Hawaii Island Charter School Gets New Home

Hawaiʻi Public Radio

Published July 29, 2014 at 10:55 AM HST

One of Hawaii Island's first charter schools has been on a lava lot in a tsunami zone for the last 20 years--but has still managed to educate its students. Next week, they will welcome students to a brand new, higher and drier campus. HPR's Sherry Bracken tells us more.

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