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Lihikai Facts

School Facts

  • Lihikai Elementary School is located in Kahului on the island of Maui.
  • Lihikai's name translates to, lihi = near and kai = sea
  • Our logo, designed by a former LES student, depicts a SURFER riding a pencil surfboard, through the waves - the pages of a book. This design ties together our mascot, the surfer, with classic symbols of education, to create a seamless and beautiful image representing Lihikai.
LES Logo
  • The original school building was built in 1961 on Kaahumanu Avenue, next to the Queen Kaahumanu Shopping Center and Maui Beach Hotel.
  • In 1965, Lihikai relocated to our current campus on South Papa Avenue and expanded to a K-8 school.
  • Today, Lihikai now proudly serves our awesome students and their terrific families from pre-K through grade 5.
  • We are a Title I school with well over 47.2% of our students qualifying for "free/reduced" meal pricing.