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From Bhutan to Hawai‘ i Visiting monks create sand mandala at the East-West Center CHRISTOPHER TAM / KA LEO O HAWAI‘I 

A visiting Bhutanese monk dilligently crafts a sand mandala at the East-West Center gallery.

Lopen Kinley Penjor and Lopen Tenzin spent six days patiently layering colored sand on a platform to create a sand mandala as a part of the East-West Center’s art exhibition, “Bhutan: Gross National Happiness.” Creating a mandala is a lengthy process. Six monks in Bhutan spent eight hours each day for one week crushing, grinding and dyeing lime-

stone to create sand for this piece. The monks drew the lines of the mandala by memory with white chalk before layering it with colored sand. Traditionally, when a mandala is done in Bhutan, Penjor says there is a 7-to-12-day ceremony with prayers and rituals to bless the piece. This particular mandala honors the god of death. Penjor explained that the monks chose this theme because, regardless of where we are in life, everyone has to die

eventually, and through death, one can appreciate life. “If you’re able to live in harmony, that’s more important overall, and not getting tied up in things that create negative energy because everything is impermanent,” Penjor said. Dechen Wangmo Drolkar, a master’s student studying public administration at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, was born and raised in Bhutan, and says she learned about the mandala during childhood.

“I grew up to learn that it represents the order of the universe in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition … It gives me a sense of connectedness to the universe outside and inside of us,” Drolkar said. Drolkar visited the exhibition on opening day and was happy to see the people of Hawai‘ i appreciating her culture. “It is amazing that our art, culture and the socioeconomic stories find [their] way in the hearts of people of very different geographical, cultural and spiritual aspect[s],” Drolkar said. Traditionally, when the mandala is finished, there is a dismantling ceremony where the sand is swept up in a specific order and thrown into a river. The message behind destroying the mandala is to show nothing is permanent. “By doing the mandala, the takeaway lesson for people should be when you’re a human being on this earth, be compassionate, be kind to others, do no harm …,” Penjor said. “The whole act of making something very beautiful and then wiping it off is impermanence and not getting too attached.” The mandala is available for viewing at the East-West Center’s gallery until May 27. The interview with Lopen Kinley Penjor was translated through Thinley Choden, an East-West Center alumna.

Banning gay conversion Bill to ban controversal therapy undergoes congressional consideration JOCELYN GRANDINETTI STAFF WRITER

Hawai‘ i state legislators are proposing a bill to ban gay conversion therapy for minors by licensed professionals. Local organizations testified in support of the bill at a recent public hearing that took place on Feb. 20 at the state capitol. Gay conversion therapy, or sexual orientation change efforts (SOCE), are “counseling and psychotherapy aimed at eliminating or suppressing homosexuality,” according to the American Psychological Association (APA). Senate Bill 270 and House Bill 1266, companion bills that were first introduced in January of 2017, propose to prohibit “specific state-licensed persons who are licensed to provide professional counseling from engaging in, attempting to engage in or advertising sexual orientation change efforts on persons under eighteen years of age,” as stated in SB 270’s description. SUPPORTERS TESTIFY ABOUT THE DANGERS OF CONVERSION THERAPY

In their testimony, the Hawaii Psychological Association stated their support of this bill “seeks to protect the physical and psychological wellbeing of minors against exposure to harm caused by Sexual Orientation Change Efforts.”

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The APA stated in its 2000 position statement on SOCE therapy that “the potential risks of [conversion] therapy are great, including depression, anxiety and self-destructive behavior, since therapist alignment with societal prejudices against homosexuality may reinforce self-hatred already experienced by the patient.” Supporters of the bill also question the effectiveness of these therapies. The Department of Health’s Child and Adolescent Mental Health Division stated that “there is insufﬁcient research evidence to demonstrate the efﬁcacy of SOCE.” OPPOSERS SEE BILL AS RESTRICTING FREEDOM OF CHOICE

The nonproﬁt organization Hawaii Family Forum and the Honolulu County Republican Party have different opinions on the bill. Eva Andrade, president of Hawaii Family Forum, stated in her testimony opposing the bill that “we believe that this bill violates the right of parents to choose their child’s therapy, provide appropriate and professional health care services, and practice their religion in accordance to their faith.” Brett Kulbis, the county chair of the Honolulu County Republican Party, asserted that the bill to ban conversion therapy “follows a growing movement by activists” to “prevent mental

health professionals from providing assistance to minors with unwanted same-sex attractions.” According to Kulbis, this would “deny [minors] the professional help and healing they need, as determined by their parents.” UH STUDENTS AND FACULTY SPEAK ON THE ISSUE

University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa English professor Candace Fujikane teaches Introduction to English Studies (ENG 320), a class that analyzes literature in a way that investigates the “intersectionality of class, gender, sexuality, race/ethnicity, indigeneity, and location” in texts, according to the course description. Fujikane has strong views on the issue of gay conversion therapy, stating that it “purports to be a scientiﬁc method of correcting people’s behavior.” Instead, Fujikane longs for “a world where people can be who they are, rather than forcing them to be what they aren’t.” Members of the LGBTQ club at UH Mānoa voiced their views on the bill as well. Matthew Paddison, a current UH Mānoa sophomore majoring in psychology and a member of the club, spoke on his feelings toward the issue. “It’s great that [gay conversion therapy is] still being combated,

but it’s kind of sad after [so many] years that people are still trying to abolish it,” he said. “I think you can Stockholm somebody into believing what they should believe, according to someone’s agenda. But it’s a waste of time to even institute something like gay conversion therapy.” Another member of the club, who prefers to remain anonymous, recounted his personal experience of familially-imposed conversion therapy. “I didn’t exactly go to an actual clinical psychologist for [the conversion therapy]. It was a more religious thing that my family decided to put me through,” he said. “It’s a really personal thing to me, seeing this bill passed … My parents, they do love me, and that was their way of showing me they loved me, but … I feel like that love was very conditional on whether I was straight or transgender.” The public’s view on the bill to ban gay conversion therapy in Hawai‘ i remains unstable, yet the majority of testimonials made at the February public hearing showed support for the bill. The bill is still in the process of being considered. If the bill passes, Hawai‘ i will become the tenth state in the union to ban the therapy.

