SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, WAHIAWA – At a school assembly in front of cheering students, teachers, and staff members, Esther Kwon, assistant principal at Daniel K. Inouye Elementary School, has become the latest recipient of the prestigious Milken Educator Award. Regarded as the “Oscar Award of Teaching,” the award honors outstanding excellence in education and comes with…

KĪHEI – The opening of the new Kūlanihāko‘i High School campus in Kīhei is being delayed while the Hawai‘i State Department of Education continues to work through the necessary steps to ensure the safety of all students. An outstanding issue is a requirement set by the state Land Use Commission in 2013 that a grade-separated…

KĪHEI – The long-awaited Kūlanihāko‘i High School campus is anticipated to open in mid-January 2023. This new campus will give South Maui communities their own state-of-the-art high school facility after decades of having to commute to other parts of the island. South Maui students historically have attended Maui High School in Kahului or Baldwin High School…

Festive hand-drawn Christmas tree ornament designs by 24 Campbell High students are representing Hawaiʻi in the 100th National Tree display in Washington D.C. The designs illustrate what makes Hawaiʻi beautiful to the artists and include vibrant images of hibiscus, palm trees, beaches, rainbows, surfboards, hula dancers, mountains, fish, nēnē, waves, honu, shave ice, the sunset…

HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education (HIDOE) has received a $4.99 million grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to begin electrifying school bus fleets across the islands. The EPA’s 2022 Clean School Bus Program Rebates will be used for the initial purchase of 20 electric and five Compressed Natural Gas buses to…

HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education (HIDOE) has received three grants from the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) partnership that will focus on enhancing college and career skills in the Campbell, Kapolei and Radford complexes and world language learning opportunities in the Kalāheo complex for military-dependent students at select schools over the…

Updated: Jan. 2024 – National state-by-state analysis of grade 4 reading and math results comparing 2017 NAEP results to 2022 results added to bottom of original article. Amid across-the-board national declines in reading and math scores, Hawai‘i’s fourth-graders held steady, performing above national averages in reading and math, according to the 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)…

KĪHEI – Kūlanihāko‘i High School has selected its mascot — the manta ray — and school colors of silver and black. Its student body and extracurricular teams will be the Kūlanihāko‘i Rays. The selection process was led by current ninth-grade students who narrowed down concepts and presented the three top choices to students and families…

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…