With Tropical Storm Ana expected to strengthen over the next 12 hours, the state Department of Education will close all public schools on Hawaii Island on Friday. Closures are being made in anticipation of severe weather. ADVERTISING With Tropical Storm
With Tropical Storm Ana expected to strengthen over the next 12 hours, the state Department of Education will close all public schools on Hawaii Island on Friday. Closures are being made in anticipation of severe weather.
Students and staff of these schools will be dismissed at the end of the school day Thursday. Additionally, all inter-scholastic athletic events and student activities are canceled beginning Thursday and through the weekend, resuming when schools reopen.
Many DOE schools serve as emergency shelters; however, County Civil Defense agencies have determined which schools are activated shelters.
Hawaii County designated shelters:
- Kau High & Pahala Elementary
- Keaau High
- Kohala High & Elementary
- Kealakehe High
- Konawaena High
- Hilo High
- Waiakea High
- Pahoa High & Intermediate
- Honokaa High & Intermediate
- Waikoloa Elementary
Please check with state or county Civil Defense for more information on emergency shelters. For updated information on public school operations, follow the DOE on Twitter at @HIDOE808.
For more information on public charter schools’ closures, visit http://www.chartercommission.hawaii.gov/.
