Enrolling in Hawaiʻi’s public schools is a simple process. Follow the steps below to get started. Find answers to commonly asked questions in our FAQs. If you have additional questions, please e hoʻopili i ke kula pololei.
Nā ʻanuʻu e kākau inoa
These steps apply to kindergarten through high school enrollment. Children who are 5 years old by July 31 enroll in kindergarten for that school year. Children who turn 5 on August 1 or later enroll the following school year. For information on enrollment in public preschool programs (e.g., EOEL, SPED), please contact the Executive Office on Early Learning (EOEL) a Huli keiki.
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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.
- 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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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.
- Hiki ke ʻae ʻia e ke kula kahi ʻōlelo notarized a ka ʻohana/hoaaloha me kēia ʻōlelo: (a) Pono ka ʻōlelo notarized e hōʻike i ka noho ʻana o ka makua/ kahu mālama kānāwai a me ke keiki me ka ʻohana/hoaaloha; (b) Pono e hōʻike i ka ʻōlelo notarized i ka inoa o ka ʻohana/hoaaloha ma ka hōʻike o ka ʻohana/hoaaloha o ka noho kānāwai; (c) Pono ka ʻōlelo notarized e hōʻike i ka helu wahi like o ka ʻohana/hoaaloha i loaʻa ma ka hōʻike ʻana o ka ʻohana/hoaaloha o ka noho kānāwai; (d) Pono e hoʻopili ʻia kahi kope o ka hōʻike ʻana o ka ʻohana/hoaaloha o ka noho kānāwai i ka ʻōlelo notarized; a (e) Pono e pūlima ʻia ka ʻōlelo i kākau ʻia ma ka inoa like o ka ʻohana/hoaaloha ma ka hōʻike o ka ʻohana/hoaaloha o ka noho kānāwai.
- 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.
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E hoʻopiha i ka palapala kākau inoa
Visit your designated school in-person to complete the enrollment process.
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.
Nā lawelawe hoʻonaʻauao kūikawā
Inā he kino kīnā kāu keiki e pili ana i kā lākou aʻo ʻana a i ʻole ka ulu ʻana, eia mākou e alakaʻi iā ʻoe ma o ka ke kaʻina hana o ke komo ʻana i ka hoʻonaʻauao kūikawā a me nā lawelawe pili.