Category: News
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2024–25 enrollment figures for public schools
View Report Download our the official public and charter school enrollment counts for School Year 2024-25. HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education (HIDOE) today released its official enrollment figures for the 2024-25 school year. A total of 165,340 students are enrolled in Hawai‘i’s public and charter schools, marking a slight 1.4% decrease from last year’s count of…
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Āliamanu Middle School students face “The Gauntlet”
ĀLIAMANU — Imagine being accused and found guilty of stealing diapers from a retirement home. What would you say to convince a judge to keep you out of prison? This was one of the challenges presented to Āliamanu Middle School students during “The Gauntlet,” the first round of the school’s local Amazing Shake competition. The…
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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…