2025 Hawaii Revised Statutes
Title 18. Education
302A. Education

PART I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
A. Miscellaneous

• 302A-101 Definitions.
• 302A-102 Smoking prohibited.

B. Board of Education

• 302A-121 Board of education; members; student and military representatives.
• 302A-122 Board of education; eligibility.
• 302A-123 Board of education; terms.
• 302A-124 Board of education; organization; quorum; meetings.
• 302A-125 Board of education; vacancies.
• 302A-126 Board of education; qualifications; administration priorities.
• 302A-127 Board of education; senate advice and consent.

PART II. PROVISIONS AFFECTING STUDENTS

• 302A-201 Statewide performance standards.
• 302A-202 REPEALED.

B. Curriculum and Instruction

• 302A-251 School year; student hours.
• 302A-301 REPEALED.
• 302A-305 REPEALED.
• 302A-321 Standards-based curriculum.
• 302A-322 American Sign Language.
• 302A-323 Computer science; curricula plan; public schools.
• 302A-324 Department of education commercial enterprises revolving fund.

C. Supplementary Programs

• 302A-401 Dual credit program.
• 302A-401.5 REPEALED.
• 302A-402 and 302A-403 REPEALED.
• 302A-404 School meals.
• 302A-405 School cafeterias; funds; expenditures.
• 302A-405.5 Hawaii farm to school program; farm to school coordinator.
• 302A-405.6 Farm to school meals.
• 302A-406 Transportation of school children.
• 302A-407 School bus contracts.
• 302A-407.5 School bus fare revolving fund.
• 302A-408 After-school and weekend programs.
• 302A-409 and 302A-410 REPEALED.
• 302A-411 Kindergarten program; establishment; attendance.
• 302A-412 Blind or visually handicapped concessionaires.
• 302A-413 Driver education.
• 302A-414 Courses for instructors in driver education.
• 302A-415 Motor vehicles for driving instruction; purchase and sale.
• 302A-416 Driver education fee.
• 302A-417 Traffic safety education.
• 302A-418 and 302A-419 REPEALED.
• 302A-420 Profits and school credit for students.
• 302A-421 to 302A-423 REPEALED.
• 302A-424 REPEALED.
• 302A-425 Licensure of private trade, vocational, or technical school.
• 302A-425.5 REPEALED.
• 302A-426 Suspension and revocation of license; procedure.
• 302A-427 and 302A-428 REPEALED.
• 302A-429 REPEALED.
• 302A-430 Coverage for workers' compensation.
• 302A-431 Rules; reporting.
• 302A-431.5 to 302A-431.8 REPEALED.
• 302A-431.9 REPEALED.
• 302A-432 Adult and community education authorized.
• 302A-433 Scope of adult and community education programs offered.
• 302A-433.5 Adult workforce readiness program; established.
• 302A-434 Advisory council for adult and community education.
• 302A-435 Financing adult and community education program.
• 302A-436 Departmental duty toward exceptional children.
• 302A-437 REPEALED.
• 302A-438 Facilities, service, when required.
• 302A-439 Eligibility standards.
• 302A-440 Coverage for workers' compensation of an exceptional child.
• 302A-441 Studies, surveys, rules.
• 302A-442 Occupational therapy services, physical therapy services, school health services, mental health services, psychological services, and medical services for diagnostic or evaluative purposes.
• 302A-442.5 Instructional materials; exceptional children.
• 302A-443 Administrative hearing procedures and subpoena power relating to the education of children with a disability
• 302A-443.5 Education of students with disabilities; private residential facilities; special education schools or programs; accreditation.
• 302A-444 to 302A-446 REPEALED.
• 302A-447 State student council.
• 302A-448 Schools; career pathways, academies, and programs; commercial enterprises.
• 302A-449 Title I-funded prekindergarten.
• 302A-450 Public prekindergarten classrooms; annual report to the legislature.
• 302A-451 Student journalists; school-sponsored media.
• 302A-452 Menstrual products; availability.
• 302A-453 Industry-recognized credentials; career development success program.
• 302A-454 Asthma education instruction.
• 302A-455 Digital learning center.

D. Gender Equity in Sports

• 302A-461 Gender equity in athletics.
• 302A-462 REPEALED.
• 302A-463 REPEALED.
• 302A-464 to 302A-467 REPEALED.

E. School-to-Work--Repealed

• 302A-471 to 302A-475 REPEALED.

F. Full Participation in School Act

• 302A-481 Definitions.
• 302A-482 Affidavit for caregiver consent.
• 302A-483 Penalties.
• 302A-484 Transfer by the department of education.

