Honokaa High & Intermediate School

**Honokaʻa High & Intermediate School**

Name	Honokaʻa High & Intermediate School
Address	45-527 Pakalana Street
Municipality	Hawaii County, Hawaii (mailing address: Honoka'a, Hawaii) 96727
Established	1889
Community	Rural
Type	Public
Principal	Rachelle Matsumura
Vice Principal(s)	Tammie Picklesimer
Grades	7 to 12
Accreditation	Western Association of Schools and Colleges
Mascot	Dragon
Colors	Green Gold
Military	United States Army JROTC
Yearbook	Ka Nani O Honokaa
Website	www.honokaa.k12.hi.us

Honokaʻa High & Intermediate School is a public, co-educational high school and middle school of the Hawaii State Department of Education. It serves grades seven through twelve and was established in 1889.

General information[]

Honokaʻa High & Intermediate School is located in Honokaʻa in Hawaii County on the Island of Hawaiʻi. The campus is at coordinates

20°4′32″N 155°27′49″W / 20.07556°N 155.46361°WCoordinates:

20°4′32″N 155°27′49″W / 20.07556°N 155.46361°W, 45-527 Pakalana Street, on both the same side, and across the street from Honokaʻa Elementary School, one of its three feeder schools. The others are and . The mascot is the Dragon and its school colors are green and gold.

History[]

Honokaʻa School was started in 1889 for students from the Hamakua Coastal Sugar Cane Communities and children of Parker Ranch workers. The high school was established a few years later. The weak public interest eventually grew stronger as the public realized the benefits from a high school on the Hamakua Coast of the Big Island. The school, originally known as Honokaʻa High & Elementary, was located at its original location on the eastern side of Pakalana Street, and in 1957 was expanded to include new elementary school buildings and a cafeteria on the western side of Pakalana Street. In the early 2000s, the school was broken up into Honokaʻa High & Intermediate School and Honokaʻa Elementary School. Honokaʻa High & Intermediate School's rival is Kohala High School.

Alma Mater[]

Beneath the calm blue azure skies,

Our Alma Mater lies.

The glorious creed we onward bare,

We will fail thee never.

To highest goals we forward march,

With never failing vigor.

We're first and last and always for,

The green and gold forever.

The green and gold our colors dear,

The green and gold forever.

We're one and all and always for,

The green and gold forever!

Clubs[]

Honokaʻa High & Intermediate School supports clubs that include:

Academic Decathlon
National Honors Society
Future Farmers of America
Robotics
Science Club

Notable alumni[]

Kaulana Noa (born 1976), former American football offensive guard drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the 2000 NFL Draft.^[1]
Poncie Ponce (born 1933), actor, musician and stand-up comedian
Dwight Takamine (born 1953), former Hawai'i State Representative and Senator
Yoshito Takamine (1924–2015), former Hawai'i State Representative and labor leader^[2]
John David Waiheʻe III (born 1946), fourth Governor of Hawaiʻi from 1986 to 1994

References[]

^ Abramo, Nick (December 12, 2001). "Noa ready to step into a bigger role". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
^ Burnett, John (2015-10-14). "Yoshito Takamine dies at 89". West Hawaii Today. Retrieved 2015-11-26.

External links[]

Honoka'a High & Intermediate School Official Website

[1] Abramo, Nick (December 12, 2001). "Noa ready to step into a bigger role". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Retrieved 20 August 2016.

[whtoday-2] Burnett, John (2015-10-14). "Yoshito Takamine dies at 89". West Hawaii Today. Retrieved 2015-11-26.

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