Registration Information

Interested in enrolling your child for public prekindergarten for the 2026 - 2027 SY? Please visit the EOEL website for more information: earlylearning.hawaii.gov.

Interested in enrolling your child for Kindergarten for the 2026 - 2027 SY? Register your child by picking up or downloading and printing out a Registration Packet and dropping it off to our school office between 9:00 and 3:30, or by filling out the Online Registration Form beginning January 2, 2026. Children must be five years of age on or before July 31 of the school year to enter kindergarten. You can read more information on the HIDOE Kindergarten FAQs.

Interested in enrolling your child at our school but live out of district? Or do you live in our district but would like to attend a school outside of our district? You must apply for a GE (Geographic Exception) in order to do so.

GE Forms should be picked up and signed by the principal at your home school (forms must include a self-addressed, stamped envelope). You will need to also provide proof of residence.  If your child is not currently attending Aina Haina Elementary, please also provide an MV1 form and original birth certificate.

GE applications for next school year shall be submitted between January 1 and March 1 to facilitate a decision before the end of the school year. However, applications for the current and next school year shall be accepted at other time periods whenever unforeseen circumstances arise, i.e. student relocates. Additional information about the HIDOE's school GE process can be found on this page: http://goo.gl/9lY2t0

Approved GE applications to Aina Haina Elementary: Register your child by picking up or downloading and printing out a Registration Packet and dropping it off to our school office between 9:00 and 3:30, or by filling out the Online Registration Form beginning January 2, 2026. 

Why enroll your child at AHS?

• Accepted as an authorized school for the prestigious and world-renowned International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Programme

• A focus on the arts: including K-5 fine arts programs

• A strong focus on holistic education, emphasizing the well-rounded learner

• A caring faculty and staff

• K-5 Nihongo (Japanese) Program

• A focus on athletics and physical activity through our K-5 physical education program and basketball team

• Focus on student safety and well-being through our grade level and PSAP counseling program, connect and respect (anti-bullying), cyber safety initiatives

• Access to new technologies that will serve as powerful tools for students serving to support our school's focus on learning, thinking, and communicating

• Enjoyable school-wide events, such as, Jaguar Jog, Kids Heart Challenge, and a semi-annual school-wide May Day

• An outstanding PTA and School Community Council that supports the vision and direction of the school through their time, efforts and talents

• Extensive volunteer opportunities for parents to be involved in the school and in their child's education

Will your child be enrolling in Grade 1-5 at Aina Haina School next school year? Register your child by filling out the Online Registration Form, download and print our Registration Packet and drop it off to our school, or come to the office during school hours to pick up a registration packet beginning June 1, 2026. Please see the Registration Checklist below for documentation requirements (including a Certificate of Release from your current school).

Did you just move to the Aina Haina School district? Please come to the office to pick up a registration packet Monday - Friday during school hours or download one above. Please see the Registration Checklist below for documentation requirements.