School Year 2025-26 Application Periods

Pono nā mea noi kaʻa kaʻa kula āpau (ʻo ka poʻe holo kaʻa uku a me ke kūlana manuahi) i kēlā me kēia hapaha makahiki e like me ka papahana i hāʻawi ʻia ma lalo nei:

• Quarter 1: July 14 to Aug. 15, 2025
• Quarter 2: Sept. 22 to Oct. 17, 2025
• Quarter 3: Dec. 12, 2025 to Jan. 9, 2026
• Quarter 4: Mar. 2 to Mar. 27, 2026

Pono e waiho ʻia nā noi ma kahi QUARTERLY a ʻaʻole e ʻae ʻia ma waho o nā manawa i hōʻike ʻia. E ʻoluʻolu e hoʻolālā e like me ia.

NĀ KĀWAI

No ke kūpono no nā lawelawe kaʻa kaʻa mau:

• Pono nā haumāna e kākau inoa ma ke kula aupuni HIDOE i loaʻa ka lawelawe kaʻa kaʻa.
• Pono nā haumāna ma nā papa K-5 e noho i 1 mile a ʻoi aʻe paha mai ko lākou kula home.
• Pono nā haumāna ma nā papa 6-12 e noho i 1.5 mau mile a ʻoi aʻe paha mai ko lākou kula home.

 ʻAʻole pili nā lawelawe kaʻa kaʻa mau i nā haumāna i:

• Reside within the minimum qualifying distance walk zone.
  • Walk zone is calculated from the recorded home address in Infinite Campus to the nearest public access for the school campus (not from the main office).
• Students attending school on a Geographical Exception (GE).
• Koi i ka lawe ʻana i nā wahi ʻē aʻe ma waho o ko lākou home.
• Attend a school that does not have school bus services.

KA PALAPALA PALAPALA

E ʻae ʻia nā noi ma ke keʻena hoʻokele o kāu kula a i ʻole ma ka pūnaewele.

Nā ʻanuʻu e noi ai

1. Hoʻoiho i ka SY 2025-2026 HIDOE School Bus Handbook Form Application Form (PDF) and review.
2. For online applications, please use the Apply Online Icon or click here. 
   • A valid student ID number is required to apply. 
   • Upon application review by your school, an email notification shall be sent rendering their decision and next steps.
   • Online payments shall be processed via EZ School Pay; bus payment options shall only be available after the application has been approved by the school.
   • If payment is not received by the quarterly deadline, your approved application will be removed and your student may lose their seat on the bus.
3. For manual application submission (in-person at your school office), complete both sides of the application form; indicate the type of service and payment in Part III of the application.  
   • You will be notified of approval or disapproval of your bus application by your school either by email and/or phone call.
   • In-person payment shall be collected upon approval of the application by your school.  Approved payment options include:
     • Cash
     • Money Order and/or Cashier’s Check
     • NO PERSONAL CHECKS
   • If payment is not received by the quarterly deadline, your approved application will be removed and your student may lose their seat on the bus.
4. Students applying for free bus transportation shall complete Part IV of the application and indicate the reason(s) for eligibility.
5. E hāʻawi ʻia kāu keiki i kahi palapala kaʻa kaʻa no ka manawa e hoʻohana ai a hiki i ka loaʻa ʻana o ka pass paʻa. E ʻoluʻolu e nānā i kāu haumāna me nā limahana o ke keʻena no ka loaʻa ʻana o kā lākou kāleka kaʻa kaʻa mau. Pono e hoʻokuʻu ʻia ka pā kaʻa kaʻa kaʻa ma ka loaʻa ʻana mai o ke kāleka holo kaʻa mau. ʻAʻole hiki ke hoʻololi ʻia nā kaʻa kaʻa a kūpono wale nō ma ke ala kaʻa a me ka hapaha.

Nā Pepa Noi

Nui: SY 2025-2026 HIDOE School Bus Handbook Form Application Form (PDF). Application forms are also available at the school administration office.

Hoʻonaʻauao kūikawā: SY 2025-26 HIDOE Ka Papahana ʻIke Mākua (PDF)

Pono kaʻa kaʻa manuahi

Free bus eligibility is evaluated on an individual basis.  Students attending Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) schools shall also qualify on an individual basis. Hiki i nā haumāna i hālāwai i hoʻokahi a ʻoi aʻe paha o kēia mau pae hoʻohālike e loaʻa i kahi kaʻa kaʻa kaʻa manuahi i kēlā me kēia makahiki:

• Pono ka haumāna no ka papahana ʻaina awakea ma muli o ka ʻike kālā loaʻa o ka home. (E hoʻomaopopo: ʻAʻole ʻae ʻia nā haumāna i kūpono i ka ʻaina awakea i hoʻemi ʻia ke kaʻa kaʻa manuahi).
• He keiki hanai ka haumana.
• Student is home displaced and eligible for benefits under the McKinney-Vento Act (MVA).
• Kauoha ʻia ka haumāna e ka 'Oihana e hele i ke kula ma waho o ka wahi i koho ʻia.
• ʻEkolu mau kaikuaʻana ma lalo o ʻekolu mau kaikuaʻana he poʻe holo kaʻa uku uku ma ko lākou mau kula; hoʻokahi kaʻa kaʻa manuahi no kēlā me kēia mea hoʻokele uku ʻekolu.

Inā hālāwai kāu keiki i hoʻokahi a ʻoi aku paha o kēia mau mea hōʻoia, e ʻoluʻolu e hoʻopiha i ka ʻāpana III o ka palapala noi kaʻa kaʻa, me ka ʻike pono e nānā i nā ʻāpana kūpono a pau e pili ana a koho i ke koho pass kūpono. Pono e hoʻouna ʻia nā nīnau e pili ana i ke kūpono i ke kula.

For students who have transportation as a support service in their Individualized Education Plan (IEP), please consult with your school’s Student Service Coordinator (SSC) for more information on accessing school bus transportation.