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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.

Farrington High School students and nearby Kalihi residents are raising concerns about new murals on campus that they worry are not reflective of Kalihi’s diverse community. HPR's Cassie Ordonio has more.

Hawaiʻi's inaugural state high school surfing championship is dropping in next year, making the state the first to recognize surfing as an official interscholastic state championship sport. The official surfing season is expected to start in February, with the championship scheduled for May 2026 on Maui.

University of Hawaiʻi administrators hope to learn more this week about how deep budget cuts will be as a result of a U.S. Department of Education decision to reduce funds for Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian programs. Chad Walton, interim vice president of research and innovation at the University of Hawaiʻi, spoke to The Conversation.

Brenda Jensen, Hawaiʻi Pacific University acting provost, and Lance Askildson, Chaminade University provost, spoke to The Conversation’s Catherine Cruz about the latest cuts each university is dealing with.

The Association for Middle Level Education is an international organization that strives to improve schools that educate 10 to 15-year-olds. Each year, the organization gives out the title of “Schools of Distinction” to institutions that go above and beyond in elevating student success. This year, Moanalua, Kaimukī, and Āliamanu middle schools were all recognized, putting them among 24 schools across the country that were given this title for 2025.