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Leilehua High School
Address
1515 California Avenue Wahiawa, Hawaii 96786 United States
Information
Type	Public, Co-educational
Established	1924
School district	Central District
Principal	Jason Nakamoto
Teaching staff	111.50 (FTE)
Grades	9-12
Number of students	1,581 (2023-2024)
Student to teacher ratio	14.18
Campus	Rural
Color(s)	Green and Gold
Athletics	Oahu Interscholastic Association
Mascot	Mule
Rival	Mililani High School Radford High School
Newspaper	Leilehua Sentinel
Military	United States Army JROTC
Website	http://www.leilehua.k12.hi.us

Leilehua High School is a public, co-educational, college preparatory high school in Wahiawa, Hawaii on the island of Oʻahu. It is part of the Hawaii State Department of Education, nationally recognized as a Blue Ribbon School by the United States Department of Education, and fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). The school was first established in 1924, when Hawaii was still a territory and located close to present day Schofield Barracks. The graduating class of 1928 totaled 15 students, all dependents of military personnel. It relocated to its present 32-acre (130,000 m) campus in the historic town of Wahiawa in 1949. The campus has sculptures by Satoru Abe, Bumpei Akaji, Claude Horan, Rick Mills, Jacob Sakaguchi, and Ken Shutt.

As of 2016, Schofield Barracks, Wheeler Army Airfield, and the Helemano Military Reservation are zoned to this school. Approximately 25% of the student body are from military families stationed at Schofield Barracks, Wheeler Army Airfield, and NCTAMS PAC (U.S. Navy) in Whitmore Village.

History

1949: The Schofield High and Grammar School and Leilehua High School were combined and built on its present 32 acre (129,000 m²) site.

1973: Leilehua won its first state basketball championship under coach Richard Townsend. The roster included Rick Wagner, who later played at football at the University of Hawaiʻi.

1984: Leilehua won its first Oahu Prep Bowl under coach Hugh Yoshida. Leilehua defeated Saint Louis 10-0.

1996: Leilehua earned a maximum six-year term of accreditation from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).

2004: Leilehua High School named its stadium after its former football coach Hugh Yoshida.

2007: Leilehua won its first HHSAA Football Championship under coach Nolan Tokuda. Leilehua defeated Saint Louis 20-16.

2007, 2008: Cross Country coach Shawn Nakata led the Mules to back-to-back state titles with the help of Bryce Jenkins (the school's top runner/individual state champion).

2011: Cross Country coach Shawn Nakata made history having the first undefeated team in state history. The team was led by Elliot Estrada (state runner up) Dylan Martinez, Brandon Miya, Christopher Olverson, Joshua Castro and Freshmen brother Jordan Castro who later became the OIA 3000m champion and holder of several state records on the JV level.

Student body

Athletics

Sports

Athletic venues

Championships

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Leilehua Mules football

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The Leilehua Mules varsity football team is a Division I team representing the OIA Red conference, West Division. Nolan Tokuda has served as the team's head coach since 2004. The Mules have won two Division I titles in 1984 and 2007. The Leilehua football program has produced a number of NFL players such as Adrian Murrell, Al Harris, and Lauvale Sape (see notable alumni).

Rivalries

• Mililani Trojans, Cross-Town Rival (Main)
• Waianae Seariders
• Radford Rams, Unity Bowl (Army vs. Navy)

Coaches and history

Marching Band

The Leilehua High School Marching Band and Color Guard was formed in 2006 under the direction of Alan Kinoshita and had been under his direction until 2017. From 2018 the marching band has been under the direction of Aladdin Roque-Dangaran. At its largest, the band grew to include approximately 120 members composing of wind instruments, percussion, and color guard. Since its debut in 2006, the band has been able to grow and evolve from the "Class Single A(A)" division in 2006, through "Class Double A(AA)”, and "Class Triple A(AAA)" in 2013. Additionally, the band has had the wonderful opportunity to perform for the Tenri Kyoko Gakuen High School band in Japan multiple times. The band's motto is F.I.R.E is an acronym which stands for: Focus, Intensity, Respect, and Excitement. Students are taught to instill these principles not only within the band room, but also as they go out into the world post-graduation. The Leilehua High School Marching Band has been able to compete and place with top schools including: Mililani, Moanalua, and Maui High Schools. Leilehua has also been able to place consistently high in nearly every major category within their respective division.

