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ʻAiea High School

1961 establishments in HawaiiEducational institutions established in 1961Public high schools in Honolulu County, Hawaii

ʻAiea High School is a public high school of the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education and serves grades nine through twelve. Established in 1961, ʻAiea High School is located in the ʻAiea CDP, in the City and County of Honolulu of the state of Hawaiʻi. It is situated on a former sugar cane plantation overlooking Pearl Harbor at 98-1276 Ulune St. The campus boasts the sculpture Early Spring by Satoru Abe.ʻAiea High School's student body is made up of largely of persons of Asian or Pacific Islander descent.

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ʻAiea High School
Pauoa Road, Honolulu Pacific Heights

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