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‘Do it for the views!’ The dangers of viral challenges KAILANIANNA ABLOG ASSOCIATE OPINIONS EDITOR

Viral challenges have become commonplace. While they generate interactions between social media users, these challenges can pose harmful consequences for those who partake in them. It is important to understand the potential danger of following trends and valuing views over personal and public safety. THE TIDE POD CHALLENGE AND ITS PREDECESSORS

The Tide Pod Challenge was given its spotlight through television exposure in January 2018, according to Snopes. In this challenge, one would record themselves biting into a Tide Pod and upload the video to various streaming sites such as YouTube. According to the American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC), misusing laundry packets can result in serious consequences: “seizures … respiratory arrest, coma, and even death.” In 2016 and 2017, the AAPCC reported having “handled thirty-nine and ﬁfty-three cases of intentional exposures, respectively …” among the teenage population. The Tide Pod Challenge is not the ﬁrst viral phenomenon to pose health risks. The AAPCC also issued a press release in 2012 about the Cinnamon Challenge, which required participants to swallow a spoonful of cinnamon.

In the release, the AAPCC describes potential health risks including “gagging, vomiting, coughing, choking and throat irritation,” and mentions that “teens with asthma or other respiratory conditions are at greater risk of respiratory distress, including shortness of breath and trouble breathing.” STOP IT, AND GET SOME HELP

Despite obvious health dangers, these harmful activities continue to make their way onto social media with some videos garnering almost 2 million views. For University of Hawai’i at Mānoa freshman Keala-Mae Pomaikai, the reason behind these dangerous challenges becoming popular may be due to a constant need for validation from views. “[P]eople of today are always competing with ‘viral challenge[s]’ … always trying to one-up each other,” Pomaikai said. “The competition and the glory of performing something so drastic that everyone talks about it or retweets it is like a high. Somewhere along the lines, people have come to the conclusion that more harmful means more viewers ...” An unfortunate truth to this is that people do tune into shows or clips that promote dangerous acts. An example of this is “Jackass,” a television and movie series that subjected its cast to a plethora of dangerous activities like playing tetherball with a beehive

Women in the media The indirect effects of their portrayal

and testing riot control weapons. Even with the amount of pain portrayed, the show “ranks as one of MTV’s highest rated programs,” according to its MTV page; however, ultimately, it was cancelled. The difference between “Jackass” and real life, however, is that the cast had medical assistance while doing stunts. An average citizen will most likely not have immediate help while partaking in such challenges, thus risking more serious health consequences. SOME, BUT NOT ALL

Despite the negative consequences that come with certain viral challenges, one must not forget to note the advantages of them, especially when it comes to getting views. Viral challenges can raise awareness for issues that should get more exposure, such as the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, which consists of people dumping buckets of iced water onto themselves and nominating others to do so to bring more attention toward Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), a disease “that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord,” according to the ALS Association. If someone partakes in the ALS Challenge with the desire to gain views, it is not necessarily a negative thing. Doing so can garner millions of views and could be doing society a lot of good by furthering the reach of the challenge’s message. To an extent, even dangerous

accepted by their peers and society, they must appear hypermasculine or overtly sexual. According to Electronic Entertainment Design and Research (EEDAR), 24 out of 669 video games surveyed, or 3 percent, had a female protagonist. In video games, there is a signiﬁcant amount of underrepresentation of female characters, many of whom are limited to playing the “damsel in distress” or portraying “eroticized aggression.”

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challenges like the Tide Pod Challenge and Cinnamon Challenge can promote discussion between media users. “[C]hallenges such as the Tide Pod Challenge or the Cinnamon Challenge bring people together by talking about their own experiences on it,” Pomaikai said. “Even by asking others opinions of those challenges allows for communications and relationships to be made.” DO NOT DO IT FOR THE VINE

Viral challenges can be great mediums of social interaction until they become dangerous. With cases like the Tide Pod Challenge, people

“People only appear in a way that reinforces the power and the invisibility of the power of the dominant culture. And women, if they appear at all, are much more likely to be young, thin and to be sexualized, whereas male characters can age and have different body types. With people of color, the media can be even more toxic,” Lind said. Lind agrees that visual media participates in a form of symbolic annihilation, where women and racial

People only appear in a way that reinforces the power and the invisibility of the power of the dominant culture. – MEDA CHESNEY-LIND PROFESSOR AND CHAIR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WOMEN’S STUDIES

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Meda Chesney-Lind gives her voice on the portrayal of women in media. KAYLA PALMER FEATURES INTERN

Through media, ideologies pertaining to gender performance and race have become socially acceptable and normalized, leading to negative connotations that may restrict

one’s role in society. Gender discrimination is a recurring theme in video games as many female characters are constantly marginalized and sexually objectiﬁed for the male audience. By consuming this type of media, young men and women may get the idea that in order to be

Professor and Chair of the Department of Women’s Studies Meda Chesney-Lind provided her academic insight on how gender representation in video games affects our society and what efforts can be made to change the video game industry. Lind said that women are not given a range in appearance and age compared to straight white males.

should realize the dangers of it and refuse to participate, especially if one’s intention is to get views or one-up others. Feeling the need to be better than another challenge participant echoes an internal issue, like a lack of self-esteem or identity, and should be dealt with ofﬂine. One million likes or views on YouTube or Instagram is never a compromise for safety, no matter the circumstance.

minorities are purposely underrepresented to lower their social status. When they are represented, their characters portray negative stereotypes. Even when women are given a protagonist role, many are accompanied by a male guide or appear in an oversexualized manner that satisﬁes the male gaze. The normalization of stereotypes

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surrounding women in visual media is known by many scholars to result in eating disorders, low self-esteem and a negative body image. Lind presumes that in one way or another, we are all affected by the media we consume and may be accumulating negative biases pertaining to gender or race. Lind recalled a study that observed how racial portrayal in the media can affect children. “... When we ask these little kids to choose the doll that they like best, whether it’s a black doll or a white doll, and they pick the white doll, we know how it’s affecting them … It’s heartbreaking to hear why they picked the white doll.” She concluded that to change the video game industry, consumers can start purchasing media that encourages the diversity of characters and game developers. More discussion and education are also needed to further understand how the media reinforces negative stereotypes and how we as a society can positively uplift our community. “Until we have a terrain that rewards the participation of people of color and welcomes them into that industry, it will continue to produce what it’s producing.”

