My niece just loved it! The kindergarten teachers are just…read moreso experienced and kind! Learning pace for each students is individualized. Kids learn Hawaiian and Spanish during regular school and can attend Japanese afterschool at the community center with BUS Service! It's private school experience with $0 tuition!

A wonderful school and nurturing environment for our children. The smaller sized campus allows all…read moreteachers, including the principal, to get to know the students on a more personal basis. My younger son had some difficulty transitioning to Kindergarten during this pandemic year, but his teachers, counselors and principal worked together to help him adjust and I am very grateful for their support. Morning traffic can sometimes be heavy through the residential area, but I feel most schools have similar situations. We were fortunate to get in through the GE and have been happy with our choice.

Aloha bags are popular and it was very cool to find out they even made totes in Hawaiian print for…read moreMid Pac. We came today to check out what was available. Spent a pretty penny there. I'm not an alum but being the shopaholic that I am, it got the better of me. Happy with our purchases.

Many people are saying Mid-Pac athletics has a problem. I don't know, I'm just telling you what I…read moreheard. Very unfair what happened to me. The runner tripped me. The coaches watched. The officials did nothing. It's a disgrace. One star. Look into it.

This Christian school is fantastic, right now my kids are in elementary--we love the small class…read moresizes, the great teachers and the convenient location. But the excerpt below, taken from their website is what sold me. I homeschooled my son and daughter for 1 year and saw how true this was: "Research says girls develop about six years earlier in language and fine motor skills and boys develop about four years earlier in targeting and spatial memory. Differences such as these can create challenges in elementary classrooms. Educating boys and girls separately - when they are not being directly compared to each other or at risk for being ridiculed for their differences - helps grow the students' confidence in and understanding of themselves. The Lower School at St. Andrew's maximizes the educational experience of our students with single-gender classrooms, yet also provides opportunities for boys and girls to interact and socialize. The social and emotional experiences that children have in schools shapes their learning - and ultimately affects how they think and act. Our experienced faculty incorporates their understanding of the developmental stages of boys and girls into their teaching- scaffolding student learning to nurture a love of learning for life."

Amazing school! Our child enjoys her school and we are very happy with our choice. We know other…read morefamilies, whose children already graduated and they always tell us how happy they were with the school.

I'm so thankful we landed at koko head elementary for my sons kindergarten class. We moved from the…read moremainland at the beginning of second semester. Principal Shitaoka is so wonderful! He called us the first two weeks just to make sure we were settling in well and said to let him know if we needed anything, to reach out. He's outside manning the crossing guard duties before and after school everyday and knows every kids name! It's such a safe environment with the teacher/staff to child ratio. For kinder my son had ms. Davis and she was great at setting expectations high but achievable and also making homework fun. My son is disappointed that he won't be back next year since we are moving to a new district but he's made solid friendships in the semester he was there. With the amount of support and attention to detail for each child, koko head elementary is on par with private schools.

Nice school that's a hidden gem in Hawaii Kai. Great community of really good people.read more

What a beautiful quaint little elementary school here in the islands record of safety end child…read moredevelopment is well known on the island they have a park across the street where kids can play soccer they've got of parking problem they've got a traffic problem could be cleaned up I have been cars coming in one way from the Diamondhead side. I think they need more things like teaching kids how to grow their own food need to be gardens I think they also need to teach kids how to plant trees and clean up the Ala Wai. .I think if they want a fundraiser for the school day host to soccer tournaments and Kapi'olani Park or a concert at the Shell I think there are ways to enhance the education of youth with a strong emphasis on practical skills and something that's useful in life other than talking and chatting on the phone

This is our first year here at this school and our son loves it. They have afternoon activites…read moreduring A plus that are run by teacher's that students can pay to join. So far my son did a ceramics class that he loved and this year is trying soccer and capoeira. There is always traffic in morning because only one entrance into school which is sometimes a hassle. During the year they have activities for families to enjoy, we had fun at the Halloween program.

We come here to play basketball. They have two 10' full courts on the bottom and one on the top…read morewhich if you bring your own rim and want to make pretend your Michael Jordan or Lebron James you can play on the 6' ones and practice your dunks. They also have a softball field. If you want to play it is best you reserve it by seeing the park person during the day. They also have a men's and women's bathroom that is connected to the pavillion.

This is purely based on my one day of volunteering at the school, but I can tell it is a great…read moreschool. The teachers, students, and staff make up a great community of learning and growing. I would definitely send my kids to this school (if I had kids) and feel safe that they are well cared for and are learning at one of the best public schools on the island. Yelp 365 Challenge #109/365

Best school that I didn't attend on the entire island. Beautiful campus, great teachers, and…read moreamazing staff--especially in the office! Wooooooow!

