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Kaniaupio finds self in chant By RIANN FUJIHARA news editor
Kamehameha Schools Maui junior Kaiʻulani Kaniaupio learned about different styles of oli while attending The Art of the Chanter 2017. Kaniaupio was joined by seniors Keʻala Cabanilla, Jaelynn Nobriga and junior Brennan “Ikaika” Mendez. They traveled to Oʻahu under the supervision of Nā Kumu Henohea Kāne and Kalei ʻAʻarona-Lorenzo. The Art of the Chanter 2017 was a two-day performance series with roots in 1986, when it began, and is hosted by The Kennedy Theatre and the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa theatre program. Kaumakaiwa Kanakaʻole and Kealiʻi Reichel, founder of Hālau Keʻalaokamaile, were the coordinators of this event. Kaniaupio is a student who is heavily involved in her Hawaiian culture. She is a dancer for Hawaiian Ensemble, and she will be in Hawaiian 4 next sememster, making her the perfect candidate for this event. “We took those four haumāna because they each have or will have kuleana with oli in this school,
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and it was important for them to experience a variety of oli,” Kumu ʻAʻarona-Lorenzo said. Prominent Hawaiian chanters such as Pualani Kanahele, Pele Kaʻio, Keliʻi Ruth, Kapalaiʻula DeSilva, Snowbird Bento and Taupōuri Tangarō were highlighted in this event, which keeps oli traditions alive. Tangarō showcased mele no nā kamaliʻi and short riddles meant to tease cry babies, bald people, and skinny people. In a September interview with Hawaiʻi News Now, Kumu Kealiʻi Reichel said, “We have these individual practitioners come and choose a chant of their own desire. They vocalize it how they want, they dress how they want, and they present it as a set piece.” While there, the students were taught that one oli can be done in many different styles, and still mean the same thing. Kaniaupio gave the example of Kialoa Mossman who did a chant called Hele Hoʻi Ke Ala Ma Uka ʻO Kaʻū. This chant speaks of worshipping the connection of familial ties with Pelehonuamea and a gift offering. “Kialoa did this oli three different ways, using nonolo, a nasal voice; kepakepa, a fast rhythmic chant; and hoʻāeae, a chant with prolonged vowels. Although Kialoa did different syles of this oli, it still talked about his connection with Pelehonuamea,” Kaniaupio said. Kaniaupio said that it is her responsibility to make sure that kupuna voices don’t go unheard. “Oli is part of my everyday life whether it’s morning oli or asking for protection. Slowly, oli became a part of me. I oli because it is what is natural, and what inspires me to oli is the language. When learning oli, I learn the language by new vocabulary and sentence structures, all things that help me become a better speaker,” Kaniaupio said. Along with the chanter’s conference, these students visited the Bishop Museum, ʻIolani Palace, and Kānewai, a cultural resource center at The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. After this event, Kaniaupio said she would like to create her own oli or tell stories from traditional oli to share the meaning behind them with others. “Chanting connects me with my ancestors through building a connection with myself and elements around me. The connections that my voice can make builds upon my understanding on where I come from and who I am,” Kaniaupio said.
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Poʻo Kula Parker looks forward By BRIANNE REFORMINA sports editor
Poʻo Kula Dr. Scott Parker
Poʻo Kula Dr. Scott Parker has been working with schools for nearly 20 years, and in that timse has gone from substitute teaching at Kamehameha Schools Kapālama and Maui to, most recently, Assistant Head of School at KS Kapālama.
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During his years, he said, he saw the need for change in Hawaiʻi schools as necessary for younger generations to be successful once they step out into the real world and face its challenges. As part of a KS organizational shift, Dr. Parker plans to reconstruct the way KS Maui students learn through changes in the school environment. “It is my best intention to improve the school’s way of teaching so that students are prepared for what’s outside of high school,” Poʻo Kula Parker said. Since September, he has called for
Design workshop gets ball rolling
Photo by AARON VEINCENT
The students present their prototype to a group of kumu.
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By AARON VEINCENT and staff Kamehameha Schools Maui held a 2-day design-thinking workshop, Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, for nearly 100 kumu, mākua, and nā kula waena and ki’eki’e haumāna to work toward the goal of improving the school environment. Dr. Scott Parker, Kamehameha Maui’s po’o kula, is the driving force behind this movement to address concerns about how prepared students are. “From a student perspective, is the school, in its present iteration, really making sure students have choice [and] voice, and are we really prepping [them] for the real world ahead?” he said. According to Dr. Parker, the school is more “traditional,” which restricts students’ ability to venture outside the box, find their passion, and prepare for the new jobs that’ll be created by the time they’re adults. He said that education needs to keep up with changes in society.
“We are not producing factory workers anymore, so why are we teaching the way we did a hundred years ago?” he said. Dr. Parker’s focus is to “create an environment that fosters creation and innovation,” so the design workshop became one of the first steps. “In an effort to look at school re-design, we want to make sure to capture as [many] voices as we can,” he said. At the workshop, attendees learned a 5-step process for finding solutions. It consisted of empathizing, defining, ideating, prototyping, and testing. Over the two days, groups worked through each step with the guidance of representatives from Oceanit, an “engineering and innovation company” based in Honolulu. After learning about the steps, each group practiced them. Empathizing started with an interview of a kumu or haumāna. The group asked questions to identify that person’s needs. Once they agreed on a need, they started ideating, or brainstorming, dif-
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and started a Design Thinking community, and since then, there have been three official Design Thinking “boot camps” or meetings for adults, staff, and KS Maui students to learn basic design thinking skills and how they apply to educational learning. The first meeting in September involved adults only (parents, teachers, staff, etc.) practicing design thinking methods and grasping the purpose of design thinking. Dr. Parker is collaborating with Oceanit Inc., an innovation company, to guide the Design Thinking committee process. (See Design Workshop below.) ferent approaches to filling that need and solving a problem for the subject. Next, they made a prototype of their solution and tested it by giving it to the subject to observe and try out. The group can continue to follow the process by trial-and-error way until they arrive at a final result that fills the need. The products that the students came up with included virtual reality goggles for a person who is a visual learner, a school café, and a nap module. Senior Madison Dutro, juniors Lee-Joseph Franco and Analicia Kapua, and sophomore Maria Abihai designed the café to provide “a comfortable working environment for students to work before school,” Kapua said. The group envisioned students arriving at school early and going to the café to relax and prepare for the day. Another group designed a solar-powered napping capsule for their subject who wanted to sleep during school because he gets tired. By rolling out the design-thinking mindset, Dr. Parker hopes that people, instead of just noticing a problem, will come up with solutions. For now, Dr. Parker is practicing the process himself by listening to the student body to identify campus needs. For instance, Dr. Parker saw various needs when it came to student sleep, length of classes, scheduling, and school hours, so he has involved the school staff in research and design activities to come up with a new bell schedule for next year. That one change will also result in other changes, such as how, when and which courses are offered. Some options on the table right now include doing away with A/B days, shorter periods, and adding periods for enrichment activities. The workshop is just one early step on the way to big changes for Kamehameha Maui.
