On May 18 and 19, the Soldiers of Light (SOL) and Halau will be hosting their biennial Dinner Theater show “Under the Big Top.” During the show, SOL and Halau members will be dressing up in extravagant circus costumes. They’ll also be performing recent hits such as “This is Me” from the new movie The …
After a day of voting, HBA students have elected the following students to the 2018-19 Student Council: Rena Takatsuka ('19), President Shawn Tamashiro ('19), Vice-President Mason Nakamura ('19), Treasurer Reese Yoshikawa ('22), Corresponding Secretary Kathryn Harada ('20), Recording Secretary Related post: Vote for Your 2018-19 Student Council
For the fourth time in a row, Eagle Eye staff took home the 2018 Best-in-state overall title for HBA’s journalism program at the Hawaii High School Journalism Awards. Fourteen Hawaii high schools—six private and eight public—participated in this year’s competition, and the Eagle Eye took first place in seven categories in the private school division and four …
As the school year heads to an end, the annual student council elections are set to take place this Wednesday. This year, candidates running for student council include two incoming freshmen, current sophomore class president, and current student council vice-president. Freshman Jeremy Oyer, candidate for Treasurer, is running because he wants to be an active …
Seven HBA students explored Ecuador’s Galápagos Islands this spring break as research volunteers with Ecology Project International (EPI) for HBA’s first ever school trip to South America, conducting research and learning about ecology of the islands. For science teacher and trip leader Claire Mitchell, the trip was a fulfillment of a long time dream. “With …
This March, after beating Saint Louis, HBA’s Mock Trial Gold team advanced to the Mock Trial State Championships, where they finished fourth. Unfortunately, HBA was unable to defend their championship title from last year, losing to Island School, Moanalua High, and Punahou. Sophomore Kaycee Nakashima, first year Mock Trial member, played the role of attorney …
On March 5, the sophomore class travelled to Pearl Harbor for a U.S. History 10 field trip. There, they learned about Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, visiting various memorials honoring those who lost their lives. Students later boarded the USS Missouri, where they participated in a ceremony honoring those who lost their lives serving our …
This year’s annual Mainland Advisory Council (MAC) Week, a week dedicated to hosting a group of mainland supporters, marks the 41st anniversary of the group. MAC members were thanked with a 4 day celebration which was kicked off on Tuesday February 19 with a visit to the elementary campus. MAC members then spent the rest …
Since elementary school, the senior Class of 2018 has been characterized by their teachers and peers as a boisterous, energetic, sometimes overbearing but always spirited group of students. English teacher Faye Takushi remembers meeting students of the class when they were at the elementary campus. "They were a highly relational group of students who enjoyed …
HBA is taking its case all the way to the Supreme Court with the aim of winning the Mock Trial State Championships once again. With 4 wins and 1 loss, the HBA Gold team will be defending their State Championship title at the Mock Trial Competition Finals on March 31 at the Hawaii State Supreme …
