| Student Voice: Redefining AI in education with Kūlia Scholarships Connect app | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Student-Voice-Redefining-AI-in-education-with-Kulia-Scholarships-Connect-app.aspx | Student Voice: Redefining AI in education with Kūlia Scholarships Connect app | By fostering a better understanding of AI, we can create an education system that’s not just advanced but also deeply human, writes Baldwin High student Jeremiah Jacinto. | | |
| January 2025 | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/Newsletters/SuperintendentReport/Pages/January-2025.aspx | January 2025 | In the Jan. 2025 report to the Board of Education (BOE), Superintendent Keith Hayashi provided updates on new leadership appointments in the department and recent awards and recognitions for students, employees and schools. | | |
| HIDOE to restore one additional school bus route for Kalama Intermediate School on Maui starting Monday | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Jan-13-bus-route-restorations.aspx | HIDOE to restore one additional school bus route for Kalama Intermediate School on Maui starting Monday | One previously suspended school bus route serving Samuel E. Kalama Intermediate School will be reinstated starting on Monday, Jan. 13. | | |
| HIDOE announces new deputy superintendent for operations, new assistant superintendent for information technology services | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/HIDOE-Jan-2025-Appointments.aspx | HIDOE announces new deputy superintendent for operations, new assistant superintendent for information technology services | Hawai‘i State Department of Education (HIDOE) Superintendent Keith Hayashi has appointed a new deputy superintendent for operations and a new assistant superintendent for information technology services, both of whom will step into their new roles this month. | | |
| HIDOE releases second summary report on rebuilding plan for King Kamehameha III Elementary School | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/King-Kamehameha-III-Elementary-summary-report-2.aspx | HIDOE releases second summary report on rebuilding plan for King Kamehameha III Elementary School | The Department solicited feedback from the school and local community about the location and design of a permanent campus for the historic school. | | |
| HIDOE to restore one additional school bus route for Moanalua High School starting Tuesday | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Jan-7-bus-route-restorations.aspx | HIDOE to restore one additional school bus route for Moanalua High School starting Tuesday | One previously suspended school bus route serving Moanalua High School will be reinstated starting on Tuesday, Jan. 7. | | |
| Students win $19K for AI solutions to real-world education issues | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Students-win-19K-for-artificial-intelligence-solutions-to-real-world-education-issues.aspx | Students win $19K for AI solutions to real-world education issues | Students from five Hawai‘i public schools received $19,500 in awards for coming up with project ideas that utilize artificial intelligence to address real-world issues that students face today. | | |
| December 2024 | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/Newsletters/SuperintendentReport/Pages/December-2024.aspx | December 2024 | In the December 2024 report to the Board of Education (BOE), Superintendent Keith Hayashi provided updates on U.S. Education Secretary Cardona’s visit with students and highlights of recent awards and recognitions for students, employees and schools. | | |
| McKinley High’s new athletic complex will elevate spectator experience, serve as hub for community | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/McKinley-High-Athletic-Complex-Groundbreaking.aspx | McKinley High’s new athletic complex will elevate spectator experience, serve as hub for community | McKinley High School broke ground on a $24 million state-of-the-art athletic complex. The groundbreaking ceremony was attended by HIDOE administrators, legislators, and dedicated supporters of Hawaiʻi high school athletics. | | |
| Student Voice: 'Tis The Season for College Applications | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Student-Voice-Tis-The-Season-for-College-Applications.aspx | Student Voice: 'Tis The Season for College Applications | The college application process feels like preparing for a big holiday feast—stress-inducing and requiring tremendous effort, but ultimately, organization is key. | | |
| Resilience and hope: U.S. Education Secretary Cardona visits Lahaina schools | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Resilience-and-hope-Education-Secretary-Cardona-visits-Lahaina-schools.aspx | Resilience and hope: U.S. Education Secretary Cardona visits Lahaina schools | "I'm just so impressed with how everyone came together and how there's an allegiance to the community here – something that, I think, is powerful and inspiring." | | |
| HIDOE to restore one additional school bus route in Upcountry Maui starting Monday | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Dec-9-bus-route-restorations.aspx | HIDOE to restore one additional school bus route in Upcountry Maui starting Monday | One previously suspended school bus route in Upcountry Maui will be reinstated starting on Monday, Dec. 9. | | |
| Kealakehe High students represent Hawai‘i in NASA rover challenge | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/kealakehe-high-nasa-herc.aspx | Kealakehe High students represent Hawai‘i in NASA rover challenge | Student team prepares for global competition in hands-on engineering and innovation | | |
| $20M workforce housing project and HERO Awards celebrate and support Lahaina educators | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Lahaina-HERO-awards-teacher-workforce-housing-project-lahainaluna-high-school.aspx | $20M workforce housing project and HERO Awards celebrate and support Lahaina educators | State and local leaders are addressing critical needs and celebrating the resilience of Lahaina public school educators through two major initiatives. | | |
| November 2024 | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/Newsletters/SuperintendentReport/Pages/November-2024.aspx | November 2024 | In the November 2024 report to the Board of Education (BOE), Superintendent Keith Hayashi provided updates on student transportation and highlights of recent awards and recognitions for students, employees and schools. | | |
