February 19, 2013 Honolulu, Hawai‘i Volume 88, issue 4

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IMUA ‘IOLANI A Voice for Students since 1923

By Ashley Mizuo

The moment Alexandra Fuller, this year’s Keables Chair holder, walks into a room, everyone wants to hear what she has to say. The students are enchanted by her brilliant accent and exotic life. They are also amazed that she has so much to say and is unafraid to say it.

The presence of such an outstanding speaker and writer at ‘Iolani is consistent with the purpose of the Keables Chair that she holds. It is funded by an en-dowment that supports a residency for a writer, teacher or artist who can bring fresh perspectives to ‘Iolani’s students and teachers. The chair is named for Mr. Har-old Keables, one of ‘Iolani’s most celebrated teachers whose methods of teaching writing is the inspiration for Dr. LaGory’s creation of The Keables Guide.

Fuller’s first book, “Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs To-night”, describes her childhood in Rhodesia, now known as Zimbabwe. She writes that as a child, her opinion was often dismissed, and that she was encouraged to blindly follow the ideas of her parents. Her parents, especially her mother, play major roles in her book, but after it was published, her mother called it “an unauthorized biogra-phy” and wanted nothing to do with it.

The book described Fuller’s life as a child during the Zimbabwe civil war, when, as she said children “grew

up far too soon.” They often witnessed death. Guns, mines and soldiers were everywhere.

When asked about how it felt to be oppressed, she acknowledged with regret that her family fought for white rule, making her parents some of the oppressors in Rhodesia. She said that it is difficult to maintain such a position because “oppressors are always overcome.”

Fuller thinks that some people who grow up in America where the right to speak out is protected, take their freedom of speech for granted. Having lived under true censorship in Rhodesia, she is sur-prised at the high level of self-censorship in the Unit-ed States. She continues to be outspoken and warns, “Without a voice you are choiceless.”

In Jackson, Wyoming, where she became a

citizen, the local dentist, who was the official ad-ministering the oath, told her, “Whatever hunger it was that brought you here to the United States, give us your hunger.” Fuller’s hunger is her desire and determination to use her voice.

The dentist’s words resonated with her, and now she speaks to students about using and developing their voices. She says that everyone should keep learning and that every day her own voice is developing and changing. She has spoken out about the injustices of civil war and censorship she experienced while grow-ing up as well as the corruption of the oil industry in her home state of Wyoming. She does not worry about people who try to keep her from using her voice, say-ing, “What are you going to do? Take away my pencil and tell me to shut up? That doesn’t frighten me.”

Fuller is an inspirational woman who has much to say and is not afraid to say it.

Her voice is one that refuses to be silenced. Alyssa Lam ‘14 said, “I really loved having her

here because not only is she outrageously funny, but she is also the most down to earth person.”

Fuller encourages ‘Iolani students to find their own voices and insists that when they find it, “You’ll know, because it will be yours, and it won’t be like anyone else’s.”

Teachers embrace iPads’ ease, efficiencyBy MAx Wei

The latest stage of the iPad ini-tiative kicked off in January as 234 juniors received their own tab-lets in their United States History classes.

The distribution came after the first stage of the iPad plan at the end of last year, when 109 teach-ers received tablets. Another 84 teachers subsequently received theirs. Since the distributions, the signature red covers can be seen all over campus.

Students and teachers are quickly adapting to the new learn-

ing tool, moving from traditional note-taking on paper to exclusive-ly using iPad note applications.

“This project changes effec-tiveness to hyper-effectiveness,” said history teacher and iPad program developer Mr. Joshua Reppun.

The consensus on campus is that the iPad project is off to a strong start, with students and teachers saying the tablets en-able them to be more efficient and to add an element of fun to the learning.

“We should’ve done this years ago. I’m very glad we’re doing it

now,” said Dr. Deborah Hall of the History department.

In Dr. Hall’s class, not only do the students take notes in class on their iPads, but they use them to do research. “The iPads are way easier than getting a computer cart,” Dr. Hall observed

With the iPads, students can add pictures to their papers and create more sophisticated prod-ucts, as well keep a constant link to their schoolwork. Dr. Hall can mirror her content on her students’ iPads, leading to more interactive lectures and allowing students to stay on the same page more easily.

Dr. Hall said she is learning how to put her grade book into the Numbers application, as well as using iAnnotate to respond to assignments. The transition from physical grade books to electronic ones offers teachers both conve-nience and connectivity.

