Administrative rules

Click on the specific chapter for Administrative Rules related to the indicated topic. These links will direct you to the rules posted by the State of Hawaiʻi Board of Education.

CHAPTER 200.4: Definitions
CHAPTER 200.5: General policies governing library services
CHAPTER 200.6: Library card
CHAPTER 200.7: Loan of circulating library material
CHAPTER 200.8: Circulation fines, fees, and charges
CHAPTER 201.1: Management and use of public library facilities
CHAPTER 201.2: Selection and acquisition of library material
CHAPTER 205: Civil rights complaint procedure
CHAPTER 206.1: Library services
CHAPTER 206.2: Library enhanced services
CHAPTER 207: Library programs
CHAPTER 209: Donations to public libraries
CHAPTER 210.2: Administrative review process

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ALERT | Libraries will observe the Independence Day holiday July 3–5, 2026. Most libraries will be closed Friday, July 3; however, ʻAiea, ʻĀina Haina, Hanapēpē, Hawai‘i Kai, Hilo, Kahului, Kailua-Kona, Kīhei, Liliha, Makawao, McCully-Mōʻiliʻili, Princeville, Thelma Parker, Wahiawā, Waialua, Waimānalo, Waikīkī-Kapahulu, and Waipahu will be open July 3 and closed Saturday, July 4.

ALERT #1 | Access to the Scholastic BookFlix electronic resource will be discontinued effective May 21, 2026.

ALERT | All public libraries will be closed in state observance of King Kamehameha Day on Thursday, June 11, 2026.

ALERT #2 | In observance of Memorial Day, all public libraries will be closed from Saturday, May 23 through Monday, May 25, 2026.

ALERT | In holiday observance of Presidents' Day, all public libraries will be closed from Saturday to Monday, February 14 to 16, 2026.

ALERT | In holiday observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, all public libraries will be closed on Monday, January 19, 2026.