ka leo o na koa september 23, 2011

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By AMANDA LEE, news co-editor

“It’s called accreditation and

it means getting accredited,” Mr. Hal Schmid, co-chairman

of the 2012 accreditation pro-cess said. Accreditation is a process of

certification of competency, authority, and credibility.

Kamehameha Maui was first accredited in 2006. The com-

mittee came back for a mid-point checkup during the third

year, but every six years, a school must be accredited.

“It’s a way for us to do self-

study about our school and our programs, to see what our

strengths and weaknesses are and an opportunity to share with the Western Association

of Schools and Colleges com-mittee,” Academies Principal

Ms. Jay-R Kaawa said. The process of becoming a

re-accredited high school start-ed in August 2010. It includes presenting a report that shows

what the school is doing for

their students. The report will be reviewed by the WASC

committee March 4, 2012. Biology teacher Mr. Kyle

Fujii is a co-chairman with Ms. Lisa Correa, career counselor, and Mr. Schmid.

“We’re responsible for ex-plaining what the high school

does to prepare students for college. We have to explain

what students do in the class-room, how the school is orga-

nized, and the roles of the counselors, the operations department, the athletics de-

partment, administration, and teachers. We have to explain

how the students learn,” Mr. Fujii said.

Students are able to partici-pate in the accreditation pro-cess by meeting with the ac-

creditation committee and evaluating lessons.

“Students can be questioned at any time, and they need to

know the mission statement, the vision, and the expected

student learning outcomes. WASC will walk through clas-ses and can decide to ask a

question at any time, whether it’s in class or walking across

the quad,” said Mrs. Ramona Ho, the high school librarian.

She has been through five

accreditations at different

schools where she’s worked. The accreditation process is

like an extensive research

paper on the school. The fac-

(Con nued on page 2)

KSM pulls together for WASC

“It’s a way for us to do self-study about our school and our programs”

— Ms. Jay-R Kaawa on accreditation

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ulty has to answer questions

within the report and provide evidence to verify and prove

their responses. Evidence can be anything from art pieces to student tests.

“When teachers are gather-ing evidence they are giving

examples of what they teach, and how they teach it. They

are not supposed to just show the top students, but a range

of student work. The commit-tee wants to know if students

are getting the help they

need,” Mr. Schmid said. The accreditation process is

a school-wide effort. In the elementary division, the com-

mittee is being headed up by elementary teachers Mrs. An-nabelle Saiki and Mr. Edwin

Otani. “We are currently trying to

find our revisions and edits for the elementary sessions. We

are focusing on what we like to call CIA: curriculum, instruc-

tion and assessments,”Mr. Otani said.

“We are providing the infor-

mation for the criteria and pull-ing the staff together to make

sure that the questions that have to be answered are an-

swered honestly and accurate-ly,” Mr. Otani said. Everyone is working togeth-

er to get Kamehameha Maui accredited for its second time.

Faculty and staff are broken up into committees for each

section of the report. Those committees are: School Phi-

losophy and Purpose, the

ACCREDITATION (Con nued from page 1)


Palakiko makes medicine priority By DYLAN GODSEY, sports co- editor

A hands-on medical experi-

ence along with a fun-filled stay in California was what

sophomore Kapahanau Pala-kiko had in store for him dur-ing his summer break.

It started when Palakiko expressed a desire to be in

the medical field to Mr. Kaholo Rickard, math teacher at KSM.

So, when the opportunity to participate in the National

Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine arose, Mr. Rickard nominated Palakiko.

“[Palakiko] told me he was interested in medicine, and he

seemed genuine about it,”

said Mr. Rickard. “I try to pre-

sent my students with a chance to lead.”

After being nominated for the NYLF, Palakiko was on his

way to the University of Cali-fornia, Los Angeles. At the week-long convention, he said

he got to do a multitude of things, from role-playing medi-

cal situations to riding roller-coasters at Six Flags Magic

Mountain in Valencia. Palakiko said, “I really en-

joyed learning about the differ-ent processes that it takes to become a doctor and playing

out the real-life situations. “ The forum was a week-long

event mostly centralized at the

UCLA campus. Attendees got to tour the campus and partici-

pate in leadership activities as well as find out what it takes to

become a doctor. There were numerous seminars on topics from becoming a resident doc-

tor to knee replacements. There was also a lot of social-

izing done at socials and dances.

To participate in the NYLF, you need to be recommended

by a teacher. Then the NYLF administration reviews your application and gets back to

you. Funding for the trip is a personal obligation.

Palakiko received a $250 travel assistance grant to help

with his travel expenses from KSM’s Parent Teacher Stu-

dent Organization’s Ho’ol-aule’a foundation.

Photo by DYLAN GODSEY

KAPAHANAU PALAKIKO

“When teachers are gathering evidence they are giving exam-ples of what they teach and how they teach it.”

— Mr. Hal Schmid on accreditation

Photo by AMANDA LEE

The middle school team goes over their section of the WASC report to prepare for the March 4 visit of the accreditation committee.

By MEHANA LEE, staff writer

The administration and staff of KS Maui high school have

rewritten the campus’ mission statement to clarify the

school’s direction and focus. At the end of last year and

during the summer, they met to develop the mission state-ment.

“The mission was developed by the high school leadership

team and then presented to the entire high school faculty

for comments and adoption,” said Business and Leadership

academy team leader Mr. Kea-lii Mossman. The new mission statement:

“Hawaiian leaders prepared for college and a global society.”

Mentioned first in the state-ment is how the faculty aims to

educate students as leaders who will represent Hawaiians

well in the community.

The second part states that

all students are expected to be prepared for college, specifi-cally the state’s flagship insti-

tute the University of Hawaiʻi. Ultimately, students will also

be prepared for a global socie-ty by being able to navigate

through different cultures and religions. “The reason the vision only

has three points is to keep it simple,” said Mr. Mossman. “If

it’s too long, no one will re-member it. If it’s short and

sweet, it’s easier to keep in your mind for everyone to work

towards.” Faculty presented the new mission statement to students

at the beginning of the school year.

“The students are able to see our school’s expectations

in visual and written form. It allows us to work towards a specific goal in order to fulfill

the mission statement. This year, the teachers put in lots of

effort into emphasizing the mission statement and what is

expected of us as Kamehame-ha Schools Maui students,”

said junior Iwalani Kaaa.

Governing Body, Finances, Development/ Fundraising,

Administration, Faculty, and

Staff, Students, Community of School, Program, School Li-brary/ Resource Center,

School Plant, and Health and Safety.

Teachers are compiling re-

ports to present to the commit-

tee chairs. Then, the chairs work together to check all the

paperwork and evidence. On Sept. 27, all teachers

have to submit their reports to Mr. Schmid and Ms. Linda Shibano, K-12 Assessment

Coordinator and Analyst. On Oct. 7, the entire report will be

sent for layout to Kamehame-ha Schools’ communication

department on O’ahu. Once the report has been printed

and published, it is sent to the WASC committee. The com-mittee members will read the

report, then come to the school to look at the evidence

and observe the school March 4-7.

On March 7, KSM will find out if they have received their 2012-2018 re-accreditation.

“I’m confident we’ll receive another 6-year accreditation,”

Ms. Kaawa said.

ACCREDITATION (Con nued from page 2)

High school launches new mission statement

Get the 411 on accreditation

By AMANDA LEE, staff writer

The following are some facts about Kamehameha Maui’s

accreditation: 2006: Kamehameha Maui’s

first accreditation

March 4-7: when the Western

Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) will come to

observe the school

12+: committees at work on accreditation

225: teachers at work

1,070: students who attend Kamehameha Maui

All: teachers and students

working for accreditation

0: universities that will accept

non-accredited high school diplomas

Photo by AMANDA LEE

Ms. Levi Mason listens as Mr. Jay Pa’a gives his presentation for

the high school accreditation committee.

By AMANDA LEE, staff writer

Academies Principal Ms. Jay

-R Kaawa presented the Yale Book Award to Kamehameha

Maui senior Makai Mann on Sept. 5. According to the Yale Book

Alumni Association, the Yale Book Award is awarded annu-

ally to a high school junior who has shown intellectual promise

and significant involvement in extracurricular activities and community service.

The idea behind the award is to put Yale in the minds of

promising students. It is used

as a tool to recruit possible students to apply to Yale and

improve the school’s visibility in secondary schools.

Mann said, “I am applying to Yale, I visited the school. I really liked the campus and

their residential college sys-tem. I think it’s an amazing

school that focuses on its un-dergraduates. It has a lot of

history, and I thought it was cool that they have an original

Gutenberg bible in their li-brary,” he said. The book being awarded this

year is The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth: Popularity, Quirk Theory, and Why Outsiders Thrive After High School, writ-

ten by Alexandra Robbins. “I haven’t actually read it yet because I haven’t had time,

but it seems like it’s interest-ing. It’s something that I might

have picked out for myself if in a book store,” Mann said.

The book award is of a “high degree of prestige,” said the

Yale Alumni Association page. “I didn’t expect to receive it. At first, I was surprised. Later,

when Ms. Kaawa called my name, I thought that might be

what I was being called up for. I felt humbled to receive it, but

I was also happy because Yale was already one of my first choices,” Mann said.

Mann receives Yale award

2011-12 YALE BOOK AWARD


“Hawaiian lead-ers prepared for college and a global society.”

—new KS Maui high school mission

statement

By HOKU KRUEGER, news co-editor

The Maui Native Hawaiian

Chamber of Commerce held their 5th Annual Business Fes-

tival at the Grand Wailea Hotel Resort & Spa on Friday, Sept. 2.

Many prominent leaders from the Hawaiian community

were invited to speak in what was the most passionate con-

ference yet, according to for-mer chamber president Mr.

Chubby Vicens. MR. NAINOA THOMPSON

Captain of the Hokule‘a and

former chairman of the Kame-hameha Schools Board of

Trustees Nainoa Thompson was the first speaker after

opening statements. For the first time publicly, he shared information about the Hoku-

le‘a’s upcoming world-wide voyage, in which 18 crews will

make 60 stops around the world over a period of 37

months, traveling approxi-mately 38,080 miles.

He started his presentation speaking about those who taught him and their im-

portance in his journey and the journeys of those that he went

on to teach. “When we look at the world-

wide voyage, it’s not about us, it’s about those who laid down the foundation. It is to remem-

ber the visionaries,” Mr. Thompson said.

He also spoke about the importance of Hawaiian lead-

ership in the younger genera-tions. Forty percent of the

crew who will take part in the world-wide voyage will be un-

der the age of 30, and 75% of those young navigators gradu-ated from Kamehameha

Schools, Mr. Thompson said. “Hawai‘i is going to be a

different place in 10 years because of the way that Ha-

waiians have been educated

over the last 20 years,” he said.

DR. MICHAEL CHUN Kamehameha Schools Kapa¯lama headmaster Dr.

Michael Chun spoke about what KS teaches students in

order to make them Hawaiian leaders.

“Our responsibility is to de-velop qualities of leadership in all of our hauma¯na,” Dr. Chun

said. He shared two separate lists

of what leadership meant. The first outlined the embodiment

of the global outlook on lead-ership, which included words

such as stature, power, wealth, winning, intelligence and expertise. The second list

outlined the Hawaiian values that are commonly found post-

ed within the KS campuses. Though the lists differed and

the Hawaiian values are “more reflective of the heart than the head, both lists reflect accu-

rately the qualities of leader-ship displayed by our kupuna,”

Dr. Chun said. He built upon this statement,

speaking more thoroughly about mana and what it

means. “Contrary to what many be-

lieve, leaders are not so much born as they are taught. This

nurturing comes through edu-cation,” Dr. Chun said.

Kamehameha Schools aims to teach leadership skills “but

does so in the context of their Hawaiian culture,” Dr. Chun said.

HISTORY The reason that the Maui

Native Hawaiian Chamber of Commerce held the festival

was to “meet our mission by improving the standing of Na-

tive Hawaiians in business and community by fostering coop-eration, coordination and ex-

change of information,” Kai Pelayo, president of the Maui

Native Hawaiian Chamber of Commerce said.

