The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education is dedicated to recruiting and supporting highly qualified educators and kula staff to ensure student success. Whether you’re looking to become a licensed teacher, substitute teacher, paraeducator or kula administrator, there are many pathways to joining our public education system.

Nā mea hoʻolako hoʻonaʻauao

Nā kumu

The Department is renewing its commitment to hiring highly qualified licensed teachers in every classroom. This effort aligns with Priority II of the Department’s Strategic Plan: High Quality Educator Workforce in All Nā kula.

In order to teach in Hawaiʻi’s public schools, you will need to hold a Hawaiʻi teaching license or permit. In some states, a license is known as your teaching credential or teacher certification. To obtain your no-cost Hawaiʻi teaching license or permit, you must complete the requirements laid out by the state’s Papa Kūlana Kumu Hawaiʻi.

E kipa mai i ko makou E aʻo ma ka puka puka o Hawaiʻi e aʻo hou aʻe e pili ana i nā pono o ke aʻo ʻana ma Hawaiʻi, me ka laikini kumu.

Na Kumu Pani

The Department is seeking substitute teachers to help maintain learning continuity in schools. If you have a passion for education and want to make an impact in the classroom, e ʻimi i nā ʻike, kaʻina hana hoʻolimalima, a me nā koi aʻo e hoʻomaka.

Luna Hoʻonaʻauao (Kokua Hoʻonaʻauao)

Hana ʻia kahi paraedducator ma lalo o ka mākaʻikaʻi ʻana o nā kumu a i ʻole nā mea hana ʻoihana ʻē aʻe. He ʻano aʻo ke kūlana a hāʻawi i nā lawelawe pololei ʻē aʻe i nā keiki a me nā ʻōpio a me ko lākou ʻohana, me:

1. Hoʻokahi aʻo aʻo.
2. Kokua i ka hooponopono lumi papa.
3. Hāʻawi i nā kōkua aʻo i loko o kahi keʻena kamepiula.
4. Ke alakaʻi nei i nā hana pili makua.
5. Hāʻawi i ke kākoʻo aʻo ʻana ma kahi waihona a i ʻole ke kikowaena media.
6. He mea unuhi.
7. Ka hāʻawi ʻana i nā lawelawe kākoʻo aʻo ma lalo o ka mākaʻikaʻi pololei ʻana o kahi kumu aʻoaʻo a i ʻole ʻoihana loea.

Nā koi liʻiliʻi no nā mea hoʻonaʻauao:

1. He kanahākūmāwalu mau hōʻaiʻē semester o nā papa baccalaureate mai kahi kula hoʻonaʻauao kiʻekiʻe i ʻae ʻia e ka 'Oihana. Loaʻa nā hōʻaiʻē 48 mai nā papahana like ʻole a i ʻole nā wahi kumuhana kula. Eia kekahi, ʻeono o nā 48 mau hōʻaiʻē no nā papa makemakika a me ka ʻōlelo Pelekania ma ka pae baccalaureate. 
2. A i ʻole, he hoa hana noʻeau (AA) a i ʻole ka ʻepekema (AS) degere mai kahi ʻoihana i ʻae ʻia i ka ʻāina i ʻike ʻia e ka 'Oihana. ʻO nā hōʻaiʻē i loaʻa no ke kēkelē no nā papa i pae baccalaureate. 
3. A i ʻole, kahi palapala hōʻoia me ka helu haʻahaʻa o 459 ma ka Ka Loiloi ParaPro hāʻawi ʻia e ka Educational Testing Service.

No ka 'ike hou aku, e kelepona i ka Classified/Support Services Personnel Recruitment ma 808-441-8411.

Ka Loiloi ParaPro

ʻO ka loiloi ParaPro he koho loiloi ma ka lolouila no nā kōkua hoʻonaʻauao (EA) a me nā kumu aʻo haʻahaʻa haʻahaʻa (PPT) e hoʻokō i nā haʻawina haʻahaʻa no ka hana.

