News & Updates

At its April 13, 2023 General Business meeting, the Hawaiʻi State Public Charter School Commission unanimously voted to appoint Interim Deputy Director PJ Foehr as the Interim Executive Director moving forward until the search for the...

As my time with the State Public Charter School Commission has come to an end, I thank all of YOU, our stakeholders, for helping and working with me to improve the system for public charter schools over the last eight years.

Got a 3- or 4-year old? Send your child to a high-quality, tuition free charter school Pre-K program.Applications are now being accepted at eleven public charter schools statewide for the 2023-2024 school year. To be eligible, children...

The State of Hawaiʻi Executive Office of Early Learning (EOEL) and University of Hawaiʻi, in partnership with generous funding from the Samuel N. and Mary Castle Foundation, is proud to offer a tuition stipend to current and potential...

Interested in becoming a State Public Charter School Commissioner? Applications and nominations are now being accepted to serve on the Commission.

The Hawaiʻi State Public Charter School Commission held a Special Proceeding yesterday pursuant to Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes §302D-18 regarding the renewal of the Charter School Contract for Kamalani Academy in Wahiawa. To date,...

The State Public Charter School Commission approved five-year charter contracts for 22 public charter schools last month. As delineated in Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes §302D-5a, as the Authorizer, the Commission is tasked with determining...

More pre-K classrooms will be sprouting up around the state as part of the Ready Keiki Initiative announced by Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke on January 17, 2023. This public-private effort will increase the number of seats in pre-K for 3- and...

The Hawaiʻi State Public Charter School Commission approved Online Virtual and Blended Learning Guidelines on August 11, 2022.

The Hawaiʻi State Public Charter School Commission approved the applications of two new charter schools at its Thursday, June 23, 2022 general business meeting.