3+ hour, 41+ min ago  (583+ words) Lehua, UH Hilo's AI chatbot, responds to student questions and sends check-in texts. UH Hilo image. University of Hawaii at Hilo students are being encouraged to direct their questions and concerns to a smiling red flower named Lehua. Lehua is…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (248+ words) Last fall, these four students won Na Leo TV Ho'olono Scholarships. Na Leo TV has opened applications for its spring 2026 Ho'olono Scholarship, supporting Hawaii Island students pursuing careers in storytelling, journalism, broadcasting and creative media. Rooted in the Hawaiian words…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (569+ words) Hawaii Tribune-Herald Pediatrician perspective: Impacts of armed conflict on children The children from the Shajareh Tayebeh primary school, a girls" school in Minab, Iran, should have been sitting in classrooms, giggling with their friends, and dreaming about recess " not wondering…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (354+ words) U. S. schools spent $30 billion on educational technology in 2024, roughly 10 times the amount they spent on textbooks. By one estimate, this sum could double in six years. Yet as children spend more time on school-issued screens, learning is deteriorating. Before spending another…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (844+ words) During each legislative session, 3, 000 or so bills are introduced, and about 10% of them become law. More bills will be introduced over the following week, but some that already have been assigned bill numbers and are pending introduction would: " Bar public…...

3+ mon, 1+ day ago  (389+ words) Beginning next school year, Hawaii public school students will be required to complete financial literacy education as a condition of graduation " a move officials say is aimed at better preparing students for adulthood. The state Department of Education Friday announced…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1124+ words) ESCONDIDO, Calif. " Like many mothers in Southern California, Paula Gartin put her twin son and daughter, Mikey and Maddy, into youth sports leagues as soon as they were old enough. For years, they loved playing soccer, baseball and other sports,…...

4+ mon, 1+ day ago  (208+ words) Held at the Target Hilo store, the event welcomed 50 young participants. With this year's focus on keiki and youth living in Hilo, the celebration brought holiday cheer while fostering positive. .. Dozens of keiki attend "Heroes and Helpers' at Hilo Target…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (175+ words) Educators, caregivers and early childhood professionals across the state are invited to register for the Hawaii Island Early Childhood Conference held Sept. 12-13 at King Kamehameha's Kona Beach Hotel in Kailua-Kona. The event is hosted by the Hawaii County Department of…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (246+ words) Hawaii Preparatory Academy is launching a new Pre-K program next year. WAIMEA " Hawaii Preparatory Academy has announced the launch of a pre-kindergarten program beginning in fall 2026. Housed in a newly renovated space on the school's Village Campus in the heart…...