Kailua Kona School Guide
The school system in Hawaii is the oldest educational network west of the Mississippi, as well as one of the most successful in the nation at promoting student success, ensuring active learning outcomes, and securing a brighter future.
The first school was founded in 1840 by the Hawaiian royal family, after which point it immediately began assisting pupils in finding their voice, realizing their goals, and developing to fill their civic responsibilities.
There is simply no school system in the country quite like Hawaii, and despite imitation, it continues to stand above all others as a beacon of academic virtue.
Overview of Hawaiian Schools
Hawaii is the only state in the Nation with a unified statewide educational bureaucracy, as all five islands are overseen by the Hawaii Department of Education. 
Administrative oversight and policy adjustments are made by a fourteen-member elected state Board of Education.
Another unique aspect of Hawaii’s government is that, unlike other U.S. States, the five island counties are the only formally organized governmental structure below the state level, allowing them greater autonomy and increased status.
Also unlike the upper forty-nine, Hawaii does not delegate responsibility of educational goal setting to local school boards. Instead, the state government regulates all fees, taxes, and infrastructure changes directly. This provides excellent accountability and oversight.
Hawaii County Schools District
The fourteen elected members of the Board of education set goals, make policy decisions, and hire a superintendent charged with implementing strategy to improve the quality of education across Hawaii’s seven school districts.
While most U.S. schools are funded by property taxes, schools in Hawaii benefit from the equitable dispersion of funds from Oahu and more rural neighboring islands as result of their unified approach to public education.
There are currently two-hundred and eighty-three educational institutions operating in Hawaii serving over one-hundred and seventy-seven thousand students. The department of education employs thirteen-thousand teachers and conducts official business at the state capital of Honolulu in Oahu.
75 Aupuni St
Hilo, HI 96720
Phone: (808) 974-6600
http://doe.k12.hi.us
Hawaiian Standards
There are three distinct components to the supreme education provided by the Hawaii County Schools system; curriculum design, instruction, and assessment.
Educators on the island chain understand that they are primarily responsible for the success and adjustment of each student through personal contact, mentorship, and behavioral support.
The objectives of the Hawaiian educational system were revamped recently in 2011 to ensure that all students would be college or career ready through careful orchestration of a challenging and nuanced learning environment.
Students in Hawaii have scored above national averages on the ACT college placement test as well as in SAT mathematics examinations.
To promote excellence amongst its faculty, Hawaii has pioneered a system of performance recognition and corresponding salary incentive.
One hundred twenty-three Hawaiian teachers employed by the Department of Education have already met the high standards dictated by the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards.
The success of Hawaii’s approach to education has provided a framework for the rest of the nation, as schools have begun to implement identical procedures to ensure student success across the country.
Independent and Charter Schools
Hawaii educates more students than any other state via independent institutions. Some of the largest, most well-established educational institutions in the world exist on the island chain.
Some of the larger independent institutions include Iolani School, Kamehameha Schools, the Mid-Pacific Institute, and Panahou.
In addition, there are several Buddhist post-secondary institutions along the island chain to further serve the diverse population of the Hawaiian Community.
These schools are amongst the most affluent and well tended institutions in the nation and educate a large percent of the Native Hawaiian children in the state.
Another alternative available to residents is provided by the Island Public Charter School system, which provides publically funded alternative educations to carefully managed groups of students.
Also worth considering are the numerous Community Schools specializing in adult education peppered across the island chain, which provide basic classes promoting adult literacy, GED placement, citizenship preparation, and English as a second language.
HAIS Official Site:
www.hais.org
Kailua Kona Schools
Hualalai Academy
74-4966 Kealakaa Street, Kailua-Kona
Phone: (808) 326-9866
Kealakehe High School
Phone: (808) 327-4300
Kealakehe Elementary School
74-5118 Kealakaa Street, Kailua-Kona
Phone: (808) 327-4308
Innovations Public Charter School
75-5815 Queen Kaahumanu Highway, Kailua-Kona
Phone: (808) 327-6205
Hytec School of Cosmetology
75-5719 Alii Dr # T, Kailua-Kona
Phone: (808) 329-3366 Place page
Kealakehe Intermediate School
maps.google.com 74-5062 Onipaa Street, Kailua-Kona
Phone: (808) 327-4314
Ballet Maui-Kona Hawaii
74-5626 Alapa Street, Kailua-Kona
Phone: (808) 329-8876
Kahakai Elementary School
Phone: (808) 327-4313
Hawaii Montessori Inc (Kona)
74-978 Manawale A Street, Kailua-Kona
Phone: (808) 329-0700
Kona Community School-Adult
74-5000 Puohulihuli Street, Kailua-Kona
Phone: (808) 327-4692
Kamehameha Schools
74-5100 Palani Road, Kailua-Kona
Phone: (808) 334-0599
Waimea Elementary School
67-1225 Mamalahoa Highway, Kamuela
Phone: (808) 887-7636
Colleges
While many graduates of secondary institutions in Hawaii opt to enter directly into the workforce, others choose to attend collegiate schools on either the mainland or at home.
The largest University network in the state is the Hawaii system, which consists of multiple campuses across the chain and includes a research university at Manoa as well as two comprehensive campuses in Hilo and West Oahu in addition to its seven Community Colleges.
Private Institutions in Hawaii include Brigham University-Hawaii, Chaminade University of Honolulu, Hawaii Pacific University, Wayland Baptist University, as well as other religious institutions
Kona University
KU was founded in 1994 as a Pacific University offering a robust assortment of distance learning courses for the betterment of Hawaii’s citizenry. In 2006, an online Master’s program was instituted, further building on the school’s reputation as an industry leader and communal service. In 2009, the school moved to Kailua Kona, and has continued to offer leading education in the practice and theory of mind and body healing.
75-6099 Kuakini Highway, Kailua-Kona
Phone: (800) 800-6463
www.kona.edu
University of Hawaii Center West Hawaii
The largest collegiate educational organization on the island chain consists of ten official sites and dozens of research and training centers. The school has a total enrollment of over sixty-thousand students and oversees four campuses on the Big Island offering bachelor’s degrees, master’s degrees, doctoral programs, as well as professional and graduate certification curriculums.
81-964 Halekii St, Kealakekua
Phone: (808) 322-4854
University of Hawaii
67-5189 Kamamalu Street, Waimea
Phone: (808) 887-6183
http://www.hawaii.edu
University of the Nations
75-5851 Kuakini Highway, Kailua-Kona
Phone: (808) 326-7228
www.uofnkona.edu/YWAM
Hawaii Flight Academy
Get the best tuition rates, most qualified instructors, and most sensational flying experience anywhere at this top-notch flight school located just minutes from downtown Kailua-Kona Village!
73-300 Uu Street, Kailua-Kona
Phone: (808) 329-0018
www.hawaiiflightacademy.com