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{{Infobox nrhp
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| name = Puunene School
| name = Puunene School
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| image = Maui-Puunene-school-entrance.JPG
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| caption = Pu{{okina}}unēnē School front entrance
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| locmapin = United States Maui#Hawaii
| lat_minutes = 51
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| built = 1922
| lat_seconds = 41
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| architecture = Classical Revival
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| added = August 22, 2000
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| designated_other1 = Hawaiʻi Register of Historic Places
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| built = 1922
| designated_other1_date = June 2, 1992
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| designated_other1_number = 50-50-04-01630<ref>{{cite web |title=Historic Register Counts |url=https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/shpd/ |website=Hawai'i State Historic Preservation Division |publisher=State of Hawaii |date=February 1, 2022 |access-date=February 19, 2022}}</ref>
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| architecture = Classical Revival
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| added = August 22, 2000
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| area = {{convert|10.9|acre}}
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| refnum = 00000663<ref name=nris>{{cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2009-03-13|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service}}</ref>
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The '''Pu{{okina}}unēnē School''', also known as '''Puunene School''', is a historic [[school]] building in the community of [[Pu'unene, Hawaii|Pu{{okina}}unēnē]] in the central part of [[Maui]], [[Hawaii]], [[United States]]. Built in 1922 by the Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar Company (a division of [[Alexander & Baldwin]]), which [[company town|ran the community]], it was erected on {{convert|10|acre}} of land donated by the company in 1913. Upon completion, it replaced an earlier four-room school on the site that was built to hold 350 students. The [[Classical Revival architecture|Classical Revival]] 1922 two-story concrete building became Maui's largest elementary school with about 1000 students. In the 1950s the area went into decline, and the building was used for special education classes. In 1979 it became an administrative annex for the [[Hawai'i Department of Education|Department of Education]]. It was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Hawaii]] on August 22, 2000.<ref name="focus">{{cite web|author= Daina Penkiunas |url= http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/00000663.pdf |title= Puunene School nomination form |work=National Register of Historic Places |publisher=National Park Service |date= February 24, 1992 |accessdate=2010-01-18 }}</ref>
The '''Pu{{okina}}unēnē School''', also known as '''Puunene School''', is a historic school building in the community of [[Pu'unene, Hawaii|Pu{{okina}}unēnē]] in the central part of [[Maui]], [[Hawaii]], United States. Built in 1922 by the Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar Company (a division of [[Alexander & Baldwin]]), which [[company town|ran the community]], it was erected on {{convert|10|acre}} of land donated by the company in 1913. Upon completion, it replaced an earlier four-room school on the site that was built to hold 350 students. The [[Classical Revival architecture|Classical Revival]] 1922 two-story concrete building became Maui's largest elementary school with about 1000 students. In the 1950s the area went into decline, and the building was used for special education classes. In 1979 it became an administrative annex for the [[Hawai'i Department of Education|Department of Education]]. It was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Hawaii]] on August 22, 2000.<ref name="focus">{{cite web|author= Daina Penkiunas |url= {{NRHP url|id=00000663}} |title= Puunene School nomination form |work=National Register of Historic Places |publisher=National Park Service |date= February 24, 1992 |accessdate=2010-01-18 }}</ref>

