Haw. Code R. § 8-65-2
As used in this chapter, unless the context specifically requires otherwise:
"Administrator certification office" means the department's office of human resources, Professional Development & Educational Research Institute (PDERI), its successor, or assign.
"Alternative routes to certification" shall have the same meaning as determined by United States Department of Education regulations for state applications for Race to the Top fund allocations under section 14001 of the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, as amended, referring to pathways to certification that allow the establishment and operation of administrator preparation programs.
"Board" means the board of education.
"Candidate" means a person enrolled in an alternative certification program.
"Department" means the Hawaii department of education.
"Hawaii public schools" shall have the same meaning as "public schools" as defined in section 302A-101, HRS.
"High-need school or area" means a school or area, or both, designated by the superintendent of education as a high-need school or area.
"ISAC-P" means Initial School Administrator Certificate - Provisional as a Vice-Principal.
"PSAC" means Professional School Administrator Certificate as a Principal.
"Qualitative leadership experience" means experience where effective interpersonal and communication skills, the ability to lead and develop teams, strong analytical, problem-solving and/or project management skills, and ethical and data driven decision-making have been demonstrated and documented as described in section 8-65-8(b) (4).
"Residency" means school-based on-the-job training as a school level administrator with school level administrator mentor or mentors.
"School level administrator" means a vice-principal or principal.
"School level administrator experience" means, for purposes of entrance requirements into an alternative certification program, knowledge and performance of duties and responsibilities that are comparable to or higher than the duties and responsibilities of a department of education vice-principal or principal.
"Superintendent" means the Hawaii superintendent of education.
"TSAC" means Temporary School Administrator Certificate that is awarded prior to residency.
Haw. Code R. § 8-65-2