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Mr. Chun with the Hawaii Kai LEO Lions during the 2025 Aloha Assembly. Photo by Sara Kimoto.
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The End of an Era: Gordon Chun Retires After 30 Years of Teaching
Malia Major May 13, 2025

  As the school year comes to a close, seniors won’t be the only ones saying goodbye to Kaiser. Multiple teachers will be leaving our cast of staff, all for different reasons. However, few have as much reputation as Mr. Gordon Chun. All the...

Kaiser Track & Field Stars Shine Bright
Kaiser Track & Field Stars Shine Bright
Andy McCallister, Sports Editor • August 18, 2025
The Kaiser Track Team is ending their season with a blistering finish. As the Varsity Team advances to States this week, some star athletes have risen up during the OIA East Championships...
Swim team after OIA Champs
A Record Breaking Season
David Kunihiro, Staff Writer • April 16, 2025

The Kaiser swim season is now finished, and this record breaking season was a huge success. As a team for Varsity, we placed second in the...

What's All the Racket?
What’s All the Racket?
Andy McCallister, Sports Editor • April 16, 2025
The Kaiser Tennis Team recently competed against the Kahuku Tennis team at the BYU Hawaii campus in a close match. Tavin Lee clutched up in an overtime game, with the final score being 17-15...
Photo Credit: Rayden Aoki
Ethan Yang: A Believer, A Leader, A Winner
David Kunihiro, Staff Writer • August 18, 2025

Ethan Yang: The student body president at Kaiser High. He has a number of achievements and accomplishments to his name, such as the delegate...

Photo taken at Shinjuku Station on June 24, 2024.
Musical Trains – JR East Changes Iconic Departure Melodies On Yamanote Line
Cody Nakajima, Photography Editor • May 5, 2025
Anyone who uses the trains in Tokyo probably knows about the varying departure melodies. For years, the melodies used on the Yamanote Line, arguably the most important of the bunch, remained untouched. However, since March of 2024, things...
The MYP Personal Project: What’s Next?
The MYP Personal Project: What’s Next?
Andy McCallister, Sports Editor • April 16, 2025
The Cafeteria was bustling on Thursday, February 12, 2025, as the Sophomores of Kaiser High School presented their MYP Personal Projects to the Freshmen...
Photo of the Nintendo switch 2 logo. Photo by Nintendo.
Nintendo Switch 2: Better than the Original, or just a Lazy Cash Grab?
Malia Major, Staff Writer • April 22, 2025

The gaming console industry is constantly expanding; With new devices releasing every few years, it's a race to outperform and outdo opponents...

New Club Profile : Mental Wellbeing Awareness
Eloise Harrison-Jones, Staff Writer • April 16, 2025

Awareness about the impact of mental health issues is becoming increasingly relevant in today’s world. Many people believe that mental...

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