News in brief - University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo

The student newspaper of the University of Hawai`i at Hilo and Hawai`i Community College
Chase Morrill, you will be missed
October 15, 2007
Fall Issue #5
Sharisse Buenafe
UHH News Editor
special
Surf report
page 2
arts and culture
Life is short.
For some, this may ring true. For others, it’s just another
one of those cliché sayings. For me, it’s the former. “Life
is too short” has always been my excuse for not passing
up the opportunities given to me
in the 21 years I’ve been on this
planet. To this phrase, I owe my
most memorable experiences.
The sad part about this
saying, though, is that it’s not
fully realized until something
catastrophic occurs in our life:
like the death of a loved one.
On Sunday, September 30,
University sophomore Chase
Morrill passed away after diving into a pool at Boiling Pots;
he was 19 years old. He inspired this article.
I hadn’t learned of what happened to Chase until the
Thursday after his death and that troubled me. This may
sound silly because I didn’t know him personally, but I felt
guilty for not knowing of his passing away sooner. I felt
guilty for caring about my little annoyances when a family
had just lost a son, a friend had just lost a friend, and a sister
had just lost a brother. I’ve always been one to think that it’s
disheartening to see life go on when someone passes away.
That people can just go on about their life as if nothing
happened while the loved ones are left to grieve.
Now, I’m not saying that life shouldn’t go on, I’m just
saying that life, for a moment in time, should stop and
acknowledge that this person meant something to someone.
Though you may view it as minute in
the grand scheme of things, Chase
had a presence in this world. He
had a family who loved him and
friends that cared about him.
What I’m saying is that people,
even if you didn’t know him
personally, should take notice that
he passed away. Not just for him,
but also for the people he meant a
great deal to. As one can imagine,
it’s not easy losing someone close to you. At the very least,
acknowledge this and respect it.
Chase was only 19 years old. He had a great deal of life
left to live. “He was really nice and friendly. He had a big
circle of friends. They ran together every night, and they
all got tattoos with his name,” quoted Cherise Lee in the
Hawaii-Tribune Herald.
Life is short, so make the best out of every moment.
While it’s hard sometimes, appreciate life and the people
that make up your life, you may not get another chance.
Discovering the Art
of Woodcut Prints
page 9
Hilo’s thriving
martial arts
community
The UHH Dojo: Part 3
News in brief
Sharisse Buenafe
UHH News Editor
page 9
UH Hilo approves Navy
Contracts
UN Day Celebration
UH Hilo Event Announcement
Friday, October 19, 2007, 10am to 1:30pm @ Campus
Center Plaza
The International Student Association will present a
United Nations Day celebration on Friday, October 19, from
10 a.m. to 1:30 pm at the UH Hilo Campus Center Plaza. The
event is free and open to the public.
A high point of this colorful celebration is the “Parade
of Nations,” where international students from UH Hilo and
Hawaii Community College appear in their local costumes.
The parade is in two parts, beginning at 11:00am and
noon.
The event also will feature cultural displays from 10am
to 1:30pm, with traditional foods and artifacts. There will
also be songs and dances from many countries.
see News brief on page 7
Got parking?
Lori-Ann Kudo
Contributing Writer
An entire section
devoted to this
controversial decision.
pages 4-5
There is a universal problem that affects college
campuses across the United States: Student parking.
This issue ignites controversy among university
students, campus security, and local police
departments.
According to California State University’s Daniel
Kenney’s article on how to solve campus parking
problems, “Eliminating all driving and parking is
neither desirable nor possible. But each college
should evaluate its traffic and parking situation and
consider both the quantifiable costs and the less
quantifiable, but perhaps more significant, costs of the
destruction of quality of place, learning environment,
and community.”
The general parking zone on the UH-Hilo campus
is the cheapest and most filled parking lot and
therefore hard for students to find parking. Students
usually end up driving around in circles trying to find
a parking spot in the general zone, and it’s especially
difficult when they are in a rush to go to class.
see Got parking? on page 3
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Fall Issue 5: October 15, 2007
Forward from the Editor
Sharisse Buenafe
UHH News Editor
Editor-in-Chief
Joni Fishback
kalahea.eic@gmail.com
Assistant Editor
Margaret Black
kalahea.assted@gmail.com
Design and Layout Editor
Ryan Kerbs
kerbs@hawaii.edu
UHH News Editor
Sharisse Buenafe
kalahea.uhhnews@gmail.com
Arts & Culture Editor
Decemeil Dixon
kalahea.ac@gmail.com
Sports Editor
Attila Takacs
kalahea.sports@gmail.com
Faculty Advisor
Patsy Iwasaki
Aloha and welcome to our fifth edition of Ke Kalahea.
For most of us, midterms are now in the past and the
second half of the semester is upon us, quickly coming to
an end.
In this issue, I would like to introduce you to two of our
editors: Decemeil “Calvin” Dixon and Sharisse Buenafe.
Calvin is Ke Kalahea’s Arts and Culture Editor. He
is in charge of covering all aspects of art, culture and
entertainment from Volcano to Downtown Hilo. He is
currently a junior at the UH Hilo, majoring in Sociology,
and set to graduate in 2009. In his free time, Calvin enjoys
reading comics and playing video games.
Sharisse is Ke Kalahea’s UHH News Editor and covers
anything and everything that deals with UH Hilo’s campus,
such as politics and health. She is a UH Hilo senior set to
graduate this December with a B.S. in Biology (cell and
molecular emphasis) and minor in Chemistry. In the future,
Sharisse hopes to pursue a Master’s in Biomedical Forensic
Science.
So now, without further ado, here is the fifth edition of
the student newspaper. In this issue you will find a tribute
to the passing away of sophomore Chase Morrill, articles
covering the controversial Board of Regent’s approval of
the Applied Research Laboratory contract, a profile on UH
Hilo’s new volleyball coach, Dr. Bruce Atkinson, as well
as other events occurring on both the Hilo and HawCC
campus.
With that, enjoy and mahalo for taking the time to read
our newspaper. And of course, have a HAPPY and SAFE
Halloween!
piwasaki@hawaii.edu
Staff Writers
Diveena Shapouri, Patrick
Fleming, Luke Linhoff
Contributing Writers
Maya Greenbud, Lori-Ann
Kudo, Gladys Tong, Angeline Carr, Talan Rosam,
Myhraliza Aala
Business/Account Manager
Alohi Gronquist
Advertising Manager
Howard Suguitan
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Talan Rosam
Contributing Writer
“Surfing sucks, don’t try it.” You’ve
probably seen that sticker stuck on some wall,
on somebody’s truck, or somewhere of that
nature. Surfing doesn’t really suck; it is more so
the dangers and tribulations attached to surfing
that do. Here are a few risks and struggles that
a surfer has to endure.
First and foremost, sharks: the big-toothed
fishes that love river mouths, muddy waters,
and finicky legs. Tiger sharks, in particular,
love river mouths and the sediment that comes
out of them. Murky waters cloak their very
presence, making them invisible to you and
“sensible” to them. They love a free meal and
are often inclined to check things out; they
are after all, a curious creature (with serrated
teeth).
Sharks are known to be more active
early in the morning and late in the afternoon;
usually the times when the waves are best
and the wind hasn’t kicked in yet. Sharks are
attracted to splashes and erratic movements,
which is impossible not to do when surfing.
And if you’re by any chance bleeding, it would
be best not to enter the water at all. Sharks have
very good senses and can detect many things,
mainly blood and fear; so if you do decide to
start surfing, just stay calm and try not to think
Photo by Sharisse Buenafe
about sharks.
