Matsumoto named new UH Hilo Dean of DKICP
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2023/10/24/hawaii-news/matsumoto-named-new-uh-hilo-dean-of-dkicp/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Education
$6M awarded to schools that serve military keiki
Three Hawaii public school complex areas that serve military children have received grants totaling nearly $6 million from the federal...
More Than A Quarter Of Lahaina Students Are Attending New Schools 0 Hundreds of families have sought alternative learning opportunities on Maui and beyond.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/10/more-than-a-quarter-of-lahaina-students-are-attending-new-schools/
Top-ranked E.B. de Silva school eyes expansion as it nears 500 students
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2023/10/20/hawaii-news/top-ranked-e-b-de-silva-school-eyes-expansion-as-it-nears-500-students/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Two schools, one community: King Kamehameha III and Princess Nāhi‘ena‘ena Elementary reopen on shared campus
Two schools, one community: King Kamehameha III and Princess Nāhi‘ena‘ena Elementary reopen on shared campus Approximately 300 students from Princess...
More Hawaii Schools Qualify For Free Meal Programs But The State May Not Participate 0 Recent changes to a federal program could allow for a significant expansion of free school meals in Hawaii, but it’s unclear if the state will opt in.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/10/more-hawaii-schools-qualify-for-free-meal-programs-but-the-state-may-not-participate/
Students Return To Lahaina Schools As EPA Seals Down Toxic Ash 1 State health and education officials say it’s safe for kids to come back but some parents and teachers have doubts.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/10/students-return-to-lahaina-schools-as-epa-seals-down-toxic-ash/
Lahaina Teachers Have To ‘Start From Scratch’ As Schools Prepare To Reopen 0 Educators are prioritizing social-emotional learning and mental health amid uncertainties of what the next quarter will bring.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/10/lahaina-teachers-have-to-start-from-scratch-as-schools-prepare-to-reopen/
$6M in grants awarded to 3 Oahu military-connected schools
WHEELER ARMY AIRFIELD, Hawaii — The Department of Defense Education Activity recently awarded $6 million in grants to three military-connected...
Hawaii school board OK’s requests for bigger operating, facilities budgets
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2023/10/06/hawaii-news/hawaii-school-board-oks-requests-for-bigger-operating-facilities-budgets/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Some Lahaina Families Are Torn Between Distance Learning And Schools 0 The state’s distance learning program faced overwhelming demand in August. What will happen now that students can go back to schools in Lahaina?
https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/10/some-lahaina-families-are-torn-between-distance-learning-and-schools/
Lahaina schools to reopen to students in October
Lahainaluna High, Lahaina Intermediate and Princess Nahienaena Elementary schools in Lahaina will reopen to students in a phased plan after...
Department announces 2023-24 enrollment figures for public and charter schools
HONOLULU — Enrollment at Hawaii's public schools is 167,649 at the beginning of the school year. Enrollment is relatively steady...
Three Big Isle educators named Teacher of the Year finalists
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2023/09/21/community/three-big-isle-educators-named-teacher-of-the-year-finalists/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
2 Hawaii schools are named National Blue Ribbon Schools
Kaelepulu and Maunawili elementary schools have been named 2023 National Blue Ribbon Schools by the U.S. Department of Education in...
‘First day’ for Maui public school students displaced by wildfire
For nearly 600 Maui public school students displaced by the closure of their schools by the Lahaina wildfire, Thursday was...
Jack Burdette receives academic honors
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2023/09/15/hawaii-news/jack-burdette-receives-academic-honors/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
West Maui students not enrolled or contacted reduced to 1,208
The number of displaced West Maui public school students who still have not enrolled in new schools or been contacted...
TENTATIVE AGREEMENT REACHED ON SALARY ADJUSTMENTS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANTS AND VICE PRINCIPALS
TENTATIVE AGREEMENT REACHED ON SALARY ADJUSTMENTS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANTS AND VICE PRINCIPALS HONOLULU — Governor Josh Green, M.D., today...
Ho‘oha‘aheo Newsletter, Aug. 30
Aloha, HIDOE Community On Monday and Tuesday, the Department brought together school-level staff from the Lāhainā campuses that have been...
