Ma Ke Kula | Fall-Winter 2023

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MANA PURDY ’08 WEAVES TOGETHER CONSERVATION AND COMMUNITY AT LILI‘UOKALIANI TRUST

CELEBRATING THE SPIRIT, SERVICE, AND LEGACY OF TRUSTEE NONA HASEGAWA ’78

JIMMY GREENWELL ’63 REFLECTS ON A LIFE CONNECTED TO THE LAND

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FEATURES

Belonging HPA honors the legacy of trustee Nona Hasegawa ’78

Paths of Connection HPA is one of many helping to preserve and expand Ke Ala Kahawai O Waimea

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The Mix HPA announces campus master plan firm Three questions with Julia Noe ’11 Jodie Clark ’03 at the Hewlett Foundation n

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Ka Makani Pride Ka Makani girls soccer 10th anniversary of landmark championship Isabella Rodriguez thriving on the links n

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Alumni News Class Notes Giving Back • Jimmy Greenwell ’63 • Billy Case ’06 and Katie Case ’12 n

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Ma Ke Kula is produced twice per year by the HPA advancement office.

Principal photographers: Patrick O’Leary and Mellon Monello.

Other credits as noted.

This page: Senior Hike day for the class of 2024

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The Promise of Place HPA is alive with young energy as we roll into our second semester and the first quarter of 2024. Wherever you reside, I hope you are feeling a similar sense of rejuvenation.

I have been thinking a lot lately about HPA's potential as a place-based school. If the role of place-based education is to immerse students in local landscapes, culture, and heritage — as a springboard for growth — then I can't imagine any school with greater promise than HPA. We spark irreplaceable learning through our ecosystems, geology, Hawaiian culture, paniolo history, and so much more.

Place is also the foundation for Vision 2049, which now guides HPA's future. It's no coincidence that the HPA board of trustees announced Vision 2049 on the threshold of our 75th anniversary, which we will celebrate next year. As we honor our 75-year milestone, we also imagine and pursue what HPA can 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 also complex, invigorating, 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.

In the following pages, you will catch familiar glimpses of our remarkable place in action. From rainy soccer fields and Kona's anchialine pools to the Kohala watershed and Hawai‘i’s rangelands, our place on Earth sustains the HPA ’ohana, and we, in return, nurture and care for this place.

Our children, our future leaders, need this wisdom to create a thriving, hopeful future.

As the first step in Vision 2049, we've chosen G70 to help us reimagine HPA's campuses based on regenerative sustainability (see page 4). Going forward, we will continue to build a comprehensive sustainability curriculum, work we began in 2019. Above all, we will seek new ways to empower students to protect and advocate for their communities and our planet — here in Hawai‘i and around the world. Stay tuned and be part of this amazing adventure!

HPA Board of Trustees 2023-24 Laurie T. Ainslie P’12, ’15

Hans P. L'Orange III '73

Michael S. Spalding ’66

Robert R. Budway ’76, chair

Rob O’Donohue ’95

Maxwell Unger ’04

Michael J. Chun

Samuel Pratt ’84

Bonnie Bogue Wedemeyer ’86, vice chair

Warren Doi P’22

William D. Pratt ’86

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Adaptation becomes second nature as Ka Makani navigate Waimea's ever-changing weather. Here, HPA boys soccer faces the elements head-on during a campus practice last fall.

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HPA Chooses G70 for Campus Master Plan BOARD TAKES OPENING STEP OF VISION 2049 This past July, when the HPA board of trustees set forth Vision 2049, they knew a critical first step would be to engage a campus master planning firm to help achieve HPA’s future aspirations. HPA needs a campus and facilities that support the Vision 2049 goal of becoming “the premier educational community committed to learning and living sustainably.”

HPA has now 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.

“We had a number of firms respond to our RFP and each presented their best ideas to the planning committee in August and September,” Board Chair Robert Budway ’76 reports. “G70 brought forth innovative and inspiring ideas that comport well with our mission, values, and our newly-adopted vision for regenerative sustainability. We are excited to be collaborating with their talented and professionally diverse team.”

Moving forward, G70 will work 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,” Budway explains. “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.” •

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HPA offers support through Nā Kama a Maui Following the deadly wildfires on Maui in August, many schools — particularly in Lahaina — struggled to reopen, affecting at least 3,000 Maui students. In an effort to help by doing what it does best, HPA offered to school and house displaced high school students. Now, HPA is providing full tuition grants to Maui students to cover every aspect of the HPA experience, including room, board, books, and a constellation of support and trauma-informed care. Part of the school’s financial aid program, Nā Kama a Maui provides these students with a safe space to study, grow, heal, and thrive on their neighbor island.

"After the fire happened, everyone went their separate ways. It was hard moving on with life, knowing that the place you called home was turned into ash,” said Justice Carino ‘24, a senior from Lahaina, in a recent chapel speech. “...Since coming to HPA, I have made many new friends and created new memories that I will forever cherish. I get to be a part of this amazing, supportive community, and the football team that came along with it felt like family. After experiencing everything I went through to reach this point in my life, I have learned to appreciate everything.” In a short time, Carino and his fellow Maui students have already become a most welcome addition to the HPA ‘ohana. •

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3 Questions with Julia Noe ’11 Julia Noe ’11 came to HPA as a ninth-grader after spending her childhood in San Diego. Living on a coffee farm during her first years on island, she “fell in love with the land of Hawai’i island and the desire to care for it sustainably” – a passion fueled by her teachers and experiences at HPA. She studied environmental science at UC Santa Barbara and upon graduating felt “a longing to pass on the values I had learned to younger people,” which led her to stay for a master’s degree in secondary science education. After a stint teaching middle school in the Bay Area, Noe and her husband returned last year to Hawai‘i and to HPA, where Noe now teaches third grade. We talked to her about what makes third graders special and what she hopes future generations will learn in her classroom.

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The spring semester just recently started. Have you developed any back-to-school rituals?

On the first day of school in the fall, I begin the year by encouraging my students to think like a scientist and form observations and inferences by… eating an “incredible edible candle.” I would say more, but the best part of science is always remaining curious! At the beginning of any time away from school, however, I try my best to disconnect the weekend before school starts. I have some time outside, some time in the ocean, and some time with the ones I love. I step away to clear my mind and fuel my heart so that I'm in the right space before I bring people in.

What’s your favorite thing about third graders – something that you didn't know before you taught this age group?

News Notebook Trustee mahalo The HPA board of trustees says mahalo and a hui hou to Ana Yarawamai Hiyane '00 and Allison Gendreau who stepped down from their board service in 2023. Hiyane joined the board in 2019 and served on the advancement committee, strategic planning committee, assets committee, and committee on trustees.

Gendreau, who joined the board in 2011, also served on the strategic planning and

I loved teaching middle school because the students hadn’t become “too cool for school,” yet were still mature enough to talk through things. But I’ve learned that’s really true about third grade as well. They're so earnest in the way that they look at the world, yet they're able to think deeply, ask great questions, and link together higher order thinking, which has been such a joy. They're very much themselves — curious and excited to learn. They want to take care of this place we are lucky to call home, and they have such an innate love for it. It has always been my goal to teach younger kids what I hope the future generations will carry on, so that has been really rewarding.

advancement committees, as well as the audit

Have you done a recent project where you felt that “innate love” taking shape?

and Hawai‘i First Robotics. HPA garnered

At the beginning of the year, my students study weather. We make many observations about the sky and natural world using traditional practices such as “kilo” as well as more “western science” tools to collect and record data. This close, careful observation helps students feel connected to the natural world around them, which helps them respect and care for it moving forward.

We ended last year with an "EcoHero" project where students reflected on their own impact on Earth, participated in activities to learn how to make a sustainable impact as they get older, and gained inspiration for their actions by researching a person who is doing work to make positive contributions to our planet. They then each made a commitment to how they will strive to be "EcoHeros" in their lives. My whole goal is to get that connection and that love started right from the beginning so that it will grow into curiosity and wonder and finally into stewardship. •

state competition! For this event, nearly 20

and futures committees and the committee on trustees. HPA is grateful for their dedication to our community.

Young engineers shine bright HPA’s Lower and Middle School robotics teams recently participated in an annual islandwide tournament held by First Lego League accolades and even secured a place in the students broke into four teams: The Flaming Chickōns, The Pickle Dawgs, Team Frog 5, and The Sleeping Veggie Squad. Each team built a competitive robot and also used the Engineering Design Process to address a “real world” problem. HPA teams tackled an impressive array of issues: making Minecraft play more positive; helping tennis become a more accessible sport; loaning musical instruments through the public library; and promoting coding to inexperienced audiences. Well done, teams!

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Who Are You? Middle School students gain skills and self-awareness through film Fourteen years ago, under the guidance of Upper School digital media teacher, Ari Bernstein '94, PBS Hawaiʻi selected HPA to become one of the founding member schools of HIKI NŌ — the first and only weekly student news show broadcast statewide and streamed worldwide. Today, Middle School involvement with Hiki NŌ continues to thrive and grow. Last fall, under the direction of Mellon Monello, K-8 educational technologist, and Kumu Kūwalu Anakalea, K-8 Hawaiian studies instructor, HPA’s seventh- and eighth-graders tackled the question: ʻO Wai ʻOe? (Who are you?) in video format.

