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Lily Washburn, Reporter

Lily Washburn is a 10th grader and second-year news writing student at Kalani High School. Her favorite foods are Thai food and watermelon. She spends her free time slacklining, playing the ukulele, and watching her favorite TV shows — Steven Universe, Gravity Falls, and The Owl House.

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A sign in the bakery section of the Hawaii Kai Towne Center Safeway informs customers of a lack of donuts due to a supply shortage on Tuesday, Oct. 6. According to the New York Post, there are a record 62 ships backed up at ports in Los Angeles and Long Beach, California, due to increasing cargo loads, labor shortages, and COVID-19 safety precautions that slow the handling of each ship. Hawaii News Now predicts that we will continue to see the effects of these supply shortages in the next several weeks. Photo and caption by Lily Washburn.

Urgent: Donut Shortage!

October 21, 2021
Lauren Vierra (12) scrolls on Instagram, her favorite social media app. “It’s got it all”, she says. Photo and caption by Lily Washburn.

The Teen Experience: Social Media Violence

September 17, 2021
Ms. Pang poses next to whiteboard drawings of anime characters done by her students. Pang, whose favorite anime are Attack on Titan and Demon Slayer, loves sharing this interest with her students and letting them express themselves through their art. Photo by Lily Washburn.

Ms. Pang Embraces the New School Year

September 10, 2021
Genesis Onoyama (Middle left) presents her project with her group on Tuesday, May 17.  Along with the panelists, Imi Loa students came to present and support their fellow peers. Photo and caption by Lily Washburn. 

Freshman Sustainability Projects Come To An End With Presentations

May 28, 2021
Emilani Crow shows an attendant her negative COVID-19 test result before boarding her returning flight to Hawaii from San Francisco on April 6, 2021. Travelers returning to Hawaii must have a negative test result taken within 72 hours or they are required to complete a 10-day self-quarantine upon their arrival. Photo and caption by Lily Washburn. 

Hawaii Travel Increases With Administration of COVID-19 Vaccine

May 7, 2021
Infographic made with Canva by Lily Washburn.

Where does our trash go?

February 23, 2021
Dr. Richard Kline and his 2-year-old daughter, Julia, are pictured both wearing masks. Despite his wifes doubts early on in the COVID-19 pandemic, Julia is actually incredibly good at wearing a mask. Ive taught her that if she sees people, she needs to wear a mask, Dr. Kline said. Since last March, he has worked non-stop and credits his family as helping him get through these challenging times. Photo and caption by Lily Washburn.

A Hero With Heart

February 18, 2021
Traveler Kala Crow walks towards the curbside pickup at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport after arriving on his flight from California, Sunday Dec. 6. Now that the holidays are among us, travel to the islands is expected to increase. All incoming Hawaii visitors are now required to take a COVID-19 test less than 72 hours prior to their departure, or will be subject to a mandatory 14-day quarantine period. Photo and caption by Lily Washburn.

Holidays bring travel boost to islands

December 14, 2020
Bethlyn Tanabe (12) raises her hand in Ms. Carlyn Yoshinas marine science class. Seniors returned to campus in a hybrid schedule on Nov. 23, but many opted to stay at home and work online. Ms. Yoshinas class has seven seniors total, but usually only half of the seniors come to campus to learn in-person. Three companies—Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZeneca—have announced promising results of clinical trials on their vaccines and many believe education professionals should be the first the receive the treatment. Photo by Ka Leo staff Dec. 3, 2020.

A vaccine could be the key to defeating COVID-19

December 3, 2020
Mandi Haraga (10) posts up against Kaisers point guard, forcing an error that leads to a turnover in the third quarter of their game in the 2020 Girls Basketball season. Kaiser led the whole quarter to finish 43-35 at the third-quarter buzzer. Girls basketball was one of the sports canceled this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo by Annyssa Troy.

COVID-19 impact on Kalani athletics

October 3, 2020
Graduation hat on top of Globe with Computer Mouse for e-learning learning by Chiplanay. Wiki commons.

What are students saying about Distance Learning?

October 3, 2020
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