Volume 93: Issue 1

Ke Alaka iAugust 5, 2010

THE LEADER

New E-mailReasons for new

e-mail system

explained

Beach, Sun, FunKe Alaka‘i staff provides

summer adventures for

BYUH students

Johnny Depp

Fans flock to

Kaneohe Bay for

Jack Sparrow

The shoreline of Turtle Bay provides a scenic view for both tourists and the community. Photo by Sam Sukimawa

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Table of Contents

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La i e Days ce l eb ra t ed t h r ough “ Johnny L i ngo ” and pa rk i ng l o t ca r n i v a l .

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BYUH s t uden t t akes t he go l d a t PCC ’ s annua l dance com-pe t i t i o n .

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With the help of more than 100 students and employees, the Cafe explored a new cul-tural event July 28, by means of Tahitian decorations, dancers, food and music. “The purpose is to help students enjoy, love and experience another culture. It is for cultural education. There is so much diversity at BYU-Hawaii, that it is good for the students to learn and taste of their surrounding cultures,” said Marylou Lee, Club Dining Facility Manager Traditional Tahitian food was served, and the students were invited to learn both men’s and women’s Tahitian dances under the instruction of experienced dancers. “I grew up on quesada’s and cereal, so the exotic flavor from Tahiti really made an impression on me,” said Scott Shaver, freshman in biology from Arizona. The event was one of many cultural activities that will take place in the Cafe during the upcoming semesters. “Every year we plan for an entire year’s events,” said Katai Mariteragi, Cafe event supervisor. The cultural events’ decorations and planning are sponsored by the clubs. The clubs are invited to talk to Lee if they would like to see their club highlighted at a Cafe event. According to Lee, the size of the club does not matter, as long as the club is orga-nized to handle the event. “We pick the cultures we have not highlighted before, and where the clubs are strong. We coordinate with the club; we rely and work so much with them,” Lee said. The Tahitian event was considered a “small event” for the Cafe, with close to 400 people served that night. The “large event” in November, featuring Korea, will be used for competition. Last year, the Cafe won the national prize for their Indian Celebra-tion, so they hope the Korean event will take the Grand Prize for the Cafe again in 2011. -Amanda Hansen

CAFE EVENT HiGHLiGHTS TAHiTiAN CULTURE

Two Polynesian bands are scheduled to rock the Cannon Activities Center Aug. 20 as part of the Per-formance Series on campus. At 8 p.m., “Nesian Nine,”

a Polynesian band that plays oldies with a twist of old school melodies, will

play followed by “Ki-wini Vaitai,” Polyne-sian Reggae band,

at 9 p.m. Aug. 28, “Atoa Ripley’s

Variety Show” is scheduled to perform. For

tickets, call 675-3545.

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“Te Manahua,” the Polynesian Cultural Center’s annual “whakataetae kapa haka” or traditional New Zealand

Maori songs and dances contest, will be held Aug. 13-14. The haka war dance competition and the poi ball twirling contest will be Aug. 13. at 6 p.m. in the Hale Kauai Theater. The next day, four “kapa haka” groups – two local and one each from New Zealand and England, are scheduled to perform at 9 a.m. in the Pacific Theater. For tickets, call PCC at 293-3333.

After suc-ceeding in

the corporate world and making mil-lions, BYU-Hawaii Finance Professor, Cary Wasden, is working with students and helping them learn about finance through an Investment Club. He is also working with faculty to make BYUH’s finance program among the best in the nation. For more on this story, go to kealakai.byuh.edu.

During the month of August, two Fine

Arts Department students will display their talents.

Trijsten Leach will feature his art show in the McKay Auditorium Lobby from Aug. 16 to 21. A piano

recital is also scheduled for Tereiha Hapi Aug. 31 at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium.

Both events are free and open to the public.

NOTE WORTHYNEWS HEADLINES

Go online to Kealaka i .byuh .edu For fur ther informat ion .

-N ICOLE HAM I LTON

Avatar rocks the boat and sinks James Cameron’s previous record holding film “Titanic” in box office sales...

