March 8, 2006 Ka Leo o Na Koa by Ka Leo o Na Koa

Volume 1 Issue 5

March 8, 2006

Ka Leo o Nä Koa By Mähea Ueshiro

A Black and White Affair Sparkles

Waikapu- Inside the location, black and silver balloons, centerpieces and garlands adorned the ballroom as students welcomed each other and posed for pictures with their personal cameras. On December 28, 2006, 115 Kamehameha Maui seniors accompanied by 49 guests attended KSMC’s first ever Senior Ball, held at the Grand Waikapu Ballroom. From 5pm to 6pm, high school counselor, Mrs. Correa, signed the students in. Her husband, Mr. Kimo Correa, passed out black and white plastic hats for the gentlemen to wear, and Ms. Mataele handed out white and black boas for the girls to wear. Each student also had the option of wearing silver beads to spruce up their outfits. Admission attire was black or white, or a combination of the two. About the established dress attire, Rhianne Spenser, a senior attendee confessed, “It was nice to see the different styles people expressed as black and white.

Also on hand, for professional picture taking, was Nagamine Photo Studio, which offered the students a background choice of a grand staircase or a mysterious saloon. As seniors posed with their friends and dates, mixed emotions overwhelmed them knowing that it was their final formal high school event. SEE SENIORS A4 Hall of Fame winner, Blake Takatani, receives his award certificate and prize from Kaile’a Carlson after being honored for his villainous laughter.

B-I-N-G-O! By Mähea Ueshiro

Photo by Alyssa Manuel Star Kemfort calls out the bingo numbers as an elderly man looks on.

Three days before Valentine’s Day, the elderly of Hale Makua were celebrating early. In the Weinberg Center at Hale Makua, 13 Scrub Club members entertained about 40 elderly participants. The Scrub Club is a campus organization devoted to participating in service projects that incorporate Maui’s community, people, and health. The Kamehameha Maui students assisted in the game of bingo and handed out prizes to the winners. Ms. Percell, club advisor, said she was pleased with the turnout of the elderly, “There were a lot of them, and they looked forward to playing.

You could tell it was an important part of their day.” Star Kemfort and Mähea Ueshiro took turns calling out the numbers, while waiting patiently for someone to blurt out “BINGO!” When bingo was yelled, it was verified, and the announcer double-checked with the answer board before announcing a winner. A total of ten rounds were played. The first seven rounds consisted of regular bingo with just one winner per round. The last three rounds were allowed multiple winners, so more seniors could win prizes. SEE SCRUBS A6

Inside Girls Day

Computer Tips

Nohona Hawai’i

St. Patrick’s Toasts Sports

Entertainment

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KSMC Student Named Candidate in Presidential Scholar Program WASHINGTON, D.C. — Tiffany Lehuanani Yee, a graduating student at Kamehameha Schools Maui, has been named one of more than 2,600 candidates in the 2006 Presidential Scholars Program. The candidates were selected from nearly 2.8 million students graduating from U.S. high schools in 2006.

Inclusion in the Presidential Scholars Program, now in its 42nd year, is one of the highest honors bestowed upon graduating high school seniors. Scholars are selected on the basis of superior academic and artistic achievements, leadership qualities, strong character and involvement in community and school activities. Photo by Kayla Meyer

The 2600 candidates were selected A representative from P.A.C.T. displays her programs benefits to interested community members. for their exceptional performance on either the College Board SAT or the ACT Assessment. Further consideraAt 9:30, everyone gathered in tion is based on students’ essays, self the dining hall to listen to a brief welassessments, descriptions of activicome to the event by the event coordities, school recommendations, and nators. Following the introduction, school transcripts. A distinguished keynote speaker Mervlyn Kitashima, By Kayla Meyer panel of education experts will review parent coordinator of the Parents and Teachers, parents, and com- Alumni Relations Department at these submissions and select 500 munity members alike gathered in semifinalists in early April. Kamehameha Schools, discussed her front of the elementary Namahana views on building a healthy family, The Commission on Presidential Dining Hall on Saturday February 11, Scholars, a group of some 32 eminent 2006, to learn about what it takes to drawing from experiences as a teenage mother, mother of seven, and wife citizens appointed by the President, manage a healthy family. Building of thirty one years. Her lecture ended will make final selection of the Schol- Healthy Families was the theme of around 11:00 A.M. and the audience ars. They will select one young man this year’s Department of Health Ku- spread out into various breakout sesand one young woman from each pa’a workshop. sions. state; the District of Columbia; Puerto The event started off at 9:00 Rico; and U.S. students living abroad; The first breakout session 15 students living at-large; and up to A.M., a time when people began regis- consisted of workshops such as The tering and learning what would be 20 students from the creative and Juvenile Justice System and Internet performing arts. The U.S. Department covered in the workshops. Many orSafety for Your Keiki, presented by ganizations such as Parents and Chil- Prosecutors Timothy Tate and Angela of Education will announce the dren Together (PACT) set up displays Hedge. They discussed methods of Scholars in May. where they were able to talk about discipline for juveniles as well as and showcase the ways in which their keeping children safe from internet organization benefits the community. predators. The workshops lasted for Scholars will be invited to Washington, D.C., for several days in June to During this registration period, the an hour, after which, a healthy lunch receive the Presidential Scholars me- dining hall staff served healthy foods was served. dallion at a recognition ceremony and such as hard boiled eggs, sweet potaAttendees went away with a to participate in events and activities toes, fresh fruit, and hot coffee. This better understanding of how to keep time was also an opportunity for peowith their elected representatives, their families healthy, and organizers ple to engage in conversation with educators, and other leading indideclared the event a success. friends and family. viduals in public life.

