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< Back Memory of the Disaster Angela Tumpap Painting The Work Major events in life can impact and alter the way you view the world around you. My sustained investigation explores the idea that it's your choice how you want to view the world. Through this journey, I illustrated my efforts trying to overcome the grief that came from the loss of my hometown and how it changed my perspective on life. Healing isn't linear; there will be setbacks along the way. How you handle them is what makes life beautiful or cruel, depending on how you choose to see it. The five stages of grief was how I wanted to display this investigation at the start. However I soon let go of the idea since grief is much deeper than that. With my artworks I drew the progress I was making, whether it be that I fell back into sorrow or obtained moments of peace. You can see the moments where I improved as well as where I was faced with challenges. Later projects show signs of life becoming softer in my eyes, even revising an artwork I made when I was low spirited. As the end approaches, I am delighted to say, I am happy. About the Creator Angela Tumpap is a senior at Lahainaluna and a multi media artist practicing expressionism through art. She aims to evoke emotional responses in every piece she creates. She has a brother and sister and wants to go to art school at UHMC. Dan Schultz is her favorite teacher of all time when all her teachers in all subjects are taken into account throughout all her years of schooling. Previous Next Subscribe to our weekly newsletter Send Email

< All Candidates Ayden Elaydo Vice President ⭐ PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES: Do you have ideas regarding how to provide development opportunities to students (i.e. college fairs, scholarships, and campus policies to promote clubs and student involvement)? If so, explain: I do have ideas. Looking back this year, i don't see people paying attention to morning broadcasts, whenever people are promoting something on campus, and mainly checking emails. What i see now, is that everyone is stuck on social media. So it'll be helpful to post stuff online to let everyone see. It'll also help because everyone can share posts to share the word even faster. EVENTS PLANNING: If you were elected to student council what school events do you deem important and why? I feel like mostly homecoming events. I believe the Alma Mater contest is the main one. I think we would work on that because learning the Lahainaluna's Alma Mater is a huge staple to this school. It's what brings us all together and which we call ourselves Lahainaluna "Lunas". So it's best if we have grade level assemblys to remember the words as we make our way up to graduation. We can also win the contest during homecoming! PARKING: If you were elected to the position you are running for, what changes would you want to make on the parking and car policy? As someone who will start driving to campus next school year, i believe there should be no change. But my main and only concern is TO WATCH WHERE YOU'RE PARKING! We've had some accidents. Also having to repaint the lines for the student's to see better. It would also be fun if we were assigned parking and having to paint our parking spots! ENVIRONMENT: If you were elected to the position you are running for, what changes would you want to make to the appearance, cleanliness, or safety on campus? I would like to change some of the main concerns from the students which is the bathroom. Some of the bathroom's had to be closed due to the profanity and destruction from students. Which makes students travel to different bathrooms far away from their class. I believe that was really unnecessary for people having to use the restroom. I believe to let the bathrooms be more clean and more constructed so we don't have a problem like that again. PHONE POLICY: If you were elected to the position you are running for, how would you change our phone policy? I believe the school policy now is okay, but everyone is just on their phones too much. So i'm thinking is to have our phone put somewhere for at least the first 20-30 minutes of class we can understand the lesson a bit. Then getting out of the phone after. So it won't be a distraction for at least the first bit of class. SCHOOL LUNCH: If you were elected to the position you are running for, what would you do to improve the quality of student lunches? I believe that instead of brown rice, it's good to have white since it's a better option and more flavor. I also think it's best to have our students to vote on what lunch they would like to have to our school. That's because it's best to hear people's voices and opinions. Also would like a new change to the school menu. Previous Next

