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Punahou School was founded in 1841 for the children of the missionaries. It was originally known as "Oahu College" for some time. Now in the present, there is just about 3,700 people attending Punahou School. That makes it the largest independent private school in the whole United States. The kids that attend there are also very varied. There are mixed races and social ranks. Although every one has to pay the huge tuition price of around $15,000.

Punahou has many facilities and programs. There is their marching band which goes to the Rose Bowl every four years. There is also jewelry studios, darkrooms for photography, and glass blowing facilities. Punahou's sport system is also very well done and was acknowledged by Sports Illustrated in 2005. With over 20 sports to choose from, its easy to see why. The students have choices such as baseball, basketball, soccer, tennis, air riflery, paddling, volleyball, track and field, sailing, wrestling, judo and the list goes on.

Although Punahou is relatively old, there newest building, the Case Middle School, was recently just built. Named after Steve Case, a graduate of Punahou, for his generous ten million donation. Using state of the art technology, Case has facilities such as lights that turn on by motion sensor, air conditioners that turn off automatically if windows are open, etc. But it also uses simple things such as fluorescent lamps that save up to 75% of the electricity compared to the incandescent ones.

Punahou School has been here for around 15o years now, and it still stands tall, with much awards and achievements gained. Perhaps one of the best campus's in Hawaii, Punahou's staff and students will hopefully continue to shine.