Hawaiʻi Board of Education

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.

Kaiapuni, the state's Hawaiian Immersion School where classes are taught in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, is offered at 33 schools across the islands — 26 designated Kaiapuni schools and seven public charter schools. It has seen a 67% increase in enrollment in the last 10 years, but advocates for the state program say its resources and staffing haven’t seen the same growth.

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.

There's a small but growing number of states passing laws banning cellphones in schools. Hawai‘i is not one of them. As HPR’s Cassie Ordonio reports, educators and parents are calling for some sort of guidance as the younger generation is glued to their tiny screens.

President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to get rid of the federal Department of Education. The Conversation talked to Hawaiʻi Department of Education Superintendent Keith Hayashi and state Board of Education chairman Roy Takumi about what this means locally.

The teachers impacted by the delay will receive an extra $400 per missed paycheck in the next few weeks. The funds seek to compensate educators for bank overdraft fees, missed loan payments and other financial burdens. HPR's Cassie Ordonio has more.

Senate Bill 3207 would allow DOE Superintendent Keith Hayashi's salary to be set by the state Board of Education. Critics of Hayashi's current salary say the superintendent should not be making a higher wage than the governor.

Gov. Josh Green has appointed former state lawmaker Roy Takumi to replace Warren Haruki as Board of Education chair. This is the BOE's third major leadership change in the past two years.

If passed, Senate Bill 3207 would remove the salary cap for Hawaiʻi’s public schools’ superintendent and allow the amount to be set by the Board of Education.

Several people at Hawaiian language immersion, or Kaiapuni, schools voiced their frustrations at a Board of Education meeting, citing concerns over evacuation plans, online learning, and accommodations from the Department of Education. HPR's Cassie Ordonio has more.