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UH receives WASC reaccreditation K ELSEY A MOS News Editor itor

The Western Association sociation of as granted d Schools and Colleges has the University of Hawai‘i at MÄ noa reaccreditation for the next 10 years, marking the end of a ďŹ ved ensuring year review process and the university’s future. ia Hinshaw Chancellor Virginia on a “chickencalled the reaccreditation d a wonderful afskin MÄ noa Moment and ty’s high quality.â€? ďŹ rmation of our university’s ved a 10-year renewal The university received of accreditation, which is the longest possible renewal. Vice Chancellorr for Academic Afid, “Getting 10-year fairs Reed Dasenbrock said, e of conďŹ dence; it accreditation is a big vote ng us in the highsays that WASC is putting est groove.â€? He added thatt schools like UC ollege have not Berkeley and Pomona College ation. received 10-year accreditation. ion from Regional accreditation ause it WASC is important because ents allows UH MÄ noa students to be eligible for ďŹ nanciall aid. It also means that students’ courses will count at other nstitutions, regionally accredited institutions, o transfer. should students choose to In 1999, when UH MÄ noa was last accredited, things were less certain. WASC required a special visit to be held in 2002, which was pushed back to 2003. “I think it would be fair to say we’ve had a complex history with WASC,â€? said Dasenbrock. But according to Academic Affairs Program OfďŹ cer Myrtle Yamada, UH MÄ noa was never placed on probation and never lost its accreditation. “In ‘99 they expressed major concerns about a number of issues.

Some of them had to do with the system-university interactions, and who had control of what. Then there was executive turnover, so they didn’t have the sense that MÄ noa was at the right place. That’s what precipitated the special visits,â€? said Hinshaw.

But the 2011 accreditation is part of the normal cycle of reaccreditation. The process began in 2006. Yamada explained, “WASC has a multi-

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Of this long process, Hinshaw said, “It took a major amount of people writing. T here were reports that had to be done, and before you do that you have to have ideas. ‌ It also showed our fo - cus and our determination to be the qualit y we want people to know we are.â€? “Accreditation is useful in that it probably pushes you to do things you wouldn’t do otherwise. ‌ I think we’re a better campus in 2011 than we were in 2007 when we started this process,â€? said Dasenbrock.

An unexpected side effect of striving for accreditation has been the new buzz around the “MÄ noa Experience.â€? Dasenbrock explained, “At least in WASC ... you’re able to basically propose themes ‌ one of the things we wanted to do in this cycle was focus on a theme of the MÄ noa Experience.â€?

Looking to the future, Hinshaw said she believes the next reaccreditation will be easier. “I think it’s now integrated into almost everything we’re doing,â€? she said, “it’s a major milestone for MÄ noa.â€?

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JESSI SCHULTZ Assc. News Editor The third annual Hawai‘i Clean Energy Day brought together leaders in clean energy innovation to talk about the state’s energy future. Gov. Neil Abercrombie and other state leaders attended as well.

The speakers discussed a broad range of topics including investment, policy, government reform and the growing workforce.

“Previously we focused on building the field – technology and investment. This year we focus not only on money (capital investment) but, as importantly, on people (a skilled workforce),” said Sharon Moriwaki, associate director of the social sciences Public Policy Center and co-chair of the Hawaii Energy Policy Forum.

The fi rst panel discussion focused on the question “Do we have the jobs and the workers for clean energy?” Scott Murakami, director of workforce development at the University of Hawai‘i community colleges, was there to speak on behalf of his students, some of whom are working to be-

come leaders and employees in the future of clean energy. He said the community colleges have 110 students in basic photovoltaic training.

David Lovelace, training director of the Hawai‘i Electricians Joint Apprenticeship Committee, also focused on education, saying, “We have to fi nd new methods of teaching these children.”

But Alex Tiller, CEO of Sunetric, Hawai‘i’s largest locally-owned-and-operated solar company, turned the discussion toward politics. “[A] green economy does create green jobs, but we need political will. ... The program we build is what we’re going to live with,” he said.

