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.
Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
Hawaiʻi Storms: Governor Orders Oʻahu Shutdown Friday
Public schools, parks, libraries and most government offices on Oʻahu will close amid forecasts of heavy rain and strong winds.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
As Climate Change Threatens Student Athlete Safety, States Try To Adapt
But some school districts can’t afford to comply with requirements for special equipment or alternate practice schedules.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
Early Education Bill Gutted, Replaced With School Leadership Restrictions
Language from one of the Senate education chair’s failed bills suddenly reappeared in an unrelated piece of legislation. Critics say that could be unconstitutional.