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‘Aiea High Facilities Slated For An October 2022 Completion
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Participatinginthegroundbreakingforthenewfacilitiesat‘AieaHighSchoolare(fromleft),principalDavidTanuvasa,cityCouncilmanBrandonElefante,stateRep. Aaron Ling Johanson, state Sen. Bennette Misalucha, state Rep. Sam Kong, and state Department of Education complex area superintendent John Erickson.
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A $13 million renovation, an addition to the athletic locker room and a weight trainingfacilityat‘AieaHigh School, are expected to be completed in October 2022.
PE and athletics.
The project will also cre-
School administration, area legislators and state Department of Education of- ficials took part in a ground- breaking on March 2.
ate gender-neutral facilities, while revamping current student and public athletic areas to meet existing safety standards.
WhiteSpace Architects has been selected to design the 28,780-square-foot fa- cility. The project addresses Title IX gender equity re- quirements by providing the schoolwithitsfirstgirlsath- letic locker room. Currently, girls athletic teams at ‘Aiea High have to share facilities with the physical education department, even though boys sports teams are pro- vided separate facilities for
Due to the highly sloped campus, the new athletic fa- cility will feature a three-sto- ry elevator to improve Americans with Disabilities Act accessibility by making a natural pathway from the main entry parking to both the upper and lower levels of the ‘Aiea High campus.
Construction on the three-story facility is es- timated to take about 18 months. During construc- tion, some PE and athletic activitieswillbetemporarily relocated to other areas of the school campus.
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