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Lassner UH president for one more year Extension a result of positive reviews from Board of Regents BIANCA SMALLWOOD STAFF WRITER
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According to Haeusler, the project resonated with August being declared as Language Access Month in 2009.
Where is your language? Second Language Studies class aims to educate campus on its linguistic diversity NOELLE FUJII EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
In an effort to raise awareness for multilingualism, a small class translated common campus signs and posted its own. “I took my students on a campus tour, and we looked at all the signs on campus and they were all in English,” Second Language Studies (SLS) instructor Angela Haeusler said. “And we thought, ‘Wow, that’s actually not really [reflective of] this place – Hawai‘i. And yeah, the campus maybe should mirror what is out there in the community.’” Her SLS 480P, Second Language Pedagogy, class is composed of 11 students and five different languages: Pidgin, Mandarin, Japanese, Korean and German. Students identified signs that reflected English as the norm — such as the one on Hamilton Library’s outdoor book return station — translated them into these languages and posted their signs. According to Haeusler, other languages that are important to the campus and Hawai‘i, such as Hawaiian, Marshallese and Ilocano were not represented in the class so they weren’t able to cover them. “So what we did was we added a little add-on that said, ‘Where’s your language?’ to raise this critical awareness that none of these are actually there even though we have students, staff, faculty that are not only just from culturally diverse but also from a linguistically diverse background,” she said. RAISING AWARENESS
SLS 480P focuses on globalization in language teaching. “We try to raise critical awareness about the students – how to be a good English teacher, be ethically responsible in addressing topics and some things that are a little
controversial or inconvenient. And I think that comes just with this issue of globalization, as the world becomes more diverse, and sometimes it’s difficult to really address that in a big way.” The class made about eight signs, all with translations in the languages the students in the class spoke. Locations included Hamilton Library, Paradise Palms, Sinclair Library, Queen Lili‘uokalani Center, the Art Building and Mānoa Gardens, Haeusler said. The signs were posted July 27, and although some are no longer there, the one on Hamilton Library’s book
done a good job representing what that material is,” she said. “I think we’re working to move forward the conversation of scholarship and research in whatever language it needs to happen in and should be happening in.” UTILIZING A CLASS’ LANGUAGES
Haeusler hopes her students see it’s possible to take action on something if they go out and do it. “Also that we together, as a group, can maybe raise awareness for something like this, for multilingualism, which is important for language
I think, by posting these, people are aware that there’s different languages in Hawai‘ ihow multicultural Hawai‘ i is. – KALENE PETERSON SENIOR SLS 480P STUDENT
return station remains. According to Ann Crawford, associate university librarian for planning, administration and personnel, the library has no plans to take down the class’s sign. As a library, and because the campus is a research institution, a lot of time is spent dealing with materials that are not in English, she said. “When we’re going to collect an item, we’re buying whatever language that happens to be written in,” Crawford said. “Our Hawaiian Pacific collection, again, is we’re buying and having it and making use, and helping people make use of it in whatever language it’s written in.” The library has staff members that are competent in 22 different languages. “So we have specialists in the library in other languages, whose job is to make sure that although our catalog is in English we’ve
teachers, right? I think also, making people from diverse language backgrounds feel valued in all those different resources that they bring to campus, not just a limited set, but actually language resources,” she said. Senior Reynold Kajiwara thought the project was interesting because it utilized every language the class had to translate signs that foreigners can’t understand. “It’s pretty interesting because English is ... the most dominant language in UH Mānoa, or UH in general, and then a lot of other languages aren’t represented in UH as much,” Kajiwara said in a phone interview. Senior Kalene Peterson said while the students were posting the signs, others noticed the different languages. “I think, by posting these, people are aware that there’s different languages in Hawai‘ i – how multicultural Hawai‘ i is,” she said in a phone interview.
