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This is a complete list of high schools in the U.S. state of Hawaiʻi. There are four school districts on the island of Oahu : Honolulu District, Central Oahu District, Leeward Oahu and Windward Oahu.
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:
Hilo, Hawaii is home to a number of educational institutions, including 2 post-secondary institutions, the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo and Hawaiʻi Community College. In all, there are 8 public elementary schools, 2 public intermediate schools, 2 public high schools and 7 private schools in Hilo.
In 1940, the school was renamed Kaʻū High and Pāhala Elementary School due to the drop in enrollment at Naalehu, which once had a high school. Kaʻū High and Pāhala Elementary School has one feeder school, Naalehu Elementary School, located in Naalehu, Hawaii, 13 miles (21 km) south. In 1881, the H and G buildings were built on campus.
In 1920, Central Grammar School was designated a forerunner of what would become the "English Standard" type of public school. Soon thereafter, English-language exams were required for entrance. Plans for a new building were commissioned to accommodate the rapid growth of students going on to secondary schools during the booming 1920s.
In 1896, the Republic of Hawaii passed Act 57, an English-only law which subsequently banned Hawaiian language as the medium of instruction in publicly funded schools and promoted strict physical punishment for children caught speaking the Hawaiian language in schools. The Hawaiian language was not again allowed to be used as a medium of ...
It occupies a historic school building that was founded in 1882 and known as an "English School". The current school complex, whose main building was built in 1922, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983; the listing included three contributing buildings on 6.5 acres (2.6 ha). [1] [2]
The Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE, Hawaiian: Ka ʻOihana Hoʻonaʻauao o ke Aupuni Hawaiʻi) is a statewide public education system in the United States.The school district can be thought of as analogous to the school districts of other cities and communities in the United States, but in some manners can also be thought of as analogous to the state education agencies of other states.