I have been a member for a few months now, and I LOVE it! I like how the weight room is not as…read morecrowded as other gyms like 24 Hour. No need to wait for cardio equipment or weights. And because it's more of an older crowd, it's way less intimidating. I also like that they have a pool, because I can get a work out in while my sons are at their swim lessons. The vibe here is very low key and relaxing. The staff is very friendly and they have a variety of group classes. The facility is well maintained and clean, and there is free parking!

Nice to have this facility in Kailua. Great place for families. Friendly staff. Exercise equipment…read moreavailable and babysitting available while you exercise. Also swim classes for children and babies. Conveniently located and adequate parking on site.

We have tried swim lessons at the district park and the Y. They have been okay, but finding Ola Loa…read moreswim has been such a wonderful experience. The parent and me group classes are very small with only 4-6 families depending on the pool. The coaches come around and check in with you and your child while practicing each skill to see how you are doing and offer next steps. They incorporate a lot of songs, which both of my girls love (the pirate song is a favorite.) They also explain skills and the reasoning behind doing things a certain way really well. We have also done one on one skills lessons with my older daughter and have been very impressed. We have worked with Coach Kara, Coach Alice, and Coach Alecia, and they have all been great to work with. The different pools can be confusing, but they send out monthly schedules with locations and are always a text away when I have been unsure. My girls have made so much progress in a comfortable and friendly environment. We are so glad to have found Ola Loa.

I have just set up swimming lessons for my grandson with Ola Loa. The cost is $290 +$25 fee for 9…read morelessons, 15 minutes each. A bit costly but hopefully they are worth it. The only thing I didnt care for was that each lesson is at different locations. I will definetly post how our lessons went!

Best teacher. She taught my girls such important water safety and swim skills, and she gave me the…read moreconfidence as a parent to keep helping them grow in the water. My younger daughter was only 2 when she was able to swim the full length of the pool confidently and safely. My older daughter has become a total fish. Deb has such a gift for teaching keiki and for guiding the adults alongside them. She creates confidence, safety, and joy in the water. I am so grateful for everything she taught our family and highly recommend her to other parents

Deb was absolutely amazing! She was very patient with our son and really took the time to…read morecarefully teach him. She was very knowledgable and even took the time to teach us some practices to use at home. We are very grateful to have had Deb as a teacher and will most definitely be bringing our second son in the future as well as doing refresher courses.

Excellent swim instructors. My granddaughter was afraid to swim at the deep end. Vangie and Erin…read morehelped her overcome her fears. They are incredibly patient. My granddaughter loves her swim sessions.

Staff was so helpful during the registration process. Can't wait til my granddaughter is coming to…read moreclass!

Tracy with Arcadia ISR came highly recommended to me by several moms at the gym... I was debating…read moreputting my son in regular swim lessons, but ended up going this route and never looked back. When I researched the ISR method, I learned that drowning is the number one cause of accidental death for children under the age of four in Arizona. And while I know there is no substitute for constant supervision, ISR Self-Rescue lessons provide an extra layer of protection. My son loves the water... whenever he sees it, he wants to go in. It's beyond scary to think about if he somehow were to fall into a pool and an adult wasn't around to save him. If you really want the chills and reassurance that ISR works, check out the testimonial page here: http://www.arcadiaisr.com/testimonials.html The testimonials do not lie. Tracy is fabulous. While it's an investment of both time and money, it's so worth it. Just a few weeks in and my 22 month old son can float and swim to the side of the pool - it's pretty amazing! When Yelp allows us to post videos, I'll do so here... In the meantime, if you are looking at swim lessons / survival class for a child 6 months to 6 years old, I highly recommend ISR!

I have a 17month old taking this swimming class. She is having major stranger anxiety and screams…read morefor the entire 10 min of the lesson. The only saving grace really is the teacher, Becky. She is excellent with her. She is experienced and calming yet productive. The class is short in duration, but appropriatly structured. It goes every day of the week for 5-7 weeks. We are lucky to have class 5 min from the house! The other parents I have talked to are very pleased with their lessons and say that it will get better for my 17month old!

My girls really love this swim program. The school's head, Kathy, and the other ladies that teach…read moreare experienced, nurturing, and make swimming fun. The Le Jardin pool is a nice saltwater heated pool - bonus - and class sizes are small. My older daughter progressed from lessons to swim club, which is a longer session with a few more kids and they work on different strokes. Swimming is the one enrichment activity my kids never drag their feet on attending thanks to Island Swim School!

Island swim school is disorganized, unstructured not for children who are actually trying to learn…read moreto swim. they can teach babies to float but little else. There is no level scale for progress, no milestones for kids, no skill assessments in writing or communication with parents and I have only observed yelling at kids in the pool or punishing young children unfairly. We immediately changed a new swim school and on day 1 was handed a list of skills that would be achieved in that level including a list of the skills that would be achieved in the next level. .. mind blown. Island Swim School is borderline destructive to any young swimmer hoping to advance (rather than just get 30 minutes of splashing around

Brandon is such an amazing coach! He did 1:1 sessions with my 4yo and 7yo boys and they both…read morelearned so much. He's so patient and works so well with kids of all ages. He catered his lesson to their own individual skill and comfort level in the water so they didn't feel scared or intimidated at all. We will absolutely book more lessons with him when we are back on the island! I highly recommend him for any swim lessons your family may need!

We have had the privilege of working with Brandon for the past four years during our annual…read moreHawaiian vacation, and we truly cannot say enough great things about him. He has coached both of our daughters -- now 4 and 7 -- and the transformation has been remarkable. Both girls started with a real fear of the water, and Brandon had such a natural, thoughtful way of gently pushing them forward at just the right pace. He always seemed to know exactly what each of them needed to build confidence without feeling overwhelmed. Thanks to Brandon, both girls are now water safe, have learned to swim, and continue to improve their strokes every year. But what really sets him apart is that he makes every single lesson genuinely fun. These are kids on vacation -- there are a million other things competing for their attention -- and yet they look forward to their lessons with him every time. That truly says it all. If you are looking for a swim instructor who is skilled, patient, creative, and just wonderful with kids, Brandon is your person. We feel so lucky to have found him and cannot imagine our trips to Hawaii without him!