Education

This School Wanted Officers On Campus. 3 Others Will Get Them First David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

This School Wanted Officers On Campus. 3 Others Will Get Them First

Representatives of Nānākuli High and Intermediate School say they have been left out of Oʻahu’s upcoming school resource officer pilot program.

Religious Waivers Soar For Child Vaccines On Kauaʻi Getty Images/iStockphoto

Religious Waivers Soar For Child Vaccines On Kauaʻi

The low immunization rate at Kauaʻi schools is tied to a rise in easy-to-obtain religious waivers.

1 In 4 Hawai‘i Students Are Chronically Absent From School Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

1 In 4 Hawai‘i Students Are Chronically Absent From School

Five years after the pandemic upended attendance, many schools are still struggling to get kids to show up regularly.

Half Of UH Students Struggle To Get Food Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Half Of UH Students Struggle To Get Food

For students at the University of Hawaiʻi, skipping a meal or going hungry isn’t uncommon, according to new data.

Hawai‘i State Library Bans Displays For Banned Books Week Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

Hawai‘i State Library Bans Displays For Banned Books Week

The state librarian says the new guidelines help people avoid any confusion that the library is banning books.

E-Bikes In Schools: Hawaiʻi Politicians Call For Restrictions Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

E-Bikes In Schools: Hawaiʻi Politicians Call For Restrictions

Efforts to implement stricter rules and more consistent standards have taken on urgency amid a sharp increase in traffic fatalities this year.

Here’s Where Hawaiʻi School Enrollment Is Dropping Fastest Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Here’s Where Hawaiʻi School Enrollment Is Dropping Fastest

The state is looking at redistricting schools and closing campuses amid an ongoing decline in enrollment.

Surfing State Championships Coming To Hawaiʻi Schools This Spring David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

Surfing State Championships Coming To Hawaiʻi Schools This Spring

Surfing has been a high school sport since 2004, but a lack of funding and state support has kept many schools from starting their own competitive teams.

Some North Carolina Students Never Returned To School After Hurricane Helene AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough/2024

Some North Carolina Students Never Returned To School After Hurricane Helene

The hurricane hit North Carolina a year ago, and the homeless student population surged, doubling in some places and even increasing fourfold in one county.

Hawaiʻi High School Seniors Could Face Major Spike In Graduation Costs Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

Hawaiʻi High School Seniors Could Face Major Spike In Graduation Costs

A proposal from the state education department would raise the maximum cost for caps and gowns from $25 to $125.