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With graduation just around the corner, most high schools on Maui are planning in-person ceremonies, while Lanai and Molokai high schools are still mulling plans, according to the state Department of Education.
The DOE announced graduation dates for schools across Hawaii on Monday, with alternate ceremonies and guest limits continuing for a second year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dates, locations and formats for Maui County schools are as follows:
• King Kekaulike High, May 20, school stadium, in person with limited guests and vehicles, 220 participating seniors.
• Baldwin High, May 21, War Memorial Stadium, in person with virtual ceremony, 290 participating seniors.
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As Maui County public schools prepare to offer in-person summer programs, other popular child care programs like Summer PALS are still mulling their plans during the pandemic.
Baldwin High School is one of 15 sites statewide and the only one in the Maui district that plans to have traditional, in-person summer classes for public and non-public school students, state Department of Education officials said in an email last week.
High schoolers were also given an option for online courses. The online registration site on Monday showed that courses were full, but students could join a waitlist. To register, visit sites.google.com/hawaiidoe.k12.hi.us/e-school/registration/ summer-2021-registration.
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U.S. Rep. Kai Kahele announced last week field representative selections who will serve as direct contacts for Maui County constituents and support area operations.
For the first time, each inhabited island of Maui County will have a designated member of congressional staff, Kahele’s office said in a news release.
The field representatives will be Stephanie Ohigashi for Maui, Gene Ross Davis for Molokai and Joelle Aki Aoki for Lanai.
Born and raised in Wailuku, Ohigashi is the current International & Regional Partnerships coordinator for the University of Hawaii Maui College. She has a long list of local volunteer work and previously served as executive assistant to then-Maui County Council member Michael Victorino, who is now the mayor. Ohigashi can be reached at (808) 208-2980.