School Councils Are Supposed To Be The Local School Boards In Hawaii. But They’re Hit Or Miss
A key part of local school oversight and parent engagement is left largely up to individual schools, with wildly varied results.
‘Forever Chemicals’ Have Been Found In Hawaii’s Environment. Now What?Â
Increased testing for PFAS may reveal a problem Hawaii is not prepared to deal with.
Big Island Police Shoot And Kill Man In Kailua-Kona
No body camera footage exists because the plainclothes officers involved weren’t wearing cameras.
A $500 State Tax Credit For School Supplies? Hawaii Teachers Say That’s A Good Start
Out-of-pocket expenses from pencils to lesson plans are a fact of life for educators.
Denby Fawcett: How A Former Slave Made His Fortune In 19th Century Waikiki
Anthony D. Allen is finally getting the national attention he deserves.
Hilo Was Easy, Honolulu Was Hell: How Prince Kuhio Rebuilt Hawaii
Kuhio’s legacy includes lighthouses, breakwaters, roads and parks and helping get women the vote.
City Measure To Restrict Concealed Guns In Some Areas Moves Ahead After Council Vote
Questions about how the law would be fully enacted have not yet been addressed.
New Punahou Program Mixes In Hip-Hop To Get Hawaii’s Students Active In Civics
The details of how the initiative will be rolled out in the state’s public schools are still being ironed out.
‘Place Them Back Upon The Soil’: Prince Kuhio Threw A Lifeline To Hawaiians Who Wanted Homes
His dream of giving Hawaiians self-sufficiency through land ownership became law but implementation has stumbled for a century.
Hawaii Lobbyist Charged With Vet Clinic Drug Violations
An indictment says Alicia Maluafiti obtained drugs using a veterinarian’s credentials, but the political insider says she didn’t know it was improper.