List of elementary schools in Hawaii explained

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

Honolulu

Public

School NameCityGradesEstablishmentCharter
Abraham Lincoln ElementaryHonoluluK-51908
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz ElementaryHonoluluK-61954
ʻĀina Haina ElementaryHonoluluK-51951
Ala Wai ElementaryHonoluluK-51954
Āliamanu ElementaryHonoluluK-61957
Aliʻiolani ElementaryHonoluluK-51925
Education Laboratory NCPCSHonoluluK-122001charter
Mayor Joseph J. Fern ElementaryHonoluluK-51924
Hahaʻione ElementaryHonoluluK-51967
Halau Lokahi NCPCSHonoluluK-122001charter
Lt. Col. Horace Meek Hickam ElementaryHonoluluK-61950
Hokulani ElementaryHonoluluK-51958
Kaʻewai ElementaryHonoluluK-51956
Kāhala ElementaryHonoluluK-61954
Kalihi ElementaryHonoluluK-51954
Kalihi Kai ElementaryHonoluluK-51913
Kalihi Uka ElementaryHonoluluK-51920
Kalihi Waena ElementaryHonoluluK-51888
Kamiloʻiki ElementaryHonoluluK-51970
Kapālama ElementaryHonoluluK-51927
Kauluwela ElementaryHonoluluK-51888
Ke Kula Kaiapuni ʻo ĀnuenueHonoluluK-121958
King William C. Lunalilo ElementaryHonoluluK-51923
Koko Head ElementaryHonoluluK-51954
Lanakila ElementaryHonoluluK-51925
Liholiho ElementaryHonoluluK-51926
Likelike ElementaryHonoluluK-51922
Linapuni ElementaryHonoluluK-21965
Maʻemaʻe ElementaryHonoluluK-61896
Major General William R. Shafter ElementaryHonoluluK-61966
Makalapa ElementaryHonoluluK-61971
Mānoa ElementaryHonoluluK-61945
Mayor John H. Wilson ElementaryHonoluluK-61961
Mililani Mauka ElementaryHonoluluK-51993
Moanalua ElementaryHonoluluK-61961
Mokulele ElementaryHonoluluK-61960
Myron B. Thompson Academy NCPCSHonoluluK-122001charter
Noelani ElementaryHonoluluK-61962
Nuʻuanu ElementaryHonoluluK-51960
Palolo ElementaryHonoluluK-51921
Pauoa ElementaryHonoluluK-51847
Pearl Harbor ElementaryHonoluluK-61956
Pearl Harbor Kai ElementaryHonoluluK-61943
President Thomas Jefferson ElementaryHonoluluK-51933
Prince Jonah Kūhiō ElementaryHonoluluK-51884
Princess Victoria Kaʻiulani ElementaryHonoluluK-51899
Puʻuhale ElementaryHonoluluK-51929
Queen Kaʻahumanu ElementaryHonoluluK-51900
Red Hill ElementaryHonoluluK-61968
Royal ElementaryHonoluluK-51839
Salt Lake ElementaryHonoluluK-61970
Voyager PCSHonoluluK-82000charter
Waiʻalae Elementary PCSHonoluluK-51927charter
Waikiki ElementaryHonoluluK-61880

