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GETTING INVOLVED Fair connects students with clubs and organizations
INSIDE: PUEO MENTORS • SISTERS & SAVAGES
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Editor's Note
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Editor-In-Chief Michelle Zheng
Layout Editor Anela-Pomaika'i Mattson Staff Writers Bethany Gallarde Keola Iseri Anastazia McIntosh Nicholas Nii Cartoonist Kekua Gregory-McCormick
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Michelle Zheng Editor-In-Chief
Aloha everyone! I would like to introduce myself as your editor for this semester. It’s been a wild few first weeks of school but we still have a long road in front of us. It’s definitely going to be challenging but I promise that we can get through it together. My personal goal for The Hoot is that can connect all those who read it to our campus, our community and beyond. This newspaper is meant for you all, so please don’t be afraid to give your input on whatever you would like to see. We are always looking for new writers, photographers and artists. If you have any interest in trying something new (and earn a little extra cash on the side), please don’t hesitate to email us at thehoot@ hawaii.edu. It’s a great way to engage with your campus and hone your skills.
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Anastazia McIntosh
Faculty Adviser David Putnam
On The Cover
Student clubs and organizations set up booths in the courtyard for the Involvement Fair. Photo by Anastazia McIntosh
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What's Happening 7th Annual Splash Bash March 12: Featuring water slides, slip-n-slides and free food. The event starts at 5 p.m. All UHWO students, faculty and staff must have a validated Spring 2020 ID. Each UHWO student is limited to three guests who must be at least 18 years old. Guests must fill out a liability and photo release waiver. UH Common Scholarship Application Deadline March 2: Deadline is nearing for the academic years 2020-2021. Students are encouraged to complete a Federal Student Aid (FASFA) by March 1 to be considered for scholarships offered at UHWO. Gamers Wanted Students interested in friendly battles with Nintendo, cards, board games, etc., can view the Naulu Center on Thursdays where games are held from 3-7 p.m. Campus Sports Get involved in Spring dodgeball. Game days are April 8, 15, 22, 29 and May 6 at the Halawa Gym.
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'Ōlelo No'eau - Hawaiian Proverb of the Month ‘Ōlelo Hawaii (Hawaiian Language): E Kaupe Aku no i ka hoe a ko mai. - Mary Kawena Pukui; Proverb 319 English Interpretations: Put Forward the paddle and draw it back. Deeper Perspective: Go on with the task that you started and finish it, no matter what may be in your way.
We always have some type of obstacle during our college career that will always get in the way of receiving our degree. Whether its family lost, a relationship on the frizz or even the keiki (children) giving us headaches, it is just a part of the wave of life to paddle over and push through. Sometimes when we have things like these “waves of our life” we should always look
forward to our end goals like our degrees, take a step back to review what you need to do to reach that goal, take a deep breath because your on your way and paddle your way to the way to the finish line of graduation.
Free Hawaiian Language Classes at UH Mānoa The free weekly, non-credit Hawaiian language classes on the University of Hawaii’s Manoa campus are still open for the remainder of the Spring semester. The course, offered in partnership with the Hawaiʻinuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge, are taught by ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi speakers. The classes are hosted by the Associated Students of the University of Hawaii (ASUH), the undergraduate student government at the Manoa campus.
