I knew almost immediately that I had found what I wanted to do with my life as a junior, in what was at the time one of two high school glass programs in the country
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- Big Shot
- Fall 2016
- Fall 2017
- Fall 2018
- Fall 2019
- Fall 2021
- Final Say
- For the Record
- In Good Company
- One to Watch
- Spring 2016
- Spring 2017
- Spring 2018
- Spring 2019
- Spring 2020
- Spring 2021
- Spring 2022
- Spring 2023
- Summer 2016
- Summer 2017
- Summer 2018
- Summer 2019
- Summer 2021
- Summer 2022
- Summer/Fall 2020
- Touching Base
- Why We Give
- Winter 2016
- Winter 2017
- Winter 2018
- Winter 2019-20
- Winter 2021
- Winter 2022
- Winter 2023
Bulletin
Punahou glass literally set me on my career path. It taught me so much about the importance of patience, attentive observation, introspection and the importance of community
My teachers, Hugh Jenkins (glass) and Carole Iacovelli (ceramics), were pivotal in the foundation of my art career at Punahou School
Thanks to Punahou School’s top notch teachers and facilities, I’ve found my passion in life.
If you had asked me in the closing days of high school what comes next, glass wouldn’t have been a blip on my radar
The glass program at Punahou gave me a solid foundational background in glassblowing techniques and 3D technologies
I took my first glassblowing class when I was a junior at Punahou in 1991 and that opened a door to a medium I had never worked with before; and one I wanted to explore the rest of my life
After 34 years of exceptional dedication and distinguished service, Michael A. Pietsch ’64 bid farewell to his post on the School’s Board of Trustees in June 2022
This past year, I embarked on a 12-day trip to Estelí, Nicaragua, as part of an Operation Smile medical mission team. Surrounded by medical volunteers from over 15 countries, I experienced a unique community comprised of individuals from different backgrounds and cultures. As one of two students within the mainly adult medical team, I was initially intimidated.
Sharon Twigg-Smith is one of Punahou’s valued advisors and most dedicated supporters, which is striking when considering that she was introduced to the School not as a student but through the experiences of her family. “I was not aware of Punahou before we moved here and when my son began attending, I was stunned by his experiences here.
Just a few weeks into her newly appointed position as executive director of The Nature Conservancy of Hawai‘i, Ulalia Woodside is busy figuring out where the office supplies are stored and claiming victory when the security code for the front door of the Conservancy’s downtown Honolulu headquarters works.
Big sister Kapua looks Hi‘ilei straight in the eyes and tells her, “You eat too much meat.” With a here-we-go-again look Hi‘ilei responds, “But I love my imported prosciutto.” In unison, they burst into laughter, which makes it obvious that this kind of playful banter is constant between these sisters.