Question 1

Equal Opportunity

Accepted Answer

As a public charter school, our students have the same right to participate in school-sponsored athletics as students in any other public school.

Question 2

Sports Offerings

Accepted Answer

If your child is interested in a sport that Ka ʻUmeke Kāʻeo does not currently offer (like Pōpaʻipaʻi, Hoe Waʻa, or Heʻenalu), they have the opportunity to join the team at the public school in your residential area. Please check in with the kula first to confirm if we currently have a team in a particular sport. If we do not, then you and your keiki can inquire with your geographical home school.

To determine your keikiʻs homeschool they would be eligible to participate in sports with please use this link.(https://www.biifsport.com/)

Question 3

Following the Rules

Accepted Answer

If your child plays for another public school, they must follow all the rules, regulations, and policies of that school’s athletic league and program.

Question 4

What if my keiki wants to participate in a BIIF sport not offered at Ka ʻUmeke Kāʻeo?

Accepted Answer

Should your keiki be interested in participating in a BIIF sport that is not offered at Ka ʻUmeke Kāʻeo, please refer to the following:
HRS §302D-31 Athletics. The department shall provide students at charter schools, including students enrolled at charter schools whose curriculum incorporates virtual education, with the same opportunity to participate in athletics as is provided to students at department schools. If a student at any charter school wishes to participate in a sport for which there is no program at the charter school, the department shall allow that student to participate in a comparable program at the department school in the service area in which the student resides. All charter school students participating in athletics shall abide by all rules, regulations, and policies of the athletic league, association, and program applicable to the department school in whose athletic program the student is participating. [L 2012, c 130, pt of §2; am L 2013, c 159, §14; am L 2014, c 99, §21]