No one expected a global pandemic to happen this year. However, we are in this predicament right now. The coronavirus has made its way across the whole world, infecting thousands of people, and hospitals are either overflowing with COVID-19 patients or preparing for an influx of them. Many nurses, doctors, and health care workers are …
There are now two cases of coronavirus in Hawaii, and while state authorities maintain that there is no known community spread of the virus, schools across the islands are still experiencing the indirect effects of this growing pandemic. Like many of them, in addition to instituting new health and safety policies concerning Covid-19, HBA has …
This Monday was the start of Spirit Week 2020, featuring the theme “Scrambled Cinema.” For this first day of this annual event, students came to school dressed up as their dream occupation to mark "Future Day." From soldiers to a golf instructor to future dad to twins, students' costumes showcase a wide range of aspirations …
Middle and high school students are starting the new year with Spirit Week. This year’s theme has an unusual twist. Titled “Scrambled Cinema,” the theme requires each grade to do a mash-up of a popular movie with a particular decade. This year’s dress up days also features two new themes: Future Day is on Monday …
Happy, confident, relaxed, energetic, and determined. These are a few words chosen by HBA high schoolers to describe how they want to feel throughout the school day. This fall, high and middle school homerooms were tasked with coming up with homeroom charters to state how they want to feel at school. Homeroom charters are part …
On January 7, HBA students were introduced to a new food service company on campus, Flik. According to HBA president Ron Shiira, the school has been looking into making changes to its food services for the past few years. Along with school administrators, Shiira made the decision to switch from Sodexo to Flik after receiving …
This past October, HBA’s varsity girls team for cross country made history by being the first HBA team to win the Cross Country Division 2 State Championship title. Junior Kacie Kwan also won the individual title of Girls ILH Champion with an outstanding time of 20:19. The boys varsity team also defended their Division 2 …
This morning, the middle school held its biennial Thanksgiving Breakfast and Chapel. This event has been a tradition for the middle school for over 22 years. Students, their families, and middle school staff and faculty gather for a potluck breakfast before attending chapel together. Middle school principal George Honzaki said, “My favorite thing from this …
Christian Emphasis Week is just around the corner, and students have much to look forward to this year. The theme this year is “Faithful” and is inspired by HBA’s 70th anniversary and the idea of being “committed through faith.” In addition to the chapels and seminars throughout the week, students are invited to gather before …
Usually during summer breaks, students are enjoying their days by heading to the beach, hanging with friends, or just relaxing at home. This summer, some HBA students, however, were up by 7 A.M., getting ready for a day full of school. These students enrolled in summer programs at colleges on Oahu and on the mainland, …
