Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
State To Decide Fate Of West O‘ahu Charter School After Board Quits
The school can’t stay open without a governing board, but it may have few options for recruiting a new one. The Hawaiʻi State Public Charter School Commission will decide what happens next on Thursday.
Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
Federal Head Start Reforms Could Cut Supports For Hawai‘i Families
Education advocates worry that proposed rule changes to Head Start could reduce families’ access to education and developmental programs for young children.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
Hawaiʻi Spent Millions On More Preschool Seats. Now, There Are Fewer
Hawaiʻi has fewer preschool seats than it did six years ago when lawmakers set out to fulfill their promise of universal preschool access. What did families and providers gain — and lose — from the state’s multimillion-dollar investment?
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021
More Unlicensed Teachers Are Filling In Gaps In Hawaiʻi Classrooms
The state is also facing a severe shortage of teachers for Hawaiian language immersion programs.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
Americans’ School Satisfaction Is At A Low Point, National Poll Shows
A new poll shows that only 32% of Americans are satisfied with the quality of K-12 education in the country.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024
Trump Lawsuit Targets Undocumented University of Hawaiʻi Students
A lawsuit seeks to end Hawaiʻi’s 13-year policy of providing in-state tuition benefits to undocumented immigrants living in the state.
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Gender-Based Bullying Data Removed From Federal Survey
To comply with a Trump executive order, the federal government deleted data collected from the nation’s schools
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
This Hawaiian Man Became The Face Of An Anti-Homelands Campaign
David Kalahiki and a neighbor turned to the Pacific Legal Foundation to stay in their homes. Now they are the face of a broader push by conservatives to upend programs serving Native Hawaiians.
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Native Hawaiian Benefits Face Sweeping Legal Attacks
Conservative groups and the Trump administration have taken aim at programs supporters say are foundational to making amends for Hawaiʻi’s history.
Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
Hawaiʻi Schools Continue To Lose Students
State leaders are grappling with how to handle shrinking school enrollment amid low birth rates and families moving out of state.