Our Faculty & Staff

Our Faculty & Staff

Nā Limahana Alakaʻi

Administration/Leadership

Kapua Francisco

Poʻokumu (School Director / Principal)

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Akalā Neves Chinchilla

Hope Poʻokumu (Vice Principal)

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Nā Limahana Kākoʻo

Support Staff

Haunani Francisco

Kākoʻo Keʻena (Registrar)

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Sierra Enoka-Wilson

Kākoʻo Keʻena (Office Assistant)

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ʻIhiʻihi T. Victor

Kākoʻo Keʻena (Office Clerk)

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Steve Porter

Luna Mālama Kula (Maintenance Coordinator)

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Dain Oblero

Kākoʻo Mālama Kula (Facilities Assistant)

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Phillip Silva

Kākoʻo Mālama Kula (Facilities Assistant)

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Robert Ronia

Luna Kalaiwa Kaʻa ʻŌhua (Transportation Coordinator)

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Dason Albano

Luna ʻEnehana (Technology Coordinator)

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Nā Limahana Kumu

Faculty & Teaching Staff

Bonnie Stebbins

Kumu Papa Mālaaʻo (Grade K Teacher)

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Mohala Callahan

Kumu Papa ʻEkahi (Grade 1 Teacher)

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J. Pono Kalipi

Kumu Papa ʻElua (Grade 2 Teacher)

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Temehani Peleiholani-Blankenfeld

Kumu Papa ʻEkolu (Grade 3 Teacher)

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Mahina Blankenfeld-Kaheiki

Kumu Papa ʻEhā (Grade 4 Teacher)

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Peter Kim

Kumu Papa ʻElima (Grade 5 Teacher)

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Kolo Kaʻahanui

Kumu Papa ʻEono (Grade 6 Teacher)

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Wendy Wells

Kumu Kula Waena (Math/Science Middle School Teacher)

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Sarah Mudrick

Kumu Kula Waena (ELA/Social Studies Middle School Teacher)

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Pōkiʻi Seto

Kumu Kula Waena (ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi & Polynesian Music Middle School Teacher)

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Shane Sigetic

Kumu Kīnānā (SPED Teacher / Student Services Coordinator)

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Kāwika Lewis

Kumu Mahi ʻAi (Hawaiian Agriculture Teacher)

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Nā Kākoʻo Kumu

Educational Assistants

Ululani Gragas

Kākoʻo Kīnānā (SpEd EA)

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Natalia Helm

Kākoʻo Kīnānā (SpEd EA)

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Josh Jean

Kākoʻo Kīnānā (SpEd EA)

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Keānuenue Pupuhi

Kākoʻo Kīnānā (SpEd EA)

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Ely Sather

Kākoʻo Kīnānā (SpEd EA)

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Mokonuiārangi Makekau

Kākoʻo Kīnānā (SpEd EA)

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Mōʻīwai Victor

Kākoʻo Mahi ʻAi (Agriculture EA)

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Latest News

Nā Wai Ola Public Charter School is at Hālau Nā Mamo O Ka Liko Maile O Kohala.

3 weeks ago

Welina mai kākou!We are sharing this on behalf of Kumu Kapua Francisco for anyone who may be interested in learning hula. If interested contact Kumu directly. Mahalo!Aloha kākou!If you or anyone you know is interested in joining our hālau, and becoming a part of our hula ʻohana, please contact us.We welcome keiki kāne (boys), kaikamahine (girls), kāne (men), and wahine (women) of all ages from keiki to kupuna. Our hālau is located in Kea’au Ag Lots across Kamehameha Schools Hawaiʻi campus.Join now through December 31, 2025, during our open enrollment period and get started on your hula journey with us. E hele mai! NaʻuKumu Kapua#hnmoklmok #nāmamo #mamonation #hālauhula #hālau #hula #hilohawaii #keaauhawaii #punahawaii ... See MoreSee Less

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4 months ago

Aloha ʻOhana. There will be no bus service from Thursday, 8/14/2025, to Wednesday, 8/20/2025. Bus transportation will resume on Thursday, 8/21/2025. Mahalo for your cooperation! ... See MoreSee Less

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4 months ago

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