Our Faculty & Staff

Our Faculty & Staff
Nā Limahana Alakaʻi

Administration/Leadership

Kapua Francisco

Poʻokumu (School Director / Principal)

Akalā Neves Chinchilla

Hope Poʻokumu (Vice Principal)

Nā Limahana Kākoʻo

Support Staff

Haunani Francisco

Luna Keʻena Kula (School Operations Manager)

Sierra Enoka-Wilson

Luna Mea ʻAi Kula (School Food Authority Director)

Kristina Valdez

Kākoʻo Mea ʻAi Kula (NSLP Clerk)

ʻIhiʻihi T. Victor

Kākoʻo Keʻena (Office Assistant)

Steve Porter

Luna Mālama Kula (Maintenance Coordinator)

Dain Oblero

Kākoʻo Mālama Kula (Facilities Assistant)

Phillip Silva

Kākoʻo Mālama Kula (Facilities Assistant)

Robert Ronia

Luna Kalaiwa Kaʻa ʻŌhua (Transportation Coordinator)

Leimana Koehler

Kumu Aʻoaʻo (School Counselor)

Kolo Kaʻahanui

Luna ʻEnehana (Technology Coordinator)

Nā Limahana Kumu

Faculty & Teaching Staff

Mohala Callahan

Kumu Papa Mālaaʻo (Kindergarten Teacher)

Bonnie Stebbins

Kumu Papa ʻEkahi (Grade 1 Teacher)

Mika Gallardo

Kumu Papa ʻElua (Grade 2 Teacher)

J. Pono Kalipi

Kumu Papa ʻEkolu (Grade 3 Teacher)

Mahina Blankenfeld-Kaheiki

Kumu Papa ʻEhā (Grade 4 Teacher)

Peter Kim

Kumu Papa ʻElima (Grade 5 Teacher)

Wendy Wells

Kumu Makemakika (Secondary Mathematics Teacher)

Sarah Mudrick

Kumu Mākau ʻŌlelo Pelekānia (Secondary ELA Teacher)

Māhie Atay

Kumu Pilikanaka (Secondary Social Studies Teacher)

Kaikea Kalipi

Kumu ʻEpekema (Secondary Science Teacher)

Pōkiʻi Seto

Kumu ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Secondary Hawaiian Language Teacher)

Temehani Peleiholani-Blankenfeld

Kumu Koina (Secondary Electives Teacher)

Neil Devor

Kumu Kīnānā (Special Education Teacher)

Shane Sigetic

Kumu Kīnānā (SPED Teacher / Student Services Coordinator)

Kāwika Lewis

Kumu Mahi ʻAi (Hawaiian Agriculture Teacher)

Nā Kākoʻo Kumu

Educational Assistants

Ululani Gragas

Kākoʻo Kīnānā (SpEd EA)

Natalia Helm

Kākoʻo Kīnānā (SpEd EA)

Josh Jean

Kākoʻo Kīnānā (SpEd EA)

Keānuenue Pupuhi

Kākoʻo Kīnānā (SpEd EA)

Ely Sather

Kākoʻo Kīnānā (SpEd EA)

Mokonuiārangi Makekau

Kākoʻo Kīnānā (SpEd EA)

Latest News

2 weeks ago

Nā Wai Ola Public Charter School
Aloha e nā ʻohana Nā Wai Ola!We look forward to welcoming our haumāna and ʻohana to the 2026–2027 school year, an exciting milestone as we expand our learning community to serve Kindergarten through Grade 9. Join us for our ʻOhana Orientation and Annual Title I Meeting on Friday, July 31, 2026, from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM as we share important updates, introduce our Hawaiian culture-based Project-Based Learning program, and prepare for a year of meaningful learning experiences grounded in ʻike Hawaiʻi, aloha, and kuleana.Following the meeting, please stay and join us for a Spaghetti Dinner as we gather together and celebrate the beginning of a new school year.Please register and RSVP TODAY at: forms.gle/sa5ZFU8oWUp4EZ8x9Mahalo nui, and we look forward to seeing our Nā Wai Ola ʻohana! ... See MoreSee Less
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2 months ago

Nā Wai Ola Public Charter School
Aloha kākou! We are currently hiring and seeking well-qualified candidates to join our team immediately.View our available positions here: Nā Wai Ola PCS Career Opportunities nawaiolapcs.org/contact/career-opportunities/If you are interested, please submit your cover letter and resume to hr@nawaiolapcs.org. Mahalo! ... See MoreSee Less
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