Hawai'i Pacific News | News and Opinion from Oceania

Same-Sex Marriage

One doesn’t choose who to fall in love with — one just falls in love without having much to say about the subject matter. The heart chooses, and the mind is just like a coach on the sideline, trying to tell who to choose and what to do. Love doesn’t have restrictions; …

Shqipe Beka moved from Kosovo to Sweden. Now, she lives in Hawaii. Photo: Nina Dorthea Terjesen.

From Kosovo to Strömstad.

Shqipe Beka, 24, moved from Prishtina in Kosovo with her family when she was 4 years old to Strömstad in Sweden. She is the second oldest of four siblings, and have three brothers. Shqipe is majoring in psychology, but is taking a minor in journalism. Besides being in college, Shqipe …

Aloha Medical Mission documentary

Our group consists of Klaire, Trond and David, and we are doing our news segment on “Aloha Medical Mission,” with beneficial inside information from Dr. Bradley Wong. Him being the founder of the nonprofit volunteer organization, his expertise, experience and engagement can help us to create an image on how …

True or False Media

Seeing “ ‘Sex Superbug found in Hawaii’ “ in the headlines of newspapers and on television news alarms locals and visitors alike. At first, it might seem to be true as the breaking news flash everywhere. However, we should remember that what we read or hear might not always be …

Helicopter crashes at Hawaii Pacific University Campus Photo: Shqipe Beka

Helicopter Crash on HPU Campus

It is common sense to look down at where we walk so we don’t trip and fall on something and yet we barley never think of what might fall from the sky. Today around 3.30 in Downtown Honolulu, a regular day for any student at Hawaii Pacific University until something …

UH Army FTX Field Training Exercise

By: Klaire Marie Trajano Every semester, University of Hawai‘i’s Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (UH Army ROTC) conducts Field Training Exercise (FTX) at Bellows Air Force Base, Hawaii. The army cadets participate in the weekend long essential hands-on training, on-the-field combat training and exercise to help the junior class, also …

Aloha Medical Mission

By: Klaire Marie Trajano Health Care facilities in America such as medical clinics and hospitals provide doctors and nurses the necessary equipment to treat patients. If someone needs urgent care and is unable to transport to the hospital, they may simply call the Ambulance who will pick them up, bring …

The North Carolina Guy: David Jones

David Jones is an outgoing, easy to talk to, self-driven guy. Jones is 35 years old and is originally from North Carolina with a population of about 9,752,073. When looking at him you may only see a guy who is probably only italian or what not, but when talking to him I found out …

swedishragan-swedish-health-service-and-ragan-communications-the-role-of-social-media-in-engaging-patients-employees-and-the-media-600x250

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0quTLzVBu0--

Health Care Using Social Media Platforms

By: Klaire Marie Trajano Businesses have invested time, money, and effort to take full advantage of social media platforms to target potential customers. Health care, in particular, use social networking sites to help patients alike gather as a community to share real-world personal health experiences. While the benefits include a …

http://www.youtube.com/watchv=7RTQfOXKq1M

Trond Alund Interview

By: Klaire Marie Trajano Born as the middle child of two brothers, 20-year-old Trond Alund traveled from a small town of 2,500 people in Norway to Hawaii to pursue a career in Sports Journalism. Tracking back to first grade, Alund loves to play and watch soccer, commonly known as “football”- …

A Normal Day: Hawai’i

The islands of Hawaii are world known for its warm climate and commercialized beautiful tourist spots. Throughout the media Hawaii has constantly been portrayed as a place where one can flee to in order forget their problems and just relax. However, even though some things can be hidden in …

More dangerous than we think

The broadcast I listened to on NPRs morning edition and was about a risk some military women have faced from male troops. According to pentagon research, one quarter of women who join the military are sexually assaulted. Quill Laurence, the NPR newscaster did a lot of audio/visual impact because he gave …

News mediums in a changing society

To the young generation, the news has a role to inform the public about current events happening and that affect our lives. The only problem is most people from this generation are not paying as much attention to the news as generations before so the impact Is not as high …

HPU Confessions

It seems that members of Hawaii Pacific University wanted to shut down a student’s Facebook page due to complaints about cyber bullying. Meant to be similar to “UH Confessions” also on Facebook, the page entitled “HPU Confessions” was a place where students from the university could share …

The System: Hawai’i vs. Norway Education

When I first started school at HPU I was told that getting good grades wouldn’t be a problem for me as a Norwegian, because the educational level here is low compared with what Scandinavians are used to. The main difference between the two countries is the amount of work you …