#Maui education

Maui High School will honor four distinguished alumni and faculty as part of its Hall of Honor Class of 2025 including: Rachel Kondo with the Award of Excellence, Katsugo “Kats” Miho with the Silversword Heritage Award, Glenn Otani with the Spirit of Maui Award, and Faith Ito with the Saber Spirit Award.

Seabury Hall’s annual summer program is now accepting registrations for students entering grades 1–12 in Fall 2025.

State Rep. Justin H. Woodson (District 9, Kahului, Puʻunēnē, portion of Wailuku) announced that the House draft of the State Budget (HB300 HD1) includes a proposed $100 million appropriation to cover the remaining funds needed for the construction of Central Maui Elementary and Middle School. 

Maui County students and educators can now apply for the Ke Alahele Education Grant, which supports a wide range of STEM education and professional development activities at both the secondary and post-secondary levels.

Six new, public preschool classrooms will open in Maui County this fall for the 2024-2025 school year, announced Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke and the state’s Ready Keiki Initiative on Friday. The pre-K schools enroll 20 students per classroom at no cost to parents.

Akakū Upstairs returns with Eddy Garcia and guests from his nonprofit organization, Regenerative Education Centers, for a screening and discussion on Thursday, March 21.

University of Hawaiʻi Maui College is offering new, more affordable art classes this spring in the Heona studios on campus.

In response to the demand of Maui residents, the Kīhei Charter School announced that the upcoming school year (2024-2025) will have an additional 66 student slots for grades K-2, doubling the number of available student slots in those grades.

Applications for the 2024 Bayer Fund – Hawaii Science Education Grant are now available to eligible public schools interested in obtaining a grant to support their science curricula.

Construction of the upper campus of the beautiful new Kīhei High School is expected to finally be completed enough to open in January for a small inaugural class of ninth graders, but the lack of a state-mandated grade-separated crossing may delay the opening.

The Hawai‘i State Legislature is celebrating Education Week by honoring the outstanding work of 33 students, educators, faculty and school leaders for their commitment to educational excellence.

The Queen Ka‘ahumanu Center kicks off its 50th anniversary celebration by offering a new scholarship program for graduating public school seniors throughout Maui County.

Seabury Hall, a private college preparatory school serving grades 5-12 in Makawao, has hired Bryan Berkowitz as Director of Technology, Sara Sugidono as Associate Director of Marketing and Communications, and alumna Lecca Roberts, RN, BSN, as School Nurse.

For all students grades 9-12 who are thinking about higher education, the University of Hawaiʻi’s Nā Pua Noʻeau program will host “We Go Kākou STATEWIDE” on Feb. 2 and 16 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Supported by a new partnership with the Hawaiʻi Department of Education and the Executive Office on Early Learning, the nonprofit Imua Family Services is opening an inclusion preschool campus at Princess Nāhiʻenaʻena Elementary School in Lahaina.

Hawaiʻi State Federal Credit Union is accepting applications for its 2022 scholarship program, which will award $5,000 to 20 deserving Hawaiʻi students who are planning to attend a fully accredited university, college or trade/vocational school.

The Hawaiʻi Education Association has selected 10 people to receive 2021-22 scholarships, ranging from $1,000 to $2,000, for the pursuit of higher education and professional development.

US Sen. Mazie K. Hirono was part of a group of legislators who reintroduced the Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act, legislation that would double the Pell award for college expenses, index the award to inflation, and make other changes to expand the award for working students and families.

The University of Hawai‘i Community Colleges and Hawai‘i P-20 Partnerships for Education are once again offering the “Next Steps to Your Future” program to support Hawaiʻi’s Class of 2021 public high school seniors.

Hawaiʻi Attorney General Clare E. Connors today joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general that issued a letter to U.S. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel Cardona urging additional reforms to ease the process of paying student loans and protect student loan borrowers from paying back debt to for-profit and defunct colleges.