The festival began 6 years ago in response to a lack of

resources regarding infor-mation that would benefit busi-nesses and individuals being

easily accessible by the mem-bers of the Maui Native Hawai-

ian Chamber of Commerce and the rest of the Hawaiian

community, Mr. Pelayo said. Initially, the business festival

was a two day event that fo-


Hawaiian leaders share mana‘o at Biz Fest

Photo by HOKU KRUEGER

Mr. Nainoa Thompson speaks at the Maui Native Hawaiian Chamber of Commerce 5th Annual Business Festi-

val about the importance of the inclusion of Native Hawaiians in Hokule‘a’s upcoming world-wide voyage.


A member of the Royal Guard, an organization that represents the pal-

ace guards of Lili‘uokalani, stands on duty for the morning ceremony.

“Hawai‘i is go-ing to be a dif-ferent place in 10 years …” -Mr. Nainoa Thompson, Captain of

the Hokule‘a



Nineteen Kamehameha Schools Maui students bene-fited from the Maui Native

Hawaiian Chamber of Com-merce 5th Annual Business

Fest recently. Students discovered the

importance of leadership and their responsibilities as future leaders to unify and strength-

en the Native Hawaiian com-munity.

“We send students from Kamehameha Schools Maui to

provide opportunities to learn of what is happening in the

adult business world and have students begin establishing their network,” said Career

Liaison Ms. Priscilla Mikell, who coordinated the student

involvement. This is the second year stu-

dents from Kamehameha

Schools Maui were able to attend the business fest. The

conference took place Friday, Sept. 2 at The Grand Wailea Hotel Resort & Spa.

Students witnessed the in-sight of Hawaiian leaders.

They also began to establish networks through various ex-

hibitors who provided infor-mation and statistics about scholarships, schools, busi-

nesses and organizations en-couraging Native Hawaiian

leadership. “It was an amazing experi-

ence that exposed me to many opportunities that are

available for Native Hawai-ians. I definitely think that more Kamehameha Schools

students should attend the Business Fest. It showed us

many Hawaiian success sto-ries and gives us something to

aspire to,” senior Abby Oka-

zaki said. Students learned about is-

sues of importance to Hawai-ian businesses throughout the

day-long conference. The ac-ceptance of innovation in Ha-waiʻi, unity and responsibilities

of Native Hawaiians were top-ics of the speeches.

Stories of successful Native

Hawaiians encouraged stu-dents to become better lead-ers at school and in the com-

munity. “My overall experience was

a very good one. It benefited me because I started network-

ing for possible future refer-ences. Hearing all of the sto-ries was very inspirational

because it showed how suc-cessful people are still con-

nected to their roots in Ha-waiʻi,” said junior Kiaʻi Kaya.

The list of speakers varied from politicians to activists.

Speeches addressed the roles of leadership, fulfilling the dreams as Native Hawaiians

and important core values to live by.

“Our youth is our future, challenge them to be better.

The Hawaiians, as a nation, will be very strong if we learn to say ‘we’ instead of ‘I,’” said

MNHCC past-president Mr. Mercer “Chubby” Vicens.

The Maui Native Hawaiian Chamber of Commerce’s mis-

sion is to sustain Hawaiian culture and improve the status

of Native Hawaiians in busi-nesses and individuals. MNHCC is an organization of

community leaders that focus-es on the benefits available to

Native Hawaiians. This organi-zation was founded six years

ago.

MNHCC Business Fest inspires KSM students


Senior Nazareth Thibodeaux listens as Director of Education for the

Maui Native Hawaiian Chamber of Commerce Mr. Charles Kealoha

speaks to students outside the ballroom before the conference begins.

cused mainly on basic busi-

ness and fundraising. The focus has changed over the

years to also cover issues in the Hawaiian community and the importance of Hawaiian

leadership. A focus of this year’s con-

ference was that people in the Hawaiian community

“seek leadership in a pono manner, thereby putting your-

self in a position to help other people, specifically Native Hawaiians,” Office of Hawai-

ian Affairs trustee Judge Boyd Mossman said.

DR. DENNIS GONSALVES Director of the Pacific Basin

for Agricultural Research Center Dr. Dennis Gonsalves spoke about the U.S. Depart-

ment of Agriculture and the importance of Hawaiian lead-

ership in local and interna-tional science. He said Ha-

waiians can take the knowledge they have ac-

quired through studying sci-ence and agriculture and apply it to local issues that

could eventually help others around the world.

“Don’t just be a test tube scientist. Do something that

will help people,” Dr. Gonsalves said. He explained how the

USDA created the transgenic rainbow papaya using genet-

ic modification in response to the papaya ringspot virus,

which was killing off much of the papaya found in the Ha-

waiian Islands. Now, 85% of the papaya in Hawai‘i is transgenic. The papaya has

also been accepted in Japan, Dr. Gonsalves said.

MR. KYLE NAKANELUA Captain of the State of Ha-

wai‘i’s Department of Trans-portation Airports Division, Kyle Nakanelua, Administra-

tor of the Maui Medical Group Cliff Alaka‘i and Director of

Research at the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Dr. Kama-

na‘o Crabbe shared their thoughts on how warrior lead-

ership applies to Hawaiian business. SENATOR SHAN TSUTSUI

Senate President and State Senator Shan Tsutsui spoke

BIZ FEST (Con nued from page 4)


“The Hawaiians, as a nation, will be very strong if we learn to say ‘we’ instead of ‘I.’”

-Mr. Mercer “Chubby” Vicens, Maui

Native Hawaiian Chamber of Com-

merce past-president



Senior Kylie Yamada coordi-

nated a benefit rummage sale for Ikaika Suzuki’s family for

her senior project. 17-year-old, Shaun-Shane “Ikaika” Suzuki was diagnosed

with a rare form of terminal brain cancer and passed away

on April 17, 2011. “I’m glad I chose to do this

because I’m helping a family who had many difficulties by

doing something that will ben-efit them,” said senior Kylie Yamada.

Although Yamada has no connection to Suzuki, she was

moved by his inspiring story of optimism and bravery.

Students and faculty dropped off donations at Mr. Robert Laxson’s classroom for

Yamada to collect. Yamada also sent letters to 50 different

companies asking for dona-tions. She received $575 from

seven companies. Yamada also raised $1,850 from the

sale, and all proceeds will be given to the Suzuki family by the end of this school year.

The rummage sale took

place on Saturday, Sept. 3 at the Maui Waena Intermediate

School cafeteria from 8 a.m.-12 p.m.

“The rummage sale was sup-posed to start at 8:00 a.m., but

people were already there by 7:00. We had to end early at 10:00 a.m. because there was

barely anything left,” said

Yamada who ran the rum-mage sale.

Proceeds from the rummage sale will help pay for all of the

medical treatment Suzuki re-ceived and also possibly for

funeral expenses. Other than managing through the passing of Ikaika,

the family has had other hard-

ships to deal with, such as the chromosome disorder of Sky

Suzuki, Ikaika’s14-year-old brother.

“It really made me appreci-ate what I had because when

things are bad someone else always has it worse,” Yamada said.

Kylie Yamada organizes rummage fundraiser

about the state budget, how it

has been affected by budget cuts, and how Hawai‘i’s sena-

tors plan to replenish it. He also answered questions af-terward.

OTHER SPEAKERS A business panel informed

the attendees about how to acquire loans and grants,

employment opportunities, and proving ancestry for Na-

tive Hawaiians. Dr. Crabbe shared statistics about Native Hawaiians gath-

ered from the 2010 census and announced OHA’s re-

lease of the 2011 Hawaiian Databook, which is planned

for the end of September. Programs Specialist at Alu Like, Dr. Ishmael Stagner,

shared “The 5 F’s of Polyne-sian Society,” his take on the

essentials of what make Poly-nesians who they are cultural-

ly. His 5 F’s are faith, family, food, fun and feeling.

Ms. Alaka‘i Paleka served as Master of Ceremonies for

the event, and Maui Mayor

Alan Arakawa and OHA Chairperson Colette Machado

gave opening statements. “More and more we need to

involve people who want to work for the community, not just for self-gratification,”

Mayor Arakawa said. OUTSIDE THE BALLROOM

The conference started with a ceremony honoring past

queens of the Hawaiian Is-lands who were born and

raised on Maui. Traditionally, the ceremony would begin at sunrise, with a

canoe being brought to shore. Because of the unexpected

south swell, the ceremony commenced with only a pro-

cession of paddlers down the shore of the beach. It con-cluded with traditional hula

offered to the queens. Exhibitions were set up

outside the ballroom through-out the day. They ranged

from the Hawaiian Small Business Development Cen-

ter to Hawai‘i Commercial & Sugar Company.

BIZ FEST (Con nued from page 5)

ABOVE: Mr. Dirk Soma of

the Office of Hawaiian

Affairs shares information

with junior Mehanaokala

Lee. RIGHT: Junior Pono

Freitas networks with a

member of the Maui Na-

tive Hawaiian Chamber of

Commerce.

Photos by HOKU KRUEGER


Photo courtesy of KYLIE YAMADA

Junior Kalia Tamashiro and senior Makamae Palos assist Kylie Yamada (seated center) with a fundraising

rummage sale at the Maui Waena cafeteria. Proceeds from the sale will benefit the Suzuki family.


Visual arts teacher Ms. An-

gie Abe entered her classroom one morning at the beginning

of the school year, not antici-pating the surprise that await-ed her. A pair of black, furry

creatures sat in the corner of her room staring up at her,

equally surprised. It took her only seconds to realize what

the culprits were: mice. “I closed the doors, called

operations, and within an hour the mice were caught,” Mrs. Abe said.

Mice became an issue this summer for Hawaiian and

‘ukulele kumu Kalei ‘A‘arona-Lorenzo.

“I would say over a month we caught probably over forty mice,” said Kumu Kalei, who

used paper glue traps to catch the mice invading her home

before calling Terminix to help with the problem.

“I felt like I was cleaning the house literally every night. It

made me mad because the house is brand new,” Kumu Kalei said.

The mice were eating dry foods in her cupboards such

as oatmeal, cocoa packets, granola and saimin.

“We ended up wrapping all of our dry goods,” Kumu Kalei said.

According to her, mice have also been commonly seen

around campus hiding in the shrubbery.

Donald Taketa, Supervisor of the Vector Control Branch

of the Hawai‘i Department of Health on Maui, said that the problem is seasonal.

“We had a wet winter and

spring, and because of the

rain there’s a lot of grass and, more importantly, grass

seeds,” Mr. Taketa said. Ac-cording to him, mice feed pri-

marily on grass seeds. The more food there is for the mice, the more they can multi-

ply. On Maui, ranch land is sur-

rounded by housing subdivi-sions. Homeowners are begin-

ning to notice mice in and around their homes because

now that the weather is drier, there is no food left in the ranch land for the large popu-

lation of mice that sprang from earlier seasons.

These mice are branching out to those surrounding sub-

divisions, whose lots are over-grown with grass and other plants because of all the rain

Maui experienced over the last year, Mr. Taketa said.

Vector Control’s purpose is to control and prevent the

spread of organisms that transmit infectious agents and

diseases. In 2009, The Vector Control Branch on Maui was hit with a

reduction in force in which 6 of

their 8 employees were laid

off. “There is an effect because

there are only two of us in the office, so we can’t do much,”

Mr. Taketa said. Homeowners now have to take responsibility for control-

ling and preventing the spread of vectors on their property.

A vector is any type of or-ganism that can carry and

transport infectious viruses and diseases to and from hu-

mans. Mr. Taketa said that steps that people can take to do this

include keeping their property free of harborage, not leaving

any small places for them to hide, keeping their grass

short, not piling anything on the ground, and feeding ani-mals only enough food for one

meal. Operations Team Leader at

Kamehameha Schools Maui Mr. Edwin Torres agreed that

a part of the problem is how people dispose of food prod-

ucts into trash bins and other receptacles. “We are creatures of habit

the same way they are,” Mr. Torres said.

Mice move in on Maui residents

Photos by KA LEO O NA¯ KOA STAFF

Less campus deer for now

“I felt like I was cleaning the house literally every night. It made me mad because the house is brand new”

-Kumu Kalei ‘A‘arona-Lorenzo


There are less deer on the

KS Maui campus, as evi-denced by the lack of deer

droppings on lawns and path-ways, a common sight in the 2010-2011 school year.

