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.

Five stars for the Epic Sport of USA WRESTLING! A HUGE SHOUT…read moreOUT to the Coaches, Wrestlers, Officials, Tournament directors & Table Volunteers that make USA HAWAII WRESTLING a great event with that ALOHA SPORTSMANSHIP & Pin to Win High Altitude Greco throws! The cream of the Islands are here today, vigorously striving for that victorious win that will qualify them for the USA Wrestling National Tournament in the mainland. I'm excited to see the young generation of wrestlers learning to Officiate as well. Love this sport! Love these Hawaiian wrestling enthusiasts in attendance! Aloha Saturday!

It's sure crafty here...yup this is for their craft fair that's usually during the holidays as many…read morehave been certainly for gifting as we all do. Fast forward to 2022 and after a horrifically long two years for many of us I was so delighted to see through a favorite vendor posting their participation at this craft fair unusually placed in March but luckily had the day off I darted off to Moanalua with anticipation. Yes parking just about impossible we all know that but this is all about the school and to raise funds so when I drove up and saw that it's $5 for parking which goes directly to the school you know I'm all in in fact gave them an additional $5 which the adorable student was puzzled lol. Aside for the obvious parking it's completely free and in comparison to the usual town location with $8 parking and $4+ entry fee this is a bargain that's going to a fantastic place...our local school. With my check in and post I've been asked if it was worth it...with response of not to complete your Christmas shopping as I was talking to some vendors it was their very first event since the closure and some had forgotten their passcodes to sign in to their accounts for credit cards and what not. I'm just so happy to see some newbies and old friends which is a great start to somewhat of a normalcy and got to reconnect with some that don't have Instagram outlet to keep up with. So much shifting going around with shop closure, moving and reopening...let's all support local artist and small business. Thank you!!

I (currently) go to this school, and I think the school security and staff only care about the…read morestudents when a teacher or parent tells them. For example, 2 years ago, when a teacher told the security about a terrible incident that happened in class (which involves me), I along with other students got sent to the Security office. Also, when my friends mom told the principal about what happened to her computer, they did an investigation, and when they found out who it was, they expelled him. But when a student brings up someone bullying someone else or someone being bullied, they don't do anything..... why's that? I have no idea. Look on the bright side though. The upperclassmen are supportive, the band program is great, and (some) teachers are nice and make class fun for students to learn!

from the review of "AIden W" I remember asking what was wrong. It was because you were moved to…read morewhere my friend and I were. I got in trouble and had to move. I got yelled at for simply asking what's wrong, and after that, I was just talking with my friend, and after a bit, we got yelled at to get our "shit" out of there

Stevenson Middle It seems that there is a few blocked…read morereviews and some negative comments. I have a wide teaching background. I have visited the school and my initial reaction is -it is a freakin normal middle school, pre-pubescence oozes uncertainty and awkwardness. Elementary schools are so glad to be able to get rid of 7th or 8th graders from primary schools because the whole primary school prospers, not the 7/8th gr. The 'Jerk' factor goes down when the big kids leave a primary school (I'm using jerk but we can be more colorful to discuss what we really mean). Stevenson really is trying. There is huge mandates that they have to juggle, No Child Left Behind, Testing, Race for the Top mandates that are changed at the HI State Leg., New Common Core Curriculum initiatives and all the other stuff that goes on in a middle. Stevenson has a workshop for parents- called changes. It meets 4 times, 1 per month and helps out those parents that don't have an education background. I have a MEd in ESL and SpEd, I would rather try to win tickets to a Yelp event than be upset by some teacher that knows the Keiki personally but does not know educational development as well as I do- Yes, I have an ego and more so I hate hearing bs like 'in 3 years 100% of our keiki will be on grade level'. Really? Is that possible, we had a president of the US that got C's at Yale because his father bought buildings for the school. Give me reality, not bs. What are you as the teacher doing to change the school system because it is not working right now? So- I prefer to let the parents that may be from Micronesia learn something about education in classrooms that have electricity instead of arguing about how special ed. students that are not vocal can possibly pass a standardized test (fyi they can't so when they say 100% of students they are allowed to have 5% of the school student body not take the test- so is it really a true standard? NO!). But they are trying and that is my point- they are reaching out to the parent community to try to help students. On their site, Stevenson has a kidbiz site that helps students use internet and resources online. Stevenson has info on how to complain. This is the first of this kind of out there that I have ever seen. There is info on how to start thinking about going to college for all students. College for Every Student helps keiki start thinking about college, wonderful for those that never have had any relative that have ever gone to college. There is a Stevenson parent teacher association. I don't know too much about it but luckily there are parents that are conduits for the school and trying to get more funding for school activities- I myself believe that this is a disservice because ALL Education K-12 should be fully funded Nationally! PTAs should be for extra curricula like band trips - not actual needed resources for English and Math. I've heard of and met two science teachers from Stevenson that won an award for teaching and the work they are doing in STEM projects. Unfortunately, not ever teacher is a clone of them, so it is hit or miss if your child is able to have the 2 winning STEM teachers or more likely, another teacher doing the best she or he can. It just proves that it really is what the teacher can do for the student and good teaching is good teaching which is good teaching. Again, there are pluses and minuses of any public school. Working towards helping Keiki though should be the focus and hopefully it is. Stevenson do seem to try to care and do the best that they can with the large numbers of students that they have since the students switch classes often. I'm progressive in that I know change is coming- but instead of insulting or nagging I have practical suggestions that could implement change: Allow students 7 to 10 years of ESL support, right now it is limited to up to 3 years. Allow more students to drop out, if they do not want to be in school, allow them to leave, right now they have to be 16 years old before dropping out. Make teachers 12 month employees- right now they are almost full time but on salary, changes to the HI constitution will need to be made to make this possible to increase funding needed in the DOE not for admin but for teachers to reduce class sizes which directly impact test scores positively, and not much else improves test scores btw across the board. I have more but most need funding to change- so basic solution is to fund all k-12 education at the federal level because it is a common right, similar to health care or safety, for an industrialized nation to prosper. More info at: https://sites.google.com/a/rlsms.com/rlsms-com/ Student Resources: Academic LinksAchieve 3000/TeenBiz AVID National Website AVID Newsletter Book Fair Check Grades Clubs College for Every Student Hoonuike Learning Center Parent Resources: Association of Parents & Teachers (APT) Grades ContactTeachers Complaint Procedures Parent Tours

