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E hoʻoholo i ka pono o ke kula

• E ʻimi i kāu kula: E hoʻohana i ka Mea Huli Huli Kula e ʻike i kāu kula i koho ʻia ma muli o kāu helu wahi.
• Pono kāu keiki e hele i ke kula e lawelawe ana i kou wahi noho.

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E hoomakaukau i na Palapala

• Student Kakau inoa Form (PDF) a me ka Supplemental Kindergarten Kakau inoa Form (PDF) no nā haumāna e komo ana i ka Kindergarten.
• Nānā 'Ōlelo Home (PDF). The Language List may be used to assist with completing the HLS. Translated documents in your preferred language are also available below.
• ID kiʻi kūpono o ka makua/mākua.
• Hooiaio o ka noho ana: Bila hoʻohana, ʻaelike hoʻolimalima, a i ʻole nā palapala mana ʻē aʻe e hōʻike ana i kāu helu wahi o kēia manawa.
  • A notarized statement by a relative/friend can be accepted by the school with the following stipulation: (a) Notarized statement must state that the parent/legal guardian and child are living with the relative/friend; (b) Notarized statement must state the name of relative/friend that is on the relative/friend’s proof of legal residence; (c) Notarized statement must state the same address of relative/friend that is on the relative/friend’s proof of legal residence; (d) A copy of the relative/friend’s proof of legal residence must be attached to the notarized statement; and (e) Notarized statement must be signed by same name of relative/friend that is on the relative/friend’s proof of legal residence.
• Palapala hānau: No ka hōʻoia makahiki. Ua ʻae ʻia ka passport haumāna a i ʻole ka visa haumāna no nā haumāna haole.
• Nā ʻohana ma ka hale paʻa ʻole: Families experiencing unstable housing are covered by enrollment guidelines provided in the McKinney-Vento Act. Please contact a hui kaiaulu ma kou wahi.

ʻO ka hoʻopunipuni ʻana i nā palapala i waiho ʻia e kau ʻia ka hoʻopaʻi ma lalo o Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes 710-1063, e hoʻihoʻi ʻia ke keiki i ke kula kahi e hele pono ai. Hiki i ka 'Oihana ke ho'opi'i ma kona mana'o.

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Complete the Kakau inoa Palapala noi

• In-person: Visit your designated school to complete the enrollment process.
• Online: If your child is new to the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education (HIDOE) or transferring* to a different HIDOE school, you may submit an online registration application to begin the enrollment process. The registration window for the new school year opens annually on Feb. 1. 
  • Nā ʻohana HIDOE e kū nei a i ʻole ma mua i loaʻa kahi moʻokāki makua: E ʻoluʻolu e hahai i kēia kuhikuhi no ke kau inoa ʻana i kāu keiki me ka hoʻohana ʻana i ka Infinite Campus Pahu makua.
  • New HIDOE Families or those who do not have a Parent Portal Account: E ʻoluʻolu e hahai i kēia kuhikuhi no ke kākau inoa ʻana i kāu keiki me ka hoʻohana ʻana i ka pūnaewele Kiosk.
    *Parents/Guardians need to complete the withdrawal process at their child’s current school before beginning an online application. Parents/Guardians are not required to submit an application for students continuing to the next grade level in the same school or for students in a terminal grade at a HIDOE school that feeds into the next HIDOE school.

No ke kākau inoa ʻana i kāu haumāna ma ke kula hoʻolimalima aupuni o Hawaiʻi, e ʻoluʻolu e kelepona i ke kula hoʻolimalima pololei no ka ʻike hou aku e pili ana i kā lākou mau kaʻina hana komo a me nā lā palena.

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Waiho i ka palapala noi

E ʻoluʻolu e hoʻopaʻa ʻia nā palapala āpau a waiho ʻia ma ka lā palena.

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ʻO ka hōʻoia a me ke kuhikuhi ʻana

After enrollment, you will receive a confirmation from the school. We encourage you to attend any scheduled orientation sessions to familiarize yourself with the school environment and resources.