March, 2008 - Kapalama Campus

What’s Inside
Speech Team
Sweeps
A Dancer’s
Life
Page 3
Wrestling
Champs
Page 9
Page 18
Junior Williama
Sanchez loves
Performing Arts
Ten Speech members
placed at the KCC
Qualifier Speech
Tournament
Twelve wrestlers
place in State Wrestling Tournement
In this issue:
News..............................2
Opinions.......................5
Features.........................7
College........................15
Entertainment............16
Sports..........................18
Wednesday, March 13 , 2008
Kamehameha Schools*Kapälama Campus
Volume 86 *Issue 5
Hawai’i
leads nation
in fast food
consumption
Kainoa Vigil
Staff Reporter
H
StudentArt Show
KANANI GABRIEL
(LEFT) Seniors Dylan Charman and Austin Streadbeck admire the jewlery students made in Creative Metals and Glass. (RIGHT) Wally Malterre, Isaac Pohina, Streadbeck, and Charman appreciate the student
artwork displayed in Midkiff. The artwork are pieces students made in Photography, Ceramics, Drawing
and Painting, Design and Illustration, Computer Art, Creative Metals, New Media and Print Making.
Song Contest features principal’s song, He ‘Olu
Pömai Benanua
Co Editor in Chief
T
he senior class will
be performing a
song this year that
has ties with much more than
just the Hawaiian language.
“He ÿOlu”, the senior
co-ed song, was composed
by KHS Prinicipal Julian
Keikilani Ako (KS ‘61). The
piece was originally written
for the Waimea home of KS
Headmaster and fellow 1961
classmate, Dr. Michael Chun.
Ako first visited the Chun’s
home in 2000. It was after his
A look
back in
time...
return home that “He ÿOlu”
began to take form. Ako asked
the Chuns if he could name
their home ‘He ÿOlu’. Ako decided to use the name ‘He ÿOlu’
as a way of expressing his emotions that he experienced during his first visit to the home.
“When I got there [He ÿOlu]
there was a light rain falling and things were misted
over. It was very comfortable, safe, and pleasant.”
The music for the song came
as Ako was sitting in a recliner at
his parents’ home in Pearl City.
“I had gotten this new tune
close to my visit to the Chun
Boys gymnastics
brings home 17 of
21 medals in ILH
Championships.
25 Years ago
home so I figured that I must be
in the process of being inspired
to write a song for it,” Ako said.
The lyrics followed soon
after with an emphasis on the
“[I]t’s important
that we interpret the
text to get Mr. Ako’s
meaning out there.”
- Truman Chun, 12
beauty of Mauna Kea and the
hospitality of He ÿOlu. “The
first time I was there [He ÿOlu]
I couldn’t see Mauna Kea but I
knew it was there. When I went
back again, it was there. It was
beautiful and just so encompassing,” Ako said. The song
was presented to the Chuns
in March 2000 at He ÿOlu.
Senior Co-ed Director Truman Chun believes that “portraying the imagery of the
song through the way we sing
is what’s most important”
Truman
also
added,
“There’s a lot of people involved with this song and
it’s important that we intersee He ‘Olu page 4
50 years ago
Senior class wins all
cups at song contest
awaii leads the nation in fast-food
purchases, according to a recent US Census report.
The report stated that in the
year 2002, residents spent an
average of $609 on fast food per
year. Take out and plate lunch
restaurants were also included.
Physical Education teacher
TaraKahahawai,whoreadthereport, was surprised by the results.
“I was shocked that we led
the nation,” Kahahawai said.
Kahahawai wouldn’t have
thought that Hawaii would
be the top fast-food spender,
considering the size and population of the state, she said.
Similarly, Social Studies
teacher Eric Okazaki was somewhat shocked by the news.
“I thought it would be Texas,
Louisiana, or Mississippi,” Okazaki said. His surprise was tempered with this fact: “[Hawaii]
leads the nation in diabetes,”
Okazaki said. Okazaki also expected metropolitan places like
Chicago or New York, not to trail
“A lot of (our food)
is processed, even
what’s in ‘Akahi.”
-Eric Okazaki, Social
Studies Teacher
too far behind Hawaii’s statistics.
Kahahawai added that she
does not believe that high school
students make a large contribution to the fast food industry.
“A lot of the students in
my class (Foods & Nutrition)
don’t eat it often,” Kahahawai
see fast food page 4
Cadets pose for
Tourist Bureau’s
color movie wearing
aliÿi cloaks from
Bishop Museum
75 Years ago
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News Briefs
Blood Drive
Blood Bank Hawaii is
holding a blood drive on
campus on April 16 and
17t Giving blood can
save up to three lives
with just one donation.
Students must be of at
least 18 years of age, or
17 with their parent’s
consent. The donor
must be in good health,
have a valid photo I.D.,
and weigh at least 110
pounds. There is a oneyear wait to donate if
a student recently got
a tattoo or body piercing. Requirements include filling out a brief
health history form
and a brief health examination. About one
pint of blood is drawn
during a donation.
News
Restoration of historic
land, art continues
PHOTO COURTESY OF MICHAEL YOUNG
Summer
Employment
PHOTO COURTESY OF MICHAEL YOUNG
ARIEL NAVARES
Applications are now
available for the 2008
Parent Orientation Program. Fill out an application from the ‘Akahi
Student
Center
by
Thursday, April 3 to be
considered to assist the
Director of the Parent
Orientation Program.
One could use this opportunity to build their
resume and character,
gain some work experience, and earn school
service credit before
the school year even
begins. This is a volunteer summer employment opportunity for
students in grades 9-11.
Be sure to stop by the
‘Akahi Student Center
to obtain an application.
UH Summer
Geosciences
Ka ‘Imi ‘Ike, explorations in the Geosciences,
is a three week summer
boardingexperience(July
7-25) at any UH campus.
Students will be trained
in current GIS/GPS technology, water sampling,
vulcanology and meteorology through handson experiences. There
is no cost. All boarding
expenses and meals are
covered and participants
will also receive a stipend
for their time.. For more
information, call (808)
956-6846 or email [email protected] or visit their website http://
hbmp.hawaii.edu/kaimiike/programs.asp.
ABOVE: KS STUDENTS, faculty and volunteers rebuilt the Hawaiian cultural garden, Keanakamanö, several weeks ago. Top right: Volunteers scope out the area of restoration in 2000 before work commenced. Bottom right: Before the project, rocks and rugged terrain were
prevalent.
By Ariel Navares
Staff Reporter
K
S revived the ancient Hawaiian art
of building several
weeks ago when KS restored
an area at the main entrance
of the Kapälama campus.
A burial vault near the Hawaiian cultural garden, the area
known as Keanakamanö, remained exposed for two years.
Student and faculty volunteers
built a wall in one week to provide protection for the recently
discovered human remains.
Billy Fields, owner of Fields
Masonry Construction Company, taught volunteers the
art of uhau humu pöhaku
- dry stack stone masonry,
or the technique of balanc-
ing rocks to form a wall.
“I share my mana‘o because [uhau humu pöhaku]
is the way our ancestors built
loko iÿa and heiau,” Fields
said. “And it’s a lost art because of the introduction of
bricks, mortar and cement.”
KS President Michael Chun
established this project, Kapälama Front Gate Task Force,
to restore the garden at main
gate. According to Jamie Fong,
Ka‘iwakïloumoku or Hawaiian
cultural Department Coordinator, the purpose of this project
is to make Keanakamanö an
“aesthetically pleasing place
to grow useful plants.” Chun
asked her department to
help provide leadership during this project, Fong said.
In 2006, Fields Mason-
ry built the burial vault
because
KS
found
unknown
human
remains.
“I’m glad to have seen students and faculty engaging
with each other for a good
cause,” said Fong, who volunteered to build the wall.
“I’m proud of all the effort
and hours put into this wall.”
Junior Kasandra Vegas was
glad she did something good
for the school while receiving
first-hand advice from Fields.
“Now I can tell the next
generations that I had a part in
building this wall,” Vegas said.
Before putting this project into
action, Keanakamanö was just
another piece of land covered
with trees, something KS photographer Michael Young observed
in 2000. Young has provided
most of the photos of the site.
According to Fong, a
mo‘olelo describes Keanakamanö as a “shark cave.” Sharks
would rest in the underground
water caves. But in the early
1900s, an earthquake destroyed
the caves. Keanakamanö was
turned into an Italian prisoners of war camp during
World War II in the 1940s.
Keanakamanö facts:
1900s – An earthquake
destroyed the underground
water caves beneath the site.
1940s – The site was
turned into an Italian
prisoners of war camp
during World War II.
Seniors qualify for International Science Fair
Ashley Williams
News Editor
S
eniors Micah Maetani
and Gideon Logan
will attend the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) in May.
Maetani finished first in the
district science fair and Logan placed second. Their first
and second place finishes enabled them to attend the ISEF.
Maetani, a second year invitee to the ISEF, continued work
from last year. His project,
Growth Inhibition of Prostate
Cancer by Methanolic Walnut
and Pecan Extracts, evaluates
the effects of walnut and pecan
extracts on the growth of two
types of prostate cancer cells.
Maetani found that the extracts of both nuts significantly inhibit the growth of both
prostate cancer cells. Maetani
continues to work on fine-tun-
ing his project for the ISEF.
“Currently, I’m trying to determine what the active compound in booth nuts is and how
the extract/compound inhibits cell growth,” Maetani said.
Maetani is looking forward to attending the ISEF
a second time around. His
goal is to place third because
last year he didn’t place. He
also plans to use his project
in the future for his career.
“I want to go into Biochemistry; it’s my wife,” Maetani said.
This is Logan’s first entry
in the KS science fair and in
the ISEF. He began work on
his project, Population genetic
Diversity of Akule in Hawaiian Waters, two years ago.
Logan assessed the genetic
relatedness of akule populations around the island chain
by looking at genetic markers
of different akule populations.
In simplest terms, Logan
looked at the DNA at each
fish’s specific area and determined where fish breed. With
his research, Logan found
that the akule in Hau`ula and
very different from those in
Waianae, Barber’s Point, and
Waialua, that the fish are becoming geographically isolated. Logan was the first person
to do this type of research.
“It’s really exciting to be
the first to do a project like
this because I’m contributing new knowledge previous
unknown to the human race.
I feel like this is my way of
contributing to the Hawaiian community,” Logan said.
Logan hopes to get fish from
all the islands so he can put the
finishing touches on his project.
Maetani
and
Logan
will be traveling to Atlanta, Georgia for the ISEF.
Other KS
Participants
Seanna Pieper-Jordan
(3rd)
Triton Peltier
(Best in
Category:
Plant Sciences)
Nathan Nakatsuka
(Best in Category: Cell
Biology)
Brennan Kimura
(Best in category:
engineering)
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News
Varsity cheerleaders cheer to first
place finish at national competition
Ashley Murakami
Staff Reporter
O
vercoming
obstacles is something the KS varsity cheerleaders do very well.
