The Boys Varsity Varsity team placed fourth at the Maui Invitational Volleyball Tournament held at Seabury Hall where they participated in a two-day, ten-team tourney. The boys team traveled to Seabury High School in Makawao, Maui from February 28 to March 1 for the tournament. There were two pools of five teams and HBA's pool …
Photographs by Logan Takeda ('16) To complete the World War II unit in American History, sophomores visited the Pacific Aviation Museum, Arizona Memorial, and Battleship Missouri on Monday. Students got to see the planes and battleships involved in the war and learn more about what took place during the Pearl Harbor attack. At the Pacific …
Photographs by Walden Butay ('14) On February 21, HBA's Interact Club gathered at Roosevelt High School to participate in the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life. At Relay for Life, participants spend a night walking around a track to raise awareness for cancer, and to honor cancer survivors and those who have lost their lives to …
The HBA high school Science Olympiad team took third overall on Saturday at the Science Olympiad State Finals Tournament. The middle school team finished sixth overall, out of 15 teams. The high school team won a total of eight medals, and beat eleven other schools in order to take third place. Iolani School and Millilani High …
On the week of February 24, HBA hosted its first Intramural Basketball Tournament and Entrepreneurship Day at the high school. The tournament was organized by history teacher Robert Weismantel. Entrepreneurship Day was an opportunity for students to sell goods such as t-shirts, beanies, desserts and other handmade items to benefit a charity. “If you want …
The Introduction to Newspaper and Yearbook class, led by Journalism teacher Eunice Sim, recently took a field trip to Chinatown in order to brush up on their photography skills. It was a short trip during an extended period to explore the various landmarks, buildings, and marketplaces of Chinatown. Before arriving at their destination, the students …
On February 2, HBA high school students Nicole Hong ('9) and Alexia Sommers ('10) competed in the third annual Miss Latina Hawaii Scholarship Pageant. Sommers took the award for Talent and was named Miss Congeniality. Hong won the Lifestyle and Fitness award and was named Miss Photogenic. She was also named Miss Latina Hawaii Outstanding …
The young lady at the stand becomes visibly nervous as she settles into her seat. She waits for the first of what she knows will be a long series of questions. Her mind races with facts, responses, and witty comebacks for the lawyer standing before her. Mock Trial is about to begin. This year’s Mock …
BY AIMEE CLARK ('17) At the beginning of the semester, students in the theater class had the opportunity to audition for parts in High School Musical, the class’s spring production. Students were required to memorize many parts for the audition. Theater teacher Chad Logan said, “To get a lead role, you need to audition. In …
BY KAYCI KUMASHIRO ('17) & SAKI LE ('17) A team of HBA high school students participated in the televised quiz show, It's Academic, in early January. This is the second year that HBA has taken part in the show. The team, consisting of seniors Michael Burton and Ansleigh Seaver, and junior Alecia Griffin were given only …
