ʻOihana Hoʻonaʻauao o ka Mokuʻāina ʻo Hawaiʻi

Ka ʻOihana Hoʻonaʻauao o ke Aupuni Hawaiʻi

Pehea e kau inoa ai

Enrolling in Hawaiʻi’s public schools is a simple process. Follow the steps below to get started. If you have questions, please e hoʻopili i ke kula pololei.

Nā ʻanuʻu e kākau inoa

These steps apply to kindergarten through high school enrollment.  For information on enrollment in public preschool programs (e.g., EOEL, SPED), please contact the Executive Office on Early Learning (EOEL) a Huli keiki.

1

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.

2

E hoomakaukau i na Palapala

  • Pepa Koho Haumana (PDF) a me ka Pepa Hoʻopaʻa inoa Kindergarten (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: Ua uhi ʻia nā ʻohana e loaʻa ana i ka hale paʻa ʻole e nā alakaʻi kākau inoa i hāʻawi ʻia ma ke kānāwai McKinney-Vento. E ʻoluʻolu e kelepona iā 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.

3

E hoʻopiha i ka palapala kākau inoa

  • Ma ke kanaka: E kipa i kāu kula i koho ʻia e hoʻopau i ke kaʻina hana.
  • 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.
    • Nā ʻohana HIDOE hou a i ʻole ka poʻe i loaʻa ʻole kahi moʻokāki makua: E ʻoluʻolu e hahai i kēia kuhikuhi no ke kākau inoa ʻana i kāu keiki me ka hoʻohana ʻana i ka pūnaewele weblink.
      *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.

4

Waiho i ka palapala noi

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

5

ʻO ka hōʻoia a me ke kuhikuhi ʻana

Ma hope o ke kau inoa ʻana, e loaʻa iā ʻoe kahi hōʻoia mai ke kula. Paipai mākou iā ʻoe e hele i nā kau hoʻonaʻauao i hoʻonohonoho ʻia e hoʻomaʻamaʻa iā ʻoe iho me ke kula a me nā kumuwaiwai.

unuhi palapala

Pepa Komo Haumana

ʻO ka Pepa Koho Haumana (PDF) pono no na haumana a pau. Aia ma lalo nā palapala i unuhi ʻia ma kāu ʻōlelo makemake.

Home Language Survey (HLS)

ʻO ka Pepa Nānā ʻŌlelo Home (PDF) is required for all newly enrolled students. The Language List may be used to assist with completing the HLS. Translated documents in your preferred language are also available below.

Special education students painting.