It’s that time of the year when seniors embark on a capitalistic adventure in their economics class: the stock simulation exercise. The eight-week exercise, though often bewildering and often complicated, helps students learn how to trade stocks in the stock market. The simulation allows students to gain experience in the stock market as if entering …
HBA student-produced film Recall has made it into this year’s Hawaii International Film Festival (HIFF). The festival showcases top submitted films from around the Asia Pacific region. Recall, directed by HBA alumni Davin Miyahara, is an action/drama film based off tragedies that took place in WWII. Recall was produced last year—Miyahara’s senior year—in the Art …
On December 3, 4, and 5, the fall semester theater class will be presenting it’s annual play at the elementary school auditorium. This year’s play is a comedy titled “You Can’t Take It With You”. The play tells the story of a young girl, Alice, and her struggle to balance her quirky family and love …
Starting this year, the AP Physics course changed from a one year course to a two year course. Due to this change in the course, juniors are now able to take AP Physics 1 and take AP Physics 2 in senior year if they want to. According to AP Physics teacher Andrew Vitek, AP Physics …
Come Halloween, children of all ages in costumes will be heard chanting this phrase as they stake out the houses that give out the best candy. At this time of year, it’s also common for people to dress up in costumes at work or at school, extending their Halloween celebrations beyond just the day itself. …
On Tuesday, October 13, many students entered the cafeteria to encounter a new addition to the lunch line: a salad bar. But the salad bar is not the only change to the meal plan, nor will it be the last. In fact, the salad bar is just one part of a larger effort to revamp …
HBA's JV Gold Volleyball team won the ILH Division 2 Championship title, beating Sacred Hearts in their final match on October 9. The team also went undefeated this season, not dropping a set until their final match. Not since 2009 has an HBA girls JV team has won this title. "Even if you are an …
On October 14, the class of 2016 went to Waikiki and Queen Emma park for Senior Day, an annual event for the senior class. While the rest of the high school student body stayed at school to take the PSAT, the seniors took the day off to enjoy a class bonding day. Showing up in …
Last year a group of students from the class of 2018 formed a band for their freshman talent show. Little did they know that it was going to be the start of something long term. This group of boys, now sophomores, decided to form an official band after they realized that they wanted to keep …
"Yes, of course I have illegal apps on my iPad," said a freshmen when asked if he had unapproved apps on his iPad. During the last quarter, a good number HBA students like this freshman received demerits for having unapproved apps on their iPads. School-issued iPads are great tools. Students use them to take notes, …