Building Healthy Families

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MAUI PLACES Kïhei, the Sunny Southside By Asia Harman

“Hawaiian legend tells of two cloud warriors that did battle along the flanks of Haleakalä. One warrior came from the south and the other the north. The two battled back and forth until a truce was eventually called. When the two warriors parted, the ensuing clear space of blue sky was known as Alanui o Lani or the Highway to Heaven. This place is what we now know as South Maui and Kïhei.”

Big Beach is an attraction to residents along with tourists from all over the world.

The Coconut Chronicles, The MauiRealEstate.com Newsletter Azeka’s Ribs and Snack Shop on South Kïhei Road is a popular hang-out in Kïhei. Southwest of Haleakalä, Known as the “Home of the Sweet Kïhei was just farmland. As a swampy area, nobody wanted to Meat,” the store was built in 1950 live in Kïhei as they do now. Over on family farmland by late Wilthe past years, Kïhei has gone liam “Bill” Kusuo Azeka, honorary Mayor of Kïhei. Back then, he from a quiet plantation area to a booming tourist community. This used to allow people to trade fish for groceries. People all over the South Maui area has long and narrow roads along a shoreline of world order Azeka’s Ribs©. They beautiful beaches and the feature great local-style plate weather is dry and hot. lunches, burgers, sandwiches, and sushi and musubi made The small Azeka Quonset hut has grown to be the largest business complex in Kïhei including both Azeka Place Shopping Centers. Photo by Asia Harman

Photo by Asia Harman

fresh daily. Big Beach, officially named Makena Beach, is almost two-thirds of a mile long and 100 yards wide. Frequently crowded on the weekends, this “Beach of Maui” has wonderful sand and is great for snorkeling, swimming, and body boarding. “The waves are great for skimming, and it is a nice, clean beach with no rocks. It’s a fun place to hang out with friends,” states junior Joshua Aquinde. There is a little path on the right leading to a smaller beach called Little Beach, widely used by nude sunbathers. The beaches are divided by Earthquake Hill or Puù Olaì. Off South Kïhei Road, the Kamaòle Beach Parks are great for swimming, snorkeling, kayaking, and volleyball. Kamaòle I, II, and III are spacious beaches with white sands and a beautiful view of the island of Molokini. “Kamaòle I, II, and III are great places for family functions,” sophomore Hulali DeLima says about these beaches.

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Celebrating a Hero

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By Kayla Meyer

Wednesday January 25, 2006 was just an ordinary Wednesday for most of us here at the high school. However, for the middle and elementary schools, it was the day to come together and celebrate the birthday of the beloved Charles Reed Bishop. The students gathered in Kahekili Gymnasium to honor the husband of Bernice Pauahi Bishop. Kumu Kanani Baz started off this annual celebration with an opening pule which gave tribute to God for allowing us to come together in commemoration. When her prayer was finished, the students of the elementary and the middle schools stood and sang “Mele Ho’omaika’i” in both English and Hawaiian. Following the song, the voices of the boys could be heard as they proudly recited from Psalms 1: 1-3, 6.

Photo By Robert Siarot

The life of this great man was retold in both a Kamehameha Schools’ young musicians join the music teachers in musical celebration. visually and vocally appealing slideshow which demonstrated all of his accomplishments and contributions to society. As the last image of the slideshow faded, the elementary students rose and their voices rang throughout the gymnasium as they sang “Hoala hou e Kamehameha.” Mrs. Bulay’s eighth grade speech class then stood to give their opinion of what a hero truly is. As the instrumental to Mariah Carey’s “Hero” played, they described a hero as a person who “dreams big dreams” and recognized that “the one thing all heroes have in common is a caring heart.” The chorus class, led by Mrs. Leimamo Nitta sang a rendition of the song “Because I Have Been Given So Much.” SENIORS from A1 A projection screen was situated onstage displaying the activity of the room. Students toward the back of the room could clearly see what was happening in the front with the help of junior, Evan Stant, and senior, Bubba Au, filming the event. Dinner was served at 6:20 pm with a variety of delicacies to select from. Chicken katsu, shrimp scampi, chicken caesar salad and prime rib were piled onto dinner plates while banana, chocolate and coconut crème pies were served for dessert. As students nibbled on the cuisine, Maui’s own local band, Lahaina Grown, performed for the festivity. After dinner, the Hall of Fame winners were announced. The Hall of Fame consisted of 12 categories and two winners per category (one boy and one girl). Each winner received an award certificate and a prop to match their theme. After the ceremony, it was all dancing! Spenser elaborated, “Everyone was on the dance floor, it was crazy!” Spenser also mentioned her most memorable part of the evening, “Seeing everyone get up on stage to [dance to] Hellfire.” She was referring to the song performed by the popular reggae band, Ooklah the Moc. As the clock struck ten, the exquisite affair came to an end. Students departed the ballroom, while picking up the table centerpieces, hats, beads, and boas to take home for keepsake memories. Josh Aquinde, a junior and the date of senior Awapuhi Dancil ruled, “It [Senior Ball] was, like, the best event. I thought it was perfect.” Ms. Frampton, senior class advisor, added,” I hope for the 2006 seniors, Senior Ball impresses them forever in a positive way.” Hall of Fame Categories