This theme came up again in the fi nal panel, which addressed the question “Is government doing enough to advance clean energy?” Jeff Mikulina of the Blue Planet Foundation, who moderated the panel, opened by asking what particular policies might be needed.

Representative Denny Coffman, chairman of the House Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection, answered, “We have to sit down and listen instead of handing

out policies. Counties have to be part of it.”

He went on to state the importance of talking about and producing community benefits.

Representative Hermina Morita, chairwoman of the Public Utilities Commission, also advocated policy improvements. “70 percent [clean energy by 2030] is a very aggressive goal. A bold mission should be matched with bold policies,” she said.

But there were also financial questions to answer. In the second panel, “Capital: how to attract it to greener energy,” R ichard Lim, director of the De partment of Business, Economic Development & Tourism, explained, “Money is coming from project finance, the pub lic and individual donations.” He went on to explain that while the government is financing 72 percent wind projects and only 16 percent solar, private interest is opposite, preferring invention over construction.

Panel member Dawn Lippert, project manager for Hawaii Renewable Energy Development Venture, said, “$18-20 million in capital [would be needed] to make

the switch to clean energy.”

The event also featured a number of exhibitions outside the forum, which allowed for learning and networking. There was a display of Aloha E-Bikes’ options, as well as representatives from Sopogy, who talked about their innovations in solar power. Outside, attendees were able to test drive the new Nissan Leaf.

Hawai‘i Clean Energy Day was sponsored by the Hawaii Energy Policy Forum, a project of the UHM College of Social Sciences Public Policy Center, as well as its community partners. The Hawaii Energy Policy Forum was created in 2002 with funding from Hawaiian Electric Company and the state. “ The forum is now a 45 -member voluntary organization focused on policy development and communication/outreach to advance clean, sustainable, secure energy for Hawai‘i,” said Moriwaki.

“Students are our future, so they should hear about what’s happening in the state,” she continued. “I think we might very well be a leader, but there are many challenges to execute.”

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ISABELLA H ASTINGS Contributing Writer Beginning with the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, the Google Street View trike – a 250-pound, nine-foot, human-powered machine – has been mapping Hawai‘i’s colleges and state parks.

Google Street View allows users to view images that Street View trikes, cars and snowmobiles capture of streets, schools, hikes, zoos and anything else that Google Maps users want to see on the site.

“They are doing all of the state and city parks, they even did the Honolulu Zoo. ... It’s really just trying to get them everywhere that would be good for people to navigate,” said Colin Macdonald, an instructor at UH who Google contacted about mapping the campus.

The Street View team in Hawai‘i has already fi nished mapping the UH campus, including the Lyon Arboretum, the aquarium in Waikīkī, and the athletic complex.

“We tried to get it to be as comprehensive of the far corners of the campus as we could. At one point we were talking about having them go into Stan Sheriff [Center] arena because there is a ground-level entrance, but the concern was the second they got in there they would lose all of their GPS, and therefore it’s really tough to know where it is,” said Macdonald.

The Google Trike has eight cameras, GPS and lasers, which make it easier to accurately place the images. The pictures are put together in a 360-degree view, blending together the overlapping elements that are created between the eight cameras.

This process, as well as the steps that Google takes to protect people’s privacy, means that it takes a while before the images are ready to be uploaded to Google Maps.

“One of the concerns that we had with this was privacy, because one of the things that Google has been knocked for – rightly and perhaps not rightly – over time has been privacy issues,” said Macdonald. “While they were doing our Street View ... if they saw someone’s face, the software automatically blurs out the person’s face or a license plate on a car.

And fi nally they said that if there were things that we did not want to get mapped then what Google will do is to blur it out for you. So it was up to our discretion to say that we did not want people to see some things and they would blur it out for us.”

This mapping can aid students in navigating the campus.

