• Ke kula o kēia manawa: The school of a current HIDOE student or the HIDOE school that your child presently attends (student attends a GE-approved school OR attends the school within their geographic attendance area, or attends a public (conversion) charter school).
• Kula home: The school within the geographic attendance area, which the student shall attend according to legal residence. This term applies to students new to HIDOE, incoming kindergartners, and/or students from public (conversion) charter schools. 

• He kula HIDOE ʻo ia kekahi kula aupuni o Hawaiʻi K-12, me nā kula hoʻolimalima aupuni a me nā kula hoʻololi aupuni, i hoʻoponopono ʻia e ke Keʻena Hoʻonaʻauao Mokuʻāina ʻo Hawaiʻi.
• He kula DOE He kula aupuni mau a kuʻuna Hawaiʻi K-12, nona nā kulekele a me nā kaʻina hana e lawelawe ʻia e ke Keʻena Hoʻonaʻauao, ma ke ʻano he ʻoihana hoʻonaʻauao kūloko.

ʻAʻole, hiki iā ʻoe ke noi pololei i ke kula charter aupuni.

At this time, conversion charter schools utilize the GE process for enrolling out-of-area students. Public conversion charter schools are former DOE schools that have converted to become public charter schools. However, the conversion charter school is still obligated to enroll students who: 1) live within their former DOE geographic service area boundary and; 2) are enrolling in the same grade levels that were originally part of the school before it converted to a charter school. The conversion charter school remains the home school for these “in-area” students. However, other students, who live outside of the service area boundary, must comply with the application, acceptance and enrollment process set up by the charter school.

ʻAʻole koi ʻia ka ʻae ʻana o GE no nā haumāna e ʻimi nei e komo i kahi papahana Kaiapuni ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi. Per HRS §302A-1143, 'a'ole koi 'ia ka po'e o ke kula i ho'okomo 'ia ma ka papahana kaiapuni 'ōlelo Hawai'i e hele i ke kula home o ko lākou wahi noho 'ana akā hiki ke ho'opa'a inoa 'ia ma ka papahana kaiapuni 'ōlelo Hawai'i.

ʻAʻole pono nā ʻohana ma nā hale paʻa ʻole e waiho i kahi palapala noi GE ke ʻole lākou e makemake e hele i ke kula ʻokoʻa mai ke kula a lākou e hele nei i ka wā i nalowale ai ka hale (kula kumu) a i ʻole ke kula ma kahi a lākou e noho pinepine ai i ka pō (kula home). E ʻoluʻolu e kelepona i ka papahana Education for Homeless Children and Youth ma (808) 723-4192 no ka ʻike hou aku.  

Schools should be aware that military families usually PCS or transfer to/from Hawaiʻi during the summer months. Until the families are provided with permanent housing, they usually reside in temporary lodging facilities (TLF). Typically, there are long waiting times to find permanent housing so newly arrived children will attend the schools servicing that TLF. Since many military families wish to have their children enrolled in the school located near their permanent residence and may miss the GE window for next year enrollment, schools will be flexible to accept a signed and accepted offer to a lease agreement from a leasing office as proof of residence, if the following are included: parent/legal guardian’s name and signature with date of acceptance; residential address; effective date of offer; available unit date; and, deadline to respond date.

E waiho ʻia nā palapala noi GE no ka makahiki kula e hiki mai ana ma waena o Jan. 1 a me Malaki 1 no ka hoʻomaʻamaʻa ʻana i ka hoʻoholo a me ka hoʻolaha makua ma mua o Malaki 15. Eia naʻe, e ʻae ʻia nā noi i nā manawa ʻē aʻe i ka wā e kū mai ai nā kūlana i manaʻo ʻole ʻia.

ʻAe. Loaʻa ka palapala noi GE ma aneʻi: CHP 13-1 (PDF)) hiki ke loaʻa ma ka pūnaewele HIDOE.

ʻAe, he mea koʻikoʻi inā no ka makahiki kula o kēia manawa a i ʻole ka makahiki kula e hiki mai ana A inā he HIDOE a i ʻole haumāna HIDOE ka haumāna. E nānā ma lalo no ka ʻike e pili ana i ke kula e waiho ai i ka palapala noi GE.

