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MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii Preparatory Academy, one of the premier boarding/day schools in Hawaii, and Global Footprint Network of Oakland, Calif., founded by Mathis Wackernagel, Ph.D., co-creator of the Ecological Footprint, announced their partnership to launch Footprint Futures, a student-driven program with the purpose of developing more ambitious sustainability targets than those reached at the 2009 […]

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Norwegian School of Management professor to speak to students on climate issues, sustainable development

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MEDIA RELEASE The Thirty-Fourth Annual Hunter Trials will be held at Hawaii Preparatory Academy at 10 a.m. Sunday, April 18, at the school’s Upper Campus in Waimea. Entry deadline is Tuesday, April 13. Nancy Steinecke of Kapaau will judge. Steinecke is a 2010 United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) ‘r’ Dressage and ‘r’ Dressage TD. She […]

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MEDIA RELEASE About 150 students from Hawaii Preparatory Academy and Kealakehe Intermediate School will perform in the 17th annual Ukulele Festival at Hawaii Preparatory Academy on Saturday, March 6. The festival begins at 7 p.m. at Gates Performing Arts Center, located on the school¹s Upper Campus. This family event is free and open to the […]

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Karin Stanton | Hawaii 24/7 Contributing Editor In a nail-biting finish, Konawaena’s girls basketball team lost its state crown to Lahainaluna, 47-45. It was No. 1 seed Konawaena’s only loss of the season and the first loss to a Hawaii team since Dec. 12, 2008 to Punahou. The difference in the first half was possession, […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii Preparatory Academy welcomes the holiday season with a concert at 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6, at the school’s Davies Chapel, on the Upper Campus. The concert is free and open to the public. More than 50 students in the HPA orchestra, guitar class, and choir will perform under the direction of Upper […]

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The last Big Island prep football team has fallen at the state tournament. At Kauai, Hawaii Preparatory Academy was doubled up by Kauai, 28-14, to notch the season’s first loss. HPA had boasted a 12-0 record on the season, including four shut-outs. HHSAA Football Tournament – Friday, Nov. 27 Kahuku 9, Farrington 6 Kamehameha 40, Leilehua […]

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Tickets for the Honokaa-Farrington Division I state football game will be available noon-4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov., 18 at the school’s main office. Tickets also will be sold on game day at Kealakehe. Tickets are $7 for general admission; $5 for senior citizens and ages 12 and older. For further information, call the Honokaa High School […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii Preparatory Academy will host two Visit Days for prospective students and their families Saturday, Nov. 14 (grades K-8), and Saturday, Nov. 21 (grades 9-12). Registration for the Nov. 14 event begins at 8:45 a.m. at the Village Campus dining hall. During their visit, which runs 9-11 a.m., prospective K-8 students and families […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Ka Makani Theatre at Hawaii Preparatory Academy presents “The Wiz,” the Broadway musical retelling of Frank L. Baum’s “The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz.” Performances are at 7 p.m. Nov. 12, Nov. 13, and Nov. 14 and at 4 p.m. Nov. 15 at the school’s Gates Performing Arts Center. Tickets, which only are available […]

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MEDIA RELEASE In response to increasing demand for financial aid and scholarship assistance, the Hawaii Preparatory Academy has established “The Kulia Fund,” an endowment to support high school students who are seeking the opportunity to excel in a unique secondary school environment. “In these dark economic times, we wanted to offer a bit of good […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Capt. Charles Moore, founder of Algalita Marine Research Foundation, discovered the Eastern Pacific Gyre — a trash dump twice the size of Texas between California and Hawaii — and he’ll be talking trash at the Second Annual Student Congress on Sustainability 2009. The three-day conference, June 11-14 at Hawaii Preparatory Academy, provides high […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii Preparatory Academy, in partnership with Special Olympics Hawaii, is hosting a Special Olympics Fun Day from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 11.   The event will be held at HPA’s Stanford W. Shutes Track, located at the school’s Upper Campus. The Special Olympics Fun Day features events for every fitness […]

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