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Upper elementary students at May Day 2022 in the Kohala High School gym.

Upper elementary students at May Day 2022.

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

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

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

Field Day October 2021

Grade 4 students during Bike Education with PATH.

Grade 4 students during Bike Education with PATH.

Kindergarten and PreKindergarten play equipment

Kindergarten and PreKindergarten play equipment

Student using a bow during a field event.
Second graders in front of the fire truck.

Second grade students with Captain Hedlund and the fire truck.

Student holding a butterfly on his finger.
Rainbow over the portables on the lower part of campus

Rainbow over lower campus

Staff playing POI RĀKAU, a Maori stick game

Staff Field Day: Staff playing Hawaiian version of POI RĀKAU

Fourth grade students bike riding during Bike Ed by PATH

Fourth grade students bike riding during Bide Ed with PATH

Rainbow over Kohala Elementary building A.
Anti-bullying for fifth grade students by Mental Health of America Hawaii

Anti-bullying presentation for fifth graders

Staff playing the game Nine Square in the Air on the blacktop

Staff field events: Nine Square in the Air

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 reads "Live Pono Kohala Elementary School"
Fireman demonstrating how he gets ready for a call.

Kohala Fire Department teaching fire safety during an assembly.

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.

Students arm wrestling at Makahiki field event

Arm wrestling (uma) during Makahiki games

Fire personnel teaching fire safety.

Captain Hedlund teaching students about fire safety.

New fitness equipment for upper elementary outside of the office

New fitness equipment for upper elementary students.

Kalo growing in the garden
Mural that states: In a world where you can be anything, be kind.
Rainbow over the play equipment
Members of the 2023 May Day court

May Day Court 2023

First grade class in front of a fire truck

Aunty KKs first graders at the 2023 Fire Safety Assembly 

Aerial view of the school garden.

Aerial view of the school garden.

Aunty Sammie and Aunty Amoo with Alaka'i at May Day 2022.

Aunty Amoo, Aunty Sammie and Alaka'i.

Student engaging in the bow and arrow field event.
Students playing tug of war at Makahiki field event

Makahiki games

Student playing a field event.
Fire truck spraying water from the truck.

Kohala Fire spraying water from the fire truck.

Fifth graders singing and playing ukulele at the Winter assembly

Grade five performing at the 2022 Winter Assembly

Creative movement during Resource class

Gross motor movement with Aunty Sammie

Student jumping over hurdles on Field Day

2023 Fall Field Day 

Playground next to football field.
Path and red bridge into the garden.

Entrance into the garden from the main campus.

Groups planting trees on the Garden Work Day

Groups planting trees on the Garden Work Day

Students planing a tree on the garden work day.
Tug of War at Makahiki games
Students presenting lei to Cafeteria Manager Aunty Cilla on the last day.

Aloha and Mahalo Aunty Cilla

Image of teepee structure in the 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.

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News & Announcements

Administrators from 3 Kohala Schools fronting a mural of Kamehameha Statue, Pololu Valley, and animals/scenery that are important to the Kohala community.

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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May Day 2025

The video for our 2025 May Day Program is now available. Mahalo to Todd Buczyna @TMBPHOTOVIDEO for being our videographer again this year!
Picture of the HIDOE Welcome Visitors Flyer

Visitors Flyer

Please review HIDOE's Flyer for expectations when visiting campus.
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