The project encouraged students to reflect on a triad of questions: Who are you? Who are you not? What helped shape you into who you are today? “It was amazing to see our students begin to understand themselves and each other in this way,” says Monello. “The topic works well across disciplines: social studies, English class, technology/digital media integration, and library media sciences. Our students gain varied skills in technology, research, collaboration, and digital media to carry into their eighth grade capstone projects and beyond.”

Students worked on 11 films over three classes, and two of them were directly mentored by PBS Hiki NŌ’s professional, Dave Rosen. Hiki NŌ producers have been so impressed that they are using HPA’s programmatic process as a model for other schools to follow.

All in all, Monello sees a bright future ahead. “This project prepares students to listen deeply, analyze content, learn professional programs like Adobe Premiere Pro, and work with industry professionals,” said Monello. “Storytelling is a vital process for both the teller and the listener. Film is a way that we can amplify voices and feature untold stories in an impactful way.” •

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“BEING KUMU” AIRS ON PBS HAWAI‘I PBS Hawai‘i has aired several Hiki NŌ videos produced by HPA students. First in the series was “Being Kumu,” featuring Kūwalu Anakalea, K-8 Hawaiian studies instructor.

Visit the PBS Hawai‘i YouTube channel and enjoy! •

HPA SENIOR SPEAKER SERIES SET TO BEGIN ITS SECOND YEAR

Last year, 15 HPA seniors inaugurated a new tradition in Davies Memorial Chapel — a gathering for reflection and appreciation. Focused on the theme of “Gratitude: Love for your school,” seniors addressed the entire community, sharing thoughts on HPA, their lives, and the future.

Event organizer and longtime faculty member, Patrick O’Leary, is excited about the series’ second year, the theme of which will again be gratitude.

“We originally designed the series to reintroduce our students into the chapel space after COVID and extensive renovation,” explains O’Leary. “The tradition gives our students a shared experience in this important, inspirational space. That collective experience is further enriched by listening to the unique perspectives of their fellow seniors.”

“Very soon many of us will find ourselves in new places where we don’t know anyone,” reflected Alden Mazo ’23 last year. “We might feel lost, might feel homesick. I hope that as we look for our people and our place, we can remember our class and the community at HPA and look for the same qualities.

The same supportiveness, enthusiasm, and wisdom that makes this place feel like home.” •

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Jodie Clark ’03 helps the Hewlett Foundation deploy meaningful, global philanthropy As a program associate in the Gender Equity and Governance program at the Hewlett Foundation, Jodie Clark ’03 spends her days facilitating grants that support better relationships between citizens and government, primarily in East and West Africa.

“I’m part of a team that helps develop strategies, conduct evaluations, and tries to make grant application and reporting processes as painless as possible for our grantees,” she explains. “We find and fund organizations doing phenomenal work.”

As one of the country’s largest philanthropic organizations, the Hewlett Foundation makes grants across a number of program areas around the world that include education, environment, performing arts, U.S. democracy, racial justice, and more. Clark’s work centers on two grantmaking portfolios: Inclusive Governance and Evidence-Informed Policymaking. The former, she explains, is designed “to promote the efforts of underserved populations — especially women and youth — to exercise power to make government more responsive to their needs. We're sector agnostic, so we don't focus specifically on, say, health or education but rather on supporting community-driven advocacy work.” The latter involves looking at needs from the other direction — the

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policymakers’ perspective. Clark and her colleagues help to ensure access to the research and data that lawmakers need to answer timely policymaking questions. “If you're a minister of health in a certain county in Kenya and you want to develop a new policy on access to contraceptive healthcare,” Clark explains, “you need to be able to get information like demographic data about your county to better understand and support those seeking services.”

Born in the Bay Area, Clark grew up in Kona and started taking the bus up to HPA in sixth grade, where she stayed through graduation. In addition to the intellectual curiosity fostered by the school and the beauty of its location, she counts her HPA community service experiences as formative. “We took this really memorable trip to

Kaho’olawe to help with reforestation work and ecological improvement of the island as the military's contract was expiring,” she recalls. “Not many people get the chance to visit the island, and I was grateful to contribute in a way that felt so meaningful and rewarding. I was excited to engage and felt lucky to be there.”

She went on to Bates College in Maine, where her passion for giving back was paired with experiences that put her on her current path. “I did coursework at Bates that included Southern African politics,” she says. “Then I had the amazing opportunity to study abroad with Boston University’s International Honors Program. To this day, it is one of the biggest influences on my interest in global policy and politics. We went to a handful of different cities — Cape Town, Paris, Rio — to study urban planning and social justice. And in doing that, we got to hear directly from voices — politicians, advocates, and local folks — representing different points of view in the policy process.”

She considered going into public benefits law but was drawn to global work and wanted to “seek out something that would lead to more systemic change.” She landed at Brandeis, where she got a master’s degree in sustainable international development. “I spent my second year of grad school doing a practicum in Zambia around gender and agriculture work,” she says. That led to non-profits in Kentucky and New York and eventually, when the desire to move back to the west coast called, a job at the Packard Foundation’s global reproductive health program focused on Sub-Saharan Africa. From there, Clark moved to the Hewlett Foundation (the two are not connected), where she’s now been for nine years.

Reflecting on her time at the foundation thus far, she observes: “We've become more diverse as a staff in a way that has had noticeably positive effects on how we do our work. I recently helped co-create a queer employee resource group, which felt like an achievement because it was a long time coming.” It’s a change that neatly reflects her mission in the wider world as well: “My contributions have been around shifting how we deploy and think about philanthropy, particularly reorienting philanthropy to really prioritize grantee needs and pushing to implement more equitable processes.” • Photo credits: This page, all images: Grantee photos courtesy of the Hewlett Foundation and Jonathan Torgovnik/Getty Images/Images of Empowerment.

Opposite page: photo courtesy of Jodie Clark .

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Mysterious Journey HPA students assist with study of loggerhead turtle migration Since the Sea Turtle Research Program (STRP) began at HPA in 1987, Marc Rice, Laura (Rice) Jim ’91, and their students have helped advance our understanding of Hawaiian honu through myriad research projects, journal publications, and education initiatives. Their latest endeavor may be one of the most exciting yet, building on previous tagging work done by STRP alumni in Japan from 2000 to 2013.

STRP has joined a Stanford-led study of the North Pacific loggerhead turtles’ incredible and mysterious migration between their birthplace on the beaches of Japan and their arrival in foraging grounds off the coast of Baja California, Mexico — a journey that covers thousands of miles and sometimes spans many years.

Researchers want to understand how some loggerheads are able to travel to the western coastline of North America, crossing a cold-water barrier between the two ocean regions that previously seemed to prevent most migration.

Scientists are working with a Thermal Corridor Hypothesis (TCH), which proposes that intermittent warming of the cold-water barrier due to El Niño is allowing sea turtles to cross. Researchers say a better knowledge of the endangered sea turtles’ migratory pathways could result in more effective conservation efforts to protect them in the midst of rapidly changing climate conditions.

HPA’s main contribution is to program and manage the satellite tags (25 annually over the next four years) and assist with attaching the tags to loggerhead turtles that have been raised at the Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium. Rice, Jim, and HPA students will also maintain a blog to inform the public about the latest happenings with the little loggerheads and the TCH. They will help produce educational materials for school use in English, Japanese, and Spanish, reflecting the primary countries involved in the project.

“Our students have been gifted the opportunity to work with renowned sea turtle researchers, engage in authentic research, and serve North Pacific loggerhead sea turtles,” says Jim. “I am extremely humbled and grateful to contribute to this work and appreciate the collaboration offered to us through our various partners.”

This coming summer, STRP participants will be selected to accompany Rice and Jim back to Japan to attach satellite tags to the next cohort of juvenile loggerheads — the second of four planned releases. •

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A SLAM-DUNK GIFT

The Village Campus has a beautiful new basketball half-court thanks to a generous gift from HPA parents who say that they are “so happy to be supporting a school that their family loves!” We have it on good authority from Lower and Middle School students that the new court is “amaaaazzzzzzing” and is already doing its job: building camaraderie (along with a healthy dose of competition) and showcasing some pretty impressive dribble drives. This wonderful gift also included contributions to the Upper and Lower School libraries, financial aid, and the HPA Fund. Mahalo nui!! •

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Continuing The Queen’s Legacy Mana Purdy ’08 OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS MANA PURDY ’08 HAS HELD MULTIPLE POSITIONS WITHIN LILI‘UOKALIANI TRUST, BUT HIS WORK HAS CONSISTENTLY WOVEN TOGETHER THE IMPORTANCE OF CONSERVATION, COMMUNITY, AND THE VALUE OF SUPPORTING HAWAIIAN YOUTH. TODAY HE IS HELPING TO LEAD THE CHARGE ON THEIR GROUNDBREAKING 8-STORY YOUTH CENTER, SET TO OPEN IN THE SUMMER OF 2025.

Lili‘uokaliani Trust (LT) was founded in 1909 by Queen Lili‘uokaliani to serve “orphan and other destitute children in the Hawaiian Islands,” with preference to those of Native Hawaiian ancestry. Today LT delivers services to thousands of kamali‘i (beneficiaries) and their ’ohana from conception to age 26 with programs and partnerships spanning six islands. As part of their mission to help the children of Hawai‘i live “healthy, joyful, and prosperous lives,” they offer not only essential social services and youth development programs, but also opportunities for youth to reconnect to ‘āina, as they steward cultural landscapes left in trust by the Queen.

