Department of Education

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.

The kitchen in central Oʻahu’s Whitmore Village will be a hub where school meal ingredients can be prepared and shipped to each school for storage and heating when appropriate.

A partnership between the state Department of Education and Nā Kama Kai, a nonprofit educating keiki on how to connect and respect the ʻāina and ocean, is teaching swimming skills, ocean safety, and the basics of wayfinding.

Kapua Chandler, principal of Namahana School on Kauaʻi, spoke to HPR's Maddie Bender a few months after opening day.

A groundbreaking ceremony was held at Whitmore Village for an agriculture and food hub meant to help Hawaiʻi businesses and feed students with locally produced food.

Riki Fujitani, executive director of the Hawaiʻi School Facilities Authority, spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about accepting the Mass Timber award for a new central Maui school that the Department of Education hopes to open in 2030.

The state Board of Education has approved a four-year contract for current Superintendent Keith Hayashi that represents an 18% raise, plus performance-based incentives.

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.