Hawaii Baptist Academy
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| Name |
Hawaii Baptist Academy |
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| Address |
2429 Pali Highway |
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| Town |
Honolulu, Hawaii 96817 |
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| Established |
1949 |
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| Community |
Urban |
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| Type |
Independent |
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| Religion |
Baptist Missori Synod |
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| Students |
Coeducational |
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| Grades |
K to 12 |
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| Accreditation |
Western Association of Schools and Colleges |
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| District |
None |
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| Subdistrict |
None |
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| Nickname |
Eagles |
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| Mascot |
Eagle |
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| Colors |
Black, Gold and White |
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| Motto |
Christ For Every Nation |
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| Military |
None |
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| Newspaper |
Eagle Eye |
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| Yearbook |
The Light |
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| Distinctions |
One of the largest Protestant Christian schools in Hawaii. |
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| Website | ||
Hawaii Baptist Academy is an independent primary and secondary co-educational college preparatory school and serves grades kindergarten to twelve on three campuses. Founded by American Southern Baptist Convention missionaries Hugh P. and Mary McCormick in 1949, it graduated its first students in 1954. Formerly located near Roosevelt High School in Makiki, it moved to its present location in urban Honolulu in 1975. In 1987, the elementary school was moved to a second campus one half of a mile away. Hawaii Baptist Academy is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and is the largest Baptist school in the state.
[edit] History
Before relocating to the current Intermediate and High School campus in Nuʻuanu, HBA held court for some time at Makiki Christian Church. The Nuʻuanu Campus, now called the Stan Sagert Campus, welcomed its first students in 1975 with the class of 1976 being the first to graduate from the new campus. The elementary campus shared grounds with Central Baptist Church until it moved to the former Sacred Hearts Convent in Nuʻuanu. HBA also had a small elementary campus in Nānākuli (Oʻahu), located at Nānākuli Baptist Church. This campus was moved to property in Waiʻanae in the mid-1980s, where it remained until its closure in 1997.
[edit] Current
In 2006 HBA opened the new middle school campus, named the Dan Kong Campus, adjacent to the current high school campus.
