| HIDOE awarded nearly $5 million to begin electrifying school bus fleet | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/electric-school-buses.aspx | HIDOE awarded nearly $5 million to begin electrifying school bus fleet | HIDOE has received a $4.99 million grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to begin electrifying school bus fleets across the islands, replacing traditional diesel-powered models over the next two years. | | |
| HIDOE completing school roof repairs more quickly under new contracting method | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/school-roof-repairs.aspx | HIDOE completing school roof repairs more quickly under new contracting method | The Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) is more quickly working through backlogged roof repair projects at schools utilizing a new contracting method to expedite common repairs. | | |
| Future Schools Now: Superintendent Kishimoto launches modernized facilities maintenance program | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Future-Schools-Now.aspx | Future Schools Now: Superintendent Kishimoto launches modernized facilities maintenance program | The initiative involves streamlining how HIDOE contracts repair services to fast-track priority projects, increasing the community’s access to project details with an online database under development, and implementing a data-driven analysis to plan for future school needs. | | |
| Kalihi-to-Ala Moana School Impact Fees to begin Oct. 1 | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/kalihi-ala-moana-impact-fees.aspx | Kalihi-to-Ala Moana School Impact Fees to begin Oct. 1 | Beginning Oct. 1, 2018, homebuilders and residential developers in the urban corridor from Kalihi to Ala Moana will be subject to a school impact fee when applying for building permits for new residential construction. | | |
| Honowai Elementary selected as a U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon School | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Honowai-El-ED-GRS-awardee.aspx | Honowai Elementary selected as a U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon School | Honowai Elementary School, located in the heart of Waipahu, is among the 2018 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools (ED-GRS) that was selected for its innovative efforts to reduce environmental impact and utility costs, improve health and wellness, and ensure effective sustainability education. | | |
| Public hearing to take place on proposed School Impact District from Kalihi to Ala Moana | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/KalihiImpactDistrictHearings.aspx | Public hearing to take place on proposed School Impact District from Kalihi to Ala Moana | The Hawaii State Department of Education will hear testimony on a proposed School Impact District spanning Kalihi to Ala Moana. | | |
| Department of Education moves forward on energy efficiency goals | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/honowaiefficiency.aspx | Department of Education moves forward on energy efficiency goals | Honowai Elementary in Waipahu is the first HIDOE campus to complete a school retrofit with campus-wide energy efficiencies and energy generation. These efforts are part of the Department's Ka Hei program that integrates innovative energy technology with meaningful learning experiences, all while reducing energy costs.
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| Department shapes lessons around World Conservation Congress | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/-lessons-around-World-Conservation-Congress.aspx | Department shapes lessons around World Conservation Congress | In anticipation of the World Conservation Congress convening in Hawai’i in September, the Hawaii State Department of Education has created educator resources for teachers, students and schools to participate and contribute in this global gathering. | | |
| Ewa Makai Middle School teacher wins $2,500 educational grant | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Ewa-Makai-Grant.aspx | Ewa Makai Middle School teacher wins $2,500 educational grant | Ewa Makai Middle School Student Activities Coordinator Vanessa Ching was awarded a $2,500 educational grant as part of the Thank America’s Teachers 2016 initiative, sponsored by Farmers Insurance. | | |
| Keeping schools running behind the scenes | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/SuccessStories/Partners/Pages/FacilitiesManager.aspx | Keeping schools running behind the scenes | It takes a lot of hard-working people to keep aging schools operating, including many you never see. Here we bid a fond aloha to Jeff Davis, who did whatever it took to keep schools running over a 30-year career. | | |
| DOE breaks ground on first Ka Hei Photovoltaic Projects | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/KaHeiGround.aspx | DOE breaks ground on first Ka Hei Photovoltaic Projects | The Department begins the energy-generation phase of the Ka Hei program, a multi-year initiative to integrate innovative energy technology with meaningful learning experiences, all while reducing energy costs. | | |
| Highlands Intermediate student wins statewide logo competition | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/KaHei_Logo_winner.aspx | Highlands Intermediate student wins statewide logo competition | Tiffany Noda's artwork will brand the DOE's push for sustainability via the Ka Hei program. | | |
| Sustainability takes off at Jefferson Elementary | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/SuccessStories/Schools/Pages/Sustainability-takes-off-at-Jefferson-Elementary.aspx | Sustainability takes off at Jefferson Elementary | Boasting a Hawaiian garden, hydroponics and solar panels, the Honolulu school has emerged as a model of sustainable practices, thanks to committed educators, students and the community. | | |
| What Malama Honua looks like at the school level | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/SuccessStories/Schools/Pages/Lunalilo-Malama-Honua.aspx | What Malama Honua looks like at the school level | Lunalilo Elementary aligned its project-based curriculum, cultural education and community outreach to the Worldwide Voyage of the Hōkule‘ā and Hikianalia. Master navigator Nainoa Thompson: “I know that if we have 10,000 Lunalilos, the voyage is worth it.” | | |
| Futuristic design grows out of need for savings | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/Organization/Offices/FacilitiesandOperations/FutureSchoolsNow/Pages/Futuristic-design.aspx | Futuristic design grows out of need for savings | The Department of Education is testing a new portable building design in hopes of giving students and teachers more creative and flexible space while saving money on utility bills. | | |
| Campbell High's saltwater-powered fan takes students to Samsung nationals | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/SuccessStories/Awards/Pages/campbell-samsung.aspx | Campbell High's saltwater-powered fan takes students to Samsung nationals | JCHS is one of 15 public schools named national finalists in the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Contest, which aims to encourage innovation while addressing the technology gap in classrooms across the country. They've won a $35,000 technology grant, and will present their project to a live panel of judges on March 18 in New York City. If named to the Top 5, they'll win a $120,000 grant. | | |
| Curriculum is key in sustainability plans | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/SuccessStories/Partners/Pages/KaHeiCurriculum.aspx | Curriculum is key in sustainability plans | The Department's energy sustainability project, Ka Hei, is helping teachers give students hands-on experiences in the classroom. Teachers now have tools that give STEM exposure around energy generation and efficiency. | | |
| Boosting teacher, student STEM learning while upgrading campuses | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/SuccessStories/Schools/Pages/Ka-Hei-Feb-2015-update.aspx | Boosting teacher, student STEM learning while upgrading campuses | This update on the Department's Ka Hei program, in partnership with OpTerra Energy Services, was penned by Dann Carlson, assistant superintendent for school facilities. It ran in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser on Feb. 8, 2015. | | |
| Hale Kula breaks ground on historic improvements | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Hale-Kula-Elementary-School-Breaks-Ground-on-Historic-Improvements.aspx | Hale Kula breaks ground on historic improvements | HONOLULU – Hale Kula Elementary, a Department school located on the U.S. Army’s Wheeler/Schofield Barracks property, broke ground today for the first upgrades in the campus’ 53-year history. | | |