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Dutro turns her photo passion to profit By RIANN FUJIHARA news editor Senior Madison Dutro has been interested in photography since middle school days, and she would always take pictures wherever she went. Dutro was inspired by her brother, Mitchel Dutro, who graduated from Kamehameha Schools Maui in 2014. He would always carry around a camera. Seeing that, she wanted to learn more about photography and invested in her own camera. Dutro’s work is mostly inspired by nature and the world around her. She said she wants to share the beauty of the world with everyone.
“Going to new countries and seeing the world from a whole different perspective is breathtaking.” -
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As a child, she grew up in a woodsy area of Kula with a pasture behind her house. Her dad would take her there in the morning to show her the deer that would feed there. Dutro said she remembers it being “the most peaceful scenery ever,” and she wanted to “capture those moments forever.” “I mostly love taking travel photos and photos of foreign places and people. I am fortunate enough to travel the world because my mom is a flight attendant,” Dutro said. Dutro has traveled to Italy, Amsterdam, Germany, Vienna, China, Japan, Bali, and Singapore. Recently, Dutro had the opportunity to use her passion to make a profit when she sold photographs of culturally historic places and fragile ecosystems
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Dutro photographs the ocean for her senior project at Makaluapuna in Kaʻanapali. on Maui at the 2017 Native Hawaiian Chamber of Commerce Business Festival. The event was held Oct. 11 at the King Kamehameha Golf Club. The theme this year was Ka ʻIkena ʻŌiwi, and there was an exchange of information between students and experts in each field. The students could seek advice from the experts in each field to help them make future career decisions. “I chose to sell my artwork at the Biz Fest because I wanted to learn more about owning your own business and get some advice or input from business creators that were there,” Dutro said. In her first time selling her artwork, she sold three different prints of different sizes, including matted and framed prints that were 4 by 6, 8 by 10, and 12 by 18 inches. The prices for each print ranged from $3 to $45. At the event, the people who bought from Dutro were either artists or had artists in their family. “One of the business creators that bought from me had a daughter that went to photography school and was in photography. He really encouraged me to keep doing photography, and I thought that was really cool, and [it] meant a lot to me,” she said. Dutro, would love to be a photographer in the future and travel while taking pictures and sharing her artwork with the world, but first–college. “I’ve been looking at Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle. I want to be somewhere woodsy, of course, and I feel that it would be a great advantage to my photo taking. If not there, then any art college on the mainland would be amazing,” she said.
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Dutro takes a selfie at Polipoli State Recreational Area.
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Dutro addresses diversity through an AP photo assignment by photographing people of different backgrounds.
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ʻĀHAʻILONO
Mālama i ke ola o Kalaupapa
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Ua kipa nā haumāna i Bishop Home for Girls a ua komo pū i ka haipule Katolika me nā kamaʻāina ʻo Kalaupapa. Na KAUWILAIKALUNAOKEAO GORMLEY staff writer
Ua huakaʻi ʻo Kahu Kalani me ʻelima mau haumāna mai ka Papa Lama, ‘o Delissa Rano, Hunter Worth, Mikaela Bega, Keala Cabanilla, a me Kamalei Roback i kekahi huakaʻi makahiki i Kalaupapa e hana maikaʻi no nā kānaka o kēlā ʻāina ma Nowemapa.
“Makemake mākou e hoʻohanohano i ko Kalaupapa no ko lākou pōpilikia.” - Kahu Wong
I ka makahiki 1835, ua loaʻa ka maʻi Pākē i Hawaiʻi. Ua hoʻouna ʻo Lot Kapuāiwa, Kamehameha V, i nā kānaka me ka maʻi Pākē i Kalawao. Ua pono nā kānaka e pale iā lākou iho, akā, ua kōkua kekahi kauhale lawaiʻa kokoke iā lākou. Ua hiki i nā kānaka ke hoʻi i ko lākou mau home ma hope o ka hoʻōla ‘ia o ke kino a me ka ‘uhane. “Pili i ka mālama a, ke hala ka mea maʻi, ua pau nā haʻi mo’olelo no laila, na kākou e mālama i nā moʻolelo no nā
kau a kau,” wahi a Kahu Wong. Ua hana ke kime i nā mea e like me ke alakaʻi hoʻomana, ka mālama ʻāina, ka hoʻokipa i nā mea maʻi a me ke aʻo i ko lākou mau moʻolelo, ke aʻo i ka moʻomeheu, ka ʻimi a loaʻa ka pili ʻohana ma ka mokupuni, a me ka waiho i ka hopena nui ma ke kaiāulu. Nui ka hopena o ke kime, ua uē nā poʻe i ka manawa i haʻalele ai ke kime. “Nui ka hopena o kēia huakaʻi i ke kime, ua hoʻolilo ko lākou mau kuanaʻike a, pōmaikaʻi lākou no nā mea i loaʻa a me nā ola a lākou. Ua hoʻolilo nā moʻolelo iā lākou. Makemake lākou e mālama i ka ʻāina a me nā kānaka,” wahi a ke kahu. Ma hope o kēia huakaʻi, ua hoʻi nā haumāna akā ‘aʻole like ko lākou ‘ano. Aia ‘o Kalaupapa me lākou, ma muli o kā lākou hana. “Māʻona koʻu nāʻau mai kēia huakaʻi, a makemake au e hana i nā mea maikaʻi. Ua maikaʻi ka hana ʻana me koʻu mau hoa papa i nā hana maikaʻi. Ua huli wau i ka maluhia a hoʻomaikaʻi no nā mea aʻu me nā mea a ke Akua i hana ai noʻu,” wahi a Delissa Rano o Ka Papa Lama.
