Volume 39, No. 1 September 2010

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Th e W i n d w a r d Ho’olaule’a returns for its 10th annual free com-

munity celebration on WCC’s Great Lawn Saturday, Oct. 2 from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

The event features a vari-ety of family-oriented activi-ties, craft booths, food, a white elephant and used book sale, community and campus dis-plays, and a college-sponsored silent auction.

Proceeds from last year’s booth fees and donations funded thirteen $900 scholar-ships for WCC students. As chair of the event, Herb Lee is confident that this year’s income will “equal or exceed past scholarship money for students.”

In the past, Ho’olaule’a has generated an attendance of over 15,000 people from all over the island, becoming “one of the biggest community events on the Windward side, with something for the whole family,” he said.

“The theme for our 10th an-niversary, ‘Holomua Me Kahi Pu’uwai’ (Moving Forward with One Heart), is a good

way to sum up the spirit of Ho’olaule’a,” said Lee. “We wanted to send a message of hope in these challenging times—that we’re one com-munity and need to support each other.”

According to Lee, the theme also expresses WCC’s desire for Ho’olaule’a to be a celebration of the successes, uniqueness of the community and the achievements of the students.

Ho’olaule’a is once again coordinated by the Kaneohe B u s i n e s s Group a nd WCC, a part-nership that has benefited the Windward community for the past 10 years.

The col-lege will be offering a glass-blowing dem-onstration and a new glass exhibit in Gallery ‘Iolani as well as a student ceramics sale and raku firing, an orchid sale, and Hawaiian studies, science and math activities.

The line-up for this year’s entertainment features Nā Hōkū Hanohano award win-

To glimpse WCC’s future, simply look towards the center of campus.

Beh i nd t he g ra f f it i -covered fence where Hale Mānaleo used to be, Absher Construction Company has begun work on WCC’s new $21 million library.

This facility will replace the current library that was constructed in 1930 and oc-cupied by Windward in 1972. Scheduled for completion in February 2012, it will provide many services for students and the community.

The new library will be much larger with more room for the book collections. “We have a collection of Hawaiian resources, but we have to keep them behind the circulation desk,” says Nancy Heu, head librarian. “The new library will have an entire room dedi-cated to holding these so that

they may be easily accessed.” There will also be class-

rooms, study rooms, a TV lounge, coffee shop, and me-dia lab. Tutoring, testing, and the learning center will all be relocated to the new library to consolidate many services that were previously spread across the campus.

(top) Family and friends will enjoy the variety of booths offered at Ho’olaule’a and the Na Hoku Hanohano award-winning music of Holunape (left), Mailani, and much more.

ners Sean Na‘auao, Oloma-na, Teresa Bright, Holunape, Mailani, and Windward-area hula halau.

Craft booths will exhibit handmade jewelry and accesso-ries, clothing, books and DVDs, greeting cards, scrap booking, lomilomi sessions, and artwork

by various local artists.New to this year’s event

is a Trade Show sponsored

While these are most useful to students, the community will have access to many of the library’s resources as well.

Architects Hawaii de-signed the project with the en-vironment in mind. It is being built to qualify for the LEED silver certification, meaning many ecologically friendly

measures will be included.Large windows on the

wall of the library are intend-ed to cut down on energy use connected with air condition-ing and lighting. Waterless urinals, reusing materials from both the demolished building and the old library, and use of building materi-als that will reduce chemical emissions are other steps that have been taken.

‘Moving Forward with One Heart’b y A k e l a N e w m a n

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Construction forces alternate routesb y N i c k M c C a b e

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(left) Construction for WCC’s new library is in full swing at the center of campus. (right) WCC student Shanae Newman walks down a slippery hill, one of the few open routes for many because of construction.

Courtesy holunape

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Courtesy mailani

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Vote for me and for a better Hawai‘i” was the common theme at the open forum held

on Aug. 31 in Hale ‘Ākoakoa. WCC’s community engaged in a question-and-answer session with four of this year’s lieutenant governor candidates: Adrienne King, Norman Sakamoto, Gary Hooser and Lyla Berg.

Who are these individuals and why has becoming number two in the state become so important this election year? The candidates said electing a lieutenant governor means electing a future leader of Hawai‘i.

“Although a lot of people think the office of lieutenant governor is not im-portant, it actually is,” said Sakamoto.

State law says the lieutenant governor is there to stand-in for the governor, oversee the Office of Infor-mation Practices, and file and record all administrative decisions.

“The reality is you’re choosing your leadership of the future,” said Hooser. “If you look at the lieutenant governors of the past, a good many went on to becoming governor or more — sometimes serving in the U.S. Con-gress or higher levels of government.”

At the forum, candidates shared their views regarding some of the state’s most pressing issues. Questions about environmental revitalization, education reform and the current financial crisis were just some of the concerns raised.

EDUCATION:Sakamoto: “If we can do better in

education people will have better jobs. We can keep building, keep working together. Then we can have a better future for all of our kids.”

Hooser: “We can have a truly excellent public education system. We can have an energy independent future, we can have a sustainable agricultural industry on our islands.”

Berg: “We need all of you, espe-cially the generation that you are, to be part of the process. We have to ask different questions. We have to be willing to look at things from another perspective and really encourage people to be a little bit uncomfortable because in that space of discomfort comes creativity.”

King: “I think Hawai‘i is at a crossroads. People are looking at government and saying it’s nice we have all these programs, but there is too much top-down control.”

WHAT SkILLS WILL YOU BRINg TO THE JOB?Sakamoto: “I have 30 years ex-

perience as a building contractor and 14 years in the legislature. My skill set as a contractor has taught me this: If the team works together we can accomplish anything successfully. Whether it’s building a house or the public school system, I believe if we work together we can accomplish our goals as a team.”

Hooser: “I am an advocate at heart. I believe in getting out there in front of the issues, not just waiting for

political implications. As an advocate I learned you can’t do it all yourself.; it takes a whole lot of people to get on board.”

“As lieutenant governor, you have the power to do three things. You have the power of advocacy. Next you have the power to bring people together on issues. The third thing is you have the power to shine a light to work through these things together.”

Berg: “The skill set, the aptitude, and maybe even the disposition for this position I have developed over time as a single working mom. It’s the values of patience, being able to listen, and to work in groups while keeping our eye on the goal. What

Two doctors, a pilot, and “the guy next door.” That

was the line-up for a guberna-torial candidates forum Sept. 7 at WCC.

These are the so-called “dark horses” in the race — candidates who aren’t the front-runners but who paid $50 and collected 25 signa-tures to get themselves on the ballot. There were six name cards identifying the candi-dates to appear: John Carroll, Tony Clapes, Daniel Cunning-ham, Paul Manner, Tom Pol-lard, and Miles Shiratori. No cards for Hanneman, Aiona, or Abercrombie were seen.

The forum drew a sparse crowd as the candidates an-swered the first question, “Why are you running for governor?”

