December 7, 2012 Ka Leo o Na Koa

INDEX: NEWS…………………….…A1

FEATURES…………….…..B1

SPORTS……………….…...C1

EDITORIAL………………..D1

ʻAHA‘ILONO……..…….…..E1

By REID CAIRME, sports editor

“In 2010, the latest year for

which data is available, motor vehicle crashes were the lead-

ing cause of death among 13-19 year-old males and fe-males in the United States,”

according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

Christmas is one of those times of the year when people

can go overboard with drink-ing alcoholic beverages.

Some even dare to drive home. “I think it’s never a good

idea to drive drunk. Everyone should be extra careful around

the holidays because there

are some dummies out there who, unfortunately, don’t think

the same way,” said senior Alyssa McAlinden, ASKSM

historian. Drunk driving fatalities are always shocking and sense-

less, but during the holidays, they seem to be especially

tragic. The Holidays

Though the legal age to drink or purchase alcohol in

the state of Hawaiʻi is 21, in a 2011 Kamehameha Maui sur-vey, 51% of the 450 high

school students who took the

survey reported that they had

taken at least one full drink of alcohol at some time in their

lives. Combine that with a car and that’s bad news.

Teenagers who drive under the influence triple the risk of getting involved in a collision

that results in a fatality. With the hectic stress of

shopping, gift-giving, traveling, and family get-togethers, the

holidays are a terrible time to consider drinking and alcohol-

ic beverage. Not only is it ille-gal for teens, but it can be deadly as well. Take some

(TEENS Con nued on page A2)

Photo by MAYA NITTA Sophomore Samantha Hill is put into an ambulance during a mock car crash senior Kahea Arrieta organized to

bring awareness of the dangers of drinking and driving. During the holidays, students should be extra vigilant,

as they react differently to alcohol and are the in the age group that reports the highest rate of binge drinking.

KALUA TURKEY………….....A2

CHRISTMAS TREES….……B1

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL….….C3

Ka Leo o Na¯ Koa Volume VIII Issue 2 December 7, 2012 A1

‘Tis the season, stay sober, stay alive

Teens more susceptible to dangers of alcohol

time to read about drunk driv-

ing and its effects, conse-quences, and prevention.

Teens and Drinking Many teenagers dream of earning their driver’s license

and driving to school, sports, and parties. Most already

know that driving under the influence will be impaired.

Vision gets blurry and muscles don’t respond as quickly as

they should or in the way they should. The Insurance Institute for

Highway Safety states that teenagers are at a substantial-

ly higher risk for crashing while under the influence of alcohol.

“In the United States, the fa-tal crash rate per mile driven for 16-19 year-olds is nearly 3

times the rate for drivers ages 20 and over. Risk is highest at

ages 16-17,” according to the Institute.

The combination of inexperi-ence in both drinking and driv-

ing can lead to a devastating result, even with a low to mod-erate blood alcohol concentra-

tion. Blood Alcohol Concentration

In Hawaii, a driver is not con-

sidered to be operating a vehi-

cle under the influence of alco-hol until his blood alcohol con-tent hits .08%.

However, to discourage un-derage drinking, the law also

states that a BAC of .02% in motor vehicle operators under

the age of 21 is enough to be considered impaired.

When you get behind the wheel of a car, you are giving law enforcement your “implied

consent” to submit to a BAC evaluation. Your blood alcohol

content can be determined via

breathalyzer or blood test.

This means that if you are pulled over and asked to sub-mit to a DUI test, it is required

that you take it or risk a one-year license revocation for

your first offense, two years for your second, and four years

for your third. If you fail or refuse to take a

chemical test, you are arrested and subject to an administra-tive license suspension.

Tackling the Problem Mothers Against Drunk Driv-

ing is an organization whose

mission is to “stop drunk driv-ing, support the victims of this violent crime and prevent un-

derage drinking.” According to their Web site,

Americans take 233 billion trips in cars each year. About

one in every two thousand of those trips is made by some-

one under the influence of alcohol. Some of those trips end up in

tragedy. In fact, one out of three traffic deaths involve, in

some way, drunk driving. In the United States in 2010,

10,228 people were killed in a DUI crash. That’s an average of one preventable death oc-

curring every 52 minutes. The problem seems insur-

mountable. According to MADD data, a drunk driver

has, on average, driven under the influence 80 times before

his first arrest. Even after a first arrest, which results in a suspended license, three out

of four offenders continue to drive without a license.

But public education on this issue has been working, espe-

cially among the teen popula-tion. In 1975, teenagers ac-counted for a whopping 47.6

of all traffic accidents per 100,000 drivers. Since then,

that rate has declined dramati-cally by 62 percent for teenag-

ers ages 16-19. Currently, fatal accidents involving teen-

age drivers make up about 18.1 of every 100,000 drivers.

Minimum Drinking Age

The decline can be attribut-ed to a combination of factors

(TEENS Con nued from page 1)

(TEENS Con nued on page 8)

Adapted from The ABCs of BAC, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2005, and How to Control

Your Drinking, WR Miller and RF Munoz, University of New Mexico, 1982.


Take the pledge!

“Because it is illegal, I promise

not to drink alcohol or use other drugs. I commit myself to celebrating in a safe and healthy way. I pledge not to get in a car with someone who has been drinking alco-hol. If I find myself in a situa-tion where I feel unsafe or uncomfortable, I promise to call my parent or guardian for a ride home. I commit to this pledge and recognize there are consequences for every decision I make.” —–pledge card text

Photo by MAYA NITTA

A real paramedic tends to Samantha Hill’s fake injuries at the drunk

driving crash simulation on campus on October 25.

Arrieta educates on drunk driving

By LANDON BALLESTEROS, staff writer

“Is this real?” Students

turned to each other in confu-sion while a 9-1-1 call was broadcast on the school inter-

com. A frantic caller reported a fatal car crash to a police dis-

patcher. The call was an intro-duction to a mock car crash.

On Thursday, Oct. 25, stu-dents dashed out of their

lunchtime hideaways and went to the quad, where a mysteri-ous veiled structure was re-

vealed to be a wrecked car. As part of her senior project, Ka-

hea Arrieta had invited emer-gency responders to school to

run a mock car crash. A few students participated in the ordeal as victims, and

the student body looked on as students were pulled from the

car’s wreckage. Makeup was used to show bodily injuries to

the mock victims, and the many exterior dents, cracked

glass, and blood-splattered interior of the car set the mood regarding the severity of drink-

ing and driving and what kinds of accidents can come out of

one person’s actions. “Kahea approached me last

spring with this idea, and I thought it was a wonderful idea from the onset,” said Ms.

Kathleen Frampton, Arrieta’s Ho¯ʻike Nui adviser.

“She showed me a video of the program Every 30 Minutes that her brother had went through in his high school in

the mainland, and I said ‘Oh my gosh, that’s so relevant to high-schoolers.’”

Arrieta said that organizing a mock emergency was not

easy. There were gaps in com-munication.

“There were a lot of different people involved in making my project happen, so it was very

difficult making sure everyone was on the same page,” she

said. “From police, to admin-istration, to the volunteer stu-

dents, everyone had to be updated at least twice a week,”

she said. Ms. Frampton said that she

was “impressed by her perse-verance.”

The next day many students flocked to Keo¯pu¯olani Hale to see a follow-up presentation

about the statistic that every 30 minutes, someone dies in a

drinking and driving incident. Students were also given

pledge cards to pledge not to drink and drive. “I … heard people saying that the pledge

cards opened up a lot of com-munication between the stu-

dent and parent,” Arrieta said. Ms. Frampton said that origi-

nally, Arrieta had planned to incorporate the actual Every

30 Minutes program, which is much more involved, but they

were unable to change the school schedule to accommo-date its length.

A line of memorial crosses was erected outside of Ms.

Panglao’s classroom to remind students about what happens

every thirty minutes. The results of a follow-up survey were positive.

“It was truly rewarding when I heard people saying that they

went out over the weekend and told their friends to not

drink and drive,” Arrieta said. From her adviser’s stand-

point, the success was owed to Arrieta’s passion for her

topic. “I think Kahea was very pas-sionate about it; whereas, be-

ing an adviser, I see many projects seem to turn out to

where a student is doing it because they have to,” Ms.

Frampton said. “If I had the chance to redo the project, I would have defi-

nitely managed my time better so that I wouldn't have

stressed out in the final weeks,” Arrieta said. “I think it

was an overall success in eve-ry other way.”

Photos by MAYA NITTA

Abovet: Junior Kaiulani Vila is “arrested” for drunk driving during a mock car crash that senior Kahea Arrieta

organized for her senior project on Thursday October 25. Arrieta wanted to spread the impact of drunk driving

to the student body. Above Left: Arrieta follows-up with interested students on Friday, October 26.


Remembering Pearl Harbor By MAYA NITTA, features editor, photos from U.S. Library of Congress

On this day in 1941, Hawaiʻi, territory of the United States of America, underwent one of the most devastating events in our history.

Many lives were changed forever, but the lives that were lost that day will never be forgotten. This was what happened on Oʻahu, in Pearl Harbor on that “infamous” morning and the years after.

0733 hrs:

President Franklin D. Roo-sevelt and General

George C. Marshall, Army Chief of Staff, with the

help of their code break-ers learn that Japanese negotiators have cut off

communication with the United States. They sus-

pect war.

0755 hrs: Commander Logan C. Ramsey sees first bomb

drop and sends the message to ships saying “AIR RAID ON PEARL HARBOR X THIS IS NOT A DRILL.”

Q and A: Officer Fairchild, OUI Task Force By LEXIS VIENA, staff writer

Driving under the influence

is a crime and a danger to all drivers on the roads, especial-

ly during the holidays. The Maui Police Department has a special Operating Under the

Influence Task Force just to address the problem of people

driving under the influence. Officer John Fairchild has

been an officer in the La¯haina district for about ten years. He

has been a member of the task force for about three years. He makes OUI arrests

every night. Here he speaks about his experience on the

task force. Q: Are there more instances

of drunk driving during the holidays? A: “Yeah, during the holi-

days it [driving under the influ-ence] tends to pick up. People

are off work and school, which gives them more free time to

drink, and unfortunately, sometimes they drink to the

point of being too intoxicated to drive, which leads to higher amounts of arrests and acci-

dents.” Q: Can you tell me about

some statistics regarding drunk driving?

A: “I don’t have the facts off the top of my head, but I do know that DUI’s happen every

night on Maui, and arrests for DUI’s are also made every

night…Accidents happen eve-ry day all over our island and

most people run away before we show up to investigate.”

Q: What are some things that the Maui Police Depart-ment is doing to eliminate

drunk driving on Maui? A: “Higher amount of road

blocks during random times in places such as La¯haina, up-

country, Pa¯ʻia, Kahului, any-where during prime time hours like from 10:00 p.m. to 3-4:00

a.m. We're basically trying to keep everything random.

There is going to be more en-forcement during summer

break, and, of course, the holi-days. We are constantly roving

looking for any signs of DUI, such as weaving across the road. During the holidays, pa-

trol is on higher alert and we

are more aware.” Q: Have you noticed an increased amount of underage

drunk driving incidents during the past couple of years?

A: “Well, the population is growing, and that automatical-

ly means more underage drinking. There hasn’t been a substantial growth in arrests,

but that doesn’t mean that it’s not happening. The probability

of people being caught and arrested is high, but people

are just lucky enough to make it to where they’re going. The

task force has been working with schools to educate you guys about driving under the

influence.”

Q: From your work experi-

ence is there any story that has most impacted you?

A: Well I have been an of-ficer for about nine or ten

years in the La¯haina district, and I’ve seen a lot of acci-dents involving drinking and

driving, smoking weed and driving, and driving under the

influence of drugs. Most peo-ple don’t realize that driving

under the influence includes driving under the influence of

crystal meth, pharmaceutical drugs, marijuana and basically anything that impairs your

body and your ability to make decisions. I’ve seen nasty ac-

cidents with flipped cars and people being trapped under-

neath. You know, alcohol is a drug, too, maybe a legal one, but it does affect your thought

process. About two years ago there was a murder at Nakale-

le by the blowhole. I was one of the first responders to ar-

rive, and a guy had [allegedly] murdered his girlfriend. This

couple was from California and they had been partying at a bar, got intoxicated and

started arguing. The arguing led the boyfriend to kill his

girlfriend. It’s hard to say if he would’ve done that if he was

sober, probably not, and that story just proves how alcohol can affect you.”

Q: Is there anything that you’d like our readers to know

about, or inform them of?

(OUI Con nued on page A5)

Graphic by MAYA NITTA,

After reaching a high of 75 in 2006, the number of DUI deaths in Hawaiʻi

has been slowly dropping to the lowest it has been in 10 years.

Sources: http://www.dui-usa.drinkdriving.org/,

Hawaii_dui_drunkdriving_statistics.php#1995,

http://www.centurycouncil.org/state-facts/hawaii\


Graphic by MAYA NITTA Drunk Driving Fatalities in the US according to 2010 National Highway Transportation Safety

Administration data: In addition to raw numbers of deaths, this map shows the percent of deaths

in each state per 100,000 of their population. Source: http://www.centurycouncil.org/state-facts/

0810 hrs: Another bomb is dropped, this time on the

USS Arizona killing 1,177 men.

0930 hrs:

USS Shaw is bombed, but

would sail again.

