The Department’s subject matter standards are used to ensure students are being exposed to rigorous and age-appropriate benchmarks of learning. Tulaga are not curriculum, but expectations of what students should know and be able to do at each grade level. Visit the Department’s Nofoaga A'oa'oga Design to learn more about curriculum design aligned to standards.

Current core Standards

Career and Technical Education (CTE) – Industry Pathway and Program Tulaga

• Faitau le Tulaga
• Va'aiga CTE polokalame

Computer Science – CSTA K-12 Computer Science Tulaga

• Faitau le Tulaga

English Language Arts – Hawaiʻi Autu masani

• Faitau le Tulaga

Fine Arts – National Core Arts Tulaga

• Faitau le Tulaga

Health Education – National Health Education Tulaga: Achieving Excellence (NHES)

• Faitau le Tulaga (PDF)
• A'oa'oga a le polokalame o le Soifua Maloloina

Mathematics – Hawaiʻi Autu masani

• Faitau le Tulaga

Physical Education – Hawaiʻi Content and Performance Tulaga III

• Faitau le Tulaga (PDF)

Science – Next Generation Science Tulaga (NGSS)

• Faitau le Tulaga
• Ta'iala a matua ile NGSS:
  • Vasega K–2 (PDF)
  • Vasega 3–5 (PDF)
  • Vasega 6–8 (PDF)
  • Vasega 9–12 (PDF)

Social Studies – Hawaiʻi Core Standards for Social Studies (HCSSS)

Elementary:

Lua:

Social Studies High School Election Courses:

World Languages – Hawaiʻi World-Readiness Tulaga for Learning Languages

O le Polokalame Gagana a le Lalolagi focuses on the teaching and learning of languages other than English and the cultures the languages represent at K-12 public schools in Hawaiʻi. The program’s vision is that all students will communicate and demonstrate cultural competence in at least two languages.

O le Polokalame o Gagana a le Lalolagi e aofia ai a'oa'oga i gagana e aofia ai le Gagana Fa'ailoga a Amerika, Farani, Siamani, Ilokano, Iapani, Korea, Latina, Mandarin Saina, ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi, Samoa, Sipaniolo, ma le Tagalog i aʻoga tulagalua ma aʻoga maualuga. O ofo gagana e ese'ese mai lea a'oga i lea a'oga ma e fa'avae i punaoa a le a'oga ma mea e fiafia i ai tamaiti a'oga ma nu'u.

Financial Literacy standards

Starting with incoming freshmen in the Class of 2030, all students in Hawaiʻi public schools must successfully complete a financial literacy educational opportunity prior to graduation and document completion through their Personal Transition Plan (PTP). Schools may meet the requirement through a variety of instructional approaches, including a standalone elective course, integration into existing courses, self-paced learning options, or other instructional designs that align with HIDOE’s financial literacy program standards.