Pianist featured on National Public Radio

A junior, Tiffany Cheung was selected from her audition tape to play on From the Top, a show that features young classical musicians in the nation. Tiffany’s performance aired on NPR at 10 a.m. Hawaii Time on Saturday, Feb. 27. Tiffany began playing when she was six years old. This decision came... [Read more]

Select Middle School Orchestra wins Nationals

The ‘Iolani Select Middle School Orchestra took first place on Friday, February 19 in the ASTA National Orchestra Festival in the Middle School Division in California under the direction of Katherine Hafner.

Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

Most moviegoers should already know by now that watching an onscreen adaptation never beats reading the novel. The same goes for Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lighting Thief which came out on Friday, February 12. Coming in second in the weekend box office behind Valentine’s Day, it’s a good... [Read more]

Mane O Ke Ola: Preview

An excerpt from: The Journey of an Accountant written by Christopher Kodama The faded blue Chevette cruised along the long, empty freeway.  Jason, wearing his Monday red tie and white shirt, was headed to the annual accountant’s convention 350 miles from his house.  As he took a sip of coffee,... [Read more]

Mr. Abe shares his passion

“Nobody questioned us,” he said with a smile. That concert helped direct his decision to pursue a career in music, one that would eventually lead him to his role as director of the ‘Iolani Stage Bands. Besides teaching, Mr. Abe still plays music professionally. He gets called whenever famous singers... [Read more]

Artists go green at home and on stage

Amy Hanaiali’i’s home on the island of Moloka’i serves as what she considers an “extreme” example of sustainable living. Her 80-acre farm produces food for her and her family without the use of chemicals. During the Green Aloha Concert, she connected her green values with her music. Accompanied... [Read more]

Team we don’t care: Bridget and Akari

B: To make sure that I wasn’t the only one who disliked Twilight, I asked fellow classmate, Andrew Zhou, three simple questions. 1.    What did you think of the movie? 2.    What do you think of all the hype surrounding the movies and actors? 3.    Is it out of control? Andrew answered honestly, 1. ... [Read more]

“A Commedia of Errors” bound for Scotland

The ‘Iolani Dramatic Players performed the much anticipated fall play, A Commedia of Errors, on November 5-7. This year’s play is unique in that the actors will be bringing their talent to Scotland this coming summer for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Throughout the year, students have been doing... [Read more]

Cavani Quartet: In tune with ‘Iolani students

The Cavani Quartet visited Hawai’i for the first time last weekend for the last performance of their tour of the United States. Fortunately for the ‘Iolani orchestras, they agreed to hold a workshop in school on Friday (October 9). The quartet, originally from Cleveland, not only played for Orchestra... [Read more]

Orchestra to take part in national festival

Seventh through ninth grade orchestra students recently received some exciting news. Due to their stellar performance last year, they have been selected to take part in the National Orchestra Festival (NOF) Competition in Santa Clara, California. The NOF Competition takes place annually, organized by... [Read more]

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