Education

Is The Hawaii Legislature Ready To Give Teachers A Raise? … The economic outlook is sharply improved from last year’s legislative session, when the theme was staving off job cuts or teacher furloughs.

January 12, 2022 0

With a rosier economic outlook, the state teachers union and other advocates are stepping up calls to boost teacher pay...

Hawaii Schools Scramble To Cope With Teacher And Student Absences … Hundreds of teachers called out sick, while many students were kept home due to illness or parental fears about a surge in Covid-19.

January 9, 2022 0

In Jodi Kunimitsu’s math class at Maui High, the student absences steadily crept up last week. On Tuesday, the first day...

Hawaii schools gain over $2.3 million from USDA meal program boost

January 8, 2022 0

https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/01/07/breaking-news/hawaii-schools-to-gain-over-2-3-million-from-usda-for-meal-programs/

Hawaii public school officials report 1,800+ teacher absences; Chaminade joins shift to virtual classes

January 8, 2022 0

https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/01/07/hawaii-news/hawaii-officials-say-more-than-1800-public-school-teachers-out-of-class-today/

At least 8 Hawaii charter schools go virtual or extend break due to COVID-19

January 7, 2022 0

https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/01/07/hawaii-news/at-least-8-hawaii-charter-schools-go-virtual-or-extend-break-due-to-covid/

800 Hawaii Teachers Call Out Sick In A Single Day … Some schools had to deploy other staff to monitor students as the state Department of Education sought to avoid closures.

January 6, 2022 0

Hawaii’s public schools grappled with staffing shortages as 12% of the teaching force was absent on Wednesday, three days after...

Students return to Hawaii public school classrooms amid omicron surge

January 4, 2022 0

https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/01/04/hawaii-news/students-return-to-hawaii-public-school-classrooms-amid-omicron-surge/

Education

DOE: In-person learning to resume following winter break

December 30, 2021 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2021/12/30/hawaii-news/doe-in-person-learning-to-resume-following-winter-break/

UH puts brakes on in-person instruction

December 29, 2021 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2021/12/29/hawaii-news/uh-puts-brakes-on-in-person-instruction/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

University of Hawaii moving most courses online for first 2 weeks of spring semester

December 28, 2021 0

https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/12/28/breaking-news/uh-moving-most-courses-online-for-the-first-two-weeks-of-spring-semester/

UH-Hilo holds in-person commencement for 233 students

December 19, 2021 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2021/12/19/hawaii-news/uh-hilo-holds-in-person-commencement-for-233-students/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

Nearly 20% of Hawaii high school students not on track to graduate

December 17, 2021 0

https://www.khon2.com/local-news/nearly-20-of-hawaii-high-school-students-not-on-track-to-graduate/

Hawaii Schools See An Uptick In Covid-19 Cases… The numbers remain relatively low but raise concern about a possible surge ahead of the two-week winter break.

December 15, 2021 0

As the first half of the school year draws to a close, data from the Hawaii Department of Education is...

Why So Many Hawaii Families Are Opting Out Of The Public School System … Private school enrollment rose to 33,540 as of Oct. 1, compared with 31,987 in 2020-21, according to the Hawaii Association of Independent Schools.

December 13, 2021 0

Nearly two years into the Covid-19 pandemic, some Hawaii families who decided to pull their kids out of the public...

COVID Brings More Students to Hawaii

December 12, 2021 0

States with largest student transfer-in rates amid pandemic From StudentLoanHero,com There were 10 states where the number of students transferring into...

How Does Hawaii’s DOE Deal With Teachers Accused Of Misconduct? … One teacher was fired four months after being sentenced in a criminal case.

December 10, 2021 0

In May 2017 a Waiakea Intermediate special education teacher was accused of striking a student with a back scratcher multiple...

Keaau student will earn HCC degree before graduating high school

December 6, 2021 0

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2021/12/06/hawaii-news/keaau-student-will-earn-hcc-degree-before-graduating-high-school/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

How Bilingual Books Are Helping Pacific Islander Students Learn English 0 The expansion of locally published children’s books comes as Hawaii schools try to promote multilingualism.

December 3, 2021 0

A local independent publishing house has released a new collection of bilingual learn-to-read books geared toward Pacific Islander native speakers...

Puainako pick-up lanes help, ‘but I don’t think this is the solution’ for school traffic

December 2, 2021 0

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2021/12/02/hawaii-news/puainako-pick-up-lanes-help-but-i-dont-think-this-is-the-solution-for-school-traffic/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

Program offers training in politics, nonprofit advocacy

November 28, 2021 0

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Education

Is The Hawaii Legislature Ready To Give Teachers A Raise? … The economic outlook is sharply improved from last year’s legislative session, when the theme was staving off job cuts or teacher furloughs.

Hawaii Schools Scramble To Cope With Teacher And Student Absences … Hundreds of teachers called out sick, while many students were kept home due to illness or parental fears about a surge in Covid-19.

Hawaii schools gain over $2.3 million from USDA meal program boost

Hawaii public school officials report 1,800+ teacher absences; Chaminade joins shift to virtual classes

At least 8 Hawaii charter schools go virtual or extend break due to COVID-19

800 Hawaii Teachers Call Out Sick In A Single Day … Some schools had to deploy other staff to monitor students as the state Department of Education sought to avoid closures.

Students return to Hawaii public school classrooms amid omicron surge

DOE: In-person learning to resume following winter break

UH puts brakes on in-person instruction

University of Hawaii moving most courses online for first 2 weeks of spring semester

UH-Hilo holds in-person commencement for 233 students

Nearly 20% of Hawaii high school students not on track to graduate

Hawaii Schools See An Uptick In Covid-19 Cases… The numbers remain relatively low but raise concern about a possible surge ahead of the two-week winter break.

Why So Many Hawaii Families Are Opting Out Of The Public School System … Private school enrollment rose to 33,540 as of Oct. 1, compared with 31,987 in 2020-21, according to the Hawaii Association of Independent Schools.

COVID Brings More Students to Hawaii

How Does Hawaii’s DOE Deal With Teachers Accused Of Misconduct? … One teacher was fired four months after being sentenced in a criminal case.

Keaau student will earn HCC degree before graduating high school

How Bilingual Books Are Helping Pacific Islander Students Learn English 0 The expansion of locally published children’s books comes as Hawaii schools try to promote multilingualism.

Puainako pick-up lanes help, ‘but I don’t think this is the solution’ for school traffic

Program offers training in politics, nonprofit advocacy

College Student Saves Three Girls From Drowning After Spotting Them Struggling in Lake Washington

Hawaiʻi Ag Leaders Planned To Oust Official Despite Public Praise Agribusiness Development Corp. Executive Director Wendy Gady resigned days after the agency’s board celebrated progress.

World-Traveling Hawaiʻi Bureaucrat Arranged $30M In Tech Contracts A Hawaiʻi Department of Law Enforcement official identified tech companies that impressed him at conferences about policing and surveillance. He later got a job with one of them.

‘Our expectations are high’: Konawaena football hungry for new season

Police Arrest Ocean View Man for Custodial Interference and Drug Offenses

Second Annual HI-PAL Youth Music Showcase to Incorporate Hurricane Lala Relief Fundraiser

Major transmission line restored as Hawaiian Electric returns power to Pāhala

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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

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