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A Student Publication of the University of Hawai`i • Honolulu Community College • October 2014

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The computer lab in Building 2 has been redesigned to make it a more friendly place for personal and group study.

A fresh look on campus Renovations, makeovers and new students give school that up-to-date feeling Inside Building 7 remake

After years of planning and construction, the 40-yearold Building 7 has been made over from top to bottom. Even so, some people feel the work didn't go far enough.

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New look to lab

Ka LĀphoto JONAH CARIno

A new seating arrangement in the student lounge is proving poular.

Over the summer, officials revamped the computer lab in Building 4, adding lounge-type seating and other improvements to make it a better place to study and hangout.

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The new look on campus Not everyone is satisfied with Building 7

By Luke Barayuga Ka L� staff writer

After more than five years of planning and work, the renovation of Building 7 – including elevators that stop at every floor – is finished.

The $10.5 million project involved dozens of improvements, including new ceilings, floors, lighting and painting.

Many of the other changes were behind the scenes: installing an emergency generator and replacing sewer, water and air conditioning lines, according to Ken Kato, interim vice chancellor of administrative services.

Even so, not everyone is satisfied. Some students and even faculty say more could have been done.

The makeover gave the 40-year-old building a new set of elevators and a top-to-bottom makeover.

Still, student Shauna Obed said with only

ones they have replaced, Obed admits. However the stairway still looks like it needs some renovation, she said. Also with only two elevators and one stairway, it doesn't seem to be enough to manage all the students in one of the most used buildings on campus.

Along with criticism, however, there is much good will.

The Language Arts Ka LĀ photo by Jonah Carino Department Chair Jeff Stearns emphasized the The new elevator landings in Building 7 provide a positive. stunning view of the campus and Honolulu, but not everyone is satisfied with the way the building "Coming out of the renovations turned out. elevators, the windows provide stunning views two new elevators, not weird that construction of the campus and everyone gets to class on took place everywhere city,” Stearns said. "It’s time. As a student who considering there is not refreshing to come out of has been here for five much to show for it." the elevators to see the semesters, she knows first Officials say much view before class." hand all the construction of the work was done Stearns praised the that took place. beneath the surface: new new elevators and said "It was a lot of money, electrical wiring, air the floors and walls have but in regards to work conditioning etc. been redone, along with and time, it hasn't been The elevators are much new cooling systems and efficient automatic lights. worth it," she said. "It's cleaner and safer than the

Lab is remade into a computer 'hangout'

By Johser Jan Pacer Ka L� staff writer

There’s a whole new feel to the school’s biggest computer lab this year.

Over the summer, school officials transformed the old computer lab on the fourth floor of Building 2 into a more student friendly place.

The computer lab is now available as a place where students can collaborate and hangout.

Wayne Sunahara, dean of academic support, made a decision to change the lab for the students. The resources were spent to renovate the computer lab in building 2-405, providing a better space for the students to engage with one another and on the campus.

The computer lab was re-opened and relaunched July 28 after three weeks of hard work.

“The vision was

to create a space that purposefully fit between two existing resources, the library and the student lounge” Sunahara said.

The new computer lab will give students “not only access to the computers but also use their ‘inside voices’ and hang out, study, collaborate, engage and connect,” Sunahara explained.

The renovated computer lab now has a record of more than 90 people who come in each day to the room for the use and convenience.

The new computer lab is well organized, looks neat and welcoming – very unlike the previous computer lab that was said to be dull and just had a look of a regular classroom with computers.

The lab has now new tables and chairs arranged in study-group areas, providing students

Ka LĀ photo by Christopher NayLON

New lounge-type seating makes the computer lab a more attractive place to work.

comfort and convenience for group projects. The computer lab is still seeking ideas for further improvements, Sunahara said.

Sunahara also added that the blank wall in the lab will likely be used as a board for students' highlights, presenting other students completed work The crew that volunteered

to work on this project comprised of Ross Egloria, Ida Hokama, Carol Kagimoto, Silvan Chung, Miye Kuwata, and Sunahara.

Also thanks to the graduating students of AEC (Architectural, Engineering and CAD) because they provided many of the design ideas and took on the project as an extra credit opportunity.

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Class feels more like 'an ohana'

By Christopher Naylon Ka L� staff

Students walk into Mark Alapaki Luke’s Hawaiian Studies 107 class murmuring to one another about their upcoming map quiz. As Luke walks into the classroom, wearing a “raised on poi” shirt, he greets the class with an “aloha everyone,” showing a real connection with his students.

