Announcements
Announcing Punahou’s Next President
Punahou School’s Board of Trustees approved the appointment of Dr. Mike Latham ’86 as the School’s 17th president. Latham will join the School in the summer of 2019, upon the retirement of Dr. James Scott ’70.
Health forms for 2018 – 2019 are available online in Magnus Health. This includes the Health Appraisal Form and Athletic Participation Form.
The 2018 – 2019 Academy Course Listing is now available for browsing online, or to download.
Punahou School has completed the search for its 17th president, aiming to build on the enduring vision and trajectory achieved under President Scott’s leadership.
Today at Punahou
The Punahou Arts and College Counseling Departments recently presented “Visual Arts in College, A Forum on Opportunities in the Visual Arts” for students and their parents from Punahou and neighboring high schools.
Selected for the National Federation of High School State Association’s Hall of Fame earlier this year, Jeff Meister named the first coach from Hawai‘i to win the NHSCA National Boys’ Swimming Coach of the Year Award.
The Buffanblu finished at the top in both the final boys and girls team rankings to add to their state championship total Saturday night at the Island Movers Track and Field Championships at Kunuiakea Stadium on the campus of Kamehameha Schools Kapalama.
Punahou senior Isabelle Rhee has been named a 2018 Presidential Scholar from Hawai‘i. Rhee is among 161 high school seniors across the country chosen from a pool of over 5,200 invited qualifying graduating seniors.
Sixth-ranked Punahou pounded out 14 hits — highlighted by Bailey Akimseu's towering two-run sixth-inning home run — to back pitcher Kennedy Ishii's complete-game effort en route to a convincing 11-3 semifinal win over three-time defending champion Campbell at Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium Thursday night.
Punahou charges forward to become a net zero energy campus. The School continues its commitment to sustainability following Case Middle School (LEED Gold) and Omidyar K – 1 Neighborhood (LEED Platinum) with the Sidney and MinniPunahou Communications Staff e Kosasa Community for Grades 2 – 5, Punahou's first net zero energy facility once completed.
The mood is festive as 400 PUEO family and friends are welcomed to Dole Cafeteria by the lilting melodies of Kaipo Kukahiko and Friends from the KEY Project in Kahalu‘u and the inimitable Dr. Carl Ackerman, Director of PUEO.
In recognition of their commitment to geographic education, 40 highly respected educators from the United States and Canada have been selected as the 12th group of Lindblad Expeditions and National Geographic Grosvenor Teacher Fellows.
For the 13th time and 11th year in a row, the Punahou Buffanblu took home the Stanford Carr Development/HHSAA Girls Water Polo State Championship in an 8-5 victory over host Kamehameha at Kalaniopuu Aquatic Center Saturday evening.
In a rematch of the 2016 title game, it was déjà vu all over again as Punahou swept Moanalua, 25-19, 25-16, 25-21 in front of a crowd of 1,539 to win their seventh-straight New City Nissan/HHSAA Boys Division I Boys Volleyball Championship at the Neal S. Blaisdell Center on Saturday.
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Today Punahou School’s Board of Trustees approved the appointment of Dr. Mike Latham ’86 as the School’s 17th president. Latham will join the School in the summer of 2019, upon the retirement of Dr. James Scott ’70, who has led Punahou since 1994.
Today at Punahou
Punahou’s instructional centers are creating a K – 12 network to transform teaching and learning.
A conversation with Presidential Search Committee Chair Mark Fukunaga ’74 and Vice Chair Debbie Berger ’82.
On Feb. 2 and 3, the Junior Class of 2019 invited carnival-goers to pack their bags for “A Worldwide Ride.”
Students and faculty explore the Aims of a Punahou Education through a variety of exploration-centered courses.
“With the major transformations in education today, the Punahou centers are vital to preparing our students for success in an uncertain and rapidly changing world.”
Today’s Punahou students will graduate having had access to some of the most sophisticated engineering technology available, thanks in large part to the generosity of Ken Richardson ’48.
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Punahou’s instructional centers are creating a K – 12 network to transform teaching and learning.
Alumni Stories
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“Scaramucci has been fired!” Michelle Broder Van Dyke ’04 announces President Trump’s recent ousting of his communications director. Her dog, Kolea, sitting comfortably on a plush office chair nearby, perks up her ears.
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It’s a late weekday afternoon and Dr. Malcolm Ing ’52 is busy at work in his office. He is still updating patient profiles when we meet for a chat to reflect on his life and his long career as an ophthalmologist. Cloaked in a crisp white laboratory coat, Ing strides agilely across the clinic. His office looks out over a gorgeous panorama of swaying palm trees, the cool blue waters of Ala Moana Beach Park stretching out into the distance.
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Salt spray, jostling waves and sudden downpours: These are certainly not ideal conditions for a camera. For Hokule‘a photographer Monte Costa ’74, these factors are just a part of the job as she braves the elements to create her iconic images.
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In the last seven decades, Dana Harimoto '59 Izumi has played many roles at Punahou: student, teacher, parent, grandparent, volunteer and donor.
Inspired by the courage and leadership of master navigator Nainoa Thompson '72, a new financial aid fund was established on Sept. 15, 2017, by Franklin Tokioka Sr. '54, Colbert and Gail Morikawa '81 Matsumoto, and the Island Insurance Foundation.
Music has been a part of Pat Quilter's '64 life from an early age. He remembers spending hours listening to records as a child, together with his younger brother, Matt '67.
Marcia Reed '54 Wythes experienced Punahou at one of its most unusual historical moments and still credits the School with providing an outstanding education that continues to inspire her today.