New Outdoor Learning Spaces
With the incredible help of HPA staff, alumni, and the class of 2021, three new outside learning spaces have been completed and are ready for use!
View ArticleHPA Announces Second Semester Deanʻs List
HPA is pleased to announce the Dean's List recipients for semester 2. Congratulations to all of our students who were named to the Dean's List.
View ArticleWhat is it About HPA That Fosters Success Among Women in Science and Technology?
By Kate Sensenig '16In 1939, Lise Meitner calculated the energy released in a reaction she later named "nuclear fission." In 1944, the Nobel Prize for Chemistry was awarded to her male partner, Otto...
View ArticleHawai'i Volcano Information
The recent volcanic activity on the Island of Hawai'i has been splashed all over the news lately and HPA would like to offer some helpful information.On the other side of the Island of Hawai'i from...
View ArticleHPA Student Surfs With a Legend
The morning sun broke over Mauna Kea, beams of light illuminating the first massive swell of the season at Hāpuna Beach State Park. Little did Bennett '21 know, this was about to be one of the greatest...
View ArticleIdeation, Launching, and Optimizing: Learning First-Hand From a Digital...
In February, HPA students learned and worked directly with entrepreneur and CEO of Skubana and Crucial Vacuum, Chad Rubin, via video conference. The class began with Chad recounting his journey from...
View ArticleAlumni Reunion Registration Now Open
Jump right in and register for HPA's 2018 Alumni Reunion Weekend from May 31 through June 3! This summer we are welcoming back classes with the graduation year ending in 3 and 8.Register today!"We...
View ArticleAlu Mai 2018: An Evening in Celebration of the Arts at HPA
Join us for the 3rd annual Alu Mai gala, an Evening in Celebration of the Arts at HPA on Saturday, April 21! This year's event will be held at the school's historic art gallery - Isaacs Art Center,...
View ArticleHPA Olympics 2018: All In!
Olympics involves the entire Upper School participating in over 100 competitive events including the Hawaii Food Bank food drive, sidewalk chalk art, THE Wall, makahiki games, Red Cross Penny Wars,...
View ArticleThe Pursuit of Excellence In The Swimming Pool: Three-Time Olympian Anthony...
The Hawai'i Preparatory Academy (HPA) swim program has come a long way from the days where students would travel to a makeshift pool in a corner of Kawaihae Harbor, a short 15 minute drive from the...
View ArticleTraveling to Vanuatu To Satellite Tag Hawksbill Turtles
"It's 2 a.m. and we're waiting for the resin to dry on our second turtle, when all of a sudden, three tiny baby hawksbill sea turtles crawl past us. That moment made the whole purpose of our trip come...
View ArticleHPA Announces First Semester Deanʻs List
HPA is pleased to announce the Dean's List recipients for semester 1. Congratulations to all of our students who were named to the Dean's List."Warmest congratulations to all of HPA's Dean's List...
View ArticleMore Than Just an Hour
Across the Village Campus children were hunkered down in collaborative groups. Keyboards were clacking, students were laughing, and lines of code were flowing. During the week of December 4, over 160,...
View ArticleSwimming Laps Around the Competition
HPA students, Kira Parker and Karly Noetzel, have committed to their respective college swim programs next year on the mainland to continue their swimming career post-graduation.Kira, who is currently...
View ArticleHPA Zephyr Student Literary Magazine Launches
By Zoe McGinnis '18I walk up to Haley Emmons '19. She is sitting at a desk in HPA's Energy Lab, working on her robotics project. As she types something into her computer, a wheel on the contraption she...
View ArticleHoliday Lighting Festival
This year's Holiday Lighting Festival at the Village Campus was a festive success, featuring hot cocoa stations, entertainment and student performances, crafts, the Middle School Art show, and...
View ArticleApplied Learning: Camera Obscura
By Zoe McGinnis '18The lights flick off. The repurposed dark room is true to its former name: it is completely devoid of light. I am supposed to keep my eyes open to let them adjust to the darkness,...
View ArticleMaking in the Classroom: Integrating Tech and Fun
Earlier this month, boys from Kristan Tarnas's grade 5 class worked with the Village Campus' Educational Technologist teacher, Shannon Doak, to have some fun while collaborating on a technology-based...
View ArticleHalloween at the Village Campus: Trunk Or Treat
The Kohala field at the Village Campus was transformed this Halloween into every child's trick or treating dream! Over twenty HPA families dressed up, transformed their cars and passed out Blue Zone...
View ArticleThe Tech is Here: HPA Students Help Create the MoonBase Plan
By Oliver Grayson '18Photography Courtesy Oliver Grayson '18"We go to the moon not because it is easy, but because it is hard," thundered the recording of President John F. Kennedy from the projector...
View Article