Ina e noi ana i ka NMakahiki Kula EXT, pono e hoʻopiha a waiho ʻia ka palapala no ka hana ʻana:

Ina e noi ana i ka Makahiki Kula i keia wa, pono e hoʻopiha a waiho ʻia ka palapala no ka hana ʻana:

ʻAʻole ʻae ʻia ka ʻae ʻana i hoʻokahi kula e hoʻopau wale i nā noi GE ʻē aʻe. Per Mokuna 13 (PDF) (the rule on geographic exceptions), for applications received by March 1, notification of the decision shall be mailed no later than two weeks after March 1 unless the student is to be considered in the chance lottery selection process. The notification should “inform the applicant that an alternative student may be selected by the principal if the student is not registered at the receiving school within 10 working days from the postmarked date of the mailing.” Receiving schools should keep note for audit purposes if an alternate student is selected.

E waiho ʻia nā noi GE hope loa ma ka papa inoa kali ma ka lā i loaʻa ai ke ʻole ka loaʻa ʻana o kahi wahi e hoʻokō ai i ka noi. Pono e hoʻokō ʻia nā manaʻo koʻikoʻi a pau ma mua o nā GE maʻamau.

I mea e pilikia ʻole ai ka makua, pono e kau ke kula e loaʻa ana i ka lā i ka loaʻa ʻana o ka palapala noi. A laila pono e leka uila ʻia ka palapala noi (ma hope o ka hana ʻana i kope) i ke kula o kēia manawa a i ke kula home. ʻO nā kaʻina hana kikoʻī e pili ana i ka hoʻouna ʻana o ke kula i ka palapala noi i ke kula e hiki mai ana ma ka manaʻo o ke poʻo.

No ka makahiki kula o kēia manawa, he ʻelima mau lā ʻoihana ke kula hoʻouna e hoʻoponopono a hoʻouna i ka palapala noi GE i hoʻopiha ʻia i ke kula i noi ʻia mai ka lā i loaʻa ai.

No ka makahiki kula e hiki mai ana, e hana ke kula hoʻouna a hoʻouna i ka palapala noi GE i hoʻopiha ʻia i ke kula i noi ʻia i loaʻa i ke kula i noi ʻia ka palapala noi GE ma ka lā ʻoihana ʻelua o Malaki. Hiki ke hoʻohana ʻia ka fax no ka hoʻouna ʻana i nā palapala noi GE i ke kula i noi ʻia ma ka lā palena.

Yes. A parent or guardian must establish legal residence in Hawai‘i to determine the home school within the geographic attendance area of the legal residence (HRS §302A-1143, Attend school in what district) (BOE Policy 500-12). If a current HIDOE student is seeking a GE, then the current school will review the proof of residence on file. If a non-HIDOE student is seeking a GE, then a proof of residence document will need to be submitted along with other enrollment documents at your home school PRIOR to requesting a GE.

ʻO nā palapala i makemake ʻia e pili ana i kēia (e nānā pū i ka Pehea e kākau inoa ai i ka ʻaoʻao):

• Rental/lease agreement, mortgage document, or current real property assessment document in the parent/guardian’s name. A signed and accepted offer to a lease agreement from a leasing office is acceptable, if the following are included: parent/legal guardian’s name and signature with date of acceptance; residential address; effective date of offer; available unit date; and, deadline to respond date.
• Utility bill for water, electric, gas, or telephone in the parent/guardian’s name and is being sent to the legal residence.
• Inā ʻaʻole hiki i ka makua a i ʻole ke kahu mālama kānāwai ke hāʻawi i nā palapala no ka noho kānāwai no ka mea e noho ana ka makua/ kahu mālama kānāwai me kahi hoahānau/hoaaloha, hiki ke ʻae ʻia e ke kula kahi ʻōlelo notarized a ka ʻohana/hoaaloha me kēia mau ʻōlelo:
  • Pono ka ʻōlelo notarized e hōʻike i ka noho ʻana o ka makua / kahu mālama kānāwai a me ke keiki me ka ʻohana / hoaaloha;
  • Notarized statement must state the name of the relative/friend that is on the relative/friend’s proof of legal residence;
  • Notarized statement must state the same address of relative/friend that is on the relative/friend’s proof of legal residence;
  • A copy of the relative/friend’s proof of legal residence must be attached to the notarized statement; and,
  • Pono e pūlima ʻia ka ʻōlelo notarized e ka inoa like o ka ʻohana/hoaaloha ma ka hōʻike o ka pili/hoaaloha o ka noho kānāwai.

