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Sept. 4, 2024

Leading with aloha: Kamehameha Schools student's sweet success

Kamehameha Schools Hawaiʻi student Sadie Yu achieved entrepreneurial success when her Sweetheart Farm lilikoʻi butter sold out on Hawaiian Airlines.

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Aug. 13, 2024

Spotlight on success: How Kamehameha Schools shapes future leaders

Class of 2024 graduates Kamalei Pahukula and Jai Viela reflect on their Spotlight Now experience and how it impacted their plans for the future.

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June 19, 2024

KS in the news: Students travel to Maui to share aloha for Lahaina through free performance

KS haumāna ended the school year with many accomplishments and scholarships.

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June 10, 2024

Two Warrior volleyball players inducted into HHSAA Hall of Honor

Adrianna Arquette KSK’24 and Maela Honma KSH’24 were recognized for their athletic excellence by the Hawaiʻi High School Athletics Association.

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May 20, 2024

Maui haumāna dominate national video competition

At this year’s Student Television Network National Convention, Kamehameha Schools Maui haumāna once again demonstrated their media prowess and won multiple awards.

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May 14, 2024

KS in the news: Kamehameha Schools Children’s Chorus draws nearly 1,000 people to free community concert on Maui

KS haumāna are shining on the stage, field, and court, gaining national attention and scholarships!

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May 2, 2024

KS Maui haumāna earn top honors for native plant project aimed at aiding Lahaina cleanup

An award-winning project developed by two Kamehameha Schools Maui haumāna utilizing lāʻau ʻōiwi Hawaiʻi is showing promise in aiding toxic cleanup in places like fire-ravaged Lahaina.

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April 30, 2024

KS Kapālama senior takes home top photojournalism award

KS Kapālama senior Kaydn Ito snapped a compelling photo of dueling demonstrations in New York City, which earned him top honors at the National High School Journalism Convention. He wasn’t the only KS haumāna to receive honors there.

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Sept. 29, 2023

Students participate in NASA project

Five Kamehameha students are taking part in a cool NASA experiment to see if microbes can survive in the jet stream.

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July 31, 2023

Student Achievement: Cheizyn Montizor completes internship investigating sea level rise

The class of 2025 student had a busy summer with Kula Kauwela and participating in an internship with Project Hōkūlani.

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June 14, 2023

Dinkel earns well-deserved induction into HHSAA Hall of Honor

Class of 2023's Elijah Dinkel was selected to the Hawaiʻi High School Athletic Association Hall of Honor as a standout soccer and football player.

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Feb. 14, 2023

Senior Ciana-Lei Bence wins at Hawaiʻi District Science and Engineering Fair

She was awarded 1st place in the physics and astronomy category and 2nd place overall in the Senior Research division. Will compete at State and International science fair.

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Feb. 13, 2023

SY 2022-2023 High School 1st Semester Academic Honors

Hoʻomaikaʻi to the 279 high school students who earned Poʻo Kula or Poʻo Kumu list honors for the first semester of 2022-2023 school year.

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May 18, 2022

KSH junior's work will represent the 2nd congressional district in D.C. art competition

Class of 2023 haumāna Luluka Brown-Spielman's painting "Man and Ancestor" was selected as the winner for Hawaiʻiʻs 2nd Congressional district in this year's Congressional Art Competition.

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