“It began by chance, actually,” says Purdy about his LT career.

“After college, I was working for Environet, a company that finds unexploded ordnance when I got a call from LT. To be honest, I didn't even know what the Trust did, other than I had spent my 10th birthday camping there in Kona.”

Lili‘uokaliani Trust was looking for someone with experience in anchialine pool and near-shore management, although LT had no official natural resources department at the time. In addition to creating a comprehensive water quality plan for the organization, Purdy also played an early role in establishing preserves along the shoreline, dryland, and mauka forest environments. His role quickly evolved into a natural resources manager and then director of natural assets and operations for Hawai’i Island.

“I was super lucky to be mentored by Mike Ikeda, who served with the Trust for 40 years,” says Purdy. “He took me under his wing. From that point, my role just expanded, and we developed a team of specialists to care for both our cultural and natural resources.

“The Trust has about 6,400 acres, mostly on Hawai‘i Island, and the majority of those are either in conservation or agriculture.

So that’s where this conservation team comes into play — to improve and track the health of our lands and provide spaces for our beneficiaries to heal and learn from.”

Surprisingly, Purdy’s initial focus in school wasn’t natural resources but rather athletics. “I was all about football,” he

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says. “I dedicated my whole youth to that sport. And it took me to college, which was my path, but I didn’t recognize what HPA gave me until I left.

“While at HPA, we learned about the environment and historical land use that surrounds the school. We had a little mala where the Energy Lab is now; that’s where it all started, just getting our hands dirty. Mr. Emmons was definitely influential.

The way he taught, his fluidity and his grace — giving me grace — it changed the way I thought about learning, and it carried with me. I tell him, ‘Hey, I’m in conservation because of you.’”

Purdy attended both Boise State University and Northern Arizona University where he soon found himself drawn to environmental classes. He graduated with a B.S. in environmental studies and a minor in cultural anthropology. “I knew that I was going to come home,” he says. “I wanted to contribute to the communities and the people that raised me. It was just a matter of figuring out how.”

While Purdy’s roots are still very much in conservation, in November 2022 he took another position within LT as the director of new works. “It means I’m a utility guy within the Trust,” he explains. “I support projects and teams across the organization, whether it be social services, youth development, operations, real estate, or endowment.”

The role allows him to connect more directly with the youth who benefit from LT, as well as to assist with projects tied to the long-term strategic plan. One of LT’s biggest initiatives is the new Liliʻuokalani Center, a 95,000 square-foot-facility in Honolulu that will open in summer 2025. It will be a leading-edge Indigenous youth facility and LT’s flagship for arts, sports, entrepreneurship, and technology.

“My work now, it’s really centered on the youth,” reflects Purdy. “This is what my mentor Uncle Mike told me — no matter what happens, there may be hakakā, you may have a difficult day, but why are you here? And the answer is always for the kids. It’s for the people. That’s exactly what I envisioned.” •

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Belonging HPA HONORS THE LEGAC Y OF TRUSTEE NONA H A SEGAWA ’78 For the past two decades, HPA’s beloved friend and arguably greatest champion, Nona Hasegawa ’78, served on the school’s board of trustees, where she helped to shape HPA’s structure and stability, acting as both guardian for and manifestation of the school’s deepest held values and principles. She passed away unexpectedly on January 21, 2023, and left the school with a legacy of purest aloha — in ways both ineffable and concrete. We remember Nona with great love.

Kohala Girl Nona Hasegawa was, as almost anyone from her HPA days can tell you, a Kohala girl through and through.

Her family lived in Kapa‘au, where Nona’s parents, Kiyoto and Frances, were both public school teachers.

They believed sincerely in the power of education to transform lives, and so they made sacrifices so that all four of their children, Lila '76, Nona ’78, Marc ’80, and Matthew ’81 could go to HPA. In a 2018 interview with Ma Ke Kula, Nona spoke with gratitude and candor on this point: I was very fortunate to be born to the family I was born to. I chose well!

My sister started to go to HPA as a day student… but by the time I was ready to go — and I went in 8th grade — the rules had changed and I had to board. I was on financial aid and a work study kind of job. We had four kids in our household so you know, there wasn't a lot of money for private school.

But the boarding component, especially for a local kid like myself, was invaluable to me in terms of exposure and success later on in life. …I was a good student and a typical overachiever type; I did student council and cross-country. And at that time we also went to school on Saturdays for half a day, so HPA was your whole life. But it was just completely a gift.

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Nona with her husband, Stew Cogan

To Nona, living in the dorms was a great leveler — students from a broad array of backgrounds, experiences, and means lived together under the same roof, in identical rooms, sharing the same meals. Nona’s HPA experience prepared her for a purposeful life, in which hard work was the foundation for professional success, and loving relationships with family and friends gave her life meaning. Nona recognized HPA’s influence in her life and spoke readily of it.

I think the HPA experience was a great equalizer. You could do and be anything you wanted. Hard work got you cross-country championships. Hard work got you good grades. And it's ironic because now I'm a financial planner and I'm around money all the time. But I learned early that the value in life wasn't just how much money you had or what it could buy or anything, because again, our dorm rooms were all the same.

I think HPA gave me a real foundation for friendships, for responsibility... it gave me appreciation for education obviously, because that changes everything, and for hard work.

From HPA, Nona went on to Scripps College in Claremont, California, graduating with a degree in international economics. Later, she became a stockbroker and certified financial planner, ultimately landing at Stifel Nicolaus, where she opened and served as branch manager of the Olympia and Seattle offices.

Robert Budway ’76, HPA’s current board chair, knew Nona as a student and maintained a friendship with her over the years. They both served on the HPA board together. “Nona had to break many barriers as a professional. Being an Asian woman in the male-dominated financial services industry is very difficult,” Budway says. “Like all financial services professionals, Nona had to create her client base from scratch, earning the trust of potential clients from a combination of tenacity and marketing one’s self — and she had both characteristics in spades.” Budway recalled a particularly difficult moment early in Nona’s career when she flew to another city to meet a potential client she had been cultivating over the phone for weeks. “When the client realized Nona was Asian,” Budway recalled, “he immediately called her a racial slur and abruptly walked away. Nona was briefly shaken but undeterred in her pursuit of her chosen profession.”

Nona became one of the most valued financial advisors at Stifel. “And she achieved this,” Budaway says, “by using a calm, intelligent approach to showcase her expertise and her trustworthiness. She also effectively utilized the same approach on the HPA board. Her ‘Kohala girl’ background, professional success, and deep, enduring love for HPA underpinned her long tenure of board service.”

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On the Right Track Not only was Nona HPA’s first female student body president, she was also a tremendous student-athlete: cheerleading, basketball, cross-country, softball, and track all benefited from Nona’s attention during her time at HPA. Her teachers and coaches recognized that Nona was special, and she found ways to bring her good sense and high spirits to bear on projects beyond the playing fields. Her cross-country coach, Phil Connley, offered Nona a job helping out with summer school over the summer months — making her, essentially, a year-round resident. And her track coach, Stan Shutes, asked her to help build a track.

Stan Shutes was a mentor of mine. And he's the one who told me, “After a while, you know you've got to give back to the school and you've got to be on the board. You're just going to have to do it and do a good job and build the track.”

In 2001, Nona did as Shutes asked of her and joined the school’s board of trustees. She was among the very first to join the board from the continental U.S. — the theory at the time being that friends and alumni no longer living in Hawai‘i were too far removed, and might not be able to attend meetings and events regularly. But Nona, of course, not only attended nearly every meeting and event throughout the many years of her service, but also broke the mold for engaging fellow alumni in supporting the school… beginning with the track.

Fundraising for HPA’s Stanford W. Shutes Track was a monumental effort.

It began in earnest in 2008, and over the course of many years garnered support from hundreds of friends and alums of the school, with particularly generous support from Bill Doherty ’87, whose appreciation for Stan Shutes carries on today. Together, the friends and alums who supported the track were able to accomplish something tangible for the school and its students, while honoring the legacy of Stan Shutes. Asking friends and acquaintances to support a common cause isn’t always easy, but Nona believed earnestly in the endeavor, and she did it well.

“ALTHOUGH NONA IS NOW LOST TO US, SHE HAS LEFT BEHIND AN EVERLASTING LEGACY FOR ALL OF US WHO SHE HAS TOUCHED AND LOVED, GUARANTEEING THAT SHE WILL LIVE FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS AND MINDS.” – Lila Scott ’76

“Nona was totally devoted to HPA,” her husband, Stew Cogan, shares.

“That was clear from the time I first met Nona and it remained so until her death. She enthusiastically embraced everything the school stood for, and using her time, energy, and resources, helped the school in every way she could. Nona’s deep love of HPA was obvious and boundless. She considered her time there a gift she could never repay, but she certainly tried. And I would like to think she succeeded.”

During the course of Nona’s board service, the annual alumni giving rate to the school grew exponentially. And though she would be the last person to claim any sort of personal credit for the uptick of aloha, Nona’s efforts to change the culture and tone and spirit of being engaged were deeply felt.