SOURCE: CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, US 2010


A: “Yes actually, it sounds

silly, but just say no. You know, there’s always that idea

that drinking and smoking is ‘cool’ and people, young kids especially don’t think that

they’re going to get arrested, or get into an accident, but

they don’t realize that the odds are stacked up against

them. DUI (enforcement team) is out every night, making

arrests every night, and it’s just a matter of time before

they get caught. People need

to realize that they just can’t go out to the beach or the

park to drink, get intoxicated and expect to drive them-

selves home. It’s a small is-land, and if you’re going to keep rolling the dice, you’re

going to get bit. Don’t think you’re too good or smart to

get arrested because eventu-ally, you’re going to hurt

somebody and somebody’s family or yourself. So just

avoid all the risks and just say no. “

(OUI Con nued from page A4)

2010 NHTSA Drunk Driving Fatalities by State

DUI Fatalities by Age Range and Gender 2010

Less than 50 fatali es Less than 100 fatali es Less than 250 fatali es Less than 500 fatali es More than 500 fatali es


1030 hrs: Hospitals for the

wounded are set up and soldiers receive help.

Death toll hits 2,390.

1229 hrs: Franklin D.

Roosevelt gives a speech requesting war

against the Empire of Japan.

1300: The Senate votes and agrees to war. The vote was

almost unanimous with a 388 to 1 vote. Mon-

tana Representative Jeannette Ranklin, the

first woman elected to Congress and a dedi-

cated pacifist, was the sole dissenting vote. The US and Japan are

at war for 44 months.

Fast facts:

underage drinking According to the Centers for

Disease Control and Preven-tion, driving under the influ-

ence is not the only risk in-volved with underage drinking.

Youth who drink alcohol are also more likely to experience:

higher absences poor or failing grades. fighting legal problems, such as ar-

rest

for driving or physically hurt-

ing someone while drunk. hangovers or illnesses. unwanted, unplanned, and

unprotected sexual activity. disruption of normal growth

and sexual development. physical and sexual assault. higher risk for suicide and

homicide. unintentional injuries, such as

burns, falls, and drowning. memory problems. drug abuse changes in brain develoment

that may have life-long efects.

death from alcohol poisoning.

The 2011 Youth Risk Behavior

Survey found that among high school students, during the

past 30 days:

39% drank some amount of

alcohol. 22% binge drank. 8% drove after drinking alco-

hol. 24% rode with a driver who

had been drinking alcohol.

In other national surveys:

In 2011, the National Survey o n D r u g U s e a n d Health reported that 25% of

youth aged 12 to 20 years drink. In 2011, the Monitoring the Future Survey reported that

33% of 8th graders and 70% of 12th graders had tried alco-hol, and 13% of 8th graders

and 40% of 12th graders drank during the past month.

Graphic by MAYA NITTA

The lifesaver is in you By SHAYNA HO, staff writer You are driving home from a celebration after winning the state championship when it happens.

It’s late on a rainy night, and the fellow ahead takes the upcoming turn too fast. He drifts, panics and then locks his brakes. You hear screeching of tires as his vehicle zigzags on the road, hits the

guardrails, then rolls multiple times. What do you do? Here are basic first actions you can take if you are ever in a situation like this.

1 Park out of the way so emergency teams can easily

access the scene. Do not leave your vehicle in the mid-

dle of the road. Turn on your hazard lights.

2 Call 9-1-1 or designate someone to do so. Have

ready your location. Be ready to describe what you see. As

you describe the scene, re-member, you are the “eyes”

for all the dispatchers, who will determine which responders will be dispatched to the sce-

ne.

3 Warn approaching cars by having someone direct on-

coming traffic around the sce-ne. Keep traffic moving so emergency vehicles have a

clear way in.

4 Ask the passengers about their injuries, so you can tell

emergency personnel.

5 If passengers are serious-ly injured and it is not danger-ous to do so, it is best to leave

them where they are. Let the medical dispatch team do their

thing.

6 If someone with medical training arrives on the scene, let him or her take the lead.

7 After emergency person-

nel arrive, get out of the way, but stay at the scene to pro-

vide a statement. As a wit-ness, you can help investiga-tors identify the cause of the

accident.

It is good to be prepared, but every situation is different,

so the best advice is to use common sense.

To better your chances of giving someone the help they need when an emergency

occurs, take first aid and CPR classes in your community.

Photo by MAYA NITTA, features editor Paramedics “assist” sophomore Samantha Hill during a mock car crash

on Thursday, Oct. 25, at Kamehameha Schools Maui. These paramed-

ics know what to do at an accident scene, but everyone should know

the basic first actions to take if ever found in this situation.


September 2, 1945: Japan surrenders.

May 30, 1962

The USS Arizona Memorial is dedicated. Photo Source: U.S. Geological Survey

Dangers of drinking By JAYLIN KEKIWI, staff writer

Drinking too much can lead to serious consequences, like car

accidents and alcohol poison-ing. But that’s only part of the story. Alcohol can also dam-

age organs, weaken your im-mune system, and contribute

to cancers.

Reflexes: Alcohol slows the pace of communication be-

tween your brain and the rest of your body. This is what causes slurred speech and

slowed reaction times.

Heart: Long-term drinking af-

fects how quickly your heart beats (which may lead to a

stroke).

Liver: Livers are especially

sensitive to excessive drink-ing. Heavy drinking can cause

fat to build up in the liver. The fat makes it more difficult for the liver to operate and leaves

it open to developing danger-ous inflammations.

Cancer: Excessive alcohol consumption could give you

mouth and throat cancer.

Immunity: Drinking too much

alcohol weakens the immune system, which causes people

to get sick more easily.

Source:

National Institutes of Health


Social media sites hold key to future elections By MEHANA LEE, news editor

The 2012 general election

results were aired live on Akaku¯ November 7, including

updates through social media like Facebook and Twitter. Five Kamehameha Schools

Maui interns worked the elec-tion coverage as part of a

move by Akaku¯ to increase their use of social media, ac-

cording to Sayble Bissen (’07), Director of Production of

Akaku¯. “I think having the younger generations see it [election

coverage] on Facebook and Twitter…will spark an interest

in them and maybe get them to think about politics more,”

junior Dylan Fisher said. The five KSM juniors who in-terned at Akaku¯ updated

Akaku¯’s Facebook page and sent messages via Twitter as

part of the coverage. Since social media sites are

literally in the hands of many teens, it is easier for them to

stay connected to candidates, interact on ballot issues and follow results on election day.

“As seen with the [President] Obama campaign, social me-

dia plays a big part in getting information and interest to

those using it, mainly the younger generations. Our so-ciety in general is more mo-

bile, so having the information at their fingertips, as opposed

to just on television, is very

useful,” Bissen said. One candidate used social

media sites to his advantage. KSM alumnus, Kaniela Ing (’06), did some of his cam-

paigning through Facebook and Twitter. He was recently

voted in as the South Maui State Representative.

“Facebook supports specific ads that reach to targeted au-

diences. That really helped. At

first, I wasn’t thinking it would

be effective until people start-ed to ‘like’ my campaign

page,” Ing said. The 2012 presidential cam-paign was heavily advertised

through the social media. Ac-cording to journalism.org,

President Barack Obama had 1,124,175 ‘likes’ on his cam-

paign page in contrast to Gov-ernor Mitt Romney who had

633,597 ‘likes’ on his page this

past June.

Social media coverage may have had some impact on

voter turnout in this election, but is predicted to become an important source of advertising

for candidates in elections ahead.

“It will be a big resource for future elections. Social media

reveals more of the human side of candidates, and people

like that,” Ing said.

Photo courtesy of MS. PRISCILLA MIKELL

Juniors Kaiulani Vila, Gabriel Bibbs, Dylan Fisher and Mitchel Dutro (not pictured) pose with South Maui State

Representative, Kaniela Ing and Akaku¯, Director of Production Sayble Bissen during the 2012 general election

on November 7. The students interned at the television station, covering the election via social media.

including public education

such as the MADD campaign, a raise in the minimum drink-

ing age, stricter driver educa-tion requirements, special task forces, and the increase in

graduated license programs. According to the IIHS, in

1982, only 15 states had a minimum purchasing age of

21. By 1995, all 50 states had raised the minimum drinking

age to 21, and fatal crashes involving drivers younger than 21 decreased from 53% to

24% of all alcohol-related fa-talities.

The move to raise the age

limit was based on IIHS and

National Highway Traffic Safe-ty Administration research

showing that those under 21 react differently to alcohol.

Teens get drunk twice as fast as adults and lack the self-control to stop overdoing it.

They also engage in binge drinking more than adults.

Prevention and Consequences To prevent repeat offenders

from driving under the influ-ence, some states, such as

Oregon and Arizona, have an ignition interlock device that prevents vehicles from starting

should the driver have a measureable amount of alco-

hol in the blood stream. The

device measures BAC when

the driver blows into it prior to starting the car. This has re-

duced drunk driving deaths by more than half in both states,

according to the IIHS. Seventeen states require these devices for all offenders.

Hawaiʻi is one of those states. In Hawaiʻi, a license can also

be suspended for three months after the first offense.

Stay Legal, Stay Safe So this Christmas season,

listen to senior Luke Batoon, who said, “Drinking is dumb, period.”

Remember, if you choose to drink, designate a driver be-

fore you start. Better yet, be

safe and stay sober. Not only

is it the law, it’s a matter of life and death.

(TEENS Con nued from page A2)

Corrections In the September 21 issue of Ka Leo o Na¯ Koa,

In a photo on page A8 Kyle Fushikoshi-Wago was incor-

rectly identified. On page C9 Tiana Sakumoto

was incorrectly in the stu-dent survey. See page B8 for corrections

to the Killer Sudoku. We apologize for the errors.


KSM second behind 4-H Dirt Devils By LEXIS VIENA, staff writer

A soil competition hosted by

the Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar Co. Plantation took

place on Tuesday, October 23. Attendees included stu-dents of Mr. Iwamura’s Agri-

culture class. The Conservation Aware-

ness Program, Soil and Land Judging Contest, was held at

Keahua Farms. Teams from Baldwin, Seabury, Lahainalu-

na and other schools from across Maui participated in this regional competition.

The students were chal-lenged to figure out slope in-

clines of dirt, fertilization peri-ods and soil features, and they

identified different factors that would affect the land and how it is being used.

“I never thought about how useful the things we learned

about in class would be out in the real agricultural world,”

senior Sai Furukawa said. The 4-H Dirt Devils of Sea-

bury Hall won first place with Kamehameha Maui coming in second. Cheyenne Maio-Silva,

Riley Shiraishi, Sai Furukawa and Kamana Haupu were on

the second place team. “It was fun, and now that I

know what to expect, I’d really want to do it next year,” Maio-Silva said.

Seabury Hall advanced to the state level and placed se-

cond there. The winning team, Kauai High, now gets to com-

pete in the national contest, which takes place in Oklaho-ma in May.

Photo courtesy of MR. DUANE IWAMURA Seniors Riley Shiraishi, Kamana Haupu, Cheyenne Maio-Silva and senior Sai Furukawa were the team who

won second place in the Conservation Awareness Tuesday, October 23. Furukawa and Maio-Silva also won

individual awards in second and fourth place respectively.

By MEHANA LEE, news editor

Eight shark attacks were re-ported along the shores of

Maui in a three-week span from late October to early November.

Members of the Department of Land and Natural Re-

sources came to the conclu-sion that it is mostly just a

coincidence. “This is sometimes how nature works, and really we

have no evidence that the recent increase in shark inci-

dents around Maui is anything other than coincidence,” said

Russel Sparks, Hawai‘i Divi-

sion of Aquatic Resources

Education Specialist. An increase in the green

sea turtle population could also be a factor according to

Mr. Sparks. Sharks can mis-take humans for sea turtles and bite them, especially if

swimmers are wearing fins or are on flotation devices like a

boogie board or a paddle-board.

“But, shark attacks are very rare in Hawai‘i, with, on aver-

age, about three to five at-tacks occurring statewide per year. Sometimes, we will go

several years without any

Recent shark attacks just coincidence

shark attacks around Maui, and

then sometimes there may be two or three within a short

amount of time,” Sparks said. This unusual number of at-

tacks became a topic of conver-sation in the Maui community, especially among frequent

beachgoers. “All the attacks were shock-

ing, but they haven’t affected me though. I still like to go div-

ing,” senior Chris Oka said. Sparks recommends going

online to hawaiisharks.com for more information. The site rec-ommends staying cautious

when entering the ocean. Peo-ple should avoid swimming

near others who are fishing or spearfishing, and should al-

ways swim with a buddy. Swim-mers should also avoid murky waters and swimming with

bleeding wounds. Sometimes it just comes

down to a gut feeling. “When you have a bad feel-

ing about going into the water, either you don’t feel well or the

conditions of the water are not safe, follow your gut because that might be the feeling of

something big waiting for you,” Oka said.


Class of 2016 By OFA-HELOTU KOKA,

freshman class president Freshman Banquet will be February 9, and if you would like to join the committee,

email or see Kumu Ulu for more information. Your stu-

dent government would like

Classof 2013

By HULALI BROWN, senior class president

Seniors, we are halfway through our senior year, and Time is racing us to the finish

line. Don’t let Time rush ahead of you. Keep focused and stay

organized. Checklists are al-ways helpful, that’s what I’ve

been using. If you find yourself lost or

flustered, the doors of Mrs. Correa and Mrs. Moala are always open. Be sure to check

their blog on the high school Web Site for college and

scholarship updates. Don’t forget about Senior

Lu¯’au tomorrow night. Doors will open at 5:00 p.m. Bring your tickets to get in. Make

sure to bring your checkbooks to buy cool stuff at the silent

auction. There will be a Nook, poi pounder, Niʻihau shell

necklace, fishing lures, pic-tures, hotel certificates for the

Sheraton and Grand Wailea, pictures, bags, yummy treats, and lots of other stuff for bid.

