Power outage closes Kapunahala Elementary in Kaneohe today
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Wendy Hensel earns early praise in first weeks as UH president
Hensel says UH has begun to organize a search committee and hire a search firm to find a new athletic director after then-UH President David Lassner fired Craig Angelos in November. Read more
Hawaii public schools regress in farm-to-plate program
The state Department of Education failed to make progress in 2024 toward an ambitious goal prescribed by state law to use more locally produced food in public school meals. Read more
New University of Hawaii president receives warm welcome from senators
UH President Wendy Hensel told lawmakers that in her first two weeks on the job she had “walked every property and talked to students” — along with two visits to UH West Oahu this week. Read more
HECO restores power to Waiau customers
The outage also left Pearl City School unable to provide meal services or maintain regular activities on Tuesday. Read more
Hawaii is urged to start youth program to aspire new teachers
Former West Virginia Department of Education leader Carla Warren joined Hawaii educators, policymakers and advocates Wednesday at the Hawaii Education Association’s annual summit to address the state’s persistent teacher shortage through a pre-apprenticeship program. Read more
DOE report reveals opinions on new Lahaina campus
The state Department of Education on Friday released a summary report Opens in a new tab on community sentiment regarding plans to rebuild King Kamehameha III Elementary School, which was damaged beyond repair in the Aug. 8, 2023, Lahaina wildfire. Read more
High school students get taste of the Supreme Court in action
Nearly 400 students from Aiea, Leilehua, McKinley Mililani, Radford and Waipahu high schools packed the stands Tuesday at the Mililani High School gymnasium to witness a powerful “visiting team” in action. Read more
Kealakehe High engineering represents Hawaii in NASA competition
The competition challenges students to design and build human-powered rovers capable of navigating simulated extraterrestrial terrains. Read more
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Farrington High to reopen after early-morning shooting on campus
In a letter to parents, Farrington principal Alfredo Carganilla said it appears that the 4 a.m. shooting of a “campus security contractor” was accidental and there is no threat to students. Read more
UH study on quality of life cites housing, health care as stressors
A new dashboard launched by the University of Hawaii at Manoa offers insights into the pressing social, economic and health issues affecting state residents. Read more
UH, Navy, Marines team up on resource management
The University of Hawaii and the Department of the Navy signed Monday an unprecedented 10-year agreement aimed at safeguarding natural and cultural resources on Navy and Marine Corps installations in the state. Read more
UH plans to improve Manoa’s popular McCarthy Mall
The University of Hawaii at Manoa will begin work as early as January that it says will transform the “heart” of the campus by making its already popular, tree-lined McCarthy Mall even more accessible while creating a five-story building designed to help students from different disciplines mingle and mix. Read more
Mid-Pacific accepts cryptocurrency
Mid-Pacific Institute has announced a new policy allowing cryptocurrency donations, highlighting the school’s commitment to embracing innovation and broadening opportunities for inclusive philanthropy. Read more
Below-market rentals, awards program support Lahaina educators
Hawaii Schools Superintendent Keith Hayashi said one out of every three West Maui educators was displaced from housing by the Aug. 8, 2023, wildfire. Read more
Trump’s education secretary pick named in sexual abuse lawsuit
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Strategies for high school grads to increase income
The new report adds to a growing body of evidence that routes to upward mobility in America exist for the 60% of the nation’s labor force without a four-year college degree. Read more
At 17, she just passed the state bar of California
The California bar is among the most difficult licensing requirements exams in the country, and just under 54% of the 8,291 people who took it in July passed. Read more
Trump picks former WWE CEO Linda McMahon as education secretary
Trump said she will fight “tirelessly” to expand universal school choice across the U.S. Read more
OpenAI launches free AI training course for teachers
The move comes as OpenAI is stepping up efforts to highlight the positive role in education of its ChatGPT chatbot whose launch in November 2022 kicked off a generative AI craze and made it one of the world’s fastest-growing applications. Read more
Students connect to heritage as Filipino studies begin
Filipino history and culture matter. And many Filipino students felt their heritage mattered enough to be taught in school. Read more
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