2026-2027 School Year
Application timeline
Mahalo for considering Hanahauʻoli for your child. Our primary entry point is Junior Kindergarten or Grades 1 through 6 on a space-available basis. Openings for Kindergarten are filled from a wait pool of JK applications from the previous year. We do not accept Kindergarten applications.
For Junior Kindergarten applicants for the 2026-2027 school year, children must be born between July 1, 2021 and August 31, 2022.
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Summer
2025
SEP
2025
Online applications for the 2026-2027 school year will open from September 1, 2025 through November 30, 2025.
Oct - Nov
2025
Registration for Docent led campus tours will open in September.
The tours are on Wednesdays in October and November.
Sep 2025 -
Jan 2026
"Talk Story" about your child and family with the Director of Admissions. This conversational visit is offered to all applicant parents. A scheduling link will be sent once an application is submitted.
Jan 31, 2026
Confidential Teacher Reference Reports (CTRR) are due by January 31. Once you have submitted your application online, download the CTRR fillable pdf, complete the information on the top of the page, attach your electronic signature, and email it to your child’s current teacher. The teacher will complete the CTRR, electronically sign it, and email it to admissions@hanahauoli.org. Alternatively, you may give the teacher a signed paper copy of the CTRR with a stamped envelope addressed to Admissions, Hanahau‘oli School, 1922 Makiki Street, Honolulu, 96822.
Addionally, please submit your child’s current progress report or report card to Hanahau‘oli Admissions (admissions@hanahauoli.org) by January 31.
JAN-FEB 2026
Interviews for Junior Kindergarten and Grades 1 - 4 will be held on several Saturday mornings in January and February 2026. Half-day interview sessions during a school day will be scheduled for Grades 5 - 6 applicants. Additional information will be provided to applicant families.
Feb 15, 2026
Financial Aid applications for the 2026-27 school year are due for applying students. Please see the Financial Aid FAQs for more information.
APR 2026
If all documents and the application fee are received by the deadline, a decision letter regarding applications to the 2026-27 school year will be mailed in early April 2026.
Please note, the above dates are subject to change.
Please contact the Director of Admissions & Enrollment Management,
Alison Baclig, at admissions@hanahauoli.org with any questions.