News & Updates

Applications are now being accepted for high-quality preschool classes at select charter schools on Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi Island, Kauaʻi, and Molokaʻi for the 2020-2021 school year.

HONOLULU-The Hawaiʻi Department of Education (DOE) annually evaluates all public schools statewide through a performance system known as Strive HI, which includes measures of student proficiency, growth, and college and career...

DreamHouse ʻEwa Beach welcomed its inaugural class of students on August 5, 2019. One-hundred sixth graders were excited to start the new school year at their new charter school located at the Laulani Village Shopping Center in ʻEwa...

Graduation Alliance, a vendor contracted by the University of Hawai‘i (UH) for Hawai‘i P-20 Partnerships for Education (Hawai‘i P-20), reported that Hawai‘i Department of Education (HIDOE) public and charter school student data used for...

Applications for high-quality, free prekindergarten programs are now being accepted at select charter schools

The Hawaiʻi State Public Charter School Commission is now accepting applications for persons interested in serving as governing board members of Ka Waihona o Ka Naʻauao Public Charter School in Nānākuli.

Congratulations to Alakaʻi O Kauaʻi, the state’s newest public charter school that opened its doors today, Wednesday, August 29, 2018, welcoming 165 students.

Public Charter Schools across the state will reopen tomorrow, Monday, August 27, 2018, after being closed for two to three days due to the threat posed to the state by Hurricane Lane. As schools open tomorrow, staff will be assessing...

All Charter School across the state will be closed Thursday, August 23, and Friday, August 24, 2018 in anticipation of hazardous weather conditions brought to our islands by Hurricane Lane.

The Hawaiʻi State Public Charter School Commission today voted to revoke the charter contract for Kaʻu Learning Academy (KLA) due to multiple contract violations. A total of 22 violations, including financial and operational...