And his students respond with enthusiasm and engagement.

Luke was born in 1965 inHonolulu and spent much of his young life in Waianae, where he was raised largely by his mother and grandmother. This is where he began to learn the basic teachings of the Hawaiian culture. Growing up, Luke says he “started planting taro at a very young age. I would say elementary school and I’m still planting taro (today).”

While attending private school, Luke was taught that Hawaii was a “full American” society. “We learned (the) Revolutionary War, Civil War, American government and then, all of a sudden, I’m learning about a culture that wasn’t really taught to us but I learned it in a different way,” he said.

D uring the beginning of the Hawaiian Renaissance, a resurgence of interest in the Hawaiian culture beginning in the 1970’s, Luke was only a teenager.

Even then, Luke said, “the plight

MELE program issues new CD

By Ka L� staff

Work done by students in the Music & Entertainment Learning Experience is showcased in the program’s newly released compilation, Keiki O Ka ‘Aina.

The CD features well-known island musicians like Keali'i Reichel, Raiatea Helm, Ka'au Crater Boys, and Makua Rothman. But much of the behind-the-scenes work in the recording studio was done by HonCC students, said Eric Lagrimas, music business instructor.

His MELE 203 Intellectual Properties class handled the initial research of record labels and music publishers and learned about proper licensing.

"Student involvement is key with special projects like this CD," said John Vierra, MELE cordinator.

Ka LĀ Photo by Christopher Naylon

Mark Alapaki Luke, head of the Hawaiian Studies Department, works in the lo'i he helped create at HonCC. The project has won awards and praise from students who help maintain it. of the Hawaiian social economic situation was really in my face.”

The beginning of the renaissance was a grassroots movement.

People were meeting with each other in backyards passing down the culture through oral history.

In order for him to make an impact he needed to “get into education for the next generation,” Luke said. So he studied land and water use to help create an awareness about the a’ina.

While getting their degrees, Hawaiian study students faced

heavy “criticism” from the communities and their families.

But with these students becoming teachers and community leaders, the chance for people to attend charter and Hawaiian language schools greatly expanded, creating an atmosphere where they now have to turn students away from their schools.

“Now it comes full circle,” he says. Luke’s pride of his 11 year teaching tenure so far is his lo'i: Ka Mala O Niuhelewai, a garden that sits behind the early education

building. The Hawaiian Studies Department broke ground for the project in March 2011. It was a massive undertaking in which they had to acquire garden soil to replace the “fill, rocks, and junk stuff.” It was dedicated in October 2011. The lo'i is used to grow dry land kalo, banana, and ti leaf.

Hoku Keliikuli, a graduate of Ke Kula Kaiapuni O Anuenue, says, "I enjoy his class. I feel at homeand identify most with the class."

The efforts of Luke and the Hawaiian Studies Department have not gone unnoticed. In 2012 Ka Mala O Niuhelewai won the Betty Crocker Landscapes award. The HonCC website states the award, “is held annually to recognize and acknowledge people who work every day to make Hawaii a more beautiful place.”

Later the lo'i was selected for the 2014 Chancellor’s Sustainability Award at the University of Hawaii.

Just as importantly, though, Luke gets rave reviews from his students.

“He is super relaxed and funny. You can tell he loves what he does,” said one student on ratemyprofessor.com.

“Class felt like an ohana," added another student.

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The people of Honolulu Community College

Work, music, dancing and helping out

By Angelo N. Del Rosario Ka L� staff writer

When he's not working at Pearl Harbor, Joshua Javier performs traditional Filipno dances and works as a big brother in a Filipino for Kids program.

Although he graduated from HonCC just recently, Joshua Marlon Kaleikaumaka Javier already seems to have his future right on track and still has time to enjoy the present, too.

Before coming to HonCC, Javier attended Kamehameha Schools in Kapalama and studied at UH-Manoa for three years. He made HCC his home campus in 2012 and graduated two years later. Now, he works as an electrician apprentice at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and the Intermediate Maintenance Facility.

The work is very demanding, but Javier says, "I enjoy working there very much."

It's important to enjoy your job as well as a hobby to enjoy life to it's fullest as well, he says. In his free time, Javier creates music through mediums such as his guitar and music creation software like Ableton, “I also perform with a dance crew," he said."

English major wants to start own business

By Christopher Naylon

The group he dances with is called the "Tekniqlingz Crew." This group of dancers came together while studying together in college.

"We performs traditional Filipino folk dances as well as modernized variations of the dances to different styles of music like hiphop and pop," he said.

