Hawaii Superintendent of Education
| Hawaii Superintendent of Education | |
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| General information | |
| Office Type: | Nonpartisan |
| Office website: | Official Link |
| Compensation: | $210,000 |
| 2024 FY Budget: | $2,504,398,276 |
| Term limits: | None |
| Structure | |
| Length of term: | Up to 4 years |
| Authority: | Hawaii Code, 302A-1101 |
| Selection Method: | Appointed by the Hawaii Board of Education |
| Current Officeholder | |
Hawaii Superintendent of Education
Keith Hayashi | |
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The Hawaii Superintendent of Education is a state executive position in the Hawaii state government. The superintendent is the administrative head of the Hawaii Department of Education, which runs the state's K-12 public education system. The superintendent is appointed by the Hawaii Board of Education, the executive body responsible for policy and rule-making in the department, and holds office for a term of four years.[1]
Current officeholder
The current Hawaii Superintendent of Education is Keith Hayashi (nonpartisan). Hayashi assumed office in 2022.
Authority
The office of superintendent is established by state law.[2]
Hawaii Code, 302A-1101
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The board shall appoint, and may remove, the superintendent by a majority vote of its members. |
Qualifications
There are no particular qualifications required of the superintendent of education.
Appointments
The superintendent is appointed by the Hawaii Board of Education to terms "of up to four years." After appointment, the superintendent may be removed by the board, though only for cause, by a majority vote of the board's members.[2]
Term limits
There are no term limits associated with the office of superintendent of education.
Vacancies
There is no special vacancy procedure for superintendents.
Duties
The superintendent is the administrative head and chief executive officer of Hawaii's public school system. The office is responsible for managing the operational aspects of the school system, such as providing necessary personnel, equipment, materials and certifications. The superintendent also carries out policy initiatives developed by the Hawaii Board of Education.
Divisions
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State budget
- See also: Hawaii state budget and finances
The Hawaii Department of Education's budget for Fiscal Year 2024 was $2,504,398,276.[3]
Compensation
- See also: Compensation of state executive officers
The salaries of elected and appointed executives in Hawaii are determined by the Hawaii Commission on Salaries, which was established by constitutional amendment in 2006. Passage of this amendment by the public added the following language to Article XVI of the state constitution:
Article XVI, Section 3.5 of the Hawaii Constitution
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There shall be a commission on salaries as provided by law, which shall review and recommend salaries for the justices and judges of all state courts, members of the legislature, department heads or executive officers of the executive departments and the deputies or assistants to department heads of the executive departments as provided by law, excluding the University of Hawaii and the department of education. The commission shall also review and make recommendations for the salary of the administrative director of the State or equivalent position and the salary of the governor and the lieutenant governor. Any salary established pursuant to this section shall not be decreased during a term of office, unless by general law applying to all salaried officers of the State. Not later than the fortieth legislative day of the 2007 regular legislative session and every six years thereafter, the commission shall submit to the legislature its recommendations and then dissolve. The recommended salaries submitted shall become effective as provided in the recommendation, unless the legislature disapproves the entire recommendation as a whole by adoption of a concurrent resolution prior to adjournment sine die of the legislative session in which the recommendation is submitted; provided that any change in salary which becomes effective shall not apply to the legislature to which the recommendation for the change in salary was submitted. |
The commission consists of seven members selected by the governor (two seats), the President of the Hawaii State Senate (two seats), Speaker of the Hawaii House of Representatives (two seats) and the Chief Justice of the state Supreme Court (one seat). Commissioners meet every six years to evaluate salaries for executive, judicial and legislative officials. Their recommendations go into effect unless the Hawaii State Legislature votes to reject the entirety of the commission's final report. The commission last met in November 2012 and made recommendations for official salaries between 2013 and 2018.[4]
2022
In 2022, the officer's salary was $210,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[5]
2021
In 2021, the superintendent received a salary of $240,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[6]
2020
In 2020, the superintendent received a salary of $240,000 according to the Council of State Governments.[7]
2019
In 2019, the superintendent received a salary of $240,000 according to the Council of State Governments.[8]
2018
In 2018, the superintendent received a salary of $240,000 according to the Council of State Governments.[9]
2017
In 2017, the superintendent received a salary of $200,000 according to the Council of State Governments.[10]
2016
In 2016, the superintendent received a salary of $200,000 according to the Council of State Governments.[11]
2015
In 2015, the superintendent received a salary of $200,000 according to the Council of State Governments.[12]
2014
In 2014, the superintendent received a salary of $150,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[13]
2013
In 2013, the superintendent received a salary of $142,500, according to the Council of State Governments.[14]
2010
In 2010, the superintendent received a salary of $150,000.
Historical officeholders
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Contact info
Address:
1390 Miller St.
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 586-3320
Fax: (808) 586-3234
See also
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External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Hawaii State Department of Education
- Hawaii State Department of Education: Leadership Profiles and Staff
Footnotes
- ↑ Hawaii State Department of Education, "Office of the Superintendent," accessed January 17, 2021
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hawaii Revised Statutes, "302A-1101," accessed January 17, 2021
- ↑ Department of Budget and Finance, "The FB 2023-25 Executive Biennium Budget," accessed December 8, 2023
- ↑ Commission on Salaries, "Report and Recommendations to the 2013 Legislature," March 18, 2013
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2022 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," provided to Ballotpedia by CSG personnel
- ↑ Issuu, "The Book of the States 2021," accessed September 22, 2022
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2020," accessed January 17, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2019," accessed January 17, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2018," accessed January 17, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2017," accessed January 17, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2016," accessed January 17, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2015," accessed January 17, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed November 14, 2014
- ↑ The Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2013, Table 4.11," accessed February 2, 2014
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