< All Candidates Edgar Ortiz President 🟢 PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES: Do you have ideas regarding how to provide development opportunities to students (i.e. college fairs, scholarships, and campus policies to promote clubs and student involvement)? If so, explain: I believe in creating a brighter future for all students. One way to do this is by organizing college fairs on campus where everyone can meet representatives and learn about exiting opportunities for their education. I also want to help make known scholarships for those who need a little extra help, so that every students can chase their dreams with having to worry about finance. Finally, I will support clubs and activities by looking for spaces they can gather and share their passions, I will make sure every club has someone to talk about any inquires. EVENTS PLANNING: If you were elected to student council what school events do you deem important and why? If I were elected to the student council, I think hosting honor ship assemblies would be super important. These events would celebrate students achievements and recognize their hard work, which can inspire others to strive for greatness. I'd also like to add a fun twist by allowing everyone to nominate their peers for categories like "most likely to Strat they own business" or "most likely to be a plastic surgeon." This was, everyone gets to feel included and appreciated for their unique qualities. It would create a fun and positive atmosphere where we can all come together. PARKING: If you were elected to the position you are running for, what changes would you want to make on the parking and car policy? Since I'm not a student who drives or parks at school, I don't really have a strong opinion on the parking and car policy. I think it's important to listen to those who do use the parking areas, though! They would have better insides on changes that might be needed. Am here to listen and help work on these problems that need to be heard tho. ENVIRONMENT: If you were elected to the position you are running for, what changes would you want to make to the appearance, cleanliness, or safety on campus? I think our campus is really nice overall, and it has a great atmosphere! However, something I would maybe want to work on is improving the bathrooms. Making sure they are clean and well-stocked would enhance everyone's experience in how comfortable we feel on campus. Even just walking in real quick and just checking. It's those little things that can make a big difference in how comfortable we feel on campus. I believe that everyone deserves a clean and welcoming space. Finally I want to thank our hard-working and loving workers who try their best to make sure we have a nice clean school. PHONE POLICY: If you were elected to the position you are running for, how would you change our phone policy? I personally believe our phone policy is actually great! it helps keep us focused during class, which is so important. However, I think it would be nice if we could let the students who have no work to catch up on, use their phones while still in class. This way, we can take a moment to relax without disrupting the learning environment. balancing focus with a little downtime could really make our school experience smooth. SCHOOL LUNCH: If you were elected to the position you are running for, what would you do to improve the quality of student lunches? If I were elected, I'd like to make school lunches better by having more local dishes or maybe even diverse. Also maybe we could have a student feedback system to suggest new meals or overall opinions! Previous Next

< Back LHS History and Traditions: Coming Soon! Greetings from the Ka Lama History team! The Lahainaluna History and Tradition section was imagind by students to be an ongoing repository of oral histories and research work about the history of Lahainaluna High School. As such, this section will host short papers about campus curiosities, ancient rumors, and distiguished graduates from the "oldest high school west of the Rockies." Previous Next

< Back "A shame I had to deactivate her..." Ari Abut Comics The Work This is the first of several comic strips. Enjoy. About the Creator Communication is not my strong suit. I would like to interact with you, but I must admit that first meetings are almost guaranteed to be awkward. I enjoy philosophical and psychological discussions and finding out more about how people work. I also enjoy analyzing media such as Neon Genesis Evangelion and Madoka Magica . If you’re interested in either of these masterpieces, contact me immediately. I look forward to hearing your insights. Previous Next Subscribe to our weekly newsletter Send Email

< All Candidates Lake Tavernese President ⭐ PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES: Do you have ideas regarding how to provide development opportunities to students (i.e. college fairs, scholarships, and campus policies to promote clubs and student involvement)? If so, explain: My main idea to promote student led activities would be to start a volunteer program where students can use their time during lunch and/or after school to assist in a campus cleanup to make our campus cleaner and safer. EVENTS PLANNING: If you were elected to student council what school events do you deem important and why? If I was elected into the student council the main school events I would deem most important would be graduation, senior ball, and senior luau. These are the most impactful events the senior stuco hosts almost every year and I find it very important to plan these events to make our final year of high school as memorable as possible. PARKING: If you were elected to the position you are running for, what changes would you want to make on the parking and car policy? I do believe that the parking situation is very out of hand, my plan would be to talk to admin about regularly enforcing the parking pass policy in which the punishment for parking in the main student lot would be a detention hour. Students pay for the parking pass and they should be secure in the fact that if they arrive at school on time, there will be a spot for them to park. ENVIRONMENT: If you were elected to the position you are running for, what changes would you want to make to the appearance, cleanliness, or safety on campus? If I was elected as class president I would start organizing student led clean-up crews during lunch periods or after school. If possible, I could also communicate with admin and see if these campus clean-ups can also be used to get rid of detention hours as a way to incentivise students. PHONE POLICY: If you were elected to the position you are running for, how would you change our phone policy? I wouldn't change the policy much, I believe that if the student is being productive or has all work done they should be allowed to have downtime on their phone; as many teachers allow. SCHOOL LUNCH: If you were elected to the position you are running for, what would you do to improve the quality of student lunches? For school lunches I would improve them by seeing if we could lead a school wide fundraiser to allow for more funding towards school lunches specifically. If our school had a large budget set aside with the sole intention being to improve the food quality the produce and meat used could go up in quality and encourage more students to eat lunch daily. Previous Next