HPA is my password on my iPhone, so I think about the school every day… I just have a deep love for the school because my standard line is “HPA changed my life.” And I have a really great life. I do believe that I owe the school and the people and the mission and all of that, for the life that I live now.

The Legacy of Nona For more than two decades, Nona freely and gladly shared her smarts and spirit and aloha with HPA — a tremendous and beautiful gift. Nona’s overarching legacy to the school stems from all of who she was: wise, witty, adventurous, sharp, soft, loving, giving, and full of integrity; it comes from her outlook that a rising tide lifts all boats; and from her success in calling her fellow alums back to remember what they love most about the school.

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“Nona’s heart for the school was just truly inspiring,” says Hannah Hind Candelario ’01, assistant head of school for advancement, “both in my professional work and as a fellow alumna. She was just so good. She will continue to move HPA in magnificent ways for generations to come.”

Nona’s concrete bequest to the school is a $1 million gift for financial aid. The Nona Fund for Financial Aid was established in July 2023 with this gift from Nona’s estate. As part of the school’s permanent endowment for financial aid, it will generate funding every year in perpetuity to support students who need help with the cost of attending HPA. As The Nona Fund grows, so too will its reach into the lives of young people who hope to participate in a rigorous education, shared in the company of good friends and adults who care for their well-being.

Although in recent years HPA has worked to increase both the annual and endowed funds available for financial aid, the need for aid continues to grow, and Nona was passionate about doing everything possible to meet that need. The school’s modest endowment currently generates roughly 20% of the annual financial aid budget, which means that HPA must draw on its general operating funds and additional fundraising dollars to distribute aid. General operating funds are also needed, however, for operational costs: salaries, maintenance, insurance, and the like. Increasing the funds available for financial aid is the school’s greatest and perhaps most important long-term challenge.

“Nona was open about receiving financial aid and how it really was critical to her success academically,” Budway says. “She really was the model of what we, the board, the school, like to see: someone who may not have had the means to afford HPA, but through this school, reached her professional and personal ambitions, and then expressed her gratitude and love by giving back. The giving back part is important… it’s something she really wanted to see from others. She knew how giving back has a generative effect on the local community.

Realizing that today’s students could be tomorrow’s next Nona is very motivating and inspiring. To me, that’s the legacy of Nona.”

HPA hosted memorial gatherings for Nona during Alumni Reunion Weekend and also in May, when several of her classmates, including Nona’s roommate and life-long friend, Lisa Wood ’78, gathered to celebrate Nona’s life. “Nona was an incredible friend,” Woods says. “She would have been a star wherever she went. We are just fortunate that she chose to shine on us.” Woods says that Nona was also “a very faithful person. When Nona’s mother died, her belief that she would see her mother again gave her great hope and comfort. I think that is something we all can cling to,” Woods says. “One day we will have a reunion. We will all be together.”

In Nona’s honor, a koai‘a tree was planted next to HPA’s star compass, Pānānā o Kainoa, shortly after her passing. The plaque reads: “When you have been at a place for a long time, it has a way of becoming a part of you. That's what has happened to me. I know that I will never lose it! I just hope the rest of you can find the part that belongs to you!”

- Nona Hasegawa 1978 •

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PATHS OF

CONNECTION HPA IS ONE OF MANY HELPING TO PRESERVE AND EXPAND KE ALA KAHAWAI O WAIMEA

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For more than 30 years, Waimea Trails and Greenways has worked to build a connecting trail along Waikōloa Stream — a beloved resource for the greater Waimea community. In many towns and cities, common green spaces like these are lifelines to the natural world. For Waimea, where kaleidoscopic beauty abounds and land development is on the rise, this public trail offers more than a respite — it provides an open channel for movement and connection, with the land and with each other. HPA is a long-standing and proud partner for this worthy project.

Linked by the Trail The headwaters of Waikōloa Stream begin on the east side of Waimea, on the slopes of Pu‘u Ohu in the Kohala watershed. Its course meanders through the heart of Waimea and joins Keanuʻiʻomanō Stream to form Waiulaula Stream, ultimately emptying on the shores of Mau‘umae beach. To traverse alongside this waterway is a gift — and it is possible today thanks to the collaborative efforts of thousands of volunteers stretching back decades.

Waimea Trails and Greenways is a volunteer group formed in 1994 out of a community-identified need to access Waimea’s beautiful places safely and legally. Residents of South Kohala have always loved the beauty Waimea offered but found it difficult to reach those places without trespassing across privately held land. The busy Hawai‘i Belt Road, which divides the heart of Waimea town, posed its own set of problems. The Waimea Trails and Greenways committee began meeting every Monday to work towards a solution.

In the beginning, there were many years of landowner outreach, mapping, petitions, neighborhood meetings, environmental assessments, deeds, and easements. Then finally, in 2008, more than 100 volunteers came together to construct a new trail from Ulu La’au (the Waimea

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Outdoor Circle Nature Park) to Opelo Road, and Ke Ala Kahawai O Waimea (the stream trail of Waimea) was born.

Today, the trail has expanded to include just over a mile of volunteer-maintained paths through Waimea’s “urban” corridor. Clem Lam — a Waimea architect, artist, and HPA parent of Carl Lam ’03 — has served on the Waimea Trails and Greenways Committee since its inception. Lam is quick to note that the trails are far more than just pedestrian paths. “The trails promote better health and community connectivity,” he says. “They allow for the care of our land and waterways and provide an opportunity to reintroduce native plants to our green spaces.”

Since the trail was first constructed, volunteers have come from a broad cross-section of organizations and individuals: Hawai‘i County, Parker Ranch, Waimea Community Association, HPA… and many others. And though these groups represent different constituencies and might not intersect in other contexts, they are linked by their aloha for the trail.

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Helping Out on the Trail HPA is proud to be a long-standing advocate and supporter for Ke Ala Kahawai O Waimea. “HPA has really taken this as a calling and regularly every year they volunteer in several ways,” Lam says. “It’s amazing. From students to faculty, they show up.

They do the work.”

HPA’s participation does indeed span the campus community: faculty and staff dedicate professional development workdays to make a difference on the trail, HPA alums are leading in advocacy for the trail’s expansion, and every year, HPA’s Middle School students log hours of service — with many devoting their capstone projects to the trail.

Helene Baril ’25 chose to focus her eighthgrade capstone project on removing invasive grass along Ke Ala Kahawai O Waimea to benefit native plant species. “Because of the growing habits of cane grass, it’s very difficult to maintain,” Baril noted. But after three months of hard, consistent work, Baril had removed mountains of elephant grass to expose the stream. Now, Lam

Groups that might not intersect in other contexts are linked by their aloha for the trail.

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says, it’s very easy to maintain care for that portion of the trail.

Last year, Kiran Johnson ’27, helped organize a community workday with about 30 participants who cleared brush from the stream bed, wood-chipped the debris, and then used that to cover the trail. “I wanted to help the stream flow better,” Johnson said.

In the process, “I learned how to communicate with people that I respect in our community, and I also learned how to adapt to things that are beyond my control.” Luke Rajagopal Switzer ’27 set out to find a safer way to spray and kill guinea grass and was successful. “It is a mixture of white distilled vinegar (1 gallon), table salt (1 cup), and soap (1 teaspoon),” he says. “I developed it by doing some research and interviews with people who specialize in this subject.”

And though most of the trail-related capstones eventually come down to removing invasive grasses, last year Lane Surdam ’27 helped the trail boost its social media profile by taking photos of the trail and re-invigorating its official Instagram account.

“It is important for schools to provide structured ways for students to engage with their communities so that they can see they are already important members… their ideas and work make a difference,” says Middle School Principal Glenn Chickering.

“Partnerships like the ones we have with Waimea Trails and Greenways provide an important stepping stone for students to be active members of their communities.”

For his part, Lam is impressed: “HPA’s eighth grade, in particular, does a lot of work! It’s so helpful!”

At the beginning of each year, HPA sets a calendar of workdays on the trail — at least four times per school year. “I’m impressed by their commitment,” he says.

“It’s hot, sweaty, dirty work. It stays with them, and potentially some of them are going to realize, ‘Oh, that’s how you get things done. If I want something done in my community, I’m going to get it done myself by giving back.”

“This project was really special to me because I like walking along the trail and I saw a lot of people using it who thanked me for what I was doing,” Baril said at the conclusion of her capstone experience.

“There are so many other areas that have invasive plants… pitching in even a little bit helps.”

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The proposed expansion would link residences, businesses, and 10 Waimea schools including HPA.

A Vision to Expand the Trail Now, as Waimea’s population continues to climb, volunteers and advocates for the Waimea Trails and Greenway project are looking to expand the path. “This push really speaks to our vision of a sustainable future here,” says trail advocate, HPA parent, and Director of Alumni and Parent Giving Zaheva Knowles. “We feel a sense of urgency about this… we want to help set the tone for what Waimea could be.” That vision includes carving out a 14-mile swath that creates and preserves riparian buffers, honors historic and culturally significant sites, and promotes equal access to the land.

To achieve that goal, Waimea Trails and Greenways is hoping to acquire approximately 90 acres of access easements across a land area of about 20,000 acres. This would extend the existing trail west (makai) along the Waikōloa and Keanuʻiʻomanō streams toward Queen Kaʻahumanu highway, to eventually connect with the Ala Kahakai trail, and east (mauka) toward Kūhiō Hale.

