Education

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.

February 25, 2026 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/02/is-now-time-reforming-hawaii-schools/

State lawmakers try to tackle Hawaii’s teacher shortage

February 18, 2026 0

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.

February 16, 2026 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/02/bill-would-turn-kids-into-book-authors-at-kalihi-schools/

Education

Superintendent’s Report to the Board of Education, February 2026

February 12, 2026 0

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.

February 12, 2026 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/02/unlicensed-teachers-want-to-work-in-hawaii-schools-for-longer/

Education

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.

February 10, 2026 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/02/doe-travel-4-million-8000-trips-and-few-details-on-educational-value/

Teacher harassment prompts push for protections

February 10, 2026 0

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

February 4, 2026 0

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

February 3, 2026 0

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

Education

DOE Made Little Progress Last Year On Local Food Goals School leaders say spending on local products will increase once the DOE opens a regional kitchen in Wahiawā in 2027, but the department is nowhere near meeting its legislatively mandated goals.

February 2, 2026 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/?p=1758266

Kamehameha Schools tuition to be free, judge rules

January 31, 2026 0

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.

January 30, 2026 0

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.

January 29, 2026 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/01/hawaii-could-see-nations-highest-drop-in-high-school-graduates/

Education

Hawaiʻi Preschool Aid May Not Kick In This School Year After All The expansion of preschool tuition subsidies is part of the state’s strategy to increase access to early education, but some families are facing delays in receiving aid.

January 14, 2026 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/01/hawaii-preschool-aid-may-not-kick-in-this-school-year-after-all/

School Sports Fans Are Getting Meaner. Do Hawaiʻi Laws Fall Short? The recent assault of Moanalua High School’s assistant athletic director has sparked calls to better protect sports officials. Teachers say the DOE needs to do more to keep them safe, too.

January 14, 2026 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/01/school-sports-fans-are-getting-meaner-do-hawaii-laws-fall-short/

Education

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.

State lawmakers try to tackle Hawaii’s teacher shortage

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.

Superintendent’s Report to the Board of Education, February 2026

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.

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.

Teacher harassment prompts push for protections

Kealakehe High team wins $25K in contest

Kealakehe Elementary breaks ground on $16M classroom building

DOE Made Little Progress Last Year On Local Food Goals School leaders say spending on local products will increase once the DOE opens a regional kitchen in Wahiawā in 2027, but the department is nowhere near meeting its legislatively mandated goals.

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.

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.

Harm to Students Registry: Protecting Student Safety in Hawai‘i

Teachers, parents divided over proposed Hawaii school cellphone ban

Math at the center of Hawaii’s education priorities as leaders look ahead

Hawaii legislative bill would feed every public school student for free

Feds investigate Hawaii DOE’s policies on gender identity, sports

Hawaiʻi Preschool Aid May Not Kick In This School Year After All The expansion of preschool tuition subsidies is part of the state’s strategy to increase access to early education, but some families are facing delays in receiving aid.

School Sports Fans Are Getting Meaner. Do Hawaiʻi Laws Fall Short? The recent assault of Moanalua High School’s assistant athletic director has sparked calls to better protect sports officials. Teachers say the DOE needs to do more to keep them safe, too.

Police Renew Request for Missing Fisherman Earl Kekuanaoa Hind

HAWAI‘I LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN TO REBUILD VISITOR CONFIDENCE AND BOOKINGS FOLLOWING KONA LOW STORMS

Volcano Watch — Think Hawaii has many volcanoes? Think again, says El Salvador

HAWAIʻI INVASIVE SPECIES AWARENESS MONTH 2026 Communities and Partners Statewide Work Together to Protect Hawaiʻi

DOH ISSUES $500 ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY AGAINST LOREEN TROXEL, COMMUNITY CARE FOSTER FAMILY HOME OPERATOR

Police Investigate Theft of School Bus in Ocean View

Emergency Repairs Planned for Aliʻi Drive

Police Seeking Missing Woman Joan Sachiko Mayo

THE KOHALA CENTER: Employment/Opportunities/Events

WATER SHUT-OFF NOTICE AFFECTED AREA: ALL SERVICES ON HAWAI‘I BELT ROAD (HWY 190) BETWEEN PU‘UKALA ROAD AND LAMAOLA HOMESTEAD ROAD, AND ALL SERVICES ALONG PU‘UKALA ROAD; KALAOA, NORTH KONA

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