| 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. | | |
| 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. | | |
| 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. | | |
| 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. | | |
| HIDOE to restore 14 additional school bus routes in Central Oʻahu, East Hawaiʻi and Upcountry Maui on Monday, Sept. 23 | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Sept-23-bus-route-restorations.aspx | HIDOE to restore 14 additional school bus routes in Central Oʻahu, East Hawaiʻi and Upcountry Maui on Monday, Sept. 23 | 14 previously suspended school bus routes in Central Oʻahu, East Hawaiʻi Island and Upcountry Maui will be reinstated starting Monday, Sept. 23, restoring service for more than 250 student bus riders at 10 schools. | | |
| HIDOE to restore 13 additional school bus routes in Central Oʻahu and East Hawaiʻi on Monday, Sept. 16 | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Sept-16-bus-route-restorations.aspx | HIDOE to restore 13 additional school bus routes in Central Oʻahu and East Hawaiʻi on Monday, Sept. 16 | Thirteen previously suspended school bus routes in Central Oʻahu and East Hawaiʻi Island will be reinstated starting Monday, Sept. 16. | | |
| HIDOE to restore nine additional school bus routes in Central Oʻahu, East Hawaiʻi and Upcountry Maui starting Monday, Sept. 9 | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Sept-9-bus-route-restorations.aspx | HIDOE to restore nine additional school bus routes in Central Oʻahu, East Hawaiʻi and Upcountry Maui starting Monday, Sept. 9 | Nine previously suspended school bus routes in Central Oʻahu, East Hawaiʻi Island and Upcountry Maui will be reinstated starting Monday, Sept. 9. | | |
| Hawai‘i makes girls’ flag football a high school sport | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Hawai‘i-makes-girls’-flag-football-a-high-school-sport.aspx | Hawai‘i makes girls’ flag football a high school sport | The announcement was made Thursday in a joint press conference with the HIDOE, the HHSAA, and supporters at McKinley High School’s athletic complex. | | |
| HIDOE continues to work with school bus contractors to recruit drivers and restore routes | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/HIDOE-continues-to-work-with-school-bus-contractors-to-recruit-drivers-and-restore-routes.aspx | HIDOE continues to work with school bus contractors to recruit drivers and restore routes | The Department continues to work with its school bus contractors statewide to recruit and retain drivers. HIDOE high school students, families are encouraged to apply for free county bus passes as we continue to work to minimize disruptions. | | |
| Ongoing school bus driver shortage to impact student transportation services on Oʻahu and Kauaʻi in upcoming school year | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/SY2023-Bus-Impacts.aspx | Ongoing school bus driver shortage to impact student transportation services on Oʻahu and Kauaʻi in upcoming school year | The continuing shortage of qualified school bus drivers statewide will suspend bus transportation services at 10 of Oʻahu’s 24 high schools and four schools on Kauaʻi when the new school year begins. | | |
| 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. | | |
| EXPRESS pilot will expand student ridership options with county bus passes | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/EXPRESS.aspx | EXPRESS pilot will expand student ridership options with county bus passes | HIDOE is launching a pilot program with the four counties to expand subsidized county bus passes for high schoolers in grades 9-12. The pilot program — called EXPRESS, which stands for Expanding Ridership to Educate Students in Schools — aims to help mitigate the impacts of the national school bus driver shortage. | | |
| Pearl City Cultural Center renamed for renowned band director Michael D. Nakasone | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Nakasone-Performing-Arts-Center.aspx | Pearl City Cultural Center renamed for renowned band director Michael D. Nakasone | The Pearl City Cultural Center was renamed as the Michael D. Nakasone Performing Arts Center in recognition of the renowned band master's contributions to music education and band programs across the state. | | |
| HIDOE to implement revised health and safety protocols aligned to latest DOH guidance for schools | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Revised-health-and-safety-protocols.aspx | HIDOE to implement revised health and safety protocols aligned to latest DOH guidance for schools | The Hawai‘i State Department of Education (HIDOE), in partnership with the state Department of Health (DOH), worked on ensuring that the health and safety protocols are consistent with the latest DOH guidance for schools. | | |
| HIDOE releases guidelines to allow athletic workouts and practices | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/HIDOE-releases-guidelines-to-allow-athletic-workouts-and-practices.aspx | HIDOE releases guidelines to allow athletic workouts and practices | The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education this week released guidelines for safely restarting student athletic programming for high schools beginning Monday. Status of interscholastic competition to be determined by island league associations. | | |
| HHSAA postpones start of moderate and high-risk fall sports | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/HHSAA-postpones-start-of-moderate-and-high-risk-fall-sports.aspx | HHSAA postpones start of moderate and high-risk fall sports | The Hawaii High School Athletic Association (HHSAA) executive board approved by majority vote to postpone the start of moderate- and high-risk fall sports to January 2021. | | |
| Grab-and-Go school meals program wraps up with over 1.3 million meals served | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Grab-and-Go-wraps-up.aspx | Grab-and-Go school meals program wraps up with over 1.3 million meals served | HIDOE's Grab-and-Go school meals program wrapped up today after its final lunch service. Over 17 weeks of operation, the program provided over 1.3 million school meals for breakfast and lunch to children ages 18 or younger at nearly 80 public schools and community locations. | | |
| HIDOE launches new online student bus pass application and payment option | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Online-Bus-Pass-Application.aspx | HIDOE launches new online student bus pass application and payment option | HIDOE has launched an online bus pass application and payment feature for parents and guardians. Parents who have an email address in their student’s profile will receive an automated email message today with instructions to apply. | | |
| Kalani High dedicates new Girls’ Locker Room and athletics facilities | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Kalani-High-Dedication.aspx | Kalani High dedicates new Girls’ Locker Room and athletics facilities | Kalani High celebrated the dedication of several new athletics facilities including a new Girls’ Locker Room, an Athletics Trainers’ Facility, a Judo and Wrestling room, and other improvements. | | |
| 'Waiting for You,' an intersection of work and play, nets top art award | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/SuccessStories/Students/Pages/2019-HRSAA.aspx | 'Waiting for You,' an intersection of work and play, nets top art award | Emma Park, an 8th grader at Wahiawa Middle School, has been named an American Visions nominee in the Hawaii Regional Scholastic Art Awards. Her photograph, "Waiting for You," and two other works will be considered for national recognition. A selection of works statewide will be exhibited at the Hawaii State Art Museum. “I always saw something in my work, and it makes me really happy that other people see something in it, too.” | | |