Hall of Fame Winners

Case Crackers

Nicki Williamson

Lowen Okamoto

Jack of all trades

Brittany Awai

Keoni Wong

Right Hands

Kiaÿäina Rozet

Jayren Watson

Performers

Brandie La’i

Cody Patao

Fanatics

Kacey Saffery

Walter Kahaiali’i

Cons-Trouble Makers

Kawai Kaili

Austin DeRego

Mysterious

Kristine Shibata

Chaz Strain

Snitches

Mähea Ueshiro

Aaron Quitazol-Lopes

Villainous Laughter

Keauhou Mitchell

Blake Takatani

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Helpful Tips for Helpful Machines By Jon Spenser The following tips are here to help you with your school computers. These are helpful tips that can keep your computer running properly. There are tips you may know and some you might not. So read and enjoy.

Clean your screen on a regular basis, using a soft cloth.

Using the disk clean up can make your computer faster by clearing up free space. To do this click on the start button, then programs, system tools, then disk clean up.

You should never leave your computer in the sun or in the car, to prevent melting and heating.

You should also take caution when working on your computer for extended periods of time. For example, more than three hours of hard work, will probably cause your computer to start running slow and take awhile to launch applications.

Also, remember not to block the fan or any air vents; this will also cause over heating.

You should use your anti-virus software frequently to make sure there are no viruses on your computer. To do this, right click on the V shield on the bottom right, click on “demand scan”, then “scan now”.

Try not to fill up your my documents folder and save things on your desktop, this takes up lots of free space and causes your computer to run slower, it also makes it difficult to synchronize.

8. You should always keep your computer in your bag to prevent it from falling and breaking or in the case so if it does fall it will be safer.

You should try not to let other people log on to your computer because that copies all of their information on to your computer, causing it to run slower.

10. Last, but not least, you should NEVER EVER do anything illegal on your computer because Minh is always watching you.

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Recognizing the Unrecognized By Kale Ka`aikala The school held an awards ceremony on January 27, 2006, at the high school gym to recognize students who had accomplished academic and athletic goals last semester. They also recognized students who had won awards outside of school. No actual awards were handed out because there were so many students with accomplishments, but the announcers stated the students’ names and introduced the sport teams. In order to keep the students involved, the student council announcers Students preparing to hurl and catch rubber chickens and fish. played a game called “Gimme, Gimme” with the crowd. The announcers asked for someone to perform a task or stunt or answer a question, and students from different grades ran out to do what the announcers asked for a $10 Jamba Juice card. Students had to do things like cat walk, cartwheel, and say the ABC’s in reverse. Also, students played a game where a group from every grade launched rubber chickens and fish into the air while another group tried to catch them with fish nets. The crowd roared with laughter as the students frantically shot and caught the rubber chickens and fish. The seniors ended up on top. Banners with students’ names painted on them were laid on the floor of the gym. The students whose names were painted on them had earned a GPA of 3.5 or higher in the first semester. There were so many students on that list that it would have taken too long to name everyone.

Who’s your Valentine?

By Jeremy Okamura

“Like”, was the name of the game when the whole high school played King or Queen of Hearts. It was a game in which you would have to give your heart or hearts away if a person heard you say the word “like.” Everyone was given one heart to start out, and the one to have the most hearts in the end became the winner. Kepano Lono used determination to not say a word practically the whole day, in doing so he became the king. The Valentines Dance was successful at getting half of the high school to dance while others took a break and watched. Even though it was a short dance, it turned out to be a fun and enjoyable.

King Kepano.

Sparkling conversation and snacks, too! Also as part of the festivities, every student was given a chance to fill out a survey that would determine who his or her perfect match would be. When the school gave out the results, it was fun and funny. Everyone was laughing and enjoying the Valentine spirit. SCRUB from A1 Winners were able to select their own prizes. Prizes were provided by the members and consisted of: festive stuffed animals, soap, candles, decks of cards, glass figurines, and coffee mugs. When a victor was declared for the final round, members of the club helped to collect the bingo boards and wheeled some of the elderly back to their rooms. Natasha Mendoza, Scrub Club member, pointed out, “They [the residents] were so competitive about their bingo game.” She was referring to the seriousness of the room and the elderly shouting “be quiet” to one another so that they could clearly hear the numbers being called. A total of 1.5 hours of community service were earned for participation, but that had nothing to do with the significance of the project. Tanis Biga, president of the Scrub Club preached, “I felt like I and the rest of the club were able to contribute a small part of our day to others who needed it.” Ms. Percell added, “I felt proud of our club members. They really put themselves out there.”