From losing people due to
injuries to losing teeth, these
cheerleaders have displayed
resiliency. “Tearing my ACL
was not only a huge loss for me
but it was a loss for the entire
squad,” said senior Kelli Ann
Uehara, who tore her ACL at
the beginning of the season.
“We had to change our whole
routine just because of me.”
Despite that, the varsity
cheerleaders still made it to
the National High School
Cheerleading
Championship (NHSCC) at Walt Disney
World in Orlando, Florida
where they placed first, their
fourth national championship
in six years. The competition,
which brought the top cheerleading squads in the nation,
took place from Feb. 8-10.
It wasn’t easy as coach
Melissa Beimes (KS ’93)
stressed, “If it was easy, it
wouldn’t be called Nationals.” The cheerleaders went
to Preliminaries and performed a routine that definitely didn’t show their best.
“I honestly didn’t think that
we were going to advance,” senior captain Erika Castro said.
But the dream did continue
for the Warriors as they were
called to advance to semi-finals.
“At first, I was sad and
upset because we didn’t get
to show our best. But it was
an overwhelming moment
when we were called,” se-
Sunday
nior captain Keenyn Won
said. “Like our coaches said,
people don’t see what we do
at practice and this is the time
to show them what we got.”
The semi-final performance
had the crowd enchanted and
the KS Warriors advanced to
finals, where they performed
first. Then at finals, the varsity
cheerleaders put the crowd on
its feet and executed arguably
the best routine of the season,
finishing with 708 points that
won the Small Varsity division.
They beat out Centennial High
School (702 points) and Madison Central High (692 points).
The obstacles of fallbacks at
preliminaries to the constant
routine changing the girls went
“If it was easy, it
wouldn’t be called
Nationals.”
Photo Courtesy of LEI LUKE
(TOP): THE
FAMOUS WARRIOR wall, which
includes four single
base stretches, is one
of the highest-level
forms of stunting in
high school cheerleading across the
nation. (LEFT):
Cheerleaders lead
the crowd in spelling
‘Warriors’ in their
final performance.
-Melissa Beimes (KS
‘93), Varsity coach
through during the year finally
paid off. After an eleven-month
journey, the girls concluded
their 2007-2008 season with
yet another national championship. They won in 2003
and 2004, then again last year.
“I feel like I have achieved
something greater than I
imagined,” freshman Rachel
Joaquin said. “Being a freshman on the squad and winning a national championship really makes me want
to keep that legacy going.”
The Warriors also brought
Monday
Photo Courtesy of LEI LUKE
For complete results, go to:
http://www.varsity.com/vwired/08nhscc.asp?page=smvar
the Middle School Blue
team for the first time to
the competition. They finished fourth in the small junior high school division.
Tuesday
Wednesday
For video of the routine, go to:
http://www.varsity.com/vwired/08nhscc.asp?page=webcast#set
search “Kamehameha Small Varsity Finals”
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1
Share A Smile Day
2
Straub Women’s
10K Run
3
National Anthem
Day
4
5
6
12
13
National Grammar
Day
Multiple Personalities Day
Michelangelo’s
Bithday
7
Monopoly Day
9
10
11
16
17
18
19
20
21
24
25
26
27
28
Barbie’s Birthday
23
Salvation Army Day
Saint Patrick’s Day
Easter
First Basketball
Game Played Publically
Song Contest Rehearsal at NBC
14
Song Contest
8
15
True Confessions
Day
March
National Chocolate
Caramel Day
Prince Kuhio Day
Kite Flying Day
Good Friday
22
National Goof Off
Day
29
Coco Cola Was
Invented
News
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Speech and Debate Team
succeeds at KCC Qualifier
was a wide gap in scores
between third and fourth,
from 17 to 32,” said Alisna.
Each orator put a large
amount of work into these
oratories.
According
to
speech teacher Nick Ernst
the process included writing the ten-minute script,
memorizing, and practicing engaging the audience.
All of the qualifiers will
have to practice hard to
perfect their speeches if
they hope to win states,
and a chance to go to the
National
Competition
Program Reading
1st Mazy Iwaki ‘08
6th Jolene Young‘08
Humerous Interpretation
1st Kamali’i Hanohano
‘08
Photo Courtesy of GABRIEL ALISNA
SPEECH MEMBERS CELEBRATE a victorious sweep at the annual KCC Qualifier. Members competed in International and U.S. Extemporaneous, Story Telling, Program Reading, Dramatic, Humorous, and Duo Interpretation
Matthew Yasuoka
Staff Reporter
T
he Speech and Debate Team swept
nine qualifying spots
at the recent Kapiolani Community College Tournament.
“It is an amazing feat for
Fast food
continued from page 1
said. She also believes that
“convenience” is the main reason for fast food’s popularity.
“We have a lot of working families,” Kahahawai said.
She also said that fast food is
a “comfort,” adding that typically salads and other healthy
foods do not console as well
as fattening foods usually do.
“Maybe (the statistics are) a bit unfair. A lot of people
do takeout, but this
definition includes
even Ba-Le.”
-Tara Kahahawai,
Physical Education
Teacher
Okazaki,
however,
does not view the statistics as entirely negative.
“Our economy is doing better than on the mainland. The mainland is in a
recession,”
Okazaki
said.
All of the fast-food spending benefits the state, but now
a speech team to take nine
spots to states considering
that the team didn’t go to the
Neighbor Island Invitational
Tournament” Gabriel Alisna,
co speech team director, said.
Among the nine qualifiers
were the first to third place
in original oratory coached
without a negative side.
“A lot of (our food) is
processed, even what’s in
‘Akahi. Subway is processed,
too. Once our food goes up
in other countries, kids get
sick,” Okazaki said. And as
much as the economy benefits from spending, corporations market processed
food that damages health.
“Everything is pre-fabricated: even houses come in
two containers that can be
built in one week. Construction is slamming,” Okazaki
said, describing the overall
economic success of the state.
Kahahawai is a bit
wary of the implications
from the fast food census.
“[The statistics] could imply that we all eat at McDonald’s,” Kahahwai said. “Maybe it is a bit unfair. A lot of
people do takeout, but this definition includes even Ba-Le.”
She added that it was not
likely everyone shared the
same idea of fast-food as
defined by the U.S. Census.
“Time
is
money,”
Okazaki
said.
“Nobody even bakes cookies
from scratch anymore.”
“(Fast-food) is a luxury – you pay because
you have the money.”
by Gabriel Alisna, Stella
Catalan, and Nicholas Ernst.
These winners were Shawn
Bode in 3rd Place, Sierra
Fox in 2nd Place, and Ashlee-Aulani Akeo in 1st Place.
“[It’s] very difficult considering we have a very competitive league. Also there
He ‘Olu
continued from page 1
pret the text to get Mr. Ako’s
meaning out there.”
Ako was first exposed to
Hawaiian song writing in an
upper level Hawaiian language course in 1996. It wasn’t
until 1998 that he began to
compose songs. Ako has composed approximately 12 songs
to date. Of those 12 songs,
seven have been recorded and
the eighth is due out in April.
“He ÿOlu” was recorded by
Dramatic Interpretation
2nd Williama Sanchez ‘07
4th Anuhea Akamine ‘08
Duo Interpretation
5th Lindsey-Joy Keli’ia’a
‘08 and Phillip Dela Cruz ‘08
6th Logan Freitas ‘08 and
Tiana Abbley ‘08
International
Extemporaneous
2nd Matt Yasuoka ‘11
Holunape on its first CD in
2000. Members of Holunape
include Jeremy Hopkins (KS
‘91) and Kekoa Kaluhiwa (KS
‘94), both former students of
Ako. Other compositions by
Ako include “Pili Kapekepeke”, “Lei Hoÿokahi”, and
“Mapu Mau Ke ÿAla”, which
Ako won a Nä Hökü Hanohano Award for composing.
The performing of one of
Ako’s songs at Song Contest
this year is a milestone to him.
“When I was in high school,
I didn’t ever think that I would
be writing songs one day.
I’m truly blessed,” Ako said.
Photo Courtesy of KAHALA ROWE
SENIORS KAHALA ROWE and Baba Tavares visited Dr. Michael
Chun’s home, He ‘Olu, in Waimea, Hawai’i. “He ‘Olu” is the senior
coed song written by principal Julian Ako after visiting the Chuns.
Keawewai
prepares
foundation
for future
Mark Carpenter
Staff Reporter
E
very year, thirty
students and six
teachers from KS
are selected to participate in
the Keawewai Koa Reforestation Program in Keauhou,
Hawaiÿi. The main reason
for the trip itself is to plant
Koa seedlings. However,
the students come away with
a deeper sense of Hawaiian
culture through working
with Hawaiian treasures
with
other
Hawaiians.
“It’s so cool to see Hawaiian kids helping each other
out in a purely Hawaiian
environment,” Jimmy Chun,
Keawewai coordinator at
Kamehameha-Kapälama
said. “You see the students
in their element where
they live as Hawaiians.”
Started in 1977 by Trustee
Pinky Thompson, the Koa
Reforestation
Programs’
mission is to revive a Koa forest. Working hand in hand
with the federal government, the Neighbor Island
Regional Resource Center
and Uncle Eli Nahulu, the
head of the entire project,
KS has managed to plant
over 500,000 Koa seedlings.
According to Chun,
the Keawewai experience
plants seeds in the minds
of the students to gain an
understanding of their purpose as a person, an educated individual, a member of
society and as a Hawaiian.
The students themselves
really appreciate what gifts
Keawewai has to offer.
Recent Keawewai participant
Kanoe
Malani
said, “Keawewai is an
awesome mind and heart
opening
experience.”
The application process for the Keawewai trip
is lengthy. The trip is announced at the beginning of
the year. Both teachers and
students have to undergo an
application and interview
process complete with essay
questions. Upon completion, participants are selected for the trip.
“To be able to work and
bond with students I don’t
even know really well was a
really gratifying experience
for me,” senior Paul Iona said.
Want to get
involved with
Keawewai?
Contact Kumu
Jimmy Chun
at 842-8298
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Opinions
Ashley.
Ashley Williams
News Editor
M
Skye Sonomura
Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor,
My kupuna taught me that
Haloa is Aloha. The caring,
nuturing, and protecting of
our older brother Haloanakalaukapalili is our Kuleana, our
responsibility, as his Kaikaina,
younger sibling, as Haloa the
man, as kanaka maoli and
as cultural practitiononers.
My Kupuna taught me that
there are two types of hands.
“Hands that are turned up
yield death, hands that are
turned down toward the
‘aina yield life.” My Kupuna also said, “Aia ke ola i ka
hana, in work there is life.”
We are the caretakers of
Haloa, the “Lorax” of the ‘aina,
wai and kai, the very sources
of life left by Ke Akua for sustainability. We are the ‘elele,
the messengers, for these
sources that do not have a
way to communicate their leo,
voice, to the powers and government institutions that were
created for their protection.
