Vol. 102 No. 3 Mar. 2024
The student-run newspaper of McKinley High School
Established in 1920
‘Future is Bright, Just Believe’ by Shane Kaneshiro At 98 years old, Norman Yukio Hashisaka (c/o 1943) is still able to recall the education philosophy of his former principal, Dr. Miles E. Cary. “Every morning, Dr. Cary would have assemblies (in front of the administration building),” Hashisaka said. “(Saying) the Pledge Allegiance to the flag, Boy, we had strong loyalty to the U.S.” It has been over eighty years since Hashisaka stepped onto McKinley’s campus since graduating. Hashisaka was born on Oahu in Waianae on Aug. 10, 1925, with the name of Yukio, but grew up on Kauai from grade school until sophomore year at Kauai High School. Hashisaka and his family moved to Honolulu in June of 1941 where he transferred to McKinley as a junior. Hashisaka said they lived in the McCully area and Daniel Inouye (c/o 1942), a future United States senator and war hero,
was their neighbor. “He was real nice, a real country boy,” Hashisaka said. “He would take me to his favorite places, the Nuuanu YMCA. I enjoyed it. There were all kinds of games.” On the morning of Dec. 7, 1941, Hashisaka was walking down King Street toward Makiki Christian Church when he saw dark clouds billowing from the direction of Pearl Harbor. “I was thinking, ‘What were they (United States Military) doing on an early Sunday morning,’” Hashisaka said. When he reached the church, the radio was on at full blast, announcing that Pearl Harbor was being attacked by Japanese planes. “It was the beginning of the Second World War,” Hashisaka said. “It was quite an experience for me. It was quite a shock at that time.” After the attack, the military and industries on the island requested help, such as digging trenches, cutting kiawe trees and working in the pineapple and cane fields. See HASHISAKA on page 2. RS 24-0706