KAHULUI –
Kahului Elementary School will remain closed for all students through this week
and reopen on Monday, December 4, due to damage caused by a fire on November
24. Staff will be reporting as normal as
the school continues work to ensure the campus is safe for students.
The fire
damaged four classrooms, two portable classrooms and affected the school's
water lines. The Hawaii State Department
of Education’s Facility Branch is working with the Maui Complex Area to safeguard
the campus and return it to operation as soon as possible.
Kahului
Elementary School is located in the Central Maui area and serves more than 960
students from preschool through grade 5. The damaged classrooms housed second-, third-
and fourth-grade students.