09/18/2024
HIDOE Design Options for New Holualoa Elementary School
Last night I attended a meeting to discuss future plans and design options for the new Holualoa Elementary School.
Teachers, staff, community members and parents voiced their concerns and opinions on the three different design plans, recent issues with mold, overall safety, historical heritage sites, road traffic, surrounding neighbors, ADA compliance, parking and especially not being given enough notice to make sure the community could be present to be apart of the process and help make these big decisions.
At the end of the meeting I was able to suggest the DOE and design team to let Holualoa keep the design boards so it gives the community ample time to view and help make suggestions, as well as cast their vote for which of the three design options to work towards and build upon. DOE is granting the Holualoa Community to the end of October 2024 to cast their vote and submit a comment card. (Please visit my Instagram for the link to the plans & comment card)
It is so exciting to have the opportunity to be apart of this build and to give future generations a beautiful space to learn and grow.
And it takes all parties, in all fields and all sides, to make a project of this capacity happen.
I encourage everyone, to be open to suggestion & compromise, to be mindful of the time and effort it takes during the building process, and the humility to think outside yourself, and work towards building a school our children and teachers deserve.
Please take the time to visit the website, review the design options, and submit your comment card.
I will continue to work with DOE and Holualoa Elementary to make sure these boards make it to a public space for everyone to review.
Your opinion and experience matters.
Be back with more info!
Aloha,
Monica Ament
Owner & Designer of Monica Ament Interior Design