Photo by Kallie Roderick

NOTEWORTHY NAME: L.J. MARiTERAgi WHY HE’S NOTEWORTHY: L.J. Mariteragi took first place in the annual Polynesian Cultural Center’s “Te Mahana Hiro’a Tumu o Tahiti” dance competition July 17. He took first place in the male solo, 16-19 age group, and the overall senior division winner ages 13 and over. L.J. Mariteragi is a sophomore in anthro-pology at BYU-Hawaii and grew up here in Laie. He and his family are active in teaching about and performing Polyne-sian cultures. Another local boy, Mykle Keni of Laie, won in the junior category. L.J.’s grandfather, Raymond Mariteragi, is the director of Cultural Islands at PCC and oversees the annual contest. Raymond originally from French Polynesia, said of the recent competition, “Ori otea is such a beautiful dance to watch, and all of the dancers were beautiful. The PCC is still the only cultural entity that provides a venue of this scope for children learning and practicing Tahitian dance to show-case their skills.” HiS TAKE: “I’ve been dancing since I was 7 or 8, and the coolest part for me is that I get to perpetuate my own culture while representing my family,” L.J. said.

Photo by Sam Sukimawa

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As part of Laie Days, cast and crew of the Mormon classic “Johnny Lingo” came and celebrated the 42 anniversary of the film. This event, sponsored by the Mormon Pacific Historical Society and the Laie Community Association July 29 in the Cannon Activities Center, was honored with guest speakers Naomi K. Wilson and Joseph Ah Quin. Wilson played Mahana and Quin was Moki, Mahana’s father. “I used to watch that movie all the time when I was a kid,” said Ty Prince, junior in biology from Alberta, Canada. There was concern at the beginning of the event if Quin would be able to make it. He had recently broken his right foot in five different places, and at the start of the event he was being transported from the hospital where “[the doctors] put Humpty Dumpty back together again,” said Quin. Quin was able to make the anniver-ary event right before his speech began, he and was greeted with an audience that rose to their feet as he entered. Quin’s speech was about his life and the impact of the gospel, “Johnny Lingo,” and his family. He started with a song and ended with his testimony about little children and their innocence. “Thank

you for being you,” Quin concluded. Prior to his talk, there had been a showing of the film and a speech by Wilson. The film is the classic made in 1969 by the LDS Church, although viewed by many people outside the Mormon religion. “I haven’t watched it that much, but my grand kids [have]!” said Quin. The audience laughed along with the movie at the famous line “Mahana, you ugly,” spoken by Moki. “I ran into a [man in the] U.S. Air Force ... He wanted me to know that he had first hand information that the penta-gon uses this film in a lot of the third world countries who have experienced a disaster, and it helps the people there to rebuild their inner strength,” recounted Wilson, who has also heard that “Johnny Lingo” is used in the Peace Corps and around the world. Wilson recounted many of her experiences after starring in “Johnny Lingo,” including turning down a lucrative beer com-mercial offer because “Mahana couldn’t do that.” A theme of Wilson’s talk, and the movie, was that there are many things that can make a woman beautiful, but one of the most important is what she thinks of herself.

Johnny Lingo Reunion

-Ma rga r e t Johnson

Top: Despite a recent broken foot, Joseph Ah Quin appeared and started his speech

with a song. Above: Naomi K. Wilson recounted her experience playing Mahana.

Below: Opening performers played music as the audience entered the CAC.

Photos by Leisa Tapia

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The Laie Shopping Center parking lot was converted into a carnival for the annual Summer Bash during Laie Days July 30. The Laie community, including BYU Hawaii students, gathered for music, entertainment, rides and the Aloha Spirit. “[The Summer Bash] brings the community together and helps them realize how important Laie is,” said Kela Miller, Costumer Service Representative for Hawaii Reserves Inc. Miller also said that this event is great for the community because it brings out the community members and BYU Ha-waii students, binding everyone together. The carnival involved three bounce houses, including one shaped as a gladia-

Weekend ca r n i v a l b r i n gs commun i t y t oge t he r

-Marga re t Johnson

Laie families enjoy carnival rides at the Laie Days carnival in Laie Shopping Center. Photo by Aissa Mitton

tor. There was also a dizzying ride called the Turbo Tubs and a rock climbing wall. “I can’t wait to go on the wall. I’ve been on the [Turbo Tubs] but not this one,” said Rachel Cheney, an elementary school student from Hauula. The rides were not only for young people, as many young at heart BYU-Hawaii students were seen in line for the Turbo Tubs.

The Nani Laie Serenaders were also a staple of the event, playing alongside other musicians and for dancers to truly reflect the culture of Laie. The carnival has been a part of Laie Days since its start in 1998 and Miller said she plans on working on this event “until [she] dies, or retires.”

