Pearl Harbor Elementary School

Pearl Harbor Elementary School
Address
1 Moanalua Ridge
Honolulu, Hawaii 96818
USA
Information
Type Public elementary school
Established 1955 [first school year; 1956-57]
School district Central Oahu
Principal Kaipo Simpson
Grades Pre-K through 6th
Color(s) Royal Blue and White
Mascot Shark
Newspaper Sharks Newsletter
Uniform Bottom Khaki shorts, skorts or slacks or Pearl Harbor Aloha print shirts, skorts or dress
Uniform Shirt Polo shirt with embroidered school logo, Pearl Harbor school logo T-Shirt, Pearl Harbor Aloha Print shirt
Website School site

Pearl Harbor Elementary School is a public, coeducational grade school of the Hawai'i State Department of Education that serves around 637 students in grades K-6. The ethnicity is 56% Asian and 25% White.[1] It is located on Moanalua Ridge, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. Pearl Harbor is within the Radford Complex in the Central Oahu District of Hawaii State Department of Education.

History

Pearl Harbor was established in 1956. The school was surrounded by military housing in the late 1950s. As time went on enrollments decreased due to the opening of other schools around the area.

Presidential visit

The school was visited by President George W Bush on 23 October 2003. During the visit Laura Bush read to a second-grade class to promote her reading initiative.[2][3][4]

Funding

In 2003 the Hawaii Senate voted $2,500,000 to plan, design, and construct a library for the school.[5]

Fire prevention week

The Hawaii Federal Fire Department chose this school to launch the 2004 Fire Prevention Week on October 5, 2004.[6]

Notable faculty

Kindergarten teacher Ruth Komatsu was named in January 1997 as one of Hawaii’s Top Teachers.[7]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "Pearl Harbor Elementary School", Public School Review, accessed 29 December ]2007
  2. ↑ "Second-grader puts Bush on the spot", Honolulu Star-Bulletin, October 24, 2003
  3. ↑ "President Bush Visits Hawai`i", Governor's E-Newsletter, 18–24 October 2003, Governor of Hawaii
  4. ↑ "Unions, activists join against Bush", Melissa Francisco, Voice of Kaleo, 28 October 2003
  5. ↑ "Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects in the 15th senatorial district", Twenty-Second Legislature 2003, Hawaii Senate, accessed 28 December 2007
  6. ↑ " Hawaii's Federal Fire Department Kicks Off Fire Prevention Week", Official website of the United States Navy, October 8, 2004
  7. ↑ "Hawaii’s Top Teachers", Honolulu Star-Bulletin, January 25, 1997
  8. ↑ "Children's Book Author Deborah Wiles", Deborah Wiles, accessed 29 December 2007

Coordinates: 21°20′42″N 157°55′39″W / 21.344962°N 157.927527°W / 21.344962; -157.927527


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