Lehua Kahaleuahi-Cockett (center) holds a sign expressing her family’s support for Haiku Elementary School kindergarten teacher Monica Nakahashi alongside her uncle Joe Abella, her son Keolu ...

When Yagi-sensei hands them each A New Year's "otoshidama" gift, the two thank him, accidentally, in haiku style. The teacher decides to teach them about haiku. The three move to a park ...