Legitimizing prostitution could

lead to hot hookersCommentary | Page 4

Warrior football hits the road this weekend

Sports | Page 7

Compiled by Michelle White

Tuesday, March 208:49 p.m. – A woman complained to Campus Security that a man was yelling at her at the Mānoa Innovation Center parking lot. Security arrived and wit-nessed the man trying to grab the resisting woman. He was yelling things like, “Dogs with freckles,” and “I’m not going to kill you.” The man’s belongings were found to consist of clothing, a glass pipe and an Altoids box con-taining what appeared to be drugs. HPD arrested the underage male for promotion of a dangerous drug and promotion of a detrimental drug, both in the third degree.

Wednesday, March 2111:30 a.m. – A bicyclist and a skateboarder collided on Correa Road near Kuykendall Hall. When Campus Security arrived at the scene they found the cyclist on the ground in the road; he had sustained facial injuries. Security found his tooth on the ground and put it in a Ziplock bag for ambu-lance personnel. The skateboard rider had minor injuries to his knee and foot.

4:51 p.m. – Campus Security responded to a report of an acci-dent between a van and a skate-boarder. Both parties refused to file a report.

6:07 p.m. – A woman filed a bur-glary report after someone stole her laptop. She had been work-ing in a lab in the Architecture building with another person when she left for a short meet-ing. When she returned, the lap-top was gone except for the mouse, headphones and power cord. The other person in the lab was behind a partition and did not see or hear anything.

Friday, March 2310:00 a.m. – A custodian found a tub of opened mail at Kuykendall Hall. Someone stole the mail and opened the packages in the 4th floor men’s bathroom. The mail belonged to various professors and grad students.

Sunday, March 257:54 a.m. – A Campus Security officer found burning trash after investigating a crashing sound at Hale Lokelani. HPD was called to take fingerprints.

By Mariam BeardKa Leo Associate Features Editor

Lamborghinis, Ferraris, Corvettes and hybrids are just a few of the vehicles featured at the annual First Hawaiian International Auto Show. From March 22 to 25 the Hawai‘i Convention Center was transformed into a showcase the-ater for over 400 different automobiles. Asphalt-colored carpet, bisected with yellow dotted lines, covered the path-ways between the cars. Exhibitors from all over joined together to show off their masterpieces. From the latest upcoming 2008 model to the custom built car, there was something for all ages. The first day of the show was “College Two-fer Day” where college students were able to take advantage of getting two admissions for the price of one. The final day of the show, March 1, was “Kids Day.” Kids 12 and under were granted free admis-

sion to the show when accompanied by a paying adult. This was my first car show and I must admit, I was floored at the beauty and intricate designs of the models pres-ent. Several of Hawaii’s car clubs made an entrance from Executive Konnexion to Scion Evolution. However, contrary to popular opinion, these clubs are not limited to just working on cars. They work with the community as well. Brent Hume, president of Aloha Mustang and Shelby Club of Hawai‘i, and his wife, Carol Hume, showcased a Saleen Mustang. The Mustang club is the oldest club on the island and came about in the early ‘70s as a service club. It is participating in a food bank drive next month. Their club meetings consist of events and articles on Mustangs to restoration tips. Saleen cars are few and far between, with only 15-20 on the island. Each is rebuilt by renowned car “rebuilder” Steve

Saleen. Adorned with vents, this four-seater is just two-months old. “It’s a Parnelli Jones tribute,” Brent Hume said, “to honor the racecar driver from the late ‘50s to mid-‘70s.” Chris Debone and his wife, Jade Debone, presented their Mustang with the club. The ‘69 Cobra Jet Mach 1 with dragback was one of only 2,000 ever made. The big block engine adds power to the ride, yet it only has 4,200 miles on it. “We drive it once a month to keep the car in shape,” Chris Debone said. “I liked it because it is part of the ‘60s muscle car genre with the big motors.” The Cobra is stock, as the value of the vehicle goes down with changes. According to Debone, at the current $80,000 to $90,000 purchase price, this car’s value is indeed escalating with time.

See Car show, page 3

Auto show for all agesCampusBeat

From Bowling Green, Kentucky, Chevrolet presents the Corvette.