“If you wanted to say ‘meet me in front of the Campus Center’ or ‘meet me in front of Student Services’ a lot of people have no idea how to get there. ... Even for people who have been on campus a lot, trying to find something is difficult,” said Macdonald.

The Street View trike is scheduled to leave O‘ahu some time in July and either head over to Maui or the Big Island and finish in Kaua‘i. They hope to map Mauna Kea and the observatories on Kīlauea.

“With Street View, you get the view that you would like to get. It’s a wonderful service for the campus just internally, [and] it’s also a wonderful service in being able to reach an audience that literally reaches around the world – and it costs us nothing,” said Macdonald.

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An artist removes a red-hot piece from a kiln at 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit into a sealed cannister filled with combustibles. This unique step distinguishes American raku from the traditional Japanese technique.

UH ceramic artists brave the elements to put out successful show K ELIA COWAN Contributing Writer A team of 12 University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa artists entered the 36th annual Raku Ho‘olaule‘a exhibition this year, led by UH graduate student Chad Steve and MidPacific Institute instructor Daven Hee. Raku is a special form of ceramics, adapted from a Japanese style, in which artists create pieces without the use of a

potter’s wheel. It is a unique art form that often produces an iridescent appearance.

Raku Ho‘olaule‘a, an annual community raku ceramics workshop sponsored by statewide nonprofit organization Hawai‘i Craftsmen, ran from June 4-6 at Waimānalo Beach Park. Artists spent the weekend fi ring pots and other ceramic pieces.

Budget cuts endangered the occurrence of the annual event, but some key advocates in the Hawai‘i art community pulled together to make the event happen.

The weather also threatened the event’s success. But despite fl ooded tents, the artists worked on their raku pieces straight through the night, with fi nal pieces coming out of the kiln around 5 a.m. Sunday.

Three elected judges, Ken Kang, Esther Shimazu and Carl Fieber – all three local ceramic artists – judged the pieces and selected certain ones for display.

Lauren Jo, a 2009 UH graduate, won the Ginny McGaraghan Award of Excellence for her piece “Fossils from the New World.”

Jo will be leaving for graduate school at Alfred University this fall, a school referred to as the “Harvard of the art world” by fellow UH art student Dustin Miyakawa.

Some art pieces by other students were displayed at The ARTS at Mark’s Garage, an arts enterprise project in downtown Honolulu, earlier last month.

In addition to Jo’s “Fossils from the New World,” several other pieces by artists from

UH’s group were a part of the collection. Four of Steve’s pieces were displayed at the juried exhibition, as well as Hee’s “Bumpy Jar.” Miyakawa had his piece “Ferric Sumo” on display, and donated a second piece to a silent auction.

“There was a real communal spirit, because they know if we don’t make [the Ho‘olaule‘a] happen, it might not happen again,” Miyakawa said.

“People realized the value in bringing artists together and what we can learn from each other.”

Miyakawa said he believes that art is much more than just an activity or hobby: he sees it as a bonding event.

“You get to know about each artist as a person instead of through their work. It’s more important than anything else,” Miyakawa said. “It’s about the people.”

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Abercrombie overstepping TAYLOR GARDNER Assc.Opinions Editor Gov. Neil Abercrombie has made a bold statement to those who may not agree with his political vision, requesting several appointed members of boards and commissions to step down from their positions, even though many still had years remaining on their terms. According to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Abercrombie stated the removal of several appointees “would give his administration maximum fl exibility in shaping public policy.”

Appointees are chosen by the governor and confirmed by the state Senate, and cannot be forcibly removed without a justifiable reason until their terms expire. Abercrombie hopes to influence these appointees into resigning of their own accord by issuing

these mass resignation requests. He claims that a new group of appointees personally chosen by him will be able to better fulfill his vision of “A New Day in Hawai‘i,” while stating this is not a personal attack against the current appointees.

