Hawaiʻi P-20 again offering free workshops to help students, families plan for college

Hawaiʻi P-20 Partnerships for Education, or more commonly called Hawaiʻi P-20, is again offering free workshops to assist Hawaiʻi students and their families with their college planning.

Upcoming workshop topics focus on how to obtain scholarships to attend a 2- or 4-year college as well as trade and vocational schools.

They also offer help with the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, for the 2026-27 academic year.

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Statewide Native Hawaiian Scholarship ʻAha Series

Hawaiʻi P-20, Native Hawaiian Education Association and Pacific Financial Aid Association will host the first of the Statewide Native Hawaiian Scholarship ʻAha Series events on Oct. 14.

In-person events will be hosted on Hawaiʻi Island, Kauaʻi, Lānaʻi, Maui, Molokaʻi and Oʻahu, with two dates to be scheduled online. Each event is open for all to attend and explore scholarship opportunities from various organizations throughout the state.

Dinner will be provided during each in-person event and a $500 scholarship will be awarded.

FAFSA and financial aid representatives will also be available to answer questions and help students and families.

Click here for a complete listing of all Statewide Native Hawaiian Scholarship ʻAha Series events or to register for a specific date.

Virtual Scholarship Workshops

Hawaiʻi P-20’s Virtual Scholarship Workshops offer attendees an opportunity to hear representatives from Sallie Mae, Hawaiʻi Community Foundation and University of Hawaiʻi system discuss how Hawaiʻi students can access more than $70 million to help pay for college — regardless of their family income — as well as how to use scholarship search engines to apply for fundings.

Virtual Scholarship Workshops are scheduled from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Nov. 6 and 20.

Registration is available now online.

Virtual FAFSA Completion Workshops

FAFSA is now open for all students to complete for the 2026-27 academic year and become eligible for many scholarships, grants and work-study funds in addition to loans from the federal government.

Students and their families are encouraged to attend a Virtual FAFSA Completion Workshop to see a line-by-line overview of the online application; learn about the allowable college expenses that financial aid can help pay for including transportation, meals, books, tuition and various fees; and speak directly with local financial aid specialists.

Virtual FAFSA Completion Workshops begin Nov. 5 and are hosted 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays through March 11.

Registration is available now online.

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Hawai‘i P-20 Partnerships for Education is a statewide partnership led by the Executive Office on Early Learning, Hawai‘i Department of Education and University of Hawai‘i System.

It works to strengthen the education pipeline from early childhood through higher education so all students achieve college and career success.

Visit the Hawai‘i P-20 website or click here for more information.

You can also email to FAFSA@hawaii.edu year round with any questions about the above workshops or get more college planning assistance.