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Hawaii Preparatory Academy:
Founded in 1949, Hawaii Preparatory Academy (HPA) is one of the premier independent, co-educational college-preparatory boarding and day schools in the Pacific Region offering a full range of academic and extracurricular opportunities for 575 students in grades K-12. The school is located in Waimea on two campuses encompassing 228 acres in the heart of world-famous Parker Ranch on the Big Island of Hawaii. HPA offers a boarding option for students in grades 6-12, and draws its diverse student body from the Hawaiian Islands, 16 other states and U.S. territories, and 12 other countries.

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Our Mission:

The mission of the Hawai'i Preparatory Academy is to provide exceptional learning opportunities and a diverse community honoring the traditions of Hawai'i.

Accreditation:
HPA is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and is a member of 12 educational organizations including the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education, College Entrance Examination Board, Council for Spiritual and Ethical Education, Cum Laude Society, National Association of College Admission Counselors, Hawai'i Association of Independent Schools, and National Association of Independent Schools.

Co-Educational Day & Boarding School Programs:

- Day Program (K-12)
- Boarding Program (Grades 6-12)
- Lower School Program
- Middle School Program
- Upper School Program
- Athletics Program
- Self-Development Program

Subjects include:
- English, History, Math, Science, Modern Languages, Music, Physical Education, Performing Arts...

Personal Development:

HPA promotes personal development in a climate of high behavioral expectations. The school sets standards to identify responsibilities and principles important to cognitive, spiritual, and emotional growth and social interaction. The attitudes and values of honesty, duty, concern for others, sportsmanship, and respect are developed through many parts of the school program including classes, assemblies, physical fitness, and positive relationships with adults in grade level advisories.

Values and Ethics:

HPA considers the spiritual and ethical dimensions of life important parts of a young person's educational experience. Quarterly visits to the Davies Chapel place emphasis on the ethical standards and spiritual values shared by the world's great religious traditions that affirm life and enhance what is right and good.

School-wide concepts of respect, responsibility, and safety stress specific points of reference to remember during the entire year. These concepts are reinforced through chapel presentations, assemblies, excursions, classroom discussions, and guest speakers. The school affirms its own traditions and its religious diversity and seeks to encourage students to develop an understanding and respect for spiritual and ethical values.

Residential Life:

Photo of Private K-12 School on Big Island, HawaiiThe Middle School residential program is an intimate boarding community that caters to students in grades 6-8 from the state of Hawai‘i, the U.S. Mainland, and around the world. The Village Campus houses 30 boarding students who are supported in their daily lives by eight residential faculty, all Middle School day faculty, and the K-8 counselor.

Residents live in spacious twin rooms with attached bathrooms and participate in a variety of after-school activities within the Waimea community, including football, yoga, music and voice lessons, dance, baseball, swimming, and tennis. Students have specific, supported homework times to complete daily assignments. A tutor is available if extra assistance is needed. Weekends are an exciting time for our students as they work with the residential faculty to plan retreats, hiking, shopping, and beach excursions that take advantage of the many unique activity opportunities offered on the island of Hawai‘i.

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Address: Waimea, Kohala Mtn. Rd. , Big Island, Hawaii , USA
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