Category: Tala Fou
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Ua fa'alautele e le Kovana le fa'aaliga fa'afuase'i mo le le lava o ave pasi a'oga
Gov. Josh Green has extended emergency provisions, enabling the Hawai‘i State Department of Education to continue addressing the school bus driver shortage that has disrupted student transportation services. These provisions have allowed the Department to implement alternative transportation methods and restore suspended bus routes over the past two months, ensuring students can safely travel to and from…
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Governor extends emergency proclamation to address school bus driver shortage and ensure student transportation
Gov. Josh Green has extended emergency provisions, enabling the Hawai‘i State Department of Education to continue addressing the school bus driver shortage that has disrupted student transportation services. These provisions have allowed the Department to implement alternative transportation methods and restore suspended bus routes over the past two months, ensuring students can safely travel to and from…
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O le 'pasi a'oga savali' e si'itia ai le aofa'i o tagata e auai
Every morning Principal Glen Miyasato walks from Fern Elementary School to the lobby of a nearby apartment complex. He arrives there at 6:55 a.m. and waits for students as they head down from their apartments. At 7:18 a.m., Miyasato leads the group of students on the three-fourths mile walk back to campus. They arrive at…
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O le Mountain View Elementary e fa'aleleia le auai e ala i fuafuaga
Despite starting this school year with suspended bus service due to the ongoing bus driver shortage, Mountain View Elementary, in East Hawai‘i, has been seeing an approximately 90% average daily attendance rate. That’s due to a team effort from families, teachers, administration and counselors, according to Principal Adria Medeiros. The school’s attendance team developed their own…
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Fa'ateleina le auai i Moloka'i
Schools across Molokai recently implemented a ne‘epapa effort to address absenteeism which has produced significant results. By prioritizing consistent messaging and community involvement, the entire island has made significant strides in improving student attendance. Administrators largely credit the reinstatement of the Moloka’i Attendance Program, or MAP, with its success. The MAP is an islandwide early intervention…
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Su'esu'e filifiliga mo le toe fausia o le Tupu o Kamehameha III Elementary
Since hosting community feedback sessions over the summer, the Hawai‘i State Department of Education (HIDOE) has been doing due diligence and exploring options for a permanent location to rebuild the fire-damaged King Kamehameha III Elementary School. A decision to move forward has not been made at this time. The original three sites being considered each…
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HIDOE to restore four additional school bus routes in Central Oʻahu, East Hawaiʻi on Monday, Sept. 30
HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i State Department of Education (HIDOE) announced today that four previously suspended school bus routes in Central Oʻahu and East Hawaiʻi Island will be reinstated starting Monday, Sept. 30, restoring service for more than 70 student bus riders at three schools. The latest restored routes will be serviced by bus service provider…
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Koko Head Elementary ma Mililani ʻIke Elementary ua faaigoaina National Blue Ribbon Schools e le US DOE, o se faailoga iloga o le tulaga lelei ma le faailoga o le lelei i aoaoga.
HONOLULU — Koko Head Elementary and Mililani ʻIke Elementary on Oʻahu, have been named 2024 National Blue Ribbon Schools by the U.S. Department of Education in recognition of their high academic achievement. The Blue Ribbon program honors public and private elementary, middle and high schools based on high academic performance and progress in closing achievement…
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Ua va'aia e a'oga a le malo o Hawai'i le fa'aleleia atili o togi fa'asaienisi, maualuga le aofa'i o tamaiti aoga
Students have shown improvements in science scores and attendance rates, while sustaining last year’s academic gains in language arts and math. As Hawai‘i’s public schools continue to recover from the effects of pandemic-disrupted learning, students have shown improvements in science scores and attendance rates, while sustaining last year’s academic gains in language arts and math.…
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HIDOE e toe fa'aleleia auala fa'aopoopo e 14 o pasi a'oga i Central O'ahu, East Hawai'i ma Upcountry Maui i le Aso Gafua, Setema 23.
HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i State Department of Education (HIDOE) announced today that 14 previously suspended school bus routes in Central Oʻahu, East Hawaiʻi Island and Upcountry Maui will be reinstated starting Monday, Sept. 23, restoring service for more than 250 student bus riders at 10 schools. The latest restored routes will be serviced by bus…