All proceeds will go to Project Grad.

Dinner will start at 6:00 p.m. Rama Camarillo will be provid-

ing the dinner music, followed by the student showcase, and then the night will end with

dancing. In other news, reserve Feb-

ruary 23 for Senior Ball. It will be an extravagant night full of

fun and prizes. KS students will attend for free, but there

will be a cost for guests. Mr. Lopez and your officers would like to commend you for

all your hard work, spirit, and good behavior. Keep it up,

seniors!

HO¯ʻIKE NUI ALL PAU The senior project is both feared and admired by

high school students. Each year, seniors present

the culmination of their work to a panel of judges

for 10- 20 minutes, and the judges rate their

presentations based on a standard rubric.

Three students, Luat-Hueu, Tatiana Kealiʻino-

homoku and RJ Moku presented their projects in

Kumu Kuʻulei Alcomindras-Palakiko:s room on

Tuesday, November 13, while the rest of the

seniors presented in other rooms.

“I stayed up all night last night practicing for

today,” Kealiʻinohomoku said.

Moku was the first to present on protecting the

ʻa¯ina. “I feel it in my heart to give back to the

land,” he said.

Keali’ionohomoku was next. She shared her

ambition to become a pastry chef, and told about

how her father, who is a chef, inspired her to

explore new ingredients and try new pastry ideas.

One experiment she tried was baking with ulu.

The judges sampled one of her ulu cupcakes.

“One of the things that I am striving for [in bak-

ing] is being unique,” Keali’iohomoku said.

“Each presentation was well orchestrated, each

student did a fantastic job,” panelist Mr. Clark

Tuitele said. The seniors were relieved when it

was all over, but they would have to wait a few

more weeks for the scores to be revealed, while

Vice-Principal Leo Delatori tabulates the results.

“If I could give advice to the future seniors, …I’d

say, ‘Do not procrastinate.’ It will seriously be

your downfall,” Kealiʻinohomoku said.

the class to get more involved

with these types of events. The winner of the vote for

this year’s theme is “Starry Night,” so come prepared for a

night of light! There will be no charge for the banquet, but you must sign up to attend.

The dress code is still being discussed.

Another upcoming event is Founder’s Day, when Kame-

hameha students celebrate Pauahi’s birthday and every-

thing that she has given us. Many winter sports are just starting up, so come out and

support our Kamehameha

teams as they fight towards victory and live up this year’s

theme, He ‘Ohana Ka¯kou. Na¯ Hoku is coming up on

December 18. Four student acts will be competing for money prizes, but anyone else

who would like to be part of the show without competing

can still contact Mrs. Ashman to be added to the program.

Freshmen, keep doing well in your extra-curricular activi-

ties and your academics. This quarter is flying by so fast, so enjoy it while it lasts. The

quarter will be coming to an

end on December 19, 2012. Before you know it, you’ll be

an upperclassman and that much closer to going to col-

lege. It’s never too early to learn about different scholar-ships that are out there. The

University of Hawaiʻi , Maui College will be having an infor-

mation night on native Hawai-ian scholarships, Dec. 12,

6:00-8:00 p.m. in the Pilina Building. The meeting is open

to interested freshmen and their parents. There is no need to sign up in advance.

Photo by LEXIS VIENA Above, senior Ku¯paʻa Luat-Hueu’s talks about different kinds of kalo, both invasive and native.


President’s Message By KALEIHOKU KUBOTA

student body president

Aloha Students, As we enter the winter sea-son keep in mind our school

theme of He ‘Ohana Ka¯kou. As we celebrate Founder’s

Day and commemorate the life of our founder, Bernice Pauahi

Bishop, be thankful for the things we are given here at Kamehameha Maui. Air condi-

tioning, beautiful facilities and laptops are things that other

schools’ students would be grateful for. Don’t take them for

granted, and take care of these gifts from Pauahi.

We know th,at it is becoming chilly. Remember that only KS jackets are allowed at school.

Coming up on December 18 is the Na¯ Ho¯ku¯ talent show.

This is a free event that will be held during fourth block. The

winner will receive a special prize and be given the oppor-tunity to represent our school

in the Brown Bags to Stardom talent competition.

Winter Ball is coming up on January 26. Come out and

dance the night away under the New Year lights. Winter

Ball will be held in Na¯ma¯hana. The theme is Light the Night. Permission forms will be avail-

able soon and distributed at lunch. They will be due by Jan-

uary 15. Finals and mid-terms are

upon us, and it is important to study hard. We are Warriors, so show your Warrior pride and

push through these last few weeks.

I hope that you all enjoy your winter break, have a Merry

Christmas and a happy New Year. Let’s come back next

year refreshed and ready to finish out our final semester as one school and one family.

Class of 2014 By AVINASH SINGH, junior class president

The juniors did a great job of getting off academic probation

at the last grade check. Now, they are expected to stay off and start showing the poten-

tial that they all possess. If anyone needs help with any

classes, please ask a class-mate. If that doesn’t work and

you genuinely care and want to learn, don’t hesitate to ask

me, your class president, and I would be happy to help. Junior Prom is April 6, 2013.

There have already been mul-tiple meetings, but please

remind your friends to go if they signed up to be a part of

it. Junior Prom will be held in the King Kamehameha Ball-room at the King Kamehame-

ha Golf Course located in Waikapu. The theme is “A

Touch of Class,” and the color scheme is black, dark blues,

and white or ivory. Remember that girls should wear long

dresses while boys should be wearing tuxedoes and that both should have a touch of

class. What to wear and what not to wear were covered at

the prom fashion show, so please plan accordingly.

Thankfully, all Kamehameha Schools Maui juniors may attend for free, but if they

bring a guest, there will be a fee. Remember that parents

will be setting up the prom on the day of, since the students

will be getting ready, so please remind them to look for

emails asking for their help.

Photo courtesy of MS. PRISCILLA MIKELL

JUNIORS COMPLETE MOCK INTERVIEWS—Junior Avinash Singh

shakes hands with his interviewer, Mr. Mercer “Chubby” Vicens

during his mock interview.

In preparation for a graduation requirement of completing an in-

ternship, the junior class completed job interviews during Seminar,

October 23-24. They reported to Charles Reed Bishop Learning

Center, the Counseling Center or a classroom to be interviewed by

Kamehameha Schools Maui employees and volunteer career pro-

fessionals from the community.

“It’s a good opportunity for the juniors to see what it’s [job inter-

views are] like,” said Ms. Priscilla Mikell, KSM Career Liaison.

“I felt that they were really well prepared,” said Outreach Counse-

lor Venus Medeiros-Rosete, who was one of the interviewers. “A lot

of them surprised me.”

Ms. Mikell said that many of the volunteer interviewers had similar

comments and reminded her to invite them back next year.

Class of 2015 By SHAI IBARA, sophomore class president

Tis’ the season to be Soph-omores! Half the year is al-

most over, which means Founder’s Day is coming up. Please pay attention at song

practice and memorize your words if you still haven’t.

Today was the Na¯ Mele competition. Please take the

time to recognize your Na¯ Mele choir after a hard morn-

ing of competition. The class officers are plan-ning Sophomore Banquet and

SophomoreSsleepover. Sophomore Banquet will be

March 2, and your officers would appreciate any help!

Please contact any officers if you are interested in helping. College Horizons applications

are now available. Two pro-grams are offered during the

summer for current 10th-grade students. This opportunity can help with your college plans.

See Mrs. Correa for more information.

Photo courtesy of MS. NOELANI YATSUSHIRO

INTERACT HELPS OUT—On Saturday, Nov. 10, five members of the

Interact Club went to Hale Makua Kahului to assist with Bingo. The

students sat with patients and helped them as another set of eyes and

ears. They also went up to the microphone and called out the num-

bers. Pictured above, club members Landon Ballesteros, James Krue-

ger, and Neʻula ʻAʻarona show their Bingo pride. The club members

gave the patients a bag of mochi crunch after the games were over.

They plan to return to Hale Makua in February following a winter sock

drive to benefit the patients.

Thanksgiving imu fills plates By MAYA NITTA, features editor

In a time of thanks and giv-

ing the Kamehameha Schools Maui staff, faculty and stu-

dents came together to create an imu on campus, November

21, 2012, to cook turkeys for the school ‘ohana and special-ly chosen families in the

Kamehameha Schools Maui community.

“We wanted to have an ac-tivity where the staff and facul-

ty could participate in. They were able to bring in what they wanted to bring in,” said Mr.

Carl Alexander, Director of Operations.

“I felt like ‘wow, this is amaz-ing’. It was so nice to see eve-

ryone working together,” said Mrs. Kauko Kane, an adminis-

trative coordinator at the ele-mentary campus. Faculty and staff were able

to bring in their turkeys and turkey donations to be put into

the imu. Drop-off started at 4:30 at the high school dining

hall. By 5:00, the tables were filled with over 50 turkeys, many of which were donations

or intended for adopted fami-

lies. Once the operations crew and turkey volunteers trans-

ported the turkeys to the imu, putting them in was quick.

Everyone was constantly mov-ing.

After flattening and filling in the holes in the imu, banana

stumps were laid down and then the turkeys. After the turkeys, banana leaves and ti

leaves were laid down, then burlap bags and a tarp. Quick-

ly after, sand was scattered around the edge and the imu

ballooned. To end the long day Head-master Mrs. Lee Ann Delima

planted a stalk of ti leaves in the ground in front of the imu.

“It was an exciting day. It was nice to see everyone coming

together to do something dif-ferent,” Mrs. Delima said.

In the health room, a group of students were baking pies for the adopted families. They

baked about 13 pies, which

were added to a couple of other donated pies.

Staff, faculty and staff all felt a sense of accomplishment after

the imu was covered. “I felt special to be a part of

something so good, and it felt really good to help others,”

said senior Renee Lee-Agcaoili. Early Thanksgiving morning,

the operations employees and volunteers were back to un-

cover the smoky treasures, and at 7:30 cars began pour-

ing into the lot next to Keopuolani to pick up their

bounty. Despite the early hour, there

were smiles all around and happy wishes for a hau’oli la Ho’omaika’i.

Photo by MAYA NITTA

Workers lay down sheets over the imu full of turkeys that were brought in by Kamehameha Maui staff and students. The imu crew watched through the

night and opened the imu in the morning. Students also helped prepare and deliver donated meals to other families on Thanksgiving, Nov. 21.


Fifty plus turkeys are passed along fire-brigade style to be placed in the

school’s imu and cooked for staff and families for Thanksgiving.

Photo by MAYA NITTA,


Oregon is the nation’s top grower and seller of Christmas trees, sell-

ing over six million trees per year. Farms cover about 61,000 acres. That’s a lot of trees!

Most of the Christmas trees sold in Hawai‘i come from Oregon.

Mr. Richard Tajiri, owner of Christmas Trees Hawaii, a tree

farm, said that around 120,000 Christmas trees were shipped from Oregon to Hawai‘i last year. He

said the number is expected to be similar for this holiday season, in an

interview with KHON 2 News in November.

Christmas Trees Hawaii is locat-ed in Portland, Oregon, and is the

biggest single-owner retailer in Ha-wai‘I, Tajiri said. For the past 25 years, Tajiri has been flying back to

Hawai‘i to sell Christmas trees. Mr. Kirsten Davis, pastor of King’s

Cathedral, ordered 1,300 trees from Pronzini Farms in Oregon. He said

it was his first year buying from this farm since last year’s supplier no

longer ships to Hawai‘i.

“I chose to buy from Pronzini Farms for two reasons. First, be-

cause they matched the shipping price to the farm we bought from

last year. Second, because they ship Christmas trees ten feet and taller,” Davis said.

Containers of Christmas trees have already been shipped to Maui

and started to sell during the Thanksgiving week. K-Mart and

Lowe’s were two of the Maui retail-ers who bought their trees from

farms in Oregon. Hawai‘i is nowhere close in com-parison with Oregon in the amount

of trees harvested, but they have surpassed other states in tree har-

vesting. Hawai‘i harvested about eight thousand trees in 2007 ac-

cording to the National Christmas Tree Association. That is more than Wyoming, Nevada, Alaska, Arizo-

na, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota and Utah combined.

Photo by SHAYNA HO

Ka Leo o Na¯ Koa Volume VIII Issue 2 December 7, 2012 B1

Oregon farms keep indus-tree in full swing

Shop local for trees

By LANDON BALLESTEROS

news writer

It’s time to buy a Christmas

tree. Or, better yet, a local Christmas tree! Many people

will be lost in the long lines at one of those big warehouse stores, when they actually

have the opportunity to cut down their own Monterey

pine right here. Don’t pass up an opportunity to live

Christmas with a Maui spirit. In Upcountry Maui, there are two local businesses where

your family can purchase a locally-grown Christmas tree.

Kula Botanical Gardens

Address: 638 Kekaulike Avenue

Kula, HI 96790

Business hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily

Phone: (808) 878-1715

Sale dates: Pick your tree on Saturday

and Sunday, December 8-9. Trees available in gift shop

(size and selection varying) December 10-19. Extra-large

trees for businesses and hotels available by phone order.

