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…

​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…

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…

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.…

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…

Progress reports for reopening three Lahaina schools: Lahainaluna High, Lahaina Intermediate and Princess Nāhiʻenaʻena. Updates will be provided as pertinent information is available. The Department has been working with environmental consulting company Ford & Associates to conduct bi-weekly wipe tests on floors, window sills and outside walkway surfaces of Lahaina classrooms to detect for lead…

​MILILANI — Mililani Middle School Vice Principal Jeffrey Horstman was recognized today at a campus ceremony for being named Hawai‘i’s 2024 Assistant Principal of the Year and a finalist for the national assistant principal of the year award. The National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) Assistant Principal of the Year program annually recognizes outstanding middle level…

HONOKOWAI — Federal, state and local officials came together Monday to mark the opening of a temporary replacement campus for King Kamehameha III Elementary School, which was damaged beyond repair in the Aug. 8 Lahaina wildfires.  “It is a small miracle that in just 95 days a school has been created. We need some small…