Kamehameha Schools was founded by the will of Bernice Pauahi Bishop, the great-granddaughter of Kamehameha the Great.
Lift our haumāna to lift the lāhui, empowering our haumāna to pursue their passions by delivering a world-class education based on Christian and Hawaiian values.
The 600-acre hillside campus, on the island of O‘ahu, provides an environment conducive to learning. The spacious campus has more than 70 buildings, an Olympic-size swimming pool, tennis courts, and a new athletic complex with a football/soccer field, track and seating for 3,000. This campus offers a boarding program, designed to help students attain high academic performance, positive self-esteem, and personal and community responsibility. The Kapālama campus is currently home to 3,192 students, grades K-12.
Modern tools and methods help us continue providing world-class educational experiences, anytime and anywhere. The KS Digital platform is an online hub for learning, whether it’s in the classroom for in-person instruction, at home for distance learning or a hybrid of the two.
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KS Kapālama
1887 Makuakāne St.
Honolulu, HI 96817
(808) 842-8211