Tekniqlingz Crew performs at all sorts of events varying from private birthdays and weddings, to public events such as Filipino

Festa and the 50th State Fair.

Javier is able to enjoy himself to the fullest with his job and his hobbies and still has time to help others enjoy their lives. As a board member of the Filipino Junior Chamber of Commerce, he helps perpetuate Filipino pride and positive changes in the community. He also works as a big brother in the Filipino for Kids program.

Because of the many tattoos that run along his arms and legs, his stretched ear lobes and his casual dress, many people are often surprised when they learn he is a board member and a big brother to kids, but Javier says that all is a big part of who he is and what he does.

Javier is ready for whatever the future has for him and advises the HonCC students "to buckle down and study hard. Your grades will reflect your hard work and dedication as well helping to make sure you graduate on time."

He went from fixing lunch to mixing music

By Johser Jan Pacer Ka L� staff writer

Ka L� staff writer

Brittany Yadao, a 2010 graduate from Farrington, has found the transition period between high school and Honolulu Community College easy.

Noting that HonCC was in the same area as Farrington and she had other people to transition with, Yadao likes that HonCC “has student activities going on and they are helpful towards the students.” Overall she says that her HCC experience has been “pretty good.”

Yadao is coming into her final semester at HonCC and is looking to graduating with a Liberal Arts degree. She is planning to continue her education in either English or business.

As an English major, she wants to teach English as a Second Language in foreign countries.

“If we wanted to move to another country, I could teach English there, have a steady income. English is something I like to do and I’m good at,” she said.

With a degree in business,

The Honolulu Community College community is made up of thousands of interesting people: students, faculty, staff, alumni, even those who just live nearby.

Each month, Ka L� tries to tell the storiies of some of these people.

This month's stories were produced by students in the HonCC Newswriting Class, Journalism 205.

Brittany Yadao

Yadao is striving towards entrepreneurship. She wants to go to business school because “knowing what the skills are and knowing what to do to thrive” will be a good stepping stone toward her goal of owning her own food truck. She wants to market herself to the street food enthusiasts, saying “we always go to Eat the Street but they are marketed as street food but they don’t have street prices or street portions..

College student David Acosta switched schools to pursue his true love, music.

Before, Acosta was a full-time student learning to be a cook at Kapiolani Community College.

Now he is attending Honolulu Community College, pursuing his goal of becoming a DJ. “When I was a full-time student at Kapiolani Community College, during my free time, I had more fun mixing music rather than cooking,” he said.

Acosta said that he enjoys music because it is less stressful, more calming, and always puts him in a good mood. He loves the experimentation and playing around with music, cutting and mixing electronic and some hip-hop. He also said that while "going to raves, clubs, or events…I saw people’s reaction to the music and that made me want to do what DJs did. I want to make people happy through music.”

His previous career program

David Acosta helps Acosta because it requires the same mind set. “Cooking kinda helps me mix music because it’s kinda the same mind set, experimenting for a better result.”

He said that pursuing his DJ career is better because the work he had done is his work, “my mix, my music.” When cooking, even though you made it, "it’s still someone else's recipe. While serving people you have to listen to the customer like you’re their servant. But in music, if you were to become a DJ, people come and the crowd listen to you.”

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October 2014

Battle of the Colleges presents

BASKETBALL Represent and support your campus team!

THURSDAYS Oct. 16 - 30 Pearl City District Park 5:30 PM - 9:00 PM Register by: October 10

tinyurl.com/imlee-bball

Contact us Room 2-113

@honolulucc

hccsld@hawaii.edu (808) 845-9498 #HONCCSAB

FALL 2014 SPONSORED BY STUDENT ACTIVITIES BOARD WITH STUDENT LIFE & DEVELOPMENT

DATES KARAOKE SEPTEMBER 10 STUDENT LOUNGE Come on down and sing your heart out in the student lounge.

FOOD TRUCK SEPTEMBER 10-11 & NOVEMBER 6 CAMPUS MALL Love eating? We are bringing food to you through local food trucks

CONSTITUTION DAY SEPTEMBER 16-17 CAMPUS MALL Express yourself on our free speech wall or sign the document that shapes the U.S. to this day.

DISASTER PREPAREDNESS OCTOBER 2, 11:30 AM – 1:00PM STUDENT LOUNGE You never know when disaster might strike. Be prepared. Be ready.

HONCC TRAVELS: GERMANY OCTOBER 8 CAMPUS MALL A cultural experience from Germany.

