King Kamehameha III Campus Updates

April 11, 2024

• HIDOE provides update on temporary campus to the Hawai‘i State Board of Education's Finance and Infrastructure Committee

April 1, 2024

• New temporary King Kamehameha III campus opens to students

March 25, 2024

• Gov. Gosh Green , Col. Eric Swenson, recovery field office commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Superintendent Keith Hayashi and others joined with school administration to dedicate and bless the new campus

February 5, 2024

• The last day for classes at Princess Nahi'ena'ena Elementary will be March 13, and the first day for students at the new location of King Kamehameha III campus will be April 1. 

January 25, 2024

• Superintendent Keith Hayashi presented to the State of Hawai‘i Board of Education an anticipated timeline for the reopening of the temporary school campus

  • Video recording of the presentation

  • Slides presented to the BOE

January 23, 2024

• Col. Jess Curry, Hawaiʻi Wildfires Recovery Field Office commander, and Maj. Gen. Kenneth Hara, the Adjutant General for the State of Hawaiʻi Department of Defense and Director of the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency tour the temporary school site

January 8, 2024

• USACE continues the Hawaii Wildfires Recovery Mission

January 4, 2024

• USACE and Hawaii Dept. of Education discuss West Maui Temporary School classrooms

December 29, 2023

• USACE making progress on temporary school

December 25, 2023

• Construction of temporary school continues in Lahaina

December 16, 2023

• Work continues on temporary school in Lahaina

• USACE personnel and contractors provide updates and tour of temporary school to Rep. Jill Tokuda

December 14, 2023

• Personnel tracking the progress of the on-going construction of the temporary school

December 1, 2023

• Modular buildings arrive at temporary elementary school in Lahaina

• Broll: Modular buildings arrive

• Broll: USACE clears land for temporary elementary school in Lahaina

November 30, 2023

• Trailers for the temporary school in Lahaina arriving

November 28, 2023

• USACE progressing on temporary school in Lahaina 

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HonoluluDistrict/posts/pfbid024rVGZjYTjziXGrthuAMJ9nhCPr99wM17D5bUB4Dipwu8yCxhNrzGVZ49Ybe7Wg7dl

November 26, 2023

• A USACE Enterprise Emergency Response Team was at the site Nov. 25 installing the necessary information technology hook ups and equipment to make on-site work trailers fully functional for personnel

November 22, 2023

• USACE Recovery Field Office on Maui hosted Brig. Gen. Kirk E. Gibbs, the USACE-Pacific Ocean Division commander

November 20, 2023

• Preparing temporary elementary school site

• Facebook: USACE contractors prepare a site for construction of a new temporary elementary school

November 6, 2023

• USACE awards $53.7 million contract to Pono Aina Management for temporary elementary school construction

October 30, 2023

• USACE presents temporary school construction plan to Hawai‘i Finance Committee

  • Facebook post with images: https://www.facebook.com/HonoluluDistrict/posts/pfbid0naa8VnYEpCeBpzLKfqjQ3NAgLAwhG7cZnQUUA8vMDi6VwEGvJnm7G9s9RaT7mTXSl

October 11, 2023

• Facebook post: USACE civil engineers survey site conditions and confirm utility locations on the site of a new temporary school campus in Lahaina, Hawai'i, Oct. 9. https://www.facebook.com/HonoluluDistrict/posts/pfbid02742qCAF73nawHt6NCqxCyc7tknfLKGdgKVqvdU3yQ2wAAVfPJaNP4Y8symQinV3Sl

September 26, 2023

• Gov. Green, Health Director Fink and and Superintendent Hayashi announce reopening plans for Lahaina schools and site for a temporary replacement school for King Kamehameha III Elementary