I have an extremely biased view, but let me quickly and sweetly explain why: EVERYONE CARES…read more The staff has been stacked with teachers that are not only qualified but also extremely dedicated and creative. The current principal, Mr. No, is also an intelligent man that has taken the helm and leading the school towards an even brighter future. On top of the wonderful staff, the community is also driven to make sure that the school, and each other, support one another to help each other grow. A school that takes pride in their activities, and pushes students to excel and grow individually. Parents, your search is over. This is the school to put your children in.

HonuPride! For sure. Second (possible 3rd/4th) generation Kailua 'ohana who absolutely loves and…read moreappreciates our neighborhood school. With very few principals over the years KES has been under some great leadership and care. It has shown with the amazing students that come through as well as the teachers who are so passionate about their students, school, and teaching. The students have the best of what is available to them and the administration makes sure they are plugged in where ever necessary. KES is a big campus but small group with about 250-300 students in all and a total 'ohana environment. They really care for the children like their own and know how to make visiting families feel like they've been there forever. The teachers set goals for themselves and for the students with the principal and make sure they are on track with meeting them throughout the year. Their focus is definitely on developing the whole child. From academics to social (with friends or in clubs) and beyond the children are able to get a well rounded education, positive influences, and make lifelong memories! Once a Honu always a Honu.

First year for our son and we have been very impressed with the teachers and administrators. They…read morepractice what they preach when it comes to righteous behavior and accountability. Ms. Wood is great!

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 went to this school from age 3-18. I love this school! The campus is very clean, the teachers are…read morevery kind, attentive, helpful, and wise, and all my classmates were really cool! We did so many amazing field trips, too, like every year we go to Ice Palace and Wet n Wild. In high school, we did four trips, one per each year, three mission trips and one educational trip. All those trips were such great moments to grow close to my friends and see God's creation! KCS is an excellent school.

If your child has any behavioral issues or learning disabilities, they will be treated poorly. KCS…read moreis not equipped to deal with these children and views them more as problems versus wanting to help them. For those who are neurotypical, I am sure this is an okay school.

Happy Earth Month!…read more The first ever for me was to check out Kailua's Swap Meet which was held at Aikahi Elementary School, just driving out here is so worth the stunning view to escape the hustle and besides supporting all these small and local biz how could I not. This even is huge filled with so many vendors, live entertainment, and a garage booth as well is so wonderfully organized I took advantage of their prepaid parking which proceeds go directly back to the school super cool way to support for sure and if that was sold out you could hop on the trolley from Kainalu Elementary. I was certainly so impressed with the whole event and bravo for putting it all together as you can really see how the community came together and celebrate with so much support and sounds like they may have more events like this in the future woohoo! Missed out on this one? Follow them on Instagram @kailuaswapmeet a great way to eat, chill and support local! Thank you!

I am blessed to be part of this school district! The school has a lot of rules, but they really do…read morehave your keiki's best interest at heart! Rating wise - this school is top notch, 10/10 on GreatSchools.org; 5/5 star rating on School Digger for 2012 academic year; A c+ per Honolulu Magazine for this academic year (based on surveys given to students/parents and teachers). (I can understand why teachers are not as satisfied, they are getting a lot dumped on them from all this Common Core crud - a different subject all together!) All staff are very friendly! This year is definitely a challenge with the Common Core - so it is a particularly stressful time to get the needs met for the Core standards. It does take away a lot of fun and awesome class projects with all the testing, so I give a lot more patience and understanding in what is happening in the academia world. The playground is AWESOME! The school does it's best to keep it clean but not enough students or parents seem to care about keeping it that way. At least 3 or 4 times this year the playground has had graffiti issues, sand being dumped on slides; trash all around seems to be a daily issue (not just the kids but the parents too), etc... The school staff has had to clean up the messes, or parent volunteers. Weekends seems to be even worse as glass beer bottles litter the school grounds. Lets keep the grounds clean! The PTSA does a lot for the students. They have gotten quite an amazing list of after school activities gathered for the students to participate in for the Wednesdays. They contribute a lot of goodies towards the STAR parties, and also encourage a lot of different events. The school has the unofficial 'Tuesday Mom Club' - moms/community members who jump in and volunteer doing whatever is needed by the teachers; filing, sorting, copying, laminating, cutting/pasting, etc.... Just remember to sign in & out at the front office if you decide to help out! (Highly encouraged to sign in & out, just so the school knows how many visitors are present in case of any crisis.) You can also come in and have lunch with your kid! I do believe you have to give a courtesy heads up that you will be coming so the staff can ensure you are accommodated. For military folks - they do have community outreach - a Mil 1 Source rep at the school to help out with any of your needs. If both parents work, the school has an A+ program. Parents enrolling their keikis are able to drop off students early in the morning, and keep them later in the day to help mitigate having kids by themselves at home. So there is a general synopsis of this school. Check out their web page, the PTSA's FB page! See what's going on! :)

Who doesn't love Blanche Pope elementary?!..mostly everyone that attended here are generations of…read morefamilies..I know of some families that grandkids had the same teachers as their grandparents so that's pretty awesome..nice and clean little campus with modern everything and beautiful murals on their buildings.. principal Mr. Okamura is very helpful and always smiling..they also have full hawaiian language classes that they only speak hawaiian thru out the whole class..hail the beautiful pue'o of waimanalo.

The 'Napono No Na 'Ohana Partners in Development' is a comprehensive family educational program run…read moreat this elementary school. I attended 'Napono' for the first time today for their Summer Extravaganza - and I was extremely impressed. This a well oiled program and the aunties and uncles know what they are doing and saying from start to finish! There is a bulletin board you initially read to your Keiki. You grab some books and have reading/snack time. Then you flow into aloha songs, with activities, followed by a variety of things to see and do! We got to make stamps of fish and seashells, touch lizards/chameleons, play on colored water, spray sheets with colored water, and yup even got some free shaved ice! They had snacks available for hungry tots (pretzels and water). And of course there was play doh, and more! The kids were excited to be here! All aunties are extremely nice and very helpful for any and all questions you have! We had our goodbye songs and we were gifted subway sandwiches! Best part - all of this is free! And you have aunties helping you park or getting out of the parking lot. What a fantastic way to spend a couple of hours with folks you know! Looking forward to the school year to see what it brings in!

Our son loves the teachers and the fun engaging curriculum. He gets a progress report daily that he…read moreshares with mom and dad on his day.

I would not recommend this day care or so called academy for any infant or child. We had a horrible…read moreexperience with our family member attending there for short time with a teacher that was not caring and staff that only seemed to care about the dollar... not the child. Please do research well and visit there often before you ever think of putting your child there.

Heeia has been a good school for us. We are in their preschool program. You have to pay for lunch…read moreand breakfast but it's not expensive in my opinion. Majority of the staff is friendly, happy and hospitable. My sons teachers are very very nice and make an honest effort to teach the kids and give us the opportunity to get involved. They have a program once a month you can come read to your child's class. They send home a composition book with notes and information on what your child did this week. They even send home pictures!!! impressed with their dedication. I strongly believe if I didn't work full time my son would be excelling much quicker..Welcome to paradise. Ty heeia we appreciate you