Some schools in Hawaii have air conditioning, but many do not. McKinley High School is one with many hot classrooms. Besides having the air conditioners to cool off, certain foods are recommended as...

When asked an experience you could never forget, senior Tiare Taum said, "The car crash." "I felt as if my life flashed before my eyes, and 'BOOM,' the car hit the rail," she said. This year, Taum...

Librarians from across Oahu visited classes in McKinley High School to hold  "Booktalks." At these visits, librarians discuss exciting books they've read, what libraries offer besides books, such as...

You could spend hours planning out an outfit, making sure it’s perfect, or you could just grab the first thing you see. Fashion is a way for people to express themselves through their style. “Every...

Ecclesiastes 1:9 says “What has been will be again, / what has been done will be done again; / there is nothing new under the sun.” This holds true to book plots as well. According to English...

In South Carolina, Walter Scott was shot eight times in the back. In Ferguson, Missouri, Michael Brown was also killed. In Saint Paul, Minnesota, Chris Lollie was tased and arrested while waiting...

The annual High School Journalism Awards were announced today. The Pinion submissions earned several. In addition, Lin Song received a certificate for being selected Most Valuable Staffer by The Pinion...

A survey was done of 712 MHS students. Eighty-two percent said they prefer fiction over nonfiction books. As for the types of fiction, mystery earned 311 votes, romance 351 votes, thriller 194 votes,...

Truancy is a problem. “We should have in school suspension,” teacher Christopher Martin said. Martin also said motivation plays a big part in whether students ditch or not. I have many friends...