Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 8 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Subtitle 2 - EDUCATION
Part 1 - PUBLIC SCHOOL
Chapter 12 - COMPULSORY ATTENDANCE EXCEPTIONS
Section 8-12-6 - Procedures for exceptions due to employment
Current through January, 2025
(a) A parent whose child has reached the fifteenth anniversary of birth and is suitably and lawfully employed shall complete and submit Form 4140, Exceptions to Compulsory Education, to the local public school for the principal's recommendation as to whether the exception should be granted. The form shall then be submitted to the district superintendent for approval.
(b) A family court judge may also approve an exception due to employment.
(c) The student to be exempted from attendance shall be employed full-time for a minimum of forty hours per week.
(d) The student's employer shall notify the school within three days if employment is terminated. The student shall return to the school unless the student provides the principal with verification of new employment. (e) Requests for exception due to employment shall be renewed annually.