Each high school class at Kamehameha has a class color that serves as a source of class unity and pride, identifying them at Song Contest and throughout high school.

Selection

Each class votes for its class color in freshman year. Once chosen, a class' color follows them throughout high school, representing them at pep rallies, Senior Lūʻau, graduation, and, most importantly, at Song Contest. Each year, the set of colors available for election depends on the colors already in use. Freshmen cannot choose a color that is currently used by the sophomores, juniors, or seniors.

Lei and Sashes

For their freshman, sophomore, and junior years, each student receives a class-color yarn lei to wear at Song Contest. Men also receive class-color sashes. These are returned at the end of Song Contest to be re-used the following year. For their senior year, students are normally given the yarn lei at Senior Lūʻau in October, and they receive new, fancier satin lei to wear at Song Contest. Seniors may keep their lei and sashes, since they are not used at Commencement (blue lei are used instead).

Colors

The colors currently available for selection represent all 8 of the main Hawaiian islands. Two colors used by previous classes have been retired.

	Color	Notes
	ʻĀhinahina or Hinahina Gray	Color of Kahoʻolawe Classes of 1992, 1996, 2002, 2019
	ʻĀkala Pink	Color of Maui Classes of 1987, 1991, 2003, 2008, 2027
	ʻAlani Orange	Color of Lānaʻi Class of 1980, 1984, 2010
	Keʻokeʻo White	Color of Niʻihau Class of 2017
	Melemele Yellow	Color of Oʻahu Class of 2014, 2023
	ʻŌmaʻomaʻo Green	Color of Molokaʻi Classes of 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2020, 2024, 2028
	Poni Purple	Color of Kauaʻi Classes of 1979, 1983, 1988, 1995, 2000, 2006, 2012, 2016, 2021, 2025
	ʻUlaʻula Red	Color of Hawaiʻi island Classes of 1981, 1985, 1989, 1993, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2018, 2022, 2026
	Goldenrod	No longer available. Goldenrod was split into ʻalani (orange) and melemele (yellow). Classes of 1999, 2004
	Polū Royal Blue	No longer available. Polū (royal blue) is a school color. Class of