Best of HONOLULU Family 2020: LEARN
Our readers’ and editors’ picks for the best places and ways for kids to learn in Honolulu.
O‘ahu Education
Education Cheat Sheet: Help Kids Learn and Play This Summer
Many families are heading into the fourth month of learning at home. Here are games, kits, a new way to read and other simple ideas to keep your child's mind stimulated.
Gov. David Ige and UH Mānoa Assistant Professor of Epidemiology Thomas Lee Answer Your Questions About Reopening Hawai‘i
Watch the interview live, here on HONOLULU Magazine.
UH Mānoa Athletics Director David Matlin Answers Your Questions About Reopening Hawai‘i
Watch the interview live, here on HONOLULU Magazine.
4 We Tried: We Search for the Best Ways to Learn Hawaiian Online for Free
Hawaiian is one of our state’s official languages. Brush up on your skills or learn something new with these great online resources.
Experts Share Strategies for Mental Wellness in “Life Interrupted: Youth,” a Free HONOLULU Magazine Online Series
The second segment in our talk-story webinar focuses on how to help families sort out stress and anxiety with children and teens.
Education Cheat Sheet: How to Teach Your Child Empathy During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Modeling behavior, asking the right questions and sharing stories can help keiki discover how to care for others.
Hawai‘i High School Senior Talks About Life and Graduation During a Pandemic
One of Wai‘anae High School’s valedictorians shares the moment when the pandemic became very real to her and her classmates.
Free Meals For Keiki Extend Through Summer Break 2020
Seamless Summer Option begins on May 29, continuing the Grab-N-Go meal program that fed keiki while schools were closed.
Celebrate Hawai‘i’s Great Graduates of 2020 with These Local Gifts
To the class of 2020: Chee-hooo YOU!
Answers to Your COVID-19 in Hawai‘i Questions with Department of Education Superintendent Christina Kishimoto
Watch the interview live, here on HONOLULU Magazine.
Answers to Your COVID-19 in Hawai‘i Questions with UH President David Lassner
Watch the interview live, here on HONOLULU Magazine.
How Did Hawai‘i’s Public Schools Rank in 2018–2019?
How did your school do?
Push for Preschool for All Hawai‘i Kids Receives Powerful New Supporters
Early childhood offers a critical opportunity for children to learn and grow in ways that help them thrive throughout their lives. Yet Hawai‘i politicians have been debating universal preschool for decades and the first public classes just started six years ago. Will this be the year big expansion happens?
Even With the New Push for Universal Preschool, Families With Younger Kids Will Still Struggle
Even with the new push for universal preschool, families with younger kids will still struggle.
Hawaiʻi Public High Schools Announce Commencement Plans
Class of 2020 graduations will take place in parking lots, on TV and through the radio in May.
The Best Free Subscriptions for Learning At Home
When schools shut down in March, some of us parents went into panic mode and signed up for free trials of kids' educational programs. Now that 30-day trials are set to expire, we need new resources! If you aren't ready for paid content—or if…
Turn Your Home Into a Classroom with This Education Cheat sheet
Embrace the challenge of distance learning with these tips from Hawai‘i educators.
Education Cheat Sheet: Managing Screen Time During the Coronavirus
When everything from classes to kid conversations shift to online, should you and how can you manage screen time?
So, How’s Distance Learning Going In Your Own Homes?
Thousands of children in Hawaiʻi haven't attended school in over a month, as they follow stay-at-home orders to slow the spread of the coronavirus. But how are they learning at home? HONOLULU Family asked five moms—with children in public and private schools on O'ahu—to share their…