“The reduction of deer traf-fic on campus is likely the

result of higher rainfall during the summer months that re-

sults in more vegetative growth and water in pasture

lands and gulches adjacent to campus,” Campus Opera-tions Director Mr. Carl Alex-

ander said. Because of this, the deer have food and water

sources away from campus.

The deer were originally

drawn to campus because it is irrigated during dry condi-

tions, which is also why they are drawn to properties such as golf courses and farms.

Several from the KSM cam-pus have taken eradication

measures after obtaining a permit through the Depart-

ment of Land and Natural Resources. Their efforts have

been going on for two years on a periodic basis, accord-ing to Mr. Alexander.

Residents surrounding KSM are also taking actions

to eradicate the deer. Though the deer on cam-

pus has lessened, “DLNR estimates that the deer popu-lation island wide is increas-

ing,” Mr. Alexander said. Deer have caused several

problems on the KSM cam-pus in past years, including

damage to plants, trees and shrubbery, traffic hazards on

‘A‘apueo Parkway and drop-pings on campus play-grounds.


A deer crossing sign is posted at

the exit of the KSM campus.



Problems with following stu-

dent parking rules in past years has led to stronger en-

forcement from the Kame-hameha Schools Maui high school administration. High

school Vice Principal Leo De-latori is now reprimanding

those who break the rules. Student drivers must have

their blue passes visible through their front windshield

while driving into school, as well as while the car is parked in the student parking lot.

“We’ve had problems in the past where students were us-

ing passes from graduated siblings or their parents’ white

passes,” said KS Safety Coor-dinator Martin Lacio. Mr. Lacio said that another

problem is that some students have dark tints on their wind-

shields, making it difficult to view the blue parking pass.

“It was sort of out of the blue,” said senior Nicole

Ka‘auamo about the new en-

forcement. She is one of the students

who was reprimanded be-cause “they couldn’t see my

parking pass on my rearview mirror” due to the tint on the top part of her windshield, she

said. Students used to be able to

pick passes up directly from Mr. Lacio’s office, where they

are made. Now, the passes are routed down to Mr. Dela-

tori, who issues them to stu-dents. “It was asked by campus

safety that I speak with them. The problem was that students

were filling out the application without actually reading the

rules on it,” Mr. Delatori said. He meets with the students before giving them their pass-

es and reminds them of the details of the rules.

According to Mr. Delatori, since KSM began enforcing

the rules more strictly, campus

security has had to reprimand students less for breaking

them. “I think students understand

more that when you get your license, whether it’s on cam-

pus or off campus, you are responsible for the safety of

the people in your car and in the community as well,” Mr.

Delatori said.


Student driver Jarred Pulido properly displays his blue parking pass as

he reverses into a stall in the student parking lot one morning.

Hawai‘i suicide: how to get help


According to the Suicide Pre-

vention Resource Center, be-tween the years 1999 and

2005 in Hawai‘i:

Suicide was the 11th ranking cause of death

An average of 126 state resi-dents died of suicide each

year

10.9 out of every 100,000 peo-ple committed suicide

414 people were hospitalized each year because of attempt-

ed suicide

Suicide hotlines dedicated to helping those who are consid-

ering suicide include:

USA National Suicide Hotline:

1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433)

National Suicide Prevention

Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255)

Photo courtesy of MS. PRISCILLA MIKELL

Along with students from other high schools, KSM seniors Melia Mattos, Lilinoe Bal, Nikki Davis and Kara

Frampton waved signs along Ka‘ahumanu Avenue on Wednesday, Sept. 7, as part of the 2011 Suicide Preven-

tion Week activities. Davis created posters (seen above) and a flyer (on facing page) as a part of the Prevent

Suicide Maui Country Task Force’s name and logo design contest for her senior project. The contest is open to

all Maui County public and private high school students.

KS Maui cracks down on parking Ka Leo O Nä Koa Volume VII Issue 1 September 23, 2011 News A9


When in doubt about

eligibility,

call Mrs. Cajudoy.

By SHANISE KAAIKALA, staff writer

Kamehameha Schools Maui is preparing for that time of the year again: homecoming! This

year’s theme is Elements Unite.

“They needed to relate it [the theme] to this school year’s

theme, hulia¯mahi,” said ASKSM President Christopher Kim.

Throughout the week, there will be five themed dress-up

days, and participants will earn spirit points for their clas-

ses. There will be three basic

dress-up day options. First, students can wear a school uniform. No points will be

awarded for this option. Second, there will be a non-

uniform dress option. Students may wear pants and shirts

predominant in the days’ col-ors and dress code shoes.

Shorts are not allowed. Nei-ther are slippers, tights or tank

tops. This option will earn 1 spirit point. The third option is to dress

up to match the theme of each day. “This will be worth 3-5

points. We’re still deciding,” said Ms. Naomi Ashman, stu-

dent activities coordinator. Specific dress-up rules and regulations will be posted

throughout campus. Monday’s dress-up element

is fire, the seniors’ element. Some examples of costumes

that students can dress up in are fire fighters, the Human

Torch, Mr. Sun or any charac-ter associated with fire. Students may wear red, or-

ange and yellow shirts and accessories with long pants

and uniform shoes for the non-dress option. Tuesday’s ele-

ment is wind, the juniors’ ele-

ment. Students can wear pur-ple and silver shirts and ac-

cessories. Some examples of a costume would be a pilot, a tornado, a bird or any wind-

related object or character. Wednesday’s element is

water, the sophomores’ ele-ment. Wear white or blue

shirts. Examples for a water costume would be a paddler, a fish, a sailor, a mermaid or

anything related to water. Thursday’s element is earth,

the freshmen’s element. Wear green or brown shirts and ac-

cessories. A few costumes would be an earth bender,

earth Pokémon or even a character from A Bug’s Life. Friday, wear your class

homecoming shirt and long jeans or long pants in your

class color. One event to especially

look forward to is boys cheer-

leading. It was excluded from all homecoming activities two

years ago because of two classes using inappropriate moves, including aerial stunts,

and for having songs with in-appropriate lyrics.

“Chris [Kim] wanted boys cheer to come back, and the

ASKSM went to the admin-istration and brought it back,” said Ms. Ashman, student

activities coordinator. “This is their second and

final chance,” she said. The homecoming game will

be Saturday, Nov. 5 against Maui High School.

Though the football games are scheduled for midday with the homecoming dance to

follow, the final scheduling was still under discussion at

the time of this writing. It is likely that events will proceed

as scheduled.

Destroying hunger one ton at a time By SHERIDAN KAILIEHU, staff writer

Senior Kyeton Littel led a

canned food drive to benefit the Maui Food Bank for his

senior project Monday, Aug. 29-Friday Sept. 9. “I chose to do a food drive

because I wanted to help peo-ple who can’t help themselves

because of the tough econo-my. I always feel spoiled when

I come to school and know that I’ll be in an air conditioned

classroom with clean tables and knowing I’ll get to eat as much as I want during lunch,”

Littel said. The canned food drive was

also a chance for each class to compete for spirit points.

The class that donated the most canned foods received 400 points and the other clas-

ses won 300, 200, or 100 points.

On the final day, Littel an-

nounced the winners: the sen-

iors came in first place with over 1,000 pounds of food.

The sophomores came in se-cond; the freshmen came in

third, and the junior class was in last place with 19 pounds of food. Overall, the drive collect-

ed over a ton of food to be donated.

“I think the food drive is good

for the community because we

get to help others and make a difference,” said Jessica Walk-

er, a freshman who donated four cans to the food drive.

“To me, that’s how our an-cestors were. If someone was hungry, they’d give at least

half of what they had, even if what they had was very little,”

Littel said.

The Maui Food Bank ac-

cepts donations throughout the year. To donate, drop off

the non-perishable foods at any local fire station or at the

Maui Food Bank itself, which is located at 760 Kolu Street in Wailuku. They are open Mon-

day-Friday, 7:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.


Seniors Kainoa Santos, Ryder Pahukoa, Travis Haas and Kyeton Littel along with freshman Buddy Santos

work together to load the Maui Food Bank truck with goods raised through Littel's senior project.


ASKSM president’s message By CHRISTOPHER KIM ASK president

As I look to the school year ahead, I am reminded of a

scene from The Lion King. Do you remember when Mufasa

said to Simba, “A king’s time as ruler rises and falls like the sun. One day, Simba, the sun

will set on my time here, and will rise with you as the new

king”? In the movie, Simba shakes

off his selfish behavior and rises to fulfill his destiny – to be the next leader of the pride.

When I look at our student body, I ask myself, “Who will

be the next leader?” Each of you has the poten-

tial to be that person. It is not a matter of whether you can or

cannot be a leader. It is a mat-ter of when you will come to realize that you already are a

leader. In all of us, there is a special

talent waiting to be developed. You may be the “voice”; the

one who is able to speak for the people. You may be the “eyes”; the one who is able to

envision a better tomorrow. Or you may be the “ears”; the one

who is able to listen to anoth-er.

Although we each have our strengths, the potential of what

we can do together is limitless. In areas that you may be weak, others may be strong.

We are the leaders of Ha-wai’i. We are Hawaiians. We

were meant to hulia¯mahi. We are the students of the Kame-

hameha Schools Maui Cam-pus. Who’s ready for the chal-lenge?

Class of 2012 By TUʻI MANA MATEAKI

senior class president

A quarter of the year has gone by and the senior class

has been busy with PAL’s, products and preparing for life after high school.

Time is short for seniors. Along with planning for col-

lege and keeping up with daily assignments, the seniors are

gearing up for their last home-coming week. The class of 2012 is eager

to taste victory again as they come together in the spirit of

Hu¯liamahi to win spirit week just like they did as sopho-

mores. Here are a few tips for sen-

ior success: be aware of up-coming deadlines (college visits, college applications,

homework, and tests), be or-ganized (set priorities), and be

prayerful (seek the Lord for guidance), support the senior

class (homecoming activities, senior nights etc.). Go forth together as one. Class of 2013 By HULALI BROWN,

junior class president

The junior class officers have been working hard to

ensure a successful and well-organized school year. We

appreciate the class participa-tion.

We have high hopes for Spirit Week and homecoming. Practices are underway, and

you are obligated to stick with the activity you signed up for.

Suggestions and ideas are always welcome. We can only

learn from our past mistakes. Along with homecoming, we are also focusing on prom. If

you have not signed up to join the prom committee and wish

to do so, contact your officers

or Mr. Lopez.

Please do not forget about the mandatory PSAT test tak-

ing on October 12. As you face the busy year

ahead, there will be times where you may feel over-whelmed. Remember that you

are an ‘ohana and can always turn to each other for help. Class of 2014 By AAREN-JOSHUA K SORIANO

sophomore class president

Spirit Week begins on Mon-day, Oct. 31 and ends Satur-

day, Nov. 5. The theme is “Elements

Unite.” We are the element water, the most powerful ele-

ment there is. If you want to come out and

help with the committees come to Mrs. Laepaʻa’s room during lunch.

Speaking of lunch, we need people to volunteer for Warrior

Wednesdays (biweekly) and Lunch Time Activities; we

cannot continue having the same people in the activities. So, talk to your officers or

Mrs. Laepaʻa a week before the Warrior Wednesday.

If you would like a prize at the end of the year, you must

be active in helping us with Homecoming, participating in

LTAs and other events. Remember, if you don’t help with anything; you can’t com-

plain. Sophomore Sleepover is

now Friday, Oct. 21-Saturday, Oct. 22. We will be sleeping in

the Wrestling Room. Watch for signs or posters for further details. There is no charge.

Food and fun will be provided. Sophomore Banquet is

scheduled for Saturday, March 24, right after Spring

Break. If you have any sug-gestions talk to your officers

or Mrs. Laepaʻa.

Class of 2015 By SHAI IBARA

freshmen class president

Freshmen, remember to rep the gray, and pump up the

spirit, especially with home-coming coming up! We en-courage you all to get involved

this year, whether it’s through sports, clubs, or helping out

with Spirit Week. Also, go out to the games and help support

and cheer on our classmates. Homecoming week is about a month and a half away, so

please stay informed about committee meetings if you

signed up for anything. Infor-mation will be posted in Mrs.

