Talented Second Graders perform “Families are Forever”

David Pang, Lower School Editor
March 12, 2013  

Without fail, the annual 2nd grade program, “Families are Forever”, never ceases to amaze.  On a rainy February 22, the talented second graders took a packed Chapel building through history, from the formation of ‘Iolani 150 years ago to the present and future. The Class of 2023 pulled... Read More

Students gather to the Chapel for the annual Sing-Along

David Pang, Lower School Editor
December 23, 2012  

On the last day before Christmas break, all of Lower School, and even some of Upper School, packed into the Chapel for the annual buy generic viagra Sing-Along. From “Jingle Bells” to “Rudolf aquisto viagra cialis levitra the Red-Nosed Reindeer” , and even two special performances... Read More

‘58 classmates live on in Sakamoto plays

David Pang, Lower School Editor
December 17, 2012  

Edward Sakamoto ‘58 is no stranger to the arts.  Not by a long shot.  For over 50 years, Sakamoto has established himself as one of the most prolific playwrights viagra in Hawaii, writing 19 plays thus far. He is a retired editor from the Los Angeles Times and a recipient of the Po‘okela... Read More

Update: One Team Chapel

David Pang, Lower School Editor
December 17, 2012  

Last spring, the middle school faculty reached a consensus to change the One Team Chapel format in order better to encourage the Raider cheap cialis spirit. The teachers of grades 7 and 8 want to recognize the positive behaviors that students display rather than focus on specific individuals... Read More

Junior picked for prestigious Senate Page Program

David Pang, Lower School Editor
December 7, 2012  

Matthew Beattie-Callahan, Class of 2014, will serve as a page in the U.S. Senate for the Spring Semester of 2013.  Beattie-Callahan is one of only 30 juniors from across the U.S. chosen for the prestigious program. After applying for the position earlier this year on Sen. Daniel Inouye’s... Read More

The Kudos Award: recognizing righteous raiders

David Pang, Lower School Editor
November 21, 2012  

  Good deeds deserve recognition. In 2010, the ‘Iolani faculty presented the last of the Kudos Awards to students who displayed the “One Team” spirit and so deserved recognition. However, the Kudos Award was discontinued when teachers discovered that some recipients were not the... Read More

Advice for the Freshmen: How to Survive

David Pang, Lower School Editor
September 10, 2012  

1. Make use of your free time- Entering high school you’re given more freedom.  Instead of the Study Hall middle schoolers experience, free periods have been entrusted to you.  Make use of these frees and don’t ALWAYS spend them goofing off with your friends.  When you have to... Read More

Adios, arigato to ESL

David Pang, Lower School Editor
June 7, 2012  

“Things are only precious because they end.” This could not be more true than for the Iolani ESL program.  The ESL (English as a Second Language) program has been around for 22 years and has helped over 150 students that have passed through Iolani.  However, due to economic difficulties,... Read More

9th Graders Head To Pearl Harbor

David Pang
April 22, 2012  

On April 20th the 9th Grade Class of 2015 headed to Pearl Harbor to explore one of the most famous memorials in human history, the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument.  9th graders watched a 23 minute documentary of the December 7, 1941 bombing of Pearl Harbor, a day that marked... Read More

The Family Fair Scoop: New Games, Rides, and Food

David Pang, Lower School Editor
April 10, 2012  

On April 20th, the Iolani Family Fair themed ‘Global Getaway’ takes off at noon.  With it comes a variety of brand new games, rides and food.  Along with the usual Futsal Tourney, Chic Boutique and Silent Auction, this year’s Fair committee has promises to make this Family Fair, a trip... Read More

Raiders travel the world

David Pang
March 16, 2012  

It’s a big year for traveling at ‘Iolani – a total of nine different student groups will cross at least one ocean before summer for music, language, science, and more. Fourteen students will travel to China to participate in a foreign exchange with Tsinghua High School from March 17-26... Read More

Movie Review: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

David Pang
September 15, 2011  

IT ALL ENDS 7.15 the posters read on the signs advertising the conclusion of a decade long combination of books and films. Harry Potter. Finished at last. Spellbinding millions of fans to the screen with its latest and in many opinions greatest Harry Potter movie; Harry Potter and the Deathly... Read More

Frosh Sleepover: Freshmen Spend the Night at School

David Pang
September 8, 2011  

Dancing, video games, dodge ball, ghost stories, swimming, ping pong, and more accumulated into the Class of 2015 FROSH SLEEPOVER.  Frosh, the biggest event for the freshmen all year occurred, on September 3rd and 4th.  It’s an event where almost all the freshmen come together and participate... Read More

A Breath of Brilliance: Scribes and Scribbles releases latest edition

David Pang, Middle School Editor
May 23, 2011  

The 2011 edition of Scribes and Scribble, titled A Breath of Brilliance, was released today to 7th and 8th grade students. The magazine features 26 short stories and poems, written by middle school students, and handpicked by Scribes and Scribbles members who spent each Monday at lunch to rating... Read More

Harry Potter VII, Part I – the Beginning of the End

David Pang
December 15, 2010  

Bieber Fever? So yesterday. Twilight? It only happens every time the sky becomes dark. Harry Potter? Now and forever. That’s the way most Harry Potter fans feel at this moment in Harry Potter history. On November 19, 2010, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I was released in over... Read More