Chemical odor shuts Kahala Elementary

• By Nanea Kalani
• May 16, 2017

Kahala Elementary School was closed today due to complaints of a strong chemical odor on the East Oahu campus. The school began contacting parents to pick up their children around 11 a.m. Read more

3 named as Kamehameha trustee finalists

• By Nanea Kalani
• May 13, 2017

Outgoing schools Superintendent Kathryn Matayoshi, a former head of Bishop Museum and an Oahu hotel executive have been named finalists to fill a vacancy on the Kamehameha Schools board of trustees. Read more

School board’s selection process called flawed

• By Nanea Kalani
• May 12, 2017

As the Board of Education prepared to privately interview its two selected finalists for schools superintendent Thursday, community members and education groups complained to board members that the selection process was not transparent and lacked public input. Read more

‘Food insecurity’ study surveys UH students

• By Nanea Kalani
• May 11, 2017

As an undergraduate student at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Surely Wallace said she’d often go hungry while balancing the responsibilities of work, being a full-time student and a caregiver for a family member. Read more

UH-Manoa splits graduation ceremonies

• By Nanea Kalani
• May 10, 2017

With an estimated 2,100 University of Hawaii students expected to participate in Saturday’s graduation exercises, concerns about overcrowding have prompted UH-Manoa officials to split the graduation into two ceremonies based on the college or school awarding students’ degrees. Read more

Free meals will be served to all students at 52 isle schools

• By Nanea Kalani
• May 10, 2017

Starting next school year, 52 public schools will serve free breakfast and lunch to all 25,000 children in their schools, regardless of a family’s ability to pay, as the Department of Education expands its free-meals program to benefit more low-income communities. Read more

Netflix series on suicide spurs alert from schools

• By Nanea Kalani
• May 6, 2017

As the popularity of a Netflix teen drama that centers around a student’s suicide continues to soar among young audiences, officials from Hawaii public and private schools have been alerting parents to the graphic content of the show and encouraging healthy discussions around the sensitive topic. Read more

Schools chief finalists tout access

• By Nanea Kalani
• May 5, 2017

In their first public remarks in Hawaii on Thursday, the two candidates vying to be the next superintendent of public schools emphasized a commitment to ensuring equitable access to a high-quality education. Read more

Finalists for schools chief make first appearance in Hawaii

• By Nanea Kalani
• May 4, 2017

The two women vying to be the next superintendent of Hawaii public schools both emphasized in their first public remarks this morning a commitment to ensuring equitable access to a high-quality education. Read more

Punahou president announces retirement in 2019

• By Nanea Kalani
• May 2, 2017

Punahou School’s longtime president, James Scott, announced today he plans to retire from the private school at the end of the 2018-19 school year. Read more

Teachers approve 4-year contract

• By Nanea Kalani
• April 28, 2017

Hawaii public school teachers overwhelmingly voted in favor Thursday of a contract that will boost their pay by 13.6 percent over the next four years. Read more

Hawaii teachers overwhelmingly ratify new contract with raises

• By Nanea Kalani
• April 27, 2017

Hawaii public school teachers overwhelmingly voted in favor today of a four-year labor contract that will boost their pay by 13.6 percent over the next four years. Read more

Public schools chief search narrows to 2 mainland standouts

• By Nanea Kalani
• April 27, 2017

A superintendent for Phoenix-area schools and an educational consultant who has helped run mainland school districts have emerged as the top candidates to lead Hawaii’s public school system. Read more

Search for Hawaii public schools leader down to 2 finalists

• By Nanea Kalani
• April 26, 2017

Two mainland schools chiefs are in the running to become the next superintendent of Hawaii’s public school system. Read more

Deal would raise teachers’ pay nearly 14%

• By Nanea Kalani
• April 23, 2017

Hawaii public school teachers would see multiyear pay raises totaling nearly 14 percent under a tentative four-year contract deal reached with the state Saturday. Read more

Teachers’ union reaches 4-year contract deal with state

• By Nanea Kalani
• April 22, 2017

Hawaii public school teachers would see multiyear pay raises totaling nearly 14 percent under a tentative four-year contract deal reached with the state today. Read more

Big Isle principal wins $25K Tokioka award

• By Nanea Kalani
• April 21, 2017

Naalehu Elementary School Principal Darlene Javar, who is credited with supporting new and seasoned teachers to be effective educators, has received the Masayuki Tokioka Excellence in School Leadership Award, which comes with a $25,000 prize. Read more

Public-school funding measures die

• By Nanea Kalani
• April 21, 2017

State House and Senate negotiators were unable Thursday to reach agreement on key details of a controversial proposal put forward by the teachers union to generate extra revenue for public schools through property taxes. Read more

DOE closes 19 misconduct inquiries

• By Nanea Kalani
• April 19, 2017

The Department of Education closed out 19 employee misconduct investigations during the first three months of the year, resulting in six terminations and five resignations or retirements in lieu of termination, according to data shared Tuesday with the state school board. Read more

$70M grant to upgrade Solomon Elementary campus

• By Nanea Kalani
• April 15, 2017

The Solomon Elementary School campus on Schofield Barracks in Wahiawa is expected to get a major overhaul with the help of a federal grant totaling more than $70 million. Read more

Elementary school at Schofield to get $70M federal grant

• By Nanea Kalani
• April 14, 2017

The Solomon Elementary School campus on Schofield Barracks in Wahiawa is expected to get a major overhaul with the help of a federal grant totaling more than $70 million. Read more