The Hawaiʻi State Board of Education established a Seal of Biliteracy to be awarded upon graduation to students who demonstrate a high proficiency in both of the state’s two official languages (English and Hawaiian) OR either of the state’s two official languages and at least one additional language, including American Sign Language.
The Class of 2026 Seal of Biliteracy application window is closed.
The second application window will open at 8 a.m. on January 6, 2026.
Ke kumu
- I mea e hiki ai i nā haumāna ke mākaukau i ke kulanui, i ka ʻoihana a me ke kaiāulu i kahi hui honua.
- E hoʻokumu i kahi moʻomeheu hoʻonaʻauao e ʻike a mahalo i ka waiwai o ka ʻōlelo a me ka moʻomeheu like ʻole a nā haumāna e lawe mai i ka lumi papa.
- To support opportunities for the study of and increase proficiency in ‘ōlelo Hawaiʻi.
- E paipai i ka launa pū ʻana me nā kula hoʻonaʻauao kiʻekiʻe a me nā hui kaiaulu e hoʻonui i ke aʻo ʻana i ka ʻōlelo ma nā ʻano ʻōlelo like ʻole.
Kupono
- Pono e puka i ke kula kiʻekiʻe i kākau inoa ʻia ma ke kula aupuni a i ʻole ke kula charter.
- E hōʻike i ka mākaukau ma ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi a i ʻole ka ʻōlelo Pelekania. No ka mea 'ōlelo Hawaiʻi, ʻo ka liʻiliʻi he 3.0 kumulative grade point average (GPA) ma hope o ka puka ʻana i nā papa ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi no ka puka puka kula kiʻekiʻe. No ka mea Pelekania, koho i kekahi o kēia mau mea:
- ʻO ka liʻiliʻi loa o 3.0 kumulative GPA ma hope o ka puka ʻana i nā papa ʻōlelo Pelekane e koi ʻia no kahi diploma puka kula kiʻekiʻe.
- He “3” a i ʻole ma luna o ka loiloi Smarter Balanced English Language Arts/Literacy i hoʻopau ʻia ma ka Papa 11.
- He helu o "3" a i ʻole ma luna o ka hoʻokolohua Advanced Placement (AP) English Language and Composition.
- He helu o "4" a i ʻole ma luna o ka hoʻokolohua International Baccalaureate (IB) English Language Arts.
- He helu helu o ka liʻiliʻi he 480 ma ka hōʻike SAT Heluhelu/Kākau.
- He helu helu o ka liʻiliʻi he 18 ma ka hōʻike ACT English.
- He helu holoʻokoʻa o ka liʻiliʻi he 4.5 ma ka hōʻike ACCESS hou loa no ELLs.
- Loaʻa i ka helu e pono ai no hoʻokahi a ʻoi aku paha o kēia mau koi ʻōlelo honua:
- Nīnauele ʻOral Proficiency Interview (OPI) ACTFL a me Writing Proficiency Test (WPT): He helu o Intermediate Mid a i ʻole ma luna o kēlā me kēia pae ʻōlelo.
- Hōʻike ʻōlelo AP: He helu o 3 a i ʻole.
- Nīnauele Pono ʻŌlelo ʻAmelika (ASLPI): He helu o 2 a i ʻole.
- Avant exam: He helu o 5 a i ʻole ma luna o kēlā me kēia pae ʻōlelo.
- ʻŌlelo IB: He helu o 4 a i ʻole.
makana
Loaʻa i ka poʻe hanohano Seal of Biliteracy ka inoa Seal of Biliteracy i hoʻohui ʻia i ka transcript, medallion, a me kahi palapala hōʻoia.
Nā kumuwaiwai hoʻokō no nā kula a me nā paʻakikī
Nānā i ka Nā ʻōlelo a me nā loiloi i loaʻa (Google Doc) no nā ʻōlelo a me nā loiloi i ʻae ʻia no ka Sila Mokuʻāina ʻo Hawaiʻi. Loaʻa nā mea hoʻolaha ma nā ʻōlelo aʻe:
Nānā i ka Nā nīnau i nīnau pinepine ʻia (PDF) no nā nīnau maʻamau a me nā pane e pili ana i ka Sila o ka Biliteracy.
Nā alakaʻi ʻike
E nānā i nā alakaʻi ʻike a me nā ʻanuʻu hana e alualu, hoʻokō a hoʻolaha paha i ka Seal of Biliteracy.
- No nā haumāna a me nā ʻohana (PDF)
- No nā kumu kula kiʻekiʻe (PDF)
- No nā luna hoʻomalu o ke kula kiʻekiʻe (PDF)
Nā mea hanohano i hala
ʻO kahi hiʻohiʻona o ka helu o ka Seal of Biliteracy hanohano i kēlā me kēia makahiki mai ka papa o 2017.