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Volume 29 No. 25 Ka i'olani Community Colle March

Kapena 'n frie nds at center mall, Mar.23 By Edna Keeton Staff Writer

Mark your calendars! Tell your friends and neighbors! KCC is host­ing, for the first time, a Hawaiian Calabash of grand proportion!

In a spirit of cooperative partner­ship, the Char Asian-Pacific Study Room Board of Directors and the ASKCC are presenting a benefit con­cert featuring some ofHawai'i's pre­mier local entertainers. Currently scheduled to perform are Kapena, Bulikoko, Israel Kamakawiwo'ole and Fiji. The event is being emceed by KCCN disc jockey, Bill Van Osdale.

Kendall Wong, attorney at law and chairman of the Char Board of Directors, who initially conceived of the concert, has donated the talent of two performing groups as a means to raise money in support of the Char Asian-Pacific Study Room activities.

Since March 1992, the Char Asian-Pacific Advisory Board has been a significant contributor in sup­port of KCC's international efforts and the emphasis on Asia and the Pacific in its curricula and programs.

To plan and implement the pro­grams and activities, the KCC library has assembled a very distinguished

group of local business leaders and public officials, along· with inter­national dignitaries, to serve as an advisory board.

InApril 1993, the board assisted in hosting a delegation from Beijing Uni on University in Hawai'i to sign an official aca­demic exchange agreement with the UH community colleges. KCC plays the lead role in this inter-uni­versity relationship.

In addition, many of the lec­tures, displays, presentations, seminars, exhibits, cultural events and other functiom focusing com­munity attention on Asia and the Pacific have been sponsored by the Char Board.

The net proceeds from the three thousand projected ticket sales will be returned to the Char Asian-Pa­cific Advisory Board to help ben­efit the activities of the Char Asian­Pacific Study Room located in the library. One of these activities in­cludes supporting student partici­pation in various international pro­grams of KCC.

Furthermore, the funds are be­ing designated to support addi­tional library services and mater~­als related to Asia, the Pacific and local ethnic history.

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Photo courtesy of Cat Wood

Getting Acquainted Phi Theta Kappa students from Honolulu, Hilo and Kapi 'olani community colleges get together during the PTK Regional Conference at Honolulu Community College recently. KCC adviser Barbara Ross­Pfeifer is on the far right. See story on page 11.

Changes proposed to Student Congress charter Steve Murray Co-Editor

A proposal to change the charter of Student Congress is currently un­derway.

The proposed changes would pri­marily effect Student Congress and Student Activities, while leaving the Board of Publications an autono­mous body.

Student Congress President Jackie Burke said that the type of changes proposed are working well at HCC and UH Manoa.

Student Activities funds are not controlled by an elected body, "These students picked by advisors, led by advisors, have no right to con­trol the funds," Burke said.

Other changes in the charter would call for the greater account­ability of council members and sti­pends would be paid to senators, ad­visors and chairs. Student Congress also proposes to call the delegates to the congress, senators and renaming Student Congress The Student Union.

The proposal reads as follows: 1) Student Congress delegates are

the elected officials of the student body. They are elected and must campaign for their seats. Therefore, the weight of decision making on all

levels must rest with the elected body of students. This responsi­bility includes control of all mon­eys collected from student fees and direct access to the authority to spend these moneys.

Note: Under Article V, section B of the charter of Student Con­gress and under Article V, section C of the Student Activities charter, the money allocated to Student Activities will be based on 85% of revenues from the Student Activi­ties fees. Student Congress will be funded on the remaining 15% of these fees. At the Oct.16 Student Congress meeting, all officers to the congress were elected by the voting members of Student Con­gress.

2)Power and authority com­pared to other campuses: Other community colleges and Manoa operate on this principle and give this responsibility to elected stu­dents . This authority does not rest with administration or advisors or non-elected student representa­tives.

Note: At UHM, LCC and wee, funds are controlled by stu­dent representatives. The indi­vidual student congress' approve the operating funds for the various clubs and activities.

3) KCC does not operate like other ac tive and involved student organizations. 85% of student fees are controlled by Student Activities, not an elected body with paid ad­ministrative help. This includes the director and four student hires that are paid $46,000 in combined sala­ries. There does not exist on other campuses in their by-laws and con­stitutions of student government, this kind of division. Why do we have it?

Note: Under Article IV, section A of the Student Activities charter, the Board of Student Activities shall consist of nine voting members (six voting student members and three voting faculty or staff members) appointed by the Director of Student Services upon recommendation from the Board of Student Activi­ties, or in its absence, through con­sultation with other governing bod­ies of the ASKCC. According to the 1995/96 BOSA budget expendi­tures, $46,191 was allocated for the payment of personnel. From July 14, 95 till Jan. 31. 96, the total amount spent for personnel was $8,653.14.

4) Club membership gives auto­matic seat on Student Congress, this is an unheard of practice by other colleges. The kind of participation

nullifies the election process. If one does not win, that person need only join a club and be guaranteed a seat in Student Congress . These clubs are also given the opportunity to hold seats in Student Activities, Which is not a fair practice and can be seen as a confl ict of interest. The organization of Student Activities should not promote this kind of forced membership of clubs, when the club 's first priority and respon­sibility is to Student Government. Since Student Activities controls the appropriations for club activity, how can a club serve in the same organi­zation that gives them money. This is not meant to demean the good -efforts of the clubs, of which we hold in high esteem, but rather dem­onstrates the callousness of the cur­rent advisors and administration to operate Student Activities in this manner.

Note: Under Article VI, Section A, Part 1 of the charter for Student Congress, There shall be one stu­dent representative from f"ach stu­dent club that is recognized by the Board of Student Activities and one student representative from each of the boards of the ASKCC. Part 2 of Article VI, section A states: There shall be a variable member of At­large seats available to the members of the ASKCC. The number of AT-

Large seats shall be equal to the current member of clubs and boards recognized by the ASKCC.[There are currently 12 clubs recognized by BOSA] There shall be a minimum of five AT-Large seats. Also under Article VI, section C of the charter states: The Congress shall provide leadership training activities and programs for students participating in clubs , boards , committees and other student organizations and ac­tivities . However there is no men­tion in the charter stating that the recognized clubs first priority or responsibility is to Student Govern­ment (Congress/ Activities) .

5) Our proposals call for the elimination of the existing struc­tures, except for the Board of Pub­lications . We want to reform the arrangement and place Student Ac­tivities into a committee with a given budget, just as other campuses do.

Note: At LCC, WCC and UHM, Student Activities are under Student Congress and operate on a budget that is approved by Congress.

6) Evaluation of performance by directors and advisors is a major is­sue that elected students should par­ticipate in.

Story continued on page 10

Commentary

2 KAPI'O March 12, 1996

Student Congress proposal needs lots of thought The 1995/96 Student Congress'

proposed changes to their charter brings up some serious questions. The congress' proposal featured on page one starts off suggesting that Student Congress should have con­trol of the expenditures of student fees. The basis for this reasoning is that since Student Congress is an elected body, they should control the fees.

In theory this is a sound idea. Activity fees should be controlled by an elected body and not by indi­viduals appointed by the adminis­tration. However, an easier answer to this question may be to restruc­ture Student Activities so that the members are elected and not ap­pointed.

Even this jdea has one major flaw since over the last few years, very few student elections were held due to lack of candidates. Either there were no elections or the inter­ested candidate ran unopposed,

The second section to the pro­posal states that the desired changes are the operating norm for other community colleges and UHM. Does this mean that the other cam­puses are run well?

In the 1980s, KCC's student government was ran in much the same manner. The system at the time was plagued by problems of in­efficiency. Funding that may have been necessary was bogged down when discussions ran long. It was because of this reason that three separate and autonomous boards were created.

Student Congress President Jackie Burke responded to this ques­tion by stating "This is the '90s, things have changed." Even if the current congress is staffed with people of genuine concern, Burke's comments seem to be short sighted if not naive. There is no guarantee that the problems of the past will not resurface.

According to the 1994/95 Stu­dent Congress budget, $1200 was allocated for refreshments and an­other $3000 for end of semester

banquets. The total estimated ex­penses for 94/95 academic year was $15,277.64, which means that al­most one-third of the budget for that year went to feed and entertain members of Student Congress. Is this an example of responsible spending of student funds?

The proposal denounces clubs having an automatic seat on con­gress, stating that this nullifies the election process. The giving away of seats in Student Congress is by nature a bad idea, but unfortunately as it's been previously noted, few elections are held or contested due to lack of candidates, so this point may be moot. It's better to give a seat to a club that chooses a repre­sentative, than to leave the seat open.

Section five of the proposal calls for the elimination of the existing structure, with the exception of the Board of Publications. If Student Congress is capable of properly overseeing Student Activities, won't they be just as effective overseeing publications? Could it be because the Board of Publications controls the printed word on campus it is therefore too tough of an opponent to take on?

The proposed changes that will allow greater accountability of the members of Student Congress is an idea that's worth considering. Members of the congress, activities, publication or any other organiza­tion on campus should be held ac­countable for their actions or lack of action.

Burke outlined a set of guide­lines that listed some early ideas, such as a minimum number of meet­ings that each member must at­tended. This is a start in the right direction however, more must be done.

If a congress member continu­ously shows contempt or disrespect for other members of the congress, withholds necessary information or operates in a generally unethical way, than that person should also be dismissed.

Most of the current proposal con­sists of reasons Student Activities should be placed under Student Congress. This may be the biggest sticking point of all. The question that must be asked is, does Student Congress have the authority to do this?

"As I interpret it, nothing in the charter gives authority to override any other charter," Dean of Students Mona Lee said.

According to the charter for both Student Congress and Student Ac­tivities, each of these boards are a· separate and autonomous body. If Student Congress is successful in rewriting this portion of the char­ter, does this override Student Ac­tivities charter?

"Either way, both boards must work together," (ee said. But will this be possible? Are both sides will- . ing?

"If they want to change the char­ter fine, but in the mean time, let's work together under the current sys­tem," Student Activities President

Speak Out Photos and questions by Neal Fujio

Derek Hoppe said. "I refuse to work with them. Be­

cause of the Constitution," Burke said. "I refuse to put up with those

guidelines." I believe we have the answer.

-Steve Murray

Letter to the Editor

Parking Concerns There are many parking stalls to

at KCC. There is staff parking (sometimes empty), open and visi­tor parking. I can't understand this. I suppose a visitor doesn't need spe­cial permission. But, there isn't any parking for students that must take a few minutes to deliver something.

