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Fire extinguished on Wa‘ahila Ridge The fire, which was contained late Friday, appeared to be extinguished by 4:30 p.m. Saturday.

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Bill could elminate protections for Hawai‘i journalists House Bill 295 would eliminate protection for unpublished information and continue to require journalists to reveal their sources if required to by a state for federal court mandate.

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Chinese ministry awards UH Mānoa Center for Chinese Studies $1M The Confucius Institute at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa’s Center for Chinese Studies received $1 million from the People’s Republic of China Ministry of Education. The money will benefit students and community by enhancing community activities.

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Sex assault awareness training may become mandatory As of March 9, only 574 UH Mānoa students have taken a voluntary sexual assault on-line training course. To increase awareness among students about preventing sexual assault, the university is looking at making this training mandatory.

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Jury acquits Strong on charges he raped an 18-year-old in dorm room

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Hawaiian beaches littered with trash from ocean garbage patch The large mass of garbage in the northern Pacific Ocean, known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, is causing plastic debris to scatter along the beaches of Hawai‘i.

According to UH Senior Researcher Nikolai Maximenko at the School of Ocean and Earth Sciences and Technology (SOEST), microplastics are the main debris found along the beaches of Hawai‘i.

“Anytime on any beach in Hawai‘i you can see colorful particles of micro plastics on the beach,” Maximenko said.

Larger plastics found in the garbage patch form into microplastics from decay, due to sunlight exposure. Microplastics measure anywhere from one millimeter to one centimeter. Northeast trade winds then carry micro plastics from the garbage patch to the beaches of Hawai‘i.

Located between California and Hawai‘i, he said the garbage patch is trapped in a spiraling ocean currents that measure about 30 degrees latitude.

“The garbage patch has trapped floating debris for tens of years,” Maximenko said.

According to SOEST Research Associate Tara Clemente, in 2008 UH researchers took a vessel to the North Pacific garbage patch at a cost of about $37,000 per day.

“We were lucky, or not lucky depending on how you look at it. Every tow we did, as soon as we left Honolulu Harbor, we got plastic,” Clemente said.

The crew ended up with roughly 52,000 to 556,000 plastic fragments per square kilometer or an average of 0.3 to 0.4 pieces per square meter.

“We still don’t know the fate of where all the plastic is, and I think that is one of the bigger issues. We know it is reaching our water ways but we don’t know how much is making it to the sea floor versus the diet in animals, and washing up on our beaches,” Clemente said.

Nat’l bar association honors UH law lecturer A University of Hawai‘i law lecturer has been honored with a lifetime achievement award for her 30 years of litigation work, according to a release.

Sherry Broder, a law lecturer at the William

Tyler Strong appears in court on the last day of the trial.

S. Richardson School of Law, has been honored by the American Bar Association (ABA) with the 2015 Solo & Small Firm Lifetime Achievement Award for her “work over more than three decades, [which] epitomized the ideals of the legal profession and of solo and small-firm practitioners.”

“This honor is entirely fitting and richly deserved,” Law School Dean Avi Soifer said in the report. “Sherry Broder has made and continues to make indelible contributions to our Law School, Hawai‘ i and the nation, as well as being a significant actor in advancing worldwide human rights and environmental concerns.”

During her 30 years of litigation, Broder has served as class liaison counsel for 9,500 victims of torture in the Philippines; won a class action lawsuit on behalf of Hawai‘ i mothers and their children exposed to excess levels of pesticides; and has worked with Native Hawaiians on social justice issues.

UH researchers predict doubling of coastal erosion in Hawai‘ i by 2050 Researchers from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa and the Hawai‘ i Department of Land and Natural Resources predict that by 2050 coastal erosion in Hawai‘ i will double due to rising sea levels, according to a UH news report.

In the study, “Doubling of coastal erosion under rising sea level by mid-century in Hawai‘i,” researchers assessed “that future erosion hazards under higher sea levels” indicate that coastal erosion of Hawai‘ i’s beaches may double by mid-century.

“When we modeled future shoreline change with the increased rates of sea level rise (SLR) projected under the IPCC’s ‘business as usual’ scenario, we found that increased SLR causes an average 16–20 feet of additional shoreline retreat by 2050, and an average of nearly 60 feet of additional retreat by 2100,” said Tiffany Anderson, lead author and post-doctoral researcher at the UH Mānoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology.

Anderson added that results indicate that 92 percent and 96 percent of the shorelines will be retreating by 2050 and 2100, “respectively, except at Kailua, O‘ahu, which is projected to begin retreating by mid-century.”

“With these new results government agencies can begin to develop adaptation strategies, including new policies, for safely developing the shoreline,” Anderson said.

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A jury on March 27 found a former University of Hawai‘ i at Mānoa student not guilty of sexually assaulting an 18-year-old female student in his Johnson Hall B dorm room last fall.

It took jurors four days to acquit Tyler Strong, 19, who was charged with two counts of first-degree sexual assault and one count of third-degree sex assault.

The decision comes a week after Strong took the stand to testify that he and his accuser had consensual sex in the early morning hours of Sept. 21, 2014.

An 18-year-old UH Mānoa freshman testified that Strong raped her that morning and that she repeatedly told him to stop.

VERDICT DAY

With two sheriffs behind him, Strong learned he would keep his freedom.

After the proceedings, Strong leaped onto the bench behind him, embracing family members who were in court throughout the trial.

Jurors reached their decision as they neared the end of a fourth day of deliberations. The jury consisted of eight women and four men – predominantly middle-aged to elderly. The acquittal allowed Strong to return to his family in Eugene, Oregon.

because it was the first place she felt safe.

That’s where she began to cry and where a friend testified that she assumed a fetal position as others tried to console her.

The 18-year-old UH Mānoa freshman who accused Strong of raping her testified in court March 16.

“I thought we were good friends,” she said, breaking down on the witness stand, not looking at Strong, who was seated between two defense attorneys.

Yamamoto and Strong’s lawyer, Jeffrey Hawk, questioned the witnesses, trying to establish how drunk Strong and his accuser were and what kind of relationship they had.

The first witness was Matthew Valencia, a 19-year-old freshman kinesiology major who moved to Hawai‘i from California to attend UH. Valencia said he was Tyler Strong’s roommate in Johnson Hall B and was also his friend, going to the gym and beach with him on several occasions. He also said he still communicates with the accuser. Valencia said that since the encounter, she appeared to be “really sad and down.”

“She’s more cautious and timid,” Valencia said.

“I see her every single day,” Serena Nasworthy, another 18-year-old freshman, testified. “The fun life-of-the-party person I used to know just got sucked out of her,” she said of Strong’s accuser.

TALE OF REVENGE

CONSENT IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Many tracked the trial’s developments.

Geography major Jeremie Schuster, a junior, followed the case. He said he read media reports online.

“I feel that this all could have been avoided if Strong was more mindful of consent,” Schuster said in an email.

Schuster thought the jury made the wrong decision.

“It does not matter if the girl had intentions to make another guy jealous. As far as I know, it was non consensual,” he said.

Kathryn Xian, an advocate for survivors of human trafficking, agreed.

“He admitted he did not get consent.

Period. He didn’t get a yes. She attests she said no several times,” Xian said. “If you don’t get affirmative consent to be absolutely clear, if you don’t get a yes, do not have sex.”

“A woman has a right to change her mind about having sex with you,” she said.

AFTER ‘THE INCIDENT’

Strong’s accuser said that after she was raped, she began pulling at the grass outside Johnson Hall. When she was transported to a sex abuse treatment center, she had dirt and grass underneath her fingernails, she said.

Prosecuting attorney Kristen Yamamoto said that the accuser collapsed there in the grass

The defense argued the accuser was trying to get revenge on another man the night she said Strong raped her — that she went to his Johnson Hall B dorm room to get revenge against Kaymen McCracken, at the time a UH student, who said he wasn’t interested in a serious relationship with her.

Hawk said that after the incident, the accuser made two phone calls. One was to her friend, and the other was to McCracken.

“Your first call was to Faith ... your second call was to Kaymen ... and you told Kaymen ‘I got raped’, right, and you hung up, right?” Hawk told the accuser during cross examination.

“And at that point you had your revenge,” Hawk said.

“No,” she said – raising her voice, then weeping on the witness stand.

The accuser maintained she didn’t want to have sex with Strong but that she knew kissing and caressing was a possibility, something she and Strong had done at least once before.

Strong’s accuser broke down in tears several times, often when asked to give details about what happened in Strong’s dorm room that night.

“There was a moment where I didn’t want to tell anybody,” she said. “I was the one that walked over there, and a lot of people would say ‘that girl did it on her own.’”

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Students to receive aid in paying back loans MARCOS DUPREYIRAOLA CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The new federal student aid bill of rights could help about 14,000 students on campus who are receiving some type of financial assistance afford their monthly payments.

President Barack Obama signed the Student Aid Bill of Rights on March 10. The Presidential Memorandum will direct the federal Department of Education and other federal agencies to implement a complaint system to ensure accountability for agencies that deal with loans as well as a series of steps to help students repay LUSOLDI / FLICKR  their loans and new steps to anaThe Our Ala Moana Park website features an interactive map where visitors can review and provide input on ideas for the future. lyze student debt trends, according to a White House fact sheet.

According to University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Director of Financial Aid Services Jodie Kuba, undergraduates who graduated between July 1, 2013 and June 30, 2014, had an average cumulative loan indebtedness of $24,277. She also said that the average cumulative loan indebtedness continues to increase every year, with more students taking out loans.

Each average student loan is difficult to determine since amounts differ students from the architecture specifically on redesigning the regions from tsunamis or other significantly between undergraduNICOLE DAVIS program to share their innovative Kaka‘ako, Ala Moana and Waikīkī natural marine disasters. ates and graduates, she said.

SENIOR STAFF WRITER ideas with his staff and the public. coastal regions.

Fellow architecture major CharAccording to Obama, students “It’s common practice in the aca- lotte Lu incorporated floating plat- should be able to repay the loans In a press release, Caldwell set up Architecture students at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa are a meeting to seek public input about demic design studio setting to take forms that would stand out of the they needed to afford their higher on real-world problems as specu- sea waters. education. working on plans to redesign the Ala what they want to see in the park. lative design challenges. The goal Another student, Shawn Agustin, “Every borrower has the right to Moana and Magic Island Beach Park. in these kinds of academic design proposed that a pier be erected an affordable repayment plan, right “The students’ proposed designs UH MĀNOA STUDENTS caught the attention of a city Last semester, junior architecture exercises often is to push beyond at Ala Moana to draw a specific to quality customer service, reliable employee during our final studio students at UH Mānoa participated the status quo and question com- audience to the park and expand information, and fair treatment, presentation in December 2014,” in a studio class called “Intermedi- mon planning and design prac- the commercial use of the central even if they struggle to repay their island location. said Judith Stilgenbauer, associloans,” Obama said in a speech at ate professor of architecture at UH the Georgia Institute of Technology Mānoa, in an email interview. on March 10.

