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The International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme is a rigorous internationally recognized curriculum available to high school students.
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Our amazing middle and high school English Language Development (ELD) students are now published authors, each book rooted in personal and cultural storytelling.
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Our grade 5 students are in the final stretch of their elementary journey and are busy preparing for their culminating academic milestone…
![Shaping the Future: AI Council Presents at National Conference]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1745268217/midpacedu/nq5jgtgnlttvxzsz9ffh/20250421_ON_AICouncil.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1745268217/midpacedu/nq5jgtgnlttvxzsz9ffh/20250421_ON_AICouncil.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1745268217/midpacedu/nq5jgtgnlttvxzsz9ffh/20250421_ON_AICouncil.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1745268217/midpacedu/nq5jgtgnlttvxzsz9ffh/20250421_ON_AICouncil.jpg","width":1200}])
At Deeper Learning 2025 in San Diego, members of the Mid-Pacific AI Council—Natasha S. ’25, Minhee K. ’27, John Nash, Brian Grantham…
![Grand Slam Caps Senior Aloha Game]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1745265644/midpacedu/rsrgj1otjhkadyeri0nz/20250421_ON_ATH-Baseball.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1745265644/midpacedu/rsrgj1otjhkadyeri0nz/20250421_ON_ATH-Baseball.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1745265644/midpacedu/rsrgj1otjhkadyeri0nz/20250421_ON_ATH-Baseball.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1745265644/midpacedu/rsrgj1otjhkadyeri0nz/20250421_ON_ATH-Baseball.jpg","width":1200}])
The Senior Aloha baseball game ended in dramatic fashion.
![Mid-Pacific Chief Operating Officer Lesley Kaneshiro Receives National Unsung Hero Award]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1744412699/midpacedu/g8kqa1mkh0js3pvzl82g/20250409_LesleyKaneshiroNBOA.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1744412699/midpacedu/g8kqa1mkh0js3pvzl82g/20250409_LesleyKaneshiroNBOA.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1744412699/midpacedu/g8kqa1mkh0js3pvzl82g/20250409_LesleyKaneshiroNBOA.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1744412699/midpacedu/g8kqa1mkh0js3pvzl82g/20250409_LesleyKaneshiroNBOA.jpg","width":1200}])
Mid-Pacific Institute is honored to announce that Chief Operating Officer Lesley Kaneshiro has received the 2025 Will J. Hancock Unsung Hero Award from NBOA…
![Mid-Pacific School of the Arts Spring Dance Concert]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1743452235/midpacedu/s1hcuhtzoiknd7ib9iqs/20250331_ON_SpringDanceConcert.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1743452235/midpacedu/s1hcuhtzoiknd7ib9iqs/20250331_ON_SpringDanceConcert.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1743452235/midpacedu/s1hcuhtzoiknd7ib9iqs/20250331_ON_SpringDanceConcert.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1743452235/midpacedu/s1hcuhtzoiknd7ib9iqs/20250331_ON_SpringDanceConcert.jpg","width":1200}])
Join us for the Mid-Pacific Spring Dance Concert, showcasing our talented dancers in a dynamic celebration of movement and creativity!
![Kamaile Palaualelo ’23]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1741911965/midpacedu/ijepxs7t1kqynefzhicu/20250313_PupukahiEndowment.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1741911965/midpacedu/ijepxs7t1kqynefzhicu/20250313_PupukahiEndowment.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1741911965/midpacedu/ijepxs7t1kqynefzhicu/20250313_PupukahiEndowment.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1741911965/midpacedu/ijepxs7t1kqynefzhicu/20250313_PupukahiEndowment.jpg","width":1200}])
Mid-Pacific Institute is honored to announce it has received a $250,000 gift from Dr. Stephen Gainsley and Mrs. Gloria Kosasa Gainsley to the Pūpūkahi…
![Mid-Pacific CyberOwls Victorious Three Years in a Row!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1741722282/midpacedu/kr0yp08623u9tgmebzou/20250311_ON_CyberOwls.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1741722282/midpacedu/kr0yp08623u9tgmebzou/20250311_ON_CyberOwls.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1741722282/midpacedu/kr0yp08623u9tgmebzou/20250311_ON_CyberOwls.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1741722282/midpacedu/kr0yp08623u9tgmebzou/20250311_ON_CyberOwls.jpg","width":1200}])
Congratulations to our CyberOwls on winning the 2025 Pacific Technology Cooperation Group Cyber Forensic Five-O Competition for the third consecutive year!
