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Academy of the Pacific

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Academy of the Pacific was a private, nonsectarian co-educational high school in Honolulu CDP, Honolulu County of Hawai’i, United States. It had grades 6-12. The school closed in 2013.

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Academy of the Pacific
Alewa Drive, Honolulu Liliha

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Hawaii, United States
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