| Hawai‘i public schools celebrate Thanksgiving with local Okinawan Sweet Potato Pie | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/2018-11-Aina-Pono-HOTM-Sweet-Potato.aspx | Hawai‘i public schools celebrate Thanksgiving with local Okinawan Sweet Potato Pie | Hawai'i public schools will celebrate the upcoming holiday season with an Okinawan Sweet Potato Pie as part of November's 'Aina Pono: Harvest of the Month program. The pie will be served on a day selected by participating schools, which includes more than 200 cafeterias statewide. Bake this delicious dessert at home for your family and friends. | | |
| Department celebrates School Bus Safety Week with proclamation ceremony | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/2018-School-Bus-Safety-Week-Proclamation.aspx | Department celebrates School Bus Safety Week with proclamation ceremony | Governor David Y. Ige and the Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) kicked off School Bus Safety Week with a proclamation ceremony on Oct. 22. The weeklong celebration is part of a national initiative to highlight the importance of school bus safety. | | |
| A culture of kindness, acceptance and aloha | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/Newsletters/Supts-Corner/Pages/101618.aspx | A culture of kindness, acceptance and aloha | Ending bullying is key to having safe, nurturing learning environments. We are updating the student misconduct and discipline code known as Chapter 19 to elevate bullying and cyberbullying at the secondary levels to a Class A offense, the most serious category. We invite all schools, offices and communities to join us in Unity Day — wear orange on Wednesday, Oct. 24 as a statement of support for kindness, acceptance and aloha. | | |
| Hawai‘i public schools seek more local farmers and vendors to supply fresh produce for student meals | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/2018-produce-solicitation-pre-bid-meetings.aspx | Hawai‘i public schools seek more local farmers and vendors to supply fresh produce for student meals | The Hawai'i State Department of Education (HIDOE) is seeking more local farmers and vendors to supply fresh produce for student meals on their island, with an emphasis on locally grown fruits and vegetables. From Oct. 22-30, HIDOE will be hosting produce solicitation pre-bid meetings across the state. RSVP by Oct. 19. | | |
| Jake Shimabukuro and Music for Life Foundation dedicate Jake’s Clubhouse at Ala Wai Elementary | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Jakes-Clubhouse-Ala-Wai.aspx | Jake Shimabukuro and Music for Life Foundation dedicate Jake’s Clubhouse at Ala Wai Elementary | The new music education learning space is outfitted with more than 100 instruments, a recording studio, performance stage and more for students of Shimabukuro's alma mater. | | |
| October’s Harvest of the Month features ‘Ulu Beef Stew in student meals | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/2018-10-Aina-Pono-HOTM-breadfruit.aspx | October’s Harvest of the Month features ‘Ulu Beef Stew in student meals | The Hawaii State Department of Education is continuing its ‘Aina Pono: Harvest of the Month program for a second year. This October, participating public schools statewide will be serving ‘Ulu Beef Stew. Create this delicious meal at home by following our recipe. | | |
| Three Hawaii public school teachers each vying for $100,000 'Dream Big' grants in national competition | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Farmers-Dream-Big-Finalists.aspx | Three Hawaii public school teachers each vying for $100,000 'Dream Big' grants in national competition | Online votes through Nov. 3 will determine five winners from among 15 finalists nationwide. Hawaii has three teachers in the running for the grant. | | |
| September 2018 Inspire | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/Newsletters/Inspire/Pages/0918.aspx | September 2018 Inspire | Inspirational stories from Hawai'i's public schools. In this edition: 9th graders at Wai'anae High excel on "The R.I.D.E.," school-based health center dedicated at Nanakuli High & Intermediate, the HIDOE Team and Employee of the Year are named, new classroom building breaks ground at Waikoloa Elementary & Middle School, more stories. | | |
| Bullying is not acceptable in Hawai‘i's public school system | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/Organization/Offices/Pages/Supt-Kishimoto-091918.aspx | Bullying is not acceptable in Hawai‘i's public school system | From Supt. Christina M. Kishimoto: It should go without saying that bullying is not tolerated in an organization or in communities dedicated to educating healthy and joyful lifelong learners who contribute meaningfully to our communities. But to be explicitly clear: Bullying of any kind is not acceptable in Hawai‘i public schools. This piece ran on Sept. 19, 2018 in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. | | |
| Public schools and HIDOE offices statewide to resume normal operations tomorrow | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/HIDOE-School-Closures-Monday-Aug-27.aspx | Public schools and HIDOE offices statewide to resume normal operations tomorrow | Hawaii State Department of Education public schools and offices statewide will resume normal operations tomorrow, Aug. 27, with the exception of four schools in Lahaina that will be closed for students. Superintendent Dr. Kishimoto urges school communities to remain vigilant and prepared through the rest of hurricane season. | | |
| “Get on Board” bus route cards arriving in mail | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/“Get-on-Board”-bus-route-cards-arriving-in-mail.aspx | “Get on Board” bus route cards arriving in mail | Parents and guardians of public school students eligible to ride the bus will receive a postcard alerting them of their routes and pick-up times for the 2014-15 school year, which starts Aug. 1. | | |
| Public schools offering summer meals to all children 18 and younger | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/2016SSO.aspx | Public schools offering summer meals to all children 18 and younger | Seamless Summer Option (SSO) is a federal program that supports children with food service when the school system is out for the regular school year. Most schools are serving breakfast and lunch. Call your nearest school for service times. | | |
| Students take passion for percussion to a national level | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/SuccessStories/Students/Pages/HYPE.aspx | Students take passion for percussion to a national level | An ensemble of dedicated percussionists and their director share a passion for music in a unique opportunity for Hawaii students. | | |
| Stevenson Middle School dedicates stunning new mural with message of hope | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Stevenson-Mural.aspx | Stevenson Middle School dedicates stunning new mural with message of hope | Students at Robert Louis Stevenson Middle School dedicated a beautiful new campus mural depicting a message of hope, covering an outer wall of its new Science & Technology Center, spanning two stories and over 1,000 square feet. | | |
| 10 Hawaii public school students medal at national art program | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/SuccessStories/Awards/Pages/2017-scholastic-nationals.aspx | 10 Hawaii public school students medal at national art program | Eighteen artworks from Hawaii were honored at the national Scholastic Art Awards, including 10 from public schools (nine DOE and one charter). Kathleen Acasio, a senior at Leilehua High, was honored with the prestigious American Visions Medal for her photograph, "Halloween." | | |