If a surfing spot is located at a river mouth,
the water can become chocolate-y when it
rains. Run-off from mountains finds its way
into the river stream and is deposited right into
the surf breaks. From personal experience, I’ve
seen many different things in the water such as
branches, palm fronds, and whole tree trunks.
There have been stories of whole pig carcasses
that have been washed down rivers right out
into the ocean where people were surfing,
creating a very precarious environment for
surfers. Pigs end up in rivers when hunters
leave them behind if 1) they have too many
pigs, 2) the boar is too small, or 3) if they are
involved in eradication efforts. So if you do
decide to surf, surf on a day when the water is
clean and the river isn’t flowing.
Rocks, they pose an incredible danger
to surfers in and out of the water. Before
you even enter the water, you are usually
walking across rocks. Some rocks you might
encounter are sharp and jagged, while others
are like river rocks, round and smooth. Rocks
can sometimes be covered in slimy algae,
which, when walking into the water can be
treacherous.
Think about it: You have your board in
hand as you slowly creep into the abyss; the
waves come rushing toward you, trying to
steal your balance away. Slippery rocks are not
your friends at this point. Most of all, rocks hurt
when you hit them; they don’t usually give way
to you.
If you make it past the rocks, more power
to you; now you have to deal with the waves
themselves! Paddling a board for the first time
is hard, but paddling a board through whitewash and breaking waves is something entirely
different. You have to learn to duck dive
beneath the oncoming stampede of water.
Duck diving is where you have to push
the nose of your board downward and use
your knees or one of your back feet to push the
tail of the board underwater; a dive. It sounds
straight forward enough, but it’s not that easy.
Remember, a surfboard is made to float, not to
sink. If you don’t make it underneath the wave
at the right time, you can get sucked back into
the wave and tumble around for a while. But, if
by chance you do manage to duck under the
wave, right on.
Sometimes, you have to deal with “airy”
water, which is like suds or foam. The board
needs water to float, and when a wave churns
the water, it creates foam. Your board hates
this and quickly sinks beneath you making you
look like duck with its head under water.
Heck, even catching a wave and standing
up on the board takes a while to grasp.
Through observations and tales, it seems to
take beginners a week or more to get the hang
of “popping” up onto their feet and actually
staying on. It takes probably another two to six
weeks to learn how to turn and ride the wave
(depending on how often you surf and how
good the waves are.) You will fall when you are
learning; it just isn’t easy, it’s the nature of the
sport.
One last thing I would like to mention is
the crowds of surfers. Surfers are very territorial
because the more people who are in the water,
the less one gets to surf. It’s hard sometimes to
encourage people to surf because of that very
fact.
I guess if you have the guts to get out there
and put up with all of the things associated with
surfing, right on. Just have fun when you do it,
because that IS what it’s all about when you
surf. Just have fun and hold on to your board!
The student newspaper of the University of Hawai`i at Hilo and Hawai`i Community College
Got parking? from page 1
Empty spots can usually be found in zone
2, located closest to the main campus. The
students who cannot find a spot in the general
parking zone tend to park in zone 2. This tends
to upset students who are designated to park in
zone 2, because they paid $35/semester or $60/
academic year for the spot, whereas students
who are designated to park in the general zone
pay $15/semester or $25/academic year for a
spot in the general zone.
The main general parking zone is located
on the perimeter of the main campus. This is
where students who are designated to park
in the general zone like to park, because
in addition to zone 2, it’s closest to the main
campus. But what some students might not
know is that there are also general parking
zones located by the old gym and the new
gym/tennis courts. Unfortunately, these areas
are located a bit farther from the main campus,
so the only down fall is the walking distance.
Since students want to walk as little as possible,
large walking distance tend to be a problem,
too.
The lack of parking on campus seems to
be a huge issue; however, there are possible
solutions to this problem:
One approach could be to set moreappropriate parking fees. “Make all areas
including general parking zone the same rate
to park, then general won’t fill so quickly. Right
now, general parking is crowded because it’s
the cheapest,” said Adam Ishii, student at the
University of Hawaii at Hilo. However, it might
not be possible to change the parking-fee
structure all at once.
Another possible approach could be a
mass transit. “The University of Hawaii at Hilo
should have a frequent mass transit connection
between Hilo and the campus,” said Louise
Wisechild, public speaking professor at the
University of Hawaii at Hilo.
Invasion of the Pests
Gladys Tong
Contributing Writer
Fire ants and Coqui frogs – what are they and why
have they chosen to invade our Big Island?
The answer is simple: Hawaii’s lush vegetation, warm
temperatures, and high humidity not only welcome
human visitors, but indiscriminately provide a tropical
paradise for the more than 1,000 alien plants, vertebrates,
and invertebrates that have been accidentally introduced
from all corners of the world over the past 65 years. Some
have become established at the expense of native species;
competing for habitat and nutrient sources.
Theorized to have come along with potted plants
from Central America, the fire ant first appeared in Puna
in 1999 and has now conquered over 50 sites in Hawaii,
especially in Kauai and the Big Island. This particular fire
ant is in a group called “tramp ants,” which are known to
be uni-colonial, meaning that when two colonies of ants
reach each other, rather than fighting over territory they
merge into a single super-colony. They are about as long
as a penny is thick, however humans have confirmed that
their sting can leave a painful welt.
Visitors seem to appreciate the coqui frogs’ lovely
“More than 70 colleges give free or
reduced-price transit passes to students, faculty
members, and administrators. At the University
of Colorado at Boulder, for instance, student
fees pay for free bus and light-rail service for
all students. The program helped increase
public-transit use by students from 300,000 to
almost two million trips per year between 1991
and 2000”,said Kenney. “Ultimately, the most
effective approach is to build or reorganize
campuses so that most destinations are within
walking distance of one another.”
Although there may be logistics involved,
it is to the best interest of any college campus
to try and make everything accessible by foot.
If the campus is too large for this, then there
should be a variety of transportation options so
that individual vehicles are not used as often.
see Invasion of pests on page 7
UH-Hilo should design their campuses so that
people can walk from any classroom
to most others within the 10-minute
interval between classes, and also
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Community College.
To view Daniel Kenney’s article visit:
http://www.csudh.edu/dearhabermas/
parking01bk.htm
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Fall Issue 5: October 15, 2007
UH Hilo approves Navy Contracts
Shame on You, BOR
Angeline Carr
Contributing Writer
Maya Greenbud
Contributing Writer
After much widespread restlessness that overtook the University of Hawai’i Hilo
campus over the past week due to the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) proposal,
a decision has been reached by the Board of Regents. A vote of 7-1-1 took place
Thursday September 27 and approved a Navy-sponsored research center. I am not
writing to contest the choice made by the Board of Regents. A decision which even
in light of an overwhelming opposition to ARL proposal, chose to bind itself with the
military in hopes of bringing in money to the UH system and that this contract might
give Hawai’i a much-needed economic boost.
I am not writing in order to discuss the arguments which were brought against or
in favor of the ARL proposal, but to rather raise some questions that have been on my
mind since the final decision was been made.
I attended the Board of Regents meeting on September 27 and I heard the
beginning of what would be approximately fifty statements regarding the ARL
proposal, the majority of these statements being in opposition of ARL. Nalani Aiwohi,
a University of Hawai’i Hilo student and the former president of student government
at Hawai’i Community College, described talking with President McClain, who said
that though 700 people gave testimony regarding ARL, and even though two-thirds
of those people were opposed
to ARL, their arguments were
not valid.
