A'oga Matutua

O le A'oga Matutua Program provides a wide range of courses designed for adult learners. These include basic education, English literacy and civics. Tagata matutuas can also earn important diplomas, such as the Hawai‘i Tagata matutua Community School Diploma, either through General A'ogaal Development (GED) and the High School Equivalency Test (HiSET) exams, and the Workforce Development Diploma (WDD). Additionally, the adult schools manage the Department’s substitute teacher training course. These courses are run out of the Department’s 10 Community Schools for Tagata matutuas (CSAs) sites. Please contact the school nearest you (see below) for information. 

Fa'amaumauga ma Fa'amaoniga Talosaga

O tusi uma ma talosaga fa'amaonia e tatau ona lafo i le a'oga o lo'o auai. Va'ai i lalo mo fa'amatalaga fa'afeso'ota'i a CSA ta'itasi. Mo fesili a le Aoga a Sagato Louis, fa'amolemole vala'au sa'o le latou resitala ile 808-739-4729. 

Le lesitalaina

O nofoaga autu e lua a le CSA o loʻo i McKinley Community School ma A'oga Tu'ufa'atasi a Waipahu A'oga maualuluga, e valu nofoaga satelite. 

• Fa'afeso'ota'i le a'oga lata ane mo oe mo fa'asologa o vasega ma vasega. 
• For transcripts and education verification requests, contact the school attended from the list below.​​

McKinley Community School for Tagata matutuas (MCSA)
634 Pensacola St.,
Honolulu, HI 96814
Ph: 808-594-0540
Fax: 808-594-0544

Waipahu Community School for Tagata matutuas (WCSA)
94-521 Farrington Highway,
Waipahu, HI 96797
Ph: 808-307-9677
Fax: 808-675-0259

Polokalame Tipiloma

HIDOE’s Community Schools for Tagata matutuas are fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). The goal of the GED and HiSET programs is to ensure that graduates who earn a High School Equivalency Credential and/or Hawai‘i Tagata matutua Community School Diploma are career ready and prepared for post-secondary education. Both are aligned to national Common Core State Standards and College and Career Readiness Standards.

General A'ogaal Development 

The GED test provides a valid means of measuring the educational achievement of adults who have not graduated high school, and of comparing their academic competence with that of high school graduates. The GED test battery consists of five tests: writing skills, social studies, science, interpreting literature and the arts, and mathematics. Individuals who successfully complete the test battery will receive an official GED transcript and may qualify for the Hawai‘i Tagata matutua Community School Diploma. The diploma may provide graduates the opportunity to enter the military service, gain college admission, increase income, increase job qualifications or assist in obtaining work advancement.​

Su'ega Tulaga Tulaga Maualuga 

The purpose of the HiSET is to certify a candidate’s attainment of academic knowledge and skills equivalent to those of a high school graduate. HiSET scores will identify those candidates who have performed at a level consistent with high school equivalency. Individuals who successfully complete the test battery will receive an official HiSET transcript and may qualify for the Hawai‘i Tagata matutua Community School Diploma. The diploma may provide graduates the opportunity to enter the military service, gain college admission, increase income, increase job qualifications or assist in obtaining work advancement.

Polokalama Tusi Pasi Atina'e o Tagata Faigaluega (WDC).

I le galulue soosootauau ai ma le Fono o le Atinae o Tagata Faigaluega, Matagaluega a le Setete o Leipa ma Fegalegaleaiga Faapisinisi, ma le Vaega o le Toefuataiga o Matata Eseese, tagata e ana galuega, ma kolisi i nuu ma afioaga, na amatalia ai le Polokalama Tusipasi o le Atinae o Tagata Faigaluega.

The Workforce Development Certificate (WDC) Program was designed to meet the needs of those students entering the workforce with job entry that do not require a high school certificate. The WDC Program will prepare students with the necessary basic education and access to job training programs. To be eligible, a student must be 18 years and older, or 16- to 17-year-old students who are released from school through the 4140 process. All enrolled students who complete the requirements of the program will earn a Workforce Development Certificate from their respective community school. Contact McKinley Community School for Tagata matutuas pe Waipahu Community School for Tagata matutuas mo fa'amatalaga e fa'agasolo ai le lesitalaina.

Sui Faiaoga Vasega

The Department’s CSAs coordinate the in-person substitute teacher course. (Online courses may also be offered through MCSA-Maui Campus and select WCSA campuses. Contact individual WCSA campuses to inquire. Please review the information on our Sui A'oa'oga itulau mo nisi fa'amatalaga i le auala e avea ai ma faiaoga sui. 

Community School for Tagata matutuas academic and financial plan summary

Honolulu-Kaua'i-Maui-Moanalua

• 2025-26 Academic Plan (PDF)
• 2024-25 Fuafuaga Tau Tupe (PDF)

Fuafuaga tau tupe muamua: 2022-23 (PDF) | 2019-20 (PDF) | 2020-21 (PDF)

Hawai'i-Leeward-Wahiawā-Windward

• 2024-25 Fuafuaga Tau A'oa'oga (PDF)
• 2024-25 Fuafuaga Tau Tupe (PDF)

Fuafuaga tau tupe muamua: 2022-23 (PDF) | 2019-20 (PDF)

Tagata matutua and Community A'oga Advisory Council (ACEAC)

The Hawai‘i State Legislature established the Hawai‘i A'oga Matutua Act of 1945, legally mandating responsibility to the HIDOE for providing increased educational opportunities for the people of Hawai‘i. In 1988, the legislature broadened the scope of adult education to include community education.

Vaega 1 Mataupu 302A o Tulafono Toe Iloilo a Hawai'i o lo'o ta'ua ai:

[§302A-432] Tagata matutua and community education authorized. To provide increased opportunity for the people of Hawai‘i, the department shall establish and regulate a program of adult and community education of less than college grade. The department shall provide public school buildings and other facilities, and use public school equipment under conditions determined by the department, when the equipment is needed, for adult and community education programs. 

State law provides that the Board of A'oga will be advised on its adult and community education programs by a volunteer advisory council appointed by the board. Members accepting appointment to this Council are expected to attend a minimum of four quarterly meetings per year and work with the two Community Schools or on a committee as assigned by the chair of the advisory council. These four meetings will be held during normal working hours, and members are expected to secure whatever approval necessary from their employers to be able to attend these day-long meetings.

O le Tagata matutua and Community A'oga Advisory Council was established by Section 302A of the Hawai‘i Revised Statutes.

[§302A-434] Advisory council for adult and community education. The board shall appoint an advisory council for adult and community education composed of 15 or more representatives of industry, labor, civic organizations, and education. Appointments shall be for a term of two years with reappointments optional but not to exceed a total of six years on the advisory council. 

Content Standards for A'oga Matutua

E fa'aogaina e le Matagaluega le College and Career Readiness Standards for A'oga Matutua, which are a manageable set of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) most indispensable for college and career readiness and essential to adult students. In accordance with section 102 of WIOA, the eligible agency aligns content standards for adult education with state-adopted challenging academic content standards, as adopted under section 1111(b)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary A'oga Act of 1965 (20 USC 6311(b)(1)).

In 2010, the Hawaii Board of A'oga adopted the CCSS for English Language Arts and Mathematics for the Hawaii public school system. The English Language Proficiency (ELP) Standards for A'oga Matutua (AE) are intended to address the urgent need for educational equity, access and rigor for adult English language learners. The standards are essential to ensuring that adult English learners receive the focused and effective instruction they need to access states’ academic content standards.