| School bus drivers needed for Maui & Kauai routes before fall semester begins on August 7 | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/School-bus-drivers-needed.aspx | School bus drivers needed for Maui & Kauai routes before fall semester begins on August 7 | HIDOE is seeking school bus drivers with valid Commercial Drivers Licenses to service routes on Maui and Kauai. For a limited time, school bus contractors are offering hiring bonuses and increased wages. | | |
| Kapolei Middle School student’s winning poster featured for National School Bus Safety Week, Oct. 16-20 | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/2017-National-School-Bus-Safety-Week.aspx | Kapolei Middle School student’s winning poster featured for National School Bus Safety Week, Oct. 16-20 | In Branden Pagurayan’s artwork, the hashtag is used to depict the extreme importance of drivers stopping for a school bus when loading or unloading students. | | |
| Get on Board’s Milestones | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/2017-Get-on-Board-Milestones.aspx | Get on Board’s Milestones | It’s been four years since HIDOE and TransPar partnered to increase value and reduce the cost of school transportation through the Get on Board initiative, saving the state approximately $13 million annually. | | |
| Hawaii public schools serve local beef in December | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/2017-12-Aina-Pono-local-beef.aspx | Hawaii public schools serve local beef in December | This month, Hawaii public schools are serving locally raised, grass-fed beef in its hamburger patties. Elementary and middle school students will be served teri hamburger steak, while high school students will enjoy teri loco moco lunches. | | |
| Kalani High students enjoy loco moco made from locally grown beef | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/2017-Kalani-High-locally-grown-beef-lunch.aspx | Kalani High students enjoy loco moco made from locally grown beef | Today at Kalani High School, students, teachers and faculty enjoyed eating the locally grown beef in their teri loco moco lunch. There was a special connection to this school since the Kalani High staff created the Paniolo Beef Patty recipe. | | |
| Student meals feature another local food source | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/2018-01-Aina-Pono-local-banana.aspx | Student meals feature another local food source | The Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) continues its efforts to include local agriculture in student meals through its ‘Aina Pono Harvest of the Month program. This month, fresh bananas will be served in a Banana Pie or a Banana Crumble at all public school cafeterias. | | |
| February is all about the freshly baked papaya bread | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/2018-02-Aina-Pono-local-papaya.aspx | February is all about the freshly baked papaya bread | This month, locally grown papayas will be incorporated into student meals across the state as part of the Hawaii State Department of Education's (HIDOE) 'Aina Pono Harvest of the Month program. Check out "Uncle Jeff's Papaya Bread" recipe. | | |
| February 2018 Inspire | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/Newsletters/Inspire/Pages/0218.aspx | February 2018 Inspire | Inspirational stories from Hawai'i's public schools. In this edition: King Kekaulike High goes all-in with interventions and co-teaching with promising results for student outcomes, Mililani High selected as next Farm to School site, more Hawai'i teachers earn National Board Certification, and many more stories. | | |
| March 2018 Education Update | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/Newsletters/EducationUpdate/Pages/0318.aspx | March 2018 Education Update | Monthly print newsletter distributed to schools and the Board of Education. In this edition: Aiea High's Ken Kang wins the Milken Educator Award and Keolu El's Bianca Yanuaria is named Hawaii's School Counselor of the Year, Jack Johnson and friends celebrate the ‘Aina Pono program at Mililani High, new student learning approaches at Kea‘au Elementary, Supt. Christina Kishimoto addresses safety on school campuses, more stories. | | |
| Ala Wai Elementary receives 40 donated ukuleles from local artist Jake Shimabukuro and Music For Life Foundation | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Ala-Wai-Ukuleles.aspx | Ala Wai Elementary receives 40 donated ukuleles from local artist Jake Shimabukuro and Music For Life Foundation | Helping to rekindle Ala Wai Elementary’s music program, ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro and the Music For Life Foundation generously donated 40 ukuleles to the school’s students and restored 22 of its Kamaka ukuleles. | | |
| All Department schools have emergency measures set | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/All-DOE-schools-have-security-and-emergency-measures.aspx | All Department schools have emergency measures set | HONOLULU – The Department's Safety, Security and Emergency Preparedness Branch this morning met with Honolulu Police Department officials to review security procedures for the state’s public schools. | | |
| Alternate lunches provided today at three Mililani schools as safety precaution over detected mumps case | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Alternate-lunches-mumps.aspx | Alternate lunches provided today at three Mililani schools as safety precaution over detected mumps case | Students at Mililani High, Mililani Uka Elementary and Mililani Waena Elementary were provided alternate school lunches today as a safety precaution after a school food service worker at Mililani High was confirmed as having the mumps virus. | | |
| It’s ‘Ulu-licious! Hawaii public schools serve breadfruit | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/2018-03-Aina-Pono-local-breadfruit.aspx | It’s ‘Ulu-licious! Hawaii public schools serve breadfruit | This March and April, Hawaii public schools will welcome a new local product in student meals – 'ulu, otherwise known as breadfruit. Check out our 'Ulu-licious Wraps recipe, as featured in the 'Aina Pono Harvest of the Month program. | | |
| Hawaii’s Farm to School program gets new name and look | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/2018-Aina-Pono-program-updates-logo.aspx | Hawaii’s Farm to School program gets new name and look | The Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) and the Office of the Lieutenant Governor unveiled a new logo and name for the Farm to School Initiative on March 29 at Mililani High School in the presence of students, teachers, HIDOE staff, state lawmakers and community supporters. | | |
| Department to expand free meal program to 30 schools total on six islands | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/CEP-Expansion.aspx | Department to expand free meal program to 30 schools total on six islands | HIDOE will expand the USDA Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) free meal program from seven public schools to 30 across the state. | | |
| NEA Chair sees arts in action in Hawaii public schools | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Chairman-Chu.aspx | NEA Chair sees arts in action in Hawaii public schools | Students at Kalihi Kai Elementary showcased their arts-integrated curriculum with the head of artistic excellence, Jane Chu, chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). Kalihi Kai Elementary is one of three Turnaround Arts schools in Hawaii, a program launched by the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (PCAH). | | |
| Department receives analysis on student transportation | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Department-receives-analysis-on-student-transportation-.aspx | Department receives analysis on student transportation | In June 2012, the Hawaii State Department of Education announced more than 100 bus routes were being eliminated statewide due to rising costs and a loss of funding.
