2021 Education & Career Guide
Learn how these institutions can help develop the skills you need for a successful career.
Education
Today's Lesson: No Wi-Fi = No Learning
Disparities in internet access have long made learning more difficult for some students, from kindergarten to college. And with students learning from home now more than ever, that digital divide has widened. Educators, nonprofits, companies and families are working on…
Building Hawaiʻi's Technology Sector
TRUE stands for Technology Readiness User Evaluation. The initiative started with a hypothesis: Technology-enabled, higher-wage jobs will be created if Hawai‘i can get more companies to adopt more technology. Paul Yonamine, CHANGE Economy Committee co-chair and member of the TRUE…
Ethnicities of Public School Teachers and Students Don’t Match
One statistical story in the new data book is interesting and important and the latest variation of a similar story that is many generations old: In Hawai‘i’s public schools, the ethnicities of teachers and students are out of proportion.
Lucy’s Lab Creamery Gives UH Students Real Entrepreneurial Experience
The ice cream store at Ward Village has provided real-world learning since 2014. Students get hands-on experiences with a real business, learn about business finances and the many other responsibilities of running a company.
Necessity & Invention: Foundations of ALOHA
In response to the pandemic, educators across the state are adapting and innovating to serve their students. Teachers are leveraging technology to provide online instruction. Students are solving real-world problems through independent, project-based learning. And educators are drawing on the…
Necessity & Invention: Higher Skills Academy
In response to the pandemic, educators across the state are adapting and innovating to serve their students. Teachers are leveraging technology to provide online instruction. Students are solving real-world problems through independent, project-based learning. And educators are drawing on the…
Necessity & Invention: Ma Ka Hana Ka ‘Ike
In response to the pandemic, educators across the state are adapting and innovating to serve their students. Teachers are leveraging technology to provide online instruction. Students are solving real-world problems through independent, project-based learning. And educators are drawing on the…
Necessity & Invention: Waimea Canyon Middle School
In response to the pandemic, educators across the state are adapting and innovating to serve their students. Teachers are leveraging technology to provide online instruction. Students are solving real-world problems through independent, project-based learning. And educators are drawing on the…
Our Schools Need Your Help Now
If you want to support public education in Hawai‘i, the time is now, during this education crisis caused by the pandemic.
Assets School Plans to Reopen in August
Head of School Ryan Masa describes the changes that will make it safe for students to learn Assets School, a private school with two O‘ahu campuses, hopes to resume in-person learning in mid-August. The school focuses on students with ADD,…
Teaching Today Requires Transformation and Innovation
Interview with Robert Landau, Founder and Strategist, Two Roads Education Landau is an education consultant and leader and the former executive director of the Hawai‘i Association for Independent Schools. What do you envision for education in the future? This is…
Saving the Science Fair
Fair went virtual on a locally created platform called Student Corner Local students had spent months, even years, preparing projects for the Hawai‘i State Science Fair when the pandemic shutdown happened. That’s when organizers turned to Hawai‘i Island-based Student Corner.…
Teaching in a New World: Kanoelani Elementary School
Interview with Stacie Kunihisa, Principal, Kanoelani Elementary School How did you lead through the transition and create a routine confronted by this sudden change? The biggest shift we made when this pandemic first hit was changing our mindset as a…
Teaching in a New World: Leilehua-Mililani-Waialua Complex Area
Virtual Interview: Bob Davis, Leilehua-Mililani-Waialua Complex Area Superintendent, Hawai‘i Department of Education How did you lead through the transition and create a system that allowed students to continue learning? I am fortunate to work with very dedicated school leaders, teachers…
Teaching in a New World: Mid-Pacific Institute
Interview: Paul Turnbull, President, Mid-Pacific Institute How will the coming school year be different from previous years? The coming school year will be unique due to necessary social distancing and safety guidelines to protect the Mid-Pacific school community throughout the…
Hub Coworking Hawaiʻi and Superpower Academy Offer Support for Working Parents and Keiki
Hawaiʻi’s largest coworking space, the Hub Coworking Hawai’i, and Super Power Academy have created a Superpower Camp at the Hub to provide working parents a flexible work space and a new educational childcare solution for the summer.
Teaching in a New World: Ka‘ū-Kea‘au-Pāhoa Complex Area
Virtual Interview: Chad Keone Farias, Ka‘ū-Kea‘au-Pāhoa Complex Area Superintendent, Hawai‘i Department of Education How did you lead through the transition and create a system that allowed students to continue learning? It’s an honor to represent the Ka‘ū-Kea‘au-Pāhoa (KKP) complex schools…
Teaching in a New World: Hilo-Waiākea Complex Area
Virtual Interview: Esther Kanehailua, Hilo-Waiākea Complex Area Superintendent, Hawai‘i Department of Education How did you lead through the transition and create a system that allowed students to continue learning? At the start of the pandemic, it was about the timely…
Teaching in a New World: Hāna-Lahainaluna-Lāna‘i-Moloka‘i Complex Area
Virtual Interview: Lindsay Ball, Hāna-Lahainaluna-Lāna‘i-Moloka‘i Complex Area Superintendent, Hawai‘i Department of Education How did you lead through the transition and create a system that allowed students to continue learning? The Hāna-Lahainaluna-Lanai-Molokai Complex Area or “Canoe Complex” schools embarked into this…
Teaching in a New World: Honoka‘a-Kealakehe-Kohala-Konawaena Complex Area
Virtual Interview: Janette Snelling, Honoka‘a-Kealakehe-Kohala-Konawaena Complex Area Superintendent, Hawai‘i Department of Education How did you lead through the transition and create a system that allowed students to continue learning? I have chosen to lead through the lens of hope and…
Teaching in a New World: Hawai‘i State Department of Education
Virtual Interview: Christina Kishimoto, Superintendent, Hawai‘i State Department of Education What changes did you and the DOE make to finish this school year? I am proud of the way our students, teachers and staff were able to quickly and effectively…
Teaching in a New World: Baldwin-Kekaulike-Maui Complex Area
Virtual Interview: Kathleen Dimino, Baldwin-Kekaulike-Maui Complex Area Superintendent, Hawai‘i Department of Education How did you lead through the transition and create a system that allowed students to continue learning? Listening carefully and understanding how health guidelines impact our school communities…
Teaching in a New World: Campbell-Kapolei Complex Area
Virtual Interview: Sean Tajima, Campbell-Kapolei Complex Area Superintendent, Hawai‘i Department of Education How did you lead through the transition and create a system that allowed students to continue learning? Our schools have had to look for ways to be innovative…
Leasehold Properties: A Deal or a Drain?
While most of the state’s leasehold single-family properties have converted to fee simple ownership over the past few decades, the leasehold option remains alive in the condo market.
The Future of Hawai‘i Health Care Is Now – Part II
COVID-19 is accelerating many changes in health care beyond telemedicine, including how doctors, nurses and other health care professionals are trained; new rules on vaccinations and testing; and how we handle future pandemics.
How to Increase Visitor Spending
Millions more tourists are coming to Hawai‘i and venturing beyond the resort areas – crowding our parks, beaches, hiking trails, roads and more. But total inflation-adjusted visitor spending has actually declined, which means there is no extra money to fix…
