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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Category: Opinions
A Midlifer’s Guide To College: What I Would Have Done Differently
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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
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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
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WOTS: Best Advice from a Teacher
By Makayla Dilliner | Staff Writer Word on the Street: What is best piece of advice a teacher has...
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Opinion: I Deleted Social Media For My Academics, And You Should Too
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Matthew YoshikawaMatthew Yoshikawa is a 22-year-old student at both KCC and HCC. As a native of Hawaiʻi Kai, Yoshikawa is majoring in the Fire Program over at his home campus, HCC. As a fourth year student, Yoshikawa hopes to receive an associate degree from the Fire Program so that he can become a future firefighter, a job that he said he has always wanted to go into. Along with wanting to become a firefighter, Yoshikawa is also majoring in Botany here at KCC. "I took a couple of classes for Botany to see what it was like, and I liked it," he said. Yoshikawa's love for Botany stems from his likable and passionate instructor, Mike Ross. As a 2015 high school graduate, Yoshikawa has interest in plants and loves to learn new facts about them. Along with looking forward to being a firefighter, Yoshikawa said that majoring in both a Fire Program and Botany is "a good mix."