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Schedule changes influence BYUH future

-Ma rga r e t Johnson

Campus

“We have created now a testing period [for the revised calendar] … there will be a 2-3 day testing period. We probably will [add] the testing period in 2011,” said Checketts. The second issue with the current schedule is that the number of instruction days has decreased. Even though the amount of instructional time has remained the same by making classes longer, there are fewer class days. Professors are concerned about not being able to assign enough homework, which forces less coverage of material. To address this concern, Checketts said the semesters may be expanded a few days. This time would come from what is currently Summer Term. The terms are prob-ably going to be changed, elongating what are now Spring and First Term, and making Summer Term a shorter block. The terms would also have a name change. The first of the terms would still be Spring Term but what is now Summer Term would be called Akamai (Hawaiian for smart, wise) Block. The last term would be Summer Term. Akamai block would be a short term where professors could do special research while still offering some classes with a lower credit hour requirement to be a full time student. Checketts offered some advice for the professors and students to make the

system work the best that it can. Professors can assign work online through Blackboard or e-mail prior to the start of class, having students come prepared to start immediately. This could add an extra day of instruction. Professors are also going to have to make some changes to their course and adjust to the schedule. It is “not that you’re really hav-ing less education, just that you’re having it packaged in a different way,” said Checketts. The finalized schedule should be completed by the end of August and be avail-able to the students around mid September. If students have any comments, concerns or suggestions for the schedule, the best way to voice them is to speak with the student lead-ers. The Student Advisory Council can then take all the comments collectively to discuss them with the administration directly. “If [students] will do their part, step up and be prepared, I think they really can learn more,” remarked Checketts, “but they are going to have to step up. They are very much a part of this learning frame work. They have a responsibility, we all do.” A revised calendar is expected to be implemented by Spring Term of 2012.

When the new academic schedule was instat-ed in 2009, Vice President of Academics Max Checketts promised to evaluate its effective-ness in a year. Now that year has passed and BYU-Hawaii’s academic schedule is undergo-ing analysis and changes for the future. All the changes being made are an effort to meet the three goals that BYU Ha-waii has been challenged to meet. These are to serve more students, lower the relative cost for the student, families and the church, and to improve the overall quality of education. Although the final changes have not been decided, Checketts discussed some of the areas being looked at and possible solu-tions.. One problem observed was the lack of a testing period. “That was the number one issue,” said Checketts. Finals will no longer be offered in class and students will go to the testing center at an assigned time.

August on Oahu is HOT—the average high temperature is 87°, meaning students at BYUH need to find ways to fight the heat. Try this yummy avocado mango salsa with

tortilla chips as a way to stay cool on the hottest days.

1 mango, diced1 avocado, diced4 medium tomatoes, diced1 small can green Chile peppers, diced¼ cup cilantro, chopped

3 cloves garlic, minced1 teaspoon salt2 tablespoons fresh lime juice¼ cup chopped red onion

Combine all of the ingredients in a bowl and stick it in the fridge to let all the flavors soak before serving! Enjoy! -Amy Hanson

Mango Avocado Sa l sa

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As F i r s t Te rm beg i n s and t he summe r days a r e d im i n i s h i ng , he r e a r e a f ew ways t o make t he mos t o f you r t ime i n Hawa i i . We have co l l e c t ed a va r i e t y o f i d eas f o r s umme r e xcu r s i o ns t ha t w i l l c os t you no t h i ng .

BEACH, SUN, FUN

Scott Shaver, freshman from Arizona in biology, and Krysta Olberding, freshman from

Washington in elementary ed., finish snorkeling at Pounders Beach. Photo by Leisa Tapia

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North Shore Bike Trail – Grab your beach cruiser and ride along this trail from Sunset Beach to Pupukea. Enjoy the tropical framework of the path as you ride along the coastline. Go midday and lay out on one of the many beaches you pass by. *Op-tional Ending: stop into Kawa Roots and enjoy a refreshing acai bowl.

Snorkeling at Shark’s Cove or Three Tables- Grab your snor-kel gear and see the amazing sights below the sea. Test the shallow waters at Shark’s Cove where smaller fish and sea creatures dwell, or swim out to the left side to Three Tables where there are bigger fish and brighter colors are to be seen.

Botanical Gardens- Take a leisurely drive up to Kaneohe to experience these Eden-like gardens. The gardens boast many trees and plants from all around the world, nur-tured by the rich soils of the Hawaiian Islands. Park and explore the grounds, or bring a picnic basket for two.

Volleyball or surfing at Turtle Bay- Bring a volleyball and some friends to get fresh air and a tan on the beach at the Turtle Bay Resort. Afterwards, relax and watch the surfers or grab your board and join them.

