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‘Girl Fest’ empowers more than just women A LICIA PARTRIDGE Senior Staff Writer

Last year in Hawai‘i, 5,095 domestic abuse protective orders were ﬁ led through the circuit courts. A local non-proﬁt organization is trying to raise awareness about domestic violence against women through their 7th annual “Girl Fest Hawai‘i” multimedia art festival and conference throughout Honolulu on Nov. 10-14. K athr y n X ian organized the f irst Girl Fest Hawa i‘i fest ival in 20 02. She wanted to address domest ic v iolence through educat ion, prevent ion and ar t . “Hawa i‘i has a major problem w ith domest ic v iolence be cause of many reasons,” X ian sa id. “ W hen we st ar ted, we wanted to be more conducive to the ar ts. We wanted to be more prevent at ive and we had to think proact ively.” This volunteer-run festival incorporates film, music, art, spoken word and dance complemented by a mini-conference involving panels, lectures, outreach workshops for children and adults. The conference addresses themes such as body image, identity, empowerment, social change and methods on how to prevent violence in relationships. “We see it as a way to empower people for a change,” Xian said. “It gives incentive to do something. We have accomplished all of this with a very little budget.” This year’s festivities will include poetry readings by Amber Tamblyn and Mindy Nettifee, dance workshops at the Diverse Art Center, an improvisation comedy workshop, a benefit concert by local bands, an appearance by comedian Charlyne Yi and much more. The festival will end with a community-wide barbecue. The events are all-ages unless stated

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Mindy Nettifee (left) and Amber Tamblyn will be reciting poetry at this year’s “Girl Fest Hawai‘i” festival. Nettifee has toured throughout the world as a poet and currently directs the Write Now Poetry Society, and Tamblyn is an accomplished poet and actress who currently has a recurring role on the television show “House.” otherwise and are either free or cost little. The University of Hawai‘i Mānoa will host the “HI Issued: Contemporary Explorations of Hawaiian Women’s Issues” conference today, Nov. 10, at the Kamakakūokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies from 3 p.m. till 6 p.m. This conference is open to all ages and is free of charge. Women writers and activists will discuss domestic violence, homelessness, prisons, and Hawaiian sovereignty. The event will feature Kat Brady, Meda Chesney-Lind, Susan Hippensteele, Trisha Kehaulani Watson, and ‘Ilima Long, moderated by Mehanaoka‘ Hind. Light refreshments will be provided by MANA and the Wom-

en’s Studies Department, and a number of community organizations will be running educational tables throughout the event. The premiere of the independent fi lm, “Salt of This Sea” will be presented at the Art Auditorium at UHM, 2535 McCarthy Mall on Thursday Nov. 11. This fi lm is a drama about an American-born Palestinian woman who travels back to Palestine and is forced to confront the Palestine-Israel confl ict. The cover is $5 and is an allages event. Director Michael Moore, known for documentaries such as Bowling For Columbine, Fahrenheit 9/11, Sicko, and Capitalism: A Love Story, said in a review, “Salt of this Sea is absolutely one of the

best fi lms I’ve seen in years.” For the fi rst time in Girl Fest history, four female KTUH disc jockeys along with poets T. Miller, Mindy Nettifee, Michelle Myers and Issil Yi Park will perform on Thursday Nov. 11 at “Spit n’ Spin” party. This party and “Poetry Pow” will take place at the Fresh Café, 831 Queen Street, from 7p.m. till 2.am. Admission is $7 for the general public and $5 for ages 18 and under. A non-traditional form of entertainment will take place on Saturday Nov. 13. Oahu’s Pacifi c Roller Derby team will play a derby bout at Kamilo‘iki Park in Hawai‘i Kai against the neighboring island teams. “We skate in Girl Fest to pro-

vide the community with positive and powerful female role models as skaters in an organization that is run solely by the skaters,” said PRD skater Sylvia Flores aka ‘Tadbit Nasty.’ “We participate in this event to show the community that we are strong, determined women athletes who step out of the ‘traditional’ roles by playing a high contact sport. We especially want to show women out there that there’s an opportunity to join us and join a strong sisterhood of supportive and like-minded women.” Eighty-fi ve percent of domestic violence victims are women, the Bureau of Justice Statistics’ Crime Data Brief found in 2003 and not much has changed. The event also reaches out to male abuse victims. “We are trying to get more men involved since one in eight men are abused each year,” Xian said. “ We are trying to organize a men’s group and a men’s talk for the future. It’s hard for women to talk about but even harder for men.” Recent Hawai‘i Court statistics show that from the 2008 fiscal year to the 2009 fi scal year, domestic abuse/protective order fi lings has increased by 12 percent. “ We are not the heroes of the generation,” X ian said. “ We are only chipping away at the problem in hopes that f uture generations will think of the problems dif ferently.” To find more information about the events go to: www. girlfesthawaii.org or contact info@girlfesthawaii.org. Planning for next year’s event will begin in December.

