Department of Education

Can the state Department of Education still meet its goal to purchase 30% of its food from local sources by 2030?

HPR speaks with the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education about the state’s first aviation maintenance technology program for young students.

HPR speaks with participants in the latest "No Kings" rally in Honolulu, one of the more than 3,000 protests held across the country last Saturday; HPR's Cassie Ordonio reports on the steps the state is taking to acquire the 120-year-old Wahiawā Dam

Flooding on the west side of Hawaiʻi Island was bad enough to close Konawaena High School, which will transition to distance learning when students return to school Monday after spring break.

A universal school meals program has been proposed at the Legislature before, and itʻs usually met with pushback from state Department of Education officials due to concerns about the logistics and costs.

State lawmakers are advancing a controversial bill that would cap the number of public school complex area superintendents in Hawaiʻi.

The approved policy completely prohibits the use of phones at elementary and middle schools. High schools have some leeway, with exceptions for noninstructional times, including lunch breaks, before and after school, and during free periods.

Oʻahu's first official School Resource Officer program launched this week. HIDOE says this is not to replace existing school disciplinary action, but rather to focus on mentorship and building trust.

Molokai High School's gym, which also serves as an emergency shelter for the community, is getting more than $18 million in renovations and structural improvements by the end of 2027.

Last month, videos surfaced of two parents heckling a referee at a Moanalua High School boys basketball game that led to a school official being knocked out. The incident resulted in the state Department of Education permanently banning the parents from all public school properties.