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    Honolulu Waldorf School

    4.1 (15 reviews)
    Open 7:30 am - 3:30 pm

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    I have two children attending HWS and our experience has been life changing. Our kindergartner and 5th grader both love their teachers and school. We love the community and the beauty HWS brings to our family daily. Our kids radiate confidence and have a love for learning. The teachers are nurturing, intentional and genuinely care for each child. It's not just a school but our family.

    Ed L.

    Thanks to Yelp and the Honolulu Star Advertiser for pointing me to the Waldorfaire today, 10/27/2012. The Waldorfaire is a throwback to the more simple pleasures of youth that I just simply would have loved back when I was a kid. Maybe I am soaking it all in now and reliving the childhood that I never really got growing up. In either case, coming here was great and it just made me smile. It's one of those nostalgia things that gives life some perspective - like how nature seems to do too. Waldorfaire was neat. It was definitely kid centric, but it also had the parents and other adults busy too. I must've spent about 3 hours there before hitting up Starbucks and Subway for lunch, then eventually, Haunama Bay for some relaxation and stress relief. Boy did I need it! The faire itself was great and I wish that they could hold them more often. Loved the lack of admission fee, which was just super awesome. Plenty activities for the kids and I just immersed myself and found my inner child and it was great. Never in my life did I have as much fun as I did today - apart from traveling and running marathons - of course. :-) Waldorf School has 3 campuses on Oahu that I know of. Kahala, Aina Haina, and their flagship campus in Niu Valley. They are a small private school that focuses on early childhood development. I probably would have gone to this school way back in the 1980's if my parents did know about this school and not send me to public school. The campus here at Waldorf is quite nice and you can tell it's very well maintained. I do love the Niu Valley campus and how it is laid out and can co-exist with the community. Its very peaceful here. I enjoyed my time here. I wondered if things could have been different for me if I came from a private school. Who knows. #Thoughtoftheday. Support local! A+

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    3.4(10 reviews)
    2.5 mi

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    I'm not happy about the graduation ceremony dress code as I'm sure a lot of students feel that they…read moreshould get to be themselves on the last day that defines their end to childhood and entry into young-adulthood marked by ceremony and walking to accept their diploma is a heavy and weighty feeling. To finally experience a relief of the culmination of their hard work- matching everyone and being so strict about it just defines the Hawaii Public School's under-funding and in my opinion, over exertion of "power." They don't need a strict dress code of matching colors of white and black only! They'll look like a class of waiters or servers. Please fix this. School colors would be okay, or just have a simple dress code of "professional!" Why is that not okay? Side Note: Hawaii schools look like prisons. I implore people to do more for Hawaii Public Schools; redesign, fix, and change is necessary. Take your cues from the schools like Issaqua High School, in Issaquah, WA., Eastlake HS, etc. Not having DECA, choices for lunch, and zero snack machines is crazy!! You can make so much money for the school through programs set up by Coca Cola and Pepsi and there are so many ways to make the school better- plus the office people. Please fix their terrible attitudes and sickening power issues they possess. I've never hated going to a high school office more than yours. Growing up the ladies and gentlemen in the office of a High School were always helpful, caring, inviting, & friendly. It's outrageous to experience this front desk team of mean people. I don't know if it's designed that way but it's wrong on so many levels. I shall digress, back to the main point: Their cap and gown and sashes for upstanding presidents list & 4.0 (4.25 this year) students should be your focus (Cum Laude/Summa Cum Laude, etc.,), are you even doing that? How do parents get so little information from the school? It's about time you people stepped up to the plate and stopped your worry about what's under their cap & gowns and focus on your real problems. I've seen the way some kids are dressed for school in items that leave nothing to the imagination. So why, on this day, are you acting like you have it all together? For show? That's kinda about right, unfortunately. And you put it on the families or the kids can't walk. If other parents watched the video by Mr. Taraoka, he must've threatened detention 25 times or more or telling seniors, "you won't be able to walk!" Totalitarian is the definition I'd use. It's distressing to say the least. The class of 2023 is kind, generous, smart, funny, and skilled. Treat them like the young adults they are and remove the dress code for graduation to "professional," minus the color matching. It's a simple thing, really, and would make the most sense. Mahalo Nui Loa!

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    4.6(33 reviews)
    5.8 mi

    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.

    Excelling in excellence, Iolani Schools has provided a high standard in the state of Hawaii…read more I remember growing up days, the school I wanted to go to the most was Iolani. But being from the typical Chinese family, my mother told me it was more important for the boys to get that "excellent education". Which was indicative of the earlier days where the student population at Iolani seemed to have skewed towards Chinese males. Heck, at one time it was an all male school. Today's student profile boasts both male and female and a broad spectrum of ethnicities. And I am always happy to see my friends' kids attending my brother's alma mater where academics has always excelled. More recently I have enjoyed the numerous musical presentations the talented young men and women of Iolani have been performing. And happy to see them under excellent tutelage of friend Mary Chestnut Hicks and other outstanding talents. Theatre is top grade. Facilities well maintained. Staff are doing such an important and excellent job. Iolani, keep doing what you do in molding and encouraging our young children into outstanding future leaders of our community. You rock!

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