Instead of having his students only use Evernote, Mr. Jeffrey Hackler encouraged them to try whichever app they were most comfortable with. A poll he took revealed that students were us-ing at least six different note-taking applications, from Pages

See iPads, page 2

Keables Chair: ‘Without a voice you are choiceless’

Go online at imuaonline.org to read more

Mr.Joshua Reppun instructs his History class on setting up ts their iPads.Max Wei | Imua Iolani

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Senate choice signals new political era

Sullivan Center can be catalyst for academic makeover

On the rel-atively calm day of Dec. 26, 2012, I first heard that Governor Neil Aber-crombie had named Lt. Gov. Brian Schatz to take

the late Senator Daniel Inouye’s seat in the U.S. Senate instead of Rep. Colleen Hanabusa. I was so surprised that I very nearly spilled my tea all over my computer keyboard.

I had offhandedly dismissed the topic and assumed that Abercrombie would appoint Hanabusa for two rea-sons. First, because Inouye had sent a letter to the governor on the day of his death stating that he wished for her to take his place, making the change essentially his ‘dying wish.’ Second, because I’ve lived in Ha-waii long enough to have observed

the condition of the state’s stagnant political system, I have developed severe dismay at the degree to which seniority is idolized here.

Although so-called ‘blue states’ are often more liberal than others, Hawaii is probably one of the most historically conservative, partially due to our idolization of seniority, along with the idea that ‘experience’ and ‘wisdom’ come hand in hand with age.

With that, I reference the year Ed Case ran against Daniel Akaka for the Senate, and was almost immedi-ately dismissed for his ‘lack of expe-rience,’ even though many people, including myself, believed that he had plenty of it.

In this situation, Hawaii can easily lament wildly that the late Inouye’s death marks the end of an era. He was the only good thing that hap-pened to this state, my inner crabby 80-year-old remarks. A good man, whose wishes that no-good Aber-crombie ignored! Rargh!

I silence my inner 80-year-old to

say this: without a doubt, Inouye’s 50-plus years of wholehearted public service have changed Hawaii for the better. The man had direction--direc-tion much appreciated by those of the 50th state, myself included. How-ever, our respect should not make us feel obligated to bend to his wishes even after his death. Abercrombie acted entirely within his power, and I don’t believe that his nomination of Schatz was disrespectful. If any-thing, it gave Inouye the respect that he deserves.

Inouye embraced the progressive spirit throughout his career. He made changes that improved Hawaii and he was fearless in his efforts. However, for him to continue to have such a strong hold on the state’s future--even after his death--would be wrong.

Looking at people like Tulsi Gab-bard, Brian Schatz, and Shan Tsutsui, I see the long-overdue rebirth of the political scene in Hawaii. It is about time for a new generation to move Hawaii in a new direction. Isn’t that what Inouye would have wanted?

Imua ‘Iolani is published by the students of 'Iolani School, located at 563 Kamoku Street, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96826. Est. 1923, printed at Hawaii Hochi Ltd.

Editors-In-Chief:Maile GreenhillMaya Stevens

News Editors: Matthew CallahanClaire Furukawa

Features Editors:Jaylene-Rose Lee

Alanna Simao

Arts & Entertainment Editors:Cassie BusekrusChanelle Huang

Opinion Editor:Lauren Goto

Middle School Editors:Amy NakamuraEmily Nomura

Lower School Editors:Lindsey Combs

David Pang

Sports Editors:Brittany Amano

Carrie Ann Randolph

Video/Hiki Nō:Korry Luke

Ashley MizuoSarah Zhang

150th Anniversary Editor:Max Wei

Photo Editors:Anna Brandes

Lia Ho

Staff Writers:Ilana BuffensteinRachael HellerPascha HokamaDaniella Kim

Kady Matsuzaki

Advisers:Ms. Lee Cataluna

Mr. John Tamanaha

Contributors:Bianca Bystrom-PinoMr. Charles Proctor

Imua 'Iolani accepts advertising sub-missions on a space-available basis. The deadline for the next issue is May 5. The opinions herein expressed do not necessarily reflect the views of the administration, faculty, staff of 'Iolani School or the Imua 'Iolani.

The arrival of the Sullivan Cen-ter marks a crossroads in academics at ‘Iolani. In order to use effectively this tool of 21st century learning, the school must make drastic changes to its curriculum. Education at ‘Io-lani will require new courses that use the Sullivan Center’s resources in a variety of ways, preparing stu-dents for real world problems.

