The Hawai‘i State Department of Education is the nation’s only statewide public school district, serving more than 165,000 students, their families and communities across 299 schools on seven islands. With a spirit of ne‘epapa — meaning to come together as one, united in purpose — our public schools are dedicated to fostering graduates who are both globally competitive and locally committed. We strive to inspire learning, innovation and a collective dedication to Hawai‘i’s future.

Ko makou Misiona

Mālama mākou i ko mākou kaiāulu ma o ka hoʻomohala ʻana i ka holomua hoʻonaʻauao, ke ʻano a me ka maikaʻi pilikanaka-naʻau o kā mākou mau haumāna i ka mea hiki loa. Hana pū mākou me nā hoa, nā ʻohana a me nā kaiāulu e hōʻoia i ka loaʻa ʻana o nā haumāna kula aupuni āpau i ko lākou mau manaʻo - mai ke aʻo mua ʻana a hiki i ke kulanui, ʻoihana a me ke kamaʻāina.

ʻO kā mākou ʻike

Hoʻokomo ʻia nā kula aupuni o Hawaiʻi i ka ʻuhane o ka neʻepapa, ʻo ia hoʻi ka hui pū ʻana i hoʻokahi, lokahi i ka manaʻo, e neʻe pū i mua. Ua kūpaʻa mākou i ka hoʻoulu ʻana i kēia ʻano hana like ʻole, me ka ʻike ʻana ʻaʻole hiki i kahi hui hoʻokahi ke hoʻomākaukau piha i kā mākou mau haumāna no nā wā e hiki mai ana. Ma o ka hoʻolaʻa pū ʻana a me ka hana hou, hana mākou e hōʻoia i ka hoʻokūkū o kā mākou poʻe puka i ka honua a me ke kūpaʻa kūloko, paʻa loa i nā waiwai o ko mākou home mokupuni.

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Ko makou mau Kula

• 258 kula HIDOE
• 168 Kula haʻahaʻa
• 43 Kula waena
• 47 Nā kula kiʻekiʻe
• 41 Charter schools

Ko makou Haumana

• 152,270 haumāna HIDOE
• 13,070 haumāna kula Charter
• 2,374 haumāna Kaiapuni Kaiapuni
• 70+ mau ʻōlelo i ʻōlelo ʻia e nā haumāna HIDOE

ʻO kā mākou poʻe limahana

• 42,100 Huina limahana
• 22,100 limahana uku, me 12,610 kumu
• 20,000 limahana hapa manawa a i ʻole limahana

ʻO kā mākou mau kumu waiwai

Makemake mākou i nā haumāna a pau e hoʻokō a ʻoi aku ma mua o nā kūlana hoʻonaʻauao papa honua, a hana pēlā ma ke ʻano e hōʻike ana i ka Hawaiʻi, me ke kuʻuna o ka mālama, ke kaiāulu a me ke kuleana like. E hoʻoulu, e holomua a e huki mai i nā moʻomeheu waiwai o Hawaiʻi a me ka moʻomeheu Hawaiʻi hoʻokipa.

1. COMMITMENT TO EQUITY & EXCELLENCE: Manaʻo mākou he ʻokoʻa kēlā me kēia keiki a pono ke hoʻonaʻauao maikaʻi loa - kahi e hoʻomohala ai i ka haumāna holoʻokoʻa. E kūleʻa ana nā haumāna i ka wā e hoʻokō ʻia ai ko lākou mau pono kikoʻī a mālama ʻia kā lākou mau makana maoli a me nā mākaukau.
2. AʻO KĀNĀWAI: Aʻo mākou mai nā kumu he nui a ma nā ʻano he nui. Hāʻawi ʻo Hawaiʻi i nā wahi hoʻonaʻauao honua maoli e pili ana i ka kūleʻa i loko o kahi ʻano moʻomeheu like ʻole, paʻakikī ʻenehana, a pili pili i ka honua.
3. PILI ALOHA: He kuleana ka hoʻonaʻauao ʻana e nā mea a pau, a hiki mai nā hopena maikaʻi loa ke hana pū mākou me ke aloha, ka mahalo, ka pololei a me ka wehe.
4. KA HUINA I KA KAHUI, 'OHANA A me 'ĀINA: ʻIke mākou i nā haumāna ma ke ʻano o ka 'ohana lōʻihi, ke kaiapuni, kahi kaiāulu nui a me ka hui honua. Hoʻohanohano nā haumāna Hawaiʻi i kēia mau pilina a lilo lākou i puʻukū e hoʻolilo i ko kākou honua i wahi maikaʻi.

ʻO ka papahana hoʻolālā

ʻO ka Hoʻolālā hoʻolālā, hoʻomohala ʻia e ka Papa Hoʻonaʻauao a hoʻokō ʻia e ka 'Oihana, ʻo ia ke ʻano e hoʻokō ai ka mokuʻāina i ka ʻōlelo hoʻohiki no kāna misionari. 

Nā Hualoaʻa Haumāna

Nā Hualoaʻa Haumāna are the overarching goals of standards-based learning for all students in all grade levels. Effort, work habits and behaviors are acknowledged to be a key component of developing successful, ethical and lifelong learners.​

plan of organization

Na ka Oihana Plan of Organization (PDF) documents the official organization of state and complex area offices of the department.