Puohala 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.

We are new to the area. After reading reviews I was so scared. Please judge for yourself. Me and my two children were embraced with an aloha spirit. We come from the mainland and my children are behind. Not saying that will be the case for you and yours. Just providing an unbiased honest review. So far I wish I had enrolled my children sooner! I hope you can rest easy too once you DO enroll your children. Much love from one stressed ma to another. So the school is BEYOND expectations, and and excellent learning environment! Everyone is committed and it shows! The children are all so kind and respectful!

Principal is not concerned about childrens saftey.

Most excellent school with lots of parental involvement. The teachers are wonderful and commuted to the students. One of their teachers was the the State Teacher of the year 2016. Also, their counselor was State Counselor of the year! Great teaching staff and great environment.

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.

The teachers, and the principles at the school are amazing. Do not go to the school unless you are OK with being bullied by other parents. Not only have I been treated poorly by other parents. I know other parents who have been treated poorly by other parents. My children have been approached by other parents, and I don’t feel as though the school has taken it seriously which is why I give a safety rating of one. In the first few years, I did see issues with the administration, but seems like all of that has been ironed out. Our first year at the school, we had a physical abuse by a teacher, which was not addressed until I contacted the district and they were unaware of the situation, even though I had been in contact for several months with the principal and asked to change teachers several times. We are having issues again this year with a teacher who seems completely out of tune with life. The programs at the school are unmatched, but you have to deal with all of the parent drama in order to get them.