Konawaena High School - Ka Wena O Kona Yearbook (Kealakekua, HI)

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f X Q10 - KQJ Y4kK.,'! j, A, Ka W'ena O Kona X rf C - .. ,W--AA, CALENDAR brief opening ceremony. Mr. Griswold proves to be a Dizzy Dean as he pitches the first ball. Green and White cagesters af- ter a slow start shift into high during the last half and subdue the Hilo Int. Spartans 44-36. 30 31. Big Island Hi-Y Conf. is held at Keahou Camp with delegates from all over the Big Island pre- sent. FEBRUARY, 1937 Flag is flown at half mast as Manji Koike, Senior, passes away after lengthy illness at the Kona Hospital. Fusao Uchiyama and Martha Ushiroda are elected President and Sec.-Treasurer of the T.H.- S.G.A. respectively, by the Se- nate. Alfred, Masatsugu and CYD stage an eating contest in the Cafeteria. Resulting in indiges- tion, yawning, frowns on Miss Imadals face and last of all but not the least, Alfred is declared the Winnah. Wotta Man! It's sure Pennies from Heaven for the Girl Reserves as they realize a huge net Profit from a benefit movie at the Aloha The- atre. Konawaena Casaba teams in- vade Honokaa. Girls go on a rampage and sew up a 32-6 vic- tory over the Dragonettes. The boys, not taking to the outdoor court as the girls did are usurp- ed by a 20-15 score. Leaving Honokaa behind, the ambitious players invaded Hilo for a crucial series of games fllll --v --.-.4c -l Top to bottom, left: Hard working molohas. The Ha'-monica band. Waiting for what? From where did you come? Capt. Cook 4H boys' basketball team Right: The tennis champs? Takeshi is all tired out. Kau kau? A'one?

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o-TW?- o . ? ,?iXQ4Ka Wena. O Kona 'wqfiomlm . . .....7 ' ., nn, f. .-, Um! Vk'here's ours. Waiting for the show to start? Do your duty, girls. The gang! What's the conversa- tion about? The senior girls are doing their job! CALENDAR 11. Record number take part in pre- liminaries for the Elks' Oratori- cal Contest. Kimiko and Kikue are chosen as finalists in the se- nior division. 13. Seniors elect Daniel Noda as President in initial meeting of the year. 14. Yutaka Takemoto wears dark goggles to school to zzz zzz in the class. 15. Boys defeat Honokaa Dragons after returning from an unsuc- cessful trip to Maui. Playing' in new uniforms, the Girls re- pulse the Honokaa lassies. 16-17 Second Big Island Press Con- ference is held at Konawaena with -over seventy delegates pre- sent to discuss publication pro- blems. 18. Kikue Kaneko and James Masu- tomi are chosen to represent Konawaena at the Elk's Oratori- cal contest to be held in Hilo. 19. Basketball boys are still raving about the dames on the Valley Island. Manuel Lehua is a ve- ry changed man. fin regard to womenj 20. Kohala Cowboys and Cowgirls move into our midsts. A social is held in their honor during the evening. 21. Bang! S-P-U-T-T! Not so lucky this time! Girls emerge victori- ous over the Vikingettes but Wildcats go down to defeat af- ter a creditable showing. 23. F. F. A. Journal makes first ap- pearance with news of the farm. 24. Dedication of the new athletic field takes place with leaders of the community featuring in a 110 J

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,-4 F0 O--W--0 Q, A-i,,f Nijj Ka Wena 0 Kona iFy?4o.lT vi 1.1 , , - Top to bottom, left: The Yankees of Kona. Something's interesting at the sen ior picnic. Kite Day at Konawaena. At the Press Confab. Right: Mr. Griswold and the janitor. The physical cd. volleyball players. J'Drifting and dreaming. 7. 9. 10 11 12 13 14 17 18. 11125 CALENDAR Hachiro Shimizu makes a Won- derful discovery. Guess it.. Ca nice cockroach in his lunch.J G.R.-Hi-Y Valentine Social is held after school in the School against the Vikings. Wildcat sextette wins easily whereas the boys once again give the Terri- torial Champs a scare by flash- ing potential power and an un- deniable fighting spirit. Cafeteria. One hundred seventy four' ab- sentees are registered as the measles epidemic spreads. Basketball teams return from Kohala with a 1500 average as the boys win a 40-41 decision and the girls are unsuccessful by one point, in a sizzling dou- ble-header. Mr. Cecil Bernard, County YM- CA Sec. speaks before the as- sembly on Abraham Lincoln. Capacity crowd watches the Wildcats edge out a 29-25 ver- dict against the Mauites in a lo- cal game. The visitors are hon- ored later in the evening with a banquet at the Cafeteria. The Campus gets a new hair- cut as the students engage in a general cleanup. 12-16 girls are given an opportunity to show their working wares as Mr. Clashman furnishes them with hoes, sickles and weeders. Gilbert Hayashi receives a note asking him to pay 10 cents to the library as a fine. Doing some detective work he finds out that Y. I. had black mailed him and he gets a hearty laugh. Valentine dance, sponsored by