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athletic director Jim Donovan in the wake of the failed f undraiser concert. The report cited several areas of concern, including gaps in lines of administrative authority and in UH policy, that have contributed to the “fragility of the autonomy of the university and its freedom from inappropriate external interference.” Greenwood said that these sorts of warnings from WASC are cause for the university to reevaluate its policies, as the Board of Regents’ Advisory Task Force has begun to do. She said that the key to this effort will be
differentiating administrative positions at UH, while also looking at the proper role of non-university groups, including the state legislature. With regard to recent proposals introduced by State Senate President Donna Mercado-Kim, Greenwood indicated that more discussion is required around a central question.
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Though spurred by last fall’s fallout and State Senate hearings into the “Wonder Blunder” incident, the debate about UH’s autonomy from the state received new life last week, with a letter sent to Greenwood by the president of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges ( WASC). T he letter, which was based on a special visit by the accreditation body to UH Mānoa in November 2012, raised concerns about possible state government involvement in the decision to remove former
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Greenwood, who is in her fourth year as president of the UH system, described a need to clarify the roles and duties of multiple entities, including the Board of Regents and various system and campus administrators in a recent interview with Ka Leo.
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“Is this the right thing for the legislature to be doing or not?” she said. To that end, she said, the task force study recommended by the Board of Regents is timely but not something that happened because of the events of last fall. “This is a study we would have done even if he hadn’t had hearings, but the hearings obviously pushed us into them sooner.”
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Though Greenwood said she doesn’t have many regrets about her tenure at UH so far, one process that she wished she had handled differently was her role in the university’s move to the Mountain West Conference. “Sometimes, you do something you think is okay, and it has reverberations you don’t expect,” Greenwood explained. “I really probably should have said no, but I was asked to do it at the time by the board leadership, so I did it.” Though she eventually figured out the job, the president said that her involvement in the transition constituted an overstep of authority on her part. “It confused the roles of the university’s president and the chancellor at Mānoa with respect to athletics.” Though Greenwood said she
prefers to “stay out of athletics” now, she added that UH’s sports teams – particularly the football team – are seen as symbols of pride for Hawai‘i residents. Through them, she says, the university’s public image rises and falls. “For many people, it is the only, or the closest, interaction they have with the university,” she noted. “When we’re winning, the University of Hawai‘i is great, and when we’re losing, we’re all incompetent.” At the same time, Greenwood said that the university’s sports programs face several unique challenges. She said that factors such as lost concession revenue from the lack of a dedicated stadium for the football team to the costs associated with transporting and maintaining a wide variety of athletic teams make it difficult for UH athletics to support itself fi nancially, especially if its athletes want to continue to compete in Division I sports. “Many people believe that athletics is a money-maker for institutions, and the fact of the matter is that that is not true nationally. Only a few teams, a few athletic programs are self-supporting or even break even,” she said. “If we’re going to stay Division I for the future, the state’s going to have to help invest in it.”
