Board of Education
How to submit testimony at the Hawai'i Board of Education
In accordance with Hawaii’s Sunshine Law (Hawaii Revised Statutes, Chapter 92), testimony should be related to an item that is on the agenda.
Written testimony is strongly encouraged as the primary means of submitting testimony and may be submitted on any agenda item up to the start of the meeting.
- Hawaii State Board of Education, P.O. Box 2360, Honolulu, Hawaii 96804
Written testimony should include the following information:
“Testimony” in the subject line
Name with position/title and organization, if applicable
Meeting (Student Achievement, Finance and Infrastructure, Human Resources, or General Business Meeting)
Agenda item
Position (support, oppose, or comment)
Testimony received 49 hours before the relevant meeting will be posted on the Board’s website. Testimony submitted after the meeting start time will be processed as late testimony.
All testimony is permanently posted publicly on the Board of Education website. If you do not want personal information posted, omit it and include “NO PERSONAL INFORMATION” in the subject line.
Oral testimony
The Board accepts oral testimony both in-person and virtually. Sign up using the testimony form posted with each agenda.
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Determine at which meeting you want to testify.
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Complete and submit a form for each agenda item. You may testify only once on each item.
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You may use an alias, but you must log into WebEx or answer in person with the same identifier.
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The sign-up form is open from the time the agenda is posted (six days before the meeting) until the meeting is adjourned.
The Board takes relevant oral testimony prior to the respective agenda item. Each individual is allotted four minutes, but the chairperson can reduce the amount of time allowed to testify.