Kamehameha Schools Hawaii Campus
| Kamehameha Schools Hawaiʻi | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
16-714 Volcano Road , 96749 | |
| Coordinates | 19°36′33″N 155°3′10″W / 19.60917°N 155.05278°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private |
| Motto | ʻImi na ʻauao (seek enlightenment) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Protestant |
| Established | 1996 |
| Principal | Kaulu Gapero |
| Grades | Preschool–12 |
| Number of students | 1,163 |
| Campus type | Outdoor |
| Color(s) | White, light blue and dark blue |
| Athletics | Swimming, Diving, Water Polo, Basketball, Tennis, Track & Field, Cross Country, Wrestling, Soccer, Baseball, Football, Cheerleading, Softball, Judo, Volleyball, Canoe Paddling, Golf, Air Riflery |
| Athletics conference | Big Island Interscholastic Federation |
| Accreditation | Western Association of Schools and Colleges |
| Affiliation | Kamehameha Schools |
| Mascot | Warrior |
| Newspaper | Na ʻOiwi o Hawaiʻi |
| Yearbook | Moku O Keawe |
| Website | http://hawaii.ksbe.edu |
The Kamehameha Schools Hawaiʻi Campus is a campus consisting of an elementary, middle and high school on the island of Hawaiʻi. The school is part of the Kamehameha Schools' private school system.
Located in Keaʻau, roughly 10 miles (16 km) from the seaside port town of Hilo, Hawaii, the Hawaiʻi island campus opened in August 2001. As of 2006, the 300-acre (1.2 km2) campus served approximately 1,120 students from grades K-12. Students attend from the entire island, although those on the western side between Paʻauilo and Naʻālehu have the option of apply to the main Kapālama Campus as boarders.
The Keaʻau campus is located on land formerly owned by William Herbert Shipman, who, along with Samuel M. Damon and Captain Elders, acquired the property in 1881 after it was auctioned by the estate of King Lunalilo, a grandnephew of King Kamehameha I.
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. Construction of the Hawaiʻi Campus cost roughly $225 million. Like its sister campus in Pukalani on Maui, the Hawaii Campus graduated its first class in 2006. Ninia M. E. Aldrich became principal of the high school in 2002. About 100 students were in the first high school class in 2002.