School leaders said it’s not possible to return the school to its original location in Lahaina town because of limited space.

Rebuilding King Kamehameha III Elementary School, which was destroyed in last year’s fire, could help bring families back to Lahaina. But residents are torn over where the school should be located.

Some early learning programs are reopening after their centers were destroyed last summer, but providers say more resources are needed.

Students at Lahainaluna High School say they’re searching for normalcy after the pandemic moved their freshman year online and the fires disrupted their senior year.

The Department of Education is at odds with the teachers union and some Lahaina parents over how much information the public should have access to when it comes to safety plans.

Some Maui schools were closed for long periods after the disaster, and education officials want to help students recover emotionally and academically.

A temporary campus replacing a Lahaina elementary school destroyed in the August wildfires is set to open in April, officials said.

The DOE said it would not make emergency response plans available to the public at this time.

The campus will be used by students and staff from King Kamehameha III Elementary, which was destroyed in the fire.

The historic Maui town, which already suffered from a child care shortage, lost 255 licensed seats in the August wildfires.