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Ua kōkua ʻo Kamalei Roback ma ka halihali ʻana i ka paukū kumulāʻau no ke kaiaulu.
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Ua hula ʻo Keʻala Cabanilla ma ka Halepule o St. Francis.
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The biscochitos recipe requires only six simple ingredients!
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Biscochitos are used for many occasions but are best for Chirstmas.
Bake up buttery Biscochitos by ANALICIA KAPUA, sports editor
Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup pecan pieces or halves 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened 2 cups powdered sugar, divided 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1/4 teaspoon salt
Though these are reffered to as Mexican wedding cookies, they are also associated with Christmas. They go by many names in different cultures— biscochitos in Mexico, polvornes in Spain, butterballs, Swedish teacakes, moldy mice, pecan sandies, and Danish almond cookies—but one thing is for sure: with only six ingrdients, these powdery cookies are quick and easy to make.
Instructions: Grind the pecans but not so much that they come out pasty. Beat the butter and add only a ½ cup of the powdered sugar to the butter. Mix until it becomes light and fluffy. Gradually mix in 1 cup flour, vanilla and salt. Then mix in the ground nuts. Place dough in a covered container and refrigerate one hour or until they become firm. Preheat oven to 350˚F. Roll dough into 1-inch balls. Place dough balls 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Then bake 12 to 15 minutes or until pale golden brown. Let cookies sit for 2 minutes after taking them out. Meanwhile, sift 1 cup powdered sugar into a glass dish. Transfer the hot cookies into the powdered sugar, and roll them, coating well. Plate them on a red or green plate; then, sift the remaining 1/2 cup of powdered sugar over the sugar-coated cookies before serving.
The biggest change Iʻd like to make in myself:
Feature, photos by ANALICIA KAPUA
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With the new year coming in, people hope to change for the better. Here are some changes Warriors want to see in themselves.
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“I want to get BIGGER, “To not be clumsy and forFASTER, and STRONGER getful.” so I can start for football.”
“To not waste my time because I’m a huge procrastinator.”
“Become a SoundCloud rapper #$WAG #CLOUT #10TOESDOWN.”
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“Sup Aaron, It’s holiday season and that means presents, both giving and receiving. You see now though, it’s hard to give when you don’t even have a single penny in your pocket. So help! What can I get as a gift for my friend when I’m completely broke? Thanks bud, -Broke Blues” Hiya Blues, I feel ya. Times are tough when you’re a teenager. Being job-less, there’s nothing much we can do but nag our parents for money; however, sometimes they’re just gonna say no. So here’s what you gotta do. Take it back to the old days. The best type of present is the type where it’s well thought-out and personal. Sure, you could do a DIY project, but you really have to be savvy to pull that off. So hows about these?
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Write a letter Yeah, I know what you’re thinking, “Who even does this anymore?” Well the answer to that question is “nobody,” but this is the reason why it’s so special. Write your soul out, write a joke, show the person how much you appreciate them because nothing hits closer to the heart than the words of a loved one. Write a song As Founder’s Day rolls in, so do all the song practices, so your vocals will be tuned up and ready to sing. Create a rhythm, find some rhymes and go ahead and create a song that gives somebody good vibes.
Sudoku
Fill in the blank squares so that each row, each column, and each 3-by-3 block contains all the digits 1 through 9. Level: Medium
Go on an adventure Money can never buy a good time, and who says presents have to be physical objects? The best type of gift one can receive, at least in my opinion, is great memories. Pack up your things, grab your friend(s) and plan out an awesome and eventful day just for them.
Although you don’t have cash, that doesn’t mean you don’t have a present. Be creative, think outside the box and stop thinking that you need money to make others happy! As long as you put some time, thought, and effort into the present, the receiver will be just as happy. Hopefully you’re going to be able to apply these tips to your personal life and things end up working out. If they do, please let me know! And if anyone else out there is in need of advice, don’t be afraid to tag or DM me @aaronkv_ on Twitter and Instagram!
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Maui gives back: volunteer now! by BRIANNE REFORMINA, sports editor
This time of year is a great time to give to families and individuals who may be less fortunate than others. Throughout the island of Maui, non-profit organizations and agencies are hosting several community service projects open to volunteers. Whether you’re getting down in the dirt or caroling in the hospital, you’ll find these service events not only beneficial to the community, but to you as well. P.S. This is a great opportunity to earn community service hours! For more volunteer opportunities involving the Maui community, check out Hands OnMaui or VolunteerMatch to find community service events that fit you!
A Brush with Kindness What: Habitat for Humanity connects and empowers the community through revitalizing existing homes for less fortunate families. Volunteers and workers have the opportunity to re-roof a home, fix water damage, and remodel a bathroom for disabled or aging members of the community. Who: Must be at least 14 years old and able to lift 20+ lbs and work on a construction site When: Times vary (contact Habitat for Humanity at (808) 8930334) Where: Contact Habitat for Humanity at (808) 893-0334 Sign up now at VolunteerMatch under Habitat for Humanity Maui
Lōkahi Day in the Park – 9th Annual What: Nā Hoaloha- Neighbors Helping Neighbors is hosting a day of giving and having fun. Volunteers are needed to help with face painting, games and crafts, as well as set-up and break-down of the event. Who: No age limit but must be able to handle face painting, games and crafts When: December 9, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Where: The Meadowlands Community Park Kauhaa St. at S. Kihei Rd. To sign-up and volunteer, contact Judy Guajardo at (808)249- 2545 or email info.nahoaloha.org
BZP Pop-Up at Ice Skating in Paradise
Pacific Primate Sanctuary What: The Pacific Primate Sanctuary, Inc. is looking for animal caregiver and support staff volunteers, where volunteers work with preparing food for animals, keeping records of animals and their health, and cleaning on the grounds. Who: Must be at least 13 years or older When: Times vary, contact Pacific Primate Sanctuary at (808) 572- 8089 Where: Makawao, Hawaiʻi: contact Primate Pacific Sanctuary for specific directions Sign up now at HandsOnMaui
What: Ice Skating in Paradise comes to Maui Mall and provides islanders the chance to ice skate! Volunteers for setup, break-down and supervision of the ice skating events are needed until the closing date Dec. 17. Who: Must be at least 15 years or older and family-friendly When: Times vary, contact Blue Zones Project – Central Maui at (808) 280- 1070 Where: The Maui Mall in Kahului Sign up now at HandsOnMaui
All we want for Christmas is...
