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Hawaii County School Resource Officer Blake Ragocos bonding with students.
HPD In Schools: Ensuring Safety, Building Trust
Photo taken at Shinjuku Station on June 24, 2024.
Musical Trains – JR East Changes Iconic Departure Melodies On Yamanote Line
The MYP Personal Project: What’s Next?
The MYP Personal Project: What’s Next?
Chipping Away At Your Wallet - President Trump Signaled New Tariffs On Computer Chips
Chipping Away At Your Wallet – President Trump Signaled New Tariffs On Computer Chips
Off the coast of Sendai City in Miyagi Prefecture on March 11th 2011. It was one of the first parts of Japan to get hit by the incredibly large tsunami waves.
14 Years – Experiencing Japan’s Worst Earthquake
Team Conrad Or Team Jeremiah?
How Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Broke Box Office Records
How Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Broke Box Office Records
Photo of the Nintendo switch 2 logo. Photo by Nintendo.
Nintendo Switch 2: Better than the Original, or just a Lazy Cash Grab?
New Club Profile : Mental Wellbeing Awareness
Wipeout Crew volunteers run stand, Earthfest 2024 Photo taken by Brock Jones
Wipeout Crew brings Earthfest back to the Kaiser Campus
Kaiser Track & Field Stars Shine Bright
Kaiser Track & Field Stars Shine Bright
Swim team after OIA Champs
A Record Breaking Season
What's All the Racket?
What’s All the Racket?
Kaiser High Celebrates Football Season at Annual Banquet
Kaiser High Celebrates Football Season at Annual Banquet
Lady Cougar Soccer Team Season Overview
Lady Cougar Soccer Team Season Overview
A chicken wandering around the Peace & Sustainability Garden
Planting With Care – A Look Into Kaiser High School’s Peace & Sustainability Garden
Photo Credit: Rayden Aoki
Ethan Yang: A Believer, A Leader, A Winner
Mr. Chun with the Hawaii Kai LEO Lions during the 2025 Aloha Assembly. Photo by Sara Kimoto.
The End of an Era: Gordon Chun Retires After 30 Years of Teaching
What's All the Racket?
What’s All the Racket?
A KFC Building. Although the headquarters is moving, this restaurant location isn't going anywhere, and neither is the name (Thankfully).
KFC Headquarters Leaves Home State, Moving To Texas
A chicken wandering around the Peace & Sustainability Garden
Planting With Care – A Look Into Kaiser High School’s Peace & Sustainability Garden
Facing the Future: Students Share Takeaways from Kaiser’s College Fair
Should Teachers use AI to grade students?
New Faces
Photo Credit: Rayden Aoki
Ethan Yang: A Believer, A Leader, A Winner

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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...

Sports
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...
Features
A chicken wandering around the Peace & Sustainability Garden
Photo Credit: Rayden Aoki
Mr. Chun with the Hawaii Kai LEO Lions during the 2025 Aloha Assembly. Photo by Sara Kimoto.
What's All the Racket?
A KFC Building. Although the headquarters is moving, this restaurant location isn't going anywhere, and neither is the name (Thankfully).
Sooseok Lim's picture for the 24-25 school year.
Campus Life
A chicken wandering around the Peace & Sustainability Garden
Planting With Care – A Look Into Kaiser High School’s Peace & Sustainability Garden
Cody Nakajima • October 1, 2025
Hawai’i happens to be home to a wide variety of species of native Hawaiian plants which you won’t find anywhere else in the world. Located just north of C Building, Kaiser’s Peace & Sustainability Garden is working hard to ensure that these plant species are being well-cared for.
Facing the Future: Students Share Takeaways from Kaiser’s College Fair
October 1, 2025
Should Teachers use AI to grade students?
September 30, 2025
New Faces
September 29, 2025
Photo Credit: Rayden Aoki
Ethan Yang: A Believer, A Leader, A Winner
August 18, 2025
News
Hawaii County School Resource Officer Blake Ragocos bonding with students.
HPD In Schools: Ensuring Safety, Building Trust
Tyler Kaneko • October 1, 2025

In the past and present school issues have always been a relevant issue. As of September 17, 2025, the Honolulu Police Commission has thought...

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...
A & E
Team Conrad Or Team Jeremiah?
October 1, 2025

Recently, “The Summer I Turned Pretty" a coming-of-age romance aired on July 16th 2025, with the season finale coming out on September 18th...

How Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Broke Box Office Records
How Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Broke Box Office Records
Christine Cao, Staff Writer • September 30, 2025

The release of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle marked a major turning point for anime in cinemas worldwide. Its record-breaking...

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