November, 2007 - Kapalama Campus

What’s Inside
Superferry
Resurfaces
The Money
Box
Seniors Sign
The superferry
returns and may
offer service to KS
students
Details on the
Caleb M.K. Mahi
Memorial Scholarship
Four Seniors with
NCAA Division 1
schools
page 4
Page 18
Page 15
In this issue:
News..............................2
Opinions.......................5
Features.........................7
College........................15
Entertainment............16
Sports..........................18
Kamehameha Schools*Kapälama Campus
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Volume 86 *Issue 2
Renewed Spirit
Ho‘olokahi
week
improves
school
spirit
Ka Mo‘i Staff
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the tests to a certain person
at every single opportunity.
How would that teacher feel?”
The American Civil Liberties Union, staunch opponents
of the act, have said in their
website that “random drug
testing violates Hawaii educators’ constitutional rights
to privacy.” The ACLU also
points out that there are already provisions that exist under the current policy to test
any educator under suspicion.
While the bill only affects public school teach-
o‘olokahi
week
was a success,
according
to
ASKS advisor Andrew Lai.
“Thank you, students,
you pulled through,” Lai
said in an interview with
Puka Mai Ka lä. “That kind
of behavior will allow for
future events such as this.”
Hoÿo lökahi week replaced
Imua week with the hope of
changing student behavior
and mindset. Lai explained at
a senior assembly that students
have been pushing “the envelope” when in came to dress
downs and free dress days.
Hoÿo lökahi week was an opportunity for students to show
that students can adhere to
guidelines, along with showing
school spirit. Students agreed.
“I thought it was a good
bringing-together event.
It
was a lot better then last
year. It brought unity. Even
though it was simple, depending on your personality, you could go all out,”
junior Kasandra Vegas said.
“The assembly brought everyone together and it made
everyone happy.
It made
our school have some color,”
freshman Kekoa Kahui said.
The Halloween day especially caught studentsÿ attention.
“Halloween day was the
best because it gave people a chance to be creative,
sophomore Kaui Brito said.
“We should do it again.”
“Halloween was my favorite day. I was a pedestrian,”
sophomore Chris Bright said.
Junior David Kabisch also
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see spirit page 4
All Photos Courtesy of MATT SPENCER
(Above) Senior men display their cheering abilities and an occasional midriff at the Ho‘olokahi
assembly. (Bottom left) Junior men entertain the audience with their acrobatic stunts. (Bottom
middle) The juniors exemplify class spirit as they root for their classmates. (Bottom right) Sophomore men rile up the audience as they carefully build their pyramid.
Drug testing draws controversy from faculty and students
Winston Wong
Staff Reporter
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he recently approved
new Hawaii state
teachers’ contract has
drawn controversy from teachers and school staff statewide.
The cause of the concern
comes from a clause in the
contract that gives the state
the authority to perform random drug testing among Hawaii’s public school teachers.
Governor Linda Lingle
proposed the addition amidst
the recent findings and convictions of drug use among
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during the proposal, teachers felt that they were strong
armed in to the contract with
a pay raise being the incentive.
“I didn’t like the idea of
the drug testing being tied
to the pay raise as an ultimatum.” said a DOE teacher who
wished to remain anonymous.
“It makes it seem like us
teachers can’t decide for ourselves on our own policies.”
The new contract had a 4%
pay increase included with the
drug testing clause. In the early
stages of proposal, Lingle made
it clear that she would not sign
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“I think the majority of our
teachers didn’t care about
the testing just because they
got the raise,” said Lunalilo
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Sheri Gallagher. “The teachers I know are clean and really have nothing to lose.”
In addition, some feel
that important constitutional rights would be violated
as a result of the contract.
“There is the possibility
of harassment with the word
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News
Seniors celebrate at “Mai Kahikina a Ke
Komohana” senior lüÿau
Mark Carpenter
Staff Reporter
A
p a c k e d
Kekühaupiÿo Gym
played as the backdrop for a night of celebration at the Class of 2008 Senior Lüÿau on Oct. 27. The
lüÿau themed, “Mai Kahikina
a Ke Komohana. From Beginning to End,” was a night
to remember with ‘ono Hawaiian food, a silent auction,
and
great
entertainment.
The night started off with
performances by Sound Creation and a fire knife performance by Michael Ahuna outside of the gym to entertain
the waiting guests. During
dinner, headliners included Jamaican Mist, Kuÿuipo Kumukahi, and Jonathan Osorio, father of senior Jamaica Osorio.
“It was really good to have
all of these performers take time
to come and perform at our
lüÿau,” senior Paul Iona said.
The Performing Arts department
impressed
the
crowd all night with a slew of
performances. The Concert
Glee Club captured audiences
with a rendition of “Ka Huliau
‘Ana” arranged by director Les
Ceballos. Hawaiian Ensemble
wowed küpuna and keiki
alike with “Holo Waÿapä”.
The Kamehameha Dance
Company changed things
up a bit with a performance
of “Hate That I Love You.”
Photo Courtesy of PHILLIP KAPU
THE CONCERT GLEE club performed at the senior Lü’au in Kekuhaupi’o. Other performers include the
KS Dance Company and the Hawaiian Ensemble.
Towards the end of the
night, the ‘Opihi Pickers got
the students off of their seats
by performing hit songs
“Beautiful Ladies (Beautiful
Girls)”, “Victim”, and a mix
plate of popular reggae covers.
While all the performances
were going on, volunteer parents and teachers were working hard to serve food, which
was provided by Yama’s Fish
Market and ‘Akahi Dining
Hall, sell class T-shirts and
stickers, and organize the silent auction. Items at the silent
auction included a two-night
stay at the Hilton Waikoloa
Village, an hour on the radio
with Billy V, and a quilt laced
with the signatures of the Class
of 2008, which sold for $800.
“We really need to give
it up to our parents because
without them none of this
would have been possible,”
senior Daniel Kaÿanana said.
The Senior Lüÿau, the only
fundraiser for Project Graduation, is organized both by committees of volunteer parents
and the Class of 2008 board.
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October 27, 2007
5:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
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-Michael Ahuna
-Jamaican Mist
-Ku‘uipo Kumukahi
-Jonathan Osorio
-Concert Glee Club
-Hawaiian Ensemble
-KDC
-‘Opihi Pickers
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THE FRESHMEN SOCIALIZE and relax at the pool after a day of testing.
Freshman and Sophomore Socials
Jonathan Cruz
Staff Reporter
O
n Oct. 17, freshmen
and sophomore students held socials
at the pool and at Kekühaupiÿo
Field. The day was filled
with fun, food, and games.
“I had lots of fun,” freshman Matthew Yasuoka said. “We
had an impromptu re-enactment
of a scene from ÿAvenue Q’ using
puppets on the field. Everyone
thought we were hilarious.”
The freshmen held
their social at Kekühaupi‘o.
There was music, food, and
games for the freshmen. Koa
Tree (KSÿ99) played music
while students played soccer and football on the field.
“Wedidn’texactlyhave
any scheduled activities. We just
wanted the class to relax and do
whatever they pleased. We did
have basketball in the gym and
some volleyball. Most of the activities were just pick up games,
nothing structured,” fresh-
JONATHAN CRUZ
men advisor Eric Okazaki said.
The sophomore class
was at the pool for their social.
“I had lots of fun,”
sophomore Courtney Botelho
said. “We got to do something
different than usual and the
pool kept everyone busy. It was
hot and the pool kept us cool.”
Door prizes were offered to the sophomores, as
well beach balls and water
tubes to play with in the pool.
Sophomores Elijah Scanlan
and
Sarah
Cabilan
won the belly flop contest.
Ashley Murakami
Staff Reporter
The Class of 2009 gathered on Nov. 9 to pick
up
their
class
rings.
The evening entertainment was provided by Mahea.
There was also pizza, chili,
haole brownies, and ice cream.
“It would have been better
if there was more food. Like
lobster, steak, and chicken to
get more of a variety,” junior
Ashley Keanu-Blanco said.
But all of the fun was
enjoyed by only a minority of the junior class.
“I couldn’t go because I
had practice, like all of the
other people in sports,” junior Kila Pickering said.
Since the event was from
3-6pm, many students in
athletics weren’t able to attend because of practice.
“I was on my way to the
track and I could hear the
music from the pool. People
were having fun and I was
stuck sweating at the track,”
junior Reiko Campos said.
Class of 2009 Vice President
Jennifer Lyman apologized to
the class for the inconvenience.
“We’re sorry about the daytime. There were a lot of conflicts with the pool and this
was the only available time
we could get,” Lyman said.
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News
New program encourages student teachers
Ariel Navares
Staff Reporter
H
ARIEL NAVARES
JAPANESE LANGUAGE TEACHER Junko Lowry learns Hawaiian from her student teacher, sophomore Mary Ann Baricuatro.
awaiian language
students
have
switched
roles
with teachers on campus,
while teaching them to speak
Hawai‘i’s native tongue.
Nä Alaka‘i ‘Ölelo ‘Öiwi
provides the opportunity
for advanced Hawaiian language students to teach
faculty and staff members
who have volunteered to
learn, like Japanese language teacher Junko Lowry.
“I learn better by doing,”
Lowry
said.
Lowry helped create the
pilot program with Hawaiian
language
teacher
La‘akapu
Lenchanko.
“The two students teaching me have a conversation, and then I practice
speaking with one and then
the other,” Lowry said.
Students in the program
need a passion for sharing the
Hawaiian language and in
return, teachers must meet
with their student teacher
at least once a week for 45
minutes. Students provide
cards explaining different
scenarios that help teach
the language, with one side
in English and the opposite
side in Hawaiian. According to Lowry, students have
creative ways of teaching.
One of Lowry’s student
teachers, sophomore Mary
Ann Baricuatro, plans to
make more note cards with
everyday phrases so Lowry
will be able to use Hawaiian as frequently as possible throughout the day.
Students do not get
credit
or
rewards
for
their
volunteer
efforts.
“My goal is to perpetuate the Hawaiian language
and encourage people to
learn and speak it,” a fourthyear Hawaiian language
student Baricuatro said.
Junior Jarvis Isa is the stu-
dent teacher of Athletics Department head Kanani Souza.
Isa plans to teach his children
the Hawaiian language in hope
of them teaching their children.
“Why stop something that
took years to learn,” a fourthyear Hawaiian language student Isa said. “I know that
in one way or another, I am
revitalizing the language.”
Although this program of
19 students and 23 faculty and
staff members only remains
within the high school premises, Lowry predicts that it is
bound to spread to the middle school campus next year.
“[Spreading] will only be
possible if we have enough
students,”
Lowry
said.
Nä Alaka‘i ‘Ölelo ‘Öiwi
branched off of Kulia i ka
Nu‘u, a KS survey that determines students’ knowledge
in the Hawaiian culture.
“It is satisfying to know that
more people are speaking the
language,” Baricuatro said.
Music Lab Promotes Learning for Students Seniors win national awards
including Boys and Girls Cho-
Joey Sato
Staff Reporter
I
f you’re willing to learn,
Guitar teacher, Bailey
Matsuda is willing to
teach you. At the Music Computer Lab, students and teachers are given a place where
they can do many different
things pertaining to music.
“If anyone is interested
in learning, I’m here for
them all day. I will gladly
teach them,” said Matsuda.
“Bailey teaches me more
than what I already know about
guitar. I go there to learn,”
said junior John Kauhane.
A lot can be done in the lab.
Students are able to learn about
music, music theory, and ear
training through many different types of computer software.
“[At the lab] we even have
college level software for
those who want to be music majors,” said Matsuda.
