Un i v er s i t yof Hawai ’ i -Wes t O’ ah u Febr uar y6,2012
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WhoGi vesaHoot ?WeDo! wewi l lkeeps t udent sup t odat eons choolevent s , l et t hem know what ’ s goi ngon i nt hecommuni t y; i t ’ sa f or um f or di s cus s i ons , a publ i cat i onofs t udentar t sanda s our ce f or ent er t ai nment dur i ng ever yone’ s downt i me. As Edi t or s , we don’ t want t ol os e our wr i t er s ’voi ces .We ar e each uni quei nt heways we ar t i cul at e our s el ves or communi cat e amongs t one anot her . Ever yi ndi vi dualhas hi s
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Hel l omyf el l ow Pueo! Wel come t o t he New Yearandt oourf i nal s emes t er t oget her i n Pear lCi t y.I ti sJ anuar y 2012 andf oral lofusat UH Wes t O’ ahu t hat means t r ans i t i oni ng t o
Kapol ei . Wi t h t he new campus s chedul ed t o openi nt hef al l ,ever yone at s chool s eems t o be exper i enci ngaf eel i ngof s ur r eal i s t i c ant i ci pat i on. We’ r e t al ki ng about a compl et el y new campus
bui l tf or s us t ai nabi l i t y. Bef or e we know i t ,t he t i mewi l lcomef orust o s ay goodbye t o our homeyl i t t l ecampusand move t o a much bi gger one. So l et ’ s t r y t o ans wer t hat uni ver s al ques t i on: Does s i ze mat t er ? Fr om t heout s i de, UH Wes tO’ ahu cons i s t s of a coupl e uns een por t abl es ; a geogr aphi cal l y i ns i gni f i cant s egment at t ached t o LCC.Unl i ke many ot her col l eges , we know our cl as s mat es , pr of es s or s and s t af f on a mor e i nt i mat el evel .They s ay t hatt he cl as s r oomswi l l be equi pped t o hol d no
As s oci at ed St udent s of UH Wes t O’ ahu ( ASUHWO) gui ded by none ot her t han our Chancel l or Awakuni .As we dr ove ar ound i n a van, my f i r s tt hought was about how much we’ r e goi ng t o have t o adj us tt owal ki ng.Icoul d be wr ong, but i n my mi nd, t he s i ze of our Pear l Ci t y campus i s equi val entt ot hes i zeof j us toneoft hebui l di ngs i nKapol ei .Imeanr eal l y, f i ndi ng whi ch cl as s r oom we’ r ei ni s a pi ece of
Par ki ngDi l emma Over f l ow par ki ng behi nd UHWO por t abl es has been cl os ed unt i l f ur t hernot i ce.Accor di ng t ot heof f i ci alemai lt hat was s ent t o s t udent s , t hi si sduet os oi ler os i on pr obl ems caus ed by heavyt r af f i c. Soi l er os i on, as def i ned by t he Ont ar i o Mi ni s t r y of Agr i cul t ur e, Food and Rur alAf f ai r s ¹ , i saf or m ofs oi ldegr ada-
t i on and i s a nat ur al pr oces s on any t ype of l and. The pr oces s of er os i oni snor mal l ys l ow wi t hcont r i but i ngf act or s s uch as wi nd and r ai n. “ Soi ler os i onpot ent i ali s i ncr eas ed i ft hes oi lhas l i t t l e t o no veget at i ve cover of pl ant s and/ or cr op r es i dues .Pl antand r es i due cover pr ot ect s t he s oi lf r om r ai ndr op i mpact and s pl as h and
cake on our Pear lCi t y campus .I thast obeone oft hes even cl as s r ooms , whi ch by s ome mi r acl e haves ucces s f ul l yhous ed our gr owi ng popul at i on. Someofusal r eadycompl ai n about wal ki ng t o t he bat hr oom, t o t he comput erl ab,orevent o Leewar d! But maybe t he s i mpl e exci t ement of s omet hi ngs hi nyandnew wi l lencour ageust owal k ar ound and expl or e.The new campus wi l l have new f eat ur es ,s uch as a caf et er i a and l i br ar yameni t i es we cur r ent l y don’ thavet hes pacef or . The i dea ofeven havi ng our own caf et er i a and l i br ar yi s uni magi nabl e. I fpeopl ear eabl et o get l os tatourcampusnow, how manyofuswi l lget l os tatt he new campus and how many t i mes ? Changecanbes car y,but i t ’ s f i l l ed wi t h many oppor t uni t i es . I came t o t hi s s choolasa f r es hman i n t he Fal lof 2008,when t he pr oj ect ed openi ng
