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3 days ago
- Business
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Zippy's rolls out upgraded digital ordering experience, aims to bring locals home
HONOLULU (KHON2) — Zippy's Restaurants is taking a big digital step forward while also planting deeper roots in the local community. Hawaiʻi Foodbank giving keiki free meals this summer The iconic Hawaii eatery has launched a refreshed digital ordering platform, offering customers a faster, more convenient way to order their favorite local comfort food online, on their phones, or in-store. Customers can track their orders in real time, receive wait-time updates, and take advantage of digital perks and promotions. 'Convenience and efficiency are more important than ever,' the company said in a statement. 'This upgrade is about streamlining service and continuing to improve how guests interact with Zippy's.' But the project isn't just about tech it's also about initiative is part of Zippy's broader mission to create more opportunities for kamaāina to come back home and build careers in tech. Kylie Tamashiro is one of them. A graduate of 'Iolani School, Tamashiro left the islands to attend Boston University and later built a tech career in Atlanta and Las Vegas. She recently returned to Hawaii to work as a user experience designer for Zippy's, helping lead the new digital platform's development. 'Hawaii is, and will always be home for me,' Tamashiro said. 'I wasn't sure I'd ever be able to come back and work in tech here. But now, I'm part of something that not only supports the community—it brings people like me home.' Through its partnership with Piʻikū Co., Zippy's is also giving local students and young professionals real-world tech experience. The nonprofit connects talent with hands-on projects like this one, helping to grow Hawaii's tech sector from within. Looking ahead, Zippy's plans to roll out additional features, including in-store ordering kiosks and further upgrades to its online ordering experience. Download the free KHON2 app for iOS or Android to stay informed on the latest news More information on Zippy's digital updates is available at Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
23-04-2025
- Politics
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Ewa Elementary bursting at the seams: Redistricting plan shakes up school boundaries
HONOLULU (KHON2) — Big changes are coming to the Ewa Beach community–and it's hitting close to home for hundreds of families. Ewa Elementary, already the largest elementary school in the state, is bursting at the seams. Hawaii assault weapons ban: Necessary or posturing? At Ewa Elementary School, there's no such thing as extra space. Classrooms are packed. Hallways echo with the sound of nearly 1,300 students–and that's 100 more than the campus was designed to hold. 'New Homes are coming up as we speak, and so they're going to keep coming, and unless we find a way to relocate some of the students, what's overcrowded now, it's going to be worse next year,' said Stanley Tamashiro, Ewa Elementary School principal. So starting in August of this year, a redistricting plan will reassign students to relieve the from the Kaʻuluokahaʻi subdivision and Keahumoa Place will attend Barbers Point Elementary. Students living in Pohaku Estates will head to Kapolei Elementary, about 100 students total. School officials say they know that parents are not really happy about this redistricting plan, but they hope to make the transition as smooth as possible 'It's unfortunate that we have to resort to redistricting students in the middle of their educational elementary career. But just given the situation, we have to do this for next year,' said Sean Tajima, Campbell-Kapolei Complex area superintendent. Download the free KHON2 app for iOS or Android to stay informed on the latest news Over the next two decades, more than 11,000 homes are expected to be built in the area, along with five new schools to support the boom: one high school, one middle school and three elementary schools. The top priority is East Kapolei Elementary. While the design for the new school is nearly complete, funding for its $130 million construction was not included in the budget. 'There's about 550 students in East Kapolei who are attending Ewa Elementary school right now. So by the time the school opens, the chances are there's a high probability that that school will be at or above capacity on day one that it opens,' Tajima said. Native flora planted at Washington Place for Earth Day The long-term fix includes not just an elementary school, but a badly needed East Kapolei High School, projected to cost $750 million, but again, there's no money currently budgeted by the state. The process to build a new school from funding to design to construction takes about six years. Principal Tamashiro, who attended Ewa Elementary growing up, said he's proud of his faculty and staff who have been understanding of the situation. 'We are constantly having an increase students throughout the year. I mean, it's constant. So they've been very accepting of a larger class size knowing some of their colleagues at other schools have much smaller classes. It's just what they've come to expect,' Tamashiro said. 'So I'm really proud of how our school has become the kind of community that I grew up in sugar plantation time: everybody took care of each other. That's what our school is like.' In the meantime, there is a community meeting at Ewa Elementary School's cafeteria on May 6 to answer questions and hear concerns. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
