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\n\nThe project, entitled Pacific Island Geriatric Education Center, gives $22,000 each to the College of Pharmacy and the Baccalaureate Nursing Program to increase the amount of interdisciplinary geriatric care concepts with community projects. One of Pharmacy's projects is to provide counseling at the Aging and Disability and Resource Center.

\n\n"We'll be able to reach parts of the community through the Center for Aging and Disabilities that never have a chance to meet anyone from the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo," said Dr. John M. Pezzuto, dean of the College of Pharmacy. "In addition, our collaboration with our colleagues from nursing on this grant allows us to reach inward as well and concentrate on similar health issues. It's a win-win situation."

\n\nNursing is using grant funds to support a conference benefiting geriatrics called "Pulama I Ke Ola" (Hold Life Precious), to be held on the Hilo campus May 21-22. Cecilia Mukai, an associate professor in nursing who has been a practicing Registered Nurse since 1973, said she envisions further collaborative efforts with Pharmacy to include mutual geriatrics coursework. Currently, she teaches one geritological healthcare course that is open to other disciplines.

\n\n"It's part of our responsibility as healthcare professionals to work together and teach the whole experience of living healthily," Mukai said. "For the same reason, we are including a youth program and including high school students in our conference this year. We are trying to influence future generations, and the best way to do that will be by working together."

\n\nThrough this collaboration, the Pacific Island Geriatric Education Center proposes to increase faculty expertise in the area of geriatric medicine. Work at the Aging and Disability Resource Center places Pharmacy faculty in the middle of 11 agencies that provide care and support.

\n\n"This collaboration between the county’s Office of Aging and the UH Hilo College of Pharmacy is a tremendous step forward for our island," said Hawai‘i County Mayor Billy Kenoi. "It improves the quality of life for our elderly residents and their caregivers by having qualified pharmacists available to help them through the maze of medications with which they are often confronted.

\n\n"We are grateful to the College of Pharmacy for its willingness to participate in this valuable program for our residents, and we look forward to even more partnerships between the University and the county that will be as mutually beneficial as this one," he added.

\n\nAlso called Kahi Malama, or "a place for caring," the center acts as a single access facility that provides help to caregivers, seniors and individuals. The facility houses agencies such as the Hawaiʻi County Office of Aging, the local Area Agency on Aging, the ARC of Hilo, the Center for Independent Living, Coordinated Services for the Elderly and the Hawai‘';i County Nutrition Program. A future tenant will be the State Department of Human Services.

\n\n"One of the reasons people are living longer is because of medications, so the contract with the College of Pharmacy is a natural fit," said Alan Parker, Executive on Aging at the center, which had a grand opening in November after three years of planning. "When you start working together, ideas just start popping up."

\n\nFaculty members will be available to start consulting with clients by September, according to Scott Holuby, an assistant professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice who is also a licensed practicing pharmacist with a specialty in diabetes. He is working on getting supplies, such as computers and projectors, as well as planning group classes, field trips and one-on-one counseling.

\n\n"We can show people how to read medication labels, how to choose over-the-counter drugs and how to use their medications properly," Holuby said. "My goal is to encourage seniors to use their local pharmacist to help them get the most out of their medications."

\n\nUltimately it will be a rotation site for students, he said. One role of the students will be to help the patients set up medication schedules. They will be able to print lists of medications with instructions, as well as provide additional written medical information from verified online resources available through UH Hilo.

\n\n"Our hope would be that this will lead to a geriatric residency opportunity for our students," said Dr. Edward Fisher, associate dean for academic affairs in the College of Pharmacy. "It's the perfect opportunity for students to experience the various problems that geriatric patients encounter by observing other agencies in the center."

\n\nFor more information, call (808) 961-8626. For information on the College of Pharmacy, call (808) 933-2909 or email pharmacy@hawaii.edu.

\n\nThe grant is being provided by UH Mânoa to promote sustainability research with the potential for increasing Hawai‘i’s self-sufficiency.

\n\nThe winning project will bring together a multidisciplinary team of UH Mânoa faculty—from the Colleges of Engineering, Social Sciences and Natural Sciences, and the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology—to conduct cutting edge research and work on education problems in renewable energy and island sustainability.

\n\nThe three-prong aim is to 1) establish a prominent national and international science and technology program in renewable energy to achieve island sustainability, 2) assist local and national renewable energy industries by providing them with expertise and a well-trained workforce across the spectrum of knowledge and skilled workers, and 3) help move the nation toward energy independence.

\n\n “Ten teams submitted proposals, and the one submitted by Dr. Kuh and his colleagues, related to energy sustainability, emerged at the top of a very close competition,” said Vice Chancellor Ostrander. “Our intent was to create an opportunity for faculty to build interdisciplinary teams based on existing strengths to address key issues of sustainability that are relevant to Hawai‘i. The overall intent of this program is to best position ourselves for external follow-up funding and support.”

\n\nFunding will be provided over two years. It is anticipated that the successful applicant team will then transition the project to an externally funded center or program.

\n\nProposals were reviewed by a committee of internal and external scholars. Criteria for evaluation were merit, feasibility, appropriateness of budget, qualifications of proposed investigators, team organization and interdisciplinary approach, potential for sustained funding and relevance to Hawai‘i.

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\n\nErlinda Walker received the Outstanding University Support Staff Award which recognizes support service employees in the secretarial, clerical, technical or paraprofessional categories who make significant contributions to the University.

\n\nWalker has worked in the Financial Aid Office since June 1998, with primary responsibility for the administration of all student financial aid programs. Over the past six years, her workload has increased by over 430 percent as the amount of student loans processed each year soared from $3 million to $16 million. This year alone saw Walker process nearly 3,400 loans.

\n\nShe has also been credited with saving students more than $306,000 in loan fees by expediting the processing of loans before the more than 60 lenders UH Hilo works with began to re-institute origination fees last year. At the same time, Walker has worked with graduating students to slash the University’s institutional student default rate, which has fallen from 7.9 percent in 2003 to 3.2 percent this year.

\n\nThe Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities went to Physics and Astronomy Professor and Department Chair Dr. Phillipe Binder. The award is presented to a tenure-track faculty or full-time BOR classified professional staff member for outstanding achievement in scholarly and/or creative endeavors.

\n\nDescribed by his colleagues as “a teaching workhorse” and “the intellectual heart of his department,” Binder has published over 50 research papers and some 15 educational notes and comments while teaching a combination of lower- and upper-division physics lectures and labs. He has vigorously included undergraduate co-workers in his research, resulting in six of them publishing papers as co-authors, with four appearing in the prestigious Physical Review.

\n\nBinder’s work on Chaos, a unique field in physics, produced two papers on the relevance of Chaos in the field of astronomy, which he co-published with a former UH Hilo student during the past academic year, one of which appeared in the renowned Astrophysics Journal. He also authored a trio of short papers while on sabbatical. “Frustration in Complexity” and “Reflections on a Wall of Light” appeared in the journal Science on Physics, while “Philosophy on Science” was published in the journal Nature.

\n\nWesley Tanoue, an information technology specialist in the Office of Technology Distance Learning, was honored with the Professional Staff Award. The award recognizes a faculty/professional staff member who has made major professional contributions to their unit, to the University as a whole, and has made a positive impact on the welfare of students and colleagues.

\n\nTanoue provides personal support and troubleshooting for office computers in addition to a wide range of software applications. He played a key and instrumental role in the installation of over 20 different Internet security cameras in the dorms, Student Life Center and around the main campus. Tanoue has also become one of the go-to people for servicing the hardwired hot spots and battery powered remote on the new Student Life Center’s complex electronic lock system (SALTO).

\n\nThe Koichi and Taniyo Taniguchi Award for Excellence and Innovation was presented to Assistant Computer Science Professor Keith Edwards. The award recognizes creativity in teaching, scholarship, and artistic production at UH Hilo.

\n\nEdwards obtained a grant from the 2008 Higher Education – HP Technology Grant Initiative in a highly competitive process that included over 370 applications. The award brought over $80,000 worth of computer equipment and software to the Computer Science Department, including 21 HP Compaq Notebook/Tablet PC’s and peripheral equipment.

\n\nThe Tablet PCs were used this past academic year in Edward’s software engineering class where students developed applications for the Center for the Study of Active Volcanoes (CSAV). The new system to be used this summer by volcanology students and trainees from developing nations will allow volcanologists to collect more accurate data, share those findings in the field, and transmit the data to a database with fewer errors.

\n\nBefore entering law school, Yerton worked as a freelance journalist after writing for the Star-Bulletin in 2005-06. He previously worked as a reporter in New York, Washington, D.C., New Orleans, and Birmingham. Yerton is a graduate of the Columbia School of Journalism.

\n\nThe Jarman Fellowship is supported by an endowment started in 2005 by hundreds of alumni and friends of the law school’s Environmental Law Program (ELP). It is named to honor ELP founder and faculty member Professor M. Casey Jarman, and celebrates her 22 years of public service and high standards of excellence in teaching. The endowment provides a summer stipend to a first-year law student at UH Manoa who seeks career development opportunities in the public interest or government sectors of environmental law.

\n\nAs the first Jarman Fellow, Yerton will conduct legal research and writing for the Honolulu-based non-profit KAHEA: The Hawaiian-Environmental Alliance. Says Yerton, "This fellowship gives me the opportunity to spend the summer doing substantive legal work to help protect the environment and preserve Native Hawaiian cultural resources." Yerton expects his work for KAHEA this summer to focus on issues ranging from Mauna Kea on the Big Island, environmental justice in Waianae on Oahu, and the Papahânaumokuâkea Marine National Monument. \n";s:5:"email";s:17:"quinnc@hawaii.edu";s:6:"email2";N;s:3:"url";s:21:"http://hawaii.edu/law";s:5:"image";s:7:"http://";s:8:"imagealt";N;s:8:"comments";N;s:10:"submitdate";s:10:"05/18/2009";s:10:"submittime";s:8:"14:14:08";s:10:"remotehost";N;s:12:"shortsubdate";s:14:"[posted 05/18]";}s:14:"20090518101219";a:24:{s:4:"code";s:14:"20090518101219";s:6:"stitle";s:100:"UH Hilo College of Pharmacy receives approval to provide continuing medical education [posted 05/18]";s:8:"approval";s:2:"ok";s:7:"expdate";N;s:7:"exptime";s:5:"00:00";s:8:"category";s:7:"general";s:6:"campus";s:7:"UH Hilo";s:4:"name";s:37:"Alyson Kakugawa-Leong, (808) 974-7642";s:5:"dept1";s:24:"Director Media Relations";s:5:"dept2";N;s:5:"name2";N;s:5:"title";s:85:"UH Hilo College of Pharmacy receives approval to provide continuing medical education";s:8:"subtitle";N;s:4:"text";s:2757:"Physicians will now be able to earn continuing medical education (CME) credits through the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo College of Pharmacy after a vote from the Hawai‘i Medical Association CME Facilities Accreditation Committee at an event in Honolulu on May 13, 2009.

\n\nHawai‘i Medical Association (HMA) is recognized by the national Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education as the intrastate accrediting agency for organizations and institutions that provide CME activities for physicians in Hawai‘i.

\n\nThe College of Pharmacy joins 15 hospitals and one other organization accredited by HMA that provide CME activities on a regular and recurring basis primarily to physicians practicing in the state of Hawai‘i or the Pacific region.

\n\n"Physicians and pharmacists have always worked closely together so we are excited to have this outlet to strengthen that relationship," said Dr. John M. Pezzuto, dean of the College of Pharmacy. "We also plan to offer continuing education to pharmacists in the near future. This is further confirmation that we are on the right path as we work to build one of the preeminent schools of pharmacy in the nation."

\n\nAccreditation is official recognition that an overall program of CME complies with accepted criteria for planning, implementing, and evaluating CME activities, said Nathalie George, CME coordinator for the Hawai‘i Medical Association.

\n\n"Accreditation assures the medical community and the public that such activities provide physicians with information that can assist them in maintaining or improving their practice of medicine," George said.

\n\nThese activities are free of commercial bias and based on valid content, she added. Physicians must complete a required amount of CME activities to retain their licenses.

\n\n"The gold standard in continuing education in healthcare is improving patient outcomes, which fits perfectly in the College of Pharmacy's vision to improve the quality of health care in Hawai‘i and throughout the Pacific," said Dr. Karen L. Pellegrin, chair of the continuing education executive committee and director of strategic planning for the College of Pharmacy. "Our goal is that physicians not only gain knowledge through one of our courses, but change practice in a way that helps patients as a result of it."

\n\nWhile programs sponsored by the College of Pharmacy will cover a broad range of topics in medicine and patient care, it will emphasize its areas of expertise in medication therapy management.

\n\nTo receive future announcements about continuing education events, please send an e-mail to karen3@hawaii.edu.

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Uppermost in my mind is ensuring that our university promotes best practices for maintaining everyone’s health, along with educating people about those practices. That is important at all times, but especially in view of the new H1N1 influenza virus currently circulating in Hawai‘i. \n\nI also recognize that this is a joyous occasion for our graduates and that congratulatory handshakes are part of the celebrations. For those graduates who feel comfortable doing so, we welcome you to celebrate your achievements with the traditional handshake. For those who remain uncomfortable with shaking hands, we certainly respect that choice, because our graduates need to make their own decision. \n\nTo respect differing views on this issue and also follow best practices, we have developed a plan so that we can enjoy the traditional handshake - if the graduate feels comfortable doing so. 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As a university official who has participated in well over 100 joyous graduations, I recognize that, since I shake hands with thousands of people on those days, anything on my hands could potentially be transferred to other people through a handshake. That becomes an even greater concern when there is a health problem in the community. \n\nTo protect others, my practice is to wash my hands frequently and thoroughly, certainly before and after ceremonies. To protect myself, I am also careful not to touch my eyes, mouth or nose until I wash my hands. We encourage you to follow those same practices at this and other gatherings to reduce your chance of illness and ensure that this truly remains an enjoyable day of celebration for you, our graduates, and your loved ones. \n\nGraduates, congratulations on your achievement. I look forward to greeting you and your loved ones on this very special day. \n\nMahalo, \n\nVirginia S. 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Wesley Peterson, an internationally renowned professor in the University of Hawai‘i at Mânoa’s Department of Information and Computer Sciences (ICS), will take place from 4:30-6:30 p.m. on Friday, May 22. It will be held at the East-West Center’s Hawai‘i Imin International Conference Center at Jefferson Hall, in the Garden Level rooms, on the UH Mânoa campus.\n\nProfessor Peterson passed away on May 6 after a brief illness. \n\nThe Michigan native was drawn to Hawai‘i’s gentle climate and Asian-influenced culture in 1964, when he joined the UH Mânoa faculty. In just his third year of employment, Professor Peterson was awarded a Regents Medal for Excellence in Research. During his tenure at UH Mânoa, Peterson also served as chair of the ICS department and was a former director of the statistical and computing center.\n\n His numerous accolades include the Claude E. 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\n\nThe award is bestowed on students who demonstrate exemplary service to their fellow students and the campus community. The Student Life & Development Office received a record number of qualified nominations this year, making the selection process highly competitive.

\n\nThis year's award recipients are:

\n\nNatalia Cardona, a psychology major from Mililani. She served as Co-Treasurer with the Golden Key International Honour Society and Cadet Command Sergeant Major with the Reserve Office Training Corps (ROTC). Cardona also provided academic support to other students as a peer mentor, tutor and teaching assistant.\n\nTheodore Te Cheng Chang, a biology major from Kailua. Chang served as Senator and later Treasurer of the Associated Students of the University of Hawai'i, as President of the Mortar Board National Honor Society, and as Historian with the Golden Key International Honour Society. He also provided academic support as a teaching intern.\n\nChristopher Earl Chow, a biology major from Honolulu. Chow served as the Director of Alumni Relations with the Mortar Board National Honor Society, as an Executive Board member of the Biology Club, and in various leadership roles with the Pre-Medical Association. He also provided academic support by serving as a peer advisor, peer mentor and as a teaching intern.\n\nIris Miji Lim, a travel industry management major from Mililani. Lim served as Historian and later as President of the Golden Key International Honour Society. She also served as Vice President of Eta Sigma Delta.\n\nJaime Michael Sohn, an accounting and finance major from Greenwood, Indiana. Sohn served as the Oahu-At-Large Representative on the University of Hawai‘i Student Caucus, and, most recently, as President of the Associated Students of the University of Hawai'i at Manoa. He also served with the Colleges Against Cancer student organization. During his tenure at UH Manoa, Sohn has been a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, and is a three-year letter winner in Warrior Men’s Swimming.

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\nIn her essay, Rosenlee constructs hybrid feminist care ethics that are grounded in Confucianism, and challenge the alleged misogynistic nature of Confucianism and its irrelevance to contemporary life. She argues that Confucian care is not only compatible with feminist care ethics, but more importantly, is able to strengthen the theoretical groundings of care ethics and meet the objections of its liberal critics.
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\nThe Charles Wei-Hsun Fu Foundation was organized in honor of the late Charles Wei-Hsun Fu, scholar and teacher, and is dedicated to the search for knowledge and promote the international efforts of philosophers, and encourage deep explorations of Asian thought and culture. The ISCP supports and sponsors conferences and other activities related to Chinese philosophy in cooperation with philosophical congresses and academic institutions.
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\nLi-Hsiang Lisa Rosenlee is an associate professor of Philosophy at UH West O‘ahu. Her research areas of interest are Chinese philosophy, ethics and feminism. 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He comes to UH following a 30-year career at the University of California at Berkeley, where he held a variety of positions, most recently as director of Infrastructure Services. During his time there, the internet grew from a few dozen interconnected computers nationwide to more than fifty thousand on the Berkeley campus alone.\n \nFrost started his career at UC Berkeley working part time in the Computer Center in 1979 while he was a graduate student in Biostatics. After getting his master's degree, he continued in various roles, working as a general Unix and VM/CMS consultant initially and subsequently as a systems programmer for a UC Berkeley/IBM joint study. 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\n\nThe research award is designed to recruit highly qualified minority students into the field of substance use prevention and treatment careers by connecting them with NIDA-funded researchers and research projects in their area of interest.

\n\nKawano will continue her work on a substance use prevention research project that is investigating ecological factors in drug use among Native Hawaiian youth on Hawai‘i island. The focus is Hawai‘i island where Kawano attends college, but the work may be applicable to other rural areas in the State of Hawai‘i, including Moloka‘i.

\n\nThe lead Principal Investigator is Dr. Scott Okamoto of Hawai‘i Pacific University; and the co-Principal Investigator is Dr. Susana Helm of the John A. Burns School of Medicine at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Drs. Okamoto and Helm will supervise Kawano’s work under the NIDA project. They were very impressed with the high quality of work Kawano completed in 2007 when she joined the project as an undergraduate researcher. Resulting from this internship, Kawano became a co-author on a recently published peer-reviewed journal article in Progress in Community Health Partnerships, entitled “Participatory Drug Prevention Research in Rural Hawai‘i with Native Hawaiian Middle School Students”.

\n\nDue to her aptitude for substance use research with Native Hawaiian youth, and her excellent work ethic and growing leadership, Dr. Okamoto enrolled his project in the Summer Research Program in the hopes that Kawano would be selected by NIDA and placed in his project. Increasing research opportunities among underrepresented students is critical for the quality of work produced in the scientific community. Without diverse input, the ability to combat substance use problems among Hawai‘i’s youth population will continue to have gaps. With the contributions of young Native Hawaiian scholars like Kawano, substance use prevention with Native Hawaiian middle school age adolescents will expand its requisite cultural integrity.

\n\nKawano graduated in 2005 from Moloka‘i High and Intermediate School. She will earn her bachelor’s degree in 2010 from the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo, majoring in psychology and simultaneously earning a Certificate in Basic Hawaiian Culture.

\n\nFor more information about the program, contact Assistant Professor Susana Helm from the Department of Psychiatry at the John A. Burns School of Medicine at (808) 945-1462 or helmS@dop.hawaii.edu.

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Thursday, May 14\n\nUH Mānoa School of Nursing & Dental Hygiene\n
Time: 6 p.m.\n
Location: Kennedy Theatre, UH Mānoa campus\n
Speaker: Hawai‘i State Senator Rosalyn Baker\n
Student Speakers: Robert Hendrickson (Undergraduate Nursing); Miri Change (Graduate Nursing); Tori Clegg (Undergraduate Dental Hygiene)\n
Candidates: 97\n\n
Friday, May 15\n\nLeeward Community College\n
Time: 5 p.m.\n
Location: Tuthill Courtyard, Leeward CC campus\n
Speaker: Nestor Garcia, Honolulu City Council Member and Leeward CC Alumnus\n\nHonolulu Community College\n
Time: 5:30 p.m.\n
Location: Waikiki Shell\n
Student Speakers: Joseph Lewis, Administration of Justice Major, ASUH-HCC President 2008-2009; Bill Segall, Applied Trades Major, Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Apprentice Program \n
Candidates: 526\n\nUH Mānoa School of Travel Industry Management\n
Time: 5:30 p.m.\n
Location: George Hall 227 & Sunset Reference Center, UH Mānoa campus\n
Student Speaker: Michaela Coloma\n
Candidates: 70\n\nUH Center – Maui\n
Time: 5:30 p.m.\n
Location: H.P. Baldwin High School Auditorium\n
Speaker: Kelly King, Vice President, Pacific Biodiesel, Inc.\n
Candidates: 64\n\nUH Mānoa College of Engineering (by invitation only)\n
Time: 5:30 p.m.\n
Location: Orvis Auditorium, UH Mānoa campus\n
Speaker: Patrick K. Sullivan, PhD, Chairman and Founder, Oceanit\n
Candidates: 100\n\nKapi‘olani Community College\n
Time: 6 p.m.\n
Location: The Great Lawn, Kapi‘olani CC campus\n
Speaker: Jodi Ann Nakaoka, Alumna and Assistant Professor, Radiologic Technology Program, Kapi‘olani Community College\n
Candidates: 1,138\n\nKaua‘i Community College\n
Time: 6:15 p.m.\n
Location: Performing Arts Center, Kaua‘i CC campus\n
Speaker: Helen Cox, Kaua‘i CC Chancellor\n
Student Speaker: Seluvaia Taulanga\n
Candidates: 223\n\nHawai‘i Community College\n
Time: 7 p.m.\n
Location: Edith Kanaka‘ole Multipurpose Stadium\n
Speaker: Sig Zane, Founder, Leader, Artist for Sig Zane Designs \n
Student Speaker: Mesepa Fa‘avae, Hawai‘i Community College ASUH-HawCC Senator-at-Large\n
Candidates: 329\n\n
Saturday, May 16\n\nUH Hilo\n
Time: 9 a.m.\n
Location: Edith Kanaka‘ole Multipurpose Stadium\n
Speaker: Jerry Yang, Co-founder of Yahoo!\n
Student Speaker: Patricia Michaels-Hausman-Walters\n
Candidates: 487\n\nUH Mānoa – Baccalaureate Degrees\n
Time: 9 a.m.\n
Location: Stan Sheriff Center, UH Mānoa campus\n
Speaker: Hank C.K. Wuh, Founder and CEO of Cellular Bioengineering, Inc. \n
Student Speaker: Sarah Morihara, Plant & Environmental Biotechnology (CTAHR) Major\n
Candidates: 1,500\n\nUH Mānoa – Advanced Degrees\n
Time: 3 p.m. \n
Location: Stan Sheriff Center, UH Mānoa campus\n
Speaker: Hank C.K. Wuh, Founder and CEO of Cellular Bioengineering, Inc.\n
Candidates: 800\n\nUH Mānoa School of Ocean & Earth Science & Technology\n
Time: Noon\n
Location: HIG Courtyard, UH Mānoa campus\n
Candidates: 44\n\nWindward Community College\n
Time: 1 p.m.\n
Location: Paliku Theatre, Windward CC campus\n\nUH Center – West Hawai‘i\n
Time: 4 p.m.\n
Location: King Kamehameha Kona Beach Hotel, Kamakahonu Room\n
Speaker: John DeFries, CEO, Hokulia Development\n
Student Speaker: Leah Hooper, Nursing Student\n
Candidates: 56\n\n
Sunday, May 17\n\nUH Mānoa John A. Burns School of Medicine\n
Time: 9:30 a.m.\n
Location: Hilton Hawaiian Village, Coral Ballroom\n
Speakers: Dr. Richard Kasuya; Dr. William Haning; Dr. Peter Galphin; Dr. Jill Omori\n
Student Speaker: Anthony Barcia\n
Candidates: 61\n\nMaui Community College\n
Time: 1 p.m.\n
Location: Castle Theater, Maui Arts & Cultural Center\n
Speaker: The Honorable Benjamin J. Cayetano, Former Governor, State of Hawai‘i\n
Student Speaker: James Lockhard\n
Candidates: 408\n\nUH Mānoa William S. Richardson School of Law\n
Time: 4 p.m.\n
Location: Andrews Amphitheater, UH Mānoa campus\n
Speaker: The Honorable Steven H. Levison, Associate Justice, Retired; Supreme Court of Hawai‘i\n
Student Speaker: Julian Aguon\n
Candidates: 102 JD, 13 LLM\n\nUH West O‘ahu\n
Time: 4 p.m.\n
Location: Hawai‘i Theatre\n
Candidates: 90\n\nUH Army ROTC Commissioning Ceremony\n
Time: 6 p.m.\n
Location: Kennedy Theatre, UH Mānoa campus\n
Speakers: LTG Benjamin R. Mixon, Commanding General, U.S. Army Pacific; Mr. Allen Hoe, CASA West O‘ahu; Virginia Hinshaw, Chancellor, UH Mānoa; MG Robert Lee, Adjutant General, State of Hawai‘i\n
Candidates: 25\n\n*LTG Mixon will be presenting a Silver Star to the family of 1LT Jonathan Brostrom, Class of 2006, Chosen Company, 2/503 Infantry, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, who was killed in action in Wanat, Afghanistan on July 13, 2008.\n";s:5:"email";s:19:"cabralkr@hawaii.edu";s:6:"email2";N;s:3:"url";s:7:"http://";s:5:"image";s:7:"http://";s:8:"imagealt";N;s:8:"comments";N;s:10:"submitdate";s:10:"05/11/2009";s:10:"submittime";s:8:"12:53:01";s:10:"remotehost";N;s:12:"shortsubdate";s:14:"[posted 05/11]";}s:14:"20090511123017";a:24:{s:4:"code";s:14:"20090511123017";s:6:"stitle";s:69:"UH Manoa researcher co-authors marine ecosystems study [posted 05/11]";s:8:"approval";s:2:"ok";s:7:"expdate";s:10:"06/02/2009";s:7:"exptime";s:5:"00:00";s:8:"category";s:7:"general";s:6:"campus";s:8:"UH Manoa";s:4:"name";s:26:"Kim Selkoe, (805) 259-7476";s:5:"dept1";N;s:5:"dept2";N;s:5:"name2";N;s:5:"title";s:54:"UH Manoa researcher co-authors marine ecosystems study";s:8:"subtitle";N;s:4:"text";s:2625:"Kim Selkoe, a University of Hawai‘i at Mânoa School of Ocean & Earth Science & Technology post-doctoral researcher, has co-authored a study on key threats and highly impacted ocean areas along the west coast of the United States.

\n\nSelkoe’s work was published this week in an online issue of Conservation Letters, and was conducted at the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She co-authored the two-year study with lead author Ben Halpern, associate research scientist at NCEAS, to document the way humans are affecting oceans in this ecological and economically important part of the world.

\n\nAs part of the study, scientists overlaid data on the location and intensity of 25 different human-derived sources of ecological stress to the oceans. The sources included climate change, commercial and recreational fishing, various land-based sources of pollution, and ocean-based commercial activities, which produced a composite map of the state of marine ecosystems. The study reported that every single spot of the ocean along the west coast of the United States is being affected by 10-15 different human activities. Researchers compared the results to the results for the same region from the previous global analysis.

\n\n“Comparing the global version of the map to regional scale versions allows us to determine the kinds of places it performs best and can be relied on for regional management in other areas of the world,” said Selkoe. “The high correlation is good news for marine managers in areas of the world that may be in need of maps of human impacts, but who do not have the resources to undertake their own tailored analysis.”

\n\nA similar regional scale analysis was also just completed for the Papahânaumokuâkea Marine National Monument in Hawaii and released by Coral Reefs. The global map performed far better overall for the California Current than for the remote Hawaiian archipelago, because the global analysis focused on pollution, coastal development, commercial fishing and other effects key to highly populated areas with heavy use. In contrast, Papahânaumokuâkea is a unique area in the world that is protected from heavy direct human use. Nonetheless, it is threatened by indirect effects such as global climate change effects of sea level rise, seawater acidification and warming, alien species spread and damage from marine debris.

\n\nFor more information or to download the maps, visit http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/GlobalMarine.

\n\n";s:5:"email";s:21:"selkoe@nceas.ucsb.edu";s:6:"email2";N;s:3:"url";s:7:"http://";s:5:"image";s:7:"http://";s:8:"imagealt";N;s:8:"comments";N;s:10:"submitdate";s:10:"05/11/2009";s:10:"submittime";s:8:"12:29:57";s:10:"remotehost";N;s:12:"shortsubdate";s:14:"[posted 05/11]";}s:14:"20090511102312";a:24:{s:4:"code";s:14:"20090511102312";s:6:"stitle";s:98:"UH Hilo College of Pharmacy teams with University of Guam in pre-pharmacy agreement [posted 05/11]";s:8:"approval";s:2:"ok";s:7:"expdate";N;s:7:"exptime";s:5:"00:00";s:8:"category";s:7:"general";s:6:"campus";s:7:"UH Hilo";s:4:"name";s:37:"Alyson Kakugawa-Leong, (808) 974-7642";s:5:"dept1";s:27:"Director of Media Relations";s:5:"dept2";N;s:5:"name2";N;s:5:"title";s:83:"UH Hilo College of Pharmacy teams with University of Guam in pre-pharmacy agreement";s:8:"subtitle";N;s:4:"text";s:4046:"Undergraduates at the University of Guam who want to earn a degree in pharmacy can transfer up to 70 credits to the pre-pharmacy program at the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo due to a memorandum of understanding recently signed by both universities.

\n\nThe agreement between the two universities seeks to clear the way for course transfer between academic programs and courses at both institutions, help UOG students fulfill the Pacific Pre-Pharmacy Program requirements and to provide advising on both campuses to help students prepare to apply to the College of Pharmacy at UH Hilo.

\n\nThe completion of the pre-pharmacy course curriculum is needed for entrance into the professional program, which ultimately leads to a doctorate in pharmacy, also called a Pharm.D. UH Hilo is the only school in the Pacific region to offer a doctorate in pharmacy degree.

\n\n"Throughout the years of planning the College of Pharmacy, one of our goals has always been to extend our reach to all the islands in the Pacific," said Dr. John Pezzuto, dean of the College of Pharmacy. "We also are building a base from which to recruit top-notch future doctoral students that will ultimately change the face of healthcare in the region. This is a very good start, and we're excited to be working with the top-notch educators in Guam."

\n\nUH Hilo works collaboratively with other institutions throughout Hawaiʻi and the Pacific. Chancellor Rose Tseng said it is through such agreements that help UH Hilo lead efforts to promote science, technology, engineering and math.

\n\n"It's especially gratifying to see the College of Pharmacy show it is part of our ‘ohana and work side-by-side with our partners in the Pacific islands," Tseng said. "This is really a continuation of our long history of extending our reach beyond Hilo.

\n\n“Another example of our commitment to pull the islands together is by leading a National Science Foundation consortium that includes the University of Guam, called The Islands of Opportunity Alliance, or LSAMP. I commend Dean Pezzuto and his exemplary faculty for the hard work and personal dedication it took to develop this collaboration."

\n\n“This agreement provides an affordable pathway for students from Guam who want to pursue a degree in pharmacy,” said Robert A. Underwood, president of the University of Guam.

\n\n"Students can complete their first two years of study at the University of Guam, and then transfer those credits to UH Hilo’s pre-pharmacy program. This agreement will help our island fill critical positions in the healthcare field with highly educated professionals. This partnership is a win-win situation for students, parents, the island of Guam, the region, and both institutions of higher education."

\n\nUH Hilo's Dr. Susan Jarvi, director of the Pre-Pharmacy Program in the College of Pharmacy, visited Guam in October during a tour of the Western Pacific that included Saipan, Guam, Palau and American Samoa. Along with co-investigator Dr. Anthony Wright, chair of pharmaceutical sciences, she helped create a list of UOG courses that can transfer to UH Hilo’s pre-pharmacy program.

\n\n"We did not have an online course transfer table that defines equivalent courses between institutions that would be available for students to use to develop their academic plans prior to this," Jarvi said. "This MOU is significant in that it provides a guideline for the cooperative promotion of successful educational experiences for students from both institutions. It also provides pre-pharmacy mentoring and advising from faculty and staff on both campuses, including tutoring and counseling."

\n\nJarvi, who will act as primary advisor to students coming to UH Hilo, said the pre-pharmacy program gives students in this region a level of training never before available.

\n\nFor more information, call (808) 933-2909 or email pharmacy@hawaii.edu.

\n\nUniversity of Hawai‘i Students, Faculty, Staff and the Community --

\n\nThe second candidate for president of the University of Hawai‘i System will be visiting UH campuses, May 11-13. I encourage you to attend the open forums as they provide the opportunity to listen, learn more about the candidate and ask questions.

\n\nDr. Robert J. Jones will visit the campuses and meet with various constituent groups beginning Monday, May 11. Dr. Jones has held a variety of administrative positions at the University of Minnesota over the past 18 years, and is currently senior vice president for system academic administration for the University of Minnesota System. As the system’s senior academic and administrative officer, he oversees more than $500 million in sponsored and non-sponsored funding across five campuses and 25 academic and administrative units.

\n\nHe has earned high praise from his colleagues. Dr. Robert Bruininks, president of the University of Minnesota, said, “It is a great honor for the University of Minnesota to have key members of our executive team wooed by our peers. Dr. Jones has more than 15 years of leadership experience and serves as the senior academic administrator for the University of Minnesota system. I regard him as one of the most professional and creative leaders in higher education, so I was not surprised to learn he is a finalist at the University of Hawai‘i.

\n\n“In my view, the search committee would be hard pressed to find a more qualified candidate to lead the University of Hawai‘i System,” added Bruininks.

\n\nSee Dr. Jones’ biography and curriculum vitae for more on his accomplishments and academic credentials.

\n\nOpen forums with Dr. Jones are scheduled as follows:\n

Monday, May 11, 4:30 p.m. – Architecture Auditorium, UH Mānoa (O‘ahu)
Tuesday, May 12, 8:30 a.m. – Campus Center Cafeteria, Kaua‘i CC (Kaua‘i)
Tuesday, May 12, 2:30 p.m. – Pilina Multipurpose Room, Maui CC (Maui)
Wednesday, May 13, 9:30 a.m. – Hale Kehau Dining Room, UH Hilo (Island of Hawai‘i)

\n\nMany thanks for your interest.

\n\nDonna Tanoue\n
Chair, UH Advisory Presidential Selection Committee\n";s:5:"email";s:19:"carolynt@hawaii.edu";s:6:"email2";N;s:3:"url";s:31:"http://www.hawaii.edu/president";s:5:"image";s:7:"http://";s:8:"imagealt";N;s:8:"comments";N;s:10:"submitdate";s:10:"05/08/2009";s:10:"submittime";s:8:"16:29:40";s:10:"remotehost";N;s:12:"shortsubdate";s:14:"[posted 05/08]";}s:14:"20090508150702";a:24:{s:4:"code";s:14:"20090508150702";s:6:"stitle";s:51:"Case of H1N1 flu at UH Manoa campus [posted 05/08]";s:8:"approval";s:2:"ok";s:7:"expdate";s:10:"05/29/2009";s:7:"exptime";s:5:"00:00";s:8:"category";s:7:"general";s:6:"campus";s:8:"UH Manoa";s:4:"name";s:30:"Gregg Takayama, (808) 956-9836";s:5:"dept1";N;s:5:"dept2";N;s:5:"name2";s:27:"Diane Chang, (808) 956-0391";s:5:"title";s:36:"Case of H1N1 flu at UH Manoa campus";s:8:"subtitle";N;s:4:"text";s:2007:"The following email alert was sent out to UH Mânoa students, faculty and staff at 1:45 p.m. today:

\n\nA student living in a UH Mânoa residence hall has tested positive for H1N1 flu (swine flu). The student reported to the University Health Services Mânoa on Wednesday with flu-like symptoms, and the test was today confirmed by the Hawai’i State Department of Health. The student is recovering from what appears to be a mild illness.

\n\nOther students and staff members who have been in close contact with the student are being notified and will be evaluated. The affected areas of the Hale Wainani residence hall are being disinfected. The student and two roommates, who are displaying symptoms of the illness, are being isolated in separate rooms.

\n\nAnyone who shows signs of flu-like illness should contact the University Health Services at 956-8965. Symptoms of H1N1 virus include sudden fever, coughing, sore throat, body aches and pains/fatigue.

\n\nUniversity Health Services will be open on Saturday, May 9, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

\n\nChancellor Virginia S. Hinshaw said, “As everyone is aware, influenza is a current concern in Hawai‘i, so all of us should follow good infection control practices, including avoiding others if you are sick with flu symptoms. That will help reduce the spread of the virus.”

\n\nHealth officials continue to stress the importance of following the recommended public health guidelines — cover your cough or sneeze, wash your hands often, and do not come to work or school if you are sick.

