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By Kris DeRegoKa Leo Managing Editor

Turf rennovations at UH Mānoa’s Clarence T.C. Ching Athletic Complex have been put on hold, following protests filed by two companies competing for a lucrative resurfacing contract.

On Aug. 13, university offi-cials awarded an $862,381 contract to low-bidder RMY Construction, Inc. to install a synthetic playing surface at the athletic complex, formerly known as Cooke Field. After completion of the bidding process, however, the project’s second-lowest bidder, Applied Surface Technology, and highest-bidder, Ching’s Nursery, filed formal complaints, claiming that RMY Construction’s listed sub-contractor, Sports Turf Hawai‘i, lacks the appropriate licensing to perform the work.

“The gist of the controversy is whether you need a special (con-tractor’s) license for synthetic turf (installation) or whether a generic license should suffice,” said Gregg Takayama, UHM director of com-munity and government affairs. “UH is not allowed to proceed with any work on the resurfacing project until resolution of the legal issues arising from the protests is reached.”

After having their initial protest denied by the universi-ty, CO-HA Builders, on behalf of Applied Surface Technology, requested a hearing on the sub-

UH, contractors engage in turf war

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Cooke Field will be renamed the Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex in recognition of the gift the Clarence T.C. Ching Foundation

is giving to the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.

See TURF, page 2

By Michelle WhiteSenior Staff Reporter

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 3

A student called CampusSecurity after noticing that themulch pile near the lower campuspond was on fire. HFD arrived at2:45 p.m. and extinguished thefire. If unknown suspects continueto set fire to the great hangout spot,future generations of students maynot get to enjoy it.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 5

A UH student became extreme-ly inebriated at Hale Laulima. Anambulance was called after mid-night and transported the student tothe hospital. The incident was alsoreported to the vice-chancellor.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 6

A drunken student at JohnsonHall was cited and will be referredto the vice-chancellor’s office.

MONDAY, SEPT. 8

A student’s vehicle was bro-ken into on the third floor of theparking structure. The theft wasdiscovered at 4 p.m.

A student at Hale Wainani wascaught in possession of alcohol.The student will be added to thegrowing list of offenders being sentto the vice-chancellor.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 10

Employees at Campus Center

See CAMPUS BEAT, page 2

Dispute over licensing could cause resurfacing

of the former Cooke Field to be postponed

ject with the State Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. At a preliminary hearing held on Sept. 9, UHM’s lawyers argued that the protests should be dismissed. “Attorneys retained by UH have asked the DCCA to dismiss the protests and allow us to go ahead with the project using the contractor, RMY Construction, who was awarded the contract on the basis of the lowest bid,” said Takayama. The DCCA has scheduled a second hearing for this Friday, Sept. 19.

Licensing concerns At issue is a decision made by the Hawai‘i Contractors License Board that requires all contrac-tors bidding on the installation of turf at sports facilities to carry a special license, called a C-68FF.

According to the protest filed by Applied Surfacing Technology, which bid about $21,500 more than RMY Construction, Sports Turf Hawai‘i does not possess a C-68FF and cannot transfer any license held by RMY, its man-ager. “The license held by Sports Turf Hawai‘i expired in 2000,” said Denny Sadowski, owner of Applied Surfacing Technology and a member of the contractors’ license board. “Currently, neither the limited liability company nor its trade name have the required license.” In January, Sports Turf Hawai‘i finished converting the baseball field at Les Murakami Stadium from AstroTurf to Domo turf, at a cost of $2 million. Sadowski, who later criticized Sports Turf Hawai‘i’s lack of resurfacing experience, failed to

bid on the stadium contract. University officials have accused Sadowski of violating conflict-of-interest norms, cit-ing Sadowski’s role in draft-ing HCLB regulations, which limit work performed by land-scape and turf contractors. Last October, Sadowski suggested that the HCLB restrict artificial-turf installation to contractors, such as himself, who hold a C-68FF license. Though Sadowski recused himself from HCLB’s vote on the matter, the board implemented the rule change, reversing its pre-vious position that a C-27 land-scaper’s license was sufficient for turf installation. Sadowski’s company is one of only four contractors in Hawai‘i who hold

2 news@kaleo.orgWednesday, Sept. 17, 2008

By Chris MikesellKa Leo Staff Reporter

On Monday, the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR) held its annual Welcome Back Ice Cream Bash and Fundraiser in the courtyard of Sherman Laboratory. The event was put on by the CTAHR Student Planning Committee, which has served up both ice cream and student awareness by fundraising for a different cause every semester for the past 20 years.

