Matagaluega o Aoga a le Setete o Hawaii

Ka 'Oihana Ho'ona'auao o le Malo o Hawai'i

Paaga ma Punaoa

Navigating the world of a'oa'oga fa'apitoa 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

  • Community Children’s Councils: A partnership of parents, school personnel, private providers and other community members, coordinated by the Department, who are concerned with the delivery of services and support to special needs children and families.
  • 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:
  • Hilopaʻa provides information and referral, technical assistance and training for parents with children with disabilities. Hilopa‘a Center is staffed by parents and friends of children with special health care needs. They provide free, confidential assistance to families and self-advocates and the professionals who serve them, and provide resources for students transitioning out of high school.
  • Ta'ita'i i Manaoga Fa'apitoa & Ausia o Hawai'i (LDAH): The Parent Training & Information Center for the state of Hawaiʻi. Its mission is to enhance education, work and life opportunities for children and youth with disabilities by empowering them and their families through information, training and mentoring, and by public outreach and advocacy.
  • 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: Provided by the Department’s Office of Student Support Services for parents and school staff. 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
  • A'oa'oga Fa'apitoa Advisory Council (SEAC): A diverse group of individuals with expertise on all aspects affecting a'oa'oga fa'apitoa and related issues. Membership includes a majority of parents of children with disabilities, as well as teachers, administrators, representatives from the Department of Health and the Department of Human Services, and others.
  • Special Parent Information Network (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).
  • Partners in PROMISE: A nonprofit organization that advocates for and supports military families navigating a'oa'oga fa'apitoa 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 a'oa'oga fa'apitoa 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.

Punaoa Itumalo ma Eria Lavelave

Each complex area within the state has a a'oa'oga fa'apitoa team of specialists supporting schools and families. For help with your student/child or school, please contact the Itumalo Educational Specialist (Google Pepa) 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.

HIDOE medicaid reimbursement website

Fa'atonuga ile Fale-Hospital

In the event of a sudden or chronic health condition that prevents a student from physically attending school for a minimum of 10 consecutive school days, the student’s parent(s) may complete and submit Sections I and II of the Pepa Au'aunaga mo Falema'i ile Fale (PDF) to the school’s student services coordinator to request Home Hospital Instruction Services. A Student Support Team will then be convened to discuss the best means of providing the student with a continuity of educational services between the classroom and the home or hospital.

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.

Monitoring and Compliance Branch – IDEA Team

The Monitoring and Compliance Branch (MAC), IDEA Team, under the Office of the Deputy Superintendent, supports the implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities A'oga Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA) and HAR Chapter 60 requirements to improve educational outcomes for students with disabilities and their families. For more information, call 808-307-3600.