OUR ALA MOANA The goal in these kinds of academic design The new designs would respond On the park website known as exercises often is to push beyond the to climate change concerns and “Our Ala Moana Park,” the state NATIONAL STATISTICS address the rise in sea level at offers educational pieces about the According to the Institute for Colstatus quo. the park.

– JUDITH STILGENBAUER structure and history of Ala Moana lege Access and Success, 71 percent ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ARCHITECTURE Park and encourages public opin- of all students graduating from ion in what should be built into the four-year colleges in 2012 had stuA CITY PROJECT dent loan debt. Average debt for Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell ate Design Studio A ARCH 341.” The tices in a more independent and new beach park.

The website features a poll that all graduating seniors with student asked the students to present their course is a major requirement for creative way,” Stilgenbauer said in asks visitors what they would like loans rose to $29,400 in 2012 from ideas for his new initiative, Our Ala architecture students, and the class an email interview. to see in a potential redesign of $23,450 in 2008, according to the Moana Park. Though the state was was broken up into three sections, the park, such as more family activ- organization. unavailable for comment, a Hawaii each under supervision of different STUDENT DESIGNS News Now article reported Caldwell professors.

In Spring 2012, UH Mānoa had Rebecca Ogi, architecture major ities, sports or places to sit. It also The class objective was to create at UH Mānoa, decided to incorpo- includes an interactive map of the 19,315 enrolled students who had expected the process to take three a building design that had a focus rate elevated wooden walkways beach park, where visitors can offer an average debt of $21,405, accordyears and cost $1.2 million.

“It is our people’s park. It has on “site development, analysis and to solve the problem of sea level suggestions where they would like ing to a policy paper by the Hawai‘i been there since the 1930s. I think climatic response,” according to rise in the future at Ala Moana to see particular changes.

Educational Policy Center. The cameveryone on this island, no matter its description. Sustainability and and Magic Island Beach Parks. In pus also had 42 percent of graduwhen you arrived here, has gone urban community designing were a an interview, she explained that ates graduating with debt. into that park to celebrate some- main component of the class.

In his speech at the Georgia she also incorporated wetlands in Stilgenbauer was professor of her project, which would act as a What do you think? thing,” he said.

Caldwell also invited UH Mānoa the ARCH 341 section that focused soft barrier and protect the coastal Let us know @KaLeoOHawaii continued on p.6

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Manoa’s Yik Yakers among most active But unlike other colleges, hate speech and cyberbullying are rare

Despite having one of the most active feeds for anonymous social media app Yik Yak in the region, the University of Hawai‘ i at Mānoa has not received reports of cyberbullying.

Cam Mullen, lead community developer of Yik Yak, Inc., said a post is made nearly every 60 seconds on the university’s Yik Yak feed. Although the anonymous social media app has become popular on campus, UH Mānoa has yet to consider banning the app from the campus Wi-Fi, as other universities in the nation have done.

“It’s an open forum, so anyone can post anything,” Mullen said. “It sometimes worries administrations.

There’s kind of a spectrum of people. One side of it is, ‘Oh, we have to ban Yik Yak. … It’s not good for our university.’ And the other side is, ‘Our students are on Yik Yak … so how can we embrace it?’ And we’ve seen the shift towards that – ‘How can we embrace Yik Yak?’” Norwich University in Vermont and Utica College in New York have banned Yik Yak due to cyberbullying and hate speech posted on the app, which does not reveal the identity of the poster. Other universities, such as Clemson University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are also considering banning the app.

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CYBERBULLY-FREE?

someone. Sometimes people make jokes, but I had never seen someone’s name be used. That’s the only thing that I’ve heard of that’s been a negative side effect [of Yik Yak].”

The school has not had any reports of cyberbullying or hate speech, but that does not mean it doesn’t occur, said Sarah Rice, the Department of Public Safety community programs manager.

“It’s hard for us to know if the [cyberbullying is not] happening, or if they simply are going unreported,” Rice said. “But with the nature of the Internet, it is very likely that people do feel bullied by others on the Internet, but maybe they don’t view it as harassment.

Maybe they just think that somebody isn’t being nice to them.”

A freshman at UH Mānoa who asked to remain unidentified found a Yik Yak post that named her and said things that humiliated her in the beginning of the fall 2014 semester.

“I felt like I couldn’t do anything about it,” she said. “It was just really embarrassing because I was pretty much just called out and I didn’t know who it was. It was pretty bad … My friends knew who it was. It just made me uncomfortable.”

She said that she thinks her situation was an exception and supports the school’s decision to not ban Yik Yak. “That’s the first thing that I heard of that was actually offensive to

Mullen said Yik Yak, Inc. is aware of the app’s potential to be abused.

He said the company has made the prevention of misuse a priority – because of this, developers implemented a self-moderation system for users.

If a post is given five “downvotes,” it will be removed, as will a post that has been reported one to three times.

“The bigger a community gets and the more diverse it gets, the better they do at policing content – upvoting the good stuff, downvoting the bad, reporting stuff that should be taken off,” Mullen said.

Mullen said a moderation team also oversees posts that haven’t been removed by the app’s filters by targeting keywords dealing with cyberbullying, racism, homophobia and more.

Yik Yak is also experimenting with other tactics to prevent abuse.

“We actually geo-fenced almost every high school in America, over 100,000 of them,” Mullen said. “That was a move that cut a lot of our growth, a lot of our users. But that was something long-term that we thought was best.”

everyone thought, ‘Sexting, sexting, sexting – this is a huge problem.’ Now museums use it,” he said.

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UH system spokesman Dan Meisenzahl said there have been concerns about social media use at the university in the past, but administration has never interfered with it. He said that it is unlikely Yik Yak will change that precedent.

“These concerns always come out when there’s a new social media, [especially with] anonymous elements,” Meisenzahl said. “As far as I know, we’ve never, ever stopped or banned any apps or websites. It’s an institution of higher education.”

Meisenzahl said that social media tends to be antagonized when it first becomes popular and SHANEIKA AGUILAR / FLICKR  believes Yik Yak is a classic exam“I was scrolling through your school’s feed … What’s an ‘auntie’?” ple of this.

“When Snapchat started out, - Cam Mullen, Yik Yak, Inc.

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Institute for Technology, Obama said the ability to compete in the global economy depends on the United States having the world’s most skilled, best-educated workforce. It is also critical for the United States to maintain its democracy in a complex, diverse society.

A BILL OF RIGHTS FOR STUDENT AID

The bill of rights will help borrowers by creating a complaint and

feedback system, helping them afford their monthly payments and prioritizing future steps to meet their needs, according to the White House fact sheet.

By July 1, 2016, the Secretary of Education will create a new website to provide a way for borrowers and students to file complaints.

In addition, the DOE will study how to improve the process for referring possible violations of laws and regulations to other enforcement agencies.

To help borrowers repay

their loans, the DOE will require enhanced disclosures and strengthened consumer protections through the repayment process and establish a centralized point of access for all federal student loan borrowers in repayment to access account and payment processing information for all federal student loan servicing contractors.

To provide fair treatment, the department will raise the standards for student loan debt collectors to ensure that they charge borrowers reasonable fees and help them

return to good standing.

“I think the bill looks great,” said American Studies major Nina Martinez in an email. “As I understand the issue, most students leave college with a degree but tens of thousands of dollars in debt. Over time, the interest on these loans add thousands of dollars if not more to student debt, effectively trapping graduates with financial obligations until they reach their 40s or even 50s. It is definitely an unjust system that makes no sense for the economic well-being of our country,

so I think a bill that addresses and ameliorates some of the ridiculous stipulations and burdens of loan agencies is helpful and necessary.”

Martinez has used financial aid for the past two semesters with loan awards up to $4,000.

“I don’t think it will take long to pay off, but I will have to pay my parents back [without interest] for the latter half of my schooling,” she said.

News Editor Noelle Fujii contributed to this article.

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Don’t punish innocents on men’s basketball team With departures of Arnold and Akana, sanctions are pointless ANGUSINA CAMPBELL OPINIONS EDITOR

Coveted recruits, talented athletes and young players. The University of Hawai‘i men’s basketball team seemed prepared for a successful season.

Then the team lost its head coach and assistant coach two weeks before their first game.

All-conference forward Isaac Fotu, previously ruled ineligible, joined Spain’s professional basketball league. Freshman forward Sammis Reyes transferred at the end of the semester, citing Arnold’s departure and a broken hand.

As of March 23, UH has not yet responded to the allegations, and the NCAA has not imposed sanctions on the basketball team. However, in firing those who appeared most connected to the violations, head coach Gib Arnold and assistant Brandyn Akana, the university eliminated the need for sanctions – for example loss of scholarships, wins or postseason bans.

lations involved too many coaches participating, not something that pertained to the players.

NOT INVOLVED

Several players weren’t part of the team when violations were committed or part of the violations themselves, like junior guard Roderick Bobbitt, a transfer, or freshman guard Isaac Fleming.

Sophomore forward Stefan Jankovic had financial records that had been altered without his knowledge or consent.

It would be counterproductive to stifle the talent of the players through sanctions. Bobbitt was awarded Big West Defensive Player of the Year; Fleming accumulated more than 650 minutes of play, and Jankovic finished the season with a total of 31 blocks. No sanctions should stop these individuals from furthering their basketball careers.

WHOSE PUNISHMENT?

In January 2014, UH “self-reported a form that was altered to admit an athlete this past January.”

One year later, the NCAA returned a 42-page notice of allegations, including three Level I and four Level II violations over a four-year period.

“This whole investigation was triggered by the UH self-report,” UH Media Relations Director Dan Meisenzahl said. “UH cooperated fully with the NCAA.” He confirmed that UH would not self-impose a postseason ban in the wake of the NCAA allegations.

“If you self-report and continue to operate within the NCAA bylaws, you’re okay,” Meisenzahl said. “Hopefully [the sanctions] won’t have a huge impact on our program.”