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SPORTS A Breath Of Air

By Jessica Higa

Above and below the surface, the swim team was on their way, already breaking a record in the 400-meter freestyle relay, which was set by Seabury Hall in 2004. The time was three minutes and twenty nine seconds set by juniors Kalani Rosell and Leighton Hao, and sophomores Keoni Hassett and Kellen Pacheco. Rosell said, “It’s always great to make a record and leave something for others to shoot at.” Junior Risa Yarborough, a member of the swim team cheered for the four boys as they broke the record. She was very excited that they did well. “The team had been training hard, and they worked hard for their place in their events.” Yarborough says, “Swimming is a great way to work out and exercise, and if I’ve learned anything in swimming, it would be not only hard work, but friendship, trust, and support as well.”

Kalani Rosell sprints to the finish. Photo By Brice Murayama

Arik Dadez, a senior, explains, “Swimming is a sport that I love; it has taught me that hard work pays off.” He has set his goal high, and it was clear, “I want to win M.I.L. champs.” Although the team fell short of this goal at the state finals on the Big Island on February 25, the team members were proud of their team and accomplishments. “Swimming has been something I enjoyed doing. I liked swimming with friends, meeting new people, getting a challenge and being active,” Keely Hassett clarified what swimming means to her. Keely, only a freshman, has already discovered what it takes to compete in competitive swimming, “I learned [that if you] … practice hard … you will become better at whatever you are doing. Do the best you can, and never give up.” Puahei Mejia a senior whose real passion is water polo believes that “swimming and polo are good ways to release tension.” Mejia’s goal is “never to be last” and “break 30 seconds on 50 free.” The swimmers’ intentions are were always of the highest degree as each one of them pursued individual and team goals. They showed their passion for the sport. “We have a great team this year,” Mejia concluded. Dreams do come true as the team did go on to become M.I.L champs.

Looking Back On a Fantastic Season

goal of taking the Softball Division II MIL title, and head off to states in Oÿahu.

On January 21, 2006, the Kamehameha Schools Maui Campus It all started three months ago, when girl’s softball team claimed the MIL the Kamehameha Schools Maui Cam- title by defeating the Molokaÿi Farmpus varsity girls softball team gathers in an 11-0 win. With the natural ered to start off the 2005-2006 MIL chemistry among the girls, the team worked hard to receive the top berth softball season. Under the coaching of Nancy Chang, the team of 16 play- to the Division II state softball tournament. ers worked hard to accomplish the

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The Kamehameha Schools Softball Team warms up before a game at the Eddie Tam Field. Photo Courtesy of Danell Kanae SEE SEASON B4

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The eight varsity girls’ crews were up next. By the time that By Eleu Novikoff the first lap was over, King Kekaulike had taken a lead, folOn Saturday February 4, 2006, lowed by Kamehameha Schools, the Kamehameha Schools Maui Campus paddling team gathered but at the first harbor buoy of the at the Na Kai ÿEwalu Canoe Club second lap, there was a collision, hale to paddle in the windy condi- as Seabury Hall made numerous hits against the Kamehameha tions of Kahului Harbor. Being Schools II crew; a fight to the finthat the race was long distance, ish was in mind. At the end of the eight Kamehameha Schools the race, King Kekaulike came in crews prepared physically and first with a winning time of mentally for the three mile race. 23:33.16, followed by the KameAfter the morning ceremony, the hameha Schools in second, and crews scattered to their coaches Kamehameha Schools II in sixth. for further direction. Paddlers were told that the course would There were three KSM crews in be a total of two laps around the the boys’ varsity race, racing harbor buoys. against King Kekaulike, Maui

Going the Distance

this past weekend’s state tournament.

