How You Can Honor Earth Day Year-Round
April 22 is Earth Day, a day to reflect on the ʻāina and our relationship with it. In Hawaiʻi, we are all responsible for maintaining these beautiful islands we call home.
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Category: Opinions
A Midlifer’s Guide to College: Why Honest Journalism Must Prevail
On March 16, The New York Times published an opinion piece by Yale professor Meghan O’Rourke...
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Opinion: Put the KCC Farmers Market On Your Bucket List
The KCC Farmers Market attracts visitors and tourists from all around the island. (Photo by Bowen...
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A Midlifer’s Guide To College: What I Would Have Done Differently
When I burned out in my early 30s and left my job, I had no other skills or degree to fall back on. Walking away from a steady salary into a world of entrepreneurship and “gigs” made me see how hard the “real world” was without formal education.
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A Midlifer’s Guide to College: Why Go Back to School?
For over a year, I ran the idea of going back to school past friends. It would take me eight years if I went part-time. By the time I earned my BA I’d be 51 years old, I’d accrue years of debt and there’d be no guarantee on the other side of finding a job I loved that paid well. “You don’t need it,” they’d say. “You’re already in the industry.”
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Opinion: Want to Slay 2025? Ask Yourself These 8 Questions
Did you know that you can achieve your goals by simply writing down when, where and how you are planning to implement them? According to 94 different studies on goal implementation, creating intentions that define how you will achieve your goals is what leads to goal success. Are you ready to slay 2025?
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Yes, Japanese People Really Feast on KFC for Christmas
Discover how a global fast-food chain became essential to Japan’s Christmas celebrations, offering...
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Opinion: The Holidays Aren’t for Everyone
The closest I’ll get to having a tree is visiting Christmas Tree park in Kaimukī. (Photo by Sarah...
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Nate TengbergenNate Tengbergen is a 19-year-old general business major from Mililani. His home campus is the University of Hawaiʻi-West Oʻahu, and he is currently taking a math course at Kapi‘olani Community College. Tengbergen graduated from Mililani High School in 2018 and enlisted in the Army National Guard. After boot camp, he came back home to Hawaiʻi, registered for college, and works full time as a pavement marking specialist. "It's pretty much painting all the lines, arrows, parking stalls and crosswalks you see on the roads and parking lots," Tengbergen said. "That's what I do. It's a fun job, and I really enjoy it because it's outside work." Tengbergen is a self-taught photographer and videographer. The passion for it started his freshman year of high school. Eventually, his talent led to a drone sponsorship with Drones Plus Hawaiʻi in 2016. Tengbergen enjoys having a bird's-eye view. "My passion is looking for adventure and creating amazing content," Tengbergen said. "My favorite things to shoot are landscape and concerts. I've been doing this for over five years now and been shooting concerts for just over a year." Nate hopes that the Business degree will help make his passion a career one day. "I'm hoping to be able to film EDM concerts full time," Tengbergen said. "I feel with Business being my major, I'd be able to understand a lot more on how to put my own name out there and possibly start a brand or a company."