It could be argued that the team should be punished because Gib Arnold’s or Brandyn Akana’s improper recruiting got the athletes who contributed to the team’s winning season, culminating in the (albeit unsuccessful) Big West Tournament title game. However, Meisenzahl said that wasn’t the case.

“If you look at the allegations that have been made, the focus wasn’t on recruiting allegations,” Meisenzahl said.

Arnold lied about conducting improper practice periods and “scouting sessions,” a Level II violation; Akana forged a “supplemental form by writing the number “4” in front of the number “1” to show [redacted] would receive $41,000 of yearly financial support from his family rather than $1,000,” and provided a player with an iPad, Level I violations, according to the 42-page NCAA allegations document.

REASONABLE DOUBT, RECRUITMENT

LEAVE THEM ALONE

The coaches were the problem’s source. With the exception of former UH forward Isaac Fotu, illicit iPad recipient, no players were actively part of the violations.

There is no way to know if, like Fotu, players received improper benefits. Several incidents do not directly involve players, for example, during practice times, the vio-

Arnold and Akana have been fired. To sanction the UH men’s basketball team would be redundant and unfair, as it would punish non-parties like Bobbitt, Fleming, Jankovic and others. The team should be allowed to participate in conference play and not be penalized for others’ misdeeds.

SELF-REPORTED

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Entering a closed state park or trail, like Stairway to Heaven, is punishable with a minimum $100 fine for a first offense.

Death of the landscape While these trails are closed, Hawaii loses out KEON DIEGO STAFF WRITER

Various popular hikes around O‘ahu have been closed, some more recent than others, but a common thread running through each is the unlikelihood of future public access. These restrictions are a disservice to the community, as they represent missed opportunities to experience Hawai‘ i’s history and topography.

The nonprofit organization The Friends of Ha‘ ikū Stairs, dedicated to the trail’s preservation, is adamant about opening the trail for maintenance and public access.

“Estimates are that it will cost $4 to $5 million of our money to demolish this Windward treasure.

It is a unique hiking trail, a worldclass attraction and a very valuable historic site. Removing the stairs makes no sense,” said Dr. Vernon Ansdell, president of Friends of Ha‘ ikū Stairs.

HA‘IKŪ STAIRS

Commonly referred to as “Stairway to Heaven,” the trail has been restricted from the public since the summer of 1987, after vandals de-coupled sections of the ladders, which fell down the mountainside. The Board of Water Supply (BWS) currently owns the stairs and

SACRED FALLS

Once, there were nearly 55,000 annual visitors to Sacred Falls.

However, since 1999, this trail has been closed off due to a Mother’s Day landslide that killed eight and injured 50. After an $8.56 million settlement was reached with victims

It is a unique hiking trail, a world-class attraction and a very valuable historic site.

Removing the stairs makes no sense.

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is seeking to relocate them, especially after a recent landslide. To them, the stairs are a liability and financial burden.

“Our preference would be to transfer the stairs and that parcel where the stairs sits on to another government agency that is better equipped to handle the managed access,” said Ernest Lau, manager for BWS. The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) and the National Park Service were asked if they were willing to take control of the site; however, both declined.

and families, the state-owned hiking trail was closed to public access.

The ancient Hawaiians named it Kaliuwa‘a, meaning “leaking canoe.”

The valley’s name derives from Hawaiian folklore about Polynesian demigod Kamapua‘a, who rushed to hollow out a double-hulled canoe in attempt to escape his enemies.

The cultural aspects present in Sacred Falls necessitate its reopening. Individuals like Ko‘olauloa Hawaiian Civic Club president Cathleen Mattoon, want the area open to perpetuate their customs:

showing respect to land and water, giving thanks to things taken and understanding natural dangers.

“These are things we can’t show our children unless we take them there,” Mattoon said.

Despite the wishes of hikers and many native Hawaiians, DLNR Director Bill Aila says because of the unstable geology in the area, there exist “no plans to open it back up again.”

MARINER’S RIDGE

Otherwise known as the Kaluanui Trail in Hawai‘i Kai, landowner Kamehameha Schools has, since April 2013, put up “No Trespassing” signs and a fence, due to discourteous hikers, erosion and threats to native plant species.

“Neighbors have complained for years about trail users who block the driveways, use water hoses without asking, refuse to pick up after their dogs and have threatened neighbors who have taken it upon themselves to address the disrespectful behavior,” Kamehameha Schools community relations director Kekoa Paulsen said.

Currently, permission to hike the trail is available only for the Sierra Club and the Hawaiian Trail and Mountain Club.

LOST TO THE PICTURE FRAME

Liability risks and excessive vandalism are the underlying motives of these hiking closures. Denying public access is understandable, but to forsake compromise is a mistake. The confinement of Hawai‘i’s natural beauty is unfortunate because soon the only satisfaction may come from a postcard, painting or photo.

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Pavel Stankov Associate Opinions Editor

Active involvement Sustainable UH responds to questions about its effectiveness

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ASUH is considering funding a mural in UH’s Sustainability Courtyard (right).

DOORAE SHIN, KRISTEN JAMIESON, JESSICA SEVILLA & MARK RYAN GUEST COLUMNISTS

We are happy to respond to concerns stated in last issue’s “Our Voice,” titled “UH missing mark on sustainability,” in which Ka Leo O Hawai‘i staff expressed constructive criticism of Sustainable UH for working on a campus art mural project rather than projects that focus on energy and water efficiency.

We appreciate your feedback on how we can enhance our club efforts, as we are constantly striving to improve. We want to share with Ka Leo staff and readers the work that we do and that though we truly wish to do more, we simply do not have the resources to do so.

While it is true that one of our current projects involves painting an art mural to inspire students around Hawaiian culture and sustainability, this is by no means our only initiative that we have organized in the past year.

It is certainly convenient to be critical of projects we are not working on, but it is important to recognize that our group is run by student volunteers. We put in more volunteer hours than most active clubs on campus, and we are directly aligned with the university’s own mission for sustainability at the campus and system levels.

To refer to our art mural project as a project that will not be “powerful and inspiring” enough is to say that art itself is not a deeply inspiring and thought-provoking contribution to our campus. The art mural will be painted in partnership with 808Urban, an organization which is responsible for many of the impressive murals seen in Kaka‘ako. 808Urban has had a powerful impact on such community spaces. Imagine Campus Center without its beautiful paintings; Ka Leo itself hosted annual art festivals where dozens of beautiful murals were painted, so we find it ironic to criticize Sustainable UH’s

art mural, as if it is not a significant and inspiring outlet to reach a wider audience.

Though we do appreciate your perspective, we would further appreciate your consideration that our club is made up of full-time students, most of whom also have part-time jobs. As a club with only a dozen committed members, we have more ideas than we can realistically take on. More than a club,

country have dedicated offices and paid staff for sustainability.

Furthermore, one of our values in Sustainable UH is “pull, not push;” we strive to empower one another to work on projects we feel pulled towards rather than ones we feel pushed to do. With that said, all of our campaigns are ones that our leaders have a desire to do, making our club an outlet for passion projects. If any student on campus,

As a club with only a dozen committed members, we have more ideas than we can realistically take on.

Sustainable UH is a group of friends who love what we do and strive to achieve more each semester.

Projects in energy efficiency and water conservation are ones that we too have a desire to tackle, but we simply do not have the time, resources or power to do so. Any student can understand how difficult it is to volunteer in extracurricular activities; this is why one of our club priorities has been to advocate for institutional support such as funding and staff to enhance our efforts in achieving sustainability.

If we had the Office of Sustainability that you claim “might not be necessary,” we would have the resources to take on the very projects you claim are most important to the university. It is shown in any organizational structure that longevity and success are solidified only when institutional support systems exist; paid staff and established offices are needed to ensure the stability and continual growth of a club or organization.

For example, if Ka Leo did not have funding and an official support system from the UH Board of Publications, it would not be as successful as it is today.

You will also find the most sustainable campuses around the

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including Ka Leo staff, would like to join Sustainable UH, we are always seeking new members and leaders to provide us with fresh ideas and start new initiatives. By doing so, we hope that you will help us achieve greater sustainability for our islands.

Our leadership is called the HUB, which stands for “Help Us Bridge,” so please contact us if you can help us bridge and build momentum around the campus environmental movement. Our club is growing every semester, and we have Ka Leo to thank for providing awareness to our projects and efforts, which have been featured consistently in your publications.

We thank you for creating the space for this conversation and for allowing us to respond.

The contributors are members of Sustainable UH. CONTACT

EMAIL: smanoa@hawaii.edu WEBSITE: sustainableuh.org FACEBOOK: fb.com/ sustainableuh MEETINGS: Thursdays from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., UH Mānoa Sustainability Courtyard stage.

SIDEBAR

SUSTAINABLE UH ACTIVITIES SINCE FALL 2014  Organizing and testifying for the Board of Regents‘ (BOR) sustainability policy, which was passed with unanimous support from the BOR in January of 2014 and commits the entire 10-campus University of Hawai‘ i system to goals of carbon neutrality, zero waste and local food self-sufficiency  Advocating for the Executive Sustainability Policy as well as UH’s signing onto the American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment. These were both signed by President David Lassner on Feb. 26, 2015 and featured by UH news.  Co-organizing the third annual Hawai‘ i Sustainability in Higher Education Summit with the UH System Office of Sustainability, which brought together 200 students, staff, faculty and administrators to collaborate and galvanize momentum for the UH sustainability movement. This included the 2015 Student Sustainability Summit, where we brought together 50 students from across the Hawaiian Islands for a daylong conference.  Organizing the first annual Plastic Free Week in November, where we gave away hundreds of reusable water bottles, bags and utensil sets, and educated students on the environmental and health impacts of single-use plastics.  Hosting community events each month, partnering with community organizations and events to help create zero waste events and raise awareness around UH’s sustainability movement.  Hosting one to two workshops each month, including “How to Live Trash-Free,” “Institutional Change is Sexy,” “Eat to Thrive” and others.  Publishing a weekly newsletter to share islandwide environmental events and job opportunities to about 1,000 people.  Advocating to the BOR to divest from fossil fuels; the UH system is now slated to be the first large university to divest completely from fossil fuels.  Organizing the 2014 and 2015 Earth Day Festivals, which is the largest event held on campus all year. The Earth Day Festival gathers thousands of students to celebrate Hawai‘ i’s environmental movement. Any other event even close to this capacity has paid students and staff on its planning committees, including the Ka Leo Arts Festival, while the planning of the Earth Day Festival falls on the backs of dedicated volunteers from our club.

