Each fall when school begins, a growing number of school-aged children do not head off to a classroom. Instead, they learn at home with their families or with other children in their communities. Homeschooling takes many forms, from a daily routine following a scheduled curriculum to child-led learning in which parents supervise and help. Choosing to homeschool or to traditionally educate a child is often a difficult and confusing decision for parents and guardians...
(from the U.S. Department of Education)

If you decide to homeschool, please familiarize yourself with the Hawai'i Board of Education's procedures for Homeschooling in Compulsory Attendance Exceptions (see sections 8-12-13 through 8-12-22). You will need to submit a notice of intent to home school your child to the local public school principal. This may be done via a Form 4140 "Exceptions to Compulsory Education" or by letter (please see Compulsory Attendance Exceptions for information required in the letter).

• Home Schooling Guidelines (8/30/10)
  
  • Atch A - Sample Letter to parents on required documentation (Microsoft Word)
  • Atch B - Sample Letter for Home Schooling Missing Annual Progress Report (Microsoft Word)
  • Atch C - Sample Letter for Principal's Acknowledgment of Compliance with Chapter 12 (Microsoft Word)
    
    
• Form 4140 with instructions

Contact:

Office of Curriculum, Instruction and Student Support
Hawai'i Department of Education
475 22nd Avenue, Room 109
Honolulu, Hawaii 96816
(808) 203-5527 ext. 1405

More:

• Homeschooling Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) (110218aviggiano)
  • Note: No hard copies of Form 4140 will be sent.
    
    
• Hawaii home school support groups (HTML)

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