Laepa’a’s and Mr. Rickard’s classrooms. Anyone is wel-

come to come or help out even if you didn’t sign up. The freshman class t-shirt

design contest was a tie be-tween Aaron Kokubun and

Lilia Lorenzo. They are work-ing on combining their designs

so they both can go onto our homecoming shirts. There will be opportunities

throughout the year to earn spirit points for the freshman

class, so please step up, and don’t be afraid to win.


Homecoming Week Schedule Monday: Battle of the Bands (assembly schedule)

Tuesday: Sheet Ball (lunch time activity at the

counseling center) Wednesday: the return of Boys Cheer. (lunch time activi-

ty at the counseling center) Thursday: Don’t Forget the

Lyrics (lunch time activity at the dining hall).

Friday: class cheer and step (assembly schedule)

Na HOKU KRUEGER, mea kākau

Lawe ʻia maila na¯ mele Ha-

wai’i i ke kula kiʻekiʻe ʻo Kame-hameha Maui ma ka Po¯ʻalima,

la¯ 9 o Kepakemapa. Na Greg Juan o ka papa ʻumiku¯ma¯lua i lawe mai i kekahi mau ka¯naka

hoʻokani pila kaulana loa i ko ka¯kou kula no ka¯na ho¯ʻike nui.

Ua ma¯lama ʻia ihola na¯ papa-hana i loko o ka hale o

Keo¯pu¯o lan i no ka la¯ holoʻokoʻa.

ʻO Sheldon Brown la¯ua ʻo Kevin Brown o ka hui mele ʻo Wai‘ehu Sons na¯ ka¯naka i

hele mai me ko la¯ua hoaaloha ʻo Dennis Kamakahi o ka hui

mele ʻo Sons of Hawaiʻi. Aia kekahi hoaaloha ʻe¯ aʻe ʻo Nor-

man DeCosta i ko¯kua mai ma o ka hi¯meni a hoʻokani ʻana. Na la¯kou ʻeha¯ i hoʻokani a

walaʻau e pili ana i ko la¯kou ola me ke kumu o ko la¯kou aʻo

ʻana i na¯ mele. Hoʻokani la¯kou i na¯ ki¯ka¯

ki¯ho¯ʻalu a na kekahi, ʻo Shel-don Brown, i ho¯ʻalu i na¯ kaula

o ka¯na ʻukulele. Ma ka hoʻokani ʻukulele e loaʻa ai ke kaila i kapa ʻia ʻo “Cha-lang-a-

lang.” “‘Aʻole ke¯ia he huaʻo¯lelo maoli no na¯ mele, aka¯ he ʻano

kani no¯ ia o ka ʻukulele. No ke¯ia kaila, ʻano like me ka

ʻoluʻolu o ka hoʻokani ʻana ma ka pa¯ hale me kou ʻohana,” i ʻo¯lelo mai ai ʻo Juan.

Kono ʻia maila ʻo Juan e hi¯meni pu¯ me la¯kou. Pe¯la¯ pu¯

me kekahi hauma¯na papa ʻehiku, ʻo ia hoʻi ʻo Kaulike

Pescaia. He hoapili ʻo ia na ka ʻohana o Sheldon Brown.

Ma ka hopena o ka ho¯ʻike, hi¯meni aʻela la¯kou i kekahi mele no ko la¯kou hoa aloha ʻo

Pekelo Cosma. Ua pono ʻo ia e hoʻokani me la¯kou aka¯ naʻe,

ua hala iho nei ʻo ia. ʻOiai la¯kou e hi¯meni ana, ua hiki ke

ʻike ʻia na¯ kiʻi o Pekelo ma luna o ka papa kiʻiʻoniʻoni.

Ua ko¯kua no¯ hoʻi ʻo Cody

Pueo Pata ma ka palaka ʻekahi me ke aʻo ʻana aku e pili

ana i ke oli a me ka hi¯meni leo kiʻekiʻe. Hoʻi maila ʻo ia e

hi¯meni a hoʻokani pu¯ ma ka palaka ʻeha¯ no ka ʻaha mele. ʻO¯lelo mai ʻo Greg Juan,

“Manaʻolana au, e hoʻomanaʻo

ana na¯ hauma¯na i na¯ mea a

pau i aʻo ʻia mai e na¯ mea hoʻokani pila, no ka mea, ina¯

hala la¯kou, e loaʻa ana kekahi hanauna hou i hiki ke hoʻomau

i na¯ mele Hawaiʻi.” Hoʻoma¯kaukau ʻo Greg i ke¯ia papahana me ke ko¯kua o Ku-

mu Kalei ‘A‘arona-Lorenzo.

“He ko¯kua nui ke¯ia ʻano pa-

pahana e hoʻomau i na¯ mea Hawaiʻi,” i ʻo¯lelo mai ai ʻo Shel-

don Brown. Mea mai ʻo Taylor Harris o ka

papa ʻumiku¯ma¯lua, “Makemake nui au i ke¯ia, ʻano like me ka walaʻau ʻana me

koʻu mau ku¯puna.”

Pa‘i ‘ia kēia mau ki‘i e HOKU KRUEGER

Ma luna: Ha‘i ‘o Dennis Kamakahi a me Kevin Brown i kekahi mo‘olelo i ke anaina. Ma lalo hema: Pa‘ipa‘i lima

‘o Kailey Cabos no na¯ mea ho¯‘ike. Ma lalo ‘a¯kau: ‘O¯lelo pa¯‘ani ‘o Greg Juan mai ka papa alaka‘i me na¯ mea

ho‘okani pila.

Ho‘omau ka ho‘olina o na¯ mele Hawaiʻi

Ka Leo O Nä Koa Volume VII Issue 1 September 23, 2011 ʻA¯haʻilono B1

One of

the most ubiquitous

items out there is the cell phone, which

evolved from the land line. Today, those landlines are quickly headed

for extinction. According to the

National Health Inter- view Survey

Jan.–June 2010,

families with only

cell phones

are growing. About 26.6% only

had cell phones and this percentage had in-

creased 2.1%

since

2009. This survey found that

during the first six months of 2010, about 40 million adults

lived in cell phone-only homes.

In homes that have not yet taken the cell phone-only plunge, the number of cell

phones is quickly overtaking the number of landline

phones. A Ka Leo O Na¯ Koa poll

taken in September shows that 122 out of 200 students,

almost 84%, have four or more cellphones in their households, but only 1.5%

have four or more landline phones. The ratio is only

slightly different among the teachers with 30 of 40 teach-

ers, or 75%, having four or more cellphones and about 6% with four or more landline

phones. Freshman Taylor Lee does

not have a landline at home. “I don’t notice it’s gone because

I never used it,” Lee said. “No one uses it any more because

no one needs it.”

Lee believes cell phones are better because, “They are

portable and they have a lot more features.” He also said

that landlines are bothersome because of the incessant tele-marketers.

Another student has the opposite (and rare) situation of

having four landlines in his home.

“I think that landlines are very useful,” said freshman

Dayson Damuni. “They are used very often in my home, and are even used more than

cell phones.” He actually prefers the land-

line and thinks they are much easier to use and “they are

always in the house, unlike cell phones that travel everywhere.”

“Using landlines are also easier because they are

much bigger than cell phones,” said Damuni.

As popular as cell phones are, Mr. Siuai Laufou, the

band and orchestra teacher,

does not own one. “I chose not to have a cell

phone because I never need-ed one to begin with,”

Mr. Laufou said. “People tell me that I am lucky not to have

a cell phone because I am not subjected

To constantly answering calls,

reading messages,

Returning (Con nued on page 15)

How many landline phones and cell phones are in your household?

Landlines: the next woolly mammoth? By KIANA KAMALU, op-ed editor

Ka Leo O Nä Koa Volume VII Issue 1 September 23, 2011 Life C1

Pollsters: Reid Cairme and Mehana Lee

Sample: 200 students and 40 teachers Poll Taken: September 2011

Number of phones Number of phones

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calls, or Simply attached to

the phone 24/7.” He feels that landlines are

better to have because they are convenient, and so far nothing has gone wrong with

them. “Outside of work and the

house, I am not reachable. That’s how things were until

the arrival of the cell phone. My contact with people has

been normal with the use of e-mails, landline phones, or mailed letters. Mr. Laufou also believes that the cell phone is a major

factor affecting society.

“Most people with cell-

phones are [so] addicted and attached to them that their

[entire] day will be ruined by misplacing their cellphone,” he

said. “It is like losing your wallet. You go nuts.” Not only are today's cell

phone users “addicted” to their phones, as Mr. Laufou sug-

gests, but they are also quick-ly becoming ill-equipped to

use the standard landlines. At the start of the school

year, one KSM staffer shared her story of her pre-adolescent son trying to use a landline

phone for the first time. She said that she had in-

structed him to make a call on

it, but could tell that he was

confused. He lifted and re-placed the handset several

times, she said. When she asked what was

wrong, he said that the phone was making a funny noise. As it turns out, that funny noise

was simply the dial tone, a sound he was unfamiliar with.

Still, Mr. Laufou is not alone. There are other dedicated

landline users out there. It might surprise some to

know that some of Holly-wood’s greatest stars do not use or own cell phones. Ac-

cording to 10 Famous Celebri-ties Without Cell Phones a

Hub Page post by Kathryn

Vercillo, celebrities Vince

Vaughn, Tom Cruise, Elton John, Christopher Walken and

Tyra Banks do not own them. Vercillo has been a freelance

writer and blogger for 10 years. The landline is still useful.

Landlines make it easier to fax documents and to call people

in foreign countries without worrying about software up-

dates, service plans, or com-patibility. Since they are physi-

cal lines, they are also more reliable when it comes to emergencies, during which

cell phone services can be-come overwhelmed more eas-

ily than landlines.

LANDLINES (Con nued from page 14)

By AMANDA LEE, news co-editor

People across the nation are

lending a helping hand to teachers through a Web site called donorschoose.org. Their

catchphrase is, “Help a class-room in need.” This is a site

that allows donors to choose classroom projects to fund.

Teachers post projects on the site. Projects can be any-

thing from funding a class trip to refurnishing the library with n e w c o m p u t e r s . D o -

norschoose.org then advertis-es their request for funding

and possible benefactors can view and choose to fund the

project. Donors can and have donated as few as $5 to over a million dollars.

KSM language arts teacher Ms. Kye Haina has been a

donor at DonorsChoose for two years. Last year, she re-

ceived an e-mail from Do-norsChoose. It told about an

especially generous benefac-tor for donorschoose.org. “Last year, an anonymous

bene fac to r ca l l ed do -norschoose.org and asked

how much it would cost to fund all the projects in California.

They told him ‘a million dol-lars,’ and he said, ‘Do it.’” He donated enough money to

fund all the projects in Califor-nia and a little more, Ms. Haina

said. In Hawaiʻi, there are 38 pro-

jects posted by teachers. There are 12 on Hawai‘i island,

24 in Honolulu, 1 on Kaua‘i,

and 1 on Maui. Recently, Mr. William Fisher,

an English teacher at King Kekaulike High School, posted

to the site asking donors for computers for his students.

“Every computer that I can provide in my classroom is an

opportunity for those students to experience 21st century

learning,” Mr. Fisher said. In order to receive funding for a project, teachers write an

essay explaining why they want it after calculating the

amount of money it will take to fund their project.

“I like the fact that you can be very specific about where the money is going. You can

be very specific about where it’s coming from. You can put

your project together using real vendors like Best Buy – ven-

dors that I’ve used before for purchases – and the

people who are donating can actually see where the money is going. I think that’s very im-

portant,” said Mr. Fisher. According to the Web site, “DonorsChoose.org is an

online charity that makes it easy for anyone to help stu-dents in need. Here's how it

works: public school teachers from every corner of America

post classroom project re-quests on DonorsChoose.org.

Requests range from pencils for a poetry writing unit, to vio-

lins for a school recital, to mi-croscope slides for a biology class.”

If you would like to look at some of the projects go to do-

norschoose.org. And, if you are feeling generous, perhaps

you’ll decide to donate a few dollars to help a classroom in need.

DonorsChoose reaches out By AMANDA LEE, news co-editor

According to the

donorschoose.org Web site, since 2003, when the site

started, there have been…

$88,016,035 raised for

projects

5,251,074 students helped

215,229 projects funded

190,272 teachers posting

48,251 schools participating

550,307 supporters

contributing

1,197,706 contributions

made

Web site offers businesses, public a quick and easy way to fund school projects and help teachers

Technology pairs donations, classrooms

Photo by AMANDA LEE

Mr. William Fisher, King Kekaulike

High School English teacher used

DonorsChoose.org to fund a set of

computers for his classroom.


