Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 33, Number 6, 1 Iune 2016 — Kindergarten registration underway [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Kōkua No ke kikokikona ma kēia Kolamu

Kindergarten registration underway

The 2016-17 academic year starts on Aug. 1 for public schools and the Department of Education is urging parents to register entering

kindergarteners early. Kindergarten is mandatory in Hawai'i and children turning 5 by July 3 1 are expected to enroll for the upcoming school year. Parents whose children attended kindergarten outside of Hawai'i or at a private school ean discuss options with their home school. Four-year-olds born Aug. 1 or later will have to start kindergarten in 2017, but the DOE has limited pre-kindergarten classes at 19 schools statewide with priority given to children born in 20 1 1 . For more information about kindergarten in the public schools, visit http://www.ha waiipublicschools. org/ParentsAndStudents/Grade LevelOverview/Kindergarten.

Rainbow trout season at Kok'e Public Fishing Area on Kaua'i attracts anglers of all ages. - Phoīo: Courtesy