{"id":225532,"date":"2025-11-17T12:31:17","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T22:31:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=225532"},"modified":"2025-11-17T12:32:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T22:32:10","slug":"kapiolani-cc-hidoe-leaders-unite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2025\/11\/17\/kapiolani-cc-hidoe-leaders-unite\/","title":{"rendered":"Kapi\u02bbolani CC<\/abbr>, HIDOE<\/abbr> leaders unite to optimize student pathways"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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HIDOE<\/abbr> leadership touring cultural learning space and living laboratory, M\u0101la M\u0101unuunu.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The future of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>\u2019s students was the focus as the state\u2019s top education officials—Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Department of Education (HIDOE<\/abbr>) Superintendent Keith Hayashi, along with his deputy and assistant superintendents—Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Department of Education (HIDOE<\/abbr>) Superintendent Keith Hayashi, along with hvisited Kapiʻolani<\/span> Community College recently. This high-level gathering was a strategic effort to strengthen the collaboration between public schools and higher education, aiming to forge clearer, stronger pathways from high school graduation into meaningful careers.<\/p>\n

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Kapiʻolani<\/span> CC<\/abbr> leadership welcomed Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> DOE<\/abbr> leadership to campus.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The HIDOE<\/abbr> delegation was given a tour of key campus facilities, including health sciences labs, student support centers and collaborative instructional spaces. They met with faculty and staff to learn how Kapiʻolani<\/span> CC<\/abbr> embeds place-based and experiential learning into its curriculum. College administrators detailed programmatic changes on the horizon designed to sharpen alignment with HIDOE<\/abbr> workforce priorities and enhance coordination between Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>\u2019s K–12<\/abbr> and higher education systems.<\/p>\n

Empowering students, commitment to collaboration<\/h2>\n

“As we move forward with the Direct2UH<\/abbr> initiative (a fast pass to nine UH<\/abbr> campuses), it is essential that students and families understand which programs offer the best pathways to achieve their life and career goals,” said Chancellor Misaki Takabayashi. “At Kapiʻolani<\/span> Community College, we want to make those pathways visible and accessible. We will continue to invite HIDOE<\/abbr> leaders, principals, students and parents to our campus so they can experience firsthand the learning environment that empowers our students to thrive and prepares them for Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>\u2019s evolving workforce.”<\/p>\n

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HIDOE<\/abbr> Superintendent and leadership learning more about student resources and support services.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The meeting reaffirmed a shared commitment to dialogue and collaboration between Kapiʻolani<\/span> CC<\/abbr> and the HIDOE<\/abbr>\u2014to strengthen workforce readiness, foster innovation and create lasting educational pathways for Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> learners.<\/p>\n

“Strengthening partnerships between our public schools and higher education institutions like Kapiʻolani<\/span> Community College is key to preparing our students to be globally competitive and locally committed,” said Hayashi. “By aligning our efforts, we can create seamless pathways that empower students to pursue their passions, contribute to Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>\u2019s workforce, and make a positive impact in their communities and beyond.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Kapiʻolani<\/span> CC<\/abbr> leadership welcomed the Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> DOE<\/abbr> leadership to campus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":225528,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[757,63,71],"class_list":["post-225532","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic-news","tag-admissions","tag-kapiolani-community-college","tag-uh-community-colleges","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t