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The Education Department Is Dismantling. Here’s What That Means  AP

The Education Department Is Dismantling. Here’s What That Means 

It’s unclear how well-equipped other state and federal departments are to take over the Education Department’s responsibilities. 

Hawaiʻi DOE Spending More On Buses For Fewer Students Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Hawaiʻi DOE Spending More On Buses For Fewer Students

Schools have fewer bus drivers than before the Covid-19 pandemic, but statewide costs for student transportation have increased.

What’s Controversial? Teachers Grapple With Free Speech In Hawaiʻi Schools Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

What’s Controversial? Teachers Grapple With Free Speech In Hawaiʻi Schools

A parent’s complaint after a class conversation about Charlie Kirk highlights the larger challenges schools face in teaching government and current events.

Hawaiʻi Schools Chief Gets $45,000 Raise As His 4-Year Contract Is Renewed David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Hawaiʻi Schools Chief Gets $45,000 Raise As His 4-Year Contract Is Renewed

DOE Superintendent Keith Hayashi also could see his salary rise up to $400,900 by the end of the decade if he continues to get good performance reviews.

DOE’s Top Leader Could Get Big Pay Raise Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

DOE’s Top Leader Could Get Big Pay Raise

Superintendent Keith Hayashi’s salary could increase 60% by 2029 under a new contract up for approval Wednesday.

Lee Cataluna: Money, Power And Status Make Kamehameha Schools A Rich Target Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Lee Cataluna: Money, Power And Status Make Kamehameha Schools A Rich Target

The lawsuit against the well-endowed Hawaiian school insists the goal is to force racial integration but there’s more of an undercurrent here.

Kamehameha Ending Scholarships For Students Attending Other Schools Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

Kamehameha Ending Scholarships For Students Attending Other Schools

The Kipona Scholarship is Kamehameha’s third-largest external financial aid program.

Hawaiʻi Is Making A Big Push To Increase College Enrollment. Will It Work? Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

Hawaiʻi Is Making A Big Push To Increase College Enrollment. Will It Work?

A new program offers Hawaiʻi seniors guaranteed admissions to nine University of Hawaiʻi campuses, but advocates say more needs to be done if UH really wants to reach more disadvantaged students.

Hawaiʻi Mom Sues Boys & Girls Club For Not Protecting Child From Abuse Suevon Lee/Civil Beat

Hawaiʻi Mom Sues Boys & Girls Club For Not Protecting Child From Abuse

Staffers didn’t intervene or contact authorities after a 10-year-old boy complained he was sexually assaulted by another student in the program, the lawsuit says.

Viral Bullying Videos Are Sign Of Bigger Problem In Hawaiʻi Schools Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Viral Bullying Videos Are Sign Of Bigger Problem In Hawaiʻi Schools

Social media is amplifying conflicts and normalizing bad behavior as teens film fights and post them online to draw hundreds of views and comments.