Santa lost a part of his list and doesn’t know who the gifts below belong to. Help him sort out the gifts by matching the gift with the Warrior. Solution on page B5
by KAUWILAKALUNAOKEAO GORMLEY, staff writer
Mason PagaDraculan
intermediate piano book
Daniel Kapua
pair of Jordanʼs
Selena Aguilar Li Furukawa
Ezekiel Weber
A car
teddy bear iMac
Lauren Kalama
Shorts
Kānekapolei Kana
Xbox One X
Styles Soares
Sunglasses
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The other December holidays by AARON VEINCENT, features editor
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The month of December. We all know and remember it for one reason alone: Christmas. It’s the season of green and red and twinkling Christmas lights. Although Christmas may seem like the only holiday, did you know there’s a lot more in the month? December actually has about 63 holidays. Here’s a brief look at what else is happening during the month of December.
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10 Pearl Harbor Day: Recognition of the bombing of Pearl Harbor
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Festivus: This fake holiday originates on the TV show Seinfeld. Put up a festivus pole, air your grievances, and perform feats of strength at your Festivus dinner.
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Not a good day for a tan because today is the shortest day of the whole year!
Humbug Day:
Beginning of Kwanzaa: Join the one-week long AfricanAmerican tradition by celebrating the culture and its seven principles.
Have Christmas stress? Relieve it by venting on this “holiday.”
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Bacon Day! Toss it in fried rice, scramble it in an omelet or just fry it up crispy. Mmmmm!
New Year’s Eve: Count down to fireworks, a new year and a fresh new start.
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Make Cut-out Snowflakes Day! Make snowflakes out of recycled gift wrap! No one will be like any other!
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Winter break books: check them out!
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Such a slang! The feelings of “Hō, Brah!”
By BRIANNE REFORMINA sports editor
by AARON VEINCENT
Phew! Finally, the first semester is almost done and winter break will soon be here! If you’re at the beach or on a 5-hour plane ride, pick up these new book releases that have readers excited. From bestselling authors to heartwarming stories, you won’t want to put down these books once you’ve started. The Sun and Her Flowers: Rupi Kaur Brought to you by New York Times bestselling author Rupi Kaur, author of Milk and Honey, her second book of poetry focuses on growth and healing and connecting to ancestry. Kaur is known to address feelings of lost hope, broken hearts, and the inevitability of life and through her poetry collection, she hopes to help anyone out there going through these hardships. Wonder R.J. Palacio Now a 2017 movie by Stephen Chbosky, Wonder is the heartwarming story of a young boy with a birth defect who never had a normal life until entering his fifth-grade year. He deals her second book of poetry focuses on growth and healing and connecting to ancestry. Kaur is known to address feelings of lost hope, broken hearts, and the inevitability of life and through her poetry collection, she hopes to help anyone out there going through these hardships. Algedonic: r.h. Sin R.H. Sin, author of the well-known poetry collection Whiskey, Words, & a Shovel, publishes another poetryfilled book about moving on from broken relationships and handling what life gives you. Shedding light on the problems that teens deal with in everyday life, this new collection of poetry covers issues that most people go through and the beauty of how these things can change our lives, for better or worse.
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All we want for Christmas is...page B3 Lauren Kalama – pair of Jordan’s Styles Soares – intermediate piano book Ezekiel Weber – a car Selena Aguilar – iMac Mason Pagan-Draculan – Sunglasses Kānekapolei Kana– a teddy bear Li Furukawa – Shorts Daniel Kapua – Xbox One X
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Pumpkin Spice getting old
Heaven never tasted so good
by RIANN FUJIHARA news editor
by AARON VEINCENT features editor
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When fall comes around, there are a few things that come Since 2003 the world has been blessed with Starbucks’ to mind: falling leaves, cool weather and the dreadful pumpkin creation of the Pumpkin Spice Latté, yes, the iconic PSL. spice. It was cute at first, until people started getting strangely At first, the drink was to be named the “Fall Harvest Latté,” addicted to it. The spice’s popularity usually peaks around the but after removing artificial ingredients from the first draft of time when autumn begins. People have been normalizing the the drink and replacing it with real pumpkin spices, the drink spice and adding it to anything they can find. If this doesn’t forever changed, and along with it the lives of its drinkers. stop, it’ll take over the world, and who wants that? Those who drank the PSL couldn’t get enough, leading some Why is it so overrated? After drinking a pumpkin spice of them to broaden their search for the delectable pumpkin latte for myself, I found that the taste of gingerbread was more spice taste. dominant than the actual pumpkin flavor. Also, although there The use of the spice sky-rocketed and PSL consumers are many people who have a sweet tooth, the taste could easily created hundreds of different pumpkin spice recipes. be considered overpowering, and the sugar is ridiculous. Many of the recipes maintained the sweet side of the spice, According to the American Heart Association, the maximum but others took it so far as to get savory. amount of sugar intake for men is 37.5 grams and the maximum This year saw the introduction of a recipe that can be amount for women debated as the perfect is 25 grams per combination of day. A tall Pumpkin everyone’s favorite dish Spice Latte from and pumpkin: pumpkin Starbucks, contains spice pizza. 39 grams of sugar! The pizza was created This makes pumpkin by Villa Italian Kitchen spice higher in sugar in New Jersey and left than the Caffè Latte customers having a (14 grams) and the perfect balance between Cinnamon Dolce sweet and salty. Latte (32 grams). “Pumpkin pie filling, Pumpkin spice is loaded with spicy notes traditionally made of nutmeg, cloves and with a mix of ground cinnamon, is then spread cinnamon, nutmeg, across each crust before ginger, and cloves. being piled with 100% This “fall favorite” whole-milk mozzarella is getting out of and baked to goldenhand with products brown perfection,” Villa like pumpkin spice Photo published under Creative Commons license on Google images by Skeezix1000 Italian Kitchen said. gum, pumpkin spice Online reviews may protein powder, pumpkin pie spice Pringles, and pumpkin not be great for the product, but pumpkin spice as a topping spice cereal. A search of Amazon turned up 21,000 pumpkin for everything else is beyond delicious. How could it fail when spice products. Yes, we have taken it this far. placed on our favorite meal? Don’t get me started on pumpkin spice lattes…coffee shops Many famous brands have jumped on board to create their like Starbucks should focus on creating new fall flavors to own rendition of the seasonal pumpkin spice flavor. keep their customers interested and improve sales. Some new Jamba Juice created a “Pumpkin Smash” smoothie, Cheerios flavors could be pecan pie, graham, or caramel apple. created a pumpkin spice cereal, Milano made a pumpkin spice In a MarketWatch article titled “Maple may end pumpkin flavored cookie, and Oreos even created pumpkin spice Oreos. spice’s dominance as fall’s favorite flavor,” Technomic menu The spice can be found in so many different forms that analyst Pat Cobe spoke about how “maple is surging.” weight-lifters can even enjoy the flavor after a workout with “Consumers are fickle and probably looking for something MaxPro Elite’s pumpkin spice protein powder. new already,” he said. Now that many people have hopped on Over time the spice has made a name for itself and become the pumpkin spice bandwagon, it is expected that some people the well-known taste of fall. The PSL even has its own Twitter would like to get off. account! While getting into the fall season, we don’t need pumpkin Nowadays, it’s a must to eat or drink at least one thing with spice to get us in the mood. It’s time to move on because pumpkin spice. Without it, the traditional fall season isn’t the although it was good in the beginning, all good things must same. come to an end. Don’t worry, it’s not too late to jump on the pumpkin spice bandwagon. The heavenly-seasonal flavors are too hard not to pass by.