It bothers me because of what happened to last semester. I had to deliver homework to a teacher's of­fice every Friday morning. I spent 30 to 45 minutes looking around for a parking space when it only took three minutes to deliver the home­work.

I am a evening student and so I don't have any problem with park­ing, but I think it would be of great

convenience if there was one stall for this type of parking to be used by students.

I understand the parking problem can't be resolved in a day. There­fore, could we consider to take one stall from visitor parking to make it available to students with a time limit of five to fifteen minutes? Do­ing this would be convenient for the students of KCC.

Maria Carmen N aulty English 21V

Correction: The groundskeeper pictured on page 1 last week is Rogelio Cadiente. Our apologies.

KAPI'·O Should the club representatives have a seat in Student Congress? 4303 Diamond Head Road

Honolulu HI 96816 Phone 734-9120

Amanda Alexander Architecture

"Yes, because they need to know what's going on within the campus. If no one represents the clubs in meet­ings, the clubs will not be known to the student body."

Anna Palacios Secondary Education

"Yes. There's a lot of conflict be­tween the student congress and activi­ties by the reps being there, it will clear things up between the two com­mittees."

Maily Schara Liberal Arts

"If the club is a recreational one, then it shouldn't be allowed to play a part in student congress. If the club's decisions have to do with student cur­riculum, then they should definitely have a role in student congress."

Wayne Nitahara Psychology

"They've always allowed the reps to have a say, but not all the reps at­tend. It is pointless if they don't par­ticipate. It would be hard to say that the clubs represent the students. But, if they're gonna take them out, there should he an alternative."

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KAPI'O March 12,1996 3

Unemployment conerns paramount, but outlook for state economy promising

By Sandra Bumaglag,Anne Duong, and Joycelyn Lau Special to Kapi 'o

Hawaii's business environment and its related effect on unemploy­ment is a major concern to local residents. This is a valid concern because unemployment leads to many problems, both social and economic. Besides the obvious fi­nancial problems due to the lack of income, the social costs of unem­ployment lead to human suffering, increase in crime, homelessness and loss of dignity.

In a recent survey conducted by

SMS Research and Marketing Ser­vices, more than half of the residents who work indicated feeling insecure about their jobs, with one in five saying they or a family member lost a job. Contributing to this uncer­tainty are problems in the state's construction industry and downsizing by many companies. Two years ago, unemployment was the fifth highest concern, but this year's poll puts it at the top.

On a slightly positive note, how­ever, according to the State Index. of leading economic indicators (a 10 point index used to forecast the state's economic future), five out to the 10 indicators show increased

growth. These included growth in both tourism (with an increasing number of visitors from Asia) and construction (due to a few major contracts recently awarded). Al­though reflecting only a small change, analysts are optimistic be­cause the direction of the change, and not the amount, is important. And as the economy grows, unem­ployment declines.

The recent reduction by the Fed­eral Reserve of two key interest rates by a quarter-point each is in­tended to further stimulate the economy. For households, it makes borrowing easier, leading to an in­crease in consumer spending on

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more goods and services (e.g. mak­ing a loan to remodel the house, thus stimulating the lagging construction industry). Lower interest rates are also more attractive to businesses who must borrow money for capi­tal improvements or new invest­ments. New investments enhance productivity, and increased produc­tivity means that more labor will be needed (e.g. stimulating the tourism

industry, thus creating more em­ployment opportunities).

Therefore, lower unemploy­ment, inflation, the Labor Department's prediction of payroll gains, and the Federal Reserve's plan to further reduce interest rates are sign that the outlook for the State of Hawai 'i is positive, and that fu­ture cuts in education and Human Services are not likely.

Articles written by students in Ibrahim Dik,s Macro Economics class

Welfare 'reform': ~~oposal would ·increase crime, hornelessness

By Karen Duong, Jason Yu, and Rene Yamaguchi Special to Kapi 'o

In preparation for the "worst case scenario," whiC:h will be gen­erated by the upcoming federal block grants, the State of Hawai 'i's (SOH) proposal for Welfare Reform will make welfare payments receiv­able for only· one time throughout a recipient's lifetime. According to Susan Chandler, Director of the SOH Human Services department, the proposal is designed to discour­age all 78,000 Hawai 'i welfare re­cipients from having more children, depending upon the system for life, and to encourage recipients to be­come employed. The proposal will allow the Department of Humans Services to decrease the benefits of recipients by 28% after the first year of benefits have been received, and to keep decreasing benefits gradu­ally until there are no benefits after five years.

Our current welfare system should be reformed, and the system should not encourage recipients to depend upon it for life. However, the current welfare reform proposal will cause social disasters from which all of society cannot escape.

The impact of the implementa­tion of the SOH's Welfare Reform Proposal will result in a great num- _ ber of unemployed people since they will not have the time to ob­tain the nece~s:.try education or job training ne;eded to become em­ployed ar,d thus financially indepen­dent. Over a period of five years, 78,000 welfare recipients in Ha­wai 'i will be forced to look for a job. The SOH Human Services depart­ment states that job training will be available for two years; however, welfare recipients who are attend­ing job training or college will be required to work at least 16-18 hours per week and, at the same time, have their benefits decreased entirely over a five year period. As we have seen with the Great Depres­sion, unemployment causes crimes,

both seen and unseen, to increase, and productivity on a nationwide basis to decrease. In response to the plight of the Great Depression, poli­ticians have passed the Unemploy­ment Act of 1946 which was de­signed to promote competition and general welfare while maximizing employment, production and pur­chasing power through government policies. Although this law was amended to the Full Employment Act of 1976, its former objectives remains unchanged.

If the Federal Government passes the Welfare Reform Bill, there are two things that the SOH can do from stopping mass unem­ployment: Increase taxes to provide a job training/education program, or suffer the social costs.

One should consider the fact that many welfare recipients want to be employed and independent from the system, and the costs that we, as a society, are going to bear once the opportunity for job training and education is taken away along with welfare benefits will be enormous.

There will be an increase in vis­ible crimes; drug distribution, theft, prostitution, and robbery; and invis­ible crimes, such as child neglect and abuse. More and more families will be forced to call our streets home and will, in fact, do anything to survive--including stealing. Job training and education will not solve our entire welfare problem, but it will alleviate some of society's so­cial cost to the Welfare Reform Pro. posal by allowing welfare recipients to become fully employable and fully independent from the system.

It seems that the Federal Gov­ernment has forgotten their original philosophy of general welfare to society. The Full Employment Act was designed to foster society's general welfare by minimizing un­employment and inflation. How­ever, the cut in expenditures to bal­ance the federal budget is causing a decrease in social program expen­ditures at the State level which will cause, in the long run, mass unem­ployment and crime.

News

4 KAPI'O March 12, 1996

KCC scholarships for the 96-97 school year Through the generous support of

individuals and private organiza­tions in the community, the follow­ing scholarships will be available for the 1996-97 academic year. The application deadline for all of these scholarships is Friday, April 12, 1996.

Applications are available in de­partment/discipline offices and are also available in the Development Office, 'llima 212. Faculty and staff are asked to encourage deserving students to make their best applica­tions for these awards. The recipi­ents will be announced by May 10.

Criteria for scholarships vary. Detailed info is available with the application forms. Generally, stu­dents need to be in good standing and are asked to write a one page essay.

Endowed Scholarships KCC Lyle GuslanderScholarship

For native Hawaiian students majoring in KCC's Food Service Hospitality Program. Number of scholarships vary.

KCC James Embry Memorial Scholarship

For Liberal Arts majors with at least 9 credit hours; academic achievement, service to college and financial need.

KCC Barbara Yap Scholarship in Physical TherapistAssistant

For a full-time KCC student in PTA Program successfully com­pleted lasts year's program; state­ment of career goal in PT, interest in improving the quality in PT through participation in community based programs, academic achieve­ment, especially in the first year pro­gram, some need at least 2 year resi­dent of Hawai'i.

Expendable Scholarships KCC Charles R. Hemenway Scholarship

For an undergraduate student; High school cumulative 2.0 GPA, letters of recommendations and let­ter from applicant describing com­munity service. KCC Federal Exec Board/HllPC Scholarship

For Computer Science majors with minimum 3.0 GPA and need. Preference to students employed by government under Cooperative Education program. KCC Estelle L. Kelly Scholarship

1. Student Scholarship Assis­tance to full-time students in Hotel operations program with preference to Outrigger Hotel Employees, based on service and commitment to Outrigger Hotels in Hawai 'i; aca-

demic promise and need. 2. Outstanding Graduate Awards

to outstanding student completing KCC's Hotel Operations or Pre­Business Program and pursuing Hotel Management at UHMAnoa or recognized 4-year institution on the mainland.

3. Emergency Financial Assis­tance to single parents/homemakers needing special assistance with child care expenses, tutoring, etc. to pursue studies at KCC. KCC American Business Women's Association Scholarship

For female business majors en­rolled in at least nine credit hours of courses; 3.2 GPA in major and active in KCC business and campus activities. KCC PEO Chapter C Scholar­ship in Practical nursing

For students in Practical Nurs­ing Program; academic achieve­ment, statement of educational goals and plans in nursing and need. KCC St. Francis Medical Center Volunteer Services Scholarship

For physical therapist assistant, program; scholastic achievement, participation in PTA/MLT activi­ties ,financial need, Hawai 'i resi­dent, volunteer 50 hours. at St. Francis Medical Center in year of

award. KCC Lloyd Moore Foundation Scholarship

For students in Radiological Technology Program; academic achievement, statement of goals and career plans and financial need. KCC Dental Assisting Scholar­ship

For students in Dental Assisting Program; need, educational goals, career plans and academic perfor­mance. KCC Health Career Education Scholarship (Malama Olakino)

For students in Allied Health, Nursing and Emergency Medical Services Program; interest in health career, participation in Allied Health activities, need and academic achievement. KCC Mutual benefit Association of Hawai'i Scholarship

For full-time students at KCC who meet special requirements of categorical awards; 1) adult in tran­sition, 2) academic achievement, or 3) financial need. KCC Fine Arts Scholarship

For full-time students in fine arts program; academic/artistic achieve­ment, commitment to art career and some financial need. KCC Straub Hospital Auxiliary for LPN

For full-time KCC student in Licensed Practical Nursing Pro­gram; academic achievement, state­ment of educational goals and ca­reer plans in Nursing and some fi­nancial need. KCC Forty Men and Eight Horses ADN Scholarship

For full-time KCC student in the Associate Degree Nursing Program; commitment to educational and ca­reer goals in Nursing, some need and academic achievement. Prefer­ence will be given to veterans or family members of veterans.

