Background
Information:
(Picture
by
Mrs.
Tera’is
Blog)
In
the
late
1940’s,
the
Kapalama
campus
had
needed
a
place
for
a
gymnasium,
auditorium
and
a
place
that
could
gather
and
hold
thousands
of
people.
They
had
first
purchased
a
hangar
type
structure
that
was
up
to
20,650
square
feet
from
the
Hawaiian
Air
Transport
Service.
They
had
installed
corrugated
iron
structures
with
steel
supports
and
concrete
foundation
at
Waikīkī
end
of
Malalo
Field.
The
cost
for
this
project
came
out
to
$47,656.
They
held
every
single
event
from
Christmas
festivals,
to
Founder’s
Day
observances.
But
its
main
use
was
a
gymnasium.
It
was
named
Kekūhaupi‘o
after
the
warrior
that
had
taught
Kamehameha
the
great
in
vigorous
games
and
the
art
of
warfare.
But
they
had
new
plans
for
an
athletic
complex
that
were
finalized
in
1977.
They
had
given
the
hangar
to
St.
Louis
high
school
for
doing
whatever
they
wanted
to
do
with
it
at
their
expenses.
The
new
Kekūhaupi‘o
was
designed
by
Merrill,
Sims
and
Roehrig
that
was
constructed
on
the
same
site
by
Walker‐Moody
Construction
Company
and
was
dedicated
on
August
1979.
This
was
a
fifty
thousand
square
feet
building
of
play
area
are
covered
with
a
unique
polyurethane
surface
for
all‐purpose
usage.
The
total
cost
for
the
gym
came
to
about
$3,561,846.
The
main
gymnasium
has
marks
for
courts
into
basketball,
volleyball,
and
badminton.
The
divider
curtains
can
divide
the
court
into
three
separate
areas.
There
is
also
an
air‐conditioned
dance
studio
built
with
a
wooden
floor,
with
mirrored
walls
and
a
stereo
system.
Inside
the
building
there
was
also
another
air‐conditioned
weight
room.
With
the
latest
exercise
equipment
and
locker
rooms
for
boys
and
girls.
Above
on
the
second
floor
there
are
6
racquetball
courts
and
a
raised
gallery
for
spectators.
The
opposite
side
is
where
the
gymnastics
area
that
has
the
latest
equipment.
The
lobby
located
in
the
main
entrance
has
the
trophy
display
and
the
painting
of
Kekūhaupi’o
that
is
believed
to
look
like
him
since
there
were
no
drawings
of
this
warrior.
There
is
also
on
the
opposite
side
of
the
trophy
case
is
a
small
stand
where
they
serve
dirnks
and
snacks.
On
the
other
side
from
back
to
back
is
where
the
wrestling
rooms,
with
two
regulation
sized
mats.
Joined
with
a
classroom
it
is
furnished
with
sixty
desks
and
chairs.
Off
the
lobby
there
is
an
office
of
the
manager
of
the
facility.
The
Equipment
is
checked
out
from
the
office
for
daily
use.
I
hope
for
this
facility
to
be
used
for
many
generations
to
come.
Problem:
Keku
Gym
is
20,650
sq.
Ft.
If
Keku
gym
is
a
square,
what
is
it’s
Length?
Also,
if
the
gym
is
divided
into
three
different
sections,
one
a
rectangle,
while
the
other
two
are
squares.
What
in
Ft.,
The
length
for
each
of
those
sections?
Round
to
Nearest
Whole.
*Hint*
one
square’s
length
is
10
Ft.
Problem:
Keku
Gym
is
20,650
sq.
Ft.
If
Keku
gym
is
a
square,
what
is
it’s
Length?
Also,
if
the
gym
is
divided
into
three
different
sections,
one
a
rectangle,
while
the
other
two
are
squares.
What
in
Ft.,
The
length
for
each
of
those
sections?
Round
to
Nearest
Whole.
*Hint*
one
square’s
length
is
10
Ft.
Math
Standard:
Measurement
Math
Concept:
Learn
to
use
metrics
and
they
systems
of
measures
including
scienctific
notations
and
exponents
√20,650
First
you
must
find
the
square
root
of
20,650
144
ft.
Simplify:
Now
we
know
wat
the
L
and
W
is
144÷3
Now
we
know
what
the
L
and
W
is
lets
divide
into
three
different
areas.
48
ft.
Simplify
Now
we
find
the
measurements
of
the
three
sections.
Remember,
one
of
the
squares
is
10
ft
in
length
and
width.
That
means
that
the
other
small
square
is
10
ft
in
length.
Now
we
must
find
the
length
of
the
rectangle.
10+10
Combine
the
Squares
20
Simplify
48‐20
Now
we
subtract
this
from
the
total
length
of
the
building.
28
Simplify
The
Three
Sections
in
length
are
10
by
10,
another
one
10
by
10,
and
28
by
28.
Also,
the
whole
length
of
Keku
gym
is
144
feet
by
144.