Kalaeloa ( Hawaiian pronunciation: [kəlɐe̯ˈlowə] ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Honolulu County, Hawaii , United States. The population was 2,364 at the 2020 census . The community occupies the location of the former Naval Air Station Barbers Point , which was closed in 1999 and subsequently transferred to the State of Hawaiʻi . The geographical name, Ka lae loa , means "long point" in Hawaiian and is the native name for what has been called Barbers Point on Oʻahu . The area was known as Barbers Point because Captain Henry Barber wrecked his ship on a coral shoal at this location on October 31, 1796.
21-547: In 1993, after the federal government listed Barbers Point for closure, the state legislature established the Barbers Point Naval Air Station Redevelopment Commission (BPNAS-RC) to guide the redevelopment of the former military facilities comprising John Rodgers airfield and 3,700 acres (15 km) of land along the south shore of Oʻahu between the towns of ʻEwa , Kapolei , and Campbell Industrial Park. On July 1, 2002,
42-564: A 5-megawatt photovoltaic solar farm north of the Kalaeloa Heritage Park. Aloha Solar Energy Fund II is leasing 24 acres of HCDA land near the Kalaeloa Airport to build a 5-megawatt photovoltaic solar farm. The United States Navy supplies power to Kalaeloa. SunStrong II's project included a 12-kilovolt line extension to Hawaiian Electric Co.'s (HECO) grid which would have allowed HECO an opportunity to provide power to
63-534: A law creating a standard state public school curriculum, the first of its kind in Hawaii, did not pass during the 2006 legislative session. Probably the most current and controversial debate over Hawaiʻi school reform has to do with the structure of the State Department of Education: specifically, whether it should remain centralized or be broken into smaller districts. The main rationale usually given for
84-573: A means of moving decision-making closer to the classroom, and thus achieving better student performance. The debate divides roughly along party lines, with Republicans generally supporting decentralization and the Democrats supporting the centralized status quo. In 2002, Republican Governor Linda Lingle ran on a campaign to reorganize the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education into smaller school districts that were localed modeled after
105-614: A system found in Canada . The Democrat-controlled Hawaiʻi State Legislature, however, voted not to enact this plan in 2003 and 2004. In October 2009, the Hawaiʻi Department of Education agreed to a furlough program for Hawaiʻi's public schools that reduced the number of instructional days by 17 days to a total of 163 days. This is the smallest number of instructional days anywhere in the United States. The department serves as
126-525: Is a statewide public education system in the United States . The school district can be thought of as analogous to the school districts of other cities and communities in the United States, but in some manners can also be thought of as analogous to the state education agencies of other states. As the official state education agency , the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education oversees all 258 public schools and 37 charter schools and over 13,000 teachers in
147-636: The Arthur wrecked on a reef in high surf and was completely destroyed. Six crew members drowned, but Barber and the other fifteen members of his crew made it ashore in their small boats. The point where the wreck occurred was known thereafter as Barbers Point. The immediate vicinity of Kalaeloa, which extends over the southwestern tip of the island of Oahu , includes Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point , Barbers Point Lighthouse , Kalaeloa Airport , Campbell Industrial Park, including AES Hawaii Power Plant , Hawaii Refinery owned by Par Petroleum Corporation to
168-628: The Hawaii State Senate . This is in contrast to most other school districts in the United States which are directly elected. Hawaii previously had an elected school board from 1966 until 2010 when voters decided to switch back to an appointed state school board. Members are appointed for three-year terms for a maximum of three terms. The Board of Education is empowered by the State Constitution (Article X, Section 3 ) to formulate statewide education policy. The Board also has
189-676: The State of Hawaiʻi , serving approximately 167,649 students statewide (School Year 2023-24). The U.S. Census Bureau classifies this as a "dependent school system", that is dependent on the Hawaiian state government. The HIDOE is currently headed by Superintendent Keith Hayashi (since July 1, 2022). The department is headquartered in the Queen Liliuokalani Building in Honolulu CDP , City and County of Honolulu on
210-576: The CDP was $ 65,625. Males had a median income of $ 49,531 versus $ 0 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $ 21,083. None of the population was below the poverty line . In October 1795, during a trading voyage to China, the ship, the Arthur arrived in Hawaiʻi led by Captain Henry Barber. He set sail for Kauaʻi after stopping for provisions at Waikiki. After passing the entrance to Pearl Harbor,