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Pavel Stankov Associate Opinions Editor

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Student Housing needs to keep momentum Eight years after a succession of audits were released, the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Student Housing Services (SHS) program is moving forward with housing repairs.

While the new dorm conceptualizations are a welcome step in the direction of the changes UH Mānoa housing complexes need, is this too little too late?

In 2007, a state audit of the dorms was released and concluded the school’s housing failed to adequately provide for students’ overall wellbeing, and “safety” and “security” were main issues. The report suggested renovations and outlined several specific safety concerns.

That same year, another team of consultants selected by the Association of College and University Housing Officers International found UH Mānoa’s housing to be “unsafe and a publicity nightmare,” calling for demolition, according to a Star-Advertiser article. SHS was unable to locate a copy of the report.

UH Mānoa’s main lower campus apartment complexes, Hale Noelani and Wainani, were primary concerns in both surveys.

In a Ka Leo article, former Vice Chancellor for Students Francisco Hernandez said that although the state audit recommended demolition, no suggestions were given as to how SHS might replace the complex.

Although it takes time for grand renovation and repair processes to progress, does SHS need eight years to make outlines of future complexes?

Admittedly, a lot goes into the pre-planning process: student opinion, administrative feedback, budgeting and site evaluation. However, given the current state of UH Mānoa’s dorms this many years later, it is questionable that more action has not been taken.

It is admirable that SHS has begun concrete moves toward upgrading their complexes by presenting initial design mockups to the public. However, given the amount of work that still needs to be done, SHS should steadily, but quickly, provide for the student body that funds them.

ABOUT OUR VOICE

Opinions expressed in “Our Voice” are the work of Ka Leo’s Editorial Board. Members include Editorin-Chief Alexander Bitter, Associate Opinions Editor Pavel Stankov, Associate News Editor Courtney Teague and Features Editor Brad Dell. Letters to the editor can be submitted at kaleo.org/opinion/submit or mailed to: Ka Leo O Hawai‘ i, 2445 Campus Road, Hemenway Hall 107, Honolulu, HI 96822.

Campus misandry Offensive comments expose larger problem

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PAVEL STANKOV ASSOCIATE OPINIONS EDITOR

Imagine yourself in an academic setting where somebody makes an offhand remark that male writers tend to be self-centered. With no evidence or argument, this statement is biased and uninformed, but people are entitled to their opinions.

Now further imagine that the same person then says that the first person singular “I” in the writing of male authors is like an erect penis directed at us from every page.

This incident happened the week before spring break in a discussion at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.

For most in higher education today, an event like this would hardly be surprising. However, what made the scene difficult to believe is that nobody challenged it: We let it pass as though nothing had happened while a few heads nodded in polite approval.

This is a problem because complacency perpetuates and legitimizes injustice. For the sake of harmony, we should speak against bigotry in all forms. Disparaging men is just as wrong as degrading women or any other demographic.

Crossing this line is where freedom ends and hate-speech begins.

DOUBLE STANDARD

Much of academia’s “man problem” carries over from times when it was warranted to speak against patriarchy. Scholars made careers by discussing legitimate issues of male privilege and asymmetric gender relations. Social conservatism and chauvinism were acknowledged. As the movement gained momentum, however, people became comfortable with belowthe-belt qualitative statements, like the one above.

Imagine if someone made a comment connecting female genitals with literature by female authors.

There would be confusion and outrage. How can it go the other way and pass as a casual remark?

Moreover, this was no isolated incident. A friend of mine, who is a faculty member at a local university, recounted how the chair of his department detested merging with another department on the respectable grounds that “there are too many men there.” While my friend may have been fired on the spot for the corresponding remark about women, passive-aggressive comments against men barely get noticed.

The entertainment industry seems to participate wholeheartedly in conformism. Sitcoms from “Everybody Loves Raymond” to “Two and a Half Men” and “Rules of Engagement” present men as

create an equal world? Would we not also realize that the physiological features we were born with have no bearing on our value as human beings?

Political philosopher John Rawls suggested this thought experiment 45 years ago, and it quickly became a mainstay of liberalism.

It’s scary to see how these enlightened principles were hijacked by movements that identify themselves with the political left.

Remember, we were born male or female, of one ethnicity or another, straight or gay, and it is deeply unjust to be ridiculed or dismissed because of those attributes. Having a “Y” chromosome is not a defi-

What do such negative stereotypes have to offer to boys and young men? Is this who they are? bumbling idiots, perpetually horny husbands and overall inadequate human beings.

What do such negative stereotypes have to offer to boys and young men? Is this who they are?

Why must the “other,” the foil of the joke, so often be an entire gender?

Perhaps the real question is not how wholesale gender profiling is possible in only one direction, but how it is possible at all in 2015.

We’ve had enough of this overcompensation.

WHY EQUALITY?

There are individual differences that all members of our society have but can’t change. They are not social constructs like education, wealth or religion, but physiological facts like ethnicity, sex, gender and sexual orientation.

Imagine that we had the chance to create a perfect society. Provided we must also participate in that society we are designing, but don’t know which of those unchangeable categories we would be assigned, wouldn’t we

ciency, nor can it be the butt of a joke. The current atmosphere of legitimizing misandry in schools is anti-equality.

LIBERAL VALUES

The statement about personal pronouns is symptomatic of this shift. Prejudice has infiltrated some academic circles. Intellectual honesty is stifled and bullying institutionalized as though reversing the wrong would make it right.

The sentiment may have reached the point where dissent threatens professional blacklisting. When discussion and challenge are no longer welcome, it’s a failure of nerve, and it’s happening in college campuses all over North America.

Take as an example the actions of belligerent demonstrators in Canada two years ago, who attempted to silence a lecture by McGill University’s Paul Nathanson and Katherine Young. The speakers (a gay man and a straight woman) wanted to give a talk titled “From misogyny and misandry to intersexual dialogue.”

Preventing the mere discussion about issues whose existence one denies is undignified at best. It is also totalitarian, creepy and a remnant of conservative patriarchy.

THE GOLDEN RULE

We should stop tolerating questionable comments, not just in our classes and discussions in school, but in principle. Here is a test that might be helpful: Let’s always ask ourselves, “Would that be an okay statement if the roles were reversed?” If it wouldn’t be then, it probably isn’t now.

“Would it be hurtful, if that statement were made about me?” It is not hard to transpose ourselves as the “other” and try to guess what it would be like.

What if we apply the Golden Rule not just to individuals, but entire groups? How do the dynamics change? Let’s also ask, “Is the statement true? Does it make the world a better place?”

Psychological studies repeatedly emphasize how both genders constitute the same species. There can be no room for competition or “othering” in an enlightened society, and there doesn’t have to be a zero sum approach to our relations.

The liberation of one does not have to be at the expense of the other.

We participate in the world in our unique ways, and we make it better with our differences. They should be celebrated, not trivialized or subjected to prejudice. School is precisely the place to appreciate diversity and human equality.

We shouldn’t tolerate double standards in education. Those principles become internalized for a lifetime, potentially creating a generation of self-deprecating people.

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FEATUR FEATURES HARRISON PATINO STAFF WRITER

Chinatown doesn’t get the kind love it should with the college crowd. Whenever I mention Chinatown in conversation, most people bring up the same tired stock images that these kinds of neighborhoods are associated with: chain-smoking dealers or rambling junkies stuck in fits of madness, graffitied walls and trash-covered sidewalks.

However, Chinatown has character in its rich architecture,

Brad Dell Features Editor

crazy antique shops, dive bars, tattoo parlors and street murals.

The neighborhood also has a wide variety of eateries.

It’s not only about Chinese food, though. The neighborhood, like the rest of Honolulu, is a hub for all the different immigrant cultures that have made the 808 their home. Sure, you’ll find your token “Imperial Palaces” or “Super Noodle,” joints that you’d find in any other Chinatown in the country, but you’ll also come across a Cuban cafe, a French bistro, an Irish pub and

You won’t find sweet and sour pork, crab wontons or other westernized food at this Asian restaurant. What you will find is a bold and inventive menu that pays its dues when it comes to the mainstays of Hawai‘i’s longstanding Asian culinary traditions.

The Pig and the Lady knows how to do ambiance. Brick walls, incandescent Chinese beer signs and repurposed wood furnishings give off the vibe of a bar in the middle of “Big Trouble in Little China.” Second, The Pig

fusion restaurants that borrow from the all culinary traditions that have made Honolulu such a melting pot..

The following restaurants are some of my favorites. Some are well-reviewed and celebrated, others holes in the walls that have been doing what they do for years. Don’t be a sheep; be a culinary adventurer and mix it up. Every food reviewer in the world can tell you what’s good, but only you know what you like.

and the Lady knows how to do food.

This isn’t your typical Panda Express fare.

Instead, The Pig and the Lady offers the sort of bites you’d find Anthony Bourdain munching on in some far-east (or not-so-far west) back alley food stall.

From tripe chicharrones and Laotian fried chicken to Porcini beignets and Uni Chitarra, this isn’t the sort of place afraid to offer up more than the greatest hits of Asian cuisine. And yes, for you noodle enthusiasts, the P&L does pho.

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By far one of the most inventive and exciting places to eat in Chinatown is Lucky Belly. A small, sparsely lit, hip kind of joint, Lucky Belly is packed to the brim on any given night with Honolulu’s young, Bohemian crowd and is the sort place that has no trouble exuding an atmosphere entirely its own.

Half bar, half restaurant, you’ll find the North Hotel Street eatery has focused the same amount of energy into both aspects of the establishment.

Lucky Belly offers a menu of delicious and modernized Asian classics – Oxtail

Dumplings with soy glaze and hot mustard crème, Lamb Lumpia with roasted pepper and kochujang coulis, Ramen galore — and a few treasured European classics — brown butter sage gnocchi with shitake and tomatoes, beef tartare with capers and quail egg.

The place also has an extensive booze list. Some of the liquors include a dozen Scottish, Irish and Japanese whiskies, imported sakes, foreign and domestic wine and a dozen types of beer. Lucky Belly is perfect for dates or casual business outings.

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The Spinach and Garlic Pie ($18) has hefty dollops of ricotta.

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An Irish Pub with New York-style pizza in the middle of Chinatown?