From humble beginnings: CAITLIN K ELLY News Editor University of Hawai‘i System President M.R.C. Greenwood has an affi nity for school, but becoming a university president was not always what she had in mind. Greenwood was raised in Auburn, New York, had a love for animals and aspired to be a veterinarian in high school. However, plans changed when she got married immediately after high school and had a child shortly afterward. “I ended up as a single mother pretty early in my life, so vet school was out,” she said. “In those days, you didn’t go to vet school or medical school if you had a child to raise, and it was just out of the question.” She had the option of working at a local supermarket or in a laboratory at Vassar College, and she chose the latter. Greenwood started with basic upkeep around the lab and later progressed into helping with experiments. Because she was working at the college, she was eligible to take classes for free. “So I did [take classes] and then I got very involved in the experimental work he was doing,” Greenwood said. “And I started then deciding that I wanted to be a scientist, rather than be-
ing a doctor or a veterinarian. I wanted to be a scientist and to do research.” In 1968, she graduated summa cum laude from Vassar College and went on to receive her Ph.D. in physiology, developmental biology and neurosciences from Rockefeller University. She was also a postdoctoral fellow in human nutrition at Columbia University in 1974. Since then, she has held a variety of jobs in teaching and research, which eventually led her to administration. She became a graduate dean at the University of California Davis in 1989, but was on leave for about two years after becoming an associate director for science in the executive office of the president in Washington D.C. She then served as University of California Santa Cruz chancellor for eight years before becoming president at UH. “You sort of transfer your interests from complex organisms into complex organizations,” she said. “Much of it’s the same skill set.” Part of what attracted her to UH was that the system included both two- and four-year campuses, which she believes is an advantage in a small state. “With our system, we can create these jobs in research, but we
can also train people at the technical level in the community colleges and start them on the workforce development pathway in a way that most systems of higher education in this country cannot do,” Greenwood said. Her previous work in academia has helped her realize the importance of research in a university. She is now making a push to increase the amount of outside money that UH receives for research from half a billion to a billion dollars a year through a program called the Hawai‘i Innovation Initiative. “When you’re talking about research, you’re also talking about opportunities for students because the research that gets done provides equipment that students get to study with and learn from,” she said. “It certainly does allow us to advance knowledge instead of just teach knowledge.” However, Greenwood emphasized that research isn’t the only thing that takes place at UH Mānoa. “All the sorts of really major issues that the world is facing, we have faculty studying those issues, and we have experts on those issues,” she said. “That kind of work matters. It is research that matters and some of it changes the world.”
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UH System President M.R.C. Greenwood addressed the media alongside former athletics director Jim Donovan on Dec. 10, 2010 to announce UH’s move into the Mountain West Conference for football. MWC commissioner Craig Thompson extended the invitation to join the conference directly to Greenwood earlier that morning.
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TIFFANY TANAKA BY JACKIE PERREIRA / KA LEO O HAWAI‘I FRESH CAFE FILE PHOTO/ KA LEO O HAWAI‘I
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How many cups of coffee do you drink a day? At least five. I drink coffee to go to sleep and then drink coffee to wake up. I just love the taste of coffee; it’s so good. I drink any kind of coffee.
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Throughout that time was there any point where you thought, “Okay, I don’t think this is going to happen?” Oh yeah, many times. The whole first year and a half was the hardest, … when there wasn’t a lot of support. When there’s a lot of haters, it’s kind of hard for me to take down or di
How do you determine when you want to pursue an idea or if it’s just not the right time yet? When other people get excited about it. When there is a demand for things. … I’ll always ask people questions, all the time. I think that’s the best thing; if you want to know if something’s going to work, ask your peers. I think the most valuable thing I have is a group of great girlfriends. And whenever I get together with them, I’m really lucky that they’re also very ambitious,
young business owners. Everyone’s doing their own thing, so when I ask them for ideas and feedback, they really will give me good advice. And they’re straight up about it, too. … I think that’s the best thing anyone can have and should value, is people who are going to tell you the truth. Even though it hurts – tough love. In the end, it’s so healthy for yourself and your business.
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When FC opened, there wasn’t anything like it. Yeah, there was nothing. … People would walk in there, and they would say, “Oh, what is this?” I was like, “It’s a café,” and they’d be like,
Was that a concern of yours in terms of maintaining your business? Oh yeah, I wasn’t sure if it would survive. But the first thing that really pushed Fresh Café’s momentum was slam poetry. … When FC opened, for the first six months we didn’t have the back space; it was electric vehicles still in the back, and then when we acquired the space I hit up Kealoha and said, “Hey, did you want to have slam in the back?” We tried it out the first time, it was a success and then he named FC as the home that night.
gest it because we always try to put a positive face out there in the community, and if there is something negative, we want to talk about it with the community and work it out. There’s always a solution for every problem. There was this guy who was really anti-Fresh Café and started a website called stopfreshcafe.com. I think that one was the most painful. He was a resident of this community and he didn’t like that it was getting more popular, and he thought that we were punks because of the graffiti [outside of the venue].
