Teachers that care, clean and comfortable classrooms, a focus on learning, and a foundation of…read morebeing a good person. An excellent school!

I think I should know a lot about this place as I spent 9 years of my life here. Back then (wow, I…read morefeel old, LOL) Kahului School was kindergarten through grade 8. My class, the class of 1989, was the last "graduating" class of Kahului School as Maui Waena Intermediate opened up the following school year. The school colors and red and blue, the mascot is the eagle. COOL FACT: The original Kahului School was located at the corner of Kaahumanu Avenue and Kane Street (across of the Maui Beach Hotel and Sears). The sole building stood vacant for years before being torn down maybe 20 years or so ago. THE SCHOOL: The current campus opened in the 1960's and is located at the corner of Lono and Hina Avenues. During my time, the campus consisted of several portable classrooms and 11 buildings all connected to a central covered walkway. It was designed with the youngest students situated at the front of the campus, progressing west towards Maui High School to the upper classmen. Accessibility is convenient via two major streets. None of the buildings were air conditioned except for the main office. Oh yeah, we soldier-children suffered through the heat! MEMORIES: I still remember the smell of the kindergarten classrooms and the hated nap time. Boy, how I long for an after-lunch nap now! Along with age came cafeteria duties. Yes, child labor! We were pulled early from one class and marched to the cafeteria to report for duty. We either helped move trays along the assembly line, emptied leftovers into the slop barrels, or even operated the Hobart-brand dishwasher (not kidding). Aside from ditching class early, you also got to eat lunch earlier. Chicken patty and battered fried fish days were an automatic home-lunch day for me as just the smell of them made me nauseous! Nowadays I like frozen fish sticks but still can't stomach the thought of a chicken patty. We recited the Pledge of Allegiance daily along with a local or national anthem/song of our choice. Yearbook production started around 1983 and I still possess all of them. Believe it or not, I had one "GT" (gifted & talented) class in around the 3rd grade. For some reason it was held in a makeshift janitor's office as there were just a few of us, LOL. Tuesdays were "film days". We all piled into the cafeteria, louvers closed, watching a projector screen in the dark. Excursion days were my favorite as we got to leave campus. You'd see classmates picking up bentos from Noda Market early in the morning before school. Numerous times we'd end up at Baldwin High School's auditorium to take in plays. I ran track for several years and competed in track meets. I was also a band geek and played the clarinet. Our bandroom was so ghetto! It was two portable classrooms surgically attached together to form a doublewide. TEACHERS: Yes, I still remember all nine homeroom teachers along with a few others. K = Mrs. Okuda, 1st = Mrs. Kimura, 2nd = Mrs. Rogers, 3rd = Mrs. Toda, 4th = Mrs. Wainui, 5th = Ms. Machida, 6th = Mrs. Shimabuku, 7th = Mr. Wright, 8th = Mr. Irimata. Band = Mr. Manzano, woodshop = Mr. Norman, PE = Mr. Yap. CURRENT DAY: Grades are now K through 5 only. Two of the permanent buildings burned down due to arson and were never replaced. More ugly portable classrooms dot the campus and faculty park all over the lawn by the kindergarten building. OVERALL: So many fun memories but I really didn't care for school.

I can only comment on the Awesome Wrestling Community here…read more The resilience of the local Lahaina coaches, wrestlers, parents and volunteer administrative staff here goes beyond the STRATUSPHERE of Reviews! I've been officiating here over the past 8 years and the devastation of the fires last year go beyond expression. There is no greater sense of community than those that come together to put their neighbor before self! I have witness a love and selfless caring attitude among the great multitude of Maui Strong ʻOhana! Five Fabulous Stars for Family, Resilience, Excellence, Aloha Spirit and Community Sportsmanship!

The school buses take forever and they barely announce if the buss are late just honestly just wait…read morefor your parents to pick you up not the bus!

