Education

State To Decide Fate Of West O‘ahu Charter School After Board Quits 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.

Federal Head Start Reforms Could Cut Supports For Hawai‘i Families  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.

Hawaiʻi Spent Millions On More Preschool Seats. Now, There Are Fewer 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?  

More Unlicensed Teachers Are Filling In Gaps In Hawaiʻi Classrooms 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.

Americans’ School Satisfaction Is At A Low Point, National Poll Shows 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. 

Trump Lawsuit Targets Undocumented University of Hawaiʻi Students 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.

Gender-Based Bullying Data Removed From Federal Survey AP

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

This Hawaiian Man Became The Face Of An Anti-Homelands Campaign 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.

Native Hawaiian Benefits Face Sweeping Legal Attacks AP

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.

Hawaiʻi Schools Continue To Lose Students 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.