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News brief: US Pacific Fleet Band performs at Maui schools
US Pacific Fleet Band Tradewinds Quintet traveled to the island of Maui on Aug. 23-30, 2024 as part of a Music Education Program where they performed for the students and faculty at five schools on Maui. Schools that were treated to performances included: Wailuku Elementary, Pu’u Kukui Elementary, Lahaina Elementary, Kamali’i Elementary and Kalama Intermediate.
Maui’s keiki get a boost: Six new public preschools opening this August
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.
Maui police arrest 2 suspects, launch investigation after woman suffers gunshot wound in Wailuku
Maui police made two arrests and launched an investigation after a woman suffered a gunshot wound during an encounter at a Wailuku park early Monday morning.
Hawaiʻi elementary, middle schools can apply to receive $100K state-of-the-art fitness centers
The National Foundation for Governors’ Fitness Councils will deliver a state-of-the-art DON’T QUIT! Fitness Center valued at $100,000 to three elementary or middle schools across Hawaiʻi this year.
Nominate local teachers for 2024 National History Teacher of the Year Award
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, a leading nonprofit organization dedicated to K–12 history education, has announced that nominations are now open for the National History Teacher of the Year Award.
Two Maui teachers among 21 honored for earning professional teaching certification
A total of 21 public school teachers with the Hawai‘i State Department of Education have earned their National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification – a recognition for meeting the highest standards for teaching. Hawaiʻi now has 789 teachers holding this designation.
HIDOE bus service for Lahainaluna High students to Kūlanihākoʻi High to begin on Sept. 14
The Hawai‘i State Department of Education will begin free bus service on Thursday, Sept. 14, for Lahainaluna High students to their temporary school site at the Kūlanihākoʻi High School campus in Kīhei.
School bus service to begin from West Maui to designated Central and South Maui schools
The Hawai‘i State Department of Education begins free bus service on Sept. 7, for impacted elementary and intermediate students from Lahaina to attend designated schools in Central and South Maui.
Central and South Maui schools designated as temporary school sites for impacted Lahaina students displaced by wildfire
Students already re-enrolled at other schools or in distance learning are unaffected. Family and community meeting scheduled for Aug. 30.
Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke visits Wailuku Elementary as public preschool prepares to open
Maui’s Wailuku Elementary is one of 11 public preschool classroom sites across the state that are slated to open this school year, thanks to Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke and the Ready Keiki Initiative.
11 new public Pre-K classrooms underway, including two on Maui
Eleven new public preschool classrooms are slated to open across the state this August thanks to Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke and the Ready Keiki Initiative. The first 11 classrooms are expected to open this fall for the 2023-2024 school year, enrolling 20 students in each classroom at no cost to parents.
87 Hawai‘i public school educators earn, renew NBCT certification
The Hawai‘i State Department of Education is celebrating 83 of its teachers statewide who have earned or renewed their National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Certification – a recognition for meeting the highest standards for teaching.
6 Maui Schools Serving Free Summer Meals
63 public schools in Hawaiʻi, including six in Maui County, will serve meals through the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education’s summer food service program.
ʻŌlelo Youth Xchange Video Competition Names 14 Maui Finalists
There were over 900 submissions from 89 schools across the state, fourteen of the finalists are from Maui schools.
Maui Teacher Recognized in Washington DC
Yoshida has been teaching for 13 years and in 2013, helped to open Puʻu Kukui Elementary in Wailuku, where she is currently a curriculum coordinator.
Puʻu Kukui Elementary Teacher Earns Presidential Award
Maui math teacher, Eliza Akana Yoshida is one of four teachers in Hawaiʻi who were recognized today with the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.