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Was FC solely your idea? It was actually a group idea. All my friends, we’re always coffee-talking like, “Yeah it would be so bomb if we owned our own coffee shop,” and I was like “Hey, you’re so right.” I drink so much coffee … why not open up a coffee shop? So, it’s definitely a collaborative effort. It’s definitely not a new idea. It’s like, anyone can open up a coffee shop, and I encourage people to. But, I guess everything here is definitely a little bit of me.
“Really? In this district?” and I was like “Yeah, why not?” And now, we always reflect on that, and kind of laugh about it because now we don’t even have enough parking.
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Tiffany Tanaka, owner and founder of Fresh Café, always loved coffee but didn’t know that it would lead to a successful coffee shop business. Fresh Café is located on 831 Queen St. It’s a café, but also has Loft In Space located in the back as a venue for a range of events for the arts including the monthly HawaiiSlam First Thursday slam poetry readings, the Art & Flea market and literary event Mixing Innovative Arts. Tanaka, 33, graduated from Punahou School and attended Parsons School of Design in New York and Paris and the University of San Francisco, where she majored in fine arts and minored in business and marketing. Tanaka sat down with Ka Leo to chat about building her own business, the importance of honesty when venturing into something new and the amount of coffee she drinks in a day.
When you opened Fresh Café in 2010, what was the goal and vision you had in mind for it? To put together a café with a little bit of everything I liked. I love fashion. With fashion, music goes hand in hand, so we have Loft In Space where we can entertain people with music, some poetry, Art & Flea.
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Features Album review: ‘The Next Day’ JOSEPH HAN Associate Chief Copy Editor Over 10 years since his last album in 2003, David Bowie has released “The Next Day,” his 24th studio album. Through poetic lyrics and his rock-laden or pleading voice that escalate and sweep into calm, Bowie has yet again proved himself as a dynamic performer with contemplations on mortality, identity and self-awareness concerning his career. In the album’s titular song, Bowie proclaims his acceptance of aging: “Here I am, not quite dying/ My body left to rot in a hollow tree/ Its branches throwing shadows on the gallows for me/ And the next day/ And the next.” Rather than bemoan the anxiety of death, he looks to progression in life, whether in anticipation of the future, reaction to the present or the aftermath of whatever may happen. With “The Stars (Are Out Tonight),” Bowie returns to space imagery and his affinity for the infinite: “Stars are never sleeping/ Dead ones and the living/ We live closer to earth/ Never to the heavens/ The stars are never far away/ Stars are out tonight.” Here, Bowie ties this to notions of fame and celebrity and sings with admiration to their omnipotent yet distant quality as deities in our collective pop culture imagination. Bowie also recognizes a loss of compassion in “Love is Lost” and “Valentine’s Day,” in which he characterizes Valentine as weak
and stumbling: “It’s in his tiny face/ It’s in his scrawny hands/ Valentine sold his soul/ He’s got something to say.” In “I’d Rather Be High,” Bowie expresses escapist sentiment in the face of violence, which contrast with a loveless world where some may not be able to answer what is to come. Though death is to be avoided, pined for or accepted, Bowie believes in transcending the every day that is constraining and celebrates freedom of motion and privacy in “Dancing Out in Space”: “Something like religion/ Dancing face to face/ Something like drowning.” Ultimately, failure in this getaway is possible as explored in the upbeat “How Does the Grass Grow”: “I gaze in defeat/ At the stars in the night/ The light in my life burnt away/ There will be no tomorrow/ Then you sigh in your sleep/ And meaning returns with the day.” Even at this stage in his life and career, Bowie questions his identity in “Heat” and further complicates how each song speaks to and departs from one another. “The Next Day” captures what it means to be human and eternal. It’s an album that speaks to an artist’s vulnerability, anxieties, ambition and ideals. It’s enough to attempt an analysis of themes in this album, but it’s an entirely different thing to experience the depth that the music provides as a backdrop and accompaniment that spotlights the feelings that dwell within each song. This is Bowie, the man who sold the world and brought it back. R AT I N G :
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You may end up paying the same price ($7) for both a beer and a duck confit corn dog at REAL.
