State boards · The Environmental Notice · July 8, 2026

Kaʻaʻawa Elementary School Electrical Upgrades and Long-Term Repair and Maintenance of Existing School Facilities – Draft EA (AFNSI)

Environmental review · Oʻahu · Koʻolauloa

Tax map key, as printed

(1) 5-1-002:018

Agency, as printed

State of Hawaiʻi, Department of Education

Permits, as printed

Special Management Area (SMA) Use Permit – Major; ROH Chapter 25 Compliance; Dust Control Plan; Noise Permit (if necessary); HRS Chapter 6E Historic Preservation Review; Grading, Grubbing, and Stockpiling Permits; Building Permit (electrical, plumbing, civil); Storm Water Quality Strategic Plan; Rules Relating to Water Quality and Storm Drainage Standards Compliance

Status, as printed

Statutory 30-day public review and comment period starts. Comments are due by August 7, 2026. Please click on title link above to read the document, then send comments to sysadmin@pbrhawaii.com.

Comments due

August 7, 2026 (passed)

Area

Koʻolauloa (placed by the tax map key it prints)

The state's document

The Environmental Notice, July 8, 2026 (PDF)

The existing electrical lines at Kaʻaʻawa Elementary School are currently located above and below ground and at various locations located overhead. Due to the school’s proximity to the shoreline and exposure to salt spray, these electrical lines are corroding and in need of upgrades. The school overall needs an upgrade of their electrical distribution (overhead and underground) and electrical equipment. The proposed project involves replacing the distribution to underground where feasible and replacing most, if not all, of the interior and exterior electrical equipment. In addition to the proposed electrical upgrades, this EA is intended to provide coverage for reasonably foreseeable future improvements to the campus. Future improvements covered under this EA are limited to in-kind replacement or minor upgrades within previously disturbed areas not exceeding 1,500 sf of disturbance. Such improvements may include infrastructure repairs and upgrades to building systems and utilities; ongoing campus maintenance activities necessary to ensure safe and efficient operations; and the replacement, modernization, or expansion of existing facilities such as classroom buildings, administrative offices, and support structures. While detailed plans for other infrastructure repairs, campus maintenance, and replacement facilities are not available, it is reasonable to expect that these may come up in the very near future.

Basis. Read from the issue's PDF by script (pipeline/fetch_environmental_notice.py), published by the State of Hawaiʻi Office of Planning and Sustainable Development; first on the record Sept. 19, 2026. Wording is the notice's; contact names, telephone numbers and email addresses are not carried. Corrections: the corrections log.