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Starting May 1, alumni who graduated between spring 2008 to the present can purchase membership to the newly opened Warrior Recreation Center. But some current and former UH students say graduates, especially those who have paid for the center in their student fees, shouldn’t have to pay for access. According to Campus Center Board President Matthew Nagata, there are an estimated 80,000 alumni living on O‘ahu, a number that could affect accessibility to the center.

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News “One of the concerns of the operations we have is that the 80,000 alumni would most likely adversely affect the students’ ability to access the center, which is why we had said basically the alumni that essentially paid for the recreation center fee would have fi rst priority access to the facility,” he said.

The alumni who graduated during this time paid for the center with the mandatory campus center operations and recreation fee, which was approved by the Board of Regents in spring 2008. Prior to that semester, the fee was called the student center operations fee.

The campus center operations and recreation fee rose to its current $175 amount during a five-year period, according to Nagata. Current students will continue to pay this fee every semester.

continued from page 1 “One of the recommendations the center is currently crowded.

“I don’t really have a problem with we received was $300 was a number that operation felt would be it though,” she said.

Jack Damuni, who graduated proportional to the use of the facility – that alumni would kind of with a bachelor’s degree in sociology

According to a UH news release, the Campus Center Board and the Student Recreation faculty and staff from the Office of Student Life and Development will

One of the concerns of the operations we have is that the 80,000 alumni would most likely adversely affect the students’ ability to access the center, which is why we had said basically the alumni that essentially paid for the recreation center fee would have first priority access to the facility.

– CAMPUS CENTER BOARD PRESIDENT MATTHEW NAGATA

T H E C E N T E RʼS AC C E S S I B I L I T Y

During its first operating week, the Warrior Recreation Center averaged about 2,300 people who accessed it each day. During its first operating weekend, an average of 750 people accessed it each day.

According to Nagata, Student Recreation Services, as the facility operator, is still trying to determine practical operating capacity of the WRC. The Campus Center Board will then use that data to make appropriate policies for the facility.

He said the center’s fire code says it can hold up to 3,000 people.

“But of course we realize that we can’t accommodate all the people in the facility at one time, so we’re trying to fi nd a balance between what’s appropriate in the facility,” he said.

“So we’re trying to balance out number-wise in the facility to make sure that, of course, we’re in compliance with the fi re code and then also we’re not overcrowding because we reach capacity.”

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A validated UH Mānoa ID is necessary to enter the Warrior Recreation Center.

justify the cost of a $300 membership as well as also making sure that we were covering our costs for the use of the facilities because students pay,” Nagata said.

“We want to make sure it was fair for everyone to pay.”

But alumni have options when it comes to membership. Sixmonth, monthly, weekly and daily memberships and passes are also available to them.

Some current students, like freshman Janelle Gacula, think it’s a good idea to allow that group of MEMBERSHIP alumni access to the center.

Alumni who graduated between Freshman Mary Hara thinks spring 2008 to the present can pur- this group would impact the cenchase a yearly membership for $300. ter’s accessibility but doesn’t think

last December, said he thinks alumni should be able to use the center without paying a membership fee.

“You’ve paid your dues there.

You should be able to use the resources there,” he said. “We should be able to have access for free or at some discount.”

Damuni, who works out at the Alexander C. Waterhouse Physiology Research and Training Facility on lower campus, said many alumni utilize that gym.

He said many of those alumni would also come to the Warrior Recreation Center if admission were cheap or free. “ I ’d p rob a bl y c ome e ve r y d a y,” he s a id .

“continue to assess the actual usage of the facility over the coming semester and, if possible, extend the offer of membership to UHM alumni who graduated before Spring 2008 in the future.”

“If the facility is able to accommodate the fee paying students, faculty/staff, and spring 2008 – current alumni; membership opportunities may be extended to UHM alumni that graduated prior to spring 2008,” Nagata said.

According to Nagata, faculty and staff can also purchase a yearly membership for $240. Other options are also available.

UH community college and outreach students, NICE pro-

gram, SEED program and EastWest Center students and participants can also purchase yearly, six-month, monthly, weekly and daily memberships and passes.

In some cases, semester memberships are also available.

Buddy passes will also be available for non-members for $10 a day or $20 a week.

T H E C E N T E RʼS F I R S T T WO W E E K S

The center’s fi rst two weeks were originally designated as a trial period for anyone with a valid UH Mānoa ID, according to Nagata.