There
are
also
keyboards
there
for
those
who play and those who
want to learn how to play.
“I come to learn more
about music. I already play
guitar and now I’m learning
how to play the piano,” said
sophomore Jake Fergerstrom.
The Music lab can also
serve as a recording studio for those who want to
record their own music.
“I won’t fix your mistakes for
you. I can teach you how to fix
them. You have to learn from
your mistakes and fix your
performance,” said Matsuda.
Many KS programs have
benefited from the services at
the Music Lab. The lab provides services for all of the
Performing Arts programs,
Monday
Sunday
rus, Advanced Guitar, and
KDC. It also services Special
Events, such as Hö‘ike and
Song Contest. The English,
Hawaiian Language, Physical Education and Speech departments have also used the
lab to help their programs.
Aside from academic use,
individual projects can also
be worked on in the lab. Students who are songwriters
or composers can go there
to learn how to record and
produce their own music.
“It’s a great place to
just go and play,” said
senior
Blayne
Asing.
“The main focus of this
lab is to be a teaching place; a
place for education and learning. It’s a place to just hang
out if you want to chill and
be creative,” said Matsuda.
Tuesday
Wednesday
KANANI GABRIEL
Seniors Ikaika Correa and Kaui Awong both received an
“Excellent” Award in a National Writing Competition
at the 2007 National High School Journalism Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Nov. 11.
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Craft Fair
Honolulu Marathon
International Children’s Day
National Chocolate
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Hanukkah begins at
sunset
Human Rights Day
Finals
Periods 3, 4, 6
UNICEF anniversary
Finals
Periods 1, 2
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Birthday
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Happy Birthday, Ke
Aliÿi Pauahi
Founderÿs Day
Kwanzaa Begins
Ira Gershwin’s Birthday
National Cocoa Day
Christmas Vacation
Begins
No School
Pearl Harbor Day
Finals
Periods 8, 7, 5
First Day of Winter
National Flashlight
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Christmas Concert
No Interruptions Day
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Drug testing
continued from page 1
public
school
teachers in Hawaii, the event
draws a very intrigeing
“what if” scenario for Kamehameha students and staff.
What would happen if such
an occurrence were to happen at
KS? Students and teachers had
mixed feelings about the topic.
“I would not immediately
be in favor of [mandatory random drug testing],” ChemCom
teacher Jacob Lono said. “I’m
against invasion of privacy.”
While the drug tests are
supposed to be assigned randomly, there will always
be a question of how “random” the tests really are.
“(However, if drug tests
were proposed), I would be
fine with it. Teachers should be
held to the same accountability as our students,” Lono said.
Senior Triton Peltier held a
stronger stance on the issue.
“I would be in favor of it
(drug testing) for teachers,”
Peltier said. “I don’t think it’s
“The great majority
of our teachers are
good hardworking
people. They’re clean,
safe people and they
believe just like you
and me that safety
for children shouldn’t
be an issue while
they’re learning.”
-Sheri Gallagher,
Lunalilo Elementary
School Teacher
an infringement of rights because other professions like
policemen and firefighters
have to do the same thing.”
World History Teacher Tom
Gardipee had similar thoughts.
“I really don’t feel bothered
now by (it). It was never really an issue for me. I’ve been
tested before and it never really bothered me then either.”
One thing that everyone
seems to agree on is the safety that is needed in schools.
“I feel safe in school with
or without drug testing for
teachers, but regardless, it is
important that we have a safe
environment,” Peltier said.
Gallagher
also
concurred
about
school
about
school
safety.
“The great majority of our
teachers are good hardworking people. They’re clean,
safe people and they believe
just like you and me that
safety for children shouldn’t
be an issue while they’re
learning.” Gallagher said.
News
Superferry Offers Service Again
Photo Courtesy of LYNETE MERCADO
SUPERFERRY WILL RESUME service to Maui on Dec.1. Service to Kauaÿi is still pending on efforts made to calm
community and protesting concerns.
Ka Möÿï Staff
T
he Hawaii Superferry
emerged
from near extinction and will finally resume
service to Maui on Dec.1.
A special legislative session
met in October to determine
the fate of the Hawaii Superferry. The session ended with
Governor Linda Lingle signing Act 2, a new state law that
removed any “large capacity
ferry vessel company” from
environmental review under
Chapter 343 of the Hawai’i
Revised Statutes, the state’s
environmental protection act.
Act 2 allows the Hawaii Superferry to operate while environmental studies are conducted. In accordance with
the act, Gov. Lingle set more
Spirit Week
continued from page 1
agreed that Halloween Day
was a success. “Only a couple
of people didnÿt dress up.”
School spirit was especially shown at the end of the
week assembly when each
class competed against each
other with a class cheer. Class
cheers were led by an ensemble of male cheerleaders.
The senior boys and sophomore boys garnered the most
audience applause. Displaying scanty attire, especially
midriff that brought the audience to their feet, the seniors
captivated the crowd with a
provocative
choreography
worthy of being posted on
YouTube. The sophomores
featured stunning acrobatics put to music that shone
brightly with backflips and
other acrobatic maneuvers.
Lai added that some behavior at the assembly was
called into question; however,
such behavior did not ruin
the overall tone of the week.
“You
(students)
did
not disappoint,” Lai said.
than 40 operating conditions
in an attempt to address environmental concerns, including the possible collision with
humpback whales and the possible spread of alien species.
Service to Kauai is still
pending. Efforts are still being made to calm community
concerns and prevent precarious protests that blocked the
ferry from docking at Nawiliwili Harbor in August. Children on surfboards were allegedly used to block the ferry.
The Hawaii Superferry
will allow for another mode
of transportation for approximately 500 KHS boaders.
Boarders and family members will be able to bring their
own automobiles to O’ahu
with the superferry. Prior
to the Hawaii Superferry’s
suspended service, senior
Kalena Makanui looked forward to using the superferry.
“I really like it when
my mom comes over and
with the superferry, she
wouldn’t have to pay for a
rental car,” Makanui said.
Junior Lilinoe Saquing, a
boarder from the Big Island,
liked the idea of trying something different. “I don’t want
to fly to Kauai,” she said.
Even day students look forward to using the superferry.
“My family wants to go
inter-island, and the ferry
is a good way to travel- it
wastes less money,” sophomore Victoria Chai said.
Like Saquing, junior Kaniau
Anzai was attracted to the idea
of “trying something new.”
However, not all KHS students and faculty are convinced that the Hawaii Superferry is good for the state.
“It can’t help it, but it can
damage the environment. It’s
just another thing that Hawai’i
doesn’t need,” freshman Kamalolo Koanui-Kong said.
Archivist Janet Zisk agreed.
“Even in Hawai’i, money
counts more than integrity.”
The Hawaii Superferry is
advertising inaugural fares at
$29. Passenger vehicle fares
are advertised at $55 each way.
Blood Bank Unprepared for KS Donors
Ashley Williams
News Editor
P
otential blood donors were turned
down at the KS
Blood Drive, held on Oct. 25,
due to an insufficient amount
of nurses and equipment.
“[The Blood Bank] grossly
underestimated the commitment of our haumana,” ASKS
Advisor Andrew Lai said.
“They did not have enough
beds and history checkers,
[so] it got really backed up.”
The Blood Drive got
so backed up that at one
point there was a threehour wait. Ultimately, people who were scheduled
to give blood at the end of
the day were turned away.
Kumu Chunÿs entire eighth
period Hawaiian History
class had signed up to donate
blood and were turned away.
“From my understanding,
they were overbooked and had
many walk-ins,” Hawaiian History teacher James Chun said.
Chun, along with the
rest of his class, was very
disappointed about being
turned away from the drive.
“We had no opportunity to
serve the community by saving three lives,” Chun said.
“[The Blood Bank]
grossly underestimated
the commitment of our
haumana.”
-ASKS Advisor
Andrew Lai
Despite the fact that some
donors did not get to give
their blood, the blood drive
was a success. The goal was
to collect 75 pints of blood
and that was surpassed. According to Lai, they were going to set the goal higher but
based on past performance the
Blood Bank wanted the goal
to be a bit more conservative.
“The most [blood] ever
collected since 2000 was 89
pints. We missed that mark
by only 3 pints. Which, by the
way, we would have blown
away had we not had to turn
some students away due to
scheduling mix-ups,” Lai said.
ASKS apologizes to those
who were turned away.
“So to those who did not
get to save a life this time I
would like to humbly apologize for the Blood Bank not
being adequately prepared
for your pono act,” Lai said.
This
problem
will
try to be avoided in
the future blood drive.
“Thereÿs going to be
two days in the next blood
drive and be more staff in
the future,” ASKS President Sommerset Wong said.
The next blood drive will
be held on April 16 and 17.
Opinions
Kaleiÿs Way
Kainoa Vigil
Staff Reporter
Kalei Soller
Staff Reporter
Daddy’s little girl, that’s
how it has always been. He
raised me to be my own person and to stand up for what I
believe. He always reminded
me never to let anyone change
who I am at heart.
I’m not the girl I used to be,
quiet, easy to manipulate, and
afraid to stand up for my beliefs. I’ve grown to be strong.
I’m not afraid to follow my
heart and I will always say
what I believe to be true.
I’ve been through my share
of fights, I mean who hasn’t,
but when I’m forced to choose
sides the fight becomes reality. Although I may want to
deny the truth I am forced
to face the facts- I’m stuck in
the middle yet again, forced
to choose between two of the
most important people in my
life.
He’s the type of guy who
will give and never ask for
anything in return. He keeps
his feelings to himself, but is
always willing to help with
anybody else’s problems.
He’s not asking for a new car,
a house, or anything big like
that, just a chance to be with
the people he cares about the
most. That thought is crystal
clear to me. I also understand
that not everything will be the
way he imagines it and some
people will have doubts about
his dreams, but that’s not my
pilikia.
It’s not my place to state
my opinions, to take sides,
or to resolve the conflicts. I’ll
keep that to myself and stay
in neutral territory, just as my
heart tells me to do. I won’t be
manipulated, tricked, or persuaded when it comes to my
decision. These conflicts will
resolve themselves in time,
it’s just a matter of holding
on to what I know is true in
my heart and understanding
that I have no control over the
outcome of the situation.
There’s not much else to
say. It’s not for me to resolve,
or for anyone else that happens to be around. It’s a matter of sitting down, putting
the petty problems aside, and
addressing the major conflict
that seems to be overshadowing the smaller ones. It can’t
all be solved in one day, that’s
a given fact; but nothing will
be resolved if the first steps
aren’t taken.
No matter how long it takes
to resolve this conflict I know
one thing for sure; I’ll stand on
my own two feet the entire timefollowing my heart, being who
I need to be, and saying what
needs to be said –exactly the way
Daddy taught his little girl.
Koolondorÿs
Dismay
5
Sarahÿs
Say
Sarah Wheeler
Staff Reporter
From the very beginning of each week day
morning, all I can think
about is food, sleep, and
if I’m carrying enough aspirin to alleviate all those
annoying migraines which
seem to never truly go
away. Not to mention the
pesky school service students who tend to always
make a special stop to my
fifth period class just to
STAFF
EDITORIAL
This year’s blood drive
held on October 25th was
quite a success. The number of students
who participated was
outstanding, and everything, well, almost everything went as smoothly as
possible. We were able to
donate an incredible 86 pints
of blood, surpassing our
goal of 75 pints. The only
drawback to this particular
blood drive was not due to
a lack of participation or
commitment from students,
but from the lack of supplies and preparation that
was supposed to be done
by The Blood Bank themselves.
