It was around 5th grade when my parents decided to move into a house. Before that, I lived in an apartment that was one floor above my grandparent’s apartment room. Me and my siblings grew up with my...

Many Nicknames My name is Risa Higa.  As a nickname, people call me Mona. It’s like Mona Lisa but Mona Risa.  A lot of people make funny names like pizza because it kind of rhymes with Risa. They...

My dad and my uncle hunt on Lanai as a sport also as a way of life. I love going with them. This is the hunting life on Lanai. Lanai is the sixth largest island in the Hawaiian chain. It is the only island...

This is a story that my mom always tells me but I remember nothing of. When I was a toddler, I had a favorite song that they played everyday on the toddler show. Whenever I heard that song playing,...

Young Dreams Principal Ron Okamura did not dream as a young boy of being a principal. At first, he wanted to be the first Japanese professional NFL football player. He decided he was too short so instead...

A recent graduate from Castle High School died in a skateboarding accident Tuesday. Alan Danielson was “skitching,” which is when someone on a bicycle, roller skates, or, in this case, a skateboard,...

Annyeong haseyo! 안녕하세요! Hello! The last two weeks, you may have seen a few new faces joining in on some of your classes. They were visitors that came all the way from Gyeonggi-do, Korea, to...

My name was supposed to be Bryan when I was born but I guess the doctors made a tiny mistake that changed my life, My name is Ryan. I really don’t regret my name being a mistake because Ryan matches...