Endowed Awards KCC Buck Buchwach Journalism Award

Established in December 1992 to provide support and recognition to students enrolled in KCC's Journal­ism program.

Expendable Awards KCC Dental Assisting Award

For graduating students in Den­tal Assisting Program who dem­onstrate high academic achieve­ment. Number of scholarships varies. KCC Charles Nakamura Award For KCC student considered to have made the most significant contribu­tions in the area of student activi­ties while enrolled this school.

Local Soljah clothing is .. 1 00 percent positive Jason Paulo Staff Writer

Soljah!? lfyou haven't already heard, Solj ah, is a clothing com­pany started right here in the island of 0' ahu. Some of you may recall spotting the shirts in a shop, hear­ing advertisements on the radio, or glancing at the stickers on people's car bumper

Soljah is not to be taken at face value. It's more than just clothes. It's clothes with a special meaning and message. "Sol" comes from the Spanish language meaning "sun." And the word "jah" comes from lyrics found in music such as reggae, meaning "god" or "cre­ation." But, just simple word trans­lation is only half of piecing the Soljah puzzle together. It's also an antonym for the word, "soldier." "Understand yourself, love your brother, stand firm."

Who is the man behind this

Soljah? His name is Alika Winter. At age 25, Alika is an entrepreneur. "Soljah is a clothing line that's rooted in surf, but the whoie reason we put it together was to hit every­body to provide positive clothing which is fashionable. Also, because if you look out there, a lot of cloth­ing lines have a lot of negative in­fluence, or relate to violence or drugs or just a lot of things kids don't need to deal with.

"This clothing is 100 percent positive that they can wear, they can be fashionable and they can act cool with each other all day."

Alika sat down on his living room couch, one leg propped up on the coffee table where magazines of all sorts were neatly organized along the edges. His black hair seemed to be recovering from a crew cut. Sil­ver hoop earrings decorated both lobes· of his ears. His white teeth il­luminated his smile in contrast to his dark, tanned skin.

Like most people, Alika didn't

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just wake up one day with a new life and company sitting on his lap. At age 23, Alika's father financially cut him off. ''My options were to put myself through school or to start my own business and get rolling al­ready."

"Put it this way: I had enough school. I went to Punahou my whole life, went to Colorado State, went to University of Hawai 'i and it's just getting tired already. I consider myself graduated, but never got the paper."

Alika was working at Hello Ha­wai'i where he silk-screened shirts. "It's easy to see it cost five bucks to make a shirt, and they sell it for like $16. So, right there, the Chinese per­son in me was just going - Cash, cash.' So, they let me silk screen some stuff over there and I was sell­ing to my friends, or giving it to my

Alika testing out his line.

friends . Everyone liked it. Everyone wanted it." So, Alika took out a loan, bought a printer, bought a heater, put it in his mom's garage and the rest is history.

Recently, Alika ran into some complications with a certain com­pany authorized to deliver his stuff. That's why Soljah is "the hardest clothing to find in the Hawaiian is­lands." This problem won't exist for long though because Alika's the man with the plan. Every Friday night at the Groove nightclub is Solj ah night. Money made from these events is going towards Alika's new line that will be in the stores this summer.

Partying has always been a part of Alika's life. He was famous with his class of '89 classmates for be­ing "crazy" and "mental." During his senior year he was the vice-

president~ "My whole theme throughout my running my junior year was: 'Come to the man that can party. Throw a killer skip day."'

Attending college wasn't a com­plete waste. Alika and his frat broth­ers would throw dorm parties and also make shirts for_p.eople to wear at their parties. "To me, people are really important. You can always just advertise in magazines and not really touch the people out there; but when you throw a party, the people are there. You meet 'em, you have a good time ....

"The clothing industry is a real tricky industry and I never worked in it before. So when I started my own business ... I thought I knew what I was doing but I didn 't."

At this point, Locals Only, in the Ala Moana Shopping Center, is the only store to find Solj ah Clothing.

courtesy or Alika

News KAPI'O March 12,1996 5

KCC 8th Annual International Festival

VISI(tNS HAWAIIAN BLESSING Mele by Kahi Wight & Kawika Napoleon and the students of Hawaiian Language

KEYNOTE ADDRESS- "BUILDING THE BELOVED COMMUNITY" Guest Speaker: Puanani Burgess

THE MUSIC OF INDIA Guest Musician: Gayathri Rajapur will play the Indian Gottuvadyam (lute) accompanied by Tambura players Sponsored by the J. Watumull Fund

INDIA AT A CROSSROADS: ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES AND CULTURAL CHAL­LENGES Guest Speaker: Inder Kapur Sponsored by PAAC

UNBOUND: WOMEN IN CHINESE LITERA· TURE Guest Speaker: Loretta Pang

INTERNATIONAL FILM SHOWING Eat, Drink, Man, Woman -Taiwan Coordinated by the International Students Club

POETRY READINGS and COFFEE HOUR Readings by the students of Speech 231 Host: Keith Kashiwada

INDIAN WAYS OF KNOWING: THE PHI­LOSOPHY OF FOOD Guest Speaker: Arindam Chakrabarti, visiting Professor, UHM Department of Philosophy Sponsored by the J. Watumull Fund

INTERNATIONAL FILM NIGHT Bombay -India Coordinated by the International Students Oub

THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF VIETNAM Guest Speaker: Truong Buu Lam UHM, Depart­ment of History. A presentation of the Vietnamese History and Culture project "Awakening the Dragon" Co-sponsored by PAAC

LEGACY OF THE HAWAIIAN CULTURE Guest Speaker: Noa EmrnettAluli, MD. Co-sponsored by PAAC

THE FOLK MUSIC AND DANCE OF VIET­NAM Guest Performer: Mananne Mai and friends Dances: Fan Dance and Hat Dance

FLAMENCO MUSIC AND DANCE OF SPAIN Guest Dancers: Jill Ackerman, Bob Miller

ASIAN AND PACIFIC LITERATURE READINGS Guest Speaker: Alice Terada, author of The Magic Crocodile and Other Folktales from Indonesia and Under the Star Fruit Tree. Readings by students of Asian Languages. Coordinated by Tom Kondo, Shufen Fujitani, Erlinda Mendoza, Rieko Coffey ··

CHRISTIANITY IN THE PACIFIC: VISIONS OF PARADISE Moderator: John Cole . Guest Speakers: Anne Perez Hattori, Familian Titang I Kostumbren Chamoru: Reflections on Culture and Church in Contemporary Guam Jon Kamakawiwo'ole Osorio, UHM Center for Hawaiian Studies

INTERNATIONAL FILM NIGHT The Scent of Green Papaya -Vietnam Coordinated by the International Students Club

If you would like to support the International Festival, please send your donations to:

Fund for Excellence- KCC International Festival University of Hawai'i Foundation P.O. Box 11270 Honolulu, HI 96822

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VISIONS OF SERVICE: STUDENT REFLEC­TIONS ON SERVICE LEARNING Moderators: Bob Franco, Tanya Renner

STUDENT CONFERENCE Student Papers, Performances, Readings from Horizons and the Presentation of Awards Coordinated by Robin Fujikawa and Wini Au

CHINESE FOLK MUSIC: SOUNDS OF THE GU ZHENG Guest Musician: Ling Zhang

CHINESE MARTIAL ART DEMONSTRATION Michael Goh of the KCC Chinese Club

TRADITIONAL CHINESE LION DANCE By the KCC Chinese Club

CHINESE FOLK DANCE AND MARTIAL ARTS Guest artists · Tai Hsuan Foundation Sponsored by PAAC

NATIVE AMERICAN DANCE AND DRUM Guests: Intertribal Council of Hawaii

MEDICAL INSIGHTS OF INDIAN AYURVEDA Guest Speaker: Cromwell Crawford, UHM Depart­ment of Religion

TALENT EXTRAVAGANZA MC Krash Kealoha, KCCN OJ. Students and Faculty in a gala talent show Coordinated by Irena Levy & Kauka De Silva

A CELEBRATION OF POLYNESIA: HAWAI­IANLU'AU Admission Ticket $15 General $12 Student Hosted by Chef Alfredo Cabacungan and the Students of International Cuisine ll Hula by Keali'ika'apunihonua Ke'enaA'o Hula KuiiUl Hula: Lei.J:mmi Ho

PAGDIRIWANG '96: VISION AND LEGACY OF THE FILIPINO-AMERICANS Guest Speaker: Dean Alegado UHM, Ethnic Studies Sponsored by PAAC

ISLAM IN TODAY'S WORLD Panel Discussion: Muslim Association of Hawai ' i­DARWAH Sponsored by PAAC

INDIAN ILLUSIONS AND MAGIC Magician· Lee Siegal UHM Department of Religion slides/demo of magical illusions performed by street magicians of India that date back over 1000 years

TRADITIONAL JAPANESE MOCHI POUNDING Linda Fujikawa and Moriso Teraoka

SELECTIONS FROM INDIA Koa Gallery In cooperation with the Honolulu Academy of Arts Spe.-:ial thanks to David Behlke of the KCC Koa Gallery with assis­tance from the J. Watumull Fund

JAPANESE HAND MADE PA­PER MAKING (WASHI) Lama Library From the collection of Linda Fujikawa

INTERNATIONAL CUISINE A different samplin_g of Asian & Pacific cuisine at 'Ohi'a Cafete­ria each day. Prepared by the stu­dents of Food Service and Hospi­tality Education Program

DIGITAL VISIONS Lama Library Art display of digital images by students of Jan McWilliams

THANKS TO OUR FESTIVAL SPONSORS

Pacific and Asian Affairs

Council

Lion Coffee

State Foundation on Culture

and the Arts (SFCA)

Kapi'olani Community College •Office of the Provost

• Kapi'olani Asian Pacific

Emphasis (KAPE)

• Dean of Instruction

• Arts and Sciences

•Humanities/Koa Gallery

•Student Activities Office

• Visions of service is co­

sponsored by AACC/NEH

Exploring America's Com-

CHINESE FOLK MUSIC: THE SOUNDS OF munities: THE ZITHER Guest Musician: Ling Zhang Quest for Common Ground

PERSUASIVESPEECHESANDLOCALISSUES •Corporation for National Stimulating thoughts from the students of Robert Service: Johnson, Speech 251 - Learn & Serve/ AACC Service

KI HO' ALU; THE ART OF HAWAIIAN SLACK . Learning Project KEY GUITAR :, •" Awakening the Dragon" Guest Musician: Ozzie Kotani performing with the stu- (Vietnam: History & Culture) dents of Music 122D directed by Sheryl Akaka

FILIPINO DANCE Spanish influences on Filipino dance have created many beautiful styles Guest artist: Regina Stampke

IMPROVISATIONAL DANCE By the students of Begmning Modern Dance at KCC performing with Mimi Wisnosky

A NIGHT IN INDIA A Fine Dining Experience Enjoy the cuisine of India as prepared by Dining Room Internationally renowned Chef Kusuma Cooray and the students of the 'Ohelo Practicum. Also an informal showing of colorful costumes from India. Dinner at 6:00p.m Admission ticket: $30.00

'is co-sponsored by the

Hawai'i Committee for the

Humanities,

Atherton Foundation, and

Robert E. Black Fund

•The Great Outdoors Nurs­

ery

•"Festival of India" is co­

sponsored by the J. Watumull

Fund which helps to foster

better relations between India

&America.

