LaupÃÂhoehoe Community Public Charter School, formerly LaupÃÂhoehoe High and Elementary School is a charter school (and former public, co-educational high school, middle school and elementary school) of the Hawaii State Department of Education. It serves grades kindergarten through twelve and was established in 1904.
The school is located in LaupÃÂhoehoe, Hawaii in Hawaii County on the Island of Hawaii, United States. The campus is on Mamalahoa Highway and overlooks the ocean. LaupÃÂhoehoe has no feeder schools. The mascot is the Seasider and its school colors are blue and gold. It currently serves grades Pre-Kindergarten through grade twelve.
LaupÃÂhoehoe School was started in 1883 for students from the HÃÂmÃÂkua Coastal Sugar Cane Communities and fishing communities. The high school was established in 1904.
The school, originally was located on LaupÃÂhoehoe peninsula and was impacted by the April Fools' Day tsunami on April 1, 1946. Twenty students and four teachers were lost in the tsunamL. A monument to the dead now stands on LaupÃÂhoehoe Point. Anew campus was completed and opened its doors in September 1952 at its present location.
LaupÃÂhoehoe Community Public Charter School's commencement exercises are normally held in the month of May.