![Mid-Pacific Students Engage in Leadership & Community Impact]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1741913572/midpacedu/t3fxqew7khnpg6vvdmgx/20250311_ON_StudentLeadershipCommunity_02.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1741913572/midpacedu/t3fxqew7khnpg6vvdmgx/20250311_ON_StudentLeadershipCommunity_02.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1741913572/midpacedu/t3fxqew7khnpg6vvdmgx/20250311_ON_StudentLeadershipCommunity_02.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1741913572/midpacedu/t3fxqew7khnpg6vvdmgx/20250311_ON_StudentLeadershipCommunity_02.jpg","width":1200}])
Mid-Pacific students are making a difference through hands-on learning and advocacy!
![Game On: Girls’ Flag Football Begins!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1741722344/midpacedu/etfxqdmpcpzutlwu1ojl/20250311_ON_FlagFootball.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1741722344/midpacedu/etfxqdmpcpzutlwu1ojl/20250311_ON_FlagFootball.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1741722344/midpacedu/etfxqdmpcpzutlwu1ojl/20250311_ON_FlagFootball.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1741722344/midpacedu/etfxqdmpcpzutlwu1ojl/20250311_ON_FlagFootball.jpg","width":1200}])
Cheer on our Girls’ Flag Football team as they kick off their inaugural season during Spring Break…
![Inspiring Greatness: Leah O’Brien Amico Mentors Our Softball Players]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1741034305/midpacedu/yrgndqv0hls4kv6otucr/20250303_ON_AthleticsVarsitySoftball.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1741034305/midpacedu/yrgndqv0hls4kv6otucr/20250303_ON_AthleticsVarsitySoftball.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1741034305/midpacedu/yrgndqv0hls4kv6otucr/20250303_ON_AthleticsVarsitySoftball.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1741034305/midpacedu/yrgndqv0hls4kv6otucr/20250303_ON_AthleticsVarsitySoftball.jpg","width":1200}])
Last month, our Varsity and Intermediate girls’ softball players had an incredible opportunity to train with the legendary Leah O’Brien Amico…
![Dr. Jon Pennington Recognized as One of Hawai‘i Business Magazine’s 20 for the Next 20]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1741034211/midpacedu/uvxeobixzk81tnyprath/20250225_HBMAward_JonPennington_01.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1741034211/midpacedu/uvxeobixzk81tnyprath/20250225_HBMAward_JonPennington_01.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1741034211/midpacedu/uvxeobixzk81tnyprath/20250225_HBMAward_JonPennington_01.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1741034211/midpacedu/uvxeobixzk81tnyprath/20250225_HBMAward_JonPennington_01.png","width":1080}])
Congratulations to Dr. Jon Pennington for being named one of Hawai‘i Business Magazine’s 20 for the Next 20!
![National Shakespeare Competition - Hawai‘i Champion]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1740424705/midpacedu/dqncosmaktygqryyzwvg/20250224_ON_NationalShakespeareCompetition.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1740424705/midpacedu/dqncosmaktygqryyzwvg/20250224_ON_NationalShakespeareCompetition.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1740424705/midpacedu/dqncosmaktygqryyzwvg/20250224_ON_NationalShakespeareCompetition.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1740424705/midpacedu/dqncosmaktygqryyzwvg/20250224_ON_NationalShakespeareCompetition.jpg","width":1200}])
Congratulations to ‘Eleu L. ’25 for winning first place in the Hawai‘i Branch English Speaking Union’s National Shakespeare Competition!
![Track & Field Aerial View]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1740004185/midpacedu/lhnx18fv74gmnxlpb9ln/20250224_ConstructionUpdates_TrackFieldAerial.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1740004185/midpacedu/lhnx18fv74gmnxlpb9ln/20250224_ConstructionUpdates_TrackFieldAerial.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1740004185/midpacedu/lhnx18fv74gmnxlpb9ln/20250224_ConstructionUpdates_TrackFieldAerial.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1740004185/midpacedu/lhnx18fv74gmnxlpb9ln/20250224_ConstructionUpdates_TrackFieldAerial.png","width":1200}])
Last month, we shared the exciting news about our upcoming campus enhancements beginning in May—including a brand new Track and Field Facility!