#Waipahu High School

Eleven students from Waipahu High School were recognized for their achievements in astronomy through the Maunakea Scholars program, including graduating senior Mila Rexford, who received the prestigious $10,000 Hōkūala Scholarship.

Students from Lāna‘i High and Elementary School earned second place in DTRIC Insurance’s third annual Drive Aloha PSA Video Contest, which promotes safe driving on Hawai‘i’s roadways. The contest invited high school students statewide to produce videos answering the question, “What does Drive Aloha mean to you?”

Keith Hayashi, a former state public schools principal of the year, has been chosen to become the permanent state superintendent of the Hawaii Department of Education.

The Hawaiʻi State Board of Education today unanimously approved the appointment of Keith Hayashi as interim superintendent of the Hawaii State Department of Education.

Hawaiʻi Rotary Youth Foundation awarded scholarships to 52 high school seniors for the 2021 scholarship season. 50 students received $5,000 scholarships each and two students received $10,000 scholarships each. Caitlin R. Baclay from Lahainaluna High School was selected as the recipient of the Joanna L. Sullivan Scholarship – one of the two $10,000 scholarship awards from HRYF.