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Administration/Leadership

Kapua Francisco

Poʻokumu (School Director / Principal)

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Akalā Neves Chinchilla

Hope Poʻokumu (Vice Principal)

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Support Staff

Haunani Francisco

Luna Keʻena Kula (School Operations Manager)

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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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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)

Contact Kumu Kāwika
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)

Contact Kumu Mōʻīwai

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Nā Wai Ola Public Charter School is at Nā Wai Ola Public Charter School.

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Nā Wai Ola Public Charter School
Aloha kākou!Are you still considering where to send your keiki for middle school for the 2026 - 2027 school year? Nā Wai Ola PCS still has a few more spaces available for grades 6 - 8. We also have a few spots available for grade 9 high school. Contact us at (808) 968-2318 or office@nawaiolapcs.com. ... See MoreSee Less

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Nā Wai Ola Public Charter School

1 week ago

Nā Wai Ola Public Charter School
Hoʻomaikaʻi to our very own Kumu Pono Kalipi of Papa ʻElua!Congratulations to Jordan "Pono" Kalipi, our second Teacher Appreciation Week winner! 🎉 You've won 2 round trip tickets on Alaska or Hawaiian Airlines! Jordan is a teacher at Nā Wai Ola Public Charter School in HSTA's Hilo Chapter. He told us he would like to visit Las Vegas to visit family.Congrats again! Stay tuned for our last winner, which we'll announce Friday. ✈️ ... See MoreSee Less

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Nā Wai Ola Public Charter School is at Nā Wai Ola Public Charter School.

2 months ago

Nā Wai Ola Public Charter School
Aloha kākou!Nā Wai Ola Public Charter School is expanding and now recruiting qualified educators to join our learning ʻohana.If you are interested in joining our Hawaiian culture-based education school with an educational program that delivers instruction through project-based learning, please email your cover letter and resume to hr@nawaiolapcs.org. Please help us spread the word. Mahalo!Na wai la, Na wai hoʻi, Nā Wai Ola…#nāwaiolapcs #maunahuʻihuʻi #PUNA ... See MoreSee Less

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