EDITORIAL
During fall there is one thing on everyone’s mind: pumpkin spice. The spice made its debut all the way back in 2003 when Starbucks first released a seasonal drink known as the Pumpkin Spice Latte. Fourteen years later, the spice is still popular with it now being added to other drinks, pies, smoothies, and even pizza, so we wondered: has the craze gone too far or not far enough?
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Boys basketball shoots to win
Photo by BRIANNE REFORMINA
Junior Kamaluokeakua Segundo earns a free-throw shot in a pre-season game against the Sabers.
SPORTS
By ANALICIA KAPUA staff writer The boys basketball team is preparing for the season to come, with senior captains Austin Peters and Kahaʻi Bustillos training hard to help their team excel. “This year we set really high goals. Our main [one] is making it to States,” Peters said. “We’re hoping to accomplish this because this is our second year under the new program… Our head coach started last year and changed the style of our plays and how the entire basketball program is ran, so we think we can excel even more this year and hopefully reach our goals.” Part of the reason the captains feel that they can improve this year is that they started conditioning in mid-September in contrast to last year when they got started late. Also, the team is scheduled to play in more preseason conferences. — three — unlike last year when they only had one. One preseason conference was held on Kauaʻi Dec. 1, and the team had one win versus Kauaʻi High School (47-44) on Dec. 1 and two losses, one against the University of Ha-
waiʻi Laboratory school on Nov. 30 (7244) and one close loss against Kapaʻa on Dec. 2 (46-44).. Their biggest challenges are state of mind and injuries. “Some challenges we faced [last year] is injury,” Bustillos said. “We lost one player for the whole season and another for half the season,” he said. “We have to improve mentally because we run a lot in the game. But when we’re tired we just need to push through.” The team is training hard to succeed this year and surpass last year’s performance of six wins. The main focus that the team has is to “make it to States and make each other better so that we can become a winning team,” Peters said. At the end of the ‘16-’17 jv season, two sophomores from the junior varsity team were brought up to varsity: Iverson Dudoit with a height of 6’4” and Tiliti Adams at 5’8”. Both are improving with every practice and every game. Come support the team at their first game Dec. 20 against Maui High at Maui High School at 7pm.
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It is with great regret that Ka Leo o Nā Koa is announcing this will be our last print publication for the school year. Due to a staffing shortage, we have decided to focus our energies on our website: www.kaleoonakoa. org and discontinue both the Ka Leo o Nā Koa print newspaper and Nā Koa digital magazine. We will continue to bring you the latest and best in Maui Warrior news online, so check us out and come back weekly to get your fill of what’s happening at KS Maui. If you’re interested in being a part of the staff and bringing the newspaper back next year, sign up for Journalism at registration. The class is open to sophomores-seniors. We need writers, photographers, artists, techies, and anyone who wants to be a part of recording history.
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JV Boys Basketball has big turnover for new season By BRIANNE REFORMINA sports editor
Photo by BRIANNE REFORMINA
Freshman Kristian Silva practices lay-ups a week before the jv boys first game, which is tomorrow at 5:30 p.m. against the Maui High Sabers.
The freshman-heavy junior varsity boys basketball Warriors are starting the season off with fresh talent and a new mindset with the help of head coach Keone Labuanan. Last season, the team had a 4-12 win-loss record, and they hope to change things from that. “[The basketball boys] have new conditioning practices and goals that I’ve worked on and improved from last year, but it all depends on if the boys are willing to reach these goals,” Coach Keone said. He hopes that the team will build a trusting relationship with him and between themselves to ensure that they can reach their team goal of all wins this season. The team consists of 11 freshmen and three sophomores, with the team captains being sophomore Ethan James and freshmen Steven “Kapena” Gushiken, Marco Kahoʻohanohano and Kristian Silva. “I think we can win with all the good players we have, but we just have to keep working harder at practice, so we can be undefeated,” Kahoʻohanohano said.
