Kohala High School

Kohala High School is a public, co-educational high school of the Hawaii State Department of Education. It serves grades nine through twelve and was established in 1926. General information Kohala High School is located in Kapaau in Hawaii County on the Island of Hawaii. The campus is at 54-3611 Akoni Pule Highway, adjacent to Kohala Elementary School. The mascot is the Cowboys and its school colors are black and gold. History Kohala School was started in 1926 for students from the North Kohala Coastal Sugar Cane Communities. The high school was established a few years later at its current location. The school, originally known as Kohala High & Elementary, was located at its original location, now the location of Kohala Middle School in Halaula. In the 1930s, the High School was relocated to its current location due to enrollment growth, but remained Kohala High & Elementary School. In the late 1950s, a new elementary school campus was built adjacent to the high school. A few years later, most of the old high school buildings were demolished and rebuilt, appearing almost identical to the elementary campus buildings. The only buildings that were not demolished were the gymnasium and a classroom building adjacent to the gymnasium. In 1971, a new cafeteria was constructed servicing both the high school and the elementary school. In the early 2000s, the school was broken up into Kohala High School, Kohala Middle School and Kohala Elementary School. Kohala High School's rival is Honokaa High & Intermediate School. Academics The school offers a single career academy, known as the Academy of Sustainability. This academy has four Career and technical education pathways, which are culinary, health, food production, and residential and commercial construction. Each student chooses a pathway, which they stay in for the entirety of their high school career. Students also have to complete a Capstone course for their senior year. Per the Hawaii Department of Education, the school requires a total of 24 credits to graduate. These are six credits in electives, four credits in English, four credits in social studies, three credits in science, three credits in mathematics, two credits in either world language, fine arts, or Career and Technical Education, one credit in physical education, and half a credit in a personal transition plan. Athletics Boys Basketball Champions 1951-1952: Big Island Champion 1952-1953: Big Island Interscholastic Federation Champion 1978-1979: Big Island Interscholastic Federation Champion 1982-1983: Big Island Interscholastic Federation Champion 1983-1984: Big Island Interscholastic Federation Champion 2006-2007: Big Island Interscholastic Federation Division 2 Champion 2007-2008: Big Island Interscholastic Federation Division 2 Champion 2008-2009: Big Island Interscholastic Federation Division 2 Champion 2013-2014: Big Island Interscholastic Federation Division 2 Champion 2019-2020: Hawaii High School Athletic Association Division 2 State Champion 2021-2022: Big Island Interscholastic Federation Division 2 Champion 2022-2023: Big Island Interscholastic Federation Division 2 Champion 2022-2023: Hawaii High School Athletic Association Division 2 State Champion 2023-2024: Big Island Interscholastic Federation Division 2 Champion 2023-2024: Hawaii High School Athletic Association Division 2 State Champion 2024-2025: Big Island Interscholastic Federation Division 2 Champion Track and Field Individual Champions 1926: Big Island Champion: Mew On Yap; 220 Yard Low Hurdles 1926: Territory of Hawai’i “Public School” Champion: Mew On Yap; 220 Yard Low Hurdles 1928: Big Island Champion: Mew On Yap; 100 Yard Dash 1928: Big Island Champion: Mew On Yap; 220 Yard Dash 1928: Big Island Champion: Mew On Yap; 220 Yard Low Hurdles 1940: Big Island Athletic Union Champion: John Lee; One Mile Run 1950: Big Island Interscholastic Federation Champion: James Cambra; One Mile Run 1963: Big Island Interscholastic Federation Champion: Lyman Pule; 880 Yard Run 1973: Big Island Interscholastic Federation Champion: Sue Clark: 100 Yard Dash 1973: Big Island Interscholastic Federation Champion: Sue Clark: 220 Yard Dash 1995: Big Island Interscholastic Federation Champion: Casey Flores; 100 Meter Dash 1995: Big Island Interscholastic Federation Champion: Casey Flores; Long Jump 1995: Hawai’i High School Athletic Association “State” Champion: Casey Flores; 100 Meter Dash 1996: Big Island Interscholastic Federation Champion: Nic Jarboe; High Jump 1997: Big Island Interscholastic Federation Champion: James Bobeck; Long Jump 1997: Big Island Interscholastic Federation Champion: James Bobeck; Triple Jump 1997: Big Island Interscholastic Federation Champion: Nic Jarboe; 300 Meter Intermediate Hurdles 1998: Big Island Interscholastic Federation Champion: James Bobeck; Long Jump 1998: Big Island Interscholastic Federation Champion: James Bobeck; Triple Jump 1999: Big Island Interscholastic Federation Champion: James Bobeck; Triple Jump 2004: Big Island Interscholastic Federation Champion: Andrea Leitner; 3000 Meter Run 2007: Big Island Interscholastic Federation Champion: Brensen Viernes; Long Jump 2008: Big Island Interscholastic Federation Champion: Julia Naumes: Shot Put 2010: Big Island Interscholastic Federation Champion: Ethan Mielke; High Jump 2010: Hawai’i High School Athletic Association “State” Champion: Kelson Kawai; High Jump References External links Kohala High School Official Website Kohala School Info by Hawaii DOE