However, while the new building will undoubtedly streamline education for the modern world, I believe that the Sullivan Center’s introduction presents ‘Iolani with the perfect opportunity to change its approach to academics.

Students complain about the strict emphasis placed upon grades, lamenting the cutthroat nature of ‘Iolani life. Can proper learning exist without such focus on GPA?

It most certainly can. In fact, in many ways grades can inhibit actual learning, nullifying everything the Sullivan Center is trying to accomplish.

The Sullivan Center provides the necessary tools for a better education, but learning begins with the mentality of the student, and this mentality is shaped by the student’s educational environment. Only with the proper attitude to-

wards education can ‘Iolani students truly learn. Grades are an antiquated means of simplifying educa-

tion in a school setting. Grades provide extrinsic motiva-tion, which rarely bring about desired results.

How often have you found yourself cramming for a vo-cabulary test just hours before your English class, hoping that some of the words will stick in your brain?

I’ve done it before, and I’ve actually gotten decent scores despite the unrefined study method. But can I recall any of those words now? Not for the life of me. I received the extrinsic motivation in the form of a good grade, but the true goals of education--learning, understanding, re-tention, and application--took a back seat to getting an A.

‘Iolani can make simple concrete changes to promote intrinsic rather than extrinsic motivation. To this end, stu-dents must be able to construct their own learning paths.

Giving a student more independence in their studies will inspire them to work for themselves and their own learning–not for the teacher, and not for the grade. This can come in the form of more project-based courses and the expansion of learning beyond the textbook.

While ‘Iolani cannot eliminate grades completely, it can remove the severe focus placed upon them. Students should not need, nor want, to monitor their grades daily. If I am unaware of the grade I am receiving in a certain class, I take care to work hard on every assignment and leave

nothing to chance. Teachers should restrict a student’s knowledge of his or her grade.

Although this seems deranged, some ‘Iolani teachers have already put this system into place with success. Be-sides, most students inquiring about grades simply want to know the bare minimum they need to accomplish for a good mark on their report card, a quality that ‘Iolani does not want to promote.

Changing ‘Iolani’s academic attitude is not solely the responsibility of the administration. Students who have been indoctrinated into the merciless whirlwind of home-work and grades will need to reassess their view of educa-tion and what it means to learn.

Teachers must allow students to take initiative and ex-plore their studies for themselves, rather than piling on as-signments and drilling facts into their students’ minds. Par-ents should want their students to become better-informed global citizens, no matter what the report card says.

The extrinsic motivation of grades prevents true schol-arship. Students would rather strive for an A than make an effort to learn for knowledge’s sake.

The Sullivan Center will be an exceptional resource for modern education, but the right attitude is what will pro-pel ‘Iolani into a new and brighter era of academics. This school of Christian learning and truth is overdue for an intervention.

By Maile Greenhill

By Maya StevenS

iPads: continued from page 1and Notability to the standard Apple app Notes. Al-

though there were some compatibility issues, students helped each other learn to use the note-taking applications they picked.

As an experiment, Mr. Hackler gave an open-notes quiz to determine how well the students were taking notes on their iPads. Although he expected some problems due to a lack of physical notes being spread out, he found that students were just as comfortable with the iPads and seemed to be learning just as much.

Another convenience is the iPad’s instant access to information.

Mr. Hackler asked his class, “Teddy Roosevelt be-longed to the Bull Moose Party. Do you know what a bull moose looks like?” Students not only found the defini-tion of a bull moose on their iPads, but could see what it looked like.

“It’s not an experiment. It’s happening,” Mr. Hackler said about the ease with which the tablets are being used.

A student-initiated project that began last fall and won the support of Dr. Timothy Cottrell and the Board of Gov-ernors, the iPad plan ultimately calls for all students to receive them over the next several years.

A key to the efficient and appropriate use of the iPads is the Casper mobile device system. When enabled, the system allows the school to monitor each tablet’s battery life, content and location.

“Big Brother is now watching you,” joked Mr. Reppun as he instructed his students to enable the Casper system.

February 19, 2013 Arts And EntErtAinmEnt Imua ‘IolanI

By Angie Anderson

I would like to think I have been involved in enough productions to know how nerve-wracking the first night can be, especially when performing a comedy.

As I handed my ticket stub to the usher and entered the familiar Diamond Head Theatre, I worried that my experi-ence would be slightly painful.