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Picnic at Malaekehana Beach Park- Whip up a nice light lunch, grab a few boys and girls and make it a group date. This secluded park offers picnic tables with a great ocean view as well as fields for games or sports. If you have time, strap on water shoes and walk out to Goat Island to explore the seabird sanctuary.

Chinaman’s Hat- Hard to confuse with a baseball hat, Chinaman’s hat provides adventure for all who seek it. Those daring enough to wade through shallow waters between the islands will enjoy seeing our beautiful island from a new vantage point. Hike around the back to explore the fish-filled coves.

Hauula Loop Trail – This moder-ate hike takes you back into the beautiful jungle-like hills behind Hauula. As the trail brings you out for a fantastic view of the town, take the detour down to the overlook where the Hawaiian sover-eignty flag flies and makes a great backdrop for a photo op.

Sunset at Sunset Beach- Top off all of your adventures with a picturesque

evening on the shore. Bring your greatest friends and a camera and make lasting

memories as the sun dips below the ho-rizon. *Optional Ending: Track down the Impossible Pizza truck and bring dinner

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SUMMER

-Summer adven-tures by Trijsten Leach & Paris Spillane

-Photos by Sam Sukiamwa

Lanikai- Ranked by US News & Travel as one of the best beaches on

Oahu. This white sand beach provides reef-free aquamarine waters for your enjoyment. Relax on the romantic

shores as the islands in the distance frame the beautiful seascape.

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Tahitian Dance Competition:

The Tahitan Dance Contest, Te Mahana Hiroa Tumu O Tahiti, took place at the Polynesian Cultural Center Saturday, July 17, from 9:30 am until 2 p.m., at the Pacific Theater. The top contestants per-formed in a Dance Off and at the Award’s Ceremony. Categories for the competition were divided into two main divisions: 4-12, and 13-25+. Within those categories, danc-ers were divided into smaller age groups:

Above: Contestant LJ Mariteragi won first place in the solo 16-19 group and the overall Tahitian competition. Photos by Sam Sukimawa and Leisa Tapia

Community

Te Mau Mahana Hiro’a o Tahiti

4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-12, 13-15, 16-18, 19-24, and 25 and up. Dancers were also divided into gender categories. LJ Mariteragi, sophomore in anthro-pology at BYUH, won first place in the male solo for age group 16-19 and overall senior division winner. He said, “I’ve been dancing since I was 7 or 8 and the coolest part for me is that I get to perpetuate my own culture while representing my family.” -Ca r r i e Co l l i n g r i dge

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The darkness of night rested on the many pirate fans as they anxiously waited near the fog-covered silhouette of the Queen Anne, Blackbeard’s Ship. Rumors had spilled out that Jack Sparrow himself would be filming, and accordingly, a multitude of Johnny Depp lovers and fanatics gathered to see him. When he finally emerged from his makeup trailer, shouts could be heard up and down the Kaneohe Bay Harbor. Screams of joy, excitement and hope burst forth from the lips of teenage girls and enamored mothers. “It’s a very surreal moment when you are face to face with Captain Jack Spar-row. It makes a girl weak in the knees. Many people see Johnny Depp but how many people see Jack Sparrow?” said Lael Prince, senior in biology from Utah. Many students from campus have ventured to see the ship. Hopeful others have attempted to see Johnny Depp and the other cast in costume while filming. A BYUH student who saw Cap-tain Jack Sparrow shared the news with a long time friend who had spent the summer traveling in Europe. The following day the student discovered on his friend’s Facebook profile page the following status update, “I thought I was having the most epic sum-mer adventures ever until Trijsten shows me pictures of Jack Sparrow from 3 feet away. I must get to Oahu.” The fourth film of the saga will be coming out May 2011 and will be filmed in Hawaii, London and Los Angeles. The title for the new film is “Pirates of the Caribbean,

On Stranger Tides.” It focuses on Jack Spar-row’s pursuit of the Fountain of Youth. According to Internet Movie Database, imdb.com, “Jack Sparrow crosses paths with a woman from his past, but he’s not sure if it’s love or if she wants to follow him so she can find the lost Fountain of Youth. Things seem clearer when she forces him aboard The Queen Anne’s Revenge, the ship of the infamous Blackbeard. Here, Jack finds himself on a brand new journey -- and unsure as to who he should fear more, the woman from his past or the cutthroat pirate.”The screenplay is written by Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio and is directed by Rob Mar-shall.

Johnny Depp and the Queen Anne film in Hawaii

- T r i j s t e n Leach

The Queen Anne is anchored at Kaneohe Bay Harbor Photo courtesy of Kenway Kua

Johnny Depp excites fans as he poses for pictures before filming.

