Hanalei Elementary School

The Hanalei Elementary School, on Kuhio Highway in Hanalei, Hawaii, is a public elementary school of the Hawaii Department of Education. It formerly occupied a historic school building that was built in 1926. This building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

Hanalei Elementary School
Historic building in 2009, then housing small shops
Location5-5161 Kuhio Hwy.
(current campus,
former location of historic building)
Kuhio Hwy. (current location
of historic building), Hanalei, Hawaii
Coordinates22°12′10″N 159°29′46″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1926
ArchitectWaiamau, John
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman
NRHP reference No.90000344[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 14, 1990

The old building was probably designed by Kauai County Department of Public Works employee John Waiamau. The school is significant as an example of school architectural design that emerged in the 1920s. The state of Hawaii was planning to demolish the school to make way for a new school on its site; the building was saved by commercial developers moving it about half a mile down the Kuhio Highway to its current location in Hanalei.[2]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Carol Wilcox (August 10, 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hanalei Elementary School". National Park Service. and accompanying two photos from 1989



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