Lawmakers seek to end Hawaii youth vaping epidemic

2022-02-10T17:09:16-10:00February 10, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

A measure that would ban the sales of flavored nicotine products and prohibit the marketing of vaping products to people 21 advanced during the state House Committee on Health, Human Services & Homelessness hearing Thursday.

Lawmakers approve $2,200 one-time teacher payments

2021-05-24T18:12:23-10:00April 29, 2021|Categories: COVID-19, News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

HB613, CD2 appropriates $29.7 million in federal COVID-19 stimulus funds for the fiscal year that starts July 1 “for the purpose of educator workforce stabilization to retain teachers; provided that moneys appropriated shall be used for a one-time stabilization payment of $2,200 for each teacher.”

BOE approves federal funding for summer learning loss programs

2021-04-16T09:54:30-10:00April 15, 2021|Categories: COVID-19, News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The Hawaii Board of Education Thursday approved a plan to spend up to $58 million in federal pandemic aid funds on summer learning loss programs, transportation, food service, and student computer devices for the next two summers.

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