HPA to launch Pre-K program in fall 2026
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/08/20/features/community-connection/hpa-to-launch-pre-k-program-in-fall-2026/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Education
Students Are Missing Out On The Right To Hawaiian Immersion, Lawsuits Say Two lawsuits filed against the Department of Education this summer allege the state has fallen short of its constitutional duty to provide families with access to Hawaiian language immersion schools.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/08/students-are-missing-out-on-the-right-to-hawaiian-immersion-lawsuits-say/
Proposed Hilo preschool next to ‘Imiloa clears another hurdle
A recently released final environmental assessment for a proposed Hilo preschool for up to 80 children near the ‘Imiloa Astronomy...
Hawaiʻi Sex Abuse Case Shows How Predatory Teachers Can Go Undetected Laws passed last year aim to protect students by creating a shared database of teachers who have abused kids in public and private schools. But other states have had a hard time getting schools to comply with similar laws.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/08/hawai%ca%bbi-sex-abuse-case-shows-how-predatory-teachers-can-go-undetected/
Auditor: Plan To Cool Hawaiʻi Classrooms A ‘$120 Million Disaster’ A decision to use solar air conditioning created costly maintenance issues and was an inefficient way to cool down sweltering classrooms, state auditors found.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/08/auditor-plan-to-cool-hawai%ca%bbi-classrooms-a-120-million-disaster/
BEAT THE SCHOOL JAM BY RIDING TOGETHER THIS SCHOOL YEAR
BEAT THE SCHOOL JAM BY RIDING TOGETHER THIS SCHOOL YEAR HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) reminds motorists...
New Kauai charter school welcomes its first students
Namahana School is the first tuition-free public middle and high school servicing keiki on Kauai’s North Shore https://www.staradvertiser.com/2025/08/09/hawaii-news/new-kauai-charter-school-welcomes-its-first-students/
Kona student awarded $20K Fukunaga scholarship
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/08/08/features/community-connection/kona-student-awarded-20k-fukunaga-scholarship/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
‘The Crisis Isn’t Over’: Maui Kids’ Mental Health Needs Are Mounting Two years after the Maui fires, many students are still struggling — and not all of them are receiving the help they need.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/08/the-crisis-isnt-over-maui-kids-mental-health-needs-are-mounting/
UH Hilo receives nearly $24M in external funding
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/08/07/hawaii-news/uh-hilo-receives-nearly-24m-in-external-funding/
Schools Ask Families To Spend Big On Supplies As Kids Go Back To Class Schools often request more than $150 worth of supplies at the start of each year. Unlike some other states, Hawaiʻi has no rule against it.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/08/schools-ask-families-to-spend-big-on-supplies-as-kids-go-back-to-class/
Data Dive: Hawaiʻi Parents Are Giving Schools A Better Grade School surveys show an uptick in parent satisfaction with the school system, although response rates remain low.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/07/data-dive-hawaii-parents-are-giving-schools-a-better-grade/
Proposed preschool next to ‘Imiloa clears another hurdle
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/07/29/hawaii-news/proposed-preschool-next-to-imiloa-clears-another-hurdle/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
College Students In Hawaiʻi Could Lose Access To Federal Loans An estimated 1 in 6 community college students are enrolled in programs at risk of losing federal loan eligibility if UH can’t prove graduates earn more than residents with a high school diploma.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/07/college-students-in-hawai%ca%bbi-could-lose-access-to-federal-loans/
UH-Hilo athletics: Vulcans continue to set new academic benchmarks
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/07/25/sports/uh-hilo-athletics-vulcans-continue-to-set-new-academic-benchmarks/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
HIDOE anticipates improved start to school bus service when school year begins
HIDOE anticipates improved start to school bus service when school year begins HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i State Department of Education...
Search Begins For New Kamehameha Schools Trustee Trustees earn up to $186,000. Applications are due Sept. 1.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/07/search-begins-for-new-kamehameha-schools-trustee/
Hawaiʻi After-School Programs In Limbo Due To Trump Funding Freeze The state Department of Education told after-school programs to start the year as normal and is making contingency plans for if millions in frozen education grants are never awarded.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/07/hawai%ca%bbi-after-school-programs-in-limbo-trump-funding-freeze/
Honolulu CC invites community to celebrate Indigenous education
Honolulu CC invites community to celebrate Indigenous education Honolulu Community College ʻAha Kūkalahale 2025 Honolulu Community College invites the...
LUC to consider expansion of University of the Nations in Kona
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/07/08/hawaii-news/luc-to-consider-expansion-of-university-of-the-nations-in-kona/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