\n\nThere are currently no changes to University operations or activities, and the campus is operating normally.

\n\nFor updated information, check the UH Mânoa Web site at http://manoa.hawaii.edu or call the campus emergency hotline at: (808) 956-0001.

\n\nIf you have any questions, contact: http://manoa.hawaii.edu/feedback.

Tales of Academic Survival, an anthology of essays written by University of Hawai‘i – West O‘ahu (UHWO) students, faculty and staff to encourage and inspire college students on their path to graduation and beyond. Made possible by a grant from the University of Hawai‘i Diversity and Equity Initiative, the compilation features personal essays about each writer’s college experience, stories, real-life strategies and insights for successfully completing the journey to a bachelor’s degree.
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\nTales of Academic Survival is the brainchild of Director of the UH West O‘ahu Writing and Learning Center Emily Nye, whose work tutoring UHWO students inspired her to compile the essays. The Writing and Learning Center offers free tutoring and academic skills programs and workshops to students throughout the academic year.
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\n“At UH West O‘ahu, we have a large number of first-generation college students, some of whom are juggling several jobs and family responsibilities as they make their way through tests, papers and group projects,” said, Nye, editor of Tales of Academic Survival. “I wanted to find a way to honor and encourage students new to the academic culture, to offer words of experience and inspiration.”
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\nTales of Academic Survival features:
\n• an inspirational foreword by UH West O‘ahu Chancellor Gene I. Awakuni
\n• essays by students Sofia Zarsadias, Andy Archibald, Melody Simpliciano, Akira M. LeBlanc, Gail Barta, Zayla Toledo, Christen Schirmer and Aimee Ilac
\n• essays by UH West O‘ahu Academic Advisor Kelly Ching, Assistant Professor Jonathan Schwartz and Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Lori M. Ideta
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\nThe UH West O‘ahu Writing and Learning Center will host an autograph signing reception with the authors of Tales of Academic Survival on Tuesday, May 12 from 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. in B-108 at the University campus. The anthology will be distributed to all new UH West O‘ahu students during freshman orientation before the start of the fall 2009 semester and to prospective college students to inspire them to pursue higher education. To view the complete Tales of Academic Survival online, visit www.uhwo.hawaii.edu/wlcenter.
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\nAbout UH West O‘ahu
\nUH West O‘ahu became a four-year, comprehensive university when it served its first class of freshmen in fall 2007. The University offers quality education, small classes and personalized attention at convenient locations. UH West O‘ahu held a ground blessing ceremony in January in anticipation of the start of construction for a state-of-the art, new campus in the City of Kapolei. 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More than 1,500 students are eligible to receive bachelor’s degrees at the undergraduate ceremony.\n\nLater in the day, from 3-5 p.m., master’s and doctor’s degrees and post-baccalaureate certificates in secondary education will be awarded to nearly 800 graduate degree candidates.\n\nAn estimated 2,300 students will receive degrees and certificates for the spring semester and 2009 summer session. Students completing their degree requirements during the summer are eligible to participate in this month’s ceremonies, since the August commencement is no longer on the academic calendar. \n\nThe UH Board of Regents will present honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degrees to Agnes “Aunty Aggie” Kalanihookaha Cope, a beloved educator, kumu hula and advocate for Native Hawaiians; and Albert Wendt, an esteemed educator, novelist and poet of the Pacific.\n\nSarah Kumi Morihara, a graduating senior in biotechnology through the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, will be student speaker. She was valedictorian of her graduating class at Leilehua High in 2005, and has been on the UH Mânoa’s Dean’s List since enrolling at UH Mânoa.\n\nUndergraduate Honors Program candidates are Kelsie K. Abing, Natalia H. Cardona, Megan Chan, Michael K. Ciacci, Douglas Cullison, Norman E. Ellis, Gizelle E. Gajelonia, Elisia J.P. Gatmen, Christy Ann L. Gilman, Kristin M. Herrick, Jessica L. Honsinger, Kara S. Kusunoki, Edna Y. Leung, Annalia Montany, Kelly Y. Morikone, Jenifer L. Nix, Samantha Olejniczak, Ariel Ricker, Holly Sevier, Christopher K. Sheehey, Cortney K. Silva and Kazuki Takizawa.\n\nAlso receiving recognition during the ceremony will be Regents’ Scholars Reece Iwami, Kara Kusunoki, Bobby Kwan, Lee Ying Kwok, Kacie Miura, Kelly Morikone, Jason Nagaoka, Janice Quach, Krystle Salazar, Megan S. Terawaki and Dayton Wong.\n\nPresidential Scholar graduates are Jennifer Abayon, Issac Arasato, Jason Maligmat, Elsie Matsuoka, Sarah Morihara and Kathleen Ramirez.\n\nThe Board of Regents established the Regents’ and Presidential Scholarships in 1987 as the university’s first full scholarships based solely on academic excellence and reserved for Hawai`i’s best high school and community college students. \n\nSelected as commencement speaker for both morning and afternoon ceremonies, Dr. Wuh is an ‘Iolani School graduate who went on to pioneer the bioengineering of human corneas and other tissues to address the severe worldwide shortage of donors. He earned a B.A. in Human Biology from Johns Hopkins University, a M.P.H. from Harvard University, and Medical Doctorate from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Before founding Cellular Bioengineering, Wuh interned at the UH Mânoa John A. 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This fund was set up by Clytie Mead and Peter Sparks to increase the probability of success for students attending public schools on the Big Island. Diane Chadwick, philanthropic services officer of Hawai‘i Island stated in the grantee letter: “We are excited about your project and believe it is the kind of work that can help to make a difference in Hawai‘i.”\n\nKea‘au Middle College is housed at Kea‘au Youth Business Center (KYBC) in Kea‘au Town Center which is coined “a learning studio for the 21st century". The facility touts a state-of-the-art multimedia computer lab and sound recording studio, a certified mobile kitchen trailer, in addition to a general classroom area. Students in the middle college program have the opportunity to do skill building in digital media arts, culinary arts, and sound recording. 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The awards ceremony will be held in Tokyo on May 13, 2009, after which Reverend Shamoto and other Order recipients will have an audience with the Emperor of Japan. \n \nReverend Shamoto has taught gagaku, court music of Japan, at the UH Mânoa Department of Music for more than 40 years. The Order is one of the most prestigious Japanese decorations, equivalent to the degree of Knighthood of a European Order. \n\nThe awarding of the Order is administered by the Awards and Decoration Agency under the Cabinet and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. \n\nBorn in 1934 into a family of Tenrikyo ministers in the Aichi prefecture in Japan, Reverend Shamoto was exposed to gagaku from the time he was born. He arrived in Hawaii in 1959 as a cultural missionary for his church and began teaching gagaku to Tenrikyo followers. \n\nIn 1962, at the invitation of UH Mânoa Professor Emeritus Barbara Smith, Reverend Shamoto began teaching gagaku on campus. In 1968, he formed the Hawaii Gagaku Kenkyukai, a community-based group that meets weekly on campus to study and practice gagaku. \n\nBesides arranging community performances—including ceremonies at various shrines, temples and the Japanese consulate—Reverend Shamoto established the tradition of “moon viewing” concerts held in the spring and fall at UH Mânoa. He and his students were invited to perform at the Smithsonian Institution’s 1997 Festival of American Folk Life in Washington, D.C., representing Japanese spiritual music. \n\n \nIn 1999, 2000 and 2001, Reverend Shamoto was formally recognized as a gagaku master through the Folk Arts Program of the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts.\n\nAt the invitation of Professor Robert Guenther, Reverend Shamoto taught the first gagaku class ever offered in Europe at the University of Cologne in 2000. The following year, he returned to Cologne and co-founded the Cologne Gagaku Kai. \n\nIn 2004, a year commemorating 150 years of U.S.-Japan relations, Reverend Shamoto was awarded a Certificate of Commendation from the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 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Morrison today announced the formation of a new joint committee for institutional collaboration. \n\nThe UH-EWC Cooperative Committee is charged with examining means the two institutions can take to reduce or share expenses and better complement each other’s activities. UH members on the Cooperative Committee are David Lassner, UH System vice president and chief information officer, and Virginia Hinshaw, UH Mānoa chancellor. EWC members are Terry Bigalke, director of education programs, and Nancy Lewis, director of research. \n\nIn announcing the new committee, the two institutions highlighted their interdependence and the importance of enhanced cooperation in a tighter fiscal environment. “The East-West Center and its mission are of central importance to the University of Hawai‘i,” said McClain, who serves as an ex-officio member of the East-West Center Board of Governors. “East-West Center programs and students give UH a dimensionality that helps us bring the insights of our remarkable scholars to bear on a wide variety of issues facing Hawai‘i, the United States and the world.”\n\nMorrison added that although the East-West Center is an independent national institution, its very existence depends on its relationship with UH. “Our partnership with the University of Hawai‘i is a long and highly valued one,” he said. “It helps set the East-West Center apart from other public diplomacy programs.”\n\nEstablished by the U.S. Congress, the East-West Center is charged with building trans-Pacific understanding and relations through cooperative research, study and exchange activities. It is headquartered in Honolulu, but also has a Washington office. \n\nThe University of Hawai‘i gives East-West Center scholarship holders the same tuition as Hawaii residents, a benefit estimated at nearly $1.2 million annually. East-West Center payments to UH for tuition for credit and non-credit courses, fees and related charges total nearly $1.4 million. Other dimensions of the relationship include payment by the EWC to UH for provision of library services, security and parking, and computer and telecommunications services; EWC salary support of UH faculty with joint appointments, and for UH students who work at the EWC; collaboration on a wide variety of research activities; and the provision to UH of rented space at EWC for offices and dormitory rooms. \n\n

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The University of Hawai‘i Foundation Mission: The University of Hawai‘i Foundation, a nonprofit organization, raises private funds to support the University of Hawai‘i System. Our mission is to unite our donors’ passions with the University of Hawai‘i's aspirations to benefit the people of Hawai‘i and beyond. We do this by raising private philanthropic support, managing private investments and nurturing donor and alumni relationships. Please visit www.uhf.hawaii.edu.

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The Centennial Campaign is an historic private fundraising initiative to raise $250 million to support the University of Hawai‘i’s commitment to our students, our community and our world. For more information about the Centennial Campaign, please visit www.uhf.hawaii.edu.

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Maui Community College is a learning-centered institution that provides affordable, high quality credit and non-credit educational opportunities to a diverse community of lifelong learners. Established in 1966 to serve the local island community, MCC has expanded its vision globally and graduated students from all walks of life.

\n\n\n\n";s:5:"email";s:29:"Margot.Schrire@uhf.hawaii.edu";s:6:"email2";N;s:3:"url";s:7:"http://";s:5:"image";s:7:"http://";s:8:"imagealt";N;s:8:"comments";N;s:10:"submitdate";s:10:"05/04/2009";s:10:"submittime";s:8:"15:53:11";s:10:"remotehost";N;s:12:"shortsubdate";s:14:"[posted 05/04]";}s:14:"20090504154009";a:24:{s:4:"code";s:14:"20090504154009";s:6:"stitle";s:139:"UH Advisory Presidential Selection Committee Chair Tanoue encourages community to attend open forums with UH presidential... [posted 05/04]";s:8:"approval";s:2:"ok";s:7:"expdate";s:10:"05/25/2009";s:7:"exptime";s:5:"00:00";s:8:"category";s:7:"general";s:6:"campus";s:6:"System";s:4:"name";s:30:"Carolyn Tanaka, (808) 956-9803";s:5:"dept1";s:39:"External Affairs & University Relations";s:5:"dept2";N;s:5:"name2";N;s:5:"title";s:161:"UH Advisory Presidential Selection Committee Chair Tanoue encourages community to attend open forums with UH presidential candidate Dr. M.R.C. Greenwood, May 6-8";s:8:"subtitle";N;s:4:"text";s:3641:"HONOLULU – University of Hawai‘i Advisory Presidential Selection Committee Chair Donna Tanoue sent out the following letter via email today to the UH community:\n\nUniversity of Hawai‘i Students, Faculty, Staff and the Community -- \n\nI’d like to encourage you to attend the open forums featuring our presidential candidates. It’s a good opportunity to listen, learn and ask questions. \n\nThis week, Dr. M.R.C. Greenwood will visit the campuses. She is known nationally and internationally as a leader on science and technology policy and is an expert on higher education policy issues. \n\nShe has earned high praise from colleagues. Richard Atkinson, President Emeritus, University of California and Chancellor Emeritus, UC San Diego, said, “I consider her one of the very best of the UC chancellors that I have known. She has a natural and powerful leadership style. She listens well and is able to synthesize multiple points of view and move an institution forward. Her experience in both policy and research has made her a terrific leader in higher education. Her efforts at the systemwide office of UC are still reflected in the academic plans and science and math education programs she set in motion. Her ability to assess an organization’s strengths and weaknesses is legendary. She brings out the best in people, knows how to hire and inspire excellent performance.”\n\nDr. Neal Lane, Professor, Rice University, Presidential Science Advisor during the Clinton Administration and Former Director, National Science Foundation, said, “M.R.C. Greenwood is one of the smartest, best organized and most productive people I have ever had a chance to work with. Her principal goal, whatever the job, is to find out what needs to be done and make it happen. … She does it not only by working hard herself, but also by building loyal teams of highly competent overachievers, who work as hard as she does. I can think of very few individuals I would be as happy working with when there are tough issues to deal with.”\n\nDr. Martha Kanter, Chancellor, Foothill-D’Anza Community College District and nominee for U.S. Department of Education Undersecretary, said, “As a result of Dr. Greenwood’s vision, ability to collaborate with others, and advocacy for equity and diversity, she established innovative partnerships with the community colleges, K-12 schools, business, industry, non-profits and the philanthropic sector. These partnerships, which ultimately became national models for replication, enhanced the reputation and achievements of the University of California while they made our institutions stronger. … Dr. Greenwood also possesses an unequivocal sense of ethics as she continues to inspire the best talents to emerge from the students and employees who are fortunate to benefit from her leadership.”\n\nSee Dr. Greenwood’s biography and curriculum vitae for more on her accomplishments and academic credentials.\n\nOpen forums with Dr. Greenwood are scheduled as follows:\n

Wednesday, May 6, 4:30 p.m. – Spalding Hall 155, UH Mānoa (O‘ahu)
Thursday, May 7, 8:30 a.m. – Campus Center Cafeteria, Kaua‘i CC (Kaua‘i)
Thursday, May 7, 2:30 p.m. – Pilina Student Lounge, Maui CC (Maui)
Friday, May 8, 9:30 a.m. – Hale Kehau Dining Room, UH Hilo (Island of Hawai‘i)

\n\nMany thanks for your interest.\n\nDonna Tanoue\n
Chair, UH Advisory Presidential Selection Committee\n";s:5:"email";s:19:"carolynt@hawaii.edu";s:6:"email2";N;s:3:"url";s:31:"http://www.hawaii.edu/president";s:5:"image";s:7:"http://";s:8:"imagealt";N;s:8:"comments";N;s:10:"submitdate";s:10:"05/04/2009";s:10:"submittime";s:8:"15:39:54";s:10:"remotehost";N;s:12:"shortsubdate";s:14:"[posted 05/04]";}s:14:"20090504153958";a:24:{s:4:"code";s:14:"20090504153958";s:6:"stitle";s:82:"Kim Ch'on-hung legacy lives on with first scholarship recipient [posted 05/04]";s:8:"approval";s:2:"ok";s:7:"expdate";s:10:"05/25/2009";s:7:"exptime";s:5:"00:00";s:8:"category";s:7:"general";s:6:"campus";s:6:"System";s:4:"name";s:30:"Margot Schrire, (808) 956-6774";s:5:"dept1";s:41:"UH Foundation, Director of Communications";s:5:"dept2";N;s:5:"name2";N;s:5:"title";s:67:"Kim Ch'on-hung legacy lives on with first scholarship recipient";s:8:"subtitle";N;s:4:"text";s:4128:"HONOLULU - On the evening of April 24th, members of the Kim Ch’ôn-hűng family joined Halla Huhm Foundation president, donors, UH Mānoa's Center for Korean Studies faculty, University of Hawai‘i Foundation representatives and students to celebrate the first recipient of the Kim Ch’ôn-hűng Memorial Fund's endowed scholarship. The awarding of this scholarship at this time is deeply symbolic as this year marks the 100th anniversary of Kim Ch’ôn-hűng's birth. This year’s recipient is enthnomusicology graduate student Nathan Nass.

\n\nThe Kim Memorial Fund was created in October 2008 with the collective support of the Halla Huhm Foundation, members of the Kim Ch’ôn-hűng family and other donors, whom together contributed more than $35,000. The purpose of the fund is to assist students pursuing a degree at any campus in the University of Hawai‘i System with a focus on Korean dance or music and to facilitate special projects relating to Korean dance or music that will foster learning or understanding these performing arts among students and/or the larger Hawai‘i community. This is the first UH endowment to specifically support the study of Korean dance and music.

\n\nThe fund celebrates the life and performing arts of Kim Ch’ôn-hűng (1909 - 2007), an extraordinary Korean dancer and musician whose impact on Hawai‘i began in the 1960s and continues today. One of Korea’s foremost court dance and music students, performers, and teachers, Kim lived through political and personal trials and tribulations to perpetuate the art forms he loved. His contributions to Korean culture, which include dancing before Korea’s last king in Ch’angdôk Palace and playing music for an elaborate ceremony to relocate the tomb of Korea’s last queen, were formally recognized many times, and twice by the Korean government when he was designated a National Living Treasure for his expertise in important performing art forms of Korea.

\n\nFollowing the Japanese occupation of Korea and the division of the country into North and South Korea, Kim visited and performed with a touring company in the U.S. and Hawai‘i in the 1960s. An invitation to teach at Honolulu’s Halla Huhm Korean Dance Studio led to an ongoing relationship with both the local community and the University of Hawai‘i. Kim returned to teach and perform on many occasions, and remained active in performing and teaching in Korea, as well as in recording, for subsequent generations, the art forms he had learned.

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\n\nHalla Huhm Foundation - In 1994 the Halla Huhm Foundation was founded as a not-for-profit organization to promote the study of Korean art and dance in Hawai‘i . Toward that end, the Foundation has assisted the Halla Pai Huhm dance studio in purchasing costumes for studio performances and in providing for performances and workshops in Hawai‘i by Korean artists such as Kim Ch'un-heung, Kim Myo Seon, and Samulnori. The Foundation was established through a generous donation from Young Mi Han, the niece of Halla Huhm, and is headed by Mary Jo Freshley.

\n\nCenter for Korean Studies - Established in 1972, the Center for Korean Studies coordinates and develops resources for the study of Korea at the University of Hawai‘i. The Center seeks to promote interdisciplinary and intercultural approaches to Korean studies by drawing on its faculty members in disciplines as diverse as communication, dance, economics, ethnomusicology, education, geography, history, language, linguistics, literature, political science, sociology, and urban and regional planning.

\n\nThe University of Hawai‘i Foundation, a nonprofit organization, raises private funds to support the University of Hawai‘i System. Our mission is to unite our donors’ passions with the University of Hawai‘i's aspirations to benefit the people of Hawai‘i and beyond. We do this by raising private philanthropic support, managing private investments and nurturing donor and alumni relationships. Please visit www.uhf. hawaii.edu.

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\n\nCriteria for the scholarships, awarded from individuals and corporations, are based on merit and financial need.

\n\n"Our students are some of the finest scholars I've ever seen, so the competition is tough for these awards," said Dr. John Pezzuto, dean, College of Pharmacy. "We're grateful to the community for this generous show of faith in supporting pharmacy students as we strive to improve healthcare in Hawai‘i."

\n\nStudents awarded scholarships for 2009-2010 are:

\n\nSecond-year students Amber Duncan, Phoenix, AZ, Adrienne Au, Honolulu, HI, Curtis Start, Kalamazoo, MI, Rochelle Oledzki, Valparaiso, IN, and first-year student Daniel Hu, Kurtistown, HI, were awarded the Target Scholarship, given to students interested in retail pharmacy who have evidence of community service and leadership potential.

\n\nMarisa Kellett, Kaneohe, HI, a first-year student, won the Walgreens Diversity Scholarship, which is awarded to students who have made efforts toward raising awareness or educating others about diversity in the pharmacy profession.

\n\nFirst-year student Megan Venegas, Hilo, HI, and second-year Cari Niimi, Mountain View, HI, won the Haga Family Endowed Scholarship, which is intended to help Big Island high school graduates.

\n\nRovigel Gelviro, second-year- student, Alexandria, VA, received the Good Neighbor Pharmacy Scholarship, which helps students who intend to practice in independent community pharmacies with a desire to own their own store.

\n\nNatalie Codianne, Hilo, HI, Jessica Toyama, Aiea, HI, Carol Lynn Goo, Honolulu, HI and Richelle Hirata, Honolulu, HI, were awarded the UH Hilo Achievement Scholarships.

\n\nPrevious winners of pharmacy scholarships were:

\n\nNatalie Codianne and Ryan Mashiyama, Hilo, HI, won the UH Hilo Achievement Scholarships in 2008-2009. Also in 2008-2009, Ellen Loney, Kula, HI, won the "Tradition of Caring" scholarship from Longs Drugs, which was awarded to a student interested in retail setting practice.

\n\nRochelle Oledzki, Jessica Toyama and Quinn Taira, Honolulu, HI, won the Wal-Mart Scholarship in 2007-2008. All were first-year students at the time of the award, which was given to students with the ability to lead and the desire to enter community practice.

\n\nScholarships yet to be awarded are the National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation Pharmacy Partners Scholarship, which is awarded to students with an interest in pursuing a career in community pharmacy, and the J.M. Long Foundation Pharmacy Scholarship, which helps students who plan to practice in a retail community setting.

\n\nOther announcements at the luau named "Preceptor of the Year" and "Faculty of the Year" awards.

\n\n"Preceptor of the Year" went to Dr. Nelson Nako, director of Hilo Medical Center. A preceptor is a professional pharmacist who is trained to mentor students while they earn their doctorate in pharmacy.

\n\n"On behalf of his more than 900 colleagues at Hilo Medical Center, I congratulate Nelson Nako for being named Preceptor of the Year," said Howard Ainsley, East Hawai‘i Regional CEO of Hawai‘i Health Systems Corporation. "Nelson has been a valued pharmacist at Hilo Medical Center for more than 24 years. I thank him for sharing his wisdom with the students of Hilo's own College of Pharmacy and I wish him all the best in continuing to help producing quality pharmacists for our state."

\n\nFirst-year students voted Mimi Pezzuto and Dr. Ken Morris as "Faculty of the Year" and second-year students voted Dr. Scott Holuby and Dr. Daniela Gundisch as "Faculty of the Year."

\n\nThe UH Hilo College of Pharmacy, established in 2007, is the only school in the Pacific region to offer a doctorate in pharmacy degree. The degree, also called a Pharm.D., is a professional degree requiring four years of study after completion of at least two years in a pre-pharmacy program from an accredited college or university.

\n\nA Pharm.D. from UH Hilo prepares students for a career in pharmacy by providing a diverse academic environment while offering real-life experience in clinical and retail settings. For more information about the College of Pharmacy, call (808) 933-2909 or email pharmacy@hawaii.edu.

\n\nOn April 15, a computer that had access to personal information of financial aid applicants was found to be infected with a specific piece of malware that is believed to have the capability to steal user’s sensitive data and communicate with specified Internet websites. While the infected computer did not itself store any sensitive information, it was on a local network where sensitive information was stored for financial aid processing. The computer was removed from the network immediately and a forensic investigation initiated. The investigation provided no evidence that any sensitive information was actually accessed by the infected computer, yet it also did not rule out that possibility.

\n\nThe server files that may have been accessed included information necessary for financial aid processing including names, addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth and social security numbers.

\n\nKapi‘olani CC has taken steps to ensure that a similar incident does not recur and will be implementing additional security measures including minimizing the storage of sensitive information, verifying that computers used to access sensitive information are up-to-date with the latest version of anti-malware software and retraining all staff in safe computing practices.

\n\nThe Honolulu Police Department and FBI have been notified of the incident and asked to investigate any potential criminal activity related to this incident. The university is also conducting an internal investigation to prevent similar situations from occurring and to improve operational procedures.

\n\nThose affected are encouraged to:\n

Obtain and carefully review your credit reports. You can order free credit reports from all three credit agencies at http://www.annualcreditreport.com or by calling 877‐322‐8228.
Review your bank and credit card statements regularly and look for unusual or suspicious activities.
Contact appropriate financial institutions immediately if you notice any irregularity in your credit report or any account.

\n\nMore specific instructions on ways to protect against identity theft and what to do if it happens is available online at http://www.kcc.hawaii.edu/object/idalerts.html. Updates will be made to this website as new information becomes available. Individuals whose information may have been compromised who have questions or need additional information may also call (808) 734-9522.

\n\n\n";s:5:"email";s:15:"lr24@hawaii.edu";s:6:"email2";s:19:"carolynt@hawaii.edu";s:3:"url";s:31:"http://www.kapiolani.hawaii.edu";s:5:"image";s:7:"http://";s:8:"imagealt";N;s:8:"comments";N;s:10:"submitdate";s:10:"05/04/2009";s:10:"submittime";s:8:"13:04:06";s:10:"remotehost";N;s:12:"shortsubdate";s:14:"[posted 05/04]";}s:14:"20090501120645";a:24:{s:4:"code";s:14:"20090501120645";s:6:"stitle";s:88:"Honolulu Community College announces final four candidates for chancellor [posted 05/01]";s:8:"approval";s:2:"ok";s:7:"expdate";s:10:"05/22/2009";s:7:"exptime";s:5:"00:00";s:8:"category";s:7:"general";s:6:"campus";s:11:"Honolulu CC";s:4:"name";s:38:"Marcia Roberts-Deutsch, (808) 845-9410";s:5:"dept1";s:57:"Chancellor Search Coordinator, Honolulu Community College";s:5:"dept2";N;s:5:"name2";N;s:5:"title";s:73:"Honolulu Community College announces final four candidates for chancellor";s:8:"subtitle";s:53:"Public invited to participate in open forums, May 4-7";s:4:"text";s:3563:"HONOLULU – Honolulu Community College has identified four finalists for the position of chancellor and has invited them to participate in a final round of interviews and open forums from Monday, May 4, through Thursday, May 7.\n\nRobert A. Anderson, Jr., is currently a private-sector businessman in Arizona and Nevada. Anderson previously served as vice president for student services at the Community College of Southern Nevada, president of Colorado Northwestern Community College, executive vice chancellor in the Houston Community College System and superintendent of the Sevier Valley Applied Technology Center in Utah. He received both his master’s and doctorate degrees in educational psychology and educational administration from the University of Utah at Salt Lake. \nAn open forum with Anderson is scheduled for Thursday, May 7, from 1-2:30 p.m. in the Loui Conference Center (Bldg. 2, Room 201).\n\nLarry K. Christiansen is currently chief executive officer of Outsource International (OSI), a private-sector consulting company. He previously served from 1988 to 2007 as president of Mesa Community College, the largest of 10 community colleges in Maricopa County, Arizona. During that time, he also served as adjunct faculty at the EduCause Management Institute in Boulder, Colorado, and at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff. Christiansen received his master’s degree in educational administration from Drake University, and his doctor of education (EdD) degree in business and vocational education from the University of North Dakota. An open forum with Christiansen is scheduled for Wednesday, May 6, from 1-2:30 p.m. in the Loui Conference Center (Bldg. 2, Room 201).\n\nMarnie Fischer is the former chief executive officer of Minnesota Community and Technical College, Worthington Campus. Following a year as Senior Kellogg Fellow at North Hennepin Community College, she taught at several campuses in Minnesota, including St. Cloud State University, Minnesota State University at Moorhead and Minneapolis Community and Technical College. She also served as vice president of student affairs/college advancement at Fergus Falls Community College. Fischer received her master’s in human resource administration from St. Cloud State University and her doctorate in educational leadership from the University of Minnesota. An open forum with Fischer is scheduled for Tuesday, May 5, from 10:30 a.m.-noon in the Loui Conference Center (Bldg. 2, Room 201).\n\nPeter Quigley is assistant vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. He also served as chancellor and vice chancellor for academic affairs at Leeward Community College. Prior to coming to Hawai‘i, Quigley served as dean of the College of Arts and Humanities at Minnesota State University and as dean of academics/chief academic officer at Embry Riddle University. Quigley received his master’s in English from California State University, Fullerton, and his doctorate in English from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. An open forum with Quigley is scheduled for Monday, May 4, from 1-2:30 p.m. in the Loui Conference Center (Bldg. 2, Room 201).\n\nThe public is invited to meet the candidates at the open forum presentations. For more information, contact Honolulu Community College Chancellor Search Coordinator Marcia Roberts-Deutsch at (808) 845-9410 or see the campus’ Chancellor Search website.";s:5:"email";s:21:"marcia@hcc.hawaii.edu";s:6:"email2";N;s:3:"url";s:48:"http://www.honolulu.hawaii.edu/chancellorsearch/";s:5:"image";s:63:"http://www.hawaii.edu/news/images/2009/0501-honccchancellor.jpg";s:8:"imagealt";N;s:8:"comments";N;s:10:"submitdate";s:10:"05/01/2009";s:10:"submittime";s:8:"12:02:35";s:10:"remotehost";N;s:12:"shortsubdate";s:14:"[posted 05/01]";}s:14:"20090501091925";a:24:{s:4:"code";s:14:"20090501091925";s:6:"stitle";s:71:"Yahoo! co-founder to keynote UH Hilo commencement May 16 [posted 05/01]";s:8:"approval";s:2:"ok";s:7:"expdate";N;s:7:"exptime";s:5:"00:00";s:8:"category";s:7:"general";s:6:"campus";s:7:"UH Hilo";s:4:"name";s:37:"Alyson Kakugawa-Leong, (808) 974-7642";s:5:"dept1";s:24:"Director Media Relations";s:5:"dept2";N;s:5:"name2";N;s:5:"title";s:56:"Yahoo! co-founder to keynote UH Hilo commencement May 16";s:8:"subtitle";N;s:4:"text";s:5535:"The University of Hawai‘i at Hilo will feature one of the biggest names of the Internet era when Yahoo! Inc. co-founder and part-time Hawaiʻi resident Jerry Yang delivers the keynote address at spring commencement, scheduled for Saturday, May 16, at 9:00 a.m. at Edith Kanaka‘ole Stadium.

\n\nA total of 487 students representing the Colleges of Arts and Sciences (404), College of Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resource Management (20), College of Business and Economics (43), and Ka Haka ‘Ula O Ke‘elikōlani College of Hawaiian Language (20) are candidates for various degrees or certificates.

\n\nThe 40-year-old Yang was born in Taipei, Taiwan and moved to San Jose, California at the age of eight with his mother and brother. Yang earned B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from Stanford University where he was a member of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. He has maintained ties to his alma mater, and is presently on leave from the University’s electrical engineering Ph.D. program.

\n\nYang emerged as one of the stars of the dot-com explosion while still in college, when he teamed with David Filo to create an Internet website consisting of a directory of other websites in 1994. “Jerry’s Guide to the World Wide Web,” was later renamed Yahoo!, leading to Yang and Filo co-founding Yahoo! Inc. the following year.

\n\nWhat began as a web portal with an extensive directory of products and services for online activities has since grown to become a leading global Internet brand and one of the most heavily trafficked networks. The company provides services in more than 30 languages and in more than 30 countries, regions and territories, including localized versions of Yahoo!

\n\nAs a key member of the executive management team, Yang’s focus at Yahoo! throughout the years has included corporate strategy, technology vision, strategic business partnerships and international joint ventures and talent recruitment.

\n\nYang is also a member of the company’s board of directors, in addition to sitting on the boards of Yahoo! Japan, Cisco Systems, Alibaba, the Asian Pacific Fund and Stanford University Board of Trustees.

\n\nIn addition to his high tech achievements, Yang has earned a reputation as a philanthropist through his generous support for higher education. In 2007, Yang and his wife, Akiko Yamazaki, donated $75 million to Stanford University, with $50 million designated to support environmental research. His previous gifts to Stanford have funded scholarships, undergraduate education, and other campus programs at the School of Engineering, the Asia Pacific Research Center, the Stanford Japan Center, and the Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve.

\n\nYang will be honored during the UH Hilo Commencement with an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree to recognize his achievements as a global visionary and for his charitable contributions.

\n\nPatricia Michaels-Hausman-Walters, who will earn bachelor of arts degrees in psychology and anthropology, along with a certificate in women’s studies, will serve as student speaker. A non-traditional student, Walters' success at UH Hilo is the latest chapter in an inspiring story of triumph over adversity.

\n\nWalters enrolled at UH Hilo in 2003, 12 years after suffering a traumatic brain injury when she slid head first into the galley service door handle of a DC-9 while working as a TWA flight attendant. The accident initially left her in a vegetative state with numerous physical and cognitive injuries, unable to write or speak.

\n\nAfter months of rehabilitation, Walters regained the ability to speak and write. Years later, she still faces long-term learning disabilities such as long- and short-term memory loss, and the loss of math and organizational skills, but manages to overcome those challenges through hard work and determination made possible by an unshakable spiritual strength.

\n\nShe completed her first semester at UH Hilo with a 3.5 GPA, and despite the challenges she must continually overcome, is on track to graduate with a GPA of 3.0. She spent three years with Professor Stephanie Dodge researching domestic violence issues in addition to volunteering at the UH Hilo Women’s Center since 2003, and performed in the 2009 Vagina Monologues.

\n\nActive in campus affairs, Walters served two years as president of the UH Hilo Chapter of PSI-CHI National Honor Society for Psychology. She held various offices with the Psychology Club over a three-year period, including president, vice president and secretary. Walters also served as president of Freedom Equality Movement to promote equality for all and is a member of the National Society of Leadership and Success.

\n\nHer commencement address will challenge the graduating class to use the power of their education to change the world.

\n\nWalters plans to return to the classroom this fall to pursue a masters degree in counseling psychology or a Ph.D. in clinical psychology. She hopes to eventually open a wellness center to help women who have suffered similar traumatic events by providing training and teaching new skills they can use to help them rebuild and enrich their lives.

\n\nFor more information on Commencement, contact Judith Fox-Goldstein at 974-7555 or email commence@hawaii.edu. For special accommodations, contact Susan Shirachi at 933-0816 (V) or 933-3334 (TTY). Requests should be made at least 10 business days prior to the event.

\n\nAccording to UH Advisory Presidential Selection Committee Chair Donna Tanoue, “The Advisory Presidential Selection Committee has been impressed by the high level of talent across the pool of candidates interested in leading the University. We are pleased to invite two candidates, Dr. M.R.C. Greenwood and Dr. Robert J. Jones, to participate in the on-campus visits. Both candidates offer strong leadership, a strong commitment to academic values, and a deep appreciation of shared governance with the faculty and the importance of building effective working relationships with elected leaders and the community. Throughout our discussions, these candidates have recognized the unique attributes of the University of Hawai‘i and the challenges and opportunities ahead, and we encourage the community to come out to meet Dr. Greenwood and Dr. Jones at the upcoming public forums.”

\n\nDr. M.R.C. Greenwood is Chancellor Emerita, University of California, Santa Cruz, and currently Director of the Foods for Health Initiative, Chair of the Graduate Group in Nutritional Biology and Distinguished Professor of Nutrition and Internal Medicine at the University of California, Davis. She holds an appointment as Adjunct Professor of Public Health and Nutrition at the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Greenwood is a nationally and internationally known expert on obesity and diabetes. In addition, she is a national leader on science and technology policy and an expert on higher education policy issues.

\n\nShe is a member of the Institute of Medicine at the National Academies of Sciences, has been President of the North American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) – now the Obesity Society, President of the American Society of Clinical Nutrition and has chaired the Food and Nutrition Board of the Institution of Medicine. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and is a fellow, past president and board chair of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Dr. Greenwood previously served as Chancellor of UC Santa Cruz, a position she held from 1996 to 2004. She also previously served as Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs for the 10-campus University of California (UC) system, the second highest position in the UC system, a position she held from 2004-2005.

\n\nDr. Greenwood graduated summa cum laude from Vassar College and received her Ph.D. from The Rockefeller University. Her research interests are in developmental cell biology, genetics, neurosciences, physiology, women’s health, nutrition and science and higher education policy. Her work over the past 40 years, focusing on the genetic causes of obesity, and on science policy issues, is recognized worldwide. She is the author of numerous scientific publications and presentations.

\n\nDr. Robert J. Jones is Senior Vice President for System Academic Administration for the University of Minnesota and Professor, a position he has held since 2004. In this capacity, he serves as a senior academic and chief operating officer for the University of Minnesota system. His leadership responsibilities include oversight for the coordinate campuses, international programs, public engagement and outreach, diversity and multicultural affairs, PreK-12 and other youth and family programs, urban initiatives, planning and institutional research, information technology, human resources, the University of Minnesota Extension, and other university statewide initiatives. Prior to his current appointment, he served in various administrative positions at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, for over 15 years, including vice president and executive vice provost for faculty and academic programs, vice president for campus life and vice provost for faculty and academic personnel, and interim vice president for student development.