MARIAM BEARDKa Leo o Hawai‘i

By Taylor HallKa Leo Staff Reporter

The Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (hereto known as BRMC) has had a number of ups and downs in the past year, so it is definitely

refreshing that all the animos-ity between the band members and their record label has result-ed in their most upbeat album yet, “Baby 81” – a surprising turn for new garage rock’s

gloomiest band. The “Baby 81” is named after Abilass Jeyarajah, an infant who was found in the rubble of the Indian Ocean earthquake and was called Baby 81 after being the 81st victim saved. Originally claimed to be the child of nine couples who had lost their children, the parents Jenita Jeyarajah and Murugupillai Jeyarajah fought for their child through protests and armed assault,

eventually gaining custody after DNA testing confirmed their actions. The story of Baby 81 can be taken different ways but the optimistic ending yet dark tone is a fitting tribute to the tone that the group maintains for the whole album. After a hiatus from their

usual open-tuned distortion sound on 2005’s “Howl,” Nick Jago left the band. Jago returns for “Baby 81” and gives the band new vigor while Robert Been Levon and Peter Hayes’ song writing retains their

Boys are back in town with "Baby 81"

See Band, page 3

CDREVIEW

By Tiffany HillKa Leo Associate News Editor

America is obsessed with sleep. According to IMS Health, a pharmaceutical and healthcare information company, the U.S. spent $3.7 billion on sleeping pills last year. IMS Health predicts an even higher amount this year. It makes sense, then, that an estimated 40 million Americans suffer from some sort of chronic sleeping disorder. With numbers like these, the importance of sleep and the cause of sleeping disor-ders have become top issues for neuroscientists.

Sleep Science According to Linda Kapuniai, a clinical associate at the Sleep Disorders Center of the Pacific at Straub Clinic and Hospital, some bodily functions such as growth hormone secretion, occur only dur-ing sleep. She also said that sleep helps learning. “For example,” Kapuniai said, “sleeping after studying has been shown to produce better recall of the studied material the next day.” In addition, sleep aids in boosting memory. “Sleep plays a key role in … the formation of memory … and in the processing of life experi-ences,” said Lorey Takahashi, psy-chology professor at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Takahashi said that under the temporal lobe in the lower region of the brain lies the hippocampus, which is responsible for processing memory. “When you’re sleeping … the hippocampus is the key site that is responsible for formation of experiences,” Takahashi said. “So when you are disrupted, when you are not sleeping [well], you tend to forget whatever you recently learned more rapidly than people who have been able to have a good night’s rest.

COURTESY PHOTO • www.blackrebelmotorcycleclub.com

“Baby 81” is named after Abilass Jeyarajah, who was the 81st victim saved in the Indian Ocean earthquake.

See Sleep, page 2

Increased study of sleep yields better slumberFor a week-

ly online podcast of Campus Beat, check

out our sister publication Web site at:

http://www.kalamakua.org.

On the

Web

S e r v i n g t h e s t u d e n t s o f t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f H a w a i ‘ i a t M ā n o a s i n c e 1 9 2 2

Thursday

VOL. 101 | ISSUE 118 WWW.KALEO.ORG

April 5, 2007

InsideNews 2 Features 3, 5Commentary 4Comics 6Sports 7, 8

ENTERTAINMENT IS

SUE

Weekend Forecast

O‘ahu: Light winds are forecasted Thursday through Saturday and stable conditions should produce sunny weather. Thursday and Friday should have cool mornings. Under the light wind regime, afternoon island heating should lead to sea breezes and some after-noon cloudiness over the interior. There might be a nice sunrise and/or sunset on Friday due to possible high clouds wafting over the state. Light trades may return on Sunday increasing speed on Monday.

World: El Nino continues to decline and this has led some forecasters to predict an active hurricane season in the Atlantic later this year.

THUR FRI SAT SUN MON

High/Low: 79/63. Mostly sunny and dry. Light and vari-able.

High/Low: 81/64. Mostly sunny and dry. Light and vari-able.

High/Low: 83/65. Mostly sunny and dry. East northeast, 5 knots.

High/Low: 83/68. Partly sunny and possible interior show-ers. East, northeast, 10 knots.

High/Low: 83/69. Partly cloudy and possible mauka show-ers. East, northeast, 15 knots.

Surf Face Heights:Day N E S WThurs 8 to 12 1 to 3 2 to 4 5 to 9Fri 8 to 15 0 to 3 2 to 4 6 to 10Sat 6 to 10 0 to 3 2 to 4 3 to 7Sun 10 to 20 1 to 3 0 to 3 0 to 3Mon 8 to 15 1 to 3 0 to 3 3 to 9

Reference: National Weather Service and Surf News Network.

