My 3 year old is in special education preschool here. This school has made a HUGE difference in…read moreour lives. Because of them, my Autistic daughter says "I love you, Mommy" Because of them, I have the tools to help navigate life with Autism. Mrs Castro is the most amazing, dedicated teacher I could ever wish for. She takes every concern seriously, she adores each of the children and she's a problem solver. Mr. Muh, the principal, seems every bit as invested in his students. He never fails to ask after my daughter by name when he sees me in the halls. This school is amazing.

Great school! Staff is amazing! Teachers are great... Mr…read more Muh ( principal) is great...Miss Jen (nurse),front office, Sgt. Rainbow , Miss Pat (JPO), Miss T (gym and sports) Miss Padilla (student council)...and honestly everyone is just amazing! This school has a whole staff dedicated to making sure that students are given every opportunity to showcase their full potential. There are so many great programs that they have for the students, from sports to parent involvement activities... my daughter absolutely loves going to school each day! She has not only gained great knowledge but also a great sense of self pride! The school received the national blue ribbon award, that should speak volumes on how amazing this school is!!

This school should be better. Despite fairly high test…read morescores, the experience here falls far short of what families should expect. Hawaii's schools rank in the bottom third nationally, and in our two years here this "highly rated" school felt closer to a 3/10 compared to mainland standards. The main issue is poor leadership that prioritizes staff convenience over student experience. Most problems could be solved with stronger leadership and genuine care for families. There is no parent-teacher organization, leading to little accountability or transparency. Leadership resists parent input and improvement with endless excuses. The lack of facilities is unacceptable: no playground or equipment for 1st-5th graders, no multipurpose room for assemblies or plays, and no covered recess space. Children are taken to an empty field with no benches, tables, or shade, and recess ends when it drizzles. Quarterly awards are held in a hallway where parent views are blocked by pillars and under tarps. Some grades have only one recess, with no lunch playtime, and physical activity is sometimes withheld as punishment. Most students eat outside under tarps. There is no on-campus A+ afterschool program, leaving few options for working families. The curriculum is bare. No foreign language or music education is offered. Technology is underutilized, limited to standardized testing and drills rather than creative or project-based work. Homework is minimal and uninspiring, tests are returned weeks late, and the pace seems set for the slowest learners. Hawaiian studies lacked rigor--no graded work was returned, and a year of lessons consisted mostly of storytelling. Overall, children are not challenged with projects, teamwork, or creativity. Parental engagement is minimal. Parents are rarely welcomed to events, and only one was allowed when invited. Open house is reduced to teachers writing their names on the board rather than presenting their teaching style or curriculum. The school motto emphasizes behavior and conformity over curiosity and growth. Annual fundraising subsidizes field trips rather than addressing critical facility gaps. The campus is tiny yet holds 700+ students. On the positive side, classrooms have air conditioning, the children are generally well behaved, and the office staff are kind and helpful. Families deserve better. Leadership must shift from "doing the minimum" to creating an environment where children thrive academically, socially, and creatively.

We absolutely love this school! My son will be heading into first grade this year and we are so…read morelucky to be a part of this wonderful program! Cannot wait until both boys are there next year! Thank you for taking such good care of my son!

My daughter goes to school here as it was my husband's school as well when he was younger. She's…read morebeen attending this school at the end of 2nd grade when she transferred here back in February of 2020. Everything was online learning since we were going through covid times. My daughter still wears a mask to school to be safe. We had a parent teacher conference here and my daughter is doing well in school. She's smarter than your average 6th grader. I highly recommend this school if you live in the area because the teachers are pretty good here so far. This is my daughter's last year and will transfer to intermediate school. After 8th grade, we will move back to San Diego California so she will finish high school there. This school has been pretty good to her. The parking and traffic going through here is pretty bad but the school overall is good.

This school is the coolest. They let the club use the parking lot this weekend for a VW car show…read more All the proceeds went to the school. They had their own generator to run the sound system. Restrooms was located next in the park next door. Although, the weather forecast said it would rain, we were lucky it turned out with slight sprinkles from time to time. The parking lots were situated perfect to hold the event which turned out real good. All kinds of VW models and lots of participation. I dj'd music and did some strolling magic throughout the crowd. I emceed and gave away lots of prizes. It was a beautiful event and everyone was happy.

Seriously the best school ever! This school has been the answer to my prayers! I was starting to…read moreget worried about my sons academics due to his previous school and within his first year, he could do literally everything he couldn't before! I love how small the classes here are. 42 in his entire grade which means he gets lots and lots of attention! The ladies in the front office are always amazing and helpful and the main lady for the after school program is so on it! She memorizes that cars that people drives! I feel safe and secure with my son being at this school.

I go to Momilani and they have great academics. All the teachers are very nice. You can learn a lot…read moreform Momilani Elementary School. They have field trips for all grades. At the end of the school year SOME kid get awards. This school is awesome.

DO NOT!!! I mean DO NOT send your little ones here!!! This school is horrible!! So as soon as you…read moretry to get into the school, there's a long line of cars when I say long I mean extremely long! Which should be normal for school drop offs, but as you get closer you realize it's because the Staff allows people to park in the drop off lane and walk their kids to class!! Need I remind you it literally has one drop off lane cause they have their school buses in the other empty lane.. Which wouldn't be too bad if there wasn't a drop off line a mile along and I'm not exaggerating! And then you look around and they have like 5 public parking which are filled with the staff parking in them!! Majority I take that back most of their teachers are just normal people who walked in and applied who are NOT CERTIFIED teachers, and got the job!! Or they friend works their so that's how they got in!! And half of which are all on social media doing drugs for the world to see!!! They have zero staff presence when you walk on property!! Absolutely no one actually supervising the kids!! And as I'm leaving I found all the staff members a little ways across the street all smoking!! I mean how is it legal for these teachers who supposedly teaching our next generation that it's okay to smoke!! And further more okay to smoke right across of a school!!

