News from July 2023





HSTA Member Sarah Tochiki: 'We shouldn't be politicizing education in our state or in our country'

More than 3,000 educators gathered in Orlando, Florida on July 5 to advocate for truthfulness in education, and this included almost 90 members of the Hawai’i State Teachers Association (HSTA), according to a news release by the HSTA.


Hawaii's Green inks new bills 'to provide additional support to advance the efforts of many throughout our public school system'

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green has signed off on a series of educational bills that his administration is touting as being transformative for the school system going forward.


Hawaii County Council will meet July 6

Hawaii County Council will meet at 9 a.m., Thursday, July 6


Hawaii County Legislative Approvals and Acquisitions Committee will meet July 5

Hawaii County Legislative Approvals and Acquisitions Committee will meet at 3 p.m., Wednesday, July 5



Hawaii County Policy Committee on Infrastructure and Assets will meet July 5

Hawaii County Policy Committee on Infrastructure and Assets will meet at 2 p.m., Wednesday, July 5


Hawaii County Communications, Reports, and Council Oversight Committee will meet July 5

Hawaii County Communications, Reports, and Council Oversight Committee will meet at 1 p.m., Wednesday, July 5



Vernen Kewini Delaries of Holualoa, Hawaii | 1955 - 2023 | Obituary

Vernen Kewini Delaries of Holualoa, Hawaii | 1955 - 2023 | Obituary




Dayson Hong Kin Kamalei'oka'ainaahekane'okekai Endo-Wong of Hilo, Hawaii | 1998 - 2023 | Obituary

Dayson Hong Kin Kamalei'oka'ainaahekane'okekai Endo-Wong of Hilo, Hawaii | 1998 - 2023 | Obituary