It is assumed by these institutions that they may have
a great way or plan to protect
these sources of life. Their intent may be admirable or greed
but, it is often decided by people who are far removed from
these sources of life, behind
closed walls of an office or a
laboratory. How can a voice
from the ‘aina, wai or kai be
heard under such conditions?
It is often the caretakers, the
mahi’ai and lawai’a that step
in to be sure that these sources
of life are protected for everyone. My Kupuna told me stories about a young boy who
was living in the mountains.
This young boy was living
in caves, in the forests and
the stream. He even knew
how to swim before he could
walk. This boy was being
hunted down by an army but
he and his kahu eluded being
capured for the first five years
of his life. This boy was able to
survive on the soft greens, the
hard stems and delicious roots
of Haloanakalaukapalili. A
most perfect, pure, whole food
that was easily digestable and
where choking would be minimal. This keiki named Paiea
later became a great ruler who
relied on his older brother
everyday of his famous life.
Kalo, was the kahua, the
foundation that allowed Kalanimehameha to build and
raise armies, communities
and one nation. Kalo, was an
important component to his
arsenal of different spears,
weapons, lua techniques it
was the fuel behind his lima
wikani, his fast solid hands,
that dodged any and all opposition headed his way.
Kalo, was Kamehameha’s
favorite past time, to use his
hands for love and peace as he
knew the importance of putting Haloanakalaukapalili into
the ground for another cycle
would ensure a full calabash
and life. Kalo, was the medium
the Ali’i nui would use to raise
a nation ravaged by war, as he
traveled to each ‘ahupua’a encouraging everyone to make
lo’i, gardens, and families.
Kalo in any other form would
have been unacceptable to him,
it should be the same for us.
As a mahi’ai, I am fortunate
to plant and taste the varieties
of Haloa that were once reserved for royalty. I am able to
eat like a king and to share this
most perfect, whole food with
my family and community.
As a practioner, I am able to
prepare Haloanakalaukapalili
in the traditional forms of pa`i
‘ai, wale ‘ai and poi using traditional implements of the papa
ku`i ‘ai, the board for smashing my food, and the pohaku,
the stone, and share that with
my family and community.
As a consumer, I want the
choice to continue to eat Haloanakalaukapalili in a form
that the Kings, commoners,
and Kupuna ate and so I believe that any genetic modification of this Kinolau, Haloa’s
kalo form, is Kapu and it
should not be compromised
in any way, shape or form.
Genetic modification or
GMO is the modification of
a new species using genetic
material found outside of that
species. For instance, putting
a flounder gene into a tomato.
GMO is a black science that
has not been proven safe to
plants or the environment. It
can create a loss of diversity,
Haloanakalaukapalili, the
keiki alu’alu of Papa and
Wakea, has survived and is a
part of all of our histories. Today, we need to be his ‘elele
and let the powers know (and
hear our voices concerning our
kaikua`ana Haloanakalaukapalili.) I know that during my
brief life, I am going to do all I
can to keep the circle of Kanaka life co-existing so that those
who come after me can enjoy
the same momona, fertileness,
o ka ‘aina that we use now.
Please support senate bill
958 to protect Haloanakalaukapalili from these foreign
attacks that will compromise the purity and integrity
of our older brother. Huli
ka lima i lalo a ola, turn
your hands down and live.
(So let’s huli ka lima i lalo,
turn our hands down and live.)
Remember, Haloanakalaukapalili kept Kamehameha
alive. In his time of need,
you as the beneficiaries of his
pono and conquest should
support all you can to keep
Haloa alive in his time of need.
Mahalo nui, a hui hou käkou,
Kaipoi Kelling,
Mahiai
y friend and I
were recently
talking about
how she has attended KS
for thirteen years and for
the first time, she had a
conversation with a fellow
thirteen-year
classmate.
They’ve both walked the
same campus for thirteen
years and haven’t ever
had a conversation until
the third quarter of their
senior year. My friend’s
situation made me realize
the immense size of the
campus and the hundreds
of people I walk past everyday without realizing it.
I haven’t attended KS
for thirteen years; I’ve been
here for eight. Eight years
and I barely know everyone
that came up from Kamehameha Elementary. Eight
years and I have maybe
two or three really good
friends who entered in 9th
grade and know of maybe
30-ish additional acquaintances. That’s pretty sad.
I only know one person
that knows every person in
the Class of 2008, and that’s
our class president, Kahala
Rowe. Other than Kahala,
I don’t think anyone has
taken the time to try and
get to know every single
person in our class (and if
you did, good for you. Introduce yourself to me and
I’ll know of two people
that are acquainted with
the entire senior class).
Sometimes life gets so
busy that I don’t have time
to do anything but school
and volleyball. But right
now, especially because it’s
my last year of high school,
friends should move a little
higher up on the priority
list. High school is not all
about getting good grades.
Part of it is about meeting new people and growing up. The other part is
cherishing and keeping
the friends you’ve made
along the way. It saddens
me to know that I’ve honestly never taken the time
to make a new friend.
Most of the “new” friends
I have are made through
the “friend of a friend”
chain. So to those of you
out there whom I haven’t
met, I’m sorry. Thankfully, we still have one
quarter left to change that.
Opinions
6
The Settlement Allows KS to
Keep Admissions Policy
Kanani Gabriel
Co-Editor in Chief
K
S’s decision to pay
off John Doe in a
$7 million settlement was a very touchy and
controversial issue, significant enough to prompt Dr.
Chun to appear on Puka
Mai Ka Lä and discourage
discussion about the case.
Although his decision to
discourage talk about the
lawsuit was amiss, the decision to end the lawsuit was
right, even if it meant paying
a seven-figure inducement.
Yes, $7 million is a substantial sum of money, but
coming from an estate as
large and wealthy as KS’s,
that amount of money is
only a small percentage of its
entire gross; in this case, less
than one percent. Many dis-
agreed and were infuriated
that so much money was paid
to an anonymous person who
tried to up heave the preference policy that Princess
Pauahi instilled on this great
institution. By paying off
John Doe, Princess Pauahi’s
will to have the preference
policy is protected and is still
intact, at least for now. There
weren’t any guarantees that
KS would win the John Doe
case at the Supreme Court,
and KS didn’t want to risk
the chance of losing. Chairman of the board of trustees,
J. Douglass Ing, told the Honolulu Advertiser that the
trustees “didn’t think that
there was a strong possibility (of losing) but that risk is
always out there.” Had KS
lost the case at the Supreme
Court level, there wouldn’t
be any other opportunities to appeal the case; the
preference policy would
no longer be in existence.
Many who don’t support
Pro
the decision fervently believe
that the case would have
won at the Supreme Court,
but like Chief Executive Officer Dee Jay Mailer said in
an assembly, the farther east
the case goes, the harder
the chances of winning are.
That’s because the farther
east you go, the less of an understanding people have of
our Hawaiian culture. They
don’t understand the severity of our minority status
and believe the preference
policy shows prejudice and
discrimination. While we all
understand this conception is
false, the Supreme Court Justice may not, and the trustees may not have been able
to persuade the judges in a
trial. Even with the most experienced lawyers who can
convey our policy, the brief
court time just isn’t enough
for some to truly understand
our Hawaiian culture and history. The trustees knew that
LETTING the Supreme Court
hear this case was a gamble,
and at this point in time, the
stakes were simply too high.
Guaranteed, this John Doe
case isn’t the last KS will face.
By paying off John Doe with
$7 million, KS is practically
begging for another lawsuit to
come its way, but they can’t
be blamed for that. There
is a plethora of greedy and
jealous people in this world
who envy and despise anyone who has more than they
have, and these people will
always be a part of society.
While KS has experienced
numerous lawsuits, none
have been as complicated
or pivotal as this. There
is always a fear of venturing into the unknown.
The trustee’s decision to
settle the case was the best
decision it could have made.
There are enough people who
passionately care about this
school and the student’s well
being. We will do everything
in our power to protect it.
Pro/Con Debate
“John Doe vs. KS”
The Settlement Was an
Unfavorable Outcome
EDITORS
Editors in Chief
Pömai Benanua
Kanani Gabriel
News
Ashley Williams
Features
Anuhea Akamine
Opinions
Derek Vidinha
Sports
Ikaika Correa
Arts & Entertainment
Kaui Awong
Layout Editor
Noah Nieves
STAFF
Tawnee Akiona-Bannan
Caitlin Andrade
Mark Carpenter
Jonathan Cruz
Iwi Kaÿauwai
Shey Kimura
Shayna Maunupau
Ashley Murakami
Ariel Navares
Kalaÿe Punua
Kylle Roy
Joey Sato
Steisha Sheather
Kalei Soller
Kainoa Vigil
Sarah Wheeler
Winston Wong
Matthew Yasuoka
MakaloaYim
ADVISER
Lionel Barona, CJE
Derek Vidinha
Opinions Editor
W
ith the recent
news of the
settlement in
the John Doe vs. KS case,
several reactions have arisen. Everyone has different thoughts and feelings
about whether the seven
million dollar settlement
was a good choice or not,
including me. I personally
think that the settlement
was not the best decision.
Because the lawsuit was
about such a significant
and sensitive topic, the admissions policy, everything
involved in the case needed
to be carefully considered.
The main three reasons
I believe the settlement
was not the proper choice
are because if the case was
won at the Supreme Court
level, the admissions policy could no longer be contested. By settling out of
court, that leaves the door
open for others to bring
more
lawsuits
against
KS. Most importantly, KS
needed to fight this case to
show others that we will
remain as one Hawaiian
Ohana, united and strong.
If the John Doe vs. KS
lawsuit were taken to the
Supreme Court, the highest level of Judicial body in
the United States, there was
an excellent chance that Kamehameha would come out
victorious. Because we have
some of the best lawyers in
the nation who are fighting
for such an important cause,
the chances of victory are
good. Although a defeat at
the highest level could potentially overturn our KS
admissions policy, a victory
could put a permanent halt
to all other lawsuits of the
John Doe nature. In order
to preserve our Princess’
wills, we need to defend
them with all of our hearts,
and taking this case to the
Supreme Court would have
accomplished just that.
One of the biggest reasons for settling the John
Doe Case outside of court
is unfavorable is because
it leaves the door open for
others to bring about similar lawsuits against KS.
Now that the John Doe
Case has been settled, John
Doe’s lawyers as well as
several other lawyers want
to establish other lawsuits
against KS. These lawyers
find any way and reason
possible to get money from
Bishop Estate, and that is
something that shouldn’t
be happening.
If other
lawsuits end similarly to
the John Doe Case outcome, things can get very
troublesome in the future.
Another reason why the
seven million dollar lawsuit
settlement is bad is because
of just that; it was seven
million dollars! Although
Bishop Estate is worth an
estimated 9.1 billion dollars, seven million is still
a very significant chunk
of change. Kamehameha
Schools currently educates
over 5,000 students through
its schools, as well as more
than 23,000 additional students through communitybased and scholarship pro-
Con
grams, and collaborations
with educational and community organizations. The
seven million dollars that
was given to John Doe and
his lawyers could have been
better spent to educate thousands of other Hawaiians.
