Alaka'i Academy has been an incredible place for my 4 year old to learn and grow. She used to be hesitant to go to preschool before attending here, and now every morning she wakes up excited to see her friends and the teachers! It's such an incredible change for us. Uncle Glenn her teacher and Pablo who founded and still runs the school have been a pleasure to work with. All the other staff are always super friendly and helpful! I can tell that they really care about my daughter and her development. There's always activities for them to do and they even send pictures throughout the day too which is nice to see. Plus, the Friday dance party videos are the best :) Thanks Alaka'i Academy! read more

I would give this school zero stars if I could. The teachers don't take care of the kids. My son was bite no one seen anything couple weeks later my son supposedly ran into a walk causing a bruise on his head. The girls who watch the kids don't have any child development backgrounds just people off the street. There are many horror story about this school and bad experiences. Now Pablo wants to charge us for half a month of tuition when my son hasn't attended the school in weeks. They locked my son in a room and let him cry until we came to pick him up. read more

Teachers, assistants and owners are very friendly. Class sizes seems to be balanced and doable in terms of teaching. All in all the academics for pre-schoolers are great even to the point of getting the children to excercise indoors being that they don't have an outdoor playground. They could use help in contributions for the school in furniture and books to help the students. Lively brighter colors around the school is needed especially a new sign outside to make the school pop and noticeable. The waiting room can be livelier too. Maybe a new update on that dreary looking fish tank. A more organized system concerning the students shoes is needed. Our child's shoes was taken because of the system they have now. read more

My daughter loves going to school everyday. We love the staff and our daily updates. The security and safety puts us at ease. We are grateful for such a wonderful school. Moving our daughter to Alaka'i has been the best decision. We highly recommend and love Alaka'i. read more

My daughter attended Alakai Academy for about six months. There were basically no other childcare options in kona when we moved over all the other preschools had a waiting list. They were great at potty training but she was constantly sick all the time which is very unlike her. I honestly think it was due to it being basically all indoors I believe children need fresh air and grass to run and get their energy out with a decreasing chance of viruses being spread. The staff is pretty friendly which is a plus. Would be ok for some it just didn't fit our needs. read more

My son goes here and they are absolutely amazing. He is already more advanced than his big brother was when he entered kindergarten & he is not quite 3! It is such a wonderful place with amazing staff!!! I am so grateful that Pablo & his wonderful family have opened such a fantastic school. We are truly blessed! read more