This year, the CTAHR stu-dent planning committee voted to collect donations for Operation Military Kids, a group organized locally by Claire Nakatsuka and other CTAHR volunteers. The group assembles “hero packs” for military children cop-ing with separation from their deployed parents. The packs include items such as disposable cameras, scrapbooks, picture frames, and stuffed animals. The goal of the event was not only to bring CTAHR stu-dents from various departments together, but also to “highlight

the compassionate nature of thecollege,” according to CharlesKinoshita, CTAHR AssociateDean of Academic StudentAffairs. “This event and fund-raiser is important to us becausewe really want to try to keepstudents engaged and let themknow that they’re part of thebest college in the world.” CTAHR is still acceptingboth monetary and item dona-tions for Operation MilitaryKids. Donations may be droppedoff at Agricultural SciencesRoom 217 or by contactingClaire Nakatsuka at 956-7196.

CTAHR fundraises for military kids

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WEEKEND WARRIORS Honing sifu skills

discovered yet another forged U-Pass sticker on a student I.D. card.The Bus will start to prosecute those caught with forged U-Pass stick-ers. Being arrested and going to court for forgery would deter mostpeople from taking a chance just to save $100.

A student reported that their unsecured bicycle helmet was stolenwhile it sat on a bike at Sinclair Library.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 11

Campus Security received a tip about two men with handguns.They were able to subdue two male students in the Hawaii Hall area. Theguns were later identified as airsoft guns but could have been mistakenas real bullet firing guns. The students were not arrested but the weaponswere confiscated. Airsoft guns are among the long list of banned items.

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a C-68FF license, while more than a hundred companies pos-sess a C-27.

“Sadowski is the member of the board that’s driving the licensing issue,” said Takayama. “He’s eliminating his competi-tion.”

Sadowski disagreed, saying that in the past, his company lost a contract for not holding appro-priate licenses, despite being the low-bidder by approximately $300,000.

“If it happens to me on one side of the fence, then it should happen on the other side,” Sadowski said. “I just want to be treated fairly.”

Benefits for all

Originally slated for com-pletion by the beginning of the football season, reconstruction of the former Cooke Field was aug-mented by a $5 million donation from the Clarence T.C. Ching Foundation, which, coupled with a $1.2 million appropriation from the State Legislature, paved the way for a comprehensive turf replacement project.

Updated plans call for the creation of an artificial sur-face similar to the one at Aloha Stadium. Athletics department administrators are hopeful that further construction delays will be avoided, allowing the new surface to be completed this fall.

“It’s important to resolve the legal obstacles to this mat-ter as quickly as we possibly can, so that we can move on and

begin work on the project,” said Athletics Director Jim Donovan. “If we can do that, the new field would be ready this season and could really help the football team.” While the development of an artificial surface for football practice remains a high prior-ity, athletics department officials believe that the benefits of resur-facing will be felt by each of the programs that will use the new complex. “Other groups will benefit from the new surface, including the UH Band, ROTC, intramu-ral programs and the kinesiol-ogy and leisure science academic program,” said Carl Clapp, asso-ciate athletics director. “Right now, the activities of all of these groups are limited by the lack of field space on makai campus and the poor condition of the current space that prohibits many activi-ties from taking place.” Assistant Band Director Gwen Nakamura concurred, say-ing that cracks in the turf have become dangerous for students. “As far as benefiting the band, it will not only be better to march on a safe turf, but one that is nice, clean and healthy,” said Nakamura. “We won’t have to worry about torn parts, about tripping or anything else.” Despite being presented with legal challenges, university officials are determined to com-plete the makeover in a timely manner. “We intend to aggressively pursue the completion of this project because of its impor-tance to our campus and the community,” said UH-Mānoa Chancellor Virginia Hinshaw, “and because this is a great pub-lic-private partnership between the State Legislature, the Ching Foundation and the university.”

