Waipahu High principal named interim state superintendent

Keith Hayashi, principal of Waipahu High School on Oahu, was appointed interim superintendent of the state Department of Education for the month of July.

Hayashi also is the DOE’s deputy superintendent. He will serve as interim superintendent until Aug. 1, when Christina Kishimoto, who was appointed last month, takes over the post of state superintendent from Kathyrn Matayoshi.