Manoa

Some of the teachers are excellent, others are ok. The school is conservative, focus is on performance rather than on critical thinking. No art classes - unless you're willing to pay. The school is considered an "excellent" school, but compared to schools in Australia and New Zealand (and lot of places in Asia and Europe) I would not rate Noelani better than fair to average, but compared to other Hawaiian schools, Noelani is not too bad at all.

Manoa Elementary School is an excellent place for students to learn throughout their childhood from grades K-5. While there, we got amazing teachers that strived to make learning exciting and interesting while being educational. I would highly recommend Manoa for your child.

The principal at Saint Francis Xavier, Catholic elementary school is very rude to students and puts on a fake task for parents. She confiscated a child’s phone, even though she was trying to put it away and turn it off but then the principal had said that he was rude to her even though he was trying to tell her what was going on the office staff there is very disrespectful to some of the students even though when they’re not doing nothing. I would not recommend Saint Francis Xavier as a school for your children.

The teachers are mostly solid, except for a few, like any school. I am withdrawing my two students due to major concerns for violations of federal laws regarding the student privacy and student safety. I thought after the drowning of a student during school they would look out for the best of the students, but nothing changed. They have no policies in place to keep children safe. They told me in writing I can call the police myself if I have a concern about an individual.