The Department's Budget

The Department's budget consists of two parts: Operating and Capital Improvement Program (CIP). The Operating Budget is primarily funded by state tax revenues to support the day to day operations of schools and offices. The CIP budget, managed separately from the Operating Budget, focuses on developing and upgrading schools and facilities and is primarily funded through state bonds.

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Quick Facts
Enrollment (2024-25)(DOE schools): 152,270 students
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Number of schools (DOE schools):
 258
Total General Fund Appropriations (2024-25) (EDNs 100, 150, 200, 300, 400, 500):$2.18 billion
Section 1: Budget Cycle and Process
Section 2: Operating Budget
  • Funding Spectrum
  • Funding Sources
  • Direct-to-School Funding
  • Support funding at School, District and State Level
  • Non-facility general fund per-pupil funding request for Charter School students
Section 3: Timeline
Section 4: Budget and Financial Reports
Section 5: Capital Improvement Projects

Timeline of Major Events for the Operating Budget Appropriations

DateBudget YearOrganizationDescription
12/12/2024FB 2025-27​Board of Education
Finance and Infrastructure Committee meeting		Update on Governor’s Decision on FB 2025-27 Budget:
11/27/2024FB 2025-27Department of Budget and Finance​FM 24-17 Governor’s Decisions on FB 2025-27 Executive Budget Requests:
11/25/2024FB 2025-27Hawaii State Legislature2025 Legislative Timetable
11/13/2024FB 2025-27Department of Budget and Finance​FM 24-16 Department of Budget and Finance's Recommendations on FB 2025-27 Executive Budget Requests:
10/22/2024FB 2025-27​Board of Education
Finance and Infrastructure Committee meeting		Proposed FB 2025-27 Budget:
9/26/2024FB 2025-27Department of Budget and Finance​FM 24-10 Fiscal Biennium 2025-27 Executive Budget Request and the Program and Financial Plan for the Period 2025-31:
9/17/2024FY 2025Department of Budget and Finance​EM 24-04 FY 25 Budget Execution Policies and Instructions:
9/10/2024FB 2025-27Department of TaxationThe Council on Revenues held a meeting to forecast revenue growth for the General Fund on September 5th, 2024.
  • While the Council expects relatively solid economic growth for the current and subsequent fiscal years, it lowered its forecast because of the significant tax relief legislation passed in the 2024 Legislature.
  • Presentation
7/26/2024​FB 2025-27Department of Budget and Finance​FM 24-07 Program Memoranda for Major Programs in the Statewide Program Structure
7/9/2024​FY 2025GovernorHB1800 Budget Bill signed into law and enacted as ACT 230, SLH 2024
5/31/2024FB 2025-27Department of Budget and Finance​FM 24-05 Review of the Program Structure and Performance Measures.
5/30/24​FY 2025​Department of Education​Line by line summary of FY25 Budget Requests approved in the budget bill HB1800 CD1, pending enactment.
​5/28/24​FY 2025​Department of Education​FY 2025 Budget Worksheets and Guide for DOE Programs (EDN100, 150, 200, 300, 400 and 500) HB1800 CD1.
​5/6/2024​FY 2025​​Department of Education​Preliminary list of FY25 Non-Recurring General Fund Appropriations provided in Act 164, SLH 2023, HB1800 CD1 Relating to the State Budget, and HB2074 CD1 Relating to Kaiapuni Education
​4/24/2024​FY 2025​Department of Education​FY25 Supplemental Operating Budget Comparison for Board of Education, Governor, House of Representatives, Senate, and fiscal conference committee decisions.
4/15/2024​​FY 2025​Legislature​Budget Bill, HB1800 HD1 SD1 Hearing Notice​
​4/10/2024​FY 2025​Department of EducationFY25 Supplemental Operating Budget Comparison for Board of Education, Governor, House of Representatives, and Senate approved requests.
​4/4/2024​FY 2025​LegislatureLegislature posts HB1800 HD1 SD1 budget worksheets.

DOE programs (EDN100, 150, 200, 300, 400, and 500) start on page 241

​Budget Bill, HB1800 HD1 SD1 passes third reading by Senate.
​3/20/2024​FY 2025​Legislature​Budget Bill, HB1800 HD1 Budget Worksheets posted on Legislature’s website.
​3/13/2024​FY 2025​Legislature​House Floor Session on Budget Bill HB1800 and highlights at 12 p.m.

House Finance releases Committee Report and bill format of budget bill HB1800 HD1.

Budget Worksheets are expected to be released later.
​3/6/2024​FY 2025​Legislature​Senate Committee on Ways and Means Budget Briefing for FY25 State Budget Decision Making
​2/2/2024​FY 2025​Legislature​Senate Committee on Education Budget Briefing for Department of Education’s operational expenses at 3 p.m.
​1/18/2024FY 2025​Legislature​​​Senate Committees on Ways and Means and Education budget briefing for the Department of Education at 1 p.m.​​​​​​
​1/16/2024FY 2025​​LegislatureHouse Committee on Education briefing on budget and other education updates at 2 p.m.
​1/10/2024​FY 2025​Legislature​House Committee on Finance budget briefing for the Department of Education at 1:30 p.m.
​1/3/2024​FY 2025​​Legislature​House Committee on Finance economic outlook and state Executive Branch financial plan
​1/2/2024​FY 2025​Legislature​Senate Committee on Ways and Means economic outlook and state Executive Branch financial plan


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Contact Information

Budget Branch Director

Phone: 808-784-6020

Email: Albert.Vargas@k12.hi.us

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