The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education (HIDOE) named Leilehua High School’s natural resources teacher Jackie Freitas the 2024 Hawaiʻi State Teacher of the Year. Freitas 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 presented annually to a…

After weeks of comprehensive air, drinking water and soil quality testing at the three Lahaina campuses affected by the Aug. 8, 2023 wildfires, the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education (HIDOE) is set to bring students back to the Princess Nāhiʻenaʻena Elementary, Lahaina Intermediate and Lahainaluna High campuses as part of a phased reopening plan starting…

HONOLULU — Enrollment at Hawaii’s public schools is 167,649 at the beginning of the school year. Enrollment is relatively steady compared with an enrollment of 168,634 students at the start of last school year — a difference of 0.6%.  The figures represent students enrolled in Department of Education schools, including students enrolled in the Department’s distance…

The Department today named 15 complex area teachers of the year and one charter school teacher of the year as finalists for the 2024 Hawaiʻi State Teacher of the Year recognition. The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education (HIDOE) today named 15 complex area teachers of the year and one charter school teacher of the year…

Over 250 Lāhainā students from King Kamehameha III Elementary, Princess Nāhiʻenaʻena Elementary and Lāhainā Intermediate were in attendance today for the opening of the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education’s (HIDOE) distance learning hub. The learning hub, located at Citizen Church in Kahana, provides students enrolled in distance learning with in-person opportunities for teacher support and…

HONOLULU — Kaʻelepulu and Maunawili Elementary schools in Kailua, Oʻahu, have been named 2023 National Blue Ribbon Schools by the U.S. Department of Education in recognition of their high academic achievement. The Blue Ribbon program honors public and private elementary, middle and high schools based on high academic performance and progress in closing achievement gaps…

An estimated 500 Lahainaluna High School students reported today to their temporary school site at Kūlanihākoʻi High for their first day of in-person instruction as a school.  Lahainaluna students were welcomed by Kūlanihākoʻi students and staff cheering and waving signs at the drop-off area on campus. The day started with an opening protocol to honor…

​WAIPAHU— Waikele Elementary School held its 6th annual Career & College Fair at its campus Wednesday morning. Students from preschool to sixth grade visited with dozens of local professionals in various career fields in the engineering, law enforcement, hospitality industries and more. Deputy Superintendent Tammi Oyadamori-Chun, Pearl City-Waipahu Complex Area Superintendent Richard Fajardo, Campbell-Kapolei Complex…

August 13, 2023 Aloha Lahaina teachers, administrators, staff, students and families, From the bottom of my heart, thank you for the strength, leadership and courage you’ve shown throughout this tragedy that has shaken Lahaina, our Maui communities and all of Hawai‘i. The loss you are experiencing is unimaginable — the loss of loved ones, of…

HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i State Department of Education (HIDOE) continues to work with its school bus contractors statewide to help recruit and retain drivers and restore suspended routes as quickly as possible.  Bus service contractors are continuing to offer and expand hiring bonuses, pay incentives – including daily incentives – and increased benefits, and some…