Upcountry Farm Specialists

Address: 51 Calasa Road

Kula, HI 96790

Business hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p. m. Saturday-Sunday (other

arrangements available)

Phone contact: (808) 878-1468

Ka Leo o Nä Koa Volume VIII Issue 2 December 7, 2012 B2

Missed Steps By REID CAIRME

By SHAYNA HO staff writer

When first arriving at the Christmas tree lot, you may be overwhelmed and unable to tell the differ-

ence between the three main types of trees. How do you determine which would best suit your family? Worry no more! It is fairly simple. The most popular styles of Christmas trees can be nar-

rowed down to three: the Grand Fir, Douglas Fir and Noble Fir.

Which tree is perfect for you?

Thinnest and weakest needles

Pinecones at ends of branches Needles grow in all directions

Slight fragrance

Douglas Fir Grand Fir Noble Fir

Thickest and strongest

needles Strong branches

Needles curve upward Strongest scent

Photos by SHAYNA HO

Thick and strong needles

Light silver glow on bottom of needles

Flat needles grow outward Little fragrance


By LANDON BALLESTEROS, news writer

One of Maui’s local Christ-

mas tree farms is Kula Botani-cal Gardens, established in 1968 by Warren and Helen

McCord. This Saturday and Sunday is your family’s last

chance to go and get a claim on the perfect Christmas tree.

If you are unable to make it to the weekend sale, more trees

will be available in the gift shop, but be aware that size and selection may not be as

plentiful as the weekend sale. I had the opportunity to inter-

view Mr. McCord, and here is what he said about growing

Christmas trees on Maui.

Q : When did Kula Botanical Gardens’ Christmas tree

farm start?

A : 40 years ago, we plant-

ed Monterey Pine, which were given away free by the

forestry department. We want-ed to get a windbreak, be-cause that’s where the cold

wind comes from, the North. So we planted about a thou-

sand Monterey on the ridge to the north.

Q : What education or train-ing did you have in the

Christmas tree business?

A : None, actually. It was like trial and error. They

[Christmas tree farming asso-

ciations and companies] were giving us all kinds of instruc-

tions. None of them worked for us, because Hawaiʻi is too

different from everywhere else. We discovered that the

Monterey pine is the only tree that does well for us. We

planted six different kinds of pine trees, thinking that we could grow firs and those oth-

er kinds of trees. None of them liked us because the soil

was too warm. But the Monterey pine, com-

ing from the Monterey penin-sula, just 120 miles south of San Francisco, loved it. We

can get a 6-8 foot tree in four years. That’s faster than they

grow in California!

Q : Why did you decide to

grow and sell Monterey pine?

A : The forestry department had two pine trees. One

was a Cluster pine, and one

was a Monterey pine. We did not like the Cluster pine be-

cause it was prickly, so we got rid of all of that. The Monterey

pine is soft and fragrant.

Q : What are some of the

struggles the farm en-counters during the holidays?

A : We plant more trees than we sell, but we lose

a few. When you have a prod-uct that takes that long to

grow, we lose a few. If they’re not perfect, we take them down and recycle and grind

them up. We only sell perfect trees.

Q : What are the benefits of

a locally-grown Christmas tree?

A : Two things. One, it’s fresh. It’s cut the day you

put it in your house. The other is, and you may have very well

seen the headlines, 75 con-tainers coming from Oregon and Washington are being

held up by the agricultural department because they’ve

got slugs. Our Christmas trees are clean, they have no bugs,

and they certainly don’t bring ugly bugs in from somewhere else.

Q : What weather conditions are ideal for growing?

A : Higher humidity. It does not like down country

where it’s hot, and it does not like dry weather….The Monte-

rey Peninsula gets a lot of fog, and although we don’t get a lot of fog here, our humidity is

high, and so they like it.

Q : How many trees do you

sell every year?

A : About 1500. Our 6-8

foot trees take four years. Our big trees, the ones that we send to the hotels, take 8-9

years.

Q : What types of assis-

tance does the Christmas tree farm need from the com-

munity?

A : Buy our trees! We grow

our trees to support the Botanical Garden.

Tree sales By JAYLIN KEKIWI, sports writer

Take a gander at the big business of Christmas

trees. Approximately 21.6 mil-lion real trees and 12.9

million artificial trees were purchased by Americans in

2011. The average cost of a

real Christmas tree in the United States is about $46,

while the average cost of an artificial tree is $78. Over 9 million dollars worth

of real trees were sold in the USA in 2011.

Approximately 1.01 billion dollars worth of artificial

trees were sold in the USA in 2011.

12%

11%

35%6%

11%

18%

7%

When do you do your Christmas shopping?

Never/Doesn't Shop

All year

Black Friday

3 Weeks Before

2 Weeks Before

1 Month Before

1 Day Before

Graphic by LANDON BALLESTEROS

Q & A: Kula Botanical Christmas tree farm

When do you start your Christmas shopping?

Pollsters: Landon Ballesteros and Lexis Viena

Sample: 216 KSM students Poll taken: November 2012

Photo courtesy of KULA BOTANICAL GARDENS

Kula Botanical’s staff helps customers select trees from their Christ-

mas tree farm full of Monterey pines. The Gardens is one place to get

a freshly cut Christmas tree on Maui. This weekend will be the last

time customers can choose a tree and have it cut. After that, previ-

ously cut trees will be available in the gift shop until all sold.

Photos by MAYA NITTA

By MAYA NITTA, features editor

The coldest time of year is

here, but you can keep warm and make use of all those old t

-shirts at the same time. Mak-ing a t-shirt quilt is a great way to hold on to memories with-

out having to keep those t-shirts that you never wear.

You could even make one out of those old homecoming

shirts and give it as a gift to your favorite classmate…or class adviser.

Materials needed: 10-20 T-shirts (16 produces a 48” x 48” blanket),

Ruler Scissors

Blanket or extra fabric (for the back of the quilt)

Sewing machine

Instructions: Cut the shirts into 12” x 12”

squares. Pin two squares together side

by side and then sew a ½ inch seam along one edge. Connect another square and

repeat. Depending on how big you

want your quilt you can have a row of four to seven squares.

After the first row of squares, create another, then another. After you have enough rows

(5 or so) pin and sew the rows together.

When the top of the quilt is finished (the part with the t-

shirts), pin to the blanket, (t-shirt fronts and the top of the

blanket facing in). Then sew. Make sure to leave a hole so you can turn the blanket right-

side out Once the right side is out,

you can sew another seam about ¼ inch around the blan-

ket, forming a border and clos-ing the hole.


Left: Cut old t-shirts into 12” x12”

squares Bottom: Pin shirts to-

gether. Right: sew panels togeth-

er. Bottom right: Sew a blanket or

fabric to the t-shirt front. Above:

The finished product: a t-shirt

quilt.


Across 2. Roast them over an

open fire 8. We ___ Kings

9. Do you see what I ___? 10. ___ to the world 11. ___ Around the Christmas Tree

12. Not gold, ____ bells 14. Reindeer pause here

16. Shhh! 17___ We Have Heard on High

21. I saw ___ kissing Santa Clause 23.Tie these to your sleigh

24. He Stole Christmas 25. Let it ____! 27. Children dream of this

29. Little ____ Boy 30. Santa ___, baby hurry down the chimney

tonight! 31. Carrot nose owner

33. No two alike 24. Famous Christmas ballet 37. O Come All ___ Faithful

39. ___ in a Manger 40. Walking in a _____ Wonderland

41. O ____ Night.

Down 1. Cindy Who’s Favorite song.

3. Hang this above the fireplace 4. three intellects

5. ____ Navidad 6. Kalikimaka 7. All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front

_____ 13. Rudolph the Red-Nosed ___

15. 5 ___ fat pigs 18. ‘Ol Saint ____

19, Edible decoration 20. Christmas is his birthday

21. Kiss when you’re under this 22. She got run over by a reindeer 26. 0 ___ Town of Bethlehem

28. It Came upon a ___ Clear 30. An Elvis Christmas

32. Have a Holly _____ Christmas 35. Snow man eyes

36. __, the Herald Angels Sing 38. ___ Child Is This? 42. All I want for Xmas is ___

Christmas Memories

By LEXIS VIENA, staff writer

Horoscopes

Horoscopes are for entertain-

ment purposes only! If you need answers you’ll find them

in the Bible. By Nancy Black,

Tribune Media Services

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -You're making a good im-pression. Don't get pre-sumptuous. Concentrate on studies. Ask provocative questions.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) Attend to financial matters for the next two days, and turn your plan into the per-fect thing.

Aries (March 21-April 19) A great idea regarding money comes from afar. Review instructions. It's getting romantic. Taurus (April 20-May 20) Focus on work today and tomorrow, including paper-work. It's getting busy, so stick to practical basics. Gemini (May 21-June 20) Romance blossoms for a while, with a few hurdles. Set long-term goals with your sweetheart.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) Get the opinions of close family before proceeding. You're entering a more domestic phase. Keep your financial situation confiden-tial.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Use the secret sauce. Put in the extra effort, study and ask questions. Believe you can. Accept the coaching. Don't push yourself too hard.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Work hard and make lots of money. Talk over ideas with co-workers. Provide leader-ship. Finish an old task and profit.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Prepare mentally, and then adapt as needed. Use your power responsibly. They've been waiting for you to say the word.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Deadlines are looming; better get back to work. Slow down and think it over. It's getting introspective.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Use your powers of obser-vation. Work with close associates today and to-morrow. A loved one offers excellent advice.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19 Begin to develop the neces-sary resources. Get current accounting data, and ask for strategy updates from your teammates.

ANSWERS ON B6


Web solutions to gift quandaries


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From B5 Christmas Memories Crossword Answers:

The Whatever Clock ($22)

Don’t worry about time, especially at Christmas.

You Got Your Driver’s License Kit ($25)

Know someone getting a license over the Christmas Break? It’s two gifts in one!

The Face Mug ($18)

Stuff your face…

with cookies!

Plush Organs ($18)

Now’s your chance! You can really give your heart to some-

one, or at least, a plush ver-sion of it. Lots of other great

organs available, too, for your biology-obsessed lab partner.

Bacon Scented Car Air Freshener ($3.44 @ Amazon)

Who doesn’t like bacon?

Animal Mini Tabletop Vacuum($16.99 @ Amazon)

Helps pick up the eraser shavings and

other little messes.

Pick Your Nose Cups ($12.00 @ Amazon)

No, it’s not what it sounds like.

KIDNEY

LUNGS

HEART

BRAIN

CARTOON by Shayna Ho

Sudoku

Kelcey Lorenzo

By LANDON BALLESTEROS news writer Academy: Arts & Communications

(Media Endorsement) Times on the Honor Roll: Principal’s List: 2

Headmaster’s List: 13 Why academics are a priority:

“The better I do in school, the more scholarships I can quali-

fy for, and that helps out my family in relieving the cost for

my education after high school.” GPA: 3.975

How you let your hair down: Reading, Writing short stories,

Tumbling Tip for succeeding in the class-

room: “Do it right the first time. Work first, and play lat-er.”

SAT Score: Enough to qualify for scholar-

ships, 600’s in each section Other Academic Honors: Na-

tional Honor Society Presi-dent, First Place HOSA Com-

petitor (With Leeana Ba-tungbacal and Noeau Pereza), Upcountry Rotary Club Stu-

dent-of-the-Month Clubs/Organizations: National

Honor Society, HOSA, Wailu-ku Roselani Na Aikane 4-H

Club, Wailuku Jr. Tennis Club Sports: Tennis Senior Project:

Ho'olaule'a Promotional Video Future plans: Attend college in

Southern California and major in film

Photo by LANDON BALLESTEROS

Sai Furukawa

By LANDON BALLESTEROS news writer Academy:

Science & Natural Resources (Health Services endorse-ment)

Times on the Honor Roll: Principal’s List: 5

Headmaster’s List: 8 Why academics are a priority:

“To get into a good college.” GPA: 3.944

How you let your hair down: Judo, study Tip for succeeding in the class-

room: “Do your work early. Once you get it started, don’t

wait. No procrastination!” SAT Score:

“Classified” Other Academic Honors: National Honor Society Treas-

urer/Sergeant-at-Arms, HOSA Vice President, Interact Vice-

President Clubs/Organizations:

Graduated from Kumon, Japa-nese Club Secretary, Drama

Club Treasurer, OMG Vice President Sports: Cross Country, Judo

Senior Project: Showing judo is important in

promoting a healthy lifestyle Future plans: Matriculate into

college and major in pre-med.


Fill in each box with the numbers 1-9. Each row, column, and 3 x 3 box must have the numbers 1-9, no repeats.

By JAYLIN KEKIWI, sports writer

Here are ten things you probably didn’t know about the holi-days.

A 2012 study of Facebook posts proved that break-ups are

most common two weeks before Christmas.

All the gifts in Twelve Days of Christmas would add up to

364 presents.

Jingle Bells was originally written for the Thanksgiving holi-

day.

Scientists and mathematicians concluded that Santa would

have to visit 822 homes per second in order to make it around the world before the children began to wake up on

Christmas Day.

The North American Aerospace Defense Command is re-

sponsible for tracking Santa Claus’s progress around the world every Christmas Eve, via space satellites and radar.

