Laupahoehoe High and Elementary School
| Name |
Laupāhoehoe High & Intermediate School |
| Address |
45-527 Pakalana Street |
| Municipality |
Hawaii County, Hawaii (mailing address: Laupāhoehoe, Hawaii) 96764 |
| Established |
1904 |
| Community |
Rural |
| Type |
Public |
| Principal |
James Denight, Ph.D. |
| Grades |
K to 12 |
| Accreditation |
Western Association of Schools and Colleges |
| Mascot |
Seasiders |
| Colors |
Blue Gold |
| Military |
United States Army JROTC |
Laupāhoehoe High & Elementary School is a public, co-educational high school, middle school and elementary school of the Hawaii State Department of Education. It serves grades kindergarten through twelve and was established in 1904.
General information
Laupāhoehoe High & Elementary School is located in Laupāhoehoe, Hawaii in Hawaii County on the Island of Hawaiʻi. The campus is on Mamalahoa Highway and overlooks the ocean. Laupahoehoe has no feeder schools. The mascot is the Seasider and its school colors are blue and gold.
History
Laupahoehoe School was started in 1904 for students from the Hamakua Coastal Sugar Cane Communities and fishing communities. The high school was established in the 1930s.
The school, originally was located on Laupahoehoe peninsula, but was destroyed by the April Fools' Day tsunami on April 1, 1946. Due to the tsunami, the old school building at Laupāhoehoe was inundated, and twenty students and four teachers drowned. A monument to the dead now stands on Laupāhoehoe Point. In 1948, a new campus was built at its present location.
Commencement
Laupahoehoe High & Elementary School's commencement exercises are normally held during the first week of June.