By Sara Da Silva & Christopher ChambersMeterology Graduate Students

When ‘your dreams miss you’ Just like Abe Lincoln says in the commercials for Rozerem, the latest prescription sleeping pill, not being able to fall asleep equals no peaceful fan-tasy-like dreams, but entails more than a mass-marketing scheme. Despite the growing number of people being prescribed sleeping pills, the SDCOP, accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, is doing its part in researching, diagnosing and treat-ing sleeping disorders. The center works with approximately 500 to 600 patients per year. “The SDCOP sees patients of all ages with all types of sleep disorders,” Kapuniai said. “Diagnoses are based on patient history, physical examination and if indicated, polysomnography with other testing as needed. Kapuniai explained that polysom-nography is an all night recording ses-sion where the patient sleeps at the lab. During the session, physiologic signals are acquired to determine sleep/wake stages, breathing, heart beat, oxygen levels in the blood and leg and body movements. “[A polysomnography test] and other recordings confirm the diagnosis of sleep disorders,” Kapuniai said, “such as obstructive sleep apnea, narcolepsy and periodic limb movements in sleep.” According to Straub’s Web site, people with OSA stop breathing for various lengths during sleep, chroni-cally disturbing sleep patterns and potentially causing a severe lack of oxygen, high blood pressure or heart beat irregularities. “Treatments for OSA include vari-ous methods to open the airway, includ-ing air pressure delivered via the nose and mouth, surgery, and dental appli-ances,” Kapuniai said, adding that in addition to working with a sleep spe-cialist, OSA patients are often referred to pulmonary and ear, nose and throat specialists. In addition to treating OSA,

Page 2 | Ka Leo O Hawai‘i | Thursday, April 5, 2007 | NEWS

the center also treats patients with restless leg syndrome and insomnia, which Kapuniai said is the most com-mon sleeping disorder at the center, through various cognitive-behavioral techniques, medications and sleep hygiene education. Narcolepsy, labeled “sleep attacks,” on the Straub Web site, is uncontrollable intense drowsiness occurring at inap-propriate times of the day. Takahashi said that studies have discovered that a chemical in the brain, a neural peptide called hypocretin, or orexin, is responsible for alertness. “Individuals who have low levels of this neural peptide, orexin … are more susceptible to undergo narcolep-sy,” Takahashi said. He added, however, that as of now not enough research has been done con-cerning the relationship between exces-sive orexin and insomnia, yielding no direct correlations.

Sleeping and the battle of the sexes In a survey done last month by the National Sleep Foundation, dur-ing National Sleep Awareness Week, a nationwide poll discovered that over half the people surveyed get enough sleep only a few times a week. The poll also found that more women suffer from chronic sleep disor-ders than men and that their symptoms may be different. “We know that males and females perceive symptoms differently,” Kapuniai said, explaining that the reasons why are complex. He added, “Females tend to see the doctor more often for health problems in general.” However, Kapuniai said that SDCOP has more male patients than female, and that the obstructed sleep apnea ratio of male to female is four to one. Whether male or female, a lack of sleep is prominent on virtually every college campus. Kapuniai said that recommendations for promot-ing good sleep include sleeping and eating on a regular schedule with no heavy meals right before bed, exercising earlier rather than later in the day, and creating a cool, dark and quiet sleeping environment.

SleepFrom page 1

By Justin HedaniKa Leo News Editor With an incoming new chancel-lor for the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, some faculty members look forward to working with Virginia S. Hinshaw; others are concerned. “I do believe in being highly visible and listening to what the needs are,” Hinshaw said. “There are a lot of issues to be addressed.” In a phone interview yes-terday, Vice C h a n c e l l o r for Students F r a n c i s c o Hernandez said, “[A chancellor] listens carefully to the needs of the campus, provides for planning for the future of the campus and … [will] repre-sent the campus well.” “She has a strong, very strong academic background,” Hernandez said, “with a great deal of administrative experiences at different institutions. I look forward to welcoming her and working with her.” But with interim chancellor Denise Konan leaving, some fac-ulty members are unclear about what Hinshaw has planned for the campus and its programs. “I don’t know what her interests are,” said Bruce Miller, director of the Office of Sustainability. He expressed his concerns about the future of Mānoa’s sustainability initiative. “It’s going to have to happen,” Miller said. “We can’t continue to use water and electricity the way we are using it.” Miller has dedicated over three years of his work to promoting sus-tainability at UH Mānoa and will be retiring at the end of April. His cur-rent salary will be applied to current and future sustainability projects. “Konan organized the Strategic Planning process, Designing our Destiny, and created the open space process,” Miller said, adding that Konan was supportive of sustainabil-ity from the start. “All these efforts require sup-port and positive feedback [from the administration],” Miller said. “If [Hinshaw is] willing to do that, these projects will go on.”