“So a student, being fee-paying, of course, would be (able to) access the facility, and then anyone that was faculty and staff or had a valid UH Mānoa ID was able to use the facility for the fi rst two weeks for free,” he said.

According to an April 14 article in Hawaii News Now, alumni weren’t able to access the facility during its first couple of weeks.

“I think operationally we had there were some concerns about the capacity of the facility, so operationally they decided to not sell alumni memberships at the current time the facility opened up,” Nagata said.

Campus Center Board then met with Student Recreation Services and Student Life Leadership.

“That’s when we came around to the, I guess, compromise between the alumni that graduated previously that paid for the facility but also making sure we’re able to service the students that are currently enrolled at UH Mānoa,” Nagata said.

He said that prior to that, the Campus Center Board had approved an affiliate membership category, which included alumni.

“I think we got to recognize the concern from the operation stand point that that may not have been feasible, and we may have, you know, overcrowded the facility so we need to look at that again,” Nagata said.

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News E-Team violated rules, presidential runner-up claims A LDEN A LAY VILLA Crime Beat Reporter Candidates for the Associated Students of the University of Hawai‘i office from the victorious engineering slate allegedly violated election rules during the elections.

The alleged infractions include the illegal distribution of campaign handouts and unofficial ASUH voting drives.

Martin Nguyen, who ran for ASUH president on the “Your Voice, Your Vote” slate, said in a complaint filed on April 16 that candidates who committed these infractions are subject to disqualification and shouldn’t serve in their new posts under ASUH Senate Rule 56.

According to ASUH Senate Rule 56, penalties may range from a written reprimand, a letter of apology, loss of stipend, disqualification or a referral to the Dean of Students Office.

According to Nguyen’s complaint, candidates of E-Team 2014 distributed campaign handouts attached to ASUH Grad Test Prep award applications on March 19 at events hosted by the Financial Literacy and Pre-Vet Club, as well as at a Pre-Medical Association general meeting.

Nguyen also accuses E-Team 2014 member Christopher Escalante of abusing his position as chairperson for the ASUH Committee on Undergraduate Affairs to influence voting.

“The ASUH Committee on Undergraduate Affairs, which is the body which dictates ASUH Grad Test Prep Awards, creates a situation whereas applicants feel obliged to vote for Mr. Escalante to better favor their chance of being selected for the ASUH Grad Test Prep Awards,” Nguyen said.

Brenden Burk, chairperson of the committee on finance for ASUH, said in a complaint also filed on April 16 that he witnessed Escalante handing out purple ASUH Graduate Test Prep Award applications with campaign materials attached to them with paper clips on March 19 at Webster Hall. Escalante announced his cam-

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E-Team candidate Stephen Nishihara (left) was elected president of ASUH with 31 percent of the vote. A complaint filed by runner-up Martin Nguyen (right) says Nishihara and his team violated election rules. paign for office while handing out the applications, Burk’s complaint says.

Nguyen and Burk also accuse the E-Team and the R IO Engineer’s Council at the University of Hawai‘i of conducting unofficial ASUH voting drives on April 10 and 15 on the second f loor lounge of the POST building.

According to Burk’s complaint, “such polling place was neither sanctioned by the ASUH Committee on Elections, nor monitored by a member of the Committee on Elections.”

Burk said that because many candidates of E-Team 2014 are also members of ECUH, it creates a conf lict of interest.

“It would be a conflict of interest for (E-Team candidates) to be a part of any decision-making process to establish a polling place via ECUH in the POST Building,” he said.

Nguyen echoed Burk’s complaint.

“A substantial number of the candidates of E-Team 2014 are leaders in the RIO Engineer’s Council at the University of Hawai‘i, which awarded engineering students, specifically, for participating in this unofficial ASUH voting drive,” Ngyuen said.

THE RESPONSE ASUH President-elect Stephen Nishihara denied the allegations toward E-Team 2014.

“My integrity and the integrity of the E-Team is solid because we conducted our campaign accordingly to the rules,” he said. “People will see what they want to see, fi nd what they want to fi nd. Fact of the matter is that the peoples’ voices were heard, and their votes were cast.”

Nishihara said that because the votes were ratified, candidates elected to their positions are official.

“The people fi ling these complaints has the right to do so,” he said. “If there was no tampering with the voting process/system (hence the ratification), then the people have spoken their minds and did so in a fair manner.”

