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Bill to boost education and homeland security

By Matt TuohyKa Leo Staff Writer

The chance to get fed-eral scholarships to learn a new language or specialize in a scientific field intrigued Rebecca Ramos, a music edu-cation major at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. “Free money just to learn a language? Sounds good to me,” she said. If the same holds true for most UH students, then a bill currently in committee in the U.S. Senate might help the nation gain more scientists, foreign language experts, engi-neers and mathematicians. The Homeland Security Education Act, Bill S. 2450, outlines a series of scholar-ships and grants for many different schools around the country. These funds would go to students who want to or already excel in certain fields in which the United States lags behind other countries in terms of general education and

expertise. According to a testimony given by the House Science Committee last year, “In Germany, 36% of undergrad-uates received their degrees in science and engineering. In China, the corresponding figure is 59%, and in Japan it is 66%. In the U.S., the share is 32%. In the case of engineering, the U.S. share is 5%, as compared with 50% in China.” The bill also aims at entic-ing more students from ele-mentary schools and beyond to study in the fields of science, foreign language, engineering and mathematics to strengthen the U.S. for the future in global economics and national secu-rity, said Sen. Daniel Akaka in an interview. Akaka, along with Sen. Dick Durbin of Ill., wrote and introduced the bill to the Senate in 2001. “We don’t have enough people fluent in languages to deal with material of other countries,” Akaka said. “Prior to 9/11, the information that the intelligence had could not be translated fast enough because there was not enough personnel.” The bill calls for hun-dreds of millions of dollars to be spent over a five-year period. The money will go to elementary schools, secondary schools, high schools and col-

leges all over the U.S. “I support the bill intro-duced by Sen. Akaka and his colleagues,” said Rep. Ed Case, Akaka’s top opponent for senate elections. “There’s no question that our intelligence and homeland security require-ments of the next generation will require a much broader and deeper pool of expertise in math, science and foreign language skills, especially with respect to the countries of Asia and the Pacific.” Akaka assessed the need for domestic skills as opposed to bringing in foreign exper-tise. He believed in immigrants and thought they were very essential to the growth of the U.S., “but it is important to have our own people doing this.” Should the bill be signed into law, “UH will receive the designated funds that was passed in appropriations,” said Akaka’s press secretary, Donalyn Dela Cruz. The bill was initially dropped and is currently in committee undergoing revi-sion. If the bill does not get passed, Akaka hopes to attach it to another bill for reevalu-ation or wait until the next Senate session. He thought the bill did not initially pass because of the lack of federal money stemming from nation-al debt acquired in Iraq.

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Rep. Ed Case supports Sen. Daniel Akaka's Homeland Education Act, which is currently in committee at the U.S. Senate.

Akaka's bill in Senate commit-

tee addresses global lag in U.S.

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By Alyssa S. NavaresKa Leo Features Editor

The increase in students start-ing school this month will not affect traffic and parking too drastically because of state, university and com-munity efforts to alleviate the prob-lems, according to state transportation and university officials. About 58,000 university, com-munity college and private school students still on the traditional school calendar schedule will start the fall semester around the island, as com-pared to 40,000 last year. The bulk of this number comes from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, amounting to more than 20,000 students. “Traffic is still heavier, but it’s not as bad as we’re thinking,” said information specialist Toby Wakumoto of the State Department of Transportation. “The first couple of weeks may be a little slower, but it should settle down after that.” But many disagree with this pre-diction, saying that back-to-school traffic can be a nightmare for any commuter. “It takes me more than an hour to drive less than eight miles,” said sophomore Jessica St. Clair, a Pearl Harbor resident. “It really sucks to sit in traffic, especially because it seems like traffic is only getting worse.”

Transportation officials imple-mented an annual “Beat the School Jam” campaign last week in order to lessen traffic congestion. The cam-paign postpones any roadwork proj-

ects that require lane closures but will continue night work and any work not requiring closures. “We want to help motorists, and this is the best we can do,” Wakumoto

said. The campaign also encour-ages commuters to carpool or to take public transportation systems, such as TheBus or the Leeward

O‘ahu Transportation Management Association. “I don’t think the [LOTMA] ser-vice helps me at all,” said sophomore Jaimee Suan, who commutes from Wai‘anae. “I might have a different schedule from everyone else, and I don’t want to wake up early if I don’t have to.” Traffic will be the heaviest trav-eling eastbound from 6:30 to 8:30 a.m. and westbound from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m., while lunchtime commut-ers may encounter traffic in both directions. Those going to the west side during the afternoon will face the worst of the traffic, Wakumoto said. UH officials and neighboring districts have been working to help better the parking situation. One-hun-dred parking permits at the Center for Hawaiian Studies will be available to UH dormitory residents. Students living at UH dormito-ries, as well as commuter students, are discouraged from bringing their vehicles to campus. A test-trial shut-tle service for students who live in Waikīkī, Ala Moana Shopping Center, Ward Centers and Restaurant Row will begin this semester also. “Parking is just terrible,” said senior Dustin Goto from Pearl City. “No matter what the school does to help with parking, it will always be really bad.”

By Kristen CianoKa Leo Staff Writer

College students know all about the cost of textbooks, and how deeply bank account balances sink after the required trip to the campus bookstore each semes-ter. Since most textbooks are priced in the $100 range, the sum of book costs is approximately 25 percent of tuition for an in-state University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa student attending full-time. “The price of books is ridiculous. You get a few super expensive ones, and that’s it. Students practically have to take out loans to cover them,” said Huma Akbar, a UH summer student majoring in physiology and neurobiology at the University of Connecticut. “Actually, I’ve heard of someone who really did that,” she added. At UH, an average student will spend approximately $400 on textbooks for a semester. According to a National Association of College Stores study in 2004, the average cost for a new text-book was $52.36. A report in 2005 by the U.S. Government Accountability Office found that textbook prices had risen by about 186 percent from 1986 to 2004. Starting this summer, the U.S. House of Representatives’ Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance will analyze textbook cost trends in order to make recommendations on steps to alleviating rising prices. The California Student Public Interest Group examined the cause of rising textbook costs in a 2004 report. The non-profit organization found that publishers print new editions of the most popular texts every three years. New editions contain minimal changes, but

publishers price them higher than previ-ous editions. This has caused texts to rise 35 percent in five years, more than double the U.S. inflation rate. “There seems to be a new edition out every semester. These so-called new editions aren’t even ‘new’ they just flip the chapters around and force students to all buy new copies at outrageous prices,” returning student Jason Tsujimura said. Textbook bundles, which include CDs and other supplemental materials, also contribute to rising textbook costs. Publishers claim that professors prefer students to have textbooks that come with “extras.” “I don’t think those textbooks are useful. I think it’s more important how much students have to pay than how may colors they get to look at while they’re reading,” UH professor Neil Gowensmith said. “I want to save the students some money, and the publishers shouldn’t charge so much for that addi-tional, well, I would call it ‘bullshit.’” Students’ textbook bills are not high on administrators’ prioritized agendas and demand less attention, according to some UH students and professors. “Since textbook cost is simply not

an issue about which the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa administration sends out e-mail memos, it’s up to students to find ways to lower book costs,” said Chris Peace, a UH psychology major. “Buying used textbooks is a well-known option that would cut textbook publish-er’s profits until they made textbooks affordable.” Purchasing textbooks from Web sites, such as www.half.com and www.bestbooks.com, is an option for students on a budget who are tired of being ripped off by textbook publishers. Alternately, many UH students organize a used textbook swap to trade used books instead of selling them back to the bookstore and buying other stu-dents’ used books at an inflated price. “Since undergraduate classes are pretty much the same for all students, I usually just trade off books with some of my friends,” sophomore Jesse Tanabe said. “It’s a lot cheaper, and we get twice as many books as we pay for.” Huma Akbar had not tried this method of book-buying but agreed with its sensibility. “Sounds like a plan to me,” she said.

