Fresh from their return from camp, the Class of 2029 gathered around a small puakenikeni sapling by the Nu'uanu Stream, some with o’o sticks in hand and others ready to sing a special blessing. While the planting of this young tree on the high school campus marked the conclusion of freshman camp, it also served …
(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 …
Over the fall break, several HBA high school boys participated in the Molokaʻi Hoe World Championship Canoe Race, paddling 41 miles from Hale O Lono Harbor on Molokaʻi to the Hilton Hawaiian Village on O'ahu. The competition drew canoe paddling clubs from around the world, including teams from Hawaiʻi, Brazil, Japan, Australia, and the world …
The polluted, putrid, and hazardous canal known as the Ala Wai may become “fishable and swimmable within seven years” if the Genki Ala Wai Project gets its way. The project, a non-profit organization, was started with one mission in mind: to restore the Ala Wai Canal using environmentally-safe materials in the form of “Genki Balls,” …
