Sacred Hearts Academy, also known as Sacred Hearts or SHA, is located on 3253 Waiʻalae Avenue, in the town of Kaimuki in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, is a historic Roman Catholic college preparatory school for girls founded in 1909 to serve the needs of early Hawaiʻi Catholics in the former Territory of Hawaiʻi. The school maintains a special relationship with Chaminade University of Honolulu and the all-boys Saint Louis School, both administered by the Society of Mary.
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3253 Waiʻalae Avenue , 96816 United States | |
| Coordinates | 21°17′20″N 157°48′28″W / 21.28889°N 157.80778°W |
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| Type | Private |
| Motto | Orare Et Laborare (To Pray and To Work) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Catholic Church (Sacred Hearts) |
| Established | 1909 |
| Head of school | Scott Schroeder, PhD |
| Grades | JK-12 |
| Gender | Girls |
| Enrollment | 600 (2022) |
| Color(s) | White and Gold |
| Athletics conference | ILH |
| Team name | Lancers |
| Accreditation | Western Association of Schools and Colleges[1] |
| Newspaper | Kaleo |
| Yearbook | Ke Halia |
| Tuition | Approximately $17,000-$20,000 |
| Affiliation | Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary |
| Registrar | Cyril Pires |
| Director of Admissions | Tiffany Kiyabu Nishimura, '03 |
| Athletic Director | Ryan Hogue |
| Director of Alumnae Affairs | Tiffany Kiyabu Nishimura, '03 |
| Website | www |
History
editSacred Hearts was originally founded by nuns from the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, the religious order of Father Damien. The precursor of the institution was founded as a boarding and day school next to the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in Honolulu in 1859.[2]
The current manifestation was founded in 1909 as a boarding school, it grew rapidly within the next decade and, by the 1920s, more buildings were added to accommodate the students.[3] The sisters ran the school until 1990, when it passed into lay administration.[4]
Filming location
editSacred Hearts has served as a filming location for several television shows set and shot on location in Hawaii. The season 6 finale of the ABC series Lost was filmed there.[5] In Hawaii Five-0, Sacred Hearts was used as Grace Williams' school.[6][7]
Alumnae
edit- Tia Carrere, actress, singer and model[8]
- Nora Stewart Coleman, former First Lady of American Samoa[9]
- Amata Coleman Radewagen, Congressional delegate from American Samoa
- Loretta Fuddy, director of the Hawaii Department of Health (2011–2013)[10]
- Elizabeth Kahanu Kalanianaʻole, Hawaiian princess
- Rosalie Keliʻinoi, first elected female Hawaii Territorial legislator in 1925[11]
- Jean King, first woman to serve as Lieutenant Governor of Hawai'i (1978–1982)
- Likelike, Hawaiian princess
- Emma Kaili Metcalf Beckley Nakuina, early female judge and cultural writer of Hawaii
- Faith Rivera, singer-songwriter[12]
- Shanlyn A. S. Park, Judge, U.S District Court for the District of Hawaii
See also
editNotes and references
edit- ^ WASC-ACS. "WASC-Accrediting Commission for Schools". Retrieved 2009-08-04.
- ^ Kuykendall, Ralph Simpson (1953). The Hawaiian Kingdom, 1854–1874, Twenty Critical Years. Vol. 2. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-87022-432-4.
- ^ Wist, Benjamin O. (1940). "A Century of Public Education in Hawaii: October 15, 1840-October 15, 1940". The Hawaii Educational Review: 110–1.
- ^ "History". sacredhearts.org.
- ^ "Key scenes for 'Lost' finale filmed at Honolulu Catholic school". Catholic News Service. June 3, 2010. Archived from the original on August 20, 2016.
- ^ "Elizabeth a class act". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. February 22, 2014.
- ^ "Filming Locations". WordPress (50undercover). September 22, 2011.
- ^ "Tia Carrere wants to play villain on "Hawaii Five-0"". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. October 15, 2010.
- ^ "Nora S. Coleman, 85". Saipan Tribune. 2015-05-15. Archived from the original on 2020-02-23. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
- ^ Kang Sunderland, Susan (2013-08-27). "Promoting A Healthier Hawaii". MidWeek. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
- ^ Soboleski, Hank (2013-12-01). "Rosalie Enos Lyons Keliinoi". The Garden Island. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
- ^ "Sacred Hearts Benefit Honors Six Of Its Best". MidWeek. October 1, 2014.