Category: News
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Bryan Silver, named 2025 Hawaiʻi State Teacher of the Year
The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education (HIDOE) announced Kalani High School’s science and Career and Technical Education (CTE) teacher Bryan Silver as the 2025 Hawaiʻi State Teacher of the Year. Silver received the state’s top teaching award from Gov. Josh Green and Superintendent Keith Hayashi during an awards ceremony at Washington Place this afternoon. The honor is…
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Nine school bus routes to be restored in East Hawai‘i & Central Maui
HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i State Department of Education (HIDOE) announced today that nine previously suspended school bus routes in East Hawai‘i and on Maui will be reinstated starting Monday, Oct. 14. Service is being restored for approximately 100 student riders enrolled at 10 schools. Parents and guardians of student riders will be notified directly of…
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9 more school bus routes to be restored in East Hawai‘i, Central Maui
HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i State Department of Education (HIDOE) announced today that nine previously suspended school bus routes in East Hawai‘i and on Maui will be reinstated starting Monday, Oct. 14. Service is being restored for approximately 100 student riders enrolled at 10 schools. Parents and guardians of student riders will be notified directly of…
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Governor extends emergency proclamation for school bus driver shortage
Gov. Josh Green has extended emergency provisions, enabling the Hawai‘i State Department of Education to continue addressing the school bus driver shortage that has disrupted student transportation services. These provisions have allowed the Department to implement alternative transportation methods and restore suspended bus routes over the past two months, ensuring students can safely travel to and from…
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Governor extends emergency proclamation to address school bus driver shortage and ensure student transportation
Gov. Josh Green has extended emergency provisions, enabling the Hawai‘i State Department of Education to continue addressing the school bus driver shortage that has disrupted student transportation services. These provisions have allowed the Department to implement alternative transportation methods and restore suspended bus routes over the past two months, ensuring students can safely travel to and from…
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‘Walking school bus’ drives attendance rates up
Every morning Principal Glen Miyasato walks from Fern Elementary School to the lobby of a nearby apartment complex. He arrives there at 6:55 a.m. and waits for students as they head down from their apartments. At 7:18 a.m., Miyasato leads the group of students on the three-fourths mile walk back to campus. They arrive at…
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Mountain View Elementary improves attendance through initiatives
Despite starting this school year with suspended bus service due to the ongoing bus driver shortage, Mountain View Elementary, in East Hawai‘i, has been seeing an approximately 90% average daily attendance rate. That’s due to a team effort from families, teachers, administration and counselors, according to Principal Adria Medeiros. The school’s attendance team developed their own…
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Significant boost in attendance on Moloka‘i
Schools across Molokai recently implemented a ne‘epapa effort to address absenteeism which has produced significant results. By prioritizing consistent messaging and community involvement, the entire island has made significant strides in improving student attendance. Administrators largely credit the reinstatement of the Moloka’i Attendance Program, or MAP, with its success. The MAP is an islandwide early intervention…
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Exploring options for rebuild of King Kamehameha III Elementary
Since hosting community feedback sessions over the summer, the Hawai‘i State Department of Education (HIDOE) has been doing due diligence and exploring options for a permanent location to rebuild the fire-damaged King Kamehameha III Elementary School. A decision to move forward has not been made at this time. The original three sites being considered each…
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HIDOE to restore four additional school bus routes in Central Oʻahu, East Hawaiʻi on Monday, Sept. 30
HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i State Department of Education (HIDOE) announced today that four previously suspended school bus routes in Central Oʻahu and East Hawaiʻi Island will be reinstated starting Monday, Sept. 30, restoring service for more than 70 student bus riders at three schools. The latest restored routes will be serviced by bus service provider…