Hawai‘i Preparatory Academy Skip to content A Place to Learn Like Nowhere Else The HPA Difference A K-12 Co-ed Day and Boarding School in Waimea, Hawaiʻi At HPA, learning goes beyond the ordinary, thanks to opportunities found only on Hawai‘i Island Upper School Be empowered for college and life Middle School Thrive in a community of friends Lower School Begin with a love for learning Summer Jump into a Hawaiian learning adventure The HPA Difference Hawaiʻi may be paradise, but it’s also a hub of scientific research and a modern crossroads where world cultures meet. The HPA Difference People of HPA In Hawaiian, ‘ohana means “family” and we welcome everyone with warm aloha to HPA. Meet some of the people who keep our ‘ohana kind and strong. It was a call-to-action for me to serve our oceans. I challenge my capstone students every year to do their part.” Laura Jim ’91, Co-Director, HPA Sea Turtle Research Program, PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor, Science Educator Working as a single unit in a canoe, fully united, is a valuable thing to learn. You have to put your ego aside and understand you’re part of something bigger.” Ford Stallsmith ’20 Meet More People You’ll never run out of new things to try in Hawaiʻi. Student Activities HPA Today People. Places. Adventures. Headlines. See what’s happening on campus and beyond. Read Stories