Keauhou Canoe Club awards 3 scholarships
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/06/16/sports/keauhou-canoe-club-awards-3-scholarships/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Education
DOE Called For 12 New Schools In ‘Ewa A Decade Ago. It’s Built 2 The education department has been unable to keep up with the housing boom in ʻEwa and Kapolei – even as developers contribute land and money to help build new schools.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/06/doe-called-for-12-new-schools-in-ewa-a-decade-ago-its-built-2/
Free meals for keiki offered at 15 Big Island schools
The schools on Hawaii Island participating in the SSO program this summer are: Hilo High; Honoka‘a High and Intermediate; Kapi‘olani...
Hawaii’s math teaching deemed ‘unacceptable’
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/06/07/hawaii-news/hawaiis-math-teaching-deemed-unacceptable/
Waimea Athletics awards first college scholarship
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/05/29/sports/waimea-athletics-awards-first-college-scholarship/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Lunch Debt And Book Fines Are The Last Barriers To Graduation Hawaiʻi requires high school seniors pay off school debts before donning a cap and gown. Not all families can afford to.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/05/lunch-debt-and-book-fines-are-the-last-barriers-to-graduation/
Hawaiʻi Lacks Resources For Homeless College Students The effort to help struggling students at the University of Hawaiʻi is led by volunteer faculty and staff. Other states allocate money to help college students alleviate hardships.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/05/hawai%ca%bbi-lacks-resources-for-homeless-college-students/
How UH Is Trying To Hold Onto Hawaiʻi’s High School Grads Federal data shows a decline in students staying home for college. The University of Hawaiʻi is trying to reverse that trend.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/05/how-uh-is-trying-to-hold-onto-hawai%ca%bbis-high-school-grads/
Eric Stinton: Students Need A Better Reason Not To Cheat Using AI Kids have been told the purpose of an education is to get ahead. Now is the time to rethink the value of classroom learning.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/05/eric-stinton-students-need-a-better-reason-not-to-cheat-using-ai/
Student Debt Puts Hawaiʻi’s Older Adults At Risk Of Social Security Cuts People who stopped paying their student loans during the Covid-19 pandemic could soon start facing reductions in their monthly Social Security benefits.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/05/student-debt-puts-hawai%ca%bbis-older-adults-at-risk-of-social-security-cuts/
2025 Kaukau for Keiki – Program Dates Upcoming Registration Dates
2025 Kaukau for Keiki - Program Dates Upcoming Registration Dates Hawaiʻi Island — Vibrant Hawaiʻi is proud to continue...
Can Learning Cursive Help Kids Read Better? Policymakers Think It’s Worth A Try Cursive started falling out of favor in U.S. schools after 2010 when most states adopted Common Core academic standards.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/05/can-learning-cursive-help-kids-read-better-policymakers-think-its-worth-a-try/
DOE Looks To Expand Leadership Team Amid Bus Shortages And Facility Woes State education leaders say creating a new assistant superintendent position could improve operations, but the department is close to doubling the number of top leadership posts since 2012.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/05/doe-looks-to-expand-leadership-team-amid-bus-shortages-and-facility-woes/
Kohala High School students win 3rd annual Kalo Challenge (photos)
Kohala High School students win 3rd annual Kalo Challenge WAHIAWĀ — Students from Kohala High School’s alternative learning program, Na‘au...
Union Fears Maui ICE Raid Will Scare Away Foreign Teachers Hawaiʻi has been recruiting teachers from the Philippines for several years to address the state’s ongoing teacher shortage.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/05/union-fears-maui-ice-raid-will-scare-away-foreign-teachers/
Pet Projects And Low Budgets: How Lawmakers Undermine School Repairs The Department of Education wants more power over school construction and repairs, but some state leaders are skeptical of the change.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/04/pet-projects-and-low-budgets-how-lawmakers-undermine-school-repairs/
Senate Slashes Millions Of Dollars From UH Budget Request The cuts by Hawaiʻi budget writers come as the University of Hawaiʻi faces major reductions in federal funds as well. UH had been hoping the state would help plug some of those holes.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/04/senate-slashes-millions-of-dollars-from-uh-budget-request/
Hilo High Sophomore Sky Bardwell-Jones Wins Second Place at State Speech Tournament Vikings Build on Success After Debate Team’s Strong Showing
Hilo High Sophomore Sky Bardwell-Jones Wins Second Place at State Speech Tournament Vikings Build on Success After Debate Team’s Strong...
Board of Education promotes financial literacy for Hawaii students
Enrollment in the financial literacy elective course rose from 182 students across 10 schools in the 2021-2022 school year to...
Senators Question Qualifications Of Governor’s Picks For Education Board Gov. Josh Green withdrew one of his nominees to the Board of Education the day before senators were set to vote on his confirmation.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/04/hawaii-senators-question-experience-education-board/
