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Hawaiʻi State Senate to honor outstanding students, educators this week

Senate Education Week 2026 honors outstanding students and educators for their transformative impact on public education beginning today.

Long-awaited public library for Waikōloa is one step closer to becoming a reality

Resolution 51-23 would authorize Hawai‘i County Finance Director Deanna Sako to negotiate a lease with the Hawai‘i State Public Library System for the development, construction and operation of a library in the South Kohala community of about 7,400 people.

Libraries Getting More eBooks, Public Access Computers

The system is getting 600 new computers — including 171 for the Big Island — through a partnership of state agencies with help from the private sector.