We all know that mothers and daughters have a special relationship, but what happens when they fight? High school college counselor Tara Gruspe has a college age daughter, Kainani, who graduated from HBA. Gruspe says that their relationship has improved since Kainani left for college. When Kainani was still a high schooler, Gruspe said they …
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 …
When I tell people that I only spend half the year with my father, they mostly come up with just these three conclusions: One: He is in the U.S. Military;Two: My parents are divorced; orThree: He is an absentee parent. Well, he is none of these things. My father is a ship captain for Matson, …
Today, the school's president, Ron Shiira, sent out an email message to K-12 families at HBA detailing the school's plans and policies concerning COVID-19. Below is a copy of the message. Visit the school's dedicated webpage for the latest updates. Dear Parent/Guardian, As we begin to prepare for the final quarter of the school year, …
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day while many students enjoyed the three-day weekend by sleeping in, 105 enthusiastic runners were lined up at the Central Oahu Regional Park in Waipio at 6:00 a.m., ready to run 5000 meters for the second annual Justice Run. The Justice Run, organized by junior Johanna Seng, raised more than …
Senior Pepper Squad: High School Musical in the 80s Junior Pepper Squad: Maze Runner in the 70s Sophomore Pepper Squad: Indiana Jones in the 60s Freshmen Pepper Squad: Fast and Furious in Medieval Times 8th Grade Pepper Squad: Avengers in the 90s 7th Grade Performance: Jurassic World in the 20s
After a competitive week of events, the Class of 2020 finally took home the Mana Cup with a score of 323. The sophomores (294) and juniors (231) finished in second and third place respectively. The senior class kicked off the week in the lead by winning both the boys and girls Tug-of-War competitions. They were …
For that past few months each grade has been preparing for their Spirit Week Pepper Squad performance. This seven-minute skit is a HBA tradition that features music, songs and dance. For this year’s “Scrambled Cinema” theme, each grade was assigned a movie and an era that they had to mash together to make an original …
For third day of Spirit Week, students came to school dressed to the theme of Apps & Games. During the assembly, classes competed to fit as many people as they could onto a platform in Platform Jam. Each class is given one minute to fit as many students onto a platform as they can and …