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| Department to begin school safety drills | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Department-to-begin-school-safety-drills.aspx | Department to begin school safety drills | The Department is ramping up its school safety drills in partnership with the Honolulu Police Department (HPD). Beginning this week, the Department and HPD will conduct safety drills at several high schools on Oahu. | | |
| Department moving on bus recommendations | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/DOE-moving-on-bus-transportation-recommendations.aspx | Department moving on bus recommendations | The Department today released the results of a school bus transportation system analysis. The Department ordered the comprehensive study in August to determine what led to increased costs by school bus contractors, and to investigate strategies to improve efficiencies.
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| Hawaii student advocates call for end to dangerous, distracted driving | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Dole-Middle-Traffic-Safety.aspx | Hawaii student advocates call for end to dangerous, distracted driving | Dozens of Dole Middle School students were sign-waving today to implore drivers and passengers to reduce risky behaviors while on the road with the “Stop If You Love Me” campaign. | | |
| Farrington High celebrates the opening of the Edward ‘Skippa’ Diaz Stadium at Kusunoki Field | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Edward-Skippa-Diaz-Stadium-at-Kusunoki-Field.aspx | Farrington High celebrates the opening of the Edward ‘Skippa’ Diaz Stadium at Kusunoki Field | Farrington High School kicked off its 80 years of Governor pride celebrations with the official dedication and opening of its Edward 'Skippa' Diaz Stadium at Kusunoki Field. The $19.5 million stadium includes a new locker room, laundry and equipment rooms and athletic training room. | | |
| April 2018 Strive HI | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/Newsletters/StriveHiNewsletter/Pages/0418.aspx | April 2018 Strive HI | News and success stories from across Hawaii's public school system. In this edition: Hawai'i's grade 8 reading stands out in biannual "Nation's Report Card," Farm to School gets a new name and look with ‘Aina Pono, public feedback on the Hawai‘i DOE's draft Computer Science Action Plan is sought through April 16, more stories. | | |
| Scratch-cooked student meals to feature Maui-grown pineapples in May | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/2018-05-Aina-Pono-local-pineapple.aspx | Scratch-cooked student meals to feature Maui-grown pineapples in May | The Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) is incorporating Maui-grown pineapples in student meals statewide as part of the ‘Aina Pono Hawai‘i State Harvest of the Month program this month. Recreate this delicious meal at home by following our Sweet and Sour Pineapple Pork recipe. | | |
| Farrington High School evacuation drill to temporarily close North King Street section on Wednesday | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Farrington-evacuation-drill.aspx | Farrington High School evacuation drill to temporarily close North King Street section on Wednesday | North King Street will be temporarily closed in both directions between Kalihi St. and Houghtailing St./Waiakamilo Rd. on Wed., Mar. 9, between 9:30 and 10:45 a.m. for an emergency evacuation drill at Farrington High School. Motorists are asked to use alternate routes to avoid traffic. | | |
| Farrington High wins national LGBT award | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Farrington-High-wins-national-LGBT-award.aspx | Farrington High wins national LGBT award | Students at Farrington High are drawing national praise for bringing visibility to their lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) classmates. | | |
| Department launches final phase of student transportation reforms | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/final-phase-of-Get-on-Board.aspx | Department launches final phase of student transportation reforms | HIDOE has successfully reached the final phase of its Get on Board initiative with the awarding of new contracts on Maui and Kauai for school year 2017-18. This culminates the last of three stages of the Department's reform efforts that began in 2013 as a pilot project in Central Oahu. | | |
| Get on Board initiative to reform bus service deployment | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Get-on-Board-initiative.aspx | Get on Board initiative to reform bus service deployment | The Department is rolling out the first phase of its “Get on Board” initiative, a multi-year, multi-faceted commitment to reform its public school student bus transportation system. The initiative kicks off on the first day of school — Monday, August 5 — and will serve as many as 1,000 students at 30 schools who use buses in the Aiea, Moanalua, Pearl City, Radford and Waipahu High complex areas. | | |
| Department announces free sports physicals on the Leeward coast | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Hawaii-DOE-announces-free-sports-physicals-on-the-leeward-coast.aspx | Department announces free sports physicals on the Leeward coast | The exam given on Sports Physical Day provides the clearance necessary to participate in competitive school sports. This screening should not replace the student’s annual visit to their doctor. | | |
| Hawaii joins national Turnaround Arts initiative | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Hawaii-Turnaround-Arts.aspx | Hawaii joins national Turnaround Arts initiative | Musicians Jack Johnson and Jake Shimabukuru, and actress Alfre Woodard will work with Kalihi Kai Elementary, Kamaile Academy and Waianae Elementary as Turnaround Artists. The program has helped improve academic outcomes in participating schools through intensive arts education. | | |
| Big Island eruptions and earthquakes result in public school closures and early releases | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Big-Island-school-closures.aspx | Big Island eruptions and earthquakes result in public school closures and early releases | HIDOE closed three Pahoa area schools early Friday morning due to volcanic activity in the area. HIDOE will be assessing damage to school facilities in response to earthquake activity in the East Hawaii region. | | |
| HIDOE public schools on the Big Island to proceed with normal schedules until further notice | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Big-Island-public-schools.aspx | HIDOE public schools on the Big Island to proceed with normal schedules until further notice | All HIDOE public schools on the Big Island will be open on Monday, May 7, and operate on normal schedules. All school bus transportation will also be in operation. Hawaii State Department of Education structural engineers performed site inspections at all public schools in the Hilo-Waiakea and Kau-Keaau-Pahoa Complex Areas over the weekend and found no significant structural damage from recent earthquake activity. | | |
| E Ola Pono winners cultivate positive school culture | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/E-Ola-Pono-2018.aspx | E Ola Pono winners cultivate positive school culture | The 11th annual E Ola Pono campaign honors student- and teacher-led support programs that foster and promote belonging, care for each other and the environment, and positive school culture. Eight schools earned recognition and monetary awards. | | |
