As of Thursday, October 16th at 8:30 am, ONLY DOE schools on the island of Hawaii have been closed for tomorrow, October 17th and DOE and Charter Schools on Oahu will have school.  I will continue to communicate with you all through School Reach, should this change and/or the Governor declare a state of emergency on  Oahu.  The storm is predicted to impact Oahu over the weekend and into Monday, October 20th.  You will be notified via School Reach by no later than 7:00 pm on Sunday, October 19th, should we need to close school on Monday, October 20th.

We encourage all of you to make the necessary preparations for the potential impact on Oahu and should you need shelter, the following locations are designated shelter areas on the island:

Campbell High School, 91-980 North Road, Ewa Beach;

Kaimuki High School, 2705 Kaimuki Avenue, Honolulu, PET FRIENDLY;

Kaiser High School, 511 Lunalilo Home Road, Honolulu;

McKinley High School, 1039 South King St., Honolulu;

Castle High School, 45-386 Kaneohe Bay Dr., Kaneohe;

Mililani High School, 95-1200 Meheula Parkway, Mililani;

Pearl City High School, 2100 Hookiekie Street, Pearl City, PET FRIENDLY;

Waialua High School/Intermediate, 67-160 Farrington, Waialua, PET FRIENDLY;

Nanakuli High School/Middle, 89-980 Nanakuli Avenue, Waianae, PET FRIENDLY; and

BYU-HAWAII, 55-220 Kulanui Street, Kahuku, PET FRIENDLY.