J.V. Wrestling Championships

By Joshua Masuda

Jake Wong going for the count by pinning his opponent. Photo By Jana Perry

Everyone gathered at the Baldwin Gymnasium for the intense High, and Seabury Hall. FinishThe junior varsity girls’ race J.V Wrestling Championship on ing the three mile race, with a was the first event of the racing Saturday, February 18. All Maui winning time of 20:25.73 was day, which consisted of five total County High school wrestling crews. The race began when the King Kekaulike, and Kameteams were there ready to comhameha Schools placed second, official blew the start horn from pete and fight for the title. Parfifth, and eighth. the escort boat. The steersmen ents, friends, wrestlers, and ran to their boats to push off for For senior Kaikaika Nance, pad- coaches gathered to watch “Oh the three mile race. At the end, dling in the windy conditions was yes it is really fun. A wrestling King Kekaulike came in with a tournament is a place where you nothing too bad, “I feel we did first place time of 23:44.94, folreally, really well, considering the can scream or yell as loud as you lowed by King Kekaulike II, Kame- crew had not practiced together want to and nobody will look at hameha Schools, Seabury Hall, you funny,” said Stanley Nakaall week.” Due to the coaching and Kamehameha Schools II. mura. tactics of the varsity coaches, crews are not announced until Next, the junior varsity boys’ Wrestling for the J.V championrace day. According to the deter- ships were sophomores Cole race took place in the rough mined senior, success depends on Peralto, Bryce Taniguchi, Kyle ocean water. The results were King Kekaulike in first place with how much you put into it. He Saiki and Jacob Wong along with added, “Our strongest point was a time of 22:06.59, Followed by freshmen Keloni Kamalani. in the start, and our weakest Kamehameha Schools and Se“I felt like it was game time, and point was the start of the second abury Hall. it was the championship and I lap watching King wanted to win and hit somebody. Kekaulike get I felt we needed to win,” said Jake ahead.” Wong. Indeed they did, KameWith the varsity hameha came out with some vicboys holding the tories including Peralto and Kafastest time in MIL malani. “I was happy for those paddling history of who won, but I felt sad and I felt 3:39, and the varthat I could have done better but sity girls holding it’s in the past and I just have to the second fastest work harder next time,” said time in MIL padWong. “I think it our team is dling history 4:20, great. As the years progress, it students had suc- will only get better” said NakaThe Kamehameha Schools Maui Campus Varsity girls cess in sight when mura who received an invitation team paddles together to complete the race. they competed at to States this past Friday. Photo Courtesy of Kamehameha Schools Yearbook Staff

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A Long Ride for a Win Doing the Right Thing By Mana Brown Even with some upset stomachs and dizzy heads from the long, curvy ride into Häna the Warriors stayed strong and conquered. On Saturday, January 21st, our varsity Warrior basketball boys drove all the way out to Häna Gym to dominate the Häna Dragons in an outstanding performance. The boys killed, and the game ended in a 31-point score difference: 65-34. Everyone was anxious as the game went on, but deep inside, the boys knew they already had the win in their hands. “I was real confident entering that game, and I knew we were going to win,” says Angus Peters, a shooting guard senior for the team. “I tend to be unfocused before a game, but my coaches helped me to focus on the game and on the team, and their words helped me a lot,” says Jeff Oka, a sophomore and a point guard who really shined that night. He scored a season high, scoring 18 points and leading his team to a successful win. With motivation in these players’ hearts, they all know that they can overcome the impossible. The Kamehameha Schools boys’ basketball team will go through a lot to accomplish their goals. They proved it that night. Even though some of the boys had nauseous stomachs and others had dizzy heads from the long ride to Häna, they still broke through and triumphed.

Jeffery Oka thinking about the road to Hana as he awaits his ride to the basketball game .

By Jessica Higa It resides in us all waiting, wanting to help us to become respected individuals. How you conduct yourself during any sport reflects the type of person you are to your peers and the community who are sitting in the bleachers cheering. Sportsmanship is important because “It keeps the game clean, fun, and it The Kamehameha Soccer Boys slap prevents people from gethands after a game. ting hurt. Also it creates a Photo By Hiÿilei Barrows good reputation” senior Aaron Quitazol-Lopes explains. “I believe in good this are Mike Tyson, a boxer sportsmanship, so to me it who bit off a chunk of an opmeans congratulating the opponent’s ear in the ring and posing player after a nice play, Tonya Harding having her shaking hands, or helping main competition, Nancy Kerplayers up when they fall,” rigan, assaulted. Quitazol-Lopes says. QuitaSome have forgotten the imzol-Lopes say’s that sportsportance of sports: to make manship is “The conduct or friends, to have fun, and to attitude in which an athlete build character. Next time you displays during sports events.” step on to the field, or into a Tylor Bantilan says “Being a ring, or wherever a sport may good sport requires a good take place, remember it’s not positive attitude” and that important that you win, it’s sports have taught him how you got there that mat“dedication, hard work, positers. tive attitude and life skills.” There may be professional Not everyone knows how to athletes who forget why they be a good sport but you have started competing, but there to remember “to play good and are many that remember and keep cool no matter that continue to display good someone says,” Kelen Yamasportsmanship. Even the promoto explains. When sports- fessional football players dismanship isn’t taken seriously, played respect for one an“it’s horrible, it ruins the fun other. Super Bowl 40 started in the game” Quitazol-Lopes off with handshaking between express what he feels. Even teams, the Pittsburgh Steelers professionals sometimes forget and the Seattle Seahawks. that sports are supposed to be During the game they helped fun. They get caught up in each other up, despite the winning and greed for more amount of penalties and mild money. Notorious examples of controversy.

