HONOLULU – Veteran Kalani High School math and computer science teacher Michael Ida was named the 2023 Hawaiʻi State Teacher of the Year in recognition of his dedication to improving student learning and uplifting the teaching profession through advocacy and collaboration. Ida received the state’s top teaching award from Gov. David Ige and Superintendent Keith…

​The Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) today released its annual Strive HI Performance System results from the 2021-22 school year. The data — reflecting the first full school year of in-person learning following the pandemic — show gains in academic performance across core subject areas and improvements in student success indicators. “By prioritizing a return to…

The Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) and the Hiroshima Prefectural Board of Education Japan recently signed an agreement of education collaboration to further commit the relationship between Hiroshima and Hawaii. The new agreement comes as Hiroshima and Hawaii celebrate the 25th anniversary of their sister-state relationship. Dignitaries from Hawaii and Hiroshima who attended the…

Enrollment at Hawaiʻi’s public and charter schools for the 2022-23 school year decreased to 168,634 students, compared with an enrollment of 171,600 students at the start of last school year — a difference of 1.7%.  Hawaiʻi State Department of Education (HIDOE) schools enrolled a total of 156,518 students this year, compared with 159,503 students at…

Kūlanihākoʻi High School is now the official name of the campus currently under construction in Kīhei, Maui, following today’s approval by the Hawaiʻi State Board of Education. Kūlanihākoʻi High School is now the official name of the campus currently under construction in Kīhei, Maui, following today’s approval by the Hawaiʻi State Board of Education. The…

PEARL CITY — The Pearl City Cultural Center on the Pearl City High School campus was renamed as the Michael D. Nakasone Performing Arts Center in recognition of the renowned band master’s contributions to music education and band programs across the state in a celebratory concert today. Nakasone’s illustrious career spans over five decades and…

Beginning in early June, the Seamless Summer Option (SSO) program will serve meals at select schools Monday through Friday, excluding state holidays, to ensure that children continue to receive balanced nutrition during the summer break. The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education (HIDOE) announced today that 82 public schools will serve meals free of charge over…

The Hawaii State Board of Education on Thursday voted 8-1 to hire Keith Hayashi to lead Hawaii’s public schools as superintendent for a term to begin July 1, 2022. Hayashi, who was tapped from his position as principal of Waipahu High School to serve as interim superintendent on Aug, 1, 2021, was one of three finalists for…

MILILANI — Mililani Middle School’s new three-story Building J was officially dedicated today by students, parents, staff and community leaders. The new structure houses 15 classrooms to serve Mililani Middle’s 1,660 students and provides the expanded capacity needed to allow the school to adopt a single-track calendar in the upcoming 2022-23 school year. “The new classroom facilities…

HONOLULU – Drinking water at 72 elementary schools across Hawaiʻi will be tested for lead in the second phase of a joint project between the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education (HIDOE) and the Hawaiʻi State Department of Health (DOH). Testing will begin in late May of 2022 as part of a nationwide program established under…