Ka Lā April 2010

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No more parking lottery

Next year, it will be first come, first served

By Joel Chasteen Ka La staff writer

Students are finally getting what they’ve been asking for with the elimination of the parking lottery system next semester. Starting in the fall, all student parking lots will be open on a first-come, firstserve basis – for the first time in over five years. After close to 100 students signed a petition presented by the previous Student Senate asking to remove the lottery, current ASUH President, Poima “Po” Sataua, pushed the issue through for approval. This, however, was no easy task. “Getting it approved through the administration had been very difficult,” Sataua explains. “I was presented with this issue when I first came into office last semester but the admin never said there was a deadline to submit the proposal. That is why it had to wait until this spring to get passed.” Sataua had told the school’s administration that the students wanted the lottery to go away, but there were internal issues that prevented the proposalfrom being approved sooner. “It’s not faculty parking. It’s student parking,” Sataua said. She also explained that the school is making certain decisions based on what they think the studentswant, but not enough students are

Ka La photo by Chris Balidio

Student parking will no longer be assigned via a lottery -- instead, it will be first-come, first-served starting next fall. speaking their voice for accurate decisions to be made. “We understand that there are a small percentage that will not be

happy about this decision,” Sataua said. “More student’s need to tell us their opinions so we can try and get what the majority want.”

The parking rate will be a $20 flat rate fee for daytime students while evening rates will remain the same.

Second-annual Springfest features Koauka and Pohaku Friday, April 23

They walked to show support -- in high heels

300 expected to graduate this Spring

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