By Ting-Cheng WenKa Leo Staff Writer

Representatives from North America and Asia gathered in Hawai‘i for three days of dis-cussion on global post-Cold War security order. The seminar concluded with a public discus-sion focusing on the expecta-tions for “Asian Expectations for the Last Two Years of the Bush Administration.” In early August, more than 30 government officials, academ-ic experts, policy makers and diplomats from the United States, Canada and East Asia congregated at the East-West Center (EWC) to participate in the center’s annu-al Senior Policy Seminar. The participating ten countries from the Asia Pacific region included the Philippines, Taiwan, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Japan, South Korea and China. For two and a half days, the participants discussed three major issues related to East Asia. The topics were tense relations in Northeast Asia, the ferment in Asian Islam and the sustain-ability of economic growth in the region. The bulk of discussions were not opened to the public. At the conclusion of the seminar, how-ever, four of the seminar par-ticipants spoke at a public lun-cheon and question-and-answer session. In the public discussion, Stephen W. Bosworth, a former U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea, said, “The U.S. is

becoming less of a central play-er in East Asia.” He believed this was due to the fact that the United States is devoting more of its time to its situation in Iraq and the Middle East. Madame Ton Nu Thi Ninh, a member of Vietnam’s National Assembly and former career dip-lomat, said, “The United States is over-using its hard [military] power, and this is disquieting in some parts of the world.” According to Madame Ninh, in doing so, the U.S. is losing allies and gaining adversaries. She cautioned that although the U.S. is still the leading nation in terms of its economy and diplo-macy, the country is losing its prominence while the Asia Pacific community is progressing. Madame Ninh advised that the U.S. must be more attentive to East Asia. She pointed out that it will be constructive for the U.S. to invest and engage in East Asia once it identifies its role there. Regarding Vietnam’s expectations of the U.S., she said her country is “actively and loosely optimistic.” Another panelist, Dr. Jin Canrong, a professor at China’s Remin University, mentioned that currently “China has no expecta-tions from the U.S.” Major General Shaukat Sultan Khan, press secretary to the president of Pakistan, gave his thoughts about attending the seminar. “It was highly educa-tional for me. Speaking about Hawai‘i, I was greatly honored by the hospitality and friendli-ness here,” he said. To many public observers, such as Xuan Le, a University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa graduate student from Vietnam, the forum was a highly educational and valuable experience. She said that

Motorists disagree with attempts for traffic aid

GABE EL-SWAIFY • Ka Leo o Hawai‘i

Even with more students starting school this month, state traffic officials predict that commuting times will not be drastically affected.

Asian Pacific dignitaries discuss declining U.S. prominenceVietnamese diplomat cautions U.S. against

abusing military power

Textbooks way too expensive for students, U.S. officials

Alternatives to buying new books seem obligatory

See Policy, page 7

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Paul Kim, a UH senior, purchases a used biochemistry book for $120.50 at the UH Bookstore. For Kim, textbooks cost an average of $350 per semester.



By Nathan HurstThe Seattle Times

The classified advertising web site Craigslist.com has become popu-lar in recent years with young, tech-savvy city dwellers seeking apart-ments, jobs, dates, and for-sale items. But it’s also being used as an Information Age black market for some Seattle-area marijuana dealers. “I’m not too concerned about getting caught,” said Eric, a Bellevue, Wash., man in his early 30s who peddles pot online through craigslist. Local and federal law enforce-ment officials said they’re aware deal-ers like Eric are turning to craigslist and other Web sites to sell pot, but the amounts sold are generally so small they’re not very concerned. Eric, who spoke on the condition that his last name not be used, says he doesn’t make much of a profit _ if any _ but sells enough marijuana so he can smoke for free. He sells small amounts _ usually an eighth of an ounce, which brings in $30 to $40. Most clients are friends or friends of friends, Eric said. But as some customers have moved away or no longer want to light up, he’s found replacement demand online. Craigslist prohibits illegal activ-ity, but the Web site is mostly self-policed, according to a spokeswoman for the site. Eric scans craigslist for ads placed by people who are seeking pot. More often than not, he’ll find some-one posting an ad looking for mari-juana using code names like “Mary Jane,” “MJ,” “the sticky icky,” “the chronic” and “420.”

Craigslist becomes peddling grounds for marijuana

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Craigslist, an “internet swap meet,” has been used as a resource for black market marijuana dealings.

Recently, however, Eric posted an ad on craigslist indicating he was willing to trade marijuana for sexual favors from women or money from men. Men who offered up a woman for sex would get a discount. “It’s not prostitution,” he said, noting he had completed a few trans-actions in response to the ad. “It’s like a date, just weed instead of dinner.”

Eric isn’t alone in his sex-for-drugs cyber-trade. Recent ads posted on craigslist included an Everett man who wanted to “smoke some 420 and hook up with a cute guy” and a man in Seattle’s Queen Anne neighborhood who offered women a place to smoke pot, but warned: “I might try to kiss

See Pot, page 15

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the conference provided a forum for the U.S. “to make relation-ships amongst Asian countries.” She is also proud of the current developments in Vietnam. According to EWC’s mis-sion statement, the center is ded-icated to serving the Asia Pacific community by providing a forum “for cooperative research, edu-cation, and dialogue on critical issues of common concern to the Asia Pacific region and the United States.” The seminar aims to foster connections between the U.S. and countries in the Asia Pacific region. John Lewis, a media relations specialist in the EWC’s Office of External Affairs, said, “The goal of this conference is to allow an exchange of ideas, to discuss and to listen to what experts in various countries in the region think about certain issues.”

By Rosalie WestenskowThe Daily Universe (BYU)

PROVO, Utah - Troubles with the in-laws arise for many young married couples, but BYU student Perry Myers may have more problems ironing out the differences than most grooms. Last Friday, Myers’ then-future in-laws allegedly abducted their daughter, Julianna Redd, a senior majoring in exercise science, to prevent her mar-riage to Myers. “She [Redd] thought she was going to buy some stuff for the wedding and she ended up getting abducted,” said Myers, a senior majoring in politi-cal science. After leaving with their daugh-ter in the car, Redd’s parents, Julia and Lemuel Redd, headed to Grand Junction, Colo., where they stayed overnight, said Capt. Rick Healey of the Provo Police Department Detective Division. The Redds may face kidnap-ping charges, but the county attorney’s office has not yet decided, Healey said.