Dr. Pollard was the first responder and introduced himself as a pulmonary criti-cal care physician and lieuten-ant colonel in the Air Force Reserves. “Everybody is tired of politics as usual. I’m not a politician, but I decided to run

to try and change things and interject some common sense into politics,” he said.

Concerned about health-care in Hawai‘i, Dr. Pollard believes that the high cost of living, combined with low and mediocre reimbursement rates, are driving good doctors out of state because they can’t afford to maintain a practice here.

“The UH medical school needs to increase funding for primary care physician slots, especially for those with Hawai‘i ties.” He believes the doctor shortage can be allevi-ated if UH stops recruiting

international medical students and admits more local students.

Cunningham’s hands were swathed in long tube socks up to his elbow. Wear-ing a t-shirt and carrying a backpack, he introduced him-self as a chiropractor whose license had been revoked by the Hawaii Chiropractic Asso-ciation for using a hypodermic needle to inject his patients with stem cells and regenera-tive material.

Cunningham is the found-er of the Free Energy Party and spoke of his dreams of a floating city constructed en-tirely of recycled materials, an

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prepares me most is that I am a com-petitive ballroom dancer. You have to not only be able to listen to the music but be willing, if you miss a step, to develop another step in it. You cannot dance alone.”

King: My whole livelihood has been dependent upon my ability to see and hear not what is being said but what’s underneath. As a professional listener and problem solver and a trial attorney who’s had to make decisions on the spot that have affected the lives of others, I think we need a new perspective outside of the government box, and that’s what I bring to this office.”

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(from left) John Carroll, Tony Clapes and Daniel Cunningham.

atmospheric free energy grid, and a new type of currency without the Federal Reserve Bank. He spoke of suppressed science and human extinction as his major concerns.

A campaign flyer pictured Clapes in a gray flannel suit. Oddly, he showed up wearing black ‘rubbah slippahs’ — dressed like the guy next door. Dissatisfied with political party infighting and backroom deals, Clapes said he is running as a non-partisan candidate so he can work for a more open and honest government. “I’m not a politician, and I’ve never

been a politician. My father, who was mayor of my home-town in Connecticut, taught me everything I know about government.”

John Carroll, an 81-year-old former State senator and House representative and former chair of the Hawaii State Republican Party, said he is running for governor because he doesn’t think the other candidates are qualified for office.

Carroll blames the Jones Act shipping restrictions for our economy, which is in the

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By Dec. 17, 2010, the Em-ployment Training Cen-ter (ETC), part of WCC,

will be shutting its doors to the program.

At a public forum on Aug. 29, Chancellor Doug Dyks-tra and Bernadette Howard, director of the Division for Vocational and Community Education, answered press-ing questions regarding the upcoming absorption of ETC’s resources here at WCC.

“To be quite clear, there is a difference between the ETC and OCET (Office of Com-munity Education Training),” said Dykstra. “The non-credit programs and courses offered by OCET will remain intact (as well as) the Imaginarium, Palikū the-atre. In fact, OCET will be con-tinuing ETC programs such as the Youth Build program and the Certified Nurse’s Aide program.”

According to Dykstra, these programs were salvaged because of their potential for earning a living wage. For example, the Certified Nurse’s Aide (CNA) program offers the opportunity to lead to-ward certification as both a Li-censed Practical Nurse (LPN) and Registered Nurse (RN).

“As a student progresses through the program, he or she has the opportunity to go through the pathway to LPN and RN segment with Kapi‘olani Community Col-lege,” said Dykstra. “This allows the individual to even-tually earn a living wage.”

The ETC program has been a part of Hawai‘i’s pub-lic education system for over 40 years. Established under

an agreement between the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, and the State of Hawaii, it was an outgrowth of the national Manpower Development and Training Act (MDTA).

State agencies would re-fer high school students to ETC who needed to make up credits to graduate or adults looking for job retraining.

Originally named the Manpower Training Office (MTO), it was later renamed the Employment Training Office (ETO) by the Uni-versity of Hawaii’s Board of Regents. In 1991, it was renamed once more as the Employment Training Center (ETC), because it operated more as a center rather than an office.

In 2002, the University of Hawai‘i Board of Regents ap-proved a reorganization, plac-ing the ETC program under WCC’s Division of Vocational and Community Education. By 2008, the nation began to feel the effects of the looming recession.

The results were budget cuts for the agencies or pro-

grams and a reduction in the number of enrollees for the ETC program.

“Without the continued flow of students from other agencies such as the Depart-ment of Vocational Rehabili-tation (DVR) and the Depart-ment of Education (DOE), we began to lose the funds needed to keep the program alive,” said Howard.

According to Howard, ef-forts to sustain the program included outside grant ap-plications, negotiations with

WCC students complet-ing their A.A. degree

this semester will receive an email in their UH ac-count this month about the new “automatic admissions” program for transferring to a four-year UH system campus.

Students will not have to submit an application form or pay the application fee to UH-Hilo, UH-Mānoa or UH West O‘ahu.

For f ur t her deta i l s , check with a WCC counselor to help save some time and money.

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agencies and even alterations to meet specific trade needs.

“We’ve had counselors at the Oahu Work Links and unemployment offices be a voice for the ETC program,” Howard said. “Even with the approval of the “green” grant, Rapid Response fund, and other means to procure fund-ing, it was still not enough to keep the program running as it was.”

With the dissolution of the program, WCC will acquire a Career Center with three

counselors, two instructors each in the language arts and math departments, three cleri-cal staff members, and any us-able equipment and resources from Honolulu and Leeward Community Colleges.

“Unfortunately, with the dissolution efforts, we were only able to ensure 80 percent of the staff and faculty con-tinued employment,” Dykstra said.

Twenty percent of em-ployees will have their jobs until June of next year, said Howard. “This will give them ample time and a sort of secu-rity net as they search for new employment or plan for the future,” she said.

“Regrettably, we were not able to salvage the culinary arts program under ETC. Therefore, we are now in the process of searching for ven-dors to replace the cafeteria staff and students who have kept things running all this time.”

“I want everyone to know that nothing is lost (for WCC), but gained with the upcoming absorption of ETC’s resources into Windward’s campus, fac-ulty, and departmental staff,” said Howard.

However, some ETC fac-ulty still express regret that the programs couldn’t be saved and hope their clientele can be served in other ways.

“It’s a very unfortunate situation with ETC,” says Mariko Kershaw, WCC librar-ian. “I guess they did the best they could for the program.”

Another staff member added, “The situation should have been out in the open. Maybe others could have helped with the situation too.”

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The culinary arts program will be replaced by an outside vendor next academic year to continue cafeteria food service.

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WCC chancellor Doug Dykstra and OCET director Bernadette Howard explain the changes for the ETC program and WCC

Ho’olaule’a: Positive community partnerships by KBG highlighting busi-nesses and organizations that promote sustainability and “green,” Earth-friendly liv-ing as a way of giving back to the community. Displays will cover everything from solar power and “green” vehicles, to hydroponics and organic products.