125th anniversary of Kamehameha Schools

A legacy’s beginnings By KALANI RUIDAS, features co-editor

Dec. 19, 2011, will mark the kickoff of the 125-year anniversary of the founding of Kamehameha Schools. To celebrate, Ka Leo O Na¯ Koa will feature an install-

ment of school-related facts and history in each issue. In this issue, we take a look at the school’s begin-

nings. Find the answers to questions below in the picture captions on these two pages.

1. When and where was the original Kamehameha

School for Boys located? 2. How many students were at the school on the first day in 1887?

3. What time did the day begin? 4. What kinds of classes did they have?

5. What other sorts of things did they study? 6. What did girls study?

7. What were their uniforms like? 8. Who chose the school colors? 7. The first uniforms were designed by the first principal, Reverend William

Brewster Oleson. Students wore neat and pressed shirts and pants.

4. The core classes

were arithmetic, algebra, geometry,

English, geography, penmanship, busi-

ness, health, book-keeping and me-chanical drawing.

5. Their time was also dedicated to

devotional and vo-cational studies

such as wood turn-ing, carpentry, pat-

tern making, black-smithing, tailoring,

horseshoeing and dairy farming. Military dis-ciplines were also a major part of the boys’ lives. Uldrick Thomp-

son, principal of Kamehameha from1898-1901, said, “The curric-ulum emphasized industrial training considered necessary for a

Hawaiian to achieve personal and social success.”

6. Along with the standard curriculum, there were sew-

ing, cooking, laundering, nursing and hospital practice classes. Girls 13 and older learned how to be home-

makers and mothers. Above: Girls in Domestic Econo-my class.


3. 5:30 AM. The girls school only had one day off per month.

Above: Girls in Sewing class. Some sold the clothes they made in the school store. Philippians 4:8 is pictured on the tapestry

behind them, reflecting the Christian foundation of Kamehameha.

Photos from KSBE archives

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1. The school for boys opened in 1887 on Oʻahu at Pa¯lama. The first girls school was

opened in 1894. It wasn’t until 1965 that the boys and girls schools combined into Kamehameha Schools. In the photo above, students line up in their chapel dress.

2. 40 Hawaiian men (members of first graduating class of 1891 in photo at left)

8. Rev. Oleson and the school’s music teacher, Mr. Theodore Richards, wrote Sons of Hawaiʻi, the school song. The cadet officers below would have already been singing the alma mater in 1927.


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Fun facts: County Fair returns for 89th anniversary By KELSIE CHONG, features co-editor The annual Maui County

Fair will celebrate its 89th anniversary on Thursday,

Sept. 29 at War Memorial Stadium. To kick off the four-

day event, the Maui Fair Pa-rade will begin at 4:00 p.m. Gates will open to the gen-

eral public by the end of the parade at 5:00 p.m.

Admission prices are the same as last year. Adult tick-

ets go for $7, children 5-11 are $3 and children under 4

are free. The newest activity entry is the Events Arena. This stage

will be located in front of the stadium pool on the lawn and

will feature local entertain-ment and activities.

“We try to add new events

and activities every year to

the fair to keep it current and interesting,” said Maui Coun-ty Fair Managing Director

Sherri Grimes. The fair is an annual event

that attracts many each year. While having fun with friends

and family, keep safety in mind. Grimes suggests, look-ing both ways twice before

crossing the road. She said drivers often get distracted

by the lights and noise com-ing from the fair.

She also advises that fair goers should be aware of

their surroundings and al-ways pay attention to what is

going on around them.

“The management of the fair has a primary focus and

that is to present to the com-munity a safe and fun event

for all,” Grimes said. You don’t have to wait until Thursday to enjoy the fair.

Here are some fun facts to read while you wait for the

real fun to begin: Largest number of fair goers

on single day? A total of 31,658 people at-

tended the fair on Saturday, Oct. 2004. Saturdays are always the busiest days,

followed by Sundays. Thurs-days are least crowded.

Most interesting object placed in the lost and found?

A diamond ring in 1995. Di-rectors and management of the county fair could not fig-

ure out how the ring slipped off the person’s finger, but it

was later returned to its right-ful owner.

How long does it take to as-

semble the rides? With a crew of 15, working

10+ hours a day, it takes about three days. The Musical

Express takes the longest to assemble because of its com-plexity.

Heaviest animal exhibited? A bull estimated to weigh over

2,200 lbs. claimed the title as heaviest animal in the live-

stock exhibit. The heaviest animal that has been brought

to the fair was an elephant, weighing over four tons or 8,000 lbs.

Any animals escaped? In past years, only the smaller

animals and poultry have es-caped. Owners of these ani-

mals were not surprised be-cause incidents like these are common. There have been no

serious escapes from the livestock exhibit. Fair’s previ-

ous locations? The Maui County Fair was not

always held at War Memorial Stadium. In 1989, the Maui

County Fair was relocated to the War Memorial complex. Prior to that, the fair was held

where the Ford car dealership is currently located. The first

fair was held at Wells Park in Wailuku.

Number of participants in the parade? Last year, there were over

5,000 participants in the pa-rade. When the fair had just

begun, in 1918, there was no opening day parade. “It’s by

far one of the most looked-forward-to days and activities

of the fair,” Grimes said. Estimated number of fair go-ers?

Approximately 90,000 people are estimated to attend the

fair this year. According to the Maui County Population Cen-

sus for 2010, Maui, the third most populated island, has a population of 154,834 people.


College fly-ins benefit seniors By REID CAIRME, staff writer

Everyone knows that college representatives fly in for col-

lege visits to help students gain information about differ-

ent colleges. But, many don’t know that some colleges offer

a college fly-in, where students are able to fly out and attend

that college for a few days on a trip paid in full by that col-lege.

“The student will be able to gain first-hand experience

about college life.” said Ms. Lisa Correa, post-high counse-

lor.

Students interested in visit-

ing colleges will need to have shown an interest in that par-

ticular school in their college portfolio, meet the expected

criteria required by the college, pass KSM’s eligibility require-ments, and apply. Each col-

lege has its own deadline for meeting the requirements.

Traditionally KSM has worked with Stanford, Dart-

mouth, Harvard, Yale, and Wesleyan University. Occi-

dental, Skidmore, Bentley and Kobe are among others that have a fly-in program. Stu-

dents who are interested in a certain college must see Ms.

Correa for sign-up information. Applying for the fly-in is like

applying to the school. The school may require letters of

recommendation and an essay

depending on the college’s admission requirements.

Students who wish to visit these colleges must be inter-

ested in the school or a certain area of education that the school offers. Students should-

n’t go “just cuz,” Ms. Correa said.

“The school doesn’t want just random people to attend

their school,” Counselor Kato Moala said. “They are looking

for particular students who are truly interested in that college.” “I feel that the college visits

are a big help for the seniors. They can go to the college and

actually experience what life is like attending that college. It

helps them decide if they really want to go,” Ms. Correa said.

While this is a great oppor-

tunity for students, it is very difficult to be chosen for a fly-

in. Because the schools pay for the entire trip, only a select

few from our school usually attend. There are two types of fly-

ins, pre-admission fly-ins and admission fly-ins.

Pre-admission fly-ins are for students who are strongly in-

terested in attending the school and take place in the

first quarter. Admission fly-ins are for students who have already been accepted into the

college and take place in the third quarter.

This year, 2-3 students will be making the visits according

to Ms. Correa.

By AMANDA LEE, staff writer Ask Amanda is coming

soon! Got questions? Need answers? Submit your question during

lunch in the Ask Amanda box or email at askaman-

[email protected]. I will pub-lish the answer right here, in

the school paper. Questions can be about any-

thing! I will use my finely honed research skills to find the answer to anything and

everything that you’ve ever wanted to know.

Everyone’s got questions, but I have the answers. Trust me,

your questions are in good hands. Have an idea, but scared to

ask? Don’t be. Check out the example below, and you’ll see

how easy it is to ask and get the answers you need.

Dear Amanda,

How do you tie a tie? Signed, Knot in the Know

Dear Knot,

I hear you! Ties are becoming nearly non-existent! So, what’s

a person to do when it’s time to get fancy?

Never fear, I’m going to teach you how to tie the Half Windsor Knot. They actually

have different styles of knots for ties, but this one is the

most versatile. 1) Start with the wide end

("W") of your necktie on the right, extending about 12 inch-

es below the narrow end ("N") on the left. 2) Then cross the wide end

over the narrow end. 3) Bring the wide end around

and behind the narrow end. 4) Then bring the wide end up.

5) Pull the wide end through the loop and to the right. 6) Bring the wide end around

front, over the narrow end from right to left.

7) Again, bring the wide end up and through the loop.

8) Then, bring the wide end down through the knot in front.

9) And -- using both hands -- tighten the knot carefully and draw it up to the collar.

Want more information on how to tie ties? Go to: http://

www.tie-a-tie.net

Sincerely,

Amanda Lee


With increasing new tech-

nology, inventors are furiously releasing the newest, latest

and greatest gizmos and gadgets. These devices often

come in brightly colored box-es, practically jumping up and

down and promising consum-ers a better, easier, more comfortable life if you “pick

one up today.” But do they really work?

This year, I have valiantly taken on the task of testing

these crazy contraptions and providing you with an honest, unbiased review in our new

regular feature, Reviews by Ruidas.

Product: SideSleeper Pro Pillow

The claim: The SideSleeper Pro Pillow

was developed especially for those who sleep on their sides, providing them with the

most restful and comfortable sleep possible. According to

the official Web site, the de-sign was patented in 2004 by

chiropractor Dr. Larry Cole. The SideSleeper Pro is de-

signed to align the sleeper’s

spine and lessen the neck stiffness, external ear folding

and back discomfort found in side sleepers.

Specifics : The pillow measures 16 inch-

es by 14 inches in a crescent shape, arching down around the back for support. Its filling

is 100% polyester. It also fea-tures an inch-deep ear well for

additional comfort. The good:

There were several things I noticed straightway when I

first lay down on the

SideSsleeper. First, my arm wasn’t being crushed under

the pillow. I also noticed how comfortable my ear was in the

ear well. My mother, who purchased

the product for herself, said, “Yes it works. I previously had neck pain because my head

was not aligned with my spine when I slept on my side. I had

to bunch up my pillow to make it high enough so my head

would be aligned. The SideSleeper is high enough to

maintain head alignment and

gives back support. I also don’t have to sleep with my

hand under my pillow to keep it in that position,”

The bad: Like most people, I change positions throughout the night.

When I tried the pillow, I eventually woke up on my

back. So it did function well as a normal pillow, however not

so much as what it was spe-cifically designed for.

The final analysis: Unfortunately, unless you’re onlycomfortable on your side

or don’t move at all when you sleep, this product is only

helpful for however long it takes to initially fall asleep. If

you’re a dedicated side sleep-er, it’s definitely worth the buy. If not, you’re better off with the

pillow you’re already using. Price: $19.99

Available at: Wal-Mart, Sears, amazon.com

and thesidesleeperpro.com

Rating: 3 Sheep

Photo by KALANI RUIDAS

SIDESLEEPER PRO PILLOW

Student survey: If you could have one wish, what would it be?

Josh Higa Freshman

“To be a psychic so I can do all the fun stuff like lift ob-

jects, telekinesis and reading people’s minds, turn invisible

and all that other stuff.”

Kyle Mauri Sophomore

“I would love to breathe underwater.”

Amber Kama Junior

“If I had one wish, it would be a week where

teachers are NOT al-lowed to give homework.”

Kyeton Littel Senior

“The more you eat, the more buff you get.”