University President David Lassner will continue in his position for another year, due to a positive evaluation at a Board of Regents (BOR) meeting. The BOR evaluated Lassner’s performance for the 2014-2015 school year based on six criteria, including an overall rating. Among the criteria goals set by the board, as well as Lassner, are the improvement of the state’s educational capital, economic change and diversification,and improving facilities. The BOR’s evaluation of Lassner includes written comments from a personal assessment and the board evaluations from his peers. In his self-assessment, Lassner addressed his recruitment of five new vice presidents in the UH system and an interim chancellor for UH Mānoa. BOR Chairman Randy Moore said this was one of Lassner’s biggest accomplishments. “I think a major accomplishment is that he has hired a very good team of system level administrators and they work well together,” Moore said in a phone interview. “They’re committed to the achievement of the university’s strategic initiative and it’s really important for an organization to have a leadership team that is all rowing the canoe in the same direction.” Lassner said that he can credit the work he has done since his appointment in 2014 to UH system faculty and staff. “I am grateful and appreciative for the work of our faculty and staff who have worked so hard over the past year to help more students advance toward completion, increase our level of extramural funding and improve our performance as a public institution,” Lassner said in an email interview. “As new senior leaders have joined the UH team over the past year, they have each made substantial contributions.” UH MĀNOA ORGANIZATIONS VIEWS
While the BOR gave Lassner positive reviews in their evaluation, Mānoa Faculty Senate President Robert Cooney said there are still problems at the flagship campus that have not been addressed. “[Lassner] has not demonstrated leadership in reforming the budget process, addressed issues raised by the Senate and other faculty
groups, or stemmed the growth of the UH System at the expense of the units that make up the system,” Cooney said in an email interview. “We continue to have bureaucratic duplication and waste in the system that particularly damages the mission of UH Mānoa.” Cooney also said that while Lassner has yet to appoint a permanent chancellor for UH Mānoa and has not answered the question of whether or not one is needed, his readiness to participate in discussion is his strongest trait. Bret Polopolus-Meredith, Graduate Student Organization (GSO) employment and compensation chairman, said that although Lassner has reached out to the GSO in regards to the Chancellor’s evaluation, they feel more voices are needed in all evaluation processes. “As far as we know, none of the campus student governments were asked for input on President Lassner’s evaluation,” Polopolus-Meredith said in an email interview. “We’re also disappointed that President Lassner was able to choose his own evaluators; such evaluations should be all-inclusive, rather than just the perspective of a hand-picked special few. The Board of Regents needs to be more directly involved with evaluation of UH’s administrators, especially the President.” WORK IN PROGRESS
Lassner said that while things have been improved at UH, there is still more that needs to be done. “It is clear to me that UH is doing better today than when I began,” Lassner said. “That said, we have much more to do to unlock our potential and help Hawai‘i and the world appreciate what a great institution UH really is.” Associated Students of the University of Hawai‘i (ASUH) President Kelly Zakimi said that Lassner has attended various meetings to receive students’ thoughts and concerns and she hopes this will continue in his next year as president. “Making it a priority to gather feedback from students and build an effective working relationship with the student body,” Zakimi said in an email interview. “In addition, I hope efforts to advocate for UH at the State Legislature and in the community are continued in order to enhance the University’s reputation amongst the community.” Ka Leo O Hawai‘i
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Double taking rail Examining its effects on Hawai‘i’s tourism