Does it sound weird? Kind of. Does it work? Yes. JJ Dolan’s is a longstanding Chinatown watering hole that’s more bar than restaurant – which doesn’t mean you should skip out on the food. As great a bar as JJ Dolan’s is (Irish beers on tap, beautiful throwback interiors), it’s an excellent pizza place and has, in my opinion, the best pizza on the island. It’s a lively sort of place with a character and charm all its own. If you’re Irish, love the Irish or are the sort of person that listens to Dropkick Murphy’s and tells people that you’re Irish (like me), this is the place for you.

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The Fungi Bowl ($14) consists of hon shimenji, maitake, pocrini dust, shiitake and vegetarian broth.

M AU N A K E A M A R K E T P L A C E Not only is it cheap, but it’s a hectic little homage to the street markets you’d find in places like Taipei or Hong Kong, which means that the food is going to be delicious. It isn’t all Chinese food, though – there are stalls throughout the marketplace that represent just about every venerated culinary tradition of Asia. Besides being a hidden gem of a foodie destination, the marketplace is, at its heart, a market, boasting all kinds of interesting and, above all else, inexpensive meat and produce – more than what you’d find in your neighborhood Foodland or Safeway.

CRAIG FUJII / THE PIG AND THE LADY 

The P&L Pho Deluxe ($16.50) is composed of 12hr. brisket, soft egg, braised green onion, handcut noodles, smoked bacon and Vietnamese pate chaud.

When you talk about a real Chinatown institution, a long-standing facet of the neighborhood, you get a place like Char Hung Sut. Char Hung Sut is essentially a dim sum place, but don’t expect handcarts or tea. In fact, don’t expect to sit down at all; Char Hung Sut is dim sum to go.

With a small, core menu of triedand-true dim sum classics like pork hash and manapua, Char Hung Sut

sticks to what it knows best and does so with mechanical efficiency and quality. Some might say, “But why would I want to drive all the way to Chinatown when I could get pork hash or manapua at any 7-11?” If you’ve ever grabbed a few pieces of 7-11’s hot, greasy and oftentimes questionable dim sum, then you owe it to yourself to eat from Char Hung Sut just to realize what you’ve been missing.

CHAR HUNG SUT ADDRESS: 64 N. Pauahi St. HOURS: Monday, Wednesday to Saturday 5:30 a.m. - 2 p.m., Sunday 5:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., closed Tuesday PRICE RANGE: Under $10

CHAR HUNG SUT

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Bat Moi Kam Mau, the restaurant’s founder, claims to have created the first “Hawaiian-sized” manapua (bigger than the Chinese variety).

MAUNAKEA MARKETPLACE ADDRESS: 1120 Maunakea St. #200 HOURS: 6:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. daily PRICE RANGE: Under $20

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If you’d rather make your own food, Maunakea Marketplace also sells live and fresh fish, mollusks, various meats and produce.

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Chinatown doesn’t get the kind love it should with the college crowd. Whenever I mention Chinatown in conversation, most people bring up the same tired stock images that these kinds of neighborhoods are associated with: chain-smoking dealers or rambling junkies stuck in fits of madness, graffitied walls and trash-covered sidewalks.

However, Chinatown has character in its rich architecture,

Brad Dell Features Editor

crazy antique shops, dive bars, tattoo parlors and street murals.

The neighborhood also has a wide variety of eateries.

It’s not only about Chinese food, though. The neighborhood, like the rest of Honolulu, is a hub for all the different immigrant cultures that have made the 808 their home. Sure, you’ll find your token “Imperial Palaces” or “Super Noodle,” joints that you’d find in any other Chinatown in the country, but you’ll also come across a Cuban cafe, a French bistro, an Irish pub and

You won’t find sweet and sour pork, crab wontons or other westernized food at this Asian restaurant. What you will find is a bold and inventive menu that pays its dues when it comes to the mainstays of Hawai‘i’s longstanding Asian culinary traditions.

The Pig and the Lady knows how to do ambiance. Brick walls, incandescent Chinese beer signs and repurposed wood furnishings give off the vibe of a bar in the middle of “Big Trouble in Little China.” Second, The Pig

fusion restaurants that borrow from the all culinary traditions that have made Honolulu such a melting pot..

The following restaurants are some of my favorites. Some are well-reviewed and celebrated, others holes in the walls that have been doing what they do for years. Don’t be a sheep; be a culinary adventurer and mix it up. Every food reviewer in the world can tell you what’s good, but only you know what you like.

and the Lady knows how to do food.

This isn’t your typical Panda Express fare.

Instead, The Pig and the Lady offers the sort of bites you’d find Anthony Bourdain munching on in some far-east (or not-so-far west) back alley food stall.

From tripe chicharrones and Laotian fried chicken to Porcini beignets and Uni Chitarra, this isn’t the sort of place afraid to offer up more than the greatest hits of Asian cuisine. And yes, for you noodle enthusiasts, the P&L does pho.

Ikaika Shiveley Associate Features Editor

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By far one of the most inventive and exciting places to eat in Chinatown is Lucky Belly. A small, sparsely lit, hip kind of joint, Lucky Belly is packed to the brim on any given night with Honolulu’s young, Bohemian crowd and is the sort place that has no trouble exuding an atmosphere entirely its own.

Half bar, half restaurant, you’ll find the North Hotel Street eatery has focused the same amount of energy into both aspects of the establishment.

Lucky Belly offers a menu of delicious and modernized Asian classics – Oxtail

Dumplings with soy glaze and hot mustard crème, Lamb Lumpia with roasted pepper and kochujang coulis, Ramen galore — and a few treasured European classics — brown butter sage gnocchi with shitake and tomatoes, beef tartare with capers and quail egg.

The place also has an extensive booze list. Some of the liquors include a dozen Scottish, Irish and Japanese whiskies, imported sakes, foreign and domestic wine and a dozen types of beer. Lucky Belly is perfect for dates or casual business outings.

LUCKY BELLY

JJ DOLAN’S

ADDRESS: 50 N. Hotel St. HOURS: Mon.-Sat., 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.; 5 p.m. - 12 a.m.

PRICE RANGE: $11-30

THE PIG AND THE LADY ADDRESS: 83 N. King St. HOURS: Times vary each day, closed Sunday PRICE RANGE: $11-30 SOURCE: SHELBY DELL 

LU C K Y B E L LY

The Spinach and Garlic Pie ($18) has hefty dollops of ricotta.

JJ DOLAN’S ADDRESS: 1147 Bethel St. HOURS: Monday to Saturday 11 a.m. 2 p.m., closed Sunday PRICE RANGE: $11-30

T H E P I G A N D T H E L A DY

An Irish Pub with New York-style pizza in the middle of Chinatown?

Does it sound weird? Kind of. Does it work? Yes. JJ Dolan’s is a longstanding Chinatown watering hole that’s more bar than restaurant – which doesn’t mean you should skip out on the food. As great a bar as JJ Dolan’s is (Irish beers on tap, beautiful throwback interiors), it’s an excellent pizza place and has, in my opinion, the best pizza on the island. It’s a lively sort of place with a character and charm all its own. If you’re Irish, love the Irish or are the sort of person that listens to Dropkick Murphy’s and tells people that you’re Irish (like me), this is the place for you.

LILIAN CHENG / KA LEO O HAWAI‘I 

The Fungi Bowl ($14) consists of hon shimenji, maitake, pocrini dust, shiitake and vegetarian broth.

M AU N A K E A M A R K E T P L A C E Not only is it cheap, but it’s a hectic little homage to the street markets you’d find in places like Taipei or Hong Kong, which means that the food is going to be delicious. It isn’t all Chinese food, though – there are stalls throughout the marketplace that represent just about every venerated culinary tradition of Asia. Besides being a hidden gem of a foodie destination, the marketplace is, at its heart, a market, boasting all kinds of interesting and, above all else, inexpensive meat and produce – more than what you’d find in your neighborhood Foodland or Safeway.

CRAIG FUJII / THE PIG AND THE LADY 

The P&L Pho Deluxe ($16.50) is composed of 12hr. brisket, soft egg, braised green onion, handcut noodles, smoked bacon and Vietnamese pate chaud.

When you talk about a real Chinatown institution, a long-standing facet of the neighborhood, you get a place like Char Hung Sut. Char Hung Sut is essentially a dim sum place, but don’t expect handcarts or tea. In fact, don’t expect to sit down at all; Char Hung Sut is dim sum to go.

With a small, core menu of triedand-true dim sum classics like pork hash and manapua, Char Hung Sut

sticks to what it knows best and does so with mechanical efficiency and quality. Some might say, “But why would I want to drive all the way to Chinatown when I could get pork hash or manapua at any 7-11?” If you’ve ever grabbed a few pieces of 7-11’s hot, greasy and oftentimes questionable dim sum, then you owe it to yourself to eat from Char Hung Sut just to realize what you’ve been missing.

CHAR HUNG SUT ADDRESS: 64 N. Pauahi St. HOURS: Monday, Wednesday to Saturday 5:30 a.m. - 2 p.m., Sunday 5:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., closed Tuesday PRICE RANGE: Under $10

CHAR HUNG SUT

LILIAN CHENG / KA LEO O HAWAI‘I 

Bat Moi Kam Mau, the restaurant’s founder, claims to have created the first “Hawaiian-sized” manapua (bigger than the Chinese variety).

MAUNAKEA MARKETPLACE ADDRESS: 1120 Maunakea St. #200 HOURS: 6:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. daily PRICE RANGE: Under $20

MADMARV / FLICKR 

If you’d rather make your own food, Maunakea Marketplace also sells live and fresh fish, mollusks, various meats and produce.

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L O OT C R AT E IKAIKA SHIVELEY ASSOCIATE FEATURES EDITOR

Loot Crate is a monthly subscription company that offers door delivery packages. Each box, or crate, is centered on a specific theme which is concentrated towards geek and technology culture.

Since this was the first time I purchased a Loot Crate, I didn’t know what to expect, besides knowing that it was a “covert spies” theme. To my surprise, the box was full of several exclusive products not available anywhere else.

One thing that should be taken into account is the price tag. A single box costs $19.95, which means that you won’t be finding high-end technology inside. However, for the low cost, I was amazed at what lay within the box.

There were seven things included within the crate, including the box itself, which resembles a top secret laptop – a cool twist on the standard cardboard box. Inside the crate was a replica “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” badge, an incognito wrist watch, survival bracelet, an Orphan Black comic book and a few other items. My favorite itemwas the 007 shirt, which was made with great quality. Overall, I was pleased with what came in the mail. The fast delivery time was also a great addition to the overall product.

