{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Honoka'a Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":43.5,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":1853050,"projectId":10277985,"letterContent":"I would like to extend my heartfelt mahalo for your generous donation of headphones for every student in our class.\r\n\r\nBecause of your kindness, each student now has access to their own personal set of headphones, providing them with the tools they need to fully participate in today's technology-rich learning environment. Your generosity is making a meaningful difference in the lives of our students every single day.ʻ\r\n\r\nHaving individual headphones supports student learning in many ways. Students are able to focus on digital lessons without distractions and participate in online reading and math programs independently.\r\n\r\nThank you again!","fullyFundedDate":1779043799414,"projectUrl":"project/headphones-for-all/10277985/","projectTitle":"Headphones For All!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. G.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1853050_orig.png?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1585726550032","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1853050"},{"teacherId":1853050,"projectId":10251867,"letterContent":"Thank you for supplying art tools and supplies for our learners. The students were excited to create models using the clay. We made pinch pots and engraved symbols to represent things important to the students lives. Art is an amazing way for students to be creative and show their learning and understanding in a unique way! The projects continue over several days so having the pouches really helped the students organize their materials. The parents were happy to see what their child made and it brought a lot of conversation starters at home. Thank you again!!","fullyFundedDate":1778227234262,"projectUrl":"project/learning-through-art/10251867/","projectTitle":"Learning Through Art","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. G.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1853050_orig.png?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1585726550032","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1853050"},{"teacherId":4897072,"projectId":10083089,"letterContent":"Mahalo nui loa (Thank you very much) from our Ohana (Family) to yours! Your generous donations are greatly appreciated. When I shared the great news with the kids they were super excited! We have a slushie machine but it takes forever to make enough for an entire class to share. Now we can run several machines and everyone can enjoy their cool treat at the same time! They also brought up a great point that they now have the opportunity to have several different choices for flavors with more flavors. They all agreed that this will be a great motivator to encourage everyone to work together as a community. Again, mahalo!","fullyFundedDate":1778061122699,"projectUrl":"project/community-contributor-2/10083089/","projectTitle":"Community Contributor 2","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hinokawa","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4897072_272x272.png?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1528663385077","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4897072"},{"teacherId":4897072,"projectId":10271122,"letterContent":"On behalf of the students, staff, and the entire elementary yearbook committee, I am writing to express our deepest gratitude for your incredibly generous donation of the Canon EOS RP camera. Your thoughtful contribution has brought an immense wave of excitement to our classroom, and we are truly honored by your support. Putting together an elementary school yearbook is a unique and joyful challenge. Thank you once again for your remarkable kindness and for investing in the education and creative growth of our children.","fullyFundedDate":1778122624243,"projectUrl":"project/perfect-pictures/10271122/","projectTitle":"Perfect Pictures!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hinokawa","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4897072_272x272.png?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1528663385077","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4897072"},{"teacherId":4897072,"projectId":10239156,"letterContent":"On behalf of the students, staff, and the entire elementary yearbook committee, I am writing to express our deepest gratitude for your incredibly generous donation of the Canon EOS RP camera. Your thoughtful contribution has brought an immense wave of excitement to our classroom, and we are truly honored by your support.\r\n\r\nThe Canon EOS RP is an absolute game-changer for our young creators. Its lightweight design makes it perfectly manageable for elementary hands, while its advanced full-frame sensor ensures that every photograph is crisp, vibrant, and full of life. With this camera, our students are not just taking snapshots; they are learning the foundational elements of photography. They are discovering how to adjust to lighting, compose a frame, and tell a meaningful story through a lens. Your gift has transformed our yearbook program from a simple layout activity into a hands-on, professional learning experience.","fullyFundedDate":1778209459092,"projectUrl":"project/move-with-purpose/10239156/","projectTitle":"Move with Purpose","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hinokawa","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4897072_272x272.png?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1528663385077","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4897072"},{"teacherId":8356384,"projectId":10108184,"letterContent":"I am thrilled to share the incredible impact your generosity has had on our classroom! When the boxes arrived, the students' reactions were absolutely priceless. The moment I opened the packages and revealed the bright dry erase pockets, fresh markers, clipboards, and bins of colorful kinetic sand, the room erupted into cheers. One of my students literally jumped out of their seat and exclaimed, \"We get to use sand for math?!\" Their faces lit up with pure joy and curiosity, and they couldn't wait to dive into our new tools.