Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
Hawaiʻi Families Need Preschool. Who Will Fund It?
Families and advocates are wondering what the future of preschool could look like amid funding shortfalls and Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke’s recent departure from office.
UH Financial Management Association
Student-Run Stock Portfolio Could Fund Scholarships
University of Hawai‘i students were given a $1,000 donation in 1978 and told to invest it. The returns — in student experience and real-world stock holdings — have been significant.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
Teen Surfers Make Hawaiʻi History In First-Ever State Championship
Students and coaches had advocated for years for surfing to be recognized as an official high school sport.
Courtesy: Shana Cruz
Hawaiʻi Slashes Pay For Autistic Student Aides On Neighbor Islands
The education department offered more money for specialists serving autistic students on the neighbor islands. Four years later, it’s retracting its offer.
AP Photo/Mengshin Lin/2025
Family Suing Kamehameha Schools Can Stay Anonymous For Now
Their identities will be revealed to the school’s attorneys and the judge presiding over the case.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021
Beth Fukumoto: Legislature Is Doing The Right Thing On Dyslexia
Every public school in Hawaiʻi should take the same approach to defining dyslexia and screening students for reading difficulties.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
Free School Meals Are Popular. Hawaiʻi Isn’t Sold.
Three years after lawmakers first considered making school meals free for all kids, students and teachers are still pushing for change.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
More Hawaiʻi Students Are Prepped For College. Will They Attend?
Hawaiʻi has been pushing for more college and career readiness for high school students, but college enrollment is stagnant.
Courtesy Josh DeWeerd
$100K Tab For Failed Hawaiʻi Island Charter School May Fall To Taxpayers
The case raises questions about whether the state could be on the hook for millions of dollars if other charter schools close.
Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
Computerized Cadavers: Hawaiʻi Students With Medical Ambitions Get Hands On
Old school knowledge is being presented in new-fangled ways.