Blood donation at Moanalua Middle School's Library in Honolulu, Hawaii! Our own Traci T., an Elite member of Yelp Hawaii, has been coordinating special blood drives to benefit the residents of the 50th State. Today, "Hope For The Holidays" was held in the Library of Moanalua Middle School. I just followed the signs and found the location easily. The parking lot was free, clean, and spacious! The interior of the Library was large enough to hold several portable beds for donors to comfortably lie down. The interview/screening area was blocked off to provide privacy. The registration table was across from the snack table and cooler filled with cold drinks. There were a few tables near the snack table for donors to complete their intake forms. Thank you for great air-conditioning and great lighting! This was a very good choice for a blood drive s8nce everything was planned well - probably by Traci T. The process for each donor flowed smoothly! read more

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Let me start with a couple of positives. Positive #1 is Mr. Orsatti in special ed and the wrestling coach. He totally understood my boy. He enjoyed learning from him immensely. He learned to use a power drill and about cars. He was great and he communicated with me on the regular. Any concerns I had, I ran through him. He even accredited him with preparing him for his 9th grade English class as he is doing exceptional in (not his resource teacher for English). Positive #2 is Ms. Leilani, my son's educational assistant (his 2nd). She was only from December through the end of his 8th grade year, but oh boy, she made a tremendous impact on him. She gave him the space to grow and learn to maneuver through social adolescent interaction. My son just adored her and Moanalua middle would be losing an asset when she leaves. These two are the soul reasons, my son had any sort of fun and positive/normal experiences in middle school. These 2 earned the star. Now, I have been biting my tongue for months but I won't post this til we are all the way off island for fear that Principal Moss may hunt us down for this. Now, just a little background on my son but he started off at Red Hill Elementary and it was hard times getting adjusted moving to 4 different schools during 5th grade going from CA to the UK and eventually landing on Hawaii. He had diagnosed ADHD only. So the principal at Red Hill had history with him. When he graduated, she took over Moanalua Middle School. I will on say this just ONCE, but I should've listened to my husband who said maybe changing schools would be better. I simply thought having a continuity of care would be better as they already know him but instead hindered him from getting proper education. In 7th grade, he was on medication and diagnosed with level 1 autism. My son is super smart and can do the work. He has been off and on honor roll and does have certificates in academic achievement. He has had off and on suspensions as well. So please, I am not excusing any of his behavior but halfway toward the end of his 8th grade year, I felt that he was on the principals hit list because of his history with her. He absolutely abhorred his 1st EA Mr. Andy, He was on top of his every movement so much so he was virtually breathing down his neck. Every wrong doing he would be given point off and they had it so he had to be good 80 percent of the time. How is that a realistic expectation for a 13 year old boy? He would even get in trouble for delivering a note to the kids he felt wronged him by asking them to tell Principal Moss the truth so he can finally go out to recess. He was in all resource classes which gave him no homework. He is smarter than that so after school he would read and summarize. He had 3 science teachers during his 8th grade year. During the last month in his English class, he either watched a movie or did other work not pertaining to English Language Arts. All in all, I think he could've handled more than he was given credit for. Let me not forget to mention that he got no recess for 7 months in 8th grade and any thing kids snitched on for they believed even though they were from kids and no substantial proof but hearsay in my opinion. He has been in his new high school for 2 months now with not a peep from the principal or any teacher, he has made lots of friends, he loves all his classes and is striving to get into AP science, he is doing baseball and wrestling, and has expressed interest in a service academy after graduation. He is doing fabulous. I think if you are good % of the time and are a teachers pet, you are good as gold but other than that better watch out, you'll be blacklisted and good luck getting the education you are entitled to. So glad we are outta there. Hope to never hear from you again. read more

btw Ms. Wolf, Ms. David, and Ms. Kim on team 7B are my GOATs Mrs. Kim carried my best friend on her back when she got injured on a field trip and drove her to the hospital and she gives us free food in class read more

i used to go here it sucked at the end of 8th grade the lunch ladies got lazy so we were supposed to get cheese bites but instead got just straight bread because they'd cook them then let um sit so the cheese got hard stuck to each other but ngl the lunch ladies were nice shout out to Mr. Ed, Mr. O, Mr. Hapoi, mr. wes, Miloh davis, and ms. Lani Also give Mr. Kumano a break he's just an art teacher bruh he don't give a shit read more

Best school I have ever attended! I'm not surprised that this is the top middle school in the whole state! I really really miss middle school and the time I spent here at MMS. This was the school that made me hate weekends. Everyone here has been nothing but kind and supportive, like a big school 'ohana. In fact, this is what prompted me to go back this summer to volunteer as a summer school teaching assistant. A lot of parents send their kids to MMS for an orchestra GE that is notorious for being EXTREMELY HARD to get into. I was one of those orchestra students, and I can see why the MMS orchestra program is top tier. There is a really great share of music and bonding, which is why it is so enjoyable. Being someone who has already been playing violin way before attending MMS, I am proud to say that I have improved gained lots of musical experience from the orchestra program. Contrary to popular opinion, I really like the uniform policy at MMS. There is no stress on attire, and I am a fan of how each student can show their style and personality with school-appropriate accessories. The uniforms are also very comfortable. Having two school lunch lines in the cafeteria is very helpful, especially since lines can get very long. This was something I really missed, since at my high school there was only one line which got long and made waiting a huge pain in the ass sometimes. In addition, two lunch lines give options for students to choose what they want and prefer since being confined to just one kind of meal can be annoying sometimes. And last but not least- the teachers are AMAZING, the best I have ever had. I know many reviewers have had issues with teachers and their negative attitudes, but I think their child was just put on a different team from mine. MMS utilizes a teams system with looping, which means that you will have the same teachers and classmates both years for middle school. I can't really say anything about other teams, but I would really like to make it clear that TEAM 7C/8C IS THE BEST. Shoutouts to Ms. Provencio, Mr. Honjiyo, and Mrs. Higashi. I felt that I really learned a lot from these teachers. You can tell they put in a lot of effort in creating their lessons. I love the field trips that they have taken us on, including one to the Polynesian Cultural Center. This team has also been super supportive of me even way after I left middle school. I will be eternally grateful for that. I'm always jealous of each group of kids that get put on 7C! Thank you, Moanalua Middle, for an amazing and rewarding middle school experience. It truly has been the best I have ever had. read more

