How do your rate your alma mater? Especially when you didn't fit in, hated going to classes &…read morebarely survived all 4 years? This is coming from a geezer - I've been out of school for more than a decade now, but back when I was attending, this school was a Blue Ribbon award winner. We were featured in some national publication and I know that the Blue Ribbon award is designated for only top performing schools in the nation. Not easy to get. Our school back in the mid-1990's was supposedly the second largest in the State of Hawai'i before Kea'au High School was built and Kamehameha Schools FINALLY came to build a high school in Kea'au. My graduating class was composed of roughly 500 seniors. We had Dan "The Man" Sakai was our principal --- the dude who wore his pants all the way up to his chest like Steve Urkell and would perform his infamous one-handed push-ups at our retarded "first-day-of-school/back-to-school" assemblies in the school gym. He'd also invite the entire football team to come down from the bleachers to perform them with him. So sad, cuz some of dem couldn't even keep up with him! He was hard as nails, but he kept our school in check. Since graduating in the late 1990's, I've heard the kolohe kids at this school have managed to run out 3 or 4 principals. Da hell happened? Back when I was attending, this was "Tokyo High," our school was BIIF Football champions for 4 years in a row, etc. I didn't care for high school, barely passed through classes to graduate, and don't have much friends/classmates I really keep in touch with ... but, was proud to say I attended this school. At least we was smarter than da kids at Pahoa!

I highly recommended this school.I love this school is so much better then my old school.I was…read morepicked on at my old school and at this school I was not.GO WARRIORS

Wow I am completely appalled at the attitude I received over the phone!!! I asked a simple question…read more Me: "Good afternoon are you accepting incoming freshmen, and it led too Rude lady: "Ahh well I'm not sure shouldn't you have done this already?!" And besides I'm not the one too make that decision? Our principal isn't here. Me: "Ok well do you know when he'll be in? Rude lady: Everyone is down at the lower campus so I really don't know! But you can start the application process but I don't know if he'll be accepted. Me: "So your basically saying to me that I'll be wasting my time because you don't know?!! Didn't you just say you're not the person to talk too!! All you could've done was take down my number and give it to the CORRECT person to speak too. Left a bad taste in my mouth!!!! So sad!! Words of advice just because your having a bad day doesn't mean you have to make others feel like that as well. Shame on you!

Wonderful and caring staff. The school has limited funding so some of the structure is old but…read morethere's ac in all classrooms. My daughter has learned a lot

Best School Year EVER!!! Nurturing, Caring & Positive all year!! They can't wait for summer to end…read moreand the school year to begin again! Thank You Kumu Pam, Kumu Hui, Kumu Noe, Mrs. McCarty, Aunty Cheryl, Uncle Jeremiah, Aunty Nono and the rest of the teachers & staff that cared so much! Nana Anne

This review is for the summer program. I would never send my child here again. Not only are the…read morerules completely ridiculous (can't wear shoes, can't wear crocs WITH back straps, no metal water bottles, no dresses even with shorts under)--they are so nitpicky and unorganized. Packed healthy yogurt pretzels and Kumu Flo/Charlene thought it was chocolate and didn't allow my child to eat it or explain that it was yogurt. The calendar constantly changes and they did not really care to check anyone's ID during pick up for safety of the kids in the first week. My child left with a bad taste and it ruined her first day of kindergarten during her real school year. She thankfully came to realize that it was only Haili Christian summer school that's a little wonky. No wonder it was a little cheaper than other summer school places.

This school is amazing. My kids go here and the teachers are above and beyond. My kids are learning…read moreso much that they are above their grade levels in most of their subjects. The teachers respond quickly and we have a direct contact with them if we need anything.

I give this school a solid 5-star rating because I went to this school myself and I got tought a…read morelot of things that help me noe

excellent elementary school to learn and grow .With uniforms now implemented it helps alot. Always…read moregot room to improve though. My elementary school while back it's awesome how it evolved. Still could use more upgrades and improvements to make this elementary better for all kids so they have resources needed to build a foundation for success.

first year here so far so good they accommodated for what ever issued i have and my dorm is niceread more

Five and a half years I've waited to write my review for the University of Hawai'i at Hilo. That's…read morefive and a half years worth of studying, writing papers, and working on nightmarish group projects. I guess it was worth it. I do have a fancy little paper to show for it now. Hopefully I'll be able to add a fancy job in the near future as well! In any case, I've spent a lot of time at UHH over the past few years. Though it wasn't always easy, I can most assuredly say that I've come out a much higher quality individual. Going into it, I had an admittedly strong aversion to studying and work. Thankfully UHH is a relatively forgiving system as far as general education courses go, which were basically all that I took for my first year and a half. What really allowed me to mature and get it together was when I switched majors from biology to computer science. Entering into the computer science program was somewhat of a rude awakening for me. First off, there was a lot more math than I'd ever envisioned putting myself through previously. Secondly, the CS department was not quite as forgiving as the others I'd taken classes from. Being that I was in too deep to change majors again, I was forced to buckle down and work hard in the computer science program. The classes were rigorous and the material was by no means a cakewalk. The phrase "trial by fire" does a pretty good job of summing up a good bit of its courses. I can't really speak on the experience in other majors, but getting through the CS department was very transformative for me. I can honestly say that I feel sufficiently equipped to enter into the work force now as a software engineer. Here are a few other noteworthy things about UHH (good things first): There are very small class sizes for the most part, especially in upper division courses. It makes for better relationships with both fellow students and your professors, among other things. The professors and staff are generally pretty helpful. This ties in a bit to the class size thing. Being that you'll tend to have a better relationship with your professors, they of course are more likely to do you a solid when you need it (within reason). Parking is relatively cheap in comparison to other universities. Of course, if you're from Hilo you'll probably think that having to pay for parking in the first place is kind of outrageous. It's not too bad nonetheless. There is a tiered parking system in which you pay $60 a year for red zone (closer to campus) passes and $25 a year for general zone (a bit farther but still close) passes. The prices are reduced a bit for single-semester purchases. There are a cafeteria and fitness center on campus. I didn't ever use either of them, but I've heard the food is good and facilities are nice! The tuition here is probably one of the best in the entire country as far as bang for your buck. My main gripe with the school is that it's basically impossible to graduate on time if you don't follow your major's four-year plan from the very beginning of your college career. There are a plethora of things that contribute to this, but most stem from the fact that it's a small school. To that point, though, you should know that when you're going in. Overall, I feel like I got a good education and am equipped to handle whatever situation I may encounter in the work-force.

this school keeps students safe when there is fights there would be staff and police to help deal…read morewith the problem. and the teachers are really good with helping students if they are lost in a problem or idk just anything. they are really sweet teachers.

A great intermediate school. Now they have school uniforms…read morewhich is terrific because they used to have lots of fights at the school. What needs to happen is reinforced security to ensure safety of faculty and students.

This is the place you want to go to renew your first aid/ CPR and Artificial Defibrillation…read moretraining certification. Call and schedule now

I've taken CPR/1st Aid classes a few times throughout my lifetime, however, Lloyd made this course…read morecome alive. His energetic, real-life examples and inspirational teaching style kept me, and the class engaged, interested, and focused with relevant information and life-saving tips! The time literally flew by, and I could have stayed and learned from Llyod for another few hours. His background as a First Responder has a deep knowledge of life-saving techniques and pearls of wisdom. "I've always seen first responders as unsung heroes and very special people because, when everyone else is running away from danger, they run into it." Dwayne Johnson