Hawaiʻi’s charter schools are tuition-free public schools of choice open to all, serving students in kindergarten through 12th grade. Each charter school offers a different learning environment; some offer blended learning, others focus on Hawaiian language immersion or arts integration, and others offer project-based learning or a Waldorf model of learning.
Unlike traditional public schools, charters are operated and managed by independent governing boards. They operate under a performance contract with the State Public Charter School Commission. If you’re interested in learning more about Hawaiʻi’s charter schools, please connect with the charter school commission.
Komisina Kula Charter
ʻO ka misionari o ka Komisina o ke kula hoʻonaʻauao aupuni is to authorize high-quality public charter schools throughout Hawaiʻi. The Commission approves quality applications for new charter schools and monitors the performance and legal compliance of existing charter schools. The major responsibilities of the Charter School commission include:
- Hāʻawi i ke kōkua a me ke kākoʻo no ka hoʻomohala ʻana, ka ulu ʻana, ka holomua, a me ka holomua o nā kula charter a me ka ʻōnaehana kula charter;
- Ka hoʻoholo ʻana i nā pono o ke kula charter a me ka ʻōnaehana kula charter ma o ka nānā ʻana a me ka hāʻawi ʻana i nā manaʻo no nā pilikia kula charter;
- E lawelawe ana ma ke ʻano he loio no nā kula hoʻonaʻauao a me ka ʻōnaehana kula hoʻopaʻa inoa a e pani ana iā lākou ma ke kamaʻilio ʻana me ka Papa Hoʻonaʻauao, kiaʻāina a me ka ʻAhaʻōlelo;
- Ke hana nei ma ke ʻano he kuʻikahi, hoʻokele, ʻuwao a me ka mea kōkua ma waena o nā kula hoʻolimalima a me nā keʻena mokuʻāina; a
- Ka hoʻomākaukau ʻana a me ka hoʻokō ʻana i ke kālā holoʻokoʻa o ka ʻōnaehana kula charter a me ka hoʻokaʻawale ʻana a me ka hāʻawi ʻana i nā kālā mokuʻāina a me ke aupuni pekelala i nā kula charter.
