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The feeling visitors immediately have when they come to campus is one of openness and friendliness. New students find it easy to make friends and to become included in the school community.

IPA’s relatively small size creates big opportunities for all students to enjoy and engage in a wide variety of extra-curricular activities that include community service, sports, after school enrichment classes, clubs and student government.

The culture at IPA encourages mutual respect, inclusiveness, kindness and collaboration among students, faculty, and staff while nurturing students’ talents and interests.

On any day of the week, one can stroll through the halls, from Kindergarten to Grade 12, and witness IPA’s emphasis on both the visual and performing arts. Ceramics, photography, paint and sculptures line the walls while students can be heard practicing a scene for the next theater performance or playing a classical piece on the grand piano.

STUDENT LIFE by IPA Students

IPA students Bradley Sweet ('17) and Brycen Kawakami-Tabios ('17) designed and created a website to showcase student life at IPA. Each year, the website is maintained by Grade 11 and 12 students, who update the news and events happening around campus. They also mentor upcoming Grade 10 students, who will eventually step up and assume responsibility for the site in the future.

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Alma Mater

Composed by Wayne R. “Doc” Wilson, with lyrics by Doc and Cami Nihipali

Hail Navigators! Oh, we sing to silver, blue, and gold.
Na ho’okele going forth to the future, prepared and bold.
I mua me ka ha’aheo for our Hawai’i nei.
With excellence in all we do. We are IPA.
Hail Navigators! Journey on and feel the humble pride,
Open hearts and open minds that help us grow inside.
The sea may rise and waves may roll and some have lost their way.
Helping others helps us lead, yes, we are IPA.

The IPA Navigator Song

We are the Navigators and we lead the way
Steering by the stars at night time
Watching wind and waves by day
Our wa‘a sails across the ocean
Flying colors blue and gold
Na keiki of Hawai‘i nei and of the USA
I Mua Me Ka Ha‘aheo
From our graduation day
We know the world is ours tomorrow
No matter if we leave or stay
We will show Aloha spirit
And we’ll remember what we learned
Whenever we can, Help
Let’s sail away
ʻTil we meet again you’ll have a friend at IPA

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Animal Club

Animal Club

The purpose of ISLAND PACIFIC ACADEMY’s Animal Club, otherwise known as IPAAC, is to help secure the welfare of all the creatures inhabiting the islands of Hawaiʻi for the future. The students of IPA volunteer their time willingly to obtain this goal.

Supervisor: Sayoko Minami

President: Rylyne Bravo

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Book and Movie Club

Book and Movie Club (BAM!)

The purpose of this club is to enhance our comprehension skills, and create a place where students can enjoy and appreciate cinema and literature.

Supervisor: Owen Williams

President: Tehani Buchanan

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Ceramics Club

Ceramics Club

In Ceramics Club, we hope to continue to finish and improve our clay work, make camaraderie with classmates, have fun and enjoy the arts!

Supervisor: Warren Andrade

Student Contact: Karenna Meyermann

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Chess Club

Chess Club

The purpose of the club is to provide a space to learn, play and master chess. The goal is to create a community of chess players keen to improve their abstract and strategic thinking skills while enjoying the pleasures of fun competition.

Supervisor: Linas Kalvaitis

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Dance Club

Dance Club

Dance Club focuses on personal expression, creativity, and most importantly, fun when it comes to dance. During club meetings, we will learn dances for fun and let other members choreograph dances.

Supervisor: Laura Boles
President: Kristy Munakata

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Dungeons & Dragons

Dungeons & Dragons Club

Our goal is to network members of our student body who participate in E-Sports but are not usually represented in other clubs and often show school spirit. We want to make a competitive gaming team for the game "League of Legends" (LOL), and bring something we students are passionate about to the school.

Supervisor: Elissa Miniamishin

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Horticulture Club

Horticulture Club

Our purpose is to teach students the skills of gardening and responsibility through the growing of various plants, as well as beautify the campus by widening the variety of plants grown on campus.

Supervisor: Kathryn Keohohou
President: David Pavlicek

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Finance Club

Finance Club

Our purpose is to guide students in personal money management, support students in running our student-run credit union in the secondary building, and train students as peer financial advisors. Ultimately this organization can grow into an investment club and become self-sustaining financially.

Supervisors: Katherine Jones and Debbie Yoshino

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Global Issues Network

Global Issues Network

The goal of Global Issues Network (GIN) is to unite students around the world to solve and raise awareness about human rights, security, and environmental issues while building leadership and collaborative skills.