G. Adult Special Education Transfer of Rights
for Students with Disabilities Upon Reaching
the Age of Majority

• 302A-491 Power of attorney for special education.
• 302A-492 Revocation of the power of attorney for special education.
• 302A-493 Appointment of an educational representative; conditions.
• 302A-494 Reconsideration of the need for an educational representative.
• 302A-495 Decisions by guardian.
• 302A-496 Duties and roles of the agent and educational representative.
• 302A-497 Educational information.
• 302A-498 Effect of copy.

H. Student Online Personal Information Protection

• 302A-499 Definitions.
• 302A-500 Prohibited activity; permitted disclosures and uses; limitations.

PART III. PROVISIONS AFFECTING SCHOOL PERSONNEL

• 302A-501 Definitions.

B. Employment Conditions and Compensation

• 302A-601 REPEALED.
• 302A-601.3 REPEALED.
• 302A-601.5 Employees of the department of education and teacher trainees in any public school; criminal history record checks.
• 302A-602 Teachers; licenses and certificates.
• 302A-602.5 Certificates; revocation.
• 302A-603 Teaching without certificates or licenses; penalty.
• 302A-604 Complex area superintendents.
• 302A-604.5 REPEALED.
• 302A-605 Principals and vice-principals.
• 302A-606 REPEALED.
• 302A-607 REPEALED.
• 302A-608 Reemployed teachers; rights.
• 302A-609 Causes for discharge or demotion; preferred eligibility list.
• 302A-610 Job-sharing.
• 302A-611 Authorized leaves of absence; tenure status unaffected.
• 302A-612 School teachers afflicted with tuberculosis.
• 302A-613 Exchange teachers and educational officers; terms of contract.
• 302A-614 Sabbatical leaves authorized.
• 302A-615 Pay while on sabbatical.
• 302A-616 Conditions of sabbatical leave of absence.
• 302A-617 REPEALED.
• 302A-618 Classification, teachers.
• 302A-619 Classification, educational officers.
• 302A-620 Classification/compensation appeals board; adjustments to classification/compensation plan.
• 302A-621 Salary; deputy superintendent, assistant superintendents, complex area superintendents.
• 302A-622 REPEALED.
• 302A-623 Salary ranges, educational officers.
• 302A-624 Teachers' salary schedule.
• 302A-625 Educational officers' salary schedules.
• 302A-626 REPEALED.
• 302A-627 Credit for military service.
• 302A-628 Change in classification.
• 302A-629 Educational officers; demotion, transfers.
• 302A-630 Teachers; additional benefits or credits.
• 302A-631 Educational officers with special assignments; principals and vice-principals at special needs schools.
• 302A-632 Additional benefits to certain school personnel and teachers.
• 302A-633 REPEALED.
• 302A-633.5 REPEALED.
• 302A-633.6 Allocations for coaches.
• 302A-634 and 302A-635 REPEALED.
• 302A-636 Cafeteria managers.
• 302A-637 Cafeteria workers.
• 302A-638 Evaluation of teachers and educational officers.
• 302A-638.5 REPEALED.
• 302A-639 Houseparents; statewide center for students with hearing and visual impairments.
• 302A-640 REPEALED.
• 302A-641 Meal count assistants, adult supervisors, and classroom cleaners; minimum wage.
• 302A-642 Asthma training.

C. Staff Development and Incentives

• 302A-701 Incentive packages for quality teachers, principals, and vice-principals.
• 302A-702 Candidates for certification.
• 302A-703 Educational officers, salary incentives.
• 302A-704 Tuition assistance for exemplary teachers to attend the University of Hawaii.
• 302A-705 REPEALED.
• 302A-706 Teacher national board certification incentive program.
• 302A-707 Felix stipend program special fund.
• 302A-708 Career development opportunities.
• 302A-709 Computer science teacher development programs.

D. Hawaii Teacher Standards Board

• 302A-801 Hawaii teacher standards board established.
• 302A-802 Licensing and certification standards; policies.
• 302A-803 Powers and duties of the board.
• 302A-804 Powers and duties of the department, commission, and charter schools.
• 302A-805 Teachers; license or permit required; renewals.
• 302A-805.5 Approval of teacher education programs; professional development of teachers.
• 302A-805.6 Efforts related to teacher quality.
• 302A-806 REPEALED.
• 302A-807 Refusal, suspension, revocation, and reinstatement of licenses.
• 302A-808 Penalty.
• 302A-809 REPEALED.