Dining review: REAL a gastropub CAITLIN KURODA Features Editor It’s not often that you find a place in Hawai‘i that takes highquality food and a top-notch selection of craft beers and blends it into an unassuming environment suited for casual diners and drinkers. REAL a gastropub opened last year with the intent of making its mark in this largely unexplored region of restaurants, but how does it stack up to its goals?
ATMO S P H E R E This is not the place for a quiet, intimate date night, but it’s perfect for a laid-back evening with friends or your signifi cant other. On a Thursday night, there was a large crowd of people outside, some rowdier than others, but once inside, the pub appeared a little more relaxed. As REAL is not very large, the bar and booths line the edges while the inside tables are positioned closely together – this proximity to other parties might make some uncomfortable, but it didn’t seem to bother anyone there.
THE BEER I can’t even begin to review the beer, mostly because I only had two out of the more than 200 that REAL carries. What I can say is that the selection is incredible – a board hanging above the bar lists many of the beers, but even this is only a small portion of what is offered. A word of caution: An evening at REAL may not be cheapest night out. Many of the beers are imported, so the price for a 16-oz glass can range from $5 to $15 or more. However, if you’re open or looking to try something new, REAL is a good place to delve into.
THE FOOD REAL’s food meets the high standards set by the gastropub distinction, but as with the beer, this comes at a price. I tried the duck confit corn dog, which comes with a cranberry compote and housemade Guinness mustard. This is REAL’s numberone seller for a reason. The confit is shredded within the crispy bun, and the condiments on the side were the perfect pairing – this dish would not have worked as well if it had been served with regular
ketchup and mustard. The beer-battered fi sh and chips were crispy and fl aky, with a malt vinegar tartar sauce adding a tasty sourness. But for the price ($7 and $8, respectively), we received two half-sized corn dogs and three small pieces of fi sh – enough food to satisfy a hungry person halfway.
S E RV I C E We were seated right away, and our menus, drinks and food arrived promptly despite the restaurant being pretty full. I was overwhelmed by the beer selection, so I asked my server for recommendations. His knowledge of the beers that they carry was impressive – name a type of beer and he’s got a suggestion for you. Even if you name specifics, such as brand or taste, he thinks of something in an instant and brings it to you just as quickly. In between drinks and dishes, we were frequently checked up on and always made to feel welcome. R AT I N G :
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There was a loud muff ler accelerating near my house half past midnight, and I walked outside to discover where the noise was headed. Just past my driveway, I saw a man headed my way at a sprint. Instinctively, I stretched out my foot and tripped what ap peared to be a criminal, as he was being chased by several police officers. He fell hard and fast but was immediately back up and running. I failed to think about why this person was running. Was it fear? Did he actually commit a crime? Was he terrified that the officers chasing him wanted to cause him harm? I didn’t know what he did, but I knew that he was running from the police. I started chasing him, caught up, grabbed him and pushed him against a fence. He collapsed to the ground, and I kept my distance in case he had a concealed weapon. I saw that this person was not a man but a young teen. “You need to stop,” I told him, but he felt otherwise and started to run again. Honolulu’s finest were lagging 50 yards behind us. I pursued him again, tackled him to the ground and
held him until the police caught h up. I moved out of the way as four cops jumped on the kid. The suspect was already on the ground with his face down and hands out. I know this because I was the one who stopped him. From that moment, he didn’t appear to be a serious threat, although there are necessar y precautions that the police take for suspects. As the first four police officers swarmed over the boy, I saw each of the cops throwing elbows into the boy’s back after he was already handcuffed, along with punches to his stomach. They hit him wherever they could except for the face. Still standing five feet away, I felt guilty because I stopped this person, thinking that I was doing the right thing. One officer noticed that I was watching them beat the boy and stood in front of me to obstruct my view, but I was still able to see. As he did this, one of the officers beating the boy made eye contact with me and realized I was watching ever y move they made, at which point he began to scream, “Stop resisting!” The boy was not resisting, and his hands were cuffed be hind his back. By the time the officers caught up to us, the boy didn’t have enough energy
In the United States, are we not innocent until proven guilty? What if they had the wrong person and had beaten someone innocent?