The earliest known Christmas tree decorations were apples.

The modern-day image of Santa Claus (a red suit, a beard,

and a belly like jelly) was created by Coca-Cola in 1931.

The North Pole exists, but it doesn’t exist on physical land. It

is right in the Arctic Ocean.

Rudolph wasn’t originally named “Rudolph.” Actually, he

was first dubbed Rollo and then Reginald before finally be-coming Rudolph in the 1939 song.

Tom Stafford and Wally Schirra were the first astronauts to

sing a Christmas song in space in 1965. Their song of choice? Jingle Bells, of course.

Did You Know:

Christmas Edition


ANSWERS ON B8


By JAYLIN KEKIWI, sports writer

Recently, I’ve been watch-

ing a lot of shows in which the protagonist keeps a journal of

some kind. The main charac-ter of MTV’s Awkward., Jenna Hamilton, has an online blog

where she records the hap-penings of her life. On The Vampire Diaries, both the female heroine, Elena Gilbert,

and one of her love interests, Stefan Salvatore, keep track

of their daily lives in note-books. Now, what exactly does this

have to do with a review? The product this time is called

Wreck This Journal. Wreck This Journal isn’t

exactly what Jenna or Elena would pour their hearts into. See, Wreck This Journal isn’t

a journal at all. It’s actually a published book “written” by

Keri Smith. The main purpose of it isn’t

to write your crush’s name in hearts on every single page,

or for you to relive the humili-ating thing that happened to you at lunch.

Actually, Wreck This Jour-nal is more of a creative out-

let, even though you don’t

really need a single drop of artistry in order to have fun

with it. As you flip through the pag-

es of Wreck This Journal, you’ll see that each page has a different task for you to do

with the book. One page de-mands that you take the en-

tire book and drop it from the highest point you can.

Another tells you to write a single word over and over.

There’s no right or wrong way to follow the directions – you simply just do it. I received Wreck This Jour-nal as a birthday gift. After

seeing it all over Tumblr, I was pretty excited to have

one. There’s so much you can do with it. This book/journal is great for when you’re bored at

home with nothing to do – and it’s especially good for when

you’re even past the point of wanting to log back on to Fa-

cebook for the fifth time. Wreck This Journal is availa-

ble at Barnes & Noble. If it’s out of stock, you can head online to sites like Ama-

zon.com. The price varies depending on the provider,

but it’s usually around $8.00. ‘Tis the season to give, and

Wreck This Journal is the perfect present for anyone. I give it four out of four stars.

Dear Hot Cocoa, Why must you torture me when all I want to do is try to have a pleasant meeting with you?! I mean, why, why, why must you burn my mouth every single time?! Don’t you know how cold school can get in the winter time, especially with the rushing winds and the pouring rain? You are supposed to turn my day around; you are supposed to make me smile. I give you time to chill out. I give you time to relax. I really give you time to just cool your jets, but that never seems to be enough for you. Circumstances don’t often bring us together, but for the time we do have, can’t we just be happy together? Anyway, with Christmas coming up really soon, I’m gonna tell you what I want. For once, just once, can we have a meeting where I just fall in love with you even more? If you want to make it up to me, I know the per-fect way. Next time, how about having some yummy marshmallows for me! Love, Burning for You

Correction: The answers to the Killer Sudoku In the September 21 issue were incor-rect. We apologize for the error. The correct answers are below.

Photo by JAYLIN KEKIWI

Sudoku Answers from B6

My Two Cents

By SHAYNA HO, staff writer

Open Letter


By LANDON BALLESTEROS news writer

Are you having trouble un-

locking the secret to getting into the holiday spirit? If so,

join the club. Maybe it’s because the holi-

days seem to go by way too fast. One week we’re seeing Jack-o-Lanterns, the next

we’re seeing massive turkeys, and the next we’re putting up

the Christmas trees. No won-der I can’t keep up!

I, for one, can’t seem to find my way back to those child-hood Christmas feelings. It

feels like so long ago that we, as kids, were super excited

about picking out our Hallow-een costumes, learning about

the history of Thanksgiving, and singing those cute Christ-

mas carols around school. But, now that Christmas is

almost upon us, I am making a goal to really enjoy this season

of joy and miracles with one modern Christmas tradition . . .

the Christmas movies. My personal favorites are

Home Alone and Home Alone 2. I have been watching these every year for my entire life,

and they never cease to make me laugh.

In these movies, Kevin McAllister [Macaulay Culkin] is

left home alone for the holi-days (you will have to tune in

yourself to find out why). He is left to fend for himself against two criminals out to do some

holiday harm. The importance of friendship and family, the

bittersweet Christmas spirit, and the overall vibe of the

show is nearly impossible to resist!

I cannot leave out the 1994

hit, The Santa Clause. This is a movie that always makes me

feel the spirit again. It is about Scott Calvin’s [Tim Allen]

struggles with his young son, Charlie. The first time I watched this movie was at the

Ma¯nele Bay Hotel on La¯naʻi. The hotel staff gave all the

children our own floating beds and a cup of hot chocolate.

Watching the movie under the stars in the middle of the Pa-

cific was a perfect Christmas experience. Sequels to the movie came out in 2002 (The Santa Clause 2) and 2006 (The Escape Clause), but

nothing makes the magic hap-pen like the original.

Unaccompanied Minors is

another great movie. It’s about six children stuck in an

airport for Christmas. Instead of letting their incon-

venient situation get them down, they live the season to the fullest by spreading joyous

Christmas spirit around the airport, not forgetting the air-

port “Grinch,” Mr. Porter. Whether it is through mov-

ies, music, or enjoying time with family and friends, find

that one thing that can put you back into holiday spirit mode. Even though we’re older–

some of us drive, some work–the holiday spirit is not impos-

sible to unlock. Just find your key and open it up. Then live

it, and love it!

Answers: 1. ʻAha Mele. 2. Charles E. King. 3. A music staff. 4. A treble

clef. 5. Georges Bizet. 6. A cappella. 7. Which note gets one beat. 8. No

Be Stupid, Fire Department Truck. 9. A fermata.10. Wolfgang Amadeus

Mozart. 11. Falsetto. 12. Some are upright and the others are grand

Scoring: Score 1 point for each correct answer on the freshman level, 2

points on the sophomore level, 3 on the junior level, and 4 points on the

senior level. 30 points – Musical Prodigy; 29 to 19 points – The next

Adele; 18 to 10 points – Why is that guy at the front waving his arms

around?; 9 to 0 points – I play the triangle.

Ho, ho, ho! Don’t be low Christmas spirit’s here, and it’s a go!

What’s your score? Music

BY REID CAIRME, sports editor

Have you been paying attention in song practice? Let’s take a quiz! Answer each question; then score yourself according to

the guide at the bottom. indicates a music riddle

Freshman 1. What is the annual KSM song competition called?

2. Who wrote Imua Kamehameha e¯? 3. What is this called? ?

Sophomore

4. What is this called? 5. Who wrote the opera Carmen? 6. When vocalists perform without instruments, they are said

to be performing __ _______.

Junior 7. What does the top number in a time signature represent?

8. What is the secret formula for memorizing which comes first between nobly and bravely and firm and true?

9. What is this called? Senior

10. What is the name of the classical composer that began writ-ing music at the age of five?

11. What is the highest vocal register for a male? 12. Why are pianos so noble?

?Secret to...

? ? ?

?

Land on the answer

CARTOON by LANDON BALLESTEROS

Ma¯hie Kama Freshman

“I’m going to prove to myself and my family that it’s possible

to pull above a 3.95 GPA.”

Elijah Tabion Sophomore

“Go to a taping of

Ellen Degeneres.”

Mika Kane Junior

“Rub it in everyone’s face that the world indeed did not end

on Dec. 21, 2012.”

Jacilyn Lum-Lung Senior

“Go to sleep in my room full of graduation leis.”



Make these tasty, easy treats

and give them out as perfect holiday gifts with sugar, spice

and everything nice. Peppermint Bark A yummy, peppermint candy sure to please all chocolate lovers

Ingredients:

12 ounces (about 2 cups) dark chocolate, chopped or choco-late chips

12 ounces (about 2 cups) white chocolate, chopped or

white chocolate chips 8 peppermint candy canes

Materials needed:

Large Ziploc bag Cookie sheet Aluminum foil

Rolling pin Instructions:

Place candy canes in a large Ziploc bag and seal

tightly. Smash candy canes with a rolling pin. Prepare a

cookie sheet by covering it

with smooth aluminum foil. Melt the dark chocolate. Pour

the chocolate onto the pre-pared cookie sheet and use

an offset spatula or knife to spread it to an even thickness, a little more than 1/8" thick.

The chocolate does not have to reach all sides of the sheet,

as it will be broken up later. Place the tray in the refrigera-

tor to firm up while you pre-pare the white chocolate.

While the dark chocolate hardens, melt the white choc-olate. Stir in most of the candy

cane bits, reserving about a quarter of the mixture to put

on top. Remove the tray from the refrigerator and spread the

white chocolate in an even layer over the dark chocolate. While the white chocolate is

still wet, sprinkle the remain-ing candy cane pieces over

the entire surface evenly. Press down very lightly to

ensure they stick. Place the tray back in the refrigerator to

firm up for 30 minutes. Once the peppermint bark is com-pletely set, break into small,

uneven pieces by hand. Gift ideas: put the peppermint

bark in a festive, holiday cof-fee mug and wrap it in colored

cellophane or put the pepper-mint bark in muslin baggies and label it “coal.” When the

bag is opened, surprise, it’s a gift of sweet candy!

Photo by MEHANA LEE

Student Survey

“In 2013 I am for sure going to…”

Feature and photos by MAYA NITTA

Homemade holiday recipes

Peppermint Bark


You can’t say no to a cute snowman made out of pop-corn and candy! Ingredients: 7 cups popped popcorn

1 cup granulated sugar 1/3 cup light corn syrup 1/3 cup hot water

Raisins, gumdrops or other candy to decorate

Two pretzel sticks, to decorate Ribbon, to decorate

Materials needed: Three strips of wax paper

Candy thermometer Nonstick cooking spray Instructions:

Place three strips of waxed paper on a table or kitchen

counter, and spray them with nonstick cooking spray. Place

the popped popcorn in a large bowl and set aside. In a medi-um saucepan, combine the

sugar, corn syrup, and water over medium-high heat. Stir

the mixture until the sugar dissolves, then insert a candy

thermometer. Cook the candy until it reaches 240 degrees.

Pour the sugar syrup over the popcorn in the bowl, and stir gently until the popcorn is

evenly coated. Spoon three

mounds of popcorn on to the three strips of waxed paper.

You want to make the mounds in three different sizes to rep-

resent the small head, medi-um torso, and large body of the snowman. Allow the pop-

corn to cool for 7-8 minutes. When it is cool enough to

touch, but still warm, spray your hands with nonstick

cooking spray, and form the mounds into balls, stacking

them on top of one another in a snowman shape. Be sure to press the balls firmly so that

they don’t fall apart. Press the raisins and any other candy

into the head to form eyes, a nose, a mouth, and buttons.

Insert a pretzel stick into each side of the middle popcorn ball for the arms. Tie a ribbon

around the neck to complete his look.

Decoration idea: Place the snowman on a decorative

plate and use as a center-piece at Christmas dinner, but

be sure to eat it quickly since like all snowmen, he melts in warm environments.

Graphic by MAYA NITTA

Photo by MEHANA LEE

Popcorn Snowman

In England, people

can make wishes

while mixing their

traditional pudding,

but only if they stir in

a clockwise direction.

In France, children

leave their shoes out

instead of stockings for

Pere Noel to fill. They

also feast, then end by

eating buche de Noel, a

log-like yellow cake with

chocolate buttercream.

Merry Christmas, World! By MAYA NITTA, features editor

All over the world people celebrate Christmas but not necessarily in the way we do. Every country has

something different and, sometimes, unusual about their traditions. Check out how Christmas is celebrated

around the world.

In Germany,

children get a

treat from an

Advent calendar

every day for 28

days before

Christmas.

In Mexico, families cre-

ate lanterns or luminari-as by cutting intricate

designs into brown pa-per bags. These lumi-

narias are placed on sidewalks, roofs and windowsills.

In Spain, instead of a

Christmas tree, fami-

lies gather around a

log called the caga tio.

Singing children beat

the caga tio with a

stick until it “releases”


Norwegians

hide their broomsticks so

witches won’t steal them.

In Japan, It has

become a custom

to order chicken

from KFC.

In Estonia,

families go

to the sauna

together.

In Australia, families

come out at night with lit candles and

sing Christmas car-ols. This tradition is

called Carols by Candlelight.

In China, on Sheng

Dan Jeih (the Holy

Birth Festival) fami-

lies put up their

Christmas trees and

decorate them with

lanterns, flowers and

red paper.

In Ethiopia, they cel-

ebrate Christmas in January because they

follow the Julian cal-endar. During this

holiday most families attend church wear-ing all white.

In Sweden, Christmas begins

on December 13, when the

eldest daughter of the family

serves the rest of her family

coffee and treats dressed as

the “Queen of Light.” She

wears a long white dress and

a crown of leaves


Ka Leo o Na¯ Koa Volume VIII Issue 2 December 7, 2012 C1


With more members than

the past three years, the varsi-ty boys soccer team looks

forward to more wins than losses this year. The team nearly doubled in

number as compared to the 13-16 players of last year. This

year’s team has bulked up with freshmen who make up a

large part of the hefty 28-man squad.

