New fencing planned for Big Isle forest reserves
The Department of Land and Natural Resources is gearing up to build nearly six miles of ungulate-proof fencing in state land reserves on the Big Island. Read more
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Young Hawaii teachers took early, advanced paths to education
At just 20 years old, Skye Yasuda is a fully certified sixth grade English and social studies teacher at Waipahu Elementary School, but she frequently gets mistaken for a kid at work. Read more
‘Tech Days’ aims to link students, job-seekers with companies
Connecting students and job seekers with local technology companies is the goal of a series of free events sponsored through April by the University of Hawaii and the Chamber of Commerce Hawaii. Read more
Temporary school called ‘small miracle’ after Lahaina fire
Glancing at the new temporary school on a grassy slope in Pulelehua, Maui, casual onlookers might perceive a simple cluster of boxy modular buildings hurriedly erected in just over three months, but Gov. Josh Green calls the school’s rapid construction “a small miracle” in the wake of a disaster, and he and others also see the beginnings of healing and hope. Read more
UH moves toward an ‘indigenous-serving’ institution model
A year and four months after the University of Hawaii Board of Regents approved a strategic plan that in part calls for UH to “fulfill kuleana to Native Hawaiians and Hawaii,” officials are preparing to select an administrator to implement that “imperative” across the 10-campus system, and meanwhile launching a two-year cultural initiative on the flagship Manoa campus. Read more
Commission leader Ed Noh seeks to improve awareness of public charter schools
That Ed Noh grew up in California and got his start in school leadership in Seattle ironically works in his favor in some ways now that championing the charter-school cause is a big part of his job as the first permanent executive director of the Hawaii Public Charter School Commission in four years. Read more
Fire alarm systems out of commission at 15 Hawaii schools
A new inventory of fire alarms at all 258 of Hawaii’s regular public schools plus six public charter schools has found 15 schools’ fire alarm systems to be inoperable, and replacements for most will take three to 10 months, according to state Department of Education officials. Read more
Hawaii schools superintendent salary cap bill advances
A proposal to remove the $250,000 salary cap for the state superintendent of Hawaii’s public schools and allow the amount to be set by the state Board of Education passed out of a divided state House Education Committee on Monday, despite opposition via dozens of pieces of testimony and “no” votes by two former teachers on the committee. Read more
University of Hawaii housing repair plans axed, records show
Belated awareness of the severe disrepair of some student housing was among the key issues that led state senators to reject Alapaki Nahale-a for a second five-year term as a University of Hawaii regent. Read more
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Hawaii students’ learning loss from COVID may cut wages 3.7% lifetime
The learning loss that Hawaii students suffered during the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to lower their lifetime earnings by an average of 3.7%, spurring a 1.2% loss in Hawaii’s gross domestic product, or $31.3 billion in present value, according to a new report by the Hoover Institution of Stanford University released Thursday. Read more
Senate rejects Nahale-a for second UH regent term
A deeply divided state Senate voted 13-12 on Tuesday to deny University of Hawaii Board of Regents Interim Chair Alapaki Nahale-a a second five-year term. Read more
Support for Nahale-a as UH regent swells before vote
Following a flurry of eleventh-hour meetings and negotiations Monday at the state Capitol, state senators are set to vote today on whether to confirm embattled University of Hawaii Board of Regents Chair Alapaki Nahale-a for a second term as a regent. Read more
Fishers are eligible for raffle prizes by reporting tagged papio to UH
About 60 specially raised and tagged papio, the juvenile stage of ulua, also known as giant trevally, were released last week at Maalaea Harbor. Read more
Embattled UH regents chair vows to seek second term
Nahale-a said an outpouring of supportive calls, emails and comments from supporters and the public sparked his decision to push on. Read more
New online dashboard tracks Hawaii public schools’ progress
A new online dashboard has been launched by the state Department of Education to help the public and community leaders follow progress on a six-year strategic plan for improvement of Hawaii public schools. Read more
Moanalua Middle educator Kim named Milken Teacher of Promise
Moanalua Middle School social studies teacher Kimberly Kim received the 2024 state Teacher of Promise award from the Milken Educators of Hawai‘i organization in a surprise ceremony Wednesday. Read more
Senate panel opposes Nahale-a for another term as regent
A state Senate committee Tuesday voted against recommending confirmation of University of Hawaii Board of Regents interim member and Chair Alapaki Nahale-a for a second term as a regent. Read more
Hawaii Education Department braces for severe budget cuts
State education officials say that between a new round of possible state budget cuts on top of a looming “federal fiscal cliff,” they are are bracing for a triple punch to the funding of Hawaii’s public school system. Read more
Job demand for college degree growing in Hawaii, report finds
The proportion of U.S. jobs requiring postsecondary preparation continues to inch upward, and by 2031 in Hawaii, 70% of job openings will require some type of education and/or training beyond high school, says a report from researchers at Georgetown University. Read more
Kaneohe public library closing temporarily
The Kaneohe Public Library will close temporarily for a construction project beginning Monday, but a pop-up site at Windward Mall will offer limited library services starting March 17, state officials have announced. Read more
Complaint alleges antisemitic rhetoric on UH Manoa campus
A group of Jewish students at the University of Hawaii have filed a Title VI complaint with the federal government claiming that words and acts of antisemitism have made the university’s Manoa campus an “unsafe and hostile environment” for them. Read more
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