Olomana High & Intermediate School
Encyclopedia
Olomana High & Intermediate School part of Hawaii Department of Education, is an alternative-education school which offers classes for students in seventh grade through twelfth grade. Located at 42-471 Kalanianaole Highway Kailua, Hawaii 96734, the school has about 250 students attending.
. Then in succeeding decades various types of facilities and locales were used to house, train, and educate the youths. Finally in 1961 the boys’ and girls’ operations were combined to form the Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility (Hawaii Department of Human Services
) now based in Kailua. The facility later experienced its own series of moves as it went from one agency’s headship to another. In 1987, the Legislature created a juvenile justice interdisciplinary committee to study and determine the appropriate placement of the youth corrections program. The committee report, made in January 1989, recommended that a youth services agency be created and attached to the Department of Human Services
for administrative purposes.
ics tournament
. Teams designed robots that would automatically tackle a series of tasks, including collecting balls and pineapples as well as clearing away lava debris. In 2007 the team captured three awards in regional competition at the Hawaii Convention Center
.
History
In Hawaii, the practice of youth incarceration dates back to the period of the Hawaiian monarchy. In 1864, on the island of Oahu, King Kamehameha V created the Keoneula Reformatory School for boys and girls in Kapalama, the first juvenile facility of its kind in the islands. In 1903, 75 of the boys were relocated to farmland in Waialee (near Pūpūkea) on Oahu's North ShoreNorth Shore (Oahu)
The North Shore, in the context of geography of the Island of Oahu, refers to the north-facing coastal area of Oahu between Kaena Point and Kahuku Point...
. Then in succeeding decades various types of facilities and locales were used to house, train, and educate the youths. Finally in 1961 the boys’ and girls’ operations were combined to form the Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility (Hawaii Department of Human Services
Hawaii Department of Human Services
The Hawaii Department of Human Services is a state agency of Hawaii, headquartered in Honolulu CDP, City and County of Honolulu on the island of Oahu....
) now based in Kailua. The facility later experienced its own series of moves as it went from one agency’s headship to another. In 1987, the Legislature created a juvenile justice interdisciplinary committee to study and determine the appropriate placement of the youth corrections program. The committee report, made in January 1989, recommended that a youth services agency be created and attached to the Department of Human Services
Department of Human Services
A Department of Human Services or Ministry of Human Services is a national or subnational umbrella agency which is responsible for providing public assistance programs to the population they serve...
for administrative purposes.
Service
The school provides educational services for Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility, Secure Custody Facility, Ho’okipa Canoe House, Olomana Youth Center and Detention Home Facility (Olomana School). Olomana High & Intermediate School made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) in 2007. Under “No Child Left Behind,” a school makes AYP if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of Hawaii in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. With 31 full-time classroom teachers Olomana High & Intermediate School has 6 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Hawaii average is 16 students per full-time equivalent teacher.Accomplishments
Olomana School is the first of its kind in the nation to participate in a Botball robotRobot
A robot is a mechanical or virtual intelligent agent that can perform tasks automatically or with guidance, typically by remote control. In practice a robot is usually an electro-mechanical machine that is guided by computer and electronic programming. Robots can be autonomous, semi-autonomous or...
ics tournament
Tournament
A tournament is a competition involving a relatively large number of competitors, all participating in a sport or game. More specifically, the term may be used in either of two overlapping senses:...
. Teams designed robots that would automatically tackle a series of tasks, including collecting balls and pineapples as well as clearing away lava debris. In 2007 the team captured three awards in regional competition at the Hawaii Convention Center
Hawaii Convention Center
The Hawai‘i Convention Center is a convention and exhibition center in Hawaii, located in Honolulu on the island of Oahu. The building cost $200 million and has of floor space. It was completed in 1997 and opened in 1998...
.