Student body comprised of those residing in Mānoa Valley, Makiki, Makiki Heights, Tantalus,…read morePapakōlea, Kalāwahine, Punchbowl, Pauoa, Pauoa Valley, Pacific Heights, and some from Nuʻuanu Valley too. Many students that lived outside of the district and had a GE were from Kāneohe, Kailua, Waimānalo to Wai'anae. There were also students who attended Iolani, Kamehameha and St. Louis, then transferred to Roosevelt. There are some staff and many students with different last names that are related to each other, have attended and still attend RHS. One day one of my grandma's cousins approached me. I later found out she was a cafeteria monitor during the day and custodian after school. Coming to think of it, I have relatives that graduated in the late 1970's till mid 2000's on my maternal side of the family. During Hawaiian studies class, a substitute teacher asked me, "Where do you live? What's your family name?" I responded. Then she said, "I graduated same year with your relative's name." I was quite surprised. There are currently many entrepreneurs, including those married to entrepreneurs so they help with other aspects of thriving businesses, alumni with successful careers in the public and private sector. Let's not forget about notable celebrities listed in Wikipedia. Hawaiian language classes offered and counted as foreign language credits toward college, along with Mandarin, Japanese, Spanish, and French. I vividly recall signing up first choice: Hawaiian, second choice: Spanish, third choice: Japanese. I remember getting my last choice while my other friends got Hawaiian and Spanish classes. My favorite instructors who definitely made an impact in my life were Mrs. Wells, English teacher who immersed us in reading, writing, grammar, spelling, and working together in class ranging from The Hobbit, Beowulf, Shakespeare, Hamlet, too many to name, and our last individual project and typed essay for the year, Les Miserables. School is known for their language arts. Fine Arts and Cooking teacher, Mrs. Fong. She was the one who encouraged me to consider applying for colleges to arts schools on the mainland. I've also enjoyed learning baked recipes. One of those recipes taught in class was how to make pumpkin pie. We had access to ovens, sinks, and clean counter tops. Fun, practical, and life learning skills. Japanese language sensei, Mrs. Fujinaka for teaching us one of the first things is, "Otearai e itte mo ii desu ka?" Translation in English, "May I please go to the restroom?" Reserved for when really got to go and having a brain fart. Hiragana, katakana, and some of the kanji ingrained in memory. Economics teacher, Mrs. Leung taught us how to write checks which I thought was cool as it applies to signing legal documents till this day. Sports was and still is an integral part of the student body. I remembered running between two to four old football field laps daily after school, where dirt would kick up and if wearing white shoes, would get dirty fast. I vividly recalled running snakes weekly on red and gold bleachers, north, south, east, and west, in no particular order. Legs would get jiggly or charley horse if out of shape. Yet, great cardio, conditioning for the body. Sports practices ended at 6 PM. Games on Saturdays either on or off campus. Loved the swimming pool especially during P.E. Earned school credits while working on a life skill. They're also known for their band. Many clubs offered on campus too. Enjoyed underground cafeteria, choice to eat indoor or outdoors. Cafeteria staff offered a choice of school lunch or chef salad. Limited parking. First come, first get in the morning at 7 AM. Some lessons I don't recall learning and wish instructors taught at that time were study skills, time management, and financial literacy. There were cliques here and there. Now, we're all grown peeps and if we run into each other in public, it's "Hey! How's it going?" followed with a hug and honi on the cheek.

I'm sure this is a great school, however, there has been a very loud siren or alarm coming from the…read morehigh school a few blocks away from where I live. It starts around 11 PM and continues until about 6 AM, making it difficult to sleep. I live over 30 floors up and can still hear it clearly, so I imagine it's affecting many people in the neighborhood. I'm not sure if others have reported it yet, but I hope this issue can be addressed and fixed soon.

This school is terrible and they do any math. I sent my kid here and I regret it he would come home…read moresaying how their math couldn't even add fractions so that's why i switched him to WASHINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL BECAUSE IT IS BETTER

The school is amazing the staff are kind. I think that the school should be recognized as a better…read moreschool

Mahalo Punahou School for hosting tonight's ILH cheer competition…read more Congratulations to all the participating schools, cheer squads, and supporters. Excellent win for Iolani taking all 3 divisions in first place: intermediate, JV and varsity. Love the comraderie of the audience sitting side by side with families of competing schools. The coolest thing was while waiting for the tallying of each school's points, the cheerleaders were in good spirits dancing on the floor to the music. So much aloha encompassed the gym. Smiles, hugs, leis of all kinds and roses being handed out to teammates and friends. A wonderful spectacle to witness and enjoy.

