KAʻū ACADEMIES
VISION
Academy students are resilient and courageous leaders prepared for college, careers, and community who possess the skills, knowledge, and passion to care for their family, the Ka'ū community, and others.
October Education Stream
Presented by:
Vibrant Hawai'i
Academy for Agri-preneurship - SY '21-'22
Academy for Health & Education - SY '22-'23 ** coming soon **
Middle School Pre-Academies - SY '22-'23 ** coming soon **
K-12 Design & Innovation Lab - SY ʻ22 - ʻ23 ** coming soon **
K-12 Creative Media Center - SY ʻ22 - ʻ23 ** coming soon**
The Ka'ū High School Academy for Agri-preneurship Advisory Board
Members:
Chairperson: Dr. Renee Dufault, Ph.D. (Food Ingredient and Health Research Institute)
Vice-Chairperson: TBD
Secretary: Jennifer Makuakane, Ka'ū HS Ag Program Coordinator
Treasurer: June Domondon, 'O Ka'ū Kākou
Sharon Beck, Ka'ū HS Principal
'Āina Akamu, Ka'ū HS Ag Program Director
Donielle Blanco, Ka'ū HS Parent Rep
Collin Hanshew, Ka'ū HS Student Rep
Lew Nakamura, Professor, Hawaiʻi Community College Agriculture Department
Wayne Kawachi, 'O Ka'ū Kākou
Marcia Masters, Resilience Hub, Nā’ālehu
Julia Neal, Ka’ū Calendar
John Replogle, Ka’ū Conservationist, Historian
Kevin OʻConner & Ryan Williamson, Bee Boys
Lloyd Nakano, Ka’ū Valley Farms
James Beck, Royal Hawaiian Orchards
Michelle Galimba, Kuahiwi Ranch
Delvin Navarro, Navarro Coffee Farms
Ed Rau, Sustainable Bioresources LLC
Melanie Sanchez, Parker Ranch