Once a student in accepted and registered, tuition assistance is available and money is awarded on the basis of financial need. Admissions Ho'ala accepts students from a wide range of ethnic, economic, and religious backgrounds as well as geographic areas. The admissions process includes individual and group interviews, aptitude and diagnostic tests, and samples of writing, as well as conversation with parents regarding their experience of and desires for their child. Prospective parents and students are encouraged to call and schedule a visit to the school while it is in session. The Ho'ala student knows the joy of learning as discovery.
Classes are small.
Learning levels and styles are respected. Teaching methods stress the basics of questioning, writing, listening, speaking, reading, problem solving, and calculating. I forget . I see and I remember . In addition to the core curriculum classes are offered in technology, Spanish, art, music, etc.