Heads of School
This list, compiled from sources in the ‘Iolani School Archives, is not definitive or all-inclusive; much of the early information is unavailable or unclear. Titles were used inconsistently and sometimes interchangeably.
Years indicate the end of the school year; for example, "1950" denotes 1949-50.
| Head of School | Years |
|---|---|
|
Scott, William Richard |
1863 |
|
Mason, George |
1863-64, 1868-72 |
|
Ibbotson, Edmund J. |
1863-65 |
|
Hart, G.W. |
1866, 1868 |
|
Turner, Charles William |
1866-68, 1873 |
|
Warren, Edward |
1868 |
|
Higgins, H. |
1870 |
|
Atkinson, Alatau T. |
ca. 1871, 1874-88 |
|
Williamson, C.T. |
ca. 1871-1887 |
|
Swan, William Alexander |
1873-74, 1882-84 |
|
Jones, Pierre |
1874-88 |
|
Clark, Abel |
1875-80, ca. 1887 |
|
Suplee, Thomas D. |
1879-80 |
|
Baker, Brookes Ono |
1880-81 |
|
Willis, Bishop Alfred |
1880 |
|
Whalley, Herbert |
1882 |
|
White, C. Henry |
1885-86 |
|
Barnes, William Henry |
1886 |
|
Kitcat, V.H. |
1888 |
|
Bush, John |
1889-94 |
|
Paetow, F.C. |
1885 |
|
Hughes, John V. |
1896 |
|
Fenn, R.J. |
1897-98 |
|
Lane, John |
1898 |
|
Fitz, Frank S. |
1899, 1901-05 |
|
Blackman, Leopold G. |
1900 |
|
Morgan, J.B. |
1906 |
|
Bliss, Witt H. |
1907-09 |
|
Dodd, I. Neal |
1908 |
|
Hall, Albert L. |
1909-10 |
|
Saylor, Frank A. |
1911-13 |
|
Kroll, Leopold |
1913-17 |
|
Hinkley, Thurston R. |
1917-19 |
|
Ottman, Donald R. |
1920-21 |
|
Tracy, Leland H. |
1922 |
|
Caldwell, Roberta |
1922 |
|
Woods, Maitland |
1922 |
|
Spencer, Robert S. |
1923-25 |
|
Hinckley, Thurston R. |
1926-30 |
|
Collins, James Philmore |
1931 |
|
Stone, Albert H. |
1932-44 |
|
Young, Charles Herbert |
1938-39 |
|
Eshelman, John Carl |
1941-42 |
|
Buttles, W. William |
1943-44 |
|
Lyon-Vaiden, Arthur |
1945-46 |
|
Monell, Ralph P. |
1947-50 |
|
Parmiter, Charles A. |
1951-54 |
|
McDonald, Frederick |
1955-59 |
|
1960-70 |
|
|
1971-92 |
|
|
1993-95 |
|
|
1996-2012 |
|
|
Cottrell, Timothy R. |
2013-2025 |
| Pfingsten, Melanie K. * | 2026 |
| Bihn, Melinda L. ** | 2027- |