Another new addition is a special partnership with the Five Rs 96744 project. It’s a campaign that promotes positive character building among K-12 students in the area, as well as emphasizes the importance of the Five Rs (respect, responsibility, resourcefulness, relationships and resilience).

Ho’olaule’a will hold a

scavenger hunt to teach stu-dents about different parts of the campus and community.

“We’re very grateful for

the tremendous community support of this event,” Lee said. “It’s a way to highlight the talent and businesses of

the Windward side as well as the educational opportunities at WCC.”

Flagship partners are Ha-waiian Electric Co. and Ameron. Other sponsors include the City and County of Honolulu, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Castle Medical Center, Bank of Hawaii, First Hawaiian Bank, American Savings Bank, Wal-greens, King Windward Nis-san, Servco Pacific, the Hawaii Tourism Authority, Enterprise Rent-a-Car, Residential Re-source, Minami Foundation, McDonald’s and KCCN/KINE radio stations.

For more information on Windward Ho’olaule’a 2010, go to windward.hawaii.edu/hoolaulea.

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School’s back in session, and the first of many events sponsored by WCC’s student government

was the Welcome Back Bash, held on the Great Lawn. The bash gave local businesses and WCC clubs a chance to reach students.

More than 300 students filled their stomachs with free pizza and carrots while listening to the musical stylings of The Deadbeats, a group of talented musicians who played a mix of jazz, blues and hip hop.

Attendees were eligible to win a tuition waiver for spring 2011.

The winner of the drawing was WCC student Alex Serrano.

I love reading, I love writ-ing. I’m familiar with liter-

ary magazines and I’ve always wanted to be a part of them,” says Robert Barclay, assistant English professor and advisor to the Rain Bird staff.

If you’ve got a knack for any kind of writing or media and want to see that work published, you just might have a chance with Rain Bird, Wind-ward Community College’s own literary and art journal.

Current WCC students, faculty members, staff or re-cent Writing Retreat attendees may submit entries. Gener-ally any form of writing, such as stories, poems or essays is accepted. Students may also submit art pieces, like paintings, drawings, or pho-tographs, including photos of other larger works.

The entry forms can be found outside ‘Ākoakoa 236 or at the library. For this year’s issue, written submis-sions must be turned in by Oct. 8 and art pieces by Oct. 31. Submissions are chosen anonymously, so entries must not have the author’s name on them. Instead, entry forms are used to identify the authors after the submissions have been selected.

A different theme is cho-sen every year for Rain Bird. Entries submitted are encour-aged to reflect the theme, but not required. For this year, the current theme is “Ho’opuiwa: A Journey into the Creepy, Freaky, and Fright-ening Realms of Hawai’i.” Written entries should be no more than seven pages long.

There are currently eight students in the class. When entries are submitted, the staff

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“It’s our goal (the Associated Students of the University of Hawai‘i- WCC) to facilitate events that get the

community more involved and to help make students’ day-to day-life easier,” said ASUH president Daniel Grupen.

If the ASUH interests you, stop by their weekly meetings held in ‘Ākoakoa 203 on Thursdays from 4 to 5:30 p.m.

(above) Students gather for food and entertainment. (right) ASUH members unite.

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goes over them one by one. When the process is done, they plan the layout of the book via a storyboard format, similar to animators. They also discuss the format of the book for publication.

The team usually receives a lot of entries. The last Rain Bird issue, “Windward Style,” received about 400 written and 60 art submissions. Bar-clay emphasizes they are “begging for art at this point.” The art pieces in the last issue were predominantly photo-graphs, and the staff is hop-ing for a wider variety of art.

Rain Bird was started in 1980 by Lillian Cunning-ham, who currently runs the school’s Writing Retreats, a gathering for creative writ-ing and critique. After 20 years, she retired from Rain Bird, and passed on the job to Barclay.

Barclay is an experienced novelist himself and has

written two books, “Hawai’i Smiles,” and “Melal,” which was chosen as WCC’s Com-mon Book for this year. You can find more information about him and his work at www.robert-barclay.com.

According to Anthony Da-vis, a member of the Rain Bird team, Barclay is also a fun per-son to be around.

“ I went to Robert’s classes earlier when I was here and he’s just so charismatic. I wanted to be a part of this too. I’ve got to admit I’ve thought of having my name in ink. I submitted stories and art and had them published, and that was really exciting.”

The magazine is set to be published in May, and will be distributed in the library and bookstore. It will also be distributed in the ‘Akoakoa building, where the authors and artists are invited for read-ings, music, food, and various forms of entertainment.

Says Keahe Lindsey, an-other member of Rain Bird, “(The magazine) is about all of

the people in our community, our school, you know. It’s them that you’re hearing.”

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The Rain Bird staff sets the mood for the next scary-themed issue.

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I can’t even explain to peo-ple how much fun I had; I

don’t think they’d believe me, I wouldn’t even believe me!” exclaimed WCC’s Phi Theta Kappa president Victoria Hi-raoka about her trip to Califor-nia this summer for the 2010 Honors Institute.

She also went to the Big Is-land for the regional conference in March— both trips paid for by PTK. “That was when I re-alized it wasn’t just for nerds!” Hiraoka met a lot of fun people, and said she and her roommate were inseparable.

Hiraoka praises the end-less opportunities that open up through PTK. She joined the honor society on campus in Fall 2009 when she applied to Chaminade University and discovered you receive more scholarship money as a mem-ber of PTK.

Travel opportunities, schol-arship money, recognition of membership on your transcript and preferential acceptance to four-year colleges are just a few of the benefits available to members of Phi Theta Kappa.

To qualify, one must com-plete at least 12 hours of as-sociate degree courses and

earn a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher. There is a one-time membership fee of $65 which covers handouts and other materials. Students must maintain their high academic standing during enrollment in the two-year college.

The PTK honor society gathers members, advisors and alumni throughout the year to discuss important issues. WCC‘s PTK chapter, Alpha Lambda Theta, will host this year’s regional Leadership & Honors Conference.

The topic is “The Democra-tization of Information: Power, Peril and Promise.” On Sept. 25 to 26, Hale ‘Ākoakoa will be buzzing with guest speakers and members from PTK chap-ters across our region.

Alpha Lambda Theta is involved in fun events such as face painting at Ho’olaule’a and Halloween at the Imaginarium.

Other projects include reading to children at Borders, painting children’s rooms in homeless shelters, environ-mental cleanups, fundraisers, the blood drive and more. “Participate in at least one thing; you never know who you’re going to meet or where it’ll take you,” Hiraoka said.

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with the library are 97 new parking stalls to address the shortage that has come with record enrollment.

However, the construction has also impacted foot traffic. At least one person has been injured on the pathless hill near the library.

WCC administrators intend to address the problem and are exploring the possibility of installing temporary stairs and signage.

“We are well aware of the problem and are looking to find the best possible solution,” says Cliff Togo, vice chancellor of administrative services.