Once individuals turn 18, they are considered adults and parents can be charged with kidnapping if they force their children to go somewhere against their will, said Capt. Mike Harroun of the University Police. When his fiancee didn’t show

up to a wedding dinner Friday night, Myers called the police department to file a missing person report.Although the Redds returned on Saturday, they arrived after the wed-ding was scheduled to occur. However, Myers and Julianna Redd were mar-ried on Tuesday in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. “It was very sad that I wasn’t able to marry Perry [on Saturday], but, as you can see, we were going to get married anyway,” the bride said, noting she was on her honeymoon when the newspaper called her. Myers and his wife said they were aware of her parents’ feelings about their union, but didn’t know they were so strongly opposed.“We weren’t expecting anything this drastic,” Myers said. Although a kidnapping convic-tion usually results in jail time, Healey said he did not think such severe mea-sures would be taken against Julia and Lemuel Redd.“I would not anticipate that there would be those kinds of penalties,” he said.

Parents abduct BYU student to pre-vent her from marrying

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By Jessica Yeh Ka Leo Staff Writer

When it comes to surfing, there is a lot more math involved than people think. This includes the time the swell’s going to arrive, the angle from which it’s originating and the wind’s behavior. I should have remembered the number crunching before hopping on an airplane for a surf trip to Indonesia with only one book and an hour of life left on my iPod. I still had 17 hours of airtime and more than 48 hours of travel-ing. A surf trip is the surfer’s ulti-mate adventure, so when I heard we were going on a 10-day boat trip to the Mentawai Islands - a set of islands off Sumatra in the Indian Ocean - I was pretty excited. I’d seen footage of different surf spots around the islands in films and magazines and was eager to surf the uncrowded, glassy waves. My father decided, as a present, to send my brother and me to the Mentawais, along with some family from California and friends from the Big Island. The 11 of us altogether were booked to live and hunt waves on a boat with a crew of six. Now, I’m not the ultimate surf-trip guru, but here are some travel tips I learned along the way.

Prepare yourself

A great deal of planning should go into any trip. It is important to get vaccinations and passport mate-rials. Malaria and typhoid pills are standard medications when going anywhere in Indonesia, but they are fairly expensive. Be prepared to spend money before and during your trip.

Waves rolling into Indo breaks

Getting ready to survive the surf in

foreign waters

By Ashley MonfortKa Leo Staff Writer

The Regents and Presidential scholars at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa may be based on academic success, but the recipients are anything but book-worms. They are athletes, writers and thespians, who all had to stay motivated to do well in school. “Both scholars have accom-plished something unique,” said assistant specialist Anna Ah Sam of the Student Equity, Excellence and Diversity office. “They’re unique in a sense that they not only have overcome [diversity or hardships] but overcome with aplomb.” Take 2006 Regents Scholar Katherine “Katie” Hoppe, for example, from Wai‘anae High School. She is only the sec-ond Regents Scholar from the Waiʻanae area, where 43.6 per-cent of its residents graduate from high school and only 9 percent graduate from college, accord-ing to the 2000 United States Census. “Some people are smart; they just no like work,” Hoppe said. Graduating with more than a 4.0 Grade Point Average during her senior year, her main motiva-tion was to go to Wai‘anae High School and not a private school. Her mother made a deal with her - if she could get straight A’s, then she could go to the high school with her friends. “I wasn’t really planning ahead for scholarship stuff,” Hoppe said. “I didn’t think of it. My mom wanted me to get good grades so, I did.” She said the work came easy for her and was motivated by oth-ers to get her work done. “I do get lazy sometimes,” she said. But spurring her excitement to learn was going to college and learning more about the ocean and Hawaiian culture. She hopes to major in an area of marine conservation and learn to speak Hawaiian at the same time. Hoppe is deeply rooted in the Hawaiian culture of the Waiʻanae area, which is one of the most densely-populated areas with people of Hawaiian descent on O‘ahu. At the high school alone, 40.6 percent of the students are of Hawaiian descent. She is also very passionate about the influence of the Hawaiian culture. “Even though I’m Native American, I kind of feel they’re all my people in a way,” she said. “The culture down here is so strong and so interesting. I love learning about things like the medicine and reading in the clouds.” At the same time, she observed the Hawaiian culture slowly dying,

PHOTOS BY JESSICA YEH • Ka Leo o HaWai‘i

BOTTOM: Having lots of travel companions is a must when taking a surf trip. Also be sure to have a doctor on board in case of injury.TOP: Bethany Hamilton and many other well-known surfers shred waters at Macaroni’s, a popular surf break at the Mentawai Islands.

Bringing surfboards

Packing boards are always a hectic process, but it’s not necessary to get the latest travel bag. Since waves vary from break to break, it’s recommended to take at least two surfboards and to plan on one break-ing if you are going to surf bigger waves. I was able to pack two short-boards in an FCS dayrunner (the thin, vinyl-like bags), but it was a pretty tight squeeze. FCS, Creatures of Leisure and Ocean Minded make durable travel bags with enough pockets to throw in wax, extra leashes and fins. If you have a board sock, then it is probably better to put it over your board before putting it in a travel bag to prevent dings. Towels will work if you don’t have a soft bag to put over your board, but they add weight and space. However, it’s better to be safe than sorry.

Half the people on our flight to Indonesia were surfers. As we watched the boards being loaded, we were sure that the airline cargo loaders disregarded any of the “FRAGILE” stickers on the bags.

Remember different time zones

When going on a trip, it’s important to remember time dif-ferences and your flight sched-ules so that you do not miss your flight(s). We were fortunate enough to use a travel agency, so all of our flights were adequately spaced with enough leisure time in between. We also made sure to rent a room in the Singapore airport for the 23-hour layover, so we could take a much needed shower.

Bring surf snacks

Depending on the destination or the airlines, food may be unavail-

able or really pricey. If you have a layover longer than an hour, it’s best to pack snacks. Luckily, the exchange rate in Singapore, Taipei and Indonesia is decent, so airport food wasn’t too expensive. Act like the locals Going to any foreign country is likely to bring a bit of a culture shock to any surfer. I was aware that a majority of the population in Padang was Muslim, but since I didn’t do research, some locals gawked when they saw me wearing shorts and a tank top, not draped in a long dress and pashmina. It’s also convenient to learn a few phrases in order to commu-nicate with the locals. Thankfully the crew on our boat spoke enough English to communicate with us, but it would have been a lot better if I learned some Indonesian phrases

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aggrandizement, the band at least has the decency to make each one a strong and glittery example of what noisy pop melodies can sound like if they are done beyond the self-congratulating shallowness of The Strokes or Coldplay. It almost sounds as if Seksu is trying to establish its very own sound. Of course, establishing one’s own sound is easier said than done,

especially if one is subject to cer-tain artistic stigmas. For example, King has on both “Everyone Loves You” and “Legs to Make Us Longer” made elaborate use of soloist acoustic music, tapping and slapping the base of her guitar while picking and trot-ting on the strings as if her fingers were possessed by Savion Glover. From six metal lines and a hollow, wooden body, she was able to cre-ate dreamy worlds that pulsed with broken rhythms, each strum from her nimble fingers adding color and life. With both her live and pro-motional videos all over YouTube, King perpetuates her accessibility with the intricate skill of an expert