A hidden gem in Waianae, Kamaile Academy is a PK-12 Hawaiian-focused, Arts-integrated public…read moreconversion charter school. Although considered a small school serving approximately 900 students, it is currently the largest charter school in the state of Hawaii. It became a charter back in 2009. Known for it's safe environment and academic rigor, the school prepares its haumana for college through a core foundation of cultural values: kuleana, ho'ihi, na'auao pono, laulima, 'imi'ike, and olakino maika'i. It is with these values that the navigators have learned to persevere, overcome challenges, and journey their way to leading successful futures. Because of the strong ohana that is built, embedded and fostered here, the alumni have returned to carry on the traditions that have since been established. Kamaile Academy, "where learning leads to endless opportunities and infinite worth." (school vision statement).

This is not for the waipahu campus but for the Ewa Beach (Elementary campus)…read more It's our son's first year with HTA as a kindergartner and we are at the end of the year so we definitely experience the whole school year with HTA. I want to start off with how happy we are that our son attends HTA. It was a great choice and big win. We have older children who go to multiple schools and HTA by far has won us over. The atmosphere and the attention that our son received in school is by far the greatest. The one on one with the student and teacher ratio works out great our kindergartener has excelled in so many ways. He's about to move on to first grade and he already can read books and tell time not only digital time but the wall clock which I remember only learning in the 3rd grade back in the day. He is also able to identify the currency (worth of each coin and what each coin is called) We do noticed a BIG difference in our son's confidence level and not being afraid to speak up and present his animal research to his fellow classmates. The teachers and staff are all so supportive and they are always so kind. They know every child just about by name which is great because they can identify each child's presence which is valuable and also for safety reasons. They also address any concerns or issues right away with the child and parents/ guardians. HTA has great staff who is able to provide support to the children and parents/ guardians. We are thankful that we are able to join our son on his class Field Studies. It is a true blessing to be able to have this experience to be able to understand what our child is learning on a daily basis. They have weekly agendas which keeps us organized and on schedule. We hope you enjoyed our first year experience review with HTA. Having a kind and supportive team makes a GREAT difference! So be nice to the staff members they deserve the Best!!

Bullying,,,, my nefew has experienced "bullying" but they (staff) doesn't want it to be called…read morebullying but I don't understand why, make it make sense to me. My nefew was bullied for his lunch and couldn't eat that day, the next day or two the same kid who is much bigger than him pushed him down and when mom called the school they just flagged her off. He was staying home for a couple of days out of fear and when I grew up this type of topic was handled in a timely fashion and not go on until something else worse happens. I thought schools here was better at handling this type of situation which is a very serious topic.

I attended the Town Hall in Pearl City to hear Governor Ige and other officials speak about…read morecoronavirus. He explained to us about social distancing and to take precautions in everyday life. For example- keep a sanitizer with you. The auditorium or cafeteria of the school was brightly lit, clean and easy to find. Snacks like bags of cookies and crackers were available to the audience on a back table Governor Ige was able to take a pic with me and I enjoyed the Town Hall mtg experience as I usually don't attend anything political.

My grandchildren catches their private school buses at Pearl Ridge Elementary Schools parking lot…read more The bus arrives any time between 6:00 am and 6:10 am. I think its nice that the school allows these private school buses to use their parking lot so the children have a safe place to wait before heading off to school. It's great that the school is able to utilize the parking lot early in the morning for a worth while cause without disturbing their daily routine. This location is great...... there's lots of parking, it's appears to be a safe area and very accessible to the freeway. Thank you Pearl Ridge Elementary for helping to keep our children safe.

Beautiful campus and the site of this year's 2nd Lā Kūʻokoʻa Festival…read more Great host and hostess, lots of food vendors and food trucks.... delicious drinks, educational booths, beautiful crafts and fun games for everyone. The music got you dancing and the Hula Halau's showed off their talent. The weather was nice and the sounds of the ocean made this special event of Lā Kūʻokoʻa Festival as special as its message

Personally had terrible experiences with this school. The…read morestaff was very rude and disrespectful toward me. Im an older sister of 3 siblings who attend this school. When I go to pick them up, I get all the attitude because it's not my mother picking them up (my mom does not live with me, I help my dad by picking up kids when it's his turn with custody). After seeing my siblings after months, My siblings had infected open cuts that the nurse was not aware of and apparently didn't care about because the children didn't come and complain about it. One of them is in preschool. And there was a situation where my brother called me from the office to pick him up. When I arrived about 20 min later (there was traffic on the way to nanakuli), the after school program took the longest time and had difficulty finding him and telling me where he was. They took me to various locations around the school & called around, which had me worried about how they keep track of children after school. We eventually came to realization that someone else had picked him up, about 45 min after I arrived. My siblings also tell me about their disciplinary training. And they included how they have to write their teacher an apology letter when they forget their practice sheet for their recorder (flute type instrument). And how my younger sister in preschool gets kicked out of my 4th grade sister's class by the teacher before school hours because she's just not allowed to be in there before school. Parking is hectic, and the turn to go into the school is barely a turn at all, I think they're trying to build a streetlight for the turn. My siblings are also afraid to go to the basketball courts after school, they still have yet to tell me why. They just don't. I added another star because the security guards are actually very nice. But that is about it. Wish I had better experiences. Unfortunately, trying to get the kids transferred out is my only option at this point.