During the entire process of the John Doe Case,
our Kamehameha family
has remained strong and
united. We have had several marches and assemblies
to show our strength as a
Kamehameha `Ohana. We
as Hawaiians have shown
togetherness and unity that
has never been seen before.
The people of Hawaii,
Hawaiians and non-Hawaiians alike, have done an
entirely good job of showing support for our Hawaiian culture, and it is
essential that the support
continue for years to come.
We want to hear from
YOU! Send your opinions and thoughts on KS
issues to kamoi@ksbe.
edu
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Features
Squeezed to Death
Lemons prove to be bacteria carriers
Turning the
Sour into
Sweet
How can one make
the lemons safer
for use?
They should be
washed in plenty of
running water. If any
kind of soap is used,
it must be rinsed off
completely as the
chemicals in soap
could cause gastrointestinal distress. A
clean cutting board
and a clean knife
should be used to
cut the lemons. The
lemons should be
handled with clean
hands.
What precautions
should people
taketo keep from
getting sick at restraunts?
The list here is very
long and goes way
beyond the lemons.
Generally speaking, a
patron might want to
determine if the kitchen is clean, if sanitary
procedures are being
followed, if there are
no health-inspection
violations against the
restaurant, if the waitstaff have clean fingernails, etc. Then, I
always eat meats and
fish that are thoroughly cooked, as these are
the biggest source of
potentially pathogenic
microorganisms. Uncooked produce, such
as salads (or lemon
slices) might be contaminated, and you
would have no way
of knowing.
Source: Ann Lagrange
Loving, Micro Biologist
Matthew Yasuoka
Staff Reporter
Do you enjoy the sharp
refreshing taste of lemons in
your drinks? If the answer is
yes, then be aware of the dangers associated with this fruit.
The lemon floating in your
drink could contain fecal matter and many types of bacteria. A recent study done by
Anne LaGrange Loving, a
New Jersey Microbiologist,
found that two out of three of
the sunny yellow fruits contain bacteria; placed with any
beverage, the lemons make
for the perfect concoction of
microorganisms.
According to Loving in an
interview with Ka Moi “It [the
study] took more than a year to
collect the samples, then more
than another year to write the
findings, and get it published.”
The study found that there
were 25 types of microorganisms on the lemons. So what are
the risks of having a refreshing
beverage with a lemon wedge
in it? According to Loving
“There is a potential that any
one of these 25 microorganisms might cause infection,
especially in someone who is
“under the weather” - immu-
nocompromised, on chemotherapy, on radiation therapy,
a transplant patient, someone
who has cracked lips or a cold
sore, that kind of thing. When
foreign microorganisms are
introduced into someone’s
body, all of the body’s defenses have to jump into action
to keep them from becoming established. If there is a
break in the person’s defense,
the potential is even greater.”
“Well, this isn’t exactly exclusive to lemons. Almost everything is covered in bacteria
of some sort, and your body
is equipped to deal with most
of it. There are some instances
where it may contain bacteria
your body cannot immediately
neutralize, but any other food
can also contain these bacteria
as well, not just lemons,” junior Christopher Ching said.
“This does not affect my use
of lemons because I don’t use
them to begin with at all.”
But the use of lemons is
very popular for many. It acts
as a flavor augmenter, garnish, splash of color, or simply a refreshing sharp tang.
“I have been eating lemons
my whole life. I haven’t gotten
‘sick,’ as far as I know,” sophomore Kaiaoakanekula Nahalea.
“I am appalled by this
finding. I put lemons on everything: rice, chicken, salad,
milk, hotdogs. I can’t believe
I ingest this foul matter,” senior Cean Oliveira said. “It’s
such a big part of my life.”
Senior
Alena
Rodenhurst,
however,
is
not
phased by the recent study.
“I don’t find it surprising. The majority of the fruits
“Almost everything
is covered in bacteria
of some sort”
- Nathan Nakatsuka, 12
and vegetables we buy from
the store are probably covered by some bacteria or pesticide. Plus, lemons are only
good for making lemonade.
By no means has my willingness to drink lemonade been
affected by this new information,” Rodenhurst said.
Senior
Nathan
Nakatsuka, who recently won the
Best in Cell Category at the
KHS Science Fair, agrees.
“Pretty much 100% of lemons and everything else for
that matter are covered with
bacteria,” Nakatsuka said.
Does this also mean that
you should avoid the lemons from ‘Akahi Dining Hall?
According to an ‘Akahi staff
member “when the lemons
come in they’re in a cardboard
case, so before we use them,
we put them in a colander and
wash them with running water, then we cut them.”
But according to Loving simply washing them
with running water may not
be enough. “A clean cutting board and a clean knife
should be used to cut the lemons. The lemons should also
be handled with clean hands.”
According to Loving, she
could not exactly conclude
how the lemons were contaminated. “[it] Could have
been food handler’s dirty fingertips, could have been dirty
knives or cutting boards....
that would be another study!”
Should lemons be forsaken?
Loving advises that people
should always know if a restaurant is clean when eating out.
“(Know) if sanitary procedures
are being followed, if there are
no health inspection violations against the restaurants.”
“I love my lemons in my
water but not anymore!” Junior Krystal Mitchell said.
Surfing
Ministry offers
new type of
fellowship
2006 and 2007. The surf ministry has also helped to teach autistic children as well as other
urf all day and fellow- children with similar functionship with others, all ing disabilities. The Rol brothof which is available ers believe that nobody should
to those who join New Hope leave a surf session feeling
Diamond Head’s (N.H.D.H.) empty. The ministry fills you
Surf
Minisup with love,
try. It is open
food, and His
“We like to use our word. NHDH
to
anyone
who is willsurf ministry
action, surfing, to
ing to learn,
has a sloreach out to others also
and your surfgan for their
ing capability in our community to surf crew, it’s
doesn’t matspread His word.” called “Jeter. You can
sus Went…..
bring a long,
For
YOU”.
-Willy Rol, co-founder
a short board,
or no board at of New Hope Diamond
“ Y o u
all. N.H.D.H. Head’s Surfing Ministry know
how
Surf
Miniseveryone has
try will sup‘Eddie would
ply you with
go’ on their
a long board for the day. bumper… well we decided
N.H.D.H. surf ministry will to make stickers and hats
go around the island and pick saying
‘JESUS
WENT’.”
different surf spots. The usual
surf spot is near Kapi‘olani Park.
The entire crew shows off
Brothers Willy, Brian, and its slogan stickers any way it
Milt Rol started the surf minis- can. Members have it on their
try three years
bumpers,
“You know how
ago.
Willy
binders, winhosts this event
everyone has ‘Eddy dows, and
every month.
even on their
would go’ on their surfboards.
They started by
providing surf bumper...well we de- Newcomers
lessons through
are given a
their
church. cided to make stick- ‘surfer’s biers and hats saying ble’ that has
“We
have
had
people
testimonials
‘JESUS WENT’”
from
Japan,
and quotes
and even Switfrom famous
-Willy Rol, co-founder surfers on
zerland,” Wilfirst
ly Rol said. of New Hope Diamond the
Before the Head’s Surfing Ministry few pages.
“ W e
crew paddles
like to use
out, everyone
gathers together in two tents to our action, surfing, to reach
talk story, and warm up. The out to others in our commuvolunteers give land lessons nity to spread His word.”
for the beginners who don’t
For more information
feel comfortable with learning
contact Willy Rol at
in the water. NHDH surf ministry is about making people
741-7777
feel comfortable and welcome.
or
They have taught surfing for
[email protected]
the Angel Tree Kids camp in
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Features
Steisha Sheather
Staff Reporter
S
STEISHA SHEATHER
NHDH, a surfing fellowship apart of New Hope Diamond Church,
meets every week to provide free surfing lessons for all interested.
ARIEL NAVARES
ALTHOUGH THE BLUE sign remains clear enough to read, students insist on using the ‘Akahi footpath instead of the stairs.
Junior excels in ‘Brown
Bags to Stardom’
Kalei Soller
Staff Reporter
F
or
the
second
year in a row,
Kalani Koa has
entered Brown Bags To
Stardom, submitting the
song “My Hawai‘i.” Junior
Aukai Kekoa is a member of Kalani Koa, along
with four other juniors
at Mililani High School.
“The song is about
Hawai‘i and what we
love about it and why it
is paradise,” Kekoa said.
Kalani Koa was created
last year when the members
of the band decided to submit, “I Know,” a song written
by Hideki Aoki and Kekoa.
“We did [Brown Bags]
last year and really enjoyed doing it, so when it
came up again we went
for it. I think it’s a great experience for us to enter a
competition like this. Brown
Bags will also get our music
out there,” Kalani Koa’s bass
player, Ka‘ohu Detweiler said.
Each member of Kalani
Koa provides vocals while
also contributing to the music.
Kekoa and Kupono Detweiler
“[“My Hawai’i”] is
about Hawai’i and
what we love about
it and why it is paradise.”
-Aukai Kekoa 11
play the guitar, Hideki Aoki
plays the ukulele, Ka‘ohu
Detweiler contributes to the
music by providing bass talents, while Kainoa Ralitta
plays the drums for the band.
“Being in Kalani Koa is just
another reason to hang with
the boys. I like that I’m part of
something bigger than just me,
it’s a team thing,” Rallita said.
Kalani Koa has performed
at functions including Mililani High School’s football
banquet and a few birthday parties. They have also
recently received a sponsorship offer from Hurley.
The members of Kalani Koa
hope to one day become successful making music with
a local recording company.
Results:
KalaniKoa is in the
semi-finals, which airs
3/23-29 on OC 16
Senior Kaimana Morris also is in the semifinals for her song,
Maybe. Her performance will air 3/9-3/15
on OC 16
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Features
Student Profile
Makaloa Yim
Staff Reporter
D
ancing up a storm,
singing until his
lungs give out,
playing harmonies on melodic strings, and speaking
out in front of live audiences
is what’s on junior Williama
Sanchez’s mind every day.
Sanchez proves that “there
is a program for every student” by showing how successful he is with his participation in a multitude of
extra-curricular
activities.
Sanchez tackles his hectic
schedule with the support of
his family and friends, showing that there is never too
much for a student to handle.
Attending KS since his
freshman year, Sanchez has
been involved in the Kamehameha Dance Company,
Orchestra,
Concert
Glee
Club, and Speech and Debate Team. Sanchez’s love
and passion for performing
arts proves his commitment
to these programs. Sanchez’s
artistic insight drives him to
Williama Sanchez
MAKALOA YIM
JUNIOR WILLIAMA SANCHEZ practices dancing during KDC rehearsal.
pursue these programs and to
continue them after life at KS.
“It’s been a passion of mine
since I was a little child singing
and dancing around my house.
