Honokaa High & Intermediate School
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| Name | Honoka'a High & Intermediate School |
| Address | 45-527 Pakalana Street |
| Municipality | Hawaii County, Hawaii (mailing address: Honoka'a, Hawaii) 96727 |
| Established | 1889 |
| Community | Rural |
| Type | Public |
| Principal | Glenn Gray |
| Vice Principal(s) | Alan Brown |
| Grades | 7 to 12 |
| Accreditation | Western Association of Schools and Colleges |
| Mascot | Dragon |
| Colors | Green Gold |
| Military | United States Army JROTC |
| Yearbook | Ka Nani O Honokaa |
| Website | www.honokaa.k12.hi.us |
Honokaa High & Intermediate School is a public, co-educational
Coeducation
Mixed-sex education, also known as coeducation or co-education, is the integrated education of male and female persons in the same institution. It is the opposite of single-sex education...
high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
and middle school
Middle school
Middle School and Junior High School are levels of schooling between elementary and high schools. Most school systems use one term or the other, not both. The terms are not interchangeable...
of the Hawaii State Department of Education. It serves grades seven through twelve and was established in 1889.
General information
Honokaa High & Intermediate School is located in Honokaa in Hawaii County on the Island of HawaiiHawaii (island)
The Island of Hawaii, also called the Big Island or Hawaii Island , is a volcanic island in the North Pacific Ocean...
. The campus is at coordinates 20°4′33"N 155°27′49"W, 45-527 Pakalana Street, on the same side and across the street from Honokaa Elementary School, one of its three feeder schools. The others are Waimea Middle School and Paauilo Intermediate School. The mascot
Mascot
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is the Dragon
Dragon
A dragon is a legendary creature, typically with serpentine or reptilian traits, that feature in the myths of many cultures. There are two distinct cultural traditions of dragons: the European dragon, derived from European folk traditions and ultimately related to Greek and Middle Eastern...
and its school colors
School colors
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are green
Green
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and gold
Gold
Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and an atomic number of 79. Gold is a dense, soft, shiny, malleable and ductile metal. Pure gold has a bright yellow color and luster traditionally considered attractive, which it maintains without oxidizing in air or water. Chemically, gold is a...
.
History
Honokaa School was started in 1889 for students from the Hamakua Coastal Sugar Cane Communities and children of Parker Ranch workers. The high school was established a few years later. The weak public interest eventually grew stronger as the public realized the benefits from a high school on the Hamakua Coast of the Big Island.The school, originally known as Honokaa High & Elementary, was located at its original location on the eastern side of Pakalana Street, and in 1957 was expanded to include new elementary school buildings and a cafeteria on the western side of Pakalana Street. In the early 2000s, the school was broken up into Honokaa High & Intermediate School and Honokaa Elementary School. Honokaa High & Intermediate School's rival is Hawaii Preparatory Academy
Hawaii Preparatory Academy
Hawaii Preparatory Academy is a coeducational, boarding, independent school in Kamuela, Hawaii teaching kindergarten through the twelfth grade. Founded in 1949 by The Right Reverend Harry S. Kennedy, Episcopal Bishop of Honolulu, the school came of age under the leadership of James Monroe Taylor...
.
Commencement
Honokaa High & Intermediate School's commencement exercises are normally held during the first week of June.Clubs
Honokaa High & Intermediate School supports clubs that include:- Key Club (Green & Gold Forever)
- Math LeagueMath LeagueMath League is a mathematics competition for elementary, middle, and high school students in the United States. The Math League was founded in 1977 by two high school mathematics teachers, Steven R. Conrad and Daniel Flegler. Math Leagues, Inc...
- National Honor SocietyNational Honor SocietyThe National Honor Society is a recognition program for high school students in grades 10-12 in the United States and in several other countries...
- Japanese Club
- E Ku Haa Heo
- Mock TrialMock trialA Mock Trial is an act or imitation trial. It is similar to a moot court, but mock trials simulate lower-court trials, while moot court simulates appellate court hearings. Attorneys preparing for a real trial might use a mock trial consisting of volunteers as role players to test theories or...
- RoboticsRoboticsRobotics is the branch of technology that deals with the design, construction, operation, structural disposition, manufacture and application of robots...
Notable alumni
- John David Waiheʻe IIIJohn D. Waihee IIIJohn David Waihee III served as the fourth Governor of Hawaii from 1986 to 1994. He was the first American of Native Hawaiian descent to be elected to the office from any state of the United States. After his tenure in the governor's office, Waihee became a nationally prominent attorney and...
(1951–1963), fourth Governor of Hawaiʻi from 1986 to 1994 - Dwight TakamineDwight TakamineDwight Y. Takamine is an Okinawan-American Hawaii state senator and state representative . A Democrat, he represents the first district on the island of Hawai'i.-Early life and education:...
(born 1953), former Hawai'i State Representative and Senator - Poncie PoncePoncie PoncePoncie Ponce is an American actor, musician and stand-up comedian. Born in Maui, Hawaii, he moved to Los Angeles, where from 1959–1963, he played the role of cab driver Kazuo Kim in the Warner Bros...
, (born 1933), actor, musician and stand-up comedian - Jon de Jesus, (born 1962), Hawaii musician and recording artist under the name "Omi."
- Dominic Yagong, (born 1959), Hamakua Councilman.
- Eddie Ku, (born 1963) Hawaii musician and recording artist.
- Anthony Malacas, (born 1963) Musician and recording artist under the name "Akoni."
- Ryan Hiraoka, musician and recording artist