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House panel recommends passage of bill to prohibit homeless encampments near schools

The House Committee on Human Services & Homelessness advanced a bill Thursday to prohibit homeless encampments near schools.

Should start of school year be pushed to after fires’ anniversary? Some think so.

“They’re not going to be in the right mindset, the families are not going to be in the right mindset, the teachers are not going to be in the right mindset because we are all focused on 8-8,” said Mikey Burke of the upcoming one-year anniversary of the Lahaina wildfire.

Kamehameha Schools Maui campus and preschools reopen this week

The extended closure and phased return schedule will help prepare kumu, haumāna and families to transition back to school while still allowing for household and community needs to be addressed during this immediate crisis.

Hawaiʻi Department of Health updates COVID-19 prevention strategies at local schools

The Department of Health recently released an update of comprehensive K-12 school guidelines regarding COVID-19 protocols.

Kamehameha Schools Lane Update

Kamehameha Schools campuses, preschools, community education programs and offices will open on Monday, Aug. 27 with the exception of KS Hilo preschool. “Kamehameha Schools values the safety of its students, families and employees. Based on the current track of Tropical Storm Lane, and after assessing the conditions of each KS site, we will reopen ALL […]

Annual Telephone Directory Recycling Program Benefiting Schools Begins

Berry Company LLC, publisher of the Hawaiian Telcom Yellow Pages, has launched its annual telephone directory recycling program, enabling Maui County schools the opportunity to win cash prizes based on the tonnage of directories recycled by the school.

First Hawaiian Bank President Nominated to Board of Education

Governor Neil Abercrombie this morning made his first appointment to the Board of Education (BOE) announcing that Don Horner will fill the vacant O‘ahu-at-Large seat.