History
About 1864, the first school in Hakalau was started in a house that was located not on its present site, but down on an island in the Hakalau Gulch. It would have been above the abandoned Hakalau Sugar Mill site. According to some reports, the teacher was Mr. Kalawaia who taught nineteen students. The last teacher there was Mrs. P.B. Macy.
The school was moved across the gulch on the Kamae side, probably because the teacher of the boys and girls got tired of having to swim across to school often, for there were many rainy days and the gulches were often flooded.
So on September 30, 1882, King Kalakaua of the Hawaiian Kingdom signed a document authorizing the issuance of patent for school lands and school sites to the Board of Education. Hakalau School was included in this royal document, with the land in the present school site.
So on September 30, 1882, King Kalakaua of the Hawaiian Kingdom signed a document authorizing the issuance of patent for school lands and school sites to the Board of Education. Hakalau School was included in this royal document, with the land in the present school site.
1920's
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Key Events:
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Yearbooks:
None...yet! |
1930's
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Yearbooks:
1938 |
1940's
1940, Photo courtesy of Emi Uemura
1941 Aerial View of Hakalau Elementary and Intermediate. Source: 1941 Year Book
1941 Young Buddhists Association Softball Tournament at the Hakalau School Park. Source: Waichi Ouye Collection, courtesy of his family.
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Key Events:
1941 - 40 year history of E.S. Capellas' tenure published 1941 - Hakalau Gym Dedicated 1941-1945 - World War 2 1942 - John M. Ross honored upon his retirement 1946 - Tsunami |
1950's
1960's
1970's
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Key Events:
1972 - Hakalau School closed |
Yearbooks:
Not produced |
Class Photos:
1971 1972 (Grades 1 and 2) 1972 (Grades 3 and 4) MISSING 1972 (Grades 5 and 6) 1972 Staff |
1981
The residents and former students celebrated the centennial.
Photo from the Waichi Ouye Collection, courtesy of his family
Four articles are provided regarding the history of Hakalau School from the Waichi Ouye Collection:
- Hakalau Merger Goes Smoothly; BOE Due Report, Hawaii Tribune Herald, Wednesday, September 6, 1972
- Hakalau School's 100th Jubilee, Hawaii Tribune Herald, Orchid Isle, August 16-22, 1981
- Hakalau school will celebrate a century of success, Hawaii Tribune Herald, 1981 (exact date unknown)
- 40 Years of Progress, Hawaii Tribune Herald, 1981 (exact date unknown)