Hawaii schools chief Keith Hayashi gets 18% raise in new 4-year deal

Hawaii schools chief Keith Hayashi gets 18% raise in new 4-year deal

The state Board of Education on Wednesday approved a new four-year contract for Schools Superintendent Keith Hayashi, extending his tenure through 2029 and increasing his annual salary to $294,674, an 18 % raise from his current pay of $249,600. The decision, approved at a special meeting Wednesday, follows months of analysis on how Hawaii compensates its top education leaders and marks the board’s latest effort to align executive pay with natio…