125 students signed up
for the blood drive, and
fortunately all 125 of them
showed up. Also, quite
a few faculty members
donated blood, which was
I have always been a bit of
a background character, not
really a fan of the spotlight. I
also spend a lot of time thinking and worrying. It’s certainly fun (if you’re boring like
me), but it isn’t healthy when
it’s all you ever do. I’ve lost
out on opportunities to do all
sorts of fun things because
I used to worry about social
awkwardness, people being
irritated with me, and the like.
The worst thing that people
IKAKA CORREA AND ASHLEY WILLIAMS
can do in response is to give
up responsibility for their lives,
why a little more mercy
which is exactly what I did.
tell me, “Hey, you’ve got
could
be
shown
for
stuI let myself go into the worst
detention.” Well, that’s
tangents, blaming others for not
dents
like
me,
who
have
an
what the scribbles on
“understanding” me and for
hour
long
drive
in
manic
the pink slip read anyway.
being jerks, all for reasons now
traffic
every
single
mornThe funny thing is that it’s
unknown.
ing
and
night.
I’ve
always
always about how I miss
Frequently I consult my
questioned
“Why
7:35?”
reaching homeroom in
grandmother
for advice.
If
one
minute
would
time by a few measly
“You
need
to
stop
looking for
be
taken
off
from
each
minutes.
validation
in
other
people.”
designated
passing
time
Ever since my accep“Why
do
you
keep
saying ‘me’
and
two
minutes
away
tance to Kamehameha in
and
them?’”
from
homeroom
sessions,
fourth grade, time has
Then came the guilt—I
we would have ten extra
never been on my side.
figured
that if I was so unsure
minutes. It may not seem
I always find myself
of
myself,
I had to be totally
like much, but it may be
scrounging around for a
unworthy of having friends to
couple minutes to shove a enough to take a breath
begin with, and that I needed
before a completely chaNutriGrain Bar down my
to magically fix myself before I
otic day, which seems to
throat, jot down the last
could have friends like “they”
get more exhausting every
few questions of math
could. I developed a “martyr
homework, or find a little week. Ten precious mincomplex.”
utes is a ton of time in my
dosing time I missed
Thinking never did me much
book. I can assure you,
the night before. Hands
good with making friends, going
pink slips would be a lot
down, I’m pretty much
out, and letting me by myself. It
less common around me. wasn’t about “ Why aren’t people
the most unpunctual perWho knows? Along
son in the world.
talking to me”; it was about
side
my breakfast bar, I
I’m not blaming my lazi“Why am I not talking to other
might just have a cup of
ness on the school system,
people”. There was only one
orange juice too.
but I’ve always wondered
choice, and it was the same one I
had with me all along: to get out
there and DO SOMETHING.
admirable. In fact, because
nurses and beds based on
What did I have to be afraid of?
so many students and faculty
past performances, and
There really was no good reason
who showed up to donate,
the actual turnout of doto be nervous. I had feelings and
there was a three hour wait
nors. Because our history thoughts just like everyone else
due to a lack of beds to acof donating was not so
did. I was wrong to think I could
company the donors. The
great, the Blood Bank unsomehow protect myself from
Blood Bank underestimated
derestimated how many
being hurt. how many people would
people were actually
It’s just a fact of life, but in
show up, and that resulted
going to show up. It was
my case my guilt was entirely
in a shortage of supplies. Benobody’s fault that some
self-inflicted. Besides, to be
flawed is to be human. It soon
people were turned away; it
became clear that I had been
was just an unfortunate set
missing out because I was too
of circumstances. The lesbusy being spiteful. The world
son to be learned from this
went on without me, but luckblood drive is that it is vital
ily everyone has a chance to
that all parties involved in
jump in. All it takes is a simple
the drive need to be ready,
and conflicts like this can be leap of faith. No thinking. No
over-analysis. Just action.
avoided in the future.
Yeah, I’m not going to get
Nonetheless, this blood
along
with everyone in life. But
drive was overall a very,
I’m
also
going to meet some
very successful one. We
spectacular
people. The door
cause of this shortage, potenas donors did a great job
swings
both
ways. Besides,
tial donors were turned away, of honoring our commitI
don’t
need
to
bother with
and consequently less blood
ment, and showing up when
anyone. Some people obviously
was collected.
we were scheduled to. The
don’t care about me at all. I don’t
Why was there a shortBlood Bank appreciated what
need to give them the light of day
age of beds? Whose fault
we were able to give, and
either.
was it that potential donors
hopefully next April, when
I’m now a much happier person—
got turned away? The fact
the next blood drive is held,
I feel free to do what I want, and I’m
of the matter is that no one
there will be adequate supproud to proclaim that everything I
is to blame for the mix-ups.
plies to accommodate our
say and think is 100% from the heart.
The Blood Bank supplies
kind-hearted donors.
I’m still a pretty boring guy, though.
Opinions
6
Random Drug Tesing will protect
Hawaii’s children
Derek Vidinha
Opinions Editor
rom the moment we
are born, there are
rules and regulations that are set for us to follow. Some people choose
to protest against certain
laws and create chaos over
laws that they do not necessarily agree with. Case in
point, the recent proposed
law that would implement random drug testing
among all public school
teachers.
This new law
has caused quite an uproar,
and that is something that
should not happen.
The random drug testing law that is currently
being debated is great for
the public schooling system
for many reasons. First of
all, drugs are illegal. Nobody should be using illegal drugs, especially those
F
who have the biggest influence on the children of
Hawaii. Teachers, next to
parents, spend the most
time with our children,
and it is very important
that they are good people,
who want what is best for
our keiki. I am not saying that people who use
illegal drugs are bad; I
am just saying that drugs
alter the mind, and that
nobody under the influence should be allowed to
interact with our children.
In 2006, a teacher at
Leilehua High School was
busted for dealing ice from
his classroom at the high
school. The teacher was
a special education teacher, in charge of guiding
students in grades nine
through twelve who require special attention and
care. Think about it: this
teacher was dealing crystal
methamphetamine straight
from his classroom, when
he should have been giving his undivided attention to these children.
Imagine the horror the
Pro
parents of these children
felt when they found out
what this man was doing
when he should have been
taking care of their kids.
It may be true that random drug tests among
anyone may invade privacy, but there aren’t
many other ways of going
about finding who is using illegal drugs. Random
drug testing allows for the
Nobody under the influence of illegal drugs
should be allowed to
interact with our children.
-Pro Argument
finding of teachers who
use drugs, and preventing them from having any
interaction with children.
Through drug testing,
not only will the students
be safer and more at ease
in the classroom, but also
the parents of the children
can breathe easier. It is
natural for parents to worry about their kids, and this
drug testing law can help
to alleviate at least some
of that anxiety. With random drug testing of teachers, parents will know
that the teachers who are
with them are sober, and
in the right state of mind.
The controversy that has
arisen from the issue of
random drug testing is one
that should never have occurred. Teachers that the
law affects should not oppose the law, because all
the law is doing is protecting the children, which is
the role of all teachers. The
only reason teachers should
oppose the law is if they
have something to hide. If
they are truly here for the
children, this law should
not upset them, but should
put them at ease because
they know that our children are being protected.
Testing Policy will invade faculty’s
personal lives
Noah Nieves
Layout Editor
A
simple precaution? Or a violation
to constitutional
rights privacy? The Hawaii State legislature has
been plagued with the
tedious issue of deciding a policy on mandatory drug testing. In the
same realm, there has
been tension on campus
due to the release of
many students to start
off the year because of
testing positive in a student drug test. The current issue of student and
faculty random testing
is laying on the edge between security measures
and blatant violations of
privacy.
The current ineffective
and expensive system is
based off suspicion. So, if
the school administrations
think you are under the influence, they will test you.
With the average drug test
costing roughly $100 we
are looking at a big game
of pointing fingers and
draining school and state
budgets. This stressful
intrusion into the lives of
students and faculty could
possibly be a stepping
stone to the point where our
daily lives feel like an excerpt from George Orwell’s
1984. Remember, Big
Brother is watching you.
While I in no way support the use of legal or
illegal drugs, there are
more factors that go
into the performance of
a teacher. Factors such
as mental illness usually
goes unaccounted for,
and since the employment process of many
teachers does not include a thorough background check, you cannot expect random drug
testing to “weed” out all
Con
potentially bad teachers.
In defense of the teachers, I believe that they
do a wonderful and I
think that one slip from
teacher should not jeop-
You cannot expect
random drug testing to
“weed” out all potentially bad teachers
-Con Argument
ardize an entire career
field. I believe when
people pursue a teaching
career they understand
the responsibility that
comes with educating
and setting a good example for their students.
In the situation of the
teacher not fulfilling the
responsibility, it should
fall on the individual.
On October 29, 2007 a
plane bound to Miami,
Florida was delayed
after one of the three
pilots was forcefully
removed from their aircraft for showing up
to work intoxicated,
luckily they caught him
before they took off. As
this is most likely not
the first time this type
of situation has occurred
in history, this forces
me to ask this question
“shouldn’t pilots be randomly drug tested?” On
that tangent, shouldn’t
all bus drivers be randomly drug tested? Or
possibly all doctors?
In recent move to sway
public school teachers
into supporting the bill
to enforce random drug
testing, the state legislature as offered salary
raises for those teachers
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Editors in Chief
Pömai Benanua
Kanani Gabriel
Rex the Best
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
Koolondor Vigil
Sarah Wheeler
Winston Wong
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New KMS Prinicpal
Features
Pua Ka‘ai
Kamehameha Welcomes KMS Principal
Kalei Soller
Staff Reporter
W
ith more than
20 years of experience
under her belt, Pua Ka‘ai, the
new KMS principal, begins
her first school year as a
member of the KS ÿohana.
Before becoming KMS
principal, Ka‘ai’s experiences included: being a
DOE teacher for twelve
years which included acting
as a K-6 teacher for gifted
and talented students and
fourth graders who were
learning English as a second
language. Ka‘ai also taught
at Mid Pacific Institute as
a sixth grade teacher and
as middle school principal.
The KS mission was the
main inspiration for Ka‘ai
to apply as KMS principal. As a child, Ka‘ai applied to attend KS but was
never accepted. Her father
had been a member of the
KS staff and because of the
combination of the two,
Ka‘ai felt that she always
wanted to be a part of KS.
“I hope to bring together
culture and the twentyfirst century.” Ka‘ai said.
Ka‘ai has a vision for
a middle school that can
bring together the cultural
responsibilities and the demands of the twenty-first
century student. Ka‘ai is
in the planning process
of building a new middle
school, which she hopes to
have completed in about
three years. Her love for
kids is why she loves teaching middle school students.
“If I can influence one student while I’m here, I believe
it will be worth it.” Ka‘ai said.
“Mrs. Ka‘ai is a fair and
friendly principal that has
put her effort and time
into events so that we can
KALEI SOLLER
WITH TWENTY YEARS of experience, Pua Ka‘ai joins the KS ÿohana as the new KMS principal.
have certain things like helps students strive to do
“I believe all children
fieldtrips to the loÿi and their best in school. She also are good and have potenCamp Erdman.” Seventh understands that students tial to learn,” Ka‘ai said.
grader Pono Javier said. today have many more
Ka‘ai believes students challenges, but knows that
don’t want to disappoint the students need to find a
teachers or parents, which way to balance everything.
Zisk quick to archive school
history
Ikaika Correa
Sports Editor
J
anet Zisk claims that one
should never stay in a job
they do not enjoy doing.
This is why Zisk,
who was hired as the Kamehameha School’s first
archivist nearly 16 years
ago, continues her work in
cataloging the history of the
school, day in and day out.