How is it that when
students and faculty alike are
opposed to the ARL proposal, it
still somehow passed? Whose
school is this? I encourage all
UH students to visit the Board
of Regents webpage and see
who is representing us. Ask
yourself what these people
have to gain through ARL and
whether they are truly echoing
the voices and beliefs of those
they claim to represent.
I am not shouting
conspiracy theory.
It just
seems odd to me that we at
UH-Hilo were not notified of
the pending Board of Regents
meeting earlier. The fact that
the meeting was even held at
the Hilo campus is interesting if
one considers the protests that
took place two years ago at the
Manoa campus. These protests
shut down the proposal of a
University Affiliated Research
Center (now ARL). Why would
the Board of Regents hold their
meeting so far away from the
campus these proposals would
be affecting the most?
I encourage all students, faculty, staff, and everyone whether in favor or in
opposition to ARL to remain educated on this issue. Even though a vote has been
cast, one can expect petitions to be floating around campus. There will even be
a petition in a vote of no confidence for the Board of Regents. Please voice your
opinion. We are in college, a place of opinions and learning, it is our job to mold our
education.
Check your UHHSA website for updates. www.uhh.hawaii.edu
Board of Regents webpage:http://www.hawaii.edu/admin/regents/index.php
Democracy was again raped by greedy charlatans pretending to
represent our best interests. This past Thursday, September 27, 2007,
the Board of Regents (BOR) approved a contract for the University
of Hawaii to create an Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) with the
Navy.
Two years after plans for a similar contract were successfully
thwarted by student protests at UH Manoa, the Navy and the UH
Administration approved this destructive contract. They had to wait
a couple of years for the initial student protesters to graduate and
change the name of the program from UARC to ARL because of the
strong negative public reactions against it, but it was finally approved
under the cover of an exceedingly corrupt bureaucratic system in a 7to1 vote, with one abstention.
This contract affects the University of Hawaii system wide. ARL is a Navy
based research gathering unit that utilizes knowledge from universities
to keep Naval technology up to date. The Navy now is able to perform
classified research on any UH campus, including our UH Hilo campus,
and projects will
include developing
weapons research
programs.
When
asked in July 2005 if
the university could
“negotiate a deal
that will not involve
UHM in weapons
research?”
Vice
Chancellor
Gary
Ostrander replied,
“No, we cannot.”
The one Regent,
James Haynes, who
voted against the
ARL did so because
of the Navy’s past
broken its promises
to clean up after
themselves,
and
so “he could not in
good conscience
vote to support a
UH
partnership
with the Navy”.
Apparently
he
is the only BOR
member with a
good conscience.
Most scholarly
groups are against
Illustration by Joshua Gibson-Underwood the
Navy’s ARL
contract with the
university because they say that classified research does not belong
in a public sphere of influence and this partnership further militarizes
the state at Hawaii’s only public university institution. Groups that
have again come out against the ARL research center include (but
are not limited to) the University of Hawaii at Hilo Student Association
(UHHSA), the Associated Students of the University of Hawaii (ASUH),
the UH Manoa Faculty Senate, HCC Faculty Senate, Global HOPE, Mau
Pono, and Democracy Matters.
The Navy’s ARL will suppress our educational free will and it
goes against the best interests for the majority of the
people who will be affected by this contract. The
fact that many of the initial protesters may have
graduated and are not active on campus any more
is not an open invitation for the Navy to commence
as previously planned. Many still believe in the
necessity of the division between university, state,
military and war mongers. Shame on you, BOR.
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UH Hilo approves Navy Contracts continued
UH Hilo approves
In support of the Applied
Navy Contracts
Research Laboratory
Patrick Fleming
Staff Writer
Joni Fishback
Editor-in-Chief
After strong opposition by many members of the school and the
community, the motion to allow a Naval Applied Research Laboratory on
the University of Hawaii Campus was approved by a vote of 7-1.
The University of Hawaii, Board of Regent’s decision was reached at
about 6:30 pm on September 27, 2007, behind closed doors after more then
seven hours of testimony by speakers from all over the state. Hundreds
of students, staff, and members of the business community met in the UH
Performing Arts Theatre to get a clearer understanding of this very heated
debate.
The opening gavel dropped at 9:35 a.m. against chants of “Save UH, stop
UR!” from the crowd. The board members began by reading minutes from
their last meeting, before allowing the forty or so, mostly opposing, citizens
to testify. The few supporters of the new center who spoke openly were
heckled with murmurs of “money, money, money”, “Speak the truth,” and “I
should throw my sardine cans in your yard.” The spectators were painting
a local picture of the fear that the opposition has against the military and
its shady history on the islands.
The understanding that most people have is that the $65 million contracts
for an Applied Research
Laboratory, will be devoted
primarily for weapons
testing, sonar research
and
naval
astronomy.
“That isn’t so.” claimed
Don Thomas, professor of
geochemistry and director
of the Center for Study of
Active Volcanoes. “The
new research center will
be accompanied by tens
of millions of dollars that
will benefit the larger
university
community
by supporting things like
broadband access and a
research library that many
on campus can use.”
The groups who oppose
more military presence in
a public institute include
the Associated Students of
the University of Hawaii,
University of Hawaii-Hilo
Students
Association;
Kualii Council, the UHManoa Faculty Senate, the
Pukoa Council, and the
Faculty Senate of Hawaii
Community
College.
These organizations are
expressing their discomfort
with the 1,600 military and
federal projects already active within the University of Hawaii system.
Some of these contracts are labeled classified and have drawn attention
from the community.
The emotions and opinions expressed on that Thursday morning are
not very different then the century old debate about US military insurgence
on the Hawaiian Islands. Some citizens are unsure of the honesty and
morality the US government has shown here in Hawaii. “The Navy has not
followed through on their commitment to clean up the island it has used for
target practice, and faced no consequences for that decision.” said James
Haynes, the only member of the board of regents who voted against the
latest research laboratory. Haynes, a native Hawaiian, said he could not in
“good conscience” vote to support the UH and Navy partnership.
This is a complex social situation that runs much deeper then the $400
million dollars worth of government projects in this public university. The
debate reflects an increasing suspicion of the United States government
and the omnipotent potential of money to supersede the need to protect
the environment. But really this argument can be summed up with what
Ryan Kanaka’ole, a member of the independent UH-Hilo student group Mau
Pono said. “This University is supposed to be for the education and benefit
of our community. It is not supposed to be a for-profit business, bent on
economic gain.”
With the recent activity regarding the Board of Regents (BOR) and their vote passing
a contract between the Navy and the University of Hawaii system, the University of Hawaii
Hilo and Hawaii Community College has been inundated with opinions.
A majority of the opinions have been in strong opposition, others have conceded to
an idea that their opinion does not matter at all and have simply given up expressing their
input. But least of all those allowed representation has been those who have stood by the
BOR’s decision.
It seems to reason that even this minority voice has some input regarding what is
occurring in the UH system, and in their own community.
A letter received by the BOR on September 29th stated: “We believe that the ARL will
increase the University of Hawaii’s standing as a world class leader in scientific research
and will attract top-notch faculty and researchers.” This was a direct quote from a small
business called MIKEL Inc., whose President attended UH, and whose desire is to build a
sustainable technology industry on the islands of Hawaii.
Another letter also received on September 29th said: “We believe that the ARL will…
attract top-notch faculty and researchers” This was input from Concentris Systems LLC,
a small company with most of their employees having been educated at the University
of Hawaii.
After hearing all the
negative perspectives on
the ARL and the military’s
interaction with UH, it may
make someone wonder
why any University would
ever join in such a twisted
relationship.
