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Severe weather closes 5 public schools on Molokai for Monday
All five regular public schools on Molokai will be closed to students and staff on Monday due to severe weather, the state Department of Education has announced. Read more
All five regular public schools on Molokai will be closed to students and staff on Monday due to severe weather, the state Department of Education has announced. Read more
A years-long struggle by University of Hawaii graduate assistants for the right to unionize and collectively bargain for better wages and working conditions has progressed further than ever before, with their case now being considered by the Hawaii Supreme Court. Read more
The Mayor’s Office of Culture and the Arts and the University of Hawaii at Manoa’s Center for Korean Studies this month are recognizing the 120th anniversary of Korean immigration to Hawaii. Read more
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DeSantis said his administration rejected the College Board’s Advanced Placement African American Studies course because “we want education, not indoctrination.” Read more
As the state embarks on its ambitious plan to offer universal access to preschool by creating 465 new classrooms by 2032, among the questions stakeholders are asking most is, How will so many additional preschool teachers be found in the midst of the state’s chronic teacher shortage? Read more
Hawaii’s new poet laureate, Brandy Nalani McDougall, sees poetry as a way to heal. Read more
Some school systems have faced questions about whether a gentle approach can effectively address problems that disrupt classrooms. Read more
The state Board of Education on Thursday appointed four complex-area superintendents to oversee public schools in parts of Maui, Hawaii island and Oahu. Read more
The University of Hawaii Board of Regents has voted on a new four-year tuition schedule for the university system which increases tuition for some of the main campuses after a temporary tuition freeze. Read more
The University of Hawaii Board of Regents has voted on a new, four-year tuition schedule for the university system, which increases tuition for some of the main campuses after a temporary tuition freeze. Read more
The Invest in My Education program, announced today, plans to increase graduation rates and students’ ability to complete their education debt free. Read more
After decades of urgent calls for a statewide preschool system, a public- private plan finally is being launched to create 465 classrooms so that all Hawaii 3- and 4-year-olds can get access to preschool by 2032, Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke and community leaders are set to announce today. Read more
A group of students in Hawaii is working to fill a lack of Filipino representation in the state’s school curriculum. Read more
The full Council is expected on Jan. 25 to review the proposed expansion of so-called sit-lie laws aimed primarily at preventing the homeless from camping, sleeping or obstructing sidewalks and other public areas. Read more
The University of Hawaii, already smarting from Gov. Josh Green’s changes to its requests to increase its biennial budgets, got no sympathy from state senators demanding more accountability on UH spending and leadership during a contentious meeting Thursday. Read more
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments next month over the extent to which federal law protects the tech industry when social media algorithms push potentially harmful content. Read more
Threats of harm or violence received by the islands’ public schools are rising dramatically, state schools Superintendent Keith Hayashi reported Tuesday in a school-safety briefing before state lawmakers. Read more
A University of Hawaii team vying in a prestigious international competition Saturday for the fastest autonomous vehicle streaked to third place among 18 teams from around the globe. Read more
The indefinite academic appointments that come with tenure — the holy grail of university employment — have faced review from lawmakers or state oversight boards in at least half a dozen states. Read more
About 100 Taiwanese students are expected to arrive in Hawaii in March to compete in the Hawaii FIRST Robotics Competition, a regional qualifying event required for advancing to an international level. Read more
At the new Hawai‘i Keiki Museum in Kailua-Kona, kids laugh and chatter in delight as they build towering rocket ships with oversize foam blocks, splash their hands in a tabletop model taro patch and run zigzags through swaying foam tubes simulating a limu forest. Read more
