The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education’s Communications Branch has received two prestigious awards for excellence from the National School Public Relations Association. ​The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education’s Communications Branch has received two prestigious awards for excellence from the National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA) for its weekly Hoʻohaʻaheo newsletter and for its video feature, A Day In…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) will be serving meals to children ages 18 and younger at 115 community sites across the islands in partnership with sponsor organizations during the summer months. These sites will bolster efforts by the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education which is currently serving meals free of charge to keiki 18 and younger at 86 school locations on Kauaʻi,…

The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education (HIDOE) announced today that 86 public schools will serve meals free of charge over the summer to children ages 18 years and younger, regardless of public school enrollment status, through its summer food service program. Beginning in early June, the Seamless Summer Option (SSO) program will serve meals at…

The plan also includes targeted actions to support staff success and streamline Department operations. ​The Hawai‘i State Department of Education will launch and expand initiatives over the next six years to advance public education and student and staff success under an implementation plan approved Thursday by the State of Hawai‘i Board of Education. “The approval…

In effort to increase local menu offerings to students, over 70 O‘ahu public schools offered fresh local poi this May to students and staff as an accompanying lunch menu item.  “We’re really excited that for the first time in over a decade, we’re serving poi on our regular school menus,” said Randall Tanaka, Assistant Superintendent…

U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona announced Kahuku High & Intermediate School senior Vaeanui Peck as one of three Hawai‘i scholars in the 59th class of U.S. Presidential Scholars. (The other two scholars are enrolled in Hawai‘i private schools.) This year’s class recognized a total of 161 high school seniors nationwide for their accomplishments in academics, the arts,…

The film, “Blood, Sweat and Sparkles: The Young Activists Guide to Ending Period Poverty,” was one of the few pieces selected for the San Francisco International Film Festival’s Schools at the Festival program. Thousands of students from across the country tuned in Friday to watch a short film featuring Campbell High School students who helped…

Hawaiʻi’s public school teachers have overwhelmingly approved a new four-year contract providing pay raises of approximately 14.5%, as well as other cost and non-cost improvements. “We have a deep appreciation for Hawaii’s teachers and and this contract was meant to demonstrate that. By raising starting salaries to $50,000, we hope more of Hawai‘i’s young men…

The Masayuki Tokioka Excellence in School Leadership Award recognizes outstanding public school principals in Hawaii for their efforts in providing high-quality learning opportunities for students. Ka‘ū High & Pāhala Elementary Principal Sharon Beck was named the winner of the 2023 Masayuki Tokioka Excellence in School Leadership Award at the Public Schools of Hawai‘i Foundation annual dinner on Thursday…

Hawaiʻi State Department of Education (HIDOE) Superintendent Keith Hayashi was one of four proud alumni inducted into the Kaimukī High School Hall of Honor for their outstanding achievements and community contributions. Hayashi, a Kaimukī High School graduate, has served the Department for over three decades at the school, complex area and state level. Prior to his…