Queen Liliuokalani School Closing This Summer
After a frenzied fight on the part of parents and community members to keep it open, Queen Lydia Liliuokalani School in Kaimuki will be closing for good this summer, just shy of its 100th anniversary.
The school was among three recommended for closure earlier this year by Hawaii Department of Education Superintendent Kathryn Matayoshi. The Board of Education voted 9-0 Thursday night to close Liliuoakalani and send its students to nearby Liholiho Elementary and Waialae Public Charter schools.
The board spared the other two schools, both in Kalihi, because of concerns about over-crowding the remaining schools in their complex. Closing Liliuokalani is expected to save the department $500,000, and the facilities will likely be turned into department offices. Although the board’s decision is by law final, parents said they hope the new governor-appointed Hawaii State Board of Education, which will probably take office this summer, reconsiders the decision.
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And make sure to check out Civil Beat’s earlier articles to follow the saga:
- Shutting Schools: Half-Empty, Well-Funded And With Poor Test Scores
- School Closure: ‘It Ain’t Just Money’
- Superintendent Recommends Closing Queen Liliuoakalani School
- Two More Schools Recommended For Closure
- Kaimuki School Closure Moves Forward
