Critics want officials to divert their focus to correctional reform.

School campuses in the town will likely not reopen until after fall break.

Teachers in the affected schools are frustrated at the lack of communication from the DOE, its board heard Thursday.

Food caches can buy time for agencies to bring in additional resources.

Affected pupils are going to need access to specialist counseling services, staff say.

More than 50 educators either lost their homes entirely or suffered enough damage that they had to evacuate, the teachers union said.

Ua hai ʻia nā kumu kamaʻāina he 690 a me nā kumu malihini he 277 no ka hoʻomaka ʻana i kēia makahiki kula. 

Veteran businessman Warren Haruki says he accepted the position to help students in the public school system.

The department has made 690 local and 277 out-of-state hires to start the school year.