Hawaiʻi has the highest number of military-dependent children per capita in the nation. Families belong to Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marines, Navy and Space Force base installations located on Oʻahu, Kauaʻi and Hawaiʻi Island, as well as the Pacific Command headquartered on Oʻahu. As a result, there are many public schools in Hawaiʻi with a significant population of military-connected students. Below, you can find resources to assist military families with their transition to Hawaiʻi’s public schools.
E ʻimi i kāu Luna Kūkākūkā Kula
You child’s school will depend on where you will live. Contact your service’s School Liaison Officer or see these resources below for assistance.
Navy, Air Force, a me Space Force
Oʻahu: Hui Pū ʻIa Pearl Harbor-Hickam
Kauaʻi: Pākīpika Missile Range Facility
Mahalo iā Yamasaki, (Elementary Schools)
Kimberly Meyer, (Middle and High Schools)
Kelepona: 808-306-9247
Paena Pūnaewele ʻo Pearl Harbor-Hickam
Pūʻali koa
Oʻahu: Tripler Army Medical Center, Fort Shafter, Fort Shafter Flats, Schofield Barracks, Wheeler Army Airfield, Āliamanu Military Reservation, Helemano Military Reservation, Red Hill Mauka
Big Island (Hawaiʻi Island): Pōhakuloa Training Area
Tamsin Keone
Jin Castiglione
Kelepona: 808-787-5644
ʻʻOhana Pūʻali a me ka Pūnaewele MWR
ʻKa moana
Oʻahu: Marine Corps Base Hawaiʻi, Camp Smith
Seon Lecher
Phone: 808-496-2019
Pūnaewele Kaiāulu o Marine Corps
Kiai Kai
Oʻahu: ʻĀpana kiaʻi ʻumikūmāhā, Base Honolulu, Sand Island
Stacey Sawyer
Kelepona: 808-842-2089
Paena pūnaewele puni honua o ka US Coast Guard
Kiaʻi Lahui o Hawaiʻi
LTC Natalie Hayes, HIARNG
Kelepona: 808-672-1315
CMSgt Maryann “Mey” Martin, HIANG
Kelepona: 808-789-1672
NO KA IKE HOU
Sherilyn Carlson
Phone: 808-271-5724
leka uila
Nā kikowaena hoʻololi
Hawaiʻi’s public school transition centers were originally established to support our newly arrived military-dependent students. Over time, their role has expanded, providing a vital safety net for all students facing transient living circumstances.
Kokua hopena federal
The Federal Impact Aid Program Survey is designed to assist local school districts who have lost revenue due to federal properties exemption from local property taxes. Financial assistance is determined by calculating the concentration of students who reside on military bases, low-rent housing properties, Indian lands, and other federal properties, have parents in the uniformed services, or have parents employed on eligible federal properties.
Ma Hawaiʻi, kōkua ʻo Federal Impact Aid i ka hoʻopau ʻana i nā kumukūʻai no nā lako kula a me nā kumuwaiwai, nā kumu pani, ka halihali haumāna, nā pono kula e like me ka uila, a me nā lawelawe ʻē aʻe ma nā kula a puni ka mokuʻāina. Loaʻa nā haumāna a me nā kula a pau mai ka Impact Aid.
The Department’s Federal Impact Aid Program Survey date for school year 2025-2026 is Sept. 3, 2025.
View this Impact Aid webpage from the National Association of Federally Impacted Schools for more information and frequently asked questions.
Military-Impacted Schools
A military-impacted school is a public school with a significant population of military-connected students. The designated military-impacted schools in Hawaiʻi are listed below.
Apana Waena
- ʻAiea High
- ʻĀliamanu Elementary
- Āliamanu Waena*
- Daniel K. Inouye Elementary*
- Helemano Elementary
- Hickam Elementary*
- Kīpapa Elementary
- Leilehua High*†
- Makalapa Elementary
- Mililani High†
- Mililani Waena
- Mililani ʻIke Elementary
- Mililani Mauka Elementary
- Mililani Uka Elementary
- Mililani Waena Elementary
- Moanalua Elementary
- Moanalua Waena
- Moanalua High†
- Mokulele Elementary*
- Nimitz Elementary*
- Puka Puka Elementary*
- Pearl Harbor Kai Elementary*
- ʻO Radford High*†
- Puʻu ʻulaʻula Elementary
- Scott Elementary
- ʻO Shafter Elementary
- Solomon Elementary*
- Wahiawā Elementary
- Ke kula haʻahaʻa pūnaewele
- Huila Elementary*
- Huila Waena*
Apana Leeward
- Kulana Lae Barbers
- Campbell High*†
- ʻEwa Elementary
- ʻEwa Beach Elementary*
- ʻEwa Makai Middle*
- Kūwaena Kūwaena
- Holomua Elementary
- Honouliuli Waena
- Hoʻokele Elementary*
- ʻIlima Intermediate
- Elementary Lae Iroquois
- Kaleiopu'u Elementary
- Kanoelani Elementary
- Kapolei Elementary
- Kapolei Waena
- Kapolei High
- Keoneʻula Elementary
- Lehua Elementary
- Mauka Lani Elementary
- Kulanakauhale Kula Mui
- Kiekie City Pearl
- Waikele Elementary
Apana makani
- Ke kula haʻahaʻa o Mōkapu*
- ʻAikahi Elementary
- Kailua Intermediate*
- Kainalu Elementary*
- Kalāheo High*
* Hōʻike i kahi kula i ʻike ʻia he a Purple Star NORBERT Hawaiʻi mea hāʻawi for creating a welcoming and safe environment for incoming military-dependent and transitioning students.