• Information used in this table is from the last competition from that year
• The festival rating judges the show as a whole from Good, Excellent, to Superior.
• Divisions are based on the number of students in a given band Single A(A) with up to approximately 60 members, Double A(AA) with up to approximately 80 members, and Triple A(AAA) anything larger than 100 members.
  • There may be a few exceptions with how a band is placed into a category at the discretion of the marching band council.

Notable alumni

Listed alphabetically by surname:

• Ray Austin – American football player (born 1974)
• Robert Bunda – American politician (born 1947)
• Paul Dombroski – American football player (born 1956)
• Al Harris – American football player and coach (born 1956)
• Scott Loucks – American baseball player (born 1956)
• Adrian Murrell – American football player (born 1970)
• Marcus Oshiro – American politician (born 1959)
• Lauvale Sape – American football player (born 1980)
• Corinne Watanabe – American judge (born 1950)

Filmography

• LOST - Leilehua High School appeared in the TV hit series LOST as "Cowan Heights."

References

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2. "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Wahiawa CDP, HI" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
   2000 map: "CENSUS 2000 BLOCK MAP: WAHIAWA CDP" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2020-10-10. - 1 and 2
3. 1928 "The Lei Lehua" year book
4. "Hawaii School Information School Year 2016-2017" (PDF). Army Family and MWR Hawaii. p. 4/5. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
5. "Leilehua honors former coach"
6. Shikina, Robert. (December 16, 2007) Star Bulletin: Wahiawa parade honors Leilehua High champs.
7. SportsHigh.com. (October 31, 2008) HHSAA CROSS COUNTRY: Jenkins leads Leilehua to second-straight cross country championship and third-straight individual title.
8. Guzman, Fred. (October 11, 2011) Star Advertiser: Leilehua boys, Hawaii Prep girls win state cross country titles.
9. GreatSchools ‒ Leilehua High School
10. "Quarternotes" (PDF). November 2012.
11. "HD 2009 Mililani Trojan Bandfest- Part 3: Festival Ratings & Sweepstakes (Awards Ceremony)". YouTube. November 19, 2009. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13.
12. "2011 Festival of Bands Awards and Ratings (Hosts: Kamehameha & Mililani)". YouTube. November 9, 2011. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13.
13. "Awards Ceremony - 2012 Mililani Trojan Bandfest". YouTube. November 13, 2012. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13.
14. "2013 Mililani Trojan Bandfest Awards Ceremony". Youtube. November 11, 2013. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13.
15. "Awards Ceremony - 2014 Mililani Trojan Bandfest". YouTube. November 17, 2014. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13.
16. "Awards Ceremony | 2015 Kapolei Marching Band Festival | 60fps". Youtube. November 16, 2015. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13.
17. "Awards Ceremony | 2016 Mililani Trojan Bandfest". YouTube. November 14, 2016. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13.
18. "Awards Ceremony | 2017 Kamehameha Tournament of Bands". YouTube. November 5, 2017. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13.
19. Ray Austin Archived 2009-01-04 at the Wayback Machine
20. "Robert Bunda". Hawaii State Legislature. Archived from the original on 2009-05-05. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
21. Paul Dombroski Archived 2010-02-20 at the Wayback Machine
22. Al Harris Archived 2010-02-12 at the Wayback Machine
23. Borsch, Fred (2 April 1985). "Loucks seeks to steal a place with Islanders". The Honolulu Advertiser. p. C-3. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
24. Adrian Murrell Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
25. Marcus Oshiro Archived 2008-04-14 at the Wayback Machine Hawaii Capitol. Retrieved on May 21, 2009.
26. Lauvale Sape Archived 2012-10-17 at the Wayback Machine
27. "Associate Judge Corinne K.A. Watanabe". www.courts.state.hi.us. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
28. "LOST Rolling Along"

External links

• Leilehua High School Official Website
• Leilehua High School Alumni Website
• MulesRule.com (school photo gallery)

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• Educational institutions established in 1924
• Public high schools in Honolulu County, Hawaii
• 1924 establishments in Hawaii