Features 6 KAPI'O March 12,1996

Hefner:A passion for cultures By Amy Johnson Staff Writer

On an auspicious day in 1976 Carl Hefner and a group of others beaded out for one of the Pueblos of New Nexico. They waited qui­etly, respectfully, and almost medi­tatively. The Indian elders of the tribe chanted, connecting with a tra­dition that is thousands of years old. As they watched the snow-covered mountain, several Indian dancers came over the hill mimicking the movements of deer.

"This sight left me feeling an al­most electric sensation. At that moment, I realized the power of our relationship to the land, the animals, and the human place in the ecosys­tem. My interest in anthropology was deepened by this experience. "This is just one of the many expe­riences that led me to study culture."

As director of the upcoming In­ternational Festival, Hefner has put together four wonderful days of fes­tivities for the education and enter­tainment of the students here at Kapi 'olani Community College.

His interest in anthropology started at an early age. "At the age of12, the first book I read was Thor Heyerdahl's 'Kon Tiki.' I was fas­cinated by the great migrations into the Pacific Islands," recalls Hefner. He was also interested in the com­pelling story of the human past. He feels "it is important to understand the past so that we know who we are."

When he was doing his under­graduate studies in anthropology at the University of Hawai 'i, he real­ized he needed a sub-discipline spe­cialty. Hefner feels he is strongly visual and has a photographic memory, so he decided it would be appropriate to go to school for film­making and photography.

He went to film school in 1976 at the Anthropology Film Center in

Santa Fe, New Mexico. This is where his knowledge in photogra­phy and visual anthropology started.

While in graduate school, he conducted a tremendous amount of research. Most of his studies were done in Southeast Asia. He was es­pecially interested in the geography oflndonesia, a nation which is com­prised of 13,000 islands. This led him to do his field work for three years in East Java, Indonesia and Thailand.

"Here I was, a six-foot tall, big foreigner, corning into their vil­lage." Of course the villagers had their stereotypes of Americans. "They think all Americans eat at McDonalds and drink Coke, and I did have my blue jeans on," says Hefner, chuckling.

His first experiences were some­what difficult. "Anthropologists must always be prepared to experi­ence culture shock, because partici­pant observation involves living for over a year in an entire! y different cultural scene. Everything that was once familiar becomes a distant ref­erence. In these cultural encounters, one must realize that you as the ob­server are also being observed. Therefore, everything you do and say is being interpreted by the 'other.' One must focus on the ob­server/observed relationship and attempt to not be ethnocentric," Hefner said.

There, in Java, Indonesia, Hefner traveled with a folk theater group. They conducted all-night perfor­mances from dusk until dawn in vil­lages. He speaks enthusiastically of the make-shift stages that were erected in the center of the villages.

"This itinerant group of perform­ers would entertain and instruct through proverbs, song lyrics, and anecdotes. Traditional songs, mu­sic, and dance would be used as good humor in that it reflected so­cial criticism and political commen­tary." be said.

C-oncert on the ·mall Continued from pn:ge 1

Other visions of the Char Board also include the development of an archived local history that would include video-taped oral histories of pioneering Chinese families in Hawai'i; a genealogical information service for the community utilizing a computer database to organize and manage ancestral data; and other recordings of nota"Qle public figures from the local community for use in the library and for instruction.

This celebration of oneness be­tween KCC and the community is slated to be held on the KCC Cen­tral Mall Saturday, March 23 at 6 p.m. Gates will be open at 4 p.m. Tickets are available to all clu'bs, students and the general public from the KCC Business Office at llima 101 for $12.50 each. KCC student clubs will receive a $2 commission for each ticket they sell as a means to raise money for their individual projects.

Come hear Kapena, Bulikoko, and other top name performers Saturday, March 23, 6 p.m. Tickets $12.50 at 'llima 101

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Hefner's pleasant personality and knowledge of the Indonesian language may have helped him gain the acceptance in the villages. Hefne.r is fluent in Indonesian . However, when he went to the vil­lages he intended to study, he real­ized that people usually speak in slang or in the vernacular. He had to adjust his formal Indonesian to common speech. Nonetheless, his language skills were a tremendous help to his research. He could go into villages and speak to anyone from children to adults. The elders were delighted that he could speak with them.

In Indonesia the children call him "Om" which is dutch for uncle. But he is usually referred to as "Bapak" (the Indonesian term for father or sir, which is usually a term of respect). He found it to be im­portant to develop close relation­ships with the village members. "I spent a lot of time socializing with village families. It becomes obvious that one must become a participat­ing member of the village social network."

After many years of study and research, Hefner received his Ph.D. in Anthropology in 1994. Before that he ·explored many aspects of photography, film making, and ethnomusicology.

His interest in ethnomusicology began when he heard the Indonesian musical ensemble, the Garnelan. It · appealed to his long-standing love of music and he found the complex­ity and sophisticated rhythms fas­cinating. This led him to play mu­sic in an ensemble for five years. These interests assisted him in meet­ing performing artists, not unlike some of the artists participating in this year's International Festival.

Hefner has been teaching differ­ent courses in anthropology at KCC for six years, and prior to being here he taught for four years at HCC. All of his experiences and knowledge

Photo by Bryan Sekiguchi

Carl Hefner, displaying an Indonesian puppet.

are shared with his students in his interesting lectures. Hefner feels that these experiences are a tremen­dous help when teaching. The sto­ries he tells help put things into per­spective.

"We shouldn't forget the power of our experiences because they are the window to our future and if you can benefit from others experiences then it just adds to your own knowl­edge," he said.

Presently, Hefner is working on an exhibit called "Awakening the Dragon". The project will be a chro­nology of the history of Vietnam. It will also provide photographs, documents, and performances that illustrate the culture of Vietnam.

Along with Louise Pagotto, be is co-director of the Asian Pacific Emphasis here. Hefner is also very busy coordinating the International Festival and has been doing so for four years. "The festival is one of the fascinating aspects of campus life. It occurs every spring and has now for eight years", replies Hefner. This year's festival features daily

performances of music, dance, ex­cellent lectures, panel discussions, international films, and a Polynesian luau. It is designed to facilitate stu­dent understanding of Asian and Pacific culture. Hefner feels that he has planned an excellent festival for everyone this semester. "The festi­val is going to be bigger and better than ever", says Hefner.

Hefner's self assurance has aided in his ability to develop rapport with people and the collection of knowl­edge. But it has also helped in his acceptance by many people. His desire to educate students is greatly appreciated. Hefner hopes to con­tinue his teaching career. "I'd like to teach at a four-year university and also guide students at the graduate level. I wish to continue to do field research and write academic articles that will enrich our understanding of our world and it's inhabitants." He puts a lot of time and effort into the education of others. Infact, he will also be in the forthcoming edi­tion of Who's Who Among America's Teachers.

An opportunity worth taking As preparations get underway

for the Eighth Annual International Festival, it is an excellent time to become reacquainted with the vi­sion and goals of all the participants, both in front and behind the scenes.

KCC is committed in part to stimulating and contributing to the cultural and intellectual life of the community as well as providing vocational and technical programs. Shaped by Hawaii's geographical location and cultural history, KCC strives to encompass the quality of life of a diverse medley of cultures. Through its programs and activities, KCC plays a lead role in emphasiz­ing Hawaii's rich heritage and its influential position at the center of the Asian-Pacific hemisphere.

To plan and implement cultural awareness within an academic en­vironment involves the collabora­tive efforts of many people. Cer­tainly, KCC has its vision, but with­out the partnerships that exist be-

. ·tween the facul~y, ~t~de~t~ a~d the

community, many of the opportuni­ties could not be realized. In devel­oping a spirit of shared attitudes and goals, it is necessary that local busi­ness leaders, public officials and the general public be able to offer their support. For example, many of the special collections, lectures, dis­plays, exhibits and other dynamic, interactive functions focusing com­munity attenOon, would not be pos­sible with1ml the generous contribu­tions made from the community. In turn, the community receives stu­dents who have been provided an interesting, exciting and challeng­ing perspective of the environment outside of the academic realm. A cohesiveness develops, whereby the education process becomes a suc­cessfully nurturing experience for everyone involved.

The ability to see the connections between various aspects of life and learning is an important attribute for a quality education as well as per­sonal fulfillment 1 Unfortyn~tely,

students too often make choices of convenience when it comes to their education, restricting themselves to satisfying requirements rather than experiencing the many dimensions of true learning. Students need to recognize that while achieving their academic goals, they have been af­forded a unique opportunity at KCC. Where else can someone gain a greater understanding of the inter­relatedness of various level!> of so­cial and cultural organization on such an international scale? In or­der to be ready to meet the chal­lenges of the world, students must be obligated to becoming involved by taking pride in KCC and to also be secure in knowing that they are being embraced by the community beyond theoretical facts and figures.

KCC is truly a community col­lege in every sense of the word. It is, afterall, a community of people helping each other to grown as hu­man beings .

-~dna Keaton

Features KAPI'O March 12,1996 7

Pagotto: KCC,s Miss Indiana Jones By Lisha Mott Staff Writer

Picture yourself in Malaysia at a festival - the Thaypussam Festi­val- where the Hindu people in Penang make a vow during the year, to parade around with "enormous contraptions" that honor the gods. Then, picture yourself watching other participanta pass by with spears through their cheeks, spears through their tongues, and spears criss-crossing their sides, and in their stomachs. This was only one scene out of many experiences taken from the travels of Louise Pagotto.

"I remember one man in particu­lar who had silver hooks through the sides of his back, and the hooks were tied to a chariot which he was pulling, and I watched in absolute amazement...and there was no blood shed, no hocus pocus to it; it was wonderful!" exclaimed Pagotto in­credulously.

She is the feminine version of "Indiana Jones." With gleaming grayish blue eyes, and soft, lightly graying hair, she is petitely dressed in jeans, a comfortable tunic, and dangling earrings. Her enthusiasm is exuberant, as she speaks out about her life and travels.

her family. Although her ethnicity is Italian,

Ms. Pagotto and her family spoke French as their first language at home. Occasionally, her parents would speak Italian, or what she referred to as "my parents' secret language," to keep the children from knowing what they were talk­ing about.

As a young girl at home, she en­joyed reading in her spare time, es­pecially comics. She said that her mother chastised her for staying in­doors while it was nice out, because it was- as her mother put it- "a . mortal sin to stay indoors on a sunny day."

Pagotto had a couple of brothers who used to "beat me up" while playing together, and said, "but, I was always just one of the guys." She grew up listening to Motown and R & B music and said, "Oh God it was great! I love to dance!"

Pagotto said she was "curious" as a child, and dreamed about trav­eling. "I remember my best friend in high school and I made a pact that we would travel the world together. I kept my end of it, but she didn't," said Pagotto.

Shortly after graduating from college in May '71, she volunteered for the Canadian University Ser-

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learning, and the springboard of all the positive things in my life."

After returning home for a short period, she returned to Papua, New Guinea, as a full-time student at their university. In most of her trav­els, Pagotto said there were "few modern conveniences."

Even something as simple as a warm shower was complicated. Pagotto said, "In Afghanistan, if you wanted a hot shower, you had to ask the guy who took care of the hotel, so that he would have the time to put wood in the wood stove that was in the bathroom." Even after the ordeal of preparing for the shower, the wood produced "so much smoke, that while you were having a shower, you were covered in blad: soot," explained Pagotto.

For seven summers, she taught English composition, reading, and speech communications, and "one wonderful summer" taught karate in the Marshall Islands, while work­ing on her dissertation about the Marshallese language. She said she was "happy for the opportunity to hear the language spoken first hand."

Pagotto traveled with a "Com­panion," whom she promised to marry one day "in utter despair" she said, with a chuckle. While in In-

There's no better way way to learn than to be outside your context, and to see how other people live ...

"There's no better way to learn than to be outside your context, and to see how other people live, to see how other people deal with life" she said.

Born and raised in Montreal, Canada, Pagotto came to Hawaii to study linguistics at the University of Hawaii. "I chose Hawaii because it was one of the three top institu­tions, where I could study Pacific languages with the best in the world" she said, pointing out that it was also geographically closer to

vices Overseas which she termed as "the Canadian version of the Peace Corps" for two years. She was en­rolled for orientation to go to Papua, New Guinea that June, and ended up being there for more than four and a half years totaL

"It was a great experience being outside my own culture, with 700 variations of other cultures." she said, adding "It was a place of magic, of wonder, of warmth and love, and I had good friends." She also said, it was an "adventure in

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dia, her companion got sick, wasn't eating, and was losing weight. One of the Indian people traveling on the train they were on, gave them some tiger balm to put on his forehead.

With grave worry, Pagotto prayed. "I said to God, I said Oh God! If you make him better I'll marry him, and when he woke up feeling fine, I said Oh God! What have I done!?" They never did get married because they "never had time."

And the most memorable place to ''Ms. Indiana Jones?" "Bali!" she said romantically, without the least bit of hesitation. "For its beauty!" she exclaimed. She described Bali as being "lush rice fields, ancient ruins, and temples, and temple danc­ing and walled villages."

She remembered the people as "spiritual and warm and respectful," and after catching her breath she interjected, "and wonderful food." Pagotto encountered an incident that happe.ned while visiting an old temple ruin frequented by tourists,

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that sounded like a segment right out of Walt Disney's animation of "The Jungle Book."

"I remember the Holy Monkey's Forest," she began, ... "you walk into the forest and see all these monkeys ... and people feed the monkeys ... and someone gave me something, grapes, and as I was holding the food in my hand, mon­keys jumped on my head and were fighting over the grapes .. and I was so terrified ... and these two monkeys were screaming and grabbing my ears!" she exclaimed.

The worst thing she ever experi­enced happened on the streets of New Dehli. While walking on one side of the street, two men walking in the opposite direction down the same street "grabbed her breast." "I was shocked!" she said, as she con­tinued. "My friend went running after him but he got away, and we did report it to the town's bureau, but all we got was 'that doesn't hap­pen here'."

Her most embarrassing moment was what she referred to as "des­ecrating a holy temple" in Bali. She and her companion entered "the most holy room" while taking pic­tures, and the people around them immediately yelled, screamed, and pushed them back, while presenting offerings at the door to re-sanctify the room. Pagotto said, "Out of ig­norance, you can do so much harm."

Were there other "highlights" from her travels? "Oh man!" she said."lndonesia,Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand ... all those were highlights!" And would she do it -all again? "I don't know that I would spend 15 hours on an Indian train on the floor by the toilet again, with the dust coming in, traveling by donkey cart across the border into Pakistan, with Indian troops on one side of the border line with their

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tanks pointed to the road, and on the other side, Pakistani army with the same kind of tanks pointed at the road."

She said she would love to see Africa and South America, but that she could not do it again the same way. "I'm too old and need crea­ture comforts" she admitted laugh­ingly. She also added that she would like to travel "With enough life left, to still have enough psychic and emotional energy to do this; life takes a toll."

Back at the"Old Ranch" Pagotto teaches writing, linguistics, Educa­tion 101, serves as one of two di­rectors for International festival for the Asian Pacific emphasis, and is also the writing coordinator this se­mester and a Star advisor.

Pagotto reflects on her students, seeing in them eagerness to learn, humor, and fear and worry some­times. She also said she sees a lot of strength and power. She gives students credit for having "great courage for juggling their lives around, trying to work through school while the rest of their life is infringing upon it."

To Pagotto, students have "per­severance" and express the impor­tance of education for personal growth. She said that statistics will show that people who have "real education" will typically earn more money and connect with society, especially a society "so dependent on money", and added "it's critical that students become educated for their own survival."

After all this, is Pagotto fulfilled? "Fulfillment to me means that I have done all I've wanted to do, and I don't think I've done that" .said Pagotto. She sees her life as full. enjoying her friends, her work, and her students. "I enjoy my cats, I enjoy all the things that my life brings me, but I wouldn't say I'm fulfilled," she concluded.

Would she ever consider another occupation, other than teaching? Pagotto said, "I've never done any­thing else except for little jobs in college. "I've been in a classroom as a student or as a teacher all my life, and that's scary to me" She also revealed that although she feels scared, it is also "Exciting" to think about doing something else.

Features

8 KAPI'O March 12,1996

Talent show promises to be spectacular Kauka de Silva does lights, sound

Sarah Roper Staff Writer

Kauka de Silva has been teach­ing ceramics at KCC for the past eight years. But Kauka, as his stu­dents call him, also has a secret life.

Kauka became interested in ce­ramics while in high school at Kamehameha. After graduating, he attended the University of Redlands, then transferred to Waseda Univer­sity of Japan to study ceramics. "I wanted to go to Japan to learn pot­tery. My teacher, Master Takita, has been chosen to be a National Liv­ing Treasure. He took apprentices like me that never did clay before," Kauka said. He was an apprentice for two and a half years learning the Mingei style a Japanese folk craft.

Then he was off to graduate school at Pratt Institute in New York. While at Pratt, Kauka tried out for a small speaking part in an off-Broadway production called the Steam Engine. "I've always been a

little bit of a ham," he grins. He and his friends also painted sets for the opera. Kauka remembers how un­impressive the sets were, "When I went to the Ed Sullivan Theater, it looked like Roosevelt High School inside.

Before coming to KCC, Kauka staged several productions for the city. He got a job with the city as an art specialist and was in charge of promotions and family entertain­ment. He and Milton Lau, a music specialist, put together the Slack Key Festival, Na Wahine, Honolulu City Lights, and the Enchanted For­est in McCoy Pavilion. They chose things close to their hearts, those that were under represented and cul­turally important.

Kauka is very proud of the Slack Key Festival. Because he and Milton are part Hawaiian, they wanted to honor Gabby Pahenui and Arthur Isaacs as well as to keep slack key alive. Kauka says, "You gotta start with this idea and if you have something that has goqd qual­ity, it should catch on. If your goal

is to make money, you'll never be successful.

Kauka enjoys teaching at KCC. His main emphasis is to give stu­dents an appreciation for art. If af­ter taking this class, hopefully they'll be interested in art. Talent or creativity doesn't matter to me at all," says Kauka, "I'll take some­body with desire over talent and skill any day.

Besides teaching, Kauka is in­volved with the ACE (Access to College Excellence) program at KCC. ACE is equivalent to a fresh­man seminar program. Students receive academic guidance as well as familiarization with KCC's re­sources such as the LAC (Learning Assistance Center), the Computer Center and financial aid.

This semester, Kauka and Irena Levy are coordinating the Talent Extravaganza for KCC's eighth an­nual International Festival. Krash Kealoha, KCCN DJ, will be em­ceeing the event.

Apart from teaching, Kauka has a successful art career. He's been

commissioned by the Kahala Man­darin, Bank of Hawaii and Bishop Estate to name a few. He has pieces on display in the Saint Louis Mu­seum and the Peabody Museum in Boston and is currently negotiat­ing with galleries in New York.

As for his goals, he hopes to learn the Hawaiian language. "I'm part Hawaiian and I gotta learn the

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language. It's my culture, so I want to learn. I just feel the older I get, the more it seems like a deficiency," he says. Kauka's dedication is genu­ine. He seems unaffected by his accomplishments; his motives sin­cere. As a former student said, "He'll go the extra mile for you.

