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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Keanu Rochette-Yu TsuenKeanu Rochette-Yu Tsuen is a 20-year-old bio-engineering major from Faaʻa, Tahiti, French Polynesia. In Fall 2018, Rochette-Yu Tsuen began to conduct his own research project. "It was my first time doing research that was my own," Rochette-Yu Tsuen said. "It was supposed to be a botany-based project that was to be a semester long, but it turned out to be a year and a half." Rochette-Yu Tsuen's research project involves the use of the Naupaka Kahakai plant by extracting a compound that could be used in sunscreen. His hope is to reduce the damage to coral reefs caused by current sunscreens on the market. What he has found to be enjoyable was that the project applied microbiology, chemistry and marine biology concepts and skills. Yu Tsuen has attended three conferences: the Community College Undergraduate Research Initiative (CCURI) in Arizona, National Conferences on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) in Georgia, and the Hawaiʻi Conservation Conference (HCC) in Honolulu. All of which he presented a poster showcasing his data. He won the "Best Undergraduate Poster Presentation" award at HCC. Rochette-Yu Tsuen will be presenting at the Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics & Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) conference in Honolulu on Oct. 31.