Keanae School

Keʻanae School, later Keʻanae Elementary School,[3] 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).

Keanae School
Keanae School is located in Maui
Keanae School
Keanae School is located in Hawaii
Keanae School
LocationGovernment Road
Keanae, HI 96713
Coordinates20°38′13″N 156°07′21″W
Area3.53 acres (1.43 ha)
Built1912
MPSMaui Public Schools MPS
NRHP reference No.00000665[1]
HRHP No.50-50-04-01630[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 30, 2000
Designated HRHPJune 2, 1992

The building is a one-room schoolhouse and as of 2005 had been used as a community center.[4]

Circa the early 2000s the school, with grades Kindergarten through three, had one teacher and an average of five students, with the latter figure making Keanae School the smallest public school by enrollment in Hawaii. In 2005 three children were officially registered as students, and Keanae School's principal, Rick Paul, was also that of Hana High and Elementary School in Hana. That year Ron Okamura, the superintendent of the Maui Region of HIDOE, and Paul jointly decided to have those students attend Hana School to conserve resources, though Keanae School was not formally closed at that time. Some area residents opposed the closure of the Keanae building, partly due to the distance between Ke'anae and Hana, 18 miles (29 km). According to Paul, if the Ke'anae building had not closed, the Hana school would have had one fewer teacher as that grade level would have had insufficient students. Classes would resume if the prospective enrollment became 12.[4] Classes were not held at Keanae School since and in 2010 HIDOE formally closed the school.[5]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Historic Register Counts". Hawai'i State Historic Preservation Division. State of Hawaii. February 1, 2022. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  3. "Ke'anae Elementary". Hawaii Department of Education. 2003-05-04. Archived from the original on 2003-05-04. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
  4. Essoyan, Susan (2005-11-27). "Keanae school empty but open". Honolulu Star Bulletin. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
  5. San Nicholas, Claudine (2010-06-01). "Maui group works to set up charter school in Keanae". The Honolulu Advertiser. Retrieved 2020-10-12.


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