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Hawai‘i 96814 FREE - WOMEN AND GIRLS ONLY - ALL AGES COUNCIL SESSION 4 P.M. - 7 P.M. “Voice of the Circle” WITH Bonnie Tamblyn Diverse Art Center 1024 Queen Street Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96814 FRE E - WOME N & GIRLS ONLY - ALL AGE S PREMIERE 6 P.M. - 7:30 P.M. “Salt of this Sea” starring Suheie Hammad Art Auditorium University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa 2535 McCarthy Mall Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96822 $5 - ALL AGES PA R T Y & P O E T RY 7 P. M . 2 A.M. “SPIT -N- SPIN” A poetry pow & dj party Fresh Cafe 831 Queen Street Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96813 Admission: $7 General, $5 Under 18 F R I DAY N OV. 12 E N C O R E S C R E E N I N G 7 P. M . - 8:30 P. M .

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The secret life of a tracker

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Anthony Chang worked for three months as a political operative tracking Charles Djou. His footage made possible a series of DCCC attack ads, but his job also involved scouring blogs and news websites daily for news relating to Djou.

How one man made himself the public shadow of Charles Djou for three months during his special election campaign. C HRIS M IKESELL Senior Staff Writer

Twenty-seven-year-old Anthony Chang likes to smile and wave to the people he ﬁlms, yet they almost never return the gesture. That’s because Chang works as one of the most dangerous yet valuable kinds of political operatives: a tracker employed by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. Those attack ads that showed Djou ﬁddling with his blackberry and laughing at City Council meetings were all

products of Chang’s camcorder – footage he supplied to the DCCC for $2000 a month during the special election for Neil Abercrombie’s vacated seat.

“H I , I ʼM A N T H O N Y A N D I WO R K F O R T H E D E MO C R AT I C PA R T Y.” Chang’s fi rst contact with Djou’s staff came at one of those very same City Council meetings, when he was confronted by Djou staffer Kenny Amazaki. “(Amazaki) asked me, ‘Are you filming the entire council or are you filming Charles Djou?’” said Chang. “I told him, ‘Hi, I’m Anthony, and I work for the Democratic Party.’” The rules of the game dictate that if someone asks, a tracker is to give them a supervisor’s card and ask them to refer questions there. But Chang made it a point to actually introduce himself to the candidate he was assigned to shadow. That opportunity came at a can-

vassing event a few weeks later. “I thought by that point they knew what I was doing ... let’s just get the confrontation over with,” Chang said. “I walked up and told Djou what I was doing. “He must have forgotten or something, or he thought I was some volunteer who had come to help him out. I was still in my Tshirt and jeans. It was a Saturday.” The ﬁrst time Chang introduced himself, Djou was less than pleased. “He told me, ‘I think what you do is kind of slimy. This is the reason why people don’t want to participate in politics.’ I told him, ‘Yeah, well, I’m just trying to do my job. Hopefully there’s no reason why we can’t be polite.’ I complimented him a little bit. I told him I thought he was sharp, that he seemed like a perfectly nice guy.” That day, both Djou and his then-campaign manager Dylan Nonaka took photos of Chang. A month later, he was mentioned on Djou’s Twitter account as ‘Anthony.’ “The ﬁ rst time I met Djou he asked me what my name was. I told him, but I refused to tell him my last name. There was no point. I didn’t need to tell him my last name. I refused to give my last name out of principle, not fear.”

RU L E 1: D O N ʼ T L I E Unless they’re asked who they’re working for, Chang explained that trackers don’t have to offer that information. Ultimately, however, trackers have to tell the truth. “The probability of something going wrong goes up threefold if the tracker lies,” said Chang. “You’re not a student doing a project. You’re not helping out with the competition. You’re not with the press. They ask you what you’re doing, just tell them what you’re doing. Obviously, if they catch you lying, and it makes it to the press, lots of bad things happen.” Of course, sometimes it takes See Tracker, next page

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a while to get to the truth. Once, after a town hall meeting, Chang found himself being questioned by one of Djou’s staffers. You working for the campaign? “Nope, not working for the campaign.” You doing this for the press? “Nope, I’m not doing it for the press.” Are you doing this for yourself? “Yeah. I’m doing this for myself ... and for the Democratic Party.” “ T he guy just chuckled and I booked it out of there,” Chang explained. According to Chang, he was never mentioned by name, though the staffer did acknowledge that there was a videographer filming Djou in a speech later that day, discussing the “dirty tactics” the Democratic Party was using. It’s a dirty job, true. But you know what they say about dirty jobs. “Somebody needs to be willing to do the dirty work. They were willing to pay me, so I was willing to do it.”

