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Held in celebration of HVO’s 100th anniversary, the open house featured more than 40 exhibits about Hawai‘i’s volcanoes and how they are monitored.

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MEDIA RELEASE Parents are encouraged to register their children for kindergarten or junior kindergarten for the 2012-2013 school year. Children who will be 5 years old on or before Aug. 1, 2012, may enroll in regular kindergarten, while children who reach 5 years of age between Aug. 2 and Dec. 31 may enroll in junior [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE The state Department of Education is encouraging parents to complete a survey to help schools set priorities for improving programs and services. Beginning in February, schools will mail or ask students to bring the surveys home. Parents whose children are enrolled in grades 4, 5, 7, 8, 9 and 11 will be asked [...]

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Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park continues its tradition of sharing Hawaiian culture and After Dark in the Park programs with the community and visitors throughout February.

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The Laupahoehoe Charter School Interim Local School Board (ILSB) welcomes anyone with questions about the school opening or process to go to the website (www.laupahoehoecharter…) or call 808-430-8699. Questions and concerns about the charter school may be presented at the public ILSB meetings on the second Tuesday of each month at 6:00pm.

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MEDIA RELEASE Kaiser Permanente Hawaii has awarded the state Department of Education a $40,300 grant to provide technical assistance and support to schools applying for HealthierUS School Challenge (HUSSC) certification. Janet Liang, president of Kaiser Permanente Hawaii, present a check to Superintendent Kathryn Matayoshi on Monday, Jan. 30 in Honolulu. HUSSC is a voluntary national [...]

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To commemorate and celebrate the contributions to our nation made by people of African descent, American historian Carter G. Woodson established Black History Week. The first celebration occurred on Feb. 12, 1926. For many years, the second week of February was set aside for this celebration to coincide with the birthdays of abolitionist/editor Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln. In 1976, as part of the nation’s bicentennial, the week was expanded into Black History Month. Each year, U.S. presidents proclaim February as National African-American History Month.

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MEDIA RELEASE On Jan. 20, Jeremy Leonard visited the Parker School campus to share his career journey with the 11th and 12th grade classes as part of Parker School’s Speaker Series. The series, started by Rea Callender, in September of 2005, has served as an excellent professional development opportunity for Parker students; bringing many well [...]

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The University of Hawaii received $9.68 million from Pālamanui LLC to begin construction of the first phase of the planned Hawai‘i Community College Pālamanui campus in West Hawaii.

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The non-profit Hawai’i Marine Mammal Consortium (HMMC) is pleased to announce the release of a glossy, full-color art poster of humpback whale tail fluke photographs. The poster illustrates the beauty of humpback whale flukes and how scientists use them to study whales. The purchase of the poster is tax deductible, and proceeds will directly support HMMC’s whale and dolphin research in Hawai’i.

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The public is invited to learn about Kīlauea’s volcanic gases and vog (volcanic air pollution) in an “After Dark in the Park” program at Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park on Tues., Jan. 31, at 7 p.m.

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Please join us for our annual membership meeting and general celebration of the arts on Sunday (Jan 29) from 2–5 p.m.!

Music will be provided by the Sakura Ensemble and the Kahikina’s Nahenahe Ohana and friends. Complimentary light pupus and beverages.

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