It started with a bus ride in 2010. His friend was heading to WCC to fill out an application and suggested he tag along. Despite being born and raised in Kāneʻohe, it was the first time Henry Park had seen what was at the end of Kea‘ahala Road. Henry helped his friend fill out the application, and the admissions clerk suggested Henry fill one out too. He did. Little did he know that day would be the start of his academic journey. “It never crossed my mind to go to school,” Henry says. After registering and consulting with the financial aid office, Henry signed up for four classes. Henry’s story is different from other students’. Spending time in prison from [...]
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Get the popcorn ready for this summer’s blockbusters
Iron Man 3 (May 3) When new villain The Mandarin begins terrorizing America and destroys billionaire and super hero Tony Stark’s home, Stark is out for revenge. The Great Gatsby (May 10) A young man plays witness to the tragedy that unfolds before him as his affluent neighbor attempts to recreate the past and rekindle his lost romance. Star Trek [...]
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Campus News
Dykstra shines with food drive success
Cheers echoed across campus as WCC celebrated the last day of the food drive April 26 – also known as “Bolo Head Shaving Day.” Crowds gathered outside Hale Na‘auao to watch Chancellor Doug Dykstra live up to his promise of going bald if the college met its goal of collecting 7,000 pounds or dollars in donations for the Hawaii [...]
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Follow the leader or face consequences
North Korea boasts one of the largest militaries in the world; however, by many accounts, its citizens live a meager life, trapped inside the most reclusive, state-controlled country in the world. In America if you want a fresh start, you pack your bags, get on a plane or in your car and drive to your new beginnings. In North Korea, [...]
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Shibuya retires after 41 years at WCC
It’s the fall of 1972 when WCC opens its doors to students for the first time. Two buildings, 12 teachers, about 500 students. The Vietnam War is near its end, and the school sees an influx of veterans coming back to school using their GI bill. Jean Shibuya has been here from day one to see the campus evolve and [...]
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In Good Taste-Kalo making a comeback
Kyrie Puaoi is a 2008 Kapiolani CC culinary arts graduate and lover of good food. Through this column, she hopes to reach readers who, like her, want to explore all kinds of food and what makes them special. Email Kyrie at kook56702@gmail.com with questions or ideas for future columns. Kalo (taro): a root vegetable most known for its pounded form [...]
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For the love of the ocean
Beneath the world-famous waves that pound the shores of Hawai‘i’s chain of islands is a world of its own — much of it still a mystery with something new to discover each day. For students in the UH system’s Marine Option Program (MOP), what may have begun as a casual interest in the ocean could become a lifelong passion. With [...]
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‘Bolo Head Shaving Day’
Photos by Jessica Crawford
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Out of the classroom and into the field
Itʻs a humid Thursday afternoon as WCC professor Dr. Floyd McCoy talks about his recent geology field course to Maui. “I hope you don’t mind if I eat during this,” McCoy says in Hale ʻImiloa as he munches on his lunch of “mainland manapuas” and sips water out of one of the lab’s glass beakers. Classical music resonates throughout the [...]
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Coberly writes prescription for retirement
It was over a decade ago that Margaret Coberly happened upon the WCC campus on her way to the Hawaii State Hospital. Yet at the end of this semester, her nostalgia will only increase as she plans to retire. Early in 2001, Coberly—then a psychology teacher at UH-Mānoa—was driving along Kahekili Highway and noticed the HSH signs. Being a nurse [...]
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The man, the legend, the legacy
The film “42” delivers a home run with a heroic and historic tale of how Jackie Robinson became the first African-American player to break the all-white barrier in Major League Baseball. Although it’s not mentioned in the movie, Robinson did move to Hawai’i in 1941 to play semi-professional football for the Honolulu Bears. However, his football career was cut short [...]
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