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Staff Profile
Emi Lew
Emi Lew
Illustration Head and Design Editor / News Editor

Emiko Lew is a junior and third year journalist. This year, they are the Design Head and Illustration Editor as well as the News Editor. Outside the newsroom, they enjoy creating art, writing, and listening...

Kaethe Durnell
Kaethe Durnell
Staff Writer

Kaethe Durnell is a freshman and a first year journalist. In her spare time, she enjoys drawing, reading novels, or hanging out with her friends and family. This year in journalism, she is looking forward...

Ellie Fink
Ellie Fink
Online Editor

Ellie Fink is a junior in her third year of journalism. In her free time, she enjoys paddling, surfing, and playing the violin. She is looking forward to working with the other staff members as the Managing...

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Science teacher Michael Valentine teaches human anatomy in a hands-on manner
Educating the educators
Ellie Fink, Online Editor • May 22, 2024

As Mid-Pacific attempts to encourage inclusivity in regards to ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and culture on campus, there remains the indisputable...

Mid-Pacific Baseball Field
Rebuilding and reflecting
Charlize Gaudiello, Kristen Pang, Cienna Cheung, Emi Lew, Ellie Fink, Na Pueo Staff • March 6, 2024

It has become common knowledge that 10 students were separated from Mid-Pacific following a social media video posted on Feb. 15 that spread...

Phones showing loading screen of Instagram, the platform on which the video was hosted
Building a better community
Na Pueo Editors, Na Pueo Staff • March 4, 2024

So, we all saw that video. Since this viewing, the Mid-Pacific community has collectively engaged in multiple discussions within the classroom...

New teacher Kyle Davis, the athletic science geek
New teacher Kyle Davis, the athletic science geek
Taryn Toguchi, Staff Writer • October 24, 2024

Kyle Davis has been teaching science since the first time he stepped into a classroom. While he initially thought this would be a temporary position...

Nature Club Logo
The Nature Club: Turning over a new leaf
Taryn Toguchi, Staff Writer • October 24, 2024

As the new school year is in full swing at Mid-Pacific, several new student clubs have formed, including one that’s rebranded and renewed....

Mid Pacific's Swim Team after a swim meet.
The balancing act of coaching
Cienna Cheung, Staff • March 25, 2024

Mid-Pacific has experienced an influx of successful teams in recent athletic seasons, causing us to recognize the impact of the athletes on the...

Paddling girls pose for a photo before their race
Paddling Girls take 2nd place
Charlize Gaudiello, Editor-in-Chief • March 4, 2024

After winning second place at the Hawai’i High School Athletic Association’s State Canoe Paddling Championship, the Mid Pacific girls canoe...

Tyler Kawamoto playing basketball right before sophomore season.
Tyler Kawamoto: Bouncing Back
Reece Uemori, staff • January 3, 2024

Upon entering the gym, the audience and players press their hands over their mouths. They see Tyler Kawamoto on the ground holding his head as...

Picture of the Duke Kahanamoku Aquatic Complex at the University of Hawai’i Mānoa.
The battle of time within a student-athlete
Lisa Schroeder, Staff Writer • December 21, 2023

It’s now December, and the academic workload is starting to pile up. Many students complain about the piles of tests, assignments, and projects...

High school students filling the Scudder Dining Hall, waiting for their lunch. Photo by Carly Kaneshiro.
Lunch lines: a lengthy battle
Carly Kaneshiro, Features Editor • October 25, 2024

A small aspect of a student’s day, yet one of the most important times, lunch is a big part of life on campus. Whether it is eating with friends and catching up with each other, or refueling your brain and body from the extensive learning demands, the time spent during lunch is key to the success of the student body at Mid-Pacific. Principal of Student Life and Academics, Rebecca Hodge, agrees. “It's...

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Sustainability infographic
Fashion: The Death of the Planet
Emi Lew, Design Head/Backpage Editor • January 3, 2024

Clothing has existed nearly as long as humans have, though its form has changed throughout the years to adapt to differences in culture, climate, and societal expectations. In the modern day, clothes and fashion are valued as key parts of one’s identity. “For me, [fashion] is definitely a form of expression, and through experimenting with my style, I have found my confidence. Fashion isn’t...

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The outside of Temple Emanu-El
Antisemitism on the Rise: An uphill battle
Josephine Brewer, Managing Editor • December 21, 2023

Antisemitism on the Rise Shots fired at Jewish schools in Canada, vulgar epithets yelled on school campuses, death threats made online-- Jewish life is again under assault. With nearly 3,700 anti-semitic attacks reported in the U.S last year and tensions rising in the Israel-Hamas war, there is a sense of dread amongst Jewish people of America. Since Hamas’s attack in October and Israel’s...

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