HINSHAW

HERNANDEZ

Incoming chancellor stirring up uncertainty

FeaturesKa Leo o Hawai‘i

Thursday, April 5, 2007 | Page 3Editor: David Pham Associate Editor: Mariam Beard | (808) 956-3221 | features@kaleo.org

Adding to the classic Mustang era is Ron Howard’s 1964 half Mustang. Howard brought his Mustang out for the show. As the first and only owner of the Mustang, he bought it after moving to Hawai‘i from Oklahoma in 1963. “It was originally $2,600 from the mainland but it was $4,100 after financing and shipping,” Howard said. Shifting from the classics is the Executive Konnexion showcase. The club, similar to the Aloha Mustang and Shelby Club of Hawai‘i, works on service projects. Executive Konnexion focuses primarily on custom luxury cars. David Tang presented his luxury car, complete with VIP detail from the big wheels to the mini curtains in the windows. “V.I.P. is big in Japan,” Tang said. Kevil Wooldridge, also from Executive Konnexion, presented his ivory vehicle with Lamborghini-style doors paired with an enormous grill. Unlikely as it seems, the car actually began as a station wagon.

Car showFrom page 1

“I’ve spent about $28,000 in detailing since I bought it,” Wooldridge said. As part of the Scion Evolution club, Rodolfo “Papo” Gutierrez’s Scion resembled something out of a designer store in Ala Moana. The pur-ple Scion was adorned with designer Louis Vuitton detailing. After going through the Louis Vuitton representa-tives, Gutierrez was finally able to get the licensing to adorn his vehicle in the designer’s signature LV pattern. The Scion is also outfitted with the Wii and PS3 game systems. “I really like the brand, and my wife loves Louis Vuitton, so I did it for her,” Gutierrez said. “I have had it for two years and have put about 42,000 miles on it commuting daily from Kāne‘ohe.” Overall I thought the show was a big hit. I went on both March 24 and 25 to be able to see all the vehicles, from the exotic Lotus to the latest models of the major man-ufacturers. The vehicles sprawled over the entire ground floor plus an additional floor reserved solely for custom cars and exotics. The beauty of these vehicles is unprec-edented and pictures can never quite do them justice.

Rodolfo “Papo” Gutierrez, from Scion Evolution, brought his Louis Vuitton embel-lished Scion.

MARIAM BEARD Ka Leo o Hawai‘i

BandFrom page 1

recent acoustic inclinations. “Baby 81” is highly melod-ic and dark, similar to that of a Nirvana or Alice in Chains album, but the gloom is offset by a healthy amount of swagger and upbeat rhythm. The album is something more akin to an action sequence in a Michael Mann film than a Gen X coming of age story. The guitars are always pumping and driving but are now multi-layered, a first for a band that showcases a much more robust black than they usually deliver. This is a dramatic slow-motion walk toward the camera country. The songs are little textbooks of swagger that rarely drift into the ballad territory. Every song moves the BRMC into a new stage of their career, the open tuned guitar work that Peter Hayes started back with the Brian Jonestown Massacre is finally back to the forefront of their sound, with Robert Levon Been assisting in the writing, singing and bass work. The result of their labors is an album that tears through the classic rock canon, with a stadium sound that only the BRMC can do these days. “Berlin” the second song on the album, sets the tone with a pulsing country strum, distorted tone and pounding drum beat. It perfectly drifts into the third track, “Weapon of Choice,” a rocking acoustic jam that was probably kicked off of the album, “Howl,” due to its electric chorus. “Baby 81” continues with some truly great titles; “Lien on your dreams” is almost a joy division track with its robotic guitar work. “All you do is talk” starts off weak but might be the best truly original

song on the album. There are some flaws, like the long play time, and the band is not going to earn awards for visionary musicianship anytime soon. On a lesser note, the song titles are not as cool as they used to be (but when the comparison is relating to titles like “Six-barrel shotgun,” really what is?). More so then any other album this year, “Baby 81” shows a band progressing with their sound and facing their demons with renewed tenacity. While two years ago the discussion would have pertained to the crossroad the band was facing, now we see a band reunited with their drummer, vision and sound. Together they mix all their musical experience into an album that is a personal best and one of the finest new efforts from an established band that is taking every step into account as they ascend their own stairway to heav-en – a distortion filled, minor key flourishing, subtle vocal, slack-tuned, slow motion walking with a swagger – heaven.

