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Pomaikaâi Elementary School in Kahului is quiet Monday evening. The state Department of Education would like to increase in-person learning for elementary school children after spring break. The Maui News / MELISSA TANJI photo
More public school students, especially in elementary grades, could be heading back to the classroom next week under revised health and safety guidelines that include masking and increased cleaning if 6 feet of social distancing is not possible.
About 12 percent of Hawaii’s elementary school students are currently having full-time, face-to-face learning in schools, state Department of Education Superintendent Christina Kishimoto said during a news conference Monday afternoon.
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Lanai Community Health Center estimates it may be able to vaccinate all those eligible and seeking vaccines by the end of this month. Lanai and Molokai are ahead of the curve in the stateâs vaccination process, with more than half of the eligible population on each island already receiving doses. LANAI COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER photo
Although Maui island has been trailing behind with the vaccination rate of other islands, Molokai and Lanai are ahead of the curve with more than half of the eligible population already receiving doses.
Molokai’s main provider is currently in Phase 1c of the vaccine priority group, while Lanai’s main provider estimates that it may be able to vaccinate all those eligible and seeking inoculations by the end of this month.
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Maui High School biology teacher Nanna Lindberg describes how she uses an anatomical model named âSheilaâ in her classroom Friday morning. All teachers and staff and about 650 students returned to campus this week, while about 1,400 students opted to continue learning from home. Maui High is one of the Maui schools to transition to a blended learning format that mixes both in-person and online instruction.
The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo
KAHULUI For Maui High School Principal Jamie Yap, one of the fun parts of welcoming students back to school Monday was seeing all the lost freshmen wandering the campus as they searched for their classrooms.
The Civil Beat Editorial Board Interview: DOE Superintendent Christina Kishimoto - Honolulu Civil Beat
The Civil Beat Editorial Board Interview: DOE Superintendent Christina Kishimoto
The leader of the Hawaii Department of Education talks about how schools are weathering COVID-19, bills at the Legislature and the struggle to innovate.
Editor’s note:
The Civil Beat Editorial Board and reporters spoke with Hawaii Department of Education Superintendent Christina Kishimoto via Zoom on Feb. 17. Here are some of the highlights from our interview, which has been edited for length and clarity.
Civil Beat: If you have any opening remarks, Dr. Kishimoto, we would welcome those.