Perhaps the answer
lies in the fact that there are
multiple universities U.S.
wide that have military ARL’s
located on their campuses. It
seems that they have mainly
positive things to present
about the program, and
that the program may in fact
yield some benefits to the
UH system.
The
University
of
Texas at Austin states: “As
an organized research
unit reporting to the Vice
President for Research, ARL
supports the three traditional
roles of a major university:
research, education, and
public service.” For this
university, the ARL did not
diminish the goals of a
public university; rather it
seemed to enhance the very
Illustration by Joshua Gibson-Underwood corner-stones of the higher
education system.
Another university, Pennsylvania State University, said: “ARL provides science and
technology for national security, economic competitiveness and quality of life through:
education, scientific discovery, technology demonstration, and transition to application.”
Not only does the ARL have a possible positive influence on the University, but also on
society as a whole. It may bring advances in areas that would have otherwise not occurred
or taken much longer to be developed.
All of these arguments may be easily dismissed on the UH campuses, but the one
opinion that should not be disregarded is the one from its own students, be them minority
or majority.
Maybe the individuals who have a positive view of the ARL being passed have some
insight that has not been considered or heard. As one student said “the fact that the navy
wants to bring the ARL to the university is in fact a compliment to the school.”
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Fall Issue 5: October 15, 2007
Sports
of this month. Following are the results of the wahine’s
latest games as of October 7th:
Sports Brief
Attila Takacs
Sports Editor
Golf
Because the sports schedule only highlights events held in our state and given the fact that
the golf season just started, this type of sports seemed pretty invisible in this section. To prove you
that the Vulcans still have active golf teams, here are the UH-Hilo men’s golf team’s results of their
latest games as of October 7th:
St. Martin’s Invitational, Tumwater, WA – 7th place (577)
Hosted on the Tumwater Valley Golf Course,
Washington
Daniel Kitayama – 138 (65-73=138) – 4th
Ryan Felix – 143 (70-73=143) – tied 14th
Stephen Zane – (80-68=148) – tied 32nd
Logan Goulding – (77-75=152) – tied 47th
Western Washington’s Invitational, Bellingham, WA
– tied 6th (884)
Hosted at the Bellingham Golf & Country Club,
Washington
Ryan Felix – (77-72-70=219) – tied 15th
Daniel Kitayama – (73-74-74=221) – tied 21st
Logan Goulding – (73-77-71=221) – tied 21st
Johnathan Hirata – (76-73-75=224) – tied 30th
Stephen Zane – (76-78-76=230) – 50th
St. Martin’s Invitational, Olympia, WA – 3rd place (629)
Nicole Aoki – (78-75=153) – 6th
Kiilani Matsuyoshi – (78-79=157) – 8th
Jayna Shimomura – (79-79=158) – tied 9th
Randi Ono – (80-81=161) – 13th
Kodie Nakamura – (81-84=165) – tied 17th
Jayne Shimomura
Courtesy of Vulcans
Cross Country
Stephen Zane
Courtesy of Vulcans
The women’s golf team began their season on October 1, 10 days after the men’s team, and
– as you can see it from the sports schedule – they won’t be playing on the Big Island until the end
Schedule Oct. 15th - Nov. 12th_
The schedule only indicates sports events that are held in the State of Hawai`i.
Volleyball:
10/20 (PacWest Saturday)
7:00 p.m., Chaminade University – UH-Hilo Gym
10/23 (PacWest Tuesday)
7:00 p.m., Dixie State College – UH-Hilo Gym
10/24 (PacWest Wednesday)
7:00 p.m., Dixie State College – UH-Hilo Gym
10/26 (PacWest Friday)
7:00 p.m., Grand Canyon University – UH-Hilo Gym
10/27 (Saturday)
7:00 p.m., Grand Canyon University – UH-Hilo Gym
11/03 (PacWest Saturday)
7:00 p.m., Hawai`i Pacific University – UH-Hilo Gym
11/10 (Saturday)
7:00 p.m., Hawai`i Pacific University – Honolulu, O`ahu
Soccer:
10/21 (Sunday)
1:00 p.m., Hawai`i Pacific University (M) – Kea`au High School
4:00 p.m., Hawai`i Pacific University (W) – Kea`au High School
10/23 (Tuesday)
10:00 a.m., Chaminade University (W) – Honolulu, O`ahu
12:00 p.m., Chaminade University (M) – Honolulu, O`ahu
10/25 (Thursday)
1:00 p.m., Brigham Young University-Hawai`i (M) – La`ie, O`ahu
3:30 p.m., Brigham Young University-Hawai`i (W) – La`ie, O`ahu
10/29 (Monday)
3:30 p.m., Notre Dame deNamur University (M) – Kea`au High School
6:00 p.m., Notre Dame deNamur University (W) – Kea`au High School
11/03 (Saturday)
3:00 p.m., Dixie State University (W) – Kea`au High School
Golf:
Otter Invitational, Monterey, CA – tied 5th place (669)
Hosted by California State University Monterey Bay
Kiilani Matsuyoshi – (76-80=156) – tied 3rd
Randi Ono – (83-82=165) – 14th
Nicole Aoki – (84-87=171) – tied 30th
Kodie Nakamura – (91-88=179) – tied 49th
Jayna Shimomura – (94-86=180) – tied 52nd
10/29 (Monday)
7:00 a.m., Dennis Rose Intercollegiate (W) – Waikoloa Kings Golf
Course
TBA, Dennis Rose Intercollegiate (M) – Mauna Lani Golf Course
10/30 (Tuesday)
7:00 a.m., Dennis Rose Intercollegiate (W) – Waikoloa Kings Golf
Course
TBA, Dennis Rose Intercollegiate (M) – Mauna Lani Golf Course
Beginning of this month, the Vulcans’ cross
country teams were attending the Hawai`i Pacific
University Invitational on HPU’s Hawai`i Loa campus in
Kane`ohe, O`ahu.
With 46 points, the wahine won their third
5k competition and the men (with 42 points) finished
their 8k race in third place. Following are the details of
individual results with achieved position and time.
