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Hawaii ranks 9 among U.S. states for teacher starting salary

Hawaii ranks 9 among U.S. states for teacher starting salaries, with an average starting salary of $50,123 in 2024, according to the National Education Association (NEA).

By Aloha State News | Apr 2, 2025

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College students paid more in Hawaii in 2022-23 school year

By Aloha State News | Oct 15, 2024

College tuition fees rose 1.6% in Hawaii in the 2022-23 school year, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.

Hawaii ranks no. 31 in 2024 Parent Power index, empowering families in education choices

By Aloha State News | May 28, 2024

In the Center for Education Reform's 2024 Parent Power Index, Hawaii secured the thirty-first position, with an Overall Parent Power Index Score of 65.1%.

Analysis: Hawaii the 11 states with education savings accounts

By Aloha State News reports | Apr 28, 2023

As Florida becomes the latest state to create an education savings account (ESA) program, an analysis by the Aloha State News shows that Hawaii is not one of 11 states that has such a program.

How to Prepare for Your Research Presentation

By Press release submission | Mar 8, 2023

Learn pro tips on how to create your oral or poster presentation.

Kapiʻolani CC, UH Mānoa alumnus enjoys the view from Air Force 2

By Press release submission | Mar 7, 2023

From the January 6, 2021 mob storming the U.S. Capitol to U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation hearing, Los Angeles Times staff photographer Kent Nishimura—a Kapiʻolani Community College alumnus and University of Hawaiʻi Mānoa graduate—has had a front-row seat to history.

Body armor, handcuffs, mock arrests all part of IRS Citizen Academy

It was an exciting day of mock investigations and arrests—complete with body armor and handcuffs—for students who participated in the Citizen Academy presented by the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation (IRS:CI) at the University of Hawaiʻi–West Oʻahu in February.

Hawaiian Word of the Week: Maopopo

Hawaiian Word of the Week: Maopopo

Reporter to anchor: 2 journalism alums credit UH for leap into high-profile careers

It isn’t common for TV news anchors to be recent college graduates, but two alumni of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa College of Social Sciences’ journalism program are living their dreams, only a handful of years after graduation.

This Novel 24-month Entrepreneurial Program Offers up to $50, 000 in Seed Funding

This novel 24-month entrepreneurial program offers up to $50,000 in seed funding, customized education, mentorship and resources tailored to the unique needs of academic entrepreneurs to help them translate and advance #UHohana-developed, impact-driven technologies and solve real-world problems.

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In-state students at the University of Hawaii-West Oahu paid some of the highest tuition and fees in 2021

By Aloha State News | Mar 5, 2023

College costs for in-state students at the University of Hawaii-West Oahu, in Kapolei, were $7,584 in 2021, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.

In-state students at Windward Community College paid some of the lowest tuition and fees in 2021

By Aloha State News | Mar 5, 2023

College costs for in-state students at Windward Community College, in Kaneohe, were $3,194 in 2021, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.

Tuition and fees at the University of Hawaii at Manoa for in-state students among the highest in Hawaii in 2021

By Aloha State News | Mar 4, 2023

College costs for in-state students at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, in Honolulu, were $12,186 in 2021, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.

Tuition and fees at Leeward Community College for in-state students among the lowest in Hawaii in 2021

By Aloha State News | Mar 4, 2023

College costs for in-state students at Leeward Community College, in Pearl City, were $3,209 in 2021, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.

1st observational evidence linking black holes to dark energy

Searching through existing data spanning 9 billion years, a team of researchers led by scientists at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa has uncovered the first evidence of “cosmological coupling”—a newly predicted phenomenon in Einstein’s theory of gravity, possible only when black holes are placed inside an evolving universe.

Student Housing improving facilities, resident experience

The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Student Housing Services is in the beginning stages of implementing a comprehensive plan to upgrade facilities, streamline operations, provide additional resources for current and prospective student residents, and improve the overall student resident experience.

The art of science: UH Hilo student Saxony Charlot

An environmental studies major and gifted artist, Saxony Charlot is passionate about raising awareness for Hawaiʻi’s endangered and threatened species.

Chancellor Karen Lee wants to work with industry at Honolulu CC