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MusicFrom page 17

harpist and her provocatively orgas-mic facial expressions for each chord progression. All that talent and skill is recognized with probably the most insulting label possible: “Queen of the Acoustic Guitar.” On “... Until We Felt Red,” King successfully distances herself from both of her former albums as well as the gender bias schtick with which she was unfairly trapped, adopting a sound more in common with a less bombastic Galaxy 500 than with the usual at the annual Bonnaroo, a music festival in Tennessee. Opening with the somber hush of “Yellowcake,” it almost seems as if this will be a mere baby-step from 2004’s “Legs to Make Us Longer.” Then, a minute and a half through the album’s titular track, King breaks out a rising, Pete Townshend-esque roar from a dis-torted, amped-up, electric guitar. In the lilting ballad “Jessica,” King adds soft, silky vocals that aren’t surprising

unless one is aware that she hardly sings on her albums, or at least doesn’t sing with as much subtlety as she does here. Elsewhere, light horns flesh out the climax of “You Don’t Have to Be Afraid” and drums add backbone to jazzy electric guitar plucking on “Goby” and “Soft Shoulder.” Whether it is the soulful slide of the breathtak-ing “Gay Sons of Lesbian Mothers” or the Pink Floyd influence of “These Are the Armies of the Tyrannized,” King promiscuously samples each style with full relish, incorporating them into her own bag of tricks. The flirting of styles, however, is not what makes her so special. It’s how well she adapts them into her own distinctive sound. Rather than making an extreme overhaul of what separated her from most psuedo-folk Dave-Matthews-disciples, King reforms her talents, bathing in the newfound excess of electric beauty while still remaining herself. “Dream pop” was born dur-ing times of political turmoil in the 80s. America had been reeling from an extended period of the religious

right, while the United Kingdom had inward tensions from the Thatcher-run government. Punk rock’s abrasive attitude and posturing proved ineffec-tive, which led many to either con-form (Blondie) or implode (The Sex Pistols). The appeal of bands like My Bloody Valentine or Sonic Youth was that they offered a truly alternative viewpoint which was neither violent nor lazily narcissistic, one where the difference between the squalor of the waking life and the ideals of cultural promise weren’t impossible imagin-ings but foreseeable futures. While King and Seksu aren’t exactly politicized entertainment, they drank from the same river that conscious acts have irrigated, infusing the same sense of personal reinven-tion to their craft while, hopefully, inspiring their listeners to do the same with their lives. Perhaps it’d be more inspiring to change the label into “Lucid Dream Pop,” while retaining control of one’s own vision and help-ing shape the world through art.

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as other outside influences penetrated the west side. “I lived here all my life,” Hoppe said. “I see the difference from when I was younger and now. People used to speak Hawaiian, come to school and play the ukulele, and now, you see less of that.” One of her first goals in college is to learn Hawaiian and be able to pass her knowledge on to her own children. She currently dances hula with Hālau Hula ʻO Kaleipuaimilia. These things are the basis of her decision to stay in Hawaiʻi instead of going to school somewhere else. “There’s no ocean you can swim in, there’s no mountains and the water’s not clean,” she said. “I don’t feel at home anywhere else.” Hoppe is among 30 other high school students who received the Regents scholarship. Regents Scholars earned at least a 1,300 combined mathematics and verbal score on the Scholastic Assessment Test and main-tained a 3.5 GPA during high school. Presidential Scholars, who are all col-lege juniors, have a minimum cumu-lative 3.7 GPA and superior academic achievement. A full tuition waiver for four years of undergraduate study is awarded to Regents Scholars, while two years of undergraduate study is awarded to Presidential Scholars. All scholars receive $4,000 a year and a one-time travel grant of $2,000.

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ScholarFrom page 9

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UH freshman Katie Hoppe received the Regents scholarship this year - the second student from Wai‘anae to get the award.

such as “thank you” or “please.” In the water and on the boat

I chose to take the dinghy when we arrived at the first break, where we pulled up to the glassy two-to-three foot walls and barrels of a spot called Pit Stops. We were lucky because our boat was the first to arrive. When you’re not in the water, there tends to be a lot of downtime. Fishing and diving were options on our boat, but I probably played scrabble 20 times and watched “The Longest Yard” five times in three days. If you’re traveling with a bunch of friends, then it’ll help the time go by faster. If not, then it’s advisable to bring good reading material and a collection of DVDs or CDs.

You may get hurt, so be ready

I learned that everyone will get hurt, even if the injuries are just minor cuts or small rashes. Thankfully, we had a doctor on our boat, but it’s good to have first aid knowledge and to pack some Bactine, polysporin and Band-Aids. In short, be prepared for the worst. Some people on our boat brought helmets because they weren’t used to surfing reef breaks. Sunscreen

and rashguards are also a big part of safety, mainly because if you’re in the sun for four to six hours a day, your skin takes a beating.

The not-so-empty wave

Lastly, many videos and pho-tos I saw before taking the trip showed empty waves that were perfect for surfing. If you’re trav-eling to a well-publicized break, then it’s highly unlikely that you’re going to be scoring empty breaks. The Mentawai Islands were dis-covered about 10 years ago and appeared in films like “Campaign,” “Loose Change” and “Kelly Slater and the Young Guns,” as well as in countless magazines over the past decade. While we did get a few spots to ourselves, some were also extremely crowded. The more rip-pable spots, like Macaroni’s and Lance’s Lefts, had about three to five boats. There were also some female pros at Macaroni’s, like Kate Skaratt, Bethany Hamilton and Alana Blanchard.

SurfFrom page 9

Round-trip surfing

From: Honolulu, Hawai‘i To: SumatraFlight: $967 (Emerson Travel)Boat: $1,550 - $2,000/personTotal: Approximately $4,000 - $5,000 (including food and hospitality)

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By Sachi TakitaKa Leo Contributing Writer

Anyone can imagine the dif-ficulties of a language barrier. It’s an awkward situation for some, but not for Beau Mueller and Kenzo Kawabe, two University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa alumni who graduated this past semester. “We thought this site would be a valuable service,” Mueller said. “There is a need for students to find teachers they like.” Mueller, originally from the Big Island, and Kawabe, from Japan, were both Asian Studies majors. They were hanging out at Magoo’s one night, having a few drinks and talk-ing about Japanese websites, when the idea to start a partnership crossed their minds.

And faster than the speed of light - the speed of Corona Light, that is - the two founded YourSensei.com, a service-providing website especially for incoming or outgoing Japanese-speaking students or visitors. The website, which was launched in February, is similar to a dating ser-vice or a network of friends. English as a Second Language professors can post their profiles online for free through the website. The profiles include qualifications, teaching style, lesson content and price. In turn, interested students are able to browse through the profiles for a small fee to find prospective professors, tutors or even friends before leaving Japan. They can then pay YourSensei.com for the contact information of that teacher or tutor. The site merely serves as a medium through which an introduc-

tion can be made. After that, it’s their responsibility to schedule meeting places and times. Private lessons are about $25 per hour, but teachers and tutors can charge as much they choose. Teachers can work around their own schedules and teach with their own materials. Within the first two months of the website’s launching, the company had already proven its worth. “We have had over 1,700 teach-ers sign up (about 150 in Hawaiʻi) and are now receiving over 12,000 unique visitors a month,” Mueller said. Currently, there are approxi-mately 3,000 teachers affiliated with the website throughout the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand and Australia. These statistics are only the beginning of the road for the former students and their website. “[We] hope to expand to cover 21 more countries, including Hong Kong and Singapore, and to go into the market of setting up tutors for stu-dents living in Japan,” Mueller said.

