Category: Voices & Views

Voices and Views: Mark-Leonel Castillo

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Castillo shows off his Halloween spirit as an Ostrich rider. (Photo by Makayla Dilliner) By...

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By Shane Kaneshiro | Staff Writer Ked Tmetuchl is a 21-year-old in his second semester of majoring...

Sep 17, 2024 | 0 |

By Shane Kaneshiro | Staff Writer Landon Ablan is a first-year student at KCC who lives in...

Dec 11, 2023 | 0 |

By Cameron Enomoto | Staff Writer Corbin Lewis is a second-year student at KCC who is majoring in...

Nov 27, 2023 | 0 |

By Shawna Takaki | Staff Writer Nikhil Gautam, a second-year student at Kapiʻolani Community...

Nov 13, 2023 | 0 |

By Cameron Enomoto | Staff Writer Hoʻo Kapule is a first-year student at KCC who is majoring in...

Nov 6, 2023 | 0 |

By Shawna Takaki | Staff Writer Irene Yuan is a first-year student majoring in Liberal Arts....

Oct 30, 2023 | 0 |

By Juri Dagio | Staff Writer Andrés Jojoa is a 26-year-old Marine Biology major who is from Belén,...

Loreto Mendoza Jr.
Loreto Mendoza Jr. was born and raised on Maui. He joined the Marine Corps right after finishing high school, in 2012. He was deployed to Afghanistan in 2014, for about seven months. When he was there, he did patrols and convoys. He was also stationed in California for a few years after coming back from South Asia. Mendoza is currently using his GI Bill benefits to further his education as he decided to end his active service. He’s working towards the Radiologic Technology Program at KCC. “[The military] gave me a lot of opportunities, education-wise. … I had to grow up fast. I was a 20-year old, 19 year-old in charge of guys who were 25-year old guys.” In his free time, Mendoza enjoys spear fishing.