I didn’t expect a bad show, but I anticipated some pre-view night bumps.

I could already feel myself cringing at the thought of forgotten lines or missed entrances; in a farce like “Lead-ing Ladies,” timing is everything.

I sincerely wished the cast and crew--‘Iolani theatre teacher and director Mr. Rob Duval, especially--a great first night in front of an audience.

And what a night it was.My first glimpse of the stage was mesmerizing. I was

in awe of the set’s beautiful design and gorgeous intricacy.I felt slight apprehension sitting deep within me for

what I hoped would be another spectacular production co-directed and co-starring Mr. Duval, but that did not dimin-ish my excitement for the show ahead of me, especially after seeing such a marvelously crafted setting.

The show was far funnier than I could have hoped. Quick-witted and timed with a flawless swiftness that had the relatively small audience roaring with laughter, the charming and slightly raunchy show was both impressive and oddly endearing.

And hilarious. By the end of the first act, I was wiping away tears and gasping for air.

Mr. Duval portrayed Jack Gable, a Shakespearean actor

who, alongside his ambi-tious and lovable best friend Leo Clark, played by Paul T. Mitri, the chair of Theatre and Dance at the University of Hawaii.

They embark on a wacky adventure to steal the inheritance of an old woman searching for her long lost heirs, Max and Steve.

Much to the dismay of poor Jack, the heirs turn out to be Maxine and Stephanie, the old wom-an’s nieces.

Convinced they could act their way through the surprisingly spunky el-derly woman’s death as her nieces, Leo drags Jack into a mess of trouble all for the promise of $1 million to each man.

I thoroughly enjoyed the underlying themes such as the constant little quips criticizing actors and the theatre-within-the-theatre-itself.

There is also an excellently crafted inclusion of Shake-speare’s “Twelfth Night,” which, as Mr. Duval said, “plays a bigger role than it seems at first glance.”

Besides the lines dropping in from “Twelfth Night” and

the aspect of cross-dressing, he says that “if you’re famil-iar with the play ‘Twelfth Night,’ you will see glimpses of it throughout Leading Ladies.”

Mr. Duval and Mr. Mitri were both outstanding leads in this incredibly funny show that exceeded all of my expec-tations. I cannot praise the actors enough for their work in conveying such an excellent comedy while not cheapening the plot.

Something about a farce: Rob Duval in ‘Leading Ladies’

Photo courtesy of Diamond Head Theatre‘Iolani drama teacher Mr. Rob Duval (left) and Mr. Paul Mitri starred in Diamond Head Theatre’s production of “Leading Ladies,” which ran through Feb. 17.

Katase ‘13 rivals YouTube star Musicians in prestigious National Orchestra Festival

For someone notorious for his poker face, musician David Choi seemed to be having a great time and was wearing an unusually huge smile at Fresh Café on Jan. 26.

One of the best aspects of the concert was that all the performers were local artists. The concert started with a great opening act by lo-cal band Young Souls.

A familiar face to ‘Iolani was also on stage: Taylor Ann Katase ’13 was Choi’s rocking drummer, keeping the beat all night. She even had a drum solo during the song “You Were My Friend.”

After a free meet-and-greet at The Face Shop in Ward Warehouse, Choi went to Fresh Café to rehearse. The concert space only had standing room, but the concert itself was very low-key. Although Choi was not used to the heat and humidity, he said Hawaii was one of his favorite places. He chatted with the audience and even cracked a couple of jokes while he performed.

During the song “Won’t Even Start,” he “forgot” the lyrics and everyone jumped in and sang, further involving the audience.

Katase became Choi’s drummer for the show through Robert Shinoda, guitarist and former coach of the Tam-Young Jazz Combo. After a few other drummers couldn’t per-

form, Choi turned to Katase, who exceeded his expectations. Although she plays in Io-lani Stage Band III, Concert Band IV, and Orchestra V, playing with Choi had its own challenges because she was playing with only three other people. With a smaller band, she felt more pressure to play perfectly, and said, “I did practice a lot before the first rehearsal making sure that I knew David’s songs front to back because I didn’t want to sandbag the practices, being the youngest and most inex-perienced person there.”

Katase spoke well of both Choi and his upbeat band, and was thrilled that every mu-sician had an opportunity to play solo during the show. “The fact that David put a little solo section in there for them to show off was really cool,” said Katase. “Many stars now days just want the spotlight all to themselves. But David isn’t like that at all. He is a really down-to-earth type of guy.”

