6 more schools meet federal standard

Six more Hawaii public schools met adequate yearly progress under the federal No Child Left Behind law after successful appeals or corrections.

Altogether, 116 of the state’s 286 schools met AYP, the state Department of Education announced last week.

The schools that met AYP after successful appeals are: Hanalei Elementary, Kula Aupuni Niihau public charter school, Moanalua High and Waihee Elementary.

Meanwhile, Kahului Elementary and Kealakehe Elementary were determined to have met AYP after corrections were made to data.

The AYP status of each of the state’s schools can be found at arch.k12.hi.us.

City rolls out 11 Web and mobile apps

Eleven Web and mobile applications related to city services and events are now available on a city website, Mayor Peter Carlisle announced last week.

The service applications — CrimeMapping, Disaster Alert, Festivals of Hawaii, Honolulu Map and Walking Tours, Honolulu Tsunami Evacuation Zones, Kokua Traffic, MapMyRide, Oahu Landmarks, TheBusHEA, TripIt and Waikiki Island Guide — can be found at can-do.Honolulu.gov.

"These new applications will help people access city information quickly and efficiently," Carlisle said in a statement.

More "apps" intended to assist the public with their daily lives will be released in the future, said Gordon Bruce of the city Department of Information Technology. The public is invited to submit or recommend applications for the site.

Master’s program will benefit clinical psychologists

The University of Hawaii at Hilo’s College of Pharmacy is offering a master of science degree in clinical psychopharmacology.

The degree gives clinical psychologists in the military — as well as on Guam and in the states of New Mexico and Louisiana — the authority to write prescriptions once they pass a national board exam. In most states, including Hawaii, people seeking prescriptions for mental and emotional disorders must go to psychiatrists.

The college said Friday the program will initially be offered at Tripler Army Medical Center on Oahu. Instructors from the Hilo school will visit Tripler three to five times per course.

The program begins this fall. It will require four semesters and one summer session to complete.

Federal agency grants $1.5 million to protect species

Hawaii is receiving $1.5 million in federal grants to support the protection of threatened and endangered species.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Wednesday the funds include $900,000 for a survey of how many Hawaiian hoary bats and Hawaiian petrels live at a site on Maui.

The state is getting more than $390,000 to buy more than 3,500 acres upslope of Makawao and Haiku on Maui. The land is at the center of the East Maui Watershed Partnership — a project managed by six major landowners. The area provides habitat for 13 rare or endangered birds.

The grant funds will also help the state expand the scope of a habitat conservation plan for Kauai sea-birds to include the Hawaiian hoary bat.