| School's out for summer, but eruption vigilance continues | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/Organization/LeadershipProfilesAndStaff/Pages/CAS-Farias-Kilauea-eruption.aspx | School's out for summer, but eruption vigilance continues | Complex Area Superintendent Chad Keone Farias of the Ka'u-Kea'au-Pahoa Complex Area authored this piece about the ongoing eruption at Kīlauea and preparing for the upcoming school year. It ran in the Hawaii Tribune-Herald and West Hawaii Today. | | |
| HIDOE closing all Hawaii Island, Maui County schools and offices ahead of impacts from Hurricane Lane | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/hurricane-lane-update.aspx | HIDOE closing all Hawaii Island, Maui County schools and offices ahead of impacts from Hurricane Lane | All public schools and Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) offices on Hawaii Island and in Maui County will be closed Wednesday, Aug. 22, until further notice, in anticipation of dangerous storm conditions from Hurricane Lane. | | |
| ‘Infofinder i’ web app provides school bus transportation information | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Infofinder-i.aspx | ‘Infofinder i’ web app provides school bus transportation information | As part of the Hawaii State Department of Education's ongoing effort to modernize Hawaii's pupil transportation system, the Student Transportation Services Branch has launched a bus stop locator/bus schedule information web application called, "Infofinder i." | | |
| All public schools and HIDOE offices to close Thursday and Friday statewide | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Hurricane-Lane-update-2.aspx | All public schools and HIDOE offices to close Thursday and Friday statewide | Hawaii public schools and Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) offices statewide will be closed Thursday and Friday as Hurricane Lane approaches the islands as a powerful Category 4 storm. This will give our school communities time to prepare — the storm is anticipated to impact Oahu Thursday evening and Kauai on Friday — and allow counties to stand up emergency shelters. | | |
| Jefferson Elementary kicks off Tsunami Awareness Month with evacuation drill | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Jefferson-Drill.aspx | Jefferson Elementary kicks off Tsunami Awareness Month with evacuation drill | Students at Jefferson Elementary School took part in a campus wide tsunami evacuation drill today to help the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA) kick off Tsunami Awareness Month. | | |
| 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. | | |
| Kaiser High student wins ‘Paint-the-Plane’ contest | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Kaiser-High-student-wins-‘Paint-the-Plane’-contest.aspx | Kaiser High student wins ‘Paint-the-Plane’ contest | HONOLULU - Alaska Airlines announced today that Aaron Nee, 16, of Honolulu is the winner of the “Spirit of the Islands” Paint-the-Plane contest. His artwork will adorn an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-800 aircraft honoring the unique culture of the Aloha State. | | |
| Kalani High School students visited by alumnus & NFL great Roy Gerela, three-time Super Bowl champion | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Kalani-Roy-Gerela.aspx | Kalani High School students visited by alumnus & NFL great Roy Gerela, three-time Super Bowl champion | Kalani High School students received a visit today from Kalani alumnus Roy Gerela, former National Football League (NFL) Pittsburgh Steeler kicker and three-time Super Bowl champion. | | |
| Kauai school bus routes modified for some Kapaa & Waimea Complex Area schools | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Kauai-school-bus-routes.aspx | Kauai school bus routes modified for some Kapaa & Waimea Complex Area schools | Kapaa El., Kapaa Middle, Kapaa High, Eleele El., Waimea Canyon Middle and Waimea High school bus routes will be temporarily consolidated beginning on the first day of school beginning next Monday. Scheduled pick-up and arrival times will be modified from previous years. | | |
| Department announces it will reopen Keonepoko Elementary for next school year | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/keonepoko-open.aspx | Department announces it will reopen Keonepoko Elementary for next school year | The status of the Puna Lava Flow that threatened Pahoa town has been downgraded from "warning" to "watch." The Department will work with unions and other organizations to reopen Keonepoko Elementary, which was closed in October 2014 due to the lava threat. | | |
| Department of Education announces contingency plans for lava flow | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/lava-update-102714.aspx | Department of Education announces contingency plans for lava flow | The DOE is closing some schools ahead of the rapidly advancing Kilauea lava flow on Hawaii Island to help staff and students prepare for displacement. Keonepoko Elementary will close indefinitely as it is in the projected path of the lava flow. | | |
| Maui High & Maui Waena Inter. school bus schedules temporarily modified | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Maui-school-bus-schedules-modified.aspx | Maui High & Maui Waena Inter. school bus schedules temporarily modified | Maui High & Maui Waena Intermediate school bus routes will be temporarily consolidated. All riders at these schools will continue to be picked up, but scheduled pick-up & arrival times will be modified from previous years. | | |
| Student transportation update for Maui High, Lahainaluna High, Baldwin High & Iao Intermediate | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Maui-transportation-update.aspx | Student transportation update for Maui High, Lahainaluna High, Baldwin High & Iao Intermediate | Lahainaluna High, Baldwin High and Iao Intermediate school bus routes exclusively serving grades 9 to 12 will be temporarily suspended. Maui High routes will be temporarily consolidated and schedules will be modified from previous years. | | |
| Mililani High selected as next Farm to School site | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Mililani-High-next-Farm-to-School-site.aspx | Mililani High selected as next Farm to School site | Mililani High School will be the next participant in the 'Aina Pono Farm to School program. Mililani High is HIDOE's second largest food production site. It provides about 2,500 school lunches daily for approximately 1,000 high school students and an additional 1,500 students at Mililani Uka Elementary and Mililani Waena Elementary. | | |
| ‘Safety First’ priority earns Mililani Uka Elementary safety award | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/MililaniUkaSafety.aspx | ‘Safety First’ priority earns Mililani Uka Elementary safety award | The American Society of Safety Engineers honor Mililani Uka Elementary for the school's dedication to its students, staff and visitors. | | |
| Moanalua High a semi-finalist in national design contest | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Moanalua-High-named-semi-finalist-in-national-design-contest.aspx | Moanalua High a semi-finalist in national design contest | HONOLULU – For the fourth consecutive year, Moanalua High School has been named a national semi-finalist in the VANS Custom Culture design contest. The national high school art contest encourages schools to submit four original designs for the renowned shoemaker. | | |
| More students to benefit from Get on Board program | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/More-students-to-benefit-from-Get-on-Board-program.aspx | More students to benefit from Get on Board program | The expansion of the "Get on Board" program will serve about 200 more students who attend August Ahrens Elementary, Highlands Intermediate, Pearl City High and Waipahu High schools. | | |
