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Aloha HUS Families!

Next week, January 26–30, we are celebrating Kindness Spirit Week! We have a fun theme for every day to help spread positivity on campus. Plus, the grade level with the highest attendance each day wins a prize!

Here is the schedule (and easy alternatives if you don’t have the specific items!):

🌿 Monday (1/26): We Don’t Hide from Kindness! Wear: Camo Alternative: Green, black, or brown

☀️ Tuesday (1/27): Share the Spirit of Kindness! Wear: Yellow, Alternative: White or orange

🦸 Wednesday (1/28): Powered by Kindness! Wear: Superhero attire, Alternative: Red

✌️ Thursday (1/29): Peace, Love, and Kindness! Wear: Tie Dye Alternative: Bright neon colors

🌺 Friday (1/30): Show Aloha for Kindness! Wear: Aloha Friday attire. Alternative: Your "Sunday Best"

Let's fill the school with kindness and great attendance! ❤️

Mahalo!

Aloha HUS ʻOhana,

School Quality Survey (SQS) information was sent home with your children this week. Please help us improve our school by sharing your thoughts on safety and satisfaction.

Your feedback is confidential and vital for our continuous improvement.

Please take a moment to complete one survey for each of your children in grades K-12. You can participate by:

Scanning the QR code on the letter

Clicking this link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2026SQSParent

Mailing back the paper survey (if you requested/received one).

The deadline to submit is Thursday, March 12, 2026.

Mahalo for your continued support!

Aloha Hilo Union Families,

Hauʻoli Makahiki Hou! We hope you and your ‘ohana enjoyed the holidays. We are looking forward to welcoming our students back for the 3rd Quarter on Tuesday, January 6th.

Please mark your calendars for these important dates coming up this month:

Tuesday, Jan 6: 🎒 Students return to school.

Monday, Jan 19: 🇺🇸 Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday (No School).

Tuesday, Jan 20: 🏫 Hilo Complex Day (No School). Please plan for a 4-day weekend for students!

Friday, Jan 23: 💯 100 Days of School Celebration! Stay tuned for more details on how we will celebrate this milestone.

Week of Jan 26-30: 🤝 Kindness Week. We will have special activities all week long—more info coming soon!

Let's start 2026 strong!