Hawaii Council on Economic Education | Hawaii Council on Economic Education

The Hawaii Council on Economic Education's (HCEE) mission is to increase the economic literacy of Hawaii's students, teachers and residents. HCEE implements its mission by promoting and improving the teaching of economic concepts in Hawaii's public and private schools through conducting teacher training programs and providing grade level K-12 appropriate teaching materials. Currently, it is not required that students in Hawaii complete a course in economics or personal finance prior to graduating from high school. This may not sound like it has negative consequences, however consider that students from states where a financial education course is required have the highest reported financial knowledge and are more likely to display positive financial behaviors. Compared to other students, they are: -Less likely to max out their credit cards -Less likely to make late credit card payments -Less likely to be compulsive buyers -More likely to save -More likely to pay off credit cards in full each mo