POSITIONS OPENWeb Editor

Associates News EditorAssociates Commentary EditorAssociates Features Editor

ReportersPhotographersPage Designers

Email editor@kaleo.org or call 9567043

COURTESY PHOTO • amazon.com

CommentaryKa Leo o Hawai‘i

Page 4 | Thursday, April 5, 2007 Editor: Justin Hahn | (808) 956-3214 | commentary@kaleo.org

Sports Editor Rebecca GallegosAssociate Sports Editor Glendalyn JunioChief Copy Editor Claire WithycombeAssociate Copy Editor Candice NovakPhoto Editor Joey TrisoliniComics Editor Casey IshitaniDesign Director Alexia Hsin Chen

Ka Leo O Hawai‘i is the campus newspaper of the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa. It is published by the Board of Publications four times a week except on holidays and during exam periods. Circulation is 10,000. Ka Leo is also published once a week during summer sessions with a circulation of 10,000. Ka Leo is funded by student fees and advertising. Its editorial content reflects only the views of its editors, writers, column-ists and contributors, who are solely responsible for its content. No material that appears in Ka Leo may be reprinted or republished in any medium without permission. The first newsstand copy is free; for additional copies, please come to the Ka Leo Building. Subscription rates are $36 for one semester and $54 for one year.© 2006 Ka Leo O Hawai‘i

The Ka Leo BuildingUniversity of Hawai‘i at Manoa1755 Pope Road 31-DHonolulu, HI 96822

Newsroom: (808) 956-7043Advertising: (808) 956-7043Facsimile: (808) 956-9962E-mail: kaleo@kaleo.orgWeb site: www.kaleo.org

EDITORIAL

ADVERTISINGAdvertising Director Edgar Lobachevskiy

Ka Leo o Hawai‘ithe voice of hawai‘i Editor in Chief Matthew K. Ing

Managing Editor Alyssa NavaresNews Editor Justin HedaniAssociate News Editor Tiffany HillFeatures Editor David PhamAssociate Features Editor Mariam BeardCommentary Editor Justin Hahn

Ka Leo O Hawai‘i welcomes letters to the edi-tor on any subject. Letters are given priority on the basis of importance to the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa system and its surrounding communities. All letters must be accompanied by the

author’s true name, e-mail address, daytime telephone number and affiliation with Mānoa. Authors are subject to being contacted by the Ka Leo staff. Letters should address a single subject and should be no longer than 500

words. Letters of any length are subject to trimming and editing. All letters and articles submitted to Ka Leo O Hawai‘i may be published or distributed in print, online and other forms.

E-mail: editorials@kaleo.org

Fax: (808) 956-9962

Mail: Letters to the Editor, Ka Leo O Hawai‘i 1755 Pope Rd. #31-D Honolulu, HI, 96822

LetterstotheEditorSUBMISSION POLICY

By Casey IshitaniKa Leo Comics Editor In the interest of brevity (read: limited printing space), this week’s column will be delivered via snippy and catty discourse. Due to the pleas of various individuals around cam-pus, I’ll try to remain on their intellectual plateau (Highlights For Kids) as much as possi-ble. Who am I kidding? No, I won’t. First off, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (and Republican presidential hopeful) provides a further example of why minorities hate rich white men. On March 31, the big fatty said, “We should replace bilin-gual education with immersion in English so people learn the common language of the coun-try and they learn the language of prosperity, not the language of living in a ghetto.” While anyone of average social con-science would know that speak-ing about language requires a certain responsibility for their words, apparently no one told the man whose name is also that of a slimy, cold-blooded amphib-ian that eats bloodworms. El Cabron’s explanation for his remarks were that he meant “ghetto” in the con-text of Jewish ghettos. Oh, so speak Spanish all you want, as long as you don’t talk like a Jew. Oy vey. Also in the world, George Bush, Jr. still thinks that people who are against the war are somehow against the troops. Given his promised veto of the Iraq spending bill (which would be used to bring our troops home), it seems that the presi-dent is thoroughly convinced that there will be a victory in Vietnam ... I mean The Persian Gulf ... I mean Somalia ... I mean Kosovo ... no, The Persian Gulf. There is no need to with-draw from a region that neither