\r\n\r\nSince that exciting day, these resources have become the backbone of our daily reading and math centers. We use the dry erase pockets and pens every morning for reusable phonics templates and math mats, which has made group rotations incredibly smooth. A specific moment that stands out happened last week during a reading center. A student who typically struggles with spelling confidence was using the kinetic sand to mold sight words. Instead of getting frustrated by a mistake on paper, they were able to happily smooth out the sand and try again, smiling the entire time. Meanwhile, a peer next to them grabbed a clipboard to act as the \"teacher,\" checking their partner's work. The collaboration and joy in the room were tangible.\r\n\r\nYour contribution has given our community a fantastic boost, and we are keeping this momentum going. As our next step, my students are embarking on a \"Math About Town\" project. Armed with their new clipboards, they will be moving around the classroom in pairs to solve real-world word problems and map out a mini-city using geometric shapes. Thanks to your support, they have the exact tools they need to stay mobile, collaborative, and deeply engaged. Thank you for opening a window into our classroom and leaving such a lasting mark on our learning journey!","fullyFundedDate":1771684903717,"projectUrl":"project/student-center-learning/10108184/","projectTitle":"Student Center Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Rayoan","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8356384"},{"teacherId":8356384,"projectId":10150254,"letterContent":"To our wonderful donors, many of you love to read books just as much as we do, but you might wonder how a simple story turns into a deep learning experience for a five-year-old. When we open one of our new \"fun books,\" we aren't just teaching kids how to decode letters; we are teaching them how to think. These vibrant texts introduce crucial early literacy skills, such as phonemic awareness (playing with rhymes and rhythms), narrative structure (understanding the beginning, middle, and end of a story), and comparative language (explaining concepts like big vs. small, or happy vs. scared). By using high-interest books, we are building their vocabulary and teaching them how to predict, infer, and look for clues in illustrations—skills that form the bedrock of all future academic success.\r\n\r\nBecause of your kindness, reading in our classroom no longer looks like a rigid, desk-bound chore. Instead, it looks like a joyful, bustling community. On any given afternoon, you will see a group of children piled onto the comfy chairs, giggling together over a silly graphic novel or whispering a story aloud to their stuffed bear buddies. The bears act as a safe, judgment-free audience, allowing students to practice oral reading fluency without the fear of making mistakes. The classroom environment has transformed into a warm, collaborative sanctuary where books are shared like treasures and reading is celebrated as an adventure.\r\n\r\nWe have seen this magic spark a beautiful change in several of our students, particularly our most hesitant readers. One little boy, who used to feel incredibly anxious during reading time and would often disengage, now rushes to the cozy corner the moment he enters the room. He curls up in a beanbag chair, tucks a stuffed bear under his arm, and eagerly flips through the interactive mysteries you provided. Having a tactile friend to read to has completely melted his anxiety away. Your contribution hasn't just given us supplies; it has unlocked a world of confidence, imagination, and genuine joy for these amazing kids, and we are forever grateful.","fullyFundedDate":1773855244100,"projectUrl":"project/comfy-reading/10150254/","projectTitle":"Comfy Reading","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Rayoan","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8356384"},{"teacherId":4897072,"projectId":10250656,"letterContent":"Mahalo nui loa (Thank you very much) from our Ohana (Family) to yours. Your generous donations are greatly appreciated! Here in Hawaii when someone graduates, we present them with a lei to show our happiness for them. Well with you generous donations we were able to provide all 65 of our graduating sixth graders with their very own lei showing how proud we are of them! Some had family/friends that could not make the festivities thus have no fear, the teachers were here to provide each and every child a lei so no one felt left out! Again, mahalo!","fullyFundedDate":1778061127464,"projectUrl":"project/lei-of-aloha/10250656/","projectTitle":"Lei of Aloha","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hinokawa","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4897072_272x272.png?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1528663385077","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4897072"},{"teacherId":4897072,"projectId":10002435,"letterContent":"Mahalo nui loa (Thank you very much) from our Ohana (Family) to yours for your generous donations. Before school let out for the summer we were able to receive a good amount of the snacks so that we could share with our gluten free students. They were extremely thrilled as everyone knows that the end of the year is the hardest time for these kiddos to participate in as there are many restrictions. They were able to have their own huge bag of gluten free chips and cookies to themselves and not have to worry about sharing. The smiles on these kids faces made all of it worthwhile. Again, mahalo!","fullyFundedDate":1778061119912,"projectUrl":"project/gluten-and-nut-free/10002435/","projectTitle":"Gluten and Nut Free!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hinokawa","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4897072_272x272.png?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1528663385077","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4897072"},{"teacherId":9697292,"projectId":10112168,"letterContent":"Thank you for your incredible generosity in bringing these essential learning tools to our K-2 special education classroom. Your support provides the specialized, hands-on resources my students need to build confidence and independence.\r\n\r\nWith the Magnetic Wonder Tiles and Floor Puzzles, my students will develope the fine motor skills and spatial awareness vital for early development. The Sentence Building Flip Charts, Eyewords Multisensory Dictionaries, and Sight-Word Sentences will transform how they approach literacy, making abstract concepts tangible and accessible.