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Kailua High School

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Type
  
Public, Co-educational

School district
  
Windward District

Faculty
  
92 (approx.)

Mascot
  
Surfriders

Established
  
1955

Principal
  
Mrs. Francine Honda

Phone
  
+1 808-266-7900

Founded
  
1955

Motto
  
Ho'omakamaka a ho'okumu "Creating Friendships and Futures"

Address
  
451 Ulumanu Dr, Kailua, HI 96734, USA

District
  
Hawai'i Department of Education

Profiles


Kailua High School is a four-year public high school located in the Kailua CDP, City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, United States on the island of O‘ahu. The school serves students grades 9 through 12.

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History

In 1955 Kailua opened on the current site of Kailua Intermediate School in the middle of Kailua Town. In 1962 Kailua moved to its present location two miles away in the Pohakupu neighborhood.

Kailua High is one of four public high schools on the windward side of Oahu and serves the neighborhoods of Kailua, Waimanalo and Maunawili, approximately 50,000 residents.

Alma mater

by Nell Elder and Shigeru Hotoke

"All hail to the blue and to the white
All hail to the true and guiding light
Thy loyal sons, thy daughters fair
Happy memories share
In love and honor we will hold thy name
Thy banners keep on high
All hail dear Alma Mater
Hail, Hail, Kailua High!"

Athletics

Kailua High School also has an array of sports for its students. They compete in the Oahu Interscholastic Association. These sports include:

  • Air Riflery
  • Cheerleading
  • Cross-Country
  • Football (Varsity)
  • Football (JV)
  • Softball (JV)
  • Girls Volleyball
  • Boys Basketball
  • Girls Basketball
  • Baseball (JV)
  • Swimming
  • Tennis (JV)
  • Wrestling
  • Boys Soccer
  • Girls Soccer
  • Paddling
  • Baseball (Varsity)
  • Golf
  • Judo
  • Tennis (Varsity)
  • Track
  • Boys Volleyball
  • Water Polo (G)
  • Softball
  • Notable alumni

  • Doug Capilla, professional baseball player
  • Albert Pyun, film director
  • Samson Satele, professional football player
  • Russ Francis, NFL player San Francisco 49ers
  • Michael Ho, professional Surfer, Triple Crown winner
  • Derek Ho, professional Surfer, Pipeline Masters winner
  • Keith Osman Benouis, Web/Internet Entrepreneur
  • Joe Wong, American football player
  • Denise Michele, model
  • Cody Hernandez, Professional Visual Effects Artist Credited
  • Rob Demello, Sports Director, KHON2 News
  • References

    Kailua High School Wikipedia