The female student had to keep attending class with her attacker, despite repeated requests from her family for assistance, the lawsuit says.

Some early learning programs are reopening after their centers were destroyed last summer, but providers say more resources are needed.

The state will start accepting applications year-round in an effort to increase the number of families seeking help paying for preschool. 

Teens need mental health services and mentorship instead of imprisonment, advocates say — strategies that a $20 million grant is bolstering in the state.

Principals say the decision will not significantly affect students’ learning for the year, and that it’s important for students and staff to be able to mark the somber event.

A new apprenticeship program would provide financial support for future educators and remove some of the barriers to obtaining a teacher’s license.

The Hawaii Department of Education is responsible for spending the bulk of a federal grant that would support local farmers, but it has yet to touch the funding.

Events like Covid-19 and the Black Lives Matter movement have boosted Generation Z’s political awareness, but more needs to be done to engage the state’s youngest voters.

Garret Zakahi loved fishing in Aiea streams as a boy. He used his knowledge of aquaponics to transform his Waikiki school.

Last year nearly a third of vice principal positions in the state were either vacant or filled by educators who didn’t meet the certification requirements for the job.