Education

The Conversation marks the 54th anniversary of Title IX by highlighting past guests who championed the landmark legislation for academic gender equality.

As part of the special project, 10 seniors at Kapolei High School were asked to maintain an audio journal documenting their thoughts during the weeks before and now after graduation festivities. Hereʻs what the now graduates had to say

Governor Josh Green discusses his veto list and liquefied natural gas; UC Santa Barbara researcher Cat Fong discusses the link between evacuation routes and wildfire deaths.

HPR enlisted 10 seniors from Kapolei High School to participate in a project leading up to their graduation.

Jean Lee, Presidential Chair of the East-West Center, discusses BTS and Hawaiʻi’s economic dependence on South Korea; HPR shares stories told by graduating Kapolei high school students.

Haunani Miyasato is the founder of Kaulana Mahina, a Hilo-based business that perpetuates Hawaiian lunar knowledge through educational materials, workshops, and Hawaiian moon calendars.

Hawaiʻi ranked fifth in the country for the strength of its teachers’ union, dropping from its first place rank in 2012.

HPR spoke with Jake Ropa, one of seven Lānaʻi High graduates to earn a high school diploma and an associate’s degree, and Natalie Ropa, UH Maui College Lānaʻi Education Center satellite manager.

Keoneʻula Elementary School students and faculty talk about how the ʻEwa Beach school's newest drone studies curriculum.

NOAA Meteorologist John Bravender forecasts a stronger El Niño hurricane season; MEMA discusses the "Maui Method" of safely disposing of lithium ion batteries.