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Our School, Our Forest: Restoring the Land
Our School, Our Forest: Restoring the Land
By: Brighton Kimball
Staff Writer
Recently at Konawaena High School, students and teachers have been involved in the conservation and cultivation of plants native to Hawaii. Ms. Tina Alcain, Ms. Leilani Kekahuna, and student Kuumanu Breithaupt have been working on and off campus to save the uniqueness of endemic life on the islands for future generations.
Big Island native Denise Lacro joins vice pricipal staff at Konawaena High
Big Island native Denise Lacro joins vice pricipal staff at Konawaena High
By: Taira Aoki
Editor-In-Chief
This school year, Konawaena High School gained a new vice principal, Ms. Denise Lacro. She joined our school in July 2025 after completing cross-training at Konawaena in January.
Konawaena football kicks of fall sports season
Konawaena football kicks of fall sports season
By: Alexander McCloskey
News Editor
The Konawaena fall sports program is off to a good start this year, with football winning against the Big Island teams and girls volleyball taking most of their games.
Other fall sports include cheerleading, cross country, air riflery, and bowling. These sports are welcome to everybody to watch and support.
The students of Konawaena display a variety of fashion sense and opinions
By: Noz Demello
Social Media Manager/Editor
Fashion is an amazing beacon for self-expression. There are a variety of different trends you can see being sported around campus. From undoubtedly adored style choices to even the most fashionably questionable clothing articles. Whether the subject is local brands, vintage shopping, street wear, or dress code the question remains, What are the students of Konawaena wearing?
School dances
School dances
By: Kaelynn Qualey
Opinion Editor
Copy Editor
School dances became a controversial topic among students last year, after Aloha MAP became the event planners for Konawaena High School and increased the number of dances. While some students appreciated the increase for its ability to better connect the student body, others disliked the cost of dances, and some believed that having too many dances made them less special.
Dr. Burns
Dr. Burns
By: Lei Kaminaga
Features/School Life Editor
Bright, cheerful, and a fun woman to have as an English teacher. Always beaming with happiness; making her classroom a comfortable, positive environment. Some might even say she’s the “light” in the classroom. During class hours, if you’re near her classroom, you’d hear her always mostly speaking into her microphone as she teaches. She’s always enthusiastic and energetic when she teaches but also leads with genuine concern and care.
Konawaena's Wild Cats of Agriculture
Konawaena's Wild Cats of Agriculture
By: Brighton Kimball
Staff Writer
Our school is famously known for the wildcats. Despite Hawai’i not having any known species, this name holds more truth to it than told. As it turns out, Konawaena has some wild cats of its own. But where would you find such felines?
From Classroom to Clients
From Classroom to Clients
By: Kaylee Kaleleiki
Staff Writer
Most high school seniors are focused on college applications, school dances, and graduation. But not Caiden Mireles. While his classmates stress over what to buy for prom and what college to apply to, Caiden is busy scaling a business, one window at a time. Seventeen-year-old Mireles is the founder of an exterior window cleaning service called “Raptor Rinse” that swiftly dominates in the local community, proving that age is just a number when it comes to entrepreneurial spirit.
By: Zion Scott Bakken
In this article it will be talking about Sensei Takizawa, a language arts teacher who teaches here at Konawaena High School.
Sensei Takizawa first became interested in Japanese because it was part of her culture. She was also taught it from a young age and had proceeded to continue to learn it throughout her life. Also when she was young whenever her fathers friends would come around he would speak only Japanese so she became interested. She eventually became a Konawaena Graduate and chose to become a teacher because “It seemed like the simplest thing to do” she says. Later she became a language teacher here at Konawaena High School.
Student Food sellers
Student Food sellers
By: Alexander McCloskey
News Editor
Students in Konawaena school all have a common need. The need for cash. There are a variety of ways to do this, some gamble in the halls while others do homework for a quick buck. Three students decided the best way to make money was to sell various things on the school campus. Kaius Becket, America Domogma, and Josh Emond all think that selling is the best option.
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