The Department of Education is at odds with the teachers union and some Lahaina parents over how much information the public should have access to when it comes to safety plans.

Some Maui schools were closed for long periods after the disaster, and education officials want to help students recover emotionally and academically.

A temporary campus replacing a Lahaina elementary school destroyed in the August wildfires is set to open in April, officials said.

The DOE said it would not make emergency response plans available to the public at this time.

The campus will be used by students and staff from King Kamehameha III Elementary, which was destroyed in the fire.

The historic Maui town, which already suffered from a child care shortage, lost 255 licensed seats in the August wildfires.

The schools will close out of an abundance of caution due to a red flag warning and high wind advisory, according to a press release from the Department of Education.

Many families are pushing for a K-12 alternative that would distance students from the burn zone.

Classes resumed despite lingering concerns about air quality due to the nearby burn zone. Lahaina's intermediate and elementary schools also are reopening this week.

State health and education officials say it's safe for kids to come back but some parents and teachers have doubts.