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Editorial: Keep going on Hawaii students’ progress

There’s no doubt that cheers erupted in public schools statewide — and at Hawaii’s Department of Education (HIDOE) — when the “nation’s report card” for 2024 was released last week, showing Hawaii’s fourth-graders making substantial progress in both math and reading benchmark scores. Read more

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Off the news: Schatz vows to block Trump nominees

Moves undertaken by the Trump administration and high-profile efficiency consultant Elon Musk presaging a “shut down” of the federal humanitarian aid agency USAID (“time for it to die,” Musk posted on Sunday) have provoked a backlash among Democrats in Congress, including Hawaii’s U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz. Read more

Letter: Red Hill advocates wrong to mix cause with politics

Last week it was reported that two Red Hill advocates were in D.C. to show their support for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as President Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of health and human services. While there, they wore T-shirts saying, “Red Hill families need RFK Jr.” Read more

Editorial: Tasty options for school meal aid

Those crafting the spending plans at the state Legislature are no longer endowed with coffers fattened with federal funds. The days of pandemic-era assistance are over, and there are many demands being placed on the new budget. Read more

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