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10/22/2025Staff Spotlight: Lee DeRouin (Molokai High)
Lee DeRouin Title: School Athletic DirectorJob site: Molokai High SchoolYears in the HIDOE: 30 Years in the position: 12 Q: What are your primary duties?A: Being the athletic director for Molokai… ʻOi aku
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10/20/2025Waikele Elementary, Kohala High first schools in the country to earn national designations for academy pathway programs
HONOLULU – Waikele Elementary School and Kohala High School were both recognized at the 29th annual National Career Academy Coalition (NCAC) conference Monday at the Hilton Hawaiian Village for leading… ʻOi aku
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10/17/2025Waipahu High School student creates winning T-shirt design for annual White Cane Walk event
HONOLULU – Over 200 participants in the 33rd annual White Cane Walk were decked in a black T-shirt featuring the words “Never Back Down,” designed by Waipahu High School student… ʻOi aku
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10/17/2025HIDOE encourages families impacted by the federal government shutdown to apply for free school meals
HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education (HIDOE) is encouraging families who have experienced a change in income due to furloughs or job losses from the federal government shutdown… ʻOi aku
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10/15/2025‘A privilege to serve in the community that raised me’: 19 HIDOE principals share what it means to be leading the schools they attended as students
The role of a school principal is constantly evolving. In addition to overseeing the day-to-day operations of the school, principals are responsible for managing faculty and staff, creating and maintaining… ʻOi aku
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10/15/2025Student Voice: Helping Filipino youth reconnect with their roots to keep traditions alive
By Miley Rose Jacinto, Waiākea High School As a fourth-generation Filipino American, I grew up knowing very little about my Filipino culture. I struggled to understand and communicate with the… ʻOi aku
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10/15/2025Maui High counselor named one of five finalists nationwide for 2026 School Counselor of the Year award
Maui High School’s Leka Anitema was named as one of five finalists nationwide for the 2026 National School Counselor of the Year award, the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) Maui… ʻOi aku
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10/15/2025Alumni Spotlight: Skip Saito (‘Aiea High)
Skip Saito Occupation: Hawai‘i Air National Guard, C-17 Evaluator Air Drop PilotWhat school you grad? ‘Aiea High School ‘01College: Honolulu Community College, Leeward Community College, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa,… ʻOi aku
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10/13/2025Direct2UH streamlines admission to UH for Hawaiʻi public high school seniors
The University of Hawaiʻi (UH) and the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education (HIDOE) today launched Direct2UH, a new initiative that simplifies the college admissions process and removes barriers to higher… ʻOi aku
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10/09/2025HIDOE releases independent study on teacher compensation
The Hawai‘i State Department of Education (HIDOE) today released the results of an in-depth, independent study of its teacher compensation system. Conducted by the national consulting firm Experience Management Institute… ʻOi aku
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10/01/2025Gov. Green, state officials announce King Kamehameha III Elementary School rebuilding site
The state of Hawaiʻi, County of Maui and federal and private sector partners are moving forward with plans to rebuild King Kamehameha III Elementary School at the approximately 14-acre Kuʻia… ʻOi aku
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10/01/2025Staff Spotlight: Christian Branco, School Custodian (Waikoloa Elementary and Middle)
Christian Branco Title: School CustodianJob site: Waikoloa Elementary and Middle SchoolYears in the HIDOE: 2Years in the position: 2 Q: How did you get into this role?A: I started thinking… ʻOi aku
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09/30/2025Mililani High School Class of 2025 senior named U.S. Presidential Scholar
U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon announced Mililani High School Class of 2025 graduate Leesa Takara as one of two Hawai‘i U.S. Presidential Scholars. (The other scholar was enrolled in a… ʻOi aku
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09/29/2025Mural Moʻolelo: ʻAiea High
As a senior at ‘Aiea High School, Richard Wyrgatsch II once got in trouble for spray-painting graffiti on the school cafeteria. Forty years later, he’s back on campus — this… ʻOi aku
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09/24/2025Attend Today, Achieve Tomorrow: How 4 HIDOE schools support regular student attendance
Regular school attendance is a cornerstone of a thriving community. Businesses depend on reliable workforces, governments on engaged citizens, and communities on active participants. Success requires a collective effort from… ʻOi aku
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