Damien Memorial School’s president has reversed course after abruptly canceling the school’s virtual graduation ceremony when students petitioned for an in-person gathering in the summer. Read more
Brother Brian Walsh sent a new email today saying the ceremonies would be held after all. Read more
Summer school will include some options for in-person instruction for students who struggled with distance learning this spring, including those in special education, schools Superintendent Christina Kishimoto says. Read more
Seniors in the Class of 2020 had their school year cut short and futures cast in doubt by COVID-19, but a new initiative is offering personal help to get back on track to college or a job. Read more
Families tighten their belts and cut spending when their incomes drop, but researchers at the University of Hawaii Public Policy Center say that’s the wrong approach for the state to take in response to COVID-19. Read more
More than 900 Hawaii public school teachers pleaded with the state Board of Education not to cut their pay to meet the looming budget shortfall. Read more
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UH students can quickly apply online for the grants, which range from $200 to more than $2,000 depending on the campus, student need and available funds. Read more
The University of Hawaii intends to use both on-campus and online instruction when the fall semester starts on Aug. 24 and will take steps to ensure hygiene and social distancing as needed. Read more
Teachers, staff and students from schools across the islands found a different way to link up for May Day, staging impromptu performances from their homes, backyards, and even a banana patch. Read more
The traditional mass lei giving and hugfest that make graduations so memorable in Hawaii won’t happen this year due to social-distancing requirements. Read more
A lawsuit filed confidentially against Punahou School last week was unsealed Monday, revealing that the former teacher and coach accused of sexual misconduct with a student in the late 1970s is Christopher McLaren. Read more
The 2008 Punahou graduate is one of several women who played basketball at the school and have come forward this week to accuse the former coach of sexual abuse. Read more
About 50 homeless people are staying in tents and being monitored at Keehi Lagoon Beach Park at the Provisional Outdoor Screening and Triage Facility, which is being expanded. Read more
Hundreds of state employees are volunteering to help process Hawaii’s crushing backlog of unemployment claims in hopes of speeding up checks to workers idled by COVID-19. Read more
For many of Hawaii’s public school teachers, the shift to working from home only ramped up their responsibilities as they had to figure out creative ways to reach and teach their scattered students. Read more
Hawaii public schools began offering distance learning on April 6 and the school year officially ends May 28. Read more
Nearly 50 college students had planned to compete at the University of Hawaii at Hilo for $5,000 in prizes, but the COVID-19 crisis shut their campuses and scattered them as far as Spain. Read more
Students may use the money for course materials and technology, food, housing, health care and child care. The funds are targeted to help students and colleges cover expenses related to disruption of campus operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more
Hawaii’s public schools are expected to stay shut until COVID-19 is no longer spreading in the community, defined as four weeks with no new cases, according to the Department of Education. Read more
A University of Hawaii Cancer Center researcher and a local genomics company are trying to decipher why COVID-19 hits some people much harder than others — by examining their DNA. Read more
Hawaii’s public schools have begun lending computers to students who don’t have them at home, and teachers are helping students get back on track with online and written assignments as well as projects. Read more
