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Students and staff on the blacktop spelling the words: Be Kind

Kohala Elementary School spelling "Be Kind" to close out Kindness Week (Pre-COVID).

Image of teepee structure in the school garden
First grade class in front of a fire truck

Aunty KKs first graders at the 2023 Fire Safety Assembly 

Uncle Nick in the garden harvesting kalo

Uncle Nick in the garden harvesting kalo

Principal Loyola, Uncle Nick and Ms. Kainoa with Superintendent Hayashi at Education Week at the Capitol

Ed Week at the Capitol with Superintendent Hayashi

Planting in the garden

Planting in the garden

Recognizing Officer Justin (our DARE instructor) at DARE Day

Recognizing Officer Justin, Kohala El DARE instructor, at DARE Day

Fire Safety with North Kohala fire crew

Fire Safety with the North Kohala fire crew

Student practicing roping with a fake cow during quarter one field day.

Field Day October 2021

Students with colored powder at Rainbow Run

Rainbow Run fun

Perfect Attendance winner with Nintendo Switch 2

Perfect Attendance raffle winner

Northern Lights Literacy Event

Balloon arch at Norther Lights Winter Literacy Event

Students performing at the Talent Show

Kohala Elementary School Talent Show

Mrs. Kise dressed as a turkey at Turkey Trot

Mrs. Kise getting ready to run at the Turkey Trot

Rainbow over the play equipment
Playground next to football field.
Students playing soccer on rollerboards

Outdoor fun on the blacktop

Kindergarten and PreKindergarten play equipment

Kindergarten and PreKindergarten play equipment

Student singing at the Talent Show

Talent Show

Students playing lawn games on the blacktop

Games on the blacktop

Fourth grade students bike riding during Bike Ed by PATH

Fourth grade students bike riding during Bide Ed with PATH

Students playing Hawaiian games

Hawaiian games

Tug of War at Makahiki games
Anti-bullying for fifth grade students by Mental Health of America Hawaii

Anti-bullying presentation for fifth graders

Rainbow over the portables on the lower part of campus

Rainbow over lower campus

Student using a bow during a field event.
Students dancing at May Day

May Day court dancing 

Perfect Attendance pizza party - cheers!

Perfect Attendance Pizza Party

Students performing at the Winter Assembly

Students performing at the Winter Assembly

Students dancing hula at the Talent Show

Talent Show

Students sorting balls and equipment at Field Day

Field Day fun!

Mural with Live Pono at the top and second mural with descriptors of "Pono" below a volcano and a sunset..

Live Pono mural with new addition below (designed and outlined by staff and former students) and painted by Student Council.

Kohala Elementary staff at May Day

Kohala El staff at May Day

Principal Loyola, Uncle Nick, and Ms. Kainoa with Senator Richards at Education Week at the Capitol

Ed Week at the Capitol with Senator Richards

Students playing games on the blacktop

Games on the blacktop

Students performing at the Winter Assembly

Students performing at the Winter Assembly

Fire personnel teaching fire safety.

Captain Hedlund teaching students about fire safety.

Kohala Rainbow Run fun

Post Rainbow Run fun

Students on bouncer at the Bounce to Summer event

Students with Perfect Attendance bouncing to summer!

Grade 4 students during Bike Education with PATH.

Grade 4 students during Bike Education with PATH.

New fitness equipment for upper elementary outside of the office

New fitness equipment for upper elementary students.

Students playing Hawaiian games

Hawaiian games

Bronze sculpture by artist Sean Lee Loy Browne

Sculpture by Sean Lee Loy Browne through the Hawai'i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts - Art in Public Places Program.  Pūpūkahi i Holomua Kakou (United We Grow)

Mural that states: In a world where you can be anything, be kind.
Aerial view of the school garden.

Aerial view of the school garden.

Fourth graders making kapa

Making kapa

Students posing at Rainbow Run

Full of color at Rainbow Run

Fireman demonstrating how he gets ready for a call.

Kohala Fire Department teaching fire safety during an assembly.

Students playing Kōnane

Students playing Kōnane 

Groups planting trees on the Garden Work Day

Groups planting trees on the Garden Work Day

Fire truck spraying water from the truck.

Kohala Fire spraying water from the fire truck.

Students playing Hawaiian games

Hawaiian games

Students in the photo booth at the AttenDANCE

Students in the photo booth at the AttenDANCE

Students at the airport for the Camp Erdman trip

Fifth grade students going to Camp Erdman

Rainbow over Kohala Elementary building A.
PATH bike education for 4th grade - students practicing on the blacktop

PATH Hawaii teaching bike ed to 4th grade students

Student engaging in the bow and arrow field event.
Creative movement during Resource class

Gross motor movement with Aunty Sammie

2026 May Day court

May Day court

Path and red bridge into the garden.

Entrance into the garden from the main campus.

Mural that reads "Live Pono Kohala Elementary School"
Students arm wrestling at Makahiki field event

Arm wrestling (uma) during Makahiki games

Students playing pickleball

Outdoor fun on the blacktop

Planting in the garden

Planting in the garden

Kalo growing in the garden
Making poi in the garden

Making poi

Student playing a field event.
Stories in front of the (virtual) fire with Ms. Kainoa and Mrs. O'Donnell

Stories in front of the 'virtual' fire with Ms. Kainoa and Mrs. O'Donnell

Students playing tug of war at Makahiki field event

Makahiki games

Second graders in front of the fire truck.

Second grade students with Captain Hedlund and the fire truck.

Student engaging in math games with her mom

Family Math Event - family playing math card games 

Shaved Ice at DARE Day

Fun at DARE Day

Ms. Kainoa and Aunty Courtney at Meet and Greet

Kohala El Meet and Greet

Turkey Trot winners

Turkey Trot winners

Student jumping over hurdles on Field Day

2023 Fall Field Day 

School garden bed with kalo and corn

School garden

Our Vision & Mission

Our Vision
Kohala Elementary students will be career and college-ready citizens who contribute and care for self, others, and place.

Mission Statement
The mission of Kohala Elementary is to promote high levels of teaching and learning through effective practices while collaborating with family and community resources.

Events

Back to School Bash

Time: 10 AM – 2 PM
Location: Kohala High School, 54-3611 Akoni Pule Hwy, Kapaau, HI 96755, USA
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News & Announcements

Upcoming Back to School event on July 3rd

2026 Meet and Greet

Students in grades 1 - 5 are invited to join our Meet and Greet event on July 3rd with a parent or guardian.
Visitor Code of Conduct: 4 rules

Visitors Flyer

Please review HIDOE's Flyer for expectations when visiting campus.
Administrators from 3 Kohala schools fronting mural

Kohala Complex Schools YouTube Channel

Check out our new YouTube Channel! All 3 schools in the Kohala Complex have joined forces in an effort to share information with students and their families. Please like and subscribe to get notifications when new videos are posted.
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