Ever since i started attending Moanalua, I've found this school to be one of the best not only because of the faculty and students, but what's taught. In our marching band program, our director Mr. Seta teaches not only how to be a great musician but also teaches us life lessons such as our music department
... Read more motto P.R.I.D.E. which stands for perseverance, respect, integrity, discipline and excellence. As we learn to behave like so, it rubs off onto the student body, improving us as a whole and making Moanalua a better school. Read less
Posted by a student on 06/02/09
MOHS has been the #1 HS on this island 20+ years. My senior year in 1980: The Economics teacher won National Teacher of the Year, my Oceanography teacher newly introduced the first DOE approved HS ocean science class that year, won the State teacher of the year. MOHS constantly has teaching faculty
... Read more that is creative and sometimes too far ahead for the DOE's requirements. This school can be really hard for kids to keep up at. Children that are suffering from family problems such as poor self-seteem, turmoil, bad parenting and isolative emotional depression aren't ridiculed or shuffled out of the equation, and military kids have always been a big part of MOHS. Families that lived here 20 years ago continue to breathe life into this once very tiny school with their children now in attendance to insure its integrity as a cornerstone unto itself. My daughter also attends MOHS. Read less
Posted by a parent on 04/21/09
I am a student at Moanalua High School and compared to all the other public schools on the island, I can truly say that MoHS is one of the best. Yes, some teachers may not be the best, and there may be a few students who may not be as friendly as other, but hey! What school doesn't have these problems?
... Read more It's all perspective. But as far as I'm concerned, our school has great facilities and resources available to students. We have a great media and music program, as well as athletics. I don't think the school should be blamed for students not having friends or other aspects they can't control. Moanalua is a very safe campus. If you try visiting other campuses on the island and looking at their statistics of academic achievement and students who go onto highschool, you would see the difference. Read less
Posted by a student on 03/19/09
Moanalua is an outstanding school consistantly winning awards in academics, music, athletics,etc. While I agree there are racial cliques and local vs. non-local tensions, can you expect anything less in an ethnically diverse environment? My daughter is 'local', of asian and hawaiian ancestry, and has
... Read more many 'non-local' friends, many of whom are military dependants. She does not discriminate because we have never taught her to do so. However, she acknowledges the presence of racial tension and credits it to ignorance and intolerance on both sides. If you are a 'mainlander' or 'military', tips to assimilating: *Respect the culture and cultural diversity *Understand the history of the islands and be sensitive to the fact that the military/haoles have not always been a welcome presence for Hawaiians (not unlike the Native American Indians). *Do not stop trying to make friends -Ignorance is everywhere...do not become part of the problem. Be part of the solution! Read less
Posted by a parent on 03/05/09
I came to the island the summer full of high hopes. Our family did the research and choose to move into an area the was in the Moanalua District so that our daughter could attend the high school. She has blended in very well at over 10 different schools in her life. However, the children and some of
... Read more the faculty have not been very warm and accepting of a non-local child. Academically she is doing very well however, she has not made one local friend this school year. I tell her to keep trying to blend in but the kids are just simply mean to her her. Kind people should not be stereotyped rather local or not...it is very hurtful and it scars deeply. I pray that some of you reading this will not be so defensive and take a hard look that some of the negatives might be true. Read less
Posted by a parent on 01/07/09
This school is great because they teach the student how they would need to function in a adult like society it is a great start to there adult like years.
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Posted by a parent on 01/06/09
This school may be good because it is in Hawaii and I have kids that attend it and they have had racial problems. The teachers there talk to the students as though education is not imprtant. I am military I think if this best High School I am losing my mind, it is far from it. The student behavior here
... Read more is horrible the best choice when moving to Hawaii is private School! Read less
Posted by a parent on 10/30/08
A wonderful school full of wonderful people. The most amazing experiences I have had in my life has come from attending this school.
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Posted by a student on 09/11/08
I have two boys that attend MOHS and both are excelling in both academics and sports. The teachers are great and so is the staff.
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Posted by a parent on 09/05/08
My son was in a program for students that are lacking in motivation. It didn't help him prepare for life at all. It just helped the school graduate more kids that shouldn't have graduated. I've met about 15 kids who were in that program. Only one of them has held a full time job since graduating,
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Honolulu schools — Moanalua High School is located at 2825 Ala Ilima St, Honolulu HI 96818. 2825 Ala Ilima St is in the Moanalua neighborhood and 96818 ZIP code in Honolulu, HI The school district for Moanalua High School is the Central Oahu School District. Moanalua High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 9 - 12.
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