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Who would’ve imag-ined that research on sweet potato

leaves and honohono grass at WCC would draw the at-tention of eight countries in pursuit of food “farmacy” and natural medicines, the next health care frontier?

Students enrolled in Dr. Inge White’s Bio-Resources and Technology: Plant Bio-technology program have successfully used applied research to map the medicinal properties in these two plants.

“What we research in the lab is applicable to future disease treatment and how we view natural plant medi-cines,” said Leslie Baker, a new arrival to the plant biotech program.

Students in BOT 205 Eth-nopharmacognosy and BOT 199/299 evaluated the effec-tiveness of two of Mother Nature’s natural remedies for sore throat, diarrhea, yeast infection, skin infection and bleeding.

They also prepared phar-maceutical products. Students in BOT 105 Ethnobotany and BOT 160 created recipes for food “farmacy.”

The results were then pub-lished in two series entitled, “Ethnopharmacognosy Series

I: Pharmaceutical and Nutra-ceutical Values of Sweet Potato Leaves” and “Series II: Phar-maceutical and Nutraceutical Values of Honohono Grass.”

“Primarily, students use them as a textbook and refer-ence guide in the BOT 105, 160, 199/299 and 205 courses,” Dr. White explained.

Windward Community College Bookstore sales have funded 12 BOT 205 students’ attendance at the Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Bio-technology and Bioenergy in Honolulu last year.

“Next year, two students will give presentations at sci-entific conferences in Canada and Singapore. The recogni-tion of this series in those countries and local commu-nities is a testament to the success of the WCC plant biotechnology program,” she acknowledged.

Over 400 copies of the first series have been distributed to libraries in eight countries, including Africa, Germany, Portugal, New Zealand, Haiti, Indonesia, USA and Canada. A total of 16 state libraries in Hawai‘i carry this series also.

Why is the plant biotech program focused on the heal-ing value of plants? Prehistoric man recognized that plants are one of the most important sources of human foods and medicines.

Early knowledge of plant medicines was no doubt an extensive part of oral tradi-tions passed down through the generations from healer to healer.

A vast natural pharmacy of plant medicines once ac-counted for 80 percent of the substances used to cure dis-ease before scientists learned to synthesize medicinal com-pounds during the WWII era (A Natural History of Medici-nal Plants, 2000).

Now, only 40 percent of all medical prescriptions in the United States contain at least one plant-derived ingredient.

Today, with over 8,541 deaths attributed to synthetic drug overdose, counterac-tions, and misuse (National Drug Intelligence Center 2009),

the importance of safe and natural cures has come full circle.

The push for more intense scrutiny on FDA-approved meds has led to what some have coined the “Green Revo-lution.” It is being spurred by government research findings admitting the dangers of some prescription drugs and their severe, often, irreversible side effects.

Rapidly increasing knowl-edge of natural plant or green medicines, proper nutrition, and plant biotechnology has dramatically changed the concepts about food, health, and agriculture.

Strong recommendations for consumption of nutraceu-ticals, or natural plant foods have become progressively

popular to improve health and to prevent and treat diseases.

“WCC’s courses are ex-cellent. They bring to life an awareness of the world of microorgnisms and how they affect us and our environ-ment,” said Keahe Lindsey, WCC nursing student.

Plant biotechnology is the use of cellular and biomolecu-lar processes to solve problems or make useful products such as nutraceuticals.

The term “nutraceutical,” combined from “Nutrition” and “Pharmaceutical” in 1989 by Dr. Stephen DeFelice, is defined as food or part of a food that provides medical or health benefits.

“Agribiotech companies in Hawai’i and around the world need highly trained and skilled biotechnologists. I encourage students to be com-mitted in learning this prom-ising area,” explained Dr. White in a recent interview.

“Hands-on activities are a part of the requirement to fulfill the Academic Subject Certificate in Plant Biotech-nology (ASC-PB). Program graduates are employable in biotech companies , or con-tinue to earn higher degrees in biosciences, pharmaceuti-cal/medical fields, or those with an entrepreneurial spirit

You gave me the gift of being able to tell my dad

that I love him one more time,” said Ivy Pescador, the daugh-ter of blood recipient Bobby Kawakami. Pescador’s story is just one of the many testi-monies of hope on the Blood Bank of Hawaii’s web site.

Windward Community College and the BBH are ask-ing the community to donate blood to save more lives.

A blood drive will be held Sept. 15 at WCC from 8:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. in Hale Akoakoa Rooms 101-103. Appointments can be made online at http://bit.ly/wccbloodrive or by call-ing WCC professor Lance Uyeda at 236-9229.

Uyeda and Phi Theta Kap-pa are organizing and con-ducting the drive. “We need to work on getting the infor-mation out there. Definitely, inspiring (others) could help.”

Statistics show that less than 2 percent of people do-nate blood. If more people

donated blood, more lives could be saved. According to Laurie Chang, BBH director of communications, “Our most loyal donor base is the World War II generation, and these people are getting older.

“Educating the younger generation about continuing the life-long tradition of giv-ing blood can help ensure our blood supply for future generations.”

Sixty percent of all people will need blood at some point in their lives. One pint of blood is all they’re asking for, and it could save up to three lives.

Blood supplies could be used anywhere ranging from cancer treatment to emergen-

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Ka ‘Ohana Writercies like car accidents and burns.

However, it ’s not just blood transfusions that are used from the donations. BBH labs separate the blood into three components — red blood cells, platelets and plas-mas, which can save the lives of up to three people.

Having a large supply of blood on standby could better prepare us for natural disas-ters. A large supply could mean the difference between life and death for those who could be helped in an emer-gency.

BBH is a non-profit or-ganization serving Hawai’i for over 65 years. It provides blood products to 11 hospitals on O’ahu and eight on the neighbor islands.

After signing up for an appointment, BBH advises donors to come prepared for your donation. The guidelines include:

• You must be in good health, be 18 years of age and weigh at least 110 pounds with a valid photo identification.

•Do not drink coffee, alco-hol or caffeine drinks before your appointment.

It is also important to eat a hearty breakfast and foods that are high in iron leading up to your appointment.

•Know what countries

you have been to and stop tak-ing any medications 14 days beforehand.

•Any tattoos or piercings must be at least 12 months old.

For additional questions on blood donation, visit BBH.org.

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Phi Theta Kappa from Page 4

“Show up for face painting and in January you’re the presi-dent,” which is basically what she had done.

There are many other lead-ership positions open, also good for your resume. She said right now they do about two service projects per semester, including the blood drive.

“The more active we are, the more we can do,” Hiraoka explained.

“If more people show up at the meetings, we could come up with more ideas and get more people involved.”

Excellent participation can earn numerous awards and special recognition for chap-

ters as well as individuals. Originating in Mississip-

pi, Phi Theta Kappa chapters exist in every state in the U.S.

