Elementary Schools in Puna

[JeepintheJungle]

My wife and I are moving to HPP and are very interested in the schools there. We have looked on Punaweb but most of the discussions are related to High Schools. Any info on elementary schools in the area? Any info on private schools? Christian schools? I would love your help in answering our questions. Thanks

[Carey]

The info given on the earlier post on High schools rings pretty true for public elem schools avaialble for the Pahoa & Keaau elem schools, Connections Public Charter in Hilo (buses from Puna to their bayfront campus) & Hawaii Academy of Arts & Sciences (HAAS) in Pahoa, Water of Life Public Charter school in Keaau - Link to Hawaii DOE Public Charter schools:
http://165.248.6.166/data/schoollist_pcs.asp
HPP has a Waldorf School, Malamalama Waldorf School is off of Makuu. www.malamalamawaldorf.org/
MONTESSORI COUNTRY SCHOOL, PO BOX 1203, 15-3006 PUNA RD 808-965-9994.
Living Waters Christian, Kua'o Ka La Charter School in Pahoa and Cindy Greenlaw's School in HPP near Makuu and 21st. have also been mentioned in previous posts (there is also the Kamehameha school campus in Keaau, but registration is limited)
Good luck & happy searching.

[Beachboy]

Charter Schools is the ticket here in Puna, Fortunately HPP has two of them at the Elementary school level! The public school in Keaau can be a rude awakening for the family that just moved here from the mainland.

Good luck in finding a school![]

Handle every situation like a dog,If you can't eat it or hump it,piss on it and walk away...

[billy]

yeah, dont send them to a public school they will not like it[]

[Seeb]

My son goes to Keonepoko, and so far it's been Fantastic , they have done so good with him.

[missydog1]

Actually, I would think long and hard before moving children here.
By doing so, you're choosing a life for them of living a place they will never "belong" because they weren't born here and their parents weren't. Even if they don't go to public school, they will be subject to racism, which pervades the culture here.

Don't make this decision based on dreams of leaving the city for rural life without really doing your homework on the social world for your kids. Retirees and singles are deciding just for themselves.

You might read this current story:
http://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/arti...ocal02.txt

http://www.westhawaiitoday.com/articles/...ocal06.txt

what is far more enlightening than the news story is found in the reader comments posted under the article. That's where you get honest opinions over a wide spectrum. Lots of disagreement, lots of denial (IMO).