Disclaimer: this is a review of the tennis facility. I have played and coached many matches at this…read moreschool and it has a very impressive tennis complex. In the years since I was competing, they renovated the office/viewing area to include an upper deck. There are 6 courts with lights on the lower side and up a steep road there are 3 more courts. There is also a bleacher area to watch some of the matches from. Parking can be tricky and the one-way setup of the lot is difficult. If you pass an area, you have to go all the way out of the campus and back around the hill to get back on property. If you see a spot, even if it's not that close, take it! Weather is also an issue since it's in Manoa so we sometimes have rain delays/cancelled matches. Yesterday we almost had to postpone but luckily the weather held up enough to finish the match!

Epic school spirit and character from the coaches, wrestlers, fans and all the volunteers that make…read morethese local wrestling meets a success. The facility and gym is very clean, well lighted and has awesome large ceiling fans that help cool down the heat generated by the wrestlers! I enjoy officiating here and hope we find some future male and female wrestling official recruits in the crowd or in the family. There is a HUGE need for future Wrestling Officials! Please refer a friend or family member to your local wrestling association! Wrestling is the cornerstone of epic one on one competition! You can make a difference by getting involved! Thank you for supporting our nationwide wrestling family! HighSchoolOfficials.com

If I had been born male, I would have attended St. Louis School in Kaimuki, Honolulu, Hawai'i…read more Yes, it's an all boys' school. My grandfather, father, nephew, and two brothers-in-law are St. Louis graduates. That means that they belong to "The Brotherhood". I guess it's a good school. My grandfather was a dentist. My father was a Lt. Colonel in the US Air Force and Postmaster of Hickam Air Force Base. One of my brothers-in-law is an engineer. My nephew works at Pearl Harbor. The facilities are well maintained. I've been to The Mamiya Theater and this evening, I went to a graduation celebration at the Clarence T.C. Ching Learning & Technology Center. (The wealthy graduates are generous donors and have buildings named after them... and they have a chance to rent the facilities and host parties for their grandchildren! LOL!) Go Crusaders! Go Red and Blue!

We, meaning our family, both student and parents, had a pretty good experience with Maryknoll…read moreSchool. Daughter attended from eighth grade and graduated after 4 years at the High School. Then she finished college successfully in 4 years. I believe Maryknoll Schools contributed to her success. Before choosing MK we applied to some of the major Oahu schools, toured all, and interviewed at some. All kids are different and the parents are all different too. And the parents are just as important as a consumer as the student. We saw some parents come prepared with detailed lists of required classes to be certain all math and science classes could be completed in a timely manner, if not a year ahead of time. We were more concerned with an overall positive high school experience. We weren't into putting pressure on her to succeed at all costs. We were hoping she would build self esteem, develop as a well rounded person, and make friends too. Personally I really liked La Pietra's program the best. Le Jardin's IB program seemed legit and they had a better campus. I was overruled and informed that several of her friends were transferring to MK and that is where she wanted to go. We knew lots of local families who had made similar decisions for their kids. Bottom line is not all kids are Punahou material, but some are. The parents hopefully know their kids the best. School selection is not a perfect process. The reality is, raising a child and surviving the teenage high school years is still a hair raising experience. The resulting praise or blame falls on the parents and not the school. Financial Need and Scholarships: Not all the students are from well to do families. Don't let cost stop you from applying though as there is no harm in trying. Tuition is very high at all the private schools. And the cost goes up every year. There is no way to sugar coat this. Life is not fair. No one is going to help you. Most families are caught in the middle. Too much income to qualify for financial aide. Physical Plant: Grade school is normally sized. High School is on a micro campus next to a freeway. Weird parking. Excellent new multipurpose gymnasium facility sort of close by. No football stadium, no track and field, no tennis courts, no pool, no cafeteria, but it is air-conditioned and the class rooms are high tech. No band, minimal language programs, no cheerleading or student commons. College Prep: Now a days all high schools are college prep and they all tout 100% college acceptance/admissions. ALL the private schools claim this. Reality is it is probably 98% because there are always those who can't or won't get it together. I know this is true. Dysfunctional families and screwup students. But, chances are, barring unusual circumstances, your child will go to college and do just fine. Faculty: Many Maryknoll faculty have taught there for years. Some are alumni of Maryknoll. Some are award winning. Other than one or two, I felt all the teachers were adequate. Most seem devoted to the school and the students. Administration: Recruitment, retention, parent relations, tuition realities, community relations, paying the bills, student discipline, long term planning etc. Running a private school is no easy task. Overall High School Program: Despite the micro-campus and general lack of space I believe the school offers a quality program. Your student is not likely to get lost because the school is small. If someone falls behind or stumbles someone is going to notice. Faculty and administrators will know your child and probably you too. Some of these factors are intangible but Maryknoll tries hard to support its students.

