(Above) Vanessa He (second row, far left) with her squadron Charlie Company at dawn, at the U.S. Naval Academy Summer Seminar in Annapolis, Maryland. Photo courtesy of Vanessa He ('26). While August 4, 2025, marked the beginning of the new school year, it also meant the end of summer adventures for a handful of HBA …
(Above) Sophomores play games or watch videos on their phones while having lunch. Photograph by Kaitlyn Legawa ('28.) Hawai’i Baptist Academy freshmen began the new school year with a significant change to the high school’s cell phone-use policy: 9th graders have to put away their cell phones throughout the school day, including during breaks and …
(Above) The freshman class gathered for their first-ever class photo during the freshman orientation event on August 1, 2025, the week before the first day of school. Photo by Verily Coryell ('27) A rite of passage for freshmen as they begin the new school year is having to navigate the high school campus to find …
On February 22, 2025, three HBA high school students won the 22nd annual Japan-America Society of Hawaii’s (JASH) Japan Wizards Statewide Academic Team Competition (JWC). The win, HBA's fourth, earned them a free trip to Japan. This year's event featured over 20 public and private school teams, testing their knowledge of Japanese culture with topics …
HBA’s freshmen took part in their first grade-level service project on April 9, 2025. Each homeroom was assigned to go a different organization in the NuĘ»uanu neighborhood, including the American Cancer Society, Partners in Development (TĹ«tĹ« and Me), and NuĘ»uanu Baptist Church. Arlene Huster, high school librarian and freshman advisor, explained that the Freshman Service …
On April 2, after bad weather forced the postponement of their grade level camp in March, the juniors finally headed to Camp Homelani for some time away from school. From enjoying campfire s’mores together to discovering their classmates' karaoke talents, the juniors shared laughs and made memories that drew them closer as a class. Every …
At the beginning of this school year, HawaiĘ»i student athletes were in for a surprise when it was announced that a new high school sport was being added - flag football. There was an enthusiastic response from HBA girls, with seventeen of them signing up to join the HBA-Sacred Hearts co-op team, making up the …
Thirteeen HBA students went to South Korea this spring break, representing the school on its first international mission trip. Planning for the trip began in the fall of 2024, when faculty and staff members Faye Takushi (English Department Chair), Patricia Chang (Director of Enrollment Management and Admissions), and Terence Li (Math Teacher) traveled to South …
By Lydia Halcomb ('25) and Abbie Kato ('25) This past spring break, 23 HBA high school students headed to Spain to expand their learning on the Spanish language and culture, and on art and architecture in Europe. Their itinerary took them to Granada, Sevilla, Toledo, and Madrid, where they experienced local activities, including taking a …
On March 18, 51 freshmen and 8th graders embarked on a trip to the East Coast to expand their knowledge on American history and government. From history museums to Broadway musicals, their itinerary was packed with historically and culturally important stops. Their journey began with a flight to the nation’s capital, Washington D.C., where they …
