#school lockdown

Call claiming active shooter at Big Island’s Waiākea High School was a hoax

The caller, who spoke with Central Dispatch at 9:07 a.m., said there was a student on campus with a firearm who had shot multiple students, but Hawaiʻi Island Police said it proved to be a hoax.

Waimea man identified, charged for smashing girlfriend’s car with axe

After Waimea Elementary School officials were informed of the search for Randy Lloyd, the school went into lockdown out of an abundance of caution.

Hawai‘i police investigate active shooter hoax call at Kea‘au High School

The caller claimed there was a Caucasian male at Kea‘au High School with a firearm who had shot multiple students in a classroom and was now roaming the campus — but it was all a hoax.

After lockdown lifted at Waikōloa school, man wearing bulletproof vest charged with ammunition offenses

Waikōloa Elementary and Intermediate School was placed on lockdown for nearly an hour on Nov. 3 due to a report made to law enforcement about a potentially armed individual near campus.

Man Charged for Threats That Prompted School Lockdowns

Lyle Kawika Pascubillo was being held on $4,000 bail after being charged with two counts of terroristic threatening.

UPDATE: Lockdown Prompted by Numerous Threatening Calls, Texts

School officials said students were safe, and threatening text messages were the reason for the lockdown.

Stranger on Waimea School Campus Prompts Lockdown

A fourth-grader at Waimea Elementary told school officials he was approached on campus by an Asian man in his 20s.

Kealakehe Reopening Peaceful; Some Students Demonstrate For Unity

Some students at Kealakehe High School today responded to last week’s violence by wearing white shirts.

Kealakehe to Boost Security to Deal With Ethnic ‘Misunderstanding’

The Kona school cancelled classes today following arrests involving fighting between local and Micronesian students.

UPDATE: Mass Fighting at Kealakehe High Leads to 8 Arrests

Fighting at the school on Wednesday and today led to seven male students and one female student being charged with disorderly conduct.