It’s fun to wait for a box each month If you can spend $19.95 a month and are a big fan of geek culture, I recommend Loot Crate.

Go to kaleo.org/features for a more in-depth review of the “covert spies” box.

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POETRY: MEG EDEN KUYATT

CREATIVE NONFICTION: LEANNA SIMS

Kuyatt submitted a poem titled “Rumiko: A Series of Possessions,” which is based on the stories of those affected by the devastating 2011 earthquake in Japan.

“After the earthquake and tsunami, people relayed spiritual experiences,” Kuyatt said. “And the most interesting to me was of a girl named Rumiko, who was allegedly possessed by 25 spirits.”

Throughout her poem, Kuyatt hoped that her readers could hear the different stories of those who were affected through the possession of Rumiko.

“I wanted to play with the idea of being inhabited by multiple voices,” Kuyatt said. “I wanted to convey the disorientation and confusion Rumiko must have felt during her experiences.”

Although very proud of her piece, Kuyatt was still surprised to have won first place in poetry.

“I don’t think even now I can fully believe it,” Kuyatt said. “This win has helped me feel affirmed that this poem was doing something right.”

Sims is pursuing a Ph.D. in American Studies and didn’t expect to win.

“I wasn’t even sure if I was gonna apply this year because I was so busy,” Sims said. “Then, I was like, ‘You know what? I’m just gonna do it.’”

Sims had applied last year for the poetry contest but did not win.

“Really, that’s what my first love is, to write poetry,” Sims said.

However, she found a new passionfor writing creative nonfiction.

This type of writing allows the writer to bend the rules of typical nonfiction to create a piece that may be more appealing to the reader.

“I really love the idea of combining creative writing with academic work and reaching a bigger audience,” Sims said.

This year’s piece, called “Love Letters,” is based on Sims’ personal life story, starting from when she was a child in South Africa and stretching to her adult life in the United States.

The piece talks about her connection to her Jewish ancestry, movement from South Africa to the

APRIL

The University of Hawai‘ i at Mānoa’s student-run literary journal, Hawai‘ i Review, has selected the awardees of the Ian MacMillan Writing Contest – all of whom never expected to be chosen.

The contest was established to honor the late English professor Ian MacMillan, who taught creative writing at UH Mānoa for over 43 years. The contest started in 2010 and is hosted by UH Mānoa’s Hawai‘i Review, which MacMillan helped create. There are three winners, either in poetry, creative nonfiction or fiction writing contests.

states, culture shock and the relationships she faced in her life.

Unlike traditional nonfiction, however, Sims says that her piece was not based on actual facts, but her own memory and perspective on the events that took place during the piece.

“I think memory is circular,” Sims said. “This is the type of narrative I sort of gravitate towards.”

For ethical reasons, Sims decided to change the names of the characters in her story.

Although these people are portrayed in her work, she still feels anxious about how they would react to the story.

“I’ve been sitting on a lot of this stuff for a long time,” Sims said.

“The idea of seeing it in print is kind of nerve-wrecking.”

comes of age in a “scary and violent world.”

Mayer said that he often works with mythology and folklore, but this story is the farthest he has gone from realist writing.

“I was reading and studying a lot of magical realist fiction, and I always wanted to try to write something successful in magical realism, which was really hard,” Mayer said. “I tried a children’s story [in magical realism] before this, and then tried this story.”

Mayer’s writing has a focus on strong imagery, and he attributes part of this skill to his bachelor’s degree in painting.

“It’s a lot more difficult for me to engage as a reader and as a writer in strictly idea-driven text,” Mayer said. “To me, images really stick to me when I think back on stories I’ve read in the past, images I chew on.

FICTION: So I try to give some visual image ABBEY SETH MAYER and have the ideas come out of Mayer, who is pursuing a mas- those images in my stories.”

This is Mayer’s first time being ter’s degree in English, submitted a short story titled, “The Limits of My published and winning an award Love: A Kitsune Tale.” In the story, for his writing.

“I love stories, so I think I will which is a magical realism piece, a father watches over his son as he always be working in the story realm.”

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Geoffrey White, a University of Hawai‘ i at Mānoa professor of anthropology, will be discussing an exhibit at The Musée du quai Branly, a Paris museum featuring art from the indigenous cultures of Africa, the Americas, Asia and Oceania. The exhibit is called “Tiki Pop” and explores the 20th century obsession with the use of Polynesian Tiki in American pop culture.

How did Native Americans get names such as “Spotted Bear” and “Mad Plume”? How much meaning do the names have? These questions will be answered by Rosalyn LaPier, a professor in environmental studies from the University of Montana-Missoula. The talk will also explore the Native Americans’ thoughts on the supernatural and natural worlds.

Ian O’Sullivan, a guitar teacher at UH’s Department of Music, will be playing concerts with his students as part of MUSIC @ ART, which is a partnership between the Departments of Music and Art and Art History. Students are invited to eat lunch while watching the show.

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Brian Posehn @ The Republik Doors 6 p.m., Show 7:30 p.m.

Cost: $25-35 Ages 18+ welcome Brian Posehn, best known for his work on The Sarah Silverman Show, is finally coming to O‘ahu for his “The Fartist” tour to provide some funny stand-up. Be prepared for hardcore laughs and inappropriate jokes – he never stops to filter himself.

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ARE YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW A VICTIM OF A BOOTY CALL? Shiina Losciuto Staff Writer

Their roommate just left to go home for the weekend. It’s around 10 p.m. They’re feeling lonely.

You two don’t really talk when the sun is out. You are a booty call.

Have you often found yourself left feeling used? You hung out with someone you really liked, and you thought it went well, but they never texted you. Don’t be naïve. You have to be able to identify a booty call.

A booty call is usually communicated via text message and is strictly aimed towards getting sexual pleasure from the other party. These are “no-strings-attached” sessions and are usually out of the blue. Although they can lead to becoming more frequent, they usually will be random. They most commonly happen late at night and end up with you walking home shamefully.

People who use you as a booty call typically do not like you more than just that. A booty call is when someone is using you and believes you are easily accessible.

THE SMART BOOTY CALLER

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‘I DON’T CARE WHO IT IS I’LL TAKE IT’ TYPE

Some people are okay with being just a booty call, and that’s okay. Other people will only come over if they are tricked into believing it is not a booty call. This requires more effort, but is often used by the most experienced booty caller.

A smart booty caller creates an illusion that they are not just using the booty callee. They know that you know the common signs of a booty call.

These types will create a good conversation and maybe text you early on in the day and make plans ahead of time to hang out at night. If s/he sees that you have the slightest interest, you are now seen as a new target. Do not be confused: A booty call can be planned.

This booty caller is similar to the smart one, but gets to the point much quicker. S/he might send you booty call texts every day for a week.

The untrained booty callee will misconceive this as persistent effort to get to know you better.

This is still a booty call.

These types just do not care. They have a list of people to call and just bluntly text them in order until one agrees. Drunken booty callers usually fall under this category. These are the type where you know they are texting you to get something.

Not someone who you regularly would have a conversation with. These texts usually come later than most booty callers.

They might text you something like this: You’ve already bailed on me twice! When am I going to finally get to hang out with you? Just come over for a little bit. I’ll walk you back if it gets late.

They might try to guilt trip you into hanging out with them.

They might text you something like this: hey

If you look at your phone and think “What do they want right now?” it’s a booty call.

They might text you something like this: Well if you’re free later maybe you can come over and watch a movie or something. I have the room to my self tonight and have been dying to see Big Hero 6 if you want to join me:)

IDENTIFYING BOOTY CALLS AFTER THE FACT

It sounds innocent, and the smiley face will make it seem playful. This could potentially be a booty call.

It happens to the best of us. You guys hooked up. If you don’t hear from them for 48 hours, it was a booty call. It is now up to you to decide how you want to respond if you every get the text again.

Sat • Apr. 4th Youth Speaks Hawaii Grand Slam Final 6:30 p.m.

Doris Duke Theatre 900 Kinau St. Cost: $15 general, $10 students/seniors/museum members Sixteen young poets will compete for a spot on a Pacific-wide slam poetry team. Come for the poetry and stay for music mixed by DJ MillionBillion.

HOW TO IDENTIFY A BOOTY CALL BOOTY CALL TEXTS

Most texts received during booty call hours is the first sign of a booty call (9 p.m. – 1 a.m.). Booty callers are never just texting you to say hi and find out how your mom is doing. Here are some red flags.

Always remember: Anything not spelled correctly is always sketchy.

Attention: If you dorm, you are more prone to receiving these texts.

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Come over Your roomate home?

Wanna come over and watch a movie or sumthn?

Can i see u tonight?

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BOOTY CALL ETIQUETTE TIPS FOR DEALING WITH BOOTY CALLS

Most of the time people, calling you after 10 p.m. aren’t just trying to be your friend.

Don’t try to turn a booty call into a relationship. They’re not interested in any long-term committments.

Don’t bother trying to sleep over. Just hurry up, get dressed and leave.

If all else fails, call a friend or the Department of Public Safety for help. DPS can be reached at 956-6911.

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The University of Hawai‘i has appointed David Matlin, current executive director of the Hawai‘i Bowl and the Diamond Head Classic, as the new athletics director (AD) at a press conference on Wednesday.

“A theme is going to be stewardship,” Matlin said regarding his new position. “I really believe if we steward the resources we have well, people will see that we will become a good investment, and people will give us more. The people of Hawai‘i are very generous and very giving, but everyone likes a good investment.”

Matlin said he hopes to officially begin his tenure on April 27, after he wraps up work at his current position, which includes his DAKM Enterprises, Inc. presidency. He will replace current AD Ben Jay. “Some people say it’s a dream job; I say it’s a dream opportunity,” Matlin said.

The UH Board of Regents (BOR) will make final approval of Matlin’s position and salary on April 16.

“I believe, during these challenging times for UH athletics, that David has the proven executive leadership experience, vision and passion to stabilize and grow the program,” Chancellor Robert Bley-Vroman said.

Bley-Vroman selected Matlin, assisted by an appointed search committee. He claimed that although Jay’s contract didn’t expire until June, Matlin’s selection was on schedule with his original plans.

Matlin and Keith Amemiya, former executive director of the Hawai‘i High School Athletic Association, were the top candidates among 70 competitors. Amemiya, however, was not interviewed by the UH AD search committee. Bley-Vroman refused to comment on the search committee’s internal affairs at the Wednesday press conference.