The 15-session course, free to all UH students and faculty as well as the community, began on Jan. 22 and are being held each Wednesday at 3 p.m. at the UH Manoa Campus Center. According to UH, the sessions are designed to benefit both those who intend to attend all sessions and those who attend as many or as few sessions as they choose. No registration is required. The schedule for the remaining 11 classes:
Feb. 19: Campus Center Room 310 Feb. 26: Campus Center Executive Dining Room March 4: Campus Center Room 310 March 11: Campus Center Room 310 March 25: Campus Center Room 310 April 1: Campus Center Room 310 April 8: Campus Center Room 310 April 15: Campus Center Room 310 April 22: Campus Center Room 310 April 29: Campus Center Room 310 May 6: Campus Center Room 310
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Students Urged to Apply for Roselani Media Preservation Internship Applications are being accepted by students at the University of Hawaiʻi – West Oʻahu for the ʻUluʻulu: The Henry Ku‘ualoha Giugni Moving Image Archive of Hawaiʻi’s 2020 Roselani Media Preservation Internship. According to E Kamaakani Hou, the UHWO news website, the internship includes a $4,000 stipend and is six to eight consecutive weeks from May to September. Interns are required to complete 200 hours. Applications are due March 15 and the selection is scheduled to be made by April 15. For more information, visit https://tinyurl. com/rfnhf49. ʻUluʻulu is the state’s official archive for moving images dedi-
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cated to the care, preservation and digitization of film and videotape related to the history and culture of Hawaii. It contains more than 45,000 videotapes and motion picture film reels about Hawaii dating back to the 1920s. The purpose of the Roselani Media Preservation Internship, established by ʻUluʻulu in cooperation with the Hawaiʻi Community Foundation, is to give a student of merit who is committed to the preservation of the Islands’ media history the opportunity to acquire practical experience in a moving image archive. Also, this year, ‘Ulu‘ulu is a host site for the Association of Moving Image Archivists’ (AMIA) Diversity and Inclusion Fellowship Program. AMIA Fellows may complete their internship at ‘Ulu‘ulu if accepted into both programs. Intern activities at ʻUluʻulu include: • Cataloguing using media asset management software. • Processing and creating inventories of archival audiovisual materials. • Preservation activities, including cleaning and re-housing of audiovisual materials, and environmental monitoring. • Digitization of videotapes, documents and photographs. • Social media information management.
Library Events Textbook Cost: $0 Courses for Spring 2020 The list of TXT0 courses for Sp2020 can be found at: bit. ly/uhwo-tc0. While registering, you can also check for the TXT0 designation."Textbook Cost: $0" (TXT0) is the designation for a class that does not require students to purchase any course materials out of pocket. This initiative adds a level of transparency to your registration process. Research and Writing (RaW) Skills Series The library and No'eau Center are teaming up again to offer a four-part workshop series. The series is asynchronous, meaning that you can watch these videos at your own leisure. All episodes were scheduled to be available starting Feb. 3. • Episode 1: Identifying your Topic and Background Research. Learn how to identify a topic and find background information that could help further refine your topic. • Episode 2: The Research Process. Learn best practices for starti ng the research process, as well as strategies to find scholarly sources on your topic. • Episode 3: Outlining, Writing and Rewriting. Enact strategies to use when beginning to write an essay, including drafting and in
corporating sources. • Episode 4: Citations and Polishing. Learn how to finish an essay with guidance on creating citations and references, as well as tips on revising. The last date to complete workshop activities is April 19. Chamber Music Hawai'i "Brass Through the Looking Glass," featuring the Honolulu Brass Quintet, is scheduled for March 30 at 7 p.m. Admissions is free with a valid student ID.
Library Closures Feb. 17: Presidentsʻ Day March 16-21: Spring Break March 26: Kuhio Day
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Mentors and Mentees
PUEO Leadership Program mentors for 2019-2020.
