Education
Hawai‘i Community College butchery program graduates second cohort
One of Hawai‘i Community College’s newest programs, whole-animal butchery, will once again be open for enrollment starting Aug. 29.
2025 was hot summer for reading in Hawaiʻi
Participation in this year’s statewide Hawaiʻi State Public Library System’s Summer Reading Challenge surged 44%.
Pāhoa High and Intermediate School locked down after student sees alleged threat
Hawai‘i Police Department responded just before 10 a.m. Aug. 20; the reported anonymous threat was later determined to be false.
Hawaiʻi State Board of Education hosting public meetings on Big Island about potential statewide changes
The purpose of the meetings is to seek community input for expanding early childhood education and upgrading high school graduation criteria. Today, the Board will host a meeting at Kāʻu High and Pahala Elementary.
University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo has key role in developing AI suite to fuel scientific innnovation
Hilo campus partners with National Science Foundation, NVIDIA in $152M project — and will receive $1.4M in grant funding from that total — to be a top collaborator on cutting-edge, transformative artificial intelligence infrastructure.
University of Hawaiʻi community colleges among the top of their class
The university’s statewide system of 7 community colleges was recently ranked 11th in the nation in a 2025 Wallethub analysis, which evaluated 653 colleges nationwide on 18 metrics, including tuition, graduation and transfer rates and post-graduation earnings.
‘Ho‘ohana’: Registration open for this year’s Hawaiʻi Island Early Childhood Conference
The theme for the 2025 conference — slated for Sept. 12-13 in Kailua-Kona — focuses on practical tools and thoughtful reflections to support the kindergarten entry assessment domains.
School bus service changes to Hilo route raise student safety concerns
Concerned Hilo parents are voicing safety concerns as Ground Transport Inc. alters a longstanding school bus route, requiring children to walk miles uphill from Wainaku Gym instead of being dropped closer to their homes on Kaiwiki Road.
Early childhood education options continue to grow for all of Hawaiʻi’s families
Hawaiʻi Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke’s Ready Keiki Initiative has led to more funding to grow the number of public school prekindergarten classrooms from 54 to 88 statewide since 2022.
Hawai‘i Police Department, University of Hawai‘i at Hilo partner to support education of law enforcement statewide
Program launching gives law enforcement throughout the state opportunity to earn bachelor of arts degree in administration of justice through the College of Arts and Sciences at the Hilo campus, entirely online, so officers can continue to serve their communities while advancing their education.
High school, college students ages 14 to 22 invited to enter 2025 Letter to My Parents contest
Essays or letters should be no more than 1,000 words and include a constructive proposal for how to maintain or improve their relationships with their parents. Submissions will be judged on bravery, reflection and their proposals.
Hawaiʻi Department of Education advances efforts to cut food imports, boost local purchasing
With a statewide regional kitchen master plan now in motion, the Hawai‘i Department of Education is turning its attention to transforming school menus to feature more locally grown and produced foods.
‘You make us all proud!’: Vulcans student-athletes set new academic benchmark, continuing decade-long upward trend
Nearly 230 student-athletes representing all 12 University of Hawai‘i at Hilo sports teams posted a combined record-high grade-point average of 3.32, topping last year’s previous combined record-high grade-point average of 3.28.
UH-Hilo senior to embark on an expedition to unknown depths of the ocean
Hayden Niles will join experts on a research vessel and will utilize advanced mapping systems to explore uncharted ocean habitats surrounding the Marshall Islands for 21 days beginning on Sunday.
Wheels on buses should be going round and round on more routes to start new school year
While the situation has improved statewide compared with before the 2024-25 school year, 4 of the 9 school bus routes throughout the state still suspended are on the Big Island. Fortunately, offiicials report new drivers are being trained.
Top 10 things to do on Big Island for July 25-31: Grand Slam, Experience Volcano, Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea Celebration and Summer Jam, plus more
This is a week when each of the top 10 things to do on the Big Island has a vibe — a personality — all its own. A unique signature, if you will, the others don’t necessarily share or emulate. Check them out now to see for yourself!
Big Island student goes to Washington for 2025 ACLU Summer Advocacy Institute
Annual event gives students the tools they need to engage their communities on issues around civil liberties and civil rights plus firsthand experience lobbying members of Congress to advocate for their First Amendment rights.
Project Hawai‘i awarded $23K grant through Spectrum Digital Education Program
Nonprofit dedicated to supporting Hawai‘i’s homeless children, serving more than 1,600 keiki each year on O‘ahu, Maui and the Big Island, will use the funds for its college dorm residency program for homeless young women.
UH professor finds new method to improve strength of silicone-based devices
Silicone elastomers are used in items such as artificial muscles and medical implants and need to bend, stretch, and move with the human body without deteriorating over time.
UH Mānoa School of Medicine, Kaiser Permanente collaborate to inspire next generation of Hawaiʻi physicians
The Neighbor Island Medical Scholars Program aims to alleviate physician shortages in rural areas by giving high school students hands-on education and real clinical experience.