It is America’s largest and only international honor soci-ety for two-year colleges, with chapters in Canada, Germany, Micronesia and more.

Join or contact Wind-ward’s PTK advisors, Lance Uyeda at 236-9229 or lkuyeda@hawaii.edu and Brian Richard-son at richards@hawaii.edu.

For questions contact Vic-toria Hiraoka at vhiraoka@hawaii.edu

For further information on Phi Theta Kappa visit http://www.ptk.org/.

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Discover the treasures of WCC Ahoy, matey! Cast yer eye on this map. Ye be holdin’ the key to navigatin’ yer voyage through the college seas. Ye savvy?

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computer labs, courses for Continuing and Community Education, and yer

office quarters for campus facility rentals.

Hale `Akoakoa Stay the course! Buccaneers, find ye guidance counselors and student government here. Fill ye

bellies with grub from the galley and busy yerselfs with activities in the lounge. Aye! There be a store

of goods to pillage for yer journey here.

Hale Alaka‘i Avast! Here ye be findin’ yer tran-scripts in Room 112. If ye be findin’ yer pockets a bit bare, go to Room 107

for financial aid.

Hale Na‘auao If ye be searchin’ fer a bit of extra pirate training & tutoring, this be the

spot to cast yer anchor.

Hale No‘eau Here ye be learnin’ business and ICS courses, and ye be findin’ the

media center.

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yer journey abroad.

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Hale PalanakilaYo-ho-ho! Here be the home of Paliku Theatarrr fer yer entertainin’ pleasures, and Gallery ‘Iolani, where ye can

feast yer eyes on works of art.

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pirates pass through in striving for knowledge.

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There are three things one can say about Norman

Graffam. The first is that he is a

graduate of Windward Com-munity College. After earning his A.A. at WCC , Graffam moved on to UH where he received his B.F.A. and M.F.A. degrees. With his degrees in hand, he came back to join the exceptional art department at WCC.

Second, he is an award-winning artist. As well as painting, Graffam sketches and draws. “I’ve been drawing for a long time,” he says.

He sees inspiration in everything around him. It is that openness to things that led him to draw the Palikū Theatre box office.

Graffam then went on to exhibit his “Paliku Box Office”

Almost anyone can shoot a video and post it online.

YouTube is one of the most ac-tive sites on the Internet. But there is much more to making a movie, which can be very re-warding and lots of fun.

The new WCC Film Club is open to any student or fac-ulty member who has an inter-est in the hands-on learning experience of making a film.

The club began during the 2010 spring semester. Robert Barclay, WCC English profes-sor and co-advisor, said it started out of the publications

budget for the college. “We had money to spend,”

Barclay explained. “Ideas were banging around on what do we do with the money? I said, ‘Let’s start a film club and let the kids make movies,’ because who doesn’t like movies?”

“If you think of what a movie involves,” Barclay said, “all of those options are avail-able … acting, directing, edit-ing, set design, wardrobe, and more.”

Current members of the Film Club will be taking part in the independent film, “Broke,” which is being filmed in Honolulu. They will be able to observe the work that goes

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on behind the scenes, and they also get to be extras in the movie.

Members of the club de-cide what projects they will produce. They can work on a short film, feature film, docu-mentary, interviews, anything involving film. The only required project is to make at least one short film based on a story in Rain Bird, WCC’s literary and art journal.

Last spring, the Film Club produced a short film titled, “Beauty and the Mechanic,” based on a Rain Bird story. That film was featured at the launch of the Rain Bird party.

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Long story short: Graffam garners acclaim

drawing at a Japanese Cham-ber of Commerce exhibition. It was at that exhibition that an anonymous individual from the Hawaii State Foundation

WCC’s Gallery ‘Iolan adjacent to Paliku Theatre, will host a

collection of glass art works in a show titled “Glassified.” The show will run from Sept. 17-Oct. 8.

Glassified is a process, not a technique. It is the process to change or make into glass or a glassy substance through heat fusion.

Since the glass works were made by UH Mānoa students, ranging from introductory to advanced, the exhibition promises to satisfy your ap-pétite by showcasing glass in

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a variety of levels as well as in mixed media art.

UH Mānoa is one of only a few American universities that offer both a B.F.A and M.F.A in glass art.

The opening reception will be held on Friday, Sept. 17 from 4-7p.m.

There will be live glass blowing demonstrations at both the opening reception and on Oct. 2 during WCC’s Ho‘olaule’a also from 4-7p.m.

Gallery hours are 1-5p.m. Monday-Friday & Sunday/and 6-8p.m., Monday & Tuesday. Featured artists include:Shiori AbeLauren AdelmanJulia Cornell Robbie Coy

Savannah DellingerJessica FitzGeraldDustin HartHillary HeckardMicheal HenglerDerek HostetlerRyan JenkinsRuss KattoAndrea KirbyRichard Mead IIIRick Mills Hanam MunKumi NakajimaAlan P. NessSande NittaDamion RosbrughCarlie SalomonsJonathan SwanzMaura TakeshitaKellie VaughanImipono WichmanNicholas Miklos Ybl“Cosmic Fruit” by Jessica Fitzgerald is one of the pieces on display.

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on Culture and the Arts nomi-nated his “Paliku Box Office” piece for the prestigious Ac-quisition Award.

If he receives the award, it

means that Graffam will have his art work exhibited on the walls of a state building.

This brings us to the third thing.

(left) “Paliku Box Office,” a charcoal drawing by Norman Graffam (above), was nominated for an Acquisiton Award.

Being of Hawaiian de-scent this recognition gives him a more fulfilled feeling.

“It makes me proud,” he says.

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At the heart of “Once on This Is-land,” WCC’s current theatrical production, is the notion that

love conquers all—even death. The show, which will run every weekend now through Oct.3 at Palikū Theatre, has been called “the best show you’ve never heard of.”

“It’s a hard show to create buzz about because people don’t know about the story,” said WCC’s theatre manager Tom Holowach. “Basically, it is an age-old love story about two people from opposite worlds: the peasant girl who falls in love with the rich son of a planter.”

Director of the show and commu-nity theater icon Ronald Bright added, “It’s a story that really everyone can relate to. It’s about unrequited love--love that you want so bad but cannot have.”

“Once on This Island” is actually the Caribbean adaptation of the popular Hans Christian Anderson fable, “The Little Mermaid.” It is about a young girl named TiMoune who—against the wishes and warnings of her family and the village people—embarks on a journey to be with the man she loves, Daniel. Assisted and threatened by the island’s gods, TiMoune is forced to make sacrifices that demand either her or Daniel’s life.

The show, although obscure to many, was a huge success on Broadway in 1990. It garnered eight Tony nomina-tions, including “Best Musical, Book

If there’s one thing we can take from the Warriors’ 49-36 loss

to the 14th- ranked USC Trojans, it’s that this team has heart.

Never once in the lead, Hawai‘i fought a tough uphill battle against a well-balanced Trojan offense that had an an-swer for every Warrior score.

This isn’t a Colt Brennan-led offense, but every fan should be excited to watch this offense perform; expect a lot of points.

But as explosive as the of-fense can be, their wins and losses will ultimately be de-cided by the defense.

It’s hard to judge any col-lege team’s defense after the first game, because most teams don’t have full contact during the offseason, but the tackling the Warriors showed was hor-rendous.

Luckily, things can only get better.

Winning the WAC seems like a long shot with Boise State, of course, being the favorite in the conference and possibly a national championship con-

and Score.” Bright said that its obscurity should

be the very reason people should see it. “This is not a big-name show, so it will be refreshing for people to see a show that they’ve never seen before or that hasn’t been put on locally year after year,” he explained.

Bright said that he is extremely excited about the show because he can’t remember a time when he’s felt so “ready and comfortable” for the opening. He attributed this readiness first and foremost to the “great team of people involved and strong cast.”

tom holowach

“We’re doing a good job with re-hearsals. The show is in good shape,” he said.

Among the team are Po‘okela-award-wining choreographer Marcelo Pacleb and costume designer Evette Tanouye Allerdings. To add to this, Bright’s son, Clarke Bright, is musical director and Lloyd “Sandy” Riford de-signed the sets and lighting for the show.

As for the cast, the role of TiMoune is played by Tori Anguay, who recently received a Po‘okela award for her per-formance as Anita in last year’s WCC production of “West Side Story.” Miles

Wesley plays the lead role of Daniel. Wesley played Simba in Disney’s L.A. production of “The Lion King,” and has a resume of stage productions on the mainland.

Anguay spoke highly of the show and the rest of the cast. “I love this show. The music is amazing, and it’s such a great story,” she said.

“The cast is so talented and strong: the blending of everyone’s voices and everyone really matches their charac-ters,” added Anguay.

Certainly, the strength of the cast’s singing is especially vital to the show as most of it is told through song.

“There is very little acted-out dia-logue; it’s mostly sung. It’s unusual because the song and dance carry this show. When we auditioned it, we had to make sure that everybody in the show was an excellent singer and dancer. Therefore, this is one of the most tal-ented casts we’ve ever had,” explained Holowach.

Bright urged people to see the play because he is confident that people will enjoy it. So much so, that he is willing to put himself on the line for the show. “I will guarantee that what you see, you’ll love,” he said.

Holowach added, “Just trust us and come; you’ll be happy you did.”

Ticket prices are adults, $28; seniors 62+ and military, $26; and students/children up to age 25, $18. For more information about tickets or the show, contact the Paliku Theatre Box Office at 235-7310 or go online at www.eTicketHawaii.com.

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Royce Pollard (No. 81) avoids a pack of defenders during the Warriors 49-36 loss to the 14th ranked USC Trojans.

tender, but the Christmas day Hawai’i Bowl would be a pleas-ant present for all Warrior fans.

It would be a step in the right direction after Hawai’i wasn’t able to qualify for a bowl game last season.

The Warriors put on a re-spectable performance against the highly touted Trojans. As most expected, there’s still a long way to go for this team, but what we can all expect to see this season is a team that’s willing to put it all on the line.

9/18 @ Colorado 9/25 vs. Charleston Southern (home) 10/2 vs. Louisiana Tech (home) 10/9 @ Fresno State 10/16 vs. Nevada (home) 10/23 @ Utah State 10/30 @ Idaho (homecoming) 11/6 @ Boise State 11/20 @ San Jose State (home) 11/27 @ New Mexico State12/4 @ UNLV (home)

“pits.” He believes he can im-prove Hawai‘i’s economy by opening domestic shipping to foreign shipping interests and promoting free trade. Carroll is committed to re-pealing the Jones Act, which is a federal law restricting all domest ic shipping to Merchant Marines in U.S. ports and was intended to protect American shipping

interests.On Hawai‘i’s dwindling

agricultural lands, Carroll said, “In the 1970s I intro-duced laws to protect all the ag lands. Ag lands should remain ag lands and our conservation lands need to be protected. As governor, I intend to insure there is no erosion of agricultural capa-bilities.”

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Calling for Nominations for the  University of Hawai‘i Board of Regents 

Four  (4)  seats  available:    Two  (2)  City  and  County  of  Honolulu  and  one  (1) County of Hawai‘i  (West Hawai‘i)  for a term to begin July 1, 2011, and one  (1) Maui  County  for  a  term  effective  immediately  upon  appointment  and confirmation.    Candidates  must  reside  in  the  geographic  area  that  they represent.  The Regents Candidate Advisory Council, created by Act 56 of the 2007 Session Laws  of  Hawai‘i,  qualifies,  screens  and  presents  to  the  governor,  pools  of qualified candidates from which the Board of Regents shall be nominated.  For more  information, visit  the RCAC website at: www.hawaii.edu/rcac or call (808)692‐1218. 

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Warrior 2010 Schedule

Imagine a harrowing life on the streets of Haiti: begging for food, sleeping in alleys,

even killing if you have to. Now imagine that’s your world and you’re 7 years old.

In their documentary “In-nocence Abandoned: Street Kids of Haiti,” filmmakers Dennis James Lee and his mother, the Rev. Tomiko Ok Lee, tell the story of children whose daily existence is a fight for survival.

Ten years in the making, the film follows a remarkable young man, Wilner St. Fort, an orphan whose perilous childhood led him to establish his own orphanage for other street kids.

“We want the audience to see Haiti from the chil-dren’s perspective, especially through Wilner’s eyes,” says Dennis Lee. “To feel what the children go through.”

A special screening of the film to raise awareness of the plight of the street kids of Hai-ti is set for Oct. 2 at 2 p.m. in WCC’s Palikū Theatre during the Windward Ho’olaule’a. St. Fort, the young man featured in the documentary, will make a special appearance.

In making the film, the Lees survived their own per-ilous journey, plagued by equipment breakdowns, elec-trical outages, and even a hit man hired to kill them

ties such as Amelia Earhart, Shirley Temple, John Wayne and Errol Flynn.

The island also had a pri-vate zoo with donkeys, a gi-raffe, monkeys and a baby el-ephant. Upon Holmes’ death in 1944, these animals became the basis for the Honolulu Zoo, with the elephant “Empress” dying of old age in 1986.

After a brief period as an R&R post for the military, Edwin Pauley, a wealthy oil man, purchased Moku o Lo‘e in 1947.

Fortunately for UH, Pau-ley also had a deep interest in science and education. It was through him, and a chance meeting with a stranded boat-er on the island, that Moku o Lo‘e rose to its present status.

“The story is UH marine biologist Robert W. Hiatt met Pauley when he was stranded on the island after his boat broke down,” said Heckman.

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because of what they found in Port-Au-Prince.

A scandal within the com-munity caused the Lees to question the motives of a man considered to be like a father to hundreds of the street kids. In 2001, the producers met with an American who re-cently moved to Haiti to open an orphanage to help get the kids off the street. Originally, the documentary was directed towards the American’s mis-sion and his need for support, but by 2009, allegations of statutory offenses put the film on hold and left the filmmak-ers asking the question, “Who is this man?”

