Car Accident Stalls School Week

Photo courtesy of Aka’ula School

By The Molokai Dispatch Staff

In the early morning hours of Wednesday, April 2, a car sped through the stop sign on Farrington Ave. and ran into the wall of Aka’ula School. The car tore off the bottom half of the middle school classroom, splintering the wooden wall but somehow leaving the windows undamaged.

The driver was reportedly unharmed, but school was cancelled for the rest of the week. Head of Aka’ula School, Dara Lukonen, explained that school parents immediately stepped up to repair the damage.

“There are so many things for which we are grateful,” said Lukonen, “but the most important thing is that no one was hurt. Walls and cars can be repaired and replaced. We appreciate everyone’s concern and offers of help as we navigate this new experience. As always, our school ‘ohana came together and had the classroom cleaned, debris hauled away and the wall rebuilt the day after the accident.”

Thanks to the parents’ efforts, school was able to re-open on Monday, April 7.

“We’re really grateful to our parents,” said Lukonen.