The Trier of Facts — the Chief Elections Officer (The Elections Chair), the Elections Committee Vice-Chair and the SLD Director — will determine a verdict on May 1.

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The Academy for Creative Media will be host ing a showing of their students’ fi lms to an open audience. Viewers will have the chance to vote for the “audience favorite” award and may attend an Awards Ceremony to see if their chosen fi lm won. Complimentary pupus will be served at the ceremony.

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Location: Shidler and Campus Center Date/Time: May 8, 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Cost: Free Info: manoa.hawaii.edu/urop/events/forum-symposium/

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Introductory ethnic music and dance classes will ll presp ent performances from various cultures including g Japan, Ja J Java, China, Korea, Okinawa and Hawai’i to conclude their semester. Performances will begin in the he e Orvis Auditorium with a brief intermission before the concert nceer continues in n the Barbara Smith Amphitheater.

Location: Barbara Smith Amphitheater and Orvis Auditorium Date/Time: May 4, 3-5 p.m.

Cost: Free Info: hawaii.edu/uhmmusic

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Location: Kennedy Theatre Date/Time: May 31, 7:30-9 p.m.

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On Hawaiian sustainability grassroots effort to ensure, like the bumper sticker says, “a board and stone in every home.” This move toward decentralized poi production not only makes such a challenge economically plausible but also encourages a more intimate relation ship with one’s food versus buying it by the pound.

This past year, three girls from Kamehameha High School Kapālama decided to take on the Hāloa Challenge as a senior project.

Their efforts to fundraise for the kalo necessary for their 90-day experience were noticed by local filmmaker Torry Tukuafu, who was inspired to share their story with the world through a film entitled “I am Hāloa.” The film will follow the girls’ spiritual journey in forging a stronger relationship with Hāloa through the 90-day challenge, as well as their physical journey of visiting the various taro lands and farmers throughout the archipelago.

The premise of the film is a call to action for the people of Hawai‘i. Our perpetual existence on these islands is gravely threatened as a result of the cultural clashes of the past two centuries.

It is time that we reverse the trends, which have come to define our culture. We can now rebuild for the mutual benefits for both the land and the people. Part of this is a return to the culture of the past, the culture of the ‘umeke kāmau, of the papa and pāhaku, of the ‘ā‘ā and of the ‘āina itself.

But this is only part of the solution. Let the film “I Am Hāloa” also inspire those who do not trace their lineage to Hāloa to return their hands to the land, for we are all descendants of this Earth. It is only through the shouldering of responsibility to care for the Ear th that we will earn the privilege of its life-giving sustenance.

NICHOLAS KAWELAKAI FARRANT

Adapted from last Wednesday’s edition of Nā ‘Ili‘ili Leo Hone, entitled “Ka Ho‘i ‘Ana i Pono”

In stark contrast to what it once was, Hawai‘i is far from sustainable in this era. The construction of each new subdivision and hotel further precludes pieces of this paradise from producing the cultivation it desperately needs, and it has imported even more hungry mouths, which the current infrastructure cannot feed.

Despite this current environmental and social tragedy, there exists a hopeful bounty in Hawai‘i’s future: a hope that in many ways echoes the culture of the past.

H Ā L OAʼS MOʻO L E L O

Hāloanakalaukapalili, the stillborn son of Wākea, Sky Father, and his daughter Ho‘ohākākalani, when laid to rest in the bosom of Papa, Earth Mother, became the first kalo plant. Hāloa, the second son of Wākea and Ho‘ohākākalani, then became the first Kānaka Maoli, and thus the progenitor of the Hawaiian race.

The mo‘olelo of Hāloa reminds Kānaka today of our genealogical connection to the taro plant and of our simple kuleana to mālama Hāloa, our older brother the taro plant. In return, we receive his nourishing energy.

More and more, Kānaka are recognizing the value of a healthy relationship with Hāloa. One manifestation of this is the “Hāloa Challenge,” a 90-day commitment to make kalo one’s staple carbohydrate, as it was for our kāpuna.

Throughout the challenge, one can eat any fruit, meats and vegetables they desire, but poi, pa‘i‘ai and tarobased foods shall remain their only carbohydrate; rice, potato, wheat and other starches are not allowed.