| Farrington High students visited by alumnus and NFL great Jesse Sapolu | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/NFL-Great-Jesse-Sapolu.aspx | Farrington High students visited by alumnus and NFL great Jesse Sapolu | Jesse Sapolu, the former Farrington High School all-star who went on to win four Super Bowl titles with the San Francisco 49ers, returned to his alma mater today to recognize the school for its positive contributions to athletics, American Football, and Super Bowl history. | | |
| Oahu bus vendors selected for 2014-15 school year | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Oahu-bus-vendors-selected-for-2014-15-school-year.aspx | Oahu bus vendors selected for 2014-15 school year | The awards represent another major step toward improving the Department's student transportation services. The DOE is employing a completely revised contract performance management process that will result in more effective oversight of operations and transportation expenditures. | | |
| Progress update on school bus driver shortages on Maui and Kauai | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Progress-bus-driver.aspx | Progress update on school bus driver shortages on Maui and Kauai | HIDOE reports that progress is being made by school bus contractors to address the current shortage of CDL drivers on Maui and Kauai qualified to operate school buses. | | |
| Progress update on school bus driver shortages on Maui and Kauai; Lahainaluna High bus routes fully restored | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Progress-bus-driver-Aug-31.aspx | Progress update on school bus driver shortages on Maui and Kauai; Lahainaluna High bus routes fully restored | Progress continues by school bus contractors to address the current shortage of Commercial Driver Licensed (CDL) drivers on Maui and Kauai qualified to operate school buses. Routes at Lahainaluna High are fully restored. | | |
| Progress update on school bus driver shortages on Maui and Kauai; two consolidated Maui bus routes reinstated | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Progress-bus-driver-Oct-13.aspx | Progress update on school bus driver shortages on Maui and Kauai; two consolidated Maui bus routes reinstated | Two consolidated bus routes on Maui were reinstated and more anticipated in coming weeks. | | |
| Progress update on school bus driver shortages on Maui and Kauai; two Iao Intermediate routes restored | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Progress-bus-driver-Sept-8.aspx | Progress update on school bus driver shortages on Maui and Kauai; two Iao Intermediate routes restored | More progress made this week on bus driver shortage on Maui. Two Iao Intermediate bus routes restored to service and more anticipated in coming weeks. | | |
| Progress update on school bus driver shortages on Maui and Kauai; all temporarily suspended routes restored | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Progress-bus-drivers-Sept-11.aspx | Progress update on school bus driver shortages on Maui and Kauai; all temporarily suspended routes restored | All previously suspended bus routes on Maui have been restored to service. With the restoration of the final two routes, serving Baldwin High and Iao Intermediate, all schools on all islands are receiving bus service. | | |
| Roosevelt High Symphony duo chosen for prestigious Carnegie Hall program | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Roosevelt-High-Symphony-duo-chosen-for-prestegious-Carnegie-Hall-program.aspx | Roosevelt High Symphony duo chosen for prestigious Carnegie Hall program | HONOLULU – A pair of violinists with the Roosevelt High Roughrider Symphony Orchestra will represent the 50th State in early February at Carnegie Hall’s prestigious Honors Performance Series. | | |
| Hawaii public schools receive financial incentives for supporting whole child and well-rounded education | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/SAWS-2016-17.aspx | Hawaii public schools receive financial incentives for supporting whole child and well-rounded education | The Hawaii State Department of Health (DOH) is working with the department to meet the needs of the whole child and provide a well-rounded education for all public school students. DOH is providing a competitive award up to $5,000 per school to 27 schools statewide. | | |
| Three Hawaii schools to spend next two years working with celebrity artists | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Turnaround-Arts-Hawaii.aspx | Three Hawaii schools to spend next two years working with celebrity artists | Celebrity artists Alfre Woodard, Jack Johnson and Jake Shimabukuro helped to launch the Turnaround Arts Hawaii in musical fashion at Kalihi Kai Elementary. Each spent time with students showing them some musical skills before performing at the student assembly. Kamaile Academy and Waianae Elementary School were also selected for the presidential program. | | |
| Alaska Airlines 'Paint the Plane' contest opens | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Students-can-enter-Alaska-Airlines-'Paint-the-Plane'-contest.aspx | Alaska Airlines 'Paint the Plane' contest opens | HONOLULU — Alaska Airlines is inviting school-aged children in Hawaii to create artwork honoring the unique culture of the Aloha State that will adorn a Boeing 737-800 in a “Paint the Plane” contest. In partnership with the Department and the Hawaii Association of Independent Schools (HAIS), contest forms will be distributed to more than 400 schools and 218,000 students throughout the Islands. | | |
| Schools reaching wellness goals | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Schools-reaching-wellness-goals.aspx | Schools reaching wellness goals | Wellness Guidelines look at nutritional guidelines, health and nutrition education, physical education and activity. | | |
| Student inspires through dance, leadership, academics | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/SuccessStories/Students/Pages/jacob-ly.aspx | Student inspires through dance, leadership, academics | Hawaii students in both public and private schools take the ACT college-entrance exam early in the school year. A perfect score is 36. And that’s exactly what Kalani High senior Jacob Ly achieved — all while balancing a 4.0 GPA, student activities and being one of the state’s top young dancers trained in classical ballet. | | |
| Kahuku High student's photo selected for national display | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/SuccessStories/Students/Pages/Makoa-Ho.aspx | Kahuku High student's photo selected for national display | A spontaneous photo taken by teen Makoa Ho, a 2014 Kahuku High and Intermediate School graduate, is one of only 56 national award-winning works chosen for display at Washington, D.C.’s U.S. Department of Education Building on Sept. 19. | | |
| Student wins national award for 'Curiously Conforming' | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/SuccessStories/Students/Pages/Skyler-wins-national-award-for-'Curiously-Conforming'.aspx | Student wins national award for 'Curiously Conforming' | Moanalua High School’s Skyler Lawendowski earned a huge honor in the 2012-13 school year, becoming the only Hawaii public school student to be recognized nationally in the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards for 2013. More than 230,000 works of art and writing from young artists across the country were submitted; only one percent was recognized with national awards. | | |
| How did Kisa Uradomo get to Carnegie Hall? Practice, practice, online practice. | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/SuccessStories/Students/Pages/Uradomo.aspx | How did Kisa Uradomo get to Carnegie Hall? Practice, practice, online practice. | The Kula violinist who just graduated from King Kekaulike High is the only student from Hawaii selected to join the 2015 National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America. The prestigious musical program embarks on a nine-city tour in July with several stops in China. | | |