UH graduates help design learning language website

UH graduate Beau Mueller helped start YourSensei.com, a free web-site that Japanese-speaking students or visitors can use to better their English.

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As part of the welcoming festivities for incoming students at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, New Student Programs served free popcorn, as well as free shave ice and cotton candy, last Monday.



you or touch you.” Eric doesn’t flaunt his pot-deal-ing and said he doubts his neighbors _ or law enforcement _ know about what he does. Authorities haven’t given him reason to worry. Jeff Eig, spokesman for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s Seattle office, said the amounts of illicit drugs sold via online transac-tions are generally so small that his agency hasn’t specifically gone after craigslist users dealing dope. Instead, he said, the DEA has chosen to focus on online pharmacies that sell drugs such as Oxycontin, morphine and Ritalin _ all legal but restricted prescription drugs _ to peo-ple without prescriptions at a high profit margin. “We’ve done stings with online pharmacies,” Eig said. “We have a division called diversion control which regularly investigates how dealers are getting legal drugs into the illicit market.” Lt. William Edwards of the Seattle Police Department’s narcotics unit said cracking down on dealers selling drugs on craigslist and other sites such as Myspace, LiveJournal

and Friendster is “on the radar screen but not a priority.” Edwards said most of the trans-actions made over craigslist are very small. “While we don’t have anything ongoing, we do monitor it from time to time,” he said. “But right now we’re just not seeing that much. In other jurisdictions there seems to be more trafficking. But here, it appears to be mostly coded and in smaller amounts.” Craigslist isn’t the only Web site pot smokers are using to find marijua-na. One, WeBeHigh.com, hosts user-contributed pages for many world cit-ies, including Seattle, that detail where to find marijuana dealers. Police in other cities around the country have been increasingly vigi-lant against online crime via craigslist and other sites. Last year, Boston police arrested five women suspected of running a prostitution ring that advertised on craigslist. Police in Hanover, Mass., southeast of Boston, recently arrested a 44-year-old woman who allegedly sold Ecstasy and other drugs online. Even though Seattle voters in 2004 approved an initiative that required police to make enforcing marijuana possession for adults the lowest prior-ity, selling is still a felonious offense under state law. Possession of less than 40 grams is a misdemeanor. Despite the law, Eric and two other dealers contacted by The Seattle

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Times who sell marijuana online said they simply aren’t that concerned. One dealer who lives in Seattle’s Montlake neighborhood said his cus-tomers feel more at ease “making a connection” online than on the streets. Another man from West Seattle, who was recently offering a quarter-ounce of marijuana for $75 _ “the good stuff,” he said _ thinks his cli-ents would rather e-mail a dealer back and forth for a few days to make sure

they’re legit than risk meeting some-one and having the deal go awry. “You never know what’s going to happen,” he said. “You could easily get robbed or beat up if you run into the wrong people.” None of the dealers is worried about retribution from craigslist or other sites. Susan Best, spokeswoman for San Francisco-based craigslist, said the company prohibits drug peddling

and similar crimes on its site and cooperates with law enforcement when asked. Still, the site relies on users to monitor posts. Users can flag posts that potentially violate the site’s rules, but many regarding drug use remain active for days, sometimes expiring before site administrators can delete them. “And, let me be clear,” Best wrote. “We don’t want illegal activity on our site. It is not welcome.”

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The following editorial appeared in the San Jose Mercury News on Sunday, Aug. 13: Earlier this month there was another breach in what has become a too common assault on Internet users’ privacy. AOL disclosed 20 million Web searches that 658,000 users made over three months, posting them on an Internet site. AOL didn’t identify the individuals by name, but in some cases the search terms offered enough clues for an enterpris-ing marketer, health insurer, nosy govern-ment agent or a criminal to figure out who they were. AOL apologized profusely and took down the site, which had been intended for researchers. But an apology is no solace for those legitimately worried that companies or the authorities now know—or wrongly assume they know—their health problems, habits, hobbies and, in some cases, fears and fetish-es. Worse yet, while admitting it made a mistake, AOL says the disclosures didn’t violate its pri-vacy policy because AOL didn’t disclose user names or other infor-mation that would readily identify people. Search terms aren’t covered, AOL said, because they’re simply requests for information. So it may have seemed. But now that it’s clear that search terms can be used to identify searchers, AOL and other Internet companies need to strengthen their privacy pol-icies to include them. Federal and state privacy laws should require companies to clearly disclose what they do with search data and how long they keep it. Customers must be assured that their search requests will remain protected from third parties unless explicit permission is given. To the extent possible, searches should also be shielded from subpoenas. And customers should be given the ability to delete records of searches they consider private.

Search companies also must reconsider how long they keep search data. AOL normally retains searches for a month; the three-month results that were published came from a separate database com-piled for researchers. But Google has stored every search entry from the company’s beginning. The more information companies keep, the

more govern-ments _ from the Bush admin-istration to the autocrats in China _ will try to get their hands on it. E a r l i e r this year, Google, to its credit, warded off the Department of Justice’s demand

for extensive data to use in defend-ing the Children’s Online Protection Act. Other companies complied. AOL said it gave only aggregated search terms, which meant individ-ual identities could not be traced. In the latest disclosure, AOL revealed all of the search terms of 3 percent of its customers, who were identified by randomly assigned, supposedly non-traceable numbers. The problem is that a collec-tion of searches by one person can expose his or her identity. Take user No. 4417749, whose inqui-ries included “numb fingers,” “60 single men,” “dry mouth,” “bipo-lar,” “landscapers in Lilburn, Ga,” and several people whose last name is “Arnold.” The New York Times pieced together a collage to identify Thelma Arnold, 62, of Lilburn, Ga. Besides being invasive, the searches seemed to paint an inac-curate portrait. The medical condi-tions, Arnold told the newspaper, applied not to her but to friends she counsels with information from the Internet. Some of the search terms on the AOL site seemed to reveal dark and alarming thoughts: suicide, depres-sion, incest, “how to kill your wife,” “pictures of dead people.” But searches don’t prove any-thing other than interest. People must be able to make queries with-out fear that the records will be handed over, misconstrued and used against them.

Net provider discloses user search habits

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By Casey IshitaniKa Leo Comics Editor

Beyond the long-gone heyday of The Velvet Underground, most casual listeners of rock ‘n’ roll find much to ignore when it comes to variations on that band’s seminal sonic ground-work. For a while, interest seemed to peak in the days of George Bush, Sr. with the emergence of ground-breaking albums such as My Bloody Valentine’s “Loveless” and Galaxy 500’s “This Is Our Music.” Vast sonic landscapes of twinkling guitar plucks and the blurry rumble of bass guitars crept into mainstream consciousness like a rainstorm to wash away the muddy surge of grunge and the final death throes of hair metal. Given the terms “dream pop” and “shoegazer rock,” the admittedly self-indulgent scene that served to be an alternative to marginally-alterna-tive rock music quickly fell through in the mid-90s as most acts went on to proliferate a harder sound, and America fell in love with really bad rap-metal and an overbearing disdain for impassioned expression. However, with the surprising success of acts like Radiohead and

Sigur Ros, as well as sonic assaults from The Walkmen and Broken Social Scene, there could still very well be a niche for self-indulgent yet unpre-tentious rock. Recently, two albums were released by acts that hail from

