“E Ola ka ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi,” which means “the Hawaiian language shall live,” was printed on the shirts of the 3- and 4-year-old keiki in the newest public preschool classroom at Hāna Elementary School. Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke, who leads the state’s Ready Keiki preschool expansion initiative, and Sen. Lynn DeCoite visited the new Hawaiian language classroom earlier this month, which supports Hawaiian language and cultural education.

Hawaiʻi opened its 100th public preschool as part of Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke’s “Ready Keiki” initiative.

The new preschool is at Maunawili Elementary in Kailua. Luke was joined by the Executive Office on Early Learning to celebrate the new opportunity for the islands’ keiki.

Hawaii’s first pre-kindergarten-only public charter school celebrated its grand opening Friday.

Community leaders, education advocates, and families gathered at Parkway Village Preschool in Kapolei.

The school features four classrooms with a capacity of 20 children, and as a public charter school, it provides tuition-free early learning.

It’s part of Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke’s Ready Keiki Initiative, which launched in 2023 with the goal of expanding access to preschool statewide.

Back-to-school officially kicked off at Waiʻalae Elementary Public Charter School with an official opening and blessing of a new preschool classroom.

This is part of Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke's larger Ready Keiki initiative, which plans to have universal preschool by 2032.

Waialae Elementary Public Charter School can now accept twice as many preschoolers after renovating two classrooms and adding a third.

State officials, including Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke, attended the opening ceremony on Monday. Local pastor Kordell Kekoa blessed the new classroom.

This is the first preschool classroom renovation at an existing charter school under the Ready Keiki initiative, which aims to make preschool more accessible to 3- and 4-year-old children.