Education

While student newspapers have been on the decline, broadcast journalism in local public schools has been trudging along as the media landscape evolves. HPR's Cassie Ordonio has more in her series on student journalism.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Education released a document last month providing teachers with guidance on how to respond when law enforcement officials enter a campus. The Conversation spoke with Andrea Eshelman, the deputy director and chief negotiator for the Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association, about the new guidance.

Hahaʻione Elementary School kindergarten and Japanese teacher Kylie Nakano has been honored for her early career work with the state Department of Education. The Teacher or Promise award honors a classroom teacher for their outstanding commitment and potential during their first three years of teaching.

How could tariffs impact consumer prices in Hawaiʻi?; The Hawaiʻi Department of Health confirms a second presumptive case of the measles in a Hawaiʻi resident

A charter school student from Hauʻula has been honored with a national prize for his community spirit and drive. Genshu Price is the driving force behind Bottles4College, which he started when he was 10 years old.

Dr. Jim Ireland provides the latest information on the confirmed case of measles on Oʻahu; Junior Genshu Price wins the Gloria Barron Prize for his work collecting money from recycled bottles and cans to fund scholarships

Next month marks 20 years since Hawaiʻi got out from under a consent decree because it failed to live up to federal laws to provide education for students with disabilities. The Conversation talked to civil rights attorney Eric Seitz to learn more.

McKinley driver education coordinator Leilani Okuda discusses the perils of distracted driving; Author and DJ Morgan Nixon documents the history of the Jamaican reggae music label Studio One

Jordan Ellenberg is a mathematics professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the New York Times Best-selling author of two books: “How Not to be Wrong” and “Shape.” He has been visiting the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa this week as part of the school's 2025 distinguished lecture series in mathematics.

State librarian Stacey Aldrich discusses how federal funding cuts and layoffs could impact local libraries; A. Kam Napier, editor-in-chief of the new Hawaiʻi publication Aloha State Daily, on what he hopes the new online outlet can add to local news