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Missing the music Is traveling to O‘ahu too inconvenient for some musicians? SOURCE: DANIEL GREGORY 

Bruno Mars, born and raised in Hawai‘ i, is one of the few large acts to visit the islands in recent years KATHLEEN PRADO

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In an email interview, University of Hawai‘ i at Mānoa freshman student, Sara Matsumura, expresses her opinion as to why big artists do not come to Hawai‘ i often. “... It’s a lot easier for them to be in a place where they can ﬂy or even bus to one place to another within a couple hours rather than crossing oceans.” Living her whole life on O‘ahu, she goes on to describe her experience at the biggest concert she has attended on the island. “Deﬁnitely Justin Bieber in 2010 when I was in sixth grade. I wasn’t that into him but he was a pretty

Hawai‘ i experiences an absence of performances by inﬂuential musical artists. The mainstream entertainment, otherwise known as “Top 40” artists such as Beyoncé and Imagine Dragons, is limited in the islands. The reasons for this seems to be high travel expenses, fewer venues and a smaller population to accommodate. These factors, however, do not change the fact that musicians have fans in Hawai‘ i. Big name artists should still make efforts to come here.

big deal so I spent a whopping $60 for a ticket [for a concert] ﬁlled with screaming 11-year-olds.” THE MONEY ISSUE

Hawai‘ i has smaller and limited spaces available to hold concerts. With smaller venues comes less advertisement, adding to the risk taken by artists who hope to sell out concerts. Larger artists may sell out concerts held on O‘ahu, but not without high ticket prices. Traveling to perform in Hawai‘ i takes the convenience out of mainland tours because of the long ﬂight required to get here. With that, the investment made to ﬂy out the art-

Any artist is better than none. Acts such as Deftones, Lana Del Rey and Sza have come here recently. Venues such as The Republik grant residents in Hawai‘i a more gratifying, intimate experience when attending a concert. Bruno Mars is one of the few top billboard artists to occasionally perform on the island. This is, after all, the state he was born in. Bruno Mars’

report 66 ﬁrearm deaths in 2016, 11 more than the previous year. According to the CDC, Hawai‘i’s numbers are not as high as states like California and Arizona, with 3,184 and 1,094 deaths in 2016, respectively. But as long as guns remain accessible, the state is still affected by the threat of gun violence.

deaths throughout the country everyday; it isn’t just these mass shootings,” Moore said. “We are talking about family members killing each other, people killing themselves … The access to guns makes it easy to do violence with those guns.” The Gun Violence Archive reports that along with 36 mass shootings

THE CORE OF THE PROBLEM

The killers and the killed Pursuing change to prevent gun violence ILLUSTRATIONS BY OLIVIA NARCISO 

A gun a day will not keep potential danger away. KAILANIANNA ABLOG ASSOCIATE OPINIONS EDITOR

The day of love was painted red with tragedy with the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Feb. 14. This event, and many like it in the past, has brought up the discussion on gun control. The current generation

must utilize their ability to vote in order to reduce gun accessibility. BULLETS AND STATISTICS

According to the Gun Violence Archive, there have been over 8,000 incidents involving guns, and about 2,340 deaths nationwide so far in 2018. In Hawai‘i, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

ists, along with their gear, should be considered in ticket prices. It is rare for large acts to come out, and when they do, sellouts are rapid, and fees are not feasible for every local family.

With an issue like gun control, it is vital to analyze why mass shootings occur and how to stop them. For University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Political Science Associate Professor and Director of the Public Policy Center Colin Moore, determining a solution begins with understanding the cause of the problem. “Any time there is one of these incidents, what everyone always wants to say is that the guns aren’t really responsible for it. It’s someone’s mental illness ..,” Moore said. “In every country, there are people with mental illnesses. It is not something unique to the United States. What is unique in the United States is the ability of those people to access ﬁrearms. We need fewer guns.” The issue of gun violence does not stop at the front steps of a school or highly populated area. “There are lots and lots of gun

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This generation also has the power to make a change without needing to march on their state governments. this year, guns have been used in 359 home invasions, 266 unintentional shootings, and 543 injuries and deaths in children and teens. PURSUING CHANGE

The current generation must work toward lowering the number of these incidents. As seen with the Florida students, protests are one way to call the government’s attention to gun violence. This generation also has the

last tour included a stop in O‘ahu which sold out three concerts at the Blaisedell Arena, one of the island’s largest concert venues next to the Aloha Stadium (which recently held the popular Chainsmokers for a New Years Eve show). Unfortunately, Mars will not be performing on island this year and the Chainsmokers have not conﬁrmed any future plans to return. More artists, particularly big names, should recognize the desire of local residents to see large concert acts. While the acts that do come are appreciated, the obvious lack of tours in Hawai‘ i is an unfair drawback for music lovers living in this state.

power to make a change without needing to march on their state governments. According to Moore, this “power” is the ability to vote. “Vote! This is the reason why millenials have no political power,” Moore said. “Politicians pay a lot of attention to what elderly citizens think because they always turn up at the ballot box. [Politicians] don’t like to touch the gun issue because it is a ‘political loser.’ Knowing that this is a voting issue for young voters … will inspire some politicians to take a second look.” Young adults must exercise their right as citizens to vote for the changes they want to see in society. Voting is one way to show the government what the people want. “You have to play hard ball if you want to see change,” Moore said. “These students in Florida really have shown that, especially among young people, there is a desire to change ... the gun culture in this country, and I think it’s admirable. That’s what it takes to make a change – otherwise, nothing else is going to happen.”

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ON BEING THE FIRST ARTISTIC ADVISOR TO THE NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA You recently became the artistic advisor to the National Symphony Orchestra. What does your work there entail? My expertise may not be exactly in symphonic music, classical music or the history of that … I mean, I know a thing, but that hasn’t been the center of my career. What I do involves relaying or relating to an audience in a way that can put classical music into an effective context for them. That lends itself to curation of shows. What is that curation process like? There’s a reason why the ambition of bringing new audiences into the symphony is a lofty one. It’s difﬁcult. As an ambition, it ain’t notable. What is notable is an incredible attention to detail. It’s an empty statement until you nail down the details. I have my toolbox, but I go to the kind of orchestrators, conductors and thinkers I might need in order to make this happen. How do you view this work? I view it as education: to make an audience aware that there is something they can get out of a classical music show. You want them to experience something new each time. You COURTESY: BEN FOLD’S MANAGEMENT  don’t want them to be intimidated. I’m focused Folds is known for his solo songs as well as his on this. And creating young people’s concerts former lead position in the trio Ben Folds Five. is a second part to that priority.