New York City which also spawned, among other bands, the most indul-gent and substantial band of the last 25 years - Sonic Youth. Asobi Seksu’s “Citrus” and Kaki King’s “... Until We Felt Red” are examples of where

rock can go if it chooses a path of aural excess for the sake of creating a true sense of self through music. Seksu could have taken the easy route and turned into a kitschy gim-mick to go along with their annoying

name (which translates into “playful sex”). But in “Citrus,” rather than take the Japanese duo Puffy AmiYumi’s route and become a cutesy escapist fantasy for sexually-imbalanced rock enthusiasts, they thrust headlong into visceral songs of ear-splitting velocity and uncanny beauty. Lead singer Yuki Chikudate playfully alternates between Japanese and English with a shimmering voice that ambles on the edges of razor-sharp guitars, slashing synths and the crashing of Mitch Spivak’s drums. At times, she rivals most mainstream teen pop-stars with her genial displays of verbal sunshine, but Chikudate’s approach is actually mature. Her sweetness helps carry cuts such as “Goodbye” and “Nefy+Girly” above and beyond the trappings of trite noise-rock. But, it is on “Thursday” that the unexpected steadiness of her thin and airy cadence really exposes the distinctive verve that had been missing on Seksu’s self-titled former album. While “Pink Cloud Tracing Paper” does recall the heavy signal-feedback and whispery asexual voices of My Bloody Valentine, “Citrus” seems to signify a step in a more progressive direction for the band. Shunning the urge to create music video-ready singles to space out the filler, Seksu opts to make every track crackle with energy. While the con-text for the songs remains strictly within the parameters of their own

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Alternative New York band Asobi Seksu.

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CommentaryKa Leo o Hawai‘i

| Monday, August 21, 2006 Editor: Kimberly Shigeoka | (808) 956-3214 | [email protected]

Few traditions have survived at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa from the days of our parents and older siblings. We no longer attend classes at the Varsity Theater or hold bonfires on the lawn by the College of Education. Grace’s lunch wagon is now Grace’s Drive-in, and with the changing of the drinking age from 18 to 21, gone are the beer nights hosted on campus. Today, do we have any thing that we could consider a tradi-tion at UH? Perhaps you could consider crashing in the library or Campus Center a tradition, but perhaps not. The few established activities that are around aren’t widely known. For example: the guys who play soccer and fris-bee-golf by Kennedy Theatre. What’s stopping us from cre-ating our own traditions at UH? Is it that we could not care less? Or is it that people don’t have the time? Is it because UH isn’t like other schools? Should we be like other schools? These questions need to be discussed within the student body because something needs to change. If we had tradi-tions, campus life would be more fun. There’s a lot going on in niches at UH that could potential-ly become commonly held tradi-tions. There’s the T.G.I.F. group by Marine Science Building that sells cheap hot dogs, burgers and beer every Friday night. There is the Leisure Center, which offers activities such as pottery paint-ing and Raku firing. There are football games to attend, and thankfully, the Spirit Shuttle is back this fall. The first step is improving the awareness of students about students on campus. This week, talk to someone new. We’re not talking about five minutes to ask a classmate about home-work. We’re saying take a new

classmate to lunch, start a study group, even get a group to go surfing together regularly. And perhaps these new activities can become new traditions. The important thing is to tell people about it. If we increase communica-tion on campus, we’ll be one step closer to making new traditions stick. Then maybe, eventually, we’ll be able to tell each other about the niche activities on campus. Perhaps then we won’t be accusing each other of apa-thy. The second step is main-taining the tradition; creating continuity. Traditions don’t hap-pen once. Not only do we ask students to start talking to each other, we also need the faculty and staff at UH to talk to stu-dents. Students need to start feel-ing that faculty and staff are also a part of the UH community. Faculty and staff need to partici-pate in this dialogue. To begin, they could start telling students about activities that regularly take place on cam-pus. We can’t rely on the tradi-tions of our parents; it’s the faculty and staff that need to provide continuity between aca-demic generations. Most of the traditions from our parents’ time here are obsolete. We go to college expecting to learn but also to have a memo-rable experience. Campus tradi-tions are important for creating a university identity. Without one, what is a university but a set of classrooms?

The Editorial Board is com-prised of all Ka Leo O Hawai‘i desk editors, the Managing Editor and the Editor in Chief.

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By Josh ReasonKa Leo Contributing Writer

You see them walking down the street, sitting on a corner or asking for loose change. Sometimes the sight of them is downright depressing, not to mention annoying. In contrast to the life that you live, the life that they live on the street is a grim and dirty one. Bums, vagrants, transients, what-ever you call them, the homeless find their way into our everyday life and shattering any thought or form of real-ity. The next question that comes to mind is, do we as students care? Here at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, most students coming from high school and even for some trans-fer students, there is nothing that con-nects us to this sort of environment - being homeless, I mean. Here in Hawai‘i, the climate is perfect to support the homeless life-style. Parks and beaches provide a temporary home for a population that has had a bad taste of the American dream. Not one situation or life story is the same, but the one thing that they do have in common is they don’t have a place to live. Even though the homeless are ignored (like door-to-door salesmen), they find their way into almost everyone’s environment. It seems that one way or another, everyone is exposed to the homeless – from the very rich, to the middle class, to students attending UH.

Action is being taken in Honolulu to provide new housing for those who are on the street. Some of the exist-ing housing projects, however, such as Kukui Gardens, are being sold to large corporations, and residents in the area think that this sale might cause people to be thrown out on the street. Kukui Gardens is an affordable housing development. It is trying to sell its 857 unit complex to a San Francisco-based company. According to a Star-Bulletin article written on Aug. 8, Wallace S. J. Ching, a board member that oversees Kukui Gardens, filed a lawsuit in Circuit Court stop-ping the sale. Ching’s family was responsible for the building of the facility to provide low-income fami-

lies with housing. The question is, will this buy-out increase rent prices? Getting the homeless into homes is a good solution for cleaning up the streets, but there are many more fac-tors involved. If existing low-income housing is sold, and replaced with new ones, there is no actual growth in the amount of housing provided. There is also an entire recovery pro-cess. Programs such as substance abuse treatment, mental health coun-seling, job training, transportation to and from jobs and child care are just some of the basics that are needed to make a successful transition to a healthier environment.

Sale of housing project opens revolving doorGovernment

working hard to contain homeless

See homeless page 19

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The bottom line of the home-less problem is not to sell out. When something is being done for a human-itarian effort, people must put their nose to the grindstone if they want to find a solution. Creating new afford-able housing to replace ones lost, such as the situation with Kukui Gardens, does not help. There must be a steady increase of affordable housing, not a balance

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Ideas to solve homeless situation Motivate the home-less to vote: The National Coalition for the Homeless, an organization which sup-ports better rights for those without housing, has set aside a date to get the homeless to vote. National Homeless and Low Income Voter Registration Week – Sept. 24 to Sept. 30. In a city such as Honolulu, even a hundred votes could decide an elec-tion, so the thought is, get the homeless to vote and it will influence the candidates’ per-spective on issues concerning them. The organization esti-mates that they have been able to register about 1/3 of the homeless population in Honolulu. The only prob-lem is that there is a mailing address required for the voter registration form.

Ten-year plan: Governor Linda Lingle, along with state and federal agen-cies, has created a ten-year plan to end homelessness. May 2006 - more than $40 million allotted to improve the homeless situationAugust 2006 - an additional $1 million was contributed by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to help the homeless Native Hawaiians with devel-oping and building of village clusters.

