MAHALO FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

There are so many to thank and many who worked around the clock and/or through the entire day to make this fair a success.  Your 2022 Noelani Craft & Children's Fair "Unofficial" Co-Chairs, Leanne Kojima and Lauren Young would like to thank the following: 
  • Principal Gusman, Ms. Kristin Nakamura, Mrs. Christi Nakagawara, and Mr. Richard Whaley - For leading the way, being our sounding board, and not running every time we say, "So, question..."
  • Our Noelani Faculty and Staff: Ms. Ai Yamane, Mr. Jeffrey Fukushima, Mrs. Kim Ishii, Ms. Trisha Ogimoto, Mrs. Shanna Chung, Mr. Kainoa, Mr. Casey Lam, Mrs. Veronica Lum, Mrs. Jennifer Okuda, Mr. Karl Higa, Mrs. Cynthia Chang, Mr. Jeff Chang, Ms. Taelynn Oki, Mrs. Mary Ancheta, Mr. Quyen Tu, Mr. Anthony Ong, Mr. Aaron Wong and all of our day-of staff volunteers for putting up with us.
  • Noelani's PTA Board:  Stanford Togashi, Lisa Imai, Michelle Isa, and Kristen Brummel who made sure we knew what we could and could not do and jumped in to help us figure it out when we couldn't. 
  • Mari Rayner: Games Creator, Prize Organizer, Inflatables Overseer, All Access Pass Coordinator, and overall Director of Fun
  • Maureen Chattergy: Games assist, Relay Race, Signs, and being the "clutch player"
  • Alison Lee: Lucky Draw and Surprise Bag Coordinator - our Money Maker Visionary
  • Brad Araki: THE #1 Parking Guru… we're still not sure how you fit everyone where they needed to go.
  • Weylin Hokutan, Stanford Togashi, Sean Kikuchi, & Grant Arakaki: Logistics Experts & and the ones who didn't mind moving tents "6 feet backward... maybe left... is it centered?" 
  • Toby Tamaye: PR and Advertising Wizard, who taught us what a “reel” is, ha.
  • Kristen Brummel & Catherine Pfeffer: Alumni Table Coordinators, Room Parent Recruiters
  • Catherine Pfeffer: Advertising Assistance/Social Media Posts/Alumni Table Awesomeness
  • Rie Tanimura & Katie Nakamura: Advertising Assistance
  • Sandra Nakasone: Vendor Lunch Coordinator
  • Megan Johnson:  Cashier/Entertainment/Researcher of Awesome
  • Tara Miyamoto: Cashier/Committee Member/Possible Chair next year :)
  • Ms. Natalie Chung, Manoa Elementary Vice Principal: Cashier and Day of Administrative Helper
  • Lisa Imai: Treasurer, SOP guru, Website Manager
  • Michelle Isa: Social Media Posts/Advertising Wizard
  • Dana Senaha & Annalyn Lucas: Theme Design, Flyer Creators
  • Dr. Shane Morita & Dr. Jaimie Tom, Zechariah Morita & Keiki Ade: Food Drive Coordinators and KHON star
  • KHON, KITV, Honolulu Magazine, and Midweek for sharing our event with their audience
  • Student Announcers: As vendors say, you're the best part of the fair!
  • Student Council & A+ Students: Creating the best fair posters and signs
  • Mr. Luke and Mr. Mike: Longtime supporters and vendor tent set up
  • Our Community Partners: UH Astronomy, UH Engineering, UH SOEST, UH Na Pua No'eau, Pack 35, Roosevelt Rough Riders, Roosevelt High School's Senior Business Class (Mr. Henmi), Ms. Doreen Dudoit (Roosevelt), Noelani Alumni, Keiki ID, Dr. Jill Omori and UH JABSOM, and the Kiwanis Honolulu
  • Our Volunteer Groups: Troop 35, Noelani Alumni, Punahou Key Club, Roosevelt Key Club, Roosevelt Interact Club, Kaiser Key Club, Farrington Key Club, Iolani Key Club, UH Manoa Circle K - Kiwanis, and Kiwanis Honolulu
  • Corporate/Lucky Draw Donors: GEICO, McDonalds, Jamba Juice, Hy's Steakhouse, World Wide Tours & Travel, Kahala Hotel & Resort, Brad Araki, Alison Lee, Catherine Pfeffer, Pure Joy Day Spa, Safeway, Starbucks, Out of Bounds Golf Hawaii, Roger Dunn Golf Hawaii, Allison Izu, Bubbly & Bleu, McCully Bicycle and Sporting Goods
  • Our vendors and day-of volunteers!  We would not have been able to have this fair without you.
  • Your Donations:  Allowing us to buy the much-needed items to support this fundraiser.

​...and soooooooooo many more.  Thank you for all your support!

(From Leanne) To Lauren, the Official Co-Chair: Thank you for all that you do – sharing your time, wisdom, emotional support and being the ultimate “can do” person!  As well as the fair’s fire fighter - I have no clue the number of figurative fires you put out, you did it so effortlessly.  Just a few examples of how awesome Lauren is...  
  • "Wouldn't a gecko mascot be cool, like the GEICO Gecko?" - Lauren, "Let's do it!" (and you did!)
  • "Not sure how many tents we have" - Lauren, "Let's go in this weekend, open them up and find out." 
  • "I have no idea what is going on right now." - Lauren, "Don't worry, I got it covered." 

(From Lauren) To Leanne, the Official Co-Chair:  Thank you for everything that you did to make this year’s craft fair such a success.  It was a HUGE success!  I really appreciate all the effort you have put into leading our teams.  I wish you could be my supervisor at work!  Ha ha.  I know you put in a lot of extra time, and you are truly inspiring.  You were able to get the most out of the skills and talents of your team members.  I really loved how you were so patient and understanding when you were thrown so many curve balls.  It made me happy to hear the vendors say “I will definitely be back next year because of Leanne!”  Thank you!!

Help Wanted!  Come join the PTA fun!

We need your help!

We're back and could use your help now more than ever!​​

Come see what we're about, meet some new people, ​and most importantly,
​have your voice heard.

  • PTA Meetings are normally held on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 6 pm.
  • Meetings are currently held online via Zoom.
  • Meeting links are sent out to Noelani families via email during the week of the meeting.​​

Why does the PTA matter?

  • We serve as a conduit to facilitate parent and community involvement with the school.
  • We help to promote school spirit, relationship-building, and FUN through PTA-sponsored events such as the Craft Fair, Jogathon, May Fair, Trunk or Treat, Ice Cream Social, and Movie Nights.
  • We raise funds to help supplement the school budget to purchase supplies and equipment, assist with projects, and provide additional educational opportunities.
Did you know?
The PTA expenses for the 2021-2022 school year are projected to be $199,225.

Please join us!  We'd LOVE to have you!