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Language Arts Fiction Contest Winner
One Last Meal Amy Giang (11) Quietly, like a shadow, I watch this drama unfold scene by scene. More accurately, like a ghost due to my...
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May 12, 20192 min read
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Grade 12 Board of Water Supply Poems
It's only that simple Chaysen Agcaoili (12) Gallons of water are wasted away as people go about their regular day. The faucet and bathtub...
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May 12, 20191 min read
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Crosswalk and graduation shuttle
NA HOKU NEWS City to eliminate Ala Napunani Street crosswalk It’s time to for the Ala Napunani Street crosswalk right outside the school...
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May 12, 20192 min read
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Amanda Ibanez wins the Humane Society poetry contest
Freshman Amanda Raphaella Ibanez speaks for the animals. She is this year’s winner of the Hawaiian Humane Society’s annual “Mission...
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May 5, 20191 min read
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Green Living this month - and every month after that
REYNA IWAMOTO CO-EDITOR IN CHIEF The Footprint Whether it’s to bite into the cafeteria’s cheesy creole macaroni or the fruit cocktail...
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Apr 28, 20195 min read
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Friday Night Lights
SKYLER CHUN COPY EDITOR Hawaii’s Special Olympics Basketball tournament is a rather new addition to the various activities held...
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Apr 21, 20192 min read
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MeneMAC represents in Seattle
LOGAN MEW NEWS EDITOR Moanalua’s own media Film and Broadcasting teams flew out to Seattle, WA on March 22nd to compete in the Student...
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Apr 14, 20191 min read
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Upcoming Concerts in Honolulu
MCKENNA DRAMMEH & HAILEY MEDLOCK STAFF WRITERS Cabana Music Festival and 2nd Annual 93.9 The Beat Backyard Barbecue ($80) Turtle Bay,...
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Apr 14, 20191 min read
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April is Military Month
MCKENNA DRAMMEH STAFF WRITER April is the national month of the military child. It started in the mid 1980’s and became a way to...
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Apr 14, 20192 min read
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Mock-team prepares for Nationals
SORREN LUGO STAFF WRITER Moanalua Mock Trial 2018-2019 has been the most successful year the team has seen for a long time. This year...
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Apr 14, 20191 min read
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Must-See Films during Summer!
REYNA IWAMOTO CO-EDITOR IN CHIEF Avengers 4: Endgame Release date: April 26, 2019 MPAA Rating: PG-13 After the destructive events caused...
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Apr 14, 20194 min read
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Culinary Competition
NA HOKU STAFF The only tears around these onions were tears of joy. Two of Moanalua High School Mene Culinary students placed second at...
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Apr 14, 20192 min read
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Jazmyn Lazo inspires Judo teammates
NICHOLE CAVADA STAFF WRITER As a grappling art, Judo is distinctive in that it urges a natural upright posture over a crouching stance. ...
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Apr 7, 20191 min read
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Fuel Tank corrosion causes concerns
SORREN LUGO STAFF WRITER Recent corrosion tests have indicated that the metal used in the Red Hill fuel tanks are breaking down faster...
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Feb 23, 20193 min read
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School faces CAP crisis
NICHOLE CAVADA STAFF WRITER Despite a push from the school through a “No CAP, no cap” campaign, the number of students who failed CAP in...
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Feb 23, 20195 min read
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Construction on New Performing Arts Center begins
LOGAN MEW NEWS EDITOR Since the beginning of February, students begin to notice the re- turning and growing presence of construction...
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Feb 23, 20192 min read
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Stress in Teens
HAILEY MEDLOCK MCKENNA DRAMMEH STAFF WRITERS US teens have recently been proven to be more stressed out than adults in the years to come,...
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Dec 18, 20182 min read
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Bleed Blue Crew Comes Back On Top
BRENDEN CLOWE STAFF WRITER After changing their routine three times in a week, the varsity cheerleading team was able to take home the...
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Dec 18, 20182 min read
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Moanalua High School’s Junior Varsity Softball Team finished their season with a 3-8 record
SKYLER CHUN STAFF WRITER Moanalua High School’s Junior Varsity Softball Team may have finished their season with a 3-8 record, but they...
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Nov 1, 20182 min read
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Fierce freshmen make their voices heard on court, range
REYNA IWAMOTO, JOSEPHINE LIN, WYATT COKE : STAFF WRITERS MICHAEL VOSS : CONTRIBUTING WRITER Moanalua High School freshmen are on fire...
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Nov 1, 20185 min read
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Tiara Rapp returns to her roots and inspires Menehunes with a passion for dancing
REYNA IWAMOTO STAFF WRITER The petite figure at the head of the class was not one the Moanalua High School dance students tuned out....
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Nov 1, 20184 min read
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College and Career Office will help everyone be ready for the next step
NICHOLE CAVADA STAFF WRITER Seniors are now in their last year of high school and colleges are opening their doors to everyone interested...
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Nov 1, 20182 min read
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College Applications
LOGAN MEW STAFF WRITER For seniors, this is the time of year for thinking about college. It’s the time of year to fill out the FAFSA,...
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Nov 1, 20183 min read
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AP Japanese debuts at MoHS
NICHOLE CAVADA STAFF WRITER A new school year marks a hopeful beginning for all of us and AP Japanese is no different. The advanced class...
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Nov 1, 20182 min read
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Explorers Club takes on Europe
SKYLER CHUN STAFF WRITER Every year, photography teachers, Chela Sheets, Cher Takemoto, and spanish language teacher, Heather Paulino...
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Nov 1, 20183 min read
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A summer Moloka'i experience
SORREN LUGO STAFF WRITER Every summer, students involved in the summer school Marine Science program at Moanalua have the opportunity to...
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Nov 1, 20182 min read
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Even Seniors have lots to learn.
LUKE SCHWAB CONTRIBUTING WRITER The start of my senior year was the roughest beginning of any year I have ever had in my four years of...
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Nov 1, 20182 min read
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DOE message system to aid communication
NA HOKU NEWS The State Department of Education has instituted a new messaging system for parents and employees that it expects will...
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Nov 1, 20181 min read
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The Supreme Court made the right decision in downing Con-Am
LOGAN MEW STAFF WRITER Hawaii would have had an important decision to make, to accept or block an amendment to the state’s Constitution...
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Nov 1, 20183 min read
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Moanalua raises SBAC scores and hopes to continue
Moanalua High Schools Smarter Balanced Test Scores have skyrocketed last spring thanks to the class of 2019. The class of 2019 reached an...
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Nov 1, 20181 min read
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SBAC Testing Scores
SAMARA OSHIRO STAFF WRITER The class of 2019 helped Moanalua High School make it to the top of the charts on last spring’s Smarter...
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Nov 1, 20182 min read
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Students Happy With New Bell Schedule
SAMARA OSHIRO STAFF WRITER After much deliberation, the Moanalua High School Administration has adjusted the school bell schedule for the...
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Oct 2, 20182 min read
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