| HIDOE holds community meeting to gather feedback on possible new site to rebuild King Kamehameha III Elementary School | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/king-kamehameha-iii-elementary-community-meeting-november-19.aspx | HIDOE holds community meeting to gather feedback on possible new site to rebuild King Kamehameha III Elementary School | About 100 staff and community members attended the HIDOE's community meeting to discuss a potential new site for the school’s permanent future. | | |
| $2.5 million fall campaign by HIDOE, Marc and Lynne Benioff supports over 3,500 teacher projects | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/HIDOE-and-Benioffs-donate-combined-$2.5M-to-teachers-classroom-requests-on-DonorsChoose.aspx | $2.5 million fall campaign by HIDOE, Marc and Lynne Benioff supports over 3,500 teacher projects | With the support of philanthropists and longtime Hawai’i residents Lynne and Marc Benioff, Chair and CEO of Salesforce, HIDOE has distributed $2.5 million to qualifying DonorsChoose projects by Hawai‘i’s public school teachers. | | |
| HIDOE to restore three additional school bus routes in East Hawaiʻi over the next two weeks | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Nov-12-bus-route-restorations.aspx | HIDOE to restore three additional school bus routes in East Hawaiʻi over the next two weeks | Three previously suspended school bus routes in East Hawaiʻi Island will be reinstated over the next two weeks. | | |
| HIDOE to restore three additional school bus routes in East Hawaiʻi on Monday, Nov. 4 | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/bus-restore-11-4-2024.aspx | HIDOE to restore three additional school bus routes in East Hawaiʻi on Monday, Nov. 4 | Effective Monday, Nov. 4, the Department is restoring service for nearly 50 student bus riders at two schools on Hawai‘i Island. | | |
| October 2024 | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/Newsletters/SuperintendentReport/Pages/October-2024.aspx | October 2024 | In the October 2024 report to the Board of Education (BOE), Superintendent Keith Hayashi provided updates on student transportation, student enrollment for this school year, and highlights of recent awards and recognitions for students, employees and schools. | | |
| A cross-cultural voyage: Campbell High School meets Fukuoka's student mariners | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Campbell-High-School-meets-Fukuoka-student-mariners.aspx | A cross-cultural voyage: Campbell High School meets Fukuoka's student mariners | For students from both schools, the visit offered a chance to see the world through the eyes of their international peers. | | |
| Kalani High School’s Bryan Silver named 2025 Hawaiʻi State Teacher of the Year | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Kalani-High-School’s-Bryan-Silver-named-2025-Hawaiʻi-State-Teacher-of-the-Year.aspx | Kalani High School’s Bryan Silver named 2025 Hawaiʻi State Teacher of the Year | The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education announced Kalani High School’s science and Career and Technical Education teacher Bryan Silver as the 2025 Hawaiʻi State Teacher of the Year. | | |
| 9 more school bus routes to be restored in East Hawai‘i, Central Maui | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Nine-more-school-bus-routes-to-be-restored-in-East-Hawaii-Central-Maui.aspx | 9 more school bus routes to be restored in East Hawai‘i, Central Maui | Nine previously suspended school bus routes in East Hawai‘i and on Maui will be reinstated starting Monday, Oct. 14. Service is being restored for approximately 100 student riders enrolled at 10 schools. | | |
| Governor extends emergency proclamation to address school bus driver shortage and ensure student transportation | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Governor-extends-emergency-proclamation-to-address-school-bus-driver-shortage-and-ensure-student-transportation.aspx | Governor extends emergency proclamation to address school bus driver shortage and ensure student transportation | Governor Green has extended emergency provisions, enabling HIDOE to continue addressing the school bus driver shortage. | | |
| 'Walking school bus' drives attendance rates up at Fern, Kalihi, Ka'ala elementary schools | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Walking-School-bus-boosts-attendance-at-Fern-Kalihi-Kaala-Elementary.aspx | 'Walking school bus' drives attendance rates up at Fern, Kalihi, Ka'ala elementary schools | Principals, school staff and community volunteers walk with students every day to school so students can arrive to campus safely and on time. | | |
| Mountain View Elementary's attendance team finds success with prize wheel, original videos | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Mountain-View-Elementary-attendance-program.aspx | Mountain View Elementary's attendance team finds success with prize wheel, original videos | The school’s attendance team have developed their own attendance awareness and promotion activities, including the exciting Attendance Wheel. | | |
| Molokai's Maunaloa Elementary sees boost with islandwide attendance program | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Molokai-attendance-program.aspx | Molokai's Maunaloa Elementary sees boost with islandwide attendance program | Maunaloa Elementary School administrators largely credit the reinstatement of the Moloka'i Attendance Program, or MAP, with its success. | | |
| HIDOE continues to explore options for rebuild of King Kamehameha III Elementary | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/King-Kamehameha-III-update-sept-27-2024.aspx | HIDOE continues to explore options for rebuild of King Kamehameha III Elementary | The Department is doing due diligence on a possible fourth school site in Lahaina Town. | | |
| HIDOE to restore four additional school bus routes in Central Oʻahu, East Hawaiʻi on Monday, Sept. 30 | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Sept-30-bus-route-restorations.aspx | HIDOE to restore four additional school bus routes in Central Oʻahu, East Hawaiʻi on Monday, Sept. 30 | Four previously suspended school bus routes in Central Oʻahu and East Hawaiʻi Island will be reinstated starting Monday, Sept. 30. | | |
| September 2024 | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/Newsletters/SuperintendentReport/Pages/September-2024.aspx | September 2024 | In the September 2024 report to the Board of Education (BOE), Superintendent Keith Hayashi provided an update on student transportation, operational updates, student attendance, and recent recognitions within the Department. | | |
