Kapunahala Elementary School

My daughter has attended He'eia elementary for her entire academic career and I'm so grateful and happy that our family has been supported by this school. They take time to build pilina and care for the students so that all the learning and friendships support the he could desire to come to school and do their best. There are plenty fun community events each year as well and our daughter has benefited from Hawaiian cultural learning embedded into all aspects of the school.

Principal is not concerned about childrens saftey.

I dont really leave a review but this time i will..Heard that they bully my daughter and Ms. Lisa a+ teacher called me right away. I called school and they take care rthis issue..i know its funny when the teacher told me its misunderstanding and not bully.but i will not argue as long as they fix the problem then i am good.Teacher was very helpful, friendly and they take care their students.

VERY POOR. The Principal is ALWAYS changing classrooms and curriculum because she "thinks" it'll work best and then when that fails, she just keeps guessing. She's inexperience and shady. She hires "teachers" that doesn't have teaching degrees. On top of that, she's rude, impatient, and apparently is in meetings ALL day everyday. She lacks accountability for her failures and blames her teachers for it.

Ahuimanu was rated well on Zillow 7/10. Two of my kids attended this school (1 in Kinder and the other in the 2nd grade). My 2nd grader had an awful experience and struggled because he could not understand his teacher. (1) His teacher spoke and wrote in "pigeon", a form of broken English spoken on the islands and, (2) maintained poor control of her classroom. My wife and I requested a change to another class via the Principal. The Principal denied the request stating that "if they allowed one family to switch classes then other families will want to switch". This reponse diminished my trust in their ability to provide an adequate education to my children. As a result, I removed both of my kids and placed them in a private school (Christian Academy). Now my son (the 2nd grader) is in the 4th grade and is in the top of his class this year and the last with a much stronger curriculum. My other child is thriving as well.

My son absolutely loves his school. I am a single mom and my mother was able to pay for his tuition last year. He always speaks about how awesome his teachers are and how he loves attending WNA. This year I told him it would be too expensive for me to try and pay for him to go and his grandma was having financial hardships. He begged me to send him again. He talked to all of his older brothers and sisters and his uncle. And they are all chipping in monthly just so he can attend the school again this year. I have 5 kids and I have never had 1 of my kids beg to attend a school again. He has awesome brothers and sisters and an uncle that love him and will all come together to make his dream come true. He has had so much more of a love for learning since attending here.