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to lift himself off the ground, let alone resist the four men pummeling his ribs and abdomen with their fists. Within another couple minutes, two more officers came up and began repeatedly kicking the boy in the knee; I stopped counting after the first five kicks. I should have let the kid get away because no one deser ves this kind of beating. I couldn’t take anymore and began to walk away from the six cop cars and 12 officers. As I left, I turned my head and saw one officer bending the boy’s right leg toward his buttocks, twisting his ankle outward as if he was going to snap it. What was the point of this other than to cause pain and suffering? My mind was blown by the cruelty. In the United States, are we not innocent until proven guilty? What if they had the wrong person and had beaten someone innocent? Judging by what I witnessed, this teen was a victim of a broken system. While talking to one of my neighbors about what happened, a single police officer began to walk down the street toward his parked vehicle, and I asked him about what I had seen. He told me that the suspect was a known assailant with a criminal record, whom they had been trying to catch for some time, and had pulled knives on police officers before. The officer told me that the reason for the beating was because they were tr ying to get his hands behind his back – which were already cuffed – and they did not know whether he had a knife or weapon. Then the officer said, “He was prob ably no older than 17.” Full-grown men, officers of the law who we look to for protection and judgment, tried to beat up a minor. I respect officers of the law and appreciate their sacrifices. They cannot, however, blur the line between a cautious arrest and police brutality and hope
to keep that respect and appre ciation intact. Acts of police brutality happen throughout the U.S., and nothing is done about it. We assume that the police know best. If we interfere with what appears pears to be an unjust arrest, we will be looking at 5 to 10 years rs for assaulting an officer. I lost myy faith th in law enforcement after that th hat night, and I still don’t know w whether to feel guilty. But I do know that I will never be abl able le to stand by and let something like that happen again.
*The author of this article personally witnessed the events he or she has described above and has asked to remain anonymous. This article is presented to the UH M ā noa community for the purposes of calling attention to an important community issue and inviting discussion, not to accuse or place blame.
Poll RESULTS UH West O‘ahu What do you think of the academic program of UH West Oʻahu?
It’s just as rigorous as UH Mānoa. 3.4 percent I think it’s less rigorous than UH Mānoa. 27.6 percent No opinion: I’ve never attended classes there. 41.4 percent I’ve never been there, but I’ve heard good things. 20.7 percent I’ve never been there, but I’ve heard bad things. 6.9 percent
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How to make a complaint If your complaint is about off-duty misconduct, on-duty misconduct 60 days after the incident, possible criminal activity, or civilian employees of the police department, a notarized statement can be sent to the HPD Professional Standards Office at:
Honolulu Police Department Attention: Professional Standards Office 801 South Beretania St. Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96813 Telephone: 808-723-3775 If the complaint is about on-duty conduct within 60 days of the incident and involves misconduct such as swearing, profanity, overbearing conduct or refusal to provide the officer’s name and badge number, notarized statements must be sent to:
Honolulu Police Commission 1060 Richards St., Ste. 170 Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96813 Telephone: 808-723-7580. More information about complaints and complaint forms can be found at: honolulupd.org/information/index.php?page=complaint
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There was a loud muff ler accelerating near my house half past midnight, and I walked outside to discover where the noise was headed. Just past my driveway, I saw a man headed my way at a sprint. Instinctively, I stretched out my foot and tripped what ap peared to be a criminal, as he was being chased by several police officers. He fell hard and fast but was immediately back up and running. I failed to think about why this person was running. Was it fear? Did he actually commit a crime? Was he terrified that the officers chasing him wanted to cause him harm? I didn’t know what he did, but I knew that he was running from the police. I started chasing him, caught up, grabbed him and pushed him against a fence. He collapsed to the ground, and I kept my distance in case he had a concealed weapon. I saw that this person was not a man but a young teen. “You need to stop,” I told him, but he felt otherwise and started to run again. Honolulu’s finest were lagging 50 yards behind us. I pursued him again, tackled him to the ground and
held him until the police caught h up. I moved out of the way as four cops jumped on the kid. The suspect was already on the ground with his face down and hands out. I know this because I was the one who stopped him. From that moment, he didn’t appear to be a serious threat, although there are necessar y precautions that the police take for suspects. As the first four police officers swarmed over the boy, I saw each of the cops throwing elbows into the boy’s back after he was already handcuffed, along with punches to his stomach. They hit him wherever they could except for the face. Still standing five feet away, I felt guilty because I stopped this person, thinking that I was doing the right thing. One officer noticed that I was watching them beat the boy and stood in front of me to obstruct my view, but I was still able to see. As he did this, one of the officers beating the boy made eye contact with me and realized I was watching ever y move they made, at which point he began to scream, “Stop resisting!” The boy was not resisting, and his hands were cuffed be hind his back. By the time the officers caught up to us, the boy didn’t have enough energy
In the United States, are we not innocent until proven guilty? What if they had the wrong person and had beaten someone innocent?
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to lift himself off the ground, let alone resist the four men pummeling his ribs and abdomen with their fists. Within another couple minutes, two more officers came up and began repeatedly kicking the boy in the knee; I stopped counting after the first five kicks. I should have let the kid get away because no one deser ves this kind of beating. I couldn’t take anymore and began to walk away from the six cop cars and 12 officers. As I left, I turned my head and saw one officer bending the boy’s right leg toward his buttocks, twisting his ankle outward as if he was going to snap it. What was the point of this other than to cause pain and suffering? My mind was blown by the cruelty. In the United States, are we not innocent until proven guilty? What if they had the wrong person and had beaten someone innocent? Judging by what I witnessed, this teen was a victim of a broken system. While talking to one of my neighbors about what happened, a single police officer began to walk down the street toward his parked vehicle, and I asked him about what I had seen. He told me that the suspect was a known assailant with a criminal record, whom they had been trying to catch for some time, and had pulled knives on police officers before. The officer told me that the reason for the beating was because they were tr ying to get his hands behind his back – which were already cuffed – and they did not know whether he had a knife or weapon. Then the officer said, “He was prob ably no older than 17.” Full-grown men, officers of the law who we look to for protection and judgment, tried to beat up a minor. I respect officers of the law and appreciate their sacrifices. They cannot, however, blur the line between a cautious arrest and police brutality and hope
to keep that respect and appre ciation intact. Acts of police brutality happen throughout the U.S., and nothing is done about it. We assume that the police know best. If we interfere with what appears pears to be an unjust arrest, we will be looking at 5 to 10 years rs for assaulting an officer. I lost myy faith th in law enforcement after that th hat night, and I still don’t know w whether to feel guilty. But I do know that I will never be abl able le to stand by and let something like that happen again.
*The author of this article personally witnessed the events he or she has described above and has asked to remain anonymous. This article is presented to the UH M ā noa community for the purposes of calling attention to an important community issue and inviting discussion, not to accuse or place blame.