Her efforts paid off. During the concert, she nailed every song and rivaled Choi for audience admiration; people were screaming her name right and left. As for her future in music, she says, “The possibility of actually going to a music school is very large for me at this point. It’s just a matter of swallowing my fears and going for it.”

Since September, the ‘Iolani Orchestra has been rehearsing in preparation for their performance in the prestigious American String Teachers Association’s National Orchestra Festival. The 44 talented musicians have been selected from among the top orchestras across the nation to participate in the national festival, and on Feb. 28, these seventh to ninth graders will travel to Providence, Rhode Island.

Under the direction of Mrs. Katherine Hafner, the ‘Iolani Middle School Or-chestra members have been practicing at 7:00 a.m. every Thursday morning. The orchestra will be playing the first and third movements of Geometric Dances by Richard Meyer, selected movements of “Capriol” by Peter Warlock, “Troika” by Sergei Prokofiev, “Girl With the Flaxen Hair” by Claude Debussy, and the Over-ture to “Nabucco” by Giuseppe Verdi.

In previous years, the ‘Iolani Middle School Orchestra competed in the 2010 National Orchestra Festival competition held in Santa Clara, California. The stu-dents took home first place, beating middle school orchestras from Nevada and California. Mrs. Hafner hopes to continue the orchestra program’s winning streak.

Violist Susan Kong ‘17 looks forward to her first school trip to the mainland. “I can’t wait to go to Rhode Island,” she said. “Hopefully, it’ll snow too!”

By Ashley Mizuo

By eMily noMurA

Rachael Heller | Imua IolaniMembers of the ‘Iolani Dramatic Players rehearse in preparation for this year’s spring musical, “How to Succeed in Business Without Re-ally Trying.” Pictured from left: Kyla Smith ‘16, David Whitehouse ‘15, Alisa Boland ‘17, Samantha Caps ‘15, Summer Scott ‘14, Matthew Patterson ‘15, Juliette Paige ‘15, Sarah Duval ‘16, Taja Hirata-Ep-stein ‘16. The show runs at Hawaii Theatre from Feb. 28 to March 2.

IDP’s ‘How to Succeed’ next week

Photo courtesy of Elise Kaneshiro ‘13 Photo courtesy of Taylor Ann Katase ‘13

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GOAL! ‘Iolani scores first girls soccer title since 1999

15-13? Raider players explain controversial strategy

After a 15-13 loss to Maryknoll, the Division I boys basketball team received much criticism for stalling tactics used during the controversy-sparking game. Many spectators, coaches and basketball experts argued that slowing down the game detracts from its main appeals: skill, teamwork and athletic performance.

In contrast to professional or collegiate basketball, there are no mandatory shot clock rules used on the high school level. Only eight states use a shot clock for high school boys and girls basketball.

In a typical basketball game, a team will hold the basketball, or “stall,” only if it wants to get the last shot at the end of a quarter or prevent an opponent from grab-bing the lead at the end of the game.

The Raiders, led by Coach Dean Shi-mamoto ‘94, took this idea a step further and decided to slow down the entire game by running a deliberate offense.

Senior Reece Foy explained, “If we want to win the game, our best chance is

to play to our strengths. So [Coach Dean] was just trying to set us up to our strengths like any team would, and it just so hap-pened that our strength was to keep the ball out of their hands because they have a lot of good players.” The heights of the Maryknoll players range between 5-foot-8 and 6-foot-9, while most of the ‘Iolani boys are 6-feet or under, with just senior Trey Kidd towering at 6-foot-5.

Foy went on to say, “[Our offense] re-quired a lot of execution and it wasn’t an easy thing to do. When we did do it right, it worked and the defense would get really tired. Then, we could get easy baskets off them being lazy.”

The Raider players tirelessly practiced their offense and tested it versus ex-colle-giate players, who toughened up the team by giving them a faster and more athletic defense to practice against.

During the game, the Raiders all “bought in” to the strategy and stuck to it for the entire game. When the Spartans got into foul trouble, they pulled back on

defense and did not try to force a turnover by the Raiders, allowing many minutes to drain off the clock. The strategy proved successful.

In the previous meeting against the top-ranked Maryknoll, the Raiders lost by 21 points in the Lower Gym. This time, the new strategy helped set up junior Zach Buscher with a potential game winning three-pointer at the buzzer.

