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Hawaii Preparatory Academy

Breeding managementDressageHorseshoeing or natural trimmingJumping or eventing
Address: 
65-1692 Kohala Mountain Rd.
Kamuela, HI, 96743
United States
20° 1' 36.3108" N, 155° 41' 49.5312" W
Student Contact Information
Phone number: 
(808) 885-7321
Fax number: 
(808) 881-4003
Email address: 
admissions@hpa.edu
Web address: 
http://www.hpa.edu
Majors/Degrees/Certificates
Accreditation: 
Western Association of Schools and Colleges
Degrees: 
High School Diploma
Specialties: 
Breeding management
Dressage
Horseshoeing or natural trimming
Jumping or eventing
School Information
Type of School: 
K-12 Day School, 6-12 Boarding School
Tuition Costs: 
Boarding: IES: $38,900; ESL/International: $36,800; Grades 9-12: $32,300; Grades 6-8: $34,400. Day: Grades 9-12 - $16,350, Grades 6-8 - $14,000, Grades K-5 - $12,750. Horse Program: Grades 9-12: $100 a week (8 hours instruction); Grades 6-8: $75 a week (6 hours instruction); Grades 3-5: $40 a week (2 hours instruction).
Facilities: 
Equestrian facilities at HPA include a polo field, stadium jumping area, dressage area, and cross-country course. The school herd consists of 30 animals, including registered Thoroughbreds, Warmbloods, and Quarter Horses. The school has its own breeding program.
Showing: 
English shows, Western shows, combined training, polo.

The horse program at HPA is available to every student at the school, grade 3 and above, regardless of expertise or experience. Fine English and some Western tack are provided. Instruction in equitation, trail riding, and horse care and maintenance is stressed. The program, staffed by professionals, offers English and Western pleasure, polo, polo-crosse, dressage and eventing, hunter and show jumping, and trail rides in the Kohala Mountains. HPA stages a major combined training event every year, and students are encouraged to work towards participating in this effort at all levels. The regular program offers the only varsity regimen in the state of Hawaii for students who wish to earn their letter. HPA also offers a special intensive session for riders each summer. The school regularly participates in horse shows, and students are encouraged to get involved in these weekend activities. Student instructors receive credit for help with an elementary program on Friday afternoons.

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