University of Hawaii president search narrowed to 2 finalists
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by Dan Nakaso
13h ago
The two finalists to become the next president of the 10-campus University of Hawaii system are scheduled to meet with community members across the state later this month and early October, when public input will play a role in determining who the UH Board of Regents selects ..read more
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Hawaii student debt relief program high on applicants but low on funds
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by Dan Nakaso
1w ago
A popular $30 million state program to pay off student loans to keep health care workers in Hawaii has run low on money, leaving organizers searching for new funding ..read more
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Republican-led U.S. states sue over new Biden student debt relief plan
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by Reuters
1w ago
Seven Republican-led states filed a lawsuit on Tuesday to challenge President Joe Biden’s administration’s latest student debt forgiveness plan, saying the U.S. Department of Education was taking steps to start canceling loans as soon as this week ..read more
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Kauai school thanks ‘angels’ for help recovering from flood
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by None
1w ago
KOLOA, Kauai >> The sound of busy, excited kids fills the air again at The Koloa Early School, just months after heavy rain and flooding devastated the small campus on Kauai’s south side ..read more
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Assets School is granted $1.25 million for tuition aid
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by Victoria Budiono
1w ago
Assets School, the only K-12 school in Hawaii specializing in educating children who are gifted, dyslexic or have other language-­based learning differences, has received an anonymous $1.25 million donation to support tuition assistance ..read more
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Forgotten Navy waste dump holds up repairs at Radford High School
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by Kevin Knodell
1w ago
Underneath the athletic fields and parking lots around Radford High School and Makalapa Elementary School, long forgotten toxic debris buried and left behind by the U.S. military has been holding up a series of long-needed renovations and repairs ..read more
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Contract awarded for teacher housing at Mililani High campus
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by Victoria Budiono
1w ago
The state School Facilities Authority has awarded a contract to the nonprofit Pacific Housing Assistance Corp. for a workforce housing development at the Mili­lani High School campus aimed at providing housing for state Department of Education teachers and staff ..read more
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Supreme Court declines to revive Biden’s student debt relief plan
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by Reuters
2w ago
WASHINGTON >> The U.S. Supreme Court declined today to revive President Joe Biden’s student debt relief plan, giving a boost to Republican-led states that have sued to block it ..read more
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Ex-Olympic skater’s program boosts reading
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by Pat Gee
2w ago
Kristi Yamaguchi, Olympic gold medal skater, author and founder of the Always Dream philanthropic organization, is sponsoring a reading program at 19 elementary schools in her 10th year of supporting Hawaii keiki ..read more
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DOE will provide more resources for mental health
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by Victoria Budiono
2w ago
The state Department of Education has partnered with the Cook Center for Human Connection to provide parents and staff with free resources and one-on-one online coaching to support student mental health ..read more
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