News & Events

Notice: This year we will not have school planners. However students will still be required to have planners. Please add one planner per student to your list of school supply items to purchase for next school year. See Amazon.com planners for ideas (we are not telling you to buy from Amazon!). Advisory teachers may consider a marble tablet as sufficient for use as a planner.

KIND (Kids Insisting on No Disrespect) continue their efforts to increase awareness of bullying on campus and lend support to victims of bullying. The new KIND membership card is now in circulation and is valid until July 31, 2011. Our KIND card has some pretty nice perks! See more about the KIND Organization, and learn about the benefits of being a card-carrying member of KIND.

Breakfast menu and lunch menu are now available here!

New cafeteria meal prices will be in efffect as of March 1, 2011. The prices are as follows:
• Breakfast: regular student: $1.00; reduced price student: $0.30; second and subsequent breakfasts: $2.00 each; adult breakfast: $2.00.
• Lunch: regular student: $2.35; reduced price student: $0.40; second student entree: $1.85; second student lunch: $4.70; adult lunch: $4.70
PLEASE NOTE: These changes are mandated by the State Superintendent's office; KIS must abide by the state policy. Mahalo for understanding.

Shigellosis is a disease that can easily be prevented by hand-washing and taking care with food. Right now, there is an increase in Shigellosis cases in the Kailua-Kona area.

PTO (Parent-Teacher Organization) has been formed for this year. Our president is Kim Eaton. To learn how you can join the KIS PTO, email Kim.

Parents picking up students after school: be aware that, for everyone's safety, our front gate is closed from 2:00 to 2:20. If you need to pick up students during this twenty-minute period, please arrange to meet them outside the gate (they will need to walk off campus to meet you). We are doing this because of heavy bus traffic in and out of the parking lot. We care about the safety of you and your kids!

Is your child immunized against Pertussis (Whooping Cough)? View a Health Department flyer, and if you have further questions, call 322-4877.

We have a very firm policy about bullying, harassment and discrimination. See more here.

All students are issued a Photo Identification card upon entering our school. IDs are (4 in 1 card) for student identification, meal purchase card, bus pass and library card. Please take note of the procedures in place for these ID cards.

A reminder about bus passes: one-way fee is $30, and round-trip fee is $60. See the official memo.

HSA testing is online this year. Do you have questions? You can visit the DOE website and get more information.

Interested in volunteering at Kealakehe Intermediate School or another public school in the area? Get some assistance and more information here.

Chapter 19 contains the rules which the school follows. You can access a quick-reference chart, or see all of Chapter 19.

Important bus information:
• To ride the bus you must have a bus pass.
• You may only ride the bus you signed up to ride (apply 2 days in advance for an exception from the bus company if you need one).
• You must get off at your assigned bus stop only.

Principal's Message

Aloha.  We welcome our new 6th graders and welcome back our returning 7th and 8th graders.  Our faculty and staff are looking forward to a fabulous year with our students!  We have been working hard to create an exciting educational program for the 2010-2011 school year.  In addition to our classroom programs we invite you to take advantage of our other educational programs such as before and after school activities and our schools revolutionary "Mentor Center".  Our school is dedicated to providing educational opportunities and life skills for all students.  Have a great year!

Our Mission and Vision

You can view our mission and vision on our website. Share your ideas with us!

A Little About Our School

Located on the western slope of volcano Hualalai in tropical Kona, Kealakehe Intermediate School serves the greater Kailua-Kona area. We have a student population of about 950, in grades six through eight. Although one of the largest intermediate schools in the State of Hawaii, Kealakehe's student population is divided into learning communities of between eighty and ninety students, led by four-teacher teams. This approach to learning has rewarded all our partners in education with higher scores on the Hawaii Standards Assessment test.

Views from our mountainside campus take in Honokohau Harbor, Keahole Airport, innovative new deep-ocean aquaculture enterprises along the coast, the historic town of Kailua with its old stone church, royal palace and bustling tourist industry, hotels, Kailua Bay and anchored cruise ships.

Because of our unique location, Kealakehe Intermediate School has a very diverse population. Ethnically and socio-economically, our children represent a wide cross-section of daily life in Hawaii, and this makes us an exciting school in which to teach and learn.

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