EATIN G LOC AL The Hāloa Challenge, in many ways, was born out of the ku‘i ‘ai, or poi-pounding, movement, a

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E Hawai‘i kuāuli a hiki i ke one pūpū o Ni‘ihau, e ke hoa lokomaika‘i o ka ‘ōlelo makuahine o ko kāua ‘āina, ‘ano‘ai ho‘i. I ka hala ‘ana mai o kēia kau kula a i loko nō ho‘i o ka lo‘ohia a me ka pa‘ahana loa o kēia wā ‘āpiki e ho‘i hope ai kou mea kākau i ke kumu, kahi ho‘i ia o nā kūpuna i kau nui aku i ko lākou no‘ono‘o. Mālia paha he manu noho pa‘a ‘oe ma ke Kulanui nei i ke awāwa ‘o Mānoa i ke alo ‘o Haliluahine, a i ‘ole paha ke ha‘alele a‘ela me ka ‘āuna kōlea e ‘ike ai i ke ‘ano o ke ao ma hope mai o ka puka kula ‘ana. Mea ‘ole ho‘i kou hopena e ke hoa o ka ‘alelo ho‘okahi, ua kuleana ‘oe i kāu mea luhi o ka wā i hala aku nei, ‘o ia ko kāua ‘ōlelo aloha.

‘O kahi pahuhopu o ka ‘imi ‘ana i ka na‘auao ma ke Kulanui nei, ‘o ia ka ho‘omāhuahua ‘ana a‘e i ka lihilihi ‘ike e waiho ana i loko o kō wahi pūniu. He ho‘opihapiha pono a piha ‘ū i ka wai e pono ai ‘o loko, a e ka‘ana aku me ka po‘e e hāhā wale ana i kulu wai e ma‘ū ai ka pu‘u. Pēlā e oi ho‘oikaika ai i ko lākou nei ‘i‘ini, a ukuhi ‘ia ko lākou wai pono‘ī. Ma ia ka‘ina hana e kūkahekahe ai ka wai ma Mānoa nei, a ‘o Kawaihuelani ‘o ia ho‘i ka hālau ‘ōlelo Hawai‘i o ke Kulanui ma Mānoa.

I ke kaulu ‘ana o nā ua me ke hau makani o Mānoa nei, pi‘o maila ke ānuenue he lei ‘ohu ho‘i ia na ka wai e iho makawalu mai ana, a he me‘e kēia wai na ka haumāna e kūlia a‘e ai.

He makawalu nō ho‘i ka hana a ka mea e komo ana i ko kākou papahana ‘oiai, ‘a‘ole ka ‘ōlelo wale nō ka ‘ike Hawai‘i e huli ai no ka mea ua manomano ia, a pēlā ka ‘ōlelo i manamana ai i nā alahele a ka haumāna o Kawaihuelani e alahula ai. Eia kā ko waho ala i ka nemanema ‘ana i ko ke Kulanui, ‘a‘ole na‘e i malo‘o nā ‘auwai ‘o Kānewai.

Na ka haumāna nāna e ‘a‘a i kēia huli na‘auao ‘ana ke kuleana e kipa i nā alahele manamana i hō‘ike ‘ia a‘e nei, ma o ka huli nowelo ‘ana i nā mahele like ‘ole o ko kāua ‘ōlelo aloha.

E heluhelu nō a pa‘a na‘au nā mo‘olelo a me nā ka‘ao o ka wā ma mua mai ke kino lahilahi o ka nūpepa kahiko a hiki i kēia wā ‘ili pa‘a o ka puke! E kākau aku i ka mo‘olelo a me ka ‘ike i loa‘a maila i laha ka ‘ike i ko ke ao nei! E ho‘opukapuka mau i nā hua ‘ōlelo o ka ‘āina a kāua e maka‘āinana nei i puana ‘ia kona nani! E huli i ka ‘ike o nā kūpuna o ka wā i hala a me nā mea e ō nei a hiki i kēia wā! A he nui paha nā alahele hou a‘e e kū nei no kāua e hehi aku. ‘O ia ihola kekahi mau kuleana o ka haumāna ‘ōlelo Hawai‘i ma ke Kulanui.