E. Teachers' Housing

• 302A-831 REPEALED.
• 302A-832 Teachers' housing program; administration.
• 302A-833 Teachers' housing revolving fund.
• 302A-834 Annual statements.
• 302A-835 Annual review; disposal of units.

F. School Health Services Program

• 302A-851 Purpose; establishment of program.
• 302A-852 Teenage health program.
• 302A-853 Administration of medication.
• 302A-854 School health assistants; compensation.
• 302A-855 REPEALED.
• 302A-856 Youth suicide awareness and prevention protocol.

PART IV. PROVISIONS AFFECTING SYSTEM STRUCTURE
A. Specific Definitions

• 302A-901 Specific definitions.

B. Accountability

• 302A-1001 Student bias.
• 302A-1002 Reporting of crime-related incidents.
• 302A-1003 Indemnity upon reporting.
• 302A-1004 Educational accountability system; annual reports.
• 302A-1004.5 Accurate data reporting.
• 302A-1005 Reconstituting schools.

C. Organization

• 302A-1101 Department of education; board of education; superintendent of education.
• 302A-1102 Department of education; statewide administrative services.
• 302A-1103 REPEALED.
• 302A-1104 REPEALED.
• 302A-1105 and 302A-1106 REPEALED.
• 302A-1106.5 Board of education; community meetings.
• 302A-1107 to 302A-1109 REPEALED.
• 302A-1110 Educational districts not applicable.
• 302A-1111 Duties of superintendent.
• 302A-1112 Rules.
• 302A-1113 Seal.
• 302A-1114 Power of appointment, removal.
• 302A-1115 REPEALED.
• 302A-1116 Authority to create temporary positions.
• 302A-1117 Records, evidence.
• 302A-1118 Publications by department.
• 302A-1119 REPEALED.
• 302A-1120 Public library system; board control.
• 302A-1121 REPEALED.
• 302A-1122 Gifts.
• 302A-1123, 302A-1123.5, and 302A-1123.6 REPEALED.
• 302A-1124 Mandate to initiate school community councils.
• 302A-1125 Educational objectives.
• 302A-1126 Waiver of policy, rule, or procedures.
• 302A-1127 REPEALED.
• 302A-1128 Department powers and duties.
• 302A-1129 Schools; opening and closing.
• 302A-1130 Public schools special fees and charges.
• 302A-1130.5 REPEALED.
• 302A-1130.6 Curricular materials fee special account.
• 302A-1131 REPEALED.
• 302A-1132 Attendance compulsory; exceptions.
• 302A-1133 Emergency measures.
• 302A-1133.5 Parent and guardian accountability for compliance with student code of conduct.
• 302A-1134 Exclusion from school.
• 302A-1134.5 REPEALED.
• 302A-1134.6 Zero tolerance policy
• 302A-1135 Penalty.
• 302A-1136 Enforcement.
• 302A-1137 Attendance records; availability to authorized police officers.
• 302A-1138 Permit to leave grounds.
• 302A-1139 Religious education.
• 302A-1140 Religious holy days.
• 302A-1141 Punishment of pupils limited.
• 302A-1141.3 Use of seclusion, chemical restraint, or mechanical restraint prohibited.
• 302A-1141.4 Use of physical restraint limited; notification; policies and procedures; training; review.
• 302A-1142 REPEALED.
• 302A-1143 Attending school in what service area.
• 302A-1143.5 Career and technical education programs; enrollment.
• 302A-1144 REPEALED.
• 302A-1145 Transfer to another school.
• 302A-1146 REPEALED.
• 302A-1147 Use of school grounds by county recreation departments.
• 302A-1148 Use of school facilities and grounds.
• 302A-1148.5 Use of school grounds; assumption of risk.
• 302A-1149 Use of school facilities for after-school child care.
• 302A-1149.5 After-school plus program revolving fund.
• 302A-1150 REPEALED.
• 302A-1151 Sale of school lands unnecessary for school purposes.
• 302A-1151.1 Pilot program for lease of public school land.
• 302A-1151.2 School facilities subaccount.
• 302A-1151.5 Use of vacant public school facilities.
• 302A-1151.6 Parking; control by department.
• 302A-1152 Unauthorized vehicles on school or public library grounds.
• 302A-1153 Vandalism damage to public school property.
• 302A-1154 Immunization upon attending school; tuberculosis clearance.
• 302A-1155 Provisional attendance at school.
• 302A-1156 Exemptions.
• 302A-1157 Exemptions from immunization; not recognized; epidemic conditions.
• 302A-1158 Immunization of indigent children.
• 302A-1159 Physical examination required.
• 302A-1160 Student's health record.
• 302A-1161 Notification for noncompliance.
• 302A-1162 Rules.
• 302A-1163 Enforcement.
• 302A-1164 Self-administration of medication by student and emergency administration; self-testing and self-management of diabetes by student; assistance with diabetes testing; blood glucose monitoring by student; assistance with blood glucose monitoring; permitted.
• 302A-1165 Standardized assessment for students entering kindergarten.
• 302A-1166 Prior early learning programs attendance disclosure.