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Vacationers traveling from dense urban settings soon may not enjoy an escape from their everyday lives because of O‘ahu’s upcoming rail. They come here hoping for a tropical paradise, but if they encounter familiar rail transit stations instead, it may not be to our economy’s benefit. One of the reasons we should value tourism is because it’s one of Hawai‘ i’s sources of economic stability. Visitors’ interests are made better by O‘ahu’s unique beauty and traditional lifestyle, which we should consider an economic asset. A cheaper alternative to alleviating Honolulu’s infamous traffic without building elevated structures is to use roundabouts. SHOWING OFF O‘AHU’S BEAUTY
“I think the rail will negatively
impact tourists’ perception of Hawai‘i,” said Kelsi-Ann Matsumoto, a UH Mānoa travel industry management major. “Many tourists come to Hawai‘i for natural beauty and are already surprised by the density of O‘ahu upon arrival. There is a possibility that rail will decrease the number of returning visitors if there is this negative reaction.” When I travel to the other states or internationally, I indulge in culture, hoping to experience something different from my hometown. The opportunity to show off our island’s beauty is what lures many to visit it. According to Hawai‘i Tourism Authority’s (HTA) latest available data, in May O‘ahu was visited by 444,472 people, which equals 44.8 percent of the island’s resident population. Twenty-one percent of Hawai‘i’s economy is sustained by the industry. Tourists accumulate more than $7.7 billion per year
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THE COURSE OF TOURIST TRAFFIC
“The rail will scare away the tourists. Also, it does not go to cer-
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TAKING A DIFFERENT ROAD
Although the transit has already been partially constructed, it is not too late to question its effects on tourism and O‘ahu’s aesthetics. Hawai‘i’s unique beauty attracts tourists and differentiates us from other states and tourist destinations. O‘ahu’s countryside and pris-
tine nature is a part of our identity; with rail, it may change for the worse. However, there are other alternatives that can also be highly beneficial in alleviate O‘ahu’s traffic while being easy on the eyes. One popular option is replacing intersections with roundabouts. The total cost of one roundabout ranges from $5,000 to $10,000 per year which is a bargain compared to spending $5.2 billion on rail. To break even with the cost of rail, there would have to be 52,000 roundabouts on O‘ahu – which is not only more than what we need, but impossible to build. According to a study in the Traffic Engineering and Control journal, transforming intersections into roundabouts resulted in an 89 percent reduction in traffic delays along with a 56 percent reduction in vehicle stops across the three studied communities.
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tain stops that tourists would be interested in visiting,” said Shayne Okuma, a UH Mānoa travel industry management major. As tourists add 40 percent to O‘ahu’s population at any time, another question is if this project would be of much use to them. The rail route only extends from Kapolei to Ala Moana, which leaves out a great deal of tourist hot spots. As rated on the Travel Channel, some of the best beaches on O‘ahu are Waikīkī, North Shore and Lanikai, all of which are not rail destinations.
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in O‘ahu alone, making them a key contributor to our finances. With such a well-paying audience, it is crucial that we maintain our island’s aesthetics. The Rail wouldn’t help. Panos Prevedouros, civil engineering professor at UH Mānoa, described the rail platforms to the New York Times as “compact football fields in the air.” According to most recent data from HTA, 548,337 of the eight million visitors by air in 2013 are from the Los Angeles metro area. Even more — 633,738 — visitors came from Japan’s highly urbanized Kantō region, which includes Tokyo, Yokohama and Kawasaki. Both of these metro areas are accustomed to rail systems. They don’t come to Hawai‘ i to see more of them.
