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: 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!

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

On October 30th 2025, 4th graders had their amazing and terrific drama performance! The show was called Bounce and they showed how much effort they put into their play and everyone loved it. The 4th graders all were projecting their voices for everyone to hear and their acting was phenomenal . 

Their play was about a boy named Reggie in their class who was too energetic, it sometimes led him to trouble. In this story, the teacher makes Reggie sad by preventing him from going to recess. Lucas, who played the teacher, said,”I am so dignified for being the funny villain in the play.”

During the play, we learned about the side characters who help Reggie grow his confidence in the story. He even gets into a lot of trouble because he doesn't know how to stay still. At the end, Reggie finds a new way to learn and he learns how to calm himself down. Reggie could just stand up and move around and he could see all the answers on his test, so he had solved his problem of not being able to focus by standing while doing things he needs to focus on. 

I hope this wonderful play the 4th graders had performed encourages you to want to work hard on your play when it is time.

 Mahalo and thank you for reading this article!

Written by: Ava B., Lucas I., and Lillian Y.

Everyone’s in a wonderful costume around you and everyone gets candy! The Halloween Costume Ball is a time where you have fun with your friend, and eat a LOT of treats & candy! The Halloween Costume Ball was on October 25th, 2025. There were wonderful costumes like witches, monsters, characters from Roblox, Harry Potter characters, and even more lovely costumes! 

There was a Trunk-or-Treat, which was at the parking lot in front of the front office where the teachers and family members use their car and decorate it to make it a theme so everybody can play games and have fun! Also, there was a free movie you could watch! You were free to grab mats, chairs, couches, or anything to sit or lay down on outside. The movie chosen this year was Casper! The movie was chosen from this contest called “Penny Wars” before Halloween. You could bring coins and dollars from school and vote on which movie you want to watch. If you didn’t have money to vote, they had extra coins for you to vote! 

There was also a Costume Contest in the cafeteria on the stage where you could show off your costume and the person running the Costume Contest decided who had the best costume! Leia, from 4th grade, liked the Halloween Costume Ball and she exclaimed, “It was very fun and exciting!” Isain, also from 4th grade, loved the Costume Ball and he said that it was very entertaining like the Costume Contest! We all can’t wait until the next Halloween Costume Contest! 

Written by: Kingsley B, Isaac M, Wyatt Y

Are you a veteran? If you are, join us next year at the Momilani cafeteria. First, check in at the cafeteria, pick somewhere to sit on the tables and wait until they call your name. When they call your name you walk down the path to the benches. Once the veterans get there the Momilani ambassadors hand you a lei and chocolate. Then, they take your picture. The leis you get are hand crafted by our Team Kokua service group here at Momilani.

We waited for all the veterans to be introduced and to sit on chairs on the stage then sang God bless the USA. After, some veterans started to tear up from us singing about pride and people fighting for this country. Ryken W. said, “It was very spectacular that the veterans were crying tears of joy.” When we finished the veterans took a group picture. “It was beautiful, spectacular, and wonderful to see everyone with their veterans with their students,” said Brianna A. In conclusion, the Veterans Day assembly was a very beautiful assembly to respect our veterans.

Written by: Taryn L., Lauren C., and Marley S.

During Red Ribbon Week, the students raised awareness about preventing drugs and violence through education. To show this, they wore clothes or accessories from October 24th - October 30th 2025. This year’s theme was; “Life Is A Puzzle, Solve It Drug Free. To show this on Friday, they wore pajamas to put bullies to bed!

On Monday, to show aloha over bullying and drugs, they wore their favorite cap or a crazy hat to put a cap on drugs! On Tuesday, to raise awareness and to prevent drug and violence, they wore their brightest neon colors to show that they are too bright for drugs! On Wednesday, they had a choice between wearing a team jersey or uniform to team up against bullying! On Thursday, they proudly wore their blue Momilani t-shirt and the sticker they have made in class to show “one team, one goal”. 

A couple of students were asked their opinion about Red Ribbon Week:  “It’s special to this school and the citizens of Momilani Elementary School.” - Penny Park.    “It's like a tradition to Momilani Elementary,” -  Lucas Ahn. Thank you to all the students that participated in Red Ribbon Week.

Written by: Ryken W. Connor S. Asher N. 

Have you ever heard of Grandparents Day? If you haven’t, that’s fine, and if you have, that’s fine too. Grandparents Days are events where students and their grandparents spend time together by eating lunch and talking with each other at the cafeteria. Each class sits in their own row, Ms. Vo’s class on the right, Mrs. Hirata’s on the left, and Mrs. Hasegawa’s class in the middle. 

Momilani Team Kokua and the Media Crew helped Grandparents Day run smoothly. Team Kokua helped the grandparents by throwing away their lunch plates when they’re done eating. The Media Crew takes photos of each family for the yearbook, and so the grandparents and students have memories of the time they had that day. 

When everyone finished eating their lunches, the 1st graders went to the stage, and they sang two songs for their grandparents to show appreciation for them. The two songs 1st grade performed at grandparents day were, Lava by Kuana Torres Kahele, and the second song they sang was, You’ll Be In My Heart by Phil Collins, and Mr. Rabacal  accompanied them by playing the ukulele while they sang. Finally, after 1st grade was done singing, all of the grandparents needed to invest in heavy-duty tissues because they were left crying. After the students were done performing for their grandparents, they hugged their grandparents goodbye and left for their classroom. Grandparents day is a beautiful event. 

Written by: Wyatt, Ryken, and Cruz.

Have you ever been to a basketball game or tournament? Did you feel the thrill of watching a shot go in? Well if you like that, the Complex Basketball Tournament is just for you! The tournament is where 5th and 6th graders in the Pearl City district all come together at Pearl City High School to play basketball against each other.

First, 5th and 6th graders in the Pearl City district all came together and played against each other in basketball. First up were the 5th graders. The 5th graders were quick, determined, and talented. They had everything to make a perfect team. They were amazing by making shots, getting rebounds, and getting steals. They steamrolled all the way to the finals where they met Pearl City Elementary. It was a tough battle and both teams were making shots left and right, but in the end they lost to them. The 5th graders kept pushing through, but they lost with dignity and were able to place 2nd.

Next up is 6th graders. The 6th graders were smart about the things they did in the game and were the best at timing. They took shots when they were open and got steals when the other teams weren’t paying attention. Then the 6th graders had some time to think about the things they were doing and had fun playing in the games. They had to switch off and on but they were determined to win the game no matter what! They played PEACHES, but sadly lost. They used this game for motivation to keep going on in the next games. They made it all the way to the semi-finals, but sadly lost to Pearl City Elementary. Some quotes from 6th grade are, “I feel like we did good by hustling and shooting every shot we could take, even though some never made it in.” - Cruz S.  “I feel like that the team had done the best that they could and he went to the semi finals and that was good.” - Ryken W.

Overall, the 5th grader and 6th graders did an amazing job at the Complex Basketball Tournament. They practiced hard and they did the best they could do at the tournament. We hope that next year, both 6th grade and 5th grade will win the tournament together. Great job 6th and 5th grade!