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Every Sunday they bring their practice swords to perfect their routines.

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By Russell TolentinoKa Leo Associate Sports Editor

Not many college freshmen can say they are starting for a top-10 volleyball te+gain, Kanani Herring is not like many freshmen.

After leading Kamehameha to three straight state volleyball cham-pionships and being named the 2008 Hawai‘i High School Player of the Year by most state publications (and the National Player of the Year by “Volleyball Magazine”), the expecta-tions for Herring, even before she got onto the Mānoa campus, were high.

When the then-No. 11 Rainbow Wahine opened the season against No. 1 Penn State, Herring earned a starting spot in a program that boasts four national championships and numerous All-American honorees. Eight matches later, she has yet to disappoint.

As the Rainbow Wahine enter the WAC season, Herring has estab-lished herself as one of the team’s top attackers (3.52 kills per set, .291 hit-

Kanani Herring: The freshman sensation

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ting percentage), defenders (3.23 digs per set) and passers (one error in 146 total attempts). She was also named Most Outstanding Player of The Honolulu Advertiser Volleyball Challenge and was named to the all-tournament team in last weekend’s Chevron Rainbow Wahine Volleyball Invitational. Because of her high level of play, some fans have already named her the next great outside hitter for the Rainbow Wahine. Quite a compli-ment, considering that All-Americans Teee Williams, Kim Willoughby and Lily Kahumoku once occupied Herring’s spot on the court. But despite the high expecta-tions surrounding her, the soft-spoken Herring remains focused on one thing: getting better. “The more I think about (the expectations), the more it’ll get to me and I’ll start going crazy,” she said. “I’ve been realizing that if I can just go ahead and play my game and just worry about doing what’s best for the team, there’s nothing to worry about.”

In fact, when she’s on the court, there’s only one thing she’s concerned about: her family. “When I’m playing, I know where my family is. If I feel like something is wrong, I look to them and it gives me that extra positive feeling,” Herring said. And for a player who was recruited by every top program in the nation, her love for her family became the biggest factor when she chose to attend the University of Hawai‘i. “When I was making my last decisions, my main thing was, ‘What about my family?’” Herring said. “I honestly couldn’t see them paying a lot to watch me play just one or two games. ... They have been very sup-portive ... (and) I want to see them every time.” Herring also said that her coaches and teammates have been her “fam-ily” during her transition into the col-legiate level, providing the necessary encouragement and direction needed for her talent to flourish. “I’ve been with the team

since (this) summer, working out and going through double-day (practices). I was able to build relationships with them and prove that I could play with them,” she said. “They’ve accepted me as a teammate and they’ve also been great sisters to me.” The future looks bright for Herring, who isn’t thinking too

far ahead. Instead, she notes theimportance of being hungry tojust get better. “My goal is to just be consis-tent, stay positive, (not) get frus-trated, and just keep encouraging(my teammates),” she said. Humble goals for a fresh-man who has made quite theopening statement.

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By Alyosha MattanovichKa Leo Columnist

I try not to be sexist when I write. I try to avoid using only masculine terminology, but I’m con-stantly running into this “he or she” and “him or her” nonsense. I don’t want to write all that out 10 times in a paragraph. The alternative most people choose is “they,” but that’s not grammatically correct because it’s plural. The alternative “it” isn’t a flattering option either. The problem is in the language itself, which is imperfect and lack-ing in certain necessary words. Languages evolved adding one word at a time as was necessary. The ancients did not have a problem just using “he” and “him,” but we do, so we need a new word to get around this problem. Why can’t we just cre-ate a non-gender-specific singular proper pronoun? Since none of these doctors in the English language are stepping up to the plate, I’m just going to take a swing at it. Instead of writing “he or she,” I propose that we just write “hui.” You don’t have to introduce yourself to him or her; just introduce yourself to hui. You may like hui. Hui may make a good model in

By Chris DamitioKa Leo Columnist

Have you ever known some-one who asks everyone they meet the same question? For example, if my friend Jason comes to your house for the first time, within sec-onds of coming inside he’ll ask you where the bathroom is. Then he’ll sit down and do whatever everyone

else is doing without going to the bathroom. If you ask him why he asked, he’ll respond, “I just like to know, just in case.” Seems wise, if strange.

