HCR 107 Summary

• Request that Complex Area Superintendents of Baldwin-Kekaulike-Maui and Hana-Lahainaluna-Lanai-Molokai complex areas review district boundaries to address school overcrowding and align enrollment patterns.

• Direct review of the number of geographic exceptions granted to students seeking to attend schools outside their service area, particularly to access Hawaiian immersion programs.

• Direct review of the number of Hawaiian immersion students currently attending schools outside their assigned district.

• Goal is to realign district boundaries and establish Hawaiian immersion programs in additional districts to reduce the need for geographic exceptions and better serve student demand.

• Resolution references August 2019 Hawaii Supreme Court ruling that the State's constitution requires the Department of Education to provide "reasonable access" to Hawaiian language immersion programs.