< All Candidates Eli Hegrenes Treasurer 🟢 PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES: Do you have ideas regarding how to provide development opportunities to students (i.e. college fairs, scholarships, and campus policies to promote clubs and student involvement)? If so, explain: I plan to raise a lot of money for our student council in order to offer a plethora of opportunities to students. I want to benefit everyone in the best way possible and be able to provide the money to fund activities, clubs, and experiences that they will never forget. EVENTS PLANNING: If you were elected to student council what school events do you deem important and why? Events that I deem important are offering college information and fairs, but I also value having fun and giving the student mind a break. If elected I would try and provide enough funds for both educational and social events. PARKING: If you were elected to the position you are running for, what changes would you want to make on the parking and car policy? I would try and provide grants and donations in order to make adjustments to our current parking system. I hope to be able to raise money not only from our community, but also outsourcing to people to ask for donations. This can help fix the current parking situation we have. ENVIRONMENT: If you were elected to the position you are running for, what changes would you want to make to the appearance, cleanliness, or safety on campus? I would primarily focus on the bathrooms and water fountains throughout the campus. I would like to ask for funding in order to provide these upgrades to students. I believe that a clean happy campus provides a hardworking happy student. In summary if the campus looks nice, then the student body will benefit because of it. PHONE POLICY: If you were elected to the position you are running for, how would you change our phone policy? I think that our current phone policy is fine, and I believe that it is a combination of the teacher and students choice of what they do with their phone. I believe that if we can offer proper education and resources to students about what the phone does to the brain, then they will make a better choice about when and how they use it. SCHOOL LUNCH: If you were elected to the position you are running for, what would you do to improve the quality of student lunches? I would try and provide grants and money to offer better lunches as well as compensation for people with eating dietary restrictions. The meals would also be of higher quality and quantity. Previous Next

< All Candidates Lagazo, Brianne President ⭐ PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES: Do you have ideas regarding how to provide development opportunities to students (i.e. college fairs, scholarships, and campus policies to promote clubs and student involvement)? If so, explain: Some development opportunities I would like to provide are college fairs open to all grade levels. Most college fairs where Lahainaluna offers to take and monitor students, the only students that are allowed to go are typically upperclassmen (juniors and seniors). Opening this opportunity to all grade levels would contribute to a students academic rigor, as well as guide Lahainaluna students towards a college they wish to attend or a program they wish to pursue after high school. Other events could include volunteer opportunities, such as campus beautification projects, beach clean-ups, volunteering at shelters, tutoring, and more. Allowing students to engage in volunteer opportunities will allow them to build their college resumes/work resumes, gain leadership experience, learn work ethic, and collaborate with students and adults outside of school. EVENTS PLANNING: If you were elected to student council what school events do you deem important and why? Some events that I deem important are club fairs, which allow students to explore and learn about clubs they may want to pursue throughout their high school years. It's important for students to explore different clubs to collaborate with students, teachers, and understand what contributions they can make to highlight what they are interested in--which may be appealing to colleges they wish to attend. Other school events I deem important are school/grade level assemblies, spirit weeks, and homecoming. I believe that having fun and allowing students to enjoy school is equally as important as caring for grades and focusing on classes. Providing students with fun events to unwind shows students that we care for them and wish for them to enjoy themselves during school. It also invokes a sense of pride and belonging to see students dress up and have fun with their fellow classmates. PARKING: If you were elected to the position you are running for, what changes would you want to make on the parking and car policy? If elected for my desired position, I would want to increase faculty in the student parking lot. Many accidents have occurred, many students do not feel safe, some students are too fast getting out of the parking lot, and some parents wait too long and hold up the line. Many students who do not possess a parking pass continue to park in student parking. I believe this is incredibly unfair to those who have paid previously to get a spot, and are sometimes robbed of being able to park in student parking. Increasing faculty in the student parking lot would allow students to be and feel more safe, while faculty can keep an eye out for students who are parking where they are not supposed to. ENVIRONMENT: If you were elected to the position you are running for, what changes would you want to make to the appearance, cleanliness, or safety on campus? If elected for my desired position, some changes I would like to make are campus clean-up activities open to students. Many jump at the opportunities to get community service hours in. Planning activities like these would also increase student participation and teach students how to cooperate well with others. Increasing trash cans in areas around campus may also prompt students to feel Safety wise, I would increase faculty in certain areas around campus during certain times. This includes the student parking lot, the cafeteria during lunch, and patrolling campus during class time to ensure students are not skipping/cutting class. Some fun activities would also include campus repainting (murals/revamps) and restoring greenery around campus, like planting native plants/flowers and yard work on areas like Boarders Field. PHONE POLICY: If you were elected to the position you are running for, how would you change our phone policy? If elected as president, if i had the opportunity to change the phone policy, I would continue to leave that decision to teachers whether or not cell phones are allowed to be used in their classroom. As I have stated, it is their classroom and I believe it should be up to teachers to decide that cell phones will assist their lesson and how they teach or if allowing students to use them is harmful to the work environment. However, I strongly believe that cell phone usage in classes can disrupt learning if students are using them ineffectively. While some students may use it for learning and personal reasons, some may use it as their personal excuse to pay no attention to teachers and what they are supposed to be learning or doing with their class time. SCHOOL LUNCH: If you were elected to the position you are running for, what would you do to improve the quality of student lunches? To improve the quality of school lunches, I believe that quantity is a big issue. Our students, many of which are athletes, require food that is substantial enough to keep them going throughout the day and throughout their after school practices. It is important that we maintain health regulations, while also increasing the proportions of the food. Many students also complain about the temperature, stating that food is often too cold and that it makes school lunches unappealing. I feel it is also important to implement local school lunches and local food dishes, as well as working with local farms and businesses. Changes like these would make school lunches more appealing to students. Previous Next

< Back Kawehi Kaina Custodial Staff Daven Kaina, or Kawehi, as he is called, is one of six custodians at Lahainaluna High School where he has worked for almost two years. He is one of the friendliest people you will ever meet, and always has a smile on his face. Behind this genuine smile, I learned that he is a man of faith. When Kawehi is not at work, he is helping out at his church with the youth. He is very passionate about helping the next generation thrive and is working towards becoming a youth pastor. In fact, the best part of his job, he said, is being able to connect with teenagers. He loves that he can “be God’s light in the school environment.” The worst part of Kawehi’s job, in his opinion, is the pay. But this doesn’t dim his passion for what he does. Kawehi loves his job at Lahainaluna High School and says his “mental state is thriving”. I asked Kawehi about the craziest thing he had seen in the campus bathrooms. He told me about how the custodians had to call a plumber because the toilets weren’t flushing properly and when “the plumber took out the toilet, and at the bottom where everything leaves the toilet, there were four vapes tetris'd together clogging the pipe.” At this time, all the schools on Maui were dealing with this issue, “but Lahainaluna won for having the most vapes clogging the toilet at one time.” The job is more than this kind of thing, however. As Kawehi sees it, his work is about “creating an atmosphere that people feel welcome in.” Of course, this includes cleaning and restocking the bathrooms, cleaning the classrooms, and beautifying the plants around campus. But it also means making the school a safer and more welcoming environment to be in. Kawehi loves his job at Lahainaluna, but he didn’t always see it as his future. When he was a teenager, he attended Lahainaluna and claims to have been “the naughtiest kid in school.” In high school, Kawehi wanted to be a Fireman. Custodian or fireman, Kawehi has always felt called to “service.” When Kawehi sees kids not in class, he has to tell them to get to class. Yet, as the former “naughtiest kid in school,” he sometimes feels “hypocritical.” Afterall, “I was the same way when I was in high school.” Yet, he does his job, he explained, because he just doesn’t want people making the same mistakes he did. When he skipped his classes as a teenager he knew all the best hiding spots for ditching. “Sometimes I’ll drive by those spots in my golf cart and just laugh to myself,” he said. Sequoia Pelletier-Yamasaki is a contributor to Ka Lama Hawai'i and was a junior at the time she wrote this.