Sign up for Honolulu CC Oktoberfest games, food tastings, performances and more.

OPEN MIC OCTOBER 23 & NOVEMBER 20 CAFETERIA From rockin' the mic to magic tricks, watch as students take to the stage and showcase their talent.

ONE DAY VOLLEYBALL NOVEMBER 7 LEEWARD CC TUTHILL COURTYARD One-day Volleyball Tournament where we play against other community colleges.

MINUTE TO WIN IT DECEMBER 3 STUDENT LOUNGE Join a quick contest. All it takes is a minute to win it.

CONTACT US Bldg 2, Rm 113 (808) 845-9498 hccsld@hawaii.edu honolulu.hawaii.edu/studentlife

I <3ART SEPTEMBER 26, 9:00AM-2:30PM BUILDING 72 Love to create art with your own hands?

Sign up to paint on your own mural on campus

ONE DAY DODGEBALL OCTOBER 3 LEEWARD CC TUTHILL COURTYARD One-day Dodge Ball Tournament where we play against other community colleges.

DANCE DANCE EVOLUTION OCTOBER 15 STUDENT LOUNGE Get down and funky with classic dance games like Dance Dance Revolution and Dance Central.

HALLOWEEN OCTOBER 30 CAMPUS MALL/STUDENT LOUNGE Come dressed in your costume to enter our costume contest.

KBA PARADE NOVEMBER 28 KALIHI UNION CHURCH Join us as we spread holiday cheer throughout the streets of Kalihi with the Kalihi Business Association

TROLLEY RIDE TBA Jump on the trolley with us for a tour of the Holiday City Lights

@honolulucc

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Academic Support Division

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Student Success Center Inspiring Knowledge, Empowerment and Achievement

Career Services Hours of Operation: Monday—Friday 8:00am—4:30pm E-Mail: honcs@hawaii.edu

What’s New? We have re-located to the Student Success Center Building 7, Room 320

General Inquiries: 808-845-9204 Carol Kagimoto: 808-845-9207 Job Placement Coordinator carol.kagimoto@hawaii.edu Silvan Chung: 808-845-9404 Career Counselor silvan@hawaii.edu

Learn How Career Services Can Help Your Students

www.honolulu.hawaii.edu/career **Offerings NOT LIMITED to this list**

Job Preparation: Resume/Cover Letter, Interview Skills, Dress for Success, Appropriate Workplace Behavior On-Off Campus Job Postings: HOT JOBS, Job Bulletin Boards, SECE, CSO-Job Center Online Career Assessments: Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), STRONG, FOCUS 2 How to Choose a Major/Career, Motivation, Brown Bag lunch Session, Researching Occupations ANNUAL: Spring and Fall Career Fairs in the Cafeteria (hand picked employer participants)

Kakkala Gopalakrishnan

HonCC loses longtime friend, Doctor Gopal The HonCC community lost one of its most popular professors over the summer when Dr. Kakkala Gopalakrishnan died suddenly.

Known to almost everyone as Gopal, the professor of Oceanography and Marine Biology, was 72.

Students and faculty often praised his warm and caring personality, deep commitment to community service, unfailing devotion to teaching and sense of humor.

He had devoted more than 30 years to education after obtaining his doctorate from the University of California’s Scripps Institute of Oceanography.

He was a prominent face on campus and led the way to develop the small greenhouse that stands along the campus mall.

In awarding him a Medal for Excellence in Teaching in 2003, UH regents said he had shown consistent commitment and dedication to his students, both within and outside the classroom.

His classroom was enhanced by his direct insights, gained through extensive field experience.

Remodeling and technological modernization of his classroom came through significant grants that Gopalakrishnan obtained.

The regents said he had shown consistent commitment and dedication to his students, both within and outside the classroom and had assisted many of them in their various career choices. “This humble man and exceptional teacher shares with students a keen knowledge of and fascination with his discipline, engaging students and inspiring them in their academic and career pursuits,” one supporter said at the time.

Another former student said, "Gopal is so awesome. He has the greatest spirit. He seems to have an enlightened spirit."

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October 2014

Where to find cheap eats near campus Candi’s Cafe

933 N King St, 848-8748 Excellent service. Excellent prices. Excellent food. Do you really need anything more than that? “The spicy chicken was delicious and the kim chee fried rice my co-worker had was good too.”

Paul’s Poppers

555 N King St, 351-7583 Known for their poppers, they've now expanded the menu to include plate lunches and local favorites like garlic chicken, chicken katsu, and loco mocos.