\n\nDr. Jones earned a bachelor’s degree in agronomy from Fort Valley State College, a master’s degree in crop physiology from the University of Georgia, and a doctorate in crop physiology from the University of Missouri. After earning his Ph.D., he joined the University of Minnesota faculty as a professor of Agronomy and Plant Genetics. He is an internationally recognized authority on plant physiology, and has published numerous scientific papers, manuscripts and abstracts. He conducts research on stabilizing grain yields of maize against environmental stresses and other global climate change. He is a fellow of both the American Society of Agronomy and the Crop Science Society of America. He has been a visiting professor and featured speaker in North America, Europe, Asia and Africa, and from 1984-1994 served as an academic and scientific consultant for Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s South African Education Program.

\n\nTanoue noted a third candidate was also being considered, but that candidate’s visit has not been scheduled.\n \nDr. Greenwood will visit the UH campuses on May 6, 7 and 8. Dr. Jones will visit the campuses on May 11, 12 and 13. For more information about Dr. Greenwood and Dr. Jones and their schedule of public forums and meetings at UH campuses, visit www.hawaii.edu/president.\n";s:5:"email";s:19:"carolynt@hawaii.edu";s:6:"email2";N;s:3:"url";s:31:"http://www.hawaii.edu/president";s:5:"image";s:67:"http://www.hawaii.edu/news/images/2009/0430-presidentcandidates.jpg";s:8:"imagealt";N;s:8:"comments";N;s:10:"submitdate";s:10:"04/30/2009";s:10:"submittime";s:8:"15:08:51";s:10:"remotehost";N;s:12:"shortsubdate";s:14:"[posted 04/30]";}s:14:"20090430093659";a:24:{s:4:"code";s:14:"20090430093659";s:6:"stitle";s:105:"UH West O‘ahu Education Club awarded $1,800 National Education Association grants [posted 04/30]";s:8:"approval";s:2:"ok";s:7:"expdate";s:10:"05/22/2009";s:7:"exptime";s:5:"00:00";s:8:"category";s:7:"general";s:6:"campus";s:12:"UH West Oahu";s:4:"name";s:19:"Julie Funasaki Yuen";s:5:"dept1";s:41:"Public Relations and Marketing Department";s:5:"dept2";N;s:5:"name2";N;s:5:"title";s:86:"UH West O‘ahu Education Club awarded $1,800 National Education Association grants";s:8:"subtitle";s:89:"Club hosted community service event to prepare elementary students for assessment testing";s:4:"text";s:2890:"The UH West O‘ahu Education Club recently received $1,800 in grant funding from the National Education Association, an organization dedicated to improving teaching quality, increasing student achievement and making schools safer places to learn since 1857.
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\nThe grants will be used to increase Education Club enrollment and support the club’s community service project designed to prepare elementary school students for the Hawai‘i State Assessment testing. Based on the popular television game show, “Are you Smarter than a Fifth Grader?” UH West O‘ahu Education Club members and fifth grade students from Ka‘ala Elementary School in Wahiawa were quizzed with assessment exam questions for a chance to win book bags, CD holders and gift cards. The event took place during a school assembly on April 20.
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\n“Education Club student officers and members are doing very important work,” said UH West O‘ahu Assistant Professor of Elementary Education and Education Club Faculty Advisor Jonathan Schwartz. “These grants reflect the University’s efforts in developing outstanding elementary school educators for our local communities.”
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\nThe Education Club is in its first year at UH West O‘ahu with student officers majoring in elementary education at the University. The purpose of the club is to:
\n• promote young adult interest in the education field,
\n• provide members with opportunities for developing personal growth and professional competence,
\n• provide opportunities for understanding the history, ethics and programs of the education profession,
\n• analyze the challenges of the profession and the community,
\n• provide professional membership and support at the local, state and national levels during the preparation period for a career in education and,
\n• strive for higher standards of education preparation.

\n\nElementary education is one of many career-related bachelor’s degree programs at UH West O‘ahu. For more information on all University programs, call (808) 454-4700 or visit uhwo.hawaii.edu.
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\nAbout UH West O‘ahu
\nUH West O‘ahu became a four-year, comprehensive university when it served its first class of freshmen in fall 2007. The University offers quality education, small classes and personalized attention at convenient locations. UH West O#8216;ahu held a ground blessing ceremony in January in anticipation of the start of construction for a state-of-the art, new campus in the City of Kapolei. 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Broecker, the scientist who coined the term “global warming,” will give a special oceanography public lecture, “What Should We Do About Fossil Fuel CO2?”on Thursday, May 7. The event will begin at 7:00 p.m. at the UH Mânoa Architecture Building Auditorium, room 205. \n\nBroecker is the Newberry Professor of Geology in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Columbia University. \nThe lecture is sponsored by the UH Mânoa Department of Oceanography, the Joint Institute of Marine and Atmospheric Research, and the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology.\n\nFor more than 50 years, Broecker has studied the earth’s climate and the natural systems that regulate the climate. In 1975, he published a paper in the journal Science, “Climate Change: Are We on the Brink of a Pronounced Global Warming?” It was the first scientific use of the term to describe the effects that carbon dioxide (CO2) and other heat-trapping gases could have on the planet. \n\nIn 2008, with journalist Robert Kunzig, Broecker wrote the book, Fixing Climate: What Past Climate Changes Reveal about the Current Threat—and How to Counter It, which will be available for purchase and signing at the May 7 lecture.\n\nOn-campus parking is available for $3. For more information, see the Web site at http://earth.columbia.edu/articles/view/2246. \n";s:5:"email";s:13:"ho@hawaii.edu";s:6:"email2";s:25:"kristinu@soest.hawaii.edu";s:3:"url";s:7:"http://";s:5:"image";s:7:"http://";s:8:"imagealt";N;s:8:"comments";N;s:10:"submitdate";s:10:"04/30/2009";s:10:"submittime";s:8:"09:02:55";s:10:"remotehost";N;s:12:"shortsubdate";s:14:"[posted 04/30]";}s:14:"20090429172723";a:24:{s:4:"code";s:14:"20090429172723";s:6:"stitle";s:83:"Manoa Chancellor Hinshaw provides swine influenza information update [posted 04/29]";s:8:"approval";s:2:"ok";s:7:"expdate";s:10:"05/21/2009";s:7:"exptime";s:5:"00:00";s:8:"category";s:7:"general";s:6:"campus";s:8:"UH Manoa";s:4:"name";s:24:"Gregg Takayama, 956-9836";s:5:"dept1";s:32:"Community and Government Affairs";s:5:"dept2";N;s:5:"name2";N;s:5:"title";s:68:"Manoa Chancellor Hinshaw provides swine influenza information update";s:8:"subtitle";N;s:4:"text";s:1760:"There is understandable concern about the swine influenza outbreaks which began in Mexico but now have been reported in six states, as well as several other countries. No human cases of swine influenza (H1N1) virus infection have been confirmed in Hawaii. \n\nHaving reliable information and remaining calm during such times are important for all of us. For current information, please go to our UH Manoa homepage at www.manoa/hawaii.edu which provides links to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/swineflu_you.htm), and Hawai‘i State Department of Health (http://hawaii.gov/health/), as well as additional resources. Also, you can view our Draft UH Manoa Pandemic Response Plan, which describes how our campus is prepared to deal with the situation. We’ll keep you informed as developments occur. \n\nKeeping our community healthy is the goal, so we’ll all need to do our part in that effort. Please follow the CDC’s advice on everyday practices that help keep us healthy, such as: 1) covering your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze, and discarding the tissue in the trash after use, 2) washing your hands often with soap and water, especially after coughing or sneezing, and using alcohol-based hand sanitizers, and 3) avoiding the touching of your eyes, nose or mouth, since germs spread that way; 3) avoiding close contact with sick people; 4) if you fall ill, stay home from school and work and limit contact with others to avoid spreading the infection. \n\nMany different viruses cause respiratory disease, so be aware that the symptoms of influenza virus infection typically include: fever (temperature >100ş F), cough, sore throat, tiredness, headache and muscle aches.\n\n###";s:5:"email";s:17:"greggt@hawaii.edu";s:6:"email2";N;s:3:"url";s:24:"http://manoa.hawaii.edu/";s:5:"image";s:7:"http://";s:8:"imagealt";N;s:8:"comments";N;s:10:"submitdate";s:10:"04/29/2009";s:10:"submittime";s:8:"17:26:59";s:10:"remotehost";N;s:12:"shortsubdate";s:14:"[posted 04/29]";}s:14:"20090429152212";a:24:{s:4:"code";s:14:"20090429152212";s:6:"stitle";s:95:"UH Manoa’s Lyon Arboretum hosts Endangered Species Days events on May 15-16 [posted 04/29]";s:8:"approval";s:2:"ok";s:7:"expdate";s:10:"05/21/2009";s:7:"exptime";s:5:"00:00";s:8:"category";s:7:"general";s:6:"campus";s:8:"UH Manoa";s:4:"name";s:29:"Jill Laughlin, (808) 988-0461";s:5:"dept1";N;s:5:"dept2";N;s:5:"name2";N;s:5:"title";s:80:"UH Manoa’s Lyon Arboretum hosts Endangered Species Days events on May 15-16";s:8:"subtitle";N;s:4:"text";s:1456:"UH Mânoa’s Lyon Arboretum announces several activities on Friday and Saturday, May 15-16, in celebration of its commitment to protecting and recovering Hawai‘i’s threatened and endangered species. Because there are more endangered species per square mile in the state than any other place on earth, efforts to protect this incredible biodiversity are extremely important.

\n\nHawai’i native plant photo contest (deadline for entries is May 5, 2009)

\n\n“Weed Pull” hands-on weed eradication project

\n\nSpecial behind-the-scenes tours of the Lyon Micropropagation Lab & the CCRT Seed Lab

\n\nSpecial guided tours

\n\nPlant sale & plant give-away

\n\nPlant propagation class (registration required)

\n\nAuthor’s talk: “Extreme Gardening: Reclaiming One Woman’s Life and 999 Plant Species on a Hawaiian Island” by Lucinda Fleeson

\n\nNative Plant Tour with John Hall

\n\nBook Signing: “A Hiker’s Guide to Trailside Plants of Hawai`i” by John B. Hall

\n\nBook Signing: “Endangered Plants and Threatened Ecosystems on the Island of Hawai`i” co-authored by Dr. Mark Merlin

\n\nHawaiian plant tour with Dr. Mark Merlin

\n\nSTOPP (Stem the Tide of Invasive Species) weed ID card give-away with Dr. Shahin Ansari

\n\nSaturday children’s activities

\n\nSee the Lyon Arboretum Website at http://www.hawaii.edu.lyonarboretum. for a schedule of activities and more information.\n";s:5:"email";s:19:"jlaughli@hawaii.edu";s:6:"email2";N;s:3:"url";s:7:"http://";s:5:"image";s:7:"http://";s:8:"imagealt";N;s:8:"comments";N;s:10:"submitdate";s:10:"04/29/2009";s:10:"submittime";s:8:"15:21:52";s:10:"remotehost";N;s:12:"shortsubdate";s:14:"[posted 04/29]";}s:14:"20090429144111";a:24:{s:4:"code";s:14:"20090429144111";s:6:"stitle";s:57:"UH Manoa librarian receives esteemed award [posted 04/29]";s:8:"approval";s:2:"ok";s:7:"expdate";s:10:"05/21/2009";s:7:"exptime";s:5:"00:00";s:8:"category";s:7:"general";s:6:"campus";s:8:"UH Manoa";s:4:"name";s:29:"Teri Skillman, (808) 956-8688";s:5:"dept1";s:53:"Events & Communications Coordinator, UH Mânoa Library";s:5:"dept2";N;s:5:"name2";N;s:5:"title";s:42:"UH Manoa librarian receives esteemed award";s:8:"subtitle";N;s:4:"text";s:1026:"Randy Hensley, librarian at UH Mânoa Sinclair Library, was recently recognized with the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Special Presidential Recognition Award at the annual ACRL conference held in Seattle, Washington. Hensley was recognized for his exemplary efforts to advance information literacy in higher education. \n\nAs part of the awards ceremony, ACRL President Erika C. Linke acknowledged the role of the immersion program faculty, both actively teaching and retired, as well as members of the Initial Institute of Information Literacy Committee, which established the professional development program. \n\nHensley is one of 15 founding ACRL immersion program faculty members. His award comes on the tenth anniversary of the ACRL Institute for Information Literacy Immersion Program’s inception. It has offered professional development in information literacy teaching and program development to over 1,500 academic librarians around the United States, Canada, Europe, and Australia. \n";s:5:"email";s:19:"skillman@hawaii.edu";s:6:"email2";N;s:3:"url";s:7:"http://";s:5:"image";s:7:"http://";s:8:"imagealt";N;s:8:"comments";N;s:10:"submitdate";s:10:"04/29/2009";s:10:"submittime";s:8:"14:40:59";s:10:"remotehost";N;s:12:"shortsubdate";s:14:"[posted 04/29]";}s:14:"20090429124201";a:24:{s:4:"code";s:14:"20090429124201";s:6:"stitle";s:125:"Finalists for University of Hawaii president to visit UH campuses for meetings and public forums, May 6-15 [posted 04/29]";s:8:"approval";s:2:"ok";s:7:"expdate";s:10:"05/21/2009";s:7:"exptime";s:5:"00:00";s:8:"category";s:7:"general";s:6:"campus";s:6:"System";s:4:"name";s:30:"Carolyn Tanaka, (808) 956-9803";s:5:"dept1";s:39:"External Affairs & University Relations";s:5:"dept2";N;s:5:"name2";N;s:5:"title";s:106:"Finalists for University of Hawaii president to visit UH campuses for meetings and public forums, May 6-15";s:8:"subtitle";N;s:4:"text";s:4430:"HONOLULU – Finalists for the position of president of the University of Hawai‘i System will be visiting UH campuses statewide from May 6-15, participating in meetings with various constituency groups and speaking at public forums on O‘ahu, Kaua‘i, Maui and the Island of Hawai‘i. The names of the candidates will be announced shortly. Following these visits, the UH Advisory Presidential Selection Committee will recommend candidates to the UH Board of Regents.

\n\nDuring the three-day visit, candidates will meet with UH campus chancellors; UH System administrators; UH Alumni Association, UH Foundation and Research Corporation of the University of Hawai‘i (RCUH) representatives; faculty, staff and student groups; and community leaders. A schedule of these meetings will be available online at www.hawaii.edu/president.

\n\nCandidates will also participate in an open forum on O‘ahu, Kaua‘i, Maui and the Island of Hawai‘i. The O‘ahu forums will be followed by a public reception. The forums and receptions are open to the public and will offer the opportunity to ask questions of the candidates and learn more about their background and experience.

\n\nThe schedule for the open forums is as follows:

\n\nCandidate #1\n
O‘ahu: Wednesday, May 6, 4:30-6 p.m., Spalding Hall, Room 155, UH Mānoa (public reception to follow, 6-7:30 p.m.)\n
Kaua‘i: Thursday, May 7, 8:30-10 a.m., Campus Center Cafeteria, Kaua‘i Community College\n
Maui: Thursday, May 7, 2:30-4 p.m., Pilina Student Lounge, Maui Community College\n
Island of Hawai‘i: Friday, May 8, 9:30-11 a.m., Hale Kehau Dining Room, UH Hilo

\n\nCandidate #2\n
O‘ahu: Monday, May 11, 4:30-6 p.m., Architecture Auditorium, Room 205, UH Mānoa (public reception to follow, 6-7:30 p.m.)\n
Kaua‘i: Tuesday, May 12, 8:30-10 a.m., Campus Center Cafeteria, Kaua‘i Community College\n
Maui: Tuesday, May 12, 2:30-4 p.m., Pilina Multipurpose Room, Maui Community College\n
Island of Hawai‘i: Wednesday, May 13, 9:30-11 a.m., Hale Kehau Dining Room, UH Hilo

\n\nCandidate #3\n
O‘ahu: Wednesday, May 13, 4:30-6 p.m., Architecture Auditorium, Room 205, UH Mānoa (public reception to follow, 6-7:30 p.m.)\n
Kaua‘i: Thursday, May 14, 8:30-10 a.m., Campus Center Cafeteria, Kaua‘i Community College\n
Maui: Thursday, May 14, 2:30-4 p.m., Pilina Multipurpose Room, Maui Community College\n
Island of Hawai‘i: Friday, May 15, 9:30-11 a.m., Hale Kehau Dining Room, UH Hilo

\n\nThe open forum on O‘ahu will be streamed live on the web and will also be available for later viewing at www.hawaii.edu/president. Free parking for the open forum at the UH Mānoa campus will be available in the Bachman/Sinclair visitor parking lot off of University Avenue. Visitors should inform parking attendants that they are attending the open forum.

\n\nAn online survey will be available for those who would like to provide feedback on the candidates. People are encouraged to complete the online survey as soon as possible following meetings with the candidates. The deadline to submit feedback is close of business Monday, May 18. Survey responses will be compiled and provided to the UH Advisory Presidential Selection Committee to assist in making their recommendations to the UH Board of Regents. The survey will be available at www.hawaii.edu/president.

\n\nFor more information about the UH presidential search, visit www.hawaii.edu/president.

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ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI‘I\n
Established in 1907 and fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, the University of Hawai‘i is the state’s sole public system of higher education. The UH System provides an array of undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees and community programs on 10 campuses and through educational, training, and research centers across the state. UH enrolls more than 50,000 students from Hawai‘i, the U.S. mainland, and around the world. For more information, visit www.hawaii.edu.\n";s:5:"email";s:19:"carolynt@hawaii.edu";s:6:"email2";N;s:3:"url";s:31:"http://www.hawaii.edu/president";s:5:"image";s:7:"http://";s:8:"imagealt";N;s:8:"comments";N;s:10:"submitdate";s:10:"04/29/2009";s:10:"submittime";s:8:"08:01:14";s:10:"remotehost";N;s:12:"shortsubdate";s:14:"[posted 04/29]";}s:14:"20090429120533";a:24:{s:4:"code";s:14:"20090429120533";s:6:"stitle";s:128:"Head of UH Mānoa's Sinclair Library receives President's "Making the Elephant Dance" Award [posted 04/29]";s:8:"approval";s:2:"ok";s:7:"expdate";s:10:"05/21/2009";s:7:"exptime";s:5:"00:00";s:8:"category";s:7:"general";s:6:"campus";s:6:"System";s:4:"name";s:30:"Carolyn Tanaka, (808) 956-9803";s:5:"dept1";s:39:"External Affairs & University Relations";s:5:"dept2";N;s:5:"name2";N;s:5:"title";s:113:"Head of UH Mānoa's Sinclair Library receives President's "Making the Elephant Dance" Award";s:8:"subtitle";N;s:4:"text";s:3050:"University of Hawai‘i President David McClain has selected Gregg Geary, head of Sinclair Library and music librarian at UH Mānoa, as the recipient of the President’s “Making the Elephant Dance” Award for the first quarter of 2009. The award was created by McClain to acknowledge individuals who successfully develop innovative ways to improve the university’s service to students and the community.

\n\nThe award is named after the book “Who Says Elephants Can’t Dance? Leading a Great Enterprise Through Dramatic Change,” by the former CEO of IBM, Lou Gerstner, who chronicles his efforts to make IBM’s very large corporate bureaucracy more responsive to customers and the marketplace.

\n\nGeary is recognized for leading the transformation of Sinclair Library to address the information, study and learning needs of 21st century college students. The effort included physical changes, such as relocating journals to create a comfortable first-floor reading room and creating a commons area dedicated to group study, as well as the expansion and integration of information services and academic assistance available to students.

\n\n“Gregg led the conversion of dark, stuffy rooms into bright, engaging spaces while finding great cost-savers, frequently working on the areas himself,” said McClain. “The focus of Sinclair Library under his direction has become student success.”\n \nDriven by his dedication to student success, Geary envisioned Sinclair Library as a place where students could actively learn in a comfortable and welcoming environment. In addition to traditional reference and lending services, Sinclair Library offers classroom and group study space, expanded computing facilities, and wireless Internet access. It is open around-the-clock from noon Sundays through 7 p.m. Fridays, and food is allowed throughout the first floor with free coffee available after 9:30 p.m. to assist with student’s late night study sessions.

\n\nThe library’s new Student Success Center is a significant component of the transformation. The center offers a variety of online and in-person services as well as on-site connections to other campus programs, all with the common goal of helping students achieve success in college. The creation of the Student Success Center was a collaborative effort, brought about through the efforts of the library, Information Technology Services and various student service programs with support from the Chancellor’s Office.

\n\nFor more information about Sinclair Library, visit www.sinclair.hawaii.edu

\n\nPast recipients of the President's Making the Elephant Dance award, which is given quarterly, include:\n

University of Hawai‘i System Bursar Barbara Kawamoto;
Hawai‘i Community College Student Services Specialist Doodie Downs;
UH Mānoa Student Sustainability Coordinator Shanah Trevenna; and
UH Mānoa Associate Vice Chancellor for Campus Services David Hafner.

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\n\nSome are participating in summer programs, while others will attend a foreign university for a semester or an entire academic year in 12 countries. Those participating in the Semester at Sea program will drop anchor in 11 different countries in a single semester.

\n\nTo ease financing concerns, UH Hilo has forged partnerships with over 60 foreign universities that students pay tuition directly to UH Hilo while on exchange. Those receiving federal financial aid can use the funds to pay for their study abroad program, including travel costs, books, room and board, student visa, and other personal expenses.

\n\nAt a pre-departure orientation held April 17, 10 students were awarded study abroad scholarships, which were presented by Chancellor Rose Tseng and Audrey Furukawa, former executive director of the Center for Global Education and Exchange.

\n\nTseng presented Institute for Study Abroad Global Scholarships to nine students, funded by a two-year grant from the IFSA Foundation located in Indianapolis, Ind. Each recipient, a first-generation college student with financial need, receives $2,500 for each semester of foreign study.

\n\nThe IFSA scholarship recipients are: Benjamin Decker, Hanyang University, South Korea; Ioane Tierney, Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand; Travis Jyo, Rikkyo University, Japan; Jaymen Laupola, Chung Ang University, South Korea; Matthew Lucas, University of Waikato, New Zealand; Jonah Molina, Tokyo Gakugei University, Japan; Keren Motonaga, Josai International University, Japan; Jenny Schabell, University of Stirling, Scotland; and Lyndsie Ullrich, Universidad Austral de Chile.

\n\nMotonaga, a Japanese studies major, also received the Audrey S. Furukawa Study Abroad Fellowship. The $2,000 award provides a study abroad opportunity to a student with academic merit, with preference to a Hawai‘i high school graduate. Motonaga, a 2008 graduate of Kamehameha High School, Hawai‘i campus, aspires to become a United Nations interpreter.

\n\n“I am honored and thrilled to have been chosen for this competitive study abroad scholarship,” Motonaga said. “I am grateful to Ms. Furukawa for establishing this scholarship endowment to enable me to be the first in my family to study abroad.”

\n\nAll UH Hilo students meeting minimum qualifications have an opportunity to study abroad. To help support future students from Hawai‘i to study abroad, or to learn more about the study abroad program, call UH Hilo’s Center for Global Education and Exchange at (808) 933-8809 or visit www.uhh.hawaii.edu/uhh/studyabroad.

\n\nThe scholarship includes up to $8,000 a year academic assistance for full-time study and a 10-week, paid, full-time internship position during the summer at a NOAA facility. There is also the possibility of reappointment for a second year of scholarship benefits.

\n\nThe Hollings program prepares marine and atmospheric science students for careers in public service and education.

\n\nHernandez is the seventh Hollings scholar from UH Hilo since 2004. All have been marine science majors or have taken marine science classes.

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ABOUT HONOLULU COMMUNITY COLLEGE\n
Honolulu Community College is an open door, comprehensive community college that offers a broad range of liberal arts courses and 24 career and technical education programs. The college is an integral part of the University of Hawai‘i System. Students have direct transfer to the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo, and the University of Hawai‘i—West O‘ahu to complete their four-year baccalaureate degree. Honolulu CC offers one of the best educational values in the United States. 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The 560-page book has sold out in bookstores throughout the islands, because it provides a rare look at the inner workings of island society and government. It tackles ethnic voting to the Hawaiian sovereignty movement, from the Bishop Estate controversy to the backroom maneuvering of politicians and business leaders.\n\nBorn and raised in the blue-collar neighborhood of Kalihi, Ben Cayetano worked his way through UCLA and Loyola Law School. His public service included four terms in the state Legislature, two in the House and two in the Senate, before being elected lieutenant governor under Governor John Waihee.\n\nCayetano’s 28 consecutive years in public office culminated from 1995 to 2002, when he served as Hawai‘i’s governor.\n";s:5:"email";s:17:"dianec@hawaii.edu";s:6:"email2";N;s:3:"url";s:7:"http://";s:5:"image";s:52:"http://www.manoa.hawaii.edu/images/news/cayetano.jpg";s:8:"imagealt";N;s:8:"comments";N;s:10:"submitdate";s:10:"04/28/2009";s:10:"submittime";s:8:"11:58:07";s:10:"remotehost";N;s:12:"shortsubdate";s:14:"[posted 04/28]";}s:14:"20090427130420";a:24:{s:4:"code";s:14:"20090427130420";s:6:"stitle";s:135:"University of Hawai‘i Vice President Linda Johnsrud named Pacific Business News' 2009 Businesswoman of the Year [posted 04/27]";s:8:"approval";s:2:"ok";s:7:"expdate";s:10:"05/19/2009";s:7:"exptime";s:5:"00:00";s:8:"category";s:7:"general";s:6:"campus";s:6:"System";s:4:"name";s:30:"Carolyn Tanaka, (808) 956-8109";s:5:"dept1";s:39:"External Affairs & University Relations";s:5:"dept2";N;s:5:"name2";N;s:5:"title";s:120:"University of Hawai‘i Vice President Linda Johnsrud named Pacific Business News' 2009 Businesswoman of the Year";s:8:"subtitle";N;s:4:"text";s:2821:"University of Hawai‘i Vice President for Academic Planning and Policy Linda Johnsrud was recently named the 2009 Businesswoman of the Year by Pacific Business News.\n\nIn receiving the award, Johnsrud was recognized for her vision and innovation in ensuring that the University of Hawai‘i’s 10 campuses serve the needs of both students and the state.\n\n“Linda has done an outstanding job in linking the goals and outcomes of the university with the needs of the state,” said UH President David McClain. “What makes her a remarkable leader is that she mentors people constantly. Doctoral students come up to her office to meet with her, faculty and colleagues turn to her.”\n\nThe chief academic officer for the university and advisor to the president on matters relating to systemwide planning, policy development and analysis, Johnsrud is also credited for conducting research that helps measure how the university is performing and for the university’s successful efforts at maintaining its systemwide accreditation.\n\nShe was instrumental in leading UH’s recent update of its strategic plan and in creating performance measures for that plan. She helped create a dashboard as a visual aid to help monitor UH’s progress in meeting 10 goals, including increasing the number of degrees and certificates awarded, increasing nonstate revenue streams and decreasing the university’s deferred-maintenance backlog.\n\nServing as vice president since March 2005, Johnsrud also oversees P-20 initiatives. She was named interim associate vice president for planning and policy in 2003 and was appointed interim vice president in 2005. She has also served as acting/interim chancellor for UH West O‘ahu and interim vice chancellor for academic affairs for UH Manoa.\n\nShe was elected 2006–07 president of the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE), an international association of scholars in the field of higher education. Author of more than 100 scholarly publications and refereed presentations, Johnsrud holds the rank of professor in the Department of Educational Administration in the College of Education at UH Mānoa. In 2000, she was elected to lead the Postsecondary Division of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) and served on the AERA executive council (2000–02). 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She is a frequent speaker on campuses and in the community.\n";s:5:"email";s:19:"carolynt@hawaii.edu";s:6:"email2";N;s:3:"url";s:7:"http://";s:5:"image";s:56:"http://www.hawaii.edu/news/images/2009/0427-johnsrud.jpg";s:8:"imagealt";N;s:8:"comments";N;s:10:"submitdate";s:10:"04/27/2009";s:10:"submittime";s:8:"13:03:49";s:10:"remotehost";N;s:12:"shortsubdate";s:14:"[posted 04/27]";}s:14:"20090427125333";a:24:{s:4:"code";s:14:"20090427125333";s:6:"stitle";s:111:"Two UH Manoa engineering professors awarded prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER Award [posted 04/27]";s:8:"approval";s:2:"ok";s:7:"expdate";s:10:"05/19/2009";s:7:"exptime";s:5:"00:00";s:8:"category";s:7:"general";s:6:"campus";s:8:"UH Manoa";s:4:"name";s:33:"Eric R. Matsunaga, (808) 956-7584";s:5:"dept1";s:50:"Marketing & Public Affairs, College of Engineering";s:5:"dept2";N;s:5:"name2";N;s:5:"title";s:96:"Two UH Manoa engineering professors awarded prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER Award";s:8:"subtitle";N;s:4:"text";s:1856:"Peter J. Berkelman, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, and Yingbin Liang, assistant professor of electrical engineering, have each received the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) CAREER Award. The CAREER Award, one of NSF’s most prestigious and competitive awards for junior researchers, recognizes those who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through outstanding research, excellent education and the integration of education and research.

\n\nBerkelman received a five-year, $534,356 grant for his proposal titled, “CAREER: High Fidelity Haptic Interaction using Large Range of Motion Magnetic Levitation Systems for Medical Applications.” The research proposed aims to improve the fidelity and effectiveness of human-machine haptic interaction using magnetic levitation devices in specific applications such as haptic medical skills training or upper limb rehabilitation.

\n\nBerkelman received his MS and BS in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his PhD from the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University.

\n\nLiang has been awarded a five-year, $399,998 award for her proposal titled, “CAREER: Secure Communication via Source and Channel Randomness.” The proposed research aims at providing a comprehensive framework to implement the emerging physical layer security approaches to practical wireless networks, which complement the traditional cryptographic approaches for security.

\n\nLiang received her PhD in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

\n\n“The UH Manoa College of Engineering is thrilled to have two of our faculty recognized for their work at an early stage in their career,” said Peter E. Crouch, dean. “Both Peter and Yingbin have now joined the ranks of an elite group of young researchers in the United States.”\n";s:5:"email";s:19:"ematsuna@hawaii.edu";s:6:"email2";N;s:3:"url";s:7:"http://";s:5:"image";s:59:"http://www.manoa.hawaii.edu/images/news/liang_berkelman.jpg";s:8:"imagealt";N;s:8:"comments";N;s:10:"submitdate";s:10:"04/27/2009";s:10:"submittime";s:8:"12:53:01";s:10:"remotehost";N;s:12:"shortsubdate";s:14:"[posted 04/27]";}s:14:"20090427105159";a:24:{s:4:"code";s:14:"20090427105159";s:6:"stitle";s:58:"A shipboard experience for UH Hilo students [posted 04/27]";s:8:"approval";s:2:"ok";s:7:"expdate";N;s:7:"exptime";s:5:"00:00";s:8:"category";s:7:"general";s:6:"campus";s:7:"UH Hilo";s:4:"name";s:37:"Alyson Kakugawa-Leong, (808) 974-7642";s:5:"dept1";s:24:"Director Media Relations";s:5:"dept2";N;s:5:"name2";N;s:5:"title";s:43:"A shipboard experience for UH Hilo students";s:8:"subtitle";N;s:4:"text";s:2139:"A new cooperative relationship between the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo and the Institute for Shipboard Education (ISE) will enable students attending UH Hilo to traverse the globe and obtain an international learning experience with the Semester at Sea program.

\n\nQualified UH Hilo students will receive a generous scholarship from the Semester at Sea program that enables them to visit between 10 – 11 countries per voyage. Students receiving federal financial aid are able to use those funds to pay for the difference in the program as well as the cost of travel to and from the port of origin, books, student visas, and other personal expenses.

\n\nUH Hilo and ISE plan to annually award 10 scholarships over a course of five years. This five-year agreement was signed aboard the MV Explorer on Monday, April 20th, during its visit to O‘ahu by ISE/SAS President Les McCabe and Chancellor Rose Tseng.

\n\n“We're thrilled to have an affiliation agreement," said McCabe. "We're diversifying our student body around the world and the opportunity to have students from this university fits perfectly with where we are trying to bring the program.”

\n\nInterested students should apply through UH Hilo's Center for Global Education and Exchange. Dr. Keith Miser, executive director of the Center said, "This is a very special occasion for the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo. We have been in conversation for a long time, where we could help Semester at Sea with its goal of enhancing diversity while at the same time creating opportunities for low income, first-generation, and diverse students to participate in such an exciting experience.”

\n\n“This is great for our students and for our global initiatives,” Tseng added. “Even though we're a very diverse school, many of our students don't have the opportunity to see the rest of the world.”

\n\nThe Fall 2009 voyage will bring the MV Explorer to dock in Hilo after 13 years. This will be the 100th voyage of the Semester at Sea program. Interested students should contact Carolina Lam, director of Global Education at UH Hilo, at (808) 933-8809.

HONOLULU - The University of Hawai‘i Foundation and UH Mānoa's College of Engineering are happy to announce a pledge of $91,763 to be paid over three years, from SSFM International, Inc. The purpose of this fund is to provide four full-tuition undergraduate scholarships to employees of SSFM International, Inc. who are also students at the University of Hawai‘i at M‘noa College of Engineering, majoring in Civil and Environmental Engineering.

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SSFM International Inc. is a Hawai‘i- based business with a long history of supporting the University of Hawai‘i. The company's lifetime giving, including this new gift, totals $284,012.

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"I am pleased that SSFM International Inc. is able to support my alma mater, the College of Engineering, and our future engineers in this important way. Scholarships have a profound impact on the lives of students, and make it possible for the University of Hawai‘i to attract and retain the best and brightest students," said Michael P. Matsumoto, president, SSFM International, Inc.

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The University of Hawai‘i Foundation, a nonprofit organization, raises private funds to support the University of Hawai‘i System. Our mission is to unite our donors’ passions with the University of Hawai‘i's aspirations to benefit the people of Hawai‘i and beyond. We do this by raising private philanthropic support, managing private investments and nurturing donor and alumni relationships. Please visit www.uhf. hawaii.edu.

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SSFM International Inc. is a Hawai‘i-based, minority-owned business founded in 1959, incorporated in the State of Hawai‘i in 1961, and 100% employee owned with leader-ship provided by four partners and eighteen associates. With a current staffing of over 100 professional managers, engineers, architects and technicians. SSFM provides professional services for program development, project management, civil engineering, structural engineering, planning, knowledge-based systems, and construction management assignments in the State of Hawai‘i and the Pacific Region. In addition to the headquarters office in Honolulu, SSFM has offices on the islands of Hawai‘i, Maui and Kaua‘i, as well as in Saipan (Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands), Manila (Republic of the Philippines), and Guam. www.ssfm.com.

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The University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa College of Engineering has launched thousands of successful careers in Hawai‘i and throughout the world. Graduates occupy key roles with engineering firms, government agencies, defense contractors, and as entrepreneurs. Many of its 9,000 alumni have made significant engineering contributions to the state’s infrastructure and are now set on accomplishing similar tasks abroad. The college’s respect for the Hawaiian culture is reflected in its successful mentoring program for under-represented science and engineering students. As the college celebrates 100 years of engineering education at Mānoa, it is focused on becoming a major contributor to Hawai‘i’s renewable energy and sustainable future.

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\n\nAs a board member, Lassner will assist FirstMile.US in realizing its stated vision that "every member of the American public has access to big broadband, the 21st century pathway to a better overall quality of life."

\n\n"As an island state, Hawai‘i faces unique internal and external connectivity challenges," Lassner commented. “The opportunity to work with FirstMile.US will allow me to contribute to a new national imperative while bringing home lessons that we can apply in Hawai‘i to advance our broadband capabilities to improve health care, education, public safety, civic engagement and economic development for all."

\n\nLassner joins luminaries on the FirstMile.US board including Google's Vint Cerf, the Internet Society's Lynn St. Amour, former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, White House and FCC staffer Mike Nelson, wireless visionary and entrepreneur Dewayne Hendricks, Internet pioneer Susan Estrada, who serves as FirstMile.US president, and board chair Steven Corbató of the University of Utah.

\n\nIn addition to his work with the University of Hawai‘i System Lassner has long been active in a variety of local, national and international activities related to development of broadband and information technologies. Lassner serves as chair of the Hawai‘i Broadband Task Force, has served on the Board and in other leadership roles for Internet2, and is the immediate past-Chair of the Board of the Pacific Telecommunications Council, the leading non-profit organization and conference serving the telecommunications community in the Asia-Pacific region for over 30 years.

\n\n";s:5:"email";s:15:"wiss@hawaii.edu";s:6:"email2";N;s:3:"url";s:7:"http://";s:5:"image";s:55:"http://www.hawaii.edu/news/images/2009/0424-lassner.jpg";s:8:"imagealt";N;s:8:"comments";N;s:10:"submitdate";s:10:"04/24/2009";s:10:"submittime";s:8:"15:47:11";s:10:"remotehost";N;s:12:"shortsubdate";s:14:"[posted 04/24]";}s:14:"20090424145558";a:24:{s:4:"code";s:14:"20090424145558";s:6:"stitle";s:77:"Electrical Alert for UH Manoa campus on Saturday, April 25 [posted 04/24]";s:8:"approval";s:2:"ok";s:7:"expdate";s:10:"05/16/2009";s:7:"exptime";s:5:"00:00";s:8:"category";s:7:"general";s:6:"campus";s:8:"UH Manoa";s:4:"name";s:30:"Tom Katsuyoshi, (808) 956-4801";s:5:"dept1";s:42:"Director, Office of Facilities and Grounds";s:5:"dept2";N;s:5:"name2";N;s:5:"title";s:58:"Electrical Alert for UH Manoa campus on Saturday, April 25";s:8:"subtitle";s:38:"Brief outages will affect 30 buildings";s:4:"text";s:1228:"Electricity to 30 UH Mânoa buildings may be shut off for varying lengths of time between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 25, in order to facilitate diagnostic and repair work to the air-conditioning units of three buildings.\n\nThe individual building outages may last anywhere from a few minutes to an hour or more.\n\nThe affected buildings are Hemenway Hall, Campus Center, Administrative Services Building, Crawford Hall, Shidler College of Business Administration, George Hall, Maile Way Guard Kiosk, Saunders Hall, Queen Lili‘uokalani Student Services Building, Hawai‘i Hall, Chiller Plant, Dean Hall, Engineering Quadrangle, Peacesat Portable, Miller Hall, Miller Hall Annex, HIG Building, Bilger Addition, Bilger Annexes, Bilger Hall, Art Building, Sakamaki Hall, Krauss Annex, Krauss Annex 19, Kuykendall Annex, Kuykendall Hall, Building 37, Andrews Amphitheatre, Kraus Hall #1\nand Krauss Hall #2.\n\nComputers and other sensitive electronic equipment in the affected buildings should be unplugged before Saturday to prevent damage from electrical surges. Avoid the use of elevators tomorrow. It is recommended that any scheduled activities in these buildings be cancelled and rescheduled.\n\n";s:5:"email";s:19:"tkatsuyo@hawaii.edu";s:6:"email2";N;s:3:"url";s:7:"http://";s:5:"image";s:7:"http://";s:8:"imagealt";N;s:8:"comments";N;s:10:"submitdate";s:10:"04/24/2009";s:10:"submittime";s:8:"14:55:38";s:10:"remotehost";N;s:12:"shortsubdate";s:14:"[posted 04/24]";}s:14:"20090424142908";a:24:{s:4:"code";s:14:"20090424142908";s:6:"stitle";s:55:"UH Hilo dominates annual MOP competition [posted 04/24]";s:8:"approval";s:2:"ok";s:7:"expdate";N;s:7:"exptime";s:5:"00:00";s:8:"category";s:7:"general";s:6:"campus";s:7:"UH Hilo";s:4:"name";s:37:"Alyson Kakugawa-Leong, (808) 974-7642";s:5:"dept1";s:24:"Director Media Relations";s:5:"dept2";N;s:5:"name2";N;s:5:"title";s:40:"UH Hilo dominates annual MOP competition";s:8:"subtitle";N;s:4:"text";s:3423:"Students in the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo Marine Option Program (MOP) captured four of the top six awards in the 26th Annual Marine Option Program Student Symposium, held on Saturday, April 11 at Windward Community College on O‘ahu.

\n\nThe symposium brought together students from MOP campuses across the UH System, who make formal presentations of their projects. This year’s competition featured students and faculty from UH Hilo, along with Leeward, Windward, Honolulu, Maui and Kaua‘i Community Colleges.

\n\nThe highly coveted award for Best Research Paper went to UH Hilo student Trisann Bambico, advised by Marine Science Assistant Professor Dr. Jason Turner and Professor Dr. Karla McDermid. Bambico presented the results of a senior thesis study entitled, “Foraging Ecology of the Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) at Punalu‘u, Hawai‘i.” Evidence from Trisann’s study found that although growth rates of green sea turtles at Punalu’u are declining, their diets at that site are composed of highly abundant algal species, meaning that food limitations may not be the cause of reduced growth rates.

\n\nBambico also captured the Anna Toy Ng Memorial scholarship, which recognizes exemplary MOP students for their marine scholarship, ocean stewardship, and participation in the Marine Option Program. In doing so, she became only the fourth person to ever win the Best Research Paper Award and the Anna Toy Ng Memorial Scholarship at the same symposium.

\n\nThe Award for Best Poster ended in a tie between UH Hilo students Jim Moriarty and Rheneka Bean. Moriarty, another Turner-advised student, presented a project entitled, “An Investigation on the Foraging Ecology of Herbivorous Fish on a Hawaiian Reef,” where he reported that abundant herbivorous fishes preferentially consume the most abundant algal species. His findings also suggested that several algal species are unconsumed possibly due to morphological or chemical deterrents.

\n\nBean, advised by Marine Science Professor Dr. Jim Beets, presented a project entitled, “Investigation of Ecological Impact of the Introduced Lionfish (Pterois volitans) on the Fish Communities of Bermuda.” Bean’s study employed a two-tiered approach by examining stomach contents of lionfish caught in Bermuda and conducting laboratory trials on related Scorpaenids from Hawaiian waters to develop a model of lionfish foraging strategies.

\n\nThe Pacific Congress on Marine Science and Technology (PACON) Award for best presentation bridging marine science and technology with a Pacific focus went to Halley Moseley for her study entitled, “GIS Mapping of Spatial Relationships and Factors Potentially Affecting Monk Seal Survival and Movement on Hawai‘i Island.” Moseley was also advised by Turner.

\n\nIn addition, UH Hilo students Jonathan Giddens, Erik Johnson and Gavin presented their work at the MOP conference and were very well received.

\n\nThe UH Hilo MOP is a hands-on program coordinated by John Coney, with the assistance of Turner and fellow faculty advisor Lisa Parr, and open to students in any field of study with an interest in the ocean. \n\nThis marks the 17th year that a UH Hilo student has won the Best Research Paper Award in the 21 years that the Marine Option Program Student Symposium has been providing awards. The annual event rotates between UH campuses and will be hosted by UH Hilo in April 2010.

\n\nThe Child Welfare Clinic is a groundbreaking collaboration among the UH Manoa Schools of Education, Nursing, Social Work and Law. In addition to class work, the student team has pursued an interdisciplinary project with the goal of making a real difference in the lives of young people. \n\nThe current project focuses on the Youth Outreach program. Past class projects include contributing to a runaway prevention curriculum for foster youth, piloting an afterschool art and music program for recent immigrant students from Micronesia, and developing a presentation to educate faculty about teen partner violence.

\n\nThis event celebrates how the course is helping to prepare students in the fields of Education, Nursing, Social Work and Law to better understand each other, to effectively work together, and to take innovative action to improve the lives of young people in Hawaii.\n\nThe event is free and open to the public.\n";s:5:"email";s:17:"quinnc@hawaii.edu";s:6:"email2";N;s:3:"url";s:25:"http://www.hawaii.edu/law";s:5:"image";s:7:"http://";s:8:"imagealt";N;s:8:"comments";N;s:10:"submitdate";s:10:"04/24/2009";s:10:"submittime";s:8:"11:36:23";s:10:"remotehost";N;s:12:"shortsubdate";s:14:"[posted 04/24]";}s:14:"20090424112201";a:24:{s:4:"code";s:14:"20090424112201";s:6:"stitle";s:80:"Hawaii-Pacific Islands Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit Renewed [posted 04/24]";s:8:"approval";s:2:"ok";s:7:"expdate";s:10:"05/15/2009";s:7:"exptime";s:5:"00:00";s:8:"category";s:7:"general";s:6:"campus";s:8:"UH Manoa";s:4:"name";s:25:"Kyle Koza, (808) 956-2772";s:5:"dept1";s:30:"Program Associate, PCSU/Botany";s:5:"dept2";N;s:5:"name2";N;s:5:"title";s:65:"Hawaii-Pacific Islands Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit Renewed";s:8:"subtitle";N;s:4:"text";s:1572:"The Hawaii-Pacific Islands Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Unit (HPI-CESU), a coalition of seven governmental agencies, and nine non-governmental organizations and universities, has been approved for renewal for another five years, the National Park Service announced this week. UH Manoa is the host member.

\n\nThe HPI-CESU is one of 18 CESUs spanning the U.S. These units are named to signify their broad role as providers of research, technical assistance, and education to federal land management, environmental, and research agencies and their partners.

\n\nCESUs seek to match federal funders with university and other partner researchers to provide expertise in cooperative projects. CESU researchers use the biological, physical, social, and cultural sciences to address natural and cultural resource issues. The cooperative nature of the program encourages interdisciplinary problem solving at multiple scales within an ecosystem context.

\n\nDuring the first five years, the HPI-CESU received a total of $30.3 million through 126 projects, with UH Manoa receiving $18.4 million and UH Hilo receiving $500,000. Projects include storm vulnerability assessments, research and management of invasive species including the coqui frog, protection of endangered species such as the hawksbill turtle, native land snails and native Hawaiian plants, coral reef research and protection, sustainable sheep grazing strategies, a natural history guide for American Samoa, mapping invasive plants on Midway Atoll, and landscape and archeological studies of Kalaupapa.\n";s:5:"email";s:16:"kkoza@hawaii.edu";s:6:"email2";N;s:3:"url";s:53:"http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/duffy/HICESU.htm";s:5:"image";s:49:"http://www.manoa.hawaii.edu/images/news/napua.jpg";s:8:"imagealt";s:72:"Na Pua No’eau Students and Dr. Steve Lundblad collecting lithic samples.";s:8:"comments";s:83:"more photos here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/37680752@N05/sets/72157617240077162/";s:10:"submitdate";s:10:"04/24/2009";s:10:"submittime";s:8:"16:09:19";s:10:"remotehost";N;s:12:"shortsubdate";s:14:"[posted 04/24]";}s:14:"20090423163552";a:24:{s:4:"code";s:14:"20090423163552";s:6:"stitle";s:82:"UH Manoa’s Meredith inaugurated as educational research fellow [posted 04/23]";s:8:"approval";s:2:"ok";s:7:"expdate";s:10:"05/15/2009";s:7:"exptime";s:5:"00:00";s:8:"category";s:7:"general";s:6:"campus";s:8:"UH Manoa";s:4:"name";s:18:"Gerald M. Meredith";s:5:"dept1";N;s:5:"dept2";N;s:5:"name2";N;s:5:"title";s:67:"UH Manoa’s Meredith inaugurated as educational research fellow";s:8:"subtitle";N;s:4:"text";s:1066:"Dr. Gerald M. Meredith, UH Mânoa Interim Chair of the Office of Faculty Development and Academic Support, was recently inaugurated as a fellow by the American Educational Research Association (AERA) in San Diego, Calif. \n\nDr. Meredith was recognized for his sustained achievement in education research and outstanding accomplishments in the field. He has been a faculty specialist at UH Mânoa since 1987, and also has held positions at the University of Illinois, Western Washington University, and the East-West Center. \n\nIn 1968, Dr. Meredith became the first Academic Evaluation Officer for the University of Hawai‘i. In October 2008, he received a 40-year service award from the UH Mânoa Chancellor.\n\nPurpose of the AERA Fellows Program is to honor education researchers with substantial research accomplishments, to convey the association’s commitment to excellence in research, and to enable the next generation of emerging scholars to appreciate the value of sustained achievements in research and the breadth of scholarship worthy of recognition. \n";s:5:"email";s:16:"jerry@hawaii.edu";s:6:"email2";N;s:3:"url";s:7:"http://";s:5:"image";s:7:"http://";s:8:"imagealt";N;s:8:"comments";N;s:10:"submitdate";s:10:"04/23/2009";s:10:"submittime";s:8:"16:35:30";s:10:"remotehost";N;s:12:"shortsubdate";s:14:"[posted 04/23]";}s:14:"20090423145405";a:24:{s:4:"code";s:14:"20090423145405";s:6:"stitle";s:89:"UH Manoa's Pacific Business Center Program hosts sustainability summit [posted 04/23]";s:8:"approval";s:2:"ok";s:7:"expdate";s:10:"05/12/2009";s:7:"exptime";s:5:"00:00";s:8:"category";s:7:"general";s:6:"campus";s:8:"UH Manoa";s:4:"name";s:31:"Renata Matcheva, (808) 956-7275";s:5:"dept1";s:64:"Business Development Specialist, Pacific Business Center Program";s:5:"dept2";N;s:5:"name2";N;s:5:"title";s:74:"UH Manoa's Pacific Business Center Program hosts sustainability summit";s:8:"subtitle";N;s:4:"text";s:1774:"UH Manoa's Pacific Business Center Program presented the 2009 Pasifika Energy Summit on Thursday, April 9, at the Sheraton Waikiki. The summit brought together prominent global speakers and influential leaders, and was aimed at “reaffirming traditional wisdom with modern knowledge for a sustainable future.”

\n\nThe Stars of Oceania event was inaugurated in 2006 as a fundraising effort to support scholarships for Pacific Island students attending UH and graduate research development in the Pacific, with an academic or developmental focus on Pacific Islands studies, the physical sciences, marine sciences, agricultural sciences, environmental sciences, energy sciences, information technology, business and engineering. The first scholarships were awarded in 2007.

\n\n2009 STARS OF OCEANIA AWARDS WERE PRESENTED TO:

\n\nParamount and ranking traditional leaders: His Highness Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Taisi Efi, Head of State of Independent Samoa; Iroij Lotak Loeak, Paramount Chief of the Marshall Islands and representative of the Micronesia Traditional Leaders Conference; Ratu Joni Madraiwiwi, Ranking Chief of Fiji and holder of the Roko Tui Bau title; and Ramsay Taum, Kupuna with ancient ties to Ka’u.

\n\nPublicly elected officials: Sens. Kalani English and Mike Gabbard; Rep. Hermina Morita.

\n\nArts Award: Witi Ihimaera, author of “Whale Rider” and storyteller.

\n\nInstitutional Recognition Awards: Polynesian Cultural Center, Laie; and Hawai‘inuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge, University of Hawaii-Manoa.

\n\nGuiding Star Award recognizing pioneers: Al Harrington.

\n\nFor more information about the Pacific Business Center Program (PBCP), visit http://www.pbcphawaii.com.

\n\n";s:5:"email";s:18:"matcheva@hawaii.eu";s:6:"email2";N;s:3:"url";N;s:5:"image";s:7:"http://";s:8:"imagealt";N;s:8:"comments";N;s:10:"submitdate";s:10:"04/23/2009";s:10:"submittime";s:8:"14:18:02";s:10:"remotehost";N;s:12:"shortsubdate";s:14:"[posted 04/23]";}s:14:"20090423143341";a:24:{s:4:"code";s:14:"20090423143341";s:6:"stitle";s:66:"UH Manoa journalism students win FOX News Challenge [posted 04/23]";s:8:"approval";s:2:"ok";s:7:"expdate";s:10:"05/15/2009";s:7:"exptime";s:5:"00:00";s:8:"category";s:7:"general";s:6:"campus";s:8:"UH Manoa";s:4:"name";s:28:"Jay Hartwell, (808) 956-3217";s:5:"dept1";s:38:"Student Media Adviser, Ka Leo O Hawaii";s:5:"dept2";s:59:"Associate Professor of Journalism, School of Communications";s:5:"name2";s:11:"Gerald Kato";s:5:"title";s:51:"UH Manoa journalism students win FOX News Challenge";s:8:"subtitle";N;s:4:"text";s:2533:"Two University of Hawai‘i at Mânoa journalism seniors have won a national award of $10,000 in the Sixth Annual Fox News Channel College Challenge for their news video on Native Hawaiian independence and the Akaka Bill.

\n\nThe students, Casey Chin and Meghan Lopez, will receive their award on Friday, April 24, 2009, during a live taping of the “Fox and Friends” morning show in New York. They are scheduled to appear sometime between 8:30-9 a.m. EST with the shows anchors. During their appearance on the show, they will talk about their winning entry and their experiences.

\n\nChin and Lopez will be accompanied by Jay Hartwell, publications adviser for the student newspaper, Ka Leo O Hawai‘i. They receive the $10,000 scholarship awarded to the winning team and an additional $10,000 to support student journalism programs at UH Mânoa.

\n\nThe Fox News Channel College Challenge requires teams of two to four students to report, write and produce an objective broadcast news story. A panel from Fox News Channel judged the dozens of entries submitted from universities and colleges across the country.

\n\nChin, 23, of Sacramento, Calif., and Lopez, 21, of Littleton, Colo., are broadcast journalism majors who heard about the contest last year, and decided to work on a story about Native Hawaiian sovereignty and the controversy over the Akaka Bill.

\n\nWorking with resources provided by the UH Mânoa School of Communications’ Media Lab and Ka Leo O Hawai‘i, the two—with assistance from fellow student Steven Tonthat—used Sony PD-170 cameras to shoot more than 13 hours of tape. They logged and edited what they had down to a three-minutes story to meet the requirements of the Fox competition.

\n\nLopez, who was an intern at 9News (KUSA) in Denver last summer, also is one of three college journalists selected to join 12 professionals to travel as fellows through Germany this summer in a program sponsored by Radio and Television News Directors Foundation and RIAS Berlin Kommission. The Fox News Channel College Challenge award is among a number of honors awarded to UH journalism students this year. Ka Leo this month was awarded the first place award for college newspapers in the 2009 Hawai‘i Publishers Association competition.

\n\nTo view the winning news video, go to the Fox Web site at http://www.foxnews.com/search-results/m/22124128/college-challenge.htm#q=college+challenge.";s:5:"email";s:19:"hartwell@hawaii.edu";s:6:"email2";s:16:"gkato@hawaii.edu";s:76:"url=http://www.foxnews.com/search-results/m/22124128/college-challenge.htm#q";s:17:"college+challenge";s:5:"image";N;s:8:"imagealt";N;s:8:"comments";N;s:10:"submitdate";s:10:"04/23/2009";s:10:"submittime";s:8:"14:32:55";s:10:"remotehost";N;s:12:"shortsubdate";s:14:"[posted 04/23]";}s:14:"20090422164028";a:24:{s:4:"code";s:14:"20090422164028";s:6:"stitle";s:92:"Chancellor Hinshaw appointed to national Energy Initiative Advisory Committee [posted 04/22]";s:8:"approval";s:2:"ok";s:7:"expdate";s:10:"05/14/2009";s:7:"exptime";s:5:"00:00";s:8:"category";s:7:"general";s:6:"campus";s:8:"UH Manoa";s:4:"name";s:27:"Diane Chang, (808) 956-0391";s:5:"dept1";N;s:5:"dept2";N;s:5:"name2";N;s:5:"title";s:77:"Chancellor Hinshaw appointed to national Energy Initiative Advisory Committee";s:8:"subtitle";N;s:4:"text";s:1759:"University of Hawai`i at Mânoa Chancellor Virginia S. Hinshaw has been appointed by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU), formerly known as the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges (NASULGC), to serve on its Energy Initiative Advisory Committee. \n\nThe 15-member committee consists of two subcommittees, a Technical Group and an Advocacy Group, which includes public university presidents and chancellors from across the country. \n\nAs Chancellor of UH Mânoa—a land, sea and space grant institution—Hinshaw was selected for her background and experience in higher education and science. Energy independence is one of the key items on the national agenda, and America’s public and land-grant universities are a critical resource in achieving this goal. Also, local, state and federal leaders from Hawai‘i continue to play a major role in this endeavor, so having the State of Hawai‘i involved is important.\n\nIn her role, Hinshaw will provide leadership and advice to help advance sustainability, a critical issue for UH Mânoa and the state of Hawai‘i. 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The Board of Land and Natural Resources approved the CMP at its April 9 meeting held in Hilo. \n\n“The Board of Regents’ resolution affirms the University’s responsibility for management of the summit area of Mauna Kea. The Comprehensive Management Plan documents how we ensure that Mauna Kea is respected and nurtured for the benefit of all,” said BOR Chair Al Landon. \n\nThe goal of the CMP is to provide the Office of Mauna Kea Management (OMKM) with a guide for managing existing and future activities that will ensure Mauna Kea’s unique cultural and natural resources are protected in perpetuity.\n\nThe BOR resolution authorizes and directs, through normal university governance channels, that UH Hilo, OMKM and the Mauna Kea Management Board (MKMB) undertake implementation of the CMP. The director of OMKM reports to the UH Hilo chancellor. OMKM and the advisory groups MKMB and Kahu Ku Mauna were established by the University’s Master Plan for Mauna Kea, approved by the BOR in 1999. \n\nThe resolution also permits the appointment of two regents to serve ex officio on the MKMB; Chair Landon has appointed Regents Dennis Hirota and Eric Martinson.\n\n

\n\nThe finalists are:

\n\nJoanne E. Clark, associate vice chancellor for community relations at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa since 2002. Clark received a bachelor’s degree in education and master’s degree in business administration from UH Mānoa, and a master’s degree in curriculum and teaching from the Teachers College at Columbia University. Her previous administrative experience includes service as interim chancellor at the University of Hawai‘i—West O‘ahu for two years, dean of instruction at Leeward Community College for two years, and dean of students at Honolulu Community College for six years. An open forum with Clark is scheduled for Tuesday, April 28, from 2:45 to 3:45 p.m. in Hale Akoakoa 101.

\n\nDouglas Dykstra, vice chancellor for academic affairs at Hawai‘i Community College since October 2004. Dykstra obtained his master’s degree in secondary education—community college curriculum and instruction at UH Mānoa, and a master’s degree in history – United States diplomatic history from Kent State University. He received his bachelor’s degree in history from Thiel College. Dykstra’s previous administrative experience includes service as acting dean of instruction/vice chancellor for academic affairs at Leeward Community College for four years. An open forum with Dykstra is scheduled for Wednesday, April 29, from 1:45 to 2:45 p.m. in Hale Akoakoa 105.

\n\nWilson G. Hess, president, College of the Marshall Islands, Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Islands since October 2005. Hess received his master’s degree in history—naval, military, and diplomatic history from the University of Maine at Orono and his bachelor’s degree in history from the University of Baltimore. For two years, Hess served as president and CEO of Sandy Pond Corporation, a strategic planning, governance, management, fundraising, and organizational assessment consulting firm. He served at Unity College in Maine for over 20 years where he started as a faculty member and registrar, progressing to various positions including director of admissions, dean of academic affairs, and finally serving as its president for nearly 10 years. An open forum with Hess is scheduled for Wednesday, April 29, from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. in Hale Akoakoa 105.

\n\nThe public is invited to meet the candidates at the open forum presentations. For more information, contact Windward Community College Chancellor Search Coordinator Jean Okumura at (808) 236-9282 or see the campus' chancellor search webpage.\n";s:5:"email";s:19:"jokumura@hawaii.edu";s:6:"email2";N;s:3:"url";s:44:"http://www.wcc.hawaii.edu/Chancellor_Search/";s:5:"image";s:61:"http://www.hawaii.edu/news/images/2009/0421-wccchancellor.jpg";s:8:"imagealt";N;s:8:"comments";N;s:10:"submitdate";s:10:"04/21/2009";s:10:"submittime";s:8:"12:05:32";s:10:"remotehost";N;s:12:"shortsubdate";s:14:"[posted 04/21]";}s:14:"20090421153249";a:24:{s:4:"code";s:14:"20090421153249";s:6:"stitle";s:104:"UH Manoa Shidler College of Business offers a new undergraduate major in entrepreneurship [posted 04/21]";s:8:"approval";s:2:"ok";s:7:"expdate";s:10:"05/13/2009";s:7:"exptime";s:5:"00:00";s:8:"category";s:7:"general";s:6:"campus";s:8:"UH Manoa";s:4:"name";s:27:"Dolly Omiya, (808) 956-6902";s:5:"dept1";s:37:"Shidler College of Business, UH Manoa";s:5:"dept2";N;s:5:"name2";N;s:5:"title";s:89:"UH Manoa Shidler College of Business offers a new undergraduate major in entrepreneurship";s:8:"subtitle";N;s:4:"text";s:3411:"HONOLULU – The University of Hawai‘i Board of Regents (BOR) recently approved a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) major in entrepreneurship at the UH Mānoa Shidler College of Business beginning this fall.

\n\nThe new entrepreneurship program is designed to prepare future entrepreneurs with the skills and knowledge to start their own businesses by identifying opportunities, evaluating financial feasibility, understanding service delivery and production schedules, and formulating marketing strategies for new products and/or services.

\n\n“Our mission is to develop a culture that embraces creativity, seeks different perspectives and pursues new opportunities,” said V. Vance Roley, dean of the Shidler College of Business. “The entrepreneurship degree will focus on developing well trained individuals to help grow and diversify Hawai‘i’s economy through commercial opportunities.”

\n\nAccording to John Butler, professor and director of the Family Business Center of Hawai‘i, the local business community has been extremely supportive of the College’s efforts to increase both its entrepreneurial offerings and community outreach.

\n\n“The College has received gifts to fund two endowed entrepreneurial chairs and Shidler’s Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship (PACE),” said Butler. “In addition, local entrepreneurs and venture capitalists continue to share their time by serving as mentors, teaching courses, participating as guest lecturers and serving on the PACE board. They also sponsor the UH Business Plan Competition and fund students’ travel to participate in business plan competitions on the mainland and abroad."

\n\nCurrently the Shidler College of Business offers majors in Accounting, Finance, Human Resource Management, International Business, Management, Management Information Systems and Marketing. The entrepreneurship major is open to all students admitted to the Shidler College of Business. In addition to the required business core courses, students interested in acquiring a BBA in entrepreneurship must complete 15 credit hours with a C or better including MGT 320 Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship, FIN 341 Financial Aspects of New Venture and MKT 372 Marketing for New Ventures.

\n\nFor more information, visit the program's webpage.

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About the Shidler College of Business at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa\n
Established in 1949 as the College of Business Administration, the College was named in 2006 after alumnus Jay H. Shidler, founder and managing partner of The Shidler Group. The Shidler College of Business is renowned for its expertise in international management education and is ranked among the nation's top 25 graduate schools for international business by U.S.News & World Report in 2008. Long recognized for its Asia-Pacific focus, the College is a professional school, offering a wide variety of degree, certificate and executive programs. The College places a strong emphasis on the development of management skills, entrepreneurship and the management of business information technology. The UH Shidler College of Business is the only graduate program in the State of Hawai‘i accredited by AACSB International. For more\ninformation, visit www.shidler.hawaii.edu.";s:5:"email";s:17:"domiya@hawaii.edu";s:6:"email2";N;s:3:"url";s:29:"http://www.shidler.hawaii.edu";s:5:"image";s:7:"http://";s:8:"imagealt";N;s:8:"comments";N;s:10:"submitdate";s:10:"04/21/2009";s:10:"submittime";s:8:"15:30:35";s:10:"remotehost";N;s:12:"shortsubdate";s:14:"[posted 04/21]";}s:14:"20090421153157";a:24:{s:4:"code";s:14:"20090421153157";s:6:"stitle";s:135:"Windward Community College Chancellor Angela Meixell appointed interim state director for career and technical education [posted 04/21]";s:8:"approval";s:2:"ok";s:7:"expdate";s:10:"05/13/2009";s:7:"exptime";s:5:"00:00";s:8:"category";s:7:"general";s:6:"campus";s:6:"System";s:4:"name";s:30:"Carolyn Tanaka, (808) 956-8109";s:5:"dept1";s:39:"External Affairs & University Relations";s:5:"dept2";s:21:"UH Community Colleges";s:5:"name2";s:25:"Susan Lee, (808) 956-5852";s:5:"title";s:120:"Windward Community College Chancellor Angela Meixell appointed interim state director for career and technical education";s:8:"subtitle";N;s:4:"text";s:1606:"HONOLULU – The University of Hawai‘i Board of Regents, which also serves as the State Board for Career and Technical Education, approved the appointment of Windward Community College Chancellor Angela Meixell as Interim State Director for Career and Technical Education for one year starting July 1, 2009. Meixell is replacing current State Director Karla Jones who is retiring from the position in June.

\n\nUH Vice President for Community Colleges John Morton stated, “I’m pleased Angela Meixell has been appointed the interim state director for career and technical education. Career and technical training is critical for the future economy of the state of Hawai‘i. We look forward to working with Angela.”

\n\nMeixell has been chancellor of Windward Community College since 2002 after serving two years as interim provost, and first joined the University of Hawai‘i System in 1980.

\n\nShe served as state director of the Employment Training Center, which provides programs in basic skills and vocational training to the state’s at-risk population, from 1997 to 2000. Prior to that, she was an assistant dean at Kapi‘olani Community College, with responsibility for managing external academic grants and vocational programs, and director of administrative services, preparing a $20 million budget and overseeing fiscal and personnel services for the Kapi‘olani campus.

\n\nMeixell earned both her master's and doctoral degrees in educational administration from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. She has taught in both public and private schools as well as at the Mānoa campus.\n";s:5:"email";s:19:"carolynt@hawaii.edu";s:6:"email2";s:19:"susanlee@hawaii.edu";s:3:"url";s:7:"http://";s:5:"image";s:59:"http://www.hawaii.edu/admin/chancellors/images/windward.jpg";s:8:"imagealt";N;s:8:"comments";N;s:10:"submitdate";s:10:"04/21/2009";s:10:"submittime";s:8:"14:15:40";s:10:"remotehost";N;s:12:"shortsubdate";s:14:"[posted 04/21]";}s:14:"20090420155001";a:24:{s:4:"code";s:14:"20090420155001";s:6:"stitle";s:68:"UH Manoa library staff member honored by state of Yap [posted 04/20]";s:8:"approval";s:2:"ok";s:7:"expdate";s:10:"05/12/2009";s:7:"exptime";s:5:"00:00";s:8:"category";s:7:"general";s:6:"campus";s:8:"UH Manoa";s:4:"name";s:29:"Teri Skillman, (808) 956-8688";s:5:"dept1";s:53:"Events & Communications Coordinator, UH Mânoa Library";s:5:"dept2";N;s:5:"name2";N;s:5:"title";s:53:"UH Manoa library staff member honored by state of Yap";s:8:"subtitle";N;s:4:"text";s:584:"The state of Yap recently passed a resolution expressing appreciation and gratitude to UH Mânoa Library’s assistant to the librarian, Alan Grosenheider—along with Vic Angoco of Matson Navigation, Edward Wong of Royal Hawaiian Movers, and state Rep. 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Topics include autism, deaf and hard of hearing, transition to adulthood, independent living, hidden disabilities, disability rights, veterans, girls and women, family supports, indigenous and native issues, culture-based education, universal design for living, youth advocacy, and future technologies. \n\nFeatured thematic keynote speakers will be Hawaii Island Mayor Billy Kenoi; Andrew J. Imparato, President and CEO of the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD); Loretta Scott, an expert on human rights, women's issues, diversity issues, hate groups and right-wing organizations; and Lee Grossman, who leads the Autism Society of America. Other noted speakers, workshop leaders and presenters include Puanani Burgess, Colin Kippen, Dr. Peter Hanohano and Ka‘oi Ka‘imikaua.\n\nNew to this year’s conference is a free film festival running May 4 at 7:30 p.m. and May 5 from 9:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. The opening-night feature documentary, “The Glass House,” was shown at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, and follows the lives of five teen girls in an Iranian rehabilitation center.\n\nA pre-conference event, The 2009 Pacific Rim International Forum, will be held May 1-2, 2009 at the Hilton Hawaiian Village, and will focus on the convention on rights of persons with disabilities, with special attention to eradicating poverty. \n";s:5:"email";s:19:"cccrocke@hawaii.edu";s:6:"email2";N;s:3:"url";s:28:"http://www.pacrim.hawaii.edu";s:5:"image";s:7:"http://";s:8:"imagealt";N;s:8:"comments";N;s:10:"submitdate";s:10:"04/20/2009";s:10:"submittime";s:8:"15:00:50";s:10:"remotehost";N;s:12:"shortsubdate";s:14:"[posted 04/20]";}s:14:"20090420115505";a:24:{s:4:"code";s:14:"20090420115505";s:6:"stitle";s:79:"UH Manoa College of Education students named Teachers of Promise [posted 04/20]";s:8:"approval";s:2:"ok";s:7:"expdate";s:10:"05/12/2009";s:7:"exptime";s:5:"00:00";s:8:"category";s:7:"general";s:6:"campus";s:8:"UH Manoa";s:4:"name";s:30:"Jennifer Parks, (808) 956-0416";s:5:"dept1";N;s:5:"dept2";N;s:5:"name2";N;s:5:"title";s:64:"UH Manoa College of Education students named Teachers of Promise";s:8:"subtitle";N;s:4:"text";s:2474:"Two UH Mânoa College of Education (COE) students, Tristan Shigematsu and Alisha DeGuair, were named Milken Family Foundation Teachers of Promise. The National Milken Educators of Hawai‘i, established in 1996, promotes and enhances the quality of teachers and the education profession in the state. The award recognizes outstanding elementary and secondary school teachers who are beginning their teaching careers as licensed teachers.

\n\nShigematsu, who received her BEd in the statewide online/hybrid program for elementary education in 2006, is currently a master’s student in the COE’s Department of Curriculum Studies. She has been teaching at Koloa Elementary School on Kauai for three years. “The COE helped me by giving me the experience and knowledge in the teaching field as well as the opportunity to learn while staying on Kauai,” she said. “I am honored to have been nominated and to represent Kauai for the National Milken Educators Award.”

\n\nNominated by Koloa Elementary Principal Debbie Lindsey, Shigematsu is described as enthusiastic and creative in her work with children. “Tristan was an outstanding student academically and very focused on her desire to become a successful teacher from the beginning,” added Kani Blackwell, COE Elementary Cohort Coordinator for Teacher Education on Kauai. “The award she has received is well earned and a credit to her skillful and caring approach to teaching.”

\n\nDeGuair, who also received her BEd in the statewide online/hybrid program for elementary education in 2008, is enrolled in the COE’s Department of Educational Technology online MEd program. She is completing her first year of teaching at Kahakai Elementary School in Kailua-Kona. “I was extremely excited to get into the statewide program. And, while being in college online is a challenge, I made it with the support and aloha from faculty and fellow students,” DeGuair said. “This award is an absolute honor to receive as a first year teacher.”

\n\nDeGuair established herself as a leader early on by initiating numerous innovative projects in her classroom, school, and district. COE Statewide Program Coordinator in Elementary Education Jennifer Herring said, “Alisha is a highly effective teacher who takes advantage of opportunities to continue to grow as a professional educator and is willing to share her knowledge and skills with others. We are so proud of both Alisha and Tristan, and celebrate their success and recognition.”\n";s:5:"email";s:19:"beaulieu@hawaii.edu";s:6:"email2";N;s:3:"url";s:7:"http://";s:5:"image";s:62:"http://www.manoa.hawaii.edu/images/news/deguair_shigematsu.jpg";s:8:"imagealt";N;s:8:"comments";N;s:10:"submitdate";s:10:"04/20/2009";s:10:"submittime";s:8:"11:54:54";s:10:"remotehost";N;s:12:"shortsubdate";s:14:"[posted 04/20]";}s:14:"20090420091738";a:24:{s:4:"code";s:14:"20090420091738";s:6:"stitle";s:71:"UH Manoa’s Lyon Arboretum hosts photography contest [posted 04/20]";s:8:"approval";s:2:"ok";s:7:"expdate";s:10:"05/12/2009";s:7:"exptime";s:5:"00:00";s:8:"category";s:7:"general";s:6:"campus";s:8:"UH Manoa";s:4:"name";s:29:"Jill Laughlin, (808) 988-0461";s:5:"dept1";N;s:5:"dept2";N;s:5:"name2";N;s:5:"title";s:56:"UH Manoa’s Lyon Arboretum hosts photography contest";s:8:"subtitle";N;s:4:"text";s:1471:"The UH Mânoa Lyon Arboretum is hosting a photography contest to celebrate Endangered Species Day, which falls on May 15, 2009.

\n\nThe contest is open to individuals and students in four age divisions:\n• Students currently enrolled in Second Grade – Fifth Grade.\n• Students currently enrolled in Sixth – Eighth Grade.\n• Students currently enrolled in Ninth – Twelfth Grade.\n• Adults 18 and over.

\n\nPhotographs should highlight Hawaii’s native plants. Submissions are limited to one photograph per participant. Entries must be received or postmarked by Tuesday, May 5.

\n\n“Endangered Species Day” is a national celebration of America’s commitment to protecting and recovering endangered species in the U.S. In Hawai`i, there are more endangered species per square mile than any other place on the planet, so efforts to protect this incredible biodiversity are extremely important.

\n\nPhotographs will be displayed and prizes announced during Lyon Arboretum’s Endangered Species Day events on May 15-16.

\n\nFor entry forms and contest information, please call 988-0456 or visit http://www.hawaii.edu/lyonarboretum/.

\n\nThe Lyon Arboretum, located at 3860 Manoa Road, is open Mondays to Fridays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The arboretum is closed on Sundays, and state and federal holidays.

\n\nAdmission is free. Donations are gladly accepted. \n";s:5:"email";s:19:"jlaughli@hawaii.edu";s:6:"email2";N;s:3:"url";s:7:"http://";s:5:"image";s:57:"http://www.manoa.hawaii.edu/images/news/yellow_flower.jpg";s:8:"imagealt";N;s:8:"comments";N;s:10:"submitdate";s:10:"04/20/2009";s:10:"submittime";s:8:"09:17:29";s:10:"remotehost";N;s:12:"shortsubdate";s:14:"[posted 04/20]";}s:14:"20090418051118";a:24:{s:4:"code";s:14:"20090418051118";s:6:"stitle";s:68:"UH Manoa electrical engineering society honored again [posted 04/18]";s:8:"approval";s:2:"ok";s:7:"expdate";s:10:"05/10/2009";s:7:"exptime";s:5:"00:00";s:8:"category";s:7:"general";s:6:"campus";s:8:"UH Manoa";s:4:"name";s:29:"Wayne Shiroma, (808) 956-7218";s:5:"dept1";s:47:"Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering";s:5:"dept2";N;s:5:"name2";N;s:5:"title";s:53:"UH Manoa electrical engineering society honored again";s:8:"subtitle";s:54:"Receives Outstanding Chapter Award third year in a row";s:4:"text";s:1886:"UH Manoa’s Delta Omega Chapter of Eta Kappa Nu (HKN), the electrical and computer engineering honor society, will receive the Outstanding Chapter Award at its annual induction banquet on Saturday, April 25.

