West Hawaii Explorations Academy is a small project-based charter high school located on a 1.5 acre parcel in the Hawaii Ocean Science and Technology (HOST) Park at Keahole Point in Kona. The school retained Ferraro Choi And Associates Ltd to produce a sustainable master plan for a 4.8 acre parcel also in the HOST park, adjacent to the NELHA Hawaii Gateway Energy Center.

The planning of the 30,000 square foot facility considered the addition of a middle school and provisions for guided tours. Sustainable design strategies include proper building orientation for shading, day lighting, natural ventilation, a balanced cut-and-fill approach to grading, native planting, renewable energy sources, and use of cold Deep Seawater for selected space and process cooling.

For more information on West Hawaii Explorations Academy, please visit their website:

West Hawaii Explorations Academy WEBSITE: http://www.whea.net/

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