News

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.

Punahou is proud to announce that Ann Teranishi ’92, Douglas Kwock, M.D. ’83 and William S. Price III ’74 will join Punahou’s Board of Trustees beginning May 17, 2022, bringing their exceptional leadership experience, community service and love for education to the School.

Punahou went “Back in Time to ’99” Friday, as the School hosted a one-day, ’90s-themed Carnival, with malasadas, games, entertainment and a few new attractions.