Waiakea Elementary School - Hilo, Hawaii

Lava L.

My daughters teacher is excellent the kids learn so much!
The staff are friendly, cool parents and people there. Wonderful students. But the principal Watanabe never smiles, greets or acknowledges me and we pass each other everyday. I am a parent and as a principal of the school you got to greet, its automatic! He looks grouchy and stuck up! I try to make eye contact and he just ignores me, not even a 'go to hell' from him. I have asked other parents and some staff and this principal clearly has a problem with showing his Aloha. I was also told how he has been working from school to school ie. Keaau High, Waiakea Intermediate. What up with that? Also there is a cafeteria guy who gives out the same vibe, that helps the kids empty their meal trays..no smile nothing....jerkalism! I would give 4 stars but the aforementioned really affects my score. At the end of the day, we love this school of course present principal excluded!

Kristin J.

Awful school!! My son got bullied from another kid in his class and they sent my child to the counslers office all day without telling me. Shouldn't the kid who bullied my child be the one in the counslers office?! They also didn't inform the other kids parents of any of it! I had a talk with the principal and he didn't seem to give a care at all!

Tristin A.

I am Alexia Allen and this is my school!Wailea is fun,great,and interesting.

Irene

The staff is wonderful--everyone from lunch servers, maintenance, to admin.

Jullyan G.

A nice school to be at for students

Lahela H.

Jeylin K.