† Hōʻike a Mokuna 35 kula.
Nā nīnau nīnau maʻamau
Aia kekahi mau kula o ka 'Oihana Defence (DOD) ma Hawai'i?
There are no DOD schools in Hawaiʻi, including those on military installations. All public schools are part of the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education.
Ke neʻe nei mākou i Hawaiʻi — he aha kaʻu keiki e hele ai?
The school your child can attend will depend on where you will live. Please contact your service’s school liaison officer.
He aha kaʻu e hana ai e hoʻopaʻa inoa i kaʻu keiki i ke kula ma Hawaiʻi?
E like me nā haumāna ʻē aʻe kakau inoa ana ma nā kula aupuni o Hawaiʻi, pono ʻoe:
- Pepa Koho Haumana (PDF) a i ʻole ka Pepa Hoʻopaʻa inoa Kindergarten (PDF) no nā haumāna e komo ana i ke kula kindergarten.
- Nānā 'Ōlelo Home (PDF)
- ID kiʻi kūpono o ka makua/mākua
- Palapala hānau
- Hōʻoia o ka helu wahi
- Pono ola kino: Puka mooolelo ola kino, ka paa ana, a me ka hookolokolo ma'i ma'i
- Ke kope o ka palapala mai ke kula hope
- Inā pono, nā palapala kānāwai, nā palapala ʻē aʻe mai ke kula mua, nā palapala pono kūikawā
Hiki iā mākou ke kākau mua i kā mākou keiki i ke kula ma mua o ko mākou hōʻea ʻana i Hawaiʻi?
ʻAʻole, e pili ana ke kula e hiki ai i kāu keiki ke hele i kou wahi e noho ai.
Pono anei au e hōʻike i ke kumu kūʻai o ka noho ʻana (COLA) a me nā loaʻa kālā ʻē aʻe i ka wā e hoʻopiha ai i kahi noi no nā meaʻai manuahi a hoʻemi ʻia no kaʻu keiki?
ʻAe, pono e hōʻike ʻia ka loaʻa kālā ma ka noi:
- Haʻawina hale kūwaho
- Uku kumu
- KOLA
- Meaʻai BAS (Subsistence in Kind)
- Haʻawina lole (hoʻokahi manawa i ka makahiki)
Aia kaʻu keiki i kēia manawa i kahi papahana akamai a akamai - e ʻae anei ke kula hou ma Hawaiʻi i kona hoʻokomo mau ʻana i ka papahana akamai a akamai?
E hoʻohanohano mua ke kula aupuni hou o kāu keiki i ka hoʻokomo ʻana i ka haumāna i nā papahana hoʻonaʻauao ma muli o nā loiloi hoʻonaʻauao o kēia manawa i mālama ʻia ma ke kula ma kou mokuʻāina mua a i ʻole ke komo ʻana a me ka hoʻokomo ʻana i nā papahana like ma ka mokuʻāina hoʻouna; inā aia kēia mau papahana ma ke kula hou o kāu keiki. Aia nā papahana akā ʻaʻole i kaupalena ʻia i Makana a Talenta nā polokalamu, Hoʻonoho kiʻekiʻe papa a me Kanaka Haole nā papahana. ʻAʻole hiki i kēia hoʻokomo mua ʻana i ke kula Hawaiʻi mai ka hana ʻana i nā loiloi ma hope no ka hōʻoia ʻana i kahi kūpono o ka haumāna. Hiki i ke kula hou ke ʻae i ka haumāna e hele i nā papa hoʻonaʻauao like i loko o ka moku kula inā ʻaʻole ia e hāʻawi i nā papahana hoʻonaʻauao.
