Iolani School

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Iolani School
Seal of Iolani School
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

Link
Email

Link

Iolani School at 563 Kamoku Street in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi 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 Hawaiʻi. It was patronized by Kamehameha IV and Queen Emma who gave the school its name in 1870. ʻIolani in the Hawaiian language means heavenly hawk. Today, Iolani School is affiliated 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.

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[edit] Early years

On December 16, 1861, Lord Bishop Thomas Nettleship Staley arrived in Hawaiʻi upon a joint request of Kamehameha IV and Queen Victoriaof 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 Hawaiʻi.

In 1863, Lord Bishop Staley's companion Father Scott purchased land in Lahaina and established Luaʻehu 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 Hawaiʻi and annexation to the United States in 1898, the Anglican Church of Hawaiʻi was dissolved and taken over by the Episcopal Church United States (ECUSA). Iolani School was moved to Nuʻuanu, transferred back to downtown Honolulu and then moved to Nuʻuanu a second time. It remained in Nuʻuanu from 1927 to 1953, when it was moved to the present Ala Wai site.

[edit] Development

Iolani School quickly grew with 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. As a result, Iolani School is now recognized as one of the top and most prestigious educational institutions in the State of Hawaiʻi.

[edit] 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 75 state championships and is also the only school in Hawaiʻi's history to have won five consecutive state championships in Boys Basketball, from 2002 to 2006. They are:

2006

  • Boys Basketball;
  • Intermediate Boys Tennis
  • Special Olympics

2005

  • Varsity Football - Division III
  • Boys Basketball
  • Boys Cross Country

2004

  • Boys Basketball;
  • Canoe Paddling - Boys;
  • Swimming & Diving - Boys, Girls

2003

  • Boys Volleyball;
  • Cross Country - Boys & Girls;
  • Boys Basketball; Canoe Paddling - Boys;
  • Swimming & Diving - Boys;
  • Wrestling - Boys;
  • Track & Field - Girls

2002

  • Cross Country - Girls;
  • Boys Basketball;
  • Swimming & Diving - Boys;
  • Tennis - Girls;
  • Track & Field - Girls

2001

  • Girls Volleyball;
  • Cross Country - Girls;
  • Tennis - Girls

2000

  • Softball - Division I;
  • Boys Soccer;
  • Wrestling - Boys;
  • Tennis - Girls

1999

  • Softball - Division II;
  • Girls Soccer;
  • Tennis - Girls

1998

  • Cross Country - Girls;
  • Boys Basketball;
  • Swimming & Diving - Girls;
  • Tennis - Girls;
  • Baseball

1997

  • Boys Soccer;
  • Baseball

1996

  • Swimming & Diving - Boys, Girls;
  • Wrestling - Boys;
  • Baseball;
  • Girls Basketball - Division I

1995

  • Girls Basketball - Division I ;
  • 1994 Boys Basketball;
  • Wrestling - Boys

1993

  • Wrestling - Boys

1992

  • Girls Soccer;
  • Wrestling - Boys

1991

  • Wrestling - Boys;
  • Boys Golf

1990

  • Wrestling - Boys

1989

  • Wrestling - Boys;
  • Girls Basketball - Division I

1988

  • Boys Soccer;
  • Wrestling - Boys

1987

  • Soccer - Boys & Girls;
  • Girls Basketball - Division I

1986

  • Wrestling - Boys;
  • Baseball

1984

  • Wrestling - Boys

1983

  • Boys Basketball;
  • Baseball

1982

  • Boys Golf

1981

  • Track & Field - Boys;
  • Boys Golf

1979

  • Boys Soccer

1977

  • Baseball

1975

  • Boys Soccer;
  • Baseball

1974

  • Boys Soccer

1971

  • Tennis - Boys;
  • Baseball

1968

  • Tennis - Boys

1967

  • Tennis - Boys

1966

  • Tennis - Boys

1965

  • Tennis - Boys

Source: Hawaiʻi High School Athletic Association

[edit] Academic profile

According to a school profile, Iolani's 2004 class has:

  • 762 AP Examinations (84% of seniors participating), with 79% earning scores of 4 or 5 and 96% receiving scores of 3, 4, or 5
  • 570 - 700 SAT verbal middle 50%.
  • 610 - 730 SAT math middle 50%.
  • 35 National Merit Semifinalists out of a total of 76 from Hawaii. (2005)

[edit] Alumni

[edit] External links

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