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Sacred Hearts Academy, also known as Sacred Hearts or SHA, is located on 3253 Waialae Avenue, in the town of
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in
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, Hawaii, is a historic
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for girls founded in 1909 to serve the needs of early Hawaii Catholics in the former
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. The school maintains a special relationship with
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and the all-boys
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, both administered by the Society of Mary.


History

Sacred Hearts was originally founded by nuns from the
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, the religious order of
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. The precursor of the institution was founded as a boarding and day school next to the
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in Honolulu in 1859. The current manifestation was founded in 1909 as a boarding school, it grew rapidly within the next decade and, by the 1920s, more buildings were added to accommodate the students. The sisters ran the school until 1990, when it passed into lay administration.


Filming location

Sacred Hearts has served as a filming location for several television shows set and shot on location in Hawaii. The season 6 finale of the
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'' was filmed there. In ''
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'', Sacred Hearts was used as
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' school.


Alumnae

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, actress, singer and model *
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, former
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, Congressional delegate from
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, director of the
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(2011–2013) * Elizabeth Kahanu Kalanianaʻole, Hawaiian princess * Rosalie Keliʻinoi, first elected female Hawaii Territorial legislator in 1925 *
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, Hawaiian princess *
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, early female judge and cultural writer of Hawaii * Faith Rivera, singer-songwriter


See also

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu The Catholic Diocese of Honolulu ( la, Diœcesis Honoluluensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church that comprises the entire U.S. state, state of Hawaii, Hawaii and the unincorporated Hawaiian Islands. T ...


Notes and references


External links


Sacred Hearts Alumni Reunions and Information

Sacred Hearts Alumni Community



Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu
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