Transition Archives
Issue 1-3 April 2006
Career Pathways
- Fashion Designer: Chelsea Gines

- This 18-year-old swimsuit designer with the Pink C design company, knew exactly what she wanted to do right from the get go.
- Branch Manager: Lianne Uradomo

- On the contrary to popular belief, there are lots of branch managers that don't have a degree in business.
- Athletic Trainer: Garvin Tsuji

- Garvin Tsuji is a local boy who went away to college, but decided to come back home to start his career.
- Carpenter: Daphne Henion

- Daphne Henion have been tearing down the gender divide that has traditionally kept women out of male career bastions.
- Meterologist: Kevin Kodama

- Kodama has a bachelor's degree in Meteorology and master's degree in Atmospheric Sciences...
- Executive Chef: Ronald Nasuti

- Ronald Nasuti, 36, always knew what he wanted to do in life. And that, ladies in gentlemen, was to be come a well-respected chef.
- Assistant Marketing And Advertising Specialist: Haunani Kahiapo

- Army National Guard is one branch of the U.S. Military that gives guardspeople flexibility to pursue diverse professions while, providing for the nation's defense.
- Task Force Planning Specialist: Jeffery Loo

- Loo is a 19-year-old Private First Class, barely old enough to shave the baby hairs off of his face, but old enough to fight for what he believes in.
Sports
- Down Pat on the Mat

- What are some of the ingredients to create a perennial girls wrestling powerhouse?
College
- College and Cheerleading

- This cheerleader is staring higher education in its beady-like eyes, as she says rather smugly, BRING IT ON!!
- No Place Like Home

- Although she may be a fish out of water, it looks as if this fish is trading in her Hilo gills for a full Fort Collins respiratory system.
Feature Profiles
- Feature Profile: Jake Shimabukuro

- Jake Shimabukuro always thought that playing music was just his hobby…
Mini Profiles
- Mini Profile: Kellen Watabu

- At age 12, Kellen Watabu had to choose between playing baseball and golf because of a conflict in season schedules.
- Mini Profile: Mindy Laronal

- She's 16-years-old, still a junior at Kaimuki High School, yet she's already accumulated enough to credits to graduate.
Art Profiles
- A Slam Dunk

- Kealoha Wong is SLAM to Hawaii, like Lebron James is to Cleveland.
Editorials & Articles
- Hunting Aliens

- Born on Maui, Marshall Loope is a man on a mission.
Health
- Flu & Colds

- How can I tell if I have a cold or the flu?
Teen Issues
- Balancing School with Athletics

- A student athlete's job is to complete assignments, pass tests, and be successful in their sport.
- A Gap Year

- There's a formula to life and it goes like this: birth, elementary school, middle school, high school, college, job, death…
- Am I Too Late for College?

- I'm a senior and I don't have any idea what I'm going to do after high school, what should I do?
- Smoking Influences

- Most teens desperately want to fit in at some point, driving many to take any action necessary to do so.
- Voting and Whatnot

- Why is it that the slim group of 18 to 24-year-olds needs so much pushing and prodding to get themselves to the voting booth?