The Board of Education shall have the power, as provided by law, to formulate policy and to exercise control over the public school system and public library system through its executive officers, the superintendent of education and the state librarian, both of whom shall be appointed by the board; except that the board shall have jurisdiction in a manner consistent with general laws. (Reference: Constitution of the State of Hawaii, Article X, Section 3; Act 150, SLH 1981). The functions of the Board of Education are described in the Hawaii Revised Statutes. The Board consists of 14 members. Seven of the members are elected according to geographic region and 6 are elected at-large. One non-voting student member also serves on the Board. The BOE meets every first and third Thursdays of each month. The minutes of past meetings and agendas for future meetings can be found in the BOE schedule.

Address: P.O. Box 2360 Honolulu, HI 96804
Telephone: (808) 586-3349
Fax: (808) 586-3433
Website: http://lilinote.k12.hi.us/STATE/BOE/HomePage.nsf?OpenDatabase