HSTA, Kamehameha Schools distribute 1,000+ backpacks to Lahaina students
Hundreds of Lahaina families picked up free backpacks filled with school supplies Thursday as their keiki prepare to return to West Maui campuses next week.
Terri Inefuku2023-10-12T21:57:14-10:00October 12, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: backpacks, donations, Kamehameha Schools, King Kamehameha III Elementary, Lahaina Intermediate, Lahainaluna High, maui wildfires, Princess Nāhiʻenaʻena Elementary|
Hundreds of Lahaina families picked up free backpacks filled with school supplies Thursday as their keiki prepare to return to West Maui campuses next week.
Terri Inefuku2023-09-29T10:44:36-10:00September 29, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: evacuation plan, Hawaii State House of Representatives, King Kamehameha III Elementary, Lahaina Intermediate, Lahainaluna High School, maui wildfires, mental health, testimony|
Families in Lahaina voiced their concerns Thursday over inadequate evacuation plans and inaccessible mental health services as three of four Hawaiʻi State Department of Education schools in West Maui prepare to reopen to students next month in the wake of devastating wildfires.
Jill Meinecke2023-09-26T13:49:33-10:00September 26, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: Gov. Josh Green, Hawaii Department of Health, HIDOE, King Kamehameha III Elementary, Lahaina, Lahaina Intermediate, Lahainaluna High, Maui, Maui chapter, maui wildfires, Osa Tui Jr, Princess Nāhiʻenaʻena Elementary, superintendent Keith Hayashi|
The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education (HIDOE) Tuesday announced reopening details for three Lahaina public schools, and said the federal government will build a new temporary school site after deadly wildfires in August shuttered the schools for nearly two months.
Jill Meinecke2023-09-01T06:25:55-10:00August 31, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: Hawaii Department of Education, HIDOE, Jr., Kahului, Keith Hayashi, King Kamehameha III Elementary, Lahaina, Lahaina Intermediate, Lāhaināluna Complex, Lahainaluna High School, Maui Arts & Cultural Center, maui wildfires, Mike Landes, Osa Tui|
Frustrated Maui families told Hawaiʻi State Department of Education leaders in public meetings Wednesday that they’re frustrated by a lack of communication from the department, and they’re overwhelmingly opposed to busing their students to Central or South Maui daily to other campuses following fatal wildfires earlier this month.
Jill Meinecke2023-08-13T12:21:40-10:00August 10, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: gofundme, HSTA, Lahaina, Lahaina Intermediate, Maui, Maui chapter, maui wildfires, teachers|
A 27-year veteran teacher on Maui lost her childhood home to the raging wildfires on Maui, leaving her and her family displaced like other educators who’ve been affected by the fires.