Noelani Butcher of Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School in Līhuʻe was named the 2025 American School Counselor Association’s (ASCA) Hawai‘i School Counselor of the Year. The ASCA School Counselor of the Year award honors professionals who devote their careers to advocating for the nation’s students and addressing their academic and social-emotional development and college and career…

​Niu Valley Middle School Vice Principal Marlyn Hutton and Waimea High School Vice Principal Penny Vess were recognized this week as Hawai‘i’s 2025 Middle Level Assistant Principal of the Year and High School Assistant Principal of the Year, respectively. The National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) Assistant Principal of the Year program annually recognizes outstanding middle…

HONOLULU – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) is seeking sponsor organizations on all islands to help provide children in low-income communities with free meals during the summer months. The SFSP provides nutritious meals that help children to learn, play, and grow during the summer break when many schools are not…

HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i State Department of Education (HIDOE) announced today that two previously suspended school bus routes serving Keaʻau Elementary and Keaʻau High schools will be reinstated starting next week, restoring service for approximately 35 student bus riders.  The latest restored routes will be serviced by bus service provider Ground Transport, Inc. Parents and guardians of student riders…

The Hawai‘i State Department of Education (HIDOE) released an after-action report detailing its response and recovery efforts following the devastating August 2023 Maui wildfires. The report, produced in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Education’s Disaster Recovery Unit and other federal partners, highlights the challenges faced, actions taken, and lessons learned as the HIDOE worked…

HONOLULU — Six Hawai‘i public school educators received the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST), the nation’s highest award that a science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and/or computer science teacher may receive for outstanding teaching in the United States, President Joe Biden announced this week. The Hawai‘i recipients are: Karleen Lynch and…

HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i State Department of Education (HIDOE) announced today that one previously suspended school bus route serving Samuel E. Kalama Intermediate School will be reinstated starting on Monday, Jan. 13, restoring service for approximately 31 student bus riders.  The latest restored routes will be serviced by bus service provider Ground Transport, Inc. Parents…

Hawai‘i State Department of Education (HIDOE) Superintendent Keith Hayashi has appointed a new deputy superintendent for operations and a new assistant superintendent for information technology services, both of whom will step into their new roles this month. Dean Uchida will serve as the deputy superintendent for operations, overseeing key functions in the Department’s state offices,…