Switch Island School Lihue, HI
Issue Date: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 Issue: Volume 3, Issue 2 Last Update: Thursday, August 17, 2006
  • What's going down in the lawbooks?

    Monday, April 03, 2006 By: Andrew Rowen

    The new year rang in new laws that have impact Kauai’s teens, particularly those who are planning on getting their license and being employed.

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  • Outfitters concern for Kipu

    Monday, April 03, 2006 By: Brian O'Brien

    In the last issue of Switch, a story ran about the conflict at Kipu Falls between local jumpers and tour outfits. Rick Haviland, the owner of Outfitters Kauai, was asked to further explain his company

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  • Scientologyreligion or science fiction?

    Monday, April 03, 2006 By: Isabelle Worley

    Scientology, what comes to mind? “It’s a crazy cult,” said Jeff Brock, a science teacher at Island School who once took their “personality test.” Or perhaps Tom Cruise comes to mind. Tom Cruise, Kirs

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  • Editor's Letter: Aloha switch readers

    Monday, April 03, 2006 By: Paige Blagg

    The battle between the rich and poor has been going on for centuries. There has always been a division between the two groups, but lately it seems that it has been even bigger. The middle-class is n

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  • Gays Struggle for Marriage: a never ending Batttle

    Wednesday, April 05, 2006 By: Eddie Sanchiz

    From 1776 until today, the U.S. had serious problems with the commitment to equality as stated in The Declaration of Independence: “All men are meant to be equal and to have certain rights (“unalienab

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  • Hamster's Wheel

    Wednesday, April 05, 2006 By: Chris White-Root

    The other day I went to Star Market to get some Inari sushi, you know the ones with the sweet rice, I mean they’re just so gosh darn delicious. So I approached the sushi center, and looked at the vari

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  • Ready for commitment or should couples be committed?: couple point of view

    Wednesday, April 05, 2006 By: Jena Smalling

    People go through relationships in the same sense they do a box of chocolates: keep the good ones and discard the bad. The quality can’t always be distinguished by their appearance; you must break the

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  • Ready for commitment or should couples be committed?: Single point of view

    Wednesday, April 05, 2006 By: Christina Atkinson

    Guys are like Jelly Beans. They come in over 50 flavors, you can mix and match, and they never get old. Don’t like the watermelon one? Spit it out and grab a strawberry cheesecake. Want to spice thing

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  • From Rich to Poor: Rich side

    Wednesday, April 05, 2006 By: Paige Blagg

    When you first meet Jane*, you can’t help to feel at ease. At 19, she is tall, tan, and looks like she just walked off a runway at New York’s fashion week. She has led a charmed life growing up on K

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  • From Rich to Poor: Poor side

    Wednesday, April 05, 2006 By: Calah Nakasone

    Joe* sits on the porch in front of his house, pulls a lighter out of his worn in bleached stained pants and lights up a joint. Joe is included in the 10.5% of Kauai residents living below the povert

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He is 16, from the West Side, and loves to golf. From the past 4 years, Noel Torres has been practicing and developing his techniques and quality playing golf. His dad have always helped him and suppo
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Skateboarding is like any other hobby. It takes a lot of practice to get a trick right, and requires good balance to stay on the board.
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On Dec. 5, 2005, surfers and shapers around the world were put in a state of confusion and shock. Clark Foam, the world’s largest provider of polyurethane foam surfboard blanks, sent out a fax stating
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Switch: what year did you graduate? Tim Hamilton: 2004 Switch: How old are you? Hamilton: 19Switch: how long have you been body boarding?Hamilton: Nine years. I used to standup surf before that. Best
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As the surfing capital of the world, Oahu brings thousands of wave riders each year to its North Shore. The North Shore is known to have more waves in the seven-mile stretch than anywhere else in the
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Are bodyboarders born or made on Kauai? Either way, most say Kauai has helped them become who they are. Jeff Hubbard explains it this way, “Lots of consistent sick heavy waves with no crowds cuz the l
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The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe recently came to life on the big screen. The movie closely follows the book’s plot. The story is about how four kids--Lucy, Edmund, Susan, and Peter—are relocated
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Located off Kuhio highway in Lihue, E.B.’s Eats offers delicious food at an affordable price, excellent customer service and a relaxed atmosphere accompanied by jazz music.
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Last week I went to see Brokeback Mountain, the gayest popular movie in United States history. I went to the movie thinking that it was going to be about love, a couple’s difficulties and true emotion
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