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Hawaii

State-by-State Assessment of Personal Finance Education Standards
State Department of Education Link http://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/Pages/Home.aspx
Stand-Alone Personal Finance Standards

No

Hawaii is currently working to address the issues and challenges of implementing financial literacy education for all public school students across the state through the Financial Literacy Taskforce.

http://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/TeachingAndLearning/StudentLearning/FinLit/Pages/default.aspx

Personal Finance Standards in Career and Technical Education (CTE), Family and Consumer Sciences

No

Family and Consumer Sciences does not have standards for personal financial literacy; however, Business does have a course in Finance for high school students.

Personal Finance Embedded in Social Studies or Economics Standards

No

High school students are required to take Participation in Democracy which is worth half a credit. In this course understanding wages and loans is covered.

http://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/DOE%20Forms/Social%20Studies/HCSSSdemocracy.pdf

Personal Finance or Financial Literacy Course Required for Graduation or Required to be Offered

No

Personal Finance or Financial Literacy Course Required for Graduation or Required to be Offered

No

State Assessment of Personal Finance Required

No