Hawai‘i P-20 Partnerships for Education is a statewide partnership led by the Good Beginnings Alliance, the Hawai‘i State Department of Education, and the University of Hawai‘i System.
 
Good Beginnings Alliance
 
Good Beginnings Alliance (GBA) is Hawai`i’s leading independent voice dedicated to ensuring young children are safe, healthy and ready to succeed. They strive to ensure a safety net exists so all children have the support and opportunity to grow into thriving, successful adults. GBA works across the state to empower communities, business leaders, providers and decision-makers to make choices that support all Hawai`i’s keiki.
 
The organization is led by Executive Director, Liz Chun.
 
For more information on GBA, visit their website at: http://www.goodbeginnings.org
 
Hawai‘i State Department of Education
 
The Hawai‘i State Department of Education is a unified statewide school system of more than 177,000 students (170,498 public and 7,373 charter) and 288 schools (257 public and 31 charter) with an annual operating budget of more than $2.4 billion -- the nation's eleventh largest public school system. The Department is aggressively adopting standards-based education while implementing significant reform measures under the state's Reinventing Education Act of 2004 and the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. The Hawai‘i DOE is led by interim superintendent Kathy Matayoshi.
 
For more information on Hawai‘i Department of Education, visit their website at: http://doe.k12.hi.us
 
University of Hawai‘i System
 
The University of Hawai‘i System includes 10 campuses and dozens of educational, training and research centers across the Hawaiian Islands. As the public system of higher education in Hawai‘i, UH offers opportunities as unique and diverse as its Island home. The UH System is led by President MRC Greenwood.
 
For more information on the University of Hawai‘i system visit their website at http://www.hawaii.edu