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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 with new technology and new games. A recent console that might...

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 health deserves more attention than it currently gets. One of...

Wipeout Crew volunteers run stand, 
Earthfest 2024
Photo taken by Brock Jones

Wipeout Crew brings Earthfest back to the Kaiser Campus

Eloise Harrison-Jones, Staff Writer April 16, 2025

For the past decade, Kaiser High School Students have organized and run an annual Earth Fest; aligning with Earth Day to promote sustainability in our community through a vibrant spring festival. This...

Art Activity on the Kina’u Courtyard

Reasons to Join Family Sunday/Community Day at HoMA

Eleonora Pililyan, Staff Writer December 17, 2024

Family Sunday and Community Day, two monthly community events at the Honolulu Museum of Art, offer a unique blend of art, culture, and family-friendly fun. The entrance fee for Kamaʻāina and kids...

A custom graphic containing the key elements of Angry Birds Space

Childhood Time Machine – Space Fight or Space Flight? Why not both?

Cody Nakajima, Photography Editor November 25, 2024
It's lunch time for the pigs, and launch time for the birds! Angry Birds Space was released in 2012 on March 22nd. The game consisted of multiple levels that took place in space. New to the game were anti-gravity & gravity zone mechanics. The existing birds also got modified designs & some of them even got upgraded powers.
Lana Del Rey fans at her performance during Coachella 2024

Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2024

Lain Visoria, Staff Writer May 15, 2024

The annual Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival kicked off on April 11, 2024. This year, the festival welcomed notable music artists such as Doja Cat, Lana Del Rey, Tyler the Creator and more. Coachella...

Kung Fu Panda 4

Kung Fu Panda 4

Eleonora Pililyan and David Kunihiro April 23, 2024

The main plot is continuing the journey of the main character of the series Po the Panda. Through the series of movies, he has grown from the son of a noodle shop owner to the savior of China and is now...

Official Dune: Part 2 Poster

Dune: Part 2, Destiny , Devistation, And Sandworms

April 23, 2024

Filled to the brim with topics of colonialism, liberation from oppression, and the battle for power in the presence of ever growing tension, Warner Bros. releases another film from the Dune franchise on...

GOLDEN GLOBES 2024 VIA GETTY IMAGES

Comedy or Controversy?: Jo Koy’s Golden Globes Monologue

Melinda Lun March 7, 2024

  On January 7, 2024 the 81st annual Golden Globes award show aired, with comedian Jo Koy hosting, who had only been announced 2 weeks before the ceremony. Given little time to prepare, Koy’s…...

Fatboys new outside dining

Fatboys Makes a Come Back to Koko Marina

Kristen Gurr, Staff Writer February 17, 2024

Fatboys Aloha Diner is located in Koko Marina Center down the street from Kaiser High School. Fatboys is a family restaurant that offers a variety of food options including breakfast plates, Hawaiian-style...

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce

Nevaeh Coffin, Staff Writer December 19, 2023

In a truly unexpected turn of events, the music and sports worlds collide as the sensational pop icon Taylor Swift and the Kansas City Chiefs' star player Travis Kelce have found themselves on the same...

Kaiser High School Marching Band playing Christmas music as they walk down Hawaii Kai Drive

Hawaii Kai Holiday Parade 2023

Andy McCallister, Staff Writer December 15, 2023
“Band, attention!” Drum Major Misa Kuroyanagi’s command rang out as the Kaiser High School Marching Band snapped into formation, ready to march in this year's Hawaii Kai Holiday Parade. Year after year, the Cougar Marching Band has been in the holiday parade, which this year took place at 10 am on Nov. 25. Since 1969, the Hawaii Kai Lions Club...
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