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.
Browse hundreds of works of art created by over 300 Hawai‘i artists in the Cooke Library Learning Commons at this year's Art Gallery. All are welcome opening night on Jan. 31 at 5:30 p.m.
Be a part of the Punahou Carnival tradition! Your kōkua and support are needed to help with the many food, games and specialty booths that make the Punahou Carnival a fun and memorable experience for our students and the community!
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.
Debbie Millikan, Ph.D., has joined Punahou as its first ever Director of Sustainability. In this inaugural role, she will lead the planning, development and implementation of the School’s overall sustainability strategy.
Punahou welcomes Annri Opitz-Kostick – an acclaimed dance instructor with over 30 years of teaching, performance and choreography experience – as its new Dance School director.
Put your pedal to the metal and be the first (and hopefully last) to bid on Acceler-Auction items! The Auction site will open at 12 noon on Wednesday, February 1, and will close at 4 p.m on Saturday, February 4.
Friday, Feb. 3 at 1 p.m. Dillingham Hall Get bready... because the Class of 2023 is baking up a delicious Variety Show! “Bread: The Variety Show” is stuffed full of stunning student-choreographed dance numbers, amazing student-written music, and of course, bread puns that definitely aren’t crumby.
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."