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Where does a tracker camp out at a political event? Usually by the media, where other cameras are watching. “The best place to hang out, as a tracker, is to hang out by the press because they can’t harass you,” said Chang. “Djou’s people, to his credit, seemed polite to me. Most of the time they just ignored me.” It’s ﬁtting that trackers doing their job set up next to the news crews: the whole reason trackers are employed is because they provide ammunition to political campaigns in what conservative circles are calling “gotcha” moments. In reality, though, they’re just biding their time until a candidate screws up. “I always carry a digital voice recorder in my front pocket to make sure I can catch them saying anything stupid or mean to me,” said Chang. “You remember that republican senator and the

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Macaca moment? That’s what the democrats are shooting for.” The “Macaca moment” came in 2006 when then-Virginia Senator

George Allen called a democratic tracker a “macaca,” a word later revealed to be a racial epithet. Democrats believe that word cost Allen his Senate race, something that would not have been possible without the use of trackers. “That’s what they describe as the ‘Holy Grail’ for tracking: you want to try to catch the person you’re tracking saying something really stupid that’ll hurt them.” Unfortunately for Chang, Djou never came as close as Allen to any major screwups. For the most part, he said, Djou stayed on message. Or at least, he did during the times Chang was allowed to record.

RULE 3: STAND YOUR GROUND

Sometimes tracking can be a dangerous business. At best, trackers are tolerated; at worst, the participants at events they ﬁ lm can become outright hostile. “The rule is, if they try to kick you out, you make them try to justify it,” Chang said. “You ask them – while the camcorder is still running – is this a public event? “You lead up to, ‘Oh I thought this was a public event. Is it not?’ Then you leave it up to them to justify why they’re going to give you the boot while you’re still ﬁ lming.” And while it’s good to introduce yourself, depending on the venue, Chang said if you’re a tracker, it’s not always wise to let people know you’re coming. It’s a lesson Chang said he

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learned quickly. “Don’t ever ask if you can ﬁlm. If you ask (for permission) most people are going to say no. But if you just show

up with your camcorder, some people will ask for information and they’ll ask their bosses, but 100 percent of them will always let me ﬁlm anyway. It wasn’t a big deal.” But there’s standing your ground, and there’s just being foolish. “I’ve been told that ... sometimes people will stand in front of your camcorder, which never happened (to me) because everybody decided to ignore me. It’s happened where they’ll have kids stand in front of it, or be wearing Republican Tshirts, in which case you can either ignore it or move on. “But (my boss) also told me, don’t ever feel physically threatened. If two or three guys walk up to you, leave.”

RU L E 4 : YO U L E A R N MO R E T H A N YO U T H I N K Over the course of his tenure as a tracker, Chang learned that he had a lot more nerve than he thought he had when he began. “When you think about this stuff, it’s a lot easier in your head than when you actually do it,” Chang said. “You’re actually pretty nervous.” Once, during an event for the Department of Education, Chang found a familiar sight in the back of the room. “Somebody from the Democratic Party told me ‘Oh, he’s their equivalent of you, actually. He’s the RGA’s tracker.’ I didn’t even talk to the guy.”

Chang stopped himself – not because he was afraid to question him, but rather because he knew exactly what the guy had put himself through by daring to show up in hostile territory. “I remembered being in that same situation,” said Chang. “It’s not comfortable when people talk to you. I’m not even comfortable with it when democrats ask me. My philosophy was the less people who know what I’m doing, the better.” But spending that much time following anyone – political rival or not – affects how you view them. If anything, Chang got to know Djou better than any regular voter could have. In the end, it changed how Chang thought of Djou as a person. “At the beginning I viewed him as this kind of sinister being,” said Chang. “But between the three candidates in the special election he was probably the most personable. He’s good with people, he’s friendly, even to those he disagrees with. He was also a very disciplined campaigner. “If he were 10 years younger, I could imagine being friends with him.”

