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Clinton emphasizes engagement in Asia-Pacific EMI A IKO Associate News Editor

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivered an hour long speech, “America’s Pacific Century,” at the East-West

Center on Thursday, advocating to expand U.S. economic engagement and diplomatic ties in the region.

“The 21st century will be America’s Pacific century, a period of unprecedented outreach and partnership in this dynamic and consequential region,” Clinton said in her address to a crowd of over 250 invited guests. “Just as our engagement has already delivered results to people in the [Asian region], it has and will continue to deliver results to American people.”

This was Clinton’s fi rst public appearance after arriving in Honolulu to attend the leaders’ meetings for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation. She has spoken twice previously at the EastWest Center.

REACHING OUT TO ASIA Clinton emphasized that this is a time of serious economic chal-

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lenges, and that she is well aware of American concerns.

While some may question reaching out to Asia and instead think it is time to scale back, she stated, “This thinking is understandable, but mistaken. What will happen in Asia in the years ahead will have an enormous impact on our nation’s future, and we cannot sit on the sideline and leave it to others to determine our futures for us.”

Although the Obama administration embraced the importance of the Pacific region from the very beginning, Clinton said it was critical to seize new opportunities, as Asia and the Pacific have nearly half of the world’s population, several of the largest and fastest-growing economies, and some of the busiest ports and shipping lanes.

Clinton also said, “One of the most important tasks of American statecraft over the next decade will be to lock in a substantially increased investment – diplomatic, economic, strategic and otherwise – in this region.”

She also mentioned some of the challenges in this region, which include military buildups, concerns about proliferation of nuclear weapons, natural disasters and the world’s worst levels of

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“The war in Iraq is winding down. We have begun a transition in Afghanistan. … We have reached a pivot point,” Clinton said.

“We now have redirected some of those investments to opportunities and obligations elsewhere. And Asia stands out as a region where opportunities abound.”

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ʻEAST MEETS EASTʼ The guests included both current and former Hawai‘i leaders such as former Gov. George Ariyoshi, Sen. Daniel Inouye, and Gov. Neil Abercrombie, as well as heads of Pacific island nations, senior U.S. military officials and UH officials.

“This is not East meets West or East versus West. This is East meets East. This is the Asia-Pacific region.

APEC represents an opportunity for Hawai‘i to position ourselves as an anchor in that region,” said Abercrombie, who said he was pleased to see that focus is now back on Asia and the Pacific. “I think Hawai‘i [will] have a role to play, either in economics or in politics.”

After the APEC summit, Clinton will be traveling, the Philippines and Thailand, and is scheduled to return to Washington on Nov. 19.

“This was an excellent speech; it was an in-depth speech,” University of Hawai‘i System President M.R.C. Greenwood said. “I believe that she gave it today for the reason of shaping and letting folks know, on her way to these other countries, what it is that we are serious about. I congratulate [her] on her wonderful speech here.”

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Attendees of Moana Nui gathered last Thursday at the Church of the Crossroads to talk about protecting indigenous peoples from some of globalization’s negative effects, including militarization, health concerns and economic inequality.

K ELSEY A MOS News Editor As rush hour traffi c was compounded Thursday by the arrival of Chinese President Hu Jintao for the Asia-Pacifi c Economic Cooperation, indigenous and activist leaders of the Pacifi c were already gathered at the Church of the Crossroads for the second day of the Moana Nui 2011 Conference.

Speakers from Hawai‘i, Guam, Okinawa, South Korea, Japan, the Philippines, Rapanui and the mainland U.S. focused on the topics of militarism in the Asia-Pacific region and protecting native rights under globalization.

INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND T H E E N V I RO N M E N T Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, a Filipina activist who works with the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, spoke about how the traditional knowledge of indigenous peoples “is a precondition for sustainable development.”

She showed maps of how indigenous lands and environmentally protected lands often line up, because indigenous peoples in the

Philippines are the ones fi ghting for environmental protections. “[It’s] ... not because governments protected [them]; it’s because indigenous people fought against governments, fought against corporations,” she said, to applause from the crowd.

The theme of environmental stewardship was echoed in many of the other presentations concerned with militarism and, among other things, its negative environmental impact.

Chamorro poet Craig Santos Perez, for example, read a poem about the endangered Micronesian Kingfi sher, native to Guam.

I M PAC T O F G L O BA L I Z AT I O N “I was shocked to fi nd out there is no report on globalization’s impact on Hawaiian people,” said Native Hawaiian activist and lawyer Mililani Trask.

According to Trask, as globalization and neoliberal business practices extend their reach, the effects are overwhelmingly negative for the health and economic welfare of indigenous peoples around the Pacific. Trask spoke about the example of the Maori in New Zealand.

“When globalization moved, the first country to embrace it wholeheartedly was the government of New Zealand,” she said. The country privatized public industries extensively, with bad results.