Talent show has magical beginning, says Irena Levy By Steven Grover Co-Editor

According to Irena Levy it's not just hard work that is putting the talent show together, it is also magic. "People come to your aid and things just magically happen," she said, "It's pretty cool."

Levy, an English instructor, is working with Kauka De Silva, a ceramics instructor who has expe­rience in arranging concerts, to put together KCC's faculty and student tal­ent show for the international festival.

The talent show replaces last year's fashion show, which Levy also coordinated. Levy says the show has a double vision; its pur­pose is to feature campus talent and also to emphasize the traditional cultures in the Asia-Pacific region.

"The talent show," Levy said, "is one small way to put students first."

The talent show will be called H0 'ike 1 Maka, which means to reveal in the light as of something long hidden. Levy says it's called this because students' talents will be revealed in new ways or for the first time on campus.

Although the emphasis will be Asia and the Pacific, a few perform­ers will feature the culture from places like the Middle-East and some will be contemporary.

Performers will include a com­poser/musician student who is go­ing to sing and perform Filipino music, a Chinese lute player, a Viet­namese dancer, a contemporary Hawaiian style rock band, Pua Mendoza's class and an Arabic belly dancer. There will also be a Tongan dancer, Kasanita Kionia; a ukulele/ guitar ensemble with Ray Manlansing a UH/KCC student and four other musicians from colleges around O'abu doing the number

"Tumbling Down;" a pop rock group doing originals and covers; a group doing traditional chant and hula and Sheryl Akaka's slack key students, in addition to other per­formers.

In addition to the singers, danc­ers and musicians there will be door prizes, a surprise artist or two, a T­shirt sale and the well known M. C, Krash Kealoha.

The talent show will be in the cafeteria March 21, 3:30-5 p.m. At the end of the show there will be a jam session when people can bring their instruments and show their own talent.

Along with coordinating the tal­ent show, Levy also finds the energy to teach her English classes, co-co­ordinate service learning, be co-co­ordinator for Retreat to the Future

and work on a school textbook with Louise Pagotto. The book is called Wayfinding: Readings and Writings about the Pacific. It is a collection of fiction and non-fiction writings by Pacific writers. "It is very hard, but it is worth all of it," Levy said about doing her varied jobs.

"I am so thrilled to be doing this. It is so exciting. It is so rewarding to be part of the festival that brings

so much talent and cultures to the surface," she said.

A few weeks ago, Levy said she'd like to see more performers: "We have a very good number of performers, but I would like to double it- so we could barely con­tain the energy," she said. Levy and De Silva worked up some more magic because now there are twice as many performers as before.

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Fujikawas: Providing new perspectives By Kevin Kaneshiro Staff Writer

Many of us will never get a chance to travel abroad and discover other countries, but for those who do, the experience is often a valu­able and sometimes life changing event.This is certainly the case for Robin and Linda Fujikawa, a couple who has been teaching together here at KCC for the past seven years.

In the hushed quiet of the LAC where she spends time tutoring stu­dents in Japanese, Linda recounted how her exposure to different coun­tries and cultures in her childhood played a significant part in the rea­son why she is where she is today.

With a voice that seems to smile in its high, lyrical quality, she de­scribed how hers was an interna­tional life from the very beginning. Born in Japan of a Japanese mother and a second generation Japanese­American father, she and her brother were different from the other chil­dren in that through their parents they were exposed to two distinctly different cultures.

Because her father was a U.S. citizen, and because Japanese law at the time determined a child's citi­zenship through the father, both she and her brother were given Ameri­can citizenship, and in turn attended American schools for American children.

"~t s(1hool qur education was all in English, but at home and outside everything was Japanese, so we were raised in a bilingual-bicultural sort of environment," said Linda.

An event that profoundly changed her life came when she was ten, and her father decided to take a position with the military in Thai­land. Although she had left Japan to visit relatives in Hawai'i prior to this, it was then, she says, that she first really realized how big the world really was, especially when she attended an international school and made friends from countries like Burma, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Laos, Germany and the United States.

Photo by Moriso Teraoka

Linda Fujikawa playing the koto at last year's festival.

Linda said, "What was very in­teresting was when I left Japan we have a saying, 'Furusato wa tookini arite omou mono,' which means you start thinking of home when you're far from it, in other words, what is closest to you, you don't think about." It was only when she got out of Japan did she then realize its uniqueness and really appreciate it.

Linda returned to Japan at the age of 14, and while her other friends were hanging out at malls and shop­ping centers, Linda says she and another friend would hop on trains to go sightseeing and to rediscover their own country.

As an undergraduate Linda left Japan once more to attend UHManoa, where she majored in Japanese in an attempt to get out of school as soon as possible, but also to try and get an education in Japa­nese because until then she had at­tended English speaking schools all her life.

Linda graduated in three years, but was unfocused and unsure of her future, so acting on the advice of a professor, she joined the Peace Corps in 1975 and was sent to Ko­rea for two and a half years.

Speaking of her stint in the Peace

Corps she says' "It was one of the best experiences of my life. I think I learned a life experience it led me to the profession that I'm in now and this is where I finally found my di­rection."

In Korea she taught English as a second language to middle school students, trained teachers in devel­oping new teaching methodologies, and helped in cross-cultural train­ing programs. She credits this ex­perience as the reason why she pur­sued teaching, and ultimately be­came a Japanese language instruc­tor here at KCC .•

Just prior to joining the Peace Corps in 1975, Linda met her future husband Robin, whose life was also profoundly affected by international travel.

Seated at the bottom of the stairs to the LAC, amid his two son's (Gen, 9 and Sho, 7) playful activities, Robin spoke of how his travels to Japan had a deep effect upon him.

Speaking in a voice befitting the contemplative musings of the Asian philosophy professor that he is, Robin described how as a graduate student at the University of Colorado at Boulder he participated in a study abroad trip to Japan with his profes-

sor and 15 other students. The trip, designed as a Japanese religion and art seminar, was extremely success­ful. Because, according to Robin, "In Japan you felt like you were genuinely learning, learning not just from books but learning from just being there, learning about basic things, seeing things as they are, liv­ing and beauty."

This trip lasted two years, and Robin pointed out that up until then his focus on philosophy had been entirely Western in nature . How­ever, this experience in Japan would prove to be so profound that he would come to focus on Asian phi­losophy.

Like his wife, Robin's travels to a foreign country would ultimately determine his future career. In all, he would end up going back to Ja­pan for four and a half years as part of a grant from the Japanese Minis­try of Education. During this time he would study Buddhist philosophy in Kyoto, while at the same time studying Zen meditation at a mon­astery also located in Kyoto.

Although reluctant to return to Hawai'i from Japan, he says, "Mter six years of living there I realized I was learning and absorbing so much that I needed to return something. Instead of just being a sponge I wanted to contribute or do some-

thing of value." In the end he de­cided returning to Hawai'i seemed like the best way to do this. Upon returning, he taught philosophy at LCC, but eventually ended up at KCC where he has taught Asian phi­losophy since 1989.

Taking their pasts into consider­ation it's easy to see why both Robin and Linda are recognized as strong supporters of international events on campus. Both see exposing students to international experiences as more than just a means of teaching them about another country or culture, but also as a means of giving them a new perspective to learn about their role in the world, and about them­selves.

"I think we get so entrenched in our daily work, and our classes that we forget to see the big picture where we have so much opportunity," said Linda.

The Pujikawas have played an active part in past international fes­tivals, and this year is no exception. Linda's handmade Japanese paper will be displayed in the library, and Robin will be running the Student Conference on Thursday, which will feature discussions of student papers published in "Horizons." Both will also be helping to set up the mochi tsuki, or mochi pounding event with Moriso Teraoka.

Robin Fujikawa

TO: ALL FACULTY AND STAFF r-------------------------, SUBJECT: SURVEY RESULTS-"DISCUSSIONS ON FACULTY DEVELOPMENT'

(SEE BELOW) Thanks to all of you that took time to respond to the recent survey request for discussion

topics for focus groups. We had 33 people respond with many suggestions as you see listed below. At this point we want to share the results with all of you and ask you to be on the look out for some follow up questions that will be forth coming on both e-mail and in the Kapi'o. We are pleased with the participation and hope the interest continues as we move along.

TillS IS TilE SURVEY AND THE RESULTS: February 16, 1996 TO: ALL FACULTY AND STAFF SUBJECT: FOCUS GROUPS-DISCUSSIONS ON FACULTY DEVELOPMENT A concept paper titles "A CENTER FOR TEACHING EXCELLENCE" was circulated to

department chairs and unit heads, who in tum shared it with their faculty and staff during the fall of 1995. Responses and suggestions were numerous and diverse. As a result the mentoring committee has elected to set up focus groups during the spring semester to provide an oppor­tunity for interested faculty and staff to meet and discuss their ideas in more detail. At the suggestion of Provost John Morton we would like to broaden the discussion to include the entire matter of faculty and staff development on our campus.

What we need at this point are some suggestions for topics for the focus group discus­sions. Please complete the bottom potion of this notice and return to my office in liima 206 by March 14 or send me an e-mail response atjjeffrye@Hawaii.edu Thank you.

James Jeffryes for The Mentoring Committee

SURVEY RESULTS

Topics already suggested: (Circle if interested) Mentoring (1) Sabbatical Leaves (7) Center for Teaching Excellence (15) Travel (9) Conferences (12) Workshops (13) Banking Credits (7) Professional Leaves (3)

Other suggested discussion topics related to professional development and resources for professional development:

Stress management workshop 1 Interpersonal style teaching 1 New schedule format 1 Faculty recognition/acknowledgment 1 Adult Basic Education 1 Grant writing workshops 3 Fund raising 1 Assistance in research/publications 1 Merit pay 1 Intellectual property rights 1 Teaching equivalencies 1 Virtual University 1 Faculty Exchange 2 Legal aspects of evaluation process 1 CAl classroom 1 Analysis of new student eval form 1 Workshop on computer use 1 Service learning workshop 1 Faculty handbook 1 Faculty security 1 Expand info on services available 1 Defining teaching excellence 1 Measuring learning outcomes 1 Peer teaching 1 Integrated learning 1 Vision VS tradition 1 END OF SURVEY RESULTS

James Jeffryes for The Mentoring Committee

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Features 10 KAPI'O March 12,1996

LUau to be held March 21 at KCC By Moriso Teraoka Staff Writer

It was late afternoon. Under the watchful eyes of Chef Mau, the earth was slowly shoveled away from the imu. The canvas, plastic sheets and burlap were carefully lifted off.

