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Hawaiʻi Families Need Preschool. Who Will Fund It? 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.

Student-Run Stock Portfolio Could Fund Scholarships 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.

Teen Surfers Make Hawaiʻi History In First-Ever State Championship 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.

Hawaiʻi Slashes Pay For Autistic Student Aides On Neighbor Islands 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.

Family Suing Kamehameha Schools Can Stay Anonymous For Now 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.

Beth Fukumoto: Legislature Is Doing The Right Thing On Dyslexia 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.

Free School Meals Are Popular. Hawaiʻi Isn’t Sold.  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.  

More Hawaiʻi Students Are Prepped For College. Will They Attend? 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.

$100K Tab For Failed Hawaiʻi Island Charter School May Fall To Taxpayers 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.