Twenty-five years ago, a time capsule was prepared by the students and staff of Pohakea Elementary School with the intent that it would be opened in the year 2013. This special project was coordinated by the gifted and talented/enrichment class under the guidance of teacher Sharon Kamita. Each class from kindergarten through sixth grade decided on what should be placed in the time capsule that would convey what life was like at Pohakea School in the year 1988 with future students in 2013. A wide array of items were sealed in an 18-inch plexi-glass cube and buried on the campus grounds for posterity.
A plaque indicating the location where the capsule was buried and the year it should be opened was hung in the principal’s office. That served as a constant reminder ensuring that the time capsule would not be forgotten as principals, staff, and students passed through Pohakea Elementary School. Like a treasure map, it would lead future generations to their buried treasure.
As time passed and the year 2013 approached, former students began calling the school office with inquiries on when the time capsule would be opened. With these gentle reminders and prompting, the capsule was unearthed by school staff recently. The plexi-glass cube was retrieved with its contents remarkably intact and well preserved. The time capsule successfully froze a moment in time from the past that will now be shared with all, a quarter century later. The artifacts highlight how times have changed but yet in some ways remained the same.
An Open House for the students and staff who attended or worked at Pohakea Elementary School during the 1987-88 school year will be held at the Pohakea Elementary School Library on Saturday, October 26th, from 1:00-3:00 p.m. Students involved with the time capsule project would now be 29-37 years old.
We will be recruiting volunteers to assist in planning and conducting a program for the official school unveiling of the contents scheduled for Tuesday, November 19th from 1:00 to 1:45 p.m. Connecting the past to the future will be more meaningful when it is shared first-hand by those who lived it.
Go to pohakeaschool.weebly.com and leave a blog or send an email to [email protected]. A message can be left with the school office staff at 689-1290.
Some interesting facts about Pohakea:
The original burial of the time capsule commemorated the 25th anniversary of the opening of the school, so this school year also marks Pohakea’s 50th anniversary.
The Distinguished and Honorable Senator Daniel Akaka was the first principal at Pohakea. He was instrumental in giving the school its name. The school name, Pohakea, in Hawaiiian means to “bring forth light”.
A plaque indicating the location where the capsule was buried and the year it should be opened was hung in the principal’s office. That served as a constant reminder ensuring that the time capsule would not be forgotten as principals, staff, and students passed through Pohakea Elementary School. Like a treasure map, it would lead future generations to their buried treasure.
As time passed and the year 2013 approached, former students began calling the school office with inquiries on when the time capsule would be opened. With these gentle reminders and prompting, the capsule was unearthed by school staff recently. The plexi-glass cube was retrieved with its contents remarkably intact and well preserved. The time capsule successfully froze a moment in time from the past that will now be shared with all, a quarter century later. The artifacts highlight how times have changed but yet in some ways remained the same.
An Open House for the students and staff who attended or worked at Pohakea Elementary School during the 1987-88 school year will be held at the Pohakea Elementary School Library on Saturday, October 26th, from 1:00-3:00 p.m. Students involved with the time capsule project would now be 29-37 years old.
We will be recruiting volunteers to assist in planning and conducting a program for the official school unveiling of the contents scheduled for Tuesday, November 19th from 1:00 to 1:45 p.m. Connecting the past to the future will be more meaningful when it is shared first-hand by those who lived it.
Go to pohakeaschool.weebly.com and leave a blog or send an email to [email protected]. A message can be left with the school office staff at 689-1290.
Some interesting facts about Pohakea:
The original burial of the time capsule commemorated the 25th anniversary of the opening of the school, so this school year also marks Pohakea’s 50th anniversary.
The Distinguished and Honorable Senator Daniel Akaka was the first principal at Pohakea. He was instrumental in giving the school its name. The school name, Pohakea, in Hawaiiian means to “bring forth light”.