As the steaming ti leaves were peeled away, an aroma of roasted pork began to float up from the imu. The first exposure of the pigs brought delighted exclamations and cheers from the awed audience and helpers.

The pigs were gently lifted into waiting pans and taken to the kitchen for shredding and final sea­soning.

The luau featured during last year's festival was a huge success and will be repeated this year on March 21.

.Earlier that merning, Chef Alfredo Cabacungan and his stu­dents, and ChefFaimalo Mau of the Waialae Country Club and his crew had placed two dt:essed pigs lightly salted with Hawaiian salt and wrapped in chicken wire at the edge of the imu, the Hawai'ian under­ground oven, on a large wooden pallet.

Luau rocks the size of bowling balls were then heated until red over a cord of keawe wood for several hours . Sweeping away the gray ashes of ~he keawe with a ti-leaf branch, ChefMau tested the heat of the red-hot rocks by sprinkling wa­ter over them and listening to the sizzle. The imu was ready.

The stones were covered with several layers of flattened banana stumps which muffled the sizzle of the red-hot rocks . Banana fronds and layers of ti leaves were laid over the banana stumps.

Next came the pigs in their chicken-wire wrappings. Straining over the imu, the students eased the pigs on top of the ti leaves and ba­nana fronds.

More leaves covered the wire­wrapped pigs, v, hich were then topped with water soaked burlap bags. Over the burlap . bags, large . canvas and plastic sheers were laid over the pit, essentially sealing in the steam generated by the hot stones. A layer of earth was then fi­nally shoveled over the mound, con­cealing all evidence of the steam­cooking occurring below.

The use of rocks to cook food is common in traditional Polynesian cooking. The Hawaiians call the pit into which food is cooked an imu.

The Samoans call their pit an umu and the Tahitians call theirs hima' a.

Those who have never witnessed this ancient traditional style of cook­ing will have the opportunity to do so this year.

Chef Cabacungan will again be preparing a Polynesian luau . The Iii au rocks and the keawe wood will be placed in the imu the day before, and the wood will be lit at 4:30a.m. By 8:30a.m., the pigs will be in the imu and by 5 p.m. the pigs will be done.

The Asian-Pacific cooking course this spring semester includes Polynesian cuisine. Chef Cabacun­i(n has made cooking in the imu a part of his classroom project, and believes that this will be the first time ever that this traditional Polynesian cooking method wi!l be part of the syllabus.

During this second module, Chef Mau will teach Samoan food prepa­ration, including "Palusami,'_' the classic taro, coconut milk and on­ion dish which is steamed in the .umu.

. Chef Cabacungan promises that this year's lUau will be better than last year with more food selections. The lUau will include not only Ha­waiian food, but Samoan and Tahi­tian food as well.

Join us for a Polynesian Lu'au

Thursday, March 21, 1996 6:00-9:30 p.m. 'Obi' a Cafeteria

Menu includes: fresh fish poke with limu, Tahitian style marinated raw fish, lomi lomi salmon, an assortment of tropical fruits, green mango salad, umu pork, chicken fafa, roasted uru in season, poi kalo, poi fa'i, and haupia

hula performance by

Keali'ika'apunihonua Ke'ena A'o Hula

Kumu Hula: Leimomi Ho

Hosted by Chef Alfredo Cabacungan and the Students of Asian Pacific Cuisine.

Sponsored by KCC International Festival Tickets: $15 general admission, $12 KCC students On sale at the Student Activities office ('Ohi'a 101)

8:30-3:30 p.m. 734-9576 or 734-9577

Photo by Moriso Teraoka

Chef M au seasons a pig prior to placing it in the imu at last year's International Festival. The imu will be located behind the cafeteria .

Service learning

Students help elderly, children, Dl-iC Center

By Rob St. Aubin Staff Writer

Students in Shr Ward's English lOV Class are involved in diverse Service Learning projects. Not be­ing limited to a single area like some other classes, Ward has let her stu­dents find things that interest them and also help the community.

Marie Anne Ganir is involved in project DONNA. This program sends volunteers out into the com­munity to help the elderly. Marie Anne volunteers twice a week on Saturday and Sunday for two hours each day doing home health aide. She helps out around their houses

Service learners (clockwise front left) Marie Anne Ganir, Michelle

Ogama and Tiem Nguyen find that educatiion is not limited to

the classroom.

Photos by Neal Fujio

doing chores like washing dishes or cooking. Marie Anne also keeps them company and talks to them.

Tiem Nguyen volunteers at the Hawaii Kai Vietnamese Temple. Every Sunday morning he volun­teers from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. He teaches Vietnamese to Vietnamese children who do not know how to speak it. His group, Gia Dina Phat Tu Ni-Lien also makes lunch for the children.

Michelle Ogama helps out at the Diamond Head Health Care Cen­ter in the community partnership program branch. Michelle provides clerical support to an overworked staff. She volunteers Monday through Friday from 8-10:30 a.m.

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Student Charter changes con't. The practice of evaluation is

done at the Manoa Campus and other colleges. We have not been given that right; however, it is our dues that pay their wages. We are currently disputing the validation of having to hire four student hires and questicm the need of these expedit­ers to sell movie tickets .

Note: According to the 95/96 BOSA Expenditures, Karl Naito the Student Congress IS tudent Activities advisor was paid from the Student Activities budget. The director for

Student Congress/Student Activities is paid by the colleges general fund.

Because of the current budget crisis, all advisers to student acti vi­ties are paid by student fees. Until this year, their salaries were paid through general funds . • Student Activities delegates,

according to their bylaws are ap­pointed by the director. Member­ship is not an elected position, there­fore why do they control85% of the funds and why do they receive sti­pends when Student Congress re-

ceives no stipends. Note: The appointees to Student

Activities were previously covered. According to Student Activities Chairman Derek Hoppe, there are no stipends paid to members of Stu­dent Activities.

• Our new constitution call for ac­countability and removal of mem­bers that fail to perform. Our cur­rent bylaws and constitution allows deadbeats to hang on forever, and therefore they take a seat and add to the ineffectiveness of the con-

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gress to perform their duties. These non-performers should be replaced by appointees, to facilitate the du­ties of congress.

Note: Article VII, section G of the Student Congress charter states: No Congress members shall serve as an officer of the Congress in the same office for more than two con­secutive terms . [A single term con­sists of one academic year]

Article XI, section B states: The Congress shall present in writing to the member against whom recall has been initiated any and all charges levied against him or her at least five school days to any action by the Congress at a hearing.

Article XI, Section C states: A two-thirds majority of the Congress members present at the hearinb shall be required to rec:.l.ll any member of the Congi:::ss. Tile Provost shall be advised of the Congress' action in writing. • Accountability is a key is·sue in

these changes and we need to cre­ate a stipend system similar to that which is used on other campuses. Stipends can be used to reward for performances. If there is poor per­formance then the elected student government representatives do not

receive a stipend. This will be based on attendance of meetings and par­ticipation in committees.

Note: LCC and UHM award sti­pends to student government mem­bers . wee awards no stipends for Student Government. • Our new constitution and by­laws will give the honor of each delegate being called Senators, as other colleges so honor their mem­bers. It brings pride and a sense of responsibility to cany.

Note: LCC, WCC and UHM designates the title Senator, to Stu­dent Government members.

• We will call our new Student Congress the Student Union, to sig­nify the unification of us all .

We will have standing commit­tees on Academic Affairs, Campus Activities (instead of Student Ac­tivities), Lobbying Committee, Ju­dicial, Election and Campus Clubs. There will be more opportunity to allow more student participation by having 20 elected seats, with the presi­dent being elected by the students.

Note: Under VI, section E, any member of AS KCC is eligible to run for the AT-Large seats. All KCC students who have paid activities dues are members of the ASKCC.

Janet Irwin, . PTK president, receives outstanding member award from Susan Colley, InternatioTUll Vice President ofPTK.

Alpha Kappa Psi walks away with awards By Cat Wood

Special to Kapi 'o

Members of the Alp a Kappa Psi chapter of Phi Theta Kappa Inter­national Honor Society walked away with numerous awards from the Annual Pacific Regional Con­vention. The Pacific Region for PTK includes the Hawaii, American Samoa, and Guam. Honolulu Com­munity College hosted this lith an­nual event Saturday, and a Mini­Honors Institute seminar on Friday.

This two-day convergence of PTK members throughout the is­lands included stimulating lectures by the noted political conunentator and author Robert M. Rees; the President of the Kamehameha Schools, Dr. Michael Chun; Sharon N arimatsu, Acting Vice-Chancellor For Student and Community Af­fairs; and Marcia Roberts-Deutsch, Professor, and Division Chair of Humanities and Social Sciences at HCC. Guest speakers representing PTK were International Vice-Presi-

Susan Colley; and Charlottte Toouchi, Pacific Regional Coordi­nator.

Throughout the year PTK mem­bers participate in activities that pro­vide service to the campus and com­munity, encourage scholarship and academic excellence, and teach ac­tive leadership, while providing an opportunity for fellowship with

- other students who share the same motivation for success in colle.;e.

The efforts of the Alpha Kappa Psi chapter and individuals within the chapter, were recognized Satur­day. Alpha Kappa Psi received the Five-Star ProgramAward, Scholar­ship Hallmark, Leadership Hall­mark, and Service Hallmark . The Outstanding Member and Outstand­ing Chapter Member awards went to President .T anet Laconsay-Irwin for her aspiration and dedication .

Other individual awards in­cluded an Art Award to Janey Pikovsky for sculpture, and a Writ­ing Ward to Laurie Lum for poetry.

