News & Updates

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.

The Hawaiʻi State Public Charter School Commission Early Learning Program was recognized for meeting nine of the ten high-quality standard benchmarks identified by the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) for the...

Applications now being accepted for free high-quality pre-k programs at select charter schools for the 2022-23 school year.

At the Hawaiʻi Board of Education meeting, the Hawaiʻi Department of Education (DOE) presented the school year 2020-21 results of the public school accountability system, known as Strive HI, which includes measures of student...

The Hawaiʻi State Public Charter School Commission today released vaccination numbers for Charter School and Commission employees.