Punahou School

Punahou School
The center of the seal depicts a hala tree rooted on a spring with kalo on either side. Two night-blooming cereus flowers, which border the campus, are found on the seal's outer ring.
Address
Map
1601 Punahou Street

,
96822

United States
Information
TypePrivate, college-prep, day
Religious affiliation(s)Christian (Nondenominational)
Established1841; 183 years ago (1841)
PresidentMike Latham '86
Faculty300+
GradesK–12
GenderCoeducational
Number of students3,000+ (approx.)
Campus typeUrban
Color(s)Buff and Blue    
Athletics conferenceInterscholastic League of Honolulu (ILH)
Team name"Buffanblu"
colloquially "Puns" or "Buff 'n Blue"
RivalsKamehameha, Iolani
PublicationLiterary magazines:
Kakela (6-8)
Ka Wai Ola (9-12)
NewspaperKa Punahou
YearbookNa ʻOpio (K-8)
The Oahuan (9-12)
Websitepunahou.edu
Punahou School Campus
Old School Hall, built in 1851
Punahou School is located in Hawaii
Punahou School
Coordinates21°18′10″N 157°49′48″W / 21.30278°N 157.83000°W / 21.30278; -157.83000
Built1842
NRHP reference No.72000419[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 7, 1972

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.[2] The school was established by Protestant missionaries in 1841.[3]

  1. ^ "National and State Register of Historic Places on Oʻahu" (PDF). Historic Preservation Division wb site. National Hawaii state Department of Land and Natural Resources. June 2009. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Punahou School Profile (2020-21) | Honolulu, HI". Private School Review. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  3. ^ "Punahou School – Oʻahu College". Images of Old Hawaiʻi. July 15, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2020.