Kamehameha Schools Hawaii Campus

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1 History
2 Curriculum
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] History

Located in Kea'au, roughly 10 miles from the seaside port town of Hilo, Hawaii, the Kamehameha Schools Hawai'i Campus opened in August 2001. As of 2006, the 300-acre campus serves approximately 1,120 students from grades K-12. The school serves the entire island, however, students on the western side between Pa'auilo and Na'alehu, have the option of apply to either the Kea'au Campus or the Kapalama Campus as boarders.

The Kea'au campus is located on land formerly owned by W.H. Shipman, who, along with Captain Elders and Samuel M. Damon, acquired the property in 1881 when it was auctioned by the estate of King Lunalilo, a grandnephew of Kamehameha I. It is fitting that land once held by Hawaiian royalty is again owned by an ali'i trust, and is being used to education new generations of Hawaiian youth.

In addition to classroom buildings at the elementary and middle school division, shared buildings include a learning center, administration building, and a cafeteria/band facility. At the high school division, classroom buildings, vocational/technology buildings as well as athletic facilities are completed.

Construction of the Hawai'i Campus totalled roughly $225 million dollars.

Like its sister campus in Pukalani, Maui, the Hawaii Campus graduated its first class in 2006.

[edit] Curriculum

In addition to providing a comprehensive curriculum, a focus on Hawaiian language and culture, and career academics, the school will draw upon the unique resources of the island, including branches of the University of Hawai'i and Hawai'i Community College, as well as astronomical observatories.

The foresty, geologic, marine life, and agricultural aspects of the island also play an important role in the curriculum.