The first-time players were recruited via word of mouth, resulting in the great turnout,

according to co-captain and senior Kainalu Kealoha.

In the past two years, the soccer team has been so

small that if only a few people were injured, there were no substitutes. They sometimes

played with fewer players than the minimum when players

were red-carded or injured. The increase in the number

of players means that they now need to compete for start-

ing positions. Because there

are only a few spots, the varsi-ty players will need to work

harder to start. The others will be important

as substitutes when starters get tired over the course of the 90-minute game.

After a triumphant victory at the Baldwin Classic, Novem-

ber 9-11, the Warriors show promise of putting on a good

season. The Warriors won the Classic with four wins and no

losses, preventing every op-posing team from scoring even one point on them.

“Everyone is in the right mindset,” co-captain and sen-

ior Stephen Barut said. “The tournament was a major confi-

dence booster.” The Warriors also won a pre-season game against St. An-

thony, 9-1. With so many new players,

the team is working on finding the right “chemistry”.

They visit the weight room

two times a week and spend the rest of their time running,

working on ball handling, and scrimmaging.

Five seniors are on the team, three of whom are co-

captains – Stephen Barut,

Kainalu Kealoha and Acer Pahukoa.

The boys take the home field for their first regular season

game against the Baldwin Bears, December 11.

Boys soccer fills out

The boys soccer team is looking forward to a winning season after a

word-of-mouth campaign filled their ranks with 28 players.

Photo by REID CAIRME


Mr. Blaine Gaison will be the new Athletic Director of Kame-

hameha Schools Maui as of January 2, 2013.

He comes with the mindset that “winning is important, but

you gotta have fun. It’s more than just [about] winning.” Mr. Gaison has been sup-

portive and active at our sister campus, Kapa¯lama, as the Co

-Athletic Director and Associ-ate Athletics Director for 25

years. “I’m excited to get there. I’m excited to get to work. I’m ex-

cited to be a part of the Maui family,” Mr. Gaison said.

Students and staff anticipate his heart and passion.

“[Mr.] Blaine [Gaison] is an outstanding and seasoned

administrator, educator and

role model for our KSM stu-dent athletes,” says Mr. Lance

Cagasan, 9-10 principal. Mr. Gaison is a Kamehame-

ha Schools Kapa¯lama gradu-ate (’76) and Univeristy of Ha-

wai’i Ma¯noa alumnus with a bachelor’s degree in pre-law

and a minor in secondary edu-cation. He has also received a Na-

tional Federation of High School Citation for his involve-

ment in high school athletics on a local, state and national

level. He is currently the Ha-wai’i State Liaison to the Na-tional Interscholastic Athletic

Administration Association and the NFHS.

His legacy is not confined to an administrative position in

the sports world. Mr. Gaison

played for the Kamehameha Warriors as an All-State quar-

terback leading the football team to two consecutive state

titles in 1974 and 1975. Mr. Gaison also has experience

on the national level, having played five seasons with the

Atlanta Falcons in the National Football League. “He is well-connected and

well-respected in the athletic director circle,” said Ms. Glen-

nie Adams [‘78], current K a m e h a m e h a S c h o o l s

Kapa¯lama Athletic Director. Mr. Gaison said his motiva-tion to be an athletic director is

“being able to serve, being able to give guidance and di-

rection, and being able to make an impact.”

With all the things in which

he is involved within the com-

munity, state and nation, he is first and foremost a husband

to Mrs. Donnalei Gaison and father to Pilialoha, Kapulani,

Iokepa, and Kona.

New AD brings passion, experience

MR. BLAINE GAISON

Photo courtesy of MICHAEL YOUNG


All the sweat that dripped

down their tired faces, all the activities that were sacrificed, and all the doubtful thoughts

that were pushed aside paid off for the first two members of

the Kamehameha Schools Maui 1000 Club.

“They are true and honest young men with great work

ethics,” said Mr. Kevin O’Bri-en. “My experience being around them has been great,

enjoyable and an honor.” For membership in this elite

group, student weight lifters must lift a combined weight

starting at 700 pounds among three basic lifts with a specific minimum of 200 pounds for

bench press, 200 pounds for power clean and 300 pounds

for parallel squats. Once they earn membership in the 700

Club, members can advance to the 800, 900, and 1000

Club. Seniors Bryson Arakaki and Acer Pahukoa are the first in

KSM history to make it to the 1000 Club. The opportunity to

join comes only once a year, during football season. Partici-

pants have one week to “max out” or lift their limit in order for their weight to count.

The achievement is a direct response to their hard work

both during and off football season.

“Strength of body certainly helped both of these two to be

better players, recover from injury faster, maintain their levels of play during games

and be mentally stronger,” said Mr. O’Brien, head football

coach and club adviser.

Arakaki started weightlift-

ing in the spring of his fresh-man year with lifters such as

Hanoa Pua’a Freitas (‘11), Nainoa Bright (’11) and Kai Ka’aukai (’11). Even then, they

pushed him to get stronger. He joined the 700 Club in his

sophomore year, but did not participate in his junior year.

So as a senior, he realized he had some catching up to do if

he was to progress any fur-ther. “It feels good to know that

everything I gave up was worth it,” Arakaki said.

It has not all been easy go-ing for the accomplished sen-

ior, for he had surgery on his shoulder only nine months ago in March, so he had some

obstacles to overcome both

physically and mentally. As for Pahukoa, he said, “It

feels good…hard work paid off.” Achieving the 1000 pound goal has helped him improve

in other areas too, especially football.

“Acer didn’t miss a start in the last two years, but the dif-

ference in his level of play between junior season and

senior season is amazing, and this was directly due, in my opinion, to his improved level

of strength,” Mr. O’Brien said. Both of the student lifters’

attitudes contributed to their success. Mr. O’Brien said that

they got stronger individually but they both did it “for a high-er purpose, namely helping

the team to be successful.” He

also benefitted from their ac-complishment of reaching the

1000 Club. “Actually I am the one who has benefited the most being

around these two guys, AND ALL of the varsity players, the

seniors especially,” Mr. O’Bri-en said.

Hard work does pay off as KSM high school has 21 ath-

letes in the Black Shirt Club. All club members receive a black shirt with the specific

weight club that they have reached. There are two mem-

bers each in the 1000 Club and the 900 Club, four in the

800 Club and 13 in the 700 Club.


Photo courtesy of MR. KEVIN O’BRIEN

Members of the 700, 800, 900, and 1000 clubs, altogether known as the “black shirt club.” Members must lift

700 lbs. or more in a combination of three basic lifts. Seniors Acer Pahukoa (middle row, third from left)and

Bryson Arakaki (middle row, second from right) are the first and only members of the 1000 club.

Hana Hou! MIL champs again

By LANDON BALLESTEROS, staff writer

PUKALANI–The KSM girls volleyball Warriors came out

victorious against the Baldwin Bears yet again on Friday,

Oct. 26, and won the MIL Divi-sion I championship title for

the ninth consecutive year at Kaʻulaheanuiokamoku Gym-nasium.

KS Maui dominated over Baldwin winning the best-of-

five game in three quick sets, 25-15, 25-11, 25-10. The War-

riors stayed ahead of the Bears throughout the game,

falling behind only once, by only one point during the first set.

Kaʻulaheanuiokamoku was an excited full house on

the Kamehameha Warrior side. Supporters circulated

good luck ti leaves, enough for everyone there. Fol lowing inst ruct ions

f rom students in the crowd, the Warrior fans car-

(VBALL Con nued on page B9)

Fresh faces play the court next



Volleyball said good-bye to

nine senior players this sea-son, five who had played for

Head Coach Bala Spencer for four seasons. Next year’s team will have to adjust to the transi-

tion without the leadership of the predominately senior team.

“It’ll be a big transition for the younger players. We’re not

rebuilding though, we’re just rebooting,” Coach Bala said.

Two juniors, Taylor Awai and Shalia Kamakaokalani, will be the only players returning next

season with four years of expe-rience at the varsity level.

“I’m excited to take on a new season and do the best that we

can as a team,” Awai said. As for their 2012 season, the girls volleyball team ended it

undefeated for the ninth con-secutive time and placed tenth

overall at the state tournament. “The girls played quality

matches throughout the sea-son. They put up a fight,”

Coach Bala said. During the state tournament, the Maui Warriors could not

adjust to the speed of the game and did not defeat their

sister school and first oppo-nent, Kamehameha Schools

Kapa¯lama on O‘ahu on Octo-ber 31. They lost 3-0. From there, they were knocked out

of the running for fourth place when they lost 3-1 against

Pearl City on November 1. Senior Sienna Davis said

they could not pass on serve receives at the end of the third

set. “I wish we could have done better at states, but I know we

learned a lot from the experi-ence, and it will help prepare

next year’s players,” she said. The senior players’ futures

are looking bright as they move on to the collegiate level. Bobbi-Lin Kalama has verbally com-

mitted to Siena College in Loudonvil le, New York.

Anuhea Kaiaokamalie and Sienna Davis also plan to play

volleyball in college, but have not yet decided where.


The girls volleyball team, nine-time Maui Interscholastic League Division 1 champions, celebrate their final

point against the Baldwin Bears at the MIL tournament on Friday, Oct. 26, 2012. The girls dominated and fin-

ished their opponents off in three quick sets on their home territory, Ka'ulaheanuiokamoku Gymnasium.

Photo by MEHANA LEE

Seniors Bobbi-Lin Kalama and Raven Poepoe jump to block against a

hit from the KKHS Na¯ Aliʻi. The Warriors took first in the regular season

and in the MIL tournament for the ninth consecutive year.

Fall Wrap-Up

JV volleyball Newton takes lead

JV football

Volume VIII Issue 1 December 7, 2012 C4 Ka Leo o Na¯ Koa

By LANDON BALLESTEROS, news writer

The Kamehameha Schools

Maui junior varsity volleyball team finished its season 12-2

with only one loss against King Kekaulike High School and one loss against Seabury Hall.

“I think that Seabury was a tough opponent towards the

end,” JV Head Coach Olivia Solomon said. “We did well at

the beginning of the season and at the end of the season.”

The team was impressive at the start of the season as a group consisting mostly of

freshmen; however, their youth was definitely not a deterrent

to the team’s success. “They were really competi-

tive,” Coach Solomon said. “I loved their competitive spirit.” While some of the girls may

be moving up to the varsity team next year, the rest are

very eager to come back even stronger next year.

“If I were to work with them again next year, I would just

look forward to seeing my group of freshmen . . . how much that they’re going to

improve by playing club during the off season and coming

back a little more mature as sophomores,” Solomon said.

This year’s 13-member team will be losing only sopho-mores: Kylyn Fernandez, Sa-

vannah Dudoit, and Kelia

NeSmith.

By JAYLIN KEKIWI, staff writer

The junior varsity football

team ended their season on October 19, the day of home-

coming. The boys completed their season with no wins, but Head Coach Jojo Chong Kee

said that the numbers don’t tell the entire story.

“The boys never gave up, even when the games were

tough,” Coach Chong Kee said. “I’m proud of them.”

However, some players would have liked to see some wins on the book.

“We could have done a lot better,” freshman Maikaike

English said, “The scores did-n’t really show how well we

could have played the game. We should have worked on

our discipline overall.” Coach Chong Kee also

thought that the boys could have worked on their focus.

Throughout the season, players said that they did not

mesh as well as they had hoped.

“I wish that we had been able to bond more as a team,”

English said. “I think that would have helped a lot.


Sophomore Chase Newton

took the role of starting quar-terback during the Warriors’

first game against the Baldwin Bears on September 16, 2012. He was one of the eight

sophomores chosen to play varsity this year.

“I was really nervous at first,” Newton said, “but I got

used to it as the season pro-gressed.”

The wide receiver had to quickly adjust from catching to throwing.

“Even as a sophomore, he has really good leadership

qualities,” Head Coach Kevin O’Brien said

“From a defensive player’s aspect, you tend to respect a guy who has been playing an

offensive position longer than others. They have more expe-

rience and are ready to go,” linebacker Rusty Hue Sing

said.

Coach O’Brien brought eight

prospective sophomores up to the varsity level this year. He

started to choose these play-ers during their freshman

year. “Any player that has a chance to move up to varsity

early should,” Newton said. “It’s a whole different level and

will help you by your senior year.”

Newton was able to learn the different plays, giving him

an edge as a potential quar-terback for the next two years. “The guys are bigger and

stronger,” Newton said, “It really tests your physical abil-

ity to keep up with them.” “Varsity is a much faster

pace,” sophomore Brennon Aloy said. “Playing it as a sophomore will prepare me for

the next two years.” Newton said that while he

was able to move up in the ranks, that meant he did not

get to play with his close

friends. “It felt strange at first,” New-

ton said, “but I got closer with the other boys and came to

love them like brothers.” The Warriors ended their season with two wins and six

losses. They won their second round game against the Maui

High Sabers and their first game against the King

Kekaulike Na¯ Aliʻi. “It is not guaranteed that he

will have the position [of quar-terback],” Coach O’Brien said. “But he is looked at to be a

leader. quarterback or not.” Newton was tapped for the

starting quarterback position when senior Kalaʻi Yap suf-

fered a concussion during the September 16 game. Junior Kapahanau Palakiko

took the position of backup quarterback and come in for a

few plays during the Warriors’ homecoming in October.