The proposed expansion would link residences, businesses, and 10 Waimea schools, including Waimea Elementary and Middle School, Kanu ʻo ka ʻĀina, Kamehameha Preschool, Parker School, and HPA.

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“With the mauka to makai expansion,” Knowles says, “we can imagine a Waimea where students safely ride their bikes to school, kupuna gather on streamside benches, families walk dogs and push strollers, and visitors discover plants, landscapes, and vistas that speak to our deep sense of place and purpose in Hawaiʻi nei.”

Knowles and other advocates for Waimea Trails and Greenways, including James Hustace ’03, Whitney Harvey ’08, and HPA parent Amanda Rieux, are leading the charge for the proposed expansion, with hundreds of community stakeholders, volunteers, and trail-goers in strong support. To buoy their case, they have gathered letters from scores of individuals across the region.

One community member wrote of the trail’s role in bringing people together: “I have spent many hours talking story with friends on this trail.” To Kiran Johnson ’27, Ke Ala Kahawai O Waimea is a place where he can connect to the land itself: “I love the outdoors and spending time in nature. The trail is a place where I get to do that.” These two threads — connecting to the place and to each other — are woven into the fabric of the community. And while the trail continues to evolve, it remains a dynamic source: a place where the efforts of many individuals converge. •

Trail volunteers gathered last October (l to r): Eric Witt, Mimi Kerley, Amanda Rieux P '31, Clemson Lam P '03, Matthew Goldsborough, and James Hustace '03.

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KA MAKANI

PRIDE

Dawn of a dynasty TEN YEARS AGO, KA MAKANI GIRLS SOCCER TRIUMPH IGNITED AN UNPRECEDENTED CHAMPIONSHIP RUN If Stephen Perry wants a trip down memory lane, he doesn’t have to travel far. His office walls in Castle Gymnasium are adorned with oversized photographs, each capturing a moment of triumph after a girls' soccer state championship. Each team is frozen in time, their faces beaming with the joy of victory.

But for Perry, these aren't just pictures; they're portals.

“I can still picture the goal,” Perry says, pointing up at a photo of the 2014 state championship squad — the first of an unrivaled streak of seven in a row. “Teia Knoll [’15] passed the ball to Marlie Mandaguit [’16], and then Marlie did this quick chip to Nanea Tavares [’14]. She beat the goalie to the ball and headed it into the back of the net. I still get goosebumps thinking about it.”

Perry is in his 40th year at HPA and has spent 20plus of those at the helm of the girls' program, adding

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it to his duties as the school’s athletic director. He has a reputation as a stoic leader, rarely showcasing emotion on the sideline. He broke character when that ball from Tavares floated across the line.

“My assistant coaches were chuckling with me afterward. I just took off,” Perry says with a laugh. “It was such a rush of emotion. I was so happy for the girls to finally break through.”

Championships can be like children for a coach — it’s impossible to choose a favorite one. But 2014 holds a special place in the lore of Ka Makani girls' soccer. That goal a decade ago was essentially a launching pad into an unprecedented run of state championships. No other program has won more than four in a row since the state tournament began back in 1982.

The process started long before Tavares’ nowlegendary header hit the back of the net. Before that

KA MAKANI PRIDE

“Winning that first state title game with some of my best friends will always be one of the greatest days of my life. The excitement and joy we all shared together was truly unmatched.”

— Nanea Tavares ’14

moment came adversity, hurdles, and heartbreak. HPA fell twice to MidPacific in the state title game before getting the best of the Owls with their 2014 triumph.

Prior teams may have come just short, but Perry credits many of those players for setting the championship culture for the program.

“We had to learn how to play on that stage,” he explains.

Since 2014, strong traditions and championship-level preparation show how comfortable Ka Makani have become on that stage. Perry isn’t shy to credit the players for that.

“The girls start some of these traditions, and I don’t even know about it,” Perry says. "The way they walk out of the locker room, or their ‘wreck shop’ pregame cheer. That’s all them, and they’ve carried it on through the years.”

Perry himself has added preseason trips to the continental U.S. every few years to take on tough competition, which helps build the bonds between teammates, as well as a buddy system, where an older player will take a younger one under their wing.

“At the end of the season, the buddies will talk about each other, and it can get pretty emotional,” Perry says. “As a coach, I love to see that they bonded and created a lasting friendship and memories through the sport. They're just kids having fun, and I know they gave everything they could, even when they don’t have a picture on the wall.” •

“We took care of each other on and off the field, and I quickly learned that it was this type of bond that made our team so strong and so special, and I strive to create that kind of environment wherever I go!”

— Maia Mills ’20

“HPA is where I discovered my love for soccer. Coach Perry fostered that for me. If it wasn’t for Coach Perry and the soccer program who knows if I would’ve gone on to have such a successful long-term career.”

— Gabbie Ewing ’15

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KA MAKANI PRIDE

In the swing of things

BIIF champion Isabella Rodriguez ’24 thriving on the links

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KA MAKANI PRIDE

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olf is a family affair for Isabella Rodriguez ’24. Her father, Juan Rodriguez, is an assistant professional at Nanea Golf Club and taught her the finer points of the game growing up. Her greatuncle, Chi-Chi Rodriguez, is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame who made a name for himself during his decades of play on the PGA and Champions Tours.

Now Isabella is carving out her own niche in the record books, winning the BIIF title in the spring of 2023 and becoming the first girls golfer from HPA to take home the gold. She was able to outpace her Ka Makani teammate, Nina An ’24, for the title by three strokes in a thrilling, two-day BIIF championship that was played at the Mauna Kea and Hualalai Golf Courses.

Rodriguez took some time to talk about her background in golf and what it took to capture the BIIF title.

How did you get into golf?

Golf has been in my life for a very long time.

Growing up, I was always with my dad on the golf course. Whenever he’d play, I'd be there in the cart with him. Even so, growing up I played other sports like soccer, swimming, and tennis.

I started to focus on golf in middle school, which means I've been playing golf for maybe six or seven years now, and it's been awesome.

What are some of your best golf memories?

In the summer of 2022, I went to Puerto Rico with my dad. It’s where he grew up and learned to golf from the age of four with my great-uncle and my grandfather. It was a little bit of a golf bootcamp.

We’d get up at 5 am and drive to the golf course.

We’d hit balls for hours, work on my short game, and then go play 18 holes with my grandfather.

It was a lot of fun, but nothing compared to what my dad went through growing up, training to be a golfer. He never wanted to put extra pressure on me because of my great-uncle and his accomplishments.

Golf can be described as a fun but frustrating sport. How would you describe it?

It's definitely a challenging game. It really tests your patience and ability to enjoy the sport instead of being hung up on your mistakes. It's taught me how to be resilient, and there are lessons I’ve learned on the course that have helped me in everyday life and school.

Going back to last season, you won the BIIF Championship, becoming the first HPA girls golfer to do so. How was that experience?

It’s pretty crazy. I didn't think I played as well as I thought I could have. The first day I was down by a couple of shots and was chasing my teammate last year, Nina An.

What was it like competing with a teammate with a championship on the line?

Competing with Nina was good, friendly competition. We made these random bets that if we made a long putt, then we'd have to go jump in the ocean because it was such a hot day.

We are both competitors. I was falling apart on the front nine and then she had a tough time on the back nine. I was able to take advantage of her slipping up a little there. But it was a really fun experience.

What would you tell someone thinking about joining the golf team at HPA? Come out! It’s a great experience and you get to play incredible courses on the island.

Personally, I hope that winning shows that HPA can be successful in golf, as well as all the other sports the school is known for. Now, as a senior, I hope I can do it again and perform well at the state championships. •

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Alumni News, Class Notes, Events, Giving and More

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Alu Mai 2023 once again brought the HPA ’ohana together in support of financial aid. See photo spread inside.

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Alu Mai: A night for all our keiki In November, 200 guests gathered on the Upper Campus in their finest aloha wear, lei, and flowers, to celebrate a collective belief in the power and value of an HPA education. Together we raised our paddles and raised a record $377,000 for financial aid — funds that make it possible for students to attend HPA irrespective of their families’ ability to afford tuition. We are grateful to everyone for making this possible, and especially for our champions like Anna Lindsey Perry-Fiske and Nona Hasegawa ’78 who have led the way for financial aid over the years. For a full photo gallery visit www.hpa.edu/giving/alu-mai.

See you next year!

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Opposite page, clockwise from top: Sandy Montenegro P’26; David Gomes ’69, Chris English ’93, and Sabrina English; Leah Unger and Max Unger ’04, trustee.

This page, top: Tori Schnieder P’17, ’19, Caroline Landry, Darrell Cavens P’24, ’26, and Jim Schnieder P’17, ’19. Bottom: Hans L’Orange ’73, trustee, Jeanne Savage, and Keith Unger ’75, P’02, ’04.