JV Baseball up to bat
WARRIORS WITH GAME
By BRIANNE REFORMINA sports editor The junior varsity baseball team is ready to step up to the plate with a fresh team, and their head coach, Jarin Hayase, is ready to take the team to an all-win victory this Maui Interscholastic League season. “I have never coached a freshmen-dominant team before this season, so itʻll be interesting to see how this season will turn out,” Coach Hayase said. The jv baseball team has 17 freshman players and one sophomore, but most of their players are experienced in the sport. Freshman Taylor Arashiro-Mamuad has been playing for other baseball clubs on the island, but heʻs ready to commit to the Warriors. “[Baseball] is a good sport, and itʻs cool that I get to play it with my friends and for the school,” Arashiro-Mamuad said. Last season, the jv baseball team had a 5-2 win loss record, Coach Hayase said. He learned that he needed to start
Coach Keone began pre-season coniditioning workouts in October, and many boys showed up, but only 15 could make it onto the official roster. “It was good that I had so many boys, but I had to make my choice, and with the players I have now, I think we’ll get far,” Coach Keone said. The boys’ practices consist of running, fundamental and shooting drills, and, “Hopefully,” Coach Keone said, “that’ll help us defeat the Maui High Sabers.” Last year, the jv Warriors fell to the Sabers 2-1, and Coach Keone realized he needed to make some changes in order to get the boys ready for this season. “We didn’t play our first game yet, so it’s hard to tell what team skills [the basketball boys} need to work on, but I believe we’re ready,” he said. Come support the boys basketball Warriors in their first Maui Interscholastic League season game tomorrow at 5:30 p.m. against the Sabers at Kaʻulaheanuiokamoku Gymnasium.
Photo by BRIANNE REFORMINA
Arashiro-Mamuad pitches to the fence during practice.
practicing with the boys before the start of the season in order to be undefeated. They started pre-season practices in late November and anticipate their first MIL game in January. The first jv baseball game will be Jan. 3 at 3:30 p.m. against Baldwin High School at Eddie Tam Memorial Park.
Grade: 12 Sport: Basketball How long: 10 years Pre-Game “hype” song: Plain Jane Role Model: J. Cole Future: Air Force Favorite meal: Fried rice w/ one egg Best way to calm down before a game: Chew gum and take deep breaths Favorite sports memory: Dunking on the whole varsity team Favorite Athlete: Kennedy-Kainoa Tamashiro Favorite Quote: “If you aint aim too high, then you aim too low” ~ J. Cole Favorite sports team: New Orleans Saints If he could go anywhere: Bahamas because it’s beautiful like Hawaiʻi
Kaimana Gerard
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Keawekane aims for soccer success By RIANN FUJIHARA news editor The girls soccer team is motivated to advance to The Queen’s Medical Center Girls Soccer Tournament. Last season, their defeat to ʻAiea by one point at the state tournament division one firstround game prevented them from moving forward in the championship. In the 2016-2017 season, the team had eight wins, four losses, and one tie, puting them in second after Baldwin High School. This year, the team would like to win the Maui Interscholastic League title. This season, the girls will be missing alumnae Kameaiomakamae Drayer-Hoʻopiʻi, Noʻi Figueroa, and 20162017 MIL Player of the Year, Leialoha Medeiros. Medeiros scored more than 50 goals and had over 40 assists in her high school career, making her a significant loss to the team. However, senior Ilihia Keawekane is hopeful for the season ahead with this year’s talent. “I believe my responsibility as a player on the team is to be a leader, to bring the best out of my teammates, to be an impact in the game, to lead my team to states,” she said.
Keawekane has been playing soccer for 14 years and believes soccer is where she can channel her creativity. In the future, she will be playing for Oregon State University on a full ride scholarship. She hopes to one day play for the U.S. women’s national team. “Soccer taught me valuable lessons that I use every day. When the ball is at my feet, I become a leader for my team. Soccer is about making the right decisions,” Keawekane said. Ilihia and her family are grateful to Oregon State University and their head coach, Linus Rhode, for her athletic scholarship. Her family is her main support system, and they are proud of who she has become. Getting there hasn’t been easy. Keawekane’s first scholarship from the University of Kentucky fell through due to staffing changes at the U of K. “Ilihia’s journey was full of stress, heartache, and jubilation, a real emotional roller coaster. All in all, she overcame every obstacle and challenge that was put before her, and for that [her mother and I] are both very proud of Ilihia and grateful for the opportunity,” Ilihia’s father, Amos Lonokailua-Hewett said.
Photo courtesy of AMOS HEWETT
Keawekane looks to score at one of her tournaments. As the Warriors head into a new season, Keawekane hopes for the best outcome. The season started off strong after they beat Kaiser, 4-1, to win the Konawaena Tournament Nov. 26. Their first MIL game is at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 21 at Kanaʻiaupuni Stadium against Baldwin High School.
Girls basketball seeks improvement By RIANN FUJIHARA news editor The girls basketball team is back for another season, motivated to make it to the Hawaiʻi High School Athletic Association state tournament for the third year in a row. To beat Lahainaluna, they will have to improve on teamwork, more rebounding, and defense,” head coach Victor Aguirre said. The Warriors will be led by three captains: Ashley Peralta, Kimani Fernandez-Roy and Kaylee Cambra. The team had no seniors last year, so these girls have been leaders since last season. “As a captain, we need to be able to keep the other girls upbeat, focused, make sure they have a positive attitude, and that we all give our 110% effort in all the drills,” Cambra said. Before the season began, the team participated in the 4th Annual Sparks-Giving Turkey Challenge Youth Basketball Tournament, Nov. 24, at War Memorial Gymnasium. The Warriors nearly beat Mililani, losing 46-42, but
the tournament showed a promising future for the Warriors, with a lot of defense and hustle in their play. Lahainaluna is going to be their biggest challenge. The Lunas have gone 13 plus seasons without losing a Maui Interscholastic League game, and they are off to a strong start, narrowly defeating Konawaena, the 2017 HHSAA champs, in the pre-season. “We hope to be the first school to break [their streak] this year and to also win our first MIL title in our school’s history because our girls basketball team has just been improving these past couple of years,” Fernandez-Roy said. In 2014-2015, the Warriors had more losses than wins (8-10). The following year, they improved, having more wins than losses (9-6) and last year, they got even better (11-8). Their first game of the regular season was against Lahainaluna and they lost, 58-18, but in the Sacred Hearts Academy Basketball Tournament, Nov. 30 to Dec. 2, they placed fifth with two wins versus Roosevelt and Mililani and one loss against Kamehameha Kapālama.
Photo by RIANN FUJIHARA
Kealia Sjostrand and Brylee Carillo play defense against Mililani High at the Sparks-Giving Turkey Challenge Nov. 24 at War Memorial Gym. They lost in a very close game, but came out on top versus the Trojans at their next preseason meet on Oʻahu. Their next game is against Maui High, tomorrow, at home at 7 p.m.
