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The Pinion

The student-run newspaper of McKinley High School

The Pinion

The student-run newspaper of McKinley High School

The Pinion

Homecoming King Brayden Kaneko and Homecoming Queen Angriel Olap walk through the Saber Guards' Sword Arch.
Photo by Dominic Niyo
Homecoming Assembly 2024
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What if some of the Pinion staff was given superpowers to protect McKinley Highschool?
Pinion Staff as Superheroes
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According to a survey by The Pinion
of 40 respondents, 70% of students were
unsure about the ruls or were unable to
get a free HOLO card this year.
Students Experience Disappointment with EXPRESS HOLO Program
Leif Allgood and Dominic Niyo
Motivated by the desire to support local hospitals and patients in need, first-time donor Julius Baja (c/o 2026), donates blood at McKinley High School's blood drive event.
Give Blood, Save Lives: Health Academy Hosts Blood Drive
Dominic Niyo and Alexandera Azhari
This image contains data regarding the extent of the McKinley community's knowledge, awareness, and opinions on transgender athletes.
Hawai’i Title IX Implementation Supports Transgender Athletes
Malia Manuel, Editorial Board
Nicole Suzuki-Uyeno, who graduated in 2000, was one of the former staffers interviewed. 

She said she had fun passing out The Pinion throughout the school and saying hi to her friends.
Centennial Series – Nicole Suzuki-Uyeno (2000)
Thompson Wong worked on The Pinion staff his junior and senior year.
Centennial Series: Thompson Wong (2019)
Kimura was a sports editor for The Pinion. Kimura worked with about twenty other Tigers to publish The Daily Pinion, an experience he said was sometimes “quite a hectic situation.”
Centennial Series: Wendell Kimura (1954)
Kate (Fukuki) Nishijima worked on The Pinion staff. She graduated in 1967. 

Nishijima said joining The Pinion made her learn a lot of things, such as working in a team.
Centennial Series: Kate (Fukuki) Nishijima (1967)
Stacey Yuen graduated in 1983 and was a reporter for The Pinion.
Centennial Series: Stacy Yuen (1983)
Patty Jinbo Oishi graduated in 1967 and was a co-editor for The Pinion.
Centennial Series: Patricia Jinbo Oishi (1967)
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