“Not only did they lose control of critical segments of their own community, but they began to see a very extreme and negative impact on Maori people,” said Trask.

Trask also emphasized the impact of globalization on health, which is something she said is often overlooked. As a case study, she cited New Zealand’s export of mutton flaps to other island nations of the Pacific as food for aid. Mutton flaps are a waste meat product that is only 2 percent meat and mostly fat.

Fiji and Samoa have fi nally banned mutton flaps due to the work of indigenous doctors, churches and women’s organizations.

“I support demonstrations, but I think that organizing with women, churches and others is the way to go,” said Trask.

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Truong Tan Sang, president of Vietnam, answers press and audience questions after his speech supporting mutual cooperation and Asia-Pacific trade agreements.

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In a Nov. 11 speech at the EastWest Center, Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang expressed his support for global trade agreements and continued cooperation between the United States, Vietnam and other Asia-PaciďŹ c nations. “We are living in an interdependent world. Globalization and rising developments in science and technology are opening up new potentials for profound cooperation among our neighboring economies, big and small,â€? Sang said. “But such a situation, more than ever before, requires us to join hands to fully grasp the opportunities and rise up to the challenges.â€?

The president repeatedly emphasized negotiation in his speech, often making references to the Vietnam War and the stabilizing talks that brought the United States and Vietnam into reconciliation. “This is about the future. And I think it is important for us, right now, to keep the good momentum for the strengthening of relations between our two

countries in the upcoming years. ‌ Vietnam always views [the United States] as a very important partner of strategic signiďŹ cance. And I believe that on both sides from the U.S. and Vietnam, we all want to take our relationship to the next level. That is absolutely in line with the aspirations of our two countries,â€? he said.

Sang explained that many of the issues that continue to affect the United States, Vietnam, Japan and other Asia-PaciďŹ c nations affect the global community as a whole. “Security issues like religious and ethnic con ict, and nontraditional issues like terrorism, poverty, food security and climate change have become more complicated, requiring us to work together. Vietnam has been actively participating in its capability in settling such global issues,â€? the president added.

Sang also said that over the last decade, Vietnam’s economy strengthened tremendously, enabling the country to sustain a growing middle class. Industrialization and greater international cooperation, he said, allowed Vietnam to prosper. “In the Asia-PaciďŹ c region,

peace, cooperation and development remain the dominant trend despite all the economic challenges and underlying uncertainties.�

As Sang wrapped up his speech, he offered to answer questions from the audience and the press. Although the event’s organizers had intended for Sang to only answer a couple questions, he eagerly offered to answer all of them.

A few questions addressed whether Vietnam intends to move from a single-party to a multi-party system. “I think that every country and people have the right to select their own political institution, so I do not criticize other people’s political systems,� Sang said. “As President Ho Chi Minh once said to [the Vietnamese people], it doesn’t matter which political system [a nation] follows as long as it brings wellbeing and happiness to the people.

It should be noted the Communist Party of Vietnam has established relations with 220 political parties across the globe, including noncommunist parties. Thanks to social stability and integration, we have more friends and less enemies.�

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As the Asia-Pacifi c Economic Cooperation meetings at the EastWest Center wound down over the weekend, traffi c began to show signs of normalizing. But even as things went back to normal, many students expressed frustration over the security checks and increased traffi c to and from the university during the event.

“In regards to APEC, I thought it was a total inconvenience,” replied Kenji Yamazaki, a resident advisor in the Hale Aloha ‘Ilima freshman tower. “It was really, re-

ally difficult to get parking, and overall, I just thought it was a huge nuisance for most of the students.”

Yamazaki and many other University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa students had speculated that APEC would create what was referred to in California as “Carmageddon.” But traffi c directors and booth operators around EastWest Road and Dole Street said traffi c was slow, but smooth. “[Because of the APEC meetings] we have to stop everyone that comes through here,” Mark Masalosalo said. Masalosalo directed traffic and checked IDs for entering traffic during Vietnam-

ese President Truong Tan Sang’s speech on Friday. “We have to stop everybody, even people walking or on motorcycles, but all the traffic’s been going smooth for now.”

Although the additional security measures were unpleasant for some, most students did not complain.

“Even though it wasn’t too fun getting delayed, I understand that it’s for a good reason,” said Cameron Nicholl, a freshman. “There are some pretty important people that were here, so security is just trying to be a little more cautious.” The APEC events went as planned, and there have been no safety or security incidents.

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Themes of love in ‘Oklahoma!’ appeal to all ages ELEANOR R S VATON Contributing tin ng Writer ro oduction of “OklaThe original production n Broadway B in 1943 homa!” opened on and ran for “a stunning nn ning 2,212 performances, a reecord that lasted forr 15 years,” according din ng to dramaturg Yining ng g Lin. So, what’s the he big deal with this show? And, ho how ow does play director Lurana Donnels on nnels O’Malley’s production differ from frrom others? The answer: this show w has something for everyone, esp especially pecially in the hands of a director cto or dedicated to “taking it beyond the d th he clichés inevitably engendered d by b its success.”