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JV Girls Basketball
LOOKING AHEAD
By ANALICIA KAPUA staff writer
The junior varsity girls basketball team had a good season with four wins and three losses in seven games. Sophomore Taylor Morita said she enjoyed this season due to the team’s spirit. This was her first year playing basketball, and she enjoyed all the comraderie. “Our attitude was really positive. We were never down on each other. We’d always try to pick each other back up,” she said. The spirit they had was reflected in their performance. Though many were new to high school basketball, the five freshmen and five sophomores came together as a team to overcome their difficulties. “Some challenges we faced was communication. Sometimes we’d fight on the court and argue, and we wouldn’t work well together. Overall, at the end we pulled through,” sophomore Skye Murakami said. Seven players from the team moved up to varsity at the end of the season. From the beginning of the season, the team made progress on their goals. “One of the goals [was] to be undefeated, …we didn’t get the chance to complete that goal, but we had a really good record compared to last year,” Murakami said. Last year the team had a record of three losses and two wins. Coach Aguirre had the team work together and have fun while on the court. “I would encourage others to join the team because our team was really close…we just get along well together, and it’s just really fun,” Murakami said.
Wrestling By KAUWILAIKALUNAOKEAO GORMLEY staff writer
The Maui Warrior wrestlers have been prepping for this season to represent the school. Under the coaching of Rhaeshaud Perryman, the wrestling team is ready to take down the competition. “I am anxious to see them perform on the mat, I truly feel that as a coach, your team is truly a reflection of yourself... I hope they took the better parts of me!” Coach Perryman said. Last year, the team sent 2 athletes to the HHSAA State Tournament, Saje Pedroza-Kanemitsu and Darius Mynar, who are this year’s team captains.
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This year’s lineup is promising with 9 girls and 10 boys on the roster. “I have faith that KSM will do good during the season…I will be proud of them as long as they wrestle with pride, win with dignity, and lose with humility,” Coach Perryman said. The team has the athletes of last year returning and still eager for action: athletes like MIL champs Saje Pedroza-Kanemitsu and Darius Mynar, who placed 5th and 6th in the state; Noa Helm, who started off last season strong and placed 3rd in the MIL; Trystan Ah Yat, who placed 4th in the MIL; and Ashlee Palimoʻo, who placed 3rd in the season as a freshman. Their coach strongly believes that “through Christ ALL things are possible.” Pedroza-Kanemitsu sees a lot of potential in the up-and-coming athletes. She thinks the growth this year could’ve come from the wrestlers of past years because the seniors of last year made them work hard and long but kept them enjoying the sport, so they convinced others to come out. “Our freshmen look pretty good this year. Along with Darius and I, we can help this team grow for sure. Also, our team has grown quite a bit, which excites me because they are willing to give up their mind and body to the sport, and that’s commitment we need,” team captain Saje Pedroza-Kanemitsu said. Pedroza-Kanemitsu also has a lot of faith in her other teammates. The wrestlers have a close bond, and she feels it’ll help with their ability to do well on the mat.
Paddling
By AARON VEINCENT features editor
Last season delivered both varsity kāne and mixed paddling groups to the HHSAA state championships, where the boys team made it to the semifinals and the mixed team placed third in the state. Half of last year’s mixed team and four out the six paddlers for the kāne team were seniors, leaving only three returning paddlers, two of them seniors, for this season’s varsity team. “Last year’s States was an awesome experience, we did really great as a crew. It was an experience I’ve never had before,” senior Rafael Adolpho said. The two returning seniors are Adolpho and Triston Santos, who were on both teams that made it to the championships last year, their first time competing at that level. CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE
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CONT. FROM FACING PAGE “This year we’re trying to focus on being more of a ‘servant leader’ and focusing on bettering everyone rather than just ourselves,” Adolpho said. Since the majority of the sport’s state qualifying team graduated last year, both Adolpho and Santos have to work with a mostly new varsity crew, learning each other’s strokes and how to, overall, work together to steer the waʻa. “We want to push each other to have a relationship to be one family and pull through together,” Adolpho said. The team is still under the direction of Coach Robert Brede, and they continue to face their biggest competitor, Seabury Hall, as the Spartans won both the Maui International League and state title last year. “We strive to go States and have a chance to come home with an award this year,” Santos said. The teamʻs first meet will be held next week Saturday, Dec. 16, at Kahului Harbor.
Swimming By AARON VEINCENT features editor
Swimming this year brings a single coach for the first half of the season to prepare the whole team for the winter to come. Coach Allyn Kalaiwa’a (see Coachʻs Corner) has been an assistant coach for the past three years; however, with the departure of last year’s head coach, she has taken on the lead position. This year’s swim team consists of both boys and girls varsity, having 25 swimmers overall, all of whom are trained by Coach Allyn. “Since there is so many different levels it’s hard to run four different practices,” Coach Allyn said. “As a coach my duty is to make sure everyone is getting the technique they need and making sure they’re on their intervals [designated time periods per set].” Since many swimmers come into the sport at different times and grade levels, all of them have different swim experience, so a challenge for Coach Allyn is to balance everyone’s strengths. From teaching completely new swimmers, to helping returning athletes progress, Coach Allyn is relying on the older swimmers for support through half of the season on her own. “I put my trust into the returners. They’ve done this long enough to be independent.” Coach Allyn is putting faith in the four returning seniors to not only progress on their own, but to also be leaders.
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“It’s pretty evident that Coach provides leadership, but it’s also the students who come to practice that is improving the work ethic a lot,” senior John Williamson said. “Throughout the four years I’ve been here, I feel like people [are working harder] than they did previously.” The athletic department is already in the process of finding Coach Allyn an assistant coach. A job posting for the position closed Nov. 9, but the hiring process, between the potential applicants and the school departments, takes several weeks to finish. Athletic director Jon Viela hopes to hire somebody as soon as possible, so the team can have a second coach by mid-season. As for now, the team’s performance will be tested at their first meet, which is tomorrow, Kepakemapa 9, at the Kīhei Aquatic Center.