Although he didn’t specify his first actions as athletics director, Matlin said that the posting for a men’s basketball head coach began that day, and he hoped to move quickly with the decision.

Matlin also said he had ideas for approaching the problems that the department is facing.

“There’s no question; we need to relook at our model,” Matlin said.

Matlin, born on O‘ahu, graduated from the University of Michigan and received his MBA from UH. Working for the Houston Astros, Matlin became the marketing operations manager and director of sales, and, at 26, was the youngest director of sales in Major League Baseball.

Matlin joined UH as a marketing assistant in 1998 and in 2002 became the Hawai‘i Bowl’s associate director. In 2008, Matlin was named its executive director.

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Jones had a season-high 42 assists against his former school, Cal State Northridge, on Feb. 22.

HAYLEY MUSASHI STAFF WRITER

It’s taken four years, three schools and two states to land Alex Jones on the University of Hawai‘ i men’s volleyball roster.

After two seasons at Cal State Northridge and a stint at Los Angeles Pierce College during his sopho-

everything, and it’s very professional and businesslike. It’s good to have a lot of hurdles and roadblocks in your career because you’re going to end up better at the end of it.”

FITTING IN AT UH

STAN SHERIFF SHOWDOWN

With one season remaining, Jones was determined to find a program that would allow him the chance to

After months of training with the team and the hype leading up to conference play, Jones finally had the chance to exact revenge on the team who had once let him go.

In the second match of a twogame conference series against Cal State Northridge, the Warriors came out flat in the opening set and needed a catalyst to spark a comeback – in came Jones. The senior led the Warriors’ offense and capped off the comeback win by serving the winning aloha ball in front of the crowd at Stan Sheriff Center.

However, the situation wasn’t as dramatic to Jones as the environment would have suggested, who was focused on taking advantage of the chance to play his game.

“It wasn’t that big of a deal playing against my former team because we had faced them in a preseason tournament, and so that got most of it out of the way,” Jones said. “When you’re playing, you’re just focused on doing your best and winning, rather than thinking, ‘Oh, this is a great time [to] go get back at my old coach.’”

It’s good to have a lot of hurdles and roadblocks in your career because you’re going to end up better at the end of it.

– ALEX JONES BACKUP SETTER

more year, the 6-foot-4 setter found his way across the Pacific and into the Stan Sheriff Center.

As a true freshman, Jones redshirted his inaugural collegiate season with the Matadors before moving on to play outside hitter at Los Angeles Pierce College.

Jones returned to the volleyball program at Northridge the following year before head coach Jeff Campbell decided that the team needed restructuring, and that meant cutting Jones, who had already earned his bachelor’s degree but still maintained one year of eligibility.

“That team was super cutthroat; coach would constantly cut a lot of players and get a lot of new ones to try and find a national championship winning team,” Jones said.

“You have to look at the positives of

work,” Jones said. He’s done a good job tweaking lineups here and there to put players into positions to succeed. But the overwhelming talent of this team is why we’re winning.”

compete and could keep up with his energetic style of play.

“Charlie [Wade] needed another setter this year alongside Jennings [Franciskovic], so I reached out to him with a few emails letting him know that I wanted to graduate, but I would still have another year of eligibility left,” Jones said.

Agreeing that Jones still belonged in the league, Wade invited him and Vaughn Wellenreiter, another former CSUN player who had been cut, to join the Rainbow Warriors.

A product of the recruiting process, Jones acknowledged that research and talent has spearheaded this team’s recent successes.

“I think it all starts with how good of a job Charlie did with building this roster, and that takes a lot of hours and behind-the-scenes type of

Pacific Sports Federation standings, now owns the same throne in the national rankings.

The ‘Bows (17-3, 12-2 MPSF) reached the No. 1 spot for the first time since 2004, and Jones attributes part of the squad’s dominance to the competitive nature he and his teammates have cultivated in practice.

“I feel like we should do the most that we can possibly do at practice in order to prepare for the next game or to simply get better. It shouldn’t matter what our record is, we should just be focusing on playing the absolute best volleyball we can,” Jones said. “I just want everybody to come in with the same attitude and ready to work really hard in practice whether you’re a starter, a backup, whether we just won or lost. Our goal needs to be to get better at our individual skills.”

While the team may be leading the nation, Jones and the rest of the Warriors aren’t complacent – with only two more conference series left, the race to the postseason tournament and beyond is in full swing.

“Right now, I’m the backup setter, but things change very quickly in this league. I’ll always support the starter, but I think I’m very talented and I want to play,” Jones said. “I think we’re in very good shape to make the national tournament and I really want to play in it.”

THE FINAL STRETCH

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The ‘Bows began last week coming off a 10-4 loss to the Brazilian national team last Sunday, and looked to rebound from that loss on Friday against the No. 1 ranked UCLA Bruins. However, the ‘Bows were unable to come from behind against the visitors, losing by a score of 11-6 on home soil.

Holding a two-game losing streak, the Wahine faced off in a rematch against Brazil on Saturday, a day after losing to UCLA. The ‘Bows came out firing in the first quarter with a 5-3 lead after the first period of play. Brazil would comeback as both sides exchanged scores to tie things up 7-7 at halftime. However, the Brazilians would not get the better of Hawai‘i this time around as UH was able to lift past the visiting side in the final quarter of play to win 11-10.

March 22 to March 28 DAVID MCCRACKEN ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

BASEBALL The Warriors began last week on a high-note, defeating the New Mexico State Aggies last week Sunday by a score of 12-1. However, the ‘Bows were unable to carry their momentum from that victory through the rest of the week as they dropped their single-game series against Loyola Marymount on Wednesday by a core of 9-3. The Warriors fell behind early to Loyola as starting pitcher for UH, Andrew Jones marked his first career start by getting pulled from the mound in the second inning after allowing two runs in the first inning before the visitors expanded its lead to six runs.

The ‘Bows looked to rebound as they began Big West Conference play against UC Irvine on Friday, but were out-played, losing 2-0 in a shutout loss. Irvine’s starting pitcher Elliot Surrey threw a complete game shutout to give the ‘Bows consecutive defeats through the week before Irvine defeated UH on Saturday 6-4 due to a sixth thinning offense surge.

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The Rainbow Wahine enjoyed a week and a half break from action before facing off against Big West Conference foes UC Riverside this past Friday. The ‘Bows led for most of the game, but were unable to hold off UC Riverside in the final inning of the game, losing 2-1. The ‘Bows and UC Riverside were scheduled to play a double-header on Saturday, but rain delays ensued, forcing the games to be postponed halfway through the first game of the double-header.

The nation’s No. 1 ranked team, the Rainbow Warriors began its week on Friday as they marched through the University of San Diego Tritons in straight sets, 25-10, 25-19, 25-14. The victory marked an 11 match winning streak for UH, as they prepared themselves for a tougher test against UC San Diego on Saturday. The ‘Bows dropped the first set of the match 23-25, but were able to win three straights, 25-19, 25-10, 25-18, to earn its 12th straight victory.

After losing its inaugural match at the Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex to USC, the Rainbow Wahine were able to rebound to gain their first ever victory at the Complex with wins over Nebraska and California last week Sunday. The No. 2 ranked team in the nation, UH took to the road on Thursday to win its third straight match over Pacific, while holding a perfect record away from home this season.

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Should he stay or should he go The unheard voice to retain Benjy Taylor is the most important one SHANE GRACE / KA LEO O HAWAI‘I 

The Rainbow Warriors were 14-5 at home under Benjy Taylor last season.

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In all the discussions regarding the future of the head coaching position for Rainbow Warrior basketball, the most important factor in whether Benjy Taylor should be retained has yet to be considered. Despite the debates about Taylor’s personal life or his coaching prowess, no one has acknowledged the players.

The dismissal of former men’s basketball head coach Gib Arnold left the program with many questions. Who would leave? Would the team crumble in the face of such drastic developments? How would the fans embrace the program? Would Benjy Taylor be the future, or just a band aid to stop the bleeding?

Many of those questions were answered. Isaac Fotu and Sammis Reyes departed the program. The remaining players responded by delivering the best record in years and finally shaking the trend of a first-round exit in the conference tournament. Fans turned out to support a team full of youth and talent despite their inconsistent

conference play and the loss of a fan favorite and preseason all-conference selection in Fotu.

The biggest mystery, however, still remains unsolved. Despite a 22-win campaign, no one knows what to do with acting head coach Benjy Taylor.

Those who favor hiring him point to his unexpected success in the nonconference schedule and the conference tournament. They note how he managed to prevent the team from falling apart in the weeks after his promotion. They will praise how his defense finally realized the turnover creating pressure that Arnold had struggled to implement for years.

Those who wish to pursue other options will point to Taylor’s lackluster resume at previous head coaching stints. They will note the signs of a lack of discipline: the bounty of technical fouls or the reports of players smoking marijuana in hotel rooms. They will criticize how little the team evolved past the simple schemes Taylor instituted to start the season.

All of that is secondary. Or at least, it should be.

Most affected by the coaching situation, the players’ opinions should be considered when deciding the fate of their coach.

This is not to say that the coaching hire should be a decision made exclusively by the athletes; that is a dangerous precedent to set, and there are more factors than just the players’ preferences that must be accounted for. However, this is

has been marred by an exodus of key players. This has stunted the growth of teams that find themselves shifting parts around and relying on inexperienced players to patch the holes.

By allowing the players to have a say in the future of the coaching position, the athletic department would be taking steps to ensure that the major contributors remain

Despite a 22-win campaign, no one knows what to do with acting head coach Benjy Taylor. a unique situation where the decision is apparently difficult enough to have remained unresolved throughout the season despite the knowledge of the pending vacancy.

Here, the athletic department has a chance to remedy a problem that has plagued the Arnold regime and now threatens the current team. Hawai‘i has consistently finished in the middle of the pack in conference play. The teams have never lacked for talent. What they have lacked is continuity. Since Arnold’s arrival, each offseason

with the team for next season. The team has proven talented enough to contend for an NCAA tournament bid; allowing key players to leave would just set back whoever becomes the head coach.

If the athletic department is serious about advancing the program into an era where they can consistently finish in the top of the standings, they need to first invest in the people who will take them there. The team needs a chance to improve over the offseason without trying to fill unexpected spots.

If the roster can remain constant for even one year, they’ll lay the groundwork for a potential perennial powerhouse in the Big West.