“My job is to know the
school,” Zisk said. “And I
can honestly say that I have
the greatest job in the world.”
The archive, located on
the bottom floor of Midkiff
Learning Center, is full of
Kamehameha School’s history, as well as Hawaiian
history in general. Aside
from a catalog of school
newspapers and yearbooks
dating back to the 1940’s,
the room contains important Hawaiian artifacts including irreplaceable letters
from Charles Reed Bishop
to Bernice Pauahi, early
leases of the school, and an
immaculate tapa collection.
Prior to 1991, Kamehameha had no archive to
catalog its history. The idea
to establish an archive was
sparked by the lack of important artifacts and illustrious pieces of art to display at the Kamehameha
School’s 100th anniversary
celebration in 1987. Four
years later, Janet Zisk was
hired as an archivist so the
school wouldn’t have similar problems in the future.
“All big corporations
Photo Courtesy of KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS PHOTO ARCHIVES
ARCHIVIST JANET ZISK looks over historical documents that are
held in the school’s archives in Midkiff.
have archives,” Zisk noted.
It’s appropriate that the school
have one now, too.” Other
schools on this island which
keep their history archived
include ‘Iolani and Punahou.
Zisk, who is the school’s
first and only archivist, was
able to acquire the majority of the artifacts residing
in the archive primarily
through donations. People
from across the state and
around the world have
made their contribution to
the archive by either directly giving the piece of history to Zisk, or by pointing
her in the right direction.
“A lot of the artifacts I have
gotten are thanks, in large
part, to word of mouth,”
Zisk said. She constantly re-
ceives emails with new leads.
From students to complete
strangers, Zisk welcomes all
into the archives, as long
as those who utilize the archives handle the precious
artifacts within with care.
“Everything needs to last at
least 1,000 years,” Zisk said.
But even Zisk admits to
sometimes
mishandling
the school’s history. “Once,
I squashed a huge centipede with the state championship football trophy.”
Zisk said. “It was the biggest centipede I ever saw.”
Its clear that Janet Zisk,
despite the centipedes, loves
what she does and will continue doing it for as long
as she finds it enjoyable.
Glimpses of
Halloween ‘07
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Features
One Noddah Play Review
Lisa Matsumoto’s Once Upon One Noddah Time is brought to life and entertains audiences of all ages
Mathew Yasuoka
Special Contributor
T
he classic story of
Snow White is straight
forward. So is the
story of Goldilocks; even the
tale of Briar Rose is rather
simple. But, when those three
are placed in a magical blender and mixed up, the stories
become very complex with
so many layers. This is the
case with Lisa Matsumoto’s
Once Upon One Noddah Time.
This mixed up fairy tale
in the same vein as Stephen
Sondheim’s Into The Woods.
Matsumoto’s play is purely
delightful! The music is well
written and shares the same
high spirits as the play; the
dialogue is giggle inducing;
the cast is well cast; each looks
their character. A forest comes
to life on stage through beautiful set design and planning.
The play is engaging and enjoyable for the audience (though
a little long for young children at two-and-a-half hours).
The story follows the tale
of a storyteller’s story gone
bad. The story starts off fairly
straight forward until characters get blown in by gusts of
wind. From Prince Fredrick
to Snow White the characters
come flowing in. But, the real
trouble doesn’t start until Da
Wicked queen asks her magic
Ukulele “who’s the badest in
the land” only to hear Snow
White. Sound familiar? Only
this time there are two wicked queens trying to kill Snow
White one with a poisoned apple the other with a poisoned
papaya. The play includes
many other plots such as:
the vain Prince Nohea turning into a mongoose which,
he’s allergic to. Along with a
plot that’s a spin on the three
little pigs with a mongoose
substituted for the wolf. All
these plots help weave the intricate tapestry that makes up
Once Upon One Noddah Time.
Even with its rich story the
music doesn’t suffer. Songs
like “The Story Is Alive” and
“If I Wrote The Book” enrich
the magical and funny atmosphere. “If I Wrote The Book”,
“Magic Of A Wish”, “If I Wrote
The Book”, and “The Wickedest Of All” are sure to become
audience favorites, thanks to
the cast members who sang
them. The most memorable,
however, were “Go Get Your
Guy” and “Gotta Get That
Mongoose.” Both of these are
upbeat, high energy songs,
with catchy lyrics are easy to
remember. However, these
songs and story would mean
nothing without the cast.
The most important part
of a play is the cast. Almost
all the cast reflected strong
voices. While all of them were
strong actors, a few shone
brighter than others. The best,
All Photos by ASHLEY WILLIAMS
THE FEMALE CAST members dance along for womens rights in the song, “If I Wrote the Book”
however, were The Hagemoge Fairy played by senior
Anuhea Akamine, who was
delightfully disgusting, who
set herself apart from the others by stepping far out of most
peoplesÿ comfort zones for the
audiences enjoyment. The genie played by Drew Lipsky,
commanded stage presence
through his bravado and comedic insults. Prince Watabo-
zu, played by Roy Franko, was
very credible in playing a local surfer stereotype through
his gestures and movement.
Prince Fredrick, played by
Joshua Aiu, a new student at
Kamehameha, did a fantastic
job portraying the bumbling
Prince Fredrik and showing
how cultures collide especially slang terms; he also never
dropped his British accent.
Da Wicked Queen played by
Aurora Lemke,had a fantastic
voice as demonstrated in her
duet, “The wickedest of all.”
Once Upon One Noddah
Time is an exceptionally welldone musical, with a strong
cast, superb music, sound direction and exquisite sets. If
you didn’t see it ,you really
missed out. But may you’ll
get to see it one noddah time.
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Features
Student Profile
Alika McNicoll
Pömai Benanua, Co-Editor in Chief
H
Photo Courtesy of ALIKA MCNICOLL
“Family is something
important to me
because they are the
ones who took care of
you from day one.”
- Alika McNicoll, 9
McNicoll lives with his
family in Salt Lake.
McNicoll
spends
his weekends spear diving and playing basketball with his friends
from his former school,
Moanalua Middle School.
McNicoll’s ambition in life is
to simply be someone who can
provide for his family. “Family is something important to
me because they [family members] are the ones who took
care of you from day one.” McNicoll’s role model is his greatgrandmother. He strives to be
like her in his everyday life.
Although McNicoll has just
begun his journey through the
four greatest years of his life,
he has much in store for his
remaining years at KS. He
plans to play both football
and basketball every year as
well as make the most of every oppurtunity that Ke Aliÿi
Pauahi has given to him.
Faculty Profile
Senior Guidance Counselor
Aonani Ahakuelo-Chernisky
Tawnee Akiona-Bannan, Staff Reporter
A
s a new senior
counselor,
Mrs.
Aonani AhakueloChernisky is really enjoying her first year as a part
of the KS faculty and staff.
Her daughter is a 2006
graduate of KS, yet AhakueloChernisky was not involved
as much with the academic
side of the school. Although
Ahakuelo-Chernisky
seems
like she has had years of counseling under her belt, this
counseling job is new to both
her students and herself. After receiving her Bachelor’s
Degree in Sociology from
UH West O‘ahu, AhakueloChernisky worked for 24
years at GE Capital Hawai‘i,
a mortgage lending company.
After that, she decided to
make a career change and
go back to schools to get her
Master’s, which she received
from Chaminade University.
Before coming to KS, Ahakue-
lo-Chernisky was a counselor
at Sacred Hearts for 3 years.
As she began her new
job at KS, Ahakuelo-Chernisky was a little surprised.
“What impressed me the
most was how friendly and
supportive everyone is. I am
also amazed at the resources available and how well
mannered the students are,”
said
Ahakuelo-Chernisky.
She enjoys working with
the seniors and helping
guide them with both their
college and daily decisions,
while at the same time learning about the college process
herself. Like many of the seniors, the college process is
new to Ahakuelo-Chernisky.
“I never got the chance
to teach guidance or help
students with the college
process,” said AhakueloChernisky. Overall, AhakueloChernisky is excited about this
new job with the KS ‘ohana.
Caitlin Andrade
Staff Reporter
F
or most of us, on our
first day of school
at Kamehameha we
were one of approximately a
hundred brand new students
and it wasn’t hard to fit in. But,
for some students
Freshman
igh school is often
deemed the “best
years of your life”.
Deciding where to spend
these wonderful years is an
important factor that could
greatly alter the outcome of
these highly esteemed four
years of high school life.
Alika Ekamana Kameakiaÿ
iinäkänakakaleikaumaka McNicoll decided to spend his high
school years at KS after attending its summer Explorations
program and seeing the various sports that KS has to offer.
McNicoll played football for
the Intermediate football team
as a defensive tackle. During
drills, practices, and games,
McNicoll was able to form
friendships with his teammates as well as classmates.
Born July 16, 1993 to Alika
and Këhau, McNicoll is the
oldest of three children, including eight year-old Alexis
and four year-old Kauila.
Students join Kamehameha ‘Ohana
it’s a bit
more
nerve
racking because they
are one of the handful of new
students admitted late in 10th,
11th and 12th grade. This year,
you’ve probably met some
of the seven new seniors and
three new juniors, along with
our new exchange students.
Coming to Kamehameha is a
great privilege but why would
someone change schools so
late in their high school career?
Jasmine Valeros, a new junior
from Waimanalo transferred
from Kailua High School said
“Ever since I was a little girl I
have spent every minute up at
Kamehameha. My dad was a
coach for the Warriors football
team and both my siblings attended Kamehameha. I got
to see what Kamehameha
has to offer its students. I
wouldn’t have cared if I got
accepted my senior year,
just as long as I made it in!”
The new students this year
have said that they are really
enjoying Kamehameha. Miÿi
Herman, a junior from Cook Islands said, “I love the campus
and students. I also like the food
at ÿAkahi.” Lindsay Kawiti, a
junior from Wesley College
in Aotearoa agreed, “So far,
everyone is positive, friendly
and at times, quite funny.”
Not only do our new students like the food and the
people, they like how Kamehameha “really focuses on
our [educational]
future and
makes sure
we are squared away with
college apps.” Mailani
Yuen, a new senior transfer
from Kahuku High School said.
“My teachers are wonderful
and are helping me to adjust,
“added Leimana Pila from
Käneÿohe who previously attended Redemption Academy.
Because our campus is so
large and a lot more diverse
compared to other schools,
our new students find adjusting to Kamehameha both challenging and easy. New senior
Yuen and Pila said that the
hard part about adjusting is
leaving their friends and the
familiar routines of their prior
schools. But most said that the
easy part to adjusting to Kamehameha is making new friends.
Although attending Kamehameha is a great opportunity and the school is full
of friendly students, the new
students can’t help but miss
what they left behind. “The
familiar faces, my friends
some of my teachers and the
closeness I felt there [at Kahuku High School] are the things
I miss the most,” Yuen said.
TAWNEE AKIONA-BANNAN
SENIOR GUIDANCE COUNSELOR Aonani Ahakuelo-Chernisky helps senior Stephanie Santiago narrow down her college choices.
Story:
Winston
Wong
The Senior Se
developing character and giv
John White and Darren Kamalu’s homerooms took a trip to Kalihi Valley to
paint over graffiti on walls. Then, seniors
took to the streets to clean up rubbish.
On Oct 17, the Senior
Class took a trip off the
Käpalama campus to embark on the fifth annual
senior service project.
First envisioned by
Character education advisor Alyssa Braffith (KS
ÿ70), the senior service
project was part of the
vision for Kamehamehaÿs
character education
branch.