The crowd in Maryknoll’s gym was in-furiated by the lack of excitement in the first three quarters. Senior Drew Uchi-yama said, “There was a lot of drama. People were posting stuff on Instagram or making statuses about how lame we are, how we disrespected them by doing that. And even on the court, the players talked to us saying, ‘Why are you guys doing this?’ and, ‘You guys are scared of us.’”

Regardless of the negative reaction, the Raiders were impervious to the boo-ing crowd and were even fired up by it. Buscher said, “Executing the game plan, knowing that the other team was frus-trated, and hearing the boos just made us stick together as a team more, and we

played well.” Junior Chris Gallacher add-ed, “The bench cheered even louder for us and we kinda just smiled.” Uchiyama said, “It was actually pretty cool to play in the game because everyone was boo-ing us, adding to our adrenaline, so it was overall fun.”

Sadly, most of the basketball commu-nity did not think the game was “over-all fun.” In fact, the slow game against Maryknoll again brought up the idea of implementing shot clocks in Hawaii high school basketball. “That would re-ally change the game,” Buscher said. “We wouldn’t be able to [stall], but I’m not op-posed to it. It would speed up the game and allow teams to come back more.”

All the controversy aside, ultimately the Raiders emerged as a better, stronger team.

Uchiyama explained, “Despite the loss, we got better because not only did we play and execute what we needed to do, but we got closer, and we had each others’ backs. We didn’t want to back down, and as a team--as a family--we really embodied the ‘One Team’ spirit.”

After a grueling season, as senior Alyssa Kim recalls, full of “endless running, week-end training, and team bonding,” the ‘Iolani girls varsity soccer team can finally call itself ILH and HHSAA State Champions, titles that hadn’t been achieved since head coach Kristin Masunaga played for the Raiders in 1999.

The ILH championship game against Punahou was played on Jan. 25. Senior Kama Pascua scored the goal that tied the game at 1-1. Even after two 10-minute overtime pe-riods, the team remained deadlocked. The league title would be determined by a series of penalty kicks.

Kicking for the Raiders were junior Dana Lim followed by seniors Taylor Kipili‘i, Jill Shimabuku and Kylie Takafuji. While the penalty kickers prepared themselves on the field, sophomores Pikake Kaneshiro and Megan Goo described the wait as a “very exhilarating, nerve wracking” moment. All the girls held hands on the sidelines, crossed their fingers, and hoped for the best. That hope paid off, as the first four ‘Iolani kickers scored, and Punahou only netted one, earning the Raiders the ILH Championship for the first time in 14 years.

Because of its ILH crown, ‘Iolani received a bye in the first round of States. In the quarterfinals, the Raiders beat Moanalua, 2-0. That was followed by a 6-1 victory over Kaiser in the semifinals.

In the state championship game, the opponent was once again Punahou. Approximate-ly 1,500 spectators crowded into the Waipio Peninsula Soccer Stadium on Feb. 2, to cheer on their favorite team. Raider fans came out in full force, some painted their bodies red with black letters, to cheer on the top-seeded Raiders. Shimabuku scored the first two goals, on either side of Punahou’s lone goal, before Kim added a third.

When asked about the success of the team, Shimabuku, who was selected the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament, said, “It was crazy. It felt so good to win especially since we were so close for the past two years. Now, the seniors can say that the Class of 2013 broke the 13-year streak.”

In the previous two years, the Raiders finished as runner-ups to Punahou and Kame-hameha, respectively. Junior Emily Tanaka described the double championship this year

as, “Amazing, we deserved it, it was our dream and we finally did it.”What makes this year’s team so special? Kipili‘i said, “The team chemistry was really

good. I felt that it would take us further than pure talent. Everyone was super close and when you mesh well off the field, you play well on the field.” Sophomore goalkeeper Courtney Overland said, “Even at the beginning of the season, the team was really good and I had a good feeling.”

With great chemistry and nine seniors on the team, there has never been a better time to claim the two banners.

By Lindsey ComBs

By Lauren yamaguChi

Photo courtesy of Mr. John TamanahaThe ‘Iolani girls soccer team celebrates its championship win against Punahou.

Photos courtesy of Mr. John TamanahaTop left: Zach Buscher ‘14 pulls up for the final shot of the Jan. 23 game at the Clarence T.C. Ching Gymnasium at Maryknoll. Above: Drew Uchiyama ‘13 drives against a defender.