231-399: The CDP was 88.06% White, 5.97% Asian, 2.99% Pacific Islander, and 2.99% from two or more races. 2.99% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 16 households, out of which 87.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 100.0% were married couples living together, and 0.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size
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#1732791180013252-758: The Hawaii Community Development Authority became the redevelopment authority for Kalaeloa. The former Naval Air Station runways and associated facilities are now Kalaeloa Airport . Barbers Point Housing is that part of Kalaeloa retained temporarily by the United States Navy for housing. Kalaeloa is located at 21°19′28″N 158°04′59″W / 21.32444°N 158.08306°W / 21.32444; -158.08306 ( Kalaeloa ) (21.324550, -158.083156). Tropical savanna climates have monthly mean temperature above 18 °C (64 °F) in every month of
273-916: The Kalaeloa district. Hawaii Department of Education operates Barbers Point Elementary School in Kalaeloa CDP. Ewa Villages, Hawaii Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.226 via cp1108 cp1108, Varnish XID 258769193 Upstream caches: cp1108 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Thu, 28 Nov 2024 10:53:00 GMT Hawaii Department of Education 21°18′34″N 157°51′19″W / 21.30944°N 157.85528°W / 21.30944; -157.85528 The Hawaii State Department of Education ( HIDOE , Hawaiian : Ka ʻOihana Hoʻonaʻauao o ke Aupuni Hawaiʻi )
294-417: The current centralized model is equity in distribution of resources: all schools are theoretically funded from the same pool of money on an equitable basis. (Most schools on the U.S. Mainland are organized into school districts funded from local property taxes; thus, more affluent school districts theoretically receive more money and resources than less affluent areas.) Supporters of decentralization see it as
315-410: The island of Oahu . Hawaii is the only state in the nation that does not use property tax revenue to fund public education; instead, most of HIDOE's budget is funded from the state general fund which includes revenue from the general excise tax and income taxes. Hawaii's overall level of property tax is the lowest nationwide. There had been a law to allow for locally operated government schools, but
336-576: The law was rescinded. The term "school districts" in Hawaii is instead used to refer to internal divisions within HIDOE, and the U.S. Census Bureau does not count these as local governments. Kamehameha III established Hawaii's first public education system on October 15, 1840. This makes the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education the oldest school system in the US west of the Mississippi River , and
357-405: The only system established by a sovereign monarch . This date denotes when the constitution came into effect, codifying the new ministry of education. The regent of Kamehameha III, Queen Emma , had ordered the establishment of free public schools in all districts in 1834 and this was done by 1836. The board of education members are appointed by the governor of Hawaii with the advice and consent of
378-704: The power to appoint the Superintendent of Education, the State Librarian , and members of the State Public Charter School Commission. There are nine voting members: The board also includes a non-voting public high school student member and a non-voting military representative, for a total of eleven members. The State Department of Education currently carries suggested benchmarks for each educational grade and subject which are available on its website. However,
399-714: The southwest and the Barbers Point Harbor. Remnants of the old base remain, such as the streets named after aircraft carriers (i.e. Yorktown, Lexington, etc.), chapels, a post office, and the Navy Exchange which reopened as an indoor go-cart track in January 2011. In 2017, the state of Hawaii under the Kalaeloa Authority within the Hawaii Community Development Authority (HCDA) rejected a plan to allow SunStrong II LLC to lease 19 acres and build
420-424: The year and typically a pronounced dry season, with the driest month having precipitation less than 60mm (2.36 in) of precipitation. As of the 2000 Census , there were 67 people, 16 households, and 16 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 260.0 inhabitants per square mile (100.4/km). There were 127 housing units at an average density of 492.9 per square mile (190.3/km). The racial makeup of
441-406: Was 4.19 (average family size was also 4.19). In the CDP the population was spread out, with 50.7% under the age of 18, 1.5% from 18 to 24, 38.8% from 25 to 44, 9.0% from 45 to 64, and none who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 18 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.3 males. The median income for a household in
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