| Moanalua High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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2825 Ala Ilima Street , 96818 United States | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | "Kulia I Ka Nu'u" |
| Established | 1972 |
| School district | Central District |
| Principal | Robin Martin |
| Faculty | 121.00 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Number of students | 2,064 (2022-23)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 17.06[1] |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Royal Blue and Silver |
| Athletics | Oahu Interscholastic Association |
| Mascot | Nā Menehune |
| Rival | Admiral Arthur W. Radford High School |
| Accreditation | Western Association of Schools and Colleges |
| Newspaper | Nā Hōkū O Moanalua |
| Yearbook | Ke Ali'i |
| Military | United States Air Force JROTC |
| Website | Official website |
Moanalua High School (also known as MoHS[2]) is a public, co-educational college preparatory high school of the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education, located in Honolulu CDP,[3][4] City & County of Honolulu, Hawaiʻi.
Serving grades nine through twelve and established in 1972, Moanalua High School is located in suburban Salt Lake near Moanalua. Its first class graduated in 1975. The school is situated on an extinct volcano hillside overlooking downtown Honolulu at 2825 Ala ʻIlima Street. The campus boasts the copper sculpture Moanalua by Bumpei Akaji and the ceramic sculpture Silent Sounds by Shigeharu Yamada.
In May 2012 Tiffany Hill of Honolulu Magazine wrote that the school had "high-caliber programs" and a strong curriculum.[5] Hill stated that some programs are "nationally recognized".[6] In 2004 James Gonser of the Honolulu Advertiser wrote that the school had "A reputation for success".[7]
Moanalua High School underwent reaccreditation by Western Association of Schools and Colleges and has achieved the maximum accreditation term of six years, 2012-2018 and once again in 2019-2024.
Robin Martin heads the school as principal.
- ^ a b c Moanalua High School
- ^ to differentiate itself from MHS, the abbreviation associated with McKinley High School and Mililani High School
- ^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Urban Honolulu CDP, HI" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2020-10-08. - The area with the school is on page 4.
- ^ "Home". Moanalua High School. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
2825 Ala Ilima Street Honolulu, HI 96818
- ^ Hill, Tiffany (May 2012). "From Iolani School to Moanalua High School: A Parents' Tale". Honolulu Magazine. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
- ^ Hill, Tiffany (May 2012). "A Tale of Two Schools in Hawaii". Honolulu Magazine. p. 4. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
- ^ Gonser, James (2004-06-03). "School's focus on quality pays off in student achievement". Honolulu Advertiser. Retrieved 2020-10-08.