Lahainaluna High School

Lahainaluna High School is a public high school with the grades 9-12 located in Lahaina (on the island of Maui). Lahainaluna High School is also a public boarding school. It was founded in 1831 as a Protestant missionary school, originally named Lahainaluna Seminary. The early missionaries who arrived in Lahaina in 1823 explained to the Hawaiian Royalty the importance of an educational institution in the American style.

Lahainaluna High School
Address
980 Lahainaluna Road

,
96761

United States
Information
TypePublic, Co-educational
Motto"O Ke'ia Ka Kukui Pio Ole I Ka Makani O Kauaula"
Established1831 (1831)
School districtMaui District
PrincipalRichard Carosso
Faculty64.00 FTE
Grades9-12
Number of students992 (2018–19)
Student to teacher ratio15.50
CampusSuburban
Color(s)Red and White    
AthleticsMaui Interscholastic League
MascotLunas
AccreditationWestern Association of Schools and Colleges
YearbookKa Lama
MilitaryUnited States Army JROTC
Websitelahainalunahs.org

A number of the pioneers, students and teachers are buried in a small graveyard behind several buildings on the campus. It was the first formal European-American style school founded in Hawaii and has continued to operate to this day.

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