As the school year 2023-2024 starts on Aug. 29, the DTI reaffirmed its support for the Department of Education’s Balik Eskwela program by issuing the price guide for school supplies.

The school supply subsidy pilot program is set for the 2022-2023 school year with about 20 public elementary schools that include Naalehu, Pahoa, Waianae, Palolo and Aiea Elementary to name a few.

Examples of school supplies that are included in the sales tax holiday include binders, calculators, colored pencils, crayons, pens, construction paper, lunch boxes, notebook filler paper, glue ...

In a statement yesterday, the DTI said the suggested retail price bulletin for school supplies, which it released on Aug. 12, includes specific brands of notebooks, pad paper, pencils, ballpoint ...