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Issue Date: Saturday, February 10, 2007 Issue: Volume 4 Issue 2 Last Update: Wednesday, February 21, 2007
  • hawai’i up in smoke

    Tuesday, February 06, 2007 By: Jena Smalling

    On Nov. 17, 2006, a new smoking law went into effect in the state of Hawaii. Under this new law, smoking is prohibited within 20 ft. of doorways; this also prohibits lighting up in bars, in workplaces

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  • koke’ekeep it kauai-it

    Tuesday, February 06, 2007 By: Sky Smith

    “If it ain’t broken, no fix it.” Mrs. Jane Gray said, a local resident who attended the meeting about Koke’e. “People don’t want anyone touching Koke’e.”

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  • and you thought you could bowl

    Tuesday, February 06, 2007 By: Jena Smalling

    “Let the 2006 Holiday Classic begin!,” declared a dignitary on the evening of Dec. 1 at Hanger 35 on the Hickam Air Force Base during the opening ceremony for the 2006 winter Special Olympics. Over 10

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  • censoring the internet

    Tuesday, February 06, 2007 By: Micah Punua

    Imagine an internet where everything you do is controlled or censored by big telecommunication companies. Believe it or not, the internet is still quite fresh; it was only introduced 15 years ago. Thi

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  • laying down new tracks

    Tuesday, February 06, 2007 By: Katy Talvi

    Just off Kaumualii Highway lies Kilohana, built in 1935. Once the most luxurious home on Kauai, it is now going to be home to an historic Hawaiian train. “I wanted to show what was happening to Kauai

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  • letter from the editor

    Tuesday, February 06, 2007 By: Jena Smalling

    As another year passes and a new year, 2007, has just begun, one similar thought crosses most people’s minds: out with the old and in with the new. This new year is a time for celebration, redemption

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  • above the influence

    Thursday, February 08, 2007 By: Kariann Lee

    “I want to help you, but I don’t know how…I want to soothe you, but I can’t speak out…” A teenager may feel like that even more than other people because of their fluctuating hormones and how he

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  • asberger’s syndrome“I live isolated.”

    Thursday, February 08, 2007 By: Juli Blachowiak

    Isolation is defined in Webster’s as “alone or separated from the group.” “People don’t want to interact with someone different from them,” Bjorn Talvi, age 21, said. Bjorn was diagnosed with a fo

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  • bipolar: caught between light and dark

    Thursday, February 08, 2007 By: Isabelle Worley

    When you first meet Melissa*, she greets you with a smile. She is talkative, friendly and laughs whether your joke is funny or not. Happy would be the most appropriate word to describe Melissa. What y

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  • danny carvalhoa slack key artist

    Thursday, February 08, 2007 By: Jessamy Sevilla

    Danny Carvalho has a strong passion for music and his slack key guitar. He picked up a guitar at the age of nine-and-a-half and began to play continuously until his fingers hurt. He is now 16 years ol

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At-a-glance

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Girls are from Venus, Boys are from Mars. This may have heard this before, but what does it mean? On the most basic level it means that men and women think and feel differently.
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Girls always think they rule the school, but everyone knows boys are smarter! It is research that is sure to agitate girls. The study proves it is likely that the reason women have difficulty rising
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What if teens were the one making the worlds decisions? Several hundred Hawaiian teens had an opportunity to try that out at the Model UN conference on Oahu in December.
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The cries echo in the hockey rink. You can hear the running feet and the cheering or groaning that resounds. The air is pumped with adrenaline, the excitement radiates off of every body. The players w
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Flexibility, strength, balance, focus and perseverance are just some of the many qualities required to excel at dance. There are short-cuts to happiness, and dancing is one of them, said Vicki Baum a
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Each year, thousands of people flock to the north shore of Oahu, to watch what is considered, the greatest set of surfing contest in the world. “There’s winning the world title, and right behind it is
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Buildings spring up from the ground. Teams are created where they didn’t exist before. This is just a glimpse into the future of Island School. With plans to build on to the campus, Island School is g
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Golf isn’t just for old guys anymore. Golf is an up-and-coming sport on Kauai. Many surf companies such as Quiksilver sponsor teen golf tournaments followed by awards ceremonies complete with food and
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“Every country views soccer as a fun sport. Some countries see it [as a] more moral/personal [sport] than others, but it‘s all viewed as ‘the most beloved game in the world’, ‘the poor man’s sport’,
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