In 1937 Puunene School science teacher [[Soichi Sakamoto]] began training boys in a Three Year Swim Club to compete in the [[1940 Summer Olympics]], which were originally scheduled to be held in [[Tokyo, Japan]]. Jose Balmores, [[Keo Nakama]], "Bunny" Nakama, [[Takashi Hirose (swimmer)|"Halo" Hirose]], and [[Bill Smith (swimmer)|Bill Smith]] swam 50-yd sprints against the 15&nbsp;mph current (much clearer in those days) and went on to compete nationally but were never able to participate in the canceled 1940 and 1944 Olympics. However, Smith was finally able to win gold on the 400- and 800-meter relay team in the 1948 Olympics.<ref>{{cite web|last=Nakaso|first=Dan|title=They promised to swim three years and beyond|url=http://www.hawaiiswim.org/legacy/bunmei.html|work=Hawaiian Swimming|accessdate=16 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = A Schoolteacher Dreams of Olympic Gold|url = http://www.wnyc.org/story/three-year-swim-club/|website = WNYC|accessdate = 2015-11-02}}</ref>
The coach and team were described in a 2015 book.<ref>{{Cite book |title= The Three-Year Swim Club: The Untold Story of Maui's Sugar Ditch Kids and Their Quest for Olympic Glory |author= Julie Checkoway |date= October 27, 2015 |isbn= 978-1455523443 |publisher= Grand Central Publishing |url-access= registration |url= https://archive.org/details/threeyearswimclu0000chec }}</ref>


==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Image:Maui-Puunene-School-old-wooden-building.JPG|Older, plantation-style wooden school building
Image:Maui-Puunene-School-old-wooden-building.JPG|Older, plantation-style wooden school building
Image:Maui-Puunene-School-oblique.JPG|Newer concrete school built in 1922
Image:Maui-Puunene-School-irrigation-ditch.JPG|Irrigation ditch where the Three-Year Swim Club practiced
</gallery>
</gallery>


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Latest revision as of 23:20, 16 May 2024

Puunene School
Puʻunēnē School front entrance
Puunene School is located in Maui
Puunene School
Puunene School is located in Hawaii
Puunene School
Coordinates20°51′41″N 156°26′57″W / 20.86139°N 156.44917°W / 20.86139; -156.44917
Area10.9 acres (4.4 ha)
Built1922
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPSMaui Public Schools MPS
NRHP reference No.00000663[1]
HRHP No.50-50-04-01630[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 22, 2000
Designated HRHPJune 2, 1992

The Puʻunēnē School, also known as Puunene School, is a historic school building in the community of Puʻunēnē in the central part of Maui, Hawaii, United States. Built in 1922 by the Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar Company (a division of Alexander & Baldwin), which ran the community, it was erected on 10 acres (4.0 ha) of land donated by the company in 1913. Upon completion, it replaced an earlier four-room school on the site that was built to hold 350 students. The Classical Revival 1922 two-story concrete building became Maui's largest elementary school with about 1000 students. In the 1950s the area went into decline, and the building was used for special education classes. In 1979 it became an administrative annex for the Department of Education. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places listings in Hawaii on August 22, 2000.[3]

In 1937 Puunene School science teacher Soichi Sakamoto began training boys in a Three Year Swim Club to compete in the 1940 Summer Olympics, which were originally scheduled to be held in Tokyo, Japan. Jose Balmores, Keo Nakama, "Bunny" Nakama, "Halo" Hirose, and Bill Smith swam 50-yd sprints against the 15 mph current (much clearer in those days) and went on to compete nationally but were never able to participate in the canceled 1940 and 1944 Olympics. However, Smith was finally able to win gold on the 400- and 800-meter relay team in the 1948 Olympics.[4][5] The coach and team were described in a 2015 book.[6]

  • Older, plantation-style wooden school building
    Older, plantation-style wooden school building
  • Newer concrete school built in 1922
    Newer concrete school built in 1922
  • Irrigation ditch where the Three-Year Swim Club practiced
    Irrigation ditch where the Three-Year Swim Club practiced

References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Historic Register Counts". Hawai'i State Historic Preservation Division. State of Hawaii. February 1, 2022. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  3. ^ Daina Penkiunas (February 24, 1992). "Puunene School nomination form". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
  4. ^ Nakaso, Dan. "They promised to swim three years and beyond". Hawaiian Swimming. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  5. ^ "A Schoolteacher Dreams of Olympic Gold". WNYC. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
  6. ^ Julie Checkoway (October 27, 2015). The Three-Year Swim Club: The Untold Story of Maui's Sugar Ditch Kids and Their Quest for Olympic Glory. Grand Central Publishing. ISBN 978-1455523443.
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