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CLASS NOTES

Class Notes

Diane Harding, wife of Joe Harding ’63

catch up with one another. It’s always a

wrote to share news that John (Joe)

distinct pleasure whenever two or more Ka

Harding passed away July 24, 2023, in

Makani brothers and sisters can hook-up

60s:

Kailua, Oʻahu: “As Joe always said, ‘We're

for joyful remembrances, riotous laughter

not here for a LONG time, we're here for

and shared, never-flagging aloha for one

GOOD time!’ He loved his time at HPA

another. Also invited but unable to attend

Harry Achilles ’60 shares that he is “still

back in the 60s, where he garnered many

the event were Peter Burkland ’67 (retired

traveling in my retirement; great health.”

friends for life. Anyone who knew Joe could

– Bellingham, WA) and Bill Bright ’67

Dennis Boyer ’63 wrote to share about

not escape a smile or a laugh. Joe was an

(retired – Honolulu).”

the wonderful 60th class reunion in June

unforgettable, one-of-a-kind character with

for the class of ’63: “Dear and enduring

an irrepressible spirit not soon forgotten.’”

friendships over the decades. HPA is such

Mark Johnson ’67 shares that on August

70s:

a special school. Very grateful for even

18, 2023, “seven stalwart members of the

my short tenure. Be generous in your

class of ’67 met in Dallas, Oregon at the

giving, alums, because it gives access to

home of Mark and Margot Johnson for a

an HPA education and experience for kids

full-on old-school poi supper to celebrate

who could not otherwise afford it. Makani

Johnny Baldwin ’67 and family recently

Proud!” Montie Cooke ’63 is teaching

moving from Kahului to Salem, OR and to

meditation and Tibetan Buddhist wisdom

welcome Lynn and Jimmy Blake ’67 visiting

teachings at Dr. Joel Fuhrman’s Eat to Live

their beloved Pacific Northwest from

Retreat in Rancho Santa Fe, CA. He is also a

Austin, TX. It was a wonderful meal, a fun

Dzogchen student and instructor at Rigpa.

evening, and a great opportunity for all to

Conor Hunt ’20 and Dean Connors ’21 have reunited on the gridiron at Rice University in their respective senior and junior years. “We started off at HPA, so to see where we are today in 2023 as teammates again, it's just really cool,” says Hunt, who is majoring in Environmental Science — which was inspired by one of his classes in The Michael and Jeannette Saalfeld P '14, '17 Energy Lab. Hunt started his collegiate career as a kicker at Georgetown University in DC, but relocated to Rice in 2022

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Terry RaZor ’70 is “retired and living the life.” Brian Jenkins ’71 shares: “Lisa and I moved to New Mexico to experience something completely different.

Thoroughly enjoying life here.”

Alan Rolph ’73 says that with the 50th reunion, he is looking forward to seeing classmates. He is retired and living in Captain Cook, “loving to be back in Hawaiʻi.” (continued on page 40)

after Connors heard he had entered the transfer portal, and reached out to encourage him to consider the Houston program.

Just like that, Hunt flew out to stay with Connors and meet with coaches and the team. He landed a commitment from Rice in short order. The two also once shared an address at HPA as residential students in Perry-Fiske — an experience they both credit with teaching them discipline and time management. “HPA is preparatory for a reason, it really does prepare you for the next level,” said Connors, who is double majoring in managerial studies and kinesiology. The duo, who both call Hawaiʻi Island home, say that other than missing poke, the Rice community offers the same tight-knit community they loved at HPA. Every once in a while they run into Ethan Goore ’21, though the majority of their time is spent at the training facility. The schedule is rigorous, but Hunt and Connors say they take comfort in knowing they can rely on each other if they need anything. “I play a position where I only have to do one movement: catch and kick a ball. It seems like such a simple action, but being meticulous about my technique is important; I want to be professional in my craft,” explains Hunt. “I want to run the football train until the tracks fall off, and if I get the opportunity to play at the next level, that's not something I would pass up,” says Connors. For now, this year's goals are a conference championship and another bowl game.

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1. HPA alums who worked on the new Kona Village, Rosewood include L to R: Mark Mitchell ’12, Alex Tinguely DiTullio ’02, Kraig Hynes ’99, Greg Warner ’77, Max Yarawamai '78, Kepa Police ’13, Dani Grainger Ainslie ’14, and Hunter Ainslie ’12.

2. Mark Johnson ’67 and classmates met in Dallas, OR this summer.

Pictured in the front row, L to R: Dave Wilcox, Carson Coleman, Susan Coleman, Jimmy Blake, Lynn Blake, and Bobby Anderson. Back Row, L to R: Margot Johnson, Mark Johnson, Phil Abbott, Johnny Baldwin.

3. Chelsea Richards Burgis ’01 weds Jake Burgis in his hometown of London, England.

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4. Laurie and Jessie Ainslie ’15 were among those who gathered to celebrate Chelsea Richards Burgis ’01 at her wedding in London this May. 5. Garry Burns ’02 recently enjoyed a sailing trip through French Polynesia with his wife and two small children.

6. Mike Stocker ’98 and Dana Csige ’98 were accidentally twinning in matching HPA sig zane wear!

7. Ashton Pugh ’23 is currently attending SDSU pursuing a degree in Mechanical Engineering.

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ALUMNI NEWS

Jimmy Greenwell ’63 reflects on a life connected to the land

“ My church has always been on top of a hill someplace, in nature and peace and quiet.

The land and the place always move me. ”

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ALUMNI NEWS

James S. “Jimmy” Greenwell ’63 remembers vividly the first time he saw HPA’s “new” campus. “I was an 8th grade boarder in 1957,” he recalls. “We were all taken in buses to the junction where we walked across the fence and out into this windswept plain. There, we broke ground for what was to become HPA’s Upper School campus.”

By the following year, Greenwell and his classmates were living in new dorms built on that pasture, while classes remained in town through their graduation in 1963.

They were part of a new generation of boys from off-island, mostly O‘ahu, whose parents hoped to give them, as he puts it, “a stint in boarding school for weaning without going off to the mainland as had many of our parents a generation earlier.”

It’s no accident that Greenwell uses what he calls “the cattle term of weaning” to describe the process of “learning how to stand on your own two feet, surrounded by positive influences and challenges and discipline” that he found at HPA. Greenwell grew up surrounded by livestock.

Palani Ranch on Hualālai above Kona has been with the Greenwell ʻohana since the 1850s when Jimmy’s greatgrandfather arrived in Hawaiʻi, and his father managed the Hawai‘i Meat Company, which had a large ranch on O’ahu.

Already an experienced horseman when he went to HPA, Greenwell nevertheless counts the overnight riding trips led by Dick Solmssen as crucial to his connection with the place he calls home. “It was really incredible that we had that kind of opportunity,” he says now. “It allowed you to really be immersed in the land, the surroundings, and the environment.”

After HPA, Greenwell went on to Cornell as an ROTC student, where he majored in agricultural economics and captained the polo team. He then served as an Army officer in Korea for a few years before coming back to Hawai‘i for a job with Maui real estate company Alexander & Baldwin, doing commercial leasing and development on Maui. After a decade with A&B, he returned to his roots, taking a job at the Palani Ranch Company’s counterpart real estate operation, Lanihau Properties. Eventually, he served as president of both companies from 1993 to 2012, and he continues as an active board member to this day.

Over the years, many members of the Greenwell family have attended HPA. After serving a term as HPA Alumni Association president, Greenwell was invited to join the HPA board of trustees where he served for a decade. In this

regard, he followed in the footsteps of his father, James M. Greenwell, who served as a trustee for nearly two decades, including five years as board chair.

Since the early ’80’s, Greenwell has dedicated himself to serving and strengthening Hawai‘i’s ranching industry with a particular focus on the responsibility and importance of Hawai‘i’s cattlemen stewarding the natural resources on which they rely. Jimmy joined the Hawai‘i Cattlemen’s Council (HCC) soon after joining Palani Ranch. “As a neophyte, I commented that we didn’t seem to be talking much about our basic resource, our land,” he recalls. He was rewarded for his suggestion by being appointed chair of the newly-formed land issues committee and continued in that position for ten years, finding “a niche in HCC that I was pretty passionate about,” and later going on to serve a term as HCC’s president. Greenwell also lent his leadership to the Hawai‘i Cattle Producers Co-operative Association, the Hawai‘i Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative, the Hawai‘i Leeward Planning Conference, Parker Ranch, Inc, and Seabury Hall. He was inducted into the Paniolo Hall of Fame in 2013.

In 2014, he was among a group of cattlemen that established the Hawai‘i Rangeland Stewardship Foundation, which he later chaired for five years. The foundation seeks to promote and preserve healthy rangelands for generations to come. As Greenwell frequently notes, these rangelands constitute 20 percent of the state’s total land mass and should be nurtured as a sustainable community resource, a strategy that benefits not only the agricultural sector but also the ecosystems that are vital to Hawai‘i's broader community. In all this work, Greenwell’s experiences with commercial real estate, land use, and the cattle industry have combined to give him a powerful perspective on land stewardship.

“We're all on-island together, we only have so much to work with, and it all matters,” he says. “The interrelationships between what one person does and how that affects somebody else are important to build on positively. We're blessed with the privilege of being responsible for these natural resources for a time and hopefully can pass them along to the next generation in better shape than we found them.” After a pause, he adds: “My church has always been on top of a hill someplace, in nature and peace and quiet. The land and the place always move me. I hope we never take that for granted.” • 39

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(continued from page 36) In November 2022, Kathy Manizza ’76 retired from Eastern Connecticut State University after 34 years of coaching cross country and track and field. “My husband, Ken, and I moved to Campton, NH which is in the white mountains and it is gorgeous. I couldn’t stay away from coaching, and was proud to help the Plymouth High School girls to a state championship in Nordic Skiing last winter! (They are ALL much better skiers than me, many having started as early as 3 years old). We love living here, with amazing hiking, mountain biking, and kayaking opportunities.”

