Explore policies, forms and guidelines designed to protect student data and uphold privacy in our schools.

Family Educational Rights ma Privacy Act (FERPA)

​​Each year, Hawaiʻi public schools are required to notify parents of their rights; under the federal Family Educational Rights ma Privacy Act. These rights are generally broken into four sections. Here is a brief description of FERPA rights:

1. The right to inspect and review the student’s education records within 45 days of the request.
2. The right to request the amendment of the student’s education records that the parent, guardian or eligible student believe are inaccurate or misleading.
3. The right to consent to disclosures of personally identifiable information (PII) contained in the student’s education records, except to the extent that FERPA authorizes disclosure without consent. One exception that permits disclosure without consent is disclosure to school officials with legitimate educational interests.
4. O le aia tatau e faila ai se faaseā i le US Department of Education e uiga i le lē taulau o le a'oga i le tausisia o manaoga o le FERPA.

Parent Notification and Guide to Student Information Privacy (PDF) o lo'o maua fa'aliliuga ile: 

Consent for Release of Student Information

Mataupu 34 o Tulafono Fa'afoe a Hawai'i (PDF) provides for the following rights relating to the educational records of students:

1. E mafai e matua ona asiasia, toe iloilo, lu'i pe maua ni kopi; faataga isi e toe iloilo; ma tuuina atu le faatagaga mo le tatalaina o i latou.
2. O le rights of parents shall be transferred to the student who has attained 18 years of age.
3. O tamaiti a'oga i lalo o le 18 tausaga e tatau ona i ai le aia tatau e maua uma ai fa'amatalaga tau a'oa'oga talafeagai e fa'afaigofie ai a'oa'oga, ta'iala, ma fautuaga.

O le Mataupu 34 Fa'atagaga mo le Tu'uina atu o Fa'amatalaga o lo'o avanoa e fa'ataga ai le tu'uina atu po'o le mauaina o pepa/fa'amatalaga patino. 

O le Maliega mo le Fa'asalalauina o Fa'amatalaga o Fa'amaumauga a Tamaiti A'oga (PDF) (RS 23-0270) are available in:

Fa'amatalaga Fa'atonu

FERPA requires that the Department, with certain exceptions, obtain parent, guardian or eligible student’s consent prior to the disclosure of personally identifiable information from the student’s education records. However, the Department may disclose appropriately designated “directory information” without prior written consent, unless the parent or eligible student has advised the Department to the contrary in accordance with Department procedures. 

O le fa'amoemoe muamua o fa'amatalaga fa'atonu o le fa'atagaina lea o le Matagaluega e fa'aofi fa'amatalaga mai fa'amaumauga a'oga a le tamaititi i totonu o fa'asalalauga a le a'oga. O faʻataʻitaʻiga e aofia ai, ae le gata i:

• Ose tala, e fa'aalia ai le sao a le tamaititi i se tala fa'atino.
• Le tusi tausaga faaletausaga.
• Lola mamalu po'o isi lisi fa'ailoa.
• Polokalame fa'au'uga.
• Pepa o gaoioiga ta'aloga, e pei o le pi'iga, fa'aalia le mamafa ma le maualuga o tagata o le 'au.

O le Fa'aaliga Fa'amatalaga Fa'asinomaga (PDF) e maua foi i:

Student Publication Audio/Video Release Forms

O ata, ata vitio ma leo pu'eina, ma mea faigaluega a tamaiti aoga/fa'asalalauga e le'o ta'ua o fa'amatalaga fa'atonu, ma e ono aofia ai fa'amatalaga e iloagofie ai tagata e puipuia i lalo ole FERPA. E le gata i lea, o faiaoga aoga o loʻo auai i polokalame sauniuni aʻoaʻoga ma le aufaigaluega i aʻoaʻoga faʻapolofesa i totonu o le Matagaluega e ono mafai ona maua ata, vitio ma leo puʻeina, ma faʻataʻitaʻiga o galuega a tamaiti aʻoga i le faagasologa o lo latou auai i nei gaioiga, ma o lea e manaʻomia ai matua / fa'ataga a le leoleo/a'oga e agava'a e maua avanoa i nei mea. O lenei fa'atagaga e tu'uina atu e ala i fomu nei:

Student Publication/Audio/Video (SPAV) Release Form for Events (PDF) (RS 26-0619): Optional to allow consent for a specific school event or publication for the school year.

The SPAV event release form (RS 26-0619) is also available in:

Student Publication/Audio/Video (SPAV) Release Form (PDF) (RS 26-0618): Required to cover all school events and publications unless rescinded.

The SPAV release form (RS 26-0618) is also available in:

Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA)

The federal PPRA affords parents certain rights regarding our conduct of surveys, collection and use of information for marketing purposes, and certain physical exams.

O le Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PDF) e maua foi i:

Tu'uina atu o Fa'amatalaga i Tagata Fa'afitafita

Ole tulafono ole Elementary Elementary and Secondary Education Act e mana'omia ai e le Matagaluega le tu'uina atu i le au fa'afaigaluega a le militeri, pe a latou talosaga, le igoa, tuatusi ma le numera telefoni (e aofia ai le numera e le'i lisiina) o tamaiti aoga maualuga. E ui lava e taulaʻi atu e le au faʻauluuluga a le militeri a latou taumafaiga i tamaiti aʻoga maualuga ma matutua, e faʻatagaina e le tulafono le aoina o lenei faʻamatalaga mai le vaega lautele o tamaiti aʻoga "lua", faʻamatalaina o tamaiti aʻoga i vasega 7-12. Afai e le mana'o so'o se tamaititi a'oga maualuga po'o se matua/tausi tamaiti a'oga maualuga e tu'uina atu e le Matagaluega fa'amatalaga o lo'o mana'omia i tagata fa'afitafita, e tatau i le tamaititi a'oga lua po'o le matua/tausi tamaiti ona filifili e le tu'uina atu ia fa'amatalaga.

O le Military Recruiters’ Request for Student Information Notice (PDF) e maua foi i:

O le Pepa Fa'ate'a Fa'a'au'au Militeri (PDF) e maua foi i:

Fa'alapotopotoga o A'oa'oga Maualuga Fa'asalalau Fa'amatalaga

The Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 requires all local education agencies to provide to institutions of higher education, upon their request, the name, address, and telephone number of secondary school students. Although post-secondary institutions focus their efforts on high school juniors and seniors, the law allows for the gathering of this information from secondary students. If any eligible student (18 years of age) or the parent/guardian of a secondary student does not want the HIDOE to provide the requested information to institutions of higher education, the secondary student or the parent/guardian must “opt-out” of providing such information.

O le Fa'alapotopotoga o A'oa'oga Maualuga Talosaga mo Fa'amatalaga Fa'amatalaga Tamaiti A'oga (PDF) (RS-26-0621) is also available in:

O le Fa'alapotopotoga o A'oa'oga Maualuga Pepa Fa'ate'ese (PDF) e maua foi i:

Fa'aaogaina Fa'atekonolosi Fa'atatau

O lo'o naunau le Matagaluega e ta'ita'ia tamaiti a'oga i le fa'aogaina o tekonolosi e fai ma meafaigaluega e lagolago ai a latou taunu'uga. E tatau i matua/tagata tausi ona toe iloilo le Ta'iala mo le Fa'aaogāga Fa'atekonolosi (TRUG) (PDF) ma le la tama; ona saini lea o le Fa'atekonolosi Fa'aaoga Fa'atatau (TRUF) (PDF) e fausia ai se malamalamaga ma se maliliega e usita'ia tulafono uma, tulafono ma ta'iala e fa'atatau i masini fa'atekinolosi a le Matagaluega po'o lisi, feso'ota'iga ma 'au'aunaga initaneti, e ono suia pe fa'alautele pe a mana'omia e le Matagaluega.

O le Ta'iala mo le Fa'aaogāga Fa'atekonolosi (TRUG) (PDF) e maua foi i:

O le Fa'atekonolosi Fa'aaoga Fa'atatau (TRUF) (PDF) e maua foi i:

Punaoa

• Student Privacy Booklet, School Year 2026-27 (PDF)
• What is Student Data? by Data Quality Campaign
• FERPA guidance for parents and students from the U.S. Department of Education Protecting Student Privacy