For the third year in a row, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs is bailing out charter schools, according to a press release issued today.

The Board of Trustees voted to give $1.5 million in emergency funding to Hawaiian-focused public charter schools facing budget shortfalls this year.

Read the full press release here.

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