Women’s team:
Kari Andrews – 3rd (20:12)
Kelly Rogers – 6th (20:34)
Alejandra Sanchez – 10th (20:52)
Ashley Benson – 12th (21:06)
Nina Hagemann – 15th (21:21)
Malia Williams – 23rd (22:30)
Men’s team:
Joshua Enos – 6th (27:49)
Diego Morales – 7th (27:53)
Garrett McAllister – 8th (28:00)
Stephano Barbis – 10th (28:27)
Evan Mesa – 11th (28:37)
Kari Andrews
Courtesy of Vulcans
PacWest
Listed below, in alphabetical order, are our outstanding
PacWest players who were entitled “Player of the Week”
during September:
Sept. 3rd
Dustin Daley (Men’s soccer)
Rebecca Delaney (Women’s soccer)
Fabiane Seben (Volleyball)
Sept. 10th
Desiree Agader (Volleyball)
Sept. 24th
Lauren Bayer (Volleyball)
Joshua Enos
Courtesy of Vulcans
At last, here’s an update on where the Vulcans are standing in the Pacific West Conference as of
October 7th:
Women:
Soccer – Fourth place with 2 wins; overall record 4-4, win % .500
Volleyball – First place with 4 wins; overall record 13-5, win % .722
Men:
Soccer – Third place with 2 wins; overall record 5-5, win % .500
SoccerWahine
Scoreboard
(Women)
Date
08/23
08/25
08/27
08/30
08/31
09/03
09/22
10/04
10/06
Game
Seattle Pacific University vs. UH-Hilo
Western Washington University vs. UH-Hilo
St. Martin's College vs. UH-Hilo
Central Washinton University vs. UH-Hilo
Embry Riddle University vs. UH-Hilo
Concordia University vs. UH-Hilo
Hawai`i Pacific University vs. UH-Hilo
Chaminade University vs. UH-Hilo
Brigham Young University-Hawai`i vs. UH-Hilo
Score
4-0
2-0
1-3
0-3
1-0
2-0
0-1
0-2
0-1
Kane (Men)
Date
Game
08/23
San Francisco State University vs. UH-Hilo
08/25
Western Washington University vs. UH-Hilo
08/27
St. Martin's College vs. UH-Hilo
08/30
Cal State Chico vs. UH-Hilo
08/31
Embry Riddle University vs. UH-Hilo
09/07
Hawai`i Pacific University vs. UH-Hilo
09/08
Brigham Young University-Hawai`i vs. UH-Hilo
09/30
Hawai`i Pacific University vs. UH-Hilo
10/04
Chaminade University vs. UH-Hilo
10/06
Brigham Young University-Hawai`i vs. UH-Hilo
Score
3-2
4-0
2-1
0-1
1-2
2-4
4-3
3-2
0-7
1-2
The student newspaper of the University of Hawai`i at Hilo and Hawai`i Community College
UH-Hilo Welcomes New
Women’s Volleyball Coach
Dr. Bruce Atkinson
7
News in brief from page 1
UH Hilo to host Nursing accreditation visit
UH Hilo Press Release from Alyson Kakugawa-Leong
The University of Hawaii at Hilo Nursing program will host a site review team
from the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission on Thursday,
October 25 from 4-5 p.m. in UCB 200 as part of the continuing accreditation of
UH Hilo’s Baccalaureate Degree Nursing program.
Members of the public are invited to meet the visitation team and share their
comments about the program. Those who prefer to submit written comments
may address them to:
Angeline Carr
Contributing Writer
University of Hawai`i at Hilo October 5 and 6 the Vulcan’s were to face
welcomes the new women’s volleyball Notre Dame, a team who was, at the time
coach Dr. Bruce Atkinson.
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EXTENDED HOURS FOR
HAWAI`I COMMUNITY COLLEGE
STUDENT SERVICES
Attention Hawaii Community College students! Having a hard
time getting things done during normal business hours? Well
here’s some good news for you. The Office of Student Services,
which includes the Admission and Registration Office, Records and
Internal Data Management Office, Counseling and Career Centers,
and Financial Aid Office, has extended their hours to better
serve you. The extended hours are from 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm on
Tuesdays and Wednesdays at the Manono Campus. Please pass this
very important information along to your classmates, family, and
friends!
This month, the UH-Hilo women’s volleyball team has a series of nine matches
ere at the new gym; 6 of which you can still catch! The coach appreciates the support of
he students and hopes
that the Vulcans’
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student trying to study for finals, you certainly wouldn’t
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be grateful to them.
requires a half bar of lye soap and 5 gallons of
You can read more about Dr. Bruce Atkinson on the Vulcans’ website at
Aside from being a major noise nuisance, the frogs water. Throw it over their nests being sure to wear
http://vulcans.uhh.hawaii.edu/coach.php?roster_id=87
pose a threat
to Hawaii’s island ecosystem. They have a rubber gloves as lye can burn.
voracious appetite that puts native insects and spiders
Boiling water – Be sure its “boiling” and not
at risk, as well as compete with endemic birds that rely just hot water.
on insects for food. They are also quite adaptable to
Coqui Frogs:
the different ecological zones and elevations in the
You can chose to do it either with your hand
state and have been found from sea level to 4,000 feet or by the easier way, which is eliminating frogin elevation (Volcano).
friendly habitats.
Over the last 15 years, the Coqui population has
To capture frogs, you must know where to
exploded from presumably a single infestation, to over locate them. Coqui frogs often perch on twigs, in
200 on the Big Island alone. They are also present on leaf whorls and folds, between two leaves. After using
Maui (40 or more infestations), Oahu (5 sites), and most a cage to capture the frogs, you can kill it humanely
recently on Kauai.
by freezing it for at least 3 hours, or more quickly by
To get rid of these pests, if you are so inclined, placing it in very hot, soapy water.
are the following methods (though some may not be
Eliminate frog-friendly habitats. Coqui frogs are
humane):
nocturnal and spend the day avoiding the sun in shady,
Fire Ants:
moist underbrush, leaf litter, or holes among rocks. At
It is important not to mess around with them night, adult males and females climb into understory
because if you leave out one mound, they have the vegetation, perching in protected leaf shelters.
Dispose of green waste properly – cuttings piled in
your yard or by the side of the road are ideal habitats
for Coqui frogs.
Remove dead leaves from plants, prune and thin
shrubs, then rake up the debris to limit frog habitat.
In dry weather, frogs can be attracted to standing
or dripping water, so fix any leaky faucets, and empty
containers that catch rainwater.
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Fall Issue 5: October 15, 2007
South Point disappoint…ment
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many flag liners coming from all around the island
South Point, coined the southernmost tip of to come and fish for the weekend, this creates
the United States, is one of the most beautiful problems. At one point, there were 7 flag liners
places on the island of Hawaii. A place that is at one time over an entire weekend, occupying
accessible to the moderately adventurous and an area equivalent to the size of 8 football fields.
everyone else looking for something a little out The boats couldn’t pass on the inside of the
of the ordinary. This southern gem offers the bags risking a chance of getting their propellers
appreciative a chance to view the coastline in all clogged with fishing line. They had to avoid the
of its beauty almost all the way to Kona, giving bags which costs them gas and fish. Something
them a new perspective of the island.
they didn’t have to do three years ago.
Along with its stunning vistas, South Point
It’s not only the boaters that have to watch
offers some of the best fishing grounds to boaters, out, but also the flag liners themselves. Since they
flag liners, divers, and reef fishermen. The 40 feet are located directly on the cliff line, which is also
cliffs allow the daring-to-become-skydivers a few a popular destination of tourists, they have to deal
seconds of flight, if only for a few seconds before with the large crowds of people who take pictures
plummeting into water that descends 80 feet just a and jump off of the 40 feet cliff. Because there
few yards off shore; truly diving into the deep. The are more people swimming, the flag liners have
crystal clear waters beckon the casual snorkeler to be more cautious to the well being of passer
to explore the diverse underwater world in a byes. Furthermore, people are running around
relatively safe setting.
and cramping up the limited space, creating a
Above water and on land, dirtbikes, All greater chance of people getting hurt by falling,
Terrain Vehicles, and 4-wheel drive vehicles are getting hooked on the lines in the water, and
the dominant means of transportation, unless placing themselves in danger of sharks that may
of course, you walk. Yellow ash from Mauna be attracted by the dying fish being reeled into
Loa makes up most of the landscape, with A’a shore.
lava rocks scattered throughout, making for an
Also, lead weights from shore fishermen coat
unforgiving terra firma. All of this is great, but in the sea bed where everyone swims; this could
recent times there has been an enormous influx be hazardous to one’s health. Even the filament
of people in the past few years, which is causing fishing lines break and are forever left in the great
many problems.
sea posing a threat to aquatic life.
