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Hawaii 24/7 Staff Heartbreak for No. 3 seed Kamehameha Schools Hawaii in the boys volleyball Division I finals as No. 1 Punahou hung on to take the fifth and deciding set, 15-13. However, Kamehameha’s Evan Enriques earned individual honors and was named the Division I Most Outstanding Player for the tournament. Teammate Daniel Aina, Jr. [...]

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Hawaii 24/7 Staff No. 3 seed Kamehameha Schools Hawaii were stretched to the limit, but came out on top against No. 2 Moanalua in the boys volleyball state tournament semi-finals Saturday evening. That win earned Kamehameha a chance to take on No. 1 Punahou, which won five titles in the last 10 years. Also in [...]

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Hawaii 24/7 Staff No. 3 seed Kamehameha Schools Hawaii are still alive in the semi-finals in Division I. They take on No. 2 Moanalua Friday. Unseeded Waiakea were dropped by No. 1 Punahou and now face King Kekaulike for a shot at fifth place in Division I. Over in Division II, No. 4 seed HPA [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE Eco-educator and award-winning author Dr. S. Deacon Ritterbush, also known as “Dr. Beachcomb,” will be the featured speaker at the next Ohana Night at the Energy Lab, presented by Hawaii Preparatory Academy at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 9. The event is free and open to the public. Ritterbush, one of the world’s leading [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Thirty-Sixth Annual Horse Show, featuring Hunter Trials, Jumping, and Play Day events, will be held at Hawaii Preparatory Academy (HPA) at 9 a.m. Sunday, April 29, at the school’s Upper Campus in Waimea. Entry deadline is Friday, April 20, 2012. “This show welcomes riders from throughout the state,” show manager Judy Folk [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE Kyle Matsuda, a senior at Hawaii Preparatory Academy, has been named one of about 550 semifinalists in the 2012 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. The semifinalists were selected from more than 3,300 candidates on the basis of superior achievements, leadership qualities, personal character, and involvement in community and school activities. Matsuda is the son [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii Preparatory Academy, recently recognized as a Green Ribbon School by the state Department of Education, will host two community events to celebrate Earth Day. Both events are free and open to the public. On Sunday, April 15, community members are invited to an earth oven building workshop from 9 a.m. to 2 [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii Preparatory Academy hosts the free Big Island Celebrate Reading Festival 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Saturday April 21. Students from sixth grade up through college, their interested relatives and friends, and readers and retirees of all ages in the community are welcome. Between the opening and closing reading performances at the Gates Performing Arts [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE Angela Kang, county recycling specialist, will be the featured speaker at the next Ohana Night at the Energy Lab, presented by Hawaii Preparatory Academy at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 11. The event is free and open to the public. Kang will present Zero-Waste Your Home and Office. As part of her presentation, families [...]

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Recently the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) launched Volcweb, an interactive portal for exploring earthquake information on the Hawaiian Islands. Video of Hawaii Prep students visiting Halemaumau Crater performing a chant.

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MEDIA RELEASE The National Geographic Society has named Tristan Sienkiewicz, a seventh grade student at Hawaii Preparatory Academy, one of the semifinalists eligible to compete in the 2012 Hawaii National Geographic Bee, sponsored by Google and Plum Creek. The 2012 Hawaii National Geographic Bee is Friday, March 30, at Leeward Community College Theatre on Oahu. [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii Preparatory Academy’s Ka Makani Players present Patricia Joudry’s Teach Me How to Cry at 7 p.m. March 1-3 at the school’s Gates Performing Arts Center. Tickets, which only are available at the door, are $10 for adults and $5 for students. HPA theatre instructor Marina Tichotsky directs. Jared Terpak is technical director [...]

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