What really got me hooked
was my talented family mem-
bers who are singers and dancers themselves,” Sanchez said.
With his musical foundation, Sanchez continually
strives to carry on his family
tradition by thriving in such
prominent programs.
Not
them. After taking 10 years
off to stay at home with her
kids, her husband was getting
ready to retire; this was when
she decided to search for a job.
It was that fateful December day that brought her to
Kamehameha Schools. She
opened up the paper to the
job ads and the first ad she
saw said, “WANTED Math
Teacher Strong in Algebra 2.”
When she first started, Bald-
Baldwin said, “I also remember my first day here, I was
walking to Smith office and
Willma from Midkiff smiled at
me and said hello like she had
knew me all my life. I could
really feel the Aloha Spirit.”
only does he show his passion for the performing arts,
but Sanchez also speaks out
on the Speech and Debate
Team continuing to prosper
in exhibiting his oral skills.
“I’m more of a performing
arts kind of guy. I have a big
interest in Performing Arts
and the artistic insight that
goes on with it,” Sanchez said.
Though Sanchez shows his
go-to attitude in tackling all
these programs, he is just like
every other student who likes
to have a break once in awhile.
“Whenever I have off time
I try to sleep because sleep is
very scarce on my schedule.
I really like to hangout with
my family and friends and
go see movies or go bowling. Just chill,” Sanchez said.
With the little free time Sanchez has outside of school, he
is busy competing in dance
competitions,
participating
in several activities involving his church, and assisting
at the Performing Arts Acad-
emy enrichment program.
“During winter break I was
able to go with my youth group
to Australia and we were able
to meet the youth members
of our church from around
the pacific,” Sanchez said.
Whether it’s spreading the
Word or striving to succeed
in his passion for Performing
Arts, Sanchez seizes every opportunity that’s open to him.
When asked his opinion
on the programs KS has to
offer, Sanchez replied, “I
love the programs offered
here. When I got in my freshman year, I was blown away
by the many programs and
events that go on. I personally feel that you should experiment with the many programs and see which fit you.”
There is nothing more
important to Sanchez than
his passion for Performing Arts through his many
performances, recitals, and
speeches that continually
advance him further in life.
FacultyKatherine
Profile
Baldwin
Tawnee Akiona-Bannan
Staff Reporter
R
eturning for her
24th year as a part
of the KS staff, it’s
evident that Mrs. Katherine Baldwin enjoys nothing more than her students.
Because her parents were
missionaries, Baldwin and her
family lived around the world.
After being born in New Jersey,
Baldwin lived in Mexico for a
year and half. She then moved
to Columbia, South America,
before moving back to her
home state of New Jersey.
Baldwin attended a high
school in East Orange, New
Jersey. She then decided to attend Mount Claire State College, a school that specializes
in training their students for
secondary school education.
On September 18, 1976,
Baldwin and her Marine husband moved to Hawaii. She
had two children and decided to stay at home to raise
“I felt like teaching
was what I was born
to do. ”
-Katherine Baldwin,
Math Teacher
win taught four Algebra 2
classes and currently teaches
Calculus. Baldwin sees herself
educating for years to come.
“The one thing that I can’t
get over is the view! My brother says that it should be illegal
for anyone to have this view,”
Fast Facts:
Favorite Reggae
Artists: Bob Marley and
Alfa Blondie
Every morning, Baldwin
wakes up at 3:30 a.m.
and gets to school by
5:30 a.m.
Taught for 35 years: 11
years on the mainland,
and 24 years at KS
Will retire next year
and plans to go back to
school and to travel.
KANANI GABRIEL
KATHERINE BALDWIN HELPS student Rhani Kaneaiakala with her math
homework. Baldwin knew she wanted to be a teacher since the seventh grade.
12
Features
‘CatHuggers’ help alleviate
cat problem on campus
Speak Out
If a boy asks
a girl out on
a date, who
should pay?
Kainoa Vigil
Staff Reporter
D
evoted to maintaining the environment,
the
Treehuggers do various acts
of service around campus
to adhere to that purpose.
Started by two former students, Ahahui Kükae Pöpoki,
also known as the CatHuggers, a division of the Treehuggers, works especially
for the cat population wandering around the school.
“There were two students,
Mark Clemente (’05) and
Thalia Dijos (’05) who noticed a bunch of cats (around
the school)…and one kitten
who was hit,” math teacher
Kimlynne Slagel said. These
students “felt that there were
too many cats who were undernourished, and probably
never made it to adulthood.”
Slagel also spearheads
the once aptly named “Feral Cat Mothers,” devoted
to “being responsible and
keeping (the cats) healthy.”
“This is only our second
year,” Slagel said. The ’05-‘06
school year was a probationary
period for them, and the club
only received official sanction
in the school year after. Also,
“last year we got permission
to establish colonies. We had
Hawai`i Cat Foundation help
us with maintaining the cats.”
In the group’s earlier
stages, time was devoted to
catching feral cats around
“He should ‘cuz its the RULE.”
Lindsey Fujieki, 12
“The guy cuz, I don’t know...
isn’t that how it always goes?!”
Alex Ortega, 9
KAINOA VIGIL
THE CATHUGGERS, A branch of the recycling club called the TreeHuggers, work on a
daily basis to protect the campus resident felines and to sterilize the cats.
school and sterilizing them.
“Our biggest issue is sterilizing,” Slagel said, who intends to keep the feral cat
population leveled. Now, the
main priorities are to “feed
them, and once a month, give
them flea medicine. Once every four months we give them
worm medicine,” Slagel said.
Students are involved in
one or more of three tasks to
maintain the present cat population. The “Poop Patrol”
subsection is self-explanatory.
Feeders visit one of the feed-
ing stations and refill the food
dishes, replace the water dishes and clean either of those
if necessary. Those assigned
to check traps visit their assigned trap everyday in the
morning or the afternoon.
“Sometimes the male cats
wander up from Kekühaupi`o
and start meowing, and fighting for territory,” Slagel said.
The Physical Plant raised
concerns after being unable to
weed whack grass because of
cat feces. In order to remedy
this, club members voted on
creating a giant litter box for
the cats, and they just received
permission to do so. The litter box is planned to be about
the size of a standard desk.
In spite of the rough beginning and the present problems, the Cathuggers are here
to stay. “I know I spent a lot
of time on this,” Slagel said.
Currently, the group is
preparing for Jack Johnson’s
Kökua Festival, pruning out
extraneous students on their
membership list, starting with
a meeting on February 27.
New category added to boarders’
annual water olympic events
KALA‘E PUNUA
BOARDERS CHEER ON their dorms as the fight for first continues
at the annual water olympics held at the Kalaniopu’u pool.
Kala‘e Punua
Staff Reporter
A
nother
category
was added to the
annual
boarder
Water Olympics that had the
crowd soaked in excitement.
From the caterpillar race
to the swimming with a
sweater relay, all events
had the crowd roaring for
their favorite dorm. But this
year, a common water activity was added to this year’s
boarder Water Olympics: Hale
Dormitory,
won.
the water-bombing event.
“This year’s Water Olym“I think that it’s a good pics was different, not only
event because bombing is a because of new events but it
casual interest that every- was also in the evening inone has fun doing whenever stead of the afternoon and
they’re in the
everything
pool, while the
“This year’s Water turned out
other events
nicely,” Ofa
are
created Olympics was differ- Peloso, the
just for the ent... and everything b o a r d i n g
Water Olymadturned out nicely.” program
pics competivisor, said.
tion,”
Hoku
“The water
Costa, a junior - Ofa Peloso, Boarding b o m b i n g
boarder of Kacategory
Program Advisor
leiopapa dorwas differmitory, said.
ent, but was
The judges made tough de- suggested by students, and
cisions on scoring, on a basis turned out as a good final
from 1 through 10, 10 being event. We [boarding event
the highest possible score. programming
committee]
In the boy’s division, Justin are still debating whether
Kanoho from Lunalilo Dor- or not to keep the evening
mitory, won. As for the girl’s time or switch back to the
division, ‘Ulu Makuakäne, afternoon, but next year
who represented Kina‘u will be another great event.”
“I think her mom should pay.”
Ka’ohu McCabe, 11
“I should pay because I’m a
gentleman.”
Drew Honda, 9
“I think I should pay. Its supposed to be a special moment.”
Kalei Kamalamalama, 12
“I would, but if I stay broke, then
she gotta pay for it.”
Chad Duncan, 11
Features
KS graduates create Seattle
based literary art magazine
Tawnee Akiona-Bannan
Staff Reporter
T
he skills that have
been taught and
honed by an education at Kamehameha have recently been displayed through
the endeavors of Tia Orian
(KS ’05) and Stephen Lyons
(KS ’03), KS graduates and
the Editor in Chief and Audio Director of their own literary magazine, Vain. Vain is
“a quarterly publication that
combines the innocence of
art with the modernity of the
world,” and it all began over a
simple dinner between friends.
“One night over dinner,
Stephen and I started tossing
around the idea of a new form
of art. We thought about all of
the amazing things we could
do with a magazine as a mode
of development for this new
form and kind of ran with it. We ended up working out all
of the kinks so at the end of the
conversation, it was hard for us
to come up with reasons why
we shouldn’t be doing a magazine. We became a Limited Liability Corporation a few days
later and haven’t stopped talk-
ing about it since,” Orian said.
Although Vain may be based
in Seattle, Washington, the
founders’ current home, their
magazine has a wide variety
of pieces, from literary pieces
to drawings and photographs.
“Our office is based in
Seattle,
Washington,
although our artists, writers
and musicians are from all
over the world,” Orian said. “We decided from the very
beginning that we would publish something because of how
good it is, not because of who
made it, or where they are
Photo Courtesy of TIA ORIAN
coming from,” Lyons said. Although Vain is currently in its
second issue and going strong,
the journey from leaving Kamehameha to where these
graduates are now wasn’t
easy. Creating Vain was a nice
diversion from the “plan.”
“I planned on transferring
from UH Manoa when I moved
to Seattle, but time and money
changes things,” Lyons said. But their decision to start Vain
has proven to be the right decision on many different levels.
“I own a dog and now have
time to walk him. I’ve been attending Seattle University in
pursuit of a degree in Creative
Writing, and I plan on graduating next winter,” Orian said.
While at KS, these two students were involved in many
activities. Orian’s extracurriculars included swimming,
Ka Moi, National Honor Society, and Dormitory Resident Advisory Council. Lyons played soccer and was a
part of Student Government.
After leaving KS, these
graduates realized what an asset KS was. To future KS graduates, Lyons gives advice: “Do
something. Get your hands
dirty. Otherwise a degree is
just really expensive paper.”
VAIN’S FRONT AND back
cover (Left to Right) show
creative and unique style. The
covers don’t begin to express the
one-of-a-kind pieces found within
Vain’s pages.