PUEO Leadership Program provides uplifting hand to new UHWO students BY BETHANY GALLARDE Some students at the University of Hawai’i – West O’ahu may not be aware of mentorships available to them through the Peer Undergraduate Engagement and Orientation (PUEO) Leadership Program. “A PUEO mentor is someone who works closely with the firstyear and transfer students,” said Ano’iokapu’uwai “Anoi” Iokia, a mentor in the PUEO Leadership Program. “Whatever the students need, their mentor is there to help—whether it’s for registration, FAFSA, events happening on campus, etc. Any questions a student has about anything, their mentor is the person to ask.” Becoming a mentor can help people discover themselves in ways they might not realize until later down the line, she added. “I chose to become a mentor because I wanted to get involved with the school and get out of my comfort zone. Participating in the PUEO Leadership Program not only gave me the opportunity to do that, but it’s also changed my future career,” said Iokia, a sophomore majoring in secondary education. “At first, I only thought about becoming a teacher. But now that I’ve been working with students, I realized that might want to go into student affairs since I’ve been doing work that’s close to what student affairs are. I love working with students and maybe after a certain amount of years of teaching, I may go into student affairs afterward.” Mentors initially are assigned during the summer prior to the start of the fall semester based on your declared major. The number of men-
tors change each year with this year having eleven, with two returning mentors. However, a common trait among mentors is wanting to be helpful. “If you are thinking about going into the PUEO Leadership Program to become a mentor, you can see either Rouel Velasco in the Student Life Center or Katrina Abes in the Academic Advising Office,” Iokia said. “You can ask your mentor about it and they will be more than willing to help you about applying. Students interested in mentoring in the PUEO Leadership Program must first submit an application that is available at the Student Life Center. Two letters of recommendation, as well as a resume, are required. “And, if I’m not mistaken,” Iokia said, “a snapshot of your grades from the previous semester as well.” However, being a mentor is more difficult than it seems. Every mentor needs to build a relationship with their mentee which, like making a new friend, can be easier or harder depending on the person. “The relationship between a mentor and a mentee, in my experience, is something precious,” Iokia said. “Although some mentees may be a bit shy, the ones that I have made a connection with are some of the most amazing students I’ve ever worked with.” The one-on-one relationship between mentor and mentee is something that needs to worked on like any kind of relationship, es-
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Manifest the Ancient and the Modern Multimedia artist shares her story of weaving Pacific Islander and Western cultures in art that transcends the body BY MICHELLE ZHENG There is a fluidity between worlds—between the Western and Pacific, between the ancient and the modern—and that is where you will find Rosanna Raymond. The trail-blazing New Zealand-born artist shares her story in creative and unconventional ways. She grew up in New Zealand where she faced prejudice for being mixed race. However, 25 years later, she would find her family in the Pacific Sisters, a group of New Zealand women who share their culture through various types of art, fashion, and performances. Later, Raymond would be a founding member of the SaVAge K’lub, an open group of Pacific Island artists who come together to help others experience the Pacific and beyond. The group got its name as a cheeky taunt toward the Savage Clubs from the 19th century which were meant for men who wanted to play dress up. The VA is emphasized in the name because it references the Samoan concept
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Rosanna Raymond shares her art and story with UHWO students
of time and space when connected to the relationship of the people. Raymond was invited to the UHWO campus to share her story on Jan. 29 by the Hawaiian and Pacific Studies Program. She spoke to a full class about herself to inspire the students on what it means to be of Pacific Islander descent and how to learn to appreciate themselves. Raymond calls her art “weaving matereality.” She takes objects such as tusk, tooth, seed and shell to create her “clothing,” but it’s more about the story. There is a language when it comes to fashion that you can’t fabricate, she said. Each object carries its own mana and when arranged carefully, you have your story, she said. A key factor, she adds, is that you have to be sound of mind and soul when you work on anything you create. The Maori ora—the life force or essence of you—will be captured in whatever you make, so it is important to imbue only things you wish to carry with you into this object. For example, she displayed a necklace she crafted using eight strands of taumaka, the plant that Maui created when he lassoed the sun. Because she is using something that he created, she acknowledg-
es that she shares the same space as him. She is trying, she said, “not to replicate the past, but add new strands.” When talking about how things are interconnected, she references her own body which contains a story via traditional tattoos that can be deciphered with the right key from the Maori people. In Western culture, the woman’s body is highly sexualized, she said. When she was younger, Raymond worked as a model where she describes being treated like an object only meant to be draped with clothing. She said she takes this experience and blossoms something else out of it, and every one of her pieces, no matter how dressed or not, has a message, whether it’s decolonizing the islands or sharing a traditional story. “The butt isn’t meant to turn you on—thank you if it does—it’s more of a form of decolonization, and you’d be surprised on who looks or don’t look,” Raymond said. As a woman who lives with her skin on display, Raymond said she had to learn to love her body the way it is and considers the body “non-binary” because genelogically, people are not made up of just
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Mentors and Mentees “I think the reason why some mentees might feel a little nervous around us mentors is because they don’t know us well,” she said. “The first meeting between mentor and mentee is very crucial. Of course, when the two meet it can be a little nerve-racking. But when you sit down and just talk and get to know them, all the times you see them afterward will be a breeze. It feels like you’ve known the person for years.
