The HPA board of trustees announced Vision 2049 in the spring of 2023, on the threshold of HPA’s 75th anniversary. As we honor this milestone, we imagine and pursue what HPA will become by its 100th anniversary in 2049.
The aspiration for Vision 2049 is simply stated: HPA will be the premier educational community committed to living and learning sustainably. This goal is invigorating, complex, and tremendously ambitious. It asks us to engage all our ingenuity and creativity. It invites our ‘ohana to unite with action and support — on campus and beyond.
As the first step in Vision 2049, HPA has hired G70, a Honolulu-based architecture and design firm with a 50-year history of service to Hawai‘i. G70 has executed projects for ‘Iolani School, Kamehameha Schools, and the University of Hawai‘i, along with myriad hospitality, government, and commercial entities. In addition to offering award-winning design and planning services, they are deeply committed to “understanding and perpetuating the cultural and historical resonance” of the places they touch.
G70 is working with HPA’s master planning committee to reimagine both HPA campuses while preserving and enhancing what is most important and valued. Central goals include operational alignment with the HPA Sustainability Plan; LEED Platinum certification for all new buildings and renovations; utility infrastructure to produce 100% renewable energy on campus; as well as numerous initiatives to support academic disciplines, athletics, the arts, faculty housing, and stewardship of the lands in HPA’s care.
“HPA reflects more than its location,” Board Chair Robert Budway ’76 explained to Ma Ke Kula in 2023. “It reflects the values and beliefs of kānaka maoli and others who came before us, who understood that our world was meant to be stewarded, not owned or depleted. HPA has fully embraced this idea and this legacy. The greatest challenge before us as the HPA ‘ohana is to seize this opportunity and unite around Vision 2049 in coming years.”
To learn more about Vision 2049 or to get involved, email HPA’s advancement team at advancement@hpa.edu.
