Question: is iolani a catholic school?
Answer: By 1863, Bishop Thomas Nettleship Staley had formed the Hawaiian Reformed Catholic Church, which would later become the Anglican Church of Hawai'i. ... In both cases, the name "'Iolani" (Hawaiian for "heavenly hawk") is meant to honor the late King Kamehameha IV, who was born Alexander Liholiho 'Iolani.