Sophomore Chase Newton took on the role as starting quarterback in just his second year in high school. The

varsity football team ended their season with two wins and seven losses this season. The Warriors won against

Maui High School on September 29, the first full game in which Newton quarterbacked the whole game.

Basketball ready to change

By REID CAIRME, sports editor

The KS varsity cheer squad

placed fifth out of ten in the medium division at the Hawai‘i

High School Athletic Associa-tion Cheerleading Champion-ships on Saturday, November

17, 2012. The La¯hainaluna Lunas

came in sixth place, right be-hind the Warriors.

“It felt like there was more pressure,” said Ashley Wat-

son, co-captain and senior. “Baldwin isn’t the competition, not even La¯hainaluna. It’s the

Oʻahu teams that are the com-petition.”

The varsity cheer squad broke Baldwin’s ten-year Maui

Interscholastic League streak last year, taking first while Baldwin took second. This

year, the Bears came in third to the Lunas.

At the MIL tournament, the Warriors used a complicated

routine that won them the MIL title for the second year in a

row, but also caused them to

drop a stunt. The dropped stunt cost them the majority of

their points, but they still scored the highest with 288.5

points out of 375 possible. To prepare for the intensity that the state competition

brings, the Warriors practiced tumbling for a minimum of one

hour, seven times a week with two practices on Saturdays.

“We are the first team to practice at school,” co-captain

a n d s e n i o r M i k e l a Rindlishbacher said. “We are also the last ones to leave.”

The cheer team completely changed the routine they used

during the MIL competition. The dropped stunt was

changed into a basket and three new tumbling sequences were used as a substitute.

Constantly executing those stunts became the main focus

during the one week the team had to practice before the

HHSAA competition.


To improve on their three

wins from the 2011-2012 MIL season, Head Coach Chad

Kalehuawehe said that the varsity boys basketball team has to change for the better.

“Our goal this season is to get to the state tournament in

February as either the MIL champion or runner-up,” he

said. The team is being stretched

beyond their comfort zone in order to accomplish this goal. “No excuses this year,” Sen-

ior Micah Mossman said. “Our philosophy this year is ‘Leave

everything on the court – give all you got, to leave no re-

gret.’” “We are working together as a team this year,” Senior Kolby

Ah Sau said. “We are learning to communicate more while

we play.” The Warriors have increased

their training load with condi-tioning and a lot of running.

Not even in season yet, the varsity team runs a minimum of a mile per day.

“The coaches have imple-

mented some new strategies

but no strategy will work if the boys’ attitudes don’t change,”

Coach Kalehuawehe said. Last year the Warriors

showed that they could bring intensity during the first half of their games, but would start to

falter during the second half, allowing their opponents to

gain leverage. They aim to change that.

This was a typical pattern against the King Kekaulike

High School Na¯ Aliʻi during the previous season. The Warriors would gain a lead during the

first half, only to be crushed once they had exhausted

themselves by the second half. They aim to change that.

“King Kekaulike is definitely the team to beat this year,” Mossman said.

Last year’s team had only two seniors, Alika Sanchez

and Daylan Machado. This year’s team varsity team is

filled with eight seniors. The rest of the team consists of

three juniors and one sopho-more, compared to last year’s two seniors, eight juniors, and

three sophomores. “Having a senior heavy team

is very exciting,” Coach Kale-huawehe said. “But it can also

be very bad. It really depends on their attitude. If the boys

want it and they think, ‘team first’ anything is possible.”

The varsity’s first game is on December 28, 2012 against

the Maui High Sabers at the MHS gym.



Micah Mossman, Erin Lindsey, and Keawe Rindlisbacher practice shoot-

ing in preparation for the upcoming season. With eight seniors on the

roster, the season holds promise for more wins than last year.

Cheerleading fifth in state


The KSM varsity cheer squad took the title as MIL champions for the

second year in a row. They placed fifth in the state tournament.

By JAYLIN KEKIWI

Over the years, the girls soccer team has always been

strong. This year is no differ-ent.

The season began Novem-ber 29 with a game against

the St. Anthony High School Trojans. The Warriors began with a bang, beating the Tro-

jans 9-0. As of Tuesday, Dec. 4, they are 2-1.

Before the season, however, the girls tested out their play in

the Baldwin Classic Tourna-ment, Nov. 16-18. They won against Maui High School with

a score of 3-1, but lost to Kea-lakehe and Baldwin High

School (both 1-0) and Pearl City High School (2-0).

“I think we’ll do really well [this season],” sophomore

Brandy Takiguchi said. “Most of us have played together before [in club soccer], so we

already kind of know what it’s like playing with each other.”

One thing the girls are work-ing on is scoring.

“We need to work on getting the goals in the back of the net,” freshman Taira Lucas

said. However, the team is a

strong one. “Our defense is really

strong,” Lucas said. “They’re really good players, and they

keep the scoring of the other team down.”

There is no junior varsity team this year, though there was one last year. According

to junior Kiana-Lei Chang, the freshman and sophomore

players bring an entirely new feeling to the team.

“It’s a new atmosphere,” Chang said. “Since a lot of them were playing on JV be-

fore, it’s kind of weird having them on the team – it’s a good

weird, though.” “The girls are great,” Coach

Steve Mau said. “The upper-

classmen really took the un-derclassmen under their

wings.” Freshman Quinn Williams

said that the upperclassmen do not look down on them as freshman players.

“We don’t feel little when we’re playing with them,” Wil-

liams said. “They make us feel like we’re just as much on the

team as they are.” Williams is one of the six freshman players on the varsi-

ty team. In all, there are 26 players. In addition to the

freshmen, there are seven sophomores, six juniors, and

seven seniors.

Girls soccer begins anew


Marley Duncan weaves her way through the Trojans, November 29. The Warriors won their first game, 9-0.

Cross Country 8/25 at Keo¯pu¯olani Park Girls: N/A Boys: N/A 9/1 at Kamehameha Maui Girls: 5th Boys: 4th 9/15 at Hana Girls: 5th Boys: 4th 9/22 at La¯hainaluna Girls: N/A Boys: N/A 9/29 at Seabury Hall Girls: 5th Boys: N/A 10/6 at Hana Girls: N/A Boys: 3rd 10/13: at Keopuolani Park Girls: N/A Boys: N/A 10/20 at La¯hinaluna Girls: N/A Boys: 4th Oct 26 at Big Island Ikaika Renaud: 111th Daniel Quenga: 142nd Avinash Singh: 154th Rachel Smith: 149th

JV Football 8/24 vs. MHS 0-20 L 8/31 vs. LLHS 12-28 L 9/8 vs. KKHS 14-19 L 9/15 vs. BHS 6-30 L

9/29 vs. MHS 6-13 L 10/6 vs. LLHS 7-27 L 10/12 vs. KKHS 0-21 L 10/19 vs. BHS 18-21 L

Varsity Football 8/24 vs. MHS 0-20 L 8/31 vs. LLHS 12-28 L 9/8 vs. KKHS 19-14 W 9/15 vs. BHS 30-6 L 9/29 vs. MHS 13-6 W 10/6 vs. LLHS 35-3 L 10/12 vs. KKHS 21-0 L 10/19 vs. BHS 21-18 L

JV Girls Volleyball 8/28 vs. SBH 2-0 W 9/6 vs. KKHS 2-0 W 9/8 vs. MHS 2-0 W 9/11 vs. BHS 2-1 W 9/13 vs. KKHS 2-0 W 9/18 vs. LHS 2-0 W 9/21 vs. MHS 2-0 W 9/22 vs. BHS 2-0 W 10/5 vs. LHS 2-1 W 10/11 vs. KKHS 2-3 L 10/13 vs. BHS 2-1 W 10/16 vs. LHS 2-0 W 10/18 vs. MHS 2-0 W

Varsity Girls Volleyball 8/28 vs. SBH 3-1 W 9/6 vs. KKHS 3-0 W 9/8 vs. MHS 3-0 W 9/11 vs. Baldwin 3-1 W 9/13 vs. KKHS 3-0 W 9/18 vs. LLHS 3-0 W 9/21 vs. MHS 3-0 W 9/22 vs. BHS 3-0 W 9/4 vs. Molokaʻi 3-0 W 10/5 vs. LHS 3-0 W 10/11 vs. KKHS 3-1 W 10/13 vs. BHS 3-0 W 10/16 vs. LHS 3-0 W 10/18 vs. MHS 3-0 W MIL Tournament 10/23 vs. MHS 3-0 W 10/26 vs. BHS 3-0 W HHSAA State Tournament vs. KS Kapa¯lama 0-3 L vs. Pearl City 1-2 L

JV Cheerleading 11/3 MIL Tournament 2nd

Varsity Cheerleading 11/3 MIL Tournament 1st 11/17 HHSAA Tournament 5th

JV Girls Basketball 11/8 vs. MHS 50-12 L 11/10 vs. LLHS 82-5 L 11/13 vs. BHS 33-16 L 11/17 vs. KKHS 57-11 L 11/19 vs. LLHS 78-0 L 11/21 vs. MHS 36-14 L 11/27 vs. KKHS 23-8 L 11/29 vs. BHS 31-6 L

JV Boys Basketball 11/13 vs. BHS 14-44 L 11/15 vs. SBH 31-14 W 11/19 vs. LLHS n/a L 11/21 vs. MHS 48-40 W 11/27 vs. KKHS 34-39 L 11/29 vs. BHS n/a W 12/1 vs. SBH L

Girls Soccer 11/29 vs. SAS 9-0 W 12/1 vs. MHS 0-1 L 12/4 vs. SBH 2-0 W

Boys Soccer 11/29 vs. SAS 9-1 W

Scoreboard


Mahina Bantilan stays ahead of

Saint Anthony.

Ka Leo o Nä Koa Volume VIII Issue 2 December 7, 2012 C6

Luke Batoon Photo by REID CAIRME

Name: Luke Batoon

Sport: Basketball Position: Shooting Guard

Jersey Number: 12 Age and Grade: 17, senior

Workout: Weightlifting, playing basket-ball outdoors or in the gym

Vertical leap: 32 inches Hobbies: Watching college

basketball, working out, beach, friends, family, playing basket-

ball and swag Something others don’t know

about him: “I love fashion.” Best thing about basketball: “The challenge is the best

thing, other than winning.” What he adds to the team: “He

adds strength, muscle and just an overpower to the team.” –

Kolby Ah Sau, shooting guard Challenges the team has faced so far this year:

“Laziness and complaining” Most memorable game: “Last

year’s preseason game against Leilehua when I hit the

game stealing shot (passing props to Kahiau Andrade).”

How long he has been playing: 6 years Sports Idol: John Wall for the

Washington Wizards

Varsity Girls Basketball

Small team determined to score high By MEHANA LEE, news editor

The Maui Warriors girls bas-

ketball team has a long road ahead of them during the Maui

Interscholastic League season due to their small team and managing to keep everyone

eligible to play. Last season, five of the 13

players were on academic probation meaning they had to

sit out for a few games, but they are on track to a suc-

cessful season. They won

their first scrimmage against

Seabury High School on Tuesday, November 20.

“Being that this year we only have five main players on

varsity, it was kind of hard, but it felt good to win our first scrimmage. I’m looking for-

ward to this season,” senior Jaylyn Seto said.

This year’s team started off with five players in the presea-

son. When the season starts on Thursday, December 13,

Head Coach David NeSmith

said he plans to move up three junior varsity players.

Since the team is small and they cannot afford to lose any

players, they need to keep their grades up for game eligi-bility. Assistant Coach

Ulu Kepani said that the girls are doing well in school and

basketball, and no one is in jeopardy of losing eligibility at

the moment.


After five years without a junior varsity team, girls bas-ketball welcomed a JV squad

to the 2012 season. The team consists of seven freshmen

and two sophomore players, some whom had never played

basketball on a team before. This was a challenge, but

Head Coach David NeSmith said they came to practice and worked hard every day, to

learn about the game and team play. “They took a risk to

come out and play basketball knowing that they didn’t know

the game at all. They took a lot of criticism, not just from us

coaches, but other people as well. However, they stayed

together,” he said. Despite the inexperienced team, some players brought

experience to the court. Freshman Megan Miguel

came into this season with nine years of experience

playing in county leagues and the middle school team. Mi-guel said that they struggled

to learn the offensive plays, but were strong in defense.

“We may not have been that

good this year, but when we

come back, we’re going to prove everyone wrong,” Mi-

guel said. The JV Warriors have not

won a game this season, but their awareness of teamwork and basketball is something

they can build on next season. “We started the season off

unfamiliar with the game, but we learned a lot more during

the season,” sophomore Lilia Lorenzo said.

The other JV teams in the MIL include Baldwin, La¯hai-naluna, King Kekaulike and

Maui High Schools. The JV team ended their season on

Thursday, November 29.

JV Girls Basketball

New players, team learn lessons

Photo by MEHANA LEE

Freshman Megan Miguel drives against Na¯ Aliʻi. The first junior varsity girls basketball team in five years strug-

gled, but standouts like Miguel and sophomore Kelia NeSmith are already looking forward to playing varsity.



Paddling team looks ‘solid’

By MEHANA LEE, news editor The paddling team had a

strong turnout, and both junior and senior varsity are ex-

pected to be competitive this season. The team consists of 50 paddlers from among all

grades. Head Coach Robert Brede said he did not cut any-

one during tryouts to give eve-ryone the opportunity to com-

pete in interscholastically. He said he also wanted to help the new paddlers establish

themselves in the sport of paddling since it is directly tied

to the Hawaiian culture. “We got some surprising

new talent this year. There are a couple freshmen that are

pretty strong, and they’ve nev-er even paddled before. All the crews are looking solid as

competitors,” he said.