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR GMO labeling is about self-determination It has been said that the law is both a shield and a sword: It can establish boundaries that protect people and be used as a weapon when those boundaries are crossed. HB 174, requiring the labeling of GMO produce, does just that for the people of Hawai ‘i. However, it is dangerously close to being defeated without so much as a hearing before the State Senate. HB 174 requires that all imported, genetically modified produce be labeled as GMO. This simple requirement will provide individuals the information that they need to protect themselves from GMO produce if they so desire. Certainly not everyone will choose to do so, myself included, but for those who wish to, the law should provide them the means to shield themselves. As you may have seen in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, this requirement is not without its problems. Exclusively labeling imported produce likely violates Congress’ exclusive power over interstate commerce, and there is reason to be concerned that federal laws preempt the states’ authority over food labeling. However, the commerce clause issue is easy to remedy by simply requiring all GMO produce to be labeled, regardless of origin. Federal preemption is a more complicated question, but the answer is far from clear, given the Food and Drug Administration’s failure to require labeling. In any event, that is a question for the courts, not for the State Legislature and certainly not for the editorial page of the newspaper. People have also expressed concerns that this is going to cost local farmers and the government money in these financially difficult times. However, if the State Senate follows the House Finance Committee’s recommendation to create a private cause of action, this bill will cost the government and farmers little to nothing. A private cause of action empowers individuals to sue if they buy food that should have been labeled but wasn’t. Placing this sword in the hands of the people puts all the burden of enforcing this law – identification of violators, testing to demonstrate the violation and punishment – on individuals who have been misled. HB 174, with appropriate amendments, will give the people of Hawai ‘i the power to make their own decisions and defeat those who would stand in their way. The next step for this bill is Senate committee hearings. However, two of the committee chairs who must agree to schedule it appear unlikely to do so. Sen. Clarence Nishihara, chair of the Agriculture Committee, is on record saying he doesn’t believe the bill is constitutional, and Sen. Rosalyn Baker, chair of Consumer Protection, has already killed a GMO-fish labeling bill and has refused to discuss HB 174. If this bill is not scheduled for hearing by today, it will die. If you think that the people of Hawai ‘i shouldn’t lose the power to decide for themselves without so much as a hearing, and if you think that a bill that passed 50-1 in the State House should at least be heard, then call Sens. Nishihara and Baker and let them know. Email or call Sens. Baker and Nishihara to tell them know how you feel about HB 174. Sen. Rosalyn Baker PHONE: 808-586-6070 EMAIL: senbaker@capitol.hawaii.gov Sen. Clarence Nishihara PHONE: 808-586-6970 EMAIL: sennishihara@capitol.hawaii.gov For the full text of HB 174, visit capitol.hawaii.gov C HRISTIA AN M ITCHELL J.D. Candidate 2014 Richardson Students for GMO Labeling
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Coolen said that he is somewhat pleased with the team thus far, but the team still has a lot of work to do to be successful in the Big West. “I did not anticipate having to use Kaia [Parnaby] as much as I have,” Coolen said. “We’re about 28 or 29 games in, and I didn’t think she was going to have pitched like 23 or 24 games already for us. We’ve learned a lot about ourselves. We’re a little sketchy when our other pitchers are out there. But I think that there are some things promising. Loie [Kesterson] pitched some solid innings, and Keiki [Carlos] shut down Baylor. We just need them to be consis-
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With its preseason schedule in the rearview, the University of Hawai‘i softball team is focusing on its next challenge: the Big West regular season. The Rainbow Wahine will open conference play on the road against Cal State Northridge on Saturday and Sunday. The team is confident yet wary of the challenges the Big West may present. “Our first game is against Northridge, and every time we play them, we’ve always mercy-ruled them,” said junior outfielder Sharla Kliebenstein. “We’re not really worried about them, but they’re a scrappy hitting team, so we can’t let up at all.” Head coach Bob Coolen, on the other hand, is cautious about his expectations. “Everyone is going to go after each other, especially us, because we have the target on our back as the preseason pick as number one,” Coolen said. “It’s not like we’re in the middle of the pack trying to prove ourselves. This is our first year back in the Big West since 1996, and they picked us to win. That’s unreal, because I did not expect that.”
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Junior second baseman Jazmine Zamora had four hits, two RBIs and nine putouts to earn her spot on the Chevron Spring Fling All-Tournament Team. tent and be able to come in relief and be different from Kaia.” Coolen said that he hopes the team is aware that other members of the Big West will be gunning for his squad. “I don’t know how it’s [being picked number one] going to drive our players, but I know it will fire up the other teams because everyone wants to beat the number one team and a ranked opponent,” Coolen said. “We’re labeled going into the regular season and it’s going to be tough and stressful. I’m not going to lie; it’s going to be a long Big West season.” Coolen also throws out any implications that beating a team in the past holds any merit.