Maryknoll School has extremely unprofessional and cruel teachers who physically endanger students,…read morediscriminate against students and show favoritism towards students who are not in minority groups. They also do not accomodate students with different learning needs or serious struggles with mental health, barely teach their students and expect them to figure things out on their own. This school also fails to teach students Catholic values or how they can become better indivuduals. In fact, students there enjoy sexually harrasing other students, physically harming other students, recording innapropriate videos of other students without permission to publicly post online, and shouting sexual, ableist, racist, and sexist slurs at other students. Teachers and other school staff members do not do anything to prevent any of this. In addition, the school lunches are stale, dry, and unhealthy.

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.

From: a old student To: Kuhio Elementary school…read more This school has been one of the best schools in the world, I seen. They/Staff are kind,generous, and supportive. I really recommend this school to anyone finding a place to teach your kids. I can't imagine how underrated and the low amount of students they had. It's not very cheap but not expensive at the same time (That's a good thing). Please, check out this school if you want your kids to have great learning experiences and opportunities.

This review is for their summer school only…read more I LOVE this summer school for my kids, especially at the early elementary school age. They are smaller so it's easier for children who don't go here normally to adapt (and not get lost). The school is very organized and the children get name tags with their classes listed so the adults can help them get to their classes in the beginning of the year. They offer a variety of classes that are a nice blend of academics and fun and really have the kids engaged. My son just enjoyed his summer here and raved about it daily! He even wanted to be dropped off early! They have a very nice open house towards the end of summer school to be able to see what your child has been doing. The teachers do a great job of showing what the children have been learning and it's amazing how much they do over the course of the weeks. There are 2 morning classes, a midday care (lunch optional and separate) and 1 afternoon class ending at 2pm. Alternatively they have a care that lasts through midday through all afternoon (I think till 5:30ish?). So there are good alternatives depending on what your needs are. Summer classes run roughly $500 each with midday care a separate price. I believe the afternoon care is a different price as well. Ample information on their website and what I love is that you can register at the same time as the children who attend the school. FANTASTIC!

I have fond memories of visiting this school as a parent and parent of alum. The school's culture…read moreemphasizes exactly what "hanahauoli" means...Happy Work. They encourage students to love learning and doing. They encourage teamwork. They foster community by all of their school traditions. They encourage parents to accept their children's individual uniqueness and strengths. Each student I have met has such strong self esteem and a happy demeanor. I thought the former Headmaster who has since retired was amazing. He knew and greeted each child every day. What a blessing to attend this school or their annual Children's Fair.

We enjoyed their Noelani Kids Fair this year…read more There were a good amount of food vendors including boba and shave ice. A large amount of local vendors selling crafts, clothing, and other holiday goodies. They had four bounce houses and a bunch of games and prices for the kids. I was thoroughly impressed and great value for a day of fun for my son. We got the fun pass for unlimited bouncer play and 15 scrips for $25. Next year we will buy the presale for $20. The scrips are normally $1 per scrip. The schools fried noodles was awesome, that included geeen onions, kamaboko, bean sprouts, carrots, spam, and Portuguese sausage. My son and his cousins ran from bouncer to bouncer, to games, to all over the fields with their prizes. We'll definitely be back next year.

this is where Obama went to elementary school. Drove by very cool. They will not allow you to go…read moreinside.