"Founded as Fort Street
English Day School in 1865.
Renamed in memorial to
William McKinley, the twenty-fifth
President of the United States, in 1907.
President William McKinley High School
is one of the oldest secondary schools
in the state and several of its
buildings have been listed on
the National Register of Historic Places."
Alumni include:
Dwayne Johnson 'The Rock';
late Senator Daniel Inouye;
Joseph Kaiponohea ʻAeʻa
(1882-1914), hānai son
of Queen Liliʻuokalani;
George R. Ariyoshi (1944) -
Governor of Hawaiʻi (1974–1986),
first American of Japanese
descent elected governor
in the United States;
Hiram L. Fong (1924)
U.S. senator (1959–1977)
Arthur Lyman (1932–2002),
jazz vibraphonist.
