1. Hawaii State Department of Education
Hale Kula Elementary School
Schofield Barracks

2. Background
 DoD Report – Public Schools on Military Installations
Priority List (157 schools assessed in Spring 2011)
 Review based on DoDEA standards on school facilities
and capacity
 Review did not include schools located off-base and
surrounded by federal property (i.e. Nimitz, Pearl
Harbor Kai, Pearl Harbor Elementary Schools)
 Congressional Appropriations:
 FY11 $250M (#1-12)
 FY12 $250M (#13-22)

3. Hawaii On-Base Schools
 #9 Hale Kula ES Wheeler/Schofield (funded in 1st
grant round 2011/12)
 #28 Solomon ES Wheeler/Schofield
 #33 Mokapu ES Kaneohe Marine Corps Base Hawaii
 #36 Shafter ES Fort Shafter
 #48 Wheeler ES Wheeler/Schofield
 #54 Wheeler MS Wheeler/Schofield
 #59 Hickam ES Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam
 #63 Mokulele ES Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam

4. Grant Requirements and Timeline
 School district/school  Sept 11: Hale Kula
invitation and grant Elementary Invite
awards are based on rank  Jan 12: Proposal Submitted
order  Mar 12: OEA Team Visit
 Submittals are based on
 Dec 12: Grant Invite
state and LEA standards
and regulations  Feb 13: eGrant Application
Submitted
 20% Non-federal (local
school district)  March 7, 2013 – Official
contribution announcement of the grant
award of $26.6 million by
DoD

5. Renovation of Existing Classrooms
 Removal of tiles and asbestos; replace
with new flooring
 Interior and exterior painting
 Installation of ceiling fans
 Replacement furniture (shelves and
cabinets)

6. Hale Kula Grant
 $33.2M Project Cost  Design will blend with
 Federal $26.6M Grant current school
 State $6.6M (20% Match) architecture and design
 Timeline : June 2013
elements
through August 2016

7. Design Highlights
New Library - Media Center &
Student Support Center
New Admin Center
New
Covered
Playcourt New Classroom
Building

8. Design Highlights
New Administration Center on left,
New Library-Media Center & Student Support Center (2 stories)

9. Design Highlights
View with New Classroom Building in foreground (2 stories)
8 General Classrooms, 2 Supplemental Classrms., 1 SPED Classrm. (FSC), 1 Computer Lab

10. Mahalo Hale Kula Grant Team!
Dept of Defense Hawaii Dept of Education
 DOD-OEA: Gary Willis, Project  Complex Area
Manager Superintendent: CAS John
 US Army Garrison Hawaii: Brummel
COL Daniel Whitney, Mr. Jim  School Administration and
Duttweiler, and Mr. Michael
Amarosa
Staff
 Department of Public Works:  Facilities and School
Dale Kanehisa Support Branch: AS Ray
 CYS-SSS, School Liaison L’Heureux, Nick Nichols and
Officers: Wendy Nakasone, Brenda Lowrey
Tamsin Keone, Wayne Yoshino,  Military Liaison: Cherise
and Byron Nagasako Imai

11. Questions?
Ms. Jan Iwase
Principal
Hale Kula Elementary School
Email: jan_iwase@notes.k12.hi.us
Business Phone: 808-622-6380