• DOE homeschool forms & info: http://doe.k12.hi.us/myschool/homeschool

(in order to homeschool in Hawaii you must fill out a form and present it to the principal of your ‘home’ school or the closest public school to you.)

• Homeschool support groups: http://doe.k12.hi.us/myschool/homeschool/homeschoollist.htm

• “Hybrid” Schools i.e FREE distance learning (online) Charter Schools in Hawaii:

1. OAHU- Myron B. Thompson Academy:http://www.thompsonacademy.org
2. OAHU- Halau Lokahi PCS: http://www.halaulokahi.org
3. OAHU, MAUI, HAWAII- Hawaii virtual academy: http://www.alohava.org

Hawaii Schools:

• Hawaiian Immersion:

1. Preschool, Punana Leo, various locations All Islands: http://www.ahapunanaleo.org/eng/index.html
2. (free) Preschool,Keiki o ka aina-windward Oahu only: http://www.keikiokaaina.org/programs/ppp.htm
3. K-12, (Punana Leo) Ke Kula ‘o Samuel M. Kamakau Oahu: http://www.kamakau.com/
4. K-12, Kula Kaiapuni, various locations Oahu: http://www.k12.hi.us/~kaiapuni/
5. K-12 Outer Islands, see charter school list: http://www.hcsao.org/hicharters/profiles

• Charter School list, all islands: http://www.hcsao.org/hicharters/profiles

• Traditional Pubic School list, all islands: http://165.248.6.166/data/schoollist.asp

• Private School list, all islands: http://doe.k12.hi.us/myschool/privateschools.htm

Field Trip Ideas:

• “State” Parks: http://www.hawaiistateparks.org/

• “City” Parks: http://www.honolulu.gov/parks/permits.htm

• Beaches: http://www.alternative-hawaii.com/beaches.htm

• Hawaii Library System: http://www.librarieshawaii.org

• Museums: http://www.hawaiimuseums.org/

• Zoo: http://www.honoluluzoo.org/

• Waikiki Aquarium: http://www.waquarium.org/

• Sea Life Park: http://www.sealifeparkhawaii.com/

• Polynesian Cultural Center: http://www.polynesia.com/

• Dole Plantation Wahiawa: http://www.dole-plantation.com/

• Maui Ocean Center: http://www.mauioceancenter.com/

• Maui Sugar Cane Train: http://www.sugarcanetrain.com/

• Botanical Gardens: http://www.hawaii.edu/sciref/oahugrdns.html

FREE classes:

• Parks and Recreation Honolulu: http://www.co.honolulu.hi.us/parks/programs/index.htm

• Keiki O Ka Aina: http://www.keikiokaaina.org/programs.htm

SPORTS for kids:

Hawaiian English Dictionary:

• http://www.wehewehe.org/

Other Home School Sites:

• http://www.thehomeschoolmom.com/
• http://www.homeschoolinginhawaii.com/

Other extracurricular activities: