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next, on hiki nåœ, stories from across ourisland chain. you could read a book on how to start a brand,but that doesn't really apply to a hawai'i person with ahawai'i brand. two local fashion veterans give young hawai'idesigners real-world, hands-on experience

in starting theirown businesses. plus, a vice principal with a reputation forbeing tough reveals her true nature. learn how to build an aquaponics garden infive simple steps. hear the innermost thoughts of a student asshe explores her own personal truth. see how students with and without specialneeds learn how to bond. and experience the chicken-skin effect ofhearing an entire school cheer in unison. you'll also learn the ins and outs of thedress codes for the schools that participated in this episode of thenation's first statewide student news network, hiki nåœ.

can do. we're here on the campus of sacred heartsacademy, located in the kaimuki district of o'ahu. youmight recognize the academy's uniform: it's blue and white, and looks somewhat like asailor's outfit. but this getup is actually inspired by ourschool's european founders. it's a french-influence uniformthat comes in many pieces, including arm cuffs, a dickey, tie and a pleated blue skirt. when it's time todress up for mass and special events, students

get classy, donning their white skirts instead. and asintricate as this may sound, the lancer ladies do get to wind down a bit with optional fridayattire, swapping out skirts for khaki shorts and darkblue polos. with more on clothing and fashion, our hikinåœ reporters dive into the collective, a boutique owned bya pair of fashionistas, including an academy alumna, who are changing the world of fashionone stitch at a time. step into the collective at ward warehouse,and you'll find a boutique filled with clothing

made righthere in hawaii. no, wait, this one- i like that one. take this one. behind the counter, you'll likely see co-ownersallison izu song and summer shiigi hard at work ontheir next collections. i do separates, so tops, bottoms, dresses,jackets. kind of this mix of sophisticated contemporarymodern feeling with island vibes. but beyond the draped fabrics and sleek labels,the business plays a role crucial to hawaii's

evolvingfashion scene. we opened it up before to other brands tocome in and use our space. and now, we kind of transitioned itinto more of a mentoring and consulting space. they offer advice to young fashion designstudents and emerging business owners, forming a truly uniquecollective. it's a jumpsuit gown. oh, is it? yeah. the most important thing is to give them areal idea of what it takes to run a business

here in hawai'i. and allison and i are both small businesses,and there's so much that we do that's hands-on, so we cangive them a little bit of everything along the way from production, designing, marketing. today, they're working with danika hazzard,a fashion student and collective intern. a really cool idea that they have here, helpingother businesses and having this retail space mixed withtheir design space. [indistinct] and i thought that, you know, doing an internshiphere could really help my own business, too,

to learnthe whole process from designers who already starting a small business. hazard makes reversible handmade bikinis,but says there's still so much to learn. just learning the whole design process, youknow, really is cool for me, because i've been teachingmyself. oh, this one is [indistinct], yeah. it's nice to be able to give feedback on notjust how to do it, but you know, what mistakes i made alongthe way and how i can kinda hopefully steer other people from not making those mistakes.

managing their own businesses while mentoringothers can be tricky. but song and shiigi say workingwith aspiring designers is a refreshing part of their day. [laughter] seeing what their point of view is, and howthey come into this industry with fresh eyes is really nice. and while building a brand in hawai'i mightnot be easy, it can be done, with the right mindset. i hope that they want to continue if theirpassion is there, because there are days when

it's really difficult,and you want to give up. 'cause i [indistinct] her this way. and so, if you love it, and you love whatyou're doing, you'll wake up every morning and you'll continueto do it. this is kayla manz from sacred hearts academy,for hiki nåœ. we're on the campus of ewa makai middle school in 'ewa beach, on o'ahu. the dress code here atewa makai is composed of the green ewa makai uniform.

students must wear their ids on their collarat all times, and wear pants under knee-length. our dress code is for the safety of students,and is used as an easier way to identify them. the dress code is enforced by many people,such as mrs. martin, the vice principal at our school, whose personalityisn't like what most students believe. i had a student in here who told me, you know,mrs. martin, last year i hated you. i said, really? youhated me?

still hate me now? he goes, no. i'm like, so, what's the difference? how come you don'thate me anymore? and he said, 'cause i got to know you. mrs. geri martin, a vice principal at ewamakai middle school in 'ewa beach, has the reputation forbeing the toughest administrator at the school. however, she has grown accustomed to the thoughtof students calling her mean, and being frightenedby her.

i think there are students that think i ammean. rumors that people said about miss martinwas that she's mean, and like, the way she used to look atthem was like ... like they didn't like it. i thought she was kinda strict, and harsh. despite what students may say, mrs. martin'smission goes much deeper. growing up, i didn't like the way my lifewas, and i was a very, very angry person. and being an angryperson, if anybody looked at me the wrong way, or said the wrong thing, i'd lose it. i had a really badtemper, and took my anger out on people, and

they didn't deserve that. and i had to take responsibilityand now, realizing that i had hurt so many people, promised that i would do everythingi can to instead of hurt people, help. to make up for past mistakes, mrs. martinbegan serving her community by coaching sports in hopes ofhelping others. when i was involved with community sports,there were a lot of students who didn't have family thatwould come to their games. they'd be embarrassed on potluck days, becausethey wouldn't be able to

bring anything. and so, it was those individuals that i tookin, that would come home with us and stay. and sad thing is, some of their families wouldn'teven call to check on them. but i think being able tonot just take care of my sons, but to be able to take care of the greater family, whichis the community. although some students may think that mrs.martin is harder on them, she only wants to steer studentstowards the right path. she helped me with problem situations. like i would fight with other students atschool, and i always get

pulled into her office. she always tells me stories about the samething that i'm in, and that i'm not the only one who's in the situation. even though you think that she's mean, she'snot. she's a very caring person. for me, every individual matters. every individual has the potential and theright to be happy and successful. even though mrs. martin may be tough on theoutside, her caring nature shows students

that we can allgrow from our mistakes. thank you. this is kristina overly from ewa makai middleschool, for hiki nåœ. stay tuned after the show to find out whatthe students who created this story learned from theirexperience. our next piece comes from the town of wahiawaon o'ahu, and marks the hiki nåœ debut for ka'alaelementary school. they are the second elementary school to producefor hiki nåœ. today, we will be making our own mini aquaponicsgarden in five simple steps.

aquaponics is thegrowing of fish and plants in one system, where we feed the fish, the fish poop helpsfeed the plants, and the plant roots help clean the water for thefish. to do this, you'll need a clear plastic bottle,water purifier, a small fish, fish food, gravel, a plant and acotton wick. first, you must clean a clear plastic bottle,and then cut the top off. second, you'll need topour water into your plastic bottle and add two drops of the water purifier, and waitfor twenty minutes. this will make the water clean for the fish.

[ticking] the third step is to add gravel, and thennet the fish and give it a home in your plastic bottle. take theplant out of its pot, and wrap the cotton wick around the roots before putting it intothe top part of your plastic bottle. finally, you place the top part onto the bottompart of the bottle. make sure the cottonwick is touching the water, and your aquaponics garden is complete.

just remember to feed your fishdaily so the cycle can continue. this is ramsey gongob from ka'ala elementaryschool, for hiki nåœ. we're here on the campus of kaua'i high schoolin the town of lihu'e. the dress code at kaua'i highrequires students to wear approved school wear. shirts with designs that include drugs, gangsymbols, obscene words or any inappropriate figureare not allowed to be worn. school wear may not be cut orexpose any part of the student's midriff area. undergarments may not be exposed as well.

student shortsor skirts must be longer than the length of their arms when extended down to their sideswith their hands clenched as a fist. sports supporter wear maybe worn as long asit follows the dress code, and our school's name, kaua'i high school, must beclearly printed on the front of the shirt. the dress codes hereat kaua'i high school are made to keep students safe and appropriate. now, let's take a look at a psa produced byfour of our fellow students here at kaua'i high school, titled"the fact of you."