“My advice for both parties is to just reach out and talk. Go out and get coffee and have a nice conversation. Maybe if you aren’t available, your mentors can always shoot your mentees an email to see how they’re doing. If both mentors or mentees see each other around campus, say hi. Don’t be a stranger. We, mentors, are here at your disposal.”
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Manifest the Ancient and the Modern one gender. In other words, a woman does not only get “woman” genes from her mother, grandmother, etc. The human body is made up of thousands of years of history weaves into one person in this moment. “We are the future of the past and the ancestors of the future.”
Raymond said she hopes to continue on with the Pacific Sisters and SaVAge K’lub even as she heads into unfamiliar territory as she pursues a degree to share her knowledge in a more academic scene.
Rosanna Raymond is the founding member of SaVage Kʻlub
Book Review:
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Restaurant Review
s7-Icy Bubble Satisfies Sweet Tooth BY KEOLA ISERI Have you ever wanted to just go somewhere to relax and enjoy some pleasant boba, ice cream and smoothies? If so, then S7-Icy Bubble is the place for you. S7-Icy Bubble has three outlets on Oahu, including Kapolei Marketplace, and features various flavors of ice cream rolls such as Banana Nutella, Gotcha Matcha, Berry Blast, Cookies N Cream and many more. The ice cream rolls go for $5.75 (four rolls) for a small and $7.50 (six rolls) for a large.
Not in the mood for ice cream? Icy Bubble also has a large selection of Boba as well, with flavors like Honeydew Milk Tea, Watermelon Icy Bubble, Strawberry Milk Teas and many more. These drinks range from about $4.00 to $6, depending on what you order and what size. If you’re really not into sweet foods, Icy Bubble also sells brewed tea served hot or cold, depending on your preference. Icy Bubble is not only a place where you
can come to get your dessert fix, but also can be a place to hang out with friends in its relaxing environment. You could also come to study on your computer in a chill, distraction-free zone. Icy Bubble has a fun vibe. Its décor includes a Lego wall where you can build whatever you want. Being on a college student’s budget can get frustrating, but S7-Icy Bubble has affordable sweets that can ease the stress.
Gardeners Wanted
Volunteers Sought for Spring Workdays Managers of the UH West Oahu Student Organic Garden are inviting students, faculty and staff to take part in hands-on workdays on Saturday, March 7, and Saturday, April 4, from 8-11 a.m. at the mala (garden) adjacent to the Classroom (D) and Laboratory (E) buildings. Volunteers will learn to prepare soil, build compost, install irrigation, sow seed, harvest produce and more. Participants are instructed to bring water, sun protection, shoes and a healthy snack to share. For more information, contact Tasia Yamamura at tasiay@hawaii.edu. Photo Courtesy UHWO Communications Department
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Food Review
Dunkin' Donuts Iced Blueberry Crisp Latte BY NICHOLAS NII As an avid coffee drinker and enthusiast of Starbucks’ Frappuccino, I’m always on a quest to find the best fancy coffee beverage. Last April, Dunkin’ Donuts unveiled three new signature lattés, including the featured flavor, Blueberry Crisp. It wasn’t until June , however, that I discovered their new lattés. The Blueberry Crisp iced lattés had an attractive advertisement, so it intrigued me to try it. Who knew the Dunkin’ Donuts’ Iced Blueberry Crisp Signature Latté would become my favorite coffee drink? Other flavors introduced by Dunkin’ Donuts are the Cocoa Mocha and Caramel Craze. The drinks feature a super-strong espresso followed with blueberry and caramel flavors, topped with whipped cream, a caramel drizzle and cinnamon sugar. The small cup costs $3.89, the medium is $4.29 and the large is $4.59.
