“Enabling funding from real estate speculation to support public education infrastructure within the state is rational,” the bill added. Osa Tui Jr., president of the Hawaii State Teachers ...

About 11% of Hawaii’s public school funding comes from the federal government, supporting 160,000 students this school year. Of that, $52 million is allocated through Title I funding, which ...

To further support ohana classified as ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed), SB 1300 will expand again in the 2026-27 school year, providing free school meals to any public school ...

But Hawaii's pay increase, which began in 2020, was a game changer. Before the incentive, in October 2019, almost 30% of the state's special education positions were vacant or staffed by teachers ...

She said while the majority of funding for Hawaii’s public education system comes from the state, Hawaii still relies on federal funds to maintain programs for vulnerable students.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - As the Trump administration considers cuts to federal education programs across the nation, Hawaii schools superintendent Keith Hayashi says the department is keeping a ...

LIHUE — Anyone who supports public education is welcome to stand with Kauai educators and the Kauai Chapter of the Hawaii State Teachers Association to show their support and concern about the ...

Some of these shortages, including Hawaii’s, stretch back to the 1990s, and are higher, at 45 percent, than general-education teacher shortages, which were at 31 percent last year. The pandemic ...

Providing free meals at all Hawaii public ... HB 1775 would require the Department of Education to ... Dozens of students at Castle High School showed up to the meeting to show their support.

The potential cuts to federal funding for education, including for Hawaii’s public schools and the University of Hawaii, have sparked widespread concern among educators and local leaders.

To further support ohana classified as ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed), SB 1300 will expand again in the 2026-27 school year, providing free school meals to any public school ...

Governor signs bills into law to support public education in Hawaii. Updated: May 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM HST Gov. Josh Green signed Friday five bills aimed at strengthening access to ...