Armed with knowledge claiming that the American’s intentions were unscrupu-lous and that his actions may qualify as a statutory offense, the producers went to the authorities.

“You’d be amazed how many people are doing just what this man is doing,” ex-plains Dennis. “They say they want to help the children, but, instead, they are making their own profits off them.”

With this twist of fate, the producers realized the street kids needed them now more than ever. “How could we not help,” says Tomiko. They knew their film was the voice of the children, and they des-perately needed to be heard.

When cameras began rolling, Wilner was a lively 12-year-old boy, living on the

“Just sit right back and you’ll read a tale,

a tale of a tiny isle, that started as a fishing port

where millionaires lived in style.”

Moku o Loʻe, or Co-conut Island as it is more commonly

known, is a 28-acre island in Kāne‘ohe Bay with a his-tory that’s the stuff of legends. Home to the world-renowned Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology, the island is owned by the University of Hawaiʻi and is considered one of the best marine laboratories in the world.

On a field trip by WCC’s OCN 201 lab class, students learned about the island’s Hollywood history as well as the scientific research in coral diseases, shark behavior and reef organisms.

So how did the island evolve to its “world-re-nowned” status?

According to the Bishop Museum, native Hawaiian

fishermen used the island’s shores to rest, repair canoes and to watch the bay for signs of fish.

Royal gatherings were

WCC hosts film debut for Haiti kids

Filmmakers Tomiko Lee and Dennis Lee pose Hawaiian ‘shaka’ style with Wilner St. Fort and his orphans.

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streets of Port-Au-Prince. His journey is one of hope, deter-mination and faith. Now, at age 22, he runs his own or-phanage. After the devastat-ing earthquake that hit Haiti in January, the Lees rebuilt a safe home for Wilner and eight other boys.

“We need to teach chil-dren to catch fish, not only

feed them,” says Tomiko. “That’s what we are doing with Wilner.”

“The kids need compas-sion and hope, and funding needs to get to the right place,” adds Dennis.

“It starts with these kids,” he continues. “Change needs to happen from the inside, out. The children will grow

up to be the older thugs and gangsters, the ones harassing, stealing, and killing, and the cycle continues. If we start with the kids, we can change the future.”

To make a donation, go to HaitiKidsNow.com To watch the trailer and learn more about the project, visit InnocenceA-bandoned.com.

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commonplace on Moku o Loʻe and the island was frequently decorated with transported plants.

“They didn’t bring just small plants,” said Mark Heckman, Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology’s Outreach Education Specialist. “They brought full-grown coconut trees.

“Over time, and with the accumulation of trees, the island gained the nickname ‘Coconut Island.’”

As western influence in-creased, Moku o Loʻe began to change dramatically. Chris-tian Holmes II, heir to the Fleischmann yeast fortune, purchased Moku o Loʻe in the 1930s and proceeded to turn the island into a luxury retreat. Seven main structures were built, including a shooting gallery, bowling alley and a la-goon swimming pool. Holmes loved to entertain and over the years invited a host of celebri-

Mark Heckman shows students the wonders of the ocean kingdom.

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HPU accepted almost all of my credits while other colleges did not. From the moment I

registered, I felt as though my education was just as important to HPU as it was to me.

The advising staff was always available whenever I had questions about classes and my

educational goals. This gave me a sense of security, knowing that someone was there to

help guide me. The faculty were always available too; I could meet with them whenever I

needed advice. I’m glad I chose HPU, and that I’m graduating with my Bachelor’s degree

from such a great place!”

– Lorrie Kim, Travel Industry Management, Class of 2008

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Get Where YOU Want To GoCall (808) 544-0238 • www.hpu.edu/transfer

“Transferring to HPU was a great decision...

Hawai‘i Pacific University admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin, religion, gender, age, ancestry, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status and disability.

Yes, I believe it’s very important that I exercise my right to vote because if someone is placed in office and I don’t approve of them and didn’t vote, then I have no justification to complain. However, if I did vote and someone I didn’t approve of enters office, I can complain as much as I want.

Honestly, I think it boils down to personal responsibility. There are a lot of people out there who have great ideas to solve problems and help people, but if they aren’t making their voices heard, nothing will ever change. I vote because I want to take part in the change to better Hawai‘i.

–Isaac Ligsay

Yes, I plan to vote in the Hawai‘i state election. I feel this is a privilege many people do not take advantage of. A lot of people complain about certain laws, taxes, and how state money is being used, but they don’t vote.

Like the slogan goes, “No vote, no grumble!”

Also, there are many countries that live in the worst conditions who don’t have a say in government, so we should be glad to have a democracy.

–Moani Halas Yes, I do plan on voting in the

upcoming state election because my vote makes a difference.

–Kukana Kama-Toth

Absolutely, although I must do some research on the candidates first. That’s very important. You can’t judge how good a candidate is by how many signs they hang up.

–Dorian Tanginona

No, I do not plan to vote in the upcoming state election as of now. Sadly, I’m not aware enough of all the issues the candidates are siding with.

After I research each candidate I will be able to make a better choice.

–Nanea Akiona

Yes, I plan to vote in the upcom-ing state election because I want to be able to have the chance to pick some-one who I think is good for our state.

It’s important to know what’s happening around you plus who is representing us. We only want the best for our state.

–Cassie Rodrigues

I do plan on voting in the upcom-ing election because I believe it’s im-portant to use the voice that we fight for and every vote counts.

–Hannah Kress

If I were voting in the Demo-cratic primary, I would vote for Mufi Hannemann because he knows what Hawai‘i people need and I agree with every decision he makes.

–Emily Fulgencio

I will vote for Neil Abercrombie because of his reasoning on important issues for the current and future health of our economy in Hawai‘i.

–John Humel If I were voting in the Democratic

primary, I would vote for Abercrom-bie because I refuse to vote for Mufi Hannemann. Hannemann and Linda Lingle have run Hawai‘i into the ground financially and I believe that Abercrombie can pull us out of the sh** hole we are in. Plus, the debate be-tween Abercrombie and Hannemann was freaking hilarious. That just con-firmed my vote.

–Samantha Ottenger

I would vote for Mufi just because it seems like he would get more things done for Hawai‘i. Lastly, I am not for civil unions and Neil Abercrombie is. –Logan Kealoha

I’m not sure who is running for the Democratic seat. I haven’t been following the races, but I will research the different candidates before I vote.

–Josh Kapu

Although I don’t feel strongly about either candidate, I would prob-ably vote for Mufi because of his stance on traditional marriage.

–Josh Takamori

If I voted Democratic, it would prob-ably be for Mufi Hannemann because his position as mayor has given him some executive branch experience. However, I believe Duke Aiona is most qualified for the governor position in this election.