dat ef or t he new campus wasi nt heSpr i ngof2010. Many ofus have del ayed our gr aduat i on dat es j us t s o we can make i tt her e. Whowoul dn’ tbeexci t edt o be among t he ver yf i r s t s t udent st o at t end cl as s es and gr aduat e f r om UH Wes t O’ ahu Kapol ei ? For s omef acul t yands t af f ,t he openi ng ofa new campus has been l ong ant i ci pat ed f orabout30 year s .Wor ki ng i nt he of f i ce,I of t en hear d peopl e’ ss t or i esand f r us t r at i ons about how many t i mes t he dat e had been pus hed back. I wonderhow t heyf eelnow. Ihave t o admi tt hateven af t erj us tt hr eeyear s ,I ’ ve s t r uggl edt obepat i ent . I ’ l ls ay i t agai n, wel come t ot he New Year and t o ourf i nals emes t er on ourPear lCi t y campus atUH Wes tO’ ahu.Ther e mer e s i l houet t e of t he f ut ur el ay ahead and we, t he Pueo,wi l lbr i ng dept h and col or t o our f ut ur e home!
t ends t os l ow down t he movement of s ur f ace r unof f …” ( omaf r a. gov) . Becaus ecart i r esdamage t hegr as s ,t her ei sl es sof an under gr ound r oot s t r uct ur et ohel ppr event t hef ur t herdecl i neofs oi l condi t i ons . Over f l ow par ki ng wi l lbe per mi t t ed on t he l ower campus ar ea i mmedi at el y bel ow Tut hi l lCour t yar d,whi ch s houl d hel pt o al l evi at e s ome of t he par ki ng pr obl ems .Tor emedyour par ki ng di l emma, you
coul dei t hercar pool ,ar r i ve ear l i er t os chool , or j us t s i mpl ypar kf ur t heraway. Youmayas k,“ What i ft her ear en’ tanys t udent s t o car poolwi t h? Whati fI can’ tar r i ve t os choolany ear l i er ?” You mi ght even s ay t hat par ki ng f ur t her away coul d make you l at e t ocl as s .Sowhatdoyoudo t hen?Al lyou can r eal l ydo att hatpoi nti sr el ax and wai t …pat i ent l y. OMAFRA.( 1987) . Soi lEr os i on ¹
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TheTop5Pl acesaCol l egeSt udentShoul dKnow Wi t hal loft heexci t ementoft henew campusandt hebi g movet oKapol ei ,i t s eemsasi faver y i mpor t antques t i onhas beenoverl ooked:What doesKapol eiof f er col l eges t udent s ?Even s t udent swhohave s pentmos toft hei rl i ves i nKapol eimayhavea pr obl em ans wer i ngt hat becaus eofal lt he ongoi ngcons t r uct i oni n t hear ea.I ts eemst he r umor saboutt ur ni ng Kapol eii nt oouri s l and’ s “ s econdci t y”i scomi ng t r uewi t ht henew campusopeni ngal ong wi t hs ever alot her s t or esandf aci l i t i es . Thi sf i r s tar t i cl eoft he “ Kapol eiI ns i der ”s er i es wi l li nt r oducef i ve pl acesi nKapol eit hat ever yUH Wes tO’ ahu s t udentwi l lf i ndval uabl e.Thes ei ncl udet he Kapol eiShoppi ng cent er ,t heKapol ei Publ i cLi br ar y,t he Kapol eiTr ans i tCent er , t heKapol eiCommons andCos t co.Iwi l lcont i nuet ohi ghl i ghts hops , f aci l i t i esandact i vi t i es i nt hear eai nf ut ur e i s s uess owhent hef al l s emes t erbegi nsatt he new campus ,ever yone wi l lknow wher et ogot o f i nds chools uppl i es , t r ans por t at i on,f oodor evenaqui etpl acet oget yourhomewor kdone.
