Vivinavi : Hawaii : (United States) Hawaii

• かなこ
• 2025/11/09 (Sun) 10:34
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Hi Winter,
My daughter attends HBA. I was at a loss after taking the Kinder exam to only 2 schools, Punahou and Iolani, and being rejected from both, I thought I had decided to go to the public school I attended for GE
but I contacted HBA, Kaimuki Christian, Merinole, and Hongwanji to see if I could get in, and they said all 4 schools had not yet reached their capacity
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They still accepted her at the end of April after Punahou and Iolani had announced their acceptance. > I contacted HBA, Kaimuki Christian, Merinole, and Hongwanji, and they told me that they had not yet filled the positions at all four schools, so I contacted them and they accepted me even at the end of April, after Punahou and Iolani had announced their acceptance I submitted applications to HBA and Hongwanji, had brief interviews （ both probably less than 15 minutes ） and within 2 weeks I was accepted at both HBA and Hongwanji
I was accepted at both schools. > I passed.

Last year, the same Puli girl failed Punahou and Iolani and was in trouble, so I told her about our situation and she told me that HBA, Kaimuki, Hongwanji, and Merinol were still accepting applications in early May as well
because they had not reached capacity, so I think it is the same situation every year.
Yes, the number of children is decreasing these days and Punahou and Iolani are the top two schools in Hawaii by far, so the popularity is concentrated in the two schools and other private schools are struggling to attract students
Yes.
HBA is not an academic school like Punahou or Iolani, but it has a lot of local kids attending.
The school culture is pretty laid back.

• ビール
• 2025/11/09 (Sun) 17:05
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We are also HBA.
Like Kanako, I could not pass Punahou and Iolani. I thought too easily that I would be accepted to one of them, and now
I regret it.
I applied after the announcement of Punahou Iolani's acceptance, or rather, after we graduated from Pre and started our summer vacation （ sweat ）
But HBA still accepted me. ！
We also contacted Hongwanji and Merinol in June and were accepted, but we chose HBA which is closer to our home.

It is definitely not an academically oriented school and there are many local families. You should visit the school once ！.