KCC will host the next Pacitic dent of the West/North~est Region, Regional Convention March 1997

Jobs

The Following are jobs from a list in the Job Placement Office in '!lima 103. For any information, contact Gemma Williams at 734-9512. Receptionist

Nineteen hours per week. Tues­day & Thursdays from 9:30a.m. -5:30p.m. Wednesdays from 12:30 - 5:30p.m. Immediate opening for part-time receptionist. Answer tele­phones, open and distribute mail, receive and make deliveries, seat clients, miscellaneous clerical tasks. Cheerful voice, neat appearance, knowledge of Word Perfect. Hourly wage is negotiable. Part-time Receptionist/Office Clerk

Fri.-Sat. 6:30 a.m.-3 p.m. An­swering 8-line phone, input orders into computer, book freight with various airlines, faxing invoices to customers, incoming and outgoing mail, filling out reports . Account­ing for all invoices printed, faxing info to customers as needed, filing. Run reports at the end of the day. Must be high school graduate. Part-time Care-giver/Companion

Mon.-Fri. 2-6 p.m. Temporary, from now to May 9. Be with 97-year-old man who had hip replace­ment a month ago. He is mobile, competent, etc. Must be patient, up­beat, willing to get cup of tea, light snacks, listen to him, interact with him, keep an eye on him, etc. Data Entry Clerk

Various days and hours. To as­sist medical bill audit department by inputting data from medical bills, making changes to data already en­tered and otherwise assisting in gen­eral work flow. May involve some telephone work and general office tasks. Must be able to type 60 wpm, 1 0-key by sight and be able to work with ffiM PC. Medical billing ex­perience preferred, desire knowl­edge of CPT coding. Minority Field and Research Intern

The Field and Research Intern will collect data for field research to study the adaptations of Hawai­ian dry forest woody species, com­pile and manipulate data and test seed germination in a lab and green­house. This position will work out of The Nature Conservancy 's Ho­nolulu office and on Kanepu 'u Pre­serve on Lana ' i. The Field andRe­search Intern is expected to make a commitment to participate in this program on a full-time basis for ap­proximately 10-12 weeks per year, or equivalent hours on a part-time basis, for two more years. The po­sition and duties will change yearly. Must have a high school diploma and currently enrolled in an accred­ited college. Valid State of Hawai 'i driver's license. Able to communi­cate effectively both verbally and in wi,iting and possess good organiza­tional skills. Familiarity with word processing data management sys­tems. Prefer minority. Prefer back­ground with familiarity in Hawai­ian natural history, college major in biology or environmental science. Companion

Sun, flexible hours. Immediate opening: Accompany 21-year-old man who has cerebral palsy to vari­ous community events, especially

sporting events. He is in a wheel­chair and requires assistance with his daily living skills. Some experi­ence working with people with dis­abilities is preferred, but all the training needed will be provided. Prefer a companion who is wi lling to commit to at least 6 months. Must have own transportation. It is pos­sible to use The Bus, but must be wheelchair accessible. Pay will be based on a hourly wage that is open for negotiation. LPN Orthopedics

Part-time temp. Mon .-Fri. 8 a.m.-4:30p.m.; every 3rd Sat. 8 a.m. - noon. HI LPN license & CPR re­quired. Must pass the pharmacology exam within three months of hire. Seven months or more LPN experi­ence and previous orthopedic out­put experience preferred. LPN

Twenty hrs/wk. Dayslhrs vary, additional coverage as needed. As­sist with community & corp. health fairs & screenings, flu vaccines and healthy living counseling. Current LPN license, one year exp. required. Certified BLS instructor, one year exp. in health care teaching pre­ferred. Medical Assistant

Full-time, Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Sat. 8 a.m. - noon. Rotate to Pali Momi three times/wk. Performs duties and procedures with super­vision and/or guidance by a licensed nurse or physician for patients of all ages. Graduate of medical assistant program req. Must pass pharmacol­ogy exam within three months of hire. Previous allergy experience pre f.

lfj Activities ·

Waikiki Aquarium Seabirds, waterbirds and shore­

birds fieldtrip. Introduces Hawai ' i's seabirds, waterbirds and shorebirds with an evening talk, then leads a fi eld trip with stops along 'Oahu 's windward shores.

On March 14 at 7:30-9:30 p.m. and March 16 at 7 am - noon. Fee is $18 For more info call the Waikiki Aquarium Educational Department at 923-9741.

Day Reef Walk. Discover the Marine life natural history, reef walk safety and reef conservation .are covered.

On March 17, at 7:30-10 am. Fee is $8/adults, $7/child. For more info call the Waikiki Aquarium Educa­tional Department at 923-9741.

~~Music David Franceschetti, playing pi­

ano and has chosen four signature pieces for him. Sponsored by Hawai'i Association of Music So­cieties. On March 13, at 7:30p.m. $12 general, $10 member, $8 ss.

Brass, Strings, Winds and Pi­ano

This program includes Reynolds, Suite for Brass Quintet; Poulenc, Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano; Crumb, Eleven Echoes of Autumn, Schifrin, La Nouvelle Orleans and Dixieland Favorites. On March 18, at 7:30p.m, $15 $13 seniors, $10 students

Infoline

Honolulu Academy of Ar ts Porcelain From East to West

A lecture by Clare Le Corbeiller, fo llowed by a recep tion . On March 19, at 7:30p.m. For info call 532-8700.

~I Readings I Getting Somewheres: Three Is­land Women

Dramatic readings based on oral histories of Hawai'i working women . Script by Victoria Kneubuhl. Noon, March 13, Student Services Center 412.

Poetry reading by Ruth Mabanglo and March 15, 4:30p.m. at Student Services Center 412.

rnpj I Lecture

Traditions and Visual Languages: F-amous lllustrators of Children's Classics.

Karen Thompson will discuss the style and technique of artists as well as works by author-illustrators such as Edward Lear, Rudyard Kipling and Beatrix Potter. At the Honolulu Academy of Arts, March 12 at 7:30p.m.

~~Theater Hawai'i Literary Arts Council presents novelist and poet Sherley Anne Williams, author of Dessa Rode, The Peacock Poems, Some One Sweet Angel Chile.

On March 18, at 7 p.m. in St, John 11 , UHManoa

Honolulu Theatre for Youth presents Race the Sun. Staring Halle Berry and James Belushi. Tickets are $30 that includes screen­ing and reception at Nick 's Fish Market and the movie at the Cinerama Theatre on March 20 at 7 p.m. For more info call 839-9885. A Celebration of Black He-roes

A one-man black history play which portrays black leaders. On March 16, at 7:30p.m.

Disney Chinese-Style Visiting professor Charles Benn

presents a lecture about an auto­mated amusement park in A.D. 616 China. UHManoa Moore 155; tele­phone Center for Chinese Studies, 956-2691.

The Art of Korean Kayagum Chae Suk Lee, Seoul national

Univ'-!rsity professor, master of the 12-string Korean zither and re­searcher of traditional Korean mu­sic, performs contemporary compo­sitions by Byong-Ki Hwang and Song Ch' on Lee as well as the in­strumental kayagum sangjo. Lee will be joined by award-winning changgo (an hourglass-shaped drum) accompanist Sun Ok Kim. March 15, 8 p.m. at Orvis Audito­rium.

Taketori Monogatari: The Tale

KAPI' 0 March 12, 1996

Ca01pus Workshops March 13,14 LAC Grammar Workshop: Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers .

Wednesday at 12:30-1 :15 and Thursday at 1 p.m.- 1:50 p.m. in 'Iliahi 228F. For more information call Gail Harada at 734-9342.

March 18 Career & Transfer Workshops: Transfer Advising- UH Manoa. Val

Mori, UHArts and Sciences Advisor; Janice Heu, UH Asst. Director­Admissions. 12-1:15, Kalia 203. Advising appointments can be made with the UHMAnoa Admissions representative or Arts & Sciences ad­visors.

SOS (Secrets of Success) Workshop: Practical Problem Solving. 'Iliahi 228F with Maureen Bogdanowicz Start to solve your school­related and personal problems.

Resume workshop.12-1:15 p.m., in 'Ilima 202 B, C.

March 19 Interview workshop. 12:30- 1:45 p.m. ' llima 202 B,C.

of Princess Kaguya performed by Kageboushi Theatrical Company of Japan. Four performances presented by UHManoa College of Continu­ing Education and Community Ser­vice in cooperation with Leeward Commu11ity College concludes the troupe 's first U.S. tour from March 16-17. Tickets are $15,$10 for stu­dents and seniors. Get Ticket infor­mation at LCC Box Office, phone 455-0385. Get tour/troupe informa­tion from Shirley Kagan, CCECS, phone 956-7642 or e-mail simson@ ha waii.edu.

r Films

The Movies Begin Celebrations of l OOth anniver­

sary of cinema. Movies like Voyage to the Moon, Great Train Robbery and Fatima kine. On March 14 & 15 at 7:30p.m, March 14 at 1 p.m, March 17 at 4 p.m. Kennedy Theatre

"Silk Girl in Blue Desert(ed)." Explores the compromises people make to fit into someone else's de­sires and goals and the loyalty owed to one 's own ideals .

On March 15,16,22,23 at 10:45 p.m. in the Earle Ernst Theatre. For prices call the Kennedy Theatre Box Office at 956-7655. · Reptiles Galore! "Dragon Quest'' is a story of two children destined to save the world by bring­ing humanity back to humans and r¢storing the mystical dragon's cycle of life. On March 16 & 17 at 4 p.m. at the Andrews Outdoor Amphitheater on the UH campus.

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L.A. LOOKS hair care line is launching the Second Annual L.A. LOOKS Model Search in Honolulu. They have teamed up with L.A. Models, the largest modeling agency on the West Coast. The Grand Prize winner will be featured in a L.A. LOOKS print ad andre­ceive a two-year $100,000 model­ing contract with L.A. Models.

The L.A. LOOKS model search team will be at Longs Drugs, Ala Moana Center, 1450 Alamoana Blvd. on Sat. March 30 from 10 a.m.-12_ p.m.

After the preliminary national search, 10 finalists will be flown to Universal Studios Hollywood for the final competition. The winner will be named in June.

For more information on the L.A. LOOKS Model Searc:J call (800)LOOKS96. Altres Staffing, National Guard

Altres Staffing will be on cam­pus on March 13. Positions open are receptionist, Data Entry Clerk, Ac­counting Clerk, Word Processor and Bookkeeper.

Hawaii Army National Guard will be on campus on March 13. Both will be in the cafeteria 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. International Studen ts' Club Meeting

There will be a general meeting for all members on Fri. March 15 at the Bistro from 3:30-530 p.m. The main purpose of this meeting is to discuss the club 's participation in the KCC's Eight Annual Interna­tional Festival and the trip to Maui for whale watching during the Spring break. It is important that all members attend. For more informa­tion please contact Regina Ewing at 734-9500 or Janice Cook at 734-9174 or_come to the meeting at the Bistro.

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