Children

Paula Adams of the Hawaiʻi Afterschool Alliance spoke to HPR’s DW Gibson about the need for more after-school care across the islands.

Three of the minds behind the Symphony of the Hawaiʻi Seas, Takuma Itoh, Beth Lenz, and Kalilinoe Detwiler, spoke with HPR’s Maddie Bender about the free musical and visual performance showcasing Hawaiʻi’s oceans later this month.

Artist and musician Benjamin Fairfield spoke to HPR’s Maddie Bender about his new book, “Kani Ka ʻŌpala: How Can Garbage Sing?"

After a lengthy selection process, a final site to rebuild Lahaina’s King Kamehameha III Elementary School has been chosen at a 14-acre Kuʻia site below the Lahaina Bypass.

A charter school on Hawaiʻi Island is expanding its footprint. It’s not your typical charter school — in fact, clowning around is encouraged at its Puna district campus. Hawaii’s Volcano Circus Executive Director Morgan Langham spoke with The Conversation about what the unconventional school has in mind and how the community has responded.

Nanea TV is a locally-made 3D animation YouTube channel promoting ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi educational videos to connect keiki and their ʻohana across the world. It is the only one on the platform to combine the Hawaiian language with 3D animation.

Retired Judge Karen Radius, Judge Dyan Medeiros, and Probation Officer and Program Coordinator Valerie Lazo spoke with The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about Hawaiʻi Girls Court.

A private school founded by Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop gives admissions preference to Native Hawaiian applicants. A leading opponent of affirmative action is challenging the admission policy of Kamehameha Schools, arguing it discriminates against non-Hawaiians.

The Association for Middle Level Education is an international organization that strives to improve schools that educate 10 to 15-year-olds. Each year, the organization gives out the title of “Schools of Distinction” to institutions that go above and beyond in elevating student success. This year, Moanalua, Kaimukī, and Āliamanu middle schools were all recognized, putting them among 24 schools across the country that were given this title for 2025.

Steve Wood, president of the Aiea Community Board, discusses concerns he's heard from the community about the development of the new Aloha Stadium; Freelance investigative reporter Guthrie Scrimgeour reports on the Robinson family's ownership of 100,000 acres of Hawaiʻi land, including the island of Niʻihau