Senior Calista Ancog (She/Her) is this year’s editor in chief for Nā Hōkū. When she’s not busy running things, she’s at Speech and Debate, participating in the duo interpretation and dramatic categories. In her free time, Calista enjoys creating journal spreads for her favorite movies and TV shows.

Haley Meyer (She/Her) is a Junior at Moanalua High School and is currently in her 2nd year of News-writing. Her favorite genre of music is Indie, listening to it dressed in her adored Boho style. Haley’s favorite color is purple and her favorite animal is the Capybara. Her favorite class on campus is News-writing.

Caylen Corpuz (She/Her) is a senior and Digital Media Editor for Na Hoku News. During her free time she enjoys watching romantic TV shows, her favorite being a Chinese drama called Our Secret. She is also involved in the school’s marching band and plays the Alto Sax. 

Nevaeh Medina (She/Her) is currently a sophomore at Moanalua and a first-year writer. Her favorite color is blue and her favorite class is English. She also participates in the school dance program.

Benjamin ‘Ben’ Carlos (He/Him) is currently a junior and first year staff writer for Na Hoku news. In his free time, he enjoys watching Mr. Beast YouTube videos. In the future, he plans on majoring in business and going into real estate. This year, he looks forward to meeting new people. 

Alycia Abordonado (She/They) is a senior and a first-year news writer. She has various interests, which include music and sports. She is a member of the marching band and Symphonic Wind Ensemble and she enjoys skating and dancing. In five years time, Alycia sees herself struggling to get her master’s degree in college.

Jameson Huang (He/Him) is an 11th grader at Moanalua High School, he plays tennis and likes to cook. Jameson’s favorite school subject is English because he stated “I think I’m good at writing.” He also likes to eat food, and he also likes to hang out with friends and go to the mall.

Hatasha Horiuchi (She/Her) is currently a junior and first year staff writer for Na Hoku News. In her free time, she enjoys sketching portraits and taking naps. She hopes to pursue a career in psychology as she enjoys helping others by giving advice.

Kira 'KK' Kaneshiro (any pronouns) is a 10th grader going into her first year of newswriting. She enjoys listening to music, playing video games, and talking with friends. Her favorite video game is Minecraft by far. She loves it so much that she plays daily. She likes learning new things in school and her favorite subject is film.

Xchyler Barut (He/Him) is a junior. He is a member of the school's music department, participating in marching band and the Symphonic Wind Ensemble. He spends his free time nurturing his spirituality and painting. Xchyler writes to further his English writing experience and because he enjoys working with his community.

Christopher 'Chris' Dias (He/Him) is a first year news writer and is going to be a senior. Dias joined newswritting because he heard that the staff was small and wanted to give newswritting a chance, and he’s excited to be able to talk with new people. His favorite class is any world language class and his favorite color is navy blue.

Joelle Watanabe (She/Her) is currently a Junior at Moanalua and is returning to Na Hoku News as a contributing writer. She loves color guard, listening to new music, and learning new languages. One of her favorite artists to listen to is NCT.

Elijah Lo (He/Him) is a Junior at Moanalua High school and is a photographer for our News-writing class. His favorite color is purple and his music type is 2000s or Reggae. He loves any kind of clothes that fit him and his favorite class on campus is Photography.