“I hold the musical in such m high regard,” O’ O’Malley ’Malley wrote, “that it has always ayys bothered me when people offhandedly ha ndedly use it as an example of ‘feel-good’ eell-good’ fl uff.”

“Oklahoma!”” – ostensibly a love story – has its ts share of brightness and laughs, s, but the happy moments are punctuated ncctuated by dark humor, violence an and nd tragedy.

The lead couple, ple e, Karissa J. Murrell Adams (Laurey) rey y) and Brandon Gregory Martinezz (Curly) (Curly), are well matched in voice and style, with Adams taking the tough-girl stance to Martinez’s “aw shucks” sincerity. The character of Laurey comes through when Adams is dancing, especially in the dream dance, a through-the-looking-glass sequence where Laurey’s deepest fears and desires are revealed, choreographed

by Harmony S.L. Aguilera.

Martinez and Garett T.K. Taketa (Jud Fry) have one of the most commanding scenes of the show.

In the threateningly comic number “Pore Jud is Daid,” Martinez reveals Curly’s manipulative side. Taketa shows Jud to be a lonely man, angry at the world that treats him like dirt. With the aid of lighting designer Ray Moschuk, the audience can see Jud’s wounded hu-

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Comedy shines in this production, with Brittni Michele Shambaugh’s Ado Annie cheerfully celebrating frenzied passion and prettytalkin’ men. Her brightest moments are when she’s paired with her two beaus, creating a comedic love triangle. Ali Hakim (played with smarts and an unerring command for comedic delivery by Walt Gaines) and Will Parker (endowed with a loyal and true character

by Robbie Johnson) vie for Ado Annie’s affection.

The cast performs well, particularly in singing and dancing.

Michelle Johnson (Aunt Eller) and Michael “Donut” Donato (Andrew Carnes) bring character and comedy to the musical number “The Farmer and the Cowman,” a catchy song about putting differences aside and standing as a community. Johnson’s Aunt Eller is a convincing matriarch, while Donato’s Judge Carnes comes through as a softie who listens to whatever Eller tells him.

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In the end, the show brings together banners that represent “Indian Territory,” the Oklahoma Territory and statehood in a way that both answers and raises questions. While the musical’s storyline is resolved, the larger narrative about the formation of the United States is only hinted at.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

APEC issue misses the mark Were your Nov. 9 issue on the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation a student paper for a first-year undergraduate course, it would receive a failing grade.

The “A slacker’s guide to A PEC” was truly slacker material. Cutting and pasting from a series of governmental and A PEC websites is laz y work and hardly counts for sharing the basic facts of A PEC. These web sites are not unbiased ref lections of reality but the positions of governments and of A PEC and should not be treated as a source of facts.

The three (out of ten: 30 percent!) of the articles focusing on APEC interns demonstrate poor journalistic skills: not digging deeper into the relationship between APEC, the UH and APEC interns is a missed opportunity.

The spread on “Voices on APEC” is also lazy. Instead of doing your own research, you rely on the websites of the organizations or scant quotes from some of the groups’ representatives. Again, bad journalism.

Lastly, Taylor Gardner, in the piece on “What’s in a name?,” seemingly has no understanding of irony. It is ironic in a piece in

which the slogan “APEC Sucks” is criticized for being juvenile, the author makes no effort to actually engage in the serious discussion whose absence is so lamented in the article.

This issue of Ka Leo is a shocking display of the poor journalistic skills and standards at Ka Leo. The writers putting it together ought to have researched – and reported – on the substance and consequences of APEC and not just taken the lazy way out.

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A ‘Knot in da Bibadees’ history lesson E THAN ‘ONIPA‘A PORTER Columnist Due to recent events, I would like to take this opportunity to tell a story about social justice.

In 1931, a woman named Thalia Massie (age 20), the wife of a United States Navy officer, left a Waikīkī nightclub alone. We do not know the true events of that night, but a few hours later, Massie was found with bruises on her face and a broken jaw. She told police that she had been kidnapped, beaten and raped. At the same time, five young local men were involved in a car crash on the corner of King and Liliha streets.

The men were brought repeatedly to Massie’s hospital room where, after changing her story multiple times, she identified them as her assailants.

The news rattled the islands. Despite the lack of evidence, including the contradiction that the locals were far from Waikīkī during the attack on Massie, Rear Admiral Yates Stirling Jr. and Grace Fortescue pushed the stor y into headlines.

