Navigating the world of special education for your child can be challenging, but you don’t have to do it alone. Hawaiʻi offers a wealth of resources to support families, caregivers, and educators in ensuring children with special needs receive the services and opportunities they deserve. From advocacy organizations and legal assistance to parent support networks and mediation services, these community partnerships are here to help.

Punaoa a Aiga & Nuu

• Fono a Tamaiti Nuu: Ose faigapaaga a matua, tagata faigaluega a'oga, tausima'i tumaoti ma isi tagata o le afioaga, fa'amaopoopoina e le Matagaluega, o lo'o popole i le tu'uina atu o auaunaga ma le lagolago i tamaiti ma aiga mana'omia fa'apitoa.
• Komiti Fa'atonu ma Feso'ota'iga: O se punaoa mo tagata e iai manaoga faapitoa e ala i le Matagaluega o le Soifua Maloloina a le setete.
• Hawaiʻi Disability Rights Center: Ose faiga fa'apitoa mo puipuiga ma fa'asalalauga mo tagata e iai mana'oga fa'apitoa.
• Hawaiʻi State Bar Association: E silia ma le 8,000 sui auai i le salafa o le lalolagi, e aafia i itu uma o nuu, pisinisi, malo ma vaega e le o ni polofiti o sosaiete. O loia volenitia e fa'aalu afe o itula i tausaga ta'itasi i galuega fa'apitoa ma fa'alapotopotoga.
• HIDOE Fegalegaleaiga a Aiga ma Nuu: O le upegatafa'ilagi a le Family and Community Engagement e maua ai punaoa e fesoasoani ai i le HIDOE i le fegalegaleai ma aiga, aoga ma nuu i le setete atoa. I luga o lenei 'upega tafaʻilagi, o le ae mauaina:
  • Fa'amatalaga i mea o lo'o faia e a'oga ma polokalame e fa'aaafia ai aiga ma nu'u i totonu o le atunu'u ma le atunu'u.
  • HIDOE fa'atatau ile fa'atotonugalemu Nā Hopena Aʻo (HĀ).
  • 'Au a le HIDOE e mafai ona tausia aiga.
  • Punaoa e totonugalemu ai le HIDOE Fa'aa'oa'oga mo Aiga ma Nu'u (Google Doc).
• Hilopaʻa tu'uina atu fa'amatalaga ma fa'asinomaga, fesoasoani fa'apitoa ma a'oa'oga mo matua ei ai fanau e iai mana'oga fa'apitoa. O lo'o fa'afaigaluegaina e matua ma uo a tamaiti o lo'o iai mana'oga fa'apitoa tau soifua maloloina i Hilopa'a Center. Latou te tu'uina atu fesoasoani fa'alilolilo e aunoa ma se totogi i aiga ma tagata fa'apolofesa o lo'o tautuaina i latou, ma tu'uina atu alagaoa mo tamaiti a'oga o lo'o liliu ese mai le a'oga maualuga.
• Ta'ita'i i Manaoga Fa'apitoa & Ausia o Hawai'i (LDAH): Le Nofoaga Autu mo Aoaoga & Faamatalaga mo Matua mo le setete o Hawaiʻi. O lana misiona o le faʻaleleia lea o aʻoaʻoga, galuega ma avanoa mo tamaiti ma talavou e iai manaʻoga faʻapitoa e ala i le faʻamalosia o latou ma o latou aiga e ala i faʻamatalaga, aʻoaʻoga ma faʻataʻitaʻiga, ma ala i le faʻasalalauga lautele ma le faʻasalalauga.
• Legal Aid Society of Hawaiʻi: Tuuina atu fesoasoani fa'aletulafono fa'ale-malo e leai se totogi i tagata e maualalo tupe maua ma e le totogia tagata fa'atau mo auaunaga fa'aloia.
• Mediation Centre o le Pasefika: Fa'alāpotopotoga fa'apitonu'u e leai ni tupe mama, Aloha United Way Agency o lo'o tu'uina atu auaunaga tau fa'atalanoaga ma fa'afinauga fe'ese'esea'iga e taugofie ma mafai ona maua.
• ParentGuidance.org: Tuuina atu e le Ofisa a le Matagaluega o Auaunaga Lagolago mo Tamaiti Aoga mo matua ma le aufaigaluega aoga. ParentGuidance.org galulue faatasi ma a'oga ma o latou alalafaga i le atunu'u atoa, fa'amalosia aiga e fesoasoani ai i fanau ia olaola e ala i ana punaoa fa'alesoifua maloloina faalemafaufau, e aofia ai:
  • Faiaoga masani a matua taitoatasi mo matua, aiga ma le aufaigaluega a le aoga
  • Avanoa i le sili atu i le 30 fa'asologa o le soifua maloloina o le mafaufau semina virtual
  • Lesona i luga ole laiga e ta'ita'iina e foma'i laiseneina
  • “Fesili i se Fomai,” ose fa'afouga fa'afou fesili ma tali fono
• Fono Faufautua mo Aoga Faapitoa (SEAC): O se vaega 'ese'ese o tagata ta'ito'atasi e iai le tomai i itu uma e a'afia ai a'oa'oga fa'apitoa ma mataupu fa'atatau. O sui auai e aofia ai le toatele o matua o tamaiti e le atoatoa le malosi, faapea foi ma faiaoga, pule, sui mai le Matagaluega o le Soifua Maloloina ma le Matagaluega o Auaunaga Lautele, ma isi.
• Feso'ota'iga Fa'amatalaga Fa'apitoa a Matua (SPIN): Fa'amatalaga, lagolago ma tu'uina atu i matua o tamaiti ma talavou matutua e iai mana'oga fa'apitoa ma fa'apolofesa o lo'o latou tautuaina (lagolagoina e le DOH/HIDOE).
  • Lisi Siaki Fuafuaga Fa'afuase'i Tapuni a le A'oga (PDF)
  • Fautuaga Matua mo IEPs (PDF)
  • Fa'aaogaina Tekonolosi e Tu'u Atu Au'aunaga Fa'atatau (PDF)
• Partners in PROMISE: A nonprofit organization that advocates for and supports military families navigating special education and the Exceptional Family Member Program. They provide resources, data-driven advocacy and tools to help ensure military-connected children with special needs receive consistent and equitable education services.
• To learn more about community involvement related to special education and the State Performance Plan/Annual Performance Report (SPP/APR), view the SPP/APR Educational Partners/Parent/Community Feedback page.

