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: Brianna A., Lillian Y., Taryn L., and Connor S.

Have you ever had to perform in front of a whole school or even a huge audience? Well, this year on April 14th, 2026 Kindergarten had their first drama performance. Their performance was a great life lesson to teach us that everyone plays an important part in our neighborhoods and we should all work together as a community. Everyone enjoyed watching the Kindergartener’s performance and showed lots of love and appreciation for them.

The Kindergarteners had a terrific drama performance acting as all the different helpers in our community. There were community helpers like firefighters, garbage truck workers, crossing guards, librarians, mail carriers, doctors, nurses, construction workers, and the awesome storytellers (narrators). 

They all played an important role in their neighborhood community by helping each other out. There are other people who help our community and they are so important. If we took one of those groups out and didn’t have them, it would ruin our community and that is why we should have these people to help us out. All the groups work together to keep our community going.

The kindergarten students worked very hard to put on this wonderful show for their audience. The parents also worked very hard on the costumes to put on this amazing show! The songs they sang were about what their group does to help our community and what they are. The kindergartener’s dance moves were splendid and amazed everyone in the audience. 

During the play, the students showed off their extremely cute expressions and amazed every audience member. Each group of characters got to have their own moment and they rocked the show. We got to learn more about the jobs people in our community do to help us. We learned even if your job isn’t the most important, you still play an important role in the community.

Written by: Brianna A, Lucas I, Asher N

Do you want to see your grandkids make it so that you invest in premium tissue boxes? This year on February 3, 2026, 5th graders had their extraordinary grandparent’s day, impressing their loved ones. 

During Grandparents Day Luncheon, the students pulled their special charm of love. The 5th graders had lunch with their grandparents and after they were done, the teachers called them to the stage and they started to perform. They had a special performance of the song called “Here comes the Sun” by the Beatles and a song written by Mr. Kashiwa, the fifth grade teacher, “Grandma, Grandpa, I love you,” accompanied by Mr. Rabacal.

Every year each grade level gets to have their own special Grandparents Day for their loved ones. In January, it was the 5th grade's turn and they had their own grandparents day and they had so much fun. On 5th grade student Lillian said, "I felt more love when there were all the grandparents around." Another 5th grade student Taryn said, “It was a great opportunity to say thank you to my grandparents." While they were singing they ended up in tears because of their beautiful voices.

In the end, the 5th graders and the grandparents had a spectacular time and enjoyed the day. Thank you to Ms. Keli and her helpers and Team Kokua for helping make the day super special. We hope that fifth grade had an amazing last grandparents day at school!

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.