In accordance with BOE Policy 500-12, “A student, once granted a geographic exception, shall belong to the school for which it is granted, …until the student graduates or otherwise transfers.” If a student’s legal residence changes, the GE remains valid until the student is withdrawn or at the end of the student’s terminal grade level year. If a GE student wishes to continue to the next projected middle or high school within the GE complex, then a new GE application must be submitted.

A written appeal needs to be filed with the receiving school’s complex area superintendent within 10 school days of the postmarked date of denial. The written appeal can be submitted using Request for Review of Denial for Geographic Exception Puka CHP-2 (PDF). E hoʻoholo ka luna nui o ka ʻāina paʻakikī i loko o 10 mau lā kula mai ka lā i hoʻopaʻa ʻia o ka waiho ʻana no ka hoʻopiʻi.

ʻAʻole. Ke hāʻawi ʻia kahi GE, e lilo ka haumāna i ke kula a ʻaʻole e hana ʻokoʻa ʻia ma mua o nā haumāna ʻē aʻe e hele ana i ke kula hoʻokahi. Hiki ke hoʻopau ʻia ka GE inā ʻike ʻia ua hāʻawi ʻia ka GE ma muli o ka ʻike wahaheʻe i waiho ʻia.

The notable considerations are priority considerations over other GE requests. All other requests for geographic exceptions shall be considered only after priority requests have been accommodated (HAR Ch. 13 §8-13-7(c)). You may check the “Other” box in Section I and provide a detailed statement of your reasons for seeking a GE. If more space is needed, you may staple additional documentation to support your reasons for seeking a GE.

Physical residence is the actual physical residence of the child (i.e., non-custody residence), per HRS §8-13-2, Chapter 13, Hoʻokoe Geographic. Legal residence presumes that the child resides with the parents/legal guardian at the parents/legal guardian’s residence.

ʻAʻole. Kōkua kēia ʻike i ke kula e hoʻomaopopo i nā pono e komo ai ke kino, e like me nā ala hele wāwae, ka mea hele wāwae kūikawā, kahi haʻawina me ka hoʻonanea ʻole, kahi noho makemake, a i ʻole nā maʻi allergies, e hiki ai i ka haumāna ke hele i ke kula i kēlā me kēia lā. ʻAʻole pono e ʻike ʻia nā lepili kīnā kikoʻī ma ka palapala noi GE.

Na nā kula hoʻouna e hoʻoponopono i nā mea a pau ma ka Pauku II a ʻaʻole pono e ʻae i nā mākua e pane i kēia mea ma ka palapala noi GE. ʻAʻole pono e ʻike ʻia nā lepili kīnā kikoʻī ma ka palapala noi GE e ke kula hoʻouna. Eia kekahi, ʻaʻole pono e hoʻohana i nā kula e loaʻa ana i nā ʻike i helu ʻia e kūʻē i ka ʻae GE no kēlā haumāna.

Refer to charts below. The school listed in the “SUBMIT TO:” section is responsible for completing Section II.

Ina e noi ana i ka Makahiki Kula Aʻe, pono e hoʻopiha a waiho ʻia ka palapala no ka hana ʻana:

Ina e noi ana i ka PRESENT Makahiki Kula, pono e hoʻopiha a waiho ʻia ka palapala no ka hana ʻana:

ʻO ke poʻo kumu a i ʻole kona mea i koho ʻia. Na ke poʻo kumu ke kuleana holoʻokoʻa inā hāʻawi ʻia i ka mea i koho ʻia.

ʻO ke poʻo kumu a i ʻole kona mea i koho ʻia. Na ke poʻo kumu ke kuleana holoʻokoʻa inā hāʻawi ʻia i ka mea i koho ʻia.