Aloha! My name is Aliyah Bahati Keakahiwalani Washington and I am a senior this year on Ka Mōʻī. I am from the beautiful ʻāīna of Kaʻaʻawa, but currently live in Ewa Beach, Oʻahu. I love writing, and reporting for Ka Mōʻī, and hope to continue journalism in college. My first love is books—nerdy I know—because it is effortless for me to get lost in the beauty of words that come together to create stories. This year, I hope to find bigger and better oppurtunities for myself to grow as a writer, and to help and inspire some of the Ka Mōʻī staff as a section editor.