Waimea School Safety Committee
Please attend the Waimea School Safety Committee meetings held (when needed) on the second or third Monday of the month at 4 pm at the Library conference room. For information and to confirm that a meeting will be held, call Carol Yurth at 775-1281.
Safe Route to School Report
To view the report of the 2005 Waimea and Waikoloa Safe Route to School Study, click on the following links:
County Projections of Student Populations
To view "rough" projections by Hawaii County for Waikoloa and by Nino Walker for Waimea of dwelling unit and school-aged children populations, click on the following link:
Possible Issues
Respondents to Nino Walker's survey of our community's values and visions and others have identified the following school-related issues:
The region lacks a public high school. This requires that high school students for whom private school is not an option be transported to Honokaa, Kona or Kohala.
A safer option for student drop off and pick up is need at Waimea Elementary School and Waimea Middle School.
Widening of Mamalahoa Hwy in front of the elementary and middle school will eliminate parking and student drop off area.
Are there other issues?
What do current plans say?
To learn about how existing plans address the sidewalks vs. no sidewalks issue, please click on the following link:
Research is needed to find out what other current plans say about these issues. Any volunteers?
Learning Center
The following links, provided by Nino Walker, relate to planning for safe schools:
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