Hawaii News Now Latest School Closings and Delays

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When severe tropical weather, flash floods, or brush fires impact the islands, Hawaii News Now (HNN) is the primary source for real-time updates on school closures and delays across the state. Because Hawaii operates as a single statewide school district, decisions are often made on a regional or island-wide basis by the Department of Education (HIDOE).

Current School Closings and Delays Status

How to Get HNN Alerts

Hawaii News Now provides several ways to stay informed when conditions change rapidly:

  1. HNN Weather App: This is the fastest way to get push notifications for school closures. Look for the “Breakng News” or “Weather” alerts in your settings.

  2. The “Big Ticker”: During morning broadcasts of Sunrise (starting at 4:30 AM), school status updates scroll across the bottom of the screen.

  3. HNN Digital: The Hawaii News Now website typically pins a “Live Blog” or “Alert” banner to the top of the homepage during major weather events like Kona Lows or Hurricanes.

Key Decision Makers

In Hawaii, the closure of a public school is a coordinated effort between several agencies:

  • Hawaii Department of Education (HIDOE): The Superintendent makes the final call for all public “bricks-and-mortar” schools.

  • State Public Charter School Commission: Charter schools often make independent decisions based on their specific location and facility safety.

  • County Civil Defense: If a “State of Emergency” is declared by the Mayor of a specific island (Honolulu, Maui, Kauai, or Hawaii County), schools in that county will almost always close.

What to Look For

When an announcement is made, it will typically fall into one of these categories:

Announcement Action Required
Full Closure Campus is closed. Distance learning may be activated depending on the duration.
Early Release Used when weather (like flash flooding) is expected to worsen in the afternoon. Parents must pick up keiki early.
Shelter-in-Place Students stay on campus past the final bell because road conditions are too dangerous for buses to run.

Charter & Private Schools

It is important to note that private schools (such as Punahou, Kamehameha, or Iolani) and charter schools (like Voyager or Volcano School of Arts & Sciences) may close even if the HIDOE remains open. Hawaii News Now typically lists these separately at the end of their scrolling ticker.


Get the latest school closings, cancellations, and delays. View school closures for Hawaii from Hawaii News Now. Hawaii News Now (KGMB/KHNL) is Hawaii’s source for breaking news, severe weather forecasts and traffic updates.

Hawaii News Now is the name of the news department shared by two television stations in Honolulu, Hawaii: CBS affiliate KGMB and NBC affiliate KHNL. The newscasts are produced by Gray Television, which owns KGMB and KHNL.-Wikipedia



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