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ON BEING AN ARTIST How do you think your career as an artist would have been had you started today with social media as it is? It may have meant that I would have had no career at all, or it may have meant I would have had a much broader career. Now, there’s an incredible pool of talent at any moment on the internet. The way that music is consumed, distributed and advertised changed. It’s a huge impact on whether someone will be successful or not.

How have some of these changes inﬂuenced your art? Have they? I started in the time of the old school music industry: analog, big record labels, radio was king. When that fell apart I felt a sudden freedom. I can go on Twitter and tell people I’m going to put a song up? That’s crazy! Before, I would have to ask for permission. I don’t know what it’s like to grow up in the era where you don’t have to ask permission. I’m shaped by having one foot ﬁrmly placed in old school and the other in the line buying the iPhone 17, or whatever one is coming out next.

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Andrew Simbahon, Antonio Burruso and John Sabugo came together in 2016 after the close of their previous musical projects.

How did you guys come up with the name Introspektra?

How do you guys approach your song writing process?

Where do you guys like to draw inspiration from?

When we were coming up with the band name, we were throwing around names revolving around the idea of getting people to think. Our songs are usually about experiences or realizations we’ve had. We threw around about a dozen names until one day Andrew texted the name, Introspectra. We then changed the C to a K for looks. Introspektra derived from the word introspection, meaning the examination or observation of one’s own mental and emotional processes. It was exactly what we were looking for.

Our songs come about in many different ways. Some of our songs came from one member working on something alone and then take it to the group for input (ex. Wong Wei/Inﬂuenza). Some songs start with us jamming anywhere from 5-30 minutes straight while having the iPhone voice memo app record and then we go back and work on building a structure for the song. (ex. Peaks and Valleys). Some songs take ... days, others take months. We still have some songs that aren’t ﬁnished. Sometimes a song needs us to experience more things in life to give us a better perspective to write from.

Keeping the name in mind, introspection is something all three of us do regularly. We think about how life is going, our relationships, faith, struggles, triumphs. Most of the songs we write come from the time spent thinking about those things. But also, we like to write silly songs so that we can keep things light. We can’t be too serious all the time.

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A dating sim, short for simulator, is a popular type of game in which players pursue romantic interactions with in-game characters. These sims are also known as “otome” games, meaning “maiden” in Japanese, and are typically made for female audiences. Although dating simulators can be

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“Gang Beasts” allows you to play with up to “Broforce” is a two-player cooperative, side-scrollfour people, with the objective of knocking ing run-and-gun platform that features comyour opponents off the fighting stage. While pletely destructible environments. Players take this is the basic premise of the “Super Smash control of “Bros,” all with their own set of weapBros.” series, this does not mean “Gang Beasts” onry and special abilities. The “Bro” characis not worth playing. Instead of choosing dif- ters you can select are a plethora of parodied ferent characters, players select different col- action heroes from pop culture and cult films. It ored Play-Doh humanoids. All players have is similar to the “Metal Slug” series, but you and the same range of motion and attacks and a friend can play together as RoboCop and the move in the manner of an inflatable tube man. Terminator – or, as the game calls them, “BrobEven the stage environments are ludicrous – ocop” and the “Brominator.” “Broforce” is exploimagine two people in wrestling masks fight- sively fun and entertaining to play with a friend, ing on the roofs of two moving semi-trucks bro or not. whilst dodging oncoming highway signs. “Gang Beasts” is a hilarious no-nonsense party game of simple fun.

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“Dream Daddy: a Dad Dating Simulator” AVAILABLE ON STEAM FOR $14.99

In the 2017 dating simulator “Dream Daddy,” you can revel in the fun and fumbles of fatherly dating with fellow dads. According to the game’s Gamepedia page, you play a father who moves to the seaside town of Maple Bay with your teenage daughter, Amanda. While you get situated in your new place, you ﬁnd out that everyone in your neighborhood are dads that are, for the most part, single and ready to mingle. After you set up your own “Dadbook” account, a form of social media reserved only for fathers, you begin to get to know your neighbors more intimately.

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Standing out in a crowd can make people uncomfortable, but in the 2011 visual novel-based dating sim “Hatoful Boyfriend,” you play the only human student attending St. PigeoNation’s Institute, a high school that educates birds. According to the game’s unofﬁcial English Wikia page, “Hatoful Boyfriend,” despite its surreal premise, has “gained surprising popularity in Japan and something of a cult following [in] the West.” Its story is considerably the most “normal,” which is strange, considering you are attending a school for birds, but its quirky and eccentric approach to the “dating sim” genre has helped make the game memorable.

“Ikémen Sengoku: Romances Across Time” AVAILABLE ON GOOGLE PLAY AND ITUNES Have a soft spot for Japanese warlords and their love of battle? “Ikémen Sengoku: Romances Across Time” explores the idea of romancing some of Japan’s notable historical ﬁgures. But there is a catch. Your character, who just landed a job as a fashion designer, lives in modern-day Japan. A wormhole whisks you back to the Sengoku period, or the “Warring States” period, in which Japan saw “the breakdown of central government” and lengthy times of war “between … local, independent strongmen,” according to Nakasendoway.com. After inadvertently saving the life of Nobunaga Oda, a respected warlord, he takes you to live in and work at his castle, where you must survive three months in the Sengoku period before you have the chance of returning home.

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The cartoon-inspired indie title has become notorious for being one of the more challenging side-scrolling arcade shooters. Players take control of the namesake protagonist, Cuphead, while secondary players assume the role of his brother, Mughead. They shoot their way across various stages and bosses to repay a debt to the devil. Adding another player only makes the game more difficult. The increased amount of bullets and other projectiles flying across the screen can sometimes be overwhelming, especially during boss fight sequences. While “Cuphead” is a well-crafted game, you should only dabble in the cooperative play if you are willing to test the limits of your friendship.

