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Patricia Kassis, Upper School math department chair

Math is a language, and it’s the easiest language! It only has about six verbs: to equal, to be greater than, and so forth. On a literal level, equations are math sentences.”

Patricia Kassis, Upper School math department chair

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Kiera Horgan, social studies department chair and coach

Sometimes it’s good to see our work as teachers in terms of coaching; we can coach those qualities that lead to success in the classroom, like grit and stamina.”

Kiera Horgan, social studies department chair and coach

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Laura Jim, HPA middle school science teacher, associate director Sea Turtle Research Program

It was a call-to-action for me to serve our oceans. I challenge my capstone students every year to do their part.”

Laura Jim ’91, Middle School science teacher; associate director, Sea Turtle Research Program

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Both my dad and my husband are the beekeepers—I am more on the periphery, maybe a beethinker rather than a beekeeper.”

Kristin Tarnas, fifth grade teacher

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Kim Honda, HPA middle school social studies teacher

We often think history is something that is ‘done,’ and we know what happened, but I try to get my students to see that we’re putting a story together based on the evidence we have.”

Kim Honda, Middle School social studies teacher

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Kimo Higgins ’86, Upper School English teacher and coach

Sports, along with the passage of time, has taught me this other valuable lesson: If we spend our precious time doing anything, then we should do it to the very best of our ability.”

Kimo Higgins ’86, Upper School English teacher and coach

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Sally Lundburg, Upper School art teacher

In my own art practice, the most powerful work comes from a personal place. So as a teacher, I encourage my students to act as investigators in their own lives: what resonates for them is what will resonate for the viewer.”

Sally Lundburg, Upper School art teacher

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Jing Lei, Upper School modern language teacher

We aren’t an empty cup, to be filled up. Education helps us discover the best of who we are.”

Jing Lei, Upper School modern language teacher

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Patrick O’Leary, Upper School photography teacher

I’ve been body surfing since I was five and learned from some of the very best watermen in Hawai’i. The thing is, it’s so simple. All you need is fins and a pair of shorts. Simplicity trains your mind, and simple becomes elegant.”

Patrick O’Leary, Upper School photography teacher

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Jared Terpak, fine arts department chair

Every opening night at Gates Performing Arts Center gives me chicken skin, even after all these years. Seeing all of our hard work and the actors’ efforts up there on that stage, coming to life for a live audience.”

Jared Terpak, fine arts department chair
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65-1692 Kohala Mountain Road
Kamuela, HI 96743
808.885.7321
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