What’s ono and pono?

Jana Dagdagan
March 9, 2011  

“WHAT’S ONO AND PONO AND COMING IN MARCH?”  Recently, these mysterious posters have been popping up throughout campus.  But what exactly is ono and pono and arrived this month?  Pono Plates. Pono Plates are healthier alternatives for students who buy lunch that are... Read More

Electives for A’s

Jana Dagdagan
October 19, 2010  

“Consider an ice-cold soda versus a warm bottle of apple juice.  Which do you think would be more thirst quenching?  Somehow, an ice-cold soda in an air-conditioned movie theater is not as satisfying as a warm can of juice after a sweaty afternoon work out,” said Band Director Manny Dayao,... Read More

Taking note of Mr. Dayao

Jana Dagdagan
September 28, 2009  

Mr. Richard Hotoke, the former ‘Iolani Band Director, retired after 22 loyal and dedicated years of teaching music. This year in his place is Mr. Manny Dayao to uphold ‘Iolani’s reputation and musical excellence. Upon googling “Manny Dayao,” one might come across... Read More

Concerto Competition Champions to play with the Honolulu Symphony

Jana Dagdagan
April 16, 2009  

This year, three ‘Iolani students won Honolulu Symphony’s Annual Concerto Competition.  Celia Ou, violin (’09), Tiffany Cheung, piano (’11), and Bolin Chang, piano (’12) are three out of six winners who will perform their concertos with the Honolulu Symphony... Read More