Education
$2M award to be used to develop artificial intelligence tools to protect food production systems
The 4-year project, a partnership between University of Hawaiʻi and University of Nebraska, began Sept. 1 and will combine artificial intelligence, environmental sampling, advanced genetic analysis and high-resolution chemical analysis to identify and monitor potential risks to aquaculture, livestock and agricultural systems.
Hawaiʻi Island Early Childhood Education Conference scheduled Sept. 11-12
Conference participants will explore Hawaiʻi Island as a living classroom, with workshops connecting the island’s unique resources, people and places with effective teaching strategies for early childhood education.
Three Big Island educators recognized for commitment to students, contributions to school communities
Haley Agbayani, Matthew Moustakas, and Adam Tuifagu, have been recognized as 2027 Complex Area and Charter School Teachers of the Year, with a chance to become the Hawaiʻi State Teacher of the Year this month.
More than 850 Kaʻū students return to in-person classes 2 weeks after Hurricane Lala
Students at two schools hardest hit by hurricane reconnect with teachers and classmates as recovery effort continues.
Public input sought for update to University of Hawaiʻi Mauna Kea master management plan
“We invite the community to take some time to review the proposed revisions, ask questions and share their manaʻo, their perspectives with us,” said University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Center for Maunakea Stewardship Executive Director Greg Chun.
Tech Days of Fall 2026 series boosts information technology, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity career pathways
The series of free events aims to increase awareness about and enhance Hawaiʻi’s skilled technology workforce and increasing demand for local jobs in the rapidly growing technology, artificial intelligence and cyber industries.
Parker School to celebrate 50th anniversary
The Waimea school will mark the milestone during Labor Day Weekend, commemorating the learning and aloha made possible by the school since it was founded in 1976.
University of Hawai‘i innovation, astronomers help power NASA’s newest space telescope
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will begin a mission after it launches Aug. 30 to capture sweeping views of the universe on a scale never before possible and five University of Hawai‘i-led research programs were selected in the mission’s first highly competitive round.
News briefs for Aug. 28: July unemployment, ‘Choice for Peace,’ new chefs, Rainbow Warriors, Kanahele remembered, digital learning and much more
A quick look at stories happening around the Big Island and throughout the state, from Hawai‘i unemployment for July, upcoming free ‘Finding Solutions, Growing Peace’ talk in September, new jersey patches to debut on Rainbow Warriors football jerseys, new chefs at Hilton Waikōloa Village, Fill a Police Cruiser Kōkua Food Drives success and much more.
New study finds short, intense storms gain intensity throughout Hawaiʻi
Decades of hourly data from 117 rain gauges around Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Molokaʻi, Maui and Hawaiʻi Island uncovered climate trends that traditional 24-hour daily averages often miss.
Parker Ranch delivers locally raised beef to Big Island public schools
About 4,000 pounds of ground beef will be delivered each month, helping provide students with food produced right here at home and supporting a broader effort to strengthen local agriculture and Hawaiʻi’s food system.
Student feedback ranks University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa as one of the nation’s best colleges
The rankings are based on surveys of college students and feature the top 14% of approximately 2,800 four-year colleges in the U.S.
‘Stark reminder of the impact of global plastic pollution’: Tangled plastic, fishing gear found in pilot whales
A new study by University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researchers found about 23% of stranded short-finned pilot whales throughout a 13-year period in the main Hawaiian Islands had large masses of the debris, essentially ocean trash, inside their stomachs.
New data from US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show kindergarten immunization in Hawaiʻi decreases
The new data shows a reverse of a previous 3-year trend of improvements. State vaccination rate estimates remained at or below the national average for the past 3 school years throughout all vaccinations.
Update: ʻImiloa Hawaiian language preschool construction to begin March 2027 in Hilo
The preschool will be located behind the ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center, increasing access to early childhood care and Hawaiian language education in Hilo.
Police partner with community to paint railings at Waikōloa school
The work was part of an ongoing effort led by School Resource Officer Kui Dela Cruz.
Hawai‘i Education Association awards scholarships to 2 Hawai‘i Island educators
Third-grade teacher Joy Paul at Hōlualoa Elementary School and veteran educator Nolan Yamaki at Ernest Bowen deSilva Elementary School in Hilo each received $1,000 Hawai‘i Education Association Ronald K. Toma Scholarships for Professional Learning.
New methods revolutionize research, provide deployment of whale tags from the sky
Marine Mammal Research Program team members during their February field season successfully used drones to deploy tags — a safer, less invasive tag deployment for animals and researchers — on a total of 22 humpback whales.
First-of-a-kind hands-on training available to take your butchery skills to next level
Application period now open for first-of-its-kind butchery and meat preservation training at the Diamond Head campus of Culinary Institute of Pacific on Oʻahu; participants can learn from nationally recognized instructors.
Ha‘aheo Elementary School reopens after 3-year, $25 million project to expand campus in North Hilo
The school’s students will return to a renovated campus that has nearly double its education space with three new buildings.