“The High School
values (Mälama, Hö’ihi,
Kuleana and ‘imi na‘au
pono) correspond to the
order of our missions for
each grade level,” Braffith said. “The mission
for the senior class was to
develop the maturity and
the character to give back
to the community.”
This year, seniors came
together in their homerooms and went to work
on projects that they had
selected before hand. The
idea of students picking
their project was pro-
posed with last yearÿs
senior class and it became
the model for this year’s
project.
This year’s seniors had
a large selection of choices
that varied from each
homeroom. Some went
to Kalaeloa to plant native
species while others opted
to clean graffiti by Honolulu Community College.
“We really worked
hard on cleaning the little
island by Sand Island. It
was a good idea to give
back to the community,”
senior Ashley Klein said.
One project was a visit
by seniors to Haiku to
work on a lo‘i. The project itself was fulfilling,
but surprising to those
who showed up to clean
a lo’i.
“We came to just work
on a lo’i, but instead we
found ourselves building
the lo‘i.” said senior Adrianna Demello. “It was
gross and there was mud,
Lionel Barona and Kumu Kehau’s homer
Upon arriving, they were surprised that th
overgrown plot of land. The homerooms t
a future lo‘i, and hopefully a future endea
Photos: WinstonWong & Ashley Williams
ervice Project
Layout:
Winston Wong
& Kainoa
Vigil
ving back to the community
centipedes and rocks. But
in the end, worth it and
hopefully an option for
next year’s seniors.”
Another one of the
projects that seniors
engaged in was the assistance with the Keiki O
Ka ‘Åina program known
from ABCÿs television
show, Extreme Makeover.
“We helped with
kids and cleaned up the
property for our project,”
senior Vernon Kapoi said.
“It was definitely a worthwhile project for me.”
Creating a worthwhile
activity has been the main
objective from the beginning of the senior service
project’s inception. One
of the purposes of the
project was the “[Engagement] of meaningful activities that make serving
the community an active
process of leadership and
fellowship.”
“The first year was
hard for us. We loaded
450 students on a weekday to do a beach clean
up at Waimanalo beach
park.” said Braffith. “At
the end we felt like it was
not enough. We probably
made more rubbish eating
our lunches than what we
had cleaned up.”
The next year the department expanded and
sent half of the students
to clean up Waimanalo
stream in an effort to feel
more accomplished at the
end of the day.
Ultimately, Braffith
considered it a success,
paving the way for the
projects of today.
“That was the time
when I knew we had
something,” Braffith said.
“I was so proud to see
our students cleaning the
stream and having people
pass us saying ‘Imua Kamehameha!’”
rooms went to work on a lo‘i in Kane‘ohe.
here was no lo‘i to be found: only an
toiled all day, building the foundation for
avor for the next year’s seniors.
Rhude Thompson’s homeroom assisted Hälau Ku Mäna near Kewalo
Basin, helping to plant and maintain
the garden of native plants.
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Features
Seniors compete
in teen pageant
What stresses you
out? How do you
deal with that
stress?
Shayna Maunupau
Staff Reporter
O
“Not starting at a football game.
I use punching bags and imagine
it is my stress.”
-Akoni Correia, 10
Photo co
: Floyd H
urtesy of
Photo c
ourtesy
anda
n Dec. 16 two of
Kamehameha’s
own will be contestants in the Miss Teen Hawaii Pageant, they are seniors
Kalei Auld and Kai’u Carr.
Even since she was a little
girl, Auld had always wanted to be in a pageant. Now,
a senior in high school, she
is given that chance. She
looks forward to the experience and hopes that others
don’t stereotype her because
of her running in a pageant.
“Pageants aren’t always
what they seem to be, the
girls aren’t ‘ditzy’ like people
think girls in pageants are,
but they’re actually friendly
and intelligent”, Auld said.
Carr decided to run in the
pageant in hopes of developing her self-confidence, the
ability for her to stand up
and be secure about herself.
Being the first pageant
for both of them, Auld and
Carr don’t really know what
to expect and are constantly
there to encourage and motivate one another through
everything they do. Neither
are focused on the win, although both would like to,
both would just like to gain
enjoyment and the possibility
to learn from this experience.
Out of this experience
not only do both girls hope
to gain self-confidence, but
they also hope to meet new
people, especially previous
contestants who have won
and are able to talk with them
about their past experiences.
Both girls would also like to
know that they have the abil-
of: Kai’
ity to run in this pageant.
“Pushing myself to the limits to try and help others” said
Auld, is what she hopes to accomplish in this experience.
To Auld and Carr, this pageant is much more than just
trying to win a pretty crown.
According to Carr, “You
don’t have to choose between
being beautiful and smart”,
said Carr. In pageants, you are
u Carr
given the opportunity to be
both, not just a “pageant ditz”.
Auld and Carr will be
competing against at least 25
other contestants, but again,
to them it’s not all about winning. It’s about going out
there to prove that they can
do this and hopefully gaining the self-confidence that
they both are trying to find.
Student Takes On Scientific
Successs In Maine
Kaui Awong
A&E Editor
W
hile spending 10
hour days in a
house full of strangers conducting research on diseased mice
for nine weeks may not be the
most traditional way to spend
a summer, according to Senior
Seanna Pieper-Jordan, it may
be one of the most rewarding.
This past summer, PieperJordan was one of the 32 students selected worldwide to
participate in an internship at
The Jackson Summer Student
program in Maine. Out of 300
applicants, 21 college students
and 11 high school students
from the United States and
around the world were selected.
“There were students from
Texas, California, Puerto Rico,
and China, it was really diverse.” said Pieper-Jordan.
Pieper-Jordan’s
determination to succeed in the science field and her inquisition is what motivated her to
participate in the program.
“I wanted to know if I could
do research for over 40 hours.
The program gave me a clue
as to what I could study in
college.” said Pieper-Jordan.
The judgment as to who
would get the opportunity to spend nine weeks in
Maine depended upon each
applicant’s skills in lab application and research as
the students in the program
were required to spend 8
hours in the lab every day.
Pieper-Jordan
worked
in a research group dealing
with muscular dystrophy.
She was able to work with
diseased mice and different
drugs in order to attain new
information about the muscular system and the disease.
“Working in the lab I
Photo Courtesy of Seanna Piper-Jordan
Seanna Pieper-Jordan holds a lab rat. Jordan worked alongside
scientists to study muscular dystrophy with the help of these rats.
learned a lot about muscles and
genetics,” said Pieper-Jordan.
While a lot of hard work
was put in to lab days and
making new scientific discoveries, there was a time off
from science and some other
fun and exciting endeavors for the students as well.
“The program was really
fun. We would go hiking
after work, there were picnics in the park, and soccer.
We didn’t have to pay for
food or housing either and
we got paid [for working in
the Program], it was ridiculous.” said Pieper-Jordan
Although the Jackson
Summer Student Program
had students from all over
the world, Pieper-Jordan was
the first person from Hawaii
to be a part of it. Her goal is
to start a new trend of Hawaii
kids going to the program.
“I want kids to be aware
that they can go into science, apply, think about
beyond
Hawaii.
[They
should] try to get in because it’s really worth it.”
“When I’m trying to do too
many things at one time. I just
take deep breaths and walk or
exercise.”
-Gail Fujimoto, Faculty Member
“Parents, expectations to meet,
homework and overloading myself with extra curricular activities. I talk to my friends, I have
Sunday church and chocolate!!!”
-Katie Moloney, 12
“Trying to keep up with deadlines (I don’t that’s why I’m
stressed)! I make sure I stay
ahead so I don’t fall behind.”
-Nick Keliipuleole, 11
“When I have a lot of tests on one
day. I just take a deep breath and
study hard.”
-Kaui Yogi, 10
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Features
iMania!
M
usic
is
everywhere – on the
computer, radio,
CDs, Myspace, and of course,
iPods. Look around ‘Akahi
Dining Hall, and you’ll see
the white earphones dangling
from peoples’ ears. Check
bags and pockets and most
likely you’ll find an iPod.
The iPod mania began in
2001 when Apple introduced
the first iPod, a 5 GB powerhouse of amazement. By
December 31, 2001, Apple
sold a total of 125, 000 iPods.
“I had the first version of
the iPod,” said junior Chelle
Bishop. “But I don’t really remember anything about it.”
Junior Keri Woltz said,
“It was ugly and fat.”
In 2002, Apple stepped up
its game with a touch-sensitive scroll wheel in place of
an actual moving wheel. Apple made news in the music
world when in 2003, Apple revealed the updated third-generation iPod – smaller, thinner,
and entirely touch sensitive.
“It was such a big thing,”
said junior Leimomi Kalama. “Everybody had one.”
The most popular iPod
was released in January 2004
as the iPod mini, a tiny 4 GB
version offered in five colors.
“I have an iPod mini,
and it’s the only one I ever
had,” said Woltz. After dropping it, she said, “I like
that it’s so heavy duty.”
In July 2004, Apple officially
announced the fourth-generation iPod, which is thinner and
mocks improved battery life.
Fourth generation iPods include
the iPod mini and iPod photo.
“It was such a big
thing.”
-Leimomi Kalama, 11
There is currently a multitude of iPods available: the iPod
shuffle, the iPod nano, the video
iPod, the 2nd generation nano,
the 2nd generation shuffle, and
of course the almighty iPhone.
“I’m happy with my
iPod, but I wouldn’t mind
an iPhone,” Woltz said.
Take a trip to Midkiff Learning Center where students like
to hang out and do homework,
and you’ll find people quietly
“I’m happy with my
iPod, but I wouldn’t
mind an iPhone.”
iPods Through The
Years...
< 2001
2004 >
-Keri Woltz, 11
“I love my iPod mini right
now! But I’ll be getting the
new nano in a few days,” said
sophomore Kawena Carvalho.
“I’m hoping it won’t break on
me as fast. It has more memory and it comes in green!”
“Music is my life,” said
sophomore Kahealani Acoba-Valdado, as she took
her iPod out of her pocket.
iPods are definitely becoming
better,
debuting
faster and getting stronger.
< 2005
2005 >
< 2005
2006 >
“Holographic images that you
could talk to someone through”
Lindsay Kawiti, 11
< 2006
“A multi-touch screen laptop”
What will Apple come
out with next?
Matthew Yasuoka, 9
“iPod video glasses”
Tianee Ramones, 10
2007 >
< 2007
“What haven’t they come up with?”
Kawika Lyons, 12
2007 >
68% of the KHS student
population owns iPods!
-according to a schoolwide homeroom poll
Story by Ashley Murakami, photos by Iwi Ka’auwai, layout by Ariel Navares and Iwi Ka’auwai, iPod images courtesy of google.com
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Features
New styles with friendly smiles
‘Akahi School Store has always been the reliable source of
school supplies and Kamehameha Apparel
Makaloa Yim
Staff Reporter
Y
ou’ve always relied
on the little hole-inthe-wall place under
‘Akahi Dining Hall for that
certain book, or the newest
jacket, but the ‘Akahi School
Store is more than just a spot
to purchase your school supplies, but a humble place
where one can take a little
bit of KS home with them.
The school store has humbly sat underneath ‘Akahi Dining Hall, offering students the
needed supplementary books,
school supplies, and apparel.
Cheryl Young, manager of the
school store, has always kept
her doors open from the hours
of 7:00 a.m to 3:30 p.m, Monday through Friday offering a
wide range of Kamehameha
paraphernalia. Young makes
a concerted effort to keep
all supplies well in stock
and making sure the needed curriculum are shelved.
The online store at http://
store.ksbe.edu/kapstore/ is
a convenient way for parents
of Kamehameha students to
get the vital supplies including P.E uniforms and various
Kamehameha
accessories.
