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Pauoa Elementary was on an upward trend in student proficiency even pre-pandemic. It focused on a few core strategies to turn around its flagging performance.

Despite Hawaii’s Democratic leadership, the state does not offer paid medical and family leave. Some hope Biden’s bill could change that.

Even before the pandemic, licensed practical nurses, who do much of the work at long-term care facilities, were calling it quits.

Advocates say the statewide distance learning program does not adequately provide services for students enrolled in special education.

A federal pandemic subsidy program offers discounts to homesteaders. But the company that provides the service says it won’t participate.

Medical professionals say Hawaii’s social and economic threats are now greater than those posed by the virus.

Rising gasoline and housing prices are driving up living costs for isle families, offsetting wage gains that had appeared to offer a bright spot in a tepid economic recovery.

Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are often lumped together, which makes it impossible to see how distinct communities are experiencing the pandemic.

While the latest DOE enrollment report shows a slight improvement, the enrollment count for kindergarten is nowhere near pre-pandemic levels.

The state’s latest cluster report describes one instance in which seven of 12 fully vaccinated people who went to karaoke without wearing masks caught Covid. None were hospitalized or died.