This 5 star rating goes to Merarie C. & Rebecca A. These are 2 of the most dedicated, selfLess,…read morepatient teachers I have ever known. They have it far worse than others there, yet get constantly overlooked. Thank you ladies for doing the job no one else can handle. You're kicking bootays and taking names, ladies. You 2 make that school what it is, beautiful and accepting. Mrs. Sheri is also such a caring T.A. What a blessing that school was granted to have your wonderful soul be there to accompany their team. Fair mind. Kind heart. The kind of things you can't teach.

We have our Pueo Pride :)…read more 5 stars though we are biased. We love the different and unique education and recreation that Kamali'i provides to the student body. Technically with our oldest in Kindergarten and having a newborn, we will be Pueo Parents for 10 years! Among the activities and resources available: Girl Scouts/Boy Scouts Basketball Music Classes Cup Stacking (we have been part of the Guiness World Record 2 years in a row) Hawaiiana Studies

All of my children have gone through this school; my third is currently in third grade. The staff…read moreis caring and friendly. The teachers are intelligent, compassionate, and loving beyond belief. They are sometimes overloaded with many more children than they should have, and yet these teachers rise above everything and shine. Yet often the numbers are perfect and everyone always gets the attention they need, regardless of the degree of challenge to the tireless teachers. I am a substitute teacher and I stand in total honor of the daily educators here. Patient, fair, loving, and real. I can't recommended Pukalani school enough. We are so grateful to have been part of this community!

I absolutely love this place. Every time that I have called for the past 2 years (and I've called a…read morelot) everyone I have spoken to has been kind and efficient. The teachers are amazing, the classes are amazing, and they all want you to succeed.

Been to the Main Campus for Events over the years Including the Fitness Center the Science Building…read moreand Recently to Lecture Open to the public during the day is nice spacious campus. At when its dark out it seen a scary and confusing to navigate there are maps of the campus but you in a rush they can been confusing. That said luckily there amply parking and security take there job seriously and are helpful. Higher Education is so important in Maui and this success really is tied to the success of the community as a whole so i'm a fan.

Outstanding facilities and a great athletic program here on the k west side of Maui…read more Today we have High School Wrestling boys and girls. The huge overhead fans in the main gym provide a great cooling breeze to counter the humidity! It's exciting to have wrestling action here on Maui

Wow! I recently attended the graduation ceremony at HTA campus in Kapalua and was blown away by how…read moreprofessional, friendly, and welcoming everyone was. It really puts the meaning into OHANA :) My Little Sister (Big Brother, Big Sister) was graduating from elementary to middle school and it was really lively, entertaining, and very touching. From ukelele groups to electric guitar, traditional Hawaiian songs to modern ballads, graceful hula and meaningful speeches, it really was inclusive, very happy and the bond between teachers and students was obvious. Probably because this is a small eclectic school and classes are very small allowing time for every child. Plus parents are a big part of their child's education with home schooling built into the curriculum. Before graduation each grade presented something to their peers, families and teachers in their classrooms, and 5th graders did an individual speech on topics such as Robotics and AI, CPR and Music, Recycling and Growing native plants, etc. Every student was amazing and I give a big cheer to those who found public speaking daunting (I don't like it either!), as they overcame their fear and gave remarkable speeches. Since my Little Sister started attending this school (her previous school burned down in the tragic Lahaina fire) her reading and writing have improved dramatically and she is making videos and writing books using special software on a laptop, making lithographs and exploring art concepts, playing the electric guitar, taking extracurricular self defense classes, and thriving! After attending her graduation ceremony I can see why! The school is part of a chain across the Hawaiian Islands and the Kapalua school will be moving to a new purposely built school in Lahaina hopefully by 2027, with special science labs, a makerspace, outdoor areas and bigger enclosed classrooms. They have come a long way from teaching in tents straight after the fire, to an old restaurant premises, to a newly built school. I'm very impressed with this school, I wish my daughter had the chance to attend this type of tech academy when she was growing up. I'm so glad my Little Sister has the chance :)