Hawaii Preparatory Academy

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Hawaiʻi Preparatory Academy
Hawaii Preparatory Academy - Upper Campus.jpg
Upper Campus
Address
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65-1274 Kawaihae Rd.

Kamuela
,
Hawaiʻi
96743

United States
Coordinates20°1.7695′N 155°42.0606′W / 20.0294917°N 155.7010100°W / 20.0294917; -155.7010100Coordinates: 20°1.7695′N 155°42.0606′W / 20.0294917°N 155.7010100°W / 20.0294917; -155.7010100
Information
TypePrivate, College-prep, Day & Boarding
Established1949
FounderHarry S. Kennedy
HeadmasterFred Wawner (interim)
GradesK–12
GenderCoeducational
Number of studentsApprox. 600
Campus2 campuses (Village & Upper)
Campus typeRural
Color(s)Red and White
Athletics conferenceBig Island Interscholastic Federation Division II
MascotKa Makani
AccreditationNational Association of Independent Schools
MuseumIsaacs Art Center
Websitewww.hpa.edu

Hawaiʻi Preparatory Academy (also known as HPA) is a coeducational, private, international boarding school in Kamuela, Hawaiʻi, providing K-12 education. The school has an annual tuition of $59,100 (domestic students) & $69,400 (international students) in 2021/22.[1]

The school hosts many noteworthy science-related educational programs for the benefit of its students, such as Turtle Tagging with NOAA and The Energy Lab (a partnership with Stanford University). The school is also the host of the TED organization's TEDxYouth@HPA event.

History[]

Founded in 1949 by The Right Reverend Harry S. Kennedy, Episcopal Bishop of Honolulu, the school came of age under the leadership of James Monroe Taylor II, Headmaster from 1954-1974. Originally the school was located on the grounds of St. James Episcopal Church in Kamuela in buildings that were built as barracks for the United States Marines during World War II.

Currently the high school features four dormitories: Perry-Fiske Hall, Carter Hall, Robertson Hall, and Atherton House.

While the town is known as "Waimea", because there are multiple locations in Hawaii with that name, the term "Kamuela" is used by the USPS to distinguish it from those other locations.

HPA is now divided into a lower school, middle school and upper school. The lower and middle school together compose one campus in the ranch region of the Big Island of Hawaiʻi. The upper school is located at the foot of the Kohala Mountains. The school is accredited by the .

The upper campus has a weight room, wrestling room, pool, school library, an indoor tennis facility, baseball field, gym, bookstore, as well as a new (2008) softball field, a newly repaired football/soccer field and a new rubber track. The school also is host to a cross country course. Along with classrooms, an art building, and a theater, and an Energy Lab, the only of its kind in the world.[2] There is also a church on the property built before the school moved to its present site.

The village campus is in the middle of the town of Waimea, and features the only school-owned professional art-gallery in the state, Isaacs Art Center. Issacs' hosts a large permanent collection of paintings, furniture, rare books, and Hawaiiana.The building that houses the Isaacs Art Center was built in 1915 as Waimea’s first public school structure. The building received the prestigious 2003-2004 Historic Preservation Award from the Historic Hawai'i Foundation. In 2005, the building was named to the National Register of Historic Places.[3]

The school also has a successful boys cross country team. Two male champions in recent years include Mac Crommett (Class of '07) and Emmett Weatherford (Class of '05). Their girls cross country team has also been successful.[4]

The school colors are red, white and black. The school's mascot is Ka Makani. Ka Makani is the Hawaiian word for "the wind". (The campus is noteworthy for the steady winds which blow around it at speeds averaging 20 MPH.) School in competition with Hawaii Prep are known to occasionally jokingly chant at games "Ka Makani, We'reThe Wind, We Don't Suck We Blow" at sporting games.

The school's chapel "The Davies Chapel" was designed by the world-renown architect Vladimir Ossipoff. In 2015, the Chapel bell tower was taken down for restoration. No progress has been made hence.[5]

The school's Energy Lab was designed by the Global, award-winning architectural planning and design firm Flansburgh Architects.

Noteworthy alumni[]

Scott Eastwood

Traditions[]

  • Olympics: A week-long competition between the four high-school classes, is one of the school's most cherished traditions. It is a bonding opportunity for the whole school that teaches teamwork, competition, rivalry, superiority, chants, cunning, and outright fun, filling students and teachers alike with school spirit.[6][7]
  • The Big Water Slide: A massive water slide setup every Spring on the hillside of the HPA Upper Campus. Great unforgettable fun!
  • The Haka: The ceremonial traditional Maori war dance performed by HPA's football team before games and by all the senior boys at graduation.
  • The Fall Ball: A festive, Halloween-themed school dance held every year at the legendary Anna's Ranch. [8]

Gallery[]

  • Entrance to HPA's Upper Campus

  • At HPA's Village Campus

References[]

  1. ^ "Tuition". Hawai‘i Preparatory Academy. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
  2. ^ "Hawaii Preparatory Academy - Energy Lab". www.hpa.edu. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
  3. ^ https://isaacsartcenter.hpa.edu/info-about.php. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ Cross Country - Girls
  5. ^ "News Hub - Hawaii Preparatory Academy". www.hpa.edu. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
  6. ^ "News Hub - Hawaii Preparatory Academy". www.hpa.edu. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
  7. ^ "HPA Traditions - Hawaii Preparatory Academy". www.hpa.edu. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
  8. ^ "Anna Ranch Heritage Center". Anna Ranch Heritage Center. Retrieved 2021-02-26.

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