\n\nThis is the third year in a row that the UH Manoa chapter has won this award, recognizing its contributions to the electrical engineering department, university, and surrounding community.

\n\nOnly 18 university chapters out of 175 active university chapters received the Outstanding Chapter Award for the 2007-08 academic year. HKN is a 104-year-old honor society for electrical and computer engineering students and professionals with more than 250,000 members. The UH Manoa chapter was established in 1963.

\n\n“UH Manoa’s Department of Electrical Engineering is known for a number of technological innovations, but this award demonstrates that our student activities are nationally recognized as well,” remarked Anthony Kuh, department chair.

\n\n“Our members worked hard over the course of the academic year, building teamwork and leadership skills, volunteering for community service, and tutoring our fellow engineering students,” said Alex Zamora, the 2007-08 Delta Omega Chapter president who led the activities that resulted in the latest award.

\n\nReece Iwami, the 2008-09 Delta Omega Chapter president, added, “HKN members commit themselves to scholarship, character, and service, resulting in engineers who are better able to serve our community.”

\n \nHKN also has an annual award that recognizes the most outstanding electrical engineering student in the nation. During the 2001-07 period, three UH Manoa students won this coveted award, and one student received an honorable mention. The 2003 winner, Aaron Ohta, went on to receive his PhD at the University of California at Berkeley in 2008, and joined the UH Manoa faculty this past January.";s:5:"email";s:24:"wayne.shiroma@hawaii.edu";s:6:"email2";N;s:3:"url";s:7:"http://";s:5:"image";s:56:"http://www.hawaii.edu/news/images/2009/0420-hknaward.jpg";s:8:"imagealt";s:112:"Alex Zamora (left) and Reece Iwami display the HKN Outstanding Chapter awards received for the past three years.";s:8:"comments";s:116:"Hi UH News Manager, Could you make sure the caption information is included under the photo? Thanks, Diane 956-0391";s:10:"submitdate";s:10:"04/18/2009";s:10:"submittime";s:8:"05:06:58";s:10:"remotehost";N;s:12:"shortsubdate";s:14:"[posted 04/18]";}s:14:"20090417143933";a:24:{s:4:"code";s:14:"20090417143933";s:6:"stitle";s:114:"Yahoo! co-founder Jerry Yang to be honored with honorary degree from the University of Hawai‘i [posted 04/17]";s:8:"approval";s:2:"ok";s:7:"expdate";s:10:"05/09/2009";s:7:"exptime";s:5:"00:00";s:8:"category";s:7:"general";s:6:"campus";s:6:"System";s:4:"name";s:30:"Carolyn Tanaka, (808) 956-8109";s:5:"dept1";s:39:"External Affairs & University Relations";s:5:"dept2";s:27:"UH Hilo Chancellor's Office";s:5:"name2";s:37:"Alyson Kakugawa-Leong, (808) 974-7642";s:5:"title";s:99:"Yahoo! co-founder Jerry Yang to be honored with honorary degree from the University of Hawai‘i";s:8:"subtitle";N;s:4:"text";s:2406:"KAPOLEI, O‘ahu, Hawai‘i – The University of Hawai‘i Board of Regents (BOR) voted to approve the nomination of Jerry Yang for an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from the University of Hawai‘i at its monthly meeting today. Yang, co-founder of Yahoo! Inc. and a generous supporter of higher education, will be awarded the degree at the UH Hilo Spring 2009 commencement ceremony.\n\nA native of Taiwan who was raised in San Jose, Calif., and is a part-time resident of Hawai‘i, Yang co-created the Yahoo! Internet navigational guide in April 1994 with David Filo and co-founded Yahoo! Inc. in April 1995. He served as chief executive officer of the company from June 2007 to January 2009 and was instrumental in building Yahoo! into one of the world’s most highly trafficked websites and one of the world’s most recognized brands.\n\n“Jerry exemplifies the spirit we try to instill in our graduates to go out and make a difference in the world,” said UH Hilo Chancellor Rose Tseng. “He took an idea 15 years ago and turned it into a household name that’s become a way of life. And through his generous support for higher education, he’s making it possible for others to do likewise.”\n\nSince the company’s founding, Yang has been a key member of the executive management team. His focus at Yahoo! Over the years has included corporate strategy, Yahoo!’s technology vision, strategic business partnerships and international joint ventures, and recruiting talent.\n\nIn addition to serving on the Yahoo! Board of Directors, Yang currently serves on the board of directors of Cisco Systems, Yahoo! Japan, and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., and is also on the Stanford University Board of Trustees. He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical engineering from Stanford University, and is currently on a leave of absence from Stanford’s electrical engineering Ph.D. program.\n\nIn addition to being a global visionary, Yang is also an outstanding philanthropist. In 2007, he and his wife, Akiko Yamazaki, donated $75 million to Stanford University, $50 million of which was designated to support environmental research. His previous gifts to Stanford have funded scholarships, undergraduate education and other campus programs at the School of Engineering, the Asia Pacific Research Center, the Stanford Japan Center, and the Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve.\n\n

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\n\nThe Education Department urges all program alums to take advantage of this opportunity to re-connect with faculty, update the department on their lives and careers and to learn about the current TEP and meet the current program cohort.

\n\nFor more information, call program advisor Terry Reveira at 974-7748 or email treveira@hawaii.edu. The Education Department also requests TEP alumni to call or email the department at 974-7582 or sehna@hawaii.edu to update contact information.

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KAPOLEI, O‘ahu, Hawai‘i – The University of Hawai‘i Board of Regents (BOR) approved the nominations of UH Mānoa Professor Albert Wendt and Mrs. Agnes Kalanihookaha Cope for honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degrees at its monthly meeting today. The degrees will be awarded at the UH Mānoa Spring 2009 commencement ceremony.

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Professor Wendt is a recognized educator, novelist and poet of the Pacific. The preeminent contemporary writer has gained international honor for his writing, and passionate advocacy of literature and art of the people of the Pacific.

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His contributions to Pacific literature and art include several novels, short stories, poetry, a play and published anthologies. Two novels, Sons for the Return Home (1973) and Flying Fox in a Freedom Tree (1974), resulted in feature films that were shown internationally. He has edited numerous Pacific literature magazines and works by other Pacific writers. His play, The Songmaker’s Chair, was produced in Auckland and Wellington (2003, 2004), and staged at Kumu Kahua Theatre and the Maui Arts and Cultural Center (2006).

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Professor Wendt is the recipient of several awards, including the Goodman Fielder Wattie Book Award, considered New Zealand’s major book prize, for his novel, Leaves of the Banyan Tree (1980), and the South East Asia and Pacific Commonwealth Book Prize for his novel, Ola (1991). He was recognized with a State of Hawaii Senate Certificate in 1992 for being the leading Pacific Island Writer, and as the Citizens’ Chair of English from 2004-08 for his scholarly and creative accomplishments on the Mānoa campus. In December 2006, he was invited to be UH Mānoa’s commencement speaker.

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“The passionate fire behind Professor Wendt’s work, accomplishments and contributions to the literary world has been fueled by his extensive literary knowledge of the Pacific,” said Chancellor Virginia S. Hinshaw.

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Mrs. Cope, or Auntie Aggie as she is fondly known, is a beloved educator, kumu hula, advocate for Native Hawaiians and a Living Treasure of Hawai‘i. She attended Farrington High School and the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, and began her teaching profession as an English teacher at Waianae High School. She later instructed at Waianae and Nanaikapono elementary schools.

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In 1967, Mrs. Cope founded the Waianae Coast Culture and Arts Society, whose mission is to practice, preserve and perpetuate ethnic cultures in the islands, particularly the Hawaiian culture. She has also tirelessly advocated for better heath care and an improved health-care system for Native Hawaiians. She helped to found the Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center on the Leeward Coast, and was active in organizations such as the Papa Ola Lokahi Program and Ke Ola Mamo Native Hawaiian Health Care System.

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Auntie Aggie is a respected and admired kumu hula, researcher and writer, and guardian of the culture and the arts. The perpetuation of her work has been captured in the Agnes Cope Community and Cultural Health Award, which is issued by the Brown and Bakken World Health awards program for the purposes of bringing the community together and working collaboratively to improve world health.

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Said Chancellor Hinshaw, “Spanning four decades, Mrs. Cope’s personal dedication and civic contributions to enhancing the health and education of Native Hawaiians and preserving their culture have improved the lives of all citizens of Hawai‘i.”

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IPRC scientists conduct research mostly by analyzing existing data sets from satellites and other observing systems and by using computer model simulations of the climate system.\n\nWith a full-time international scientific staff of over 40, the IPRC researches the effects of the ocean and atmosphere on climate phenomena such as the El Nińo–Southern Oscillation, the monsoon circulations with their dry and wet spells, and storm tracks over the ocean. The IPRC studies the life cycles of tropical cyclones, the causes of year-to-year and decade-to-decade variations in the extra-tropical North Pacific Ocean climate and in the very strong Kuroshio and Oyashio ocean currents.\n\nThe IPRC also examines human-induced climate change through modeling studies of past climate and through assessing model predictions of future trends in climate, including the climate change outlook for Hawai‘i. \n\n";s:5:"email";s:19:"gspeidel@hawaii.edu";s:6:"email2";s:19:"carolynt@hawaii.edu";s:3:"url";s:7:"http://";s:5:"image";s:7:"http://";s:8:"imagealt";N;s:8:"comments";N;s:10:"submitdate";s:10:"04/14/2009";s:10:"submittime";s:8:"14:43:10";s:10:"remotehost";N;s:12:"shortsubdate";s:14:"[posted 04/14]";}s:14:"20090414142718";a:24:{s:4:"code";s:14:"20090414142718";s:6:"stitle";s:78:"Rare aerial photos returned to UH Manoa’s Hamilton Library [posted 04/14]";s:8:"approval";s:2:"ok";s:7:"expdate";s:10:"05/06/2009";s:7:"exptime";s:5:"00:00";s:8:"category";s:7:"general";s:6:"campus";s:8:"UH Manoa";s:4:"name";s:29:"Teri Skillman, (808) 956-8688";s:5:"dept1";s:53:"Events & Communications Coordinator, UH Mânoa Library";s:5:"dept2";N;s:5:"name2";N;s:5:"title";s:63:"Rare aerial photos returned to UH Manoa’s Hamilton Library";s:8:"subtitle";N;s:4:"text";s:671:"The UH Mânoa Hamilton Library recently welcomed home its collection of rare aerial photos damaged in the October 2004 flood. \n\n In anticipation of the return, the UH Mânoa Hamilton Library Preservation department prepped room 304’s area and shelves. Sent for restoration to Belfor USA in Fort Worth, Texas, the now-treated aerial photos and supplies made their return on February 19, 2009. \n\nDespite working around a tight time frame and current construction to the library’s loading dock, Hawaii Restorative helped extract ten pallets from the 20’ container. \n\n The pallets contained a total of 341 custom-made boxes of treated aerial photos and supplies. \n\n";s:5:"email";s:19:"skillman@hawaii.edu";s:6:"email2";N;s:3:"url";s:7:"http://";s:5:"image";s:7:"http://";s:8:"imagealt";N;s:8:"comments";N;s:10:"submitdate";s:10:"04/14/2009";s:10:"submittime";s:8:"14:27:13";s:10:"remotehost";N;s:12:"shortsubdate";s:14:"[posted 04/14]";}s:14:"20090414121609";a:24:{s:4:"code";s:14:"20090414121609";s:6:"stitle";s:46:"Sustainability Fest at UH Manoa [posted 04/14]";s:8:"approval";s:2:"ok";s:7:"expdate";s:10:"05/06/2009";s:7:"exptime";s:5:"00:00";s:8:"category";s:7:"general";s:6:"campus";s:8:"UH Manoa";s:4:"name";s:30:"Chloe Milligan, (805) 455-7400";s:5:"dept1";s:34:"Sustainability Fest Co-Coordinator";s:5:"dept2";N;s:5:"name2";N;s:5:"title";s:31:"Sustainability Fest at UH Manoa";s:8:"subtitle";s:62:"Sustainable Saunders & ASUH Co-Host Earth Day 2009 on April 22";s:4:"text";s:1504:"Sustainable Saunders and the Associated Students at the University of Hawai`i (ASUH) at Mânoa will host their third annual Sustainability Fest in Honor of Earth Day on Wednesday, April 22. Open to the general public, the free event kicks off at 11:00 a.m. with an open-air marketplace featuring 100-plus booths and vendors. It culminates with a free outdoor 5 p.m. concert featuring John Cruz, Natural Vibrations and Pressure Drop. \n\nParticipants are urged to bring their recycling (see list below).\n\nWhat: Sustainability Fest, UH Mânoa’s Earth Day Celebration\n\nDate: Wednesday, April 22\n\nTime: Marketplace 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., Concert 5:00 – 9:00 p.m.\n\nWhere: Andrews Amphitheatre on Dole Street, UH Mânoa campus\n\nSustainable Saunders is an initiative to evolve Saunders Hall, which houses the social sciences, into a model of sustainability for the campus, Hawaii and beyond. For more information, see http://sustainablesaunders.hawaii.edu. or send an e-mail to uhmearthday@hawaii.edu \n\n*To be accepted for recycling: Laptop computers only (no desktop computers), cell phones, printer cartridges, athletic shoes (no metal cleats), all kinds of batteries, used hearing aids and eyeglasses, fishing lines, usable household items and clothing for Goodwill Industries, HI-5 recyclable containers, telephone books, magazines, cooking oil and free towing of unwanted cars.*";s:5:"email";s:18:"chloejm@hawaii.edu";s:6:"email2";N;s:3:"url";s:7:"http://";s:5:"image";s:7:"http://";s:8:"imagealt";N;s:8:"comments";N;s:10:"submitdate";s:10:"04/14/2009";s:10:"submittime";s:8:"12:15:56";s:10:"remotehost";N;s:12:"shortsubdate";s:14:"[posted 04/14]";}s:14:"20090413101654";a:24:{s:4:"code";s:14:"20090413101654";s:6:"stitle";s:77:"UH Manoa presents lecture, roundtable on indigenous issues [posted 04/13]";s:8:"approval";s:2:"ok";s:7:"expdate";s:10:"05/05/2009";s:7:"exptime";s:5:"00:00";s:8:"category";s:7:"general";s:6:"campus";s:8:"UH Manoa";s:4:"name";s:28:"Melissa Rand, (808) 958-7428";s:5:"dept1";s:22:"Museum Studies Program";s:5:"dept2";N;s:5:"name2";N;s:5:"title";s:58:"UH Manoa presents lecture, roundtable on indigenous issues";s:8:"subtitle";N;s:4:"text";s:2556:"The University of Hawai`i at Mânoa presents two events on the topics of Settler Colonialism and Indigenous Peoples. \n\nFirst, Professor Patrick Wolfe of La Trobe University in Australia will give a free public lecture, “Settler Colonialism and the Exception of Indigenous People: What’s So Special About Native Rights” on Tuesday, April 28, from 7:00-8:30 p.m. in the UH Mânoa Art Auditorium.\n\nWolfe is the Charles La Trobe Research Fellow in History at La Trobe University, Victoria, Australia, and author of Settler Colonialism and the Transformation of Anthropology: The Politics and Poetics of an Ethnographic Event (Cassell, 1999). He has researched, taught, lectured, and written on race, colonialism, Aboriginal histories, the history of anthropology, and genocide in Australia, the United States, Brazil, Palestine, and India. \n\nThe Organization of American Historians recently appointed him to its Distinguished Lectureship Program. In 2009-10, he will be a fellow at the Charles Warren Center for Studies in American History at Harvard University. He is currently working on a transnational history of settler-colonial policies on Native peoples. \n\nSecond, in dialogue with Wolfe’s lecture, a roundtable discussion on “Contemporary Indigenous Issues in Australia and Hawai`i” will be held on Thursday, April 30, from 7:00-8:30 p.m. in the UH Mânoa Art Auditorium. Participants include Wolfe, UH Mânoa Assistant English Professor ku’ualoha ho’omanawanui, Leeward Community College Assistant Professor of Hawaiian Studies Momiala Kamahele, UH Mânoa Associate Professor of Anthropology Ty P. Kâwika Tengan, and UH Mânoa Professor of Hawaiian Studies Haunani-Kay Trask.\n\nProfessor Wolfe’s visit is funded by The Mânoa Fund at UH Mânoa, and sponsored by the following departments and programs: UH Mânoa’s American Studies, English, Museum Studies, Anthropology, Ethnic Studies and Political Science; East-West Center/UH Mânoa International Cultural Studies Certificate Program; and Leeward Community College’s Hawaiian Studies and Political Science.\n\nFor more information on these free and open-to-the-public events, as well as related events, see http://hawaii.edu/amst/pwolfe. On-campus parking at UH Mânoa is available for $3.\n\nFor more information, please contact Melissa Rand, Program Assistant for the UH Mânoa Museum Studies Program in the Department of American Studies, at 956-7428, or send an e-mail to museum@hawaii.edu\n\n";s:5:"email";s:17:"museum@hawaii.edu";s:6:"email2";N;s:3:"url";s:7:"http://";s:5:"image";s:53:"http://manoa.hawaii.edu/images/news/patrick_wolfe.jpg";s:8:"imagealt";N;s:8:"comments";N;s:10:"submitdate";s:10:"04/13/2009";s:10:"submittime";s:8:"10:16:45";s:10:"remotehost";N;s:12:"shortsubdate";s:14:"[posted 04/13]";}s:14:"20090413085037";a:24:{s:4:"code";s:14:"20090413085037";s:6:"stitle";s:81:"UH Manoa's Ka Waihona a Ke Aloha receives $8,980 OHA grant [posted 04/13]";s:8:"approval";s:2:"ok";s:7:"expdate";s:10:"05/05/2009";s:7:"exptime";s:5:"00:00";s:8:"category";s:7:"general";s:6:"campus";s:8:"UH Manoa";s:4:"name";s:33:"R. Keawe Lopes Jr. (808) 956-6677";s:5:"dept1";s:69:"Acting Assistant Professor, Kawaihuelani Center for Hawaiian Language";s:5:"dept2";N;s:5:"name2";N;s:5:"title";s:62:"UH Manoa's Ka Waihona a Ke Aloha receives $8,980 OHA grant";s:8:"subtitle";N;s:4:"text";s:1371:"Ka Waihona a Ke Aloha, The Mele Institute of Kawaihuelani Center for Hawaiian Language, recently received an $8,980 Ua Ola I Ka Lima Kakoo grant from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs - Education Hale.

\n\nKa Waihona a Ke Aloha is The Mele Institute of Kawaihuelani Center for Hawaiian Language at the UH Manoa campus. Ka Waihona a Ke Aloha provides venues where mele is placed at the focal point of preservation, perpetuation, discussion, presentation and performance. \n\nSuch venues include Ho‘okani Manoa, Na Mele o Hawaii Nei, Ke Welo Mau Nei, Haku Ia a Ui, O Hawaii Kuu One Hanau and Hawaiian 483 Ka Papa Mele Wahi Pana. Ka Waihona a Ke Aloha recognizes the importance of the mele practitioner, both the haku mele and the hoopaa, and values the information that is preserved in their repertoire.

\n\nOver the past seven years, Ka Waihona a Ke Aloha has sponsored and documented events that showcase mele and mele practitioners and, as a result, has acquired a fair amount of documentation. These documentations have been in its care and, over the years, have been informally accessed by students, community organizations and aspiring mele practitioners.

\n\nThe funding will aid in completing the digitizing, cataloging and indexing of these documentations, in hopes of providing access to this information for future maintenance, perpetuation and presentation.";s:5:"email";s:17:"rlopes@hawaii.edu";s:6:"email2";N;s:3:"url";s:41:"http://manoa.hawaii.edu/hshk/kawaihuelani";s:5:"image";N;s:8:"imagealt";N;s:8:"comments";N;s:10:"submitdate";s:10:"04/13/2009";s:10:"submittime";s:8:"08:50:02";s:10:"remotehost";N;s:12:"shortsubdate";s:14:"[posted 04/13]";}s:14:"20090409150847";a:24:{s:4:"code";s:14:"20090409150847";s:6:"stitle";s:94:"UH Manoa Nursing School selected to be Veterans Affairs Nursing Academy partner [posted 04/09]";s:8:"approval";s:2:"ok";s:7:"expdate";s:10:"05/01/2009";s:7:"exptime";s:5:"00:00";s:8:"category";s:7:"general";s:6:"campus";s:8:"UH Manoa";s:4:"name";s:27:"Mary Boland, (808) 956-8522";s:5:"dept1";N;s:5:"dept2";N;s:5:"name2";N;s:5:"title";s:79:"UH Manoa Nursing School selected to be Veterans Affairs Nursing Academy partner";s:8:"subtitle";N;s:4:"text";s:2592:"U.S. Senate Veterans' Affairs Chairman Daniel K. Akaka and Senator Daniel K. Inouye announced today that the University of Hawaii School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene has been selected by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to be a funded site for the VA Nursing Academy's Enhancing Academic Partnerships Program. VA Secretary Eric Shinseki called both Senators to inform them of the selection yesterday.\n\n"This partnership will benefit the nursing students at U.H. and veterans across the Pacific by improving training, encouraging innovation, and developing new ways nurses can furnish care in the community," said Chairman Akaka and Senator Inouye. "VA's health system is the largest in the country, charged with meeting the health care needs of veterans, young and old, and developing new approaches to care. While dedicated to veterans, VA benefits the entire country by being a national leader in medical research and educating the next generation of health professionals."\n\nThe U.H. proposal\nhttp://www.va.gov/OAA/vana/docs/March2009_Honolulu_abstract.pdf. was supported by Senators Akaka and Inouye in separate letters to VA. The proposal noted that the partnership would admit an additional 40 students over the first three years, expand educational opportunities for students and boost faculty and professional development, and increase the pool of Registered Nurse applicants available for the VA Pacific Islands Health Care System. \n\n“The School of Nursing & Dental Hygiene is very excited about being selected as a nurse academy site with the VA Pacific Islands Health Care System,” said Mary Boland, Dean, UH School of Nursing & Dental Hygiene. “This academic-practice partnership supports both our agency’s missions while developing capacity to address the nursing faculty shortage, recruitment and retention of professional nurses, and advancement of evidence-based research and practice in Hawai'i and the Pacific Rim.”\n\nIn addition to UH Manoa, the following schools were informed of their selection: Western Carolina University in Asheville, NC, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Pace University in New York City, and Waynesburg University in Pittsburgh, PA.\n\nFor more information on the web:\n\nVA Nursing Academies: http://www.va.gov/oaa/vana/default.asp.\n\nVA Pacific Islands Health Care System: http://www.hawaii.va.gov/.\n";s:5:"email";s:19:"mgboland@hawaii.edu";s:6:"email2";N;s:3:"url";s:30:"http://www.nursing.hawaii.edu/";s:5:"image";s:7:"http://";s:8:"imagealt";N;s:8:"comments";N;s:10:"submitdate";s:10:"04/09/2009";s:10:"submittime";s:8:"15:07:44";s:10:"remotehost";N;s:12:"shortsubdate";s:14:"[posted 04/09]";}s:14:"20090409145329";a:24:{s:4:"code";s:14:"20090409145329";s:6:"stitle";s:90:"Outstanding rating for UH Medical School's Surgical Fellowship program [posted 04/09]";s:8:"approval";s:2:"ok";s:7:"expdate";s:10:"05/01/2009";s:7:"exptime";s:5:"00:00";s:8:"category";s:7:"general";s:6:"campus";s:8:"UH Manoa";s:4:"name";s:28:"Tina Shelton, (808) 554-2586";s:5:"dept1";N;s:5:"dept2";N;s:5:"name2";N;s:5:"title";s:74:"Outstanding rating for UH Medical School's Surgical Fellowship program";s:8:"subtitle";N;s:4:"text";s:1729:"The John A. Burns School of Medicine's Surgical Critical Care Fellowship program has won a commendation reserved for only an extremely small number of Residency and Fellowship Programs reviewed annually in the United States.\n\nThe Surgical Fellowship's status signifies that a training program is not only in substantial compliance with accreditation standards but also provides an exemplary educational experience. \n\n“For our surgery fellowship to have attained this laudatory designation for two consecutive surveys is an accomplishment rarely achieved by the vast majority of programs accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME),” said Dr. Jerris Hedges, Dean of the medical school at the University of Hawai‘i at Mânoa.\n\nThe surgical fellowship program also received commendation at the time of the last accreditation site survey in 2003. \nFellowship Program Director Dr. Mihae Yu, Professor of Surgery and Associate Chair for Education, was also commended the ACGME for the quality of the Program Information Form provided. That also is a comment scarcely made, according to Dr. Danny Takanishi, Jr., Chair of Surgery for the John A. Burns School of Medicine. \n\nThe Surgical Care Fellowship is a one-year program, attended annually by two physicians who have already completed at least three years in surgery residency training. Training is primarily done at the medical school’s affiliated teaching hospitals: The Queen’s Medical Center and Kapi’olani Medical Center.\n\nA fellow learns to be a teacher and leader in addition to an excellent surgeon. Fellows are the central contact person for the residents, nurses and other health professionals in treatment of patients.\n";s:5:"email";s:19:"sheltont@hawaii.edu";s:6:"email2";N;s:3:"url";s:7:"http://";s:5:"image";s:7:"http://";s:8:"imagealt";N;s:8:"comments";N;s:10:"submitdate";s:10:"04/09/2009";s:10:"submittime";s:8:"14:52:42";s:10:"remotehost";N;s:12:"shortsubdate";s:14:"[posted 04/09]";}s:14:"20090409144107";a:24:{s:4:"code";s:14:"20090409144107";s:6:"stitle";s:74:"Nominations sought for UH Hilo Vulcan Athletic Hall of Fame [posted 04/09]";s:8:"approval";s:2:"ok";s:7:"expdate";N;s:7:"exptime";s:5:"00:00";s:8:"category";s:7:"general";s:6:"campus";s:7:"UH Hilo";s:4:"name";s:37:"Alyson Kakugawa-Leong, (808) 974-7642";s:5:"dept1";s:25:"Director, Media Relations";s:5:"dept2";N;s:5:"name2";N;s:5:"title";s:59:"Nominations sought for UH Hilo Vulcan Athletic Hall of Fame";s:8:"subtitle";N;s:4:"text";s:2557:"After a six-year hiatus, Dr. Luoluo Hong, vice chancellor for student affairs & acting athletic director, today announced that the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo Vulcan Athletic Hall of Fame is currently accepting nominations for its 14th class of inductees. Categories for prospective honorees are Athlete, Coach, Administrator and Community Member.

\n\nAthlete nominees must have exhausted their eligibility at UH Hilo and completed their playing days prior to the end of the spring 2004 season. Exceptions may be made for inability to complete due to physical/medical reasons. Graduation from UH Hilo is not a requirement, but graduates will receive preference from the selection committee.

\n\nCoach, Administrator or Community nominees must have made significant contributions over time that enhanced the image of Vulcan Athletics. A coach or administrator must not have served the UH Hilo Athletic Department in a paid capacity within the past five years. There is no waiting period for community nominees.

\n\nCurrent members of the Vulcan Athletic Hall of Fame are: baseball players Guy Oshiro and Lance Suyama; basketball players Gene Arceneaux, Jay Bartholomew, Neville Brandt, Jim DeGroot, Pat Fitzgerald, Frank Gipson, Gilbert Hicks, Bill O’Rear, Ia Saipaia, Nelson Wong, Trevor Wright and Todd Zirbel; cross country runner Karl Honma; golfer Deron Doi; softball players Crissy Alnas, Tracie Lagrimas, Kristy Odamura, Rynee Rodrigues and Melveena Starkey; the 1981 AIAW and NAIA national volleyball team players Shirley Ah Tou, Carla Carpenter, Joy Downey, Kathy Hong, Pauahi Ioane, Charlene Kahuanui, Marve Keama, Peka Malae, Edie Manzano, Sheryl Scott, Nalani Spencer, Alofa Tagataese and Cindy Whitworth plus individual players Glennie Adams, Flo Alo, Carpenter, Tanya Fuamatu, Kahuanui, Laurie Kemp, Hae Ja Kim, Lyndell Lindsey, Malae, Manzano, Spencer, Tagataese and Whitworth; basketball coach Jimmy Yagi; administrators Ramon Goya and Edwin H. Mookini; and community members Maggie Carmichael, Wallace Chong Jr., Hugh Clark, Ray Fornof, Tom Goya, George and Marion Hall, Wayne Miyao, James Morita, Walt Southward and Harvey Tajiri.

\n\nFor more information or a nomination form, call Glen Kagamida at 974-7543 or e-mail glenk@hawaii.edu. Kagamida also requests that Hall of Fame members or their families and survivors contact him to update the Hall’s contact list and to send him digital photographs of members for a Vulcan Hall of Fame Web site currently under construction.

\n\nA Certified Archivist and graudate of UH Mānoa's School of Library and Information Studies (1991) Wong Smith has long promoted professional development opportunities in the islands. She arranged for the first cohort of qualified archivists to take the certification exam in Honolulu and disseminates training she has received on the mainland with local colleagues and communities.

\n\nWong Smith has twice served as president of the Association of Hawai‘i Archivists and currently sits on the Committee on Education for the Society of American Archivists. She will present for the third time at the annual conference of the Society of American Archivists to be held in Austin, Texas this August.";s:5:"email";s:16:"smith@hawaii.edu";s:6:"email2";N;s:3:"url";s:48:"http://www2.hawaii.edu/~wertheim/AHA/Conrad.html";s:5:"image";N;s:8:"imagealt";N;s:8:"comments";N;s:10:"submitdate";s:10:"04/09/2009";s:10:"submittime";s:8:"11:39:06";s:10:"remotehost";N;s:12:"shortsubdate";s:14:"[posted 04/09]";}s:14:"20090409105002";a:24:{s:4:"code";s:14:"20090409105002";s:6:"stitle";s:72:"UH Manoa professor awarded excavation concession in Egypt [posted 04/09]";s:8:"approval";s:2:"ok";s:7:"expdate";s:10:"04/24/2009";s:7:"exptime";s:5:"00:00";s:8:"category";s:7:"general";s:6:"campus";s:8:"UH Manoa";s:4:"name";s:29:"Robert Littman (808) 956-4173";s:5:"dept1";s:4:"LLEA";s:5:"dept2";N;s:5:"name2";N;s:5:"title";s:57:"UH Manoa professor awarded excavation concession in Egypt";s:8:"subtitle";N;s:4:"text";s:729:"The Supreme Council of Antiquities of Egypt recently awarded Dr. Robert Littman, professor of Classics at UH Manoa, the ongoing concession to excavate the ancient site of Tell Timai. \n\nThis summer, Dr. Littman, accompanied by his field director Dr. Jay Silverstein, UH Manoa Anthropology adjunct professor, will take a staff of 25, including 16 students, to begin excavations on a 10-year project that promises to cast new light on the Greco-Roman Egyptian city, the perfume capital during the reign of Cleopatra.\n\nTell Timai is a 200 acre site in the eastern Delta of Egypt, that contains the ruins of the city, Thmouis, which was founded in the 4th century BC and for over 1000 years was a major city in the region. \n\n";s:5:"email";s:18:"littman@hawaii.edu";s:6:"email2";N;s:3:"url";s:7:"http://";s:5:"image";s:7:"http://";s:8:"imagealt";N;s:8:"comments";s:78:"I can send you some photos if you give me an e-mail address to direct them to.";s:10:"submitdate";s:10:"04/09/2009";s:10:"submittime";s:8:"15:26:08";s:10:"remotehost";N;s:12:"shortsubdate";s:14:"[posted 04/09]";}s:14:"20090409101901";a:24:{s:4:"code";s:14:"20090409101901";s:6:"stitle";s:72:"First Okinawan studies endowment fund created at UH Manoa [posted 04/09]";s:8:"approval";s:2:"ok";s:7:"expdate";s:10:"05/01/2009";s:7:"exptime";s:5:"00:00";s:8:"category";s:7:"general";s:6:"campus";s:8:"UH Manoa";s:4:"name";s:30:"Margot Schrire, (808) 956-6774";s:5:"dept1";s:41:"UH Foundation, Director of Communications";s:5:"dept2";N;s:5:"name2";N;s:5:"title";s:57:"First Okinawan studies endowment fund created at UH Manoa";s:8:"subtitle";N;s:4:"text";s:3559:"HONOLULU - The University of Hawai‘i Foundation and the School of Pacific & Asian Studies' Center for Okinawan Studies at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa have announced the creation of the WUB UH Mānoa Center for Okinawan Studies Endowment Fund thanks to the Worldwide Uchinanchu Business Association (WUB). This is the first Okinawan Studies Endowment Fund to be created at UH Mānoa. To date WUB has contributed $37,000 through combined gifts and pledges to this endowed fund. The purpose of this fund is to promote excellence in Okinawan studies at the Center for Okinawan Studies.

\n\nThe Worldwide Uchinanchu Business Association (WUB) was established in 1997 in Hawai‘i. WUB is a network of Uchinanchu and Uchinanchu-at-heart who are part of business and professional communities worldwide. The Uchinanchu have always relied on networking to move forward in their communities. WUB takes this time-honored Okinawan moai practice to the next level – a worldwide Uchinanchu business community.

\n\n"Whenever the Okinawan community identifies a special need, it has repeatedly responded with financial support and generosity of spirit," said Lloyd Arakaki, president, WUB. "It is this combination which leverages the initiative of a relatively small group to accomplish goals often out of proportion to its resources," Arakaki continued. "It is also an attitude which exemplifies the best of our community, the willingness to take on larger goals, with dogged persistence and always with an eye towards a better future. We hope that the establishment of the WUB Endowment Fund is just the first such step forward."

\n\nThe Center for Okinawan Studies (COS) was established at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa on July 1, 2008. It is the first center of its kind outside Japan. Its mission is to promote a deeper understanding of the peoples and cultures of the Ryukyus and Okinawa by supporting studies about the history, culture, environment, societies and diaspora of the Okinawan/Ryukyuan peoples. In 1900, the first group of 26 immigrants from Okinawa arrived at the sugar plantations of Hawai‘i. By 1907, more than 10,000 Okinawans had settled in such distant places as Mexico, the Philippines, New Caledonia and Peru. By 1930, more than 54,000 had left Okinawa with over half of them settling in South America. Today the worldwide overseas Uchinanchu community has grown to over 300,000 people.

\n\n"The Center for Okinawan Studies is the only one of its kind in the western world," said Ned Shultz, interim dean, School of Pacific and Asian Studies. "Through its many endeavors we hope to promote a deeper understanding and appreciation of Okinawa, its culture, and its links to Hawai‘i," Shultz continued. "This gift starts the building of an endowment that ultimately will enhance the center’s ability to fulfill its mission to the University and the community, and leverage additional private support." \n \n

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\n\nThe project was the inspiration of Gail Makuakane-Lundin, director, Kipuka, and a founding member of the Sustainability Committee. Makuakane-Lundin secured funding for the project in a Title III Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions renovation grant obtained from the U.S. Department of Education in FY 2005-2006. She said much can be learned from the practices of Native Hawaiians and their kinship with the environment.

\n\n“Our ancestors had a special harmonious relationship with the environment that provides a working model for meeting the challenges of a growing population and limited resources,” Makuakane–Lundin said. “They understood that the resources you preserve today through smart, sustainable practices will insure that future generations enjoy a comparable quality of life.”

\n\nThe panels were purchased some time ago, but the project was delayed while legalities of the interconnectivity agreement between the university and Hawai‘i Electric Light Company (HELCO) were worked out. The agreement was finally completed last week, clearing the way for the PV panels to be turned on.

\n\nThe panels generate approximately 10.15 kilowatts of energy, resulting in a total savings of 11,195 kilowatt hours. Dr. Debra Fitzsimons, vice chancellor for administrative affairs, said the achievement might seem small by itself, but is significant in the bigger picture.

\n\n“We’re currently working on several different strategies to obtain funding for a large-scale, campuswide solar panel project that has the potential to generate up to 600 kilowatts,” Fitzsimons said. “What makes this project so important is that it provides us with the prototype interconnectivity agreement that will facilitate the installation of additional PV panels in the near future.”

\n\nThe Kipuka solar panel project is just one of the energy savings/sustainability initiatives UH Hilo has undertaken during the past year.

\n\nThe funding will aid a collaborative effort to provide University students and pre-kindergarten to 12th-grade educators with a summer intensive opportunity. They will engage in an Hawaiian language immersion program centered on culturally appropriate learning activities along side cultural and agricultural experts on kalo and the l`oi . Together, teachers, students and cultural practitioners will develop curriculum tools and digital video storytelling.

\n\nCo-leaders of the project are Kapâ Oliveira, director of the UH Mânoa Kawaihuelani Center for Hawaiian Language, and Makahiapo Cashman, director of Ka Papa Lo`i o Kânewai.

\n\nThe Hawai`inuiâkea School of Hawaiian Knowledge is UH Mânoa’s newest school, whose mission is to pursue, perpetuate, research and revitalize all areas and forms of Hawaiian knowledge. They include its language, origins, history, arts, sciences, literature, religion and education; its law and society; its political, medicinal and cultural practices; as well as all other forms of knowledge.