Ke lawe nei kaʻu keiki kula kiʻekiʻe i nā papa hanohano/Advanced Placement — hiki iā ia ke lawe i kēia mau papa ma Hawaiʻi?
ʻAe, e hoʻohanohano mua ke kula aupuni hou a kāu keiki i ka hoʻokomo ʻana i ka haumāna i nā papahana hoʻonaʻauao ma muli o nā loiloi hoʻonaʻauao o kēia manawa i hana ʻia ma ke kula ma kou mokuʻāina mua a i ʻole ke komo ʻana a me ka hoʻokomo ʻana i nā papahana like ma ka mokuʻāina hoʻouna; inā aia kēia mau papahana ma ke kula hou o kāu keiki. Aia nā papahana akā ʻaʻole i kaupalena ʻia i Makana a Talenta nā polokalamu, Hoʻonoho kiʻekiʻe papa a me Kanaka Haole nā papahana. ʻAʻole hiki i kēia hoʻokomo mua ʻana i ke kula Hawaiʻi mai ka hana ʻana i nā loiloi ma hope no ka hōʻoia ʻana i kahi kūpono o ka haumāna. Hiki i ke kula hou ke ʻae i ka haumāna e hele i nā papa hoʻonaʻauao like i loko o ka moku kula inā ʻaʻole ia e hāʻawi i nā papahana hoʻonaʻauao.
He keiki koʻikoʻi koʻu me kahi Hoʻolālā Hoʻonaʻauao Kūikawā (IEP) ma kāna kula o kēia manawa - e hoʻohanohano anei ke kula hou i kēia IEP?
E hāʻawi mua ke kula hou i nā lawelawe like me a haumana me ke kino kīnā ma muli o ka IEP o ka haumāna i kēia manawa. Eia hou, e hana ke kula i nā hale kūpono a me nā hoʻololi e hoʻoponopono ai i nā pono o nā haumāna me ke kino kīnā, e pili ana i ka pauku 504 a i ʻole Title II Plan, e hāʻawi i ka haumāna i ke komo like i ka hoʻonaʻauao. Hiki i ke kula ke hana i nā loiloi ma hope e hōʻoia i kahi kūpono o ka haumāna.
Pehea e hiki ai iaʻu ke noi no kahi ʻokoʻa ʻāina (GE) i hiki i kaʻu keiki ke hele i ke kula ʻokoʻa ma mua o ke kula i koho ʻia no ka wahi a mākou e noho nei?
Nā pae hoʻohālike no hiki ke loaʻa ke noi no kahi GE ma aneʻi. Na ke poʻo kumu ma ke kula āu e makemake ai e hele ma waho o kou ʻāpana ʻāina e hoʻoholo i ka hoʻoholo hope loa ma ka palapala noi GE.
Ua loaʻa iaʻu kahi hāʻawi no ka hale paʻa - no ke aha e hiki ʻole ai i kaʻu keiki ke noho i kāna kula i kēia manawa no ke koena o ka makahiki kula?
Your child is required to attend the school in the geographic area of your residential location. Requests to remain in a school outside of your housing area will be considered by your child’s current school principal. The principal’s decision is most often based on school capacity. For example, some schools serve the newly arrived children residing in temporary lodging facilities (TLF) in addition to military family housing residents within the school geographic area. When families move out of TLF into permanent housing, the school must then accommodate the new families in TLF.
I ka manawa hea e hoʻomaka ai a pau ke kula?
E ʻoluʻolu e nānā i ka Kalana Kula. He ʻokoʻa iki paha nā kalena kula pākahi, no laila e ʻoluʻolu e nānā me kāu kula no ka wehewehe kikoʻī o kāna kalena.
He lā piha ke kula kindergarten, a he aha nā makahiki e koi ai no ke komo ʻana i ke kula kindergarten?
ʻAe, piha ka lā o ke kula kamaliʻi ma Hawaiʻi. No ka hele ʻana i ke kula kindergarten ma Hawaiʻi, ʻo ia ka mea i koi ʻia, pono ke keiki he 5 mau makahiki ma mua o Iulai 31 e kākau inoa no ka makahiki kula e hoʻomaka ana i ʻAukake.
He aha nā koi no ke kula home i kaʻu keiki?
Hiki ke koi 'ia ke kula home ma ka ʻaoʻao homeschooling.
Pehea au e ʻike ai i ka ʻike e pili ana i nā kula pilikino ma Hawaiʻi?
E ʻoluʻolu e kipa i ka ʻAhahui Hawaiʻi no nā kula kūʻokoʻa pūnaewele puni honua.