News stories that should piss us off but don’t

needs nor wants an American presence, anymore. Then again, I haven’t taken one of those leisurely strolls in Baghdad that Sen. John McCain enjoys so much, so maybe I’m rushing into the notion that a consis-tent American presence is doing nothing but adding another party to an all-fronts civil war. As a potentially active hur-ricane season approaches, one also has to wonder what uni-verse the staff of our White House visits whenever they are supposed to be monitoring emis-sions. When the House and the Judicial Branch tell you that – on top of giving you cancer and killing the cast of “Happy Feet” – air pollution is mess-ing with the weather, and when some particularly bad weather caused you to have a drastic, irreparable drop in the polls, it might be wise to listen. Then there are the millions of dollars being funneled into the yammering maws of Hillary Clinton and Mitt Romney – who represent the two sides of some hideous, dual-headed coin. When your party’s frontrunner in cam-paign contributions is either an inundated scatterbrain with no people-skills or a guy who hires Ann Coulter to speak at his rally, you need to recheck your priori-ties. This loophole happens after the McCain-Feingold proposi-tion to clean up the funding of candidates. Millions of dollars that could feed the poor or pay for the armor needed to protect our troops these people purport to honor will be spent on 527s and campaign transportation. Hard-lined party Cerebuses will trounce moderate and reasonable voices thanks to the nature of independent financing. If there was a God, I’d start praying. Unfortunately ...

About the column

Resident doodler Casey Ishitani had one of his friend’s “special brownies,” then started giggling before locking himself in the closet and emerging with a declaration that he had the formula for the post-modern utopian zeitgeist. Then he sort of threw up this humor column and passed out at his desk.

By John LucynskiKa Leo Staff Writer

One night as I walked through Waikīkī, I spotted a pair of over-the hill prostitutes – haggard, sagging and run down – trying to ply their trade. Sadly, as I continued my journey I realized this was no statistical anomaly. Many of the prostitutes in the area were not of the highest caliber. I then thought, what can be done to done to alleviate this predica-ment? Then it dawned on me. Legalize prostitution! Criminalizing prostitution, for whatever the reasons, has led to some perverse side effects. Hookers are suf-fering from being marginalized, and this is showing up on their unhappy, unat-tractive faces. The marginalization of this practice has forced women to seek a private form of protection, as going to the police is often out of the question. Many prostitutes find themselves in the hand of an unscrupulous pimp, which usually ends badly for these women. This is sad because if we had proper oversight set in place, we could get rid of the sleazy and demeaning practices (abuse, coercion, rape, etc.) that per-meate the sex industry and keep these professionals from excelling. By having oversight, we would also provide a support network for the prosti-tutes. This is the least we can do because prostitutes are people too. They have feelings and all the negative connotations and stereotypes that they face lead to dis-crimination by large segments of society.

Personally, I have never partaken in such primal pleasures, nor do I deign to judge those people who do. We live in a capitalist society that cherishes free will and free choice. However, by crimi-nalizing prostitution, we are hurting the very people who need the most help – the sex workers. In addition, this is an issue that is vital to our nation’s interests as pros-titutes often serve as ambassadors for our country. With such draconian laws in place, we are severely limiting the potential hotness factor of our “ladies of the night” and hindering such valu-able cultural exchanges. Don’t get me wrong, there are plenty of model-qual-ity hookers that would be glad to pro-vide their specialized skills. But sadly, they’re coming few and far between from what I can see on the streets. By legalizing prostitution we would start a virtuous cycle where market forces would be the catalyst that would enable Hawai‘i to have the hottest hookers in the world, thereby increasing our status as a destination. Some have doubts, understandably, of how legalizing prostitution could lead to such a desirous outcome. The answer lies in incentives. The pay of a prostitute depends almost exclusively on looks. Right or wrong, being hot helps. No one wants to screw an ugly hooker when they could bone a hot whore. You see, a top-tier prostitute can easily clear a six-figure salary even after Uncle Sam takes half. Such an extravagant carrot dangling as incentive for a few hours

work is enough to make anyone recon-sider their current career path, or work harder to excel in their current position. Some people, undoubtedly, will still have doubts. Most of it comes from the propaganda and anti-pros-titution literature that floats around every time a state legislator proposes to legalize prostitution. Don’t believe the hype; legalizing prostitution would make it legitimate and provide a solid revenue flow to the state that could in turn help those people who need it – the sex workers. Putting our heads in the sand like ostriches and pretending there is no problem makes the situation worse. We leave the hookers out on the street to be ravaged without any consideration or protection; we go so far as to attack them ourselves with the police force. Prostitution is the world’s oldest profession and will not go out of style any time soon. But by forcing people to live in the shadows of society we bring in all the seedy aspects that go along with the territory, and that includes the haggard, toothless and dilapidated uglies. Legalizing prostitution will help Hawai‘i because it will allow prostitu-tion to be well monitored in certain areas and lower crime in the process, and will also allow for increased sex worker pro-tections. So help Hawai‘i. Help America. But most of all, help all the beautiful women (and men), who were lucky enough to hit the genetic jackpot utilize their gift.

