Education

The 3-year program, supported by a $750,000 grant, will provide agricultural and farm business education and support to 600 aspiring veteran farmers as well as help start, maintain or improve 25 veteran-operated farms.

Healthcare Association of Hawaiʻi releases new workforce report as construction begins on health learning lab at Big Island’s Waiākea High School.

Stories coming from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.

New facility at Hilo school campus expected to be completed by summer 2027, expanding healthcare career pathways for students.

The newly named gathering space outside the institute’s student commons at its New York campus, recognizes the many contributions the Japanese-American celebrity chef and restaurateur from Hawaiʻi has made to the culinary industry and an enduring connection to his alma mater.

The initiative, the latest supported by The Healy Foundation, will address environmental challenges and create a Law-Ocean Clinic for advocacy and research.

Jones became the winningest head football coach in university history throughout his 9 seasons at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, compiling a 76-41 record; the 73-year-old died Oct. 29 in Oregon.

The four-year $600,000 funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will fund stipends and living expenses for eight undergraduate trainees per year.

The project, which runs through 2032, will support students from seven target schools in Kohala, Honokaʻa, Keaʻau, Kaʻū and Pāhoa.

This year’s 14 graduates identified ways to reduce Hawaiʻi’s dependence on food imports and strengthen its food system.

Leilani Jensen and Raven Kromer’s winning design was inspired by Polynesian voyagers and traditional Hawaiian farming techniques.

Parker Ranch is supplying beef to schools across Kohala, Waikoloa, Waimea, the Hāmākua Coast and Hilo.

The framework helps managers decide whether a “conservation introduction” that moves a plant or animal outside its normal range is the right call, and how to do it responsibly.

Participants will have a proven platform to pitch their vision, collaborate with decision-makers and drive tangible legislative solutions for local communities.

The Arts Education for All Act would increase states’ ability to implement arts programming for early learners, K-12 students and youth and adults involved in the justice system.

Students near academic recovery as Hawaiʻi Department of Education focuses on accelerating gains toward 2029 goals.

Both university systems signed a five-year memorandum of understanding to establish a partnership focused on mutual priorities.

It’s been nearly 2 months since the school was extensively flooded and damaged by Hurricane Lala; now, with repairs complete and having to temporarily relocate to Ka‘ū District Gym in Pāhala, teachers and administration ‘cannot wait to be back at school.’

The University of Hawaiʻi has launched ApplyHawaiʻi, a single undergraduate application for all 10 campuses: the seven community colleges or the three universities. This replaces a patchwork of separate applications and accounts that prospective students previously had to do when applying to more than one campus. The new system is now available for students applying […]

Leeward Community College partnering with the state to train the next generation of invasive species inspectors.