Hawaii to receive $540K to bolster Hawaiian education programs amid pandemic

Hawaii will receive nearly $540,000 in federal funds to aid in bolstering Native Hawaiian education programs amid the coronavirus pandemic. The $537,823 in new funding will be disbursed between four Native Hawaiian and educational institutions in the state, where it can go toward operating expenses, including teacher wages, and transitioning schools to virtual learning programs. The disbursement was issued as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security, (CARES) Act, as part of the…