Get a glimpse into a day in the life of our 2023 Hawai‘i State Teacher of the Year. The Department’s 2023 Hawaiʻi State Teacher of the Year, Michael Ida, has been out and about in the community for the past few months, sharing his commitment and dedication toward improving student learning and uplifting the teaching profession…

Fifteen Hawai‘i State Department of Education (HIDOE) principals – one from each complex area – were honored as the latest nominees for the 17th annual Masayuki Tokioka Excellence in School Leadership Award.  HIDOE leaders joined the Island Insurance Foundation and public officials including state Sen. Carol Fukunaga and Honolulu City Councilwoman Val Okimoto to recognize the honorees at…

MILILANI — Kipapa Elementary students received a donation of over 600 books from authors Matthew Swanson and Robbi Behr, a husband and wife author/illustrator duo, who are promoting literacy across the country in their “Busload of Books” project.  The school hosted a special assembly and group sessions to meet the authors during their visit to Hawaiʻi and…

​HONOLULU – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) is seeking sponsor organizations on all islands to help provide children in low-income communities with free meals during the summer months.  The SFSP provides nutritious meals that help children to learn, play, and grow during the summer break when many schools are not…

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, WAHIAWA – At a school assembly in front of cheering students, teachers, and staff members, Esther Kwon, assistant principal at Daniel K. Inouye Elementary School, has become the latest recipient of the prestigious Milken Educator Award. Regarded as the “Oscar Award of Teaching,” the award honors outstanding excellence in education and comes with…

KĪHEI – The opening of the new Kūlanihāko‘i High School campus in Kīhei is being delayed while the Hawai‘i State Department of Education continues to work through the necessary steps to ensure the safety of all students. An outstanding issue is a requirement set by the state Land Use Commission in 2013 that a grade-separated…

KĪHEI – The long-awaited Kūlanihāko‘i High School campus is anticipated to open in mid-January 2023. This new campus will give South Maui communities their own state-of-the-art high school facility after decades of having to commute to other parts of the island. South Maui students historically have attended Maui High School in Kahului or Baldwin High School…

Festive hand-drawn Christmas tree ornament designs by 24 Campbell High students are representing Hawaiʻi in the 100th National Tree display in Washington D.C. The designs illustrate what makes Hawaiʻi beautiful to the artists and include vibrant images of hibiscus, palm trees, beaches, rainbows, surfboards, hula dancers, mountains, fish, nēnē, waves, honu, shave ice, the sunset…

HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education (HIDOE) has received a $4.99 million grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to begin electrifying school bus fleets across the islands. The EPA’s 2022 Clean School Bus Program Rebates will be used for the initial purchase of 20 electric and five Compressed Natural Gas buses to…

HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education (HIDOE) has received three grants from the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) partnership that will focus on enhancing college and career skills in the Campbell, Kapolei and Radford complexes and world language learning opportunities in the Kalāheo complex for military-dependent students at select schools over the…