According to reports, March back-to-back kona lows caused the worst flooding O’ahu has experienced in 20 years. Heavy winds and rain damaged the homes and communities of the people of Hawai’i, which...
At McKinley High School, students and teachers may not always have reliable access to clean drinking water due to concerns of poor filtration in water fountains, and limited availability across cam-
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At McKinley High School, student struggles are a significant concern; student issues are often dismissed as normal or a common part of growing up, but why are these challenges frequently overlooked? Who...
The Hawai’i State Board of Education has a new statewide policy prohibiting student cell phone use in public schools to “eliminate distractions in classrooms, enhance academic focus and improve social...
The Nesian Roots Club at McKinley High School, formerly known as the Micronesian Club, was renamed this year to unify students from various Pacific Island backgrounds into one organization. The name change...
MINNEAPOLIS—Today marked the start of two Pinion staffers Spring 2026 JEA/NSPA National Journalism Convention experience as they attended the pre-convention workshop and tour: Statehouse reporting. The...
Every past year, during the last week of January, McKinley High School students and staff inducted into the Hall of Honor an alum who has made a significant and positive impact on the wider community....
Effective this 2025-26 school year, only 9th graders at McKinley High School got school planners. In previous school years, every grade level received one from their 20/20 teachers.
Principal Ron Okamura...
Scrolling on your phone? Why not try scrolling through a book? Literal, a new reading app added to Clever at the beginning of this school year, allows readers to read books in the form of text messages....
In 2020, McKinley alumnus Shane Kaneshiro (c/o '24) was a freshman on The Pinion staff. During his first work party, his adviser Cindy Reves gave him a five to six inch stack of old papers someone had...
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