Fishing at South Point is how many local
Tourists who come to this beautiful setting are
fishermen make their living. Some utilize boats to drawn by what it has to offer. The cliff jumping,
maximize their chances by getting into the fishing snorkeling, hiking, and exploring are all great
lanes that are about 150-200 yards offshore; activities enjoyed by the joyful travelers, but one
while some stick to solid ground. The boating question has to be raised. Where do the hordes of
fishermen are all locals to South Point, taking people go to the bathroom when the closest toilet
their boats from a very small boat launch about is 15 miles away?
one mile from the fishing grounds and traverse
The answer: anywhere they can; behind a
extremely treacherous waters almost every day. bush, behind a car, near a rock wall, or in the
The fishing grounds are located directly offshore water. The problem: Whatever is left, stays there
from the cliffs; the same cliffs where there are and builds up. This creates an enormous threat to
people jumping in, snorkeling, and fishing. This the health and well-being of anyone who ventures
doesn’t usually pose a problem, but when you near the “popular” areas. It is an issue that grows
have fishermen who use a technique called flag more and more relevant with the greater number
lining, there is; especially in great numbers like of people visiting the area. Urine and feces in
there are now.
an open environment is a great health risk as
Flag lining is a simple solution for someone diseases could spring up.
who doesn’t posses a boat. The materials
Not only do travelers need bathrooms, but
necessary are two fishing poles, a black trash they also need place to park their cars, as many
bag, and the required rigging. Basically, the trash don’t have 4-wheel drive vehicles that can tackle
bag is inflated and used as a kite with a small pole the rough terrain. The boat ramp mentioned
and line used as the string. When the bag is high before just so happens to mark the start of a very
enough, the line is cut and attached to a bigger rough road that goes to Green Sands beach, which
rod and reel, which has the hook and bait. Since is a very popular destination for vacationers.
the bag is like a kite, it carries the hook and bait Since many tourists don’t know any better and
a great distance, utilizing South Point’s strong are uninformed, they casually park their rental
winds, right into the boaters fishing lanes.
cars directly in front of the boat launching area
Since flag liners have their lines in the lanes, and leave them there for the duration of the 2
the boats have to stay to the outside of the bags, hour roundtrip walk to Green Sands and day at
greatly reducing their odds of catching some fish. the beach.
When asked about his opinion on flag liners, one
Since, boats leave before the sun comes up,
local fisherman said “I’ve been fishing here for 20 there is no one by the ramp to let tourists know
years and have never seen [flag lines] this bad. I that boats may be returning and need the ramp
can’t even take my normal routes anymore!” With for the boat trailers. This creates a HUGE problem
see South Point disappoint…ment on page 11
PHD Comic
The student newspaper of the University of Hawai`i at Hilo and Hawai`i Community College
9
Arts and Culture
Hilo’s thriving martial arts
community The UH-Hilo Dojo: Part 3
Poetry Night at
Volcano Garden Arts
Big Island Capoeira Angola
Diveena Shapouri
Staff Writer
Luke Linhoff
Staff Writer
Poetry night at Volcano Garden Arts
is an experience reminiscent of the parlor
soirées practiced in the Renaissance and
other golden eras. Volcano Garden Arts
is a gallery in Volcano Village on 19-3834
Old Volcano Rd. as you head on up to the
Hawaii’s Volcano National Park.
Volcano Garden Arts houses over 40
local artists plus additional international
artists in a charming updated over --100
year old house. Volcano Garden Arts
is one of the few original buildings of
the old village in Volcano.
Manicured Oriental styled
landscaped
gardens
are an additional treat
when visiting this artistic
environment but even with
this pleasant attraction the
charm doesn’t end there.
The evening is facilitated
with the color and finesse
of owner and director of
Volcano Garden Arts gallery,
Ira Ono. Ono, originally a
performer and dance artist
turned to fine art when
settling in Hawaii over 30
years ago. Well known for
his pit-fired masks, collages
and Japanese pasta paper
pieces, Ono also has a love
for poetry.
Poetry night is held every
last Friday night of the month starting
at 7:00 pm until 9:00 pm. The gallery is
graciously opened as a comfortable
setting to share the written word. An
average of a dozen folks from around the
island participate or come to listen to the
words expressed as they sip tea blends
or coffee and snack on complimentary
treats.
The music plays, sweat drips,
and I start to wonder why I can’t
stop smiling. Maybe it’s because I’m
standing on my head, or maybe it’s the
infectious smiles of the other students.
This week, we are profiling the Big
Island Capoeira Angola (pronounced
ka-poo-e-da) group practicing on the
UH-Hilo campus; the club is under
the skilled direction of instructor
Joe Hoffman. Capoeira is an AfroBrazilian form of self defense; it is
a delightful mixture of martial arts,
dance, music, and culture. Known
for its gymnastic, flipping, whirling
movements, Capoeira is truly a full
body workout. This style provides a
safe environment that allows people
to express themselves through art.
Capoeiristas (practitioners of the
art) play the roda (pronounced “hoda”), which is a circle, formed by the
whole class. Two players enter the
circle and kick, jump, spin and dodge
each other, but attempt to avoid
hard contact. It is non-violent, but in
playing the roda, the Capoeiristas try
to dominate the other through skill
and creativity. Students are not just
required to move their body in the
roda, but sing and play an instrument
as well. Capoeira utilizes music to
supply the tempo for the class, and
singing is all done in Portuguese.
Don’t worry if you don’t speak
Portuguese though, Joe will teach
you that too!
When I asked Joe what one of his
favorite things about Capoeira Angola
is, he replied “It will turn your world
upside down.” Thinking back on the
last two hours spent in his class, I fully
agree, both literally (I was standing
on my head!), and metaphorically.
As a long time martial artist, I have
trained in many styles but none have
had such an interesting blend of self
defense, music, language, humor,
and seriousness as Capoeira Angola.
Like all the martial arts groups
on campus, Big Island Capoeira
Angola is non-profit, but does try
to raise money for instruments
and for visiting instructors. Joe’s
classes are small, 5-10 students,
creating good personal attention
which is sometimes uncommon. Joe
practiced for many years in Olympia,
Washington under the guidance of
Mestre Jurandir and has taught on
the Big Island for several years. The
club is having Mestre Jurandir come
to the island for a special visit, too.
Classes are held in the Old Gym
on Wednesdays from 6:30-8:30 p.m. A
Saturday class is also held downtown
in the Kahuina studio from 4-6 p.m.
every week. The club is currently
hoping to offer more classes at
different times or even to become
a UH-Hilo registered independent
student organization (RISO), so
contact Joe even if the above times
don’t work out for you.
If you would like to join or would
like more information about Capoeira
Angola, call Joe at (808)-965-6306 or
contact him via e-mail at hoff_joe@
yahoo.com.
The most recent poetry night had a
local resident sharing her original poem
in tribute to a recent deceased loved one.
A local artist read another original poem
to the audience. He presented a piece
of work he had just finished in which he
wrote a poem to accompany it. Others
shared writings that they admired, while
the rest got to enjoy the presentations,
visit each other and the rest of the
gallery.
If you enjoy listening and sharing
words of art, this experience will be a
Photo By Diveena Shapouri
welcomed delight. Next month’s focus
is on spooky experiences or what ever
may connect to the Halloween theme.
Call 985-8979 or check out the gallery’s
website www.volcanogardenarts.com.
You have time to write something that
you may just get inspired to share next
time on Friday, October 26, 2007 at 7:00
pm.
Discovering the Art of Woodcut Prints with Andrea Pro
Diveena Shapouri
Staff Writer
If you’ve ever had an interest or haven’t quite
understood the art of woodcut printing but would like to;
you can view a lovely exhibition by Andrea Pro and
may gain some pointers by visiting the side gallery in
the Volcano National Parks Volcano Art Center Gallery.
