More than three dozen children at Waipahu Elementary School, most of them first graders, were hospitalized today after getting sick from what appears to be food poisoning. 

State education and health officials are investigating the outbreak using temperature logs and a sample lunch, according to the Hawaii Department of Education. They’ll also look into any outside food that was brought on campus and whether anyone came to school sick. 

The 40 or so students affected were treated on campus by Emergency Medical Services personnel and then taken to area hospitals for further evaluation.

The children began to show symptoms at around 1:15 p.m., slightly more than two hours after they ate. Nearly 1,150 students total attend Waipahu Elementary.

Photo: A fire department vehicle at Waipahu Elementary. (Screenshot courtesy of KITV.com.)

— Alia Wong