Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024
DOE’s Top Leader Could Get Big Pay Raise
Superintendent Keith Hayashi’s salary could increase 60% by 2029 under a new contract up for approval Wednesday.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021
Lee Cataluna: Money, Power And Status Make Kamehameha Schools A Rich Target
The lawsuit against the well-endowed Hawaiian school insists the goal is to force racial integration but there’s more of an undercurrent here.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
Kamehameha Ending Scholarships For Students Attending Other Schools
The Kipona Scholarship is Kamehameha’s third-largest external financial aid program.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
Hawaiʻi Is Making A Big Push To Increase College Enrollment. Will It Work?
A new program offers Hawaiʻi seniors guaranteed admissions to nine University of Hawaiʻi campuses, but advocates say more needs to be done if UH really wants to reach more disadvantaged students.
Suevon Lee/Civil Beat
Hawaiʻi Mom Sues Boys & Girls Club For Not Protecting Child From Abuse
Staffers didn’t intervene or contact authorities after a 10-year-old boy complained he was sexually assaulted by another student in the program, the lawsuit says.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022
Viral Bullying Videos Are Sign Of Bigger Problem In Hawaiʻi Schools
Social media is amplifying conflicts and normalizing bad behavior as teens film fights and post them online to draw hundreds of views and comments.
AP Photo/Mengshin Lin/2025
Kamehameha Schools Sued Over Native Hawaiian Admissions Policy
Students for Fair Admissions founder Ed Blum said he has received death threats over his attempt to strike down the policy.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
Hawaiʻi DOE Wants Another $30M For A Facility That Hasn’t Been Built
The Department of Education is pinning its local food buying goals on a central facility, and the budget is getting bigger and bigger.
AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin/2025
Education Department Layoffs Hit Special Ed And Civil Rights Offices
The layoffs would cut the agency’s workforce by nearly a fifth and leave it reduced to less than half its size when Trump took office
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
Hawaiʻi Parents Are Hopping Fences To Sneak Into Playgrounds
Lawmakers have pushed schools to open their facilities for recreational use, but the education department has raised concerns about liability and safety.