Category: News
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Poi served at 36 Hawai‘i public schools as part of effort to boost local menu items
Across the participating schools, over 11,800 individual 4-ounce poi cups from Hanalei Poi Company and their Hanalei farmer suppliers — equating to nearly 3,000 pounds of poi — will be served. To help increase local menu offerings in school lunches, three dozen public schools on Hawai‘i Island, Maui, Kaua‘i, and Moloka‘i will be offering fresh…
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Kohala High School students win 2nd annual Kalo Challenge
WAHIAWĀ — Students from Kohala High School’s alternative learning program, Na‘au Oiwi, defended their winning title in the second annual Kalo Challenge hosted by the Hawai‘i State Department of Education’s Alternative Learning Programs Branch at the brand new Wahiawa Value Added Product Development Center on Friday. The Kalo Challenge is the finale of a yearlong project where…
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Multilingual Waipahu High students become published authors
In all, some 175 students in the school’s English Learner (EL) Program—students with limited English language proficiency — participated by writing stories reflecting their heritages from Chuuk, Pohnpei, the Marshall Islands, the Philippines, Samoa and Tonga. The students wrote the stories in English while incorporating their home languages. Some were paired with non-EL students who…
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Head of Pauoa Elementary School named 2024 Hawai‘i National Distinguished Principal
WAIPIO — The Hawai‘i Elementary and Middle School Administrators Association (HEMSAA) named Pauoa Elementary School Principal Dale Arakaki the state’s 2024 National Distinguished Principal at an awards event Sunday, citing his “unwavering commitment to the betterment of education.” The National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) award annually recognizes elementary and middle school principals from across…
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New pilot program aims to increase cardiac survival rates in Hawai‘i
The Hawai‘i State Department of Education launched a pilot program this month to introduce cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillator (AED) training to students and personnel across the state. According to the Hawai‘i Heart Foundation, 75% of cardiac arrests occur at home. On O‘ahu there are over 1,000 cardiac arrests per year, with current…
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Kapa‘a High Principal Tommy Cox recognized with $25,000 leadership award
Tommy Cox of Kapa‘a High School was praised for expanding access to college-level courses, career academy pathways and Career and Technical Education programs. Kapa‘a High School Principal Tommy Cox was named the winner of the 2024 Masayuki Tokioka Excellence in School Leadership Award at the Public Schools of Hawai‘i Foundation annual dinner Thursday evening. Island Insurance Foundation…
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Maui High alum pledges $10 million endowment to school
The Maui High School Foundation will receive a $10 million endowment from an alumni, the largest single monetary donation in the school’s history, the school announced. “This is a monumental moment for our school and we are so grateful. When I told my foundation staff about it, they were very emotional,” Maui High School principal…
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Waiākea High School’s Rory Inouye receives prestigious Milken Educator Award and $25,000 prize
HILO – Waiākea High School mathematics teacher Rory Inouye was recognized with the prestigious Milken Educator Award in a surprise school assembly to the cheers and applause of students, teachers and staff members. Regarded as the “Oscar Award of Teaching,” the award celebrates exceptional teachers and comes with an unrestricted $25,000 cash prize. Inouye was…
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Hawaiʻi BOE student representative wins prestigious scholarship from University of Virginia
HONOLULU — Kalāheo High School senior and Hawai‘i State Board of Education student representative Ahryanna McGuirk will attend the University of Virginia as a Jefferson Scholar, the first student from Hawai‘i to win the prestigious award from the institution. The Jefferson Scholars Foundation recognizes high school seniors who have demonstrated excellence in leadership, academics and engaged citizenship.…
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Kawānanakoa Middle School’s Jade Pham receives prestigious Milken Educator Award and $25,000 prize
HONOLULU – Kawānanakoa Middle School educator Jade Pham became the latest recipient of the prestigious Milken Educator Award on Monday. Regarded as the “Oscar Award of Teaching,” the award recognizes exceptional teachers and comes with an unrestricted $25,000 cash prize. Pham was presented the award by Lowell Milken, chairman and co-founder of the Milken Family…