Since its founding in 1841, Punahou School has educated students to become the next generation of leaders and innovators. Learn about our rich history, visionary leadership and guiding principles.
On Friday, April 28, students in kindergarten – grade 5 celebrated this year’s May Day theme Ku‘u Kulaiwi Aloha - My beloved Homeland. View photos and recordings on-demand.
On Friday, April 28, students in kindergarten – grade 5 celebrated this year’s May Day theme Ku‘u Kulaiwi Aloha - My beloved Homeland. View photos and recordings on-demand.
On Friday, April 28, students in kindergarten – grade 5 celebrated this year’s May Day theme Ku‘u Kulaiwi Aloha - My beloved Homeland. View photos and recordings on-demand.
On Friday, April 28, students in kindergarten – grade 5 celebrated this year’s May Day theme Ku‘u Kulaiwi Aloha - My beloved Homeland. View photos and recordings on-demand.
Our new Mission Statement is a response in the voice of our students and an expression of the timeless values we share as children of Ka Punahou, the new spring.
Punahou bids a warm mahalo to its faculty and staff who are celebrating milestone anniversaries or retiring from Punahou this year. We are deeply appreciative for their commitment and dedication to enrich our School and community. Punahou has greatly benefited from their longstanding contributions.
Twenty-one Punahou seniors have been selected as candidates for the Presidential Scholars Program, established in 1964 to recognize exceptional graduating high school students. The selection process begins with SAT or ACT scores, followed by essays, self-assessments and transcripts.
Congratulations to the 21 Punahou seniors selected as 2023 National Merit Semifinalists in the 68th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. They were among 57 Hawai‘i high school seniors selected in honor of their academic ability and potential for collegiate success.
Punahou welcomes Gustavo Carrera as Academy Principal, serving faculty and students in grades 9 – 12. He follows former Academy Principal Emily McCarren as she departs to become the head of Keystone Academy in Beijing.
The Carnival 2024 White Elephant Division will be collecting donations on Saturday, June 24 and Saturday, August 12 from 9 a.m. – Noon at the Case Middle School Upper Level Parking Garage.
At a time when democratic institutions are imperiled in America and around the world, how can schools reaffirm the values that unite us as a nation? Punahou has some ideas
Novelist and editor Hanya Yanagihara ’92 doesn’t dabble. Her books are each genre-busting experiments that plunge readers into emotional maelstroms of moral ambiguity
Sidney and Minnie Kosasa Community – with its lush outdoor spaces filled with native plants, flowers and trees – abounds with opportunities to teach children about Hawaiian culture.
President Mike Latham ’86 - Convocation 2020
“You have this incredible opportunity to attend one of the very best schools in the world. And I want you to think about how to make the very most of that opportunity.”