Compiled by KELSIE CHONG

Ba-a-a-ad

Still tossin’ and turnin’

Herding in z’s

Comfortably counting

A restful “sheep”


By KALANI RUIDAS, features co-editor

Directions: Unscramble each of the clue words. Copy the letters

in the numbered cells to other cells with the same number. Answers on page C9

A timeless tradition

By KIANA KAMALU

Secret message:


Things to do at football 1. Cheer! Do not be afraid to be part of the crowd and

stand, yell and dance along with the cheerleaders to sup-

port the football players. Break out of your shell! It

makes the experience a lot more fun. 2. Make signs. Support the

whole team or just one player. Make them shine so the play-

ers on the field know that there are people out there

rooting for them. 3. Bring lots of friends. Inviting more than one friend will

make it a night to remember. Going alone to a football

game? That’s okay; there are plenty of people to sit with. Try

sitting with the Spirit Club. 4. Participate in the “I-feel-so-

good” cheer. Keep the cheer-leaders busy. When you see them standing around yell:

“Hey (insert cheerleader’s name) how do you feel?” She

should reply: “I feel good, oh I feel so good, oh I feel so, oh I

feel so, oh I feel so good, UGH.” If the cheerleaders yell at you, “Hey, how do you

feel?” You should reply: “I feel good…”

Also try some of the other new

cheers for 2011-12. 5. Be daring. Get a group to

wear the same outfits to look unified. You could wear all

blue including blue face paint, hair spray, clothes or shoes at one game. Come up with

something to unify the KSM supporters; it makes our

school look and feel stronger.

New cheers Having trouble hearing the new cheers? Here are the

words! Learn them and cheer along with the cheerleaders

at the next game. Defense show your power Gimme a (give me a)

P-O-W-E-R. Defense show your power.

Gimme a (give me a) P-O-W-E-R.

Defense show your power. Gimme a (give me a)

P-O-W-E-R. Defense show your power, defense show your power,

defense show your power. Pump it up

Pump it up lets go big blue, pump it up lets go (repeat 2

more times). Pump it up lets go, pump it up lets go, pump it up let’s go.

Defense hit, tackle rough Defense hit, *pause* tackle

rough, defense HEY let’s get tough (repeat 2 more times).

Defense hey let’s get tough, defense hey let’s get tough,

defense hey let’s get tough. Stop that ball hey big D S-T *pause* *pause* O-P,

stop that ball Hey big D (repeat 2 more times).

Hawaiian: What’s your score? Horoscopes

Horoscopes are for entertainment purposes only! If you need answers, you’ll find them in your Bible. By Nancy Black and Stephanie Clem-ent, Tribune Media Services

Graphics by KELSIE CHONG

Jan. 20-Feb. 18 A partner comes to your rescue

when you find yourself lost. Focus

on abundance, balance and unity.

A tiny bit of frivolity would be

okay ... fresh flowers?

Let’s take a quiz!! Answer each question to the best of your ability, then score yourself accord-

ingly at the bottom. Let’s see how native you are.

By REID CAIRME, staff writer

Freshman

1. What is the Hawaiian law system called? 2. A Hawaiian temple is known as a what?

3. Who united the Hawaiian Islands?

Sophomore 4. What is the creation chant known as? 5. What is the term used for family gods?

6. Which king abolished the kapu system?

Junior 7. What type of religion did Hawaiians practice?

8. What is the separation of men and women during mealtimes known as?

9. Who was the sacred wife of Kamehameha the Great?

Senior 10. What year did missionaries arrive?

11. What were the 1970ʻs known as in Hawaiì? 12. When was Queen Liliùokalani dethroned?

Answers: 1. Kapu 2. Heiau 3. Kamehameha the Great 4. Kumulipo 5. Àumakua 6. Liholiho 7. polytheism 8. àikapu 9. Keo¯pu¯lani 10. 1820 11. The Hawaiian Renaissance 12. 1893

Scoring: Score 1 point for each correct answer on the freshman Level, 2 points on the sopho-more Level, 3 on the junior Level, and 4 points on the senior Level.

40 points – Haaaawaiian!; 30 to 39 points – All that studying finally paid off; 20 to 29 points-You know just enough to get by; 10 to 19 – This is your culture, care enough to at least try; 1 to 10

points – Get off Facebook; 0 points – “Aloha and welcome to Maui, I hope you enjoyed your flight. Please enjoy your stay.”

AQUARIUS: Jan. 20-Feb. 18 A partner comes to your rescue

when you find yourself lost. Focus

on abundance, balance and unity.

PISCES: Feb. 19-March 20 Time to put on those work gloves and start digging for buried treasure. It requires effort, but you're being extremely productive now. It's closer

than you think.

ARIES: March 21-April 19 There's a serenity about you that's

attractive. Contribute to your

family. Accept circumstances as

they are, and be an unstoppable

proponent of love.

TARUS: April 20-May 20 The next two days are good for making changes at home. Put in the

extra effort for improved output. Friends are happy to help. Whistle

while you work, and the love grows.

GEMINI: May 21-June 21 Acceptance and ease rule the day.

Get involved with studies and

projects that require keen concen-

tration; you've got it in spades.

Finish up old business to make

room for new.

CANCER: June 22-July 22 You're entering a prosperous

phase. Don't fritter it all away. This

next month you earn greater

perspective, seeing all sides of

issues. Use this to grow and get

your house in order.

LEO: July 23-Aug.22 You're in charge and looking good.

Unleash your brilliance. Follow a

strong leader (or be one). Respect-

fully let others know what you want.

Always say "thank you."

VIRGO: Aug.23-Sept.22 Follow-up and completion are key

for the next two days. You get

farther than expected, and friends

help. Take action to forward a

brilliant idea.

LIBRA: Sept. 23-Oct.22 You're the life of the party now. Get

together with friends to create new

possibilities. What do you have to

offer? What can you invent togeth-

er? Make music.

SCORPIO: Oct.23-Nov.21 Assume more responsibility for the

next few days, and don't expect it to

be effortless. However, you're

gaining lost of brownie points. Add

a smile and some elbow grease.

CAPRICORN: Dec. 22-Jan. 19 Now's a good time to reaffirm a

commitment (romantic or other-

wise). Discover the freedom of

knowing where you're going, or at

least knowing who you are.

SAGITARIUS: Nov. 22-Dec.21 Go for what you believe to achieve

it now. Don't despair if the road to

success has a few potholes, at

least you're on the right road.

Sudoku level: easy

Fill in the blank squares so that each row, column and each 3-by-3 block contains all of the digits 1 thru 9.

Graphic by KELSIE CHONG

Sudoku answers:

Word scramble answer

key: 1. Funnel Cakes 2. Games 3. Prizes 4. Entertainment 5. Better Living Tent 6. Ferris Wheel 7. Malasadas 8. Spin Out 9. Frosty Pog 10. Dizzy Dragons 11. Music Express 12. Coin Toss 13. Maui County 14. Poi Mochi 15. Live-stock 16. Art Show 17. Pharaoh’s Fury 18. Hypnotism 19. Music Hidden message: Have fun at the fair

Puzzle used courtesy of KrazyDad.com. All rights reserved.


CALENDAR

Girls volleyball remains dominant in regular season

By NICOLE KAAUAMO, sports co-editor The girls volleyball team is

en route to another Maui Inter-scholastic League champion-

ship and state championship bout. After the first half of this sea-

son, the team has a winning record of five wins and no

losses after playing La¯hainalu-na, Seabury Hall, Baldwin,

and Maui High. Their empha-sis on teamwork and non-individualization made the

biggest impact. Defeating Oʻahu’s Hawaiʻi

Baptist Academy and winning the Maui Invitiational Tourna-

ment was a good morale booster as well as an oppor-

tunity to make corrections

before the season began.

Coach Bala Spencer said that even though the tournament

helped the team know what to fix, it’s also difficult for them to

come down from that level of play.

“Our practices are so in-tense, and I think the girls are getting kind of tired of beating

each other up,” he said. The practice match against

Seabury was also fortunate because they are one of the

team’s strongest opponents in the MIL, but being in two dif-ferent divisions, the teams do

not face off in the regular sea-son unless they schedule a

match among themselves. One of the team’s most ef-

fective strengths is their ability

to correct their mistakes early.

Using this along with strong communication has minimized

errors and given them oppor-tunities to control the game.

Junior Bobbi Kalama said before the season began that

they have been putting em-phasis on team bonding and togetherness. This is evident

in their cooperative playing and the way they help each

other throughout the games. Coach Bala is optimistic

about the season. Their goal is not necessarily to win the state championship, but to

place in the top four there. “I think one of the mistakes

we made last year was not using what we had with Ginger

[Long (’11)] and all of them.

But this year, we’re already

doing things we never did,” Spencer said.

They will play next tomorrow against La¯hainaluna at

Ka’ulaheanuiokamoku Gym-nasium.

September 24 vs. LHS

at Kamehameha at 2 PM

September 29 vs. KKHS

at King Kekaulike at 4:30 PM

October 1 vs. BHS

at Kamehameha at at 6 PM

October 4 vs. LHS

at Lahainaluna at 6 PM

October 6 vs. MHS


October 11 vs. BHS

at Baldwin at 6 PM

Photo by NICOLE KA’AUAMO

Junior Anuhea Kaʻiaokamalie tips over Seabury Hall blocker Brooke Sturdevant in a 25-15, 25-18, 25-21 victory over the Spartans on September 3.

Ka Leo O Nä Koa Volume VII Issue 1 September 23, 2011 Sports D1

Sports are synonymous with rivalries; every true sports fan knows that. Violence, however,

shouldn’t be an automatic and certainly not for fans. There

are better ways to handle things.

Let the athletes play, and you do your job as a spectator-watch.

Last year, when the KSM football team scrimmaged with

La Jolla High School from Cali-fornia, one of the La Jolla par-

ents said she was shocked when she saw that our bleach-

ers are only on one side of the stadium. She said that in Cali-fornia, school rivalry is so in-

tense that stadiums are made with different entrances for

each school’s fans and they sit on opposite sides of the field

because they can’t even be in the same vicinity without a fight starting.

The pros aren’t any better. In fact, they’re worse! Three men

were taken to the hospital at

the 49’ers and Raiders football game in San Francisco on

August 21. A 26 year-old San Rafael man was beaten in the

stadium bathroom. He was wearing a shirt with profane

insults about the 49’ers. Short-ly after, one 24-year old man and another in his 20’s were

found in the parking lot after being shot.

Maui isn’t at that point, and it never should be. We need to

stop thinking that sports auto-matically mean fights. Last season, there were five

fights and three assaults at football games according to

Sgt. Mel Lorenzo of the Maui Police Department. Four of

those involved more than 15 people. Keep in mind that the-

se are only the ones that were reported to the MPD. That is way too much for a

reasonably small league like the MIL. Who knows what

could happen as the rivalries get stronger? It doesn’t seem

like a good idea to find out. The key to stopping this problem is making people real-

ize how small an island this really is. Things will be peace-

ful, as they should be, once

people decide there’s no rea-son to divide among ourselves

and to let a united Maui be something to “rep” itself.

For some people, sports are a getaway. People look for-

ward to those weekly games because it’s the one time to not care about anything…

except what’s happening on the field. That time should not

be tainted by the inabilities of others to control their tempers.

When we played Baldwin on October 16, there was a small altercation in the walkway. As

it always goes, everybody rushed to the scene or turned

away from the game to watch from the top of the bleachers.

Fights at games are not only dangerous, but also take away

from the essence of the sport. As soon as people hear com-motion from the spectators,

their backs are turned on the game. Who would pay $5 to

watch girls scream at each other? The stadium is for set-

tling athletic scores, not petty high school drama. As Kamehameha Schools

students, it’s important that players and spectators do not

stoop down to the combative levels of other schools and pro

sports fans. It is up to us to keep our side of the stands calm and collected. Let’s make

Pauahi proud and keep sports a happy place.

Varsity Girls Volleyball

9/2 vs. Seabury Hall 3-0 W

9/6 vs. Lähainaluna 3-0 W

9/10 vs. Maui High 3-0 W

9/14 vs. KKHS 3-2 W

9/16 vs. Baldwin 3-0 W

JV Volleyball

9/2 vs. Seabury Hall 3-0 L

9/6 vs. Lähainaluna 2-1 W

9/10 vs. Maui High 2-1 L

9/14 vs. KKHS 2-1 L

9/16 vs. Baldwin 2-0 W

Varsity Football


9/3 vs. KKHS 24-15 W

9/9 vs. Baldwin 41-7 L

JV Football


9/3 vs. KKHS 19-7 W

9/9 vs. Baldwin 27-7 L

Cross Country

8/27 at Kamehameha Girls: 4th

Boys: 3rd

9/3 at Seabury Hall Girls: 4th

Boys: 3rd

9/17 at La¯hainaluna Girls: 5th

Boys: 5th

SCOREBOARD

By HŌKŪ KREUGAR, news co-editor

With half of the Maui Inter-

scholastic League season over, the Kamehameha

Schools Maui cross country team has proven that they are

competitive with the other teams in the league. KSM’s boys placed 3rd over-

all during their first MIL meet on Saturday, Aug. 27, at KSM,

with the girls taking 4th. This was the first meet held in

which the athletes ran the new course laid out on the KSM

campus.