[music] the word fact can be defined as a true pieceof information. and in our day and age where informationand messages are bombarding us from every angle, every second of the day, that's allwe really want in life: truth. we are curious beings. we like to know things, and we like to getanswers, correct answers. as we allknow from presentations and essays and reports we've made, it is of utmost importance tobe factual and

accurate in everything we produce. but isn't it ironic that in a world that isso conscientious about producing substantiated truth, our very selvesoften lack authenticity and accurate representation? wehave fact-checked and weeded through the false information in the world around us, but whatabout the false information that lies within us? because when i look around, i see a worldthat, in the midst of being busy fact-checking data, has falleninto accepting the false lies that society has force-fed to us since the moment we wereborn, that we have

to be perfect and have it all together, thatwe can't be different, that appearances are everything. a lot ofus are living small. we hide our imperfections and we pretend tobe like others so that we will be better liked. we say things and do things because that'swhat everybody else does, because that's what's expected, what's easy, what's safe. but what they don't tell you about the safezone is that it's shallow, and in the safe zone, you will never be ableto dive into the great depths of meaning and

purpose that youwere created to explore. yes, you were created to dive deeper thanthe shallow depths of conformity, and you were created to beyourself. not her, or him, or them, but you. because the fact and the truth is that youare enough, just as you are. come broken and bruised, come scarred andimperfect, you are loved, you are important, youmatter. and if you can tap into this truth and letthese facts transform you and set you free

from thechains of conformity, then you can be a production of truth and freedom. your life is the greatestmasterpiece that you will ever produce, more important than any report, essay or presentation. so, hold itto the same standards of accuracy and truth, and let it be messy, let it be chaotic andimperfect, but most of all, let it be genuine, true to who youare, because that is who you were created to be, and that is a fact ican guarantee with a hundred percent certainty. [dramatic music]

this is haven luper-jasso from kaua'i highschool, for hiki nåœ. we are here on the campus of chiefess kamakaheleimiddle school in lihu'e, kaua'i. here at chiefesskamakahelei middle school, our dress code separates sixth, seventh and eighth gradersby the color of their shirt. the colors quickly identify students and assiststaff in the case of an emergency. sixthgraders wear red ckms uniforms, seventh graders wear green ckms uniforms and eighth graderswear black ckms uniforms.

students can also wear team shirts which followthe grade's uniform colors. students can wear team shirts in place ofschool uniforms on any given day. our next story is made by our students aboutteam unify, an organization that combines students withand without special needs. you've got all these kids that have all differentbackgrounds, and different strengths and different weaknesses, and you have to try and get themtogether. team unify is an organization that was createdto strengthen the bonds between all students, includingthose with special needs. kids with anywhere from intellectual disabilitiesto physical disabilities, as well as our kids

with non-disabilities coming together and making one team to build bonds amongst each other. it's about a diverse group of individualsunderstanding their strengths and their similarities. and we'repart of the special olympics program called unified champion schools that works on inclusionand acceptance of all abilities. in 2014, ms. amanda fretto and mrs. gaylethompson started team unify at chiefess kamakahelei middle school to bring together both studentswith and without special needs by doing activities in andout of school.

before, it was kind of, i don't know you,so i'm not gonna work with you. but now, they've got to knoweach other, and the growth of their relationships has really gotten stronger. the main goal for team unify is that we spreadthe word of accepting others and having tolerance forothers. all of us are friends, and all of us get together,and all of us have fun together. team unify consists of over thirty studentswho participate in bowling tournaments in fall, and track andfield in spring, along with team-bonding activities during school.

it really has been a great experience seeingmy son get so excited to be with not just kids in his class, butkids in his grade. through team unify, students learn to embracetheir differences, and not be afraid of them. our first activity, it was an immediate bond. students with special needs and students withoutspecial needs were working together, and they wererecognizing each other's strengths rather than their needs anddifferences. everybody is the same, and everybody is different,but all of us together can be so strong as one.

we all have strengths in our own areas, soit depends on what it is. i think that's how we help each othergrow. our hope is that all students will be acceptingof everyone, regardless of our differences. i enjoy that i get to see all of the peoplewith special disabilities having fun and doing things that theyshould be able to do. having fun and forming lasting friendshipsis what makes team unify so strong. this is napua canalesfrom chiefess kamakahelei middle school, for [cheers] we're here on the waipahu campus in the leewarddistrict of o'ahu.

here, the dress code consists of anappropriate top and bottom, and students must always wear their school ids at all timeson the upper half of their body. this prepares them for the world of work outsideof high school, where appearances and attire make good impressions during interviewsand daily work activities. this next story consists of an interestingcontest that has been a special tradition here at waipahu highschool. this tradition has lasted for more than halfa century. welcome to the fifty-second annual arthurawards.