Browsing and downloading phone applications can be a way to pass time, but what if one of the apps you download connects you to a secret group chat with seven attractive individuals? This bizarre scenario is what starts the events of “Mystic Messenger,” an otome mobile game created by Cheritz. You play a female protagonist who is mysteriously connected to a group chat with the members of “Rika’s Fundraising Association” (RFA), an organization that raises money by hosting parties. To prove that you were connected by coincidence and have no ulterior motives, you join the RFA and become their new party planner.

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In the case of “Super Mario” games, much of the co-op experience devolves to a race between friends to see who can complete the level ﬁrst. This can grow to be frustrating or boring. “Super Mario Odyssey” introduces an interesting new way of playing co-op that is fresh and entertaining. One player will perform the platforming as the Mushroom Kingdom plumber, Mario. The second player will take control of Cappy, a sentient hat with a slew of magical powers. Cappy’s powers allow players to assume control of different creatures to solve puzzles. Relegating the tasks of Cappy and Mario to two players creates an interesting co-op dynamic that speciﬁcally encourages team play and makes for an exciting adventure through many colorful levels.

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Nintendo, the company that brought “Super Mario Bros.” and the Wii, has pushed video game innovation to the point of kitschy gimmicks, guising actual technological advancement with their upcoming release, Nintendo Labo. Labo is starkly different from any other virtual gaming product on the market: it is a cardboard box that can fold into shapes. Yes, Nintendo is selling cardboard kits for $69.99 starting April 20, 2018. To be paired with the Nintendo Switch, which is both a portable and at-home console that, in its own right, is a solid and innovative gaming platform, Labo’s varying available cardboard shapes offer players the ability to bridge virtual play and physical play with Switch’s motion control systems. According to their website, “[It] combines the magic of the Nintendo Switch system with the fun of DIY creations.” However, the quirkiness of Labo and heavy marketing toward kids appears to serve as an attempt to distract from the company’s lacking advancement in overall tech performance compared to the rest of the industry. WII DO NOT WANT TO PLAY

The Nintendo Wii, released in 2006, has sold over 100 million copies according to the company’s Consolidated Sales Transactions by Region, making it one of the most successful video game consoles. The Wii remote controller

used similar motion controls to the Switch. Wii games promoted engagement of the entire body during play. For example, the Wii Play game has a fishing level. To reel in virtual fish, players hold the remote and flick their wrist upward to emulate fishing in real life. This made video gameplay more than just button pushing. Labo will also use this type of functionality. What makes Labo different from Wii is that the remotes can be put into a cardboard fishing pole to control the in-game action. However, the hardware comparisons of competing consoles released around the same time as the Wii are staggering, and not in Nintendo’s favor. The Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3 boasted 500 and 320 GB storages, respectively. Wii trailed in at 512 MB. In graphics and computing, the other two consoles also beat out the Wii. While Xbox and PlayStation have gone onto create prosperous updated versions of their initial consoles, Nintendo has continued by creating comparatively low-tech hardware with the Wii U, Switch and now, add-ons such as Labo. WHAT IF IT IS FUN?

Labo will not be released for another month. In its defense, any judgement of it without trying it is biased by preconceived notions of what deﬁnes good gaming. John Sack, a senior majoring in communications at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa and a gamer himself, shared his thoughts on

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Labo: “I think it’s cool. It encourages kids to play with physical toys instead of screens. But it really doesn’t matter for adults because it is not meant for us.” Sack makes a valid point. Perhaps adults should not be interested in critiquing Labo, because we are not the intended audience. It would be like an adult without a strong interest in playing with Tickle Me Elmo reviewing Tickle Me Elmo. However, it can conversley be argued that video games are more important than Tickle Me Elmo. There are probably Tickle Me Elmo adult collectors out there who know and can effectively critique the next generation of the toy. However, video games are a more inﬂuential part of our culture. They are not just toys for kids or collectors. The video game industry was forecasted to be worth $324 million in 2017 by revenue reports from Newzoo. While I may just be a cynical tech geek who thinks that video games should be marketed and developed more seriously than through cardboard cutouts, perhaps kids will enjoy Labo. Maybe kids will gravitate toward the creative do-it-yourself aspects in the same way the previous generation ﬂocked to the motion controls of the Wii. But, if we are encouraging kids to use their creativity, become industrious and play in the real world, why do we need to sell them cardboard to do so?

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K A LEO O HAWAI ‘I THE VOICE OF HAWAI‘I

Book Recommendations for a Quiet Night In JOCELYN GRANDINETTI NEWS INTERN

Recommending books is a daunting task. Really good books — ones that yank at the heartstrings and trigger a hysterical giggle you do not mean to let out when you are sitting by yourself in the corner — are the ones that are so personal that they are sometimes hard to share. I could read one of the great Victorian classics and tell all my friends to read it, only to ﬁnd out that none of them bothered to continue past the second page. Showing the world the true potential of a book requires you to let them read it

for themselves and hope that they get the same goosebumps that you did. Nerdy odes to literature aside, there are a few books that are worth looking at during those quiet nights in, when the air is not charged with an electric drive to move, party or, for some, play video games all night. Even try-hards like myself need a break from those homework-ﬁlled nights that creep into the small hours of the morning. What better thing is there to do than curl up on an imaginary picture-perfect windowsill and read a book?

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Let’s start with an easy one. Everyone knows about “Harry Potter.” Yes, it is a bit under a college reading level, but sometimes it is nice to kick back and reconnect with childhood favorites. Many people who love the movie series have not yet read the books.

This book is for those of you who feel sentimental over gripping teen-ﬁction novels like “Maze Runner” and “The Hunger Games.” No, it does not involve a dystopian or apocalyptic world, but it promotes cultural awareness, delves into Indian mythology and, of course, involves a little romance. Well, more than a little. It was the most kissy book I read in middle school, but for big kids like us, it is nothing. Regardless, it is the type of page-turner that picks you up and whips you around in the turmoil of the story.

