Statewide news from the NOW network
Hawaii education news on this page includes public schools, the Department of Education, the University of Hawaiʻi system and campus life as reported by Maui Now, Big Island Now and Kauaʻi Now. Statewide education decisions often affect every island even when a story is first published by a neighbor-island newsroom. HawaiiNow organizes that coverage in one place and links you back to the original article for full details, names and documents.
Statewide · Education
Kānaka Foundation launches $1.5M Kuʻupau Endowment to support UH student-athletes A $1.5-million gift from Kānaka Foundation comes at a timely moment as University of Hawaiʻi at…
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Statewide · Tourism
PC: University of Hawaiʻi The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa ranked in nearly 20 academic subjects in the 2026 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects released in September 2026…
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Maui · Business
Maui Students Prepare for the Future of Advanced Manufacturing. PC: Courtesy. A new internship partnership involving the Maui Economic Development Board (MEDB), maritime start-up…
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Statewide · Education
Giving Week arrives at important moment for UH Mānoa Athletics From the court to the classroom, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa student-athletes represent Hawaiʻi every day—and…
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Big Island · Politics
U.S. Sens. Mazie Hirono of Hawai‘i and Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico, both Democrats, recently introduced the Arts Education for All Act, which would support and expand access to…
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Statewide · Education
The 2025-26 Strive HI results released by Hawaiʻi Department of Education show the state’s public school students are nearing pre-pandemic proficiency levels in language arts and…
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Maui · Education
Nautilus ship. PC: Ocean Exploration Trust Ten local scientists, students, and educators are currently sailing aboard Ocean Exploration Trust (OET)’s Exploration Vessel (E/V)…
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Kauaʻi · Politics
U.S. Sens. Mazie Hirono of Hawai‘i and Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico, both Democrats, recently introduced the Arts Education for All Act, which would support and expand access to…
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Statewide · Education
The 2025-26 Strive HI results released by Hawaiʻi Department of Education show the state’s public school students are nearing pre-pandemic proficiency levels in language arts and…
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Maui · Education
A Farrington High School teacher leads a geometry class during summer school in June. An annual Strive HI report says that island public school students have made gains in math…
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Maui · Education
Minit Stop provided musubi at a significantly discounted fundraiser price for the Kamehameha Schools Maui Parent Teacher Student ʻOhana’s Project Graduation fundraiser Oct. 1-4 at…
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Statewide · Business
The University of Hawaiʻi and the University of Massachusetts have signed a five-year agreement to collaborate on research, education, and workforce development focused on energy…
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