Nurturing Economic Empowerment Through Financial Education Across Hawaii

The Hawaii Financial Educators Council’s mission is rooted in providing people with the knowledge and guidance they need to foster greater financial well-being.

To this end, we provide complimentary resources, advocacy campaigns, and local personal support to build scalable financial wellness initiatives throughout Hawaii.

Strengthening Hawaii with Sustainable Economic Empowerment Programming

The mission of the Hawaii Financial Educators Council℠ is to build sustainable, scalable economic empowerment programs that have a real impact on people’s lives at the community level. To accomplishing this mission, we focus on these 3 Pillars:

Pillar 1: Increase Access & Develop Sustainable Financial Education Programming.

Organizations – We provide resources, training, personnel, and support to build scalable financial wellness programming.

Individuals & Families – Resources and courses are provided for those seeking to improve their own finances and/or teach their kids about money.

Pillar 2: Raise Awareness for Economic Empowerment through Financial Education.

Advocacy Promotion Campaigns – We promote the adoption of financial literacy into schools, getting families involved in teaching kids about money, and encouraging individuals to improve their knowledge.

Local Financial Education Data – Conducting and curating Hawaii-specific personal finance research to share with stakeholders across the education and media sectors.

Pillar 3: Develop Relationships to Deploy and Sustain Community Financial Wellness.

Combat Financial Illiteracy – This is a crucial moment for our country and its citizens. And financial literacy is the key to addressing one of this country’s top crises.

Grassroots Movement – Join us in the movement to help our community work toward greater financial independence and security. We welcome everyone. Here are a few ways you can join.

Join The Movement

Beneficiaries
Receivers of resources & support.

Supporters
Promote the campaign across the community.

Join Advisory Board
Community leaders of local & state chapters.

Why We Are Uniquely Positioned to Serve

The Hawaii Financial Educators Council℠ is a state chapter of the National Financial Educators Council®. The National Chapter is well-qualified to support our initiatives here across the state of Hawaii – they bring:

Accreditation

As an IACET Accredited Provider, the NFEC offers IACET CEUs for its learning events that comply with the ANSI/IACET Continuing Education and Training Standard.

Social Impact

As a Certified B Corporation, the NFEC meets the highest standards for socially responsible commerce, using the power of business to build more sustainable economies.

Standards

The NFEC set industry standards for the financial education and financial coaching industry.

NFEC Financial Literacy Standard Alignment Verified

Our Local Champions Across Hawaii Make this Possible

Local champions ensure that financial education programming, resources and data are provided complimentary to individuals and organizations throughout Hawaii.

Hawaii Financial Literacy

The Hawaii Financial Educators Council℠ now is leading a Hawaii financial literacy campaign across the Aloha State. This initiative helps organizations and individuals by giving them information and resources related to personal finances. This goal to raise Hawaii financial literacy is part of a sweeping movement across the U.S. to increase financial capabilities among the nation’s citizens and communities. The Hawaii financial literacy push forms one component of that larger effort.

Complimentary Financial Literacy Resources

Financial Education Framework and Standards

Personal Finance eLearning Center

Live Presentation Materials

Financial Literacy Testing

Hawaii Financial Literacy Legislation & Educational Stats

The Common Core of Data (CCD), a division of the federal Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics, presents data indicating that the island state of Hawaii has many fewer schools, students, and teachers than the national averages: 292 schools (1,972 U.S. average); 182,384 students (986,521 U.S. average); and 11,662 teachers (61,418 U.S. average). The Aloha State’s pupil/teacher ratio is slightly better than the national average at 15.64.

In 2010 Hawaii’s House Bill 1402/Senate Bill 1320 established the Hawaii Public Schools Financial Literacy Task Force. This eighteen-member body comprised of key stakeholders is charged with researching and addressing the challenges of implementing financial education in public schools, including “…legal and cultural concerns, identification of curriculum, the amount of time devoted to teaching, acquiring the financial resources for such a program, and a lack of trained and qualified financial literacy teachers.” Senate Resolutions to continue this task force were adopted in 2015.

Hawaii Financial Capability Stats

73%

Average Score of 72.7% to Date

75%

Percentage of Passing [70%] Scores to Date

0
Participants

National Financial Capability Stats

64%

Average Score of 64.26% to Date

48%

Percentage of Passing [70%] Scores to Date

0
Participants

About the Hawaii Financial Educators Council℠

The Hawaii Financial Educators Council℠ has collaborated since 2017 with the National Financial Educators Council® (NFEC®) on its nationwide financial literacy initiative. Together, these groups are striving to create community campaigns progressing toward common financial education objectives.

National Financial Educators Council, State Financial Literacy Standards
National Financial Educators Council, State Chapters