At the beginning of this school year, Hawaiʻi student athletes were in for a surprise when it was announced that a new high school sport was being added - flag football. There was an enthusiastic response from HBA girls, with seventeen of them signing up to join the HBA-Sacred Hearts co-op team, making up the …
By Lydia Halcomb ('25) and Abbie Kato ('25) This past spring break, 23 HBA high school students headed to Spain to expand their learning on the Spanish language and culture, and on art and architecture in Europe. Their itinerary took them to Granada, Sevilla, Toledo, and Madrid, where they experienced local activities, including taking a …
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,” …