“We’ve been running the
online store for four years
mainly for parents to conveniently purchase the essential items their children
need for school,” Young said.
Besides the essential school
supplies and P.E uniforms, the
store offers different items of
apparel ranging from t-shirts
to jackets. Since the sizes for
the apparel range from keiki
to adults there is bound to be
something for the whole family.
“Winter season is in and
nowadays it gets chillier up
on campus, so we’re offering our new hoodies featuring the new hip color,
Texas Orange,” Young said.
The school store is not only
popular with the students but
also with alumni and parents. The most busiest times
are usually back-to-school, a
time when parents come in to
buy their children their school
supplies and in summer, during Alumni Week, where
alumni come to the store to
take a little bit of KS home
with them after leaving the
campus so many years ago.
“Another busy time is towards the end-of-school when
we have the tütüs of the new
invitees coming in to buy merchandise for their mo’opuna,
buying anything and everything KS. Though, we’ve noticed the most popular items
that is always in high demand
are our decals and our license
plate holders,” Young said.
Though maybe small; offering that required book
and those backup pens and
pencils are simple ways the
school store help students to
succeed in school. Smiling
faces and organized merchandise welcome everyone to the
‘Akahi School Store, the reliable hole-in-the-wall store.
When asked why should
KS students come to ‘Akahi
School Store, Young said, “We
make the store a welcoming
environment for students with
our friendly aunties willing to
help out any student in need.
Offering those certain books
and those needed school supplies are simple ways we help
ease the hectic student life.”
MAKALOA YIM
The school store sells everything from clothes to detergent.
MAKALOA YIM
The shelves are always abundant with school supplies for students in
need.
Religious Growth
Among KS Students
KS Students take comfort in the newly
formed Bible study group
Tawnee Akiona-Bannan
Staff Reporter
W
hen a bunch of
KS
Christians,
the Lord, and
His holy words come together, something truly beautiful happens. As many people
know, KS is a school deeply
grounded in spiritual and
Christian values. With the new
Bible study group on campus, KS students will be able
to further their growth with
the Lord. The KS Bible study
group became an official KS
club after it was sanctioned.
“I told a couple of people
that we should start something,
and the word just spread,” senior Kaulana Ka‘auwai, one of
the people who started the club,
said. The Bible club meetings
are meant to unveil the truth.
“We basically go off into the
word of God and go into the
deeper truth,” said Ka‘auwai.
People of any belief can attend.
There are no requirements and
Bibles are not actually needed.
This group meets Mondays
and Wednesdays. They previously met at Midkiff Listening
and Viewing but because of
the large response, they relocated to Konia 108/109. Even
in the early stages, on average,
there are about 26-30 people
that attended. Out of those 30
people, only about five were
from lower campus. Because
of the difficulty for the lower
classmen to get up to the upper campus for the meetings,
“All who are thirsty,
all who are weak, if
you need love, come
just as you are.”
-Kaulana Ka‘auwai, 12
there is also a group set up at
lower campus. Mollie Ah Sing
and Anuhea Akamine are assisting with the lower campus
group. When asked what she
wanted to accomplish with
this group, Mollie Ah Sing
said, ”I just hope to spread God
through school and encourage Christians to show who
they are and to not be afraid.”
In a final word, Ka‘auwai
said, “All who are thirsty, all
who are weak, if you need
love, come just as you are.”
IWI KA’AUWAI
SENIORS NALU KAPUA and Jon Huihui run the campus hills to train for the Honolulu Marathon
on December 9th.
Huihui and Kapua’s Journey to the Finish
Boarders train hard as they get ready for December 9th
Iwi Ka‘auwai
Staff Reporter
R
unning breathless,
Jon Huihui passes
the finish line of
The Honolulu Marathon.
Beside him is Nalu Kapua.
The marathon, set for
Dec. 9 in downtown Honolulu,
attracts
people
from all over the world.
Huihui, a senior, started
his marathon training alone.
“I just wanted to see if I could
do it,” he said nonchalantly.
He later acquired an
equally ambitious senior
and fellow boarder in Lunalilo
Dormitory,
Nalu
Kapua, as a running partner.
“He
inspired
me,”
said
Kapua.
Their training was anything but easy. The sessions
weren’t
daily.
However,
they made use of their weekends, running at least 1 long
“course,” which consisted of
18-24 miles of running and
lasted around 3- 3 1/2 hours.
“He [Huihui] does most of
his training alone though,”
said senior Zoe Finn, remem-
bering a past experience.
“I had to pick him up one
morning and take him back
to school because he got up
at 3 o’clock to run to Ala
Moana. I thought what he
was doing was really cool.”
“I support them 100%,”
said
senior
Eric
Aki.
With friends’ encouragement, Huihui and Kapua
hope to finish the 26-mile
race in 3 1/2 to 4 hours. It
will not only be unforgettable for them, but also for
all those who they inspired.
COLLEGE:
15
NCAA Clearinghouse
aids students athletes
Caitlin Andrade
Staff Reporter
Imagine playing for your
favorite Division One sports
team in the NCAA championship. You could have
been playing on the court,
or field but you are sitting on the bench because
you weren’t cleared by
the NCAA Clearinghouse.
Getting to college just as a
student is a challenge by itself, but going to college as a
student-athlete is a whole different story. To go to college
and compete at the collegiate
level you must be cleared by
the NCAA Clearinghouse.
But, what is the clearinghouse exactly and how do
you get cleared to play?
The NCAA Clearinghouse
enables a student-athlete to
be eligible to play either in a
Division one or two sport in
college. The Clearinghouse
is one of the most important thing you could register for because “It makes
sure that you are headed on
the right path academically
so that you will be eligible
to play during your college
years,” Nick Keali`ipuleole,
junior volleyball player, said.
The Clearinghouse is a great
thing to register for even if an
athlete doesn’t think that they
will receive a scholarship. “All
athletes should register with
the Clearinghouse because
you never know what opportunities are out their waiting for you,” Keali’ipuleole
said.
The Clearinghouse
gives you the opportunity
to be seen by colleges and
perhaps become interested
in giving you a scholarship.
Through the Clearinghouse an athlete will submit their transcripts, a list
of the core courses taken
in their high school career,
SAT and ACT scores, and
may provide personal information if wanted. “The program seems to make sure
students follow the proper
guidelines so they don’t
become disqualified from
participation in collegiate
athletic events,” Tim Freitas, both a teacher and a certified athletic trainer, said.
“It makes sure
that you are headed
on the right path
academically so that
you will be eligible
to play during your
college years.”
-Nick Keali’ipuleole,
11
Essentially, the Clearinghouse makes sure that you
graduated from high school,
completed a minimum of
fourteen core credits, and acquired a minimum GPA in
those fourteen core courses
and had a qualifying test
score on either the ACT or
SAT. However, if the athlete
is planning on participating
in Division I athletics, 16 core
credits must be completed
instead of the usual 14 core
credits. “The Clearinghouse
is also a good alternative for
students who are not offered
the college counseling programs KS offers,” Freitas said.
Students should register
with the NCAA Clearinghouse after the completion
of their junior year in high
school. The student should
submit his/her transcript
which should include six
completed semester grades
along with his/her SAT or
ACT scores. The SAT or ACT
test scores can be resubmitted
if a student re-took the test
and received a higher score.
KS’ criteria for graduating
includes all of the required
fourteen core credits a student must complete in order
to be cleared by the NCAA.
The NCAA accepts honors
and AP credits as core credits as well. “As for those
not thinking o f p l a y i n g
s p orts, this is still a way to
make sure they are eligible
for college and are mee t ing the proper requirements,” Freitas said.
The Money Box
Caleb M.K. Mahi Memorial Scholarship
Pömai Benanua
Co-Editor in Chief
The Caleb M.K. Mahi
Memorial
Scholarship
was
established
after
the passing of Mahi in
a car accident in July
2006. Mahi was a member of the KS class of 2007.
Mahi’s
mother,
Melissa Mahi, established
this $500 scholarship to
“help Hawaiian children
further their education”.
Although the scholarship
“may not be big, it’s at
least something,” according to Melissa. The schol-
arship is made possible
through the proceeds of
merchandise purchased from
Concrete Surfer. This company was created in memoriam
of Caleb, who called himself
a concrete surfer because he
was an avid skateboarder.
A dollar from every
piece of merchandise that
is sold is used to fund the
scholarship. According to
Melissa, each senior that
purchases a t-shirt, which
costs $16, will be entered
to win a $100 scholarship.
Each piece of merchandise
purchased will equate to
one entry for the drawing.
The
requirements
for the $500 scholarship are as follows: a
minimum 2.5 GPA and
the student must be
pursuing a degree in
Law, Medicine, or Hawaiian Studies.
Last
year’s recipients were
Kainalu Lima (Chaminade) and Jessica Lucas
(University
of
Hawaiÿi
at
Mänoa).
Applications will be
available in March 2008.
For more info, contact
Melissa Mahi at concretesurfer@hawaii.
rr.com
or
987-4553.
Chapman
University
One University Drive
Orange, CA 92866
(714) 997-6815
www.chapman.edu
Private
Liberal Arts
Christian Church
(Disciples of Christ)
Total Enrollement: 3,642
Percent of Applicants
Admit:
53%
Out of State Tuition:
$24,160
Room and Board:
$9,924
Average Financial Aid:
$20,872
Average SAT: 1825
Average ACT: 27
Average GPA: 3.51
Student To Facutly Ratio: 14:1
University of the
Pacific
3601 Pacific Avenue
Stockton, CA 95211-0197
(209) 946-2211
www.web.pacific.edu
Private
Four-year University
Total Enrollment: 3,535
Percent of Applicants
Admit:
69%
Out of State Tuition:
$28,480
Room and Board:
$9,210
Average Financial Aid:
$24,110
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 25
Average GPA: 3.46
Student to Faculty Ratio:
14:1
Mascot:
Tigers
(NCAA D-1 Athletics)
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&
The Rubik’s Cube Craze
It’s in the halls, stairways, and classrooms; everybody’s doing it. It’s the
new craze that’s taking KS
by storm: the Rubik’s Cube.
According to The History
of the Rubik’s Cube by Mary
Bellis, in 1974 a man named
Erno Rubik invented the
Rubik’s cube. His main goal
was to create an architectural structure with cubes that
could move independently
from one another. It was
later patented, becoming
the toy puzzle called
the Rubik’s Cube.
Once again, Rubik’s
Cube solving can be
considered
the
“in” thing in
school as it
was back
in the
70’s.
Almost
everywhere
on
campus
sombody’s
walking
around
with
one. Why are so
many people trying to
solve this puzzle? “My friend
brought one to school and I
was fascinated and inspired
at how fast she could do it,
so I wanted to try,” sophomore Puanani Jelf-Albert said.
There are hundreds of sites
online with cheats to solving
Rubik’s Cubes. It begins with
breaking the Cube into layers,
and getting the edges to match.
The mathematical key to solving the Rubik’s Cube is a simple
procedure using algorithms.
What is the trick to solving the Rubik’s Cube? “It’s
all patterns and memorizing
codes,” senior Kanoe Malani
said. With enough manipulating, the puzzle can be
solved one color at a time.
“Everybody thinks its hard,
but there’s no big equation for
it,” senior Keala Kamalu said.
For some people, it may
take months to figure out
the Rubik’s cube pattern. “It
took me about a week. I had
my friends help me,” sophomore Puanani Jelf-Albert said.
Solving a Rubik’s Cube
takes patience, skill, and maybe a few hints. Do you Rubik?