“They had different personnel then, and so did we,” Coolen said. “We don’t have some of the players that we had then when we beat them. We are a whole different team. “We need to be a little more consistent, because the Big West is going to be wide open. Everyone’s posturing to see how we’re going to do in the Big West this year. We all start 0 and 0 in the left hand column.”
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Marc Flores: catalyst for ‘Bows’ improvement
Junior Marc Flores has the Rainbows’ only home run of the season, and also drove in the go-ahead RBI in Hawai‘i win over Gonzaga last week. FILE PHOTO KA LEO O HAWAI‘I
ELIAQUIM R EYES Staff Writer The Rainbow baseball team’s 2-15 season has been one of constant trial, as the team has battled through losing streaks, inconsistent play and injuries. But one player’s recent play moves toward leaving difficulties behind them. In his fi rst year with the ‘Bows, junior fi rst baseman Marc Flores leads the team in several batting categories while serving as a model of improving offensive prowess. Flores and the ‘Bows will look to continue making progress in a five-game series against Wichita State starting Wednesday at Les Murakami Stadium.
A P RO D U C T I O N I N T H E M A K I N G In the series against Gonzaga, Flores proved his worth on the plate when he hit the team’s first home run of the season during the second game while going 2-for5 and contributing a double. He also went 3-for-4 with an RBI and a double in the series finale, securing UH’s first homestand victory of the season. He batted .237 in this series, displaying improvement from the past three series he played in. “I changed my approach, and I changed
there’s an error, then I’m on my batting stance,” Flores base ready to score.” said. “That helped a lot. It Defensively, Flores holds was a just a minor adjusta .985 fielding percentage, ment. Just where my leg has contributed four assists setting was and how I was and is second among the starting my leg kick. I just fielders in putouts (60). Howswitched it for the series, ever, being one of the more and I’m gonna keep it for offensive-minded players on the rest of the season.” the team, Flores stresses Head coach Mike Trapashis role in terms of hits-andso also recognized Flores’ ofruns production. fensive progress on the plate. “My role is to bring in runs “We need him to continHAWAIIATHLETICS.COM … and also to get on base,” he ue that because he was strugNo. 19 Marcus Flores. said. “There are hitters behind gling up until that point,” me that can also bring me in.” Trapasso said. “He made a big, big adjustment with his swing and that takes some courage because FAC I N G T H E F U T U R E he’s had success as a junior college player, As the ‘Bows (2-15) eye a series victory but he saw that the way he was hitting wasn’t against Wichita State (11-7), Flores acknowlsuccessful at this level so he had to make edged the difference that a win can make in changes. Hopefully, that will continue.” their outlook for future games. Flores is leading in batting average “It feels a lot better [coming up from a win] (.297), slugging percentage (.436), on- because we know that the hard work that we’re base percentage (.378) and home runs (1). going to be putting in this week is gonna go He is also fourth in hits (11), second in towards Wichita [State], and we’re going to be RBIs (4) and tied for second in doubles (3). trying our hardest to win the series,” he said. “When I go up to the plate, I’m just tryFlores also responded to how the players ing to hit the ball and put it in play,” Flores felt as they tried to snap out of their five-game said. “If the defense doesn’t get me out or if losing streak before their win against Gonzaga.
“It was pretty stressful,” he said. “We’re all here, working hard. We wanted to win, obviously, but things were just not falling into place as they should be, but we got through it.” However, Trapasso said that the team still needs to make progress in its hitting. “Tell them to get hits. There’s not a whole lot else to do,” Trapasso said. “It’s been 100 percent mental for most of the guys, and they just have to get back to being aggressive.” But Flores has an optimistic outlook toward the upcoming series, and he said he hopes it will overfl ow into their game play. “We have more of a positive attitude going into practice since we got that win, finally, so now we just gotta keep playing, just keep hitting and doing our thing,” Flores said. “We’re gonna keep fighting until the end.” Associate Sports Editor Jeremy Nitta contributed to this story
UPCOMING GAMES UH vs. Wichita State March 20-23 at 6:35 p.m. March 24 at 12:05 p.m. All games will be held at Les Murakami Stadium.