In this case, the need for continuity overrides the other factors in the coaching search. This team is talented enough to succeed in many systems and with many coaches.

Throughout the season, they’ve displayed a variety of abilities that could complement many styles.

They just need the right coach to adopt the team and keep them together to foster the type of offseason improvement that hasn’t been allowed to occur in years.

By keeping the current team together and fostering a culture of continuity, the men’s basketball program would set themselves up for greater success in the long run.

The only question then is whether Benjy Taylor is the right man to stabilize the team long term. The answer to that question lies not with the search committee or the athletic department, but with the players.

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Warriors baseball seasoned with adversity heading into conference play KEN REYES STAFF WRITER

Head coach Mike Trapasso has been in the kitchen lately, tenderizing the Rainbow Warrior baseball team while adding his own ingredients – another difficult non-conference schedule this season.

Heading into Big West play, the team’s 9-15 record is a testament to the ingredients that Trapasso has been preparing since the season began.

CHASING CONFIDENCE

The University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa has always been known for having one of the nation’s toughest schedules. However, Hawai‘i is ranked 211 on D1Baseball.com in terms of strength of schedule.

They’re also currently ranked 259

in RPI (ratings percentage index), which is significantly lower than last year’s ranking, which at one point was below 50. The nationally regarded scheduling tendency indicated just how much Trapasso was willing to go in order to strengthen the ‘Bows.

Regardless of the rankings, Trapasso still admitted that the schedule may have been overbearing for his team.

“This weekend, I really felt that I may have overdone it and never gave our kids a chance to get confidence which is a big thing,” Trapasso said. “[In the last two games vs. New Mexico State], we didn’t play with a lot of confidence and we should have because we played so many of these really good, ranked power conference teams very close and beat some of them.”

The record can attest to this: they defeated No. 18 Oregon, 10-1; lost by 2 to No. 19 Houston, and defeated Oklahoma (which received votes on the NCBWA ranking), 2-1.

Last season, Coach Trapasso also acknowledged how much confidence can build and break a team.

However, he decided to stick with the adversity he created.

Fortunately for him, so does his team.

“Things haven’t gone how we wanted to until this point but [coach] Trap tells us to keep the right mindset,” pitcher Jarrett Arakawa said.

BIG WEST IN SIGHT

Now, the ‘Bows look to the Big West conference; another giant to wrestle with. If confidence is what the team is looking for, then they

may have just found it where they last won.

Second baseman Stephen Ventimilia, who had been sidelined for 13 games due to a knee injury, brought back a spark that the team needed in their last game against NMSU. According to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Ventimilia texted his coach before the game wanting to be back in the lineup.

The rest of the game ended in a satisfying 12-1 victory and Trapasso praised Ventimilia and fellow senior Kaeo Aliviado for stepping up.

“I think our two seniors that have been four year starters really took over today just from a leadership standpoint and we saw the result,” he said in a post-game interview.

With a lot of young players mixed into the team, veteran experience that both Ventimilia and Aliviado

have provided goes a long way.

“We play four or five freshman at a time and we see great potential, great energy, and great toughness but we also see great inconsistency, which goes along with that,” Trapasso said.

Perhaps leadership, alongside confidence, is what this team needs to fuel it through Big West play.

Going against ranked schools such as No. 5 UCLA, No. 24 UC Santa Barbara and 2014 College World Series participant UC Irvine won’t be easy.

However, with the kind of pounding UH has experienced in the past few seasons, Hawai‘ i has the chance to take take the hammer and swing their way to success in the Big West.

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Fighting the forgotten disease How the Hawai‘i softball team manager has inspired the Wahine MATHEW URSUA / KA LEO O HAWAI‘I 

Tjaden was a succesful softball player in high school before she was diagnosed with Lemierre’s syndrome.

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When facing the odds of winning the lottery or developing a long forgotten disease, the latter situation became a reality for University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa oftball team manager, Justine Tjaden.

“They said that when I got it, there were only 150 cases [of Lemierre’s syndrome] in the past 100 years,” Tjaden said. “The doctor said I had a better chance of winning the lottery than getting the disease.”

In her hometown of Murrieta, California, friends and family were devastated to hear the news. Without any warning, their star high school softball player was rushed to the hospital during her junior year.

“I actually started playing soccer and softball when I was four and just liked softball better. I grew a really big passion for it and was on the field 24/7, on the weekends, spent all my time on the fields, up until I was sixteen and diagnosed with my disease,” Tjaden said.

What began as a sore throat in February 2010, resulted in a temperature of 102.7 degrees later that

evening. In addition to the sudden body temperature rise, Tjaden had also experienced extreme symptoms of chills, discomfort and dehydration. She was admitted to the emergency room where doctors discovered bacteria that were rapidly creating blood clots and had quickly spread to her lungs.

She’s a fighter with the disease, and if she can fight that, she can fight anything.

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“I had to to get my lungs drained out. I had three test tubes that drained two liters of fluid. I was in a medically induced coma for seventeen days because I stopped breathing,” Tjaden said.

What had at first been suspected as mononucleosis, doctors soon realized that Tjaden was suffering from unusually severe symptoms.

“It’s called the forgotten disease.

They misdiagnosed and thought that it was mono, so they treated it like it was mono, and sometimes people end up dying because they don’t get

No longer just a Keiki JEREMY NITTA ASSOCIATE WEB EDITOR

Expectations have always been high for the girl patrolling right field for the Rainbow Wahine softball team, whose given name is Lindsey but is known affectionately by all as Keiki Carlos.

“My middle name is actually Keikilani, named after a cousin on the Big Island,” Carlos said. “A lot of people thought it was just a nickname, but it’s actually my name. I can’t remember the last time someone called me Lindsey. But since I was small, my parents called me Keiki, and everyone has as well.”

The local product out of Mid-Pacific Institute and Mililani has been

the right treatment,” Tjaden said.

According to the International Journal of Emergency Medicine, Lemierre’s syndrome currently only has 3.6 cases per one million people each year.

After a month of fighting for her life in intensive care, Tjaden began to show signs of recovery only to dis-

a fixture in the lineup since joining as a true freshman in 2013. But things have been anything but status quo for the junior this season.

CAPTAIN CARLOS

The first major change for Carlos came in the offseason, when her teammates named her a team captain – an honor normally reserved for seniors.

“It shows that her teammates trust her,” associate head coach Deirdre Wisneski said. “She’s part of the backbone of the success. They know she’s a good player, but also just a very well-rounded person. It’s kudos to her that her teammates recognize her as a leader.”

Carlos’ season got off to a rough

cover that she had complete numbness in her left foot. Unable to lift even the toes, doctors informed her that she had developed a condition called drop foot.

“I had drop foot for a year and a half, which means I couldn’t even pick up my foot at all,” Tajden said.

“No response came back from my foot, so that’s what kept me from playing the most.”

Despite the many obstacles that Tjaden had to overcome, she would not allow herself to quit the game permanently. She eventually start offensively, but she has turned it around. Her rebound came at a crucial time, when the ‘Bows’ offense was slumping as a whole.

The biggest source of the problem was at the top of the lineup, where the options for the leadoff spot had simply not produced. Seemingly out of options, the coaching staff turned to their captain.

“My sophomore year, they tried putting me at the first spot,” Carlos said. “But I just wasn’t comfortable with it. I doubted myself a lot in my sophomore year, especially having played my freshman year with Kelly Majam, and knowing the pressure that comes with the [leadoff] position. But this year when he [Wisneski] approached me about it, being a junior and a little more experienced, I was a lot more confident and I knew I could do the job.”

Carlos successfully stepped in at the top of the lineup, reigniting the offense. Carlos’ individual stats haven’t been mind-blowing as the leadoff hitter, but other things have convinced the coaches that she’s a fit.

returned and with the help of her travel coach, Tjaden was able to continue at the collegiate level as team manager for UH with a special fouryear scholarship.

While Tjaden has served the team for the past four years, graduation draws near. Finishing her senior year at the university, Tjaden has big plans for her future. She recently applied to the Master’s Nursing Program in hopes to work with children that are in a similar position that she was in five year ago.

“I did not think I was going to go into the medical field at all until this happened and so this really inspired me to go that route,” Tjaden said.

When asked to share how Tjaden has been an influence on the team, only positive feedback was given, by those that welcomed her to the team.

“We’ve treated her like a player,” head coach Bob Coolen said. “She has been such a joy to be around and the players love her. She has knowledge of the game, which is something that is really valuable for a manager.”

Coolen also mentioned that the team’s athletic trainer, Eric Okasaki, monitors Tjaden’s health should she relapse again due to the blood clot “In the Columbia game she comes up in the eighth inning and hits a bomb,” Wisneski said. “That moment showed me that she has the fortitude and ability, and that she wants to be in that spot.”

that continues to affect her body.

“She really wants to find out her ailment that caused her issues medically because she can still relapse, she had some relapses,” Coolen said.

“We’re very nervous for her all the time because when she gets sick, she can relapse to the point where we need to take her to the hospital, so she’s very aware of her body.”

Tjaden has made an impact on the team through her positive attitude, skills within the sport and inspiring efforts to continue doing what she loves being around – softball.

“She’s a fighter with the disease, and if she can fight that, she can fight through anything,” teammate and friend Jordan Burton said.

“She’s very inspiring. She’s a fighter.

I can’t imagine going through something like that and coming back so strong and then still having the love to be here in place. I say that you have to live every day to the fullest because you never know what’s going to happen, and that’s what I’ve learned from her.”

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GROWING UP

Carlos has been a key cog for the Rainbow Wahine this season, but her production and leadership has been something that she’s had to acquire.

“Keiki was a very reserved person,” Wisneski said. “Putting her in a leadership role, it kinda forces you to open up and be more vocal.

She’s really opened up a lot.”

“It’s a lot more responsibility, because you’re accountable for everyone,” Carlos said. “It’s a little different, but as captains we try to not make it bigger than it needs to be.”

While Carlos has grown up a lot since her freshman days at Mānoa, don’t expect to see her not be a Keiki.

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KEIKI CARLOS HEIGHT: 5’3 CLASS: Sophmore HOMETOWN: Mililani, O‘ahu PREVIOUS SCHOOL: Mid-Pacific Institute ACCOMPLISHMENTS ● Appeared as a pitcher, right fielder and designated hitter ● Hit .320 AVG as a freshman ● Named to 2014 Big West all-academic team