Mālama ʻia ka hoʻokele o ka loiloi ParaPro e ka Kaiāulu Kula for Adults (CSA). Hiki i nā poʻe i makemake i nā manawa loiloi ParaPro e hiki mai ana ke hoʻokaʻaʻike aku i nā pā kula CSA e hiki mai ana no ka ʻike hou aku:

McKinley CSA:

• McKinley Campus: 808-594-0540
• Kauaʻi Campus: 808-274-3390
• Maui Campus: 808-873-3082

Waipahu CSA:

• Waipahu Campus: 808-307-9677
• Hilo Campus: 808-480-3231
• Wahiawa Campus: 808-305-3200

Nā Papahana Hoʻomākaukau

Programs that prepare teachers – including counselor and librarian candidates – or other practicing professionals, must obtain an affiliation agreement with the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education in order to place candidates in our public schools under the direct supervision of a mentor. The Department maintains a list of programs with affiliation agreements.

Important: The affiliation agreement does not guarantee that candidates completing an educator program will be approved for a Hawaiʻi teacher, school counselor a i ʻole kula librarian license. Questions regarding whether a program meets requirements for a Hawaiʻi license – including out-of-state, online and “alternative route” programs – should be directed to the Hawaiʻi Teacher Standards Board.

BECOMING A SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR 

The Hawai‘i Department of Education is committed to building strong kula leadership through high-quality training and certification programs. Whether you’re an aspiring vice principal, principal, or an experienced administrator from another state, our certification pathways help ensure that all kula leaders are equipped to guide students and staff toward success.

HICISL Hope Principal Certification Program 

This one-year residency internship provides hands-on leadership experience under the guidance of a mentor principal. Participants gain valuable skills in kula administration, and successful completion leads to an Initial Kula Administrator Certificate (ISAC). This certification allows individuals to apply for vice principal or equivalent positions within Hawaiʻi’s public schools.

HICISL Principal Certification Program

Designed for tenured Department vice principals, this one-year preparatory program helps aspiring principals develop the skills needed for kula leadership. Upon successful completion, participants receive a Professional Kula Administrator Certificate (PSAC), which qualifies them to apply for principal or equivalent positions.

Nā ala hōʻoia no nā luna hoʻomalu i laikini ʻia ma waho o ka mokuʻāina

Experienced kula administrators from other states may be eligible for certification based on their qualifications.

Track IV - Luna Hoʻokele Laikini me Hope Poʻokela ʻIke

Inā ʻoe:

• Hold a valid K-12 kula administrator license from another U.S. state.
• Loaʻa ke kēkelē laepua ma ka Hoʻonaʻauao Hoʻonaʻauao a i ʻole alakaʻi alakaʻi hoʻonaʻauao mai kahi kulanui i ʻae ʻia.
• Have at least three years of experience as a licensed kula administrator.

You may qualify for the Initial Kula Administrator Certificate (ISAC), allowing you to apply for vice principal or equivalent positions.

Track V - Luna Hoʻokele Laikini me ka ʻike kumu

Inā ʻoe:

• Hold a valid K-12 kula administrator license from another U.S. state
• Loaʻa ke kēkelē laepua ma ka Hoʻonaʻauao Hoʻonaʻauao a i ʻole alakaʻi alakaʻi hoʻonaʻauao mai kahi kulanui i ʻae ʻia
• Loaʻa i ʻelima mau makahiki o ka ʻike hoʻokele K-12, me ka liʻiliʻi o ʻehā mau makahiki ma ke ʻano he kumu.

You may qualify for the Professional Kula Administrator Certificate (PSAC), allowing you to apply for principal or equivalent positions.

Nā lālā o ka ʻoihana koa a me nā hoa kāne - hiki ke lawe i nā laikini

Ma lalo o ka Servicemember Civil Relief Act (SCRA), hiki i nā pūʻali koa ikaika a me kā lākou mau hoa kāne ke hoʻomau i ka hoʻohana ʻana i kā lākou laikini ʻoihana i ka wā e neʻe ai ma muli o nā kauoha koa. No ka hoʻokō ʻana, pono nā kānaka:

1. E neʻe ma waho o ka mana o ka mana laikini i hoʻopuka i kā lākou palapala laikini kumu a i ʻole palapala ma muli o nā kauoha koa.
2. E hāʻawi i kope o kā lākou mau kauoha koa i ka mana laikini hou. 
3. Ua hoʻohana ikaika i kā lākou laikini a i ʻole palapala i nā makahiki ʻelua ma mua o ka neʻe ʻana.
4. E kū maikaʻi me ka mana hoʻopuka laikini.
5. E mālama i nā kūlana o ka hoʻomaʻamaʻa, ka hoʻopaʻi ʻana, a me nā koi hoʻonaʻauao hoʻomau i ka mana hou.