Hāna High and Elementary School is a public school in

Hana, Hawaii Hāna is a census-designated place (CDP) in Maui County, Hawaii, United States. The population was 1,526 at the 2020 census. Hana is located at the eastern end of the island of Maui and is one of the most isolated communities in the state. It ...

. A part of the

Hawaii Department of Education The Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) 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 i ...

(HIDOE), it was established in 1912 and serves kindergarten through twelfth grade. The campus boasts an untitled 1977 copper and bronze sculpture by

Bumpei Akaji Bumpei Akaji (1921–2002) was an American sculptor from Hawaii. He was known for welding large copper and brass sculptures which can be seen all over Hawaii as part of Hawaii's Art in Public Places program. Biography Akaji was born in Lawai, ...

History

Circa 1964 HIDOE closed the

Kaupo School Kaupō School was a historic school building in Kaupo, Hawaii, recognized by the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). It was under the Hawaii Department of Education (HIDOE). In 1923 the school was built. The property had a school building ...

in Kaupo due to low enrollment and moved the students to Hana School. In 1982 some landslides that happened that year obstructed the road to Kaupo, so Kaupo students were briefly taught at Kaupo School until the road reopened. In 2005 Hana School had 364 students, with 15 of them being residents of Keanae. At the time that community had its own school for grades Kindergarten through 3,

Keanae School Keanae School, later Keanae Elementary School, is a historic school building in Keanae, Hawaii, recognized by the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). It formerly operated under the Hawaii Department of Education (HIDOE). The building is ...

. That year Rick Paul, principal of Hana School, was also principal of Keanae School. In 2005 Ron Okamura, the superintendent of the Maui division of HIDOE, and Paul jointly decided to send the three students who officially registered at Keanae School to Hana School to conserve resources, although Keanae School was not formally closed. According to Paul, Hana would have had one fewer teacher in a grade level if the Keanae building had not closed, as there would have been an insufficient number of students in a particular grade level at Hana School. Classes were not held at Keanae School since and in 2010 HIDOE formally closed Keanae School.

References

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museum

External links

* Public K-12 schools in Hawaii Public high schools in Maui Public schools in Maui 1912 establishments in Hawaii Educational institutions established in 1912 {{Hawaii-school-stub