Hawai'i Preparatory AcademyShirley Ann Fukumoto
Director of Auxiliary Programs and Summer Session Principal
65-1692 Kohala Mountain Road
Kamuela, HI 96743
Phone: 808-881-4088
summer@hpa.edu
School Web site: http://www.hpa.edu
Summer Web site: http://ohana.hpa.edu
Hawai'i Preparatory Academy (HPA) is one of the premier college-preparatory boarding and day schools in the Pacific region. The school has two campuses on the island of Hawai'i. The Upper Campus, which hosts the Summer Session program, is located on 120 acres at the foot off the Kohala Mountains, in the heart of Hawai'i's ranching country. HPA programs take advantage of Hawai'i's unique geographical and social setting. Through many courses and activities, the school gives students a strong sense of Hawai'i and its culture.
The HPA Summer Session, established in 1974, offers academic enrichment and unmatched opportunities for exploration and discovery to boarding and day students entering grades six through 12. The program, which enrolls boys and girls from throughout the world, runs for four weeks from late-June to late-July. Summer Session offers new and prospective HPA students an excellent introduction to the schools programs and instructors. Many students return every summer to take advantage of the outstanding program and staff and to meet students from around the world.
On Monday through Friday, students attend three 2-hour courses, with a break for lunch after period 2, followed by afternoon sports until 5 p.m. A 1-hour study hall follows the buffet dinner and ends with a social period, and then lights out. Weekend excursions include trips to state and national parks, such as Volcanoes National Park, cultural sites, snorkel cruises, and ocean sports. Optional sports include instruction in horseback riding, scuba certification, and tennis.