The JV team consists of be-

ginning and experienced pad-dlers.

The girls crew also consists of club paddlers. This crew

has four juniors, Hi‘ilei Caso, Tianna Yonemura, Shaina Hipolito and Mehana Fisher;

one senior, Kayla Purdy; and one sophomore, Mical Ventu-

ra. Last season, the girls crew qualified for the HHSAA state

tournament and placed fourth. As for the boys, there are two seniors, Maleko Lorenzo

and Bryce Takabayashi, who have been paddling on varsity

for the past two seasons. In the last MIL season, the boys

crew placed fourth in the final MIL regatta and therefore did

not qualify for the HHSAA state tournament. This sea-son, the boys crew doesn’t

intend to be left behind again

and is already preparing for the state tournament by train-

ing for faster race times. “The varsity boys are look-

ing extremely strong and fast,” Coach Brede said. The mixed crew faced a

heartbreaking end to their season last year during their

final MIL regatta, when they flipped their canoe while ap-

proaching the finish line after running in first place for the entire race. They did not quali-

fy for states, but are planning to make it this season, Coach

Brede said. The team’s first regatta is

next Saturday, December 15, at Kahului Harbor. The races

are scheduled to start at 10:30 a.m.

Photo by MEHANA LEE

Above:

Sophomore Mical Ventura and junior Hi‘ilei Casco

paddle to the finish along with the rest of the girls crew

during a preseason distance race at Kahului Harbor on

Wednesday, November 28.

Left: Juniors Tianna Yonemura and Mehana Fisher

congratulate each other. The Maui Warriors first MIL

regatta is on Saturday, December 15 at Kahului Harbor.

Name: Riley Shiraishi

Sport: Swimming Position: 200 free relay mem-

ber, 200 medley relay anchor Average 50 yard freestyle time:

27.9 seconds Age and Grade: 18, senior Workout: “Whatever sets of

torture Coach Leighton de-cides to inflict upon us.”

Hobbies: Art, exercise, dance, reading, sewing

Something others don’t know about her:

“I love to organize and clean.” Best thing about swimming: “Meeting my goals this year,

which are to meet 27 seconds for 50 free and to get abs!”

What she adds to the team: “She is really motivated, and

because of that, she pushes others to work hard. Her good attitude also makes practice

super-duper fun.” – senior Kamehana Lee

Challenges the team has faced so far this year: “Laziness and

complaining” Most memorable game:

“When I made under 26 in our relay [last year], and we quali-fied for states.”

How long she has been swim-ming: “Since before I can re-

member.” Sports Idol: Olympic swimmer

Michael Phelps

Riley Shiraishi


Cross Country


By the end of the season

the cross country team had pushed through sending three

juniors and one freshman to the HHSAA State Tournament on the Big Island: Juniors Avi-

nash Singh, Daniel Quenga and Rachel Smith and fresh-

man Ikaika Renaud. “At states….the people

there were really kind, courte-ous and fun, especially our

sister schools...we cheered on each other,” Singh said. “The state level is always a

great experience as all of the elite runners across the state

come together for a very com-petitive race,” said Mr. Jon

Svenson, head coach. During the season, they all made a lot of progress. “As a

team, our boys...proved that we can be quite competitive in

a league of 12 teams. The

number of girl participants of cross country this year was

less than previous years, how-ever those that joined the

team proved to be dedicated runners,” he said.

The future looks bright for this small but dedicated group

of athletes.

“The good news is that most runners will be returning,

which means...the possibility of an MIL Championship

Team looming. The success is dependent upon the dedica-

tion of off-season training and, of course, our returnees,”

Coach Svenson said.

Guth ready to lead KSM swim team By MAYA NITTA, features editor

Coach Leighton Hao intro-

duced many d i f ferent workouts to help the swim

team be better and faster. “These techniques will be a bit challenging to the swim-

mers but it will only make them better,” he said.

Captain Elizabeth Guth ex-plained one of the new train-

ing activities. “We put cones at the bottom of the pool, and

we are not allowed to breath in these areas,” she said. Guth said she plans to help

her teammates accomplish their goals as well.

Photo by MAYA NITTA

Leimana Hassett practices her butterfly stroke technique during swim

practice. The team is working hard to be in their best shape this year.


Sophomore Dayson Damuni goes for a steal against a the Maui High Sabers on November 21.

By LEXIS VIENA, staff writer The junior varsity boys bas-ketball team were off to an

unsure start. During presea-son, the boys won one of six

games, and their first game against Baldwin ended in a

loss. But since then, their strate-

gy of using two “platoons” of players versus individually substituting has paid off with

three wins toward the end of

the season. “The platoons are different but in a way they’re helpful

because it gives all of the players more time on the court

and also lets us rest, too,” Co-captain Zack Lopez said.

Head Coach Chad Kale-huawehe agrees with Lopez

that the platoons are some-thing different, and said he is

looking forward to what the

boys are going to come up with for the rest of the season. “Each player has a different

talent, and my goal is to bring it out,” Coach Kalehuawehe

said. “It’s an easier flow when the

team works together as a unit,” Lopaka Keali’inohomoku

said, “and the better we work together, the more we’ll win.”

JV boys basketball improving

ried out Operation Silent

Night, to the delight of all. No matter how much they want-

ed to shout out in support of the girls team, the audience squirmed quietly in their

seats until the Warriors reached their first 10

points. Then, the crowd erupted into huge cheers, all

part of the Silent Night treat-ment. The delayed crowd

reaction clearly did its job. Spirit swept through the stands, and the Bears looked

momentarily stunned. During the first set, seniors

Sienna Davis’s and Anuhea Kaiaokamalie’s kills kept the

Warriors in the lead and on the offensive against the Bears.

During set two, Captain Bobbi-Lin Kalama scored the

first point with an ace and followed it with two others

almost immediately after, the team won that set by their

overall kills and aces in the beginning, and the errors of the Bears near the end.

The third set’s first point came from a kill by sen-

ior Raven Poepoe. The team’s strong blocking and

teamwork helped them to win the third and final set, which was won on a service error

from Baldwin.

(VBALL Con nued from page B3)


Where is the love?

Ka Leo o Nä Koa Volume VIII Issue 2 December 7, 2012 D1


What a way to start the

holiday season. I was rushing one morning

to get from my locker in the glass building to my Hawaiian History class. I took out the

$30 in my pocket and put it into my locker. Thinking that it

would be safe, I ran off not knowing that I hadn’t fully

locked my locker. When I went back during

second block, lo and behold, my $30 was gone. I panicked and searched everywhere for

it. I took everything out, checked the pockets of my

binders, and the folds of my books, and then checked

them again. I’d been robbed. I wanted that money to buy food that afternoon and need-

ed it to catch the bus home, not only that day but for the

rest of the week as well. I am not the only person

who has had something stolen from him this year.

Vice Principal Delatori told

me that cash has been stolen more this year, as opposed to

the watches, earphones, and iPods that were popular tar-

gets last year. It seems ironic that our school motto this year is He

ʻOhana Ka¯kou,yet theft is on the increase. It’s as if the con-

cept of ʻohana has completely flown over the heads of those

thieves, students who would steal from their own “families.”

Would you really take from your mom, dad, sister, broth-er? Would you take things

from your aunt, uncle, grand-ma, or grandpa? If you would,

then you’ve got a problem. There’s only so much the

school can do. Students sign off on an agreement that says that KSM is not liable for any

stolen personal items. Even the expensive TI-84 calcula-

tors are a student’s responsi-bility.

Mr. Delatori said that if he

were to spend time investigat-

ing the many thefts, he would not have time to do the rest of

his job, which is to promote student achievement.

As much as we would like to believe that there is no theft at our school, it is not the reality.

KSM students need to take responsibility for their things

by locking their lockers, keep-ing money in Their wallets

(yes, they do have a purpose) and keeping their bags in a

teacher’s room. If you have a valuable item, it should be left at home instead of brought to

school. As for the thieves, I have a

message for you. Stop ruining this Christmas season for oth-

er people! If you would do it in your own school, you would probably do it in the larger

Maui community. Keep in mind that if you get caught out

in the real world, you will face consequences greater than

being suspended.

Our Staff News Editor: Mehana Lee Features Editor: Maya Nitta Sports Editor: Reid Cairme Staff: Landon Ballesteros Shayna Ho Jaylin Kekiwi Lexis Viena Faculty Adviser: Ms. Kye Haina 9-10 Principal: Mr. Lance Cagasan Academies Principal: Ms. Jay-R Kaÿawa

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CARTOON by Lexis Viena

Ka Leo o Na¯ Koa Volume VIII Issue 2 December 7, 2012 E1

Na MEHANA LEE, mea kākau

Hele maila kekahi kanaka

mele kaulana loa o Hawaiʻi¯ mai ka hui mele ʻo Cecilio me

Kapono, ʻo ia hoʻi ʻo Henry Kapono, i ke kula ʻo Kamehameha Maui e kipa aku

i na¯ hauma¯na o na¯ papa mele like ʻole, ka Papa Jazz Rock

Ensemble, ka Papa Mele, ka Papa Hi¯meni, ka Papa Piano a

me ka Papa Moʻolelo Mele ma ka Po¯ʻalima, la¯ ʻelua o

Nowemapa. Hauʻoli loa na¯ hauma¯na i ka hoʻolohe ʻana i ko Kapono hi¯meni a hoʻokani

maikaʻi ʻana a ma ka pau ʻana o ka¯na ho¯ʻike, ni¯nau akula

la¯kou ia¯ ia e pili ana i kona ola. I ka ʻo¯lelo ʻana mai e pili ana

i ka¯na mau mele i haku ai, he mau haneli, wehewehe ʻo Kapono i na¯ hauma¯na “ʻo ka¯na

mau mele a pau” ka¯na mau punahele. Mea mai ʻo Kapono,

ua like ka¯na mau mele me ka¯na mau keiki, a ke hi¯meni

aku ʻo ia i kekahi o ka¯na mau mele, hoʻomanaʻo ʻo ia i kona

manawa i haku ai, ka poʻe ma laila i ia wa¯, a me ke ʻano o kona naʻau.

I ka ni¯nau ʻia ʻana mai no kekahi wa¯ haliʻa mau mai na¯

makahiki he kanakolu a ʻoi o kona hoʻokani a hi¯meni ʻana,

ʻo¯lelo aku ʻo ia, “Nui ʻino na¯ manawa, maikaʻi a waiwai la¯kou a pau.”

ʻAe maila na¯ hauma¯na, ʻo ka¯ la¯kou mau mele punahele o ia

la¯ ʻo Sailing a me Friends. ʻO¯lelo maila ʻo Kapono e pili

ana i ke mele ʻo Sailing i haku ʻia no kona pa¯pa¯. ʻO kekahi

mea hoihoi loa, ʻaʻole no¯ kona pa¯pa¯ he ka¯pena a ʻaʻole ʻo ia i holo iki ma ka moana. Aka¯

naʻe, ua like ʻo ia me ke ka¯pena o kona hale.

Ni¯nau akula ʻo Kapono ina¯ ua loaʻa na¯ ni¯nau ʻe¯ aʻe i na¯

hauma¯na, a ʻaʻohe pane o na¯ hauma¯na. ʻO¯lelo akula ʻo ia,

“Hiki no¯, hoʻokani aku au!”

“I koʻu manaʻo, akamai ka¯ ma¯kou hauma¯na i ia la¯ i ka ni¯nau ʻole ʻana i hiki ia¯ la¯kou

ke lohe i kahi mele hou. Ua maikaʻi wale!” ʻo¯lelo mai ʻo Ian

A q u i n o o k a p a p a ʻumiku¯ma¯lua.

ʻO Kapono, ua koho ʻia kona inoa no na¯ mea hanohano Grammy a loaʻa ia¯ ia kekahi

mau hanohano ʻe¯ aʻe no ka

hi¯meni a me ka haku mele

ʻana. Loaʻa no¯ hoʻi ia¯ ia na¯ makana o Na¯ Ho¯ku¯ Hanohano kekahi. ʻO Henry Kapono me

kona hoa aloha, ʻo Cecilio David Rodriguez, kekahi o na¯

ka¯naka mele kaulana loa o ke¯ia ao, i hoʻokaulana ʻia mai

na¯ makahiki ʻumiku¯ma¯iwa kanahiku.

Na Kumu Kalei ʻAʻarona-Lorenzo kēia kiʻi.

I luna: paʻi kiʻi ʻia ʻo Henry Kapono

me na¯ hauma¯na o na¯ papa mele

like ʻole ma ka Po¯ʻalima, la¯ 2 o

Nowemapa. Wehewehe ʻo ia i na¯

manaʻo o ka¯na mau mele, ke ʻano

o kona naʻau i kona manawa i

haku ai i ia mau mele a mele aku

ʻo ia no na¯ hauma¯na.

I ka ʻa¯kau: E paʻi kiʻi ana ʻo

Chayce Tancayo o ka papa

alakaʻi me Henry Kapono ma

hope o ko Kapono hoʻokani ʻana.

Kipa mai ʻo Kapono i na¯ hauma¯na mele

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December 7, 2012 Ka Leo o Na Koa

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