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As for the pressure that Dancil feels during the game, she thinks that it’s well deserved. “I think it's fair for the goalie to feel pressured since I don't run nearly as much as my teammates during a game. A lot of the time, I blame the goal on myself, so I get discouraged easily. But I have an Senior, Awapuhi Dancil shows how she can balance her life and still smile. awesome team that reminds me Photo by Lynndy Klevin it's not completely my fault, unless it was a super easy shot, and be bitter but it’s much harder and they always bring me back up to take a loss, and then decide to again.” learn and move on,” she exBy Lynndy Klevin Dancil continues to use the plained. “Life is too short to carry skills that she has acquired in Awapuhi Dancil, a senior here that kind of baggage.” soccer to strive to achieve whatat KSM, has been the varsity girls’ Being a teenager in her senior ever goal God has set for her. soccer goalie for the past four year of high school, Dancil natuyears. Being the goalie, she has rally has a lot to balance. With her SEASON Continued from B1 learned some important pointers senior project, school work, college Sophomore Natasha Kealoha says, that she will carry on to college applications, and a social life, soc“At the beginning of the season we next year. told each other that we would work cer has to be hard to fit in. hard to play as one. We formed a Dancil began playing soccer at Sometimes, like after our night family; we’re all sisters.” the age of six, when points didn’t matches I really don't feel like domatter. Now, the points count, The quest for a state title, and working any homework, and often I and she’s the one who prevents ing together as one, became the goals her opponents from scoring them. leave things to the last minute. So for the journey ahead. Arriving on I deal with all that unnecessary Oÿahu on February 2, 2006, the varHowever, for Dancil, the points stress.” Dancil explained. “In the sity softball girls suited up to play don’t matter nearly as much as end, I just force myself to do what against Waipahu High School and the people. She explained that soccer has helped her learn how to I have to and keep in mind that if I Aiea High School, coming up a little short, and ending their fantastic seadon't do my homework, I’ll regret keep and make friendships, “The son with a consolation placing. it later down the road. And, I still connections I have with my teamfind time to hang out with friends Practicing every day after school mates go beyond the sport and into school life in general.” Dancil on weekends and go to the beach from 4-6 PM, working together to form and all that.” a sisterhood, and traveling from island enjoys being able to be with her to island to play, the KSMC varsity teammates on and off the field. Aside from being the normal girl’s softball team has made an imAlong with friends, Dancil feels busy bee, Dancil is also the Teens pact on MIL softball history. This is that soccer has taught her to deal Under Construction Christian the first year of graduating seniors, so with another difficult reality, “It’s the team says good bye to seniors club President. “I think everyone taught me how to deal with failknows it already, but if you have- Shavonn-Haevyn Matsuda and Daisy ure…gracefully. It’s easy to lose n't figured it out, Christ is a huge Engano-Medeiros.

Pressure Points

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G OTCHA ! By Leslie Shirai 1. A man had 12 sheep. All but 9 died. How many sheep did he have left? 20

turn with six legs? 4. How many months have 28 days? 5. 6. 7.

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By Shahlise Wainui

2. Almost everyone needs it, asks for it, gives it, but almost nobody takes it. What is it? 3. How can you leave a room with two legs and re-

S AY W HAT ?! By Leslie Shirai Instructions: Read each group of words aloud and find out what they really say. E XAMPLE : SHUN EYE AT WEIGH IN A NSWER : S HANIA T WAIN

1.SAND TACKLE LAWS 2.JAW AS SICK PARK If you count 20 houses on your right going to school, and 20 houses on your left coming 3.MY GULCH HOARD IN 4.THESE HOUND DOVE MOO home, how many houses in all have you counted? SICK 5.THOUGH TIGHT AN HICK How can you name the capital of every U.S. state in two seconds? 6.AISLE OH VIEW 7.DOCKED HEARSE WHOSE A man had two sons and named them both Ed. How come? 8.BUCK SPUN HE S EE G OTCH A! A NSWERS 9.MISS DERMA GOO O N P AGE C3 10.MY COAL AND JELLO S EE S AY W HAT ?! O N P AGE C3

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Broke Da Brain: Sudoku By Joshua Aquinde

Instructions: In each row and column there must be the numbers 1-9. However there cannot be any repeats of any number in any row or column. In other words you can’t have two or more of the same numbers in the same row or column. Test your wits and complete the puzzle 1

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Talk ‘O the Irish By Joshua Aquinde Try these traditional Irish sayings in celebration of this great, green Saint Patrick’s Day; b’gosh and begorrah!

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1.Here's to you and yours and to mine and ours. And if mine and ours ever come across to you and yours, I hope you and yours will do as much for mine and ours as mine and ours have done for you and yours! 2.A toast to your coffin. May it be made of 100-year-old oak. And may we plant the tree together, tomorrow. 3.May God bring good health to your enemies. 4.May you never forget what is worth remembering, or remember what is best forgotten. 5.May you get all your wishes but one, so you always have something to strive for. 6.May the Lord keep you in His hand and never close His fist too tight.. 7.May you have no frost on your Spuds, no worms on your cabbage. May your goat give plenty of milk. If you inherit a donkey, may she be in foal. 8.Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow. Don't walk behind me I may not lead. Walk beside me and just be my friend. 9. Here's to me, and here's to you, and here's to love and laughterI'll be true as long as you, and not one moment after. 10. May the roof above us never fall in, and may we friends gathered below never fall out. 11. May the saddest day of your future be no worse than the happiest day of your past. May the best day of your past be the worst day of your future. 12. May you be in heaven 1/2 hour before the devil knows you're dead. 13. Catch the moments as they fly and use them as ye ought, man. Believe me happiness is shy and comes not aye when sought, man. The future is not ours to know, and it may never be- so let us live and give our best and give it lavishly!