Supervisor: Sabine Yamamura
Co-Presidents: Haley Nakamura and Connor Carson

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Hui Hoʻomau

Hui Hoʻomau

Hui Hoʻomau is designed to allow students to earn community service hours while learning about Hawaiian culture and getting hands-on experiences. We hope to give all students, whether they are from Hawaiʻi or have moved here, to develop a connection with the Hawaiian culture and get a better understanding of the land around them and why it is so important.

Supervisor: Warren Andrade
President: Sydni Manuel

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Interact Club

Interact Club

The mission of Rotary International is to provide service to others, promote integrity, and advance world understanding, goodwill, and peach through its fellowship of business, professional, and community leaders.

Supervisor: Aiddy Weisbecker
President: Haley Nakamura

Grde 6 students doing a class cheer

K-Club

K-Club

K-Club is a place for people who like K-Pop to be able to listen to it and dance freely to it. A lot of people are passionate about K-Pop, so we want to create a place where you can talk about it with people who are just as interested in it as you.

Supervisor: Jordon Hanson

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League of Legends

League of Legends

Our goal is to network members of our student body who participate in E-Sports but are not usually represented in other clubs and often show school spirit. We want to make a competitive gaming team for the game "League of Legends" (LOL), and bring something we students are passionate about to the school.

Supervisor: Elissa Miniamishin

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Literary Club

Literary Club

Literary Club was founded by a group of Middle and High school students at IPA who were passionate about reading and writing. We have writing workshops, "book talks," prompts at every meeting, and grow our skills as a group. Our purpose is to grow our writing and analyzing skills and create a network of people with the same enthusiasm for all literature.

Supervisor: Jordan Hanson
President: Maddie Mizon

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LGBT Club

LGBT Club

We aim to create safe spaces for IPA students to talk about those experiences among others who are in the LGBT community. We talk about art, music, and topics that students may not feel comfortable discussing in other settings.

Supervisor: Brandi Dul

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Media Club

Media Club

Our goal is to give students a creative outlet to express themselves in the field of digital media.

Supervisor: Austin Wandasan
President: Kailer Suerth

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Math League

Math League

ISLAND PACIFIC ACADEMY’s Math League is a part of the Oʻahu Mathematics League that hosts statewide high school mathematics competitions. Starting in September and ending in April, we compete in various mathematics events once a month (with the exception of December). We strive to promote a love of mathematics and the use of mathematics outside of the classroom in other students’ lives.

Supervisor: Andrew Marchetto-Ryan

Navigator Records

Our goal is to teach students how to create music without needing to play/purchase an instrument. We can do a vast variety of music genres, from Jazz to dubstep.

Supervisor: Elissa Minimishin
President: Michael Murakami

Navigator Robotics

Navigator Robotics seeks to educate students on multiple levels: it incorporates the engineering cycle of design, instills the values of a unified team, and teaches about the recording of data – including the multi-media documentation of the design process. Navigator Robotics is dedicated to creating statewide, national, and international collaborative relationships through its travels abroad and participation in international tournaments. Students are taught kuleana (responsibility), in conjunction with the core values of the Na Limahana Noʻeau o Hawaiʻi (The Wise Builders of Old Hawaiʻi) – akamai (intelligence), paʻahana (hard work), laulima (teamwork), and hoʻokela (endeavoring to create one's best work) – which are applied to modern technology. Through a rigorous STEAM oriented curriculum defined by dedication, ISLAND PACIFIC ACADEMY's world-renowned robotics team is committed to producing the model students and leading innovators of today.

Supervisors: Cabusly ʻOhana and Doug Blackington
President: David Pavlicek

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Student Athlete Council

Student Athlete Council

The IPA Student Athletic Council (SAC) is a local version of the Interscholastic League of Honolulu (ILH) SAC. IPA has two representatives on the ILH SAC. The IPA SAC is made up of student athletes from IPA representing all teams from all levels. The IPA SAC advises the ILH SAC representatives on sportsmanship and other issues related to sports and academic athletics. In addition, the IPA SAC also helps the IPA Athletic Department by staffing positions at athletic events where volunteers are needed to run the competition.

Supervisor: Greg Terhune
Representative: Connor Carson

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Ultimate Club

Ultimate Club

Our club's purpose is to provide a physical outlet for students while also offering them the opportunity to learn the sport of ultimate. Our goal is to create a small community that embodies ultimate's "Spirit of the Game" and, hopefully, give a head start to those who wish to play ultimate in college.

Supervisor: Seth Brownold
Captain: Lâm Black

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