Orchestra teacher assumes role as guitar
instructor; becomes master of all strings
Kala’e Punua
Staff Reporter
T
here are many questions arising as of
why Robert Hamilton, also known as, “Doc” is
teaching guitar on top of instructing his orchestra classes.
“Doc” gets his name from
his doctorate degree in music.
But questions regarding Hamilton’s teaching method, compared to the other two guitar
teachers, are the main concern
from students, who spend more
time learning notes rather than
learning to play the guitar.
“I feel that I am learning a
little bit of music, but I thought
I signed up for guitar to play
the instrument during most, if
not, the whole period,” CodyJohn Fernandes, a student of
Hamilton’s beginning guitar
class, said. “I hope that during
fourth quarter our class will
get more of a hands on experience with the guitar instead of
learning about music theory.”
Many students have felt that
Hamilton may not be qualified
to teach the beginning guitar
classes, but performing arts
administration says otherwise.
“I hope that during
fourth quarter our
class will get more
of a hands on experience with the guitar
instead of learning
about music theory.”
-Cody-John
Fernandes, 10
“Every teacher has their own
way of teaching,” Erin Morita,
head of the KS performing arts
program, said. “This year was
the first year that guitar needed five sections because guitar is a blooming program.”
Hamilton says that “he is not
a guitar player,” but he is “taking the classical approach and
ASHLEY MURAKAMI
ROBERT HAMILTON, COMMONLY referred to as “doc,” instructs a student on the proper guitar playing technique during class.
introducing music theory.”
The method that Hamilton is
using benefits those who may
possibly have a diversified use
of musical instruments in the
future, according to Hamilton.
“My expertise is in orchestra. I would prefer teaching beginning orchestra next
year [rather] than beginning
guitar,” Hamilton said, as
he mentioned the new beginning orchestra program
that will return next year.
Though Hamilton’s teaching method may not be like
other guitar classes, the music theory will allow students
to “make changes in notes
when hearing all of the wonderful music that they want
to play,” Hamilton said.
13
Huilama
returns to
Kaho’olawe
Sarah Wheeler
Staff Reporter
O
nce used for military training and
now a recovering
waste product, Kaho‘olawe
sometimes goes unnoticed. Although this uninhabited,
tiny island may seem unimportant to some, Kahoÿolawe
is definitely not forgotten by the Hui Lama club.
Eleven junior and senior
Hui Lama members, as well
as club advisors Nathan
Nishimura and Lea Arce,
were fortunate enough to
travel to Kaho‘olawe this past
February for five days. As
their 26th consecutive year
traveling to Kaho‘olawe since
1981, Hui Lama’s mission is
to not only make a positive
impact on the island, but to
also practice their purpose
as a club, which is “Aloha
‘äina,” caring for the land.
“We return to Kaho‘olawe
to work, learn, pay respects,
and be inspired,” Nishimura said. “Our challenge is
to take that energy back to
our own communities to
make a positive difference.”
This year,theclubwasableto
participate in traditionally closing the Makahiki ceremonies.
Hui Lama president and
senior, Nick Sagum, finds
joy in preserving the Hawaiian culture and returned to
Kaho‘olawe for the third time.
“Makahiki is such an important event for the island,”
Sagum said. “Kahoÿolawe
and Makahiki have a way of
bringing everyone on the island closer together. During
the ceremonies for Lono, there
were reminders, little things,
that couldn’t help but make us
feel that Lono was all around
us, giving us his blessings and
telling us that everything that
we were doing was pono.”
Also known as Lono-I-kamakahiki ceremonies, Makahiki is celebrated in honor of
Lono, the Hawaiian god of the
land, in hopes that he will bring
a prosperous crop season. The
ceremonies are extra important to the main support group
of Kaho‘olawe, also known
as the Protect Kaho‘olawe
‘Ohana, because it is an effort
to not only preserve this native Hawaiian tradition but
is also an effort to bring rain,
plant growth, peace, and renewal to the damaged island.
“I was very excited to go to
Kaho‘olawe and experience the
cultural practices associated
with the Makahiki ceremony,”
senior Ka‘ala Oda said, “It
was a great experience and
a once-in-a-lifetime kind of
thing. I will never forget it.”
If any student is interested in learning about
Hawai‘i’s natural resources
and practicing stewardship,
Mr. Nishimura encourages joining them in Päkï
305 during activity periods.
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Features
Açaí (ah-sigh-ee)
What is Açaí?
The Açaí Review
The açaí palm is scientifically known as Euterpe oleracea.
Indigenous to Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, the açaí palm
rapidly grows to 65 ft. However, consumers only eat the
açaí fruit of the tree.
Açaí fruits are round, purple berries. The berry bunches
can weigh up to 120 lbs. Açaí fruit contains vitamins, such
as Vitamin C, Vitamin E, iron, potassium, phosphorus and
calcium, minerals and antioxidants. The fruit gives energy
and fights cholesterol.
Historically, açaí berries were used to treat digestive
orders and skin conditions. Currently, açaí studies are being conducted because researchers believe the fruit can kill
cancer cells.
According Stephen Talcott of the University of Florida
study, “the açaí berries triggered a self-destruct response
in up to 86 percent of leukemia cells tested.”
Other fruits, such as grapes, guavas, and mangoes also
contain antioxidants that are shown to kill cancer cells.
Sources: Brazzil Magazine, Superfood: Acai
by Kaui Awong and Ashley Williams
The açaí bowl at Jamba Juice possesses a smoothie-like texture. It’s
topped with slices of banana along
with granola. Instead of being
made from authentic açaí fruit,
Jamba Juice creates this bowl with
an acai concentrate that’s blended
with berries, soymilk and raspberry
sherbet. The açaí bowl is topped
with fresh sliced bananas.
KAUI & ASHLEY SAY
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Not made from real
açaí berries
Melts quickly
Tart, Bitter taste
Price: $5.50
The Diamond Head Cove Health
Bar, set in a very stylish little stop in
Kapahulu, adds a little honey to their
thick, smoothie-like açaí cup, that’s
topped with blueberries, granola and
bananas. The bland taste of this bowl
demands the honey additive, or it will
be just another smoothie.
KAUI & ASHLEY SAY
PHOTO
COURTESY
OF DIAMOND
HEAD COVE
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Fresh berry toppings
Bland “smoothie” taste
Not memorable
Price: $6.50
This açaí bowl resembles a sorbet. It
is made from real açaí berries, that
were provided by Belizza Co.The
berries are mixed with apple juice,
bluberries and bananas. It’s topped
with fresh sliced bananas and granola, making it easy for consumers
to eat healthy.
KAUI & ASHLEY SAY
Thumbs Up
Bogart’s Cafe
Bogart’s Cafe, right next door to
the Cove Bar in Kapahulu offers some friendly competition in
terms of the açaí bowl. Also made
with real açaí berries, Bogarts açaí
is more like an açaí cereal than an
açaí bowl. The granola and fruits
topped on the smoothie-textured
açaí substance mixes tastefully.
KAUI & ASHLEY SAY
Thumbs Side
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Generous serving
Toppings overpower
açaí flavor
Not memorable
Price: $7.00
•
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Creamy texture
Sweet Flavor
Bowl shape of cup
makes iit easy to eat
Price: $6.00
PHOTOS AND LAYOUT BY KAUI
AWONG AND ASHLEY WILLIAMS
DISCLAIMER: the review opinions are not
shared by the companies, the Ka Mo’i Staff,
or anyone but Kaui Awong and Ashley
Williams. These are suggestions!
COLLEGE:
15
Soon is headed to West
Point Military Academy
EKOLU SOON
PLANS to hit West
Point’s field next
year as a freshman.
“I’ve always been
around the sport,”
Soon said. “I’ve
made my decision
to
attend West
Point because of
the education. It’s
such a prestigious
school and the opportunity to have
that and play Division I ball and just
couldn’t be matched
anywhere
else.”
Photo Courtesy of PICASAWEB.COM
Winston Wong
Staff Reporter
A
nother
Kamehameha athlete has
decided to pursue collegiate athletics as the
2007-2008 seasons come to an
end. Receiver Charles “Ekolu”
Soon III has made his decision
to play football for the United
States Military Academy next
year at West Point.
“I’ve made my decision
to attend West Point because of the education. It’s
such a prestigious school
and the opportunity to have
that and play Division I ball
just couldn’t be matched \
anywhere else,” Soon said.
Upon taking a trip to New
York to visit the school, Soon
was sold on Army’s offer.
“The trip had a lot of influence. Before visiting I really was thinking about going elsewhere,” Soon said.
“I learned a lot about the
school and discarded a lot of
misconceptions. People have
the impression that academy
life is like a prison: They’re
wrong. The people there
aren’t like robots. They’re
normal just like you and me.”
Soon cited that a great influence upon his decision
were the amazing practice
facilities. Some of these include a newly built $15 million indoor practice field.
An athlete from even his
Kindergarten days at KS,
Soon has played basketball,
football and track. While
Soon confesses basketball
to be his first love, it will be
football taking him to college.
Soon has been playing
football at KS since his freshman year. While it was his
first time playing the sport,
he certainly didn’t have a lack
of exposure to begin with.
“I’ve always been around
the sport. My dad played.
My grandpa played. They’re
my inspiration. I have old
timers come up to me and
tell me, ‘Eh, you’re dad
and grandpa, they were
some football players, eh?’”
Over the years, Soon’s
family has had the opportunity to watch Ekolu make
plays for the Warriors.
“My most memorable play
was against Punahou last year
when I scored a touchdown.
It was perfect, I just ran and
the ball fell in to my hands
for the score,” Soon said.
Though it hasn’t been a
cakewalk to this point for
Soon. Earlier this season
he was injured for the first
half of the season with a
broken collarbone, sidelining him after being a starter.
Soon elaborates, “It was
certainly something tough
to overcome. It was my first
real injury, my first surgery
and I was worried that I
wouldn’t get the attention I
needed for a scholarship.”
In spite of this, Soon still
got attention from multiple schools including the
Universities of Utah and
Hawaii. But in the end,
it was Army all the way.
“They’re all great programs, but Army was the
most prestigious and they
had the most money. Their
bathrooms even had soap!”
Soon said. “On top of this,
the education for me was
really a factor. It’s really
something to say you’ve
graduated from a school like
West Point. Not many people out there can say that.”
$ The Money Box $
“Win $2,500 – No Essay Required”
Provided by: FastWeb
Deadline: March 31, 2008
The number of awards varies and the amount given can equal up to $2,500. More information can be found on http://www.fastweb.com/sp/vmremuawd/1. $2,500 can be won by
telling others about FastWeb through a one time e-mail letting them know where they can find
money for college.
“Proud to be ‘73” Scholarship – Ke Ali`i Pauahi
Deadline: May 2, 2008
Four awards are given
and the amount of money
awarded varies. This
scholarship is eligible
for students pursuing
educational opportunities.
Preference will be given to
KS class of 1973 students
and their families. More
information can be found
at http://www.pauahi.
org/Scholarships.php.