Welcome to the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa! I’m delighted that you have chosen to continue your educational voyage here on the UH System’s largest campus, where every day 20,000 students discover new knowledge about the world in which we live and about themselves. You’re in good company. Across the state of Hawai‘i, more than 25,000 students are enrolled at our seven community colleges, about 3,000 students attend UH Hilo and nearly 1,000 are at UH West O‘ahu. Another 30,000 people start this week in noncredit work at Mānoa and the other nine campuses, pursuing their vocations and their avocations. Thus, of the one mil-lion or so adults in our state, 80,000 — more than 80 percent of all those pursuing higher education — are enrolled in the UH System. This makes us one of the most powerful forces for economic development

and social change in Hawai‘i, a status UH has enjoyed since our founding in 1907. In the weeks ahead, you’ll meet some remarkable people. I’m talking about our faculty, who on a daily basis push back the frontiers of knowledge in the classroom, in the laboratory and in the field. As chronicled most recently in our new magazine Kaunānā (Hawaiian for “discovery,” see www.kaunana.com), UH Mānoa faculty are relent-lessly exploring our world. One team of researchers at UH Mānoa’s Cancer Research Center is examining how protein fragments found in cobra venom could be used to fight autoimmune disorders. Michael Antal, Coral Industries Professor of Renewable Energy Resources, is developing a car-bon fuel cell-powered by charcoal along with a method to turn just about any kind of green waste into charcoal effi-

ciently. Professor Michael Liu, of the Institute for Astronomy, is using a new technique, laser guide star adaptive optics, to study very faint objects called brown dwarfs. His aim is to understand how clouds might form on planets out-side our solar system. Last year, Mānoa faculty received nearly 2,000 research grants worth more than $400 million, placing the Mānoa campus among the top 25 public research universities in the nation. With faculty of this caliber, it’s no wonder that I say every year to our graduates that they have received from UH — just as you will receive — some of the ingredients needed to pursue and achieve success in your profession and in life, and the academic preparation necessary to change the world. Best wishes for an enjoyable and productive year. We’re honored that

you’ve elected to join the UH ‘ohana.

David McClainPresident, University of Hawai‘i System

About the Writer: David McClain became President of the ten-campus UH System in March 2006. He was appointed act-ing President in June 2004 and Interim President two months later. McClain previously served as Vice President for Academic Affairs for the system from 2003 to 2004, as Dean of the UH Mānoa College of Business and First Hawaiian Bank Distinguished Professor of Leadership and Management from 2000 to 2003. He first joined the Mānoa campus in 1991 as the Henry A. Walker Jr., distinguished Professor of Business Enterprise and Professor of Financial Economics and Institutions.

A welcome back from the President of the University of Hawai‘i

David McClain

| Ka Leo O Hawai‘i | Monday, August 21, 2006 | NEWS

Library scavenger hunt to give booty this week

To celebrate the launch of its new comprehensive website, the UH Månoa library system is hold-ing a massive scavenger hunt. From today until Wednesday, students can pick up an official scavenger hunt form from either Hamilton of Sinclair Library from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Answers to the questions must be turned in by 1:00 p.m. each day to be eli-gible for the 2:00 daily drawing. Answers can be found at the new library website: http://library.manoa.hawaii.edu, but students must be picked up in person. The forms include 20 specific items for students to find. Prizes for the hunt range from UH Bookstore gift certificates to Sodexho Flash Cash Bonus Point Certificates to Library Copy Cards. Students do not have to be present to win and will be notified by email to claim their prizes with a valid student ID. For more information, please email [email protected] or call 956-9932 and ask about the scavenger hunt.

‘The Creative Element’ goes online at Mānoa

Senior Julia Wieting hopes to expose her peers to the vibrant music, art, and literature scenes in their community with the official launch of Ka Lamakua, a new online magazine for the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa student body. “My vision [with this publica-tion] is to have a place for UH stu-dents to find out interesting things about where they live and to have and give inspiration,” she said. The online magazine will be updated bi-monthly with feature articles and content submitted by

UH students and community read-ers. Visitors can read about promi-nent community artists, writers and musicians, as well as less known, more underground scenes. Reviews and previews of books, clubs, bands, CDs and more will also be available. Video and audio content for bands, featured artists and special events will also be available for viewing. Wieting also envisions a more interactive Community section, which will act as a reference guide for UH students; however, more student web expertise is needed for the creation of the interactive web content. “We have all these ideas for the site - like an interactive Mānoa restaurant guide, a univer-sity bus route map and a podcast – but we just don’t have the knowl-edge or manpower at this point,” Wieting said. “With more student participation, we could make Ka Lamakua sort of a handbook to Mānoa for students by students.” For more information, email [email protected], or visit www.kalamakua.org.

Faculty Congress to meet next week

The Faculty Congress, which represents and is made up of all faculty members at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, will meet next week Wednesday at 3:00 in the Architecture School building in room 205. At the meeting, the chair-man and members of the search committee for Mānoa’s new chan-cellor, will meet with faculty to discuss search proceedings. There will also be a question-and-answer period for faculty input and opin-ions about the ongoing search.

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By Keane SantosKa Leo Sports Editor Since June Jones arrived seven seasons ago, the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa has been touted as featuring one of the most exciting and produc-tive offenses in the nation. The Warrior offense has been ranked in the top five in the nation under Jones’ run-and-shoot offense. With nine starters returning from last season, the offense only looks to get better this season. Last season, the offense opened the season loaded with questions. Who would be the starting quarterback? Was Running Back Nate Ilaoa back in shape? Who would be the next break-out receiver?

And last season, despite a 5-7 record, the Warriors showed us a young offense loaded with talent. Colt Brennan emerged as the clear starter and went on to lead the NCAA in passing yards, something Jones feels will happen again this season. Freshman wide-receivers Davone Bess and Ryan Grice-Mullen each posted 1,000-yard seasons and became impact players. Once Nate Ilaoa snapped into shape, he was a bruis-ing running back that complimented Hawaii’s aggressive passing game. Last Monday, about a week into fall camp, the players began practicing in full pads, and the offense began running plays against the scout team to prepare for the season opener with Alabama.

