The Luke Center embraces both community service and service learning for grades K-12, contributing to the school's emphasis on public purpose. Community service involves traditional volunteering and philanthropy. Service learning involves thoughtfully organized service that is linked to the curriculum. The Luke Center also supports a variety of activities for Punahou's sustainability initiative.

Overlooking the lily pond at the heart of campus, the Luke Center was built through a generous gift from the K.J. Luke Family. Since opening its doors in April 2004, it has welcomed a steady stream of students, teachers, staff, parents, alumni, community members and others interested in making a difference. Its central location near the chapel encourages links between spirituality and service.

Mission
Luke Center for Public Service is committed to communicating about service, creating meaningful service opportunities, and convening service-related conversations for students and teachers. The Luke Center develops programs with the following objectives in mind:

• To support and enhance student development in social responsibility;
• To promote the connections between service, spirituality and character education;
• To develop interdependence and a sense of community;
• To create meaningful links between service, sustainability and social entrepreneurship and the curriculum; and
• To meet community needs and take an active role in Punahou's vision of a private school serving a public purpose.

Supporters
The Luke Center would like to acknowledge gratefully, the generous support of the following organizations and foundations:

K.J. Luke Family
Omidyar Foundation
Starr Foundation
Hawai'i Community Foundation
Hawai'i Nature Center
Gift Foundation of Hawai'i
Shinnyo-en Foundation