School project prompted lockdown at Waiakea High School

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The suspicious object that prompted a lockdown this afternoon at Waiakea High School has been “determined to be a school project,” the Hawaii County Police Department said.

The suspicious object that prompted a lockdown this afternoon at Waiakea High School has been “determined to be a school project,” the Hawaii County Police Department said.

The lockdown, which police reported lifted at 12:25 p.m., was prompted after a suspicious object was discovered, according to police. Police and Hawaii County Fire Department personnel were sent to the scene.