ʻAiea High School

{{Use American English|date=September 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox school | name = {{okina}}Aiea High School | logo = | address = 98-1276 Ulune Street | city = {{okina}}Aiea | state = Hawai{{okina}}i | zipcode = 96701 | country = USA | established = 1961 | campus = Suburban | type = Public | affiliation = | principal = David Tanuvasa | faculty = 66.00 FTE<ref name=NCES /> | ratio = 15.08<ref name=NCES /> | enrollment = 995 (2022-23)<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=1500030&ID=150003000177 Aiea High School]</ref> | grades = 9-12 | district = Central District | accreditation = Western Association of Schools and Colleges | mascot = Na Ali{{okina}}i | colors = Green and White {{color box|#11A525}} {{Color box|white|border=darkgray}} | newspaper = | yearbook = Hanu i Loko o Ka Lewa | motto = "Home of the Na Ali{{okina}}i" | athletics = Oahu Interscholastic Association | rival = Pearl City High School (Hawaii); Admiral Arthur W. Radford High School | free_label1 = | free_text1 = | website = [https://www.aieahs.k12.hi.us/ 'Aiea High School] }}

'''{{okina}}Aiea High School''' is a public high school of the Hawai{{okina}}i State Department of Education and serves grades nine through twelve. Established in 1961, {{okina}}Aiea High School is located in the {{okina}}Aiea CDP,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st15_hi/place/p1500550_aiea/DC10BLK_P1500550_001.pdf|title=2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Aiea CDP, HI|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=2020-10-08}}</ref> in the City and County of Honolulu of the state of Hawai{{okina}}i. It is situated on a former sugar cane plantation overlooking Pearl Harbor at 98-1276 Ulune St. The campus boasts the sculpture ''Early Spring'' by Satoru Abe.<ref>{{cite web|title=Early Spring at Aiea High School|url=http://dags.hawaii.gov/sfca/app/gallery/displayimage.php?album=1&pid=38377|website=Art in Public Places Collection|publisher=Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts|accessdate=22 January 2016}}</ref>

{{okina}}Aiea High School's student body is made up of largely of persons of Asian or Pacific Islander descent.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016 |title=School status and improvement report |url=https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/Reports/SSIR1516AieaHi.pdf |access-date=September 11, 2022}}</ref>

== Academics == Per the Board of Education, the school requires a total of 24 credits to graduate. Per the Board of Education, the school requires six credits in electives, four credits in English, four credits in social studies, three credits in mathematics, three credits in science, two credits in either world language, fine arts, or Career Technical Education, one credit in physical education, half a credit in health, and half a credit for the Personal Transition Plan (PTP), for a total of 24 credits.<ref>{{cite web |title=2022Parent_StudentHandbook.pdf |url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1c_iuOVW5KalkP4LaX7Y5WDXH0bBLvrhl/view?usp=drive_link |access-date=2025-03-17 |website=Google Docs}}</ref>

For dual-credit, the school offers AP (Advanced Placement) classes and Early College. The AP classes offered are AP Computer Science Principles, AP Seminar, and AP Research. The school offers Early College through the Leeward Community College, which is a part of the University of Hawaii system.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Early College |url=https://sites.google.com/k12.hi.us/aiea-high-school-library/early-college |access-date=2025-03-17 |website=sites.google.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

The school uses career academies to provide individualized instruction to students. These are the Academy of Aspiring Professionals and the Academy of Innovation. Each academy has career pathways and lasts for four years. Students in academies get core courses based around their academy.

==Notable alumni== Listed alphabetically by last name: * Brandon Elefante, Hawaii state senator * Kelly Kawachi (born 1988), Class of 2006, Michelin Award winner [https://guide.michelin.com/us/en/article/michelin-guide-ceremony/blackbelly-market-kelly-kawachi-culinary-professional-award-michelin-star-guide-ceremony Hawaii native Kelly Kawachi of Blackbelly wins 2023 Culinary Professional Award] * Vincent Klyn (born 1960), New Zealand-born actor and former professional surfer * Joe Moore, American newscaster and actor<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.khon2.com/meet-the-team/joe-moore/855944955 | title=Joe Moore | publisher=KHON2 | accessdate=July 24, 2018}}</ref> * Maria Quiban (born 1970), American newscaster<ref name=StarBulRoles>[https://archives.starbulletin.com/2002/09/28/news/whatever.html Honolulu Star Bulletin: "Former KHNL anchor takes on new roles in L.A."] September 28, 2002</ref> * Garret T. Sato (1964–2020), actor * Derek Tatsuno (born 1958), college baseball player and former pitcher for the University of Hawaiʻi<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-09-08 |title=NOH Place Like Home: Aiea High School |url=https://www.khon2.com/cover2/throwback-thursday/noh-place-like-home-aiea-high-school/ |access-date=2024-08-04 |website=KHON2 |language=en-US}}</ref> * Tuufuli Uperesa (1948–2021), American football player<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.profootballarchives.com/uper00200.html | title=TUUFULI UPERESA | publisher=profootballarchives.com | accessdate=November 24, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150909041745/http://www.profootballarchives.com/uper00200.html | archive-date=2015-09-09 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Complex schools== * Aiea Intermediate * Aiea Elementary * Pearl Ridge Elementary * Scott Elementary * Waimalu Elementary * Webling Elementary

==References== {{reflist|2}}

==External links== * [https://www.aieahs.k12.hi.us/ 'Aiea High School] {{Education in Honolulu County, Hawaii}} {{Oahu Interscholastic Association}}

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