FINAL PUBLIC FACILITIES ASSESSMENT UPDATE COUNTY OF MAUI March 9, 2007 Prepared for: Planning Department County of Maui 250 High Street Wailuku, Hawai‘i 96793 Prepared by: R. M. Towill Corporation Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96817 FINAL PUBLIC FACILITIES ASSESSMENT UPDATE COUNTY OF MAUI March 9, 2007 Prepared for: Planning Department County of Maui 250 High Street Wailuku, Hawai‘i 6793 Prepared by: R. M. Towill Corporation Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96817 1-20505-0P TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1.1 PURPOSE ............................................................................................................................1-1 1.2 SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY ......................................................................................................1-1 1.3 MULTI-REGION PUBLIC FACILITIES ............................................................................................1-1 1.4 MAUI ISLAND ANALYSIS ...............................................................................................................1-3 1.4.1 Hana Community Plan Region..............................................................................................1-3 1.4.2 Kihei-Makena Community Plan Region ................................................................................1-5 1.4.3 Lahaina Community Plan Region..........................................................................................1-6 1.4.4 Makawao-Pukalani-Kula Community Plan Region ...............................................................1-7 1.4.5 Paia-Ha‘iku Community Plan Region....................................................................................1-8 1.4.6 Wailuku-Kahului Community Plan Region ..........................................................................1-10 1.5 LANA‘I COMMUNITY PLAN REGION...........................................................................................1-11 1.6 MOLOKA‘I COMMUNITY PLAN REGION.....................................................................................1-12 SECTION 2 METHODOLOGY 2.1 STUDY OBJECTIVE........................................................................................................................2-1 2.2 SCOPE OF WORK..........................................................................................................................2-1 2.2.1 Work Program....................................................................................................................2-1 2.2.2 Study Methodology............................................................................................................2-1 2.2.3 Population Projections.......................................................................................................2-2 2.3 REPORT ORGANIZATION .............................................................................................................2-4 SECTION 3 EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES 3.1 OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................................3-1 3.2 KEY PLANNING ASSUMPTIONS...................................................................................................3-1 3.2.1 Public School Enrollment Projections ...................................................................................3-1 3.2.2 School Location.....................................................................................................................3-2 3.2.3 School Capacity ....................................................................................................................3-2 3.2.4 Classrooms ...........................................................................................................................3-2 3.2.5 Steps in Estimating Future Demand for Educational Facilities .............................................3-3 3.3 INVENTORY OF EXISTING SCHOOLS .........................................................................................3-5 3.3.1 School Locations...................................................................................................................3-5 3.3.2 School Facility Summary, 2005.............................................................................................3-5 3.3.3 Public School Enrollment by Planning Regions, 2005..........................................................3-5 3.3.4 Special Education Enrollment by Planning Regions, 2005...................................................3-5 3.3.5 Private and Charter School Enrollment by Planning Regions, 2005 ....................................3-5 3.3.6 DOE School Enrollment Projections for Maui County, 2005-2011 .....................................3-13 3.3.7 Regional Analyses...............................................................................................................3-15 3.4 MAUI SCHOOLS ..........................................................................................................................3-15 3.4.1 Hana ..........................................................................................................................3-15 A. Enrollment ...............................................................................................................3-15 B. Special Education Enrollment .................................................................................3-15 C. Private School Enrollment .......................................................................................3-16 D. DOE Student Enrollment Projections from 2005-2011............................................3-16 E. Evaluation of Student Enrollment Trends from 2012-2030 .....................................3-16 3.4.2 Kihei - Makena ....................................................................................................................3-17 A. Enrollment ...............................................................................................................3-17 B. Special Education Enrollment .................................................................................3-17 C. Private School Enrollment .......................................................................................3-17 D. DOE Enrollment Projections from 2005-2011 .........................................................3-18 i E. Evaluation of Student Enrollment Trends from 2012-2030 .....................................3-18 3.4.3 Lahaina ..........................................................................................................................3-19 A. Enrollment ...............................................................................................................3-19 B. Special Education Enrollment .................................................................................3-19 C. Private School Enrollment .......................................................................................3-19 D. DOE Enrollment Projections from 2005-2011 .........................................................3-20 E. Evaluation of Student Enrollment Trends from 2012-2030 .....................................3-20 3.4.4 Makawao - Pukalani - Kula ...............................................................................................3-21 A. Enrollment ...............................................................................................................3-21 B. Special Education Enrollment .................................................................................3-21 C. Private School Enrollment .......................................................................................3-22 D. DOE Enrollment Projections from 2005-2011 .........................................................3-22 E. Evaluation of Student Enrollment Trends from 2012-2011 .....................................3-23 3.4.5 Paia-Ha‘Iku..........................................................................................................................3-23 A. Enrollment ...............................................................................................................3-23 B. Special Education Enrollment .................................................................................3-24 C. Private School Enrollment .......................................................................................3-24 D. DOE Student Enrollment Projections from 2005-2011............................................3-24 E. Evaluation of Student Enrollment Trends from 2012-2030 .....................................3-25 3.4.6 Wailuku - Kahului ................................................................................................................3-25 A. Enrollment ...............................................................................................................3-25 B. Special Education Enrollment .................................................................................3-26 C. Private School Enrollment .......................................................................................3-26 D. DOE Student Enrollment Projections from 2005-2011............................................3-27 E. Evaluation of Student Enrollment Trends from 2012-2030 .....................................2-37 3.4.7 MAUI DISTRICT SUMMARY...................................................................................3-28 3.5 LANA‘I ..........................................................................................................................3-29 A. Enrollment ..............................................................................................................3-29