Categoría: Noticias
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HIDOE expands Kaiapuni program amid growing demand for Hawaiian immersion education
In response to growing demand for Hawaiian language immersion education, the Hawai‘i State Department of Education (HIDOE) has expanded its Kaiapuni program by adding schools, strengthening teacher recruitment and retention efforts and implementing a new streamlined enrollment process for students. Following the launch of a new priority placement process in February, the HIDOE Office of…
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HIDOE earns 4 national awards for communications excellence
The Hawai‘i State Department of Education (HIDOE) has been recognized with four 2026 National School Communication Awards from the National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA), earning honors for excellence in website design, publications, newsletters and social media. NSPRA’s annual awards program recognizes outstanding communications materials and campaigns from school districts and education organizations across the…
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HIDOE appoints Richard Fajardo as assistant superintendent for Office of Facilities and Operations
The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education (HIDOE) has appointed Richard Fajardo as assistant superintendent for the Office of Facilities and Operations (OFO), effective June 16. Fajardo has served as complex area superintendent for the Pearl City-Waipahu Complex Area since Jan. 2023, overseeing 17 schools serving approximately 12,800 students. He brings more than two decades of…
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Mural Moʻolelo: Waimea High
WAIMEA — In an outdoor courtyard at Waimea High, two seascape murals face each other, reflecting the journey students travel from freshman year to graduation. On one wall, a shark bears a menacing but toothy grin, staring down a blank scroll, while across the courtyard a honu smiles sweetly, floating beside 180-plus signatures of students…
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Farm-fresh lūʻau leaves featured in Heʻeia Elementary pasta lunch
Farm-fresh lūʻau leaves grown minutes away from Heʻeia Elementary School made their way into student lunches as Hawaiʻi public schools expand farm-to-school efforts through new hyper-local purchasing practices. Students at Heʻeia Elementary in Windward Oʻahu enjoyed locally grown lūʻau leaves mixed into their chicken pasta florentine lunch today, harvested a few miles away at Kākoʻo…
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Hawaiʻi public schools offering summer learning programs statewide
The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education will offer a wide range of summer learning opportunities this year to support students across all grade levels, with programs focused on academics, enrichment, transitions and college and career readiness. More than 170 public schools statewide will offer summer programming designed to meet the unique needs of their school…
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HIDOE Graduation Highlight: Lānaʻi High celebrates new record number of seniors graduating with associate degrees
A record number of seniors at Lāna‘i High & Elementary School are graduating this year with both a high school diploma and an associate degree from the University of Hawaiʻi Maui College.
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Locally sourced Filipino pork guisantes brings farm-fresh cultural flavors to Hawaiʻi public school lunches
HONOLULU — This May Hawaiʻi public school cafeterias statewide were offered the opportunity to serve pork guisantes — a classic Filipino dish — for lunch using locally sourced pork from Island Farms in Wai’anae as well as local green bell peppers, as available. Over 7,400 pounds of local pork and about 950 pounds of local…
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HIDOE signs agreement with state agencies to further local food procurement for public school meals
MILILANI – State leaders gathered at Mililani High School today to sign a joint memorandum of agreement formalizing a statewide partnership to expand the use of locally sourced foods in Hawaiʻi public school meals and strengthen Hawaiʻi’s agricultural and food systems. The agreement supports implementation of Act 175 (2021) and advances the Hawai‘i State Department…
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Student Voice: A college degree before a high school diploma
By Marc Binonwangan, Kapa‘a High School For almost all high schoolers across the nation, the graduation season is nearing. Grades are being finalized, senior pictures are being taken and college decisions are being made. Graduation is the final step in receiving their diplomas and signifies their transition to adulthood; some aren’t walking the stage just…