D. New Century Charter Schools--Repealed

• 302A-1181 to 302A-1192 REPEALED.

PART V. PROVISIONS AFFECTING FINANCIAL STRUCTURE
A. Specific Definitions--Repealed

• 302A-1201 REPEALED.

B. Budget

• 302A-1301 School system financial accountability.
• 302A-1301.5 Curricular materials; digital format.
• 302A-1302 and 302A-1303 REPEALED.
• 302A-1303.5 Committee on weights.
• 302A-1303.6 Weighted student formula.
• 302A-1304 REPEALED.
• 302A-1305 Inactive student activity accounts.
• 302A-1306 and 302A-1307 REPEALED.
• 302A-1308 REPEALED.
• 302A-1309 REPEALED.
• 302A-1310 Out-of-school time instructional programs; funds, expenditures.
• 302A-1311 Appropriations for trust funds of the department of education.
• 302A-1312 Six-year program and financial plan for school repair and maintenance.
• 302A-1313 REPEALED.
• 302A-1314 Hawaii 3Ts school technology laboratories fund.
• 302A-1315 REPEALED.
• 302A-1316 Maintenance of geographically disadvantageous land; expenditure of school funds; prohibited.

C. Federal Funding

• 302A-1401 Administration and use of federal funds.
• 302A-1402 Custodian of federal funds.
• 302A-1403 Authority to secure federal funds.
• 302A-1404 Federal impact aid military liaison.
• 302A-1405 Federal grants revolving fund.
• 302A-1406 Department of education federal revenue maximization program revolving fund; established.

PART VI. PROVISIONS AFFECTING FACILITIES
A. Facilities and Equipment

• 302A-1501, 302A-1501.5, and 302A-1502 REPEALED.
• 302A-1502.4 Hawaii 3R's school improvement fund.
• 302A-1502.5 REPEALED.
• 302A-1502.6 REPEALED.
• 302A-1503 Donated school equipment and fixtures; repair and maintenance responsibility.
• 302A-1504 REPEALED.
• 302A-1504.5 School-level minor repairs and maintenance special fund; reporting of carry over funds.
• 302A-1505 REPEALED.
• 302A-1506 Public school facilities.
• 302A-1506.2 Property acquisition, use, and disposition.
• 302A-1506.5 REPEALED.
• 302A-1507 Classroom cleaning project; established.
• 302A-1508 Education design and construction project assessment fund.
• 302A-1509 Environmentally-sensitive cleaning and maintenance products for use in public schools.
• 302A-1510 Sustainable schools initiative.

B. School Impact Fees

• 302A-1601 Findings.
• 302A-1602 Definitions.
• 302A-1603 Applicability and exemptions.
• 302A-1604 Designation of school impact districts.
• 302A-1605 Impact fee analysis.
• 302A-1606 Land component impact fee; determining the amount of land or fee in lieu.
• 302A-1607 Construction cost component impact fee; determining the amount of the fee.
• 302A-1608 Accounting and expenditure requirements.
• 302A-1609 Refunds of fees.
• 302A-1610 Credits for land dedication.
• 302A-1611 Credits for excess contributions or advance payment of required construction cost component impact fees.
• 302A-1612 Use of data reflecting recent conditions in impact fee calculations.

C. School Facilities Authority

• 302A-1701 Definitions.
• 302A-1702 School facilities authority; established.
• 302A-1703 Powers; generally.
• 302A-1704 School facilities authority board.
• 302A-1705 Use of public lands; acquisition of state lands.
• 302A-1706 School facilities special fund.
• 302A-1707 Annual report.

Part VII. secondary school students conference

• 302A-1801 Purpose.
• 302A-1802 Student conference committee.
• 302A-1803 Duties of the student conference committee.
• 302A-1804 Student conference advisory committee.
• 302A-1805 Annual conference.

PART VIII. MARK LICENSING AGREEMENT PROGRAM

• 302A-1901 Definitions.
• 302A-1902 Mark licensing agreement program; established.
• 302A-1903 Commercial enterprises.
• 302A-1904 Mark registration.
• 302A-1905 Administrative rules.