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WHAT IS A CRE DIT RE PORT? A credit report shows the charges that individuals make on their credit cards, with different reporting companies highlighting different purchases made. Good credit is built when one makes a payment on time, while bad credit is established when one fails to make a credit card payment. Reporting companies will only select certain transactions, while other transactions such as cellphone payments or rent may not be included on your report. Companies will also factor in your credit based upon this report to form a credit score between 300-850. What is the importance of a credit score? Individuals planning to purchase a house or a car in the future will probably have to pay on credit, and the lower a credit score, the higher the interest rate is on that loan. A credit score of 740 is the target goal to reach, but university students that acquire student loans and lack funds will aim for a slightly lower score around 700-720.

M A I N TA I N I N G A H I G H CREDIT SCORE One technique in maintaining a high credit score is to avoid applying for additional credit cards. Businesses such as Barnes and Noble and Amazon offer credit cards that grant reduced prices or other beneﬁts if you sign up. The downside however, is that

when you sign up for additional credit cards, your credit score may indirectly drop. This is important to consider when every point of your credit score counts towards how high your interest rates will be on loans. The result may be that the beneﬁts of acquiring another credit card may not outweigh the costs of a lower credit score. A nother strategy is making an agree m e n t with your pare n t about becoming an authorized user for their account. This means that while they’ll still pay the bills for their credit card, the credit score will be copied onto your report, granting you good credit if they pay their bills on time. The downside to this however, is that if your parents are late on paying bills and you’re an authorized user, the bad credit will be applied to your score as well.

dues, students can utilize www. prbc.com to obtain their credit reports. By maintaining credit scores students can help to curb the trend of acquiring debt.

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Amis, Thomas to lead ’Bows’ front court JAKE CAMARILLO Senior Staff Reporter This season, the Rainbow Warrior basketball team will be led by Bill Amis and Joston Thomas at the forward position. After redshirting last year due to an injury, Amis, a 6-foot-9 and 235-pound senior, returns to action. The team also adds Thomas, a 6-foot-7 and 235-pound sophomore who played basketball last year at the College of Southern Idaho. Thomas, who was one of the top junior college prospects last season, and Amis will be key players in this year’s system. “I’m expecting leadership from Bill and I’m expecting Joston to be a rebounder,” ﬁ rst-year head coach Gib Arnold said. Both were solid in the team’s exhibition game win against Chaminade last Saturday. Thomas scored a game-high 25 points while Amis added an-

other 14 points. Thomas was also 2-for-3 in 3-pointers. “(They) have pretty good range for their position. They can shoot the three and that’s a big strength for them at their position,” Arnold said. Also, both had 7 rebounds on the night, showing their strength and hustle in grabbing rebounds. “Joston and Bill are pretty strong and powerful,” Arnold said. “I want them both to be relentless on the boards.” Arnold was also high on the attitude of Trevor Wiseman (6 foot-7, 210-pound), a freshman out of Santa Clarita, Calif. In the Chaminade game Wiseman chipped in two points and four rebounds. “He’s my hardest player in practice. I love his energy and his enthusiasm,” Arnold said. “When it’s all said and done, he’s going to have a great career here.” Sophomore Dominick Brumﬁeld (6 -foot-8, 215-pounds) has

Left to right: Joston Thomas, Trevor Wiseman, Bill Amis and Dominick Brumfield are the forwards on the Rainbow Warrior basketball team this season. JOEL KUTAKA KA LEO O HAWAI‘I

been sidelined due to injury.

WO R K I N G T H E I R WAY U P In the preseason polls, Hawai‘i was ranked last place in the Western Athletic Conference ( WAC). Amis said the team wants

to prove the voters wrong. “We’re trying to prove that Hawai‘i basketball is competitive and we’re going to be a good program forever,” Amis said. “We want to play hard every game and we want to play to win.”

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WEDNESDAY, NOV. 10, 2010

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Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2010

Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Lewis

By Pamela Amick Klawitter

11/10/10

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Cancer (June 22-July 22) -- Today is a 6 -- Someone in your household is over-thinking today’s schedule. You may need to just get started before figuring out the finishing touches. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 6 -- Don’t let your impulsive ideas carry you off task. Instead, harness that imagination to make ordinary processes more fun. Best results show when you focus wit and energy. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Your self-esteem lies in the balance while you wrestle with an associate’s question. The group needs to address the situation, to discover workable choices.

