Punahou offers students the opportunity to explore and take risks while expressing themselves creatively. By learning various modes of artistic expression, students are challenged to develop a distinct style, perspective and means of interacting with an artistic community.

From Kindergarten to grade 12, students are exposed to a wide array of visual and performing arts through the curriculum, after school programs, clubs and musical and dance and theatrical performances.

Punahou's goal is to make art a self-discovery process, with an emphasis on the journey itself, and to allow students to gain insight into their own abilities.