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List of elementary schools in Hawaii

List of elementary schools in Hawaii

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This is a list of elementary schools in the U.S. state of Hawaiʻi.

Honolulu

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Inouye Elementary School

Daniel K. Inouye Elementary opened in 1959 as Hale Kula Elementary School, and it was given its current name on April 19, 2016.[1]

Liliʻuokalani Elementary School

Named for Queen Liliʻuokalani, Queen Liliʻuokalani Elementary School opened in Kaimuki in 1912. In March 2011, due to low enrollment, the Hawai'i State Board of Education voted to close the school.[2]

Pearl Harbor Elementary School

In 2003 the Hawaii Senate voted $2,500,000 to plan, design, and construct a library for the school.[3]

The Hawaii Federal Fire Department chose this school to launch the 2004 Fire Prevention Week on October 5, 2004.[4]

Kindergarten teacher Ruth Komatsu was named in January 1997 as one of Hawaii's Top Teachers.[5]

Notable alumni:

Red Hill Elementary School

The campus boasts two 1976 sculptures by Claude Horan, Hoʻolaulea[7] and Cecil.[8]

Red Hill Elementary has recognized as a 2014 National Blue Ribbon School.[9]

Solomon Elementary School

Solomon Elementary's namesake was a member of the Wolfhounds. The dedication of the original campus was on November 11, 1969 while the dedication of the current facility occurred on November 9, 2019.[10] In the 2016-2017 school year it had 933 students. The Department of Defense’s Office of Economic Adjustment funded the construction of the current campus with a $70,248,901.[11] The State of Hawaii added an additional $20,000,000 to the funding. The current campus has four buildings, with each up to two stories tall, and a capacity of above 800. These buildings have 63 classrooms total.[12]

Wailupe Valley Elementary School

Wailupe Valley opened in East Honolulu in 1958. Following a school consolidation analysis, the school was closed in 2009.[13]

Private

Greater Oʻahu

Hauʻula Elementary School

Public

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Private

Niʻihau

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Kauaʻi

Public

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Private

Molokaʻi

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Lānaʻi

The only school in Lānaʻi is Lānaʻi High & Elementary School.

Maui

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  • King Kamehameha III Elementary School was destroyed as the result of the Maui Fires

Private

Big Island

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Private

See also


References

  1. "Our School". Daniel K. Inouye Elementary School. Retrieved 2020-10-10. Wai'anae and Ayres Ave., Wahiawa, HI 96786
  2. Vorsino, Mary (2011-05-26). "Liliuokalani Elementary closes today after 99 years". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  3. "Children's Book Author Deborah Wiles", Deborah Wiles, accessed 29 December 2007
  4. "Ho`olaulea". Public Art Archive. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
  5. Radford, Georgia; Radford, Warren (1978). "Cecil (from the book Sculpture in the Sun)". De Gruyter. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  6. "Three Hawaii elementary schools win National Blue Ribbon honors". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. 2014-10-01. Retrieved 2019-08-26.
  7. "History". Samuel K. Solomon Elementary School. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  8. Poythress, Katherine (2010-11-20). "Shutting Schools: Closing a Few to Keep the Rest Healthy". Honolulu Civil Beat. Retrieved 2023-11-30.

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