HI HCR122

Urges the Department of Education to assign students from Honokai Hale and Ko Olina to the Nanakuli Complex instead of the Kapolei Complex, effective with the 2021-2022 academic year.

Cites research showing school overcrowding reduces student achievement, increases stress, and negatively impacts teacher morale and instructional quality.

Notes that multi-tracking (year-round alternating schedules used in the overcrowded Kapolei Complex) results in students testing 2 percent lower on national assessments and is more expensive long-term.

Identifies overcrowding in Kapolei Complex schools as partially caused by student assignments from Honokai Hale and Ko Olina, which are geographically closer to Nanakuli Complex.

Directs transmission of certified copies to the Board of Education Chairperson, Superintendent of Education, and principals of schools in both the Kapolei and Nanakuli Complexes.