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What if Girls Ruled The World? By Shahlise Wainui What would happen if women ruled the world? Well, there is one day in the year when girls do just that, Girls’ Day. The one day that women have the right to be treated with even more love and authority. These pictures are just a glimpse into the time when women rule the world.

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2. Jurassic Park

5. The Titanic

8. Bugs Bunny

3. Michael Jordan

6. I love you

9. Mr. Magoo

1. Santa Claus

4. The Sound of Music

7. Dr. Suess

10. Michaelangelo

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The Ambulance and da Braddah

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1. Nine. 2. Advice. 3. Bring a chair back with you. 4. All of them. 5. Twenty. You counted the same

houses going and coming. 6. Say, “Washington, D.C.” 7. Two Eds (heads) are better than

There was an ambulance with its siren on that was rushing to the hospital past an apartment complex. After they passed the complex, they saw a man running quickly to the ambulance. The drivers were puzzled by his presence behind them, so they stopped the ambulance and asked da braddah if he needed help. Da braddah, obviously glad they stopped, ran up to the ambulance and asked ,"Eh, you still get ice cream?"— Leslie Shirai

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Down to the Truth

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Editorials

By Haylee Kepani The other day I came home from school, did my homework, and began watching Oprah on TV. The entire show was about one man, his three sons, and the crimes that this man had committed. On the big screen (via satellite because he’s currently in jail) was Genglin serving time the “man of the hour,” William “Bill” Ginglen, a former marine and one who was always all about following the law. In 2004, Genglin was sentenced to 40 years in jail for numerous charges of armed bank robberies after being turned in by his own three sons: Jarred, Garret, and Clay Genglin. Jarred, a local police officer, had seen a picture of a man standing at the bank teller’s booth, gun in hand, with a description that seemed to match his father’s “to the tee.” Jarred showed Garret and Clay the pictures and all three brothers agreed, although in shock, that it was their father, especially since the last time they saw him he had seen wearing those exact clothes. Although they were hesitant, they all decided that it was the right thing to do, and they turned him in. Bill Genglin now faces 40 years in jail for committing a total of seven different armed robberies, totaling $50,000. After police searched his house, they found a journal detailing his “secret life.” Inside, there were entries about his marital infidelities along with secrets about his drug addition to crack cocaine. He and his wife occasionally borrowed money from their sons to help pay for bills, especially on the house which was about to go into foreclosure. He says that while in jail he has nothing to think about except whether he would turn his own father in for crimes such as kidnapping, murder, adultery, rape, and other crimes. He decided that “yes,” he would turn his father in for some crimes but not for armed robbery. He says, however, that he never hurt anyone and never wanted to hurt anyone. Genglin said that he never had a violent background and has never committed any other crimes. In my opinion, the sons were right to turn their father in. Genglin says he was always one to follow the law and always encouraged that in his children, but when it came down to the real moment of truth, the kids did the right thing, and Genglin felt it was wrong. He didn’t accept the fact that he wronged the state and he is more mad at his children for turning him in. It’s like he’s mad about being in jail, and doesn’t realize it was his doings that put him there. He thinks he doesn’t deserve what he got. That’s so phony. He shouldn’t be mad with his sons for doing what he has always taught them to do. He has been teaching his children to do right and stay away from wrong, but in the moment of truth, when his children did as they were told, he got upset with them and seems unwilling to forgive them anytime soon. SEE GENGLIN D2

Seniors to meet at Maunaàla By Awapuhi Dancil With the day of graduation rapidly approaching, the excitement among seniors here at Kamehameha is growing. To celebrate this big day, the seniors from all three KS campuses are going to meet on Oàhu for some “senior bonding.” There, they will go to Manaàla; a longstanding tradition for the seniors of the Kapalama campus. This is a great idea, giving the seniors of all campuses the opportunity to connect with their culture and each other. However, it’s a shame that this once in a lifetime experience will only be for one short day. In addition, it’s two days before our actual day of graduation; the most stressful time imaginable. When I first heard the idea, I hoped that it could at least be an overnight event and I honestly thought that anything shorter would be a waste of time. But when I discovered how much effort went into this project, my complaints faltered. Our trip to Oàhu is going to be completely funded by our school, at no cost to the students. Dr. Hitz and the high school principal from the Big Island campus, Mrs. Aldrich, took the lead in making this dream a reality. Inspired by the Kahu’s desire to see all seniors fellowship together before graduating, the Manaàla trip began to go into the works. This is an amazing and historical time for Kamehameha Schools; for the first time, there will be graduating classes from campuses on islands other than Oàhu. As Dr. Hitz said, “All three campuses will form their own unique identity, but we are still a KS ohana.” This trip to Oàhu is a once in a lifetime experience. The realization of this free ride should have the power to still any complaining tongue.