Anne H. Myers Scholarship
Provided by: Ke Ali`i Pauahi
Foundation
Deadline: May 2, 2008
This scholarship is available to Hawai`i residents.
Students applying for this
scholarship must be going to
school full-time and working
for a degree at an accredited
institution. The student must
have a record of successful
academic achievement. More
information can be found at
http://www.pauahi.org/
Scholarships.php.
Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest
Provided by: Ayn Rand
Institute
Deadline: September 17, 2008
Forty-nine awards are given and the amount can range
from $50 - $10,000.In order
to participate, the student
must read the novel and write
an essay on a selected topic
found on the Website: http://
www.aynrand.org/contests/
atlas.html. The contest rules
can be found on the sponsor’s
Website.
Photo Courtesy of www.hpu.edu
Hawai’i Pacific
University
116 Fort Street Mall
Honolulu, HI 96813
http://www.hpu.edu
(808) 544-0200
Locations in Honolulu
and Windward Oahu
6, 675 total undergraduates
In-state tuition: $13,080
KS alumni currently attending HPU:
Makoa Jacobsen
Average class size: 24
Requirements:
English 4 years
Math 3 years
Social Studies 3 years
Science 2 years
82% of applicants admitted
SAT critical reading 430550
SAT math: 420-530
SAT writing: 420-530
ACT composite: 18-24
Deadline for fall application: August 15, 2008
Photo Courtesy of www.ithaca.edu
Ithaca College
100 Job Hall
Ithaca, NY 14850-7020
www.ithaca.edu
(607) 274-3124
Public 4 year university.
Out of State Tuition:
$28,670
Room and Board:
$10,728
Required Credits:
4 years English
3 years Math
3 years Social Studies
Algebra or higher math
81% applicants admitted
Student population: apporoximately 24,000
Minimum GPA: 2.5 Cumulative
Average SAT: 1050
Average ACT: 20
Most Popular undergraduate major:
Business
A
R
T
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Art Students Receive Keys to Their Future
T
he Regional Scholastic Art Awards
Competition, held for
public and private school students in grades 7-12, is the longest running contest of its kind
in the U.S. Art teachers submit
three unique pieces from each
student in various categories
to be judged. Some of the categories include digital imagery,
photography, computer art,
printmaking, and drawing.
Well-known
local
artists from the community
judge each piece on its design, originality, craftsmanship, and unique quality.
“90 percent of the stuff
gets
rejected,”
ceramics
teacher Donald Harvey said.
“We’re going against some
tough schools who have a
lot of art classes with expe-
rienced students.” Despite
this hurdle, KS students still
managed to be successful,
coming away with thirteen
gold keys and six silver keys.
Senior Mikey Freitas, twotime gold key recipient said
he didn’t even intend for the
pictures he submitted to place.
“They were just for fun,”
Freitas said of his winning
pieces, “Smiley the Clown”
and “Smiley and the Mime.”
The next level for the gold
key winners will be the national competition in New York,
bringing excitement to both the
participants and the teachers.
Although no one from KS has
ever won a national award, the
spirit of competition is still very
much alive in the students,
as they fight fiercely for the
single 4-year full scholarship.
Gold and Silver
Key Winners
Photography
Maylene Andrade
“Shattered Pains”
Silver Key Winner
Alexandra Ferreira
“Window Panes”
Silver Key Winner
Jill Nishikawa
“Ferris Wheel”
Gold Key Winner
Mikey Freitas
“Smiley the Clown”
“Smiley and the Mime”
Gold Key Winner
Jasmine Kaohelaulii
“Stress”
Gold Key Winner
Ceramics and Glass
Cohen Char
“Smoke Rings”
Silver Key Winner
“Gold Digger”
Gold Key Winner
Ka`ala Oda
“Holu Holu Lana Lana”
“Charring Bough”
Gold Key Winner
CORY TAUM
Zane Dydasco
“Passing Time”
Gold Key Winner
“Groundation”
Silver Key Winner
Drawing
Pi`ikea Kitamura
“Camille”
Gold Key Winner
Digital Imagery
Cameron Hee
“Dreams”
Silver Key Winner
Computer Art
&
Kekoa Tango
“Davis ‘Teeth’ Brush”
Gold Key Winner
MIKEY FREITAS
Graphic Design
Cory Taum
“Rally Cry”
Silver Key Winner
“Bomb Hills Not Da `Aina”
Gold Key Winner
Computer Art
Kaeo Kalama Kaneshiro
“A Pondering Sunset”
Gold Key Winner
Printmaking
COHEN CHAR
NICK BROWN
Nick Brown
“LiFe”
Gold Key Winner
ENTERTAINMENT
Jack Johnson
Spot
Song: “All At Once”
Staying in tune...
New album releases and upcoming movies and concerts you would hate to miss
Concerts
March 13: Saosin
@ Pipeline Cafe
March 21:
Incubus @ Waikiki Shell
March 28:
50 Cent @ Neal Blaisdell
Arena
Movies
Albums
March 14:
Never Back Down
March 21:
Shutter
March 18: Flo Rida
Mail on Sunday
March 28:
Stop-Loss
April 1: R.E.M.
Accelerate
March 25: Panic! At the Disco
Pretty. Odd
Bob Fest 2008: Age Restriction a Flop
L
ike every other year,
the Bob Marley Fest
was restricted to an
18 and over audience on the
island of Oahu. If you were
wondering what the Bob Marley Fest was, it’s a celebration
for the anniversary of Bob
Marley’s birthday on February
6, which is when the concert is
usually held. This year, it landed on February 8 at Hawaiian Waters Adventure Park.
It is still a wonder why
Bob Marley Fest is all ages in
Kona, but restricted on Oahu.
Once again, it is the producers who set the age limit. Does
this mean the producers think
that the audience on Kona
is more mature than Oahu?
Regardless of the age limit,
the restrictions do not keep
under aged people out. Passers-by just driving to the Waterpark can see many under
aged fans with an enthusiasm for reggae music, climb-
ing over fences just to get in.
The park itself is such a large
location that it is difficult to
keep kids out. The security
was increased much more
than the year before, yet under-aged audience still got in.
The cover charge was $30,
a reasonable price for an all
night concert featuring tons of
reggae bands. The 21 and over
crowd was separated from the
younger crowd because there
were certain areas solely for
Art Students Receive Keys to Their Future by `Iwi Ka`auwai
Bob Fest 2008: Age Restriction a Flop by Kylle Roy
Staying in Tune photos courtesy of musicremedy.com, www.tribute.ca, www.bbc.co.uk.com
Staying in Tune information courtesy of 808shows.com, billboard.
com and comingsoon.net
drinkers. If a person were to
drink, they were restricted
from entering the non-drinking areas. This security method
was good in keeping underage drinking from occurring.
There is no reason why an
under aged person should be
kept out of Bob Fest if they are
not exposed to any illegal activity. Restricting the concert to 18
and over is a flop, and should
be changed in years to come.
Have you
smiled today?
overwhelm me. There’s almost nothing that you could tell me
’t
nd. Which way will you run when it’s always around you
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y
and found you again. A feelin’ that we have no control.
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and the feelin’ lost
Sports
18
Wrestlers grapple their way to
third place tournament finish
Ikaika Correa
Sports Editor
A
ll a wrestler ever
needs is a shot.
Some
wrestlers
choose to shoot double-leg
takedowns, and some choose
to shoot singles. This past
weekend, the warrior wrestlers
took a shot at the 2008 HHSAA
wrestling state championship,
placing third behind defending state champion Punahou
and second place Lahainaluna.
Led by the state championship performances of 112 lb.
freshman Shayden Terukina
and 215 lb. senior Jamin Meletia, the warriors were able
to send seven wrestlers to
the championship podium,
including two state champions, two runner-ups, two
third place finishers, and
one fourth place finisher.
The two state champions were both able to use
previous losses to their opponents to defeat them
when it really counted.
“After all this hard work,
I can’t believe I’m a state
champion,” Meletia said of
his inspiring state championship match against ILH rival
Matthew Sasaki of Punahou,
a rematch of the ILH championship third place match
from a week prior where
Meletia lost in overtime. Meletia was the only unseeded
wrestler in the tournament to
capture state championship
glory, defeating Sasaki 5-2.
“It’s funny to go from
fourth in the ILH, to first
in the state in one week’s
time,” Meletia said. “But that
Individual State Placers
1st Place:
Shayden Terukina - 112 lb.
Jamin Meletia - 215 lb.
2nd Place:
Macy Yonamine - 103 lb.
Jacob Luning-Hoshino - 119 lb.
Kameona Hokoana - 160 lb.
Truman Chun - 189 lb.
3rd Place:
Ikaika Kekua- Luis - 125 lb.
4th Place:
Rickey Anderson - 103 lb.
Reiko Campos - 120 lb.
5th Place:
Tani Mashima - 108 lb.
6th Place:
Taisha Santiago - 140 lb.
Eliza Logan - 155 lb.
fourth place finish motivated me like nothing else.”
The warriors’ other state
champion, Terukina, was just
as surprised to finish first in
the state, beating Michael Nakagawa of Kalani 6-3 whom he
had lost to twice this season.
“I couldn’t believe I was
doing so good, but the state
tournament brought the best
out of me,” Terukina said.
“I wanted to win so badly
because both my uncle and
dad were state champions.”
Terukina’s dad, Darryl Terukina won two state championships from ’83-‘84 and his
uncle, Ben Terukina won
three from ’84-’86 while wres-
Warrior Spotlight
Jamin Meletia
Grade Level: 12
Sports: Varsity football,
wrestling
Sports Hero: Devin Lee
Favorite Sports
Accomplishment: 215
lb. state champion for
wrestling as a senior.
Advice for other athletes: “You always got to push. Never
give up until the whistle blows.”
Fun Fact: Meletia lives only five minutes off-campus .
“The harder you work,
the harder it is to
surrender.”
Photo Courtesy of NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
VARSITY WRESTLER JAMIN Meletia works for an escape point in the 215-pound final of the 2008
HHSAA wrestling state championship tournament. Meletia defeated Punahou’s Matthew Sasaki 5-2.
tling with the Campbell Sabers.
“They told me I got to top
the both of them so I got to win
four,” Terukina said of his ultimate aspiration, a feat that has
only been accomplished twice
in this state by male wrestlers.
Overall, the warriors exceeded this season’s expectations by placing so high in the
state after losing seven key
starters to graduation, six of
whom placed individually
in the state tournament last
year and lead their team to
a second place finish. However, this year’s warriors
are anything but satisfied.
“It’s cool that we were able
to finish so high up there,”
Meletia said. “But beating Punahou was our goal all along,
and that just didn’t happen.”
The warriors qualified 13
wrestlers out of the 14 weight
classes into the two day state
tournament, only failing to
send their 135-pound wrestler.
Kamehameha was the second
most represented team at the
tournament behind Punahou
and Lahainaluna, who both
sent 14 wrestlers each. Many
considered the KS wrestlers to
be the tournament’s dark horse
as they competed well against
favored Punahou all year.