\n\nThe school is comprised of three centers: Kamakakűokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies, Kawaihuelani Center for Hawaiian Language, and Ka Papa Lo`i o Kânewai.

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\n\n At the recent Career Day held at the College in February, 74 companies including Raytheon, Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, Actus Land Lease, Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and the CIA presented corporate information and employment opportunities to engineering students enrolled at Manoa.

\n\n “Although employer participation in our Spring Career Day was down slightly from previous years, our graduates still have access to good jobs in the engineering sector,” said Peter E. Crouch, dean of the College of Engineering. “We are proud to see that the quality of our graduates is recognized and that they are very much sought after by both local and national firms.”

\n\n In addition to the Career Days that are held twice a year, companies from across the nation regularly hold information sessions for students and recent graduates. The most recent recruiter at the College is Bombardier, Inc., a global transportation company with aerospace and rail transit operations in more than 60 countries. Its Transportation Group is looking to fill positions in Las Vegas, San Francisco, Pittsburgh and New York. Bombardier is also offering internships this summer at its headquarters in Pittsburgh.

\n\n “We have about 10 open positions in our Systems Division for new engineers and we would be delighted to recruit some graduates from UH Manoa,” said Andrew Robbins, Bombardier Vice President of Business Development. “The UH Manoa College of Engineering has a solid reputation and Hawaii offers companies like ours an opportunity to diversify our work force and to train young engineers for positions throughout the world.”

\n\n Bombardier will be hosting a presentation for UH Manoa engineering students at the College on Wednesday, April 15, in addition to manning an information booth the day before. Robbins hopes to conduct interviews with interested students after the presentation.

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\n\nThe $100 Imagine grants are awarded to students whose idea for a product or service is selected by the program, and attend a one-hour seminar on “next steps” to develop that idea. The $500 Discovery Grant is designed for students seeking to take a specific business idea to the next level, and is part of the UH Business Plan Competition (BPC), which has grown into the state’s largest competition of its kind. The grants were awarded to 23 teams that qualified for the semi-final round of the BPC, met with a PACE professional-in-residence, and attended an entrepreneur boot camp.

\n\nDr. Emmeline de Pillis, UH Hilo professor of management, said Akahoshi is competing against a strong field. She said advancing to this point in the Business Plan Competition speaks volumes about the quality of her proposal.

\n\n“Many entrepreneurs start out thinking that everyone's a potential customer and no one's a potential competitor—this is a big mistake, and a very common one,” de Pillis explained. “Kiersten has used her marketing and management training to describe precisely who her target customer is, how she will meet that customer's needs, and how she will lure that customer away from the competition."

\n\nAkahoshi’s award was based on her class work in the business planning course, MGT 425, where she developed the concept of a user-operated photo booth to be used as a fund raiser for organizations like schools and non-profits. What separates her plan from similar services is its unique pricing model, where the user pays for the photos on the spot and the sponsoring organization receives a percentage of the proceeds. Akahoshi said watching her idea come to life is something to behold.

\n\n“I think this is a great opportunity,” Akahoshi said. “It is exciting to see an abstract idea become more concrete every day."

\n\nSemi-finalists will make oral presentations of their plans to a second pool of judges on April 24. The top five finalists will be awarded $1,000 Realize Grants and move on to compete at a final event for thousands of dollars in cash and in-kind prizes.

\n\nIn addition to the Discovery Award, Akahoshi is a two-time recipient of the Hawaiʻi Island Chamber of Commerce Scholarship.

\n\n“Kiersten’s accomplishments make all of us at CoBE very proud,” said Dr. Marcia Sakai, dean, College of Business and Economics. “Her success supports our belief that entrepreneurial talent will bloom when given the opportunity.”

\n\nSubaru’s donation will be matched with another $19,000--effectively tripling the value of the gift--under the terms of a 2008 grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. The Moore Foundation grant is assisting the center with its goal of reaching 100 percent of the island’s school-aged children, by bringing them to ‘Imiloa to experience its exhibits, planetarium and educational programs. Transportation to the Center, admission, and lunch are all provided thanks to the grant, making the field trip possible for students throughout the island. For every $1 of additional support which ‘Imiloa secures for the program, the Moore Foundation grant is providing $2.

\n\nThe ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center has a special mission to engage youth in Hawai‘i, involving them in hands-on exploration of astronomy, together with Hawaiian language, navigational skills and indigenous culture. The resulting sense of pride and the interest in science and engineering that ‘Imiloa is instilling are critical tools for preparing local young people to participate in Hawai‘i’s 21st century economy. In pursuit of this mission, ‘Imiloa has set an aggressive goal of reaching all of Hawai‘i Island’s 30,000 K-12 schoolchildren through its educational programs over the next two years.

\n\nSubaru Telescope and its parent body, the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, have made previous gifts to the ‘Imiloa Center, including the donation of a unique “4D2U” theatre exhibit on the origins of the universe and another exhibit on the history of the telescope. Subaru also sponsored a special planetarium show geared to children, “The Secret of the Cardboard Rocket,” and assisted with the creation and script for “Hawaii’s Observatories,” a 3D show in the planetarium.

\n\n‘Imiloa’s Associate Director Ka‘iu Kimura commented, "Support from Subaru Telescope is helping ‘Imiloa ensure that local children grow up understanding that successful participation in science and technology does not mean a rejection of their Hawaiian heritage but, indeed, underscores the unique values of that heritage."

\n\nUH Hilo Chancellor Rose Tseng added, "The University of Hawai‘i at Hilo is very grateful for the leadership support of the Japan Foundation for the Promotion of Astronomy, which has been provided to our campus annually for the past nine years through Subaru Telescope and the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan."

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The mission of UH Hilo’s ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawai‘i is to celebrate Hawaiian culture and Maunakea astronomy, sharing with the world an inspiring example of science and culture united to advance knowledge, understanding and opportunity. Please visit www.imiloahawaii.org.

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The Subaru Telescope is one of the world’s largest optical-infrared telescopes. Located on the summit of Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawai‘i, it is one of the best sites on earth to view outer space. Operated by the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan and primarily staffed at its base facility in Hilo, Hawai‘i, Subaru’s organization collaborates with scientists, educators, and the local community to enhance our understanding of the universe. Please visit www.SubaruTelescope.org.

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The University of Hawai‘i at Hilo is a comprehensive university with five degree-granting colleges, six master’s programs and two doctoral programs. UH Hilo strives to integrate culture and science, offer hands-on learning opportunities to its students and use the Island of Hawai‘i as a natural learning laboratory. Enrollment has doubled since 1980 to more than 3,700 students coming from all fifty states and more than 40 countries. Please visit www.uhh.hawaii.edu.

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\n\nFind out the answer to these and other fascinating questions concerning the ocean surrounding us at the 3rd annual Ocean Day Hawai‘i, hosted by the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo Pacific Aquaculture and Coastal Resources Center (PACRC) and Marine Science Department, in partnership with the University of Hawai‘i Sea Grant and Hilo Jaycees. Admission is free for this family-friendly event on Saturday, April 25, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at PACRC on Kalaniana‘ole Avenue in Keaukaha.

\n\nOcean Day Hawai‘i is a community outreach event designed to increase public awareness of ocean issues such as conservation, ocean resources and ocean safety through fun, interactive displays, activities and booths. Over 1,000 people attended last year's event. This year's Ocean Day promises to be bigger and better, with additional and more diverse displays.

\n\nAll ages will enjoy the hands-on activities prepared by UH Hilo Marine Science researchers and partners, including the Hawai‘i Division of Aquatic Resources, Marine Mammal Response Network, Hawai‘i Wildlife Society and Mokupapapa. For the keiki, there are fishing games, touch-tank exploration and face painting plus crafts and activities, including a poi pounding workshop. Artwork of our coastal Hawai‘i nei by Keaukaha keiki will be displayed as well as underwater remote operated vehicles (ROVs) courtesy of local robotics groups. Site tours will also be given.

\n\nIn addition to providing information on current topics such as why plastic is harmful to marine life and what we can do to help identify and control aquatic invasive species, other booths will focus on our coastal heritage here in Hawai‘i. Information will be available on how to get involved with beach clean-ups, what you can do to help preserve and protect our ocean resources, and how to gain a career in the ocean sciences.

\n\nThere will be a welcome by Patrick Kahawaiola‘a of the Keaukaha Community Association and UH Hilo Chancellor Rose Tseng. For more information, e-mail Sharon Ziegler-Chong at ziegler@hawaii.edu or Michele Kubojiri at mkubojir@hawaii.edu or call 933-3289.\n";s:5:"email";s:17:"alyson@hawaii.edu";s:6:"email2";N;s:3:"url";s:7:"http://";s:5:"image";s:7:"http://";s:8:"imagealt";N;s:8:"comments";N;s:10:"submitdate";s:10:"04/06/2009";s:10:"submittime";s:8:"14:33:56";s:10:"remotehost";N;s:12:"shortsubdate";s:14:"[posted 04/06]";}s:14:"20090406123147";a:24:{s:4:"code";s:14:"20090406123147";s:6:"stitle";s:90:"Upcoming film event at UH Manoa, "Ha Kam Wi Tawk Pidgin Yet?" [posted 04/06]";s:8:"approval";s:2:"ok";s:7:"expdate";s:10:"04/14/2009";s:7:"exptime";s:5:"20:00";s:8:"category";s:7:"general";s:6:"campus";s:8:"UH Manoa";s:4:"name";s:33:"Christina Higgins, (808) 956-2785";s:5:"dept1";s:23:"Second Language Studies";s:5:"dept2";N;s:5:"name2";N;s:5:"title";s:71:"Upcoming film event at UH Manoa, "Ha Kam Wi Tawk Pidgin Yet?"";s:8:"subtitle";s:103:"A video collaboration by the Charlene Sato Center and Searider Productions explores the value of Pidgin";s:4:"text";s:1479:"A film presentation, "Ha Kam Wi Tawk Pidgin Yet?," will be shown in the UH Manoa Architecture Auditorium on Monday, April 13, from 4-6:30 p.m. Admission is free to the event, sponsored by The Charlene J. Sato Center for Pidgin, Creole and Dialect Studies.

\n\nThis presentation brings together high school students, community members and university scholars who share an interest in exploring Pidgin as a means of expressing identity in Hawaii. The focus of this event is a 30-minute film produced by students enrolled in the 2008-09 Advanced Media Productions class of Searider Productions at Waianae High school.

\n\nBeginning in Fall 2008, researchers at the Charlene J. Sato Center for Pidgin, Creole and Dialect Studies at UH Manoa asked the Waianae High students to use their talents to investigate whether, and to what degree, people still value Pidgin, a language that is often described as "broken English."

\n\nIn the era of globalization and under pressures to conform to uniformity, the students explored the answer to the question, “Ha kam wi tawk Pidgin yet?” The result is this film, which we see as an act of local literature-making in the form of talk story.

\n\nAfter the showing, local writers and scholars will offer their perspectives on the importance of maintaining a local voice in today's world. The audience will also be invited to talk story about Pidgin, both in the auditorium and with others after the show.

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\n\nApproximately 40 attendees from various government agencies, national labs, and academia participated in the two workshops. Participants from UH Manoa included faculty from the College of Natural Sciences, College of Engineering, and Hawaii Institute for Geophysics and Planetology.

\n\nUH Manoa is one of only eleven universities participating in NMMO projects this fiscal year. “Hawaii plays a leading role in our national security, so it was a natural decision to hold these workshops here, where there is already active research in this area,” said Dr. Peter Bythrow, Chief Scientist for NMMO.

\n\n“This is also a great example of how the scientific and engineering communities in Hawaii are helping to bolster our economy,” said Justin Akagi of the UH College of Engineering who coordinated local arrangements for the workshops.\n";s:5:"email";s:24:"wayne.shiroma@hawaii.edu";s:6:"email2";s:17:"akagij@hawaii.edu";s:3:"url";s:7:"http://";s:5:"image";s:7:"http://";s:8:"imagealt";N;s:8:"comments";N;s:10:"submitdate";s:10:"04/06/2009";s:10:"submittime";s:8:"17:26:55";s:10:"remotehost";N;s:12:"shortsubdate";s:14:"[posted 04/06]";}s:14:"20090406092610";a:24:{s:4:"code";s:14:"20090406092610";s:6:"stitle";s:69:"Professor to lecture on Lincoln’s link to Hawai`i [posted 04/06]";s:8:"approval";s:2:"ok";s:7:"expdate";s:10:"04/27/2009";s:7:"exptime";s:5:"00:00";s:8:"category";s:7:"general";s:6:"campus";s:8:"UH Manoa";s:4:"name";s:28:"Teri Skillman (808) 956-8688";s:5:"dept1";N;s:5:"dept2";N;s:5:"name2";N;s:5:"title";s:54:"Professor to lecture on Lincoln’s link to Hawai`i";s:8:"subtitle";s:66:"Spring 2009 Faculty Lecture Series: Sharing Our Work and Knowledge";s:4:"text";s:1869:"Lincoln in American and Hawaiian History and Memory\n\nDr. James O. Horton, Professor, UH Mânoa Department of American Studies\n\nWednesday, April 8, 2009\n\nHamilton Library, Room 301\n\n3:30 - 4:30 p.m.\n\nDoors open at 3:15 p.m.\n\nFree admission\n\nRefreshments provided\n\nProfessor James Horton’s lecture will focus on Abraham Lincoln in American history and memory, and the relationship between Lincoln and the Hawaiian kingdom in mid-19th century.\nEach spring semester, Professor Horton teaches in the UH Department of American Studies. During the fall semester, he is the Benjamin Banneker Professor Emeritus of American Studies and History at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and Historian Emeritus at the National Museum of American History at the Smithsonian Institution. \n\nHe has published 10 books, most recently—with co-editor Lois E. Horton— “Slavery and Public History: The Tough Stuff of American Memory 2009” (New Press 2006, paperback edition University of North Carolina Press 2009). He was also the editor of the Oxford University Press series, “The Landmarks of American History Series.” \n\nIn February 2009, the African American Museum of Boston presented Professor Horton with its “Living Legend Award.” A traveling exhibit curated with David Brion Davis, “Free at Last: A History of the Abolition of Slavery,” opened in Fall 1997 at the Fifth/Third Bank Exhibition Gallery, Cincinnati and Independence Hall, New York City. He was the chief historian for the New York Historical Society exhibit, “Slavery in New York,” from October 2005 to March 2006. It won the Crystal Apple Award in 2005 for the best exhibit in New York City.\nThe Faculty Lecture Series is presented by the UH Mânoa Vice Chancellor for Research & Graduate Education, Office of Research Relations, and the University of Hawai`i at Mânoa Library.\n\n###";s:5:"email";s:19:"skillman@hawaii.edu";s:6:"email2";N;s:3:"url";s:7:"http://";s:5:"image";s:52:"http://manoa.hawaii.edu/images/news/james_horton.jpg";s:8:"imagealt";N;s:8:"comments";N;s:10:"submitdate";s:10:"04/06/2009";s:10:"submittime";s:8:"09:25:37";s:10:"remotehost";N;s:12:"shortsubdate";s:14:"[posted 04/06]";}s:14:"20090406084019";a:24:{s:4:"code";s:14:"20090406084019";s:6:"stitle";s:100:"University of Hawai‘i completes sale of $100 million of University Revenue Bonds [posted 04/06]";s:8:"approval";s:2:"ok";s:7:"expdate";s:10:"04/27/2009";s:7:"exptime";s:5:"00:00";s:8:"category";s:7:"general";s:6:"campus";s:6:"System";s:4:"name";s:27:"Howard Todo, (808) 956-8903";s:5:"dept1";s:56:"Vice President for Budget and Finance and CFO, UH System";s:5:"dept2";s:81:"Associate Vice President for External Affairs and University Relations, UH System";s:5:"name2";s:29:"Carolyn Tanaka, (808)956-8109";s:5:"title";s:85:"University of Hawai‘i completes sale of $100 million of University Revenue Bonds";s:8:"subtitle";N;s:4:"text";s:3002:"The University of Hawai‘i System successfully concluded the sale of $100 million of University Revenue Bonds, Series 2009A last week. The funds raised will be used for student housing and additional campus and research facilities and to refund $13.3 million of previously issued bonds at a savings of $1.3 million, or 9.7 percent of refunded par. The all-in true interest cost of the bonds was 5.18 percent, significantly lower than interest costs previously projected.\n\n“By financing these projects with our own revenue streams, the university is moving with all deliberate speed to improve the quality of the facilities used by our students and faculty, and demonstrating in the process that we are part of the solution to Hawai‘i’s current economic challenges,” said UH President David McClain.

\n\nThe sale began on March 30 with a retail-only order period and concluded with an institutional order period on March 31. Retail demand for the university’s bonds was strong both nationally and within the state, as the university generated more than $50 million of retail investor orders. The university received broad participation from institutional investors such as corporations, insurance companies and mutual funds on the balance of the bonds.

\n\n“I’m extremely pleased with the excellent interest rate we achieved in selling the bonds, and I’m thankful for the support and confidence in the university expressed by the individuals and institutions in Hawai‘i and throughout the country in purchasing our bonds,” said UH Vice President for Budget and Finance and CFO Howard Todo.

\n\nMoody’s Investors Service and Standard & Poor’s affirmed the university’s outstanding ratings of “Aa3” and “A+”. Fitch Ratings upgraded the university’s revenue bonds to “AA-“, citing the university’s dominant market position within the state of Hawai‘i, fairly consistent and significant levels of state financial support, healthy enrollment trends, sound balance sheet liquidity and low debt burden.

\n\nFunds raised by the sale of bonds will be used for the following projects:

UH Mānoa student housing renovations - $16.5M 
Addition to the UH Mānoa Biomed Building - $22.5M 
UH Hilo Bookstore Campus Center addition - $7M  
UH West O‘ahu: Kapolei campus development - $20M  
Refund bonds issued in 1995 for the Kau’iokahaloa Nui faculty housing project on the UH Mānoa campus - $13.3M

\n\nIn addition, funds raised will be used for the acquisition and conversion of apartments for UH Hilo student housing, and for the acquisition of a facility for the Waianae Education Center administered by Leeward Community College.

\n\nMerrill Lynch & Co. underwrote the bonds, and a selling group of local Hawai‘i brokers was used to maximize Hawai‘i retail participation. Yields on the bonds ranged from 0.95 to 5.5 percent and carried a final maturity of October 1, 2038.\n";s:5:"email";s:16:"htodo@hawaii.edu";s:6:"email2";s:19:"carolynt@hawaii.edu";s:3:"url";s:7:"http://";s:5:"image";s:7:"http://";s:8:"imagealt";N;s:8:"comments";N;s:10:"submitdate";s:10:"04/06/2009";s:10:"submittime";s:8:"08:39:28";s:10:"remotehost";N;s:12:"shortsubdate";s:14:"[posted 04/06]";}s:14:"20090404162513";a:24:{s:4:"code";s:14:"20090404162513";s:6:"stitle";s:76:"UH Manoa offers Wednesday environmental lecture/film series [posted 04/04]";s:8:"approval";s:2:"ok";s:7:"expdate";s:10:"04/25/2009";s:7:"exptime";s:5:"00:00";s:8:"category";s:7:"general";s:6:"campus";s:8:"UH Manoa";s:4:"name";s:30:"Jennifer Parks, (808) 956-0416";s:5:"dept1";s:20:"College of Education";s:5:"dept2";N;s:5:"name2";N;s:5:"title";s:59:"UH Manoa offers Wednesday environmental lecture/film series";s:8:"subtitle";s:46:"On topic of 'Plastic and Hawaii's Marine Life'";s:4:"text";s:966:"The UH Manoa College of Education Department of Educational Foundations (EDEF 686 Environmental Education) and Beach Environmental Awareness Campaign Hawaii (BEACH) present "Plastic and Hawaii's Marine Life," a free public lecture/film series that runs every Wednesday in April from 6:30 p.m.

\n\nApril 8 - Lecture: "Conflict, Collision and Confrontation: Sea Turtle Biology and Incompatibility with Marine Debris" (Art Auditorium)

\n\nApril 15 - Film: "Synthetic Sea Story" (Architecture Auditorium)

\n\nApril 22 - Lecture: "Plastics: Impacts on our Health, Marine Life and the Environment" (Architecture Auditorium)

\n\nApril 29 - Lecture: "Albatross as Indicators of Plastic Pollution in the Marine Environment" (Architecture Auditorium)

\n\nFor more information, call 393-2168 or see the complete lecture/film series listing online.\n";s:5:"email";s:19:"beaulieu@hawaii.edu";s:6:"email2";N;s:3:"url";s:50:"http://www.coe.hawaii.edu/files/marine_lecture.pdf";s:5:"image";s:7:"http://";s:8:"imagealt";N;s:8:"comments";N;s:10:"submitdate";s:10:"04/04/2009";s:10:"submittime";s:8:"16:24:50";s:10:"remotehost";N;s:12:"shortsubdate";s:14:"[posted 04/04]";}s:14:"20090403145114";a:24:{s:4:"code";s:14:"20090403145114";s:6:"stitle";s:68:"Ka Leo and staff win awards in publishing competition [posted 04/03]";s:8:"approval";s:2:"ok";s:7:"expdate";s:10:"04/24/2009";s:7:"exptime";s:5:"00:00";s:8:"category";s:7:"general";s:6:"campus";s:8:"UH Manoa";s:4:"name";s:28:"Jay Hartwell, (808) 956-3217";s:5:"dept1";s:49:"Student Media Adviser, Student Life & Development";s:5:"dept2";N;s:5:"name2";N;s:5:"title";s:53:"Ka Leo and staff win awards in publishing competition";s:8:"subtitle";s:39:"UH Mānoa student newspaper honored";s:4:"text";s:2208:"The Hawai‘i Publishers Association this week awarded first place honors to Ka Leo, the student newspaper of the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa campus.

\n\nTo win its award for the state's best college newspaper, Ka Leo O Hawai‘i submitted three issues from the 2008 calendar year, when students Kumari Sherreitt (Spring) and Taylor Hall (Fall) edited the three-times-a-week paper for Mānoa's Board of Publications.

\n\nThe newspaper, along with submissions from Windward Community College's monthly Ka ‘Ohana (second place) and Hawai‘i Pacific University's monthly Kalamalama (third place), was judged by media professionals in the continental United States, who said Ka Leo had "clean design with good visuals. Multiple entry points for readers. Good variety of content . . . Great editorial section with editorial cartoons, and letters to the editor that show the staff writes articles people care about."

\n\nThis is the second year in a row that Ka Leo has taken first place in the competition, and the first year that Windward Community College's newspaper has entered the contest, which is coordinated by an association whose members include most of the state's newspapers and magazines.

\n\nThe award followed an announcement by Fox News that former Ka Leo desk editors Meghan Lopez and Casey Chin had produced the nation's best broadcast news story in its annual "College Challenge," which awards $10,000 to the winners and another $10,000 to their University.

\n\nCasey Chin was associate news editor and Meghan Lopez sports editor for Ka Leo during Spring 2008. The UH Manoa Journalism seniors decided to focus on broadcast work last fall and this spring, when they began interviewing for their piece on native Hawaiian sovereignty for the Sixth Annual Fox News Channel "College Challenge."

\n\nThe two used camera and microphone equipment from Mānoa's School of Communications and a video editing bay at Ka Leo's newsroom to produce the three-minute piece.

\n\nFox News will fly the students to New York to receive the award, along with their project adviser, Jay Hartwell, who is also the faculty adviser to the editors of Ka Leo.

\n\n\n \n";s:5:"email";s:19:"hartwell@hawaii.edu";s:6:"email2";N;s:3:"url";s:39:"http://hawaiipublishersassociation.com/";s:5:"image";s:7:"http://";s:8:"imagealt";N;s:8:"comments";N;s:10:"submitdate";s:10:"04/03/2009";s:10:"submittime";s:8:"14:49:13";s:10:"remotehost";N;s:12:"shortsubdate";s:14:"[posted 04/03]";}s:14:"20090403110536";a:24:{s:4:"code";s:14:"20090403110536";s:6:"stitle";s:97:"Free Career, College & Job Fair at Leeward Community College, April 23 [posted 04/03]";s:8:"approval";s:2:"ok";s:7:"expdate";s:10:"04/24/2009";s:7:"exptime";s:5:"00:00";s:8:"category";s:7:"general";s:6:"campus";s:10:"Leeward CC";s:4:"name";s:25:"James Oda, (808) 455-0655";s:5:"dept1";N;s:5:"dept2";N;s:5:"name2";N;s:5:"title";s:74:"Free Career, College & Job Fair at Leeward Community College, April 23";s:8:"subtitle";s:36:"50 businesses and colleges to attend";s:4:"text";s:4164:"High school students, college students, and the general public are invited to the attend the 2009 Career, College & Job Fair on Thursday, April 23 from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. at Leeward Community College. Approximately 50 businesses and colleges are expected to attend this free event. The fair gives interested individuals the opportunity to meet the employers and colleges in person, learn more about the organizations and how to apply. A special presentation for high school students, emceed by DJ Kutmaster Spaz, will reinforce the benefits of furthering their studies and encourage them to pursue a college education.
\n
\nThis annual event serves as a career and workforce resource for students, businesses, colleges and the community.
\n• Approximately 20 employers, including Hawaiian Electric Company and Bank of Hawai‘i, will be recruiting for part- and full-time positions.
\n• Hawaiian Electric Company will also sign up interested applicants for employment testing.
\n• Approximately 30 college representatives from undergraduate and graduate programs will share information on certificates, associate degrees, bachelor degrees and master degrees, including: Leeward Community College, UH West O‘ahu, UH Mānoa, Chaminade University and Hawai‘i Pacific University. For an updated list of participants, visit www.lcc.hawaii.edu/jobs/events.
\n• The event is open to the public. Admission and parking are free.
\n
\nThe Leeward Partnership for School-to-Work business contacts for the event include:
\n• Hawaiian Electric Company, Kaiulani de Silva, 543-7741, kaiulani.desilva@heco.com,
\n• AES Design Group, Dexter Yee, 487-3200, dyee@aesdesign.com, or
\n• Hawaii USA FCU, Cary Miyashiro, 534-4347, cmiyashiro@hawaiiusafcu.com.
\n
\nFor the fourth year in a row, more than 300 students from area high schools (Campbell, Kapolei, Leilehua, Nanakuli, Pearl City, Waianae and Waipahu) have been invited to attend a presentation emceed by DJ Kutmaster Spaz. The event encourages students to pursue a college degree and explore various career pathways. Students will view a college and career focused video produced by Nanakuli High School students and listen to local students who have attended Leeward CC and/or UH West O‘ahu and are pursuing an advanced degrees or are currently employed in Hawai‘i’s workforce. Following the presentation, high school students will have the opportunity to speak with employers from their career pathway.
\n
\nHigh school counselor contacts for the presentation are:
\n• Margaret Bailey, Nanakuli High School, 668-5823 x375, Margaret_Bailey/NANAKULI/HIDOE@notes.k12.hi.us.
\n• Mark Oda, Pearl City High School, 453-6045, Mark_Oda/PCHIGH/HIDOE@notes.k12.hi.us.
\n
\nThe Leeward Partnership for School-to-Work is a non-profit organization whose membership is comprised of Campbell, Pearl City, Kapolei, Nanakuli and Waianae high schools, along with businesses, non-profit organizations and the University of Hawai‘i. Its mission is to:
\n• Develop, maintain and strengthen partnership connections,
\n• Provide a forum for business, labor, education and residents of the community,
\n• Develop, jointly, policies and an infrastructure for a seamless career development system, and
\n• Prepare all students for satisfying career choices.
\n
\nPartnership members encourage all area high school students to continue on to college through scholarships, internships and events like the annual Career, College & Job Fair.
\n
\nThe 2009 Career, College & Job Fair is one of the 40 community events celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Leeward Community College.
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This will save about $11 million and may require non-renewal and termination of a significant number of personnel, particularly lecturers and temporary staff. \n\n “I assure you that no one is undertaking this move lightly or without a great deal of sympathy for its impact on lives, careers, and families,” she said. \n\nAlthough the proposed budget reductions remain preliminary, planning must begin now for the 2009 fall semester. “The campus has to plan for what our proposed reduced budget can support at this time, particularly in view of our need to ensure available classes and personnel for the coming year. Our students are coming and we want to support them in the best way possible so we need to make changes now,” said the Chancellor. \n\n###\n\n\nA copy of the Chancellor’s message to UH Mānoa follows:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nApril 2, 2009\n\nMEMORANDUM\n\nTO: University of Hawai’i at Mânoa community\n\nFROM: Chancellor Virginia S. Hinshaw\n\nAloha! I do want to keep everyone here at UH Mânoa updated on our budget situation, so I am writing to provide the information we have at this point. As we all recognize, the financial situation for Hawai‘i and the world is still worsening, so that is the reality we face. Legislatively, the news has not been good either in that the budget approved by the State House contains a $33 million cut in general funds to our UH Mânoa campus – this represents a 13% reduction in the general funds provided by the State. There is much yet to happen during the budget process, including actions by the Senate and the Governor, along with the potential impact of the stimulus package; however, reductions of this magnitude require that we take painful steps now to prepare for reduced resources in the next two fiscal years, beginning this July 1st. \n\nOur goal, of course, is to reduce costs but minimize impact on our programs; however, at this level of reduction, we are facing a significant challenge, particularly with regard to maintaining the number of people we support on general funds. If we have fewer people providing services to students, faculty and staff, that will impact in many ways – from offering fewer sections of classes to less administrative support. We have projected reductions, along with new income, potentially to cover 2/3 of this $33 million cut; however, that still leaves $11 million that is not covered. \n\nIn order to address that part of the shortfall, we’re directing UH Mânoa administrators – chancellor, vice chancellors, deans and directors – to plan for and implement cuts of at least 4 percent in their budgets. Because we have limited flexibility with regard to certain personnel categories, this action could well require non-renewal and termination of a significant number of personnel, particularly lecturers and temporary staff. I assure you that no one is undertaking this move lightly or without a great deal of sympathy for its impact on lives, careers, and families. \n\nI wish to emphasize that we are handling these budget reductions as strategically as possible rather than imposing across-the-board cuts. That is why the largest reductions ($22 million) will be differentially proposed across Mânoa. And I’ve also determined that several programs are exempt from reductions: security, facilities repair and maintenance, and the School of Hawaiian Knowledge (because of our commitment to supporting our newest school, dedicated to our host culture).\n\nWe can hope that the budget situation improves enough to reduce the “people impact” of these cuts. However, the campus has to plan for what our proposed reduced budget can support at this time, particularly in view of our need to ensure available classes and personnel for the coming year. Our students are coming and we want to support them in the best way possible so we need to make changes now. \n\nMahalo to the many of you who have contributed excellent ideas for saving resources, such as reducing administration by combining and streamlining our bureaucracy; reducing energy consumption; going paperless; and many more. Our campus Budget Workgroup is exploring these suggestions and identifying other steps that will achieve required levels of spending reductions in the immediate future. As you are also aware, we have also initiated a longer-term campus-wide prioritization process that is examining all of our programs on the basis of how they fulfill UH Mânoa’s strategic priorities for the purpose of supporting those priorities with available resources. \n\nIf the budget situation improves during the coming weeks, there would be two immediate benefits – we could reduce some of the cuts, particularly in personnel, and also use any available resources to meet priorities identified in our Prioritization Process. I do believe UH Mânoa is taking responsible steps in its planning to best serve the State of Hawai‘i. \n\nI would also emphasize that UH Mânoa is truly a generator of resources for the State – as indicated in the recent report from the University of Hawai‘i Economic Research Organization showing that every dollar invested in UH Mânoa generates $5.34 in spending here in Hawai‘i – few enterprises offer that type of return. Our contributions in providing an educated population, serving the community and generating research advances that create new careers and improve our lives are impressive. I am an optimist by nature, but a realist by experience, so I believe it is important that we are all aware of the seriousness of the situation, yet recognize that we are part of the solution to the economic challenges Hawai‘i faces. Also, universities are full of smart, creative people, so this is a time to call on everyone’s thinking to generate our best ideas for the future. \n\nMahalo for your patience and understanding during this uncertain time, and for your commitment to ensuring that UH Mânoa continues to maintain our standards of excellence. I have also appreciated the useful feedback many of you have provided. If you have additional ideas or input, you can e-mail me at vhinshaw@hawaii.edu\n\n###\n\n\n";s:5:"email";s:17:"greggt@hawaii.edu";s:6:"email2";s:17:"dianec@hawaii.edu";s:3:"url";s:7:"http://";s:5:"image";s:7:"http://";s:8:"imagealt";N;s:8:"comments";N;s:10:"submitdate";s:10:"04/02/2009";s:10:"submittime";s:8:"15:03:40";s:10:"remotehost";N;s:12:"shortsubdate";s:14:"[posted 04/02]";}s:14:"20090402144838";a:24:{s:4:"code";s:14:"20090402144838";s:6:"stitle";s:95:"A&B supports Maui Community College's small business development classes [posted 04/02]";s:8:"approval";s:2:"ok";s:7:"expdate";s:10:"04/23/2009";s:7:"exptime";s:5:"00:00";s:8:"category";s:7:"general";s:6:"campus";s:7:"Maui CC";s:4:"name";s:30:"Margot Schrire, (808) 956-6774";s:5:"dept1";s:41:"UH Foundation, Director of Communications";s:5:"dept2";N;s:5:"name2";N;s:5:"title";s:80:"A&B supports Maui Community College's small business development classes";s:8:"subtitle";N;s:4:"text";s:2520:"“A&B applauds the spirit of entrepreneurism and the benefits that small businesses bring to a community. We are pleased to help support small business owners on Maui by making training classes accessible and affordable. Maui Community College has been an important partner in this effort, bringing the skills and course choices to the community to help businesses improve their capabilities and services.”
\n– Alexander & Baldwin Foundation President Meredith Ching\n
\n
\nKAHULUI, MAUI - With a $25,000 grant, the Alexander & Baldwin Foundation has provided underwriting support for Maui Community College’s (MCC) Center for Entrepreneurship’s classes for small businesses. The Training Bonus is available to small businesses and applies to any one of MCC’s business or computer classes. Businesses and individuals can select a class from an open enrollment schedule of classes and apply the training bonus fund (80 percent of tuition up to a cap of\n$100) that will best help them achieve their individual/small business work goals.\n\nAs part of MCC’s Office of Continuing Education and Training, the Center for Entrepreneurship is a resource center for entrepreneurs and offers cutting-edge information through education, services, and outreach programs. The center believes in a strong community of entrepreneurs and supports the long-term vibrancy of Maui’s economy.\n\nThe Alexander & Baldwin Foundation is funded by the business activities of Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. and its subsidiaries. On Maui, these subsidiaries include Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Company (HC&S); East Maui Irrigation Company (EMI); Kahului Trucking & Storage, Inc.; A&B Properties, Inc.; A&B Wailea LLC; and Matson Navigation Company.\n\nFor more information about Continuing Education and Training at Maui CC, call VITEC at (808) 984-3231 or visit the website at www.ocet.org.\n\n

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\nThe University of Hawai‘i Foundation, a nonprofit organization, raises private funds to support the University of Hawai‘i System. Our mission is to unite our donors’ passions with the University of Hawai‘i's aspirations to benefit the people of Hawai‘i and beyond. We do this by raising private philanthropic support, managing private investments and nurturing donor and\nalumni relationships. 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Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa and University of Hawai‘i Foundation have announced a $100,000 pledge from the Noguchi Medical Research Institute (NMRI) of Tokyo to create the Drs. Junji B. Machi and Satoru Izutsu Endowed Fund in Global Health and Medicine. This fund is designed to assist approximately 10 fourth year JABSOM medical students annually by providing international study grants to help defray the cost of participating in for-credit, clinical medical electives in the Asia/Pacific region, with an initial focus in Japan. This international study grant can be used to help defray the costs of airfare, lodging, meals, and any incidentals associated with the clinical elective abroad.\n\n"International exchange, while logistically very manageable, has become financially more challenging. This endowment could not have come at a better time, nor could it recognize faculty more deserving," said Jerris R. Hedges, MD, MS, MMM, dean and professor of medicine, Barry and Virginia Weinman Endowed Chair.\n\nThe fund is already helping a current fourth year medical student. The first grant recipient is Brian K. Nishiguchi who is spending the month of April in a cardiology rotation at Tokyo Women’s Hospital in Japan where he will gain insights into the similarities and differences in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease in Japan and the United States.\n\nBy establishing this fund, Yoshihisa Asano, founder of NMRI, is honoring Dr. Junji B. Machi and Dr. Satoru Izutsu for their dedication and commitment to developing physicians as life-long learners, with the capacity to access and use global medical information in addressing world health issues. Both doctors have worked on Japan/USA student exchange programs and welcome this opportunity for JABSOM students.\n\n“I have met and am meeting many enthusiastic students in the United States as well as in Japan," said Dr. Junji B. Machi. "It is my responsibility but also my great pleasure and honor to support JABSOM students with great potential through this fund, which, I believe, will contribute to global health and medicine in the future.”\n\nDr. Satoru Izutsu added, "I am honored to carry on the legacy of Dr. Noguchi’s commitment to building a global health perspective in young physicians.”\n\nDr. Izutsu is senior associate dean and professor emeritus of public health and\npsychiatry at JABSOM where his responsibilities include serving as chair of the Admissions Committee and director of the Office of Global Health and Medicine. He also serves as a member of the boards of Kuakini Medical Center and Kuakini Health System.\n\nDr. Izutsu has been involved with the Noguchi Foundation and NMRI for over 10 years. With a broad international focus, he has also served as a volunteer in Serbia, former Yugoslavia; coordinator for the initiation of a health delivery program in Thailand; director of projects related to population planning in seven Southeast Asia countries; and, administrator of various health projects in Micronesia and the South Pacific. He has been the liaison officer from the University of Hawai‘i to the Postgraduate Medical Education Program at Chubu Hospital in Okinawa for\nthe past 20 years.\n\nDr. Machi is a faculty member of the Department of Surgery at JABSOM and current president of NMRI. He is a general surgeon and a scientist, who has specialized in ultrasound. He served as a director of Abdominal Ultrasound in the American College of Surgeons. In addition, he is an educator for both JABSOM and several Japanese organizations including NMRI. With his support, a number of Japanese people have learned medicine at JABSOM. His dream is to establish an American/JABSOM-style educational system in Japan.\n\nNMRI is named in honor of Dr. Hideyo Noguchi, a physician and scientist, (1876 –1928), who was a prominent Japanese bacteriologist credited with discovering the agent of syphilis in 1911. Dr. Noguchi was nominated seven times for the Nobel Prize, according to the Nobel Foundation archives and since 2004, his portrait has been printed on the Japanese 1000 yen bill. In 1900 he moved from Japan to the United States. Dr. Noguchi's influence was felt throughout the world, and his research led to extensive travels in Central and South America where he conducted\nresearch on vaccines for yellow fever, Oroya fever, poliomyelitis, and trachoma. Dr. Noguchi saw young physicians as ambassadors of goodwill with the unwavering belief that medicine, science and health have no boundaries and that good health is a right for all human beings.\n\n“We, the Noguchi, are proud of the State of Hawai‘i where the Japanese spirit, legacy and legend of Bushido, still remains strong in a place other than Japan, through the long history of both Hawai‘i and Japan," said Yoshihisa Asano, founder of the Noguchi Medical Research Institute of Tokyo, Japan. "And also, the Noguchi is very pleased to build up the Drs. Machi & Izutsu Fund eternally to develop a human's immortal goal ‘How to live happily with quality care through advanced medicine.'"\n\nYoshihisa Asano is the founder, a past-president and a chairman of the trustees of NMRI. He is a specialist in dietetics and worked for pharmaceutical companies before he founded NMRI with recognition of the importance of health care and medical education. He is a talented business manager as well as a scientist, and his capability has contributed significantly to the financial activity of NMRI. Without his effort and enthusiasm, NMRI could not have become renowned and established its identity.\n\nNoguchi Medical Research Institute (NMRI) is a non-profit organization, founded in 1983 in Philadelphia, named after Dr. Hideyo Noguchi. The mission of NMRI is to enhance medical exchange between the United States and Japan, particularly to support Japanese health care providers, mostly young physicians, to learn clinical medicine and education in the U.S. During the last quarter-century, NMRI has helped several hundred physicians and medical students to come to the U.S., especially the University of Hawai‘i and Thomas Jefferson University. In 2008, NMRI celebrated its 25th anniversary. Please visit http://www.noguchi-net.com for NMRI (website is in Japanese).\n\nThe John A. Burns School of Medicine, UH Mānoa was established in 1965 as a two-year program, and became a four-year degree-granting school in 1973. It is Hawai‘i’s only medical school and has trained almost 2,000 medical doctors to date. Approximately half of the physicians practicing in Hawai‘i are graduates of the John A. Burns School of Medicine MD or residency program. For more information about JABSOM, please visit http://jabsom.hawaii.edu.\n\nThe University of Hawai‘i Foundation, a nonprofit organization, raises private funds to support the University of Hawai‘i System. Our mission is to unite our donors’ passions with the University of Hawai‘i's aspirations to benefit the people of Hawai‘i and beyond. We do this by raising private philanthropic support, managing private investments and nurturing donor and alumni relationships. 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\n\nAccording to Hong, both sports will be suspended in the fall 2010 semester instead of the fall 2009 semester as originally planned.