John Knight ’77 has “very fond memories of the years at HPA. I miss everybody and everything that was there.

I miss my friends that have passed away… too many too early.” Wende Haserot Tostenson ’79 moved to Dallas in 2021 and is “embracing the BBQ and the Texas Long Horn way of life. My husband is still crosschecking for the Chicago Cubs and hoping for another World Series ring in 2023!”

80s: Vincent Robinson ’80 is happy to share that his book Amansun the Dragon Prince Book 1 The Beginning is now available online at Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

“If you like fantasy genre books please give it a read and review. Mahalo, Vince.”

Linda Piltz O’Brien ’81 says: “Aloha all, I’ve moved to Hilo as of March 2022, and I’m living and enjoying life here on the East side of Hawaiʻi. I’ve recently gotten a new puppy, Hiwa, named after my dad. Hiwa is a Weimaraner Labradoodle mix. He’s 5 months now and I’ve been working with him daily for training, as I can’t have an 80 lb dog dragging me through the streets of Hilo! I went to the Queen Liliʻuokalani

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Beth Nakamaru Eberl ’87 and Kathy Higgins Katoa ’87 reunited with six other ladies from the 80s this past summer in Nashville. It’s the second time the group has successfully planned a Ka Makani connection getaway. Their first trip, hosted by Karin Carswell Guest ’88 on Kauaʻi last year, was inspired by various heartbreaks that prompted the group to commit to meeting up — for no other purpose than to support one another and share time together. “I believe the conversation really started to take form after the tragic and shocking loss of Ronit Felszer ’87’s son, Ilan Naibryf ’18, in the [Miami] building collapse” says Katoa. “The realization that tomorrow is promised to no one was in our faces! And then with the loss of our beloved Patrick Fisher ’86, our intention to do it every single year was locked in. We laugh, we cry, we tell stories of the good old HPA days, we dance, and sing, and heal from the hardships of life and it allows us to take a break from the madness.

This past June, the group: Guest, Katoa, Brooke Nagle Tao ’88, Becky Worley ’88, Tiare Judd Police ’86, Kathy Sheldon ’86, and Jill Sheldon Corsi ’88 made the trek to the home of Beth Nakamaru Eberl ’87 in Tennessee. The whirlwind trip included line-dancing lessons, honky-tonking on Lower Broadway (if you know, you know!), axe-throwing, BBQ-feasting, and non-stop laughter. “Being away from Hawaiʻi is painful sometimes… I get teary because I miss it so much, but reconnecting with people from HPA is like that same feeling,” says Eberl. Hosting this year’s reunion was a family affair for Eberl, with husband Chuck, and daughter, Taylor, a freshman in college at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles in the mix. (Son, Alex, is a sophomore in college at the University of Denver.) Even Beth’s little sister, Amy Nakamaru Hopeman ’90, was able to join them for part of the weekend. “We made a lot of memories together growing up and now we plan to continue those memories,” Eberl says. “It’s a legit commitment to do this every year. Everyone might not make it, but we’re going to keep planning it.” Next year’s reunion location is still to be determined, but the ladies say they’re all in and hopeful Britta Bushnell ’88, who tried but couldn’t make these last two, will also be able to join them.

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90s:

festival and it was amazing! There were 80

Business is very slowly coming back and so

halau that performed, a flower drop and

we are hopeful for the future. We recently

Hawaiian music! I noticed a familiar face

shared a meal with Shari Green ’82 when

and it was Kim Inouye-Lincoln ’83 with

she was in the area. This year Mike and I

tragedy in Lahaina. In happier times at the

her daughter and her Mom! Well it was old

celebrate 41 years still in love. For a peek

beginning of July, I visited the Big Island

home week and such a pleasure to meet

at our life in N.CA, check out our Facebook

and met up with Dana Csige ’98 from my

Kim’s youngest Makena, recent college

page lowknobpress or my Instagram page

class. Funny enough we both had on our

grad, and to see Mrs. Inouye again after so

of quilts debdebsquilts.”

HPA sig zane materials!”

many years! I had both dogs with me and I

Molly (Keith) MacDonald ’87 says that

think they enjoyed playing with them, Hiwa

if you find yourself in FL, she’d love to

even jumped into the pond several times!

reconnect! Jeni Victoria McKenzie ’88

I think of my time at HPA as a student

moved back home to ʻOahu in June 2022

often… they were some of the happiest

with her daughter Isabella Anuhea, who is

times, riding horses, playing polo with Dick

a sophomore at Mililani HS, plays soccer

Solmssen and Judy Folk, learning so much

with Leahi, and is also a cheerleader. “I

horsemanship from Nancy Steinecke, swim

have been with Cades Schutte for over a

team, track, and on and on. Well that’s

year. Leaving L.A. after 26 years was an

plenty from me, A Hui hou all, and Malama

adjustment, but I can say other than cooler

Pono!”

weather in the fall and no Disneyland, I

Renee Brendel Konrad ’82 shares that

don’t miss the craziness! Chaperoned the

her son, Kalei ’10 welcomed a second

Leahi team to Target USA Cup in MN this

daughter in May of this year. “I am enjoying

summer with two current HPA soccer

being an Omi (German for grandma) so

players, Tae Detwiler ’26 and Madie

much!! Kamea ’19 is in San Diego going to

Buczyna ’26. It was a full circle moment for

Community College there. My daughter,

my daughter to be playing with them too…

Leilani, is working at the Monterey

HPA Girls Soccer is in good hands!”

Aquarium with the Sea Otters, kind of a

Stephanie Rutgers ’89 shared a fun

dream job I think. I am keeping busy with

update from the Bay Area: “I was going to

work and play, doing a bit of ceramics

an eye exam a few years ago at Kaiser in

which is really fun and dancing hula at

Daly City. Jon Nekota ’82 greeted me in

a studio here close by which I am really

the waiting area recognizing my last name.

enjoying. Sending everyone hugs from ‘The

He knew Cindy Rutgers ’85. Of course,

Valley.’”

we reminisced about our HPA years. Now

Debbie Shanahan ’82 shares that “it

I look forward to my eye exams with Jon.

feels like a big accomplishment to have our

My whole family goes to Jon! We catch

little print shop, Low Knob Press, survive

up on our family lives and talk about how

the COVID shutdown. The shop stayed

we’d rather be sliding down the tarp slide!

open as we were considered an ’essential

Alumni pop up where you least expect it.”

business.’ This helped keep us fed.

Mike Stocker ’98 writes: “Saddened by the

00s: In May 2023, Chelsea Richards Burgis ’01 married Jake Burgis in his hometown of London, England. Laurie and Jessie Ainslie ’15 were among those who gathered for the celebration. Chelsea and Jake are now happily settled in Scottsdale, Arizona with their dog, Hops.

Garry Burns ’02 says, “as I get ready for the big 4-0 with my wife and two kids, we’re continuing to enjoy life in the SF Bay Area. We just recently came back from a sail trip through French Polynesia. The kids thoroughly enjoyed seeing all the beautiful coral, fish, sharks, rays, and other sea life in the area and of course all the wonderful beaches. I’m looking forward to another trip back to the BI soon to show them my old stomping grounds too!”

Damien Sulla-Menashe ’02 is working as a software engineer for an agriculturetech company called IndigoAg. “This is now my fifth year working for Indigo.

I live in Brighton, Massachusetts with my wife Kaitlin and our cat Musubi. We were married last year in a ceremony in Cambridge.” Matthew Martin ’04 had a busy summer. He got married to “a Maui (continued on page 44)

We want to hear from you! Please submit your notes and photos to www.hpa.edu/giving/update by February 15, 2024 for the next issue of Ma Ke Kula.

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SIBLINGS IN THE SKY Billy Case ’06 and Katie Case ’12

Lieutenant Commander Billy Case ’06 and Captain Katie Case ’12 took uniquely different paths to become fighter pilots in the Navy and Air Force (respectively), but their journeys have been equally full of joy and challenge.

Last fall, Katie completed a six-month deployment in Japan, while Billy concluded a 14-year career, including six deployments and nearly three years at sea. Billy will continue to fly, however, both for United Airlines and a Navy Reserve Adversary Squadron.

We’re grateful to Katie and Billy, who both participated in this interview during their service.

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What inspired you to become a pilot?

Billy: My first memory is watching the original Top Gun movie, so from a young age, I’d have told you I wanted to be a Navy fighter pilot. Also, our dad and uncle, who both graduated from HPA [Bill ’76 and Mike Helms ’72], were airline pilots, so it was a career that we were always exposed to — especially from our Dad who probably loves aviation far more than either of us!

Katie: I actually didn’t grow up wanting to be a pilot.

I wanted to play Division I soccer. But when I was being recruited, the Air Force Academy was one of the only places where I could play soccer and pursue an engineering degree in four years rather than five or six.