‘Auhea ‘oe e ke hoa heluhelu, he keu ho‘i kēia helu papa ‘ana mai i nā kuleana o ka haumāna a he hiki ‘ole ho‘i ke pa‘a nā ‘ike a pau. ‘O ia paha ke kumu o kahi ‘ōlelo ho‘oheno e puana mau ‘ia, ‘a‘ole nō i pau ka ‘ike ma ka hālau ho‘okahi. No ia kumu e waiho nei ke kuleana i mua o kāua no ka wā e hiki mai ana a me nā hānauna ‘a‘ole i kana mai. Eia na‘e kekahi, aia ko waho ala e ho‘ohalahala nei i ke Kulanui i ka mālama pono ‘ole ‘ana i ka ‘ōlelo. Na kākou haumāna paha e ho‘onā aku iā lākou ma o ko kāua noke ‘ana i ka ‘ike e pono ai ka ‘ōlelo, mai ke kihi o ka pepa a ka waha o nā kūpuna. Aloha nō ua po‘e nei o ka nema ‘ana mai me ka ho‘ohalahala ‘ana ho‘i he nānā ‘ole ko ke Kulanui i ko kahiko; ‘o ko lākou nei hoa kahiko ho‘okahi paha ‘o ia ke ali‘i ‘o Kākuhihewa. Mahalo.

To v i e w a t r a n s l a t i o n , v i s i t kaleo.org/opinion / hch.

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Sand ‘Bows ready for national championship H AYLEY MUSASHI Associate Sports Editor @H AYLEYELYSE

Boasting an overall 18-3 record, the Rainbow Wahine sand volleyball team brings both momentum and confidence into its first-ever trip to the NCA A Championships. However, the ‘Bows join a talented contingent of schools, each capable of hoisting the trophy.

“This has been our goal since day one,” head coach Scott Wong said. “We

F L O R I DA I N T E R N AT I O N A L The ‘Bows are set to face fi fth-seeded Florida International in their fi rst matchup of the tournament Friday morning.

Like the Rainbow Wahine, this is the Golden Panthers’ inaugural invitation to the team portion of the tournament, though they qualified two tandems in the “Best of the Rest” pairs competition in 2013.

The Panthers are an impressive 14-2 in dual action this season, however FIU has only faced two top 10 opponents, falling to both No. 4 Florida State and No. 6 Georgia State.

want to be the best for Hawai‘i. You have to beat the best to be amongst the best.

We’re going to be competing against five other good teams, and we think we’re right there where we can compete for a national championship. We always like to know who our enemy is, and these are our five enemies out there. We don’t know everything about every one of them, but we’ll be learning a lot. … We’ll be ready.”

USC

PEPPERDINE

Should the ‘Bows defeat FIU, the Rainbow Wahine are set to face off against USC (22-1) — a team that has handed Hawai‘i one of its three losses this season.

The Wahine faced the Trojans early in the season when UH played host to the USAV Beach Collegiate Challenge at Queen’s Beach. The Women of Troy battled to a 3-2 victory over Hawai‘i and have been on a tear since.

The top-ranked Trojans’ only loss of the season came from Pepperdine in their third match of the season, and they closed out their regular season with fi ve straight sweeps, including against No. 8 Loyola Marymount.

In a program that boasts one national championship, one runner-up fi nish and eight All-American selections in only three years of competition, the Pepperdine Waves (15-1) are once again a major hurdle in the tournament.

The No. 2 Waves have only felt the sting of defeat once this season, falling to the Trojans 4-1 in March. The Wahine have squared off against Pepperdine twice this season, falling on both occasions in 5-0 sweeps.

Joining the Trojans as a toptwo seed, the Waves receive a bye into the quarterfi nals and will face either Florida State or Stetson on Friday afternoon.

ADMISSION WITH VA L I D U H M A N O A I D

F L O R I DA S TAT E No. 4 Florida State (16-1) enters the tournament with only one loss on the season coming from a 3-2 decision against the Trojans in Los Angeles. But the Seminoles most recently closed their regular-season schedule on a 10-game win streak with most decisions coming in sweeps.

Half of UH’s No. 1 pair, senior Brittany Tiegs, transferred from Florida State after leading the Seminoles to a perfect season and a deep run in the national tournament, earning All-American honors in the sport’s inaugural year.

The Seminoles are set to face Stetson in Friday morning’s match.

STETSON

Stetson is the only squad in the six-team field ranked outside of the top 10, and has only faced one ranked opponent in Georgia State, splitting the pair of matches.

T he Hatters (18 - 4) are winners of the Atlantic Sun Conference and seeded last in the tournament.

Stetson also qualified a solo tandem into the pairs competition, but will be awarded a second spot if the Hatters advance to the semifinals of the team tournament.

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