(a) It is hereby declared to be of vital concern to the State that all exceptional children residing in the State be provided with instruction, special facilities, and special services for education, therapy, and training to enable them to live normal competitive lives. In order to effectively accomplish this purpose, the department shall establish and administer instruction, special facilities, and special services for the education, therapy, and training of exceptional children, and provide in connection therewith corrective therapy, together with academic, occupational, and related training. The department shall cooperate with other agencies of the State charged with the administration of laws providing any type of service or aid to the exceptional child, and with the United States government through any appropriate agency or instrumentality in developing, extending, and improving the foregoing instruction, special facilities, and special services.

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 302A-436

  • Department: means the department of education. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 302A-101
  • Exceptional children: includes :

    (1) Persons under twenty-two years of age who deviate from the so-called normal person in physical, mental, social, or emotional characteristics or abilities to such an extent that specialized training, techniques, and equipment are required to enable these persons to attain the maximum of their abilities or capacities; provided that "exceptional children" shall not include "gifted and talented children";

    (2) Persons under twenty-two years of age who by reason of physical defects cannot attend the regular public school classes with normal children; and

    (3) Persons under twenty-two years of age who are certified by a licensed physician eligible for membership in the state medical society as being emotionally maladjusted or intellectually incapable of profiting from ordinary instructional methods. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 302A-101

  • Special facilities: includes buildings, equipment, and materials; transportation; boarding homes; and personnel qualified to work with exceptional children. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 302A-101
  • Special services: means physiotherapy, or any form of muscle training, speech training, occupational therapy, vocational training, psychological evaluation, or any of them. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 302A-101
(b) This program shall include boarding facilities, when necessary, special classes in schools or homes, and such other facilities as shall be required to render appropriate services to the exceptional child. Existing facilities, buildings, and equipment belonging to, or operated by, the State shall be made available for these purposes when use thereof does not conflict with the primary use of the facilities.

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