Movie Review: Fun with Dick and Jane By Chandra Davis If you haven’t seen the comedy Fun with Dick and Jane, it’ll be out on video on April 18, 2006. The cast features the hilarious Jim Carrey along with stunning Téa Leoni as his wife. This amusing plot is basically about a couple who slowly start to run out of money and turn to the most negative choices. They start robbing places, which eventually pays off in the end. They go from an average couple to dirt poor, then to filthy rich. What many of you may not know is that this movie is actually a remake of a 1977 comedy.

Jim Carrey and Tea Leoni wearing disguises while robbing a bank.

Senior Jon Spenser thought the movie was “fantastical.” His favorite part was when the couple got so poor and desperate to bathe, that they went into the neighbor’s yard to use their sprinkler. I liked this movie because of the story and the extreme actions that the couple takes throughout the movie. I also liked the actors in this movie. Jim Carrey is one of my favorite actors and he was so funny in this role. I can’t wait to see it again when it comes out on video. Editorial Policy: To respond to articles in this issue or to comment on issues of the day, please email to : kyhaina@ksbe.edu. Keep comments to 100 words or less. Comments must include the author’s full name and class. The editorial staff reserves the right to edit comments for length and suitability.

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Nohona Hawai`i: the Kuleana on Our Shoulders By Awapuhi Dancil

Kamehameha Schools is known nationally as an upstanding institution that is grounded in Hawaiian culture and values. But how many students here on our Maui campus are preserving that culture? How many of us are living those values? For that matter, how many of us know what it truly means to be a Native Hawaiian? Our campus has a variety of Hawaiian classes: Hawaiian Language, Hawaiian Culture, Hawaiian History, Hawaiian/Pacific Literature, hula, and 'ukulele classes. But is this enough? Are students truly getting involved? There aren’t any Hawaiian clubs, and not a large percentage of students participate in Hawaiian cultural activities outside of school. If you were to listen to the `oli on Monday mornings, you would have to question if there was any passion in our voices at all. I believe that the students here on campus must be brought to the awareness that our culture is dying. In this modern world, teenage culture is being swept away with video iPods, MTV, and the latest trends. Many shine the light upon Western ways of life, as we slowly push our Hawaiian traditions into the shadows. It’s not that they despise their roots; it’s simply that they are forgetting how important they are. If students can be taught how important Hawaiian culture is, and how close it is to disappearing, then maybe there would be more student involvement. Our culture is a part of our identity whether we chose to acknowledge it or not. I didn’t realize how different Hawaiian culture is until I spent some time in Washington DC. If any of you have been to the East Coast, you have to admit that it feels somewhat distant, cold, and rushed. There is no “spirit of aloha” there. I think it would be tragic not just for us, but for our nation, if our culture faded into history. Native Hawaiians are matchless, and we have such a rich history from which others can learn. Kumu Ku`ulei put it best, “We need to make a move from 'ike Hawai'i [being educated on Hawaiian things] to Nohona Hawai'i [living Hawaiian things].” It is not enough to simply learn about our culture; we must begin to live it. So wake up students – especially my fellow seniors – the responsibility of preserving our precious culture is about to fall on our shoulders. Will you be ready for it when the time comes? GENGLIN from D1 That’s so phony. He shouldn’t be mad with his sons for doing what he has always taught them to do. Should this happen to anyone of us, I would hope that we would be able to follow our hearts, just as the Genglin sons did.

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That Nostalgic Feeling By Haylee Kepani Do I want a crispy chicken katsu? Or maybe a juicy kalua pig plate? Or maybe I want to get a mixed plate? Rice and ‘mac’ salad or only rice? So many decisions and so many different choices…You may find yourself asking these questions every time you’re standing at a local restaurant like Da Kitchen in Kihei and Kahului, or Café 808 in Kula. Most of us who were raised here have been raised around local food. Succulent kalua pig, cool lomi salmon, crunchy chicken katsu, ono musubi, and the list continues. Some of us may not even know it or realize it, but local food is a luxury. Even down to the last An ono plate of Chicken Katsu grain of rice. I asked a few people why they think that local food is so special to local people. Wendy Spenser, of Kula, said that “local food is important to the locals because it incorporates all the different ethnicities.” Paulette Ulep, of Pukalani, told me that local food “has shown itself to be important to my family because it’s truly found only in Hawaii. You won’t find a mixed plate on the mainland and you most certainly won’t find a musubi there either.” I think local food is so important to us because it’s something that we have from home, only found at home. The seniors that will be going away to college in a couple months will definitely miss the sloppy loco mocos, the smooth taste of mochi, and the hot yet soothing saimin. I think for some of us, missing the beach is at the top of our lists whereas local food isn’t even something we consider longing for. We don’t quite realize that when we go to college on the mainland that local food that we grew up around won’t be there to comfort us anymore. So we should eat all we can now while it is all still within our reach and before it’s too late. Pretty soon we are all going to be going away to college and the luxury of local food won’t be at our fingertips. It’s official, local food is a HUGE hit among the locals and always will be. We all know how much we love those “local grinds.”

Haylee Kepani Hawaiian Language Editor Ms. Kye Haina Lynndy Klevin Manager / Editor Copy Editor Shahlise Wainui Asia Harman Entertainment Features Editor Editor Chandra Davis Shanelle Brown Editorial Editor Sports Editor

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