A certain ASUH member has been known to ask people if they’re a virgin or when they lost their virginity. He seems to be unaware

of the fact that his question makes a lot of people uncomfortable, or at least he pretends to be unaware of it. To his credit, his other question is less intrusive: “What are the three things most important to you?” One of my best friends asks people, “Can you tell me some-thing good?” Usually people aren’t sure what to say, though with some prodding, they can usually come up with something. I like this question

because it forces people to acknowl-edge the positive things around them. I’ve heard answers like, “My mother just recovered from back surgery” and even “Puppies.” Good stuff. Another guy I know likes to ask everyone he meets, “If you could

do anything in this life, what would you do?” It’s interesting to hear the answers that people give. Some people focus on the immediate and give answers like, “I want to go to Paraguay” or “I want to go skydiving.” Fair enough, though the deeper answers always seem to be a little more interesting, though harder to achieve, such as, “I want to make the world a better place.” Some people are even more specific: “I want to meet the woman of my dreams, have three children, and become a doctor specializing in hemor-rhagic fever.” I have a question like that, though I don’t ask it to everyone I meet. Don’t get me wrong, I’d like to hear all the answers people would give, but sometimes it’s just not the right situation to ask such questions. My question is a trick question. I like to ask people without any sort of context, “What do you want?” I get answers that range from defensive to whimsical. From “I don’t want anything” to “I want to be free.” I like to leave the question open for the person hearing it to interpret without specifying whether I mean right now or next week or even in the next life. The best answer I’ve gotten to this question came from a Buddhist monk I met outside of a sacred cave in Laos. He said, “I want what I have.” Wouldn’t it be nice if that

was all we wanted? I’m cer-tainly not so enlightened as he is. My answer depends on my mood, where, when and in what context I ask myself. That’s why it’s a trick question. Maybe instead, I should start asking people if they still masturbate.

Sculpture 101. It may sound unusu-al, but it works, and you should getused to it over time. But I’m open to other optionsif you don’t like this word choice.We should be able to compromiseand come to some agreement here.Maybe we should worry less aboutvoting on the next clown to repre-sent our country and instead vote onthis and other issues that have somelasting significance. My second gripe is genderin foreign languages. This is onethat English-speaking people actu-ally got right when they dropped thegender variations from their nounsaltogether. Some cave-dwelling per-son thought of inanimate objects ashaving gender, but what does thathave to do with intelligent people inthe 21st century? Why should we bebound with what hui came up withfrom hui’s primitive intellect? I see no reason for noun gender.I hate to point out the obvious, but apencil does not have genitalia. It mayresemble genitalia to some people,but it ain’t. I shouldn’t have to say“Un crayon.” Cats on the other hand,have at least two genders, which var-ies by individual. “Une chat” shouldnot be feminine. This makes no sense.Let’s neuter everything. I assert that we are not boundby traditions, because traditionswere not laid out to make sense.We should question everything andreshape the world how we like it.Unfortunately, not everyone agreeson this. I realize change doesn’t hap-pen overnight, so I also encouragepatience. If someone is a sticklerfor the rules, try to reason with hui.But if hui insists on being rigid andunbending, just try to endure and notbite hui’s head off.

The limitations of languageDo all question need answers?

CHRIS DAMITIO • KA LEO O HAWAI‘I

These standing Buddhas are from a cave in Laos near Luang Prabang, where Chris

Damitio met the monk mentioned in the story.

“ ”Can you tell me something good? – I like this

question because it forces people to acknowledge the positive things around them.

