Hawaii
Notification of intent to home school (Form 4140 or letter) + annual progress reports
The Filing Facts
| Who files | Parent |
|---|---|
| Filed with | Principal of the local public school the child would otherwise attend |
| When / how often | Notice once, before initiating home schooling (new notice on changing schools/levels); progress report annually |
| Filing required | Yes |
| Statute | HRS §302A-1132(a)(5); HAR Title 8, §§8-12-13, 8-12-18 |
Fill In & Print Your Letter
Type your family's details and every bracketed field in the letter is filled for printing. What you type is sealed with your family's key if your school is set up and unlocked — it is never kept in plain text.
The Letter — Hawaii
NOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO HOME SCHOOL
(HAR Title 8, §8-12-13 — submit to the principal of the public school the child would otherwise attend, before initiating home schooling; Form DOE 4140 may be used instead of this letter)
To: The Principal, [SCHOOL NAME]
Date: [DATE]
I notify you of my intent to home school my child, as provided in HRS §302A-1132 and Hawaii Administrative Rules Title 8, Chapter 12:
Name of child: [CHILD'S FULL NAME]
Address of child: [ADDRESS]
Telephone number: [TELEPHONE NUMBER]
Birth date of child: [DATE OF BIRTH]
Grade level: [GRADE LEVEL]
I accept responsibility for my child's education while home schooled, will keep a record of the planned curriculum as §8-12-15 provides, and will submit an annual progress report as §8-12-18 provides.
Signature of parent: ______________________________ Date of signature: [DATE]
Honesty note: This letter is a template prepared from the statute text cited above. The
parent files it themselves — Grace Team Academy never files on a
family's behalf. It is not legal advice; the family's own state rules, as
currently in force, govern.