News & Updates

National math expert leads dynamic three-day PD that transformed how teachers approach math—focusing on reasoning, not memorization.

Earlier this spring, the State Public Charter School Commission spotlighted a powerful new video initiative led by Commission Chair Dr. Makalapua Alencastre: ʻAuhea ʻOukou e Nā Kumu—A Call to All Kumu.

Hawaiʻi is once again leading the way in early childhood education, earning a perfect score on the 2024 NIEER State of Preschool Report Card.

Kumu ʻAlohalani of Kawaikini Public Charter School on Kauaʻi has been honored with the 2025 HSTA STACY Award for her decades of dedication to ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi and Hawaiian cultural education. Kumu ʻAlohalaniʻs impact on education is deep...

The Hawaiʻi State Public Charter School Commission voted unanimously at its General Business Meeting on March 13, 2025, to not renew the charter contract for Kamalani Academy.

Want to Start a Pre-K Only Charter School? The State Public Charter School Commission has launched its 2024-2025 Pre-K Only Charter School Application Cycle

For the third year in a row, charter schools in Hawaiʻi are seeing significant growth in student enrollment. Currently, 13,070 students are enrolled in Kindergarten through 12th grade across 38 charter schools on Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi Island,...

Congratulations to Ms. Robin Meleana Cone-Murakami Barros, the 2025 Hawai‘i Charter School Teacher of the Year. Ms. Robin is an arts and sustainability teacher at SEEQS: the School for Examining Essential Questions of Sustainability.

The following Hawaiʻi Island charter schools are closed today, August 26, 2024: Connections, Hawaiʻi Academy of Arts & Science, Nā Wai Ola, and Volcano.

Charter school leaders from across the state gathered to celebrate the charter movement, collaborate, network and co-construct initiatives.