Legalize prostitution to eliminate ugly hookers

Before After

ILLUSTRATION BY LAUREN JO • Ka Leo o Hawai‘i

FEATURES | Thursday, April 5, 2007 | Ka Leo O Hawai‘i | Page 5

100 Years StrongBringing Out the Big Guns

By Patricia Wilson

1910 In February of 1910, the meeting of the schools regents was delayed an hour because they were so fascinated by the Reihle Universal Testing Machine that they couldn’t get away from it. The machine was used to measure the stress strength of construc-tion materials. It was also the university’s first important piece of machinery. In addition to its educational purposes, it found a practi-cal application by testing construction material used in Hawai‘i.

Photo courtesy of “Building a Rainbow” by Victor Kobayashi.

By Mariam BeardKa Leo Associate Features Editor

The Reaping {Rated R} Featuring Hilary Swank, “The Reaping” is centered in a small Louisiana town that appears to be suffering from Biblical plagues. As a Christian mission-

ary, Swank’s character lost her faith after her family was killed, but upon seeing the phenome-na in the town, she begins to search for that which science

has no answer. The solution remains elusive and faith seems to be the key to battling the forces that surround them. (Release: Thursday, April 5)

Pathfinder {Rated R} A trip back in time sets the scene: the Vikings are parading around North America in an attempt to conquer the continent. “Pathfinder” focuses on one young Norse boy who survives a ship-wreck of his clan and is subsequently brought up by the Native Americans that his clan had tried to conquer. Years later, the Vikings revert back to their old ways and come back to strike again. The now 25-year-old warrior, played by Karl Urban, sets out to end the Vikings’ path of death. Born lineages and bestowed lineages become blurred as his destiny is unraveled. (Release: Friday, April 13)

Disturbia {Rated PG-13} Trapped by the four walls of his home by police order, Kale, played by Shia LaBeouf, begins to take on voy-euristic habits, peering into the lives of those on the outside. With a tracker latched on his ankle, Kale becomes more withdrawn as he serves his sentence for house arrest. Julie, his mother, continues to work and support her son yet receives no response. He befriends a neighbor and begins to peer into the lives of other neighbors. Suspecting that one of them is a cold-blooded killer, he is trapped in limbo between his infernal house arrest

This week prepare to get scared

and possibly saving lives. Is it really happening or is it just a demented result of cabin fever? (Release: Friday, April 13 )Perfect Stranger {Rated R} How far would you go to save your best friend? If she was already lost, what would you do to solve her murder? Rowena Price, played by Halle Berry, delves into the online world, donning a new identity and a new life to get closer to multi-millionaire Harrison Hill, played by Bruce Willis. As CEO of a major advertising agency, Hill has more power than Price could ever expect. She investigates him further and further and employs the power of cyberspace to bring him down to his knees. But will it be enough? (Release: Friday, April 13)

Vacancy {Rated R} In the middle of nowhere, a young married couple checks into a seques-tered hotel after becoming stranded

on the road. As they look through the room, they discover tapes of brutal atrocities of people in the very room they are in. After a swift search, they discover hidden video cameras and realize that unless they can break out, they may be the next victims. (Release: Friday, April 20)

Invisible {Rated PG-13} Imagine having the perfect life – great parents, a wonderful girlfriend or boyfriend and the best friends you could ever ask for. Then, in the blink of an eye, it is all taken away. Nick, played by Justin Chatwin, is brutally attacked and left for dead. He remains trapped between the world of the living and the world of the dead. As he continues to live his life, he realizes that he is invisible to the liv-ing, and unless he can solve his own murder, he can never truly live again. (Release: Friday, April 23)

COURTESY PHOTOS • Rottentomatoes.com

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP RIGHT: Pathfinder, The Reaping, Vacancy, The Invisible, Perfect Stranger, Disturbia

MOVIE PREVIEW

ComiCs & CrosswordKa Leo o Hawai‘i

Comics Editor: Casey Ishitani | (808) 956-7043 | comics@kaleo.orgPage 6 | Thursday, April 5, 2007

SPORTS | Thursday, April 5, 2007 | Ka Leo O Hawai‘i | Page 7

By the Ka Leo Sports Desk

Spring Training: April 2 to 28

Following a season of national rec-ognition and an 11-3 overall record, the University of Hawai‘i began training this week for the 2007 season. Despite los-ing nine of their starters from last year’s squad, the Warriors return with fifteen starters, including Heisman Trophy can-didate senior quarterback Colt Brennan, the corps of UH receivers and the team’s top linebackers.