< Back Is Procrastination A Good Thing? Copy link On the benefits and drawbacks of doing your work on time. Christopher Apilado January 13, 2025 at 5:44:59 PM Student Life Previous Article Next Article Most students procrastinate, which causes them to stress about their work and academic performance. “You have multiple classes,” said Catherine Apilado, a junior student at Lahainaluna High School, “so the longer you leave out that assignment, the more you’re gonna get more work from different classes.” While this seems like common sense, students are divided. Freshman Hanan Oleiwan says, “get the stuff over with” because putting it off will just cause you more stress than relief. Oleiwan thinks that procrastination causes students to worry about a task that they will still end up having to complete. Finishing the task will at least provide a feeling of accomplishment. She added that there is no upside to procrastination. “If you are gonna, like, push stuff away last minute, I don’t think that is usually, like, a good thing.” Apilado, quoted above, thinks that finishing an assignment can give you the feeling of accomplishment. Everything “is just gonna pile up all your work and it's gonna make you even more stressed out about it.” Finishing the work can make you “feel more accomplished and you feel relieved that it is finally over with.” Some students already feel stressed when they get an assignment. For some students, this stress interferes with completing it. “The stress just causes me to not wanna do it anymore,” said Ka’iulani Balinbin, “so I hold it off till the last minute.” Yet, this creates a cycle for Balinbin because after putting off her assignment, she ends up “stressing even more.” Students who procrastinate in school sometimes also procrastinate at home. Freshman Salvador Chiang offers an example: “I say, ‘I will do the dishes later’ and then I forget about it and then I get in trouble.” He adds that there is rarely a way that procrastination could be positive and that “The only way it is positive is if it’s, again, if you’re doing multiple things and then you do the easy things first and then do the hard ones.” “more ideas to do your assignment” Although some students say that procrastination is bad, some also say that there could be a chance that procrastination could be used in a good way. They argue that in some situations, procrastination can make students more productive. For instance, Jaiden James Versola, a senior, states that procrastinating may help students “drive more for last-minute work.” Some people do better under pressure, Versola thinks, and that procrastination helps students push themselves in completing their work. It even helps them focus and “lock-in” on the task. Differently, freshman Grayson Guzman thinks that putting off an assignment gives students time to reflect as “it could let you have the idea sit in your brain and it’s something you can think about constantly.” Taking the extra time, “is gonna help you in your creativity,” says Guzman. He thinks that it gives you “more ideas to do your assignment or whatever work you have to do.” Sophomore Micah Ganis thinks that there are certain people who should use procrastination. Ganis says “I would probably encourage it [procrastination] for somebody who is like a workaholic.” He feels as though they would use it more wisely than “somebody who's not good at keeping their time well,” because they would most likely just “waste all their time.” “To a certain extent, I agree that procrastination can be used in a positive way,” says Mr. Ancheta, a math teacher. “Allowing your brain to think through the problem and process the information thoughtfully prior to taking action on it” can be helpful. However, he adds that it may have “a significant negative effect on their [students’] academic performance.” Science teacher Judd Levy has a stronger opinion. “...I don’t agree at all,” he said. He thinks that students who say procrastination could have benefits are “just being silly,” and “looking for an excuse to be lazy.” There needs to be a balance” “Giving ourselves some time away from a task allows us to think more deeply on a topic or get information that may not have come right away,” Librarian Tara Nakata says. But she also thinks that “there needs to be a balance between putting something off, and still allowing enough time to complete it satisfactorily.” Nakata added that “There might be something that I need to finish - like cleaning the house because guests are coming over, but I decide to work on a crochet project instead. We all make decisions like this that work against us.” Students are still learning. They all agree that procrastination has a bad side, though some students thought that it could be a positive thing. Freshman Eli Hegrenes sums it up by saying that “It depends,” and that “You can do it sometimes but try not to make it a habit.” Christoper Apilado is a contributor to Ka Lama Hawai'i and is in his first year at Ka Lama Hawai'i.

