The principal was horrible! These people lost my child and when I was losing my mind upset and…read moreyelling they didnt help me find him instead they called the police on me after correcting me and how I was talking to them while my son was still missing! They didnt care about him. They only cared about how I addressed them. I thought my son was kidknapped or dead somewhere. He wasnt at A plus and didnt come off of his bus. 2 people failed him by 1 putting him on the wrong bus and then the 2nd person didnt check his tag to see if he belonged. The bus company driver yelled at my son as he sat alone on the bus. He was only in Kindergarten. THEY didnt communicate to anyone when I told them my son was missing!!! I was disconnected on and when I called back that person didnt hear about my missing son. How the HELL does that happen? If someone tells me a child is missing I am letting everyone in the office know and calling into A plus and also checking with the bus company and searching the campus. But nothing was done! I was the one that found him by calling on my own to the bus company. I know this because I asked if anyone called about it? They said no. The cops that were called on me they weren't told that a child was missing.

I whent to school there it was kinda fun I was there for 4-6 grade,there was bullies throughout.my…read more4 grade teacher was melvin myaji,5 grade was stacy hunt and 6 grade was mrs.cox idk her first name but I bet they r still their

So this new location has been here for a couple years now but I remember when it was straight on…read moreFarrington highway but I visited today with this school because this is where summer fun is being held the kids really enjoy the summer fun here .they say the staff is friendly and they even serve lunch which is convenient because I don't have to pack the lunches LOL every Friday they have a field trip where they go somewhere exciting and the kids talk about it for the whole weekend. The kids have been going to this summer for about 2 years and they really enjoying it. Is located in a residential area and the drive-in is a little strange but I think it works for the safety of the kids.

Makaha Elementary School is located in a residential area. I have not attended the school…read morepersonally. I only go to the school during election years. Residents of Makaha would head on over to the school on primary and general election days. Voting takes place in the cafeteria. Residents are able to read the proposed laws poster that is provided on the wall. There's also a listing of voters names. Find your name then you're in the right place. Find a deceased loved ones name then inform the election worker that the individual had passed away and gone to a better place. Stepping inside the cafeteria there are tables set up with election workers. Head to your last name initial line to show identification card and sign in. Proceed to the designated voting booths. Each voting booths are covered with curtains and a pen is provided for the residents. Done filling out the forms...head on over to the exit door to cast the votes. Slip the forms in the machine and the machine will say "Thank You for Voting". Cafeteria itself was very hot. There were few fans turned on to help cool down residents and the election workers. In order to avoid a hot room on voting days...it's best for residents of Makaha to do early voting at Kapolei Hale or other early voting locations. 173/200

To start, I'd like to say I honestly wouldn't have wanted to grow up at any other school. This…read moreschool was very much run like a family and the teachers were honestly amazing educators. Back when I attended, we had what was called IRA, which was a rotational class every week or every other week where we did art, science, farming, music and hawaiian culture. After Makaha, I went to Kamehameha Schools starting 7th grade and let me tell you... of all the people I've met over the years at Kamehameha, none has ever told me of an elementary school experience like the one I had. Makaha Elementary to me, is honestly one of the most "Hawaiian" cultured schools on the island. In Hawaiian culture class, and throughout our normal homeroom curriculum, we learned about hawaiian values. There was a different value every module and in each module, there was a story that taught the value and had a moral to it. Also in culture class, we made crafts, learned and sang hawaiian songs, chanted, and I believe we even danced hula. I can't tell you how important it is to learn culture at such a young age and to have it taught as a normal part of curriculum and not as a "novelty" like hula might be taught in other schools. We were brought up with a hawaiian mindset and I really think it helped me to be a better person. In addition to culture, sustainability is SO important. To my knowledge, not many other schools teach about farming and sustainability, let alone have their kids actually INVOLVED in it. They didn't just teach us about it from a textbook, we grew up participating in it on Mr. Gigi's farm. Each grade was in charge of a different project on the farm. We planted seeds in the nursery, planted and harvested beans (and fried them into string bean fries mmm), grew and harvested bananas, created and maintained a model of the polynesian triangle, and we even built structures on the farm. We helped to build the woodworking house and we also helped with the gazebo though I think by now it's been completely re-done. If the curriculum was the same in the future, I would send my kids here. There was so much I gained from going to this school that I wouldn't have if i had gone to a more privileged school with affluent students and families. I do not at all regret not getting into Kamehameha in kindergarten. I don't think I was meant to go there, because I was meant to understand the importance of what I learned here so I can encourage it and teach it when I got older. The only reason I did not give Makaha 5 stars is because of the state of some of the facilities at the current moment. It would be amazing if they could get funding for a complete renovation because this school does so much for these west coast kids, more even than other schools. I hope one day that more students and others also see how valuable the education is at Makaha, and that it will afford them better facilities and more programs for the kids.

