The four members of McKinley High School’s freshman council are a group of friends who ran together knowing that they will provide the council with a stronger sense of community and teamwork. Miye Iida,...

McKinley High School’s student-led newspaper, The Pinion, is starting its 102nd year. Editor-in-chief, Shane Kaneshiro, and digital/print editor, Jerome Linear share their thoughts and feelings while...

Ron Okamura has been the principal at McKinley High School since 2008 and is starting his 16th year. He has high hopes for this school year after two years of the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic was a...

This school year, students are finally coming back to a "normal" school schedule after dealing with the pandemic. Hybrid learning, required mask-wearing and social distancing are all things of the past...

On Aug. 1, the class of 2026 started their first day of high school with an assembly, activities, and briefly going to their classes. Only freshmen and Ignition mentors were on campus. Nonetheless, there...

In August of 2022, McKinley High School students and teachers returned to campus, nearing the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic with changes in safety precautions. If COVID has taught students anything,...

On July 12, 2022, Governor David Ige vetoed Hawaii’s genetic privacy bill, SB2032. The bill would have addressed many of the concerns privacy advocates have voiced regarding the operations of Direct...