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

Public

School NameCityGradesEstablishmentCharter
Ahuimanu ElementaryKaneoheK-61973
Aiea ElementaryAieaK-61925
Alvah A. Scott ElementaryAieaK-61956
ʻAikahi ElementaryKailuaK-61960
August Ahrens ElementaryWaipahuK-61924
Barbers Point ElementaryKapoleiK-51954
Blanche Pope ElementaryWaimanaloK-61964
Daniel K. Inouye ElementaryWahiawaK-51959
Enchanted Lake ElementaryKailuaK-61963
Ewa Beach ElementaryEwa BeachK-61959
Ewa ElementaryEwa BeachK-61922
Gustav H. Webling ElementaryAieaK-61967
Haleʻiwa ElementaryHaleiwaK-61871
Hauʻula ElementaryHauulaK-61900
Heʻeia ElementaryKaneoheK-61960
Helemano ElementaryWahiawaK-51956
Holomua ElementaryEwa BeachK-61995
Honowai ElementaryWaipahuK-61967
Hoʻokele ElementaryKapoleiK-52015
Iliahi ElementaryWahiawaK-51963
Iroquois Point ElementaryEwa BeachK-61960
Ka Waihona o ka Naʻauao NCPCSWaiʻanaeK-82001charter
Kaʻaʻawa ElementaryKaaawaK-61904
Kaʻala ElementaryWahiawaK-51958
Kaʻelepulu ElementaryKailuaK-61973
Kahaluʻu ElementaryKaneoheK-61963
Kahuku ElementaryKahukuK-61988
Kailua ElementaryKailuaK-61940
Kaʻimiloa ElementaryEwa BeachK-61972
Kainalu ElementaryKailuaK-61954
Kaleiʻopuʻu ElementaryWaipahuK-61989
Kamaile Academy PCSWaianaeK-61989charter
Kāneʻohe ElementaryKaneoheK-61956
Kanoelani ElementaryWaipahuK-61982
Kaʻōhao PCSKailuaK-61963charter
Kapolei ElementaryKapoleiK-51993
Kapunahala ElementaryKaneoheK-61962
Ke Kula ʻo Samuel M. Kamakau Lab PCSKaneʻoheK-122001charter
Keolu ElementaryKailuaK-61961
Keoneʻula ElementaryEwa BeachK-62007
Kipapa ElementaryMililaniK-51932
Lāʻie ElementaryLaieK-61927
Lehua ElementaryPearl CityK-61965
Leihoku ElementaryWaianaeK-61980
Māʻili ElementaryWaianaeK-61963
Major Sheldon Wheeler ElementaryWahiawaK-51926
Makaha ElementaryWaianaeK-61960
Makakilo ElementaryKapoleiK-51968
Manana ElementaryPearl CityK-61969
Mauka Lani ElementaryKapoleiK-51973
Maunawili ElementaryKailuaK-61958
Mililani ʻIke ElementaryMililaniK-52004
Mililani Mauka ElementaryMililaniK-51993
Mililani Uka ElementaryMililaniK-51974
Mililani Waena ElementaryMililaniK-51971
Mokapu ElementaryKailuaK-61960
Momilani ElementaryPearl CityK-61972
Nānāikapono ElementaryWaianaeK-61933
Nānākuli ElementaryWaianaeK-61977
Palisades ElementaryPearl CityK-61965
Pearl City ElementaryPearl CityK-61956
Pearl City Highlands ElementaryPearl CityK-6
Pearl Ridge ElementaryAieaK-61972
Pohakea ElementaryEwa BeachK-61963
Pūʻōhala ElementaryKaneoheK-61967
Reverend Benjamin Parker ElementaryKaneoheK-61927
Solomon ElementaryWahiawaK-51968
Sunset Beach Elementary SchoolHaleiwaK-61973
Wahiawa ElementaryWahiawaK-51948
Waiahole ElementaryKaneoheK-61883
Waialua ElementaryWaialuaK-61966
Waiʻanae ElementaryWaianaeK-61918
Waiau ElementaryPearl CityK-61974
Waikele ElementaryWaipahuK-61998
Waimalu ElementaryAieaK-61960
Waimānalo Elementary & IntermediateWaimanaloK-81925
Waipahu ElementaryWaipahuK-61918

Private

Kauaʻi

Public

School NameCityGradesEstablishmentCharter
ʻEleʻele ElementaryEleeleK-51911
Elsie H. Wilcox ElementaryLihueK-51881
Hanalei ElementaryHanaleiK-61881
Kalaheo ElementaryKalaheoK-51903
Kanuikapono PCSAnaholaK-122001charter
Kapaʻa ElementaryKapaaK-51964
Kawaikini NCPCSLihueK-122008charter
Ke Kula Niʻihau o Kekaha PCSKekahaK-122001charter
Kekaha ElementaryKekahaK-51888
Kilauea ElementaryKilaueaK-61921
King Kaumualiʻi ElementaryLihueK-51990
Koloa ElementaryKoloaK-51877
Kula Aupuni Niʻihau A Kahelelani AlohaMakaweliK-122001charter

Private

Molokaʻi

School NameCityGradesEstablishmentCharter
Kaunakakai ElementaryKaunakakaiK-61908
Kilohana ElementaryKaunakakaiK-61935
Kualapuu Elementary NCPCCSKualapuuK-61962charter
Maunaloa ElementaryMaunaloaK-61927