Feterale Punaoa

So'oga fa'aopoopo ma punaoa e feso'ota'i ma le lagolagoina o tamaiti a'oga e iai mana'oga fa'apitoa.

• Nofoaga Autu mo le Puleaina o Fa'ama'i ma le Puipuiga o Atina'e Taua
  • O tomai e pei o le faia o se laasaga muamua, ataata mo le taimi muamua, ma le talotalo “tofa” ua ta'ua o mea taua o le atinaega. E ausia e tamaiti ni mataʻina i le auala latou te taʻalo ai, aʻoaʻo, tautala, amio ma gaoioi.
• ;US Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families Resource Guide (PDF)

Punaoa Itumalo ma Eria Lavelave

O vaega lavelave ta'itasi i totonu o le setete o lo'o iai se 'au a'oa'oga fa'apitoa o tagata fa'apitoa e lagolagoina a'oga ma aiga. Mo se fesoasoani i lau tamaititi/tamaititi po'o le a'oga, fa'amolemole fa'afeso'ota'i le Fa'apitoa mo A'oa'oga Itumalo (Google Sheet) mo lau aoga.

Talosaga-A'oga

E agava'a le HIDOE e maua le tupe fa'a feterale mai le polokalame Medicaid mo nisi auaunaga fa'afoma'i mana'omia, fa'alesoifua maloloina matou te tu'uina atu i tamaiti a'oga agava'a.

Fa'atonuga ile Fale-Hospital

I le tulaga o se ma'i fa'afuase'i po'o fa'ama'i fa'alesoifua maloloina e taofia ai se tamaititi mai le a'oga fa'aletino mo le itiiti ifo i le 10 aso a'oga soso'o, e mafai e matua (s) o le tamaititi aoga ona fa'atumu ma tu'uina atu le Vaega I ma le II o le Pepa Au'aunaga mo Falema'i ile Fale (PDF) i le faamaopoopoina o auaunaga a tamaiti a'oga e talosagaina Au'aunaga Fa'atonu Falema'i ile Fale. O le a taloina se Vaega Lagolago a Tamaiti A'oga e fa'atalanoaina auala sili e tu'uina atu ai i le tamaititi le fa'aauauina o auaunaga tau a'oa'oga i le va o le potuaoga ma le fale po'o le falema'i.

Lala Lagolago tulaga ese

O le Exceptional Support Branch (ESB), i lalo o le Office of Student Support Services, e tuʻuina atu taʻitaʻiga, atinaʻe faʻapolofesa ma fesoasoani faʻapitoa i Nofoaga Faʻalavelave ma aʻoga i le fuafuaina ma le faʻatinoina o polokalame e faʻateleina ai taunuʻuga mo tamaiti aoga e iai manaʻoga faʻapitoa. Mo nisi fa'amatalaga, vala'au 808-305-9750.

Lala Mata'itū ma Tausi - Vaega IDEA

O le Lala Mataituina ma le Tausisia (MAC), IDEA Team, i lalo o le Ofisa o le Sui Superintendent, e lagolagoina le faʻatinoina o le Tulafono o le Faʻaleleia o Aʻoaʻoga a Tagata Taʻitoʻatasi ma Manaoga Faʻapitoa o le 2004 (IDEA) ma le HAR Chapter 60 manaʻoga e faʻaleleia ai taunuʻuga tau aʻoaʻoga mo tamaiti aoga e iai manaʻoga faʻapitoa ma o latou aiga. Mo nisi fa'amatalaga, vala'au 808-307-3600.