Andrea presents her series of woodcut prints called In
the Magical ‘Ohi’a Forest. These images are a tribute to
the Hawaiian forest depicted in color combinations that
create at times a surrealistic mood. Though one print
in the image of s rooster’s bust is in a class of its self.
This striking piece is designed with strong rich colors
that boldly set it out amongst the rest. The rooster is
a focal point of the show since Andrea uses it as her
demonstrational model of the woodcut printing process.
I was able to attend the opening reception for her show
and was also fortunate enough to meet and talk with
Andrea. She generously took the time to explain her
five wood block process in creating her rooster. Mind
you the average woodcut print uses about 3 colors
at the most. Here Andrea’s average print consists of
4 to 5 colors that need 4 to 5 woodcut blocks. I was
quite impressed to know that a woodcut print artist
not only has to have the talents to design a piece as
finished fine art, but like a mathematician working with
geometry deciphers the separations and the blending
combinations of the different colored inks used for
the print. Additionally the woodcut print artist must
have the capability of carving wood to make the blocks
to print each color. Then after the woodcuts are made on
each separate block the artist must have patience and also
have mastered the technique of calibrating the blocks for
precision placement on the previous printed segment of
the paper. Plus the artist must know how to manipulate the
thick textured inks. You can see the examples of this
process right there in her exhibition. I’ve decided to
leave a photo of a nice example of the subtly of color in
Andrea’s prints in just a 3 color print. You’ll have to visit
her show to get a glimpse of her ‘rooster’.
Since each print is treated as an individual process
they are almost considered originals but are listed as
limited editions and are highly valued. As we can see
the woodcut print artist is not only a designer/engineer
but also a creator/technician as well.
Andrea became passionate about printmaking
after she carved her first wood block. She then
continued with its study under Hiroki Morinue, Jeeva
Rattanangkoon, Karn Kunc, Laura Smith and Bud
Shark. Andrea has shown her work in numerous juried
shows and has been honored with the 76th annual
Honolulu’s Printmaker’s Exhibition purchase award.
She teaches printmaking at the Holualoa Foundation
for Arts and Culture.
Andrea Pro lives in Kailua-Kona on a coffee and
macademia nut farm and owns the Java in the Rock
Coffeehouse. In The Magical ‘Ohi’a Forsest is on display
now until November 4, 2007. For more information
visit www.volcanoartcenter.org or email gallery@
Photo By Diveena Shapouri volcanoartcenter.org.
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Your perspective.
Your culture.
Your intelligence.
That’s your Cultural iQ.
Put your cultural
intelligence to
work at NSA.
Help us put the world into perspective
Meet us at your school's
next career fair.
DATE: October 15, 2007
TIME: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
PLACE: Campus Center Plaza
Visit www.NSA.gov/Careers/CiQ for career information.
U.S. citizenship is required for all applicants. NSA
is an equal opportunity employer and abides by
applicable laws and regulations.
WHERE INTELLIGENCE GOES TO WORK
Leadership
Myhraliza Aala
Contributing Writer
new or seasoned leaders, in developing and enhancing
Leadership happens everywhere on campus and in their organizational and personal leadership understanding
the community for UH Hilo. From the University of Hawai’i and knowledge.
at Hilo Student Association (UHHSA), to the Registered
The Leadership Task Force continues to develop
Independent Student Organizations (RISOs aka clubs), to the vision, mission, and goals for the Pacific Center for
various courses with leadership components to service- Leadership. Students’ voices are critically important in
learning opportunities, the list goes on and on.
this planning and development process. Students are
Since April 2007, the Campus Center Leadership encouraged and welcomed to participate in this exciting
Development program has been working collaboratively phase of creating the Center. Contact Myhraliza Aala,
with student organizations and various UH Hilo Campus Center’s Associate Director for Leadership
departments to coordinate and cross-promote leadership Development and New Student Orientation by phone at
offerings here. This group, the Leadership Task Force, is 808-933-0732 or by e-mail at < maala@hawaii.edu> or stop
creating a foundation for the Pacific Center for Leadership by her office, room 309, in the Campus Center.
to meet the growing need for leadership education in our
The schedule for Fall opportunities is listed below:
region. The goal of the Center is to provide students with •
October 10, Wednesday, 10:00 am – 11:00 am and
a range of leadership education and experiences that will
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm (repeat session), CC
enable them to make a difference in their local, national,
301: All You Needed to Know About Event Planning
and global communities. With the increasing number of
see Leadership on page 11
Pacific Island, Asian, and Mainland students now at the
University of Hawaii Hilo and Hawaii Community
College, the Leadership Task Force has various
connections which it would like to tap into and
provide.
Currently, different departments, programs
and student organizations provide leadership
opportunities on campus. The National Society
of Leadership & Success (NSLS) assists college
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students in creating the lives that they desire
08:55-ARRIVAL OF SPEAKERS, STUDENTS & PUBLIC AT
through helping fellow students discover what
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they truly want to do and to give them the support
REFRESHMENTS WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE HAWCC
and tools to achieve their goals. The Kipuka Native
FOOD SERVICE
Hawaiian Student Center, in collaboration with
WELCOME SPEECH BY ASUH-HAWCC
the Kohala Center and Kamehameha Investment
Corporation, sponsors the Eia Hawai’i lecture
SELF INTRODUCTIONS AND POLITICAL SPEECHES
series, which focus on developing a Hawaiian
“MONOLOGUE FORMAT”
World View at UH Hilo. The College of Business
hosts a Fall and Spring lecture series on topics
09:00 MAYOR HARRY KIM
in organizational leadership within the context of
management.
09:15 COUNCIL MEMBER DOMINIC YAGONG
This Fall, the Campus Center Leadership
Development program has developed a series
09:20 COUNCIL MEMBER STACY HIGA
of workshops as a response to expressed needs
from student organizations. The goal of these
09:25 COUNCIL MEMBER EMILY NAEOLE
workshops is to assist students, whether they are
AGENDA FOR POLITICAL
AWARENESS EVENT ON
FRIDAY, OCT 19.
Up to $500 in prize money available for
2007 Playwrighting Contest
The deadline for East Hawaii Cultural Center’s (EHCC) 2007 Playwrighting Contest is
December 31, 2007. All entries must be postmarked by that date. The rules for the contest are
as follows:
Open to everyone, plays are being sought which can be performed at the Cultural Center’s
theatre space.
Submissions must be original, un-published, un-produced plays. Plays that have had staged
readings are acceptable; plays that have received productions are not. Legal clearances of
materials not in the public domain are the full responsibility of the playwright.
The address for submissions is Playwright Competition, c/o EHCC, P.O. Box 1312, Hilo, HI
96721.
Playwrights may submit up to three entries. Plays must be typed/word-processed, pages
numbered, and securely bound in a (preferably soft) cover, in standard professional play
format*.
A large, self-addressed stamped envelope must accompany each script if the author wishes
it returned. If the contestant desires acknowledgement of our receiving the manuscript, a selfaddressed stamped postcard should accompany the entry.
All submissions are judged blind. We require two cover pages: one with title, your name,
address, phone number and email address; the other with title only. There should be no
identifying information on the script itself except the title.
The judges’ decision is final. Winner(s) will be notified within the first three months of
2008.
By entering, the entrant gives EHCC the non-exclusive right, if their play is selected as the
winner(s), to perform the play, or portions of the play, at any time in the future, at no cost, and
without any additional restrictions. Copyright of the play will remain with the author.
If the play does not win, then EHCC does not acquire any rights to perform the play.
