Masks have been such a prominent part of life over the past two years, being mandatory to go anywhere. Now masks are optional and, although about half are still wearing masks in class, McKinley students...

OJ Paul Raslap's first time experience in Hawaii was very different from how he imagined it would be. Raslap, also known as Jayback, is a junior in McKinley High School. He was born and raised in Chuuk,...

To give McKinley’s Band a more inclusive and modern song in their collection, senior Amy Ruan remastered a song from the '90s in the second quarter of the 2021-2022 school year. "Industry Baby" is...

When Joseph Nakamoto was growing up, he was immersed in music. Nakamoto, McKinley High School's new Band and Orchestra teacher and director, knew he wanted to work with music. He said he saw two paths...

Kevin Knodell is a reporter for the Star-Advertiser and has been working with The Pinion staff. He shared some defining moments of his time traveling as a reporter in various places. Knodell visited Syria...

HAWAII HIGH SCHOOL JOURNALISM AWARDS 2022 - Honorable Mention in Video and Multimedia Categories Today, almost everything has progressed into a digital format. Anyone can play games, chat, attend...

Brian Govier is combining his passion for teaching and science as he starts a new chapter in Hawaii as a science teacher. Coming to McKinley High School, Govier worked at many interesting jobs, in...

Sandra “Sandy” Domion is the new librarian at McKinley High School. She has been a librarian for 15 years. Some of you may know her from Ma’eMa’e where she worked for 10 years. Before that, she...

Brain Yamagata is the new culinary arts teacher, and is ready to share knowledge with McKinley High School students this school year. Yamagata had many jobs before coming to McKinley. He was a student...

Cecilia Cardone, McKinley High School’s new Spanish teacher, is originally from Argentina. She decided to move to Kauai where she taught Spanish at Kauai Middle School for some time before coming to...