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
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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Big Island · Education
Ten local scientists, students and educators are currently sailing aboard Ocean Exploration Trust’s exploration vessel E/V Nautilus for a 20-day expedition to explore previously…
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Statewide · Education
Brenda Hernandez, left, and Lenora Loo As Breast Cancer Awareness Month begins this October, University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center researchers have been awarded a $3 million…
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Big Island · Education
Hawaiʻi students in grades 7 through 12 can now enter the Hawaiʻi Regional Scholastic Art Awards, presented by Lexus Hawaiʻi and the Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the…
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Statewide · Education
Giving Week is an opportunity for fans and supporters to rally behind student-athletes. PC: University of Hawai’i – athletics From the court to the classroom, University of…
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Kauaʻi · Education
Ten local scientists, students and educators are currently sailing aboard Ocean Exploration Trust’s exploration vessel E/V Nautilus for a 20-day expedition to explore previously…
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