Photo courtesy Leal Prince

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As the beginning of First Term kicked off, so did the new e-mail system BYU-Hawaii stu-dents are required to use. Previously, BYUH offered an e-mail account through its personal server with an address ending in “@byuh.edu.” Now, the Office of Information Technology has changed the system and set up student accounts with Microsoft Outlook Live@edu service. “The only reason I didn’t use the old e-mail system was I couldn’t get to it. Now it’s easy. I check it for my class assignments but not my personal e-mail,” said Siniva Tuiletoa, senior in English from American Samoa. One of the main reasons the uni-versity made this decision is was to provide students with a lifetime e-mail address that will stay with them forever if they choose to use it. “We have about between 400 and 1,000 students that come through our campus every year to maintain that 2,500 and also we are also looking at increasing the enrollment to about 5,000. Looking forward, if we do that in-house, the cost would be very big and the infrastructure that we need to build and maintain it was just not feasible right now. So, we then wanted to outsource it,” said Paul Lupeituu, the product manager for all of the e-mail communication services on campus. Both Microsoft and Google offer this free e-mail service for universities. “Because we use a lot of services and products from Micro-soft here on our campus, we thought that live.edu was a better service for us. Also, we know that the company is going to be there forever ... We think that live.edu will provide us that consistent service that [the university is] looking for,” said Lupeituu. The Office of Information Technol-ogy is forwarding the e-mails that are sent to students’ old “@byuh.edu” addresses to their new “@go.byuh.edu” addresses. This service will be available until the end of the year and

then all e-mails being sent to students’ old e-mail will be discarded. The university wanted to give students enough time to notify their current contacts of the change. “The new e-mail messes me up. I have to change all of the e-mails that I have wrote to T-Mobile and Bank of Hawaii and notify them of the change,” said Yongwoo Lee, freshman in accounting from Korea. Although student’s e-mails are being redirected, all administration addresses will stay untouched.

REASoNS FoR E-MAiL CHANGE ExPLAiNED

“The students that have been responsible students will contin-ue to be responsible students. The students that have been

able to get by with ‘I never got your message,’ will not have

that excuse anymore.”–Paul Lupeituu

“All faculty and staff stay at ‘byuh.edu.’ We thought about outsourcing those as well. With the nature of the business side of things of the university, there are communica-tions that we think that are confidential and that needs to stay within our campus,” Lupe-ituu said. With this change of e-mail system, comes the requirement for students to have a “@go.byuh.edu” address as their preferred ad-dress for university related information. “About a month ago, we sent out two bulletins to the students about the change that will happen to their accounts. As far as the announcement, we should have probably announced it a little bit earlier while students were here, but we thought that if we make the change during the summer, students will come back and see it,” said Lupeituu. The university had many reasons for making this change. Lupeituu broke it down into two main reasons. The first he calls

“Business Process.” “When an e-mail is sent to a bad preferred e-mail address and we get a bounce back, we have to go back and try and figure out if it was our end or was it the e-mail address. Then we have to go in and verify and all of that time equals money. It was costing the university,” said Lupeituu. The second he calls “Academic Process.” “We couldn’t verify that [the mes-sage] was actually delivered to the inbox of the students. By changing this, we can now go in and verify that the communication got to the students inbox and can now share the respon-sibility between the university faculty and the student. We know that the account works. It is the responsibility of the university to main-tain that account. It is also the responsibility of students to check accounts. “The students that have been respon-sible students will continue to be responsible students. The students that have been able to get by with ‘I never got your message,’ will not have that excuse anymore, and they are going to be fully responsible for their actions now,” said Lupeituu. For students that are not happy with having a separate e-mail address for their school-related information, there is an option in the service that allows students to redirect the e-mail to another e-mail account, although students do this at their own risk. If there is a problem with their individual account and they do not receive the information, they will still be held responsible for the e-mail as it is in their school address inbox. “When you leave the university, you may not have a choice in [what e-mail address employers] assign you, so now is a good op-portunity to have that practice,” said Lupeituu. Another advantage is you have to be a real stu-dent and real person to get a university e-mail address, it gives students e-mail address more credibility and less likely to be sorted as spam. If students have any comments on the new e-mailing system, they are welcome to contact Paul Lupeituu either by e-mail at paul.lupeituu@byuh.edu, or by phone at 675-3483. Alumni can also receive a “@go.byuh.edu” ac-count by contacting the Alumni Office.