–TJ Metcalf

Do you plan to vote in the upcoming state elections? Why or why not?

If you were voting in the Democratic primary, which candidate would you vote for and why?

Hawai‘i elections 2010

I like to follow politics holding the newspaper in one hand and Karl

Rove’s “playbook” in the other. Remember Karl Rove, chief political

strategist for George W. Bush? He helped Bush win campaign after campaign with tactics aimed at taking down an opponent.

In “Bush’s Brain,” Rove published a collection of all his “best” ideas for going negative, using deceptive and misleading statements or distorting the

opponent’s record or views.Most of those ‘dirty’ tactics would

offend one’s sensibilities, and I feel better when I can use the playbook to recognize those tactics. I prefer to form my own independent judgments about the candidates and not be misled.

“Demonize the opposition” is one tactic and “smear the candidate” is an-other. I want to see fair comparisons and contrasts between records, views, and backgrounds, and am frustrated when I see misrepresentation or distortion.

“Attack the opponent’s strengths” is another tactic in the game plan. Remem-

ber when Mufi Hanneman character-ized Abercrombie’s 20 years in Congress as ‘not executive experience?’

Watch the ads and stories before Sept. 18 (primary election day) to see the last shot of negative messages about the candidates.

The targets don’t have time to re-spond fully or defend themselves and explain the issues before the voters go to the polls.

Anyway, when all is said and done, I think I’ll vote for who I think is the best qualified for the job. And it probably won’t be the guy who went negative.

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“Innocence Abandoned: Street Kids of Haiti”2 p.m. Palikū Theatre

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Transfer WorkshopUH West Oahu12:40 -1:20 p.m. Hale ‘Ākoakoa 201

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with an entrepreneurial spirit could become bio-processing engineers,” Dr. White added.

This year, WCC celebrates the Plant Biotechnology pro-gram’s 10th year. The program has four facilities: the Kuhi La’au-Tropical Plant and Or-chid Identification Facility, the climate-controlled greenhouse, the Tissue Culture and Plant Biotech Facility, and the Bio-processing Medicinal Garden Complex. They were devel-oped through USDA-NIFA (U.S. Department of Agricul-ture-National institute of Food and Agriculture) grants.

Forty-five students (38 per-cent are Native Hawaiians) have received the ASC-PB, 42 percent of ASC graduates have entered the agribiotech work-force, 76 percent have trans-ferred and received higher degrees, and 24 percent have become agribioprocessing entrepreneurs (Total exceeds 100 percent because categories overlap).

PrOgrAM’S FUTUrE DIrECTIOnOver 2,000 high school

students have shown interest in the program during visits to the WCC Plant Biotech facili-ties. “This fall, two new Board of Regent-approved certificates of achievement will be pro-posed to replace the ASC-PB . CA in Plant Biotechnology will emphasize molecular genetics and their applications. CA in Ethnopharmacognosy will emphasize pharmacognosy and its application,” cited Dr. White.

Next year, she will pro-pose an Associate of Science

(AS) degree in pharmacobio-technology. Working with her colleagues, she will also add a 10-credit Certificate of Comple-tion (CoC) in Plant and Food Production and Technology for non-traditional students want-ing to enter food production and distribution industries.

Her strategy is to attract more students by providing entry-level certificates leading to AS in pharmacobiotechnol-ogy. These additional academic opportunities will enable WCC to manage the increasing pub-lic interest in bioscience careers in the global job market.

HAWAII’S BIOTECH OUTlOOKMore than 45 Hawai‘i

biotechnology-related compa-nies are currently conducting research and manufacturing bioproducts used in the state. They employ over 1,700 Hawai‘i residents and generate over $320 million in operating bud-gets (Biotechnology in Hawai‘i: A Blueprint for Growth, 1999).

These companies include international food manufac-turing and crop companies,

aquaculture science, public-private science consortiums, genetics research laboratories, and environmental remedia-tion firms, which are all a part of this technology-intensive industry.

Because of that reality, a coordinated biotechnology re-tention and expansion plan has been implemented as part of the state’s broad efforts to move technology industries forward .

The growing biotechnol-ogy industry and its sectors are important sources of quality jobs for long-term economic growth in Hawai‘i. Hourly em-ployees in entry-level biotech positions can expect to make $16 to $21, while degreed mid-level to professional employees will earn $28 to $49 per hour.

With excellent university research institutes, non-profit science centers, sustained fed-eral research funding, ideal climate, and a growing num-ber of biotechnology firms, Windward Plant Biotech and Pharmacognosy graduates should find immediate high-paying jobs.

BIOTECH PrOgrAMS from Page 5

WCC biotech students leslie Baker, Keahe lindsey and Dylan Willams.theO alexander

“As they talked, Pauley took an instant liking to Hiatt and wanted to help the univer-sity.”

Pauley invited Hiatt to establish a research station on the island in an old mili-tary barracks to study coral reefs and tropical estuaries.

Little did Pauley know his invitation would lead to the establishment of a world-class marine research institute.

In 1965, the island was split into private and public land, and upon Pauley’s death in 1981, a Japanese real estate developer offered $8.5 million in cash and became the new owner.

Then in 1995, the Pauley family bought back Moku o Lo‘e for $2 million and

donated to the University of Hawai‘i Foundation.

In addition, the Edwin W. Pauley Foundation committed more than $7million to build a world-class marine laboratory and leased the island to UH for $1 a year for 99 years.

Today, Moku o Loʻe bus-tles with activity. Launches constantly ferry faculty, scien-tists and students to the island for research.

The island has l iving quarters for researchers and graduate students, oodles of marine creatures and one of the most pristine coral reefs in the world.

If you are interested in learning more about stu-dent opportunities available through HIMB, visit www.ha-waii.edu/HIMB/index.html.

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Blood Drive8:30 - 2:45 p.m. Hale‘Ākoakoa 101 & 103

glassafied Opening reception4 p.m. Gallery ‘Iolani

Rain Bird entries dueDeadline for general election vote

PTK regional leadership & Honors ConferenceHale ‘Ākoakoa

literary reading6:30 p.m. WCC library

WCC Film Club from Page 8Some film productions

can be submitted to local and national film festivals and may receive awards.

“Sometimes they take off,” Barclay said, “We’re go-ing to enter the game, get out there, and see what happens.”

Being a member of the Film Club requires more than an interest in filmmaking. You must be able to commit time to work on productions.

“A film is a very collabora-tive and cooperative effort,” Barclay stressed, “Everyone needs to show up and actually do their job.”

You need to also be will-ing to learn with others and

contribute to being part of a team. No experience is re-quired. Members are there to learn and have fun making movies.

The Film Club has all the equipment and learning ma-terials to make high-quality films.

They just need dedicated people who are interested in learning the process and enjoy working with a fun group of people.

To find out more about the Film Club or to attend their next meeting, contact Robert Barclay at rbarclay@hawaii.edu or contact Desiree Poteet at 429-4020, poteetd@hawaii.