Announcing Hawaii Education Exploration Week
HawaiiKidsCAN is running Hawaii Education Exploration Week, a weeklong even...
Welcome to
HawaiiKidsCAN
HawaiiKidsCAN is a nonprofit education advocacy organization to empower, mobilize and collaborate with everyday Hawaiians to advocate for a high-quality education system.
Our Vision
HawaiiKidsCAN works to build an equitable education system for our keiki, ensuring every Hawaii student has access to a high-quality education that prepares them for a life of success and global and local leadership.
Our Mission
HawaiiKidsCAN will empower communities with accessible information about our schools, and help elevate their voices and concerns to build the conditions for all students in Hawaii to thrive.
Believe in Better
The local advocacy campaigns across the 50CAN network are based in states all across the country, from Hawaii to Georgia, and Connecticut to Louisiana. Despite the differences in local contexts, our campaigns are united in working to deliver on 5 promises to America’s children:
The education that’s right for you.
Tutoring and care for every student.
A world of open and connected learning.
A family’s right to know what’s working.
A clear path to the career you choose.
2026 Legislative goals
Expand teacher training in structured literacy and access to supports for students with reading difficulties.
Create innovative funding option for new public school facilities.
Amend statutory language of the Hawaii Promise scholarship to increase accessibility and effectiveness.
Learn more about our goals and wins
Youth Voice Matters
In a year as unpredictable as this–with the pandemic, contentious electio...
HawaiiKidsCAN turns 3!
To celebrate 3-years of grassroots advocacy for great schools, we’re taki...
Lending your voice to our petition for Gov. Ige
With the island of Oahu in the middle of a new lockdown, Covid-19 cases sur...
HawaiiKidsCAN Announces 2020 Legislative Champions
HawaiiKidsCAN is incredibly excited to announce our 2020 Legislative Champi...
Wifi on Wheels
We are partnering with communities to bring access to wifi in places where ...