I am a Kauluwela Elementary alumnus. I did a lot of school moving, and I believe I as at Kauluwela…read morefor kindergarden in 1987 and 1988. Then I transferred to Liholiho Elementary for first grade in 1988 and 1989. Thank goodness for yearbooks, because otherwise I would forget the year. I flunked first grade from Liholiho, and then in 1989 and 1990 I transferred back to Kauluwela for first grade. Though I was born and raised in Honolulu, English is my second language. I knew not my ABCs and I knew not how to read up to that point at Liholiho. I recalled I got pulled out of class at Liholiho where a teacher specialist mostly had me trace pictures. It was at Liholiho that I recalled that my first grade teacher popped in the 1989 Moonwalker VHS for our class to watch. After watching the Moonwalker film at Liholiho and at my family gatherings, my older sibling recorded me beatboxing, scat singing, and singing one of the songs from the Moonwalker film. I was six-years-old then. I still have the Liholiho Elementary picture taken of me on the playground holding an orange baseball bat. I do recall we were given seeds to plant around Liholiho Elementary... I chose the seed that would grow a blue flower. I planted it somewhere around the campus and as I grew older, I remember where I planted those seeds. I now see those blue flowers grown. Today, as an adult, I love to read daily, for fun and enjoyment. I love to write. I also help students with mathematics throughout the state of Hawaii. I also beatbox throughout the state of Hawaii and the world, speaking at conferences, and schools. Liholiho Elementary students were among 300 in attendance when I performed and spoke at the 25th Chevron Honolulu Speech Festival at the McKinley High School Auditorium. -Jason Tom

Fun Friendly Helping out with the rummage sale @ Kuhio…read moreschool was A blast. all the volunteer and staff was crazy fun laughter that I almost peed my pant's. This rummage sale started off a little quiet but once I got to know everyone it was off the hook lol At the end of the day I was ask if I would like to help out with the Multicultural Arts and wellness fair that was at the end of May so I said sure with all the fun I had i'm sure it would be a blast again. As the end of the month got closer I got more excited about the fair because of all the fun i had the last time I got all my thing ready for that day. The day of the multicultural arts and wellness fair I got there and everyone was setting up so many different cultural it was so crazy but organize pretty awesome lol as I started to set up all the volunteer and staff came by to help me set up my tent and table's and made sure all my things was set up before they went to help out the others. when the event started all the friendly volunteer and staff came by to help out with my tent because it was busy. The volunteer made sure I was staying hydrated because it was a really hot day. they also made use I had something to eat. wow what a friendly atmosphere . If I was living in the area I'm sure that I would love for my daughter to attend Kuhio school. know that they have friendly volunteer and staff MUCH MAHALO :)

My review is a little late because I was more focused on my child's needs than writing review. I…read morewithdrew her from this school and transferred her to a new one. While my child attended this school, all of her teachers were incompetent. Starting from 1st grade until I withdrew her. They never communicated thoroughly with me. There were issues with students bullying my child and the teachers never handled the situation. Almost every day my child would come home crying about it. And when I talked to the teachers about it, they would claim it was handled, yet I kept hearing differently from my child. Another incident was when my child was hit hard with a ball and fell on concrete. I was not called or notified in any way about what happened to her. I came to pick her up from school and saw that she had cuts on her face and body. And all I received was a note from the health room lady (HRL). It said "cleaned up right knee, small cut." Nothing about her face or nose. I called the school to ask what happened and every single person involved claims they had no idea she had cuts all over her. I spoke specifically to the HRL because my child said she told her about her face hurting. I then spoke to the principal at that time, and she told me a completely different story from what the HRL told me. The principal had claimed that the HRL knew about the cuts. But when I spoke to the HRL, she said she had no idea and must not have heard my daughter tell her. So to me, it seems like the principal was trying to cover/lie for her instead of any of them owning up to their mistakes. The principal also said that my child was brought into the health room by a different staff member. So when I spoke to that staff member, she said that she noticed my daughter's forehead and nose being red (the cuts). She didn't let the HRL know about the redness on her face. I'm going to assume because it was noticeable enough for her, so it should be noticeable enough for the HRL. So that brings me back to how did the HRL not notice? If the woman who brought my child in noticed but not the HRL, then to me, it seems like lack of care or concern for not only my child, but other students as well. And not only did she "not notice," but when she went back to her class, her teacher supposedly didn't notice either. How is it possible that none of these people didn't see all of these cuts on her or bother to do a thorough check? And still didn't think to call me about the situation? Especially since it was the FIRST thing I noticed when I picked her up from school. And to only receive a note home with the only concern/comment being about her knee is actually insane. And the principal (at the time) was covering and lying to me about the situation instead of being honest and just owning up to their mistakes and how horribly they handled the situation from the time that it happened until I had to call to find out what was going on. I can understand people making mistakes. But if one person was able to notice the redness on my child's face, then that means the HRL and teacher should have noticed as well. Lastly, on my child's last year at this school, I noticed broken glass all over the ground where the kids would play or walk by. I notified the school so that it could be taken care of. I called repeatedly to check if it was handled because I know how incompetent they are. And for several hours I was told that it wasn't cleaned up. On the last call, I was told that they only have one custodian and it's hard for them to get to everything. I would think that cleaning up broken GLASS where children will be playing/walking by would be top priority. Whether that was on the custodian or the staff in office, somebody could have done something about it. Kids are curious and don't know certain things shouldn't be touched. And the glass was in an area where multiple students will walk/play by. It should've been handled when I called that morning. If the custodian was busy, the staff that knew about it could have helped. The people at this school do not to seem to care about the children's safety. Our experience at this school can be summed up as neglect, lack of concern/acknowledgment, unprofessional and callous. I would never recommend this school to anyone. And I have shared this experience with all my friends and family. On a side note, I do see that there is a new principal now. And I want to clarify that I am not speaking about the current principal. As I mentioned this happened a little while ago and I just never got around to posting this. But I feel that it's important I share it, in the event something like this happens again. And no child or parent should have to experience what my child and I did while she attended this school.