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By Chris MikesellKa Leo Food Columnist

One of the questions I often get as a college foodie concerns dorm food. No, I’m not talking about that stuff you get from the cafeteria on your meal plan, I’m talking about stuff you can actu-ally make in your room.

People tend to think this is an impossible task, but I assure you it is not only possible, but a necessary skill to have. I’ve seen everything from slow cookers to George Foreman grills used in dorm rooms, but there are two things that you must have: a microwave and a rice cooker.

Local students know exactly what I mean when I say that you need a rice cooker (and for those of you who didn’t grow up with one, try making rice in a pot or pan on the stove and you’ll see why). What you may not know is that the cooker isn’t only good for making rice. Toss in a chicken breast or two before you flip it on and – presto! – you’ve got protein with your rice. Need

soup? No problem. Make it right in the pot. Shabu shabu even, if you’ve got the right beef. There are, naturally, many Asian-inspired foods that can come out of the rice cooker, but one of my favorites is what the Japanese call chirashi-zushi, or as I like to call it, “throw-together sushi.” Don’t go reaching for your bamboo rolling mats or musubi molds just yet; this kind of sushi requires very little in the way of special apparatuses besides the rice pot, a rice paddle and a microwave-safe bowl. I call it “throw-together sushi” because you can pretty much throw in whatever sushi-compatible top-pings you like. Anything from Japanese pickles to minced-up fishcake, chopped-up omelet, furikake or salmon roe. The only rule of thumb is this: If it can go in a sushi roll, you can throw it in there. My ver-sion simply uses ingredients that keep well in the pantry for those really instant emergency snack sessions.

ʻONO 101: EASY CHIRASHI-ZUSHI

2 “rice cooker cups” (or 1½ real cups) short grain rice, freshly cooked, still in the rice pot

3 tbsp dried wakame seaweed

2 tbsp dried kampyo, chopped

5g dashi

3g bonito shavings

¼ cup rice vinegar

2 tbsp sugar

2 cups boiling water

1. Place dry wakame and kampyo in a microwave-safe bowl with 1¾ cups boiling water until reconsti-tuted, about 10 to 15 minutes. Drain, rinse thoroughly and place on top of the cooked rice.

2. In the same bowl, combine dashi, bonito, rice vinegar, sugar and the remaining ¼ cup hot water. Microwave for 1 minute and stir until the sugar is dissolved.

3. Pour the vinegar mixture into the hot rice and seaweed, stirring it with a gentle slashing motion until all the grains are coated and moist and the seaweed is well-incorporated. You may not need to use all of the mixture depending on how humid it is or how dry your rice comes out.

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By Matthew IshitaniKa Leo Staff Reporter

“Righteous Kill” is a crime thriller about a pair of New York detectives gunning for a vigilante who could be a cop. After I stepped out of the the-ater, the film felt great, but now

I can plainly say it was an awful mess. Robert De Niro is Turk, the tough, aggressive old cop and Al Pacino is Rooster, or Turk Lite. Our heroes are sten-cils from better movies, with De Niro reviving Pacino’s role from “Insomnia.” The support-

ing characters are all plaqueand no enamel. You’ll only seethe worst about them, and onlylike Carla Gugino’s overwhelm-ing sex appeal. Every bit of the film feltlike it could have been donebetter, especially with a direc-tor who’s able to work well withscreenwriter Russell Gewirtz(Spike Lee). Jon Avnet’s direction feelsamateur-ish and Gewirtz couldhave cut out the confessioninterludes, all too familiar inhis earlier work, “Inside Man.” I’d hate to reference“American Gangster” again,which was the quintessen-tial over-hyped movie of lastyear, but that’s exactly where“Righteous Kill” stands. Ofcourse, “American Gangster”was a good movie that stillmanaged to deliver most ofwhat it promised (except anOscar), where this film falls farshorter. With any luck, “RighteousKill” will receive the honor ofhaving its DVD taped to “Heat”and “Godfather: Part II” yearsfrom now at Costco.

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In “Righteous Kill,” Robert De Niro and Al Pacino are on the trail of a vigilante serial killer. There second reunion after 1995’s “Heat”.