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5 Fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 thru 9. Puzzles will become progressively more difficult through the week. Solutions, tips and computer program at www.sudoku.com Go to www.kaleo.org for this puzzle’s solution. 54 Colorful quartz 55 Shroud city 56 Lets up 57 Name on a razor 58 Fat measure 59 __ Luck 63 Understood 65 Heavy drinker

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Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is a 6 -- Questions arise in your work that only you can answer. Don’t depend on others. Use your own imagination to cast light directly on the problem. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is a 6 -- Internal dialogue provides you a different point of logic. Harmony is the goal, and assertive energy is required to achieve it. Imagine freedom. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is a 7 -- An older associate takes some of your work, so that you can spend time with family. Use the time to regroup and rethink a long-term decision. Change is good. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today

is a 5 -- You may feel anxious about career goals. Pay attention to the mood. You discover that the worry isn’t yours. Help someone else to lighten it. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is a 6 -- Thoughts race as you evaluate new data. You didn’t anticipate an important development that could change everything. Assess well before taking action. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is a 6 -- You may recall a dream about something extremely old. Ancient objects or symbols may reflect the need to research and understand your roots.

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Ka Leo O Hawai‘i EDITOR RUSSELL TOLENTINO ASSOCIATE MARC ARAKAKI SPORTS @ KALEO.ORG

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 10, 2010

Home-stretch begins for Rainbow Wahine M ARC A R AK AKI Associate Sports Editor The No. 3 Rainbow Wahine volleyball team is excited to get back to action after having only one nonconference match-up last week. “After having a couple days off we are back to work,” senior setter Dani Mafua said.

Hawai‘i also spent last weekend watching other teams play on television. Mafua explained that other top teams in the country have long matches – and top-tier opponents – in their respective conferences. However, the Rainbow Wahine (23-1, 12-0 Western Athletic Conference) don’t see the highcaliber teams in the WAC. The

’Bows have not lost a set to a WAC team so far in conference play. “We got to see different teams play, other Big 10 teams and Pac10 teams. And coming back this morning (Monday) put things back into perspective,” Mafua said. “These other schools are going ﬁ ve sets every night when they’re playing a great opponent

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when we are playing a WAC team and going three-straight. The work really begins in the practice gym and we have to push ourselves and grow as a unit.” Following this road trip, the Rainbow Wahine will close the regular season against Idaho on Thursday, Nov. 18.

ROA D T R I P N O. 3 Hawai‘i will travel to play Fresno State on Thursday (7 p.m. PST), San Jose State on Saturday (1 p.m. PST) and Nevada on Sunday (6 p.m. PST). “It’s always important to play well and come up with the win,” Mafua said. “But it’s more important for us to focus on ourselves and be disciplined in the scouting report and what the coaches have set up for us so we can execute and win the matches.” Hawai‘i has already beaten all three teams earlier this season. “Sometimes we look back at what they may have done different from the scouting report the ﬁrst time,” Mafua said. “We kind of make the little adjustments because teams do make adjustments on how our scheme is against them.”

L I B E RO T R A D I T I O N Senior libero Elizabeth Ka’aihue’s career is coming to

an end. But also making an impact in the back row this season is sophomore defensive specialist Emily Maeda. Last season, Maeda only appeared in four sets. But this season, the 2008 Roosevelt High School graduate has appeared in 75 of the 80 sets so far this season. She is averaging 1.85 digs per set, which is fourth best on the team. Ka’aihue feels that Maeda is coming into her own this year. “Ever since she got into the program she’s been working so hard,” Ka’aihue said. “She’s such a hard worker – a lot of technique. If she doesn’t get one thing she’ll just go back and drill herself and do it again. She’s just going to get better. She’s going to do awesome next year.”

PEAKING AT THE RIGHT TIME

With the WAC Tournament just a week and a half away, the Rainbow Wahine know this is a critical time for their season. Mafua feels that the team is peaking at the right time and will be ready for the post season. “I deﬁ nitely think we are peaking where we want to,” Mafua said. “Everyone’s healthy physically and I’m conﬁdent going into the home-stretch of the season and post season.”

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stomach right now.” Amis, Thomas and the rest of the team have had to adjust to new players and coaches. The program has a completely new coaching staff and 10 new players on the roster this year. Thomas said communication will be key for the team. “In order to be a good basketball player you got to know how to talk to people and get to know different people,” Thomas said. Amis, who is in his fourth year with the program, said

the team’s chemistry has been good. “It’s like I’m the old uncle out here, (but) it’s a lot of fun,” Amis said with a grin. “This team gets along probably better than any team I’ve ever been on.” With the season opener against Montana State two days away, Thomas said that he wants the program to get wins. “Individually, I want to be one of the top rebounders and scorers,” Thomas said. “But team-wise, I just want to win.”