Category: Nūhou
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Student Voice: Bridging climate and community with Hawai‘i’s first youth transportation council
By Luke Gee, Kealaheke High School He aliʻi ka ʻāina, he kauwā ke kanaka. The land is chief; man is servant. As vice chairperson of the Hawaiʻi Youth Transportation Council, I know these words are more than just ʻōlelo noʻeau — they represent our kuleana to care for our ʻāina. Living in Hawaiʻi, we understand…
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E uhaki i nā pale: Hana nā haumāna hoʻonaʻauao kūikawā kiʻekiʻe o Waipahu i ka mōʻaukala me ka hōʻaiʻē kulanui
A cohort of 13 students from Waipahu High School’s ʻOhana of Excellence Academy made history as the first special education class in the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education to earn college credit through an Early College course. Their achievement was celebrated on campus after they completed their final project — a mock job interview. Principal…
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Ua lanakila nā haumāna o ke kula kiʻekiʻe o Kohala i ke kolu o Kalo Challenge
WAHIAWĀ — Students from Kohala High School’s alternative learning program, Na‘au ʻŌiwi, defended their winning title in the third annual Kalo Challenge hosted by the Hawai‘i State Department of Education’s (HIDOE) Alternative Learning Programs Branch at the Wahiawā Value Added Product Development Center today. The Kalo Challenge is the finale of a yearlong project where…
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Student Voice: From the desk of grateful students
Across our public schools, countless students have shared their appreciation for the educators who have shaped their lives in profound ways.
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Pāhoa students gain career skills and campus pride through ʻLabor of Love’ project
Students at Pāhoa High and Intermediate School recently got a hands-on lesson in skilled trades while helping to improve their own campus through the 2025 Labor of Love: Union Workforce Development project. The annual initiative, led by the Hawai‘i State Department of Education’s Workforce Development Branch and the Hawai‘i State AFL-CIO’s Labor Community Services Program,…
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Kapaʻa High senior makes history with dual graduation
Veronica Nagahisa poses with her family after the Chaminade University graduation on May 3.
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HIDOE outlines SY 2025-26 student transportation plans early to help families prepare
With preparations underway for the upcoming 2025-26 school year, the Hawai‘i State Department of Education (HIDOE) is providing an early update on school bus transportation plans to help families anticipate any changes and explore available options. The Department continues to work closely with Gov. Josh Green, M.D., and all county mayors to reduce the risk…
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Hoʻokele nā kula aupuni o Hawaiʻi i ka meaʻai berena hou me ka palaoa ʻulu
HONOLULU — This April Hawaiʻi public school cafeterias statewide were offered the opportunity to serve ʻulu (breadfruit) banana bread for breakfast using local ʻulu flour, supplied by the Hawaiʻi ʻUlu Cooperative. While ʻulu — in its fruit form — debuted in Hawaiʻi public school meals during the 2017-18 school year with a local-style kalua pork…
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Hāʻawi ʻia ka makana Tokioka 2025 i ka Babā Yim o Ānuenue no ke alakaʻi hou ʻana ma ke kula kaiapuni Hawaiʻi.
Babā Yim, po‘o kumu (principal) of Ke Kula Kaiapuni ‘O Ānuenue in Pālolo Valley, was named the winner of the 2025 Masayuki Tokioka Excellence in School Leadership Award at the Public Schools of Hawai‘i Foundation annual dinner on April 17. Island Insurance Foundation Chairman Tyler Tokioka said judges were impressed with Yim’s innovative leadership and…
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Hawaiʻi public school students ‘reimagine’ school lunches with Localicious recipe contest
The Hawai‘i Agricultural Foundation, in partnership with presenting sponsor Hawai‘i Gas, recently announced the three finalists of the 2025 Localicious® recipe contest. This year’s theme, “Reimagine Your School Lunch Plate,” gave students the opportunity to showcase their culinary skills while celebrating the importance of local agriculture and healthy eating in Hawai‘i. Hawai‘i high school students…