“PRIDE AND PREJUDICE” // JANE AUSTEN

“THE ONCE AND FUTURE KING” // T.H. WHITE

I used to be one of those people who was intimidated by the mere title of this classic. “Pride and Prejudice” sounds like an awfully dry and moralistic book. But, once you get used to the Victorian English, I can assure you that it is one of the wittiest books ever written. It comprises of Austen making fun of the high-class snobs of her time, all the while keeping her own biting wit in check despite her strong judgements. And what is not to like about a happy ending?

I tried to keep my inner English nerd at bay, but it was either this or nonstop reveries about childhood book favorites. “The Once and Future King” is a fantasy classic about the famous King Arthur. It is, in my opinion, the best classic rendition of the King Arthur story. Otherwise, you are stuck with “Le Morte D’Arthur,” which was written in Old English by a man in a jail cell (no offense, Sir Thomas Malory). Besides being a classic swashbuckling tale of chivalrous knights, White’s rendition of the story also adds hilarious, quirky details to the characters and scenes, which gives it a real charm.

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“Red Sparrow” [March 2, 2018]

March movie madness “A Wrinkle In Time” [March 9, 2018]

“Love, Simon” [March 16, 2018]

“Tomb Raider” [March 16, 2018]

“Ready Player One” [March 29, 2018]

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Jennifer Lawrence stars as Dominika Egorova, a Russian ballerina-turned-spy, in this actionpacked spy movie. The ﬁlm follows Egorova’s journey to becoming a spy after her failed ballet career. Targeting a CIA agent (Joel Edgerton) for her ﬁrst mission, the task becomes vital to the security of both nations. It is directed by Francis Lawrence, who also directed the last three “Hunger Games” movies. The book, off of which the movie is based, was written by Jason Matthews, a former CIA operative.

Based on the 1962 novel by Madeleine L’Engle, “A Wrinkle In Time” explores time and space in search of Meg (Storm Reid) and Charles’ (Deric McCabe) scientist father (Chris Pine). The children receive help from three astral travelers and Meg’s classmate Calvin (Levi Miller) as they venture to an unknown planet. It is the ﬁrst ﬁlm with a budget of nearly $100 million to be directed by a woman of color (Ava DuVernay).

This ﬁlm stars Nick Robinson as Simon, a 17-year-old who has not told his family and friends that he is gay. He also has no idea who the classmate he fell in love with online is. This coming-of-age romantic comedy explores Simon’s coming out journey. The ﬁlm also stars Josh Duhamel, Jennifer Garner and “13 Reasons Why” actors Katherine Langford and Miles Heizer.

Alicia Vikander stars as Lara Croft in “Tomb Raider,” a reboot of the Angelina Jolie ﬁlm series and an adaptation of the popular 2013 video game of the same name. Determined to solve the mystery of her father’s disappearance, Croft sails somewhere off the coast of Japan – the last known destination of her father.

Based on the 2011 science fiction novel by Ernest Cline, “Ready Player One” is set in a dystopian future wherein the population of Earth spends most of its time in a virtual reality (VR) space called OASIS. The OASIS founder has left an easter egg in the VR space for people to find so that when the founder dies, the person who finds it will be the new owner of OASIS. Directed by Steven Spielberg, “Ready Player One” is filled with 1980s and 1990s pop culture references, including characters from Spielberg’s own movies.

MONDAY, MAR. 05, 2018

KA LEO O HAWAI‘I: THE VOICE OF HAWAI‘I

COLUMN CONSERVATION THE BITE CONVERSATION

The social aspects of marine conservation:

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Keiko Conservation has operations in Japan, Ecuador and Russia. KELSEY LOENHORST CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Conservation is not just for big nonproﬁts or people with too much time on their hands. It is possible for everyone to contribute, and Keiko Conservation makes it easy to get involved. “Our main objective is to make conservation efforts accessible to thousands of people worldwide – mainly through social media and viral campaigns,” Siena Schaar, one of the founders of the organization, explained in an interview. Three years ago, Schaar, a master’s student in environmental geography and management, bonded with her friend Natalie Parra over their love for the ocean, and together they decided to create Keiko Conservation. This conservation group is unique in that it is solely run by two young, incredibly hardworking and passionate women via their laptops and a volunteer network. Social media is one of Keiko Conservation’s greatest

tools and has helped the organization grow. Keiko Conservation now has 18 core members spread across 6 countries. In a short amount of time, Keiko

cetaceans for entertainment, Keiko Conservation sprung into action. “We were able to create so much public pressure on the contractors and managers of the project that they

Our main objective is to make conservation efforts accessible to thousands of people worldwide ... – SIENA SCHAAR CO-FOUNDER OF KEIKO CONSERVATION

Conservation has successfully campaigned for conservation awareness and action in Hawai‘ i and beyond. They have circulated petitions all over the world to protect marine life, introduced new legislation, hosted monthly beach cleanups and raised awareness of marine-related conservation issues. When they heard the news that Atlantis, a large resort on O‘ahu, was planning to build a new hotel on the west side of the island and was considering bringing in captive

released a statement saying that they wouldn’t be having captive cetaceans at their new hotel,” Schaar said. These successes are only the beginning. “Some of our current [projects] are ending cetacean captivity for entertainment in Hawai‘ i, raising awareness concerning the worldwide genocide of sharks and raising awareness about the harmful effects of single-use plastics,” Schaar reported. The team behind Keiko Conser-

vation is continually creating new content to back these projects and is spreading all over social media with a great deal of public support. Keiko Conservation also makes it extremely easy for anyone to get involved. Schaar emphasized that people can contribute to a cause right now via their laptops or cell phones, or in person by “signing petitions, sending in testimonies, participating in beach cleanups, participating in cleaning invasive algae from Maunalua Bay, helping clean a local Lo‘i or restoring He‘eia ﬁshponds.” Their website, keikoconservation. com, and their social media pages have many more ways to get involved. The success of this conservation

group is truly impressive considering the small number of organizers they have. This group shows their dedication to the bettering of marine life and to the entire planet’s well-being everyday. Follow them on Instagram and Twitter to get involved today. This article was contributed by the Society for Conservation Biology Hawai‘ i Chapter. To join the chapter and see more opportunities to get involved in conservation efforts in Hawai‘ i, visit hiscb.org.