Stirling was the commander of the 14th Naval District, based in Honolulu, and his racial bias against Asians and kānaka maoli are evident in his writing. Fortescue was Massie’s mother, a niece of Alexander Graham Bell and cousin-in-law of the Roosevelts. Both used their positions – one as a military leader and the other as a socialite who knew who to talk to – to make sure that everyone thought that the fi ve local men were guilty.

Ben Ahakuelo (20), Henry Chang (22), Horace Ida (24), Joseph Kahahawai (20) and David Takai (21) were nearly immediately put on trial. After the longest jury deliberation in Hawai‘i history, the jury could not reach a consensus. The young men were released.

The mistrial caused an uproar.

Ida was grabbed off the street and beaten by a carload of sailors.

On Jan. 8, 1932, Fortescue; Massie’s husband, Thomas; and Albert Jones and Edward Lord, two men under his command, abducted and beat Kahahawai in an attempt to get a confession out of him. When he did not cooperate, he was shot. The group decided to dump his body near Koko Head, but on the way were intercepted by a Honolulu police officer and arrested for murder.

The local and mainland press went crazy. Words such as “honor killing” made headlines.

In a country where dark-skinned men were routinely hunted down and hung on the premise that they had been eyeing white women, the fact that Fortescue and company would be put on trial was practically unheard of.

Clarence Darrow, famous for defending a Tennessee teacher who broke the law of teaching evolution in his classroom, took the case to defend Fortescue and the group. Despite the evidence against them, the group was only convicted of manslaughter, and they were sentenced to 10 years of hard labor.

But the sentence was commuted. On May 4, the guilty party was summoned to the office of Gov. Lawrence Judd, where they drank tea for an hour in the presence of a sheriff and were then released.

Eighty years ago, justice was denied to the family of a murdered young man. The purpose of law is to ensure that everyone guilty of a crime, no matter his or her standing, is equally punished. When the crime is purposefully ending another person’s life, we must make sure that justice is served.

Do not repeat history.

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Bigfoot: the myth endures TREVOR Z AKOV Staff Writer

Myths are embedded in our daily lives.

Urban legends and similar fables endure in our modern society. As much as we attempt to move forward with science and technology, humans are tied to a tradition of storytelling.

One story stands above the rest, literally: the tale of Bigfoot. Not confined to a specific region or country, Bigfoot is renowned worldwide. It seems that nearly all regions of the world share the myth of a giant, furry humanoid.

Bigfoot has many aliases, including Sasquatch, Yeti, and Skunk Ape. The fascination with Bigfoot transcends all socioeconomic barriers. People from many different backgrounds all fi nd common ground in their conviction that Bigfoot roams among us.

In fact, the Bigfoot trend has such an avid following that Animal Planet currently airs a show called “Finding Bigfoot,” which follows a team across the U.S. and Canada as they visit and interview people who claim to have seen Bigfoot.

Decades ago, the Bigfoot phenomenon was in full force in the Pacifi c Northwest.

Skamania County, in Washington, passed a law in 1969 that made it a felony to kill “such

creatures.” Not to be outdone, Whatcom County, Wash., passed a unanimous resolution declaring the county to be a “Sasquatch Protection and Refuge Area.” And before packing up to go to Oklahoma City, the NBA Seattle SuperSonics’ team mascot, Squatch, further ingrained the myth of Bigfoot into the loyal fan base at each home game.

The biggest surprise is that not one person has been able to capture or interact with a Bigfoot. Bigfoot hunters insist that Bigfoot is extremely smart. If this is true, why is Bigfoot still living in the woods, scared of all possible external contact, and living with no amenities whatsoever?

The answer is simple: Bigfoot does not exist. As much as we would like to see irrefutable proof for Bigfoot, it’s not happening.

This inconvenient fact doesn’t stop people from fi lling their lives with everything Bigfoot. The Bigfoot Field Research Organization claims to be the oldest and largest group solely dedicated to covering everything about Bigfoot that is relevant and timely.

The Himalayan Mountains of central Asia are the epicenter for Yeti myths. But as Heruka Zangpo, a Shidler MBA student from Bhutan, stated simply, “I have never seen a Yeti.”

Some of the most avid Bigfoot believers

seem to have gone off the deep end. The latest embarrassing example is the hoax

by Rick Dyer and Matthew Whitton in 2008. Through a on YouTube, these men claimed to have discovered the cadaver of a dead Sasquatch, and even received $50,000 from Searching for Bigfoot, Inc. Mounting pressure from Bigfoot devotees and media ultimately forced these men to deliver the body, covered in ice, as proof. In the end, the hair was false, the feet were made of rubber and the head was completely hollow. The hoax is the latest in a long series of deceits.

Humans will forever be enticed by the story of a super humanoid roaming the wilderness. Although the Bigfoot phenomenon serves to raise awareness and create more interest, the fact remains that no legitimate, credible evidence has ever been provided which confirms the existence of a Bigfoot anywhere on this planet.

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