Kaewai Elementary News Today

On Tuesday, former University of Hawaii football player and San Francisco 49er Jesse Sapolu today teamed up with Olympic gold medalist Kristi Yamaguchi to help promote her "Always Dream" reading

Farrington High School seniors J-Fow Eaz and Marcelo Osonis, who grew up in public housing in Kalihi, say KVIBE, a program where they learn to fix and restore donated bicycles, has provided them a safe place to go after school.

Although some Hawaii lawmakers have grumbled that a new agency in charge of public school construction is moving too slowly, its leader says the first 11 classrooms in the state’s Ready Keiki preschool initiative are on track to welcome students this fall — below budget and a year ahead of schedule — while three Oahu high schools are in advanced discussions to become Hawaii’s first major teacher housing projects.