Momilani Elementary School

Aloha Momilani 'Ohana,

The Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) is committed to fostering an environment that reflects the spirit of Living Aloha, a culture of respect, cooperation, and mutual support.  In collaboration with the Attorney General's office, the department has established the Visitor Code of Conduct to ensure that interactions with all department employees and the public are conducted in a safe and respectful manner.  The Visitor Code of Conduct outlines clear expectations for visitor behavior, including respectful communication, adherence to personal and professional boundaries, and compliance with school policies and legal requirements.  

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our school office.  

Mahalo for your support.  

Aloha,

The Momilani Staff

Aloha Momilani 'Ohana,

Please review the flyer below which summarizes the HIDOE Visitor Code of Conduct and encourages positive behavior and interactions between HIDOE employees and visitors to Momilani Elementary School. 

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our school office.  

Mahalo for your support.  

Aloha,

The Momilani Staff

Written by: Sydney T., Kingsley B., & Marley S.

On January 30th, 2026, the Momilani Elementary cafeteria was transformed from a simple gathering place into the best scene ever created by the teachers and parents of the Momilani first graders. The first-grade class took to the stage to present their drama, "Characters Matter Part II." This drama was not an ordinary school play, it was a play of hard work, artistic expressions, and a mission to teach the students about the importance of kindness and integrity. 

The first graders had an awesome drama performance. There were characters like Rapunzel, Humpty Dumpty, and many other splendid characters from many fairytales and movies. They taught the school important life long lessons to treat others how you want to be treated, do not be mean to one another, think before you do, and many more awesome life long lessons. They made every single part of the drama awesome and they memorized all their lines and didn’t stop if they made a mistake. 

The first grade students made the drama very cute to watch and created memories that would last for a long time. Without the support from their teachers, Mrs. Hasegawa, Miss Vo, and Mrs. Hirata, the play would not have been as successful. The teachers helped the first graders get this show together by taking their teaching time away so that they can make this drama outstanding.

Our wonderful fifth grade teacher, Mr. Kashiwa said,  “I really liked the costumes!” and one of the 1st grade buddies, Kendall said, “It was very cute and they had very good singing.”  These statements showed how wonderful and fantastic the drama was and how hard they worked to make it like that.

In conclusion, "Characters Matter Part II" was an amazing success that left a lasting impression on Momilani Elementary. By combining the magic of fairytales with lessons, the first-grade class proved that even the youngest students have the power to inspire their role models. Thank you to Ms. Shannon Winpenny, our school's drama director for another amazing performance.  We appreciate everyone's hard work to make this performance one to remember. 

Written by: Brianna A, and Maya G, Kellen Y

On January 21-23, 2026 the 6th grade students went on an extended staycation field trip to the Prince Waikiki Hotel. They had a very fun time and enjoyed the staycation very much.

On the first day, the sixth graders departed school for the Honolulu Zoo and tried to complete a scavenger hunt across Waikiki. Everyone had a fun time exploring the exhibits with their classmates and getting to socialize while taking pictures along the way. They were all able to eat lunch together at the Zoo’s playground. Next we continued on with our photo scavenger hunt outside of the Zoo making our way to the Prince Waikiki Hotel. After that, students checked into the hotel as a group into the beautiful rooms with a view of the Ala Wai Canal. 

Later on, everyone departing the hotel to go on the other side of the mountain to Bay View Mini Golf where we all had a great time. We also got to have dinner at Bayview, which made our stomachs filled with yummy food.

The next day, everyone woke up to have a yummy, delicious, and specially prepared bento for us at the hotel. It included eggs, rice, spam, and Portuguese sausages. After breakfast, everyone departed the hotel again, but this time for Ice Palace Hawaii. We had free time to skate during our time there and they even had a special lunch of nice and warm pizza for us that was included with our skating rental. After a while we had to leave Ice palace to go back to the hotel, but we had a special ride waiting for us. 

Everyone was able to ride on a cool, and amazing motorcoach! It was a fun ride back to the hotel. At the hotel everyone rested and relaxed and changed clothes to get ready for the next adventure. We left the hotel once again and arrived at Makapu’u Lighthouse Trail. We went hiking up this fun, exciting, and exhausting trail. After the hike, everyone headed to Ala Moana Shopping Center where everyone was able to hang out with and explore the mall. Students were able to have dinner at many different places there. After a long day, everyone walked all the way from the shopping center back to the Prince Waikiki Hotel where we slept again for another night, ready for the next and final day of our adventure.

On the last day of the amazing class trip, everyone got up and ready and once again received a yummy, delicious, and specially prepared bento at the hotel. This day was special, since instead of going out like the last two days, students stayed at the hotel to get an amazing tour by the staff. Everyone learned about engineering, mechanical rooms, housekeeping and laundry, and main kitchens, during a tour of the back of the hotel. 

At the end of the staycation, the hotel staff gave everyone a final farewell, knowing that they might not ever see many of the students again. The group departed the hotel and arrived back at Momilani. The extended staycation field trip, and stay at the Prince Waikiki hotel was one of the greatest experiences that the sixth grade class had ever had. 

The students, teachers, and families would like to express their appreciation for Mr. Arakawa and the awesome staff at the Prince Waikiki Hotel for making this amazing trip possible for our students.  We hope that many other students will be able to participate in this amazing experience in the years to come.

Written by: Taryn L., Camdyn H., and Lillian Y.

On December 10th, 2025 the 6th graders had a spectacular drama called “The Grunch”. The drama was held at the cafeteria of Momilani where all the grades came to sit and watch the 6th graders pursue their last play. Their story was a great lesson to learn because it teaches one the power of being kind and having different opinions is okay. 

6th grade practiced for two whole months trying to perfect their spectacular drama which succeeded when they performed it for the whole school. The choreographer, Ms. Winnpenny taught them the choreography they needed to exaggerate their performance to make it bigger and better. With many failed attempts, 6th grade didn’t give up in trying to put on an amazing show for the last time at Momilani. All the grades appreciate 6th grade for their terrific shows! It’s dazzling scenery was made by the 6th graders themselves to make the play its best.

The play was about a character named the Grunch who hates musicals and when he figures out that his school is putting on one all by themselves he suddenly has the wicked idea to sabotage it. The Grunch then acts like he wants to do the play to get in it, little did his classmates know that he was going to ruin it the night before to make it look bad in front of the critics. The night before, the Grunch and his friend sneak into the set and mess up all of the beautiful decorations and costumes that they were supposed to use for the play the next day. In the morning when his classmates see that the set is ruined they quickly improvise and create a makeshift play that pleases the critics and upsets the Grunch. After the amazing review that the critics wrote about the play, the Grunch realizes that what he did was wrong and it was okay to have different opinions about things.

Written by: Brianna A.

Have you ever heard of snow day? Well, on Dec 11, 2025 Momilani Elementary had their snow day. Every year Mr.Verne and Mr.Cody come to Momilani to deliver a special christmas gift of snow. This year, every grade decided to come outside to see the truck full of snow flow out the truck.

Snow day was absolutely spectacular. Every single grade got to enjoy the luxury of the soft, cool, and wonderful snow. We all took photos and enjoyed the moment of relief from no class. Aside from just the snow, snow day is much more than that. Snow day is a day where you can spend time with the people you enjoy being around, like your friends and classmates. 

In the process we all got wet, but it was worth the fun memories we got to keep. Snow day was one of a kind and is something we can never take away. Mahalo, and Thank You to Mr.Verne and Mr.Cody for the special snow truck delivery. Thank you to Hui O Momilani for donating some of the snow too!