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
PC: University of Hawaiʻi The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa ranked No. 65 among the best universities in the nation and No. 299 in the world, according to the 2027 Times Higher…
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Maui · Education
PC: Professor Andre Seale In the world of aquatic life, the Mozambique tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) is remarkably tolerant to salt water, surviving in habitats ranging from…
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Statewide · Education
Hanalei Elementary School on Kauaʻi will be closed to students and staff today, Wednesday, Sept. 30, due to heavy rain and flooding on Kūhiō Highway near the Hanalei River Bridge…
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Statewide · Politics
Gov. Josh Green today announced the appointments of: (L to R) J. Elise Hannigan to the Hawaiʻi Teacher Standards Board (HTSB); Cyrus Johnasen to the state Land Use Commission; and…
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Maui · Education
Pacific Whale Foundation, Ocean Camp. PC: PWF From the deck of an onboard floating classroom to the seat of a submarine, Maui’s youngest ocean explorers spent their summer getting…
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Statewide · Politics
Hawai‘i Gov. Josh Green recently selected Big Island residents Cyrus Johnasen and J. Elise Hannigan to fill two of three open positions on two state panels. All three appointments…
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Statewide · Politics
Big Island residents Cyrus Johnasen and J. Elise Hannigan were recently tabbed by Hawai‘i Gov. Josh Green as two of 3 people to fill open positions on two state panels. All three…
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Statewide · Education
Mililani Middle, Island Chicken Wrap meal prep. PC: Hawai‘i State Department of EducationMililani Middle, Island Chicken Wrap meal prep. PC: Hawai‘i State Department of…
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Maui · Weather
The four Lahaina public schools that remained closed Monday following Hurricane Nolo will reopen to students and staff Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. The schools are: King Kamehameha…
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Maui · Education
Multiple generations of about 200 Molokaʻi residents took part in UH Maui College’s Molokaʻi Farm hosted a Niu & Kalo Festival earlier this month. The event grew out of the farm’s…
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Maui · Education
Alika Maunakea, MauiWES co-director and professor at the UH Mānoa John A. Burns School of Medicine. PC: UH The health consequences of catastrophic wildfires that burn through…
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Statewide · Education
HIDOE Logo. PC HIDOE All Hawaiʻi State Department of Education public schools on Hawaiʻi Island and most schools in Maui County will reopen Monday, Sept. 28, following…
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