\r\n\r\nFrom practicing handwriting with our new Pencil Grips and Composition Books to mastering math with the Sensory Subtraction Cards, your gifts will make every lesson more engaging.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in our classroom and believing in my students' potential!\r\n\r\nWith gratitude,\r\nMs. Frost","fullyFundedDate":1771790231795,"projectUrl":"project/building-big-skills-with-small-hands/10112168/","projectTitle":"Building Big Skills With Small Hands","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Frost","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9697292_orig.jpg?crop=1138,1138,x0,y98&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1743736591030","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9697292"},{"teacherId":1853050,"projectId":9840858,"letterContent":"On behalf of my 5th grade students, I would like to express our sincere gratitude for your generous donation of materials to support social studies and citizenship education in our classroom. Your contribution has provided valuable hands-on resources that bring learning to life and help students develop a deeper understanding of civic responsibility and the democratic process.\r\n\r\nThe gavel, ballot boxes, and thumbs up/down paddle boards have transformed our classroom into an interactive learning environment where students can actively participate in mock elections, debates, classroom meetings, and decision-making activities. These experiences help students understand how democracy works, the importance of voting, and how citizens can respectfully express their opinions while listening to the perspectives of others.\r\n\r\nThe social studies workbooks provide students with opportunities to strengthen their understanding of government, history, geography, economics, and civic responsibility. These resources support meaningful discussions about the rights and responsibilities of citizens and help students make connections between what they learn in class and the world around them.\r\n\r\nThe Oreos and Chips Ahoy cookies have also been valuable teaching tools. Through engaging simulations and hands-on activities, students have explored concepts such as voting, representation, compromise, and decision-making. These memorable experiences help students better understand complex social studies concepts while making learning fun and meaningful.\r\n\r\nBecause of your generosity, students are developing important citizenship skills such as critical thinking, collaboration, respectful communication, leadership, and civic engagement. They are learning that every voice matters and that active participation is an important part of being a responsible citizen.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in our students and helping us create meaningful learning experiences that prepare them to become informed, engaged, and responsible members of their communities. Your support is making a lasting impact on our classroom and our future leaders.","fullyFundedDate":1766766571037,"projectUrl":"project/citizenship-in-the-classroom/9840858/","projectTitle":"Citizenship in the Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. G.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1853050_orig.png?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1585726550032","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1853050"},{"teacherId":1853050,"projectId":9818685,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donation of kickballs, basketballs, and a ball cart for our students. Your support has made a tremendous impact on our school community and has helped transform our hardtop into a more active, engaging, and inclusive space for students.\r\n\r\nThe new equipment has provided students with opportunities to participate in team sports during recess and physical activity breaks. Whether they are playing kickball, basketball, or creating their own games, students are staying active, developing coordination, and building healthy habits that support their overall well-being.\r\n\r\nBeyond promoting physical activity, these resources are helping students strengthen important social and emotional skills. Through team sports, students learn cooperation, communication, problem-solving, sportsmanship, and perseverance. They are developing friendships, building positive relationships with their peers, and learning how to work together toward a common goal.\r\n\r\nThe ball cart has also helped us organize and easily access equipment, allowing more students to participate and maximizing play opportunities during recess. Having readily available equipment encourages students to be active and engaged rather than remaining sedentary.\r\n\r\nYour generosity is creating opportunities for students to move, connect, and grow both physically and socially. The joy and excitement we see on the hardtop each day is a direct result of your support. Thank you for investing in our students and helping us create a positive environment where children can build relationships, develop teamwork skills, and enjoy being active.","fullyFundedDate":1765415472311,"projectUrl":"project/the-dragon-dome/9818685/","projectTitle":"The Dragon Dome","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. G.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1853050_orig.png?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1585726550032","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1853050"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_62639","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":387,"numTeachers":21,"percentFrplEligible":53,"percentAsian":11,"percentBlack":0,"percentWhite":3,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":25,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":23,"percentMultiracialImputed":34,"gradesServed":"Pre-K - 6","studentTeacherRatio":"18.4:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"RURAL","ncesMetroType":"RURAL_REMOTE"},"inStateSupporters":56.5,"schoolId":62639,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Honoka'a Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Honoka'a Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/hawaii/hawaii-school-district/honokaa-elementary-school/62639"}