“We met Punahou twice
this year in dual meets at ILH
competition,” Coach Chris
West said. “They are a tough
squad, but we kept it close
both times. We matched up
well with their wrestlers,
despite being so young.”
The warriors were one of
the most youthful teams represented at this year’s tournament. Out of the 13 wrestlers
who competed, two were
freshman, three were sophomores, and two were juniors.
“The majority of our lineup were underclassmen,”
West said. “Although we
finished third this year, that
says a lot about our future.
Varsity basketball upends
‘Iolani; places 5th in state
Kylle Roy
Staff Reporter
T
he boys varsity basketball team concluded their season with a 5th place state
finish, defeating top-ranked
‘Iolani in blowout fashion
by a score of 69-49.
“I wanted to win really badly,” junior Blake Vienna said.
Viena was the
leading
scorer of the night and used
his knowledge of ‘Iolani’s
gameplan from previous
matchups to fuel his play.
“I
was
really
feeling
it,”
Vienna
said.
The Warriors, who had
been defeated by ‘Iolani in
their previous matchup, felt
that this win was bittersweet.
“I wanted a championship,“
senior Kawika Lyons said.
MATTHEW YASUOKA
THE TEAM HUDDLES up at halftime during their 5th place state
tournament game against ‘Iolani. The warriors won the game 69-41.
The team’s title hopes were
deflated by Konawaena earlier
in the tournament, who eventually placed third in the state.
Now that the season is
over, the team is focused on
returning with a strong lineup
next season with more than half
of the players returning to play.
“We are looking good for
next year,” junior Damien
Teramae said. “I’m excited.”
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Girls soccer three-peats as state champs
Winston Wong
Staff Reporter
F
or the third year in
a row the women
of Kapälama reign
supreme in the world of Hawaii girls soccer. With a 1-0
win over ILH rival Punahou
in the final game of the state
tournament, the Warriors solidified their reign as champs.
Sophomore
CourtneyRae Botelho scored early in to the second half
to break open the game.
In scoring, the Warriors
nailed
their
final
goal of the season, beating a tough Buffanblu team.
“Punahou is a very talented
team that is loaded with skilled
and experienced players.
They have great team speed
and move the ball around
nicely,” KS head coach Michelle Nagamine said. “(Entering the game), our strategy was to set the pace. Play
aggressively and beat them
to the ball. We didn’t want
them to get any momentum
and tried to shut down their
passing lanes from the start.”
Through the game, the
Warriors endured a bombardment of throw-ins from Punahou midfielder Aisha Price.
“We also tried not to give
up any throw ins,” said Nagamine. “They have a girl on the
team who can throw the ball
in about 35 yards, so they call
her the “human corner kick.”
That throw is deadly and she
gets a ton of assists off of it.”
In a season with no
clear favorite the Warriors came together and
proved the critics wrong.
Anchored by coach Michelle “Bud” Nagamine, the
Warriors were steered to
titles in ’95 and ’96 before
the current streak which began in the 2005-2006 season.
“Coach Bud was really
great this year. Being that
we weren’t really favored, it
took a lot to keep confident,”
Senior Shelby Moriguchi said.
“Our team last year had
higher expectations of themselves from the beginning of
the season. We had a dominant, outspoken group of seniors who made it clear from
the beginning that states was
their goal and nothing less was
going to do,” said Nagamine.
“Our goals this year were
to have fun, work hard and
play for each other,” Nagamine said. “Although we really wanted to win another
state title, we kept that under
wraps. We just wanted to
get out of ILH and hope that
our momentum carried us.”
The Warriors became the
second team to ever three-peat
with titles since Punahou from
1983-86.
With three titles
under their belts, this year’s
seniors have plenty of memories to last them a lifetime.
“We’ve been through it
all and for us seniors, it’s a
perfect ending to our careers
here,” said Senior Jacque Ho.
“Our goals this year
were to have fun,
work hard and play
for each other.”
-Michelle Nagamine,
Head Coach
The five seniors include
Jasmine Luke, Jacque Ho,
Shelby Moriguchi, Kanani
Taaca and Sanoe Souza. Three
of whom were named to the
all tournament team, including an MVP honor for Taaca.
“It was really nice having
so many seniors with playoff
and championship experience on the team,” Nagamine
THE GIRLS VARSITY soccer team streches before their state championship matchup with rival Punahou at the Waipio Soccer Complex. The lady warriors won the game 1-0 and were named state champions.
WINSTON WONG
COACH MICHELLE NAGAMINE, surrounded by members of the team, hoists her third HHSAA girls
championship trophy in as many years after her team’s defeat of Punahou at the Waipo Soccer Complex.
said. “They worked hard but
laughed a lot and when times
got tough, they did some soul
searching and blamed themselves and not anyone else.”
This year’s seniors went
through a lot of change in accepting leadership positions.
“The hardest thing was
to lead and stay positive this
year,” said Moriguchi. “We
were used to being the young
ones for three years, it’s something else to be a senior now.
The girls had a chance
to lead this year with the
“soccer sister” idea made
by
Coach
Nagamine.
“I wanted to pair an older
player with a younger player,
kind of like the buddy system,” said Nagamine. “The
girls took to it immediately
and it’s really cool to hear
them saying “sister” and
cheering for each other.”
Senior Jacque Ho agrees.
“The sister system helps us a
lot.” Ho said. “It reminds us
to play for the team and not for
ourselves and definitely sets us
apart from the other teams.”
The “heart and desire” of
the team was really important
as the team faced a lot of adversity this year. Two losses
to ILH rivals Iolani and Punahou near the end of the season
had some even doubting that
the Warriors would make it
into the state tournament.
In the end the Warriors
capped their season by entering the state tournament with
an ILH title under their belts.
In the opening rounds, they
defeated Kaiser 4-0 and fought
past OIA runner up Mililani, winning on a 4-1 advantage on penalty kicks. What
happened next is history.
“We’ve kind of started
a tradition here,” Ho said.
“A tradition of winning.”
Boys soccer nets another state crown
Joey Sato
Staff Reporter
T
he boys of the Kamehameha D-1 Soccer
team took hold of their
second state championship under Coach Andrew Ah New.
“[To prepare for the championship game], I didn’t think
I really needed to do anything
drastic,” Coach Ah New said.
The boys took on their ILH
rivals, the ‘Iolani Raiders. During the regular season, the warriors couldn’t quite take hold
of a win against the Raiders.
“It felt really good because
we never beat ‘Iolani during
season. We tied twice and
never beat them. It made it
even sweeter when we beat
them in the finals when it
mattered most,” junior for-
-Andrew Ah-New,
Head Coach
Coach Andrew Ah New
takes no credit for the win.
“The boys came together
and played with everything
they had for their school, their
families, themselves, and
each other. They gave their
blood, sweat, and tears and
prayed for the victory. The
boys won this championship
on their own,” Ah New said.
The boys share a connection beyond the soccer field.
ously No. 1 seeded ‘Iolani. Senior Micah Swain was named
Most Valuable Goalkeeper,
blocking one of the Raider’s
penalty kicks in overtime.
“It felt great to be able
to give my team an edge
in the PK’s,” Swain said. I
was nervous but once I got
that block, I was pumped.
between
us
boys.”
junior Kainoa Kahui said.
This championship was
a nice way for the team
to end the season , especially since the team was
stacked with ten seniors.
“It feels good to be able
to finish off my senior
year with a state championship,”
Swain
said.
ward Gareth Gomez said.
The warriors dominated in
penalty kicks 4-2, which led
them to a 1-0 win over the previ-
“I didn’t think I
really needed to do
anything drastic.”
“There’s a great bond
JOEY SATO
(LEFT TO RIGHT) Kevin Doo, Zane Dydasco, Kainoa Kahui, and
tournament MVP Micah Swain stand holding the state championship soccer trophy. The ecstatic warriors contributed to a 1-0 win
over the top seeded ‘Iolani Red Raiders that ended in penalty kicks.
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Sports Mania
Ikaika Correa
Sports Editor
H
e’s used to uphill climbs.
He deals with them everyday at practice and is
sometimes forced to run extra hills after practice by his father. Shayden Terukina, who just recently won a wrestling state championship at the 112 lb.
weight class, can attest to the fact that
reaching the top is never easy. However, if Terukina can reach the top of
the state championship ladder for the
next three years, he’ll be able to call
himself what only two other males in
Hawaii wrestling history has ever been
deemed: a four-time state champion.
I’ve been fortunate enough to
watch Terukina wrestle for the past
three years. I saw him wrestle when he
was a seventh grader in middle school
and knew he’d be something great.
Last year, I even wrestled with him
in the practice room. I took him down
within seconds and the next thing I
knew I had gotten reversed and was
being ridden out by an eighth grader.
I was embarrassed then, but now
that I think about it, I can now brag
about taking down a state champ.
Indeed, something to brag about.
Starting now, Terukina will begin defending his state championship with intense training day in and
day out. Hard work is an absolute
necessity for Terukina, who is the
son of a two time state champion.
The whole of the lightweight wrestling community will sit wondering
exactly what weight class Terukina
will choose to compete in next year.
All the while, Terukina will be finetuning his technique by competing
with Team Hawaii wrestling. Just
like he’s done for the past three years.
But just because wrestling seemingly dominates his life, it doesn’t
mean that Terukina doesn’t know
how to have fun. As soon as he joined
the varsity wrestling team, he was
accepted. No hazing was required,
although I did make him buy me a
cake on my birthday. I promised to
do the same for him come November 19th, his birthday and the first
official practice day for the 2008-2009
wrestling season. Both extremely appropriate presents for the soon-to-be
sophomore wrestler who competed
this year with a senior-like skill set.
You have to admire the guy
for being able to cope with the immense amount of pressure being put
on him. His dad being a two time
state champion and his uncle being a three timer means the family is
only missing a four-time champ to
complete the puzzle. But he’s a wrestler, so he’s used to the pressure and
the spotlight. Only Jonathan Spiker
and Brandon Low of St. Louis ever
won four state championships in a
single high school career. Travis Lee,
arguably Hawaii’s most successful wrestler ever only won three.
I guess all I’m really trying to say
is good luck, Shayden, on your road
to number two, three, and hopefully
four state championships. It’s a journey worth venturing, and one many,
including myself, will envy you for
being able to take. Hopefully, by the
time the 2011 state tournament comes
around, you’ll be atop the podium
receiving your fourth gold medal,
and I’ll be telling everyone that I once
took down a four-time state champ.
Indeed, something to brag about.
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Signed Seniors
Top Row: Daniel
Kaÿanana, Mykenna
Ikehara, Isaiah Lavea,
ÿEkolu Soon, Kaulupono Perez, Kahikolu
Pescaia
Bottom Row: Tatiana Santiago, Kanani
Herring, Kanani Taaca, Jordan Meredith,
Rebekah Torres
Warriors
in action
“we do work son”