| 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. | | |
| 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. | | |
| 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. | | |
| Hawaiʻi public schools see improvement in science scores, higher student attendance rates | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/2023-24-Strive-HI-Sees-improvement-in-science-scores-attendance-rates.aspx | Hawaiʻi public schools see improvement in science scores, higher student attendance rates | Students have shown improvements in science scores and attendance rates, while sustaining last year's academic gains in language arts and math. | | |
| Koko Head Elementary and Mililani ʻIke Elementary named National Blue Ribbon Schools by U.S. DOE, a recognized trademark of excellence and symbol of quality in education | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Koko-Head-Elementary-and-Mililani-Ike-Elementary-named-2024-National-Blue-Ribbon-Schools.aspx | Koko Head Elementary and Mililani ʻIke Elementary named National Blue Ribbon Schools by U.S. DOE, a recognized trademark of excellence and symbol of quality in education | Koko Head Elementary and Mililani ʻIke Elementary on Oʻahu, have been named 2024 National Blue Ribbon Schools by the U.S. Department of Education in recognition of their high academic achievement. | | |
| 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. | | |
| Student Voice: Homecoming 'ignites flame' of school, community pride | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Student-Voice-Homecoming-ignites-flame-of-school-community-pride.aspx | Student Voice: Homecoming 'ignites flame' of school, community pride | Homecoming in Hawai‘i embodies the meaning of ‘ohana, where every individual is included, and no one is left behind. | | |
| HIDOE presents design options for updating historic Hōlualoa Elementary campus, seeks community feedback | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/holualoa-elementary-masterplan.aspx | HIDOE presents design options for updating historic Hōlualoa Elementary campus, seeks community feedback | The intent of the master plan is to map out the phased construction for replacement facilities for the school’s wooden structures and to address the road and utility easement running through the campus. Feedback is being collected through Sept. 30. | | |
| HIDOE awarded $3.25 million in DoDEA grants to support military-connected students | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/2024-DoDEA-grants.aspx | HIDOE awarded $3.25 million in DoDEA grants to support military-connected students | HIDOE has received two grants from the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) partnership that will fund initiatives to enhance world language learning at schools in the ʻAiea-Moanalua-Radford and Kailua-Kalāheo Complex Areas. | | |
| 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 awarded 60 million in five-year Comprehensive Literacy State Development Grant | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/HIDOE-awarded-60-million-in-five-year-Comprehensive-Literacy-State-Development-Grant.aspx | HIDOE awarded 60 million in five-year Comprehensive Literacy State Development Grant | The Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) was awarded $60M through a five-year federal grant aimed at supporting language and literacy development growth in Hawaiʻi public schools. | | |
| Public comments sought regarding Hawaii State Department of Education’s (Department) request for fiscal flexibility under ESEA | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/september-10-2024-esea-public-comments.aspx | Public comments sought regarding Hawaii State Department of Education’s (Department) request for fiscal flexibility under ESEA | The Department is seeking public comments on its waiver request to extend the period of availability for three of its federal programs under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). | | |
| HIDOE to implement nationally accepted USDA food safety standards for produce suppliers | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/school-nutrition-usda-harmonized-good-agricultural-practices.aspx | HIDOE to implement nationally accepted USDA food safety standards for produce suppliers | The Department will begin implementing the USDA’s Harmonized Good Agricultural Practices Plus+ standards or the USDA GroupGAP Food Safety Program for all vendors providing raw or lightly processed produce. | | |
| Hawaiʻi STEM educators encouraged to apply for paid summer research training experience at the Bishop Museum | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/BIORETS.aspx | Hawaiʻi STEM educators encouraged to apply for paid summer research training experience at the Bishop Museum | Eight STEM educators will be offered a paid summer research training experience integrated with ongoing research into land snail conservation, ecology, genomics and taxonomy. | | |
| 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. | | |
| HIDOE releases 2024-25 enrollment figures for public schools | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/2024-25-Enrollment.aspx | HIDOE releases 2024-25 enrollment figures for public schools | Enrollment at Hawaiʻi's public schools is 165,340 at the beginning of School Year 2024-25, a decline of 1.4% from the previous school year. | | |