Beautiful campus and the site of this year's 2nd Lā Kūʻokoʻa Festival…read more Great host and hostess, lots of food vendors and food trucks.... delicious drinks, educational booths, beautiful crafts and fun games for everyone. The music got you dancing and the Hula Halau's showed off their talent. The weather was nice and the sounds of the ocean made this special event of Lā Kūʻokoʻa Festival as special as its message

Personally had terrible experiences with this school. The…read morestaff was very rude and disrespectful toward me. Im an older sister of 3 siblings who attend this school. When I go to pick them up, I get all the attitude because it's not my mother picking them up (my mom does not live with me, I help my dad by picking up kids when it's his turn with custody). After seeing my siblings after months, My siblings had infected open cuts that the nurse was not aware of and apparently didn't care about because the children didn't come and complain about it. One of them is in preschool. And there was a situation where my brother called me from the office to pick him up. When I arrived about 20 min later (there was traffic on the way to nanakuli), the after school program took the longest time and had difficulty finding him and telling me where he was. They took me to various locations around the school & called around, which had me worried about how they keep track of children after school. We eventually came to realization that someone else had picked him up, about 45 min after I arrived. My siblings also tell me about their disciplinary training. And they included how they have to write their teacher an apology letter when they forget their practice sheet for their recorder (flute type instrument). And how my younger sister in preschool gets kicked out of my 4th grade sister's class by the teacher before school hours because she's just not allowed to be in there before school. Parking is hectic, and the turn to go into the school is barely a turn at all, I think they're trying to build a streetlight for the turn. My siblings are also afraid to go to the basketball courts after school, they still have yet to tell me why. They just don't. I added another star because the security guards are actually very nice. But that is about it. Wish I had better experiences. Unfortunately, trying to get the kids transferred out is my only option at this point.

Front office team, especially Ms. Sherie, have been pleasant and very willing to assist with any…read morequestions I have. Also Want to thank the team that waits with my daughter after school, I appreciate your interactions with her. Your smiles and greeting when I pick her up always uplifts after a long day at a hectic office. Principal Swan is approachable. I enjoy the jokes he tells the kids during morning assembly. Mrs. Adams' welcoming and personable conversations, her sincere presence and infectious smile are missed. The Essentials teachers are inspiring. Mrs. Catala is great. Facilities are clean and presentable. The kids' garden is beautiful! Love the activities that allow parents and families to interact with each other and with staff (book fair, literacy day, Food truck Fridays, etc.). Thank you for making my kid's 2nd grade year inspiring, FUN and memorable for both of us. You rock!

So my son has only been going here for a few weeks now and we have run into quite a few problems…read morewith the health room lady for some reason she really takes the time out of her day to do things like call everyone on my sons "EMERGENCY" contact to ask why he isn't at school and when me or my husband doesn't answer she leaves passively threatening voice mails saying she's going to contact his commanding officer. She calls multiple times a day even when my son isn't at school so I know there is no type of emergency that she would need to contact me about at this point I'm genuinely curious if I need to take legal action or simply report her but in all honesty I've never ran into such a situation in any school I've dealt with. The school itself is great but that lady is definitely not.