This attempted power grab by Abercrombie should not be taken lightly. If every governor had attempted to enact a wholesale replacement of his or her predecessor’s appointees, very little would have ever been accomplished within the state of Hawai‘i.

Former governor Ben Cayetano said he disagrees with Abercrombie’s actions, stating he does not “think it’s wise to ask for wholesale resignations.”

By replacing the current appointees, Abercrombie seeks to centralize power and reduce his possible opposition. Instead of working through opposing points of view

with diplomacy, Abercrombie would rather ask the opposition to resign and appoint his choices in their place.

Abercrombie has a history of disagreeing with the appointment process. According to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, the governor became frustrated at a community meeting by his inability to select members of the Land Use Committee until their terms had expired. Abercrombie also recently convinced lawmakers to allow him to select members of the Board of Education without any prior screening through an advisory council.

The decision to request these resignations left many appointees stunned and confused. Travis Thompson of the Public Housing Authority said he believes Abercrombie is making “an assumption that the direction we were currently going in

was somehow not the correct one.” Others worry that the governor’s statements will discourage potential nominees from accepting appointed positions in the future.

However, it is the current appointees who will make the fi nal decisions regarding their resignations. Those currently working hard and making progress with their committees should continue to do so, and ignore the inane response from the government.

These appointees were previously chosen and approved by the state Senate for a purpose, and resigning now would risk a loss of continuity and a failure to accomplish these goals. Appointees should not feel pressured by a governor attempting to overstep his boundaries, but should instead think of the public and what benefits them the most.

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Incoming senior outside hitter Kanani Danielson is expected to lead the Rainbow Wahine Volleyball team as it begins its 2011 season with the Chevron Rainbow Wahine Invitational Aug. 26-28.

M ARC A R AK AKI Sports Editor The Rainbow Wahine volleyball team fi nished the 2010 season with a 29-3 record, but they still have something to prove.

After starting the season 28-1, Hawai‘i dropped their last two out of three, including a season-ending loss to Washington in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

The disappointing fi nish inspired the ‘Bows to work harder throughout the summer to prepare for this upcoming season.

“We want to be more on a determined level to make sure we don’t fi nish like we did last year,” incoming senior outside hitter Kanani Danielson said. “Everybody that’s coming in and everybody that’s coming back is willing to work extra hard to prove to everybody that we belong on top.”

And with the start of the season following the start of the fall semester by only four days, the

‘Bows must spend their summer keeping in shape.

“This summer, at home, I would go into the gym in the morning and work out, and I would practice with my old club team,” incoming sophomore middle hitter Emily Hartong, a native of Los Alamitos, Calif., said. “Here, we lift as a team four days a week, then we’ll start open gym soon ... and then when summer [kids] camp starts [on July 15], we’ll get super busy.”

Head coach Dave Shoji said he is relying on his players to be proactive during the summer.

“The whole team is back for second session, so almost all of them are in summer school. So that’s one thing we want to get accomplished,” Shoji said. “[They also] have an opportunity to work out with our strength coach [Tommy Heffernan], and just try to touch the ball on their own because I’m not allowed to coach [during the summer]. We’ll just try to get into the best shape we can get into before the start of practices.”

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Danielson, Hawai‘i’s kill leader the past two years, will begin her senior season on Aug. 26 as Hawai‘i takes the court against San Francisco.

She accumulated 1,285 kills in 100 matches played so far in three years. Danielson averaged 3.02 kills per set as a freshman, then 4.23 kills per set as a sophomore, then finally 4.53 kills per set as a junior. She is a two-time Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year and a twotime American Volleyball Coaches Association first-team honoree.

“I’ve been thinking about it since last season was over,” Danielson said. “I’m just looking forward to the new recruits coming in and looking to make this season even better.”

Shoji said he feels Danielson is ready. “She understands that this is her last year, and she wants to have a great year,” Shoji said. “She is doing everything she can herself and she’s been a real leader as far as getting everybody else motivated too.”