A student called my child a n**** and told her to go eat a banana. The teacher asked the student why she would say this. The child responded and said "it's just a phrase and there is no particular meaning" The teacher said she counseled both students. I asked the principal Wayne Guevara to look into this situation because this wasn't right. He responded and said the situation was handled accordingly. I asked him what the child consequences he wouldn't tell me due to confidential information he couldn't provide me with the child consequences. I also cc'd the superintendent John Erickson, Glen Iwamoto and John Erickson hasn't responded. So today I Decided to call Keith T. Hayashi the superintendent and am waiting for his response as to what were the consequences for this child's actions. Is my child safe at this school..? **A few years back a black child was arrested for drawing a picture of her bully. And I don't want this to happen to my child. I can't keep her home for this. ** read more

today, the lunch was creole spagheti whatever it's called. i was pumped to eat the delicious meaty creole Mac spagheti. i was ecstatic all day, I just couldn't wait for lunch! came lunch time, i went to line A, since it was usually short. then, i see the lunch lady take out mash poptatos and mystery meat with strange brownish yellow sauce on it! it looked and smelled disgusting! i am so angry with my school right now! this school better make sure to prepare better and make more lunch for these fat piggies you call students! read more

One of the better Middle schools I have seen. Generally a safe environment. Nice classrooms, good environment. The down side is the lack if adequate space. Some if the home room equivalents are located in locker rooms, which is totally unsatisfactory. The buses run only one trip and therefore place a real problem at attempts to have extra curricular programs. The classrooms seem nice and teachers use iPads to conduct classes. General rules don't allow students to bring in technology. But in occasion iPads were allowed to be used by students. The atmosphete is nice, troubles are very low comparef to other schools on the island. Overall a very good school. One of the better Middle schools I have seen. Generally a safe environment. Nice classrooms, good environment. The down side is the lack if adequate space. Some if the home room equivalents are located in locker rooms, which is totally unsatisfactory. The buses run only one trip and therefore place a real problem at attempts to have extra curricular programs. The classrooms seem nice and teachers use iPads to conduct classes. General rules don't allow students to bring in technology. But in occasion iPads were allowed to be used by students. The atmosphete is nice, troubles are very low comparef to other schools on the island. Overall a very good school. read more

Me n Mommy were gonna stay with him until he saw the majority of kids by themselves so he told us to leave lol..Mommy took it hard but he's growing fast and this is the beginning of the end of his time in the nest.. read more

Moanalua Middle School - Middle Schools & High Schools Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

This school is Extremely liberal...sad to say I'm an alumni. The lessons given here in specific classes are very biased and do not encourage the students to be free thinkers to gain their own opinions/choices. Apparently if you encourage a teacher to provide both sides to a story or an unbiased source...they'll think its a joke and laugh about it....and then hang up on you(yes, this in fact happened to us today). Truly unfortunate that this school has specific teachers (Mrs. CHOI to be exact) that will not meet in the middle, but instead just "go with what resource we're given" and attempt to shape a child's opinion even when it's beyond their own/family's beliefs. read more

I remember the first time I came to MMS, I didn't know my way around and it doesn't help that the buildings look the same. and I didn't know what building was what, for example: building A or 1.. I don't remember... this was a while ago. so for the first few days I was walking around the buildings in circles. lol. then I started to use the wall murals (and band room) as references since the paintings were all different and the band room was the room I would sorta hang out in :b Mr Tsuha was the best teacher at MMS. and the other teachers I had were cool too! I love that there's A/C in all the classrooms!! :D the other thing I had no problem with were the students that attended this school for the fiscal year; they were very welcoming :] (I attended this school during the summer.) I feel that I would send my future kids here :] read more

Official name is Moanalua Middle School. "Intermediate" schools are a thing of the past. The kids here are an eclectic bunch. There's black and white military kids, local "moke" & "tita" kids, Japanese/Chinese/Korean kids, and little scrappy Filipino kids. Administration seems pretty "on it". Some of the teachers have been a little rude to me. Organizationally over all seems OK. Kind of a lot of last minute stuff going on. read more

I went to this school for all of my middle school years. The only reason that this school gets more than one star is because of those few teachers who actually care. Two stars is being generous. I was attacked by security, and descriminated by some staff and students for being a minority. Most of the administrative staff shrugged this major issue off, saying that I was important enough. This school had many fights, and the education was absolutely terrible. The music program on the other hand, was really good. The high school has the best music program in the entirety of the Hawaiian Islands. The middle school had a wonderful music program that helps prepare the students for the high school. The only reason to go to the middle school is for the music program. If you do not have musical ambitions, DO NOT GO TO MOANALUA MIDDLE SCHOOL. read more