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Feds: UH Manoa Violated Rules In Handling Sexual Harassment Cases Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Feds: UH Manoa Violated Rules In Handling Sexual Harassment Cases

Complaints were mishandled and federal grievance procedures weren’t followed, investigators found.

Hawaii Schools Chief: Threats Against Schools ‘Aren’t Taken Lightly’ Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Hawaii Schools Chief: Threats Against Schools ‘Aren’t Taken Lightly’

Honolulu police say there have been more than a dozen social media posts since January threatening violence at Oahu schools.

Hawaii Teacher: Can ‘Social Emotional Learning’ Help Deter Violence? Meliha Gojak/iStock

Hawaii Teacher: Can ‘Social Emotional Learning’ Help Deter Violence?

On the same day a former student shot up a Florida school, keiki in this island classroom were getting a lesson in kindness.

‘We Are So Far Behind’: Hawaii Legislators Look To Make Schools Safer Cory Lum/Civil Beat

‘We Are So Far Behind’: Hawaii Legislators Look To Make Schools Safer

After another gun-related massacre on an American campus, lawmakers consider requiring interior door locks and intercom systems.

Victims Say $80M Kamehameha Schools Settlement Not Just About Money Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Victims Say $80M Kamehameha Schools Settlement Not Just About Money

At a Friday press conference, they point to the schools’ commitment to provide a hotline and other support for any additional victims who come forward.

Lockdown Lifted At Kapolei Middle School After Threat AP

Lockdown Lifted At Kapolei Middle School After Threat

Someone posted a threat on Instragram on Thursday saying they planned to “shoot up” the school Friday morning.

Hawaii Teacher: Union Might Want To Rethink Its Annual Pep Rally Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Hawaii Teacher: Union Might Want To Rethink Its Annual Pep Rally

With a pivotal Supreme Court case pending, firing up the devoted seems less important than convincing non-members to join.

ACLU Demands Equal Treatment For Female Athletes In Hawaii Schools Cory Lum/Civil Beat

ACLU Demands Equal Treatment For Female Athletes In Hawaii Schools

The action was taken in response to Civil Beat’s report on the lack of girls’ athletic locker rooms at several high schools.

Hawaii Teacher: Long-Timers’ Surprising Reasons For Staying On The Job Courtesy of Susan Kay Anderson

Hawaii Teacher: Long-Timers’ Surprising Reasons For Staying On The Job

We hear a lot about why schoolteachers leave the profession. Maybe we should listen more to those who stay.

Hawaii Schools Can’t Seem To Give Breakfast Away Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2017

Hawaii Schools Can’t Seem To Give Breakfast Away

Getting eligible students to eat free or reduced-price morning meals is more of a struggle in the islands than on the mainland.