E Komo Mai - Welcome!

It’s that time…

We are looking forward to being with our loved ones. This time, we will be getting together at what is known as “The Gathering Place” also known as the island of ‘Oahu. We hope the warm and humid tropical air will serve as a warm embrace that will bring happiness, joy, and laughter. Most of all, the love of ohana.

The Gathering Place

Oahu (/oʊˈɑːhuː/) (Hawaiian: Oʻahu (pronounced [oh ah hoo)), also known as "The Gathering Place", is the third-largest of the Hawaiian Islands. It is home to roughly one million people—over two-thirds of the population of the U.S. state of Hawaii.

Please follow this link for more information about the island of Oahu:

About Oahu

Here is a song that will hopefully get you in the tropical island mood (Location: On top of the Four Seasons Hotel in Ko ‘Olina, Oahu, HI)

About the artist: Raiatea Helm

Meet the Singer

Raiatea Mokihana Maile Helm is an authentic Hawaiian singer from Molokaʻi, Hawaiʻi who is known for her powerful vocals accompanied by an authentic ukulele strum. She has played for audiences around the world, places including China, Tahiti, Japan, and Okinawa.

It is no surprise her hard work and dedication for preserving the authentic Hawaiian culture has landed her several prestigious awards including 2 Grammy nominations, Native Arts & Cultures Foundation Fellowship, and numerous Nā Hōku Hanohano Awards. Raiatea has garnered international success as well as being one of Hawaiʻi’s premiere female vocalists.

About Punahou (Click Me)

Ka Punahou – The New Spring (date unknown)

By Catherine Black ’94

Punahou’s beautiful campus has provided an incredibly rich iconography for the School over the years, from its Night-Blooming Cereus to the Hala Tree to the Pauahi Dome and Old School Hall. But perhaps no feature has been celebrated in metaphor, image and verse as much as the natural freshwater spring for which the School is named. Referred to by various names – Ka Punahou, The New Spring, the Lily Pond – this unusual hydrological feature has been the historical, geographical and spiritual center of the School since its founding, and also what distinguished the lands of Kapunahou in old Hawai‘i.