Starters Lost (9)Offense:Ross Dickerson (WR)Tala Esera (OL)Nate Ilaoa (RB)Samson Satele (OL)Dane Uperesa (OL)

Defense: Ikaika Alama-Francis (DL)Leonard Peters (DB)Melila Purcell (DL)

Warrior football springs into new season

Specialists:Kurt Milne (P)

Starters Returning (15)Offense:Davone Bess (WR)Colt Brennan (QB)

John Estes (OL)Ryan Grice-Mullen (WR)Jason Rivers (WR)Hercules Satele (OL)

Defense:Solomon Elimimiam (LB)

Tyson Kafentzis (LB)Michale Lafaele (DL)Micah Lau (LB)Adam Leonard (LB)Gerard Lewis (DB)Myron Newberry (DB)Jacob Patek (DB)

Specialists:Dan Kelly (PK) Joining the Warrior ‘ohana are 14 new letter of intent signings, including eight offensive players and six defensive players. The list features eight Hawai‘i locals.

2007 Letter of Intent SigningsOffense:Austin Hansen (OT – Placentia, CA)Levi Legay (OL – Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i)Matagisila Lefiti (OL/DL – Santa Ana, CA)Elijah Lesu (WR/Safety – Honolulu, O‘ahu)John Manu-Olevao (OL – Kahuku, O‘ahu)Jermiah Ostrowski (WR – Hono-lulu, O‘ahu)Gabe Tuata (RB/WR – Kealakehe, Hawai‘i)Drew Uperesa (OL – Hau‘ula, O‘ahu)Defense:Chris Leatigaga (DE – Los Altos, CA)Joshua Leonard (DE – Roseville, CA)Vaughn Meatoga (DT – Kalaheo, Kaua‘i)Ryan Mouton (CB – Brenham, TX)Korey Reynolds (DE – Hoover, AL)

Erik Robinson (Safety – Corsicana, TX)

UH Football squad prepares for season in April spring training

FILE PHOTO • Ka Leo o Hawai‘i

Sophomore wide receiver Ryan Grice-Mullen rushes through the Idaho Vandal defense in last season’s meeting. Grice-Mullen is one of three wide receiving starters returning in the 2007 season.

Page 8 | Ka Leo O Hawai‘i | Thursday, April 5, 2007 | SPORTS

By the Ka Leo Sports Desk

Softball After sweeping a dou-ble-header with Santa Clara University on Tuesday in California, two University of Hawai‘i sophomore pitchers recorded career highs in strike-outs, Courtney Baughman with nine and Justine Smethurst with 13, respectively, in their 7-0 wins over Santa Clara. The Wahine Softball team will make its way to New Mexico where they’ll take on the Aggies of New Mexico State University in a three-game spread. The Wahine are currently 8-1 in the Western Athletic Conference and 37-8 on the season. The

Wahine will play one game Friday and finish things up with a doubleheader Saturday.

Baseball The University of Hawai‘i Rainbow baseball team is set to begin their seven-game road trip today at Sacramento State University. It is the ‘Bows longest scheduled road trip of the season, with UH not play-ing again at Les Murakami Stadium until their April 20 match-up with Louisiana Tech University. Sacramento State is also in the Western Athletic Conference and holds a 9-17 record. UH is coming off of a three-game, two-loss weekend with San Jose State University

and is 22-11, 3-3 WAC.

Volleyball The No. 13 University of Hawai‘i Warrior volley-ball team will take on No. 9 Long Beach State in a two-game Mountain Pacific Sports Federation series April 6 to 7. It will be the last road trip of the regu-lar season for the Warriors who are 9-13, 7-11 MPSF. The two teams have met 60 times, dating back to 1981, with UH leading the series 31-29, however, Long Beach leads the series at home 14-11. The Warriors are currently 6-3 in this sec-ond half of the season.

UH teams hit the road this weekendUniversity of Hawai’i Rainbow Warrior catcher Landon Hernandez tags Chicago State Cougar Bryan Packard as he slides into home at Les Murakami Stadium Thursday, March 1 in Honolulu.

FILE PHOTO Ka Leo o Hawai‘i