July 15, 2016 In addition to earlier announcements decoupling teacher performance from student scores, Hawai‘i’s public education accountability system, the Strive HI Performance System, will not include Index Scores or Classifications. [Hawaii Dept. of…
Hawaii, where your local poke spot is really a Poké Spot
Imagine waking up at 4 am to see your pre-teen kids walking in the door. That’s the new Pokémon GO game. What it is: Pokémon Go is a free-to-play augmented reality mobile game…
Hawaii Education Summit 2016: Summary
I just returned from an all-day conference on Hawaii’s public education system. The symposium, called the 2016 Hawaii Education Summit, was hosted by Governor David Y. Ige’s office. It was open to any stakeholder in…
Deadline is July 14 – Register online for Hawaii Primary Election
If you are a Hawaii resident and not already registered to vote, please register for the Hawaii primary election. The deadline for registration is July 14. http://elections.hawaii.gov/
East Oahu News – Friday Update 7/8/2016
July 7, 2016 Honolulu City Councilman Ikaika Anderson (Waimanalo) has lost his post as head of the Zoning and Planning Committee to Trevor Ozawa (Ala Moana to Hawaii Kai) in a shakeup…
August 20 & 21, 2016: Next Hawaii Kai Petco Low-Cost Animal Vaccine Clinic
Looking for parking at Koko Marina the other day, I thought the mall seemed busy for a Sunday. Turns out that Petco, in conjunction with the Oahu SPCA, was holding a low-cost…
Learning Japanese in Hawaii: what is working
Niu Valley Middle School has a world language core requirement, either Mandarin Chinese or Japanese. Once that language is selected, if your child goes on to Kaiser, they must continue in that…
East Oahu News – Friday Update 7/1/2016
June 29, 2016 Body Found in Hawaii Kai Identified as Missing Man After two months, the body found in the Hawaii Kai Marina several days after John Cousino was reported missing has…
East Oahu News – Friday Update 6/24/2016
June 22, 2016 Homeless encampments growing in Hawaii Kai “It went from like 3 people to 40 people” The [Hawaii Kai Marina Community Association]’s tactic of clearing [land on the marina behind…