Staying in tune...
New album releases and upcoming movies and concerts you would hate to miss
Concerts
Albums
Movies
November 24: Go Jimmy Go
@ Anna Banana’s
November 21: Enchanted
December 11: Mary J. Blige
- Growing Pains
November 30: Awake
December 14: My Chemical
Romance @Blaisdell Arena
November 2:
The Golden Compass
December 18: Natasha Bedingfield N.B.
Lio n Kin g Ro a r s In t o H a wai’i
For those who have seen
Disney’s “Lion King” movie,
anticipation may have built
up when it was announced
that “The Lion King”, the
award-winning musical
would be showing in Hawaii.
“The Lion King” is the first
Broadway musical to come
to Hawaii since “Cats.” The
Broadway musical was great
if not compared to the movie.
Produced by Peter Schneider and Thomas Schumacher, the play lasted for
approximately 3 hours. Music
from the play differs from
that of the Disney film version. There are new songs to
enjoy such as “The Morning
Report” sung by the witty
Zazu (played by Michael
Dean Morgan) and “Endless
Night” sung by the older
Simba (played by Clifton
Oliver). The new songs added
more energy and creativity to
a Disney Classic.
The opening of the play
captivated the audience
right away. They dimmed
the bright lights quickly and
Rafiki (played by Gugwana
Dlamini) rushed on stage
and started to sing “Nants
ingonyama bagithi baba!
Sithi uhm ingonyama!” The
sound of the upbeat Congo
drums filled the air as the
actors rushed down the aisles
waving and smiling. The
complexity of the costumes
varied from deer tied to jumping arms, birds attached to
wire flying in the air, giraffes
on stilts, and a four manned
paper elephant.
The energetic Rafiki plays with
the audience throughout the play,
speaking inaudible words and
then saying, “Can you understand me? No? Good!” Having
audience participation captivated
the crowd. Simba (played by
Nicholas L. Ashe, that night) like
any child, is full of energy as he
“Just Can’t Wait To Be King.”
The complex choreographed
movement and dances for this
number were obvious. One long
elephant skeleton stretched across
the stage creating the “Elephant
Graveyard” scene. The lighting and the mysteriousness
of the set seemed to pull the
audience in. However, the
geysers in the scene were just
loud and distracting blasts
of wind instead of serving
artistic purpose, were just annoying. Time passes and early
in the story, the known moral,
that there is a circle of life, is
known. The evil Scar plans
the overthrow of his brother’s
kingdom with his lackey
hyenas. The most dramatic
part of the play, Mufasa’s
death, was full of emotions
that the actors replicated well.
Simple technology created
intense moments such as the
stampede running down the
hill, imitated by machines
and lights. Mufasa takes his
last breath as his evil brother
pushes him off the cliff.
The start of the second act
was when things began to
change. The intense emotions
were gone and replaced with
anxiety. Zazu’s dry humor
lightened the depressing
mood. A mature Simba, reluctant to reclaim the throne,
journeys back to his home-
land with RafikiReaching
their destination, the entire
cast sings “He Lives in You”
beautifully. Now filled with
inspiration to become king,
Simba challenges Scar for the
throne. The “epic” battle took
place in less than 10 minutes.
Capturing such action, emotion, and passion 10 minutes?
Is that even possible? The
“best” part was when Scar
was being torn to shreds by
the betrayed hyenas. Of course
they did not show him being
eaten alive, but being covered
by the curtains brought feelings
of discomfort and uneasiness to
the younger kids. As all Disney
stories end, the villain is gone
and there is a happy ending
Overall, the play was good
and well worth the ticket price of
$85. Fans may expect too much
if they’ve watched the movie a
million times. It might be boring
for them because they would
know the plot and may anticipate the play to be exactly like
the movie.
The play’s last showing will
be on December 9th.
ENTERTAINMENT
Alicia Keys
Spot
Song: “No One”
First Annual Roktoberfest Lives Up To Its Name
On Oct. 21, Rocktoberfest
brought locally based band,
National Product back home
and introduced Los Angeles’
Shiny Toy Guns to Hawai‘i.
Both bands had remarkable
stage presence as the crowd
ate up each performance.
Once National Product
took the stage the fans really
started getting rough and it
wouldn’t be long until the
moshing fired up. Lead singer, Danny Casler easily got the
crowd screaming and singing
along to each song. The music of the NP Boys sounded
just as stellar live in concert as
they do on their hit CD, Luna.
Although Shiny Toy Guns
kept the crowd waiting for
half an hour, their astounding
performance made the long
wait worthwhile. Everyone
went wild when they started
to play their first song, Starts
With One. They played all the
crowd favorites: Chemistry of
a Car Crash, Le Disko, and You
Are The One. Lead singers Gregori and Carah impressively
harmonized on stage with
their melodic voices, so impressive that they were called
back for an encore. They ended the show with three encore
songs, one of which was their
new hit, Don’t Cry Out. Shiny
Toy Guns put on an amazing
show, with a live performance
as intense as their name.
The first annual Rocktoberfest most definitely lived up
to its name. National Product
and Shiny Toy Guns had overwhelming chemistry on stage
and it showed through their
eminent live performances.
SHEY KIMURA
ELECTRONICA ROCK BAND, Shiny Toy Guns, was chanted back
onstage for an encore at Pipeline Cafe’s first annual Roktoberfest on
Oct. 21.
A Spectacular Finish To the Fight
The “Halo” series,
a futuristic first-person shooter and arguably
the biggest franchise to grace
Microsoft’s Xbox and Xbox
360, exists on a mythical level
of success. There is something
to be said when a game’s
popularity warrants a cinematic commercial featured
in theatres. Even renowned
celebrities such asmusician
John Mayer, who claims to
be “born to kill bionically
augmented men” are fans.
On its release day, the game
raked in $170 million in sales.
The final entry in the
Halo trilogy, “Halo 3”, delivers on the hype it generated, and then some.
The last chapter details and
concludes the adventure of the
genetically engineered
superhuman codenamed Spartan117,
or
Master
Chief,
a s
he attempts to
prevent the annihilation of life
in the universe. In the campaign
mode, the story is concluded
and the gameplay is what
makes or breaks any game.
What makes the “Halo”
series so successful is the
engine’s innovation and simplicity. Players are allowed
an absolute horde of weapons to fight with. The surrealistic manner of the game’s
physics, allows for more
player freedom and error.
At the same time, since
weapons always seem to be in
short stock though scattered
amongst levels or maps, players are forced to put their survival skills to the test and make
do with they are given. New
to “Halo” is the idea of equipment, where a player can carry
one of a variety of items that,
when used, has all sorts of effects, like draining any competitor’s shield or protecting
from explosions and bullets.
The “Halo” series is notorious for its addictive and
prolific multiplayer games.
Developer Bungie expanded
on the multiplayer this time
around by adding all of the
features from Rumble Pit
(a collection of settings and
maps) and tweaking it: adding new modes such as Infection (a sort of Last Man Standing) and creating new maps.
While graphics certainly
aren’t greater than gameplay, the visuals for this game
are nothing short of stellar:.
Worlds are colorful, and pixilation is at a minimum, if not
completely invisible. Details
on such things as guns make
the game look all the more real.
Few games take advantage of
the Xbox 360’s raw graphical
capabilities like Halo 3 does.
“Halo 3” finishes with a
bang(in more ways
than one…) because
of the extensive effort put into the
game. This last chapter is largely retooling
and improvement off of the
second game’s engine
(which worked off
of the first game,)
but it is also certainly a magnificent title all on
its own, and a fitting
close for such an epic series.
The Rubik’s Cube Craze by Kylle Roy
Lion King Roars Into Hawai’i by Jonathan Cruz
First Annual Roktoberfest Lives Up to Its Name by Shey Kimura
A Spectacular Finish to the Fight by Kainoa Vigil
Staying in Tune information courtesy of 808shows.com, billboard.com
and comingsoon.net
Page Design and Layout by Kaui Awong - A&E Editor
and nights, I don’t worry cause everything’s gonna be alright. People keep talking they
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the way of
now is everything’s gonna be alright. No one, no one, no one can get in
I k ,no one can get in the way of what I feel for you.
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You and me together through the da
can say what they like, but all
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Angelic
Alignment
Developer:
Bungie Studios
Genre:
First-Person Shooter
ESRB Rating:
Mature
System:
Xbox 360
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Sports
18
Girls volleyball captures state crown
Four seniors sign with NCAA Division 1 schools
Ashley Williams
News Editor
T
he Lady Warriors
dominated again and
became
three-time
ILH and State Champions defeating the ‘Iolani Raiders in
the fourth meeting this season.
Kamehameha swept the
match in two sets, with scores
of 25-18 and 25-19. Jordan
Meredith served the gamewinning ace of the match.
The Class of 2008 graduates eight seniors from the
Varsity Volleyball Team. Of
those eight, five were starting.
Four of those starters signed
to D-1 volleyball schools.
Jordan Meredith, a threeyear varsity letterer and
starter, signed with Boston College. Unlike some of
her teammates, Meredith
isn’t nervous about leaving.
“I’m more anxious and
excited. I’m looking forward to the experiences I’m
going to have because BC
is such a different part of
the world,” Meredith said.
Meredith also said her most
memorable moment was the
final countdown before the
2007 state championship game.
“Going into the championship game, we [the team] all
cried before we went in. It really hit me that this was the
last time I’d play with this
great group of girls,” she said.
Kanani Herring, also a fouryear varsity letterer and threeyear starter, signed with the
Photo courtesy of CONNIE MEREDITH
(From left to right): Torres, Meredith, Herring, and Santiago anxiously await the upcoming season when
they will be competing at that colleigate level.
University of Hawai‘i. Herring ultimately chose UH over
other college offers to play in
front of family and friends.
“I couldn’t see myself going any other place,” Herring said. She also mentioned
that being a Rainbow Wahine had always been a childhood dream and now she
has a chance to be apart of it.
The future seems bright
for Herring and she looks forward to new beginnings in
her volleyball career at UH.
“It’s not going to be very
easy. I’ll be starting at the bot-
tom and I want to start off fresh.
I look forward to working just
as hard as everyone else to get
on the court,” said Herring.
Bekah Torres, a four-year
varsity letterer and starter,
signed with the University
of Pacific. Being on varsity
for four years and starting, the best thing for Torres was the experience.
“I think the best thing
about being on varsity for
four years was the competitiveness and playing with
good girls that help make
each other better,” said Torres.
She
also
remembered
her first trip to states.
“I was nervous and starting
over three seniors, so it was kind
of like ‘wow,’ but it was a great
experience,” Torres recalled.
Now signed with UOP,
Torres admitted she had
jitters
about
leaving.
“I didn’t think I was [nervous], but it didn’t really hit
me until I signed,” she said.
Despite her butterflies,
Torres is looking forward
to being able to experience living on her own.
Tatiana Santiago, also a
four-year varsity letterer and
starter, signed with the University of Nevada, Reno.
The highlight of her fouryear varsity career came
at the end, which was the
match against Kahuku in the
semi-final round for states.
Santiago, being a Kahuku
native herself, felt this was
an important game to win.
“[That] was the highlight of my senior season.
Those [Kahuku] girls are my
ÿhomegirls,ÿ so we had to dominate that game,” said Santiago about beating Kahuku.
Santiago is looking forward to going to UNR for
the
competitiveness
and
higher level of competition,
but also just to “play ball.”
According to Santiago, the
best game of her life was the last.
“It was a very touching moment when we won. I mean,
we cried before and after
the game. After four years,
this was my last game ever
playing for KS volleyball.”
