Type 1 diabetes at school in Hawaii
What Hawaii law and the state’s own guidance say about insulin, glucagon, supplies and phones at school, with each source quoted. Checked 2026-10-06.
| Insulin by trained staff | Yes |
| Glucagon by trained staff | Yes |
| Self-carry | Yes |
| State plan or guidelines | No source found |
| Phone for the CGM | No source found |
Can trained school staff give insulin?
Yes
Department of Education employees and agents may volunteer to give insulin or help a student give insulin, after instruction by a qualified health care professional (Haw. Rev. Stat. § 302A-1164). Only volunteers do this, and the provider must order that a volunteer may give insulin. (data.capitol.hawaii.gov)
Can trained school staff give glucagon?
Yes
Department of Education employees and agents may volunteer to give glucagon to a student with diabetes in an emergency, after instruction by a qualified health care professional (Haw. Rev. Stat. § 302A-1164). (data.capitol.hawaii.gov)
Can a student carry supplies and manage diabetes at school?
Yes
With parent authorization and a provider certification, a student may check blood glucose, give insulin, manage diabetes during any school-related activity, and carry all needed supplies (Haw. Rev. Stat. § 302A-1164). (data.capitol.hawaii.gov)
Does the state publish a diabetes care plan form or guidelines?
No source found
No Hawaii Department of Education or Department of Health diabetes care plan form or school diabetes guideline was found. We found no statute or state agency page that answers this for Hawaii. Ask the school nurse or the state Department of Education, and see the American Diabetes Association’s Hawaii page.
Can a student keep a phone for the CGM in class?
No source found
No Hawaii statute or Department of Education guidance on CGM or phone use for diabetes at school was found. We found no statute or state agency page that answers this for Hawaii. Ask the school nurse or the state Department of Education, and see the American Diabetes Association’s Hawaii page.
Also in Hawaii
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 302A-1164 was amended in 2015 (L 2015, c 214) and 2016. The parent supplies the glucagon kit and insulin supplies, and the school stores them in a secure but accessible location. (data.capitol.hawaii.gov)
Federal law applies in every state
Section 504 and the Americans with Disabilities Act can cover a student with diabetes at a public school in every state, whatever the state law says; a 504 plan is where the student’s care at school is written down. The federal rules, with sources.
Sources, quoted
- data.capitol.hawaii.gov: “Department employees and agents to volunteer to administer: (A) Insulin or assist a student in administering insulin via the insulin delivery system that the student uses;”
- data.capitol.hawaii.gov: “In the case of administration of insulin or emergency administration of glucagon to a student with diabetes, blood glucose monitoring of a student, or auto-injectable epinephrine to a student with anaphylaxis, written certification from the student's physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant stating that the student has medical orders that insulin, glucagon, blood glucose monitoring, or auto-injectable epinephrine may be administered by a volunteer.”
- data.capitol.hawaii.gov: “(B) Glucagon in an emergency situation to students with diabetes;”
- data.capitol.hawaii.gov: “Any employee or agent who volunteers to administer insulin or glucagon in an emergency situation to a student with diabetes or auto-injectable epinephrine to a student with anaphylaxis or who volunteers to administer or assist a student with blood glucose monitoring shall receive instruction in the proper administration of insulin, glucagon, auto-injectable epinephrine, or blood glucose monitoring by a qualified health care professional.”
- data.capitol.hawaii.gov: “Written certification from the student's physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant stating that the student with diabetes may perform the student's own blood glucose checks, administer insulin through the student's insulin delivery system, and otherwise attend to the care and management of the student's diabetes during any school-related activity, and that the student may possess on the student's person all necessary supplies and equipment to perform the diabetes monitoring and treatment activities, if applicable;”
- data.capitol.hawaii.gov: “[L 2004, c 19, §1; am L 2005, c 207, §1; am L 2009, c 151, §10; am L 2015, c 214, §1; am L 2016, c 10, §1]”
- data.capitol.hawaii.gov: “The school shall store the glucagon kit, insulin supplies, blood glucose monitoring supplies, or auto-injectable epinephrine supplies in a secure but accessible location.”
Legal information, not legal advice. Laws change; the source page is the authority when it differs, and this page is rechecked each July. For help with a school, the American Diabetes Association’s legal advocates answer at 1-800-DIABETES (1-800-342-2383).