Iolani School
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| Name |
Iolani School | |
| Address |
563 Kamoku Street | |
| Town |
Honolulu, Hawaii 96826 | |
| Established |
1863 | |
| Community |
Urban | |
| Type |
Independent | |
| Religion |
Episcopal Church | |
| Students |
Coeducational | |
| Grades |
K to 12 | |
| Accreditation |
Western Association of Schools and Colleges | |
| Nickname |
Raiders | |
| Mascot |
‘Io (Hawaiian Hawk) | |
| Colors |
Black, Red and White | |
| Motto |
One Team, "humble in victory, gracious in defeat" | |
| Newspaper |
Imua Iolani | |
| Yearbook |
Ka Mo‘olelo O Iolani | |
| Headmaster |
Val Iwashita | |
| Distinctions |
Fourth largest independent school in the United States | |
| Website | ||
Iolani School at 563 Kamoku Street in Honolulu, Hawaii is a private coeducational college preparatory school serving over 1800 students. Founded in 1863 by Father William R. Scott, it was the principal school of the former Anglican Church of Hawaii. It was patronized by Kamehameha IV and Queen Emma who gave the school its name in 1870. Iolani in the Hawaiian language means heavenly hawk. Today, Iolani School is affilitated with the Episcopal Church in the United States. It is administered by a Board of Governors and is one of the largest independent schools in the United States.
Iolani has a long-standing reputation of academic excellence and is widely recognized as one of the the best schools in Hawaii and the United States. The school's students often comprise the highest percentage of National Merit Semifinalists in Hawaii, and the school has been recognized by the Council of American Private Education as one of 65 exemplary private schools nation-wide.
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Early years
On December 15, 1861, Lord Bishop Thomas Nettleship Staley arrived in Hawaii upon a joint request of Kamehameha IV and Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. The following year Kamehameha IV, a devout member of the Church of England, established the Hawaiian Reformed Catholic Church, also known as the Anglican Church of Hawaii.
In 1863, Lord Bishop Staley's companion Father Scott purchased land in Lahaina and established Luaehu School, a school for boys. When Father Scott fell ill and returned to Britain, Father George Mason was summoned by Lord Bishop Staley to administer the school. When Lord Bishop Staley, too, left the islands for Britain in 1870, Father Mason moved the school to the Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew in downtown Honolulu. It was there that the widowed Queen Emma gave the school its current name.
With the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii and annexation to the United States in 1898, the Anglican Church of Hawaii was dissolved and taken over by the Episcopal Church United States (ECUSA). Iolani School was moved to Nuuanu, transferred back to downtown Honolulu and then moved to Nuuanu a second time. It remained in Nuuanu from 1927 to 1953, when it was moved to the present Ala Wai site.
Development
Iolani School quickly grew out of its original World War II era wooden school houses on the Ala Wai campus when it began building multi-million dollar facilities in use today. In 1979, girls were admitted to the school for the first time. Iolani School further refined its program offerings with a standard college preparatory curriculum as a foundation for every student. Religion, performing and visual arts, music and athletics became integral parts of the modern Iolani School education.
Athletics
Iolani School's athletic program was founded in 1932 by Father Kenneth A. Bray. Over 900 or 70% of the student body belongs to an Iolani School athletic team in over 32 competitive sports. Iolani School is a member of the Interscholastic League of Honolulu, an athletic conference composed of Honolulu-area private schools.
Since the formation of the Hawaii High School Athletic Association, Iolani has won 74 state championships. They are:
- Varsity Football - Division II
- Boys Basketball
- Boys Basketball;
- Canoe Paddling - Boys;
- Swimming & Diving - Boys, Girls
- Boys Volleyball;
- Cross Country - Boys & Girls;
- Boys Basketball; Canoe Paddling - Boys;
- Swimming & Diving - Boys;
- Wrestling - Boys;
- Track & Field - Girls
- Cross Country - Girls;
- Boys Basketball;
- Swimming & Diving - Boys;
- Tennis - Girls;
- Track & Field - Girls
- Girls Volleyball;
- Cross Country - Girls;
- Tennis - Girls
- Softball - Division I;
- Boys Soccer;
- Wrestling - Boys;
- Tennis - Girls
- Softball - Division I;
- Girls Soccer;
- Tennis - Girls
- Cross Country - Girls;
- Boys Basketball;
- Swimming & Diving - Girls;
- Tennis - Girls;
- Baseball
- Boys Soccer;
- Baseball
- Swimming & Diving - Boys, Girls;
- Wrestling - Boys;
- Baseball;
- Girls Basketball - Division I
- Girls Basketball - Division I ;
- 1994 Boys Basketball;
- Wrestling - Boys
- Wrestling - Boys
- Girls Soccer;
- Wrestling - Boys
- Wrestling - Boys;
- Boys Golf
- Wrestling - Boys
- Wrestling - Boys;
- Girls Basketball - Division I
- Boys Soccer;
- Wrestling - Boys
- Soccer - Boys & Girls;
- Girls Basketball - Division I
- Wrestling - Boys;
- Baseball
- Wrestling - Boys
- Boys Basketball;
- Baseball
- Boys Golf
- Track & Field - Boys;
- Boys Golf
- Boys Soccer
- Baseball
- Boys Soccer;
- Baseball
- Boys Soccer
- Tennis - Boys;
- Baseball
- Tennis - Boys
- Tennis - Boys
- Tennis - Boys
- Tennis - Boys
Source: Hawaii High School Athletic Association
Academic profile
According to a school profile, Iolani's 2004 class has:
Alumni
- Angela Aki, Singer-songwriter of the Final Fantasy XII theme song.
- Jeff Chang, Author of Can't Stop Won't Stop, A History of the Hip-Hop Generation
- Mike Fetters, MLB pitcher
- Mufi Hannemann, philanthropist and mayor of City and County of Honolulu.
- Guy Kawasaki, one of the original Apple Computer employees responsible for marketing of the Macintosh in 1984, CEO and author
- Clyde Kusatsu, actor. Filmography.
- Kanoa Leahey, Sports director, reporter for KHON-2, Fox affiliate in Hawaii.
- Chris Lee, producer, former head of Columbia/Tristar Pictures, Chairman of the Academy for Creative Media at the University of Hawaii at Manoa
- Kala'i Miller, actor. Filmography.
- Rochelle Ovitt, model.
- Sun Yat-sen, revolutionary
- Hugh Yoshida, former University of Hawaii athletic director