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〕 }}}} Punahou School (formerly Oahu College) is a private, co-educational, college preparatory school located in Honolulu CDP, City and County of Honolulu in the U.S. State of Hawaii. With about 3,760 students attending the school, in kindergarten through the twelfth grade, it is the largest independent school in the United States.〔http://www.hawaiibusiness.com/pre-k-pressure/〕 Founded in 1841, the school has a rich history, a wide variety of programs, and many famous alumni, including its most famous alumnus, Barack Obama, who graduated in 1979. Along with academics and athletics, Punahou offers visual and performing arts programs. In 2006, Punahou School was ranked as the "greenest" school in America.〔http://iws.punahou.edu/department/LukeCenter/sustainability/2006/08/punahou_named_1_green_school_i_1.html〕 The student body is diverse, with student selection based on both academic and non-academic considerations. In 2008 and 2009, Punahou's sports program was ranked best in the country by ''Sports Illustrated.'' ==History== In 1795, the land known as ''Ka Punahou'' was taken in battle by King Kamehameha I. Along with Ka Punahou, he gave a total of of land (from the slope of Round Top down to the current Central Union Church, which included a -tract of Kewalo Basin) to chief Kameeiamoku as a reward for his loyalty. After Kameeiamoku died, the land was passed down to his son, Ulumāheihei Hoapili, who lived there for twenty more years. When Hoapili left to become the governor of Maui, he gave the land to his daughter, Kuini Liliha. Ka Punahou was given by Liliha and her husband, Oahu's Governor Boki, to Reverend Hiram Bingham, one of the first Protestant missionaries in Hawaii. Powerful leader Queen Kaahumanu was a strong supporter of the mission, and built a house for herself near the Binghams. A portion of the stone wall she had built to protect the compound from roaming cattle has been preserved. Founded in 1841, Punahou School was originally a school for the children of missionaries serving throughout the Pacific region. It was the first school with classes only in the English language west of the Rocky Mountains.〔 The first class was held on July 11, 1842, and consisted of only fifteen students. Punahou has educated members of the Hawaiian Royal family in its history, but it is not to be confused with the Royal School. Daniel Dole (1808–1878) was Punahou's first principal. It was known as ''Oahu College'' from 1853 to 1934. During World War II, much of the Punahou campus was commandeered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Castle Hall (the girls' dormitory when Punahou had boarding students) was used as a command center, buildings were connected with tunnels, athletic fields were used as parking lots, the library was cleared to become sleeping quarters and an officer's mess. The cereus hedge on the campus lava rock wall was topped with barbed wire. Punahou students volunteered in hospitals and raised enough in war bonds to purchase two bombers and a fighter (among other airplanes) which were named after alumni who had fallen in service.〔"Punahou Goes Home", Hubert V. Coryell, in ''Hawaii Chronicles III: World War Two in Hawaii'', Bob Dye, U H Press, 2000.〕 In the 1970s, Punahou's upper field and gymnasium were used for the ''Superstars'' nationally televised athletic competitions. The campus was added to the National Register of Historic Places listings in Oahu on August 7, 1972.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Punahou School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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