPTING STUDENT APPLICATIONS FOR SUMMER 2024

Major transmission line restored as Hawaiian Electric returns power to Pāhala

What’s For School Lunch?

DEPARTMENT OF WATER SUPPLY – HURRICANE LALA RECOVERY UPDATE

More than 1,400 customers restored as Hawaiʻi Island recovery efforts continue Additional equipment, resources arrive to support ongoing restoration

HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY DAILY UPDATE U.S. Geological Survey Wednesday, August 26, 2026, 9:00 AM

13-Year-Old Spends 300 Hours 3D Printing a Custom Wheelchair for a Toddler

Lawsuit Alleges Hawaiʻi Prison Staff Enabled Gang Attack The suit alleges corrections officers at the state’s largest prison gave members of a prison gang access to an inmate in protective custody, who was then beaten.

It’s True: Power Outages Happening More Often In Hawai‘i The power isn’t just going out more frequently. It’s staying out for longer.

Hawaiʻi Ranchers Welcome Rain But Endure Weather Whiplash Broken fences, destroyed roads, new gulches, dead cattle and lost land may soon be the price to pay for greener grass as climate change aggravates extreme weather events.

Dual U.S. and Canadian Citizen and Alleged Repeat Child Sexual Predator Arrested for Sexual Exploitation of a Child in Hawaii

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