Saint Louis School | |
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3142 Waialae Avenue Honolulu, Hawaii 96816-1579 United States |
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Coordinates | 21°17′24″N 157°48′25″W / 21.290°N 157.807°WCoordinates: 21°17′24″N 157°48′25″W / 21.290°N 157.807°W |
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Type | Private |
Motto | Memor et Fidelis (Mindful and Faithful) |
Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
Established | 1846 |
Founder | Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary |
Oversight | Marianists |
Grades | K–12 |
Gender | Boys |
Campus type | Urban |
Color(s) | Red and Blue |
Team name | Crusaders |
Accreditation | Western Association of Schools and Colleges |
Newspaper | The Collegian |
Yearbook | The Crusader |
Website | http://www.saintlouishawaii.org |
Saint Louis School, located in the neighborhood of Kaimuki in Honolulu, Hawaii, is a historic Roman Catholic college preparatory school for boys. It was founded in 1846 to serve the needs of early Hawaiian Catholics in the former Kingdom of Hawaii. Located within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu, it is affiliated with the Society of Mary, a religious order of brothers and priests called the Marianists who also administer Chaminade University of Honolulu, formerly the college section of Saint Louis School. It is located near Sacred Hearts Academy, a girls' school founded by the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, and both schools hold joint programs such as cultural festivals and the JROTC.
Its most famous graduates are Saint Damien of Molokai and Governor John A. Burns, credited with securing statehood and developing the modern State of Hawaii. Notable alumni include NFL Quarterback and Heisman trophy winner Marcus Mariota, Major General Joseph Caravalho, Jr., Deputy Surgeon General and Deputy Commanding General (Support), United States Army Medical Command.
Saint Louis School was originally located in the ʻĀhuimanu area of windward Oʻahu as the College of ʻĀhuimanu, founded in 1846 by the Fathers of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary. During this time, Saint Damien of Molokai completed his training at the school and was ordained. In 1881, the school was relocated to downtown Honolulu, adjacent to Washington Place, the home of Liliuokalani, who became Queen of Hawaii in 1891. When the school moved to downtown Honolulu, it was called the College of Saint Louis, named after the patron saint of Louis Maigret, Bishop of Honolulu. The high school and college sections eventually split up and the emblem for Saint Louis College can be seen above the door of the administration building of Chaminade University on the Chaminade/Saint Louis campus.