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Punahou School (known as Oahu College until 1934) is a private, co-educational, college preparatory school for both boys and girls in Honolulu, Hawaii. More than 3,700 students attend the school from kindergarten through 12th grade . [ 3 ]
In 1795, King Kamehameha I overtook the land known as Ka Punahou in battle. Along with Ka Punahou, he gave a total of 225 acres (0.91 km 2 ) of land (from the slope of Round Top to the current Central Union Church, which included a 77-acre (310,000 m 2 ) tract of Kewalo Basin ) to chief Kameʻeiamoku as a reward for his loyalty.
Eleanor Kekoaohiwaikalani Wright Prendergast wrote Kaulana Nā Pua in 1893 for members of the Royal Hawaiian Band. "Kaulana Nā Pua" ("Famous Are the Flowers") is a Hawaiian patriotic song written by Eleanor Kekoaohiwaikalani Wright Prendergast in 1893 for members of the Royal Hawaiian Band who protested the overthrow of Queen Liliʻuokalani and the Hawaiian Kingdom.
'67 Henry "Kapono" Ka'aihue—singer-songwriter of Cecilio & Kapono [276] '71 Audy Kimura [277] (Hawaii)—popular composer, singer and music producer in Hawaii and Japan, winner of eight Na Hoku Hanohano awards [278] '77 Conrad Herwig (N Texas State)—Grammy Award-nominated jazz trombonist, recorded 17 albums as leader, Professor of Jazz at ...
Robert Alexander Anderson (often given as R. Alex Anderson) (June 6, 1894 – May 30, 1995) [1] was an American composer who was born and lived most of his life in Hawaii, writing many popular Hawaiian songs within the hapa haole genre including "Lovely Hula Hands" (1940) and "Mele Kalikimaka" (1949), the latter the best known Hawaiian Christmas song.
A little of the old and a little of the new turned out to be the right formula for Punahou. The Buffanblu unleashed their 2-2-1 press on Kailua, turning a back-and-forth battle into a 76-40 rout ...
“In times like this, ohana gets stronger," says Dustin Kaleiopu, whose Maui roots date back to when monarchs ruled the islands. The kanaka of Hawaii, the Native Hawaiians who inhabit the islands ...
Among the notable organizations at Kaimuki High School is a musical group called Ohana O Mele. Ohana O Mele is the advanced Polynesian music class founded in 1977 by former teacher William Kaneda. After his retirement, Ohana O Mele remained inactive until being revitalized by then-current teacher Darryl Loo in 1996.