\n\n“The level of fundraising support has been unprecedented and overwhelming,” Hong said. “Fundraising is essentially supporting the operating costs for both programs. The Athletic Department is supporting a minimal number of scholarships for these two programs by reducing expenditures elsewhere in the budget.

\n\n“Every other team in the department is giving up something so men’s tennis and women’s golf can remain active for another year.”

\n\nMen’s tennis coach Kula Oda expressed his appreciation.

\n\n“The last three months have been an incredible journey for the team and me,” he said. “We have never been directly involved in such a strong show of support from the community, for which we’re grateful.

\n\n“The team and I would like to thank Chancellor Rose Tseng and VCSA Luoluo Hong for ultimately realizing what the UH Hilo men’s tennis team means to the community and deciding to delay suspension for another year. We would also like to thank our fellow coaches and student-athletes as they are all making sacrifices for our benefit. Go Vulcans!”

\n\nAdded Hong: “Our student-athletes make a difference in the community and it is heartwarming to engage in this town-gown partnership.”

\n\nNeither sport is currently sponsored by the Pacific West Conference.

\n\nThe festivities, emceed by 93.9 FM Deejay Krey-Z Oshiro, include:
\n• lucky number prize giveaways and a chance to win an iPod Nano, iPod Touch, Nintendo Wii, Starbucks, Jamba Juice, Best Buy and Cheesecake Factory gift cards, flash drives, UH West O‘ahu T-shirts and more!
\n• a student and staff talent show and open-mic karaoke sing-off
\n• a book drive sponsored by the Education Club benefitting the lending library of Ka‘ala Elementary School in Wahiawa
\n• pizza, bentos, ice cream and other ono food with proceeds benefitting UH West O‘ahu student clubs
\n• a white elephant sale hosted by the UH West O‘ahu Business Office with proceeds benefitting the Hawaii Foodbank
\n• makahiki (Hawaiian games)
\n• free informational services from the UH Federal Credit Union
\n• a free resume review by tutors at the UH West O‘ahu Writing and Learning Center

\n\nIn addition, participating UH West O‘ahu staff members will have their hair cut on-site during the event courtesy of Paul Brown Waikele stylists in support of Locks of Love, a non-profit organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children suffering from long-term medical hair loss.

\n\nCash and food donations will also be accepted on-site as part of the university’s efforts to support the Hawaii Foodbank’s 20th Annual Food Drive.

\n\nWHEN:
\nThursday, April 9
\n11 a.m. – 2 p.m.

\n\nWHERE:
\nUH West O‘ahu Campus Courtyard
\n96-129 Ala Ike, Pearl City
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\nABOUT UH WEST O‘AHU
\nUH West O‘ahu became a four-year, comprehensive university when it served its first class of freshmen in fall 2007. The university offers quality education, small classes and personalized attention at convenient locations. UH West O‘ahu held a ground blessing ceremony in January in anticipation of the start of construction for a state-of-the art, new campus in the City of Kapolei. 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It will feature 115 posters and oral presentations from undergraduate and graduate students representing all six departments in CTAHR.\n\nFriday, April 3 - Poster Presentations\nStudents will be standing by their posters from 3:00 - 5:30 p.m.\nUndergraduates (Ag. Sci. 3rd Floor)\nM.S. Student Presenters (Ag. Sci. 3rd Floor)\nPh.D. Student Presenters (Ag. Sci. 2nd Floor)\n\nSaturday, April 4 - Oral Presentations\n8:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.\nUndergraduates (Ag. Sci. 204)\nM.S. Student Presenters (Ag. Sci. 219)\nPh.D. Student Presenters (Ag. Sci. 220)\n\nThe symposium provides students with the opportunity to present their scholarly work in a friendly, yet professional, setting similar to national and international conferences. It also serves to promote cooperation and collegiality among CTAHR faculty and students.\n\n“Those who attend the Student Research Symposium will be truly impressed by the breadth and depth of our students’ presentations,” said CTAHR Dean Andy Hashimoto. “Like CTAHR, the presentations span a broad spectrum of scholarly endeavors—from the most basic research in the biosciences through the application of science and engineering to solve critical problems dealing with food, energy, environmental, and economic security, to studies aimed at strengthening families and communities, and the creative arts. Each of the presentations represents a unique path that contributes to CTAHR’s mission of fostering viable communities, a diversified economy, and a healthy environment.”\n\nTo download the full program schedule and list of presentations, visit http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/symposium. 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These events presented national and local perspectives on the importance of mathematics for the success of students and our state.\n\nAt the February 21 Math Summit, “Inverting the Mathematics Crisis in Hawai‘i”, 90 high school and University of Hawai‘i (UH) mathematics faculty members and administrators collaborated to identify strategies for raising Hawai‘i’s students’ success in mathematics at both the K-12 and college levels. Uri Treisman, professor of mathematics and public affairs at the University of Texas-Austin, and Carol Twigg, executive director for the National Center for Academic Transformation, delivered keynote addresses emphasizing the urgency of increasing student achievement in math and provided examples of effective strategies.\n\nTreisman, who is described as a “rock star” of the mathematics world, underscored the importance of making learning relevant and engaging for students. He shared the recruitment and program strategies he has been using at UT Austin that increased the mathematics teacher output from seven majors in 1997 to over 180 today. He also showcased a computer program that helps teachers determine if a student is ready for the next stage. Equipped with assessment problems for different courses for grade 7 through calculus, this tool aids teachers in helping students excel in mathematics and assists those not meeting requirements. Twigg emphasized the role that information technology can play in shifting instructional practices to optimize the learning environment for students. \n\nFebruary’s Math Summit is a follow-up to the first summit held in October 2008, "Defining the Math Crisis", which addressed two issues in particular: the alignment between UH campuses and the Department of Education (DOE), and improving teaching methods to increase student learning in grades K-12. \n\nSince the summit, the seven UH community colleges have been working toward achieving alignment between their algebra courses so that all offer the same content. They are also looking at collaborating with the DOE algebra classes so students will transition to appropriate courses at the university level. \n\nHawai‘i P-20 also co-sponsored a policy briefing titled “A New Look at Mathematics” with the Hawai‘i Business Roundtable on February 24. Treisman compared Hawai‘i’s eighth grade math achievement to that of Sweden, Italy and Serbia and identified significant challenges—student expectations, training effective teachers, data-based decision making—that other states have addressed successfully. Linda Johnsrud, UH vice president for academic planning and policy, shared UH and DOE’s recent efforts to improve educational outcomes with policymakers and business leaders.\n\nThis event allowed approximately 35 key university, government and business leaders an opportunity to hear about the impact mathematics has had on the education system and what leadership can do to support programs that will attract top-tier students into the education field in Hawai‘i, help with the current teacher shortage, and provide the schools with the best and brightest teachers.\n\nPowerpoint presentations, information and handouts on both math events can be downloaded at www.hawaii.edu/mathsummit.\n\n\nABOUT HAWAI‘I P-20 PARTNERSHIPS FOR EDUCATION
\nHawai‘i P-20 Partnerships for Education is a statewide partnership led by the Good Beginnings Alliance, the Hawai‘i State Department of Education, and the University of Hawai‘i System with the goal of improving educational outcomes for Hawai‘i. Hawai‘i P-20 works to strengthen the pipeline so all students, from early childhood through higher education, achieve college and career success. 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Admission is $2.\n\nAvailable for purchase will be thousands of foliage, supplied by numerous nurseries. There will be exotic fruit trees like dwarf mangoes, roses, orchids, gingers, heliconias, tillandsias and other bromeliads, Native Hawaiian plants, flowering trees, ti, water plants, desert rose, succulents, hibiscus, lanai and landscape plants. \n\nProceeds from the event will benefit the Lyon Arboretum in Mânoa Valley \n\nIn addition to the sale, plant doctors will be available to answer questions, and there will be door prize giveaways and fun activities for the keiki. Lyon Arboretum volunteers from Hui Hana Hawai`i will be selling fresh haku lei, jams and jellies, and crafts.\n\nFor more information, please call 988-0456 or visit http://hawaii.edu/lyonarboretum.\n\nThe Lyon Arboretum, located at 3860 Manoa Road, is open Mondays to Fridays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The arboretum is closed on Sundays, and state and federal holidays. Admission is free. Donations are gladly accepted. \n";s:5:"email";s:18:"huppman@hawaii.edu";s:6:"email2";N;s:3:"url";s:7:"http://";s:5:"image";s:53:"http://www.manoa.hawaii.edu/images/news/plants_sm.jpg";s:8:"imagealt";N;s:8:"comments";N;s:10:"submitdate";s:10:"03/30/2009";s:10:"submittime";s:8:"12:24:00";s:10:"remotehost";N;s:12:"shortsubdate";s:14:"[posted 03/30]";}s:14:"20090330091730";a:24:{s:4:"code";s:14:"20090330091730";s:6:"stitle";s:75:"UH Manoa presents second talk in Asia Pacific lecture series [posted 03/30]";s:8:"approval";s:2:"ok";s:7:"expdate";s:10:"04/30/2009";s:7:"exptime";s:5:"00:00";s:8:"category";s:7:"general";s:6:"campus";s:8:"UH Manoa";s:4:"name";s:32:"Marissa Robinson, (808) 956-8818";s:5:"dept1";N;s:5:"dept2";N;s:5:"name2";N;s:5:"title";s:60:"UH Manoa presents second talk in Asia Pacific lecture series";s:8:"subtitle";N;s:4:"text";s:1583:"As part of its ongoing program, “Asia Pacific in the News,” the University of Hawai`i at Mânoa’s School of Pacific and Asian Studies (SPAS) is sponsoring a second presentation, “Gujarat and Mumbai: Where is the India-Pakistan Peace Process?” at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 29, 2009, at the Center for Korean Studies. \n\nThe presentation will examine the relations between India and Pakistan, and why tension keeps recurring between the two countries. They have a long history of peaceful contact with each other, but have also survived three wars, painful disagreements over Kashmir, alternating nuclear tests, the 2001 Indian Parliament attack and the 2002 Gujarat attacks. \n \nFive panel participants will share their views on events that continue to both help and hurt the Pakistan-India peace process, as well as how to keep the peace process alive. The speakers are:\n\nModerator: Uzma Khan, Assistant Professor, Department of English\n\nShabbir Cheema, Asia-Pacific Governance and Democracy Initiative, East-West Center\n\nMimi Sharma, Professor, Asian Studies Program\n\nToufiq Siddiqi, Adjunct Senior Fellow in the Research Program, East-West Center\n\nS. Shankar, Director and Professor, Center for South Asian Studies\n\nAslam Syed, Andrews Chair, Asian Studies Program\n\n\nSPAS will sponsor informational presentations periodically throughout the academic year. The presentations aim to provide timely insights into newsworthy events in Asia and the Pacific.\n\nStudents, faculty and community members are welcome. 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\n\nThe American Pavilion is responsible for the festival’s Worldwide Student Programs. The Cannes festival, which runs from May 13-24, 2009, is the premiere showcase for international films, filmmakers and celebrities.

\n\nWang’s responsibilities will include coordination of program orientation, tours, filmmaker guest lectures, workshops, seminars, and internships for the 150 international students selected for the program. He will enjoy full festival credentials to film screenings, panels and lectures.

\n\nWang joined the ACM faculty this year from the University of Nevada at Las Vegas. His specialty areas include editing, sound, and digital production.

\n\n“George has proven himself both a talented filmmaker and film scholar,” said Tom Brislin, ACM chair. “His selection is a tribute to his international and intercultural reach, an important hallmark of ACM and its faculty.”

\n\nThe mission of the Academy for Creative Media, UH Mânoa’s film school, is to empower its students to develop original and authentic stories of Hawai‘i, the Pacific and Asia for the screen.

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\n\n“A human rights approach to health involves addressing fundamental injustices in the way we approach the health of our communities and planet. National Public Health Week provides opportunities for learning about the issues, getting involved and taking action,” said Kris Coontz, Hui Ola Pono chairperson.

\n\nThis year's Health Week theme, “Health and Human Rights,” will deal with issues specific to Hawaii. Six major topics will be addressed over four days: Native Hawaiian and indigenous health, domestic violence, global violence, immigrant and in-migrant health, food security and nutrition, and universal health care.

\n\nEvent activities range from a free social mixer at Dave & Busters, documentary screenings and an interactive teach-in. All events are free. Anyone interested in Hawaii’s health are welcome to join the festivities. “We see the mixer as a chance to empower and mobilize the public health workforce here in Hawaii,” said James Rarick, president of the Hawaii Public Health Association (HPHA).

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\n\n"This Board of Regents action affirms our University's special relationship with Native Hawaiians," stated BOR Chair Al Landon.

\n\n“This action by the Board more firmly positions the University of Hawaii as one of the world’s foremost indigenous-serving universities, consistent with our strategic plan,” said University of Hawaii President David McClain.

\n\nThe language added to BOR policy section 4-1c states, “As the only provider of public higher education in Hawai‘i, the University embraces its unique responsibilities to the indigenous people of Hawai‘i and to Hawai‘i’s indigenous language and culture. To fulfill this responsibility, the University ensures active support for the participation of Native Hawaiians at the University and supports vigorous programs of study and support for the Hawaiian language, history and culture.”

\n\n“This language is both timely and strategic, as it supports international standards established by the United Nations,” said Lilikalā Kame‘eleihiwa, UH Mānoa Professor of Hawaiian Studies and member of the systemwide Pūko‘a Council, who testified representing the UH Mānoa Kuali‘I Native Hawaiian Advisory Council. “This new BOR policy will transform the history of how we all, Native and non-Native, work together harmoniously here in Hawai‘i.”

\n\nA new paragraph, 4-1c(3), also was added to BOR policy. It states:

\n\n“The University of Hawai‘i is committed to diversity within and among all racial and ethnic groups served by public higher education in Hawai‘i. The President, working with the Chancellors, ensures the unique commitment to Native Hawaiians is fulfilled by:

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providing positive system-wide executive support in the development, implementation, and improvement of programs and services for Native Hawaiians;
encouraging increased representation of Native Hawaiians at the University of Hawai‘i;
supporting full participation of Native Hawaiians in all initiatives and programs of the University;
actively soliciting consultation from the Native Hawaiian community and specifically Pūko‘a, the system-wide council of Native Hawaiian faculty, staff and students that serves as advisory to the President;
providing for and promoting the use of the Hawaiian language within the University of Hawai‘i system
providing a level of support for the study of Hawaiian language, culture and history within the University of Hawai‘i system that honors, perpetuates, and strengthens those disciplines into the future;
encouraging Native Hawaiians to practice their language, culture and other aspects of their traditional customary rights throughout all University of Hawai‘i campuses and providing Hawaiian environments and facilities for such activities; and
addressing the education needs of Native Hawaiians, the State of Hawai‘i, and the world at large, in the areas of Hawaiian language, culture and history through outreach.”

\nLinda Johnsrud, UH vice president for academic planning and policy said, “By clearly articulating UH's commitment to Native Hawaiians in the mission statement, the BOR sends a message that we take our obligation seriously, and that we recognize the critical role of higher education to the quality of life of current and future generations of Hawaiians.”\n";s:5:"email";s:19:"carolynt@hawaii.edu";s:6:"email2";N;s:3:"url";s:7:"http://";s:5:"image";s:7:"http://";s:8:"imagealt";N;s:8:"comments";N;s:10:"submitdate";s:10:"03/25/2009";s:10:"submittime";s:8:"11:13:45";s:10:"remotehost";N;s:12:"shortsubdate";s:14:"[posted 03/25]";}s:14:"20090325092749";a:24:{s:4:"code";s:14:"20090325092749";s:6:"stitle";s:66:"UH Manoa to host collegiate engineering competition [posted 03/25]";s:8:"approval";s:2:"ok";s:7:"expdate";s:10:"04/16/2009";s:7:"exptime";s:5:"00:00";s:8:"category";s:7:"general";s:6:"campus";s:8:"UH Manoa";s:4:"name";s:29:"Roger Babcock, (808) 286-0758";s:5:"dept1";s:31:"UH Manoa College of Engineering";s:5:"dept2";s:29:"UH Manoa ASCE Student Chapter";s:5:"name2";s:31:"Jessica Agsalda, (808) 265-0021";s:5:"title";s:51:"UH Manoa to host collegiate engineering competition";s:8:"subtitle";s:60:"700 students from 17 engineering schools expected to compete";s:4:"text";s:3010:"The University of Hawaii at Manoa will be the site for the 2009 Pacific South West Regional Conference of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) concrete canoe and steel bridge collegiate competitions, April 2-4, 2009.\n\n \n\nSeventeen teams from universities in Arizona, California, Hawaii and Nevada will be in Honolulu to compete in a series of design competitions that will include building steel bridges and racing concrete canoes. 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Towill Corporation; Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.;, Akinaka & Associates, Ltd.; BASF; Bow Engineering & Development, Inc.; Brown & Caldwell; Hawaii Air Cargo; Hawaiian Cement; Macsteel; Oceanit; OK Hardware & Construction Supply, Inc.; Pacific Geotechnical Engineers, Inc.; Royal Construction; SSFM International and the Associated Students of the University of Hawaii.\n\n \n\nA complete schedule of activities, times and locations are available at the Pacific South West Regional Competition 2009 website at http://pswrc2009.asce-uhmanoa.org.\n\n \n\n# # #\n\n \n\n";s:5:"email";s:19:"rbabcock@hawaii.edu";s:6:"email2";N;s:3:"url";s:7:"http://";s:5:"image";s:7:"http://";s:8:"imagealt";N;s:8:"comments";N;s:10:"submitdate";s:10:"03/25/2009";s:10:"submittime";s:8:"09:25:23";s:10:"remotehost";N;s:12:"shortsubdate";s:14:"[posted 03/25]";}s:14:"20090324142710";a:24:{s:4:"code";s:14:"20090324142710";s:6:"stitle";s:86:"UH Manoa's Pacific Business Center Program to convene energy summit [posted 03/24]";s:8:"approval";s:2:"ok";s:7:"expdate";s:10:"04/11/2009";s:7:"exptime";s:5:"00:00";s:8:"category";s:7:"general";s:6:"campus";s:8:"UH Manoa";s:4:"name";s:31:"Renata Matcheva, (808) 956-7275";s:5:"dept1";s:31:"Business Development Specialist";s:5:"dept2";N;s:5:"name2";N;s:5:"title";s:71:"UH Manoa's Pacific Business Center Program to convene energy summit";s:8:"subtitle";s:59:"Pacific Island leaders to discuss sustainability on April 9";s:4:"text";s:1690:"UH Manoa's Pacific Business Center Program presents the 2009 Pasifika Energy Summit, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 9, at the Sheraton Waikiki. The summit will bring together prominent global speakers and influential leaders representing Fiji, American Samoa, Independent Samoa and the Republic of the Marshall Islands.

\n\nThe Pasifika Energy Summit will focus on energy initiatives in the Pacific Islands, and the potential benefits that can be realized through alternative and renewable energy sources. The Head of State of the Independent State of Samoa, His Highness Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Efi, will share traditional wisdom and his ideas about the changing environment and future for the Pacific Island nations.

\n\nAmong the prominent speakers at the event will be Dr. David Korten, a world-renowned author of best-selling books including Agenda for a New Economy: From Phantom Wealth to Real Wealth and When Corporations Rule the World. Dr. Korten will discuss sustainability and how it affects island economies.

\n\nThe energy summit is being held in conjunction with a Stars of Oceania Luncheon, which recognizes and honors traditional leaders from the Pacific. Proceeds will benefit UH Pacific Island students through the Stars of Oceania Scholarship Fund.

\n\nCost for the full-day summit is $120, and includes the Stars of Oceania Luncheon. To attend the lunch only, ticket cost is $60. Sponsorship and donation opportunities are available.

\n\nFor more information visit http://pbchawaii.com or email Renata Matcheva at matcheva@hawaii.edu.

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We invite the community to take advantage of this special opportunity to see exciting art demonstrations and performances not usually available to the public."\n\nA variety of art-making demonstrations, activities, performances, exhibitions and sales will be held throughout the day. Demonstrations and activities will include ceramics wheel-throwing and raku firings, blind contour drawing, portrait and live painting, digital printing and bookbinding. There will also be loom, weaving, spinning and crocheting; lithography and printmaking; screen printing of your own T-shirts; small-scale sculpture; bronze-casting; wood-carving; art history lectures; glass blowing and a live glass art auction; and the chance to make your own glass paperweights and sushi tile glass-casting. \n\nFor glass activities information, reservations and fees, contact Rick Mills at 956-5258 or rmills8189@aol.com. 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The 62-credit degree program prepares students for employment as educational assistants or advancement to a baccalaureate program in elementary, special education or secondary education.

\n\nThe program was provisionally approved by the Board of Regents in 2005 to address the critical shortages in the teacher workforce in Leeward and Central O‘ahu. It was also designed to meet the requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act, which included a mandate for all educational assistants to be deemed highly qualified by receiving 48 college credits or an associate degree.

\n\nSo far, the program has significantly outperformed initial expectations in the number of majors, student semester hours, and student registrations. In fall 2006, there were 24 majors in the program. By fall 2008, there were 263 declared AAT majors. In the last two years, 28 Leeward AAT graduates transferred to institutions of higher learning to pursue baccalaureate degrees.

\n\nThe AAT program has demonstrated that it is able to address Hawai‘i’s critical teacher shortage by preparing quality pre-service teachers who are locally educated and culturally sensitive to schools in their own communities. The program also ensures the improvement of equity and access to teacher education for underrepresented groups and non-traditional students.

\n\nThe program will be sponsoring a free information session on Thursday, April 2, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Leeward Community College campus, Room GT-105. It is open to the general public and attendees will be given the opportunity to learn more about the AAT degree and meet the instructors, counselor and students enrolled in the program. Items that will be covered include degree requirements, support services offered to education majors at Leeward CC, related clubs and activities, and financial aid options.

\n\nFor more information about the information session or the degree program, call the AAT office at (808) 455-0467 or visit www.lcc.hawaii.edu/teach.\n";s:5:"email";s:19:"carolynt@hawaii.edu";s:6:"email2";N;s:3:"url";s:31:"http://www.lcc.hawaii.edu/teach";s:5:"image";s:7:"http://";s:8:"imagealt";N;s:8:"comments";N;s:10:"submitdate";s:10:"03/24/2009";s:10:"submittime";s:8:"10:19:59";s:10:"remotehost";N;s:12:"shortsubdate";s:14:"[posted 03/24]";}s:14:"20090324090545";a:24:{s:4:"code";s:14:"20090324090545";s:6:"stitle";s:86:"Neighbor island kids check in at UH Manoa to learn about health careers [posted 03/24]";s:8:"approval";s:2:"ok";s:7:"expdate";s:10:"04/15/2009";s:7:"exptime";s:5:"00:00";s:8:"category";s:7:"general";s:6:"campus";s:8:"UH Manoa";s:4:"name";s:12:"Sheila Walsh";s:5:"dept1";s:23:"AHEC Associate Director";s:5:"dept2";s:22:"Recruitment Specialist";s:5:"name2";s:12:"Kehau Bishaw";s:5:"title";s:71:"Neighbor island kids check in at UH Manoa to learn about health careers";s:8:"subtitle";N;s:4:"text";s:3069:"Students from Hawai‘i’s neighbor island communities of Kaua‘i, Moloka‘i and the Big Island will check into University of Hawai‘i at Mânoa dorms this week, and spend three days learning about health careers. Many of the planned activities are hands-on and should provide a visual opportunity for media to learn more about the Hawai‘i Pacific Basin Area Health Education Center or AHEC.

\n\nThe program at the John A. Burns School of Medicine works to interest rural youth in health careers. It mentors more than 2,500 students a year from minority/underserved areas and backgrounds, seeking to encourage their interest in science and medicine.

\n\nThe neighbor islands are among the neediest of Hawai‘i’s communities when it comes to attracting and keeping good health-care professionals. AHEC is working to recruit “locally grown” health-care workers, who also benefit from preparing for better-paying jobs than they might otherwise be able to find on their home islands. AHEC’s Director, Dr. Kelley Withy, also has conducted the most thorough research to date on the health workforce needs on the neighbor islands.

\n\nSome of the more visual activities include a “Mock Emergency Medical Scenario” and a “Scavenger Hunt” on the UH Mânoa Campus.

\n\nThe Mock Emergency will occur on Tuesday, March 24, around 2:30 p.m., during a canoe-paddling event at the Sand Island Public Launch Facility, with EMS personnel and a team of “Jr. Paramedics” (teens 'in-training'). “Jr. Paramedics," a summer program sponsored by the Honolulu EMS division, train students in first aid, CPR and life-saving skills. Once teens learn the skills, they get a chance to apply them in mock emergency situations. Ian Santee is a course instructor; this program typically offers demonstrations of medical emergencies and responses to traumatic injuries. This will be a water-related emergency scenario.

\n\nIn the Scavenger Hunt (March 25 starting at 8:30 a.m. at Mânoa), the students are given "clues" and are accompanied by UH student advisors (near peer mentors) from the Pre-Health/Pre-Law Advising Center or PAC, to discover a variety of facilities and resources on campus. They include the Professional Advising Center, Financial Aid, the Student Center and the Library. There is an element of a "race" to find the correct location of University buildings and resources. They will have questions for the faculty and students, and will be given backpacks to collect information as they go.

\n\nFinally, the students will tour the John A. Burns School of Medicine at Kaka‘ako at 12:15 p.m. on March 25. \n\nThe three-day conference, “Navigating Your Future in Health Professions,” is sponsored by the Hawai‘i Medical Services Association (HMSA) and the Office Student Equity, Excellence and Diversity or SEED. The conference is part of National AHEC Week, March 23-27, 2009. A network of over 200 AHEC programs and centers from New York to Hawai‘i are celebrating their work by sponsoring various events and activities in their local communities.

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\n\n“Infectious diseases and agents pose a serious threat to the health and security of Hawai‘i,” said Governor Lingle. “Building a state-of-the-art biosafety laboratory will make Hawai‘i a safer place to live and to visit, enhance the University of Hawai‘i’s research focus on infectious diseases, and help drive the life sciences industry in our state.”

\n\nThe Pacific Regional Biosafety Laboratory, which upon completion will be one of 13 such laboratories in the national network funded by the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases, will consist of approximately 25,000 square feet, including 8,000 square feet of laboratory space. \n\nPrimary users will be the medical school’s Department of Tropical Medicine and Medical Microbiology and Pharmacology. However, the facility will also be available for use by qualified researchers from the state and federal government, including the military and other research institutions.

\n\nTotal planning and design cost is $10 million, which includes $7.5 million in federal funds from the National Institute for Allergies and Infectious Diseases. Construction is estimated to cost $37.5 million, which includes $12.5 million in state funds and $25 million in federal funds.

\n\nDesign is scheduled to begin in May 2009 and to be completed in July 2010. Construction is currently scheduled to begin in November 2010 with a target completion date of June 2012.

\n";s:5:"email";s:24:"Lenny.Klompus@hawaii.gov";s:6:"email2";s:17:"gaines@hawaii.edu";s:3:"url";s:7:"http://";s:5:"image";s:7:"http://";s:8:"imagealt";N;s:8:"comments";N;s:10:"submitdate";s:10:"03/24/2009";s:10:"submittime";s:8:"08:43:47";s:10:"remotehost";N;s:12:"shortsubdate";s:14:"[posted 03/24]";}s:14:"20090323165730";a:24:{s:4:"code";s:14:"20090323165730";s:6:"stitle";s:67:"University of Hawaii revenue bonds upgraded by Fitch [posted 03/23]";s:8:"approval";s:2:"ok";s:7:"expdate";s:10:"04/14/2009";s:7:"exptime";s:5:"00:00";s:8:"category";s:7:"general";s:6:"campus";s:6:"System";s:4:"name";s:27:"Howard Todo, (808) 956-8903";s:5:"dept1";s:70:"Vice President for Budget & Finance/Chief Financial Officer, UH System";s:5:"dept2";s:50:"External Affairs & University Relations, UH System";s:5:"name2";s:30:"Carolyn Tanaka, (808) 956-8109";s:5:"title";s:52:"University of Hawaii revenue bonds upgraded by Fitch";s:8:"subtitle";s:70:"Bond proceeds will fund $85 million in capital projects at UH campuses";s:4:"text";s:2397:"HONOLULU – Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'AA-' rating to approximately $100 million of Board of Regents of the University of Hawai‘i (UH) university revenue bonds. Concurrently, Fitch upgrades the unenhanced long-term ratings on UH’s outstanding bonds as follows:\n

Approximately $112.5 million outstanding university revenue bonds to 'AA-' from 'A+';
Approximately $146.2 million outstanding university bonds to 'AA-' from 'A+'.

\n\nThe Rating Outlook is revised from Positive to Stable.

\n\n“I’m pleased at Fitch’s recognition of our financial condition,” said UH President David McClain. "This bond rating upgrade will permit us to raise funds for essential projects at a lower cost, good news in these challenging economic times.”

\n\nIn its announcement, Fitch cited a number of recent UH accomplishments for influencing the upgrade, including the university’s “integral role in assisting the state’s achievement of economic, education, research, and workforce development goals, which has lead to fairly consistent and significant levels of operating and capital support even during times of financial weakness” and “healthy enrollment trends supported by a diversity of program and degree offerings.”

\n\n“We are extremely pleased that Fitch has recognized the solid financial condition of the university, and the strong support we receive from the Legislature and the Governor, and has seen fit to upgrade our rating, especially given the current state of the general economy,” said UH Vice President for Budget and Finance and CFO Howard Todo.

\n\nAlso cited by Fitch in making the upgrade were “a strengthened fundraising culture which has enabled UH to exceed the goals outlined in its current comprehensive capital campaign,” and “sound levels of balance sheet liquidity, supported by a track record of break-even to positive operating performance and conservatively managed investments, and a very low debt burden.”

\n\nProceeds of the series 2009A university revenue bonds will fund approximately $85 million of capital projects across the UH system and refund approximately $13.3 million of outstanding series 1995 bonds (not rated by Fitch).

\n\nFitch’s rating definitions and the terms of use of such ratings are available on the agency’s public website, www.fitchratings.com.\n";s:5:"email";s:16:"htodo@hawaii.edu";s:6:"email2";s:19:"carolynt@hawaii.edu";s:3:"url";s:27:"http://www.fitchratings.com";s:5:"image";s:7:"http://";s:8:"imagealt";N;s:8:"comments";N;s:10:"submitdate";s:10:"03/23/2009";s:10:"submittime";s:8:"16:56:43";s:10:"remotehost";N;s:12:"shortsubdate";s:14:"[posted 03/23]";}s:14:"20090323084815";a:24:{s:4:"code";s:14:"20090323084815";s:6:"stitle";s:105:"Board of Regents approves Reed Dasenbrock as UH Manoa vice chancellor for academic affairs [posted 03/23]";s:8:"approval";s:2:"ok";s:7:"expdate";s:10:"04/14/2009";s:7:"exptime";s:5:"00:00";s:8:"category";s:7:"general";s:6:"campus";s:8:"UH Manoa";s:4:"name";s:30:"Carolyn Tanaka, (808) 956-8109";s:5:"dept1";s:39:"External Affairs & University Relations";s:5:"dept2";s:33:"UH Manoa Chancellorʻs Office";s:5:"name2";s:27:"Diane Chang, (808) 956-0391";s:5:"title";s:90:"Board of Regents approves Reed Dasenbrock as UH Manoa vice chancellor for academic affairs";s:8:"subtitle";N;s:4:"text";s:3250:"At its monthly meeting held at Honolulu Community College, the University of Hawai‘i Board of Regents (BOR) approved Reed Dasenbrock as the new vice chancellor for academic affairs at UH Mânoa, where he will serve as the top academic officer.

\n\n“We're delighted that UH Mânoa will benefit from Dr. Dasenbrock's many years of impressive accomplishments and experience in higher education planning, administration and teaching. He will play a critical role in charting a future for our Mânoa campus that builds on our tradition of academic excellence during a challenging period of budget constraints,” said Mânoa Chancellor Virginia Hinshaw. “We are also very grateful to Peter Quigley for his leadership as interim vice chancellor; he has moved many important initiatives forward and will continue to contribute substantially to Mânoa’s academic affairs office.”

\n\n \nSince 2007, Dasenbrock has served as the cabinet secretary in charge of New Mexico’s Higher Education Department, the only such position in any state. As secretary, he exercised oversight over all state monies flowing to the 25 different institutions in the state and has worked closely with the institutions to develop statewide policies on higher education. He formerly served as provost, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, and professor of English at the University of New Mexico.

\n\nAlso at last Friday's meeting, the BOR approved a proposal to establish a mandatory U-PASS fee to create a low-cost transportation option for students attending classes at the UH Mânoa campus. The request to establish the new fee was at the request of the Associated Students of the University of Hawaii (ASUH) and is supported by the vice chancellor for students. The fee would expand the existing optional U-PASS program to allow all Mânoa students to have unlimited student ridership on all routes of TheBus and improved inter-campus transportation services.

\n\nThe proposed fee would be $20 per fall and spring semester, and assessed to undergraduate and graduate students regardless of credit load beginning as early as spring 2010 pending the completion of a Memorandum of Understanding between campus administrators and representatives of City and County of Honolulu's O‘ahu Transportation Services. It will be implemented for a two-year schedule and evaluated for continuation based upon increased ridership, improved intercampus transportation and student demand.

\n\nCampus-wide mandatory U-PASS transportation programs at peer and benchmark institutions demonstrated an average seven percent increase in public transportation ridership each year over a 10-year span. In addition, the proposed $20 amount per semester is significantly less than similar fees at 23 universities.

