Department of Education

The state Department of Education broke ground and blessed the site of the future O’ahu school in East Kapolei, which is set to serve roughly 750 students from kindergarten through 5th grade.

The state Department of Education is requesting a nearly $2 billion Capital Improvement Budget for the next two years to cover maintenance, advance new and existing projects, meet health and safety requirements, and support the launch of a regional kitchen.

There's an increasing demand in Hawaiʻi for ʻulu, also known as breadfruit — resulting from years of public awareness campaigns and buy-in from many in the state.

Two high school football teams brought together by similar wildfire disasters played in a meaningful game on Maui. HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol brings us the story.

Community Helping Schools is an Oʻahu nonprofit dedicated to supplying public school teachers with resources, free of charge. This is the organization's 26th year operating across the island.

The School Resource Officer program, which launched in January, is a partnership between the Honolulu Police Department and the state Department of Education. It is expanding to Nānākuli High and Intermediate School.

The state DOE has a goal of hitting 30% locally sourced ingredients in school meals by 2030. As of November, only 7% of ingredients were sourced in Hawaiʻi.

Over $140 million worth of repairs and renovations are happening across the state Department of Education’s campuses ahead of the new school year.

Starting this school year, families making up to 300% of the federal poverty level are eligible for free school meals.

Kapolei Middle School has struggled to fill its two teaching vacancies for its Hawaiian immersion program.