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    Hawaii: High School Diploma Requirements

    Subject Areas

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    Social Studies — 4 units required

    Source:

    Hawaii Department of Education, more info here.

    Requirement:
    4 units of Social Studies. Including 1 unit of U.S. History and Government, 1 unit of World History and Culture, 0.5 Unit Modern History of Hawaii, 0.5 unit of Participation in a Democracy, and 1 unit of Social Studies basic elective.

    Typical course sequence

    Year 1

    Year 2

    Year 3

    Year 4

    1 Unit World History
    1 Unit U.S. History
    and
    Government
    0.5 Unit Modern History
    or
    Hawaii AND 0.5 Unit of Participation in a Democracy
    1 Unit Social Studies Basic Elective

    Year 1

    1 Unit World History

    Year 2

    1 Unit U.S. History
    and
    Government

    Year 3

    0.5 Unit Modern History
    or
    Hawaii AND 0.5 Unit of Participation in a Democracy

    Year 4

    1 Unit Social Studies Basic Elective

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    Last updated 9/3/2025