Traditions
Many traditional events take place on campus. On the first Friday and Saturday of each February, the junior class hosts the Punahou Carnival, the proceeds of which benefit the Financial Aid program. On this weekend, school ends midday, allowing the carnival to operate from 11:00AM to 11:00PM on both days. The event attracts students, teachers, parents, and the surrounding community.
Holoku Pageant is an annual celebration of the Hawaiian culture and arts. Students dress up, then perform traditional Hawaiian dances to honor the culture's history and legacy.
Sustainability Fair was begun in 2007 and includes on-campus information booths and conservation challenges, as well as off-campus coastline preservation. On Rice Field, classes set up canopies to showcase sustainable undertakings and projects, which often include local produce sales and informational handouts.
To celebrate the school's homecoming, students, faculty, and teachers surround, then ignite a 20 foot letter "P" at dusk. This event is preceded by a spirit week, where students dress up in various costumes and outfits. Seniors can look forward to their Variety Show, Prom at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel, Skip Day at the Kikila Estate and Pounders Beach, Baccalaureate ceremonies at Central Union Church, graduation with men in blue blazers and women in Hawaiian formal white dresses, a final cafeteria breakfast after graduation, and an unofficial sunrise gathering at Makapu'u Point.
The school hosts a Luau Weekend on campus and an Alumni Family day at the Bellows Air Force Station beach.
Throughout most of the school's history, elementary school children have been allowed to attend in bare feet. Aloha shirts were once restricted to Fridays, but dress codes were relaxed considerably during the late Seventies. Now, common outfits for boys include t-shirts, collared shirts, jeans, and shorts. Girls often wear dresses, long skirts, t-shirts, and jeans. Footwear is mandatory in the academy.
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