After seeing the attractive advertisement for the Blueberry Crisp Iced Latté in the establishment, I thought, “Man, this drink looks spectacular!” After trying it, I thought, “Wow! This drink is the best coffee drink ever!” Even though The espresso was really strong, it mixed well with the blueberry and caramel. The toppings of whipped cream, caramel drizzle and cinnamon sugar brought out the “crisp” part of the drink. It’s as if their Blueberry Cake Donut was made into an iced coffee. I strongly recommend this drink to coffee lovers. According to Dunkin’ Donuts’ website, its Iced Blueberry Crisp Signature Latté is still being offered. One location that continues to serve is the Pearl City branch. But be sure to inquire with your local Dunkin’ Donuts in if they are still offering this drink.
Cheeseburger Pringles BY NICHOLAS NII As a Pringles chip fan, I am always on the hunt for new flavors to try. As the seasons change, the Kellogg Company always seems to come up with new offerings. Usually, I am a classic flavor Pringles kind of guy, so when Pringles released its Seasonal Limited Time Cheeseburger-flavored chips, I was anxious to try it. I had my reservations that it would not live up to other Seasonal Limited Time flavors. Yet when I tried the Cheeseburger Pringles, I had no idea that the taste would actually blow my mind. I wasn’t expecting to see Cheeseburger Pringles when they hit the shelves in late January. Apparently, these Pringles are supposed to taste just like a cheeseburger in every chip, so I was expecting to taste the whole package of cheese, pickles, ketchup, hamburger patty and mustard and lettuce and tomato. At the
nearby military commissary, it was selling for $2, although it might cost more at other retail outlets. Are Cheeseburger Pringles worth the money? They taste absolutely exactly like a cheeseburger. As you bite into the chip, for one second you get a strong taste of that cheese, then a strong flavor of pickles, then the ketchup and tomato, then the mustard and lettuce. And after finishing the chip I got a delicious smoky flavor just like the hamburger patty. My mom, Grandma and I were really impressed with the flavor we got a total kick out of it! My Dad has yet to try. This flavor of Pringles is a much better Seasonal Flavor than its predecessors and surpasses its classic flavors. True Pringles fans will be impressed. But remember it is a Limited Time flavor, and won’t be available for purchase for
too long. One question for Kelloggs: “When are Cheeseburger Pringles going to be a forever thing”?
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VOICES
By Michelle Zheng
School may have just started but students already are looking forward to a relaxing spring break. What are their plans?
TANNER JOHNSON
DAINEL MANOG
IAN RENELO
SENIOR MATH
SOPHOMORE PSYCHOLOGY
JUNIOR HISTORY
“Catching up on homework and finishing up some games.”
“This class I’m taking is having us visit the Legislature and work with them during the break. So I think I’ll be doing that.”
“Chill with friends.”
ALLYSON MUNEMITSU
MIKAELLA LIEAN
FRESHMAN UNDECLARED
SOPHOMORE NURSING
“We have a spring break? Great! I think I’m going to catch up on sleep and help out with my clubs.”
“Hang out with friends when I’m not working.”
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INVOLVEMENT FAIR PHOTOS BY ANASTAZIA MCINTOSH
Many of the Chartered Student Organizations (CSO) and Registered Independent Student Organizations (RISO) gathered together in the courtyard on Jan. 29 to show off what UHWO has to offer.
Students interested in joining any of the clubs, or creating their own, can contact Rouel Velasco at rouel@hawaii.edu.