[indistinct] let the games begin in three,two, here at waipahu high school, hundreds of studentsprepare for an exciting event that occurs only once ayear, an event known as arthur awards. it's really packed with like, school prideand class pride. more on the class pride, because you'reseparated by your grade level. and it's very exciting throughout the day,knowing after all your classes are done, you get to go and be with your classand basically cheer your hearts out. arthur awards is a high-spirited cheeringcompetition amongst the different classes, and has been passeddown from generation to generation for fifty-two

years. however, no one really knows who or whatstarted arthur awards. arthur awards, you know, there are many versionsof what happened, and how arthur awards came tobe. so, i think whether it was from the oscars,or someone named arthur, i think the great thing is thatit's a spirit event that brings our classes together, brings our school together, bringsour students together to really show their enthusiasm, their schoolpride, and it really shows who we are as students, as a schoolcommunity.

although arthur awards is an event many studentslook forward to, preparations in order for it to cometo life don't come easy. as a council member, we work really hard. we start planning arthur awards the year before. so, for mysenior arthur awards, we've been planning ever since junior year ending of third quarter,all the way until ending of september this year. after almost a whole month of preparing andpracticing for this event, the long-awaited arthur awardshas begun.

this year, on september 30th, on footballhomecoming, each class is determined to win andshow off their class spirit in front of students and teachers from other schools in the waipahucomplex. that's what makes the arthur awards special,is that really showing their school spirit. our students areable to show that and demonstrate that. and win or lose, students want to come outon top, but even if they don't, at the end, everyone's still togetheras a school and as a student body. that's what i thinkreally makes it great. at the end of the day, the student body gathersto watch the football team aim for the win,

and to find outthe class winner of arthur awards. during the homecoming game, we all go thereto see who's the winner. and it's basically a bonding forall the classes. one thing about arthur awards is that it requiresa lot of teamwork, and one thing with the school, if you don't have teamwork, youwon't make the dream work. this year, the arthur award went to the seniorclass of 2017. this is nadine castillo from waipahu highschool, for hiki nåœ. well, we've come to the end of this episodeof hiki nåœ. all of these stories were written, shot andedited by students like us.

we hope that you have enjoyed watching themas much as we have enjoyed sharing them with you. stay tuned after the show to find out whatsome students learned working on the show. more proof that hawai'i students hiki nåœ... [during credits, the captioning continueswith the following:] stay tuned after the credits to find out whatsome students learned from their hiki nåœ experience. everything can always be fixed or improved. nothing is ever perfect.

and i think that's one of the mainthings that i learned from this story and working on it. [after credits, the captioning continues foran additional segment with students and teachers sharing "what i learned."] in the story about ms. martin, i was the director,scriptwriter and camera. the way my class came up with doing the storyon ms. martin was we kind of like asked mr. toyota forany ideas that he had, and he said there's a couple teachers that may have some backgroundstories. andi thought about ms. martin, like that was

the first thing that came to my mind, becausea lot of my friends told me about all the nice things that she'sdone for people. and in my head, i was just like, but sheseems like, so mean like in person. and so, i told mr. toyota and i discussedit with my group, and we decided that ms. martin would be likethe most interesting person to do. so for the students to see that, you know,administration, teachers, that these authority figures are actuallyreal people that have their own stories. interviewing ms. martin was kinda scary, inthe beginning, but as we continued to ask her questions andshe opened up, it became easier and easier

to ask her questions. and as we continued to ask questions andeasier it got, the more emotional she got in the questions. so when we asked her easy questions, it wasjust simple for her to answer. when we asked harder questions, she startedto really open up and she started crying in one of the questions, whichwas something none of us thought would ever happen. andwhen it happened we were shocked by it. they get to see a different perspective thatthey don't normally see.

i think that's valuable in themunderstanding that everybody has a story. this is kristina overly from ewa makai middleschool for hiki nåœ. as a narrator, i try to get the audience'sattention so they're aware of what our story's about and i try tocreate a tone where the person we're interviewing, it's the same tone and you feel the same wayas the person that we're interviewing. i think the theme or the lesson was that youshouldn't judge people by their first look or what you firstsee. you should judge them by getting to know themor you shouldn't judge them at all.

you shouldunderstand them. the thing i think that i learned was thateven though you really, really try super hard on one of your cutsand you think it looks perfect and amazing, and everyone's gonna think it looks great. people are going tothink that there are things wrong with it and everything can always be fixed or improved. nothing is everperfect. and i think that's one of the main thingsthat i learned from this story and working on it.

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