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KELSEY LOENHORST IS A JUNIOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI‘I AT MĀNOA STUDYING COMMUNICATIONS AND OCEANOGRAPHY. KELSEY IS CURRENTLY AN INTERN FOR KEIKO CONSERVATION, WHICH HAS BEEN HER FIRST EXPERIENCE IN THE CONSERVATION WORLD. AFTER SIX MONTHS, SHE IS NOW HOOKED ON THE WORK AND ENJOYS SPEAKING UP FOR THOSE WHOSE VOICES ARE NOT ACKNOWLEDGED. IF SHE IS NOT WORKING ON MARINE CONSERVATION ISSUES, KELSEY IS OUT SURFING OR DIVING. SHE OFTEN SAYS, “IF I’M NEAR THE OCEAN OR WORKING FOR IT, I’M ONE HAPPY CAMPER.”

LETTER TO THE READERS Aloha, My name is Miranda Gallegos, and I am an intern with Planned Parenthood Votes Northwest and Hawaiian Islands, a member of the on-campus organization Generation Action, and student in the School of Social Work. On February 14th, Generation Action held a campus campaign to #FightForBirthControl as part of the condom fair at Campus Center. The goal of our campaign was to protect student’s rights to birth control access through university insurance. As of October, the US Department of Health and Human

Services issued new rules impacting university students and employees. The administration released two rules which would allow universities to deny students coverage based on moral or religious objection. We ask you to stand with us and support our efforts so students’ right to reproductive services on campus and off are protected. To ensure students’ rights, we have asked David Lassner, the president of UH Mānoa, to stand in solidarity and publically state his opposition to the changes and secure birth control access for the women of our University.

We have also started a written petition, with which we have collected signatures on Feb. 14th that we will be presenting to David Lassner on March 7th. We highly encourage your support so students can continue to have access to the services they need and make informed and respectable decisions about their bodies and futures. As a member of Generation Action, I would like to invite everyone to join us on March 7th at Campus Center from 10 am until 2 pm for the debut of our campus campaign! Our goal is to create a culture of consent on campus for all students

by asking that all incoming students at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa take a comprehensive consent training course before registering for classes. The course will introduce key resources to which students have access. On-campus organizations that will be joining us include the Women’s Center, the ofﬁce of Title VI, Pau Violence, UH Health Center, UH Manoa Counseling and the Student Development Center. We have many allies off campus who will be joining us for our special day, including DVAC, Sex Abuse Treatment Center and Hawai’i Says No More.

Last year’s Climate Survey results showed that the biggest barrier between students and the services the services they need was simply not knowing where to go. We want students to feel safe and protected. This fair is one way to provide students with knowledge of the key resources and services they have access to. Overall, we want to raise awareness of the prevalence of the issue and how each of us can actively play a role in shaping a respectable environment for all. Come join us! A culture of consent starts here with food, games and prizes!

MONDAY, MAR. 05, 2018

KA LEO O HAWAI‘I: THE VOICE OF HAWAI‘I

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SPRING 2018 CAREER FAIR CAMPUS CENTER BALLROOM MARCH 7 // 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM Network with employers, learn about Cooperative Education and Internship opportunities, gain information on career-life planning and more!

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$10.60/hour $12.00/hour Close Date: When ﬁlled Close Date: 3/30/18 or when ﬁlled Assist with various tasks associated with the interlibrary loan program, including retrieving resources from library shelves, using online system, maintaining files, etc. The only requirement is that you must be able to type. On the job training will be provided for all tasks. JOB NUMBER: 2612

Previous experience in a dental office or working with Dentrix is preferred, but we are willing to train a motivated individual. Applicants must have good interpersonal skills, ability to multi-task, and have a teachable spirit. Duties include: acknowledge, smile, and greet patients upon arrival/dismissal, respond to patient’s questions and/or concerns in accordance to office policies, schedule appointments, post charges and payments to patient accounts, etc. See job listing for more details.

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TASTE OF MANOA CAMPUS CENTER COURTYARD MARCH 8 // 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM Join CCBAC for our bi-annual food festival and enjoy amazing dishes crafted by our talented chefs from Manoa Dining Services!

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Applicants should be pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Computer/Management Information Systems, or Mathematics and have strong communication skills. The company may consider interns from other areas of study when supplemented with technical experience or aptitude. Having experience in MS Visual Basic.NET and either Oracle DBMS or MS SQL Server is desirable. Interns will be involved in all phases of the implementation of our GenTax® software solution.

This position is responsible for several recurring local and national surveys as well as ad hoc surveys and focus groups. This market research helps inform our goals, strategies, products, services, pricing, and other business decisions. Your work will include analysis, vendor management, business strategy and other duties/functions as assigned. Candidate should have a Bachelor’s (BA) degree and two (2) years of related work experience; or an equivalent combination of education and work experience. Please see job listing for more details.

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SPRING FOOTHOLDS EARLE ERNST LAB THEATRE MARCH 14 - 18 // 3/14 - 3/17 7:30 PM & 3/18 2:00 PM Come support our UHM undergraduate and graduate students as they take the spotlight in a series of student choreographed dance performances!

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*What is Co-op? Like internships, Co-ops are education-based and career-related. It is a nation-wide program comprised of a partnership between the employer, the student and the university. Co-ops are paid and require a two semester commitment.

INTERNATIONAL NIGHT CAMPUS CENTER BALLROOM MARCH 16 // 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM Enjoy an evening of live cultural performances, visit a variety of cultural booths, and celebrate the cultural diversity present within our UH Community!