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

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.

I am in 8th grade and my honest opinion on this school is ehh. i don't like their uniforms and it's…read morea waste of money. some of the teachers here like Ms. Gum shouldn't even be here. some of the students here honestly suck and can be assholes because they always talk shit behind your back whether they don't know you or do. it's an ok school but i don't know at the same time.

So many good and bad memories here. Teens full of raging hormones. Selfish needs and stressful…read moreadolescence. So glad its over. No school school theatrical performances since auditorium suffered a fire on the roof. One firemans theory was that a little bird dropped a lit cigarette on the roof. Hate it when those pesky chain smoker birds don't put out their ciggs. Yes Mr. Anbe in control @ my time. TYVM Mr Suzuki or Mr Moustache was pretty cool. He would roll eyes at me with my stupid jokes. Mrs. Hakoda was a dragon during school hours but at lunch time would watch soaps on TV with her. She taught me what sable is. Classy lady for sure. Mrs Kimura sparked my cooking and sewing hobbies. Ffwd 2018 Sitting in office waiting to meet current 6th grade counselor. Watching front desk admin better than skits on Saturday night live. OMG Gwen is a comedian with small kind student shaming. " what's a matter? Forgot how to spell your name?" Or " Were you ever on time to school?" I luv,luv,luv her. HILARIOUS! Probably a good sense of humor comes in handy when dealing with little kolohe knuckle heads all day. Cherish her...

This school concession stand for the gym is terrible. The ladies that let you in at the door do NOT…read moreSTOP everyone with food from going in! They have a double standard of letting certain people in with food. I cant believe it! WHY do they food if you cannot eat it in the gym, thats what sells the food! Hello

The Administration (specifically the Principal) cares nothing about the teachers or the students…read more He only protects himself. The Principal is an ineffective, inadequate, impotent and incompetent leader. He has zero communication with the teachers and is biased towards those who kiss up to him. He gives all the advanced courses to teachers who he favors instead of to those who teach with quality and care for students. His skill as as a school administrator is flaccid and his inability to lead and to guide with objectivity is worsening every quarter. He should not be the Principal. He should retire. His lack of leadership is detrimental to the students at this high school. The students who need the most help are being overlooked due to the principal's discrimination against the teachers who are ready and willing to help them. The current Principal at Kalani High is a coward and will not stand up to protect anyone except himself. By his idiotic standards, he should just hire YouTube videos with outdated curriculum because those are the type of "teachers" he favors.

My Godson scored (11) eleven goals for his teams waterpolo victory…read more Parking lot Water fountains

5-21-23 Dance Showcase was held in the upper gym. We left home 2-1/2 hours before showtime and…read morethe parking structure was already so full. We got one small stall on the top level in the sun. Fortunately they had a bake sale plus snack goodies and bottled water that I so desperately needed. Not even June but it's definitely very hot. The gym was packed with guests even sitting on the gym floor on one side of the perimeter. So cute to see the little ones just mastering tumbling to the 3 honored seniors. The instructors were decked with leis. Costumes ranged from ballet tutus, grass skirts, cute activewear, risqué almost bondage type get ups and lots more. Dances included breakdance by a crew which was surprising to see. Of course you come to see your dear to your heart performer but also enjoy many other groups and varied selections. Save the best for last, just like graduation, the flowers, leis, tributes from family and friends.

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!

I just love and appreciate crafters…read more.. Kaimuki High School is home to one of the largest craft fair and oh I've never got the chance to check them out as I'm always working and since I'm on the tail end of my vacation time...my boss gave the the few extra days which I'm just so grateful as it got me a chance to give this place a visit. Pretty much overtaking majority of the school as you can find vendors down each hall though all are outdoor setting the slight shade does help as it still gets crazy hot in the afternoon. Very impressed of the variety they have here the parking does get challenging if you don't go early enough though since we went on the last few hours I did manage to get a parking as the early birds left. Me and my bestie hit the ground and tried to check off our gift list we manage to find items for ourselves as well loving all the fun and cute items they have. As we got hungry there was a few food trucks which is a nice convenience as well but what a wonderful place to get a lot of your shopping done and hope that I can do this again as it was a fun experience. Thank you!

Last Saturday, 808 Craft and Gift Fair hosted an event at Kaimuki High School. There were about 200…read morevendors that include food trucks, food vendors, craft vendors, and other. They were spread in front of school buildings, parking lot, and grassy area. Map was posted. IG page at 808craftandgiftfairs.