“It’s tiring; last week was really hard for us,” said Ross Dickerson, one of the Warriors starting outside receivers. “We got the day off yesterday, but today it was still tiring; our legs are a little tight and heavy.” So with the season opener just under two weeks away, here’s a look at the Warriors offense this season: Quarterback After experimenting with Brennan and Tyler Graunke last season, Brennan became the team’s consistent starter. Brennan admittedly struggled to learn the offense in his first season but still led the nation in passing yards (4,301) and touchdowns (35). He also was ninth in passing efficiency (155.5). “I want to be a solid quarterback and eliminate my mistakes this year,” Brennan said. “Last year I struggled at times, but near the end I felt I was really starting to get it.” Brennan appears the most com-fortable and accurate quarterback in camp and he continues to show a good sense of awareness and knows when to

scramble away from the pocket. Last season, Jones pointed out that Brennan “didn’t go through his progressions” and scrambled too often; however towards the end of the year, he seemed to eliminate those issues. Behind Brennan is Tyler Graunke who saw limited action last season, and Inoke Funaki who spent last year learn-ing the offense. William Brogan, a walk-on last spring, will serve as the fourth string quarterback and is also currently running the scout team offense. “[Brogan] is one of our bet-ter students. He is very intelligent,” Quarterbacks coach Dan Morrison said. Running Backs Last season Nate Ilaoa began the year in June Jones’ doghouse. Jones publicly criticized Ilaoa for not report-ing in shape. Ilaoa got off to a slow start but didn’t make excuses and acknowledged he should have been in better physical health. This season Ilaoa, who has been granted an extra year to play because of medical inju-ries in 2003 and 2004, will serve as the Warriors’ starting running back. Behind Ilaoa is Reagan Mauia and David Farmer. Mauia switched from defensive line to running back last sea-son and has served as a big back similar to what the Warriors had in West Kiliikipi a few seasons ago. Farmer has been acclaimed as one of the better blockers in the backfield and will be utilized in special situations. Receivers Receivers coach Ron Lee believes from a depth standpoint that this is one of the best bunch of receivers that Hawai‘i has had. With basically everyone return-ing from last season, this group should be very productive in Hawaii’s pass-happy offense. Bess, last season’s WAC freshman of the year, returns for his second season after finishing fifth in receptions per game (7.42). Opposite of Bess will be Grice-Mullen who caught 85 balls for 1,228 yards last season. Dickerson will start at one of the wide spots after catching 51 catches for 725 yards last season. Dickerson had off-season surgery and should play at 100 percent this season. In addition, he and some of the other receivers have been putting in extra time after practice using a machine to practice catching. The machine shoots balls toward the receivers and each of them caught a total

of 125 balls. For every dropped pass, they did 25 pushups. Dickerson didn’t drop a pass. “Everyday we’re going to try to [do the drill], so we don’t drop balls in the game,” Dickerson said. Finally at the last wide receiver spot, Chad Mock is penciled in to start. Mock, who was with the scout team three years ago, has quietly moved him-self to the top of the depth chart after an impressive spring. The Warriors are loaded with depth as well. Jason Rivers, who sat out last season, returns as a viable deep threat for Brennan. Michael Washington, Aaron Bain and Ian Sample are likely to see time as well. Offensive Line The only position that lost starters from last season still has a positive out-look. Even though center Derek Faavi and tackle Brandon Eaton are gone, the line looks to be solid behind the leader-ship of senior Samson Satele who moves to center this season. Satele considered leaving after last season for the NFL draft but decided to play another season and become a leader on the offense. “Someone has to step up,” Satele said. “I want to represent Hawaiʻi well.” Tackles Tala Esera and Dane Uperesa return after both starting last season. However, both guards, Hercules Satele and John Estes, will be making their debut atop the depth chart. Marques Kaonohi, who can play both center and guard, as well as tackle Keith Ah-Soon, and guard Larry Sauafea among others, provides depth. Final Take The offense looks poised for anoth-er successful campaign. Brennan and his young wide receivers should be better and more comfortable in their second year. Satele is the veteran leader needed on the line. Ilaoa will be a play-maker, and the receiving corps is deeper than it’s ever been. If the offense stays healthy and can put up points in the red zone – something they struggled with last sea-son – this group should be a nightmare for opposing defenses. “We haven’t done nothing yet. We have to produce in the game to be the best,” Dickerson said. “[But] our offense will be one of the best in the nation; you can quote me on that.”

Veteran Offense poised for success

Hawai‘i returns 9 of 11 starters with a lot more experience and

depth than a year ago

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(From Left to Right) Third string quarter-back Inoke Funaki (11), starter Colt Brennan (15), and backup Tyler Graunke (6) par-ticipate in pass-ing drills during the Warriors’ fall practice.

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The University of Hawai‘i Rainbow baseball team celebrates after a win over the Sacramento State Hornets.

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ABOVE: Guards Matt Gibson and Dominic Waters are mobbed by fans after Hawai‘i upset No. 4 Michigan State 84-62 at the Stan Sheriff Center. UPPER LEFT: Eventual Heisman Winner Reggie Bush (white) eludes Hawai‘i safety Leonard Peters (green). USC went on to defeat Hawai‘i 63-17 in front of a sold out crowd at Aloha Stadium.

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SPORTS | Monday, August 21, 2006 | Ka Leo O Hawai‘i |

In a year filled with highs and lows, Ka Leo takes a look back at some of the more memorable moments in sports during the 2005-2006 season.

5) Cheerleaders exceed at nationals Though many don’t realize it, the University of Hawaii has one of the most talented and respected cheerlead-ing programs in the nation. Last year, the cheerleaders posted another strong performances; heading to nationals and placing fifth. The UH team opened the competition with a near perfect perfor-mance and was the only team in the country to perform a “one arm rewind” stunt where the male base uses his right hand to back flip a girl in the air then catches her with his left hand in an extended position above his head. The cheerleading team had some mishaps later in the competition but still finished in front of 14 other national qualifiers.

4) Natasha Kai ends storied UH career For four year Natasha Kai was the face of the Hawai‘i women’s soccer team and the nightmare mismatch for oppos-ing opponents. After another promising season where Hawai‘i won the WAC regular season title the ‘Bows lost in the WAC tournament. Kai finished her career with a remarkable 72 goals in 72 matches and has since joined the US national team.

3) Baseball returns to prominence After over a decade of up and down years, the University of Hawaii baseball team reached their first NCAA regional since 1993. Hawai‘i was forced to play without their star pitcher Steven Wright and lost to Kansas in the opening round. Because the tournament was a double elimination format, the ‘Bows rallied back to defeat Wright State and Kansas before falling to Oregon State, who went on to win the tournament. The ‘Bows finished second in the WAC behind Fresno State and were ranked as high as 24th in the nation. Pitcher Steven Wright was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the second round of the Major League Baseball draft following the season.

2) Trojan Trample It was the game UH football fans couldn’t wait for as defending National champion Southern California came to Aloha Stadium to kickoff their 2005- 2006 season. Hawai‘i controlled the ball for most of the first quarter and only trailed 7-3 but USC soon grabbed the momentum and went on to crush

the Warriors 63-17. Hawai‘i lost starting safety Leonard Peters and starting receiver Jason Ferguson for the season in that game. Both Peters and Ferguson return to action this sea-son. Although Aloha Stadium sold out for that game, UH foot-ball suffered low fan attendance for the rest of the year including a disappointing fan turnout of just over 25,000 for a key con-ference match against Boise State.

1) ‘Bows shock the world Much like the USC game in foot-ball, the season opener with Michigan State was one marked on the Rainbow Warrior basketball calendar. The Spartans went to the final four the previous year and were huge favorites against Hawai‘i. However led by senior Julian Sensley, and newcomers Matt Lojeski and Ahmet Gueye, the Rainbow Warriors shocked the nation by crushing the Spartans by 22 points, 84-62. It was a game that made highlights around the nation and put Hawai‘i on the radar screen. The ‘Bows unfortunately couldn’t extend their season past the WAC tournament as they lost in the quarterfinals by one to New Mexico State and ended their season 17-11.

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University of Hawai‘i cheer-leaders pump the crowd up during a season open-ing contest with Michigan State. The cheerleading team went on to place fifth in nationals.

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LEFT: Senior Natasha Kai celebrates a last minute goal against Boise State in early October.

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