< Back Homecoming After the Fire Copy link At Lahainaluna, It's All About Pride Sequoia Pelletier-Yamasaki May 31, 2024 at 9:32:39 PM Student Life Previous Article Next Article The Lahaina Wildfire on August 8th, 2023 delayed the opening of our school for weeks, leaving students with a difficult decision: transfer schools or wait and hope that Lahainaluna would soon open again. Either option created a situation in which students, for at least a month, were forced to attend a school outside of Lahaina. "Going to Baldwin felt weird because Lahainaluna was like my second home, and the people in it helped me a lot," said junior Kefu Mendoza. Mendoza transferred to Baldwin after the fire where he felt like an outsider. "Baldwin made me feel like I didn’t belong because the students there weren’t my type of people” he said. “I didn’t know anybody." Many students who transferred to other schools felt more than socially excluded, however. They also spoke about a difference in rigor. Sophomore Fenuki Fakavai talked about his time at Baldwin and how their education was "way better than Lahainaluna." When he came back to Lahainaluna, "all the work seemed a lot easier." Indeed, according to education rankings released by US News and World Reports, Baldwin highschool scored over 20 points higher on a scale that includes the number of students taking and passing AP exams, proficiency in all core subjects, and graduation rate. Importantly, Baldwin students’ college readiness is 25.3/100, while Lahainaluna scores just 10.4/100. Similarly, Cora Gruber, a sophomore, attended King Kekaulike where they seemed to have a "more efficient way of teaching." "I definitely miss the teachers and my other friends from King K," she added. “They were super supportive and kind and it was super easy to make friends there.” Some students learned to appreciate their teachers’ presence more after coming back to Lahainluna. "At HTA, it’s a lot more self-directed learning, and it’s harder to get a hold of teachers to ask questions," said Lena Granillo, a sophomore who briefly attended Hawai’i Technology Academy (HTA) while waiting for Lahainaluna to reopen. HTA is a semi-online school where you only have to be on campus two days a week. While there, Granillo realized "how helpful it is to have teachers around me all the time, ready to answer my questions." While she “liked not having to go to school every day,” she also missed being at Lahainaluna. "I love how Lahainaluna’s campus is outside," she said. "At HTA, you are indoors with no air conditioning" Before Lahainaluna opened back up, Kūlanihākoʻi, a newly built school in Kihei, opened their doors to our students. Among those who attend Kūlanihākoʻi temporarily, sophomore, Lawakua Haia-Shim, said that "My favorite part about going to Kūlanihākoʻi was being able to see familiar faces and reuniting with a lot of my friends after our town burnt down." For many students, the first day of school at Kulanihakoi was the first time they saw their friends and peers since the fire. "It was really relieving to know that a lot of these people were still alive." "I don’t miss Kulanihakoi," said Gigi Grande, a sophomore. "But my favorite memory there was when all the Lahainaluna students and staff members stood in front of the Kulanihakoi students and staff members and we sang our alma mater to them." Lahainaluna’s alma mater is a very significant part of the school, as it was written by a Lahainaluna student in 1898. Haia-Shim had originally transferred to Maui High and rejoined Lahainaluna as soon as he could. He did so to see his friends. After he came back, however, he discovered that the experience also gave him a new appreciation for our school’s history and tradition. Lahainaluna is the oldest school west of the Rocky Mountains, giving it a lot of history and making it a very special place. Transferring back from Maui High and finally being back at LHS gave Haia-Shim a new perspective on how "special Lahainaluna is." Once he was back, he said, "The biggest difference between Lahainaluna and Maui High is that Lahainaluna has so much school pride." After coming back to Lahainaluna, Gruber also noticed our school pride. "At King K," Gruber said, "people were definitely school spirited but not nearly as much as Lahainaluna students, and that’s one of my favorite things about Lahainaluna." So many students have so many different perspectives on being at different schools, but they all have one thing in common- their love for Lahainaluna. Whether it's because of the history of the school or that Lahainaluna makes them feel at home, they are all so glad to be back. I asked Sydney Villegas, a 10th grade ELA teacher at Lahainaluna High School what makes Lahainaluna special. "It’s special because of its community" she said. "There is nothing like Lahainaluna." Sequoia Pelletier-Yamasaki is a contributor to Ka Lama Hawai'i and was a junior at the time she wrote this.

< Back How We Believe The World Sees Us Samantha Monnett Painting The Work In today's society with the growth of social media also comes higher beauty standards. For this sustained investigation, I wanted to show how I could use art to interpret how I think the world perceives me as a person through hallucinations that we all make up in our minds, how we tend to feel all these eyes on us from people judging our looks and every physical change that we make. With all of the artworks, I am investigating how we all tend to be self-critical and create illusions to match what we think others are thinking of their experience of us. During the beginning of the sustained investigation, I wanted to focus on the idea of reflecting our self-perceptions as seen in mirrors, highlighting how we are often our harshest critics. However, while experimenting with various paints and materials to depict these reflections, my investigation shifted towards portraying hallucinations of distorted images that reflect how we believe the world sees us. As I came towards the end of my sustained investigation, the hyper-realism didn't really matter within the projects but rather the message that was portrayed behind it that everyone experiences. About the Creator Samantha Monnett graduated from Lahainaluna in 2024. Previous Next Subscribe to our weekly newsletter Send Email