\n\nThe BOR also authorized the establishment of a Bachelor of Business Administration in Entrepreneurship to be administered by the Shidler College of Business at UH Mânoa. The purpose of the program is to develop entrepreneurs in the state who are capable of identifying business opportunities, using cutting-edge analytical tools and problem-solving skills to both start new businesses and to implement processes for successfully operating these businesses.

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\n\nLei Workshop: Saturday, March 28, from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.\nBrian Choy will share hints for skilled lei makers considering or planning to enter the May Day Lei Competition. Come discuss lei design and what lei material to use based on the 2009 May Day Lei Competition categories. Cost is $15.

\n\n \nLauhala: Saturday, March 28, from 9:30-11:30 a.m.\nWendy Kamai will teach students how to plait lauhala, the leaf of the hala tree. Students will learn the basics of lauhala by making a simple but beautiful bracelet. Materials and supplies are included in the $20 cost. Additional bracelet kits and other kits will be available for purchase.

\n\n \nLei Series: Saturdays, April 4, 18 and 25, from 9:30-11:30 a.m. \nBrian Choy, deemed a master lei maker by his peers and fans, will teach a series of lei classes. The first class focus on learning the wili method of lei making, the second on haku with ti, and the last on planting and maintaining a lei garden. Classes are taught as a successive series; enrollment includes the trio of classes. Students will be provided a list of floral materials and supplies to bring (no floral material will be provided). Cost is $45.

\n\n \nSoil and Compost: Saturday, April 4, from 9:30-11:30 a.m. \nLearn basic identification of soils and how to combat common nutrient deficiency problems. Student will also learn how to start and maintain a compost system, and make their own compost tea using vermicompost or traditional methods. Instructed by UH Horticulture Society members Cate Overstreet, Brooke Moreno and Gabe Satcher-Smith. Cost is $15.

\n\n \nWater Gardens 2: Saturday, April 18, from 9:30-11:30 a.m. \nKevin Mulkern will provide a hands-on opportunity to learn about water gardens, including a brief overview of water garden basics, with an emphasis on selection, installation and maintenance of water pumps and filters for water gardens. Cost is $15.

\n\n\nLei Hulu: Saturday, April 18, from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.\nLearn the traditional style of making lei hulu or feather lei. Poepoe and kamoe styles will be presented by Audrey Wagner in this hands-on workshop. Students will receive a supply kit including shuttle and materials to make their own lei hulu. Class size is limited. Cost is $35.\n

\n\nPlant Propagation Basics: Friday, May 15, from 9:30-11:30 a.m. \nIn this hands-on class, Liz Huppman and Carol Nakamura will teach the proper techniques of plant propagation: selecting proper potting mix, how to make potting mixes, proper techniques for growing healthy plants, and various methods of propagating seeds, cuttings and air layering. Cost is $15.

\n\n\nCultural Traditions - Leiomano: Saturday, May 23, from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.\nMaster craftsman Kahakauila Toledo will demonstrate the process of creating a leiomano, a traditional Hawaiian weapon or tool made of wood, shark teeth and fiber lashing. Students will each receive a kit. Cost is $75 (including supply fee).\n

\n\nChildren’s Summer Science Explorations: Week of June 15-19 from 8:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m. \nPartake in five full days of hands-on, minds-on activities at the Arboretum. Children grades K-4 can go hiking, explore stream habitats and rainforest ecosystems, learn about Hawaiian culture, and do some garden science and photography. This is a great opportunity for kids who love the outdoors, and those who’d like to learn more about Hawai`i’s natural history. Cost is $175.

\n\n\nChildren’s Nature Discovery Camp: Week of June 22-26 from 8:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m. \nJoin in on five full days of fun! Children in grades K-4 will explore the amazing rainforest and enjoy activities such as hiking, art & Hawaiian crafts, exciting science, photography and cooking. Class size is limited. Cost is $175.

\n\n \nRegistration is required for all classes. Registration forms are available online at http://hawaii.edu/lyonarboretum.. To register or for more information, please call \n988-0461.

\n\n\nThe Lyon Arboretum is open Mondays to Fridays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Arboretum is closed on state and federal holidays. Admission to the gardens is free. Donations are gladly accepted.

\n\nAddress: 3860 Manoa Road Honolulu, HI 96822

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\n\nAdvocates for Public Interest Law (APIL) student organization was established by the William S. Richardson School of Law (WSRSL) Class of 1985. APIL's purpose is to support and promote the commitment of the students and alumni of WSRSL and the legal community "to serve the public interest and to encourage the practice of public interest law." \n\nAPIL accomplishes its mission "by educating students and the legal community about opportunities in public interest law and providing monetary grants to students and alumni to further justice by serving underrepresented persons" and "by addressing issues that affect the public interest." For each of the 23 years since its inception, APIL has raised funds for the student grant program, providing grants totaling nearly $300,000 to 107 students and benefiting 21 host organizations.

\n\nThis year, APIL launches a new alumni grant program. This program will realize the commitment of the Class of 1985 to provide grant support to alumni as well as students. APIL relies on financial support from a wide variety of sources in order to ensure that funds are available to support both the student grant program and the new alumni grant program.

\n\nAPIL invites any and all to participate in the Run for Justice to show support for law students and attorneys interested in public interest work. Go to the UH Law School Web site to register.

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\n\nThe program will help support the recruitment and promotion requirements of the County of Hawai‘i Fire Department, which currently has a 20 percent vacancy rate due to retirements. In addition, the program will help serve the employment and training needs of state and federal agencies and the military, including the National Parks Service, the State Department of Land and Natural Resources’ Division of Forestry and Wildlife, and the U.S. Army.

\n\nSince Spring 2005, Hawai‘i Community College has offered fire science courses supported by a grant from the federally funded Rural Development Program. Since then, 220 students have been served by this demonstration of need and demand for the program. The curriculum has been customized to meet the needs of Hawai‘i Island fire service agencies, with support provided by Honolulu Community College, which currently provides the only fire science program in the state.

\n\nHawai‘i Community College also plans to pursue an articulation agreement with Colorado State University allowing students an opportunity to seek a bachelor’s degree through distance learning once they’ve earned the associate degree.

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\n\n The award recognizes individuals who demonstrate outstanding commitment to the profession, have contributed to programs that address the needs of students, and have created campus environments that promote student learning and personal development. Winners must have a minimum of five years experience in student affairs.

\n\n Since assuming the helm of the Women’s Center in 2000, Quemuel has secured over $1.4 million in grants for the UH Mânoa campus to address violence against women. She has a proven record of developing community relationships to provide service to her students, including serving for 10 years on the Hawai`i Coalition Against Sexual Assault, a partnership between sexual assault service providers, law enforcement, and community agencies.

\n\n Quemuel has also actively participated as both a presenter and speaker at more than 65 local, regional, and national conferences and trainings. “Christine’s solid values, sense of justice, and good judgment in her support of individuals are not only admirable, they are also making a difference for students and faculty on all campuses of the UH system,” said Doris Ching, Emeritus Vice President for Student Affairs at UH and a former president of NASPA.

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\n\nFirst-place winner Chris Santos, a third-year law student, won with his famous ribs. Second-year law student Lahela Hite took second place with her pecan pie. Each received a 7-piece cookware set as a prize.

\n\nPurpose of the fundraiser was to raise money to send a team to the National Black Law Student Association’s (NBLSA) International Negotiations Competition in Irvine, Calif., from March 18 -22, 2009.

\n\nThis will be the first year that UH will be represented at an annual NBLSA conference. It is great exposure in the national African-American community for both the University and WSRSL.

\n\n“Not only was this a competition, but this event gave the WSRSL family an opportunity to fellowship, eat, and take a small break from the regularity of school and work,” said BLSA president Byron Walker.";s:5:"email";s:17:"quinnc@hawaii.edu";s:6:"email2";N;s:3:"url";s:25:"http://www.hawaii.edu/law";s:5:"image";s:7:"http://";s:8:"imagealt";N;s:8:"comments";N;s:10:"submitdate";s:10:"03/17/2009";s:10:"submittime";s:8:"15:12:12";s:10:"remotehost";N;s:12:"shortsubdate";s:14:"[posted 03/17]";}s:14:"20090317135703";a:24:{s:4:"code";s:14:"20090317135703";s:6:"stitle";s:82:"Electric vehicle executive to speak at UH Manoa engineering banquet [posted 03/17]";s:8:"approval";s:2:"ok";s:7:"expdate";s:10:"04/08/2009";s:7:"exptime";s:5:"00:00";s:8:"category";s:7:"general";s:6:"campus";s:8:"UH Manoa";s:4:"name";s:33:"Eric R. Matsunaga, (808) 956-7584";s:5:"dept1";s:26:"Marketing & Public Affairs";s:5:"dept2";N;s:5:"name2";N;s:5:"title";s:67:"Electric vehicle executive to speak at UH Manoa engineering banquet";s:8:"subtitle";N;s:4:"text";s:2814:"Pete Cooper, a representative of a California-based startup company that has partnered with the State of Hawaii and Hawaiian Electric Company to introduce a network of zero-emission battery powered vehicles to the islands, will be the guest speaker at the 9th Annual University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Engineering Banquet. The event, a fundraiser for the college, will be held on Thursday, April 16, 2009 at 6:30 p.m. in the Hilton Hawaiian Village’s Coral Ballroom.

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\n\nCooper is a global development team representative for Better Place, a company that has agreements in Australia, Denmark, Israel and California to build new infrastructure networks to support electric vehicles. Under the plan, consumers would buy or lease electric cars from automobile dealers and Better Place would supply recharging services and replacement batteries. Better Place expects their Hawaii infrastructure of electric car charging stations to be in place by 2012.

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\n\n “Sustainability is critical to Hawaii’s energy survival and it has become a focal point for our efforts at the college,” said College of Engineering Dean Peter Crouch. “We are thrilled to have Mr. Cooper on our program to give us the details on his company’s exciting and ambitious plan to help the state reduce its dependence on oil.”

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\n\nThe program will also feature the presentation of two special awards. Brenda McCaffrey, a 1985 engineering graduate and founder/president of Kolea Technology, will receive the college’s Distinguished Alumni Award. Russell Figueiroa, president and CEO of the R.M. Towill Corporation, will be honored with the college’s Outstanding Service Award.

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\n\nThe cost for individual banquet seats is $200 per person and table sponsorships are also available at the following levels: Platinum: $10,000; Gold: $5,000; Silver: $3,000 and Bronze: $2,000. Individual seats and table sponsorships can be purchased by calling the UH Manoa College of Engineering at (808) 956-2287.

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\n\nThe University of Hawai`i at Mânoa College of Engineering has launched thousands of successful careers in Hawai`i and throughout the world. Graduates occupy key roles with engineering firms, government agencies, defense contractors, and as entrepreneurs. Many of its 9000 alumni have made significant engineering contributions to the state’s infrastructure and are now set on accomplishing similar tasks abroad. The College’s respect for the Hawaiian culture is reflected in its successful mentoring program for under-represented science and engineering students. As the College celebrates 100 years of engineering education at Mânoa, it is focused on becoming a major contributor to Hawai`i’s renewable energy and sustainable future.

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He received his undergraduate education at UH Mânoa, and was awarded a UH Distinguished Alumni Award in 1997 and a UH Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters in 2003.\n\nIn his role as 2009 Inouye Chair, Parsons will take part in lectures and seminars for the campus and the community that emphasize democratic processes and the importance of public life. \n\n \n\n Established in 2005, the Dan and Maggie Inouye Distinguished Chair in Democratic Ideals has become an unprecedented investment at the UH Mânoa campus of nearly $3 million by more than 1,000 donors. It recognizes the lifetime of service by U.S. Senator Inouye to Hawai`i and the nation, as well as his late wife’s work in education.\n\n \n\n The Dan and Maggie Inouye Distinguished Chair in Democratic Ideals is housed in the UH Manoa Chancellor’s Office, and shared between the William S. Richardson School of Law and the Department of American Studies in UH Mânoa’s College of Arts and Humanities. 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The work of this Committee on U.S. – China Cooperation on Electricity from Renewables will assist the national governments, their relevant agencies/ministries, and private industries in assigning priorities for substantial and meaningful cooperation in developing and utilizing electricity from renewable energy.

\n\nThe group is coming to UH Hilo to learn more about how the Big Island’s renewable energy strategies, initiatives and research can strengthen the economic foundation of the community. Dr. Michael Crosby, interim vice chancellor for research at UH Hilo, will open a meeting of the delegation and roundtable discussion on March 18 at 8:30 a.m. in UCB 127. Participants will include UH Hilo’s leading renewable energy researchers, representatives of Mayor Billy Kenoi, Hawai‘i Electric Light Company, Kanoelehua Industrial Area Association and local agriculture businesses.

\n\n“We’re very excited to be hosting this event,” Crosby said. “Our gateway location where east meets west, combined with the Big Island’s advances in renewable energy provides UH Hilo a great opportunity to create another global niche for itself in the area of scientific research.”

\n\nThe U.S. and China rank as the world’s top two energy consumers, but remain largely reliant on fossil fuels. Although both countries have enjoyed recent surges in the growth of wind, solar and biomass energy, power generation from these renewable sources has yet to meet even ten percent of electricity demand in either country. Given the size of their electricity markets, any substantial progress between the two countries will have an immediate benefit on the global community.

\n\nThe committee’s study will pursue three separate, but related goals of comparatively assessing resource potential in China and the U.S. for grid-scale electricity generation, exploring near term market opportunities for mature technologies, and recommending priorities for enhanced collaboration, with a focus on cost reduction, improved efficiency and grid connectivity, and storage.

\n\nIn its first collaborative effort entitled Cooperation in the Energy Futures of China and the United States, the U.S. and Chinese academies identified several future initiatives for meeting their energy-related challenges that include promoting investments in frontier technology; developing collaborative programs to accelerate deployment of advanced technologies; and ongoing collaboration between key scientific and engineering institutions in the two countries to help guide choices required to implement energy strategies.

\n\n“We’re very much looking forward to this visit,” Crosby said. “We believe UH Hilo can have a thriving role in the development of sustainable energy and this is a great opportunity for us to showcase our product to a distinguished international audience.”

\n\nThe delegation will be in Hawai‘i March 15-21, with visits scheduled in Honolulu, Hilo and Waikoloa. In addition to UH Hilo, the committee members will visit the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaiʻi Authority (NELHA) in Waikoloa to learn more about ocean thermal energy research, bio-diesel, micro-CSP projects, deep sea cooling and other distributed technologies.

\n\n"This generous grant helps assure our students are well versed in state-of-the-art technology that will help them compete in the global marketplace, and we are grateful for the foresight HMSA has shown in awarding us the opportunity," said Dr. John Pezzuto, dean of the College of Pharmacy. "Keeping pace with technological advancements is especially important as we continue our quest to become one of the top pharmacy schools in the country."

\n\nThe grant will provide students in the inaugural three classes with handheld personal computer devices (PDAs), which will enable students to load software tools that can assist with diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making.

\n\n"We’re very pleased to support he College of Pharmacy at UH Hilo," said Cliff K. Cisco, HMSA senior vice president. "These PDAs will put valuable information at the fingertips of pharmacy students, and will help advance the quality of health care in the community. The HMSA Foundation is proud to be supporting this effort."

\n\nThe HMSA Foundation was established in 1986 by the Hawai‘i Medical Service Association to stimulate research of issues that confront Hawai'i's healthcare industry. The Foundation awards between $1.0 and $1.4 million in grants each year.

\n\n"HMSA's decision to fund this technology is another example of the support the entire community has shown the College of Pharmacy and we are extremely proud to be associated with them," said Ron Taniguchi, director of community partnerships in the College of Pharmacy and principal investigator on the grant. "This gift not only benefits pharmacy students, but the public we serve."

\n\nUH Hilo’s College of Pharmacy is the only school in the Pacific region to offer a doctorate in pharmacy degree. The degree, also called a Pharm.D., is a professional degree requiring four years of study after completion of at least two years in a pre-pharmacy program in an accredited college or university.

\n\n"As the scope and depth of information increases, pharmacy students require the use of these technological tools in order to develop and refine their clinical skills," said Dr. Edward Fisher, associate dean for academic affairs in the College of Pharmacy. "Our students and faculty greatly appreciate this fine gesture made by the HMSA Foundation."

\n\nThe College of Pharmacy was awarded candidate accreditation status by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education in July 2008. The College will be eligible for full accreditation when its first class of students graduate from the four-year program in 2011.

\n\nFor more information about the College of Pharmacy, call (808)933-2909 or email pharmacy@hawaii.edu.

\n\n“It’s very exciting to see such positive movement take place in the short period of time we’ve been working to make our campus more green,” Fitzsimons said.

\n\nThe committee was appointed by Chancellor Rose Tseng in Fall 2008 with the goal of identifying energy savings and sustainability projects and to save as much electricity as possible during this period of economic slowdown and tight budgets. According to Fitzsimons, some of the projects in the planning stages involve campus-wide installation of solar panels; energy audits of campus buildings; and purchase and installation of light sensor units in offices, labs and classrooms; so lights automatically go off when not in use. The light sensor project is already underway in the University Classroom Building (UCB).

\n\n“With just the simple things we’ve done so far, we’ve seen a decrease in projected electricity costs,” Fitzsimons said. “We’re pleased with our short-term progress. We want to be a responsible leader in sustainable practices; it’s the right thing to do.”

\n\nThe committee is setting up various resources, such as a Web page and a “UHH is Going Green” monthly newsletter with information about ongoing projects and ways to get involved. Faculty, staff and student volunteers are still needed to serve on the committee and to assist in many of its efforts. Special events and ways for the community to become involved in sustainability efforts are also being planned.

\n\nIf interested in volunteering or for more information, please contact Fitzsimons at (808) 974-7750 or debra.fitzsimons@hawaii.edu.

\n\nThe faculty and students of the UH Manoa Department of Zoology proposed an annual symposium of student research papers as a means of honoring, in a continuing and active way, Dr. Tester's lively encouragement of student research in a broad range of fields within marine biology. Today the Tester Memorial Symposium welcomes research from any scientific field.

\n\nPapers reporting original research on any aspect of science are solicited from students at UH Manoa, and these papers are presented at the Symposium. Income from contributions to the Albert L. Tester Memorial Fund of the University of Hawaii Foundation is used to provide prizes for the three best papers, judged on quality, originality, and importance of research reported, as well as the quality of the public presentation. \n\nJudges include faculty members and the previous year's student award winners. In addition, a distinguished scholar from another university or research institution is invited to participate in the Symposium as a judge and to present the major Symposium address.

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Through the appointment of Dr. Adams, the Assessment Office increases its capacity to collaborate with the campus community to establish meaningful, manageable, and sustainable assessment of student learning at the program and institutional levels. \n\n \n\nThis appointment is also important in light of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) accreditation requirements. Student learning assessment is one of several areas WASC emphasizes when it accredits universities. The Assessment Office plays an important role in leading General Education assessment as well as assisting in program-level assessment. WASC will visit UH Mânoa on December 8-10, 2009 for a Capacity and Preparatory Review and again in March 2011 for the follow up Educational Effectiveness Review. The Assessment Office will play a key role in coordinating and providing evidence of student learning for these visits.\n\n \n\nDr. Adams is Professor at the Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work. 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He is excited to have the opportunity to make student learning the focus of assessment and lead the UH Mânoa Assessment Office.\n\n###";s:5:"email";s:17:"mplowe@hawaii.edu";s:6:"email2";N;s:3:"url";s:7:"http://";s:5:"image";s:7:"http://";s:8:"imagealt";N;s:8:"comments";N;s:10:"submitdate";s:10:"03/12/2009";s:10:"submittime";s:8:"17:16:25";s:10:"remotehost";N;s:12:"shortsubdate";s:14:"[posted 03/12]";}s:14:"20090312164134";a:24:{s:4:"code";s:14:"20090312164134";s:6:"stitle";s:54:"Institute for Astronomy Open House 2009 [posted 03/12]";s:8:"approval";s:2:"ok";s:7:"expdate";s:10:"04/05/2009";s:7:"exptime";s:5:"16:00";s:8:"category";s:7:"general";s:6:"campus";s:8:"UH Manoa";s:4:"name";s:40:"Dr. Gareth Wynn-Williams, (808) 956-8807";s:5:"dept1";s:42:"Astronomer, Institute for Astronomy, Manoa";s:5:"dept2";s:30:"Institute for Astronomy, Manoa";s:5:"name2";s:34:"Mrs. Karen Rehbock, (808) 956-6829";s:5:"title";s:39:"Institute for Astronomy Open House 2009";s:8:"subtitle";N;s:4:"text";s:2782:"UH Mānoa’s Institute for Astronomy will hold its annual Open House from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, April 5 at 2680 Woodlawn Drive in Mānoa.\n

\nAt the Open House, there will be activities for children, such as Astro-Jeopardy, planetarium shows, rocket launching, and sundial making. New this year will be a futuristic model moon base built by members of the Lego Enthusiasts Association of Hawaii, plus a Mars rescue mission game in which children will assemble rescue pods and race them across simulated Martian terrain.\n

\nVisitors of all ages are invited to short lectures on topics such as the 2008 eclipse, solar storms, the origin of oxygen and the latest news about planets in distant star systems. They also will be able to search for spots on the sun, see themselves with infrared eyes and learn how to use free software to explore the Universe on their own computers.\n

\nDozens of UH astronomers, including some of those responsible for the killer-asteroid-hunting Pan-STARRS project, will be on hand to answer visitors’ questions.\n

\nSeveral other Oahu astronomical organizations will also be represented at the Open House, including the Hawaiian Astronomical Society, the Bishop Museum Science Center, Ironwood Observatory and the Windward Community College Center for Aerospace Education.\n

\nFor more information about the Open House, see www.ifa.hawaii.edu/open-house.\n

\nThis event will be part of the worldwide 100 Hours of Astronomy (www.100hoursofastronomy.org) celebrating the International Year of Astronomy 2009. IYA 2009 (www.astronomy2009.org) commemorates the 400th anniversary of Galileo's use of a telescope to study the sky.\n

\nFounded in 1967, the Institute for Astronomy at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa conducts research into galaxies, cosmology, stars, planets, and the sun. Its faculty and staff are also involved in astronomy education, deep space missions, and in the development and management of the observatories on Haleakala and Mauna Kea.\n

\nEstablished in 1907 and fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, the University of Hawai‘i is the state's sole public system of higher education. The UH System provides an array of undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees and community programs on 10 campuses and through educational, training, and research centers across the state. UH enrolls more than 50,000 students from Hawai‘i, the U.S. mainland, and around the world.\n
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The University of Hawaii Economics Research Organization (UHERO) is pleased to announce a new partnership with KITV, the ABC network affiliate in Honolulu. Every Friday at 6:35 a.m., the KITV 4 Island Television News Morning Show will feature the UHERO Report, an analysis of the week's local, national and global economic news. \n\nMorning Show hosts Dan Maisenzahl and Mahealani Richardson will interview an economist from UHERO who will analyze how major economic events are likely to affect Hawaii's citizens, businesses and governments. \n\nUH Manoa Economics Professor Sumner La Croix, Associate Professor and UHERO Director Carl Bonham, and Associate Professor Byron Gangnes will join with other UHERO economists to provide analysis.

\n\n

For more information contact:

Sumner La Croix (lacroix@hawaii.edu or 956-7061)
\nLa Croix web site: http://www2.hawaii.edu/~lacroix

Carl Bonham (bonham@hawaii.edu)
\nBonham web site: http://www2.hawaii.edu/~bonham

Byron Gangnes (gangnes@hawaii.edu)
\nGangnes web site: http://www2.hawaii.edu/~gangnes

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\n\nThe panelist include Ben Wizner, visiting attorney with the ACLU National Security Project, Law Professors Mari Matsuda and Sylvia Law, University of Maryland Law Professor Richard Boldt, and Roger Fonseca, Hawaii board member and former Hawaii representative to the national ACLU Board of Directors. Moderator is UH Law School Dean Avi Soifer.

\n\nThis event is free and open to the public. Seating is limited; Parking is $3 in Zone 20. RSVP by March 17 to office@acluhawaii.org or call 522-5906.";s:5:"email";s:17:"quinnc@hawaii.edu";s:6:"email2";N;s:3:"url";s:25:"http://www.hawaii.edu/law";s:5:"image";s:7:"http://";s:8:"imagealt";N;s:8:"comments";N;s:10:"submitdate";s:10:"03/11/2009";s:10:"submittime";s:8:"16:09:27";s:10:"remotehost";N;s:12:"shortsubdate";s:14:"[posted 03/11]";}s:14:"20090311153909";a:24:{s:4:"code";s:14:"20090311153909";s:6:"stitle";s:61:"UH Law School offers Asia Law Lunch Talk [posted 03/11]";s:8:"approval";s:2:"ok";s:7:"expdate";s:10:"03/22/2009";s:7:"exptime";s:5:"12:00";s:8:"category";s:7:"general";s:6:"campus";s:8:"UH Manoa";s:4:"name";s:29:"Cynthia Quinn, (808) 956-6545";s:5:"dept1";s:41:"Director of Communications, UH Law School";s:5:"dept2";N;s:5:"name2";N;s:5:"title";s:40:"UH Law School offers Asia Law Lunch Talk";s:8:"subtitle";s:24:"Featuring Manny Menendez";s:4:"text";s:646:"UH Law School's Pacific-Asian Legal Studies Programs presents Asia Law Talks during the lunch hour (12:45 - 2 p.m.) featuring business leaders and scholars in Pacific Asia business law.

\n\nOn Monday, March 16, Manny Menendez, who has been doing business in Asia for nearly 30 years and who has also served as executive director of the Honolulu Office of Economic Development, will be making a presentation titled "China: Beijing Olympics 2008 and Global Financial Crisis 2009."

\n\nSeating is limited; contact Professor Alison Conner for more information at aconner@hawaii.edu.";s:5:"email";s:17:"quinnc@hawaii.edu";s:6:"email2";N;s:3:"url";s:25:"http://www.hawaii.edu/law";s:5:"image";s:7:"http://";s:8:"imagealt";N;s:8:"comments";N;s:10:"submitdate";s:10:"03/11/2009";s:10:"submittime";s:8:"15:39:07";s:10:"remotehost";N;s:12:"shortsubdate";s:14:"[posted 03/11]";}s:14:"20090311153115";a:24:{s:4:"code";s:14:"20090311153115";s:6:"stitle";s:77:"UH Law School to award 2009 Patsy Mink Legislative Fellowship [posted 03/11]";s:8:"approval";s:2:"ok";s:7:"expdate";s:10:"03/22/2009";s:7:"exptime";s:5:"12:00";s:8:"category";s:7:"general";s:6:"campus";s:8:"UH Manoa";s:4:"name";s:29:"Cynthia Quinn, (808) 956-6545";s:5:"dept1";s:41:"Director of Communications, UH Law School";s:5:"dept2";N;s:5:"name2";N;s:5:"title";s:61:"UH Law School to award 2009 Patsy Mink Legislative Fellowship";s:8:"subtitle";s:61:"Celebration to feature screening of award-winning documentary";s:4:"text";s:2704:"The William S. Richardson School of Law is proud to announce that it will again honor the memory and many accomplishments of the late Congresswoman Patsy Takemoto Mink by awarding the 2009 Patsy Takemoto Mink Legislative Fellowship to a current law student at a special celebration on March 16, 2009, 6 - 9 p.m. in Law School Classroom 2. The event is free and open to the public.

\n\nThis year’s celebration will feature the screening of the award-winning documentary Patsy Mink: Ahead of the Majority, by local filmmaker Kimberlee Bassford, who dedicated several years to producing the award-winning film. The film explores Representative Mink’s legacy as the first woman of color ever to serve in the United States Congress and is also being screened at her hometown in Maui in honor of Women’s History Month.

\n\nLaw School Dean Avi Soifer noted, “Each year the Mink Fellowship evening is a terrific, chicken-skin event. Friends and admirers of Patsy Mink get a chance to talk about her wonderful legacy and to share and keep it going with current and recent law students. This year, the free showing of the film will heighten the sense of Congresswoman Mink’s abiding spirit and her ongoing, palpable influence.”

\n\nThe Patsy Takemoto Mink Legislative Fellowship was created by law students at the William S. Richardson School of Law in 2003 to honor Congresswoman Mink’s legacy. Each year, the fellowship funds an opportunity for a law student who is interested in public policy and social justice to intern in the House or Senate office of a member of the Hawai‘i congressional delegation in Washington D.C. Eligible applicants are William S. Richardson law students in good academic standing with demonstrated leadership abilities and a commitment to public service. Fellowship funds are raised by donors committed to continuing and building upon Congresswoman Mink's achievements.

\n\n"Participating in the Mink Fellowship was a great way to give back to a woman who made it possible for me to pursue higher education. One of the best things I can do to further Congresswoman Mink's vision is to continue to spread her message of public service and commitment to our communities,” said Tiffany Kaeo, the 2007 Mink Fellow. “The fellowship has only confirmed my desire to continue advocating for those whose voices need to be heard." The first recipient, Van Luong, is now a legislative assistant in Senator Daniel K. Inouye’s Washington office.

\n\nThis event is free and open to the public. Seating is limited; $3 Parking at Lot 20. Please RSVP via email to lawevent@hawaii.edu or call 956-6857.

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\n\nStarted informally in the 1980s, Na Loio O He‘e Nalu, Hawaiian for "Lawyers of the Surf," was made an official William S. Richardson student organization in 1999 by then co-directors, alums Maile Shimabukuro and Mark Tarone. Before joining the club, Shimabukuro expected her time in law school to be filled with nothing but books and papers. Through Na Loio O He‘e Nalu, she gained an appreciation for the ocean and continues to surf today.

\n\n"The whole focus of the club was to try to expose lawyers and law students to the environment," said Shimabukuro, who, since her graduation from the UHM law school in 2000, has become the state representative for the Wai‘anae-Makaha area.

\n\nIn 2006, the club hosted a “Land Shark Surf Meet” with approximately 60 lawyers, among whom were visiting during the 2006 American Bar Association convention that was taking place at the same time.

\n\nPlenty of tents and grills will be provided for the potluck barbecue. The event promises to be a fun event with plenty of sun, surf, soulful music and plenty of smiles. A sunset musical performance is set from 5 – 7 p.m. by Kawika Kahiapo, 2007 Na Hoku Songwriter of the Year and 2007 Na Hoku Group of the Year (Kaukahi). This annual event was made possible through the generosity of donations by LexisNexis, the Young Lawyer’s Division of the Hawaii State Bar Association, Haleiwa Surf n Sea and the Na Loio He‘e Nalu.\n \nFor more information, contact Mark Taron at 587-7930 or email at Mark.Tarone@LexisNexis.com. \n";s:5:"email";s:17:"quinnc@hawaii.edu";s:6:"email2";N;s:3:"url";s:25:"http://www.hawaii.edu/law";s:5:"image";s:7:"http://";s:8:"imagealt";N;s:8:"comments";N;s:10:"submitdate";s:10:"03/11/2009";s:10:"submittime";s:8:"15:24:10";s:10:"remotehost";N;s:12:"shortsubdate";s:14:"[posted 03/11]";}s:14:"20090311084545";a:24:{s:4:"code";s:14:"20090311084545";s:6:"stitle";s:50:"Oaks new EEO/AA director at UH Hilo [posted 03/11]";s:8:"approval";s:2:"ok";s:7:"expdate";N;s:7:"exptime";s:5:"00:00";s:8:"category";s:7:"general";s:6:"campus";s:7:"UH Hilo";s:4:"name";s:37:"Alyson Kakugawa-Leong, (808) 974-7642";s:5:"dept1";s:24:"Director Media Relations";s:5:"dept2";N;s:5:"name2";N;s:5:"title";s:35:"Oaks new EEO/AA director at UH Hilo";s:8:"subtitle";N;s:4:"text";s:1185:"Dr. Rose Tseng, chancellor of the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo, today announced the appointment of Ms. Kelly Oaks to the position of director of the EEO/AA Office effective April 1, 2009. The EEOAA Office is responsible for campus equal opportunity employment practices and diversity initiatives.

\n\nOaks was selected after a nationwide search and brings with her over 13 years of EEO/AA and diversity experience dating back to 1996 with the University of Nevada. Since 2003, she has held various diversity and equity related positions at Virginia Tech, including the positions of equity manager, associate director of Equity Initiatives and her most recent position, director of Equity Initiatives.

\n\nThe EEO/AA Office will be newly delegated to the Vice Chancellor of Administrative Affairs, Dr. Debra Fitzsimons. “Ms. Oaks’ record is impressive, and we are looking forward to her coming on board,” stated Tseng. “I am confident that both Dr. Fitzsimons and Ms. Oaks, with their combined experience in this area, will take UH Hilo to the next level in equal opportunity, diversity, and equity initiatives and will offer training and workshops that the campus needs.”

\n\nAdmission is free and refreshments will be provided in the Bridge Gallery following the lecture.

\n\nSince the early twentieth century, many of Shakespeare’s plays have been adapted for performance in China. Most productions have been in the Huaju or “spoken drama” form, which is based primarily in Western theatre models, especially realism. The creation of a Xiqu (Chinese “opera”) adaptation is substantially more challenging, involving interconnected stylistic as well as cultural negotiations, but some productions have been mounted in various forms of Xiqu, including Jingju (Beijing/Peking “opera”). \n\nThis presentation examines the creative process for the Shanghai Jingju Company’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s King Lear, which included negotiations between perceptions of behavior in Shakespearean England and in contemporay China, between the length and complexity of the Shakespearean script and the lead-actor-centered demands of Jingju performance structure, between Western-based realistic acting and directorial styles and the traditional training and creation processes of Jingju, and between the original Shakespearean themes and the topical thematic interpretations of two contemporary Chinese directors. This intimate look at a unique creative process is illustrated with projected images and sound recording.

\n\nElizabeth Wichmann-Walczak is Professor of Theatre and Director of the Asian Theatre Program in UH Manoa's Department of Theatre and Dance. Her ongoing scholarly research concerns the performance structure and aesthetics of Chinese theatre, and the negotiations involved in the creation of new performance pieces. \n\nShe has also translated and directed six Jingju plays at UH, three of which have toured mainland China at Chinese invitation, and is currently translating a seventh for training and production at UH Manoa in 2009-2010. She is the first honorary (and first non-Chinese) member of both the National Xiqu (Chinese “opera”) Institute and the Chinese Theatre Artists Associations of Shanghai and Jiangsu Province, and has received national awards in China for “excellence in research, creation, and performance,” and for “outstanding achievements in promoting and developing Jingju.”

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Open to all eligible University of Hawai‘i System students, beginner and intermediate French language students can enroll for six to eight language credits while studying in the beautiful town of Aix-en-Provence in the South of France. \n\nThis one-month intensive language program includes two local excursions and several social activities with students in other Cultural Experiences Abroad programs, optional hands-on culinary activities, lodging choices of family home-stay or apartment, and accompaniment and tutoring by KCC faculty.\n\nInformation about the program will be available at the French Table during the annual KCC International Festival on March 19 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the KCC cafeteria. \n\nVoted by the French as "the most desired French town to live in," Aix-en-Provence is graced with numerous fountains, narrow winding streets, and beautiful old buildings. Though small, Aix is equipped with all the modern facilities of a larger city and is bustling with life and amazing ambiance. Discover the treasures of this quaint town, which make Aix enjoyable to explore as well as an ideal study abroad destination.\n\nThe application deadline is April 30. 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Examples of locally made costumes and instruments show how artists preserve Tahitian traditions through craftsmanship, innovation, creative use of resources, and the transmission of knowledge. Builders and makers construct these objects for the stage production, but their craftsmanship is a performance in and of itself. The materials of Tau Rima Tahiti celebrate these craftspeople and their central role in preserving Tahitian culture.\n\n‘Ite ‘Upa’upa features the resources on Tahiti and performance practices that are held in the Pacific Collection of Hamilton Library. Developed collaboratively with Librarian Stuart Dawrs, the exhibit highlights photos and books on Tahitian dance and culture.\n \n";s:5:"email";s:19:"skillman@hawaii.edu";s:6:"email2";N;s:3:"url";s:7:"http://";s:5:"image";s:7:"http://";s:8:"imagealt";N;s:8:"comments";N;s:10:"submitdate";s:10:"03/06/2009";s:10:"submittime";s:8:"14:58:32";s:10:"remotehost";N;s:12:"shortsubdate";s:14:"[posted 03/06]";}s:14:"20090306141938";a:24:{s:4:"code";s:14:"20090306141938";s:6:"stitle";s:101:"More scholarships now available for Kapiolani Community College allied health students [posted 03/06]";s:8:"approval";s:2:"ok";s:7:"expdate";s:10:"03/27/2009";s:7:"exptime";s:5:"00:00";s:8:"category";s:7:"general";s:6:"campus";s:12:"Kapiolani CC";s:4:"name";s:30:"Margot Schrire, (808) 956-6774";s:5:"dept1";s:41:"Director of Communications, UH Foundation";s:5:"dept2";N;s:5:"name2";N;s:5:"title"

UH West O‘ahu	$140 Million
UH Mānoa CMORE	$17 million
UH Maui CC Science Building	$25 million
UH Windward CC Learning Center	$40 million
UH Hilo Student Services	$28 million
UH Mānoa Hale Aloha renovation	$12 million
UH Mānoa Campus Center	$40 million
UH Cancer Center of Hawai‘i	$180 million
Total UH Construction:	$482 million