| Definition of Terms |
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| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 9 - 12 |
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| County |
Hawaii County, HI |
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| Total Students |
929 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
52% /
48% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
62 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 307 students | | Grade 10 - 228 students | | Grade 11 - 199 students | | Grade 12 - 193 students | | Grade Not Listed - 2 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:15 |
1:16 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
1% |
n/a |
| % Asian |
69% |
76% |
| % Hispanic |
5% |
4% |
| % Black |
n/a |
1% |
| % White |
25% |
20% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
30% |
26% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
10% |
9% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
10% |
n/a |
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| School District Name |
Hawaii Dept Of Education School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
285 |
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| Number of Students Managed |
183,079 students |
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| District Total Revenue |
$2,274,166,000 |
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| District Expenditure |
$1,765,805,000 |
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| District Revenue / Student |
$12,422 |
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| District Expenditure / Student |
$9,645 |
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| District Graduation Rates |
79% |
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- Konawaena High School is a public school located in the community of Kealakekua, Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States. Konawaena means "the center of the leeward side" in the Hawaiian Language.
- History
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In 1921, a grammar school in Kona established its first 9th grade class. The school continued to establish 10th, 11th, and 12th grade classes as the years went on. The first graduating class was the Class of 1925. It was originally the only high school in the Kona District (southwestern coast of the Big Island of Hawaii); since Kealakehe High School was built in 1997, it serves rural south Kona.
- Throughout the first 40 years, Konawaena operated on what is known as the "coffee schedule", where summer vacation was shifted to September through November so as to allow children to help with harvesting coffee cherries. The coffee schedule made it impossible for Kona to field a football team because potential players were picking coffee. Child labor laws contributed to the demise of the coffee schedule, which was ended in 1966.
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- Today Konawaena has successfully grown to encompass a middle school and an elementary school. The total school population is around 800 students. At one time it held the most students in the whole state, a total of 2,000 students. The current principal is Shawn S. Suzuki, former band teacher and vice-principal. Suzuki replaced Dr. James Dumaguin who died in 2005.
- The school colors are green and white.
- Notable Alumi
- Ellison Shoji Onizuka class of 1964, was an astronaut who died in 1986 in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.
- Harold Sakata won a silver medal in the 1948 London Olympics in weightlifting. He became a professional wrestler under the name of Tosh Togo, and actor, best known for his role of "Odd Job" as an assassin in Goldfinger.
- Lokelani McMichael was the youngest female to finish the Ironman World Championship triathlon, in 1995 at the age of 18.
- Patrick Shane Dorian, class of 1990, was a professional surfer.
- Koji Ariyoshi was a labor activist who served in World War II and later published a newspaper.
- Rodney J. T. Yano won the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Vietnam War.
- Mike Stewart is a nine-time World Champion bodyboarder.
- Solar Challenge
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In 1990, a solar car team from Konawaena was the first high school team to complete the World Solar Challenge. The 1996 movie Race the Sun, starring Halle Berry, Steve Hogan and James Belushi was roughly based on this story. Bill Woerner, the real-life teacher who led the team, later founded the charter school West Hawaii Explorations Academy.
- Alma Mater
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Words to the school song:
Hail Konawaena pride of Hawaii,
we thy children sing;
Daughters of Pele Mauna Loa cradled,
make us worthy of thy name.
To thee, oh jewel of the Konas,
jewels within thee island jewels;
We thy loyal sons and daughters
pledge our lives our hopes and aims.
May the light of truth you kindle
burn as bright as Pele's fire;
Lead us on throughout all the ages,
Hail Konawaena Hail to thee - External links
- Konawaena High School
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| About This Zip Code (96750) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
2,629 people |
1,193,096 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
28% |
30% |
| Population Average Age |
41 years old
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36 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.7 persons
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2.8 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$41,131
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$52,016 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
4.1 rooms |
4.5 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
35 years old |
36 years old |
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| % Owning / % Renting |
48% / 52% |
56% / 44% |
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