Both teams matched their record during their second MIL meet at Seabury Hall, which

also has a new course. No one from the KSM cross

country teams competed in the Ha¯na relay on Saturday,

September 10. At the Westside Invitational

on September 17, both the girls and boys teams placed fifth.

KSM cross country coach and 8th grade science teacher

Mr. Jon Svenson is optimistic about the rest of the season.

“I’m very confident. It’s all because of the way we’re training. If you cry at practice,

you’ll smile at the race,” Mr. Svenson said.

According to Mr. Svenson, this year’s team is a tight

bunch. “I love them. They’re very

spirited, they’re very fun, they work hard and they get along really well,” Mr. Svenson said.

“We have strong compan-

ionship and we’re looking a lot stronger this year,” junior run-ner Kamaha‘o Cavaco said.

Christian Education teacher

Kumu Kanani Baz also coach-es the teams.

The four team captains are seniors Erika Kekiwi, Chris

Kim, Naomi Holokai and Jared Toba.

Cross country shows promise mid-stride

Photo by: HŌKŪ KREUGER

Laura Albert is greeted at the finish line at cross country meet #2 at Sea-

bury Hall on September 3.


September 24

at Keōpūolani Park at 9 AM

October 1

at Maui High School at 9 AM

October 8

at Hāna at 10 AM

October 15 JV Championship

at King Kekaulike at 9 AM

October 22 MIL Championship

at Keōpūolani Park at 9 AM

CALENDAR

By DYLAN GODSEY, sports co-editor

The Kamehameha Schools

Maui Warriors varsity football team, with a record of one win

and two losses, keeps pushing through this fresh season. The team started off the

year with a tough pre-season loss to Kapaʻa High School on

Kauaʻi, 36-0. This was followed by a double overtime loss to

the Sabers of Maui High

School, 28-27. The Warriors started strong, but the Sabers

scored early in the game. Ku¯pono Cabanas was the

point leader for the Warriors, scoring multiple times in the

game. Their game against Na¯ Aliʻi of King Kekaulike was a suc-

cess, and the team clicked.

Leading scorer, quarterback Kalaʻi Yap, brought in two

touchdowns. The game ended 24-15, Warriors.

The Warriors then took on the Baldwin Bears at War Me-

morial Stadium under the Fri-day night lights. Though the Warriors’ Yap scored once, the

Bears dominated, finishing the game 41-7.

So far this season, some of the team’s strengths and weak-

nesses have emerged. “Our strengths would probably be our speed, heart, and also

our physicality on the field.” explained Kaiea Hokoana, #2

and running back on the Warri-or’s varsity offense.

Hokoana also said, “Our weakness is probably our

team's size and that our team is also young and still develop-ing.”

Linebacker Alika Sanchez said, “We are bonding togeth-

er, and we are getting better each week. I believe we can

go far this season.”

Hokoana said, “I expect that throughout this season, our

true leaders on the field will begin to show and motivate the

team even through the hard-ships. I also expect that

throughout the season we will also develop more maturely as players, students, and young

men.” If the Warriors defeat La¯hai-

naluna and keep a better rec-ord than the Lunas, we may

see the first state appearance for the Warriors since 2006.

September 24 vs. Lahainaluna

at War Memorial at 7 PM

October 7 vs. Baldwin


October 15 vs. Lahainaluna

at War Memorial at 7 PM

October 28 vs. King Kekaulike

at King Kekaulike at 7 PM

November 5 vs. Maui high


HOMECOMING GAME

CALENDAR

Warrior football digging in, building up


Junior Kalaʻi Yap runs into the end zone for a touchdown against the Baldwin Bears on September 9 as senior Jonah Aruda keeps away a Baldwin

defender. The Warriors lost to the Bears 41-7.


Junior Sayge Edrada attempts to get around Maui High defender Camryn

Wilhelm on August 27 at War Memorial Stadium.


Alika Sanchez

Sport: Football

Jersey #: 14

Grade: Senior

Workout: Speed and agility

Position: Linebacker and running back

Hobbies: Dodgeball, going to the beach Contribution to the team:

Playing my heart out and helping others

Challenges the team has faced so far: “Losing a lot of our main guys [in the class of 2011]”

How long you have been playing: 6 years

Post-high school plans: Play football for somewhere on the West Coast

Bobbi Kalama

Sport: Volleyball Jersey #: 12

Grade: Junior

Workout: Agility on Tuesdays/Thursdays, weightlifting on Mondays/Wednesdays

Position: Setter

Hobbies: Going to Ha¯na, “chillin like a villain”

Contribution to the team: Leader

Biggest challenges the team has faced so far:

We have to work a lot harder than we did last year, and everyone else is a little more

competitive

How long have you been playing: 7 years


Photos and feature by NICOLE KAAUAMO, sports co-editor

COACH LEMOE TUA

Coach

Corner Sports I’ve played: football, basketball

Where: Farrington High School, University of Ha-

waiʻi, Ma¯noa, Maui Stars semi-pro league

Position: Offensive lineman,

long snapper

Accomplishments: 1985 Honolulu District varsity foot-

ball champs, 1985 Honolulu District varsity basketball

champs, 1995-1997 semi-pro football Tsunami Bowl

champs

Biggest challenge as a coach: Getting student ath-

letes to realize importance of off-season conditioning and weight-training

Best advice to players: Work

as hard in the classroom as you do in your sport…

remember the term is schol-ar-athlete! Strong academ-

ics + strong body + strong mind equals self-discipline,

endurance and resili-ence. That all adds up to success in life!

Something we may not know

about you: I had minor roles as an actor here on Maui. I

played the role of Burp in The Legend of POG, a half-

hour spoof on finding the origin of the milk-cap game

that little children played like marbles. It was a hit before video games took over.

By SHANISE KAAIKALA, staff writer

The JV football team started the season with two wins and one loss.

The first season game took place at War Memorial Stadi-

um as the Warriors fought the Sabers. By halftime, the score

was 21-0 with the Warriors in the lead. By the fourth quarter,

the crowd was anticipating a win as the Warriors dominat-ed.

“I think everyone working hard in practice and executing

their plays really helped us win this game,” quarterback

Chase Newton said. The final score was 30-0, Warriors. The Warriors then took on

Na¯ Ali’i at Kana’iaupuni on Sept. 3. At the end of the se-

cond quarter, the Warriors were in the lead, 12-0.

“These players have won two games and are very dedi-

cated, good, young Hawaiian adults, and they play a huge part to these wins,” said JV

Coach Ronald “Jojo” Chong Kee. Na¯ Ali’i scored in the

third quarter, but the Warriors scored one last touchdown to

win the game, 19-7. On Friday, Sept.9, the Warri-ors challenged the Bears at

War Memorial Stadium. By the end of the first quarter, the

Bears were in the lead, 7-0. The second quarter began,

and the Warriors were deter-mined to make a comeback,

but the Bears seemed to be two steps ahead of the game

and ended the second quarter 14-7, Bears. By the end of the game, the Bears conquered

the Warriors, 27-7. “They played hard and

gained confidence. The score did not affect the game. Every-

one makes mistakes and it’s gonna happen,” Coach Chong Kee said.

JV football tackles teams

Photo by KA LEO O NĀ KOA staff

Kaulupono Hokoana runs the ball down the field against the JV of King Kekaulike Sept. 3.


Colton Cabanas dices past the JV Baldwin Bears’ defense.

By SHERIDAN KAILIEHU, staff writer

The Positive Coaching Alli-

ance is a non-profit organiza-tion developed at Stanford

University. They’re partnering with schools to create student-athletes.

Kamehameha Schools Maui has been part of the Positive

Coaching Alliance since 2007, when it was created. To win

and to gain life lessons through sports are the two

main things the Positive Coaching Alliance wants to teach.

Athletic Director Coach Kurt Ginoza said that, “The pro-

gram aspires to change the game to be about who put

their best effort on the table and who took the most morals and life lessons away with

them.” According to the Positive

Coaching Alliance training workbook, an athlete who is

part of the Positive Coaching Alliance has a motto of:

“Better, to make yourself bet-ter, to make your teammates better, and to make the game

better.” This year, KSM has held

two parent workshops be-cause “parents request it to

be mandatory,” Mr. Ginoza said. “To hear that kind of feedback is very motivating.”

Each workshop is angled toward a different goal. The

parent workshop is angled toward teaching how to be a

double-goal parent. A student workshop will teach one how

to be a triple-impact competi-tor. For instance, Students learn

about the ELM tree of mas-tery. E is for effort, to put the

best effort every time one plays, L is for learning, to

have constant improvement, and M is for mistakes and how to deal with them.

As of now, there are no up-coming workshops scheduled.

The scheduling of additional workshops has yet to be de-

termined.

PCA for student- athletes


By SHERIDAN KAILIEHU, staff writer

The JV girls volleyball team so

far has won two out of the five games they’ve played, but

they are working hard and training day in and day out to fulfill the championship tradi-

tion of Kamehameha Schools Maui volleyball. The girls varsi-

ty volleyball team has won the MIL title for the past seven

years, and this year will be the eighth year they defend it.

The JV team is young, con-

sisting of mostly freshmen.

Anianiku¯ Holt-Mossman is the only one out of the13 players

who is a returning sophomore. She has had many consistent

hits and strong kills alongside freshman Tiare Laufou. Since it is “a very young

team” according to varsity vol-leyball coach Bala Spencer,

they are still learning how to play as a team.

On Tuesdays they condi-tion, on Mondays and

Wednesdays the girls are in the weight room working on their weight training and on

Thursdays they double up on the workouts doing weight

training and conditioning.

So far, the season for the team is going “pretty good,” said Coach Bala. Each girl

brings something to the team. “I think I affect the team in a

positive way, I try to influence them to work harder and keep

a positive attitude,” said Kelia Nesmith, freshman setter and opposite hitter.

“The season is going pretty good. The team is on the right track to compete at the level

varsity does,” Coach Bala said.

The ultimate goal of the JV girls volleyball team is to win

the JV championship. The MIL JV tournament will be held here on campus on Oct.15.

JV volleyball girls balance on the edge

Photo by SHERIDAN KAILIEHU

Kylyn Fernandez, freshman, goes up for a block against the Maui High

School Sabers on September 10, 2011.

New club for skateboarders By NICOLE KAʻAUAMO, sports co-editor Skateboarders now have a

new club just for them. Senior Dylan Godsey has created the

Skateboarding Club as a bonding experience for all skateboarders.

This is the first club of its kind and the goal is to sched-

ule time for skateboarders to ride together. He is also in the

process of getting sponsorship by Loaded Longboards.

Godsey made eight skate-board decks from scratch for the club. He is also asking for

donations of parts. He hopes

to put these toward boards for

students who want to join and can’t afford their own.

“I started making them be-cause I wanted to have my

own hands-on feel of what it takes to actually create a skateboard,” Godsey said.

Bi-weekly on-campus meet-ings will take place in Mr.

Iwamura’s room. Members will discuss fundamentals of riding

and modifying boards. They will also choose places around

the island to ride together be-cause skateboards are contra-band on campus.

You do not need previous

skateboarding experience, so anyone can participate. If you

did not already sign up on Club Sign-Up Day, you can

see Godsey to join or e-mail him at dylan.godsey @imua.ksbe.edu. The first

meeting is Sept. 27 at Mr. Iwamura’s room during lunch.

Photo by NICOLE KAʻAUAMO

Dylan Godsey, senior, skates at

Kulamalu Park, trying a flip.

Photo by SHERIDAN KAILIEHU

Kelia NeSmith sets the ball keeping up the rally against MHS on Sep-

tember 10, 2011.