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SPORTS

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(LEFT TO RIGHT) Old photos of Maile, Sarah and Andrew Toeaina. ASHLEY ADRIANO SPORTS WRITER

Sarah Toeaina, a senior guard for the Rainbow Wahine basketball team, recently made history this season when she became the 21st player in team history to pass the 1,000-point mark in her career. This year, Toeaina led the team in points and minutes per game, and is the lone senior on the team. She is what head coach Laura Beeman calls their “go-to player.” Toeaina credits her faith, family and team for her success. FAITH

Toeaina grew up not only on the court, but in the church as well. Both of her parents are pastors for “The Hotspot Church.” The stigma of being the pastor’s daughter never held her back, though. “Growing up in ministry, my parents never put my sisters and I on a pedestal,” Toeaina said. “We were treated as another attendee to the church and that we’re all learning the game of life.” Toeaina found strength through her faith, which she credits with helping her overcome adversity. One of her favorite Bible verses is Luke 1:37: “For with God, all things are possible.” FAMILY

Toeaina was born in California, but her family is based in Covington, Washington, so attending the

University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa might seem like a far cry from home. However, both of Toeaina’s parents were standout UHM athletes themselves. Her mother, Maile “Golden” Toeaina, played volleyball for UH from 1988 to 1991, and her father, Andrew Toeaina, played football for UH as a linebacker in 1991. UH is also the place where the pair first met. Toeaina also has many family members living throughout the islands. “Sarah’s grandpa attends every home game and flies back and forth from Kaua‘i,” Toeaina’s mother, Maile, said. “All her aunties and uncles have enjoyed watching her play for the first time.” Toeaina credits her family’s support with keeping her going through difficult times. Her father even has his own acronym to help her through the low points: S.G.G.H, meaning “something good’s gonna happen.” THE ‘BOWS

Toeaina said that although both her parents attended UH, she never thought of attending the school herself. However, that all changed when a UH coach visited one of her high school games. “I didn’t really know where I was going to go or what I was going to play,” Toeaina said. “But during one of my last [high school basketball] games, one of the UH coaches saw me, which was kind of like the last

Faith, family and the ‘Bows Sarah Toeaina changes the culture of Rainbow Wahine basketball MICAH IBALE / KA LEO O HAWAI‘I 

The Rainbow Wahine basketball team send Sarah Toeaina (standing row, fifth from left) off in style on Senior Night.

chance for them to see me, and so the chance of me coming here was very slim.” That same weekend, Toeaina received a call from UH inviting her to campus for a recruiting visit. As soon as she stepped off the plane, she said she “fell in love.” “When I met the coaching staff they challenged me on the ﬁrst day,” Toeaina said. “… And the importance of school, with the Shidler School of Business here at UH, gave me the best of both worlds for school and sports.” Her parents said they did not push Toeaina toward UH, and that the decision was her own. They said they told her to choose a school where

she would be happy, and for Toeaina, it just so happened to be UH. HER NEXT CHAPTER

Toeaina graduates this spring with degrees in business marketing and accounting, and plans to play professionally. Rainbow Wahine head coach Laura Beeman says the team will miss Toeaina when she goes. “Sarah has been the foundation of our culture,” Beeman says.

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The rising star from the Land of the Rising Sun

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Sarah Toeaina waving to the crowd.

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Maaki Yamazaki brings his baseball skills from Japan to Hawai‘i XAVIER TORRES SPORTS WRITER

Junior shortstop Maaki Yamazaki is one of only three international players on the University of Hawai‘i baseball team, and the only player coming from outside North America. Born and raised in Tokyo, Japan, Yamazaki is quickly becoming one of UH’s best all around players. Yamazaki comes to UH after a half-season of play in 2015 with the Lumberjacks Baseball Club in the Shin-Tokyo League. During his time with the club, he batted .532 with 11 doubles and 1 triple for 15 RBIs to earn a spot on the All-Star team. While with the Lumberjacks, Yamazaki took college courses at

Tokyo International University. Yamazaki was also a member of the Chiba-Japan National Team in 2013, and had a batting average of .438 with 10 home runs and a .474 on-base percentage in his high school career. WHY UH?

Yamazaki chose to transfer to UH at the suggestion of his parents, who had both taken courses at Kapi‘olani Community College in their younger years. His parents encouraged him to attend UH primarily because of the weather and good baseball program. When Yamazaki asked his parents what to expect before moving to O‘ahu, he said that they told him to

“have fun and enjoy your time there.” They reassured Yamazaki that “there are many Japanese people there,” which he says has ultimately helped him adapt to the new environment. Eight games into his ﬁrst season with the ‘Bows, he has recorded a pair of doubles, four RBIs and eight hits on a .267 average. Yamazaki is also quickly becoming a crowd favorite for his explosive plays. Defensively, he was a part of 5 double plays and contributed to 19 assists in the ﬁrst two series this season. Besides baseball idols like Derek Jeter and Ichiro Suzuki, Japanese professional tennis player Kei Nishikori (the only male Japanese tennis player to be ranked in

the top ﬁve in singles) is a source of his inspiration due to “[Nishikori’s] mentality and [athletic ability].” PHOTO COURTESY OF UH ATHLETICS 

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Despite his high points on the field, he still misses the “low prices and flavor of the Japanese food back home.” When asked if he could take anything from Hawai‘i to Japan, he said he would like to have “the weather for sure.” He enjoys spending time with his teammates and talking with his friends back home. Yamazaki says he is ready to continue his success on the team’s first road trip series of the season to Louisiana State University from March 9–11. Ka Leo O Hawai‘i

MAAKI YA M A Z A K I POSITION: Shortstop HEIGHT: 6’0” CLASS: Junior HOMETOWN: Tokyo, Japan PREVIOUS SCHOOL: Tokyo International University SEASON HITTING STATS ● AVG: .267 ● OBP: .324 ● HITS: 8 ● RBI: 4

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Gee Yung Martial Arts celebrates the Year of the Dog with a traditional Chinese New Year performance in the Kinau Courtyard.

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ARTafterDARK. Now, about 2,000 people ﬂock to the museum for the event each month.

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This past February, the Honolulu Museum of Art hosted “Must Love Dogs,” an ARTafterDARK party to ring in the Year of the Dog with Valentine’s Day. ARTafterDARK is the Honolulu Museum of Art’s monthly event organized by a group of young volunteers dedicated to exploring the arts. It is held on the last Friday of every month, January through October, from 6-9 p.m. on the museum grounds. Admission is free for museum members and $25 for non-members. Admission for children aged 12 and under is free, but they must be accompanied by an adult 21 years of age or older. Each party has a different theme with new activities, so come to the museum and enjoy a fun evening of good food, music and ﬁne art with family and friends. If you are interested in becoming a member, you can sign up online or at the event.

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 DJ Tittahbyte breaks it down in the Luce Courtyard.

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Visitors make their way through the entrance to the Honolulu Museum of Art.

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The museum’s galleries are also open for visitors to view during ARTafterDARK.

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unique publications, stationery, prints and posters, people can browse for adorable accessories for their four-legged friends.