Meg’s Drive-In

743 Waiakamilo Rd, 845-3943

Classic local greasy spoon where you'll find a variety of inexpensive plate lunches, sandwiches, burgers, and saimin.

Since you order at the counter, you save on the tip, too. Plates that are worth trying include chicken katsu, fish specials, beef stew, and breakfast specials.

Mix Plate Cafe

Bangkok Chef

Boulevard Isl. Cafe

Vietnamese and American mixed menu. Grab an extra large bowl of pho and you won't be disappointed. Generous portions of noodles and meat.

Good basic Thai food that doesn't disappoint. Favorites include the green curry with sticky rice, spring rolls, Pad Thai, fried long rice, eggplant with shrimp or tofu, basil shrimp, thai iced tea and their mango rice desert.

Our school's own cafeteria.

Breakfast is always the same, but lunch specials vary. For breakfast try the grand loco. The beef stew and kalua pig and cabbage plates aren't bad for lunch choices.

1111 Dillingham Blvd, 841-4664

Costco Food Court 525 Alakawa St, 526-6103

The jumbo hot dog and soda are the best deal around. Also, pizza, salads, sandwiches and more.

The prices are hard to beat, it's convenient and reliable.

Bob’s Bar-B-Que

1366 Dillingham Blvd, 842-3663 Big, juicy portions of barbecue meat, fish, chicken and shrimp.

It's been around for decades, so you know they're doing something right.

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Inspiring Knowledge, Empowerment and Achievement

DON’T MISS OUT! Attend some or all of these 10 Fun, Free & Informative workshops essential to surviving college.

Calendar of Events SEPTEMBER

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Study Skills

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Stress Management

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Career Exploration

15th - Stress Management (11:30 am - 12:30 pm) 16th - Stress Management (2:00 pm - 3:00 pm)

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22th - Career Exploration (11:30 am - 12:30 pm) 23rd - Career Exploration (2:00 pm - 3:00 pm)

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Computer Literacy

29th - STAR (11:30 am - 12:30 pm) 30th - STAR (2:00 pm - 3:00 pm)

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Identity Theft

5th - Computer Literacy (11:30 am - 12:30 pm) 6th - Computer Literacy (2:00 pm - 3:00 pm)

ALL Workshops will be held in Building 2, Room 401 (Drop-in's Welcomed)

17th - Library Literacy (11:30 am - 12:30 pm) 18th - Library Literacy (2:00 pm - 3:00 pm) 24th - Student Employment (11:30 am - 12:30 pm) 25th - Student Employment (2:00 pm - 3:00 pm)

OCTOBER 1st - Time Management (11:30 am - 12:30 pm) 2nd - Time Management (2:00 pm - 3:00 pm) 8th - Study Skills (11:30 am - 12:30 pm) 9th - Study Skills (2:00 pm - 3:00 pm)

12th - Financial Aid (11:30 am - 12:30 pm) 13th - Financial Aid (2:00 pm - 3:00 pm) 19th - Identity Theft (11:30 am - 12:30 pm) 20th - Identity Theft (2:00 pm - 3:00 pm)

For more information call Academic Support Division - Student Success Center, Silvan Chung at 845-9404 or E-mail at: silvan@hawaii.edu

Honolulu Community Collegeis an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution

FALL 2014 WORKSHOPS

900 N Nimitz Hwy, 536-8570

Jesse’s Bakery

1101 N King St, 842-1120

Best Filipino food in the neighborhood. Pianomo rolls, balintawak, pandesal, and hopia are all good. Try the sari sari, too.

It gets busy at lunch, so try ordering in advance or be prepared to wait.

Pancakes & Waffles 1284 Kalani St, 847-7770

A big menu and big portions.

The top seller is the honey butter chicken and waffles combination, but almost anything in the breakfast category is a winner.

874 Dillingham Blvd, 845-2320

Dairyu Ramen 1210 Dillingham Blvd. 845-8886 Delicious broth, low prices, Never a wait. Open late.

Lots of parking and a big selection of ramen and curries.

Ha Long Pho

1286 Kalani St., 845-3687 The pho here is excellent. Great flavor, good food. The broth is excellent; the service is fast and quick. The papaya salad was tasty and refreshing and the meats in the pho are excellent as well.

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First weeks of fall semester Whether it was lining up for a taste of the food truck experience, attending welcome week activities, getting a new student ID or just checking out all the activity from a bench on the campus mall, the first few weeks of the fall semester broughtr a rush of activity to the campus.

Ka LĀ photos

by Angelina Peralta and JoNAH Carino