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Northwest Asian Weekly
April 13, 2018
Akaka once said his main accomplishment in Congress was obtaining federal funds for Hawaii for education, energy and Native Hawaiian programs. In the 2006 general election, the then-82-year-old senator stressed the value of his Senate seniority and his opposition to the war in Iraq. Akaka went on toÃâà...
Hawaii News Now
April 13, 2018
High school students to put on first Holokai Biathlon. Thursday, April ... Joining us this morning are co-founders Mia and Kaile Schiel; they are sisters who attend Punahou School. They told Sunrise's Billy V that they are a group of high school students that want make a positive change within our community.
Thegardenisland.com
April 13, 2018
Island School won the Hawaii High School Mock Trial Championship for the first time in school history. “This is a remarkable accomplishment for a team from one of the outer islands,” said a press release. To win the state championship held March 31, the team first had to win the Kauai island competitionÃâà...
Hawaii News Now
April 13, 2018
Schools will operate on a normal schedule but students will remain inside for recess and physical education. This includes all schools in the affected area. Creekside Primary, Creekside Elementary, and East Limestone High School are all on modified lockdown which means that all doors are locked down,Ãâà...
Hawaii News Now
April 12, 2018
That money usually is spent for special education teachers, so it means that they did not have teachers on the ground delivering the services to some of their most vulnerable students,” Spearman said. The state has appointed its own interim superintendent for Williamsburg while the district is under stateÃâà...
Hawaii News Now
April 12, 2018
Single mom of 5 graduates law school, becomes social media inspiration. Wednesday, April 11th 2018, 11:41 am ... HOUSTON (RNN) - Ieshia Champs will be graduating magna cum laude from Texas Southern University's Thurgood Marshall School of Law in May. But it's how she did it that has thousandsÃâà...
Pacific Business News (Honolulu)
April 12, 2018
Hawaii is the only state in the nation with a statewide school district that is funded entirely by the state's general excise and use and income taxes. Real property tax in Hawaii is levied and collected by the counties and used to pay for services, incuding police and fire, but not schools, one of the reasonsÃâà...
Hawaii News Now
April 10, 2018
Molokai High School and McKinley High School tied for first place in the state's FAFSA "Cash for College" challenge. ... of Hawaii P–20, in a news release. Hawaii P-20 is an educational group on the island whose goal is for 55 percent of Hawaii's adults to have a two- or four-year college degree by 2025.
KITV Honolulu
April 10, 2018
"We are Hawaii's flight carrier and the bearer Hawaiian hospitality. Engaging Hawaiian employees is very important to us and we hope that they'll stay here and come work for us," Jon Snook, Chief Operating Officer for Hawaiian Airlines said. Wailua High School senior Lucy Rowley can't wait to start herÃâà...
Hawaii Tribune Herald
April 4, 2018
Gee, who serves as student representative on the Hawaii Board of Education, also had the opportunity to meet with counterparts from Vermont and Iowa during her trip. Together, they shared insight into their own respective school districts, including the problems they face, which Gee said was anÃâà...
Hawaii Business Magazine
April 4, 2018
From a Native Hawaiian perspective, modern science is a valuable tool but may lack an element needed to solve some of the world's most pressing problems involving climate change, ... That's why place-based education is a good way to connect Hawaiian cultural practices and modern education. “We firstÃâà...
Hawaii News Now
April 4, 2018
That would be about 36,000 students in Hawaii public schools. The state Department of Education said it didn't immediately have figures on the number of students with mental illnesses at schools. A spokesman said schools have access to a variety of behavioral health professionals, along with counselorsÃâà...
Phys.Org
April 4, 2018
Recognizing the value of Hawaiian newspapers as sources of data for the day-to-day events of the past, Steven Businger and Thomas Schroeder, professors in the UH Manoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST), partnered with Nogelmeier and his graduate students to extendÃâà...
KITV Honolulu
April 4, 2018
The report was released as Education Secretary Betsy DeVos was meeting with advocates and educators as her department examines whether to rescind the Obama-era guidance, which critics have argued can end up keeping dangerous children in schools, posing a threat to their fellow students and staffÃâà...
Honolulu Civil Beat
April 4, 2018
A carryover from last year, HB 1489 prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, expression and orientation in any Hawaii education program that receives state ... “If a student is subjected to sexual harassment in school, they aren't protected under state anti-discrimination laws right now.
Honolulu Civil Beat
March 9, 2018
A connection with native food and agriculture is vital to the education of Hawaiian culture and to a sustainable food supply. Increasing local foods served in the public school system is an opportunity for Hawaii to shift away from its reliance on food imports. Individually, it is very difficult to make a seriousÃâà...
Hawaii News Now
December 31, 1999
The principal to win the top prize will get $15,000 designated for a school project of their choosing and an additional $10,000 cash award. Two semifinalists will each receive a $2,000 personal cash award. The winning principal will be announced at the Public Schools of Hawaii Foundation dinner onÃâà...
U.S. News & World Report
December 31, 1999
HONOLULU (AP) — Dozens of students at a number of high schools across Hawaii walked out of class in a show of protest against their school flying the ... Students walked out Thursday morning, advocating that campuses be equipped with two poles so the American flag flies side by side with the HawaiiÃâà...