The Kapol ei Shoppi ng Cent er ( 590 Far r i ngt on Hi ghway,Kapol ei ,Hawai i 96707) begi ns on t he cor nerofwher e Makaki l o Dr i ve and t he Far r i ngt on Hi ghway cr os s .Bei ng t he f i r s ts hoppi ng cent er i n Kapol ei ,i t ’ st hegot opl ace f or mos t or di nar ys hoppi ngneeds .I ti sal s o conveni ent l yl ocat ed next t o t he Kapol eiMar ketPl ace. I tof f er s a wi de r ange of s t or est of ul f i l lavar i et yof ever ydayneeds( f ood,gas , cl ot hi ng,et c) .
For a mor e det ai l ed l i s t of s hops pl eas e check out t he f ol l owi ng webs i t es : ht t p: / / i nkapol ei . com/and ht t p: / / t hemar ket pl aceat kapol ei . com/ The Kapol ei Publ i c Li br ar y i s l ocat ed at 1020 Manawai St r eet . Whi l et he new campus wi l lhaveal i br ar yofi t s own,t he Kapol eiPubl i c Li br ar y can be a good qui etpl acet os t udy.Thi s l i br ar y has t wo f l oor s t hat ar e di vi ded as f ol l ows :t he f i r s tf l oor cont ai nsbot h chi l dr en’ s and young adul tbooks ; t hes econd f l oorhous es t heAdul tandRef er ence s ect i on. The l i br ar y of f er s $1 r ent al s on DVDs , CDs and audi o booksf oundi nt heAdul t s ect i on. Keep i n mi nd t hat t he Kapol eiPubl i c l i br ar yi scur r ent l ybei ng s har ed wi t h t he I PA ( I s l andPaci f i cAcademy) s oatcer t ai nt i mesoft he day( mos tnot abl ywhen s choolends )t he l i br ar y t endst ogetf l oodedwi t h s t udent s .Al s o beawar e t hat t he l i br ar y hour s ar el i mi t ed.
Regul ar hour s ar ef r om 10am5pm Mondays ,Thur s days ,Fr i daysand Sat ur days ,10am8pm Tues daysand Wednes days ,i scl os edal ldayonSundaysandwi l lal s o becl os edt hr oughoutmos thol i dayt hr eedayweekends .
TheKapol eiTr ans i tCent eri sl ocat edonHaumea St r eet( behi ndChunWahKam,nextt ot heDMV) . Thi snew t r ans i tcent erwasr el ocat edf r om i t sol d l ocat i onbehi ndKapol ei ’ sCons ol i dat edTheat erand i samus tknow f oranys t udentwhor i dest hebust o s chool .St udent scancat chanybust hatgoes t hr oughKapol eii ncl udi ng:t he40/ 40A,C,411,412, 414. Ther e’ snotmuchofanyt hi ngher e( expectt oget weti fi tr ai ns )andt heonl ypubl i cr es t r oomsi t of f er sar et hos et wopor t apot t i ess howni nt he pi ct ur e.Lucki l y,i ti sl ocat edr i ghtbehi ndar es t aur ant ,s ol et ’ shopet heyl etyouus et her es t r oom! Tar geti sl ocat edat4450Kapol eiPar kwayandi s s mackdabi nt hecent erofKapol ei ’ snewes ts hoppi ngcent er ,al s oknownasKapol eiCommons . I ff ors omer eas on,youar eunabl et of i ndwhatyou needatt heKapol eiShoppi ngCent erorati t snext doornei ghborKapol eiMar ketPl ace,t hent heKapol eiCommonsi syournextbes tbet .Mos toft he s t or esher ear ebi gbr andnames t or es( Tar get , Spor t sAut hor i t y,Of f i ceMax,Pet co,Ros s )s oexpect t os pendal i t t l emor emoney. Formor ei nf or mat i onpl eas echeckoutt hi sl i nk: ht t p: / / www. t hekapol ei commons . com/ Thi sCos t coi sl ocat edat4589Kapol eiPar kwayandi s t hef i r s tCos t coi nt hear ea. Li keal lot herCos t co’ s ,Kapol ei ’ sof f er scheapf ood, gr ocer i es ,andgas .However ,Kapol eiCos t col acksan out dooreat i ngar ea,s oexpectt opul loutyourmember s hi pcar di fyou’ r ecr avi ngapol i s hdogorchi cken bake. Fors t udent swhodr i ve,t hi si sagoodpl acet oknow i ft het hr eeot hergass t at i ons( l ocat edwi t hi nt he Kapol eiShoppi ngCent erandMar ketPl ace)ar et oo expens i ve.
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