For more information call 935-9085 or email art@ehcc.org.
*Some acceptable play writing formats can be found at the public library, as well as at:
http://www.scriptwritingsecrets.com/Play_format.htm
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COUNCIL MEMBER K. ANGEL PILAGO
09:35
COUNCIL CHAIR PETE HOFFMANN
09:40
STATE SENATOR LORRAINE INOUYE
09:45
STATE SENATOR RUSSELL KOKOBUN
09:50 STATE HOUSE REPRESENTATIVE DWIGHT TAKAMINE
09:55 STATE HOUSE REPRESENTATIVE JERRY CHANG
10:00 STATE HOUSE REPRESENTATIVE CLIFT TSUJI
10:05 STATE HOUSE REPRESENTATIVE FAYE HANOHANO
10:10 STATE HOUSE REPRESENTATIVE CINDY EVANS
(COUNCILMEN J. YOSHIMOTO and IKEDA ARRIVES)
10:15 *EXCHANGE OF QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS*
“DIALOGUE FORMAT”
11:00 CLOSING SPEECH BY ASUH-HAWCC
POC: STUDENT SENATOR JET HENG
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Lana’i: The Nature Conservancy-Game management and invasive species control
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for the fishermen and some have taken to drastic
measures such as towing the cars out of the way
and other extremes. Another local fisherman
said he had to “wait for half and hour before they
guy came back to his car and could move it.”
Something that was unheard of a year ago.
Yet another problem are the weekend
warriors who are “locals” from around the island
coming to enjoy the wide-open grasslands on
their dirtbikes, ATV’s, and sky high trucks. They
make new roads, explore the “un-explored” and
wear away the old roads. By doing doughnuts,
wheelies, burn outs, and digging to make jumps,
the landscape is being eroded away and slowly
transformed to a mess of mazes and dust bowls.
If one were to imagine dominoes, then they
understand that one thing leads to another. South
Point paints a very good picture of this. The influx
of people creates problems for the next person
down the line, and it seems as though the locals
of Ka`u are getting the short end of the stick.
Perhaps if there was more information available
and a greater number of resources to upkeep this
unprepared landscape, then maybe there might
be a chance to avoid such problems discussed.
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Behind: facebook & myspace - Tom Krieglstein
(Sponsored by NSLS)
October 18th, Thursday, 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm, CC 301:
Who’s Job Is It? How to Be An Effective Member of
Your Student Organization (Sponsored by Leadership
Development program)
October 22nd, Monday, 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm, UCB
127: Archaeology & Athropology- Kathy Kawelu (Eia
Hawai’i lecture series)
October 29th, Monday, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm, CC 301:
Developing Organizational Bylaws & Constitutions
(Sponsored by Leadership Development program)
November 7th, Wednesday, 8:00 pm, UCB 100: What
Career Should I Choose? - Janet Attwood (Sponsored
by NSLS) November 19th, Monday, 12:00 pm – 1:30
pm, UCB 127: Pauahi Legacy – Ulalia Woodside (Eia
Hawai’i lecture series)
November 29th, Thursday, 8:00 pm, UCB 100: Rules for
Renegades - Christine Comaford- Lynch (Sponsored by
NSLS)
December 3rd, Monday, 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm, UCB 127:
Concept of Hanai – Patience Namaka Bacon (Eia
Hawai’i lecture series)
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Fall Issue 5: October 15, 2007
Why Study Abroad?
Angeline Carr
Contributing Writer
For many students at University of
Hawaii at Hilo the idea of study abroad
does not seem attainable. Sometimes,
this notion is due to the belief that
studying abroad is expensive; that it will
force students to take a semester or year
off from their studies, or it is fear of the
unknown, which holds students back
from taking the steps to study abroad.
I am here to dispel these notions
and inform students at UHH of the broad
possibilities that await them through the
study abroad program. First is the belief
that study abroad is too expensive for
the average student. Not true!
According to Carolina Lam,
director of global exchange at UHH,
the government declared 2006 the
“Year of Study Abroad” and released
money – ranging from $4,000 to $10,000
a semester – sostudents would have
incentive to travel.
The study abroad program at UHH
offers a number of choices that allow
the student to decide how his/her trip
shall be funded; the most common way
is using the UHH tuition to apply to your
semester or year abroad. “The thing is
that the student has to be motivated,
there is a lot of paperwork, but the
rewards are so much greater” said Lam.
Many of the study abroad programs
offer credits that will easily transfer back
to UHH and even apply to the student’s
major. This way, as the dedicated
student that I know you are, you don’t
have to worry about falling behind in
your studies and can add the fact that
you studied abroad to your future job
résumé.
Of course there are going to be
ups and downs during your exchange.
As described by Alena Seim, a junior
at UHH, “culture shock received from
a foreign country is the most potent
form of it, but at the same time it builds
character.”
The negatives that you may
experience while abroad will shape you
just as much as the positives. Going to
a country that speaks another language
may seem daunting but imagine the
knowledge you will return with. “I think
the hardest thing about a language
barrier is your inability to express your
feelings… that can be a positive thing
because it teaches you to communicate
and interact in more than one way”
stated Seim.
Another student from UHH, Eric
Santos, illustrates the opportunities he
had to travel to other countries while
studying abroad in Norway.
“These places provided me
with firsthand experiences
of history and strong
connections to people I
met at the University of
Bergen and on my travels,”
described Santos.
More importantly is the
experiences that you will
have while studying abroad,
whether it be a school on the mainland
or a whole other country, you will return
with broadened horizons.
Melissa
Yamanaka, who did a year exchange
to California, describes it as “one of the
best experiences of my life.”
Students who are considering going
abroad or who would like to learn more
about the study abroad program at UHH
can attend panels, which will be held
on October 24 and November 16, 2007 at
Campus Center room 301.
For more information regarding
these panels or to discuss study abroad
options, students may visit:
The Center for Global Education and
Exchange
PB9 Room 6
Phone: (808) 933-8810
Email: UHHGlobe@hawaii.edu
Patrice Williams-Clayburn
Director of National Student Exchange
Student Services Building 203
Phone: (808) 974-7389
Email: pcwillia@hawaii.edu
Website:
http://www.uhh.hawaii.edu/
uhh/studyabroad/
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My Community Networking Experience
Patrick Fleming
Staff Writer
Sometimes money is not enough.
An incident occurred the other day that reminded me of what a tightly
knit community we have here in Hilo. I was in the market to buy a High
Definition/Flat screen television. I researched the brands online and went
to the local stores to see which TV I wanted. After a couple of days waiting
for a sale I decided.
Inside a well-known department store I confirm with the young sales
representative the brand, size, and warranty I desired. She went to the back
office to see if any were in stock. “Oh, I am sorry, that specific television is
out of stock. It is a very popular model…” the sales person said, “we could
order them but it will cost an extra $100 dollars.”
I was surprised about the additional charge and decided it was over
my budget. With my wallet in hand, I walked out the store.
Later that afternoon, I bumped into an old friend and got to catching
up with him. I mentioned my experience at the store and coincidently he
told me he worked at that very same department store. He also revealed
that they did have in stock, the exact size and brand TV that I had just
attempted to purchase.
When I asked why they wouldn’t sell me one, my friend said, “Cause
they don’t know you like I do, no big deal. I can grab you that TV the next
time I work.”
Within 48 hours, I was watching a movie on my new Flat screen in my
living room.
Just another example of how important networking and connections
are in Hawaii, specifically Hilo. Sometimes the relationships we have within
our community are more important then the money in our pockets.