| Students shine in Scholastic Art Awards regional competition | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/SuccessStories/Awards/Pages/2015-scholastic-art.aspx | Students shine in Scholastic Art Awards regional competition | Dozens of public school students' art works, from painting to photography to mixed media, meet criteria for prestigious Scholastic Art Awards national review. Works will be exhibited at the Hawaii State Art Museum Feb. 20 through April 10. | | |
| 'Celebrating Hawaii' comes easy for Student Art Exhibition participants | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/SuccessStories/Awards/Pages/2015-student-art-exhibit.aspx | 'Celebrating Hawaii' comes easy for Student Art Exhibition participants | With dreams of ocean and beach firmly in mind, 96 students grades K-6 from across the Islands were selected for the annual juried exhibition at the Hawaii Convention Center. | | |
| Hawaii schools dominate national television competition | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/SuccessStories/Schools/Pages/2015-STN.aspx | Hawaii schools dominate national television competition | Local public and private schools take home 28 awards at the 12th Annual Student Television Network Convention in San Diego April 1-4. Waianae High and Maui Waena Intermediate were top winners with six awards each. | | |
| 'Happy to be back' at Keonepoko Elementary | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/SuccessStories/TeachersAndPrincipals/Pages/principal-eisenhour.aspx | 'Happy to be back' at Keonepoko Elementary | After several months shuttered due to the lava flow that threatened Pahoa town, and the relocation of students and staff to other campuses, Keonepoko reopened for School Year 2015-16. New Principal Kasey Eisenhour reports that despite significant work involved in reopening, everyone's happy to be back. "It's like being back at home." | | |
| Arts, Common Core, and a first-year Department teacher meet at Honolulu Museum | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/SuccessStories/TeachersAndPrincipals/Pages/museum-day.aspx | Arts, Common Core, and a first-year Department teacher meet at Honolulu Museum | When the Department offered “A Day at the Museum,” a professional development course on integrating art with Hawaii Common Core standards, first-year DOE teacher Sheldon Konno jumped at the chance to participate. He wasn’t the only one — about 50 teachers spent a day rotating through different sessions with staff at the Honolulu Museum of Art. | | |
| Strive HI Profile: Pomaikai Elementary | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/SuccessStories/Schools/Pages/Strive-HI-Pomaikai.aspx | Strive HI Profile: Pomaikai Elementary | One in an occasional series spotlighting the Department's Recognition schools for 2013-14 in the Strive HI Performance System, and getting the principal's insight into what they're doing right. What makes a great school tick? Read on! | | |
| Maui Arts & Cultural Center connects students to a legend | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/SuccessStories/Partners/Pages/MACC.aspx | Maui Arts & Cultural Center connects students to a legend | Thanks to the Maui Arts and Cultural Center's Artists in the Community program, students at Baldwin High's Performing Arts Learning Center got to spend some time with legendary singer Al Jarreau. | | |
| Nanakuli High and Intermediate Performing Arts Center students visit White House | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/SuccessStories/Partners/Pages/Nanakuli-PAC-students.aspx | Nanakuli High and Intermediate Performing Arts Center students visit White House | Five students from the Nanakuli High and Intermediate School Performing Arts Center were among 124 students from around the country who participated in the GRAMMY Museum “I’m Every Woman: The History of Women in Soul,” educational workshop on March 6 at the White House. | | |
| Mililani does it right with HHSAA football title | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/SuccessStories/Schools/Pages/mililani-champions.aspx | Mililani does it right with HHSAA football title | The great Vince Lombardi once said, "Winning is not a sometime thing, it is an all-the-time thing. You don’t do things right once in a while… you do them right all the time." For the Mililani High Trojans football team, 2014 will be remembered as the year they did things right all the time. | | |
| 'How did you spend your winter break?' Momilani kids STEAMed. | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/SuccessStories/Schools/Pages/momi-stem.aspx | 'How did you spend your winter break?' Momilani kids STEAMed. | Teachers at Momilani Elementary teamed with Navy SPAWAR (Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command) engineers to create a three-day camp for students, with Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (STEAM) games and projects. Here's a breakdown of what they did. | | |
| Iroquois Point Elementary unveils 'Ocean of Aloha' | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/SuccessStories/Schools/Pages/ocean-of-aloha.aspx | Iroquois Point Elementary unveils 'Ocean of Aloha' | Anti-bullying, the arts and environmental sustainability converge in an inspirational student-led exhibit on the Ewa Beach campus. Mahalo to the PTA, Re-use Hawaii and Iroquois Point Elementary staff for making it possible. | | |
| Kalaheo boys basketball team makes history in title match | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/SuccessStories/Schools/Pages/Kalaheo-boys-basketball-team-makes-history-in-title-match.aspx | Kalaheo boys basketball team makes history in title match | Led by its alumnus head coach Alika Smith, the Kalaheo Boys’ Basketball Team made history this year, becoming the first team in Hawaii to win Division II and Division I titles in consecutive seasons. | | |
| Kalani boys soccer topples Punahou for title | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/SuccessStories/Schools/Pages/Kalani-boys-soccer-topples-Punahou-for-its-first-title.aspx | Kalani boys soccer topples Punahou for title | En route to its first boys’ soccer title, the Kalani Falcons needed every kick to beat perennial soccer power Punahou, 3-2 in penalty kicks, in the Division I boys’ soccer championship game. | | |
| Hawaii clubs win top awards at National Student Safety Conference | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/SuccessStories/Awards/Pages/nssp-2015.aspx | Hawaii clubs win top awards at National Student Safety Conference | The annual conference focuses on student-led safety solutions to provide ideas for safety program implementation at schools nationwide. This year's theme was, “Driving Toward Excellence." | | |
| For Honokaa Jazz Band, music 'is a language itself' | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/SuccessStories/Schools/Pages/Honokaa-Jazz-Band-at-HSDB.aspx | For Honokaa Jazz Band, music 'is a language itself' | Honoka'a High student musicians transcend hearing barriers with a performance at the Hawaii School for the Deaf and the Blind as part of its 2015 Big City Tour from April 16-19. | | |
| Kahuku Red Raiders win 2nd consecutive football crown | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/SuccessStories/Schools/Pages/Kahuku-Red-Raiders-Claim-Second-Consecutive-Division-I-Football-Crown.aspx | Kahuku Red Raiders win 2nd consecutive football crown | The Kahuku Red Raiders capped a perfect 12-0 season in 2012 with a 42-20 thrashing of Punahou in the 2012 Division I football championship game. It was the second time in as many years the Red Raiders beat Punahou in the title game. | | |