It wasn’t until junior year that I became more interested in flying. I started out by completing the Powered Flight Program which is 15 flight hours between junior and senior year. By that time, I put in my preference to pursue flight school for fighter jets after graduation.

ALUMNI NEWS

Photos courtesy of Billy and Katie Case

What do you enjoy the most about flying?

How does it feel having the other as a fellow pilot?

Billy: Very exciting to have Katie become a fighter pilot as well; I could not be more proud of her. She has the perfect combination of intelligence, athleticism, and competitiveness for this arena, and she is a far better fit and more talented than I am.

She has also done an incredible job of making this career her own and has blazed a path completely separate from mine, which has been really special to see.

So while we share a lot of job similarities and speak a similar language, we also have and continue to have very different experiences and opportunities, so it is always fun to get to see what she’s doing.

Katie: A special moment was when we had the opportunity to fly together in March 2023. We have each worked with the other branch, but we wouldn’t normally get the chance to fly together. Billy brought out some F-18s to the Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho for a training exercise where I fly the F15E Strike Eagle. We participated in some BFM (basic fighter maneuvers), otherwise known as “dogfighting.” Billy kicked my ass, but I’m still learning and it was amazing.

Katie: I love that flying is challenging. Often there is a mindset of “you’re never good enough,” so you always strive to improve. Flying, and the aspect of being an officer in the Air Force, requires a lot of time, energy, and resourcefulness, but it also gives me a lot of purpose. I really enjoy the challenge.

I look back on some extraordinary things – flying during an awesome sunrise or seeing a shooting star through night vision goggles. It’s the little things that people sometimes lose sight of that make this job worth it.

Billy: Flying in the Navy, especially tactically, has been the greatest challenge of my life, and frankly the challenge is the most enjoyable part. It took years of blind effort just hoping it would start to click, and even once it did, it still is never easy or simple. I will never have a flight in which I don’t make a mistake and dwell on the things I could’ve done better.

My wife and family have been absolutely incredible and extremely supportive with everything my career has entailed. There is no way I could’ve gotten to do the things I’ve done without them. But it is now time to focus on our kids, which is a large reason for separating from the active Navy after almost 14 years. I’ve had amazing experiences, many of which I dreamed about as a kid, and I am very lucky to have lived them. •

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(continued from page 41) girl, who happens to be the cousin of fellow ’04 grad, Davis Wakefield.” Davis was in attendance and Timo Sullivan ’04 served as one of the groomsmen. The Martins had a classic Waimea wedding at Pukalani Stables, complete with views of Mauna Kea and a cool sunset mist that crept across Puʻu Laelae. Later in the summer, Matthew began a new role at Maui independent school, Seabury Hall. After over a decade in the classroom, Matthew transitioned to the position of Dean of Academic and Student Affairs. His love of teaching and learning were undoubtedly fostered on HPA’s campus and he always looks forward to seeing fellow Ka Makani on Maui, Hawaiʻi island, or the continent.

Mark Ahmadi ’04 and Carolyne McGee ’04 welcomed their son, Jack Ahmadi, in November 2022. “We live in Santa Barbara and love going back to Hawaiʻi as often as we can. We also can’t believe that our 20year reunion is coming up and hope to see you guys there!”

Jeff Mori ’04 happily settled back on the islands two years ago, “this time in Honolulu! Caroline (my wife and a former HPA teacher) teaches here at Punahou School... don’t worry, we still love HPA! I’ve tagged along with my remote gig as Director of Engineering at RedCAT

Alex Tinguely DiTullio ’02 M.D., is the proud new owner of Kaloko Urgent Care, in Hale Ku'i Plaza in Kailua-Kona. The board-certified Emergency Medicine Physician moved back to Hawaiʻi from California eight years ago after completing her residency at Stanford.

Initially on Oʻahu, DiTullio spent several years working for the Queen's Hospital system before relocating home to Hawaiʻi Island in 2019 where she has worked in the Emergency Department at the Kona Community Hospital and North Hawaiʻi Community Hospital in Waimea. In addition to her ER work, DiTullio is currently the Medical Director and co-owner of Kaloko Urgent Care, which she partnered with Christopher Gallagher, PA-C to purchase in April

2023. DiTullio and her medical team treat urgent medical concerns of all kinds including broken bones, burns, coughs, colds, allergic reactions, and everything in between. They are the only Urgent Care facility on Kona-side with in-house x-ray capabilities, and can also do limited ultrasounds, EKGs, and run labs. “Primary care is one of the biggest challenges we face in Hawaiʻi. We don't have enough family doctors or primary care doctors. Many people have them, but can't get in to see them in a timely enough manner to get their urgent care needs taken care of because we are so short. So that's the role we fill. We serve same-day, immediate care for those who don't have doctors or because their primary care physician is overwhelmed.

We've kept a lot of people from having to use the ER, which is also overrun,” explains DiTullio. “It's wonderful to be home and support the community that supported me growing up and be able to see those faces every day and feel that warmth.” DiTullio recently got to catch up with classmate Rachel Gleed Skeen ’02, while she was home with her kids and husband for a quick visit, but more regularly gets together at Kona Coffee and Tea with owner and fellow Ka Makani alum Malia Bolton Hind ’00.

When not working, DiTullio can be found down at the beach with her husband Mike Moscara, 6-year-old daughter Theodora, and 4-year-old son Luca, either freediving or paddle-boarding.

Systems. Our daughter Bella just turned 1.5 years old and is discovering her love for Baby Shark.” Maki Murakami ’04 has been

United Fund’s 36 Under 36 for his work as

Leilani Powers ’09 welcomed her first

subsistence farming in rural Nepal for the

a rabbi in building inclusive communities

daughter, Moana, to the world in April with

past 11 years.

for interfaith households, LGBTQ+ folks,

her husband Evan.

Steven Philp ’05 was recently named as a

etc. “And I became a board member of the

fellow for the Chicago Commons Project, an

Jewish Council on Urban Affairs, which

early-career clergy development program

works in close collaboration with directly

10s:

for exploring the intersection of religious

impacted communities on campaigns

and civic life in Chicago. He was also

to transform unjust systems and bring

celebrated as an honoree for the Jewish

material improvements to people’s lives.”

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Sydney Budde ’12 is “happy and healthy and still close with lots of our HPA crew!”

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8. Damien Sulla-Menashe ’02 and wife Kaitlin were married last year in a ceremony in Cambridge.

9. Members of the class of 1978 gathered over reunion weekend! Pictured here, back row, L to R: Donna Quiggle and Janet Gomes. Front row, L to R: Gail Wright, Max Yarawamai, Lisa Soll.

10. Claire Henderson ’18 graduated with honors from Clemson University in December 2022.

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12. Vince Robinson ’80 has published a new book! Amansun the Dragon Prince: Book 1 The Beginning is available for purchase online at Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

13. Sage Bannick ’94 and Mika Tyler ’94 met up earlier this year.

14. Mika Tyler ’94 had a nice visit with Jen Henderson ’94.

11. Stephanie Rutgers ’89 ran into fellow alum Jon Nekota ’82 at her eye exam in the Bay Area!

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20s:

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S. Richardson School of Law. I spent my

from the University of North Dakota school

summer working with the Hawaiʻi Civil

of law and accepted a full time position as

Rights Commission and will be taking

an assistant public defender in Bemidji,

up a human rights internship during the

see a friend from HPA. Nereo Loreto ’23

MN. Emily Patig ’15 moved to London and

school year. I’m very thankful to my English

writes: “not much has happened to me yet.

is working for an Australian Asset Manager

teachers at HPA who taught me the skills

Missing HPA.” Ashton Pugh ’23 is currently

investing in Renewables such as Solar

that helped me excel in my undergrad

attending SDSU pursuing a degree in

Panels, Wind Parka and Renewable Battery

philosophy degree and now in law school.”

Mechanical Engineering. Theresa Reif ’23

Claire Henderson ’18 graduated

Storage.

Riko Hashimoto ’23 visited Taiwan to

is looking to become a vet.

Michael Duggan ’17 is living in L.A.,

with honors from Clemson University

working in the film industry, currently

in December of 2022 and is beginning

Week in September. Jack-Ryan Jeremiah

producing full time for a 6M youtube

graduate school online with Liberty

’23 is attending and playing soccer for

channel. Emily Fong ’18 shares that

University in October 2023, pursuing

University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School

“this year will be my second year at the

a degree in Clinical Mental Health

of Business.

University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa, William

Counseling.

Kylie Tewes ’23 was at New York Fashion

Class notes are edited for length and clarity, including adding diacritical markings and other minor adjustments, in accordance with HPA’s style guidelines.

In Memoriam: In the past year, we were saddened to learn of the deaths of the following members of the HPA ‘ohana. If you would like more information, please contact us at alumni@hpa.edu.

We may be able to put you in touch with the friends of family of the departed.

• Christopher Agorastos

• Owen Eldridge ’22

• James Hanano

• Mary Ahrens ’67

• Patrick Fisher ’86

• Xavier Keelan ’05

• Margaret Bradford

• Joe Harding ’63

• Christopher Nilsen

• Douglas Dick

• Nona Hasegawa ’78

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Delaney Ross ’12 leads her Acting Through Song class through “What I Did For Love,” from A Chorus Line in Gates Performing Arts Center.

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