For Families & Community

Aloha and welcome! This page has been created for families who have children enrolled in a charter school and community members who are interested in learning more about our charter schools or enrolling their child in a public charter school.

Hawaiʻi charter schools are tuition-free public schools of choice open to all, serving students in kindergarten through 12th grade. Select charter schools offer high-quality Pre-K programs. There are 37 charter schools in Hawaiʻi serving more than 12,000 students on five islands; Hawaiʻi Island, Kauaʻi, Maui, Molokaʻi, and Oʻahu.

Finding the right charter school for your child is important. No two charter schools are the same and they each offer a different learning environment; some offer blended learning, others focus on Hawaiian language immersion or arts integration, and yet others offer project based learning or a Waldorf model of learning.

Knowing your child’s learning style and needs will help you narrow your search for the right school. Does he/she love the arts or science, enjoy smaller classroom sizes, want to learn the Hawaiian language, or more of an independent learner? Parents are encouraged to research schools by visiting their website, calling the schools for more information, reading their charter contracts and taking a look at their Strive HI school level results.

Although each charter school has a unique mission and vision to meet the academic needs of their community, all public charter schools must demonstrate academic success.

Here you will find a list of all charter schools authorized by the Commission with information on the grades they serve, locations, and education model. In the drop down menu Find A Charter School, you will also find the enrollment count, charter contracts, Strive HI academic performance reports, and contact information. You will also find helpful information on charter school governing boards.

SchoolGradesModelTown/CityIsland

Website

Alakaʻi o Kauaʻi Public Charter SchoolK-6Project Based LearningKoloaKauaʻialakaiokauai.org
Connections Public Charter SchoolK-12Constructivist ApproachHiloHawaiʻiconnectionscharterschool.org
DreamHouse ʻEwa Beach6-9Inquiry BasedKapoleiOʻahudreamhouseewabeach.org
Hakipuʻu Academy6-12Hawaiian Culture FocusedKāneʻoheOʻahu

hakipuu.org

Hālau Kū Māna Public Charter School4-12Hawaiian Culture FocusedMakikiOʻahuhalaukumana.org
Hawaiʻi Academy of Arts & Science Public Charter SchoolK-12Arts Integrated, Blue Zone, Blended & Virtual ProgramsPāhoa campus & StatewideStatewideHawaiʻi Academy of Arts & Sciences
Hawaiʻi Technology Academy

K-12

Blended & Virtual LearningStatewideStatewidehi.myhta.org
Innovations Public Charter SchoolK-8Project-based; multi-age groupingKailua-KonaHawaiʻiipcs.info
Ka Waihona o ka Naʻauao Public Charter SchoolK-8Hawaiian Culture & ʻĀina based focusNānākuliOʻahukawaihonapcs.org
Ka ʻUmeke KāʻeoPre-12Hawaiian ImmersionHiloHawaiʻiKaumeke.org
Kamaile AcademyPre-12Arts Integrated & Project Based Learning

Waiʻanae

OʻahuKamaile-academy.org
Kamalani AcademyK-8Arts IntegratedWahiawāOʻahukamalaniacademy.org
Kanu o ka ʻĀina New Century Public Charter SchoolK-12Hawaiian Culture Based & Virtual LearningWaimea Campus & StatewideStatewidekanuokaaina.org
Kanuikapono Public Charter SchoolK-12Hawaiian Culture Based

Anahola

Kauaʻi

kanuikapono.org

Kapolei Charter School9-12Alternative Learning and Career PathwaysKapoleiOʻahukcshawaii.org
Kawaikini New Century Public Charter SchoolK-12Hawaiian ImmersionLīhuʻe

Kauaʻi

kawaikini.com/
Kaʻōhao Elementary SchoolK-6Technology Based & Arts IntegratedKailuaOʻahukaohaoschool.org
Ke Ana Laʻahana Public Charter School7-12Hawaiian Culture FocusedHiloHawaiʻikalpcs.com
Ke Kula Niihau O Kekaha Learning CenterPre-12Hawaiian Language-Niihau Dialect ImmersionKekahaKauaʻikknok.org
Ke Kula ʻo Nāwahīokalaniʻōpuʻu Iki, LPCSPre-8Hawaiian MediumKeaʻauHawaiʻinawahi.org
Ke Kula ʻo Samuel M. Kamakau, LPCSPre-12Hawaiian ImmersionKāneʻoheOʻahuKamakau.com
Kīhei Charter SchoolK-12Science Focused, Technology Based & Blended LearningKīheiMauikiheicharter.org
Kona Pacific Public Charter SchoolPre-8Waldorf InspiredKealakekuaHawaiʻikppcs.org
Kua o ka Lā New Century PCSPre-8Hawaiian Culture Focused & Virtual LearningHiloHawaiʻiKuaokala.org
Kualapuʻu SchoolPre-6

Conversion & Hawaiian Immersion

Kualapuʻu

Molokaʻi

kualapuucharterschool.org
Kula Aupuni Niihau A Kahelelani Aloha (KANAKA)K-12Hawaiian-Niihau Culture FocusedKekahaKauaʻikanakapcs.org
Kūlia Academy6Data Science & AI- Project Based-LearningKalihiOʻahu

kuliaacademy.org

Laupāhoehoe Community PCSPre-12Conversion & Virtual LearningLaupāhoehoeHawaiʻi

lcpcs.org

Mālama Honua PCSK-8Hawaiian Culture & Project Based LearningWaimanalo

Oʻahu

malamahonuapcs.org

Myron B. Thompson Academy

K-12Blended LearningHonolulu campus & statewideStatewidembta.me
Nā Wai Ola PCSK-5Science Focused Project Based LearningMountain ViewHawaiʻinawaiolapcs.org
SEEQS: the School for Examining Essential Questions of Sustainability6-8Project based, Interdisciplinary, Science FocusedNuʻuanuOʻahuseeqs.org
University Laboratory SchoolK-12Educational lab for teaching and learningMānoaOʻahuuniversitylaboratoryschool.org
Volcano School of Arts & SciencesPre-11Hawaiian Culture Based, Science Focused & Blended LearningVolcanoHawaiʻivolcanoschool.net
Voyager Public Charter SchoolK-8Quantum Learning & Arts IntegratedHonoluluOʻahuvoyagerschool.com
Waimea Middle Public Conversion Charter School6-8ConversionWaimeaHawaiʻiwmpccs.org
Waiʻalae Elementary Public Charter SchoolPre-5Integrated Thematics UnitHonoluluOʻahu

waialae.edu

West Hawaiʻi Explorations Academy6-12Science Focused, Project Based learningKailua-KonaHawaiʻiwhea.net

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