{"id":2013828,"date":"2023-08-27T20:30:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T00:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-than-2000-students-missing-from-lahaina-schools-in-wake-of-deadly-wildfire\/"},"modified":"2023-08-27T20:32:42","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T00:32:42","slug":"more-than-2000-students-missing-from-lahaina-schools-in-wake-of-deadly-wildfire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-than-2000-students-missing-from-lahaina-schools-in-wake-of-deadly-wildfire\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 2,000 students absent from Lahaina schools after deadly wildfire."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmore-than-2000-students-missing-from-lahaina-schools-in-wake-of-deadly-wildfire%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2013828&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<h2>The Fate of Lahaina&#8217;s Students Hangs in the Balance<\/h2>\n<p>The West Maui wildfires have left more than 2,000 students from \u2062Lahaina&#8217;s public schools in a state \u2062of uncertainty. According to a \u200dreport by the Hawaii State Department of Education (HDOE), at least 115 people have lost their lives, and hundreds are still missing.<\/p>\n<p>HDOE Superintendent Keith Hayashi expressed the department&#8217;s ongoing struggle to cope with the aftermath of the \u2064wildfires, which have severely impacted the West Maui communities and schools in the Lahainaluna complex. In\u200c a letter to\u200b state Board of Education Chairman\u200c Warren \u2064Haruki, Hayashi emphasized the challenges faced by the department.<\/p>\n<p>The devastating Aug.\u200d 8\u2063 Lahaina wildfire caused extensive damage to the Lahainaluna complex, including King Kamehameha III Elementary School, Princess Nahienaena Elementary School, Lahaina Intermediate School, and\u200c Lahainaluna High School.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\">\n<div class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related \u2063Stories<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n              <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/many-say-theyre-safe-after-maui-releases-388-names-of-missing-people-from-wildfires-5481089\">Many Say \u2063They&#8217;re \u2063Safe \u200bAfter Maui Releases 388 Names of Missing People From\u2064 Wildfires<\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">8\/26\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n              <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/health\/wildfire-season-here-is-what-you-need-to-be-prepared-5480813\">When Wildfire Comes: How to Prepare Before, During, \u200band\u2064 After the Blaze<\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">8\/25\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The HDOE report reveals that King Kamehameha III\u2062 Elementary School, with its 624 students, remains closed \u2062due to \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-than-2000-students-missing-from-school-enrollment-in-wake-of-deadly-lahaina-wildfire\/\" title=\"Over 2,000 students absent from school due to Lahaina wildfire.\">significant structural damage<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-left:0;margin-right:0;max-width:1200px\">\n<figure style=\"width:640px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>(L-R) President Joe Biden, First Lady Jill Biden, \u200bHawaii Gov. Josh Green, \u200dand his wife, Jaime Green,\u2063 walk along Front Street to inspect wildfire damage in Lahaina, \u200bHawaii, on Aug. 21, 2023. (Mandel \u2063NGAN\/AFP via Getty \u200cImages)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Princess \u200bNahienaena Elementary School, Lahaina Intermediate School, and Lahainaluna\u200b High School have all suffered damage from wind, debris, ash, and soot. These schools, with a combined enrollment \u2064of\u2064 over\u200b 2,000 students, remain closed for the \u200bsake of water safety and environmental quality.<\/p>\n<p>The report states that all four\u2062 schools\u200b are awaiting \u200cofficial clearance to reopen.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>According to the report, as of Aug. 9, the Lahainaluna complex had a \u2063total enrollment of 3,001 students and 327 staff members. Since the fire, 538 students have\u200c found enrollment in other public schools, while 438 have opted for the state&#8217;s distance-learning program.<\/p>\n<h2>&#8216;Children Passed&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>However, there are still 2,025 students who have not\u2062 reenrolled in another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cdc-director-schools-are-safe-places-for-kids-during-pandemic\/\" title=\"CDC Director: Schools Are Safe Places for Kids During Pandemic\">public school<\/a> or chosen distance \u2064learning, as stated in\u2064 the\u2063 report. It remains\u200b unclear whether these students have \u2064relocated out of state or enrolled in private schools.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200cEpoch Times\u2062 reached out to HDOE officials \u200dfor comment but did not receive a response.<\/p>\n<p>In the \u2062meantime, \u200bthe DOE report highlights the department&#8217;s efforts to address immediate needs, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chicago-police-officers-under-investigation-for-alleged-sexual-relations-with-migrants\/\" title=\"Chicago police officers investigated for alleged sexual relations with migrants.\">providing mental health support<\/a> for students and staff and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-than-2000-students-missing-from-lahaina-schools-in-wake-of-deadly-wildfire\/\" title=\"Over 2,000 students absent from Lahaina schools after deadly wildfire.\">installing air quality monitors<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Additional \u200dinitiatives\u2064 include the establishment of a Maui support \u200bhotline and the\u2063 availability of in-person, telehealth, and virtual \u2064options for medical assistance.<\/p>\n<p>On Aug. 25, \u200cHawaii officials released the names of \u2062388 residents who are still missing in the Lahaina \u200bfire.<\/p>\n<p>Although the number of unaccounted individuals, \u200bincluding many children, has been revised \u2063down from over 1,000 to at least 850, the impact on West Maui\u2064 schools, as described by Hawaii Governor Josh Green, remains devastating.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;King Kamehameha Elementary School in Lahaina is burned to the ground. I mean,\u2064 it&#8217;s just gone,&#8221;\u200c Green stated during an\u200b interview with CBS News&#8217; &#8220;Face\u2063 The Nation&#8221; on Aug. 20.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maui&#8217;s public schools. Over 2,000 students&#8217; future remains uncertain after the devastating West Maui wildfires claimed 115 lives and left many missing. The Hawaii State Department of Education is grappling with the aftermath and striving to address the extensive consequences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":294,"featured_media":2013829,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2013828","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2013828","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/294"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2013828"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2013828\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2013829"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2013828"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2013828"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2013828"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}