Hawai'i Homeschool Organizations

Support group for the Island of Oahu:
Hawai'i Homeschool Association
www.hawaiihomeschoolassociation.org

Department of Education
The DOE has a good website with the rules for homeschooling:
DOE Homeschooling page

Kailua Homeschool Resource Center
https://sites.google.com/site/kailuahrc/
Kailua Homeschool Resource Center is focused on building our community, supporting family and parents in their endeavor to educate their child(ren) and providing supplemental educational classes and activities.

Home Educators on the North Shore
Contact: Michelle Blimes

Support Group for Maui Homeschoolers
Contact: Gail Nagasako

Oahu Military Homeschoolers Connection
Yahoo Group:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OahuMilitaryHomeschoolersConnection

Military Home Educators' Network of Oahu (MHEN)
Christian Group of Military Homeschoolers
www.mhenoahu.org

Wai'anae Coast Christian Homeschoolers
8:30 a.m. Mondays at Pililaau Park
Call Penny at 695-7009 or Melissa at 696-5132

Our Lady of Grace Catholic Homeschoolers (OLGCH)
We are a Catholic Homeschool support group which meets monthly for beach/park days, Catholic liturgical and feast days and fun fieldtrips. Any families interested in more information can contact on Oahu, contact persons:
Melissa Crisostomo 808-626-2469
Teresa Fredericks 808-672-7208

Christian Homeschoolers of Hawai'i
www.christianhomeschoolersofhawaii.org
John/Arleen Alejado, 91-824 Oama St., Ewa Beach HI 96706, Information line: (808) 689-6398

Living Water Homeschool
www.LivingWaterHS.com
info@LivingWaterHS.com
Living Water is a homeschool cooperative that provides a Christ-centered environment to support parent-directed education for Honolulu

Home School Legal Defense Association

The Home School Legal Defense Association is a non-profit advocacy organization established to defend and advance the constitutional right of parents to direct the education of their children and to protect family freedoms.

On-line Homeschooling Resources

There is a wealth of homeschooling and learning resources online. Here are just a few to get you started.

Gail Nagasako's essential homeschooling guide has now been published as a book: Homeschooling - How and Why is an introductory book covering the various reasons to homeschool and how to go about starting. Easy to read, factual and well researched with extensive resources for further study, and personal stories from parents and youngsters, it will appeal to both secular and Christian families. This is the book to start with. Author, Gail Nagasako, has worked with the homeschooling community for over 20 years and has taught in public and private schools.

National Home Education Network www.nhen.org

Home Eduction Magazine Online:
www.home-ed-magazine.com

A very comprehensive, well structured site with many links
by Ann Zeise www.gomilpitas.com/homeschooling

Discussion Groups About Education Reform and Home-Schooling by Karl Bunday. learninfreedom.org/discussiongroups.html

Catholic Homeschooling in Hawai'i
www.angelfire.com/hi3/catholichomeschool

Homeschool Central
www.homeschoolcentral.com

Homeschool Periodicals

Growing Without Schooling, 2380 Massachusetts Ave Suite 104, Cambridge, MA 02140-1226, (617) 864-3100, www.holtgws.com (Founded by John Holt, unschooling)

Home Education Magazine, PO Box 1083, Tonasket, WA 98855, (509) 486-1351,
www.home-ed-magazine.com