DOE sets target date to bring elementary students back for full in-person learning The DOE sets a target date to get elementary students back to in-person learning By Jolanie Martinez | March 1, 2021 at 10:27 PM HST - Updated March 2 at 2:22 PM HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - After a year of pandemic distancing and nearly 180 lost in-person school days, tens of thousands of public school students could return to daily in-person classes soon. The state Department of Education’s target date is March 22 — just after spring break. Their goal is to have elementary students back in clas...