Samuel Ruan

February 10, 2024 marked the first day of Lunar New Year. In Hawai'i, red envelopes, lion dances and lanterns are typically associated with this season but those are uniquely related to Chinese celebrations. There are other Asian traditions that celebrate this holiday in other ways. In China, Lunar New Year is called chun jie which …

On October 19, 2023, HBA's National Honors Society (NHS) and the HBA Student Council Community Relations Committee partnered up with freshman Madan Abe to hold a sign-waving event to promote pedestrian safety awareness.  Abe, as part of his 8th grade Capstone Project last year, wanted to improve on pedestrian safety specifically at the Pali Highway …