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| Lahainaluna High School | |
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980 Lahainaluna Road , 96761 United States | |
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| Type | Public, Co-educational |
| Motto | "O Ke'ia Ka Kukui Pio Ole I Ka Makani O Kauaula" |
| Established | 1831; 194 years ago (1831) |
| School district | Hawaii Department of Education |
| Principal | Richard Carosso |
| Teaching staff | 63.00 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Number of students | 870 (2023–2024)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 13.81[1] |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Red and White |
| Athletics | Maui Interscholastic League |
| Mascot | Lunas |
| Accreditation | Western Association of Schools and Colleges |
| Yearbook | Ka Lama |
| Military | United States Army JROTC |
| Website | lahainalunahs |
Lahainaluna High School is a public high school serving grades 9–12, located inLahaina on the island ofMaui. Operated by theHawaii Department of Education, Lahainaluna High School is also a public boarding school. It was founded in 1831 as aProtestant missionary school, originally named Lahainaluna Seminary. The early missionaries who arrived in Lahaina in 1823 explained to theHawaiian Royalty the importance of an educational institution in the American style.
A number of the pioneers, students and teachers are buried in a small graveyard behind several buildings on the campus. It was the first formal European-American style school founded in Hawaii and has continued to operate to this day.
AmericanWilliam Richards founded the missionary station in Lahaina in 1823. In June 1831,Lorrin Andrews was chosen as first principal of aseminary for boys and young men. The site was named Lahainaluna for "upper Lahaina".[2]On September 5, 1831, classes began in thatched huts with 25 Hawaiian young men as students, including former royal historianDavid Malo.[3] The second principal wasWilliam Patterson Alexander, who served from 1843–1856.[4] The school eventually became part of the public school system in Hawaii. The post-secondary program later became developed as part of the firstUniversity of Hawaii.[citation needed]
Lahainaluna has a boarding program where students from theouter islands (including students from the "other side of the island") can live and study at either of the campus dormitories.[citation needed] In return, they do various jobs around the campus, such as maintaining the landscape, tending to the farm animals,[5] and making student meals at the cafeteria; they work 18 hours per week. Initially and exclusively for males, the boarding program became coed in 1980. The two dorms are David Malo Dormitory for the boys and Hoapili Dormitory for the girls. Previously, Hoapili housed both genders. Lahainaluna is one of very few public boarding schools in the nation.[citation needed]
There is an 30-ft "L" on the mountain-side overlooking Lahaina at the 2,000 ft elevation mark. The "L" stands for Lahainaluna and has been there since 1904.[6] Twice a year, the boarders at Lahainaluna lay a fresh coat of white lime onPu'u Pa'u Pa'u. The boarding students must carry 50-pound (23 kg) sacks of lime to the site, clear the weeds, and clean up the site. Added to the "L" are embellishments of the year and athletic championships for the previous year. On a clear day, the freshly limed L can be seen from the island ofMolokai. It is located at coordinates20°53′15″N156°38′29″W / 20.88750°N 156.64139°W /20.88750; -156.64139 (Pu'u Pa'u Pa'u). Lime is used because it's natural and does not interfere with the ecosystem. After the students have completed restoring the "L", they lay fresh leis atDavid Malo's gravesite, chant, sing and pray.
Historically, on graduation day, alumni hike up the "L" and light up torches that line the "L" to symbolize the graduates who have received their diplomas.
The school celebrates David Malo Day annually. That day a feast is served and the Hawaiiana Club puts on a performance.[citation needed]
Members and coaches of the Lahainaluna High Schoolfootball team partook in the pre-game coin toss ceremony duringSuper Bowl LVIII after the2023 Hawaii wildfires left much of Lahaina destroyed.[7][8]
Hale Paʻi | |
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| Location | Lahainaluna High School,Lahainaluna, Hawaii |
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| Coordinates | 20°53′24″N156°39′36″W / 20.8899°N 156.6599°W /20.8899; -156.6599 |
| Area | Less than one acre |
| Built | 1834 |
| NRHP reference No. | 76000662[9] |
| HRHP No. | 50-50-03-01596[10] |
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| Added to NRHP | May 13, 1976 |
| Designated HRHP | May 13, 1976 |
Hale Pa'i, or the house of printing, is a small coral and timber building on the Lahainaluna campus that, starting in 1834, served as the home of Hawaii's first printing press. English andHawaiian language Bibles, books and newspapers were printed here, including the first newspaper printed west of the Rocky Mountains. The first paper currency of Hawaii was printed here in 1843. A student was expelled in 1844 forcounterfeiting, which resulted in the government re-issuing all the paper money with secret marks.[11]
Many archived publications are on public display at the site, now a museum maintained by the Lahaina Restoration Foundation.[12] Hale Pa'i, also known asHawaii Site No. 50-03-1596, was listed on theNational Register of Historic Places in 1976.[9]
Lahainaluna High School is located on the side of an extinct volcano. The multiple classroom buildings are widespread. The grounds are covered with many benches, pathways, grass, plants and trees, the latter providing shade. The ceramic sculptureOrbit byToshiko Takaezu is located here. A small stream runs near the school, past the Agriculture area. Lahainaluna is high enough on this volcano to allow views of the Pacific and of the islands ofMoloka'i,Lana'i andKaho'olawe.
It has aboarding facility available.[13] The program takes American students and students with other citizenships. Girls go to the Hoapili Dormitory and boys go to the David Malo Dormitory.[14]
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