HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education (HIDOE) is unveiling a new, redesigned public website to enhance accessibility, improve navigation, and better serve families, students and the community. The website address remains hawaiipublicschools.org.  The overhaul marks the first major update in over a decade, with a focus on user-friendly design, mobile compatibility and streamlined…

HONOLULU/KAHULUI — Kaimukī High School Principal Lorelei Aiwohi and Maui Waena Intermediate School Principal Jacquelyn McCandless have been named the state’s 2025 Principals of the Year by the Hawai‘i Association of Secondary School Administrators (HASSA). McCandless is the middle school honoree and Aiwohi is the high school honoree. Both school leaders were recently recognized at events coordinated…

HONOLULU — This March public school cafeterias statewide were offered the opportunity to serve green eggs and ham fried rice for breakfast using locally grown green onions.  Each day, the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education (HIDOE) serves approximately 26,000 breakfasts – or 4.6 million per school year – to ensure students start their day with…

Fifteen Hawai‘i State Department of Education (HIDOE) principals – one from each complex area – were honored as the latest nominees for the 19th annual Masayuki Tokioka Excellence in School Leadership Award.  HIDOE leaders, the Island Insurance Foundation and public officials including state Rep. David Alcos III, state Rep. Mike Lee, state Rep. Lauren Matsumoto,…

​KEAʻAU — The Hawai‘i State Department of Education (HIDOE) announced today that one previously suspended school bus route serving Keaʻau Middle School will be reinstated starting on Monday, March 10, providing service for approximately 11 student bus riders.  The latest restored route will be serviced by bus service provider Ground Transport, Inc. Parents and guardians…