Lānaʻi

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

Maui

Public

School NameCityGradesEstablishmentCharter
Haʻikū ElementaryHaikuK-51920
Hāna High and Elementary SchoolHanaK-121912
Kahului ElementaryKahuluiK-51960
Kamaliʻi ElementaryKiheiK-51996
Kihei ElementaryKiheiK-51977
Kihei CharterKiheiK-122001charter
  • King Kamehameha III Elementary*
LahainaK-51957
Kula ElementaryKulaK-51964
Lihikai ElementaryKahuluiK-51965
Makawao ElementaryMakawaoK-51936
Pāʻia ElementaryPaiaK-51908
Pōmaikaʻi ElementaryKahuluiK-52007
Princess Nāhiʻenaʻena ElementaryLahainaK-51988
Puʻu Kukui ElementaryWailukuK-52013
Pukalani ElementaryPukalaniK-51976
Waiheʻe ElementaryWailukuK-51879
Wailuku ElementaryWailukuK-51904

Private

Big Island

Public

School NameCityGradesEstablishmentCharter
Chiefess Kapiʻolani ElementaryHiloK-61922
Connections PCSHiloK-102000charter
Ernest Bowen de Silva ElementaryHiloK-61959
Haʻaheo ElementaryHiloK-61900
Hawaii Academy of Arts & Science PCSPahoaK-122001charter
Hilo UnionHiloK-61912
Holualoa ElementaryHolualoaK-51896
Honaunau ElementaryCaptain CookK-51901
Honokaʻa ElementaryHonokaaK-61889
Hoʻokena ElementaryCaptain CookK-51931
Innovations PCSKailua-KonaK-82001charter
Ka ʻUmeke Kāʻeo PCSHiloK-62001charter
Kahakai ElementaryKailua-KonaK-51982
Kanu o ka ʻĀina New Century PCSKamuelaK-122000charter
Kaʻū High and Pāhala ElementaryPahalaK-121881
Kaʻūmana ElementaryHiloK-61904
Ke Kula ʻo ʻEhunuikaimalinoKealakekuaK-12
Ke Kula ʻo Nāwahīokalaniʻōpuʻu Iki Lab PCSKeaʻauK-62001charter
Keaʻau ElementaryKeaʻauK-51998
Kealakehe ElementaryKailua-KonaK-51968
Keaukaha ElementaryHiloK-61930
Keonepoko ElementaryPahoaK-61991
Kohala ElementaryKapaauK-51901
Kona Pacific PCSK-52008charter
Konawaena ElementaryKealakekuaK-51963
Laupāhoehoe High & Elementary SchoolLaupahoehoeK-121904
Mountain View ElementaryMountain ViewK-51902
Nā Wai Ola PCSKurtistownK-122000charter
Naʻalehu SchoolNaalehuK-61928
Paʻauilo Elementary & IntermediatePaauiloK-91951
Pahoa ElementaryPahoaK-61910
Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole Elementary & IntermediatePapaikouK-81884
Volcano School Arts/Sciences PCSVolcanoK-82001charter
Waiākea ElementaryHiloK-51963
Waiākeawaena ElementaryHiloK-51909
Waikoloa Elementary & MiddleWaikoloaK-81994
Waimea ElementaryKamuelaK-51966

Private

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Our School. Daniel K. Inouye Elementary School. 2020-10-10. Wai'anae and Ayres Ave., Wahiawa, HI 96786.
  2. Web site: Vorsino . Mary . 2011-05-26 . Liliuokalani Elementary closes today after 99 years . 2023-11-30 . Honolulu Star-Advertiser . en-US.
  3. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2003/Bills/SB336_.htm "Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects in the 15th senatorial district"
  4. http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=15451 " Hawaii's Federal Fire Department Kicks Off Fire Prevention Week"
  5. http://starbulletin.com/97/01/30/news/teacher.html "Hawaii’s Top Teachers"
  6. http://www.deborahwiles.com/aboutdeb2.html "Children's Book Author Deborah Wiles"
  7. Web site: Ho`olaulea. Public Art Archive. 2023-06-19.
  8. Web site: Radford . Georgia . Radford . Warren . Cecil (from the book Sculpture in the Sun) . 1978 . . 19 June 2023.
  9. Web site: Three Hawaii elementary schools win National Blue Ribbon honors. 2014-10-01. Honolulu Star-Advertiser. en-US. 2019-08-26.
  10. Web site: History . 2020-10-10 . Samuel K. Solomon Elementary School.
  11. Web site: Kalani . Nanea . 2017-04-14 . Elementary school at Schofield to get $70M federal grant . 2020-10-24 . Honolulu Star Advertiser.
  12. Web site: Burgos . Annalisa . 2019-11-17 . New Schofield Barracks school lauded as model for modernizing Hawaii's military facilities . 2020-10-24 . KITV.
  13. Web site: Poythress . Katherine . 2010-11-20 . Shutting Schools: Closing a Few to Keep the Rest Healthy . 2023-11-30 . Honolulu Civil Beat . en.