Hawaii is rethinking its teacher recruitment strategies, including virtual job fairs, but it’s a hard sell when even preexisting successful initiatives face a shaky future.

Christina Kishimoto said she’ll meet with state health officials and lawmakers Friday to discuss how best to proceed in light of new federal guidance.

The salary incentives were implemented last year to retain special education teachers and other hard-to-fill positions.

The CDC said it was “critical for schools to open as safely and as soon as possible” with the proper safety protocols in place.

The need for teaching kindness and civility became especially acute during ex-President Donald Trump’s turbulent term in the White House, say educators.

St. Ann School has been a fixture in Kaneohe for more than a century but couldn’t overcome pressure from declining enrollment and growing expenses.

The informal projection is based on a new release of DOE data based on the first semester of the school year.

The amount reflects a $2 million increase from the same type of appropriation last year.

It’s part of an expanded service offered through an agreement with the City and County of Honolulu and the National Kidney Foundation Hawaii Consortium.