Boys Soccer By KAUWILAIKALUNAOKEAO GORMLEY staff writer
The boys soccer team has been revving up for the season, under the guidance of coach Jayson Nakasone. “We got a bunch of returnees, and our team is on the younger side, so there’s a lot of underclassmen, so it seems promising for the next few years, easily,” Coach Nakasone said. Last year, the team tied for third in the Maui Interscholastic League and ended the season with a 7-2 win loss record. The upcoming talent looks promising for years to come. “We got a bunch of stud players because they all work hard and are in the same boat, and since it’s a team sport, they’re all equal,” Coach Nakasone said. This year’s player pool has 20 athletes, both new and returning. “I think it’s a year for us to get reunified with the new people, and I feel we’ll be all right as long as we play for each other,” junior Dayne Kubo said. Boys soccer kicks off Dec. 30 against Seabury Hall at Seabury at 2:30 p.m.
JV Boys Soccer The jv soccer team ends their season this Saturday, when they will face the Seabury Spartans at Maui High School. This season, they are 2-2 with wins against Lahainaluna (10-0) and Maui HIgh (6-3) and losses to King Kekaulike (3-1) and Baldwin (4-3). “We’re playing good as a team, coming together and ready to apply what weʻve learned to the varsity level,” sophomore Dylan Nakagawa said.
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Coachʻs Corner
Coach Allyn Kalaiwaʻa
High school/college: High School: Kamehameha Schools Maui Class of 2010, College: Whitworth University Class of 2014. Sports played: High school: swimming (4 years), water polo (3 years). College: swimming (2 years). Favorite memory: Playing trumps (card game) in high school between events with her swim coach and teammates How she became a better swimmer: Learning how not to breathe and not be like a snake (taking many little strokes versus fewer efficient long ones) Main stroke/times: Sprint freestyle or butterfly. 50 Freestyle: 25 seconds, 100 free: 57 seconds, and 100 fly: 1:03. Accomplishments: Went to a state tournament every year for high school swimming and two out of the three years for water polo. In college, swimming in the Northwest Conference championship. Other jobs: 4th Grade Teacher at Lihikai Elementary School, coach at Yanagida Strength and Fitness, administrative assistant at Kawahara and Hu, CPAs, LLC. Words to live by: “Hoʻomau. Persevere through adversity no matter how big or small.” Advice: “As long as you’re committed, trying, putting in the work, and experiencing it all with a positive attitude, you’ll be surprised at how far you’ll go and how much you can accomplish.” Why she coaches: “I coach because I want to positively impact my athletes; not just with the skills needed to succeed as an athlete, but as a person and in life as well.” Fun fact: “I’m missing a joint in my left pinky finger. It’s significantly shorter than the other if I put both of my hands together.”
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Apo-Takayama takes top bowling spot By KAUWILAIKALUNAOKEAO GORMLEY staff writer Sophomore Nadia Apo-Takayama earned the title of Maui Interscholastic League’s Champion in girls bowling this fall. Apo-Takayama has been bowling for six years and continues as part of the Kamehameha Maui Bowling Team. Her skills brought her to the league championship. She ended the season with an average of 143.25 pins per game. Her older sister, Casey Apo-Takayama [KSM ‘14] also bowled for Kamehameha Schools Maui and was one of the team’s founding members, who brought the team into existence along with Russell Nagamine [KSM ‘16]. “I’m really happy about my new title, and I’m glad I could do something to make my coaches look good, but I’m so scared for next season because I need to defend my title,” she said. Apo-Takayama said she didn’t expect to earn the title of champion and expected to place third or fourth among all of the bowlers, but her expectations
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Girls Bowling Scoreboard Date Aug. 26 Sept. 2 Sept. 9 Sept. 23 Sept. 30 Oct. 7 Oct. 14 Oct 27
Opp. Kihei BHS MHS KKHS Kihei BHS MHS HHSAA
Score 3-0 W 3-0 W 3-0 W 3-0 W 3-0 W 3-0 W 3-0 W 8th
Fall Sports Recap Sport
NADIA APO-TAKAYAMA were blown out of the water when she ended up winning. Against Erikah Dowells of Maui High, Apo-Takayama barely pulled out the victory by bowling a 143.25 average while her opponent’s average was 143, and she was awarded the title of Girls Bowling MIL Champion. “My coach believed that I could earn the champion title, but on the last game, it came down to the wire against Erikah, and when they called my name to come up for first place, he was surprised because he thought I was gonna lose by a sliver,” she said. “Nadia did well this season, all of the coaches were very pleased on her winning the individual title. I knew she
W-L
MIL
Girls Volleyball
13-3
1st*
JV Girls Volleyball
10-4
2nd
Boys Cross Country
n.a.
4th*
Girls Cross Country
n.a.
4th*
Girls Bowling
12-0
1st*
Boys Bowling
9-3
1st*
Football
4-6
3rd
JV Football
5-3
3rd
Girls Air Riflery
0-5
4th
Boys Air Riflery
5-0
1st*
Cheerleading
n.a.
3rd
(*= state appearance)
would be one of the top girls, so being the individual champion is just icing on the cake. She’s only a sophomore, so she still has 2 more years and I know she’ll improve more,” head coach Rodney Carrillo said.
WARRIORS WITH GAME Why she bowls: “Bowling runs in my family and I’ve basically lived in the alley since I was a little girl. I’ve watched my dad bowl and my uncles and grandparents bowl and finally thought, “Why don’t I try bowling?” I ended up falling in love with the sport, and it’s stuck with me since then.” Highlight of this season: The girls team breaking an 800 team score (an average of 160 pins per player). “We thought only the boys could reach that high of a score, but we did it.” Highest score: “My highest score was a 207 at the Kauaʻi Bowling State Tournament. It was my first time breaking 200 and it definitely made my last season one to remember.” Legacy: “My hopes for Kamehameha's bowling program, after me and the other seven seniors graduate, is that the girls never give up, no matter what and to earn the top 5 individual spots for the Maui Interscholastic League season.” Favorite pre-game snack: Animal crackers Biggest role model in sports: “My biggest role model in sports would be my dad. He played or plays every sport I've ever done. Without him, I wouldn't be the decent bowler I am today.” Began bowling: at 10 years old Clubs: Central Maui Junior Bowling Club Herself in one word: “Committed: considering I averaged 70 my freshman year, I'd say my commitment to be better drove me through the past four bowling seasons.” Current average: 135
Brianne Reformina
Motivation: “My motivation became wanting to make history and I think I accomplished that through bowling by winning first place for MIL team and being the highest placing bowler from Maui at the Kauaʻi State tournament.