Waimea High School is a public high school in Waimea

Waimea, Kauai County, Hawaii

Waimea is a census-designated place in Kauai County, Hawaii, United States. The population was 1,787 at the 2000 census...

 on the island of Kauai

Kauai

Kauai or Kauai, known as Tauai in the ancient Kaua'i dialect, is geologically the oldest of the main Hawaiian Islands. With an area of , it is the fourth largest of the main islands in the Hawaiian archipelago, and the 21st largest island in the United States. Known also as the "Garden Isle",...

 in the state of Hawaii

Hawaii

Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...

. It was established in 1881 and serves grades 9 through 12. According to the Detroit Lions

Detroit Lions

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 official website, it is the western most high school in the United States of America and therefore, the last school in America to experience the sunset everyday. It is not to be confused with Kauai High School

Kauai High School

Kauai High School is a public high school located in Lihue, Hawaii. It is named after the island Kauai, which is also known as the Garden Isle....

 which is the 2nd most western high school in the USA. The school mascot is the Menehune

Menehune

In Hawaiian mythology, the Menehune [pronounced meh-neh-HOO-neh] are said to be a people, sometimes described as dwarfs in size, who live in the deep forests and hidden valleys of the Hawaiian Islands, far from the eyes of normal humans. Their favorite food is the maia , but they also like...

, and the school colors are blue and white.

The campus displays the mixed media sculpture Hoolilo by Ralph Kouchi and the stainless steel sculpture Waimea Ohana by Rowland Morita.

It is located at 9707 Tsuchiya Road, 21°57′28"N 159°40′7"W