Please click here to see the bills that we are following this legislative session.  We will keep you up to date on hearings and the status of the bills.

As parents, we arm our kids with cellphones in case of emergencies. Cellphones can also provide students with immediate access to educational resources. But students have a hard time detaching themselves from their personal devices and teachers struggle to keep kids focused. Some studies also indicate that prolonged use of smartphones, in combination with social media, affects students’ mental health.

According to Education Week, “at least 15 states have passed laws or enacted policies that ban or restrict students’ use of cellphones in schools statewide or recommend local districts enact their own bans or restrictive policies.”  Hawai‘i currently does not have a statewide school cellphone ban.

So how do we balance the pros and cons of the debate?

Click here for possible classroom cellphone control implementation strategies and an opportunity to voice your opinion.

Providing bus service has been highly problematic for many years. Though the HIDOE and legislature have sought solutions, just days before school start families have been shocked by the failure of the district to deliver bus service.

Here are links to news articles on the subject:

Hawai‘i News Articles on School Bus Issues from 2011- 2024

Click on the following link to see the School Bus Handbook

HI DOE School Bus Handbook and Application

The situation is complex, so we have inquired with HI DOE and bus company leaders.

Please click here for Our Findings and Possible Solutions

Findings and Possible Solutions

Then take our survey so we can help you voice your needs and concerns

Getting Keiki to School Survey

​​Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes §302A-l 155 requires that all students meet physical examination, immunization, and tuberculosis (TB) clearance requirements before they may attend a childcare facility, preschool, or public/private school in the State of Hawaiʻi.

Click here for for information regarding school entry requirements.