Athletics makes changes By SHERIDAN KAILIEHU, staff writer

This year there are some

changes in the athletics de-partment, such as new uni-

forms for the cheerleaders, new weight room rules, and possibly a JV softball and JV

soccer team. After seven years, the cheer-

leaders have gotten new uni-forms. They have been using

the same ones, recycling them year after year. The new ones

are custom fit to each of the cheerleaders on the team. They have, however, ordered

extra ones for the future. “I love the new uniforms.

They are so pretty and we look good in them,” varsity cheer-

leader Kayla Tactay said. Another change is that stu-dents have to have permission

and take a workshop to work out in the weight room. Two

trainers have also been added to ensure the safety and pro-

ductiveness in the students’ work out.

The weight room is no longer a hangout spot. Athletes have to be serious about working

out and bettering themselves

to be in there. “The students are adapting to the changes

rather quickly,” said Mr. Kaeo Lau Hee (’06).

Mr. Lau Hee and Ms. Chel-sea Machida are in the weight room to teach students how to

train effectively and make sure everyone’s working out right

and avoiding any injuries. “These rules provide a foun-

dation for our weight room environment. This allows users

to take advantage of one of the best facilities in the state and reach our goal of becom-

ing bigger, faster, and stronger athletes,” said Mr. Lau Hee.

The weight room hours were also extended to 2:45-6:30,

Monday to Thursday. They had also been extended to include morning hours from

6:15-7:15 for a short time. Due to low demand for the morning

hours, they were discontinued at the beginning of September.

This year, the school is hop-ing to offer JV girls soccer and

JV softball. “We are a small school, so offering new sports

is a challenge because of en-

rollment,” said Mr. Kurt Gino-za, athletic director. However, except for air rifelry and bowl-

ing, Kamehameha Schools

Maui does offer the same

sports as Baldwin High School, the largest school on Maui.

Photo By KA LEO O NĀ KOA staff

Ciana Ruidas sports the new cheerleading uniform at the King

Kekaulike High School vs. KSM football game, Sept. 3, 2011.

By DYLAN GODSEY, sports co-editor

ImPACT is an online con-cussion testing site that is now

a mandatory test for the ath-letes of Kamehameha Schools Maui who choose to be in-

volved in sports, according to

Coach Charles Roggow, KSM athletic trainer.

“This system gives the high school athletes a baseline so

that they know when they have a concussion in the fu-ture,” Coach Charles said.

The test has six modules: Word Discrimination, Design

Memory, X’s and O’s, Symbol Matching, Color Match, and

Three-Letter Memory. Each of these areas is pre-tested then

retested if a concussion oc-curs. Word Discrimination has 12

words shown for 750 millisec-onds each then put on a list

with 12 other words. Out of the 24 words, the student must

choose the12 correct words by clicking yes or no. The Design Memory module

is much like the Word Discrim-ination module except with

designs. The other four mod-ules have similar formats.

The test was first adminis-trated to all athletes last

spring. KSM will be testing all athletes this year, during the time of the particular sport.

“Instead of ruling and test-ing by us [to determine] wheth-

er an athlete can return to a

sport or not, this test gives us documentation that we base

our decisions off,” Coach Charles said.

“It was very challenging for my brain, sometimes I thought it was a bunch of tricks but it

ended up being much simpler than I imagined. It’s just a mat-

ter of focus and alertness,” junior Pololu¯ Nakanelua said.

Nakanelua and the rest of the 2011 judo team were

among the first teams to use the new concussion baseline system.

Judo sophomore, Sean T. Segundo said, “I think that it

[the concussion test] is good for not just testing for concus-

sions but for just regular brain practice.” So far, the system has been

used about 7 times according to Coach Charles. It has prov-

en to be a valuable tool for determining whether or not

athletes can return to their sport.

Concussion testing increases safety


Coach Charles demonstrates the ImPact concussion testing program,

an online system for measuring brain acuity .


By DYLAN GODSEY, sports co-editor Three seniors of the Kame-

hameha Schools Maui Warri-ors varsity football team re-

ceived training from Chip Kelly Head Coach of the University

of Oregon, and his 2010 run-ner-up National BCS Champi-onship coaching staff.

Ku¯pono Cabanas, Daylan Malchado, and Jordan Nauka

took part in the 2011 Oregon Football Camp held at the

University of Oregon, June 19-23. The four days were divided

into an introductory session on the first day, practice on days

two and three, and a scrim-mage on day four.

During the introductory ses-

sion, the boys were introduced to the college coaches that

they would be working with, who explained the ground

rules and the functioning of the camp, and they were divid-ed into groups by skill

(position). “It has taught me how to get

faster and make more explo-sions with my coverage at

defensive back,” Nauka said. Cabanas a slot back, fullback

and kicker described the expe-rience as a self-building one. He said, “I learned a lot of new

techniques to make me bet-ter.” He also said, the camp

“added on new skills … mak-ing you a better overall football

player.” Days two and three were filled with actual practice and

training. All campers were fully geared up complete with

shoulder pads, helmets, leg padding, and cleats.

On the final day, all the po-sitions came together, scrim-

maged and then departed. Malchado, Nauka, and Ca-banas have aspirations of

playing at the university. For those interested in the

camp next year Cabanas says, “You should go. It’s a

great experience. It also helps your confidence. For me, after playing with bigger and faster

guys, it made me more confi-dent in the MIL.”

Prices varied from $465 for overnight boarders to $330 for

day campers.

Boys take on University of Oregon

Benched By Dylan Godsey

Photo courtesy of DAYLAN MACHADO

Jordan Nauka, Ku¯pono Cabanas and Daylan Machado stand in front of a University of Oregon O before Oregon

Football Camp this summer.


Senior Ku¯pono Cabanas celebrates after scoring a touchdown against

Maui High on August 27 at War Memorial Stadium. Cabanas attended a

skill-building football camp at the University of Oregon over the summer

with two other senior football players.


Football Camp…

Imagine

how I feel!

Man, it’s junk being benched!

By KALANI RUIDAS with

SHANISE KAAIKALA

September 26-

30 is National Breast Cancer

Awareness Week, and the girls vol-

leyball teams will once again be designating one game as their Dig Pink match.

Informational displays, free-bies, and Dig Pink t-shirt sales

will all be there. There will also be the tradi-

tional Wall of Honor where fans can post notices in honor of loved ones who have sur-

vived, battled or lost their lives to this cancer.

October 6 is the date set for the Dig Pink match, even

though it is one week after the official cancer awareness week.

Kylie Yamada will forward

proceeds from sales and do-nations at the game to the

Side-Out Foundation. Side-Out’s priority is to unite

players, coaches and specta-tors in working towards a com-mon goal. They work to raise

breast cancer awareness, provide those affected by can-

cer with compassionate sup-port and contribute to local

breast cancer programs. Kamehameha Schools sup-

ports breast cancer in memory of its founder, Princess Ber-nice Pauahi Bishop.

“The main reason why we host this event is because this

is how our founder lost her life,” Coach Bala said.

Princess Pauahi was diag-nosed with breast cancer in 1884 according to Cobey

Black and Kathleen Dickenson Mellen’s book, Princess Paua-hi and Her Legacy. The anxiety and grief caused

by the passing of her cousin Princess Ruth Keʻelikolani had

diminished Pauahi’s health. So, her doctor, a Dr. Trous-seau, recommended that she

take a trip to San Francisco for more medical consultation.

Although the climate had no true effect on her condition,

upon arrival, she said the cool-er climate seemed to help. Later she ran into a friend

from Honolulu who was also

visiting San Francisco for medical evaluation. Princess

Pauahi told her friend, “I am wretched. I need patching up,

suppose we both go to the hospital.” Cancer was confirmed and

specialists performed an oper-ation in the Palace Hotel an-

nex. After returning to Honolulu in

July, she improved for several more months. Unfortunately,

she relapsed, which led to her passing on October 16, 1884.

By KIANA KAMALU, op-ed editor

1 in 8 women will get breast cancer in her lifetime.

70-80% percentage of breast cancers occurring in wom-

en who have no history of it.

2.5 million people who survived

breast cancer in 2010

1 in 4 cancers diagnosed in

women that are breast cancer

230,480

estimated cases of inva-

sive breast cancer diag-nosed in women in 2011

527

new cases of breast can-cer every day in the USA

110

people who die of breast

cancer per day in the USA

1%

percentage of breast can-cer cases that are found in

men

39,970

estimated number of women to die from breast

cancer this year

Facts to know: breast cancer

Game for a princess

Photo courtesy of KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS

A portrait of Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop, Kamehameha Schools

founder and a victim of breast cancer.


Photo by NICOLE KA’AUAMO Bobbi Kalama and Raven Poepoe are too much for a Sage Hill defender at the Maui Invitational Tournament.

The Warriors went on to take first place at the pre-season tournament, defeating Hawaiʻi Baptist Academy.

Aside from being hard-hitters on the court, the team will also be holding their annual Dig Pink match on October

6 to share raise awareness about breast cancer and to raise funds to benefit breast cancer research.

Accreditation: Why are we here? Inspecting our curriculum,

scrutinizing our programs, and questioning our students and

teachers, the Western Associ-ation of Schools and Colleges

is once again coming to ac-credit our school. Accredit you ask? To make

sure we offer an excellent and challenging program, the visit-

ing committee reads an exten-sive self-written report and

spends a week on the cam-pus, checking everything out.

Without the accreditation, our diplomas would just be a piece of paper. Universities do

not consider accepting stu-dents from non-accredited

schools. Waking up at 6 a.m., slaving

over mountainous homework and even staying after school to make up late schoolwork

leads me to ask, “Why are we here?”

We have to get up every morning and do our best for a

number of reasons: we want to create a good reputation for

our school, we have to make

the grade to please the par-

ents, but we are also here for ourselves. Without realizing it,

we are the ones to demon-strate how well or poorly our

school is doing, which gets us accredited or not. Everything that you do is

reflected on you, so make a good impression.

Try your hardest in your clas-ses by doing work on time,

coming to class on time, and trying to get that extra credit. It

may take some work, but in the end, it will be worth it. Having a positive attitude is

also a great way to make an impression.

Another example is if we do not follow the dress code and

act like it does not matter, we are perceived as sloppy. Tucking in your shirt makes

you look neat, sharp and pol-ished. You look like you “know

better.” Whenever you picture a

public school student—brightly colored hair, skimpy or baggy

clothes, piercings, tattoos and

other things associated with

the “dress code” of a public school—it makes you think the

school does not really care how their students are per-

ceived by the public. Even when you are out of uniform, you are still a KSM

student, and what you say or do can impact the school and

its reputation. How you present yourself at

sports events has an impact as well; you are not in uniform,

but you are still representing the school. Your grades, your attitude,

your outerwear—everything is important to the accreditation

of our school. These are the reasons why

working hard and doing well pays off. Together we create our own

diplomas and an excellent school for the younger gener-

ations, so we can all one day sally forth into that scary place

we call The World.

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Ka Leo o Nä Koa Staff

Faculty Advisor: Ms. Kye Haina News Co-Editors: Hoku Krueger Amanda Lee Life Co-Editors: Kelsie Chong Kalani Ruidas Sports Co-Editors: Dylan Godsey Nicole Kaÿauamo Op-Ed Editor: Kiana Kamalu Staff: Reid Cairme Shanise Kaÿaikala Sheridan Kailiehu Mehanaokala Lee Wire Services: Some material courte-sy of American Society of Newspaper Editors /MCT Campus High School Newspaper Services Editorial Policy: The staff of Ka Leo O Nä Koa is dedicated to objective and balanced coverage of campus and community news. We welcome comments, cor-rections, suggestions and letters. To have your letter considered for publication, limit the text to 100 words or less, include full name and grade, and email to: [email protected]. Letters may be edited for length and propriety. Disclaimer: Ka Leo O Nä Koa is a student publi-cation of the journalism class of Kamehameha Schools Maui. The views expressed represent the views of the individual student writer and editors and does not reflect the views of KSM, KSBE, or its affiliations. 9-10 Principal: Mr. Lance Cagasan Academies Principal: Ms. Jay-R Kaÿawa Address: 270 ÿAÿapueo Parkway Pukalani, HI, 96768 Phone: (808)-573-7019 Email: [email protected] Twitter: @kaleoonakoa Website: www.kaleoonakoa.org

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