Category: Nūhou
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HIDOE regional kitchen model aims to boost student meal production, support local farmers
The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education (HIDOE) has unveiled plans for a network of new regional centralized kitchens aimed at modernizing school meal preparation, incorporating more locally sourced ingredients and boosting efficiency across public school cafeterias. The regional kitchen is a centralized facility where meals will be prepared in bulk and then distributed to schools…
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New HIDOE leaders appointed to oversee Kapa‘a-Kaua‘i-Waimea and Hilo-Waiākea Complex Areas
HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i State Board of Education (Board) unanimously approved appointments of Leila Maeda-Kobayashi as complex area superintendent overseeing schools in the Kapa’a-Kaua’i-Waimea Complex Area and Kasie Kaleohano as complex area superintendent overseeing schools in the Hilo-Waiākea Complex Area. Leila Maeda-Kobayashi, appointed Kapa’a-Kaua’i-Waimea Complex Area Superintendent Maeda-Kobayashi, who was approved by the Board today,…
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Ua haki ʻo HIDOE ma $60M hale haʻuki a me ka hale mele ma ke kula kiʻekiʻe ʻo Farrington
KALIHI — The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education (HIDOE), local leaders and alumni broke ground on a $60 million construction project to build a three-story, multi-purpose building that will house Farrington High School’s new gymnasium, music facilities, locker rooms and physical education spaces to serve the school’s nearly 2,100 students. Construction by contractor Ralph S.…
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Hāʻawi ka hui ʻo Blood Bank i nā haumāna Farrington e hoʻomaka i ka ʻoihana ma ka mālama olakino
KALIHI — Fourteen Farrington High School seniors are making history as the first graduates of a high school-based Phlebotomy Training Program – earning professional experience, college credit, and a pathway into health care careers. Launched this spring in partnership with the Blood Bank of Hawai‘i, the Farrington Phlebotomy Training Program is the first of its…
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Aʻo kauwela 2025
Summer Learning provides an extended learning opportunity for students to have access to academic courses, enrichment, acceleration and/or remediation experiences. Summer learning opportunities are being offered at most schools. Schools are designing programs that meet the needs of students at their school. For more information, please contact the school directly. Use the tabs at the top…
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Hoʻomaka ʻo HIDOE i ka hoʻomohala ʻana no ka hoʻopaʻa ʻana i nā limahana hoʻonaʻauao o Lahaina
The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education (HIDOE) and Maui leaders broke ground on a new $20 million educator workforce development housing project. Maui-based Dowling Co. will start construction on the 47-unit rental complex, representing a significant step toward supporting the rebuilding and educational stability of West Maui. Superintendent Keith Hayashi expressed gratitude to supporters for…
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ʻO nā Alumni Spotlight: Dillon Gabriel
Dillon Gabriel’s route to the NFL started at Mililani High School and it’s also a place he keeps returning to. Under coach Rod York, the quarterback set the high school football state record for all-time passing yards, a mark that held up until this past fall. That success followed him at the three colleges he…
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Two longtime HIDOE leaders to retire with over 77 years of combined service to Hawai‘i public schools
Two longtime Neighbor Island leaders of the Hawai‘i State Department of Education will retire at the end of the school year, concluding a combined 77 years of service to public education. Kaua‘i Complex Area Superintendent Daniel Hamada and East Hawai‘i Complex Area Superintendent Esther Kanehailua have led distinguished careers defined by steady leadership and a…
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Hāʻawi ʻia nā pāʻina kau wela ma 68 mau kula HIDOE no nā keiki 18 a ma lalo
The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education (HIDOE) announced that 68 public schools will offer free summer meals to children ages 18 and younger, starting June 12. Meals are available Monday through Friday through the USDA’s Seamless Summer Option (SSO) program. Children do not need to be enrolled in public school to participate. Breakfasts will be…
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Hoʻi ka ʻuala kūloko i nā papa ʻaina awakea kula ma ka mokuʻāina
HILO — Cafeterias statewide were offered the opportunity to serve ʻuala (sweet potato) as a lunch side item this May. Approximately 372 pounds of local Okinawan sweet potato were distributed to 91 participating schools. ʻUala is rich in vitamins A, C, and B6, as well as antioxidants and dietary fiber, supporting immune health, vision and…