| Parents encouraged to remind children about “Stranger Danger” and reinforce tips to stay safe | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Stranger-Danger-tips.aspx | Parents encouraged to remind children about “Stranger Danger” and reinforce tips to stay safe | HIDOE encourages parents to talk to their children about “stranger danger” and highlight measures that students can take to stay safe. | | |
| Hawaii Island schools addressing air quality issues from Kilauea eruption | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/Organization/LeadershipProfilesAndStaff/Pages/cas-farias-kilauea-update.aspx | Hawaii Island schools addressing air quality issues from Kilauea eruption | Complex Area Superintendent Chad Keone Farias of the Ka'u-Kea'au-Pahoa Complex Area authored this update on how Big Island schools have worked to ensure campuses can provide safe learning environments amid the Kilauea eruption. | | |
| 2015 Year in Review | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/SuccessStories/Awards/Pages/2015-Year-in-Review.aspx | 2015 Year in Review | There is much work to be done, but there is much to celebrate now! Here’s a rundown of impressive achievements in 2015 by our schools, educators and keiki. | | |
| Celebrating 2018 ‘Ōlelo Hawai‘i | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/TeachingAndLearning/StudentLearning/HawaiianEducation/Pages/2018-Olelo-Hawaii.aspx | Celebrating 2018 ‘Ōlelo Hawai‘i | February is Hawaiian Language Month! The Islands are celebrating with events to elevate and honor the indigenous language and help raise funds for Hawaiian Language Immersion Program schools. | | |
| Earthquake preparedness starts with education | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/SuccessStories/Schools/Pages/hawaii-shake-out.aspx | Earthquake preparedness starts with education | The Great Hawaii ShakeOut is part of an international event to boost earthquake readiness. HIDOE schools and offices participated by practicing "Drop, Cover and Hold On." | | |
| Red Raider rhythm nation raises its voice | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/SuccessStories/TeachersAndPrincipals/Pages/KHIS-vocal-motion.aspx | Red Raider rhythm nation raises its voice | Kahuku High & Intermediate School saw its student enrollment in the choir program jump by 49 percent in a year. New KHIS teacher Jacosa Limutau-Ainuu's goal to connect with students, meeting them "wherever they are," is working. | | |
| A reminder about emergency preparedness at schools | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/Organization/Offices/FacilitiesandOperations/SafetySecurityEmergency/Emergencies/Pages/false-alarm-event.aspx | A reminder about emergency preparedness at schools | Relating to the events of the statewide false alarm on the morning of Jan. 13, 2018, a letter to parents and guardians is being sent about emergency preparedness at our schools. Helpful guidance from the Hawaii Association of School Psychologists is also provided. | | |
| Kaimuki High unveils dazzling mural inspired by Malama Honua | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/SuccessStories/Schools/Pages/Kaimuki-mural.aspx | Kaimuki High unveils dazzling mural inspired by Malama Honua | Students in the Hospitality Academy researched themes and connected to cultural values to bring "Ho‘o Kahewai, Ho‘oulu ‘Aina" to life. The Worldwide Voyage of the Hōkūle‘ā is represented as a reminder of the courage of that journey, and to inspire Mālama Honua — care for Island Earth. | | |
| Department seeks feedback on waiver for 21st Century Community Learning Centers grant | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/tydings-waiver.aspx | Department seeks feedback on waiver for 21st Century Community Learning Centers grant | Responses on whether to support the waiver must be received by November 14, by 3 p.m. HST. Funds would support afterschool programs that deliver high-quality services to support student learning and development. | | |
| HIDOE working closely with Maui County to assess shelter needs in response to brush fires | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/hurricane-update-3-brushfire.aspx | HIDOE working closely with Maui County to assess shelter needs in response to brush fires | HIDOE is working with Maui County officials in response to brush fires that broke out Friday in West Maui. An emergency shelter for hurricane evacuees at Lahaina Intermediate had to be closed and evacuees were relocated. | | |
| Vibrant otherworld captured by Moanalua High 'Creator' earns top art award | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/SuccessStories/Awards/Pages/Arianne-Javier-HRSAA-2018.aspx | Vibrant otherworld captured by Moanalua High 'Creator' earns top art award | Freshman Arianne Javier is an American Visions nominee in this year's Hawaii Regional Scholastic Art Awards program. The honor is given to the "best in show" works among the 233 selected this year from across the state. Nominated works are eligible for national awards and scholarships in the spring. | | |
| Top student research showcased at 2016 state science fair | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/SuccessStories/Awards/Pages/HSSEF-2016.aspx | Top student research showcased at 2016 state science fair | The 2016 Hawaii State Science and Engineering Fair featured the best research projects from the state's district fairs. Top work will represent the Islands at the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair in Phoenix, AZ, May 8-13. | | |
| Local viewpoint on display among powerful regional art program nominees | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/SuccessStories/Awards/Pages/2017-HI-Regional-SAA.aspx | Local viewpoint on display among powerful regional art program nominees | Congratulations to the extraordinary student artists nominated for this year's Hawaii Regional Scholastic Art Awards program. Their works will be exhibited at the Hawaii State Art Museum this spring. Gold Key and American Visions nominees are eligible for the prestigious national competition and scholarships, to be announced in March. | | |
| Leilehua High students make their mark in national Scholastic Art Awards program | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/SuccessStories/Awards/Pages/2016-scholastic-arts-national.aspx | Leilehua High students make their mark in national Scholastic Art Awards program | Nine HIDOE students who earned top recognition in the Hawaii Regional Scholastic Art Awards have gone on to earn medals in the national competition — and they're all from Leilehua High School. The Scholastic Art Awards is the longest-running, largest and most prestigious student recognition program in the United States. | | |
| Nurturing a lifelong passion for art | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/SuccessStories/TeachersAndPrincipals/Pages/Larry-Taguba.aspx | Nurturing a lifelong passion for art | With 51 student works earning awards in the Hawaii Regional Scholastic Art Awards program, and nine medaling at the national level, all eyes are on Leilehua High's art department and its head, 38-year fine arts teacher Larry Taguba. "Winning is not the goal, but improvement is." | | |
| HIDOE working through the weekend to prepare schools and offices to open on Monday | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/HIDOE-working-through-the-weekend-to-prepare-schools-and-offices-to-open-on-Monday.aspx | HIDOE working through the weekend to prepare schools and offices to open on Monday | Due to damage from the storm and brush fires, a handful of Maui campuses will be closed for students on Monday, Aug. 27. Hawaii State Department of Education staff who helped operate public shelters at schools statewide will conduct formal walk-throughs of facilities over the weekend to ensure safety and readiness for students and staff. | | |
