Hawaii Homestay provides two types of group programs. Homestay only provides family experiences only. Hawaii English Experience provides a full program with week day classes and activities. See a complete description of our Hawaii English Experience program.

Group Programs include:

• Selection of host families
• Two students placed in each home
• Round trip transfers between airport or hotel & community center
• Homestay and community orientation
• Counseling throughout the program
• Participation in host family activities
• All meals in home

Rules for Homestay Participants:

1. Your homestay experience is to be regarded as a sharing of cultures and not simply as room and board accommodations.
   
2. As part of the family, you will be expected to help with household chores, keep your room clean and prepare an occasional meal for yourself.
   
3. You must be willing to abide by the house rules of your host family and the laws of the community.
   
4. Students who smoke are to do so only outside the house unless given permission to smoke inside by the family. Absolutely no smoking is permitted in your bedroom.
   
5. Driving a host family vehicle is not permitted.
   
6. Drinking alcoholic beverages is not allowed, if you are under 21 years old. If you are 21 or older you may drink in your host home if is offered by your family.
   
7. Meals are served on the family’s schedule. You are responsible for meals eaten outside the home unless invited out by your host family.
   
8. Overseas calls must be made collect or with a telephone card.
   
9. You are responsible for using public transportation to and from classes, for touring and recreation unless your host family volunteers to drive you.
   
10. You will stay with your originally assigned host family unless a move is arranged by mutual agreement between your host family, the Homestay staff, and yourself.
    
11. All financial arrangements between participants and families are to be made exclusively through Hawaii Homestay.
    
12. Hawaii Homestay reserves the right to remove any student from a home and cancel his/her program if the rules cannot be followed.
    

Application requirements:

• Completed applications, signed rules & agreement forms and letters of introduction - six weeks prior to arrival date
  
• Non-refundable registration fee of $100 per student due with application (remaining tuition due no later than one week before arrival)
  
• Passport and tourist visa
  
• Health insurance
  

  Go to the prices and application forms page.