Office of the Governor:Reopening of Hawai‘i Public Schools Moves Forward Gov. Ige was joined at an afternoon news briefing by DOE Superintendent Dr.
Christina Kishimoto, Board of Education (BOE) Chairperson Catherine Payne, and State Epidemiologist Dr. Sarah Park to confirm the reopening of schools on Tuesday, August 4.
Teachers return on Wednesday, July 29.The governor cited the state’s decision to push back the restart of trans-Pacific travel to Sept.
1, as one motivation to continuing with DOE’s reopening date. “We do not want to open schools and welcome more visitors simultaneously.