All of the seniors plan to
pursue volleyball in their
college
careers.
Cassidee
Young, Skyler Kamaka, Kanani Hokutan and Ashley
Williams are all waiting
on volleyball scholarships.
“I want to play in college but it doesn’t necessarily have to be on scholarship
right away. It can be a walk
on situation and a scholarship
later, but I definitely want to
play in college,” Kamaka said.
Cross country teams end season on satisfying note
Kanani Gabriel
Co-Editor in chief
P
ushing
yourself
to the limit was
a mantra held by
the boys and girls cross
country teams this season,
and at the ‘07 state meet,
they did just that placing
2nd and 4th respectively.
With high expectations of
clinching another state title,
there was a trace of disappointment from both the boys,
who won eight championships
over the past 11 years, and the
girls, who last won in ‘04. Yet
the satisfaction that stemmed
from their efforts overcame this years state finish.
“It was so much fun at
the end watching everyone
finish because everyone was
completely exhausted and
everyone totally gave it their
all,” senior co-captain Emma
Broderick said. “There was
nothing else we could do.”
Jeanne Bissen, one of the
girls’ assistant coaches, hopes
that the experience at states, not
the final result, is what will be
remembered. “They put it all
out there and I’m really proud
of them,” Bissen said. “The
girls who went really are the
top runners in the state.”
Broderick, who is a sixyear veteran runner and
was also a part of the state
championship team in ‘04,
feels that the results of
states brought a satisfying
closure to her high school
running career.
“It was
such a good way to end the
season after all the years of
cross country. It was enough
for all of us just giving our
best. We ran for each other.”
all I can ask. We expected to win
but you can’t win every year.”
Despite the teams finish,
head coach Steve Jennis is
more than satisfied with the
boys’ performance. “We won
a lot in the past, but there’s
nothing wrong with being
second best in the state.”
“It was so much fun
at the end watching
everyone finish because everyone was
completely exhausted
and everyone totally
gave it their all.”
Prior to the state meet,
the boys placed 3rd in the
ILH at the Central Oahu Regional Park, coming behind
Punahou and Iolani, but
beat both teams at states on
Maui, bested by only Leilehua, an OIA competitor.
“We
avenged
what
happened at ILH,” Jennis said.
“I’m glad that
the only team that beat us
was a super good team.”
The girls placed 4th at
the ILH championship meet
as well, behind Maryknoll, Punahou, and Iolani.
-Emma Broderick, 12
Senior Kainoa Ho, who
contributed to two state titles,
agreed. “Everybody did the
best that they could and that’s
Photo courtesy of CHEYENNE KAMAI
Photo courtesy of AARON SOON
The girls (top) and boys (bottom) of the varsity cross country team
lead the pack at the state cross country meet held on Maui.
19
Sports
Soccer standout sits season out
Ariel Navares
Staff Reporter
R
ed is the color of
freshman
Caprice
Dydasco’s
shirt,
for soccer, that is, which
prevents her from competing in games but doesn’t
hinder her ability to excel.
Because she transferred
from Sacred Hearts Academy
this year, Dydasco cannot fully
participate in any of the Interscholastic League of Honolulu
(ILH) sports until next school
year. Moving from one private
school to another prevents an
athlete from playing the same
sports at his or her new school
for a year. Dydasco, however,
is allowed to practice with the
Girls Varsity Soccer Team.
The 14-year-old tried out
this year and made the varsity
team – a compilation of 14 returning players and 7 newcomers – with the knowledge of not
being able to play in games. The
team consists of six freshmen.
“I feel that the [ILH]
rules are unfair,” Dydasco said. “They ruin chances
with
scholarships.”
Head coach Michelle “Bud”
Nagamine looked for soccer players that were skilled
as well as good people when
trying to compile the team.
She describes Dydasco as a
friendly and outgoing person and a confident, competitive and technical player.
“Her mom and dad are
good soccer players. Her
brother is a good soccer player,” said Nagamine, who believes making the team as a
freshman is a good indication
for a good player. “She grew
up with a soccer family and
can read the game nicely.”
Dydasco grew up playing
soccer since the age of four.
She formerly played on the
Pac 5 Girls Soccer Team and
Photo Courtesy DANA CUP
FRESHMAN CAPRICE DYDASCO, bottom left, and her team smile after winning the Dana Cup. Dydasco made the varsity soccer team
but will not play in any games this season because she is red-shirted, an ILH rule that prohibits students who transfer from one private school
to another to play the same sport at the new school for a year.
presently plays on the Honolulu Bulls Soccer Club. From
all this playing-time, she made
new friends along the way.
Not only friends from her team
but from opposing teams also.
Some KS teammates know
Dydasco from playing against
her, the case for sophomore
Shanelle Kapaona and freshman Erin Ah Choy. Both
see Dydasco as dependable.
“Even though she can’t
play,” Kapaona said, “she
still tries just as hard as
everyone else and puts
the team before herself.”
Dydasco
plays
center
midfield,
outside
midfield
and
forward.
“On the field, she has your
back if you make a mistake,”
“Even though she
can’t play, she still
tries just as hard as
everyone else and
puts the team before
herself.”
-Shanelle Kapaona, 10
Ah Choy said. “Off the field,
she has your back, too. She
saves me a seat at lunch.”
Dydasco has many goals for
the future, but a main shortterm goal is to make the Olympic Development Program
(ODP) – a program that allows
youth to play against national
and international teams. She
has already made it through
the first two steps – region
camp and the region team
– with the last step of making the ODP being her goal.
“If you make [ODP], you
always have to train and play
hard,” Dydasco said. “You
can always be bumped off.”
OPD officials observe players from around the world and
choose certain ones who meet
the standards. Players who
don’t meet them can be asked to
leave and try out the next year.
On Nov. 16, Dydasco traveled with the Honolulu Bulls
Soccer Club to Coral Springs,
Fla. to play a series of games
and try out for the ODP.
Although Dydasco remains red-shirted for the
year, she continues to excel
in soccer outside of school.
Next year, she will be able
to play for the varsity team.
“Trying out was a good
experience to get involved
with school,” Dydasco said.
“It was better competition because I played against people
three years older than me.”
KS graduate makes it to the big leagues
Ashley Williams
News Editor
A
s humans, we always wait for that
one, perfect moment. After hard work and
patience, we wait, and hope
that all we desire magically
works itself out. Some kids
can only dream about becoming part of the MLB family. Others make it happen.
KS
graduate,
Bronson
Sardinha, made his major
league baseball debut with
the NY Yankees as a pinch
hitter/pinch runner on Sept.
15, in the middle of the series against their archrival, the Boston Red Sox.
It was a mere six days
previous to his debut that
Sardinha was moved to
the Yankees Active Roster.
Sardinha always knew he
wanted to play in the majors
and picked up the sport immediately as a child. Coming
from a family line of professional baseball players, with
his older brother Dane (’97 KS
Graduate) catching bullpen
now for the Detroit Tigers, and
Duke (’98 KS Graduate) playing for the AA-Colorado Rockies, it’s only right that Sardinha
walked along that same path.
Sardinha played KS Varsity Baseball throughout his
entire high school career,
starting shortstop as a freshman. After graduating KS
in 2001, he was drafted as a
shortstop by the NY Yankees.
“My first reaction was that
I was going to be playing professional baseball and that is
what I had always dreamed of
and worked hard to become,”
Sardinha said about being
drafted fresh out of high school.
However, in the middle
of his professional baseball career, Sardinha was
moved to the outfield.
In the minors, Sardinha
“...that is what I had
always dreamed of
and worked hard to
become.”
- Bronson Sardinha, KS
ÿ01
drifted between the Yankees’ minor league teams.
After starting the 2006 season with Double-A Trenton,
Sardinha was promoted to
Triple-A Columbus on July 13.
Then, at the start of the
Yankees pre-season, Sardinha
was placed on the 40-man
roster. During spring training, Sardinha hit a walk-off
homerun against the Detroit
Tigers, the defending American League Champions. At
that moment, he envisioned
himself playing his first season in the major leagues.
However, because of the
depth of the team’s outfield,
which include Johnny Damon,
Bobby Abreu, Hideki Matsui,
and Melky Cabrera, Sardinha
was sent back to the minors.
Continuing
his
minor league career in 2007,
Sardinha was moved to Triple-A Scranton Wilkes-Barre.
As the “hunt for October”
continues and playoffs roll
around, the Yankees brought
up some of its top prospects
that were doing well in the mi-
nors: Joba Chamberlain, Phil
Hughes, and Hawaii’s own,
Bronson Sardinha. Sardinha
was called up on Sept. 9, after Chamberlain and Hughes.
“I was excited at first but
found it unexpected because
I wasn’t doing as well as I
wanted in minor league,”
Sardinha said. He was batting .429 prior to his call-up.
Being quite modest though,
Sardinha’s minor league career was explosive. Now
moving on to bigger things,
Sardinha hopes for the best.
“I saw myself playing earlier
this year at the start of this season [after spring training]. So
hopefully, I can play at the start
of next season,” Sardinha said.
Sardinha’s hard work and
patience paid off big time. Welcome to the family, Bronson.
20
Sports
Sports Mania
Ikaika Correa
Sports Editor
It’s almost never good to
be 2nd best. Being second
means you’re the first loser,
more than likely the most
disappointed, and if you happen to be a college football
team this year, the most likely to lose your spot amongst
collegiate
football’s
elite.
With Oregon’s shocking
loss to Arizona, it’s clear the
#2 BCS ranking is as cursed
as the black pearl and the Chicago Cubs combined. Oregon
marked the 6th team to rise to
the #2 ranking in the polls and
fall out shortly after. LSU, Cal,
Boston College, South Florida, and USC were among the
teams to do so before Oregon.
The surprising Kansas Jayhawks, a Big 12 team, inherited the #2 spot in the nation the
week after the Oregon upset
with an undefeated record of
11-0 and a BCS computer ranking of .9094. Don’t expect them
to stay there for long. After all,
this isn’t basketball. With a
win at Missouri, the Jayhawks
could solidify themselves as
the Big 12 north champions,
qualifying them for the Big 12
championship game against
Big 12 south powerhouse,
Oklahoma. It’s been four years
since a Big 12 North affiliate
won the conference championship, and I only expect that
particular statistic to grow.
So what does this really
mean? It proves that the BCS
system is ineffective. I understand parity will always exist in college sports, but how
can teams like Cal be ranked
#2 in the nation at one point
in the season and finish just
above .500, struggling to beat
teams like 4-7 Washington.
It’s obvious there is something wrong with the system.
Conferences like the offensive
oriented Pac-10 are obviously
being given more credit than
they deserve, while conferences
like the WAC aren’t being given
enough. I’m confident that Hawaii and Boise State could hang
with the best teams in the Pac10, including USC and Oregon,
both of who were once ranked
#2 in the nation at one point this
season. Am I saying that Hawaii and Boise State belong in
the top 2? No. Am I saying there
is something wrong with the
poll system and the BCS? Yes.
Polls are for NASCAR,
presidential elections, and
May Day, not college football.
If this season’s constant search
for the second best team in
the nation isn’t a scream for
a collegiate football playoff, I
honestly don’t know what is.
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Mark Carpenter
Ashley Murakami
Mark Carpenter
1: Junior Conrad Scheidt makes
the tackle against St. Louis. 2:
Piÿi Minns prepares himself for
play against St. Louis. 3.Erika
Castro wakes the crowd up.
Right: The Girls Varsity Volleyball team after it’s victory.
Below: KS kayakers push away
at the start.
Ashley Williams
Know yourself and you will
win all battles. -Sun Tzu