ʻIolani School

at , Honolulu , 96826 United States

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Iolani School, located at 563 Kamoku Street in Honolulu, Hawaii, is a private coeducational college preparatory school serving over 1,800 students. Founded in 1863 by Father William R. Scott, it was the principal school of the former Anglican Church of Hawaii. It was patronized by Kamehameha IV and Queen Emma who gave the school its name in 1870. Iolani in the Hawaiian language means "heavenly hawk". Today, Iolani School is affiliated with the Episcopal Church in the United States. It is administered by a Board of Governors and is one of the largest independent schools in the United States.HistoryEarly yearsOn October 11, 1862, Lord Bishop Thomas Nettleship Staley arrived in Hawaiʻi by request of Kamehameha IV and Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. The following year Kamehameha IV, a devout member of the Church of England, established the Hawaiian Reformed Catholic Church, also known as the Anglican Church of Hawaiʻi. The school was originally named for Saint Alban.In 1863, Staley's companion Father Scott purchased land in Lāhaina and established Luaʻehu School, a school for boys. When Father Scott fell ill and returned to Britain, Father George Mason was summoned by Staley to administer the school on Maui. On January 12, 1863, the St. Alban's College was also established in the Pauoa Valley in Honolulu. Mason also seemed to have managed this school as well. Before Staley, too, left the islands for Britain in 1870, Father Mason merged the two schools and relocated it to the St. Alban's campus. Later Bishop Alfred Willis purchased land on Bates Street in Nuʻuanu Valley and moved part of the school there, intending it for students of full or part Hawaiian descent, under the new name of ʻIolani College. The St. Alban's College, intended for white students, separated and continuing operating at Pauoa until 1887.

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Jim Y.

What can I say? As I drove by the school last week on a visit home from the mainland, my heart swelled with pride. I'm a proud alumni of the days just... Read more

Shannon H.

Wow just got yelled at by the parking attendant for dropping my son off for tennis lessons. She told me to go park or wait in line. I said, "well its our... Read more

Stevi P.

This review is based on the gym.. I came to my daughters first ever ILH competition last night and I must say this school keeps their campus and gym clean!... Read more

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ʻIolani School is Honolulu based place and this enity listed in School category. 96826.