As I mentioned in my first blog, Sierra and I decided we would do our First Quarter Project on mongoose on Kauai. The main point of our video is that having mongoose on Kauai would not be good, and really change our island. It's pretty exciting for me because this is my first news story! I have enjoyed interviewing people and actually learning through them. For example, from interviewing all 3 people, I've learned about the history of mongoose, why they were brought to the Hawaiian Islands in the first place, the cause and effects they can have, and more!


The people we have gotten to interview are a guy who works for KISC ( Kauai Invasive Species Committee) who actually caught a mongoose on Kauai, and another person who works for DOFAW ( Division of Forestry and Wildlife), and finally, someone who works with USDA Fish and Wildlife. We are almost done transcribing, so I am happy about that, and then we're all set to move on to writing the scripts.
My goal is to make a video with that is Hiki No worthy, a video that is clear and focused to the point, and really makes people aware of mongoose on Kauai. I want to have a video that's not just good, but great. If we are determined, I know our First Quarter News Story can be amazing, and I think we are on the right track.

Wow! I am so excited to be in Media this year! Already, we've worked on so many different things... where do I begin? Well, on the first day of school I found out that my partner for the first semester of the year is Sierra, and she's really nice! From then to now we decided that we would do our First Quarter Project on mongoose on Kauai and are still currently working on that project, and also completed our first advisory game this year (also known as my first time making an advisory game EVER!!!) called CKMS Trivia Questions. Basically, we would give you a sentence that was a fact about our school and you would have to fill in the blank. Making an advisory game for the first time was special to me because I remember last year, every Friday I would take part in guessing the answers to the advisory game, and now, I actually get to MAKE the advisory game that everyone else will get to see and guess the answers to! As for our First Quarter Project, I think it's going pretty well, and I'm excited to learn more about transcribing, writing the scripts, getting B-roll, and eventually putting that all together to make our First Quarter Project! I know it's going to be a great year, and although sometimes it might  get really hard, I know it's all going to be worth it, and I am very honored to be in Media this year!