I am not Samoan, but I am Hawaiian and I have noticed a growing trend of cultural ignorance. Let me start out by saying that as a Native Hawaiian I am proud of my cultural heritage. I was blessed to be raised in a family where culture is very important and when I came to the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa my knowledge of the Hawaiian language and culture expanded through my classes. I was also blessed to have met my part-
ner who is from Samoa and is also very knowledgeable in his culture. When I saw the cover of this week’s Ka Leo I was intrigued by the title, “American Samoa? Where Nationals, Not Citizens, Are Born,” because this has been a topic of discussion I always have with my partner. However, as I looked closely at the picture it is a Maori man with a ‘Moko’, a tattoo that is indigenous to Aotearoa. I was astonished to see that here at the University of Hawai‘i, a division one school which prides itself in its
diversity and the largest university in the state, a display of cultural ignorance. Aotearoa and Samoa are two different pacific nations with rich cultural heritages. To many people they see this as no big deal; a common mistake because both cultures are in the Pacific, but that is where the ignorance starts and spreads. Ka Leo, you must do your due diligence when displaying items of cultural significance. People have pride in their culture, please respect it. Ka Leo O Hawai‘i
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What happens in AZ, stays in AZ Hawai‘i’s non-death penalty laws shouldn’t apply to prisoners in Arizona ILLUSTRATION BY CALEB HARTSFIELD / KA LEO O HAWAI‘I
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In February 2010, two inmates from Hawai‘ i housed in a private Arizona prison brutally murdered another Hawai‘i inmate. Miti Maugaotega, Jr. and Micah Kanahele stabbed Branson Nunuha 140 times and carved gang initials into his chest. The perpetrators now both face the possibility of death penalty, as the act was committed in a state that allows it. Controversy stirs as Hawai‘i does not condone execution, having had it banned in 1957. The American
Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Hawai‘i told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser it hopes Arizona will “respect Hawai‘i’s history and tradition of rejecting
they reap in other territories. A crime committed on Arizona soil should be dealt with according to Arizona laws, no matter the criminal’s residency.
Hawai‘ i being against the death penalty does not mean it should waive all responsibility for the crimes of its citizens. capital punishment in their treatment of Hawai‘i’s inmates.” However, the fact that Maugaotega and Kanahele are Hawai‘i residents does not excuse them from the consequences
Hawai‘ i is one of 19 states that do not have capital punishment. According to Civil Beat, the two inmates were sent to an out-ofstate prison along with 1,400 oth-
ers because our state prisons lack space. Sending inmates away to states with different punishment laws is what makes this situation controversial. Should Hawai‘ i death penalty laws still apply to Maugaotega and Kanahele even though they are imprisoned in a state with different statutes? After all, the state of Hawai‘ i is the one responsible for sending them away. The answer is, no. Both fullgrown men should have been aware of what their actions could have caused. Committing a heinous murder on the grounds of another
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state should be left up to that state’s authorities. Hawai‘i does not have jurisdiction over other states’ penitentiaries – we are paying these states to house our inmates as they would any other. According to Hawai‘ i Reporter, Correction Corp. of America and Hawai‘ i state officials denied any liability for the death of Nunuha. Hawai‘ i being against the death penalty does not mean it should waive all responsibility for the crimes of its citizens. Our islands are not a free pass from legal indictment. If Arizona were to follow ACLU Hawai‘i’s wishes, the controversy would be even bigger because of the ostensible special treatment. Why should criminals be off the hook because of their residency? A person’s residency has nothing to do with their character or moral value. Similarly, if the roles were reversed and the two criminals were Arizona residents housed in a Hawai‘ i penitentiary, would that mean our state would have to respect Arizona’s system and penalize the criminals with death? The problem with legal action taken according to residency is that it gives certain citizens a free pass from being executed. If that were the case, then what is stopping criminals from moving to states free of execution? The death penalty would be pointless if people could evade it as they pleased. Ka Leo O Hawai‘i
Next frontier to marriage There is no reason to ban polygamy on religious grounds KIRSTIE CAMPBELL STAFF WRITER
I am religious – specifically, a Christian. My personal beliefs and those of many people of my religion, dictate that homosexual sex, premarital sex, polygamous sex and, for some, sex with one’s self – is sin. And yet, in spite of historical abuses and concerns for those raised in non-monogamous homes, polygamy (multiple wives) and polyandry (multiple husbands) must be made legal in America. The stigma surrounding plural marriage and polyamory (romantic relationship between more then two partners) must come to an end because religious traditions cannot justify legislating people’s private lives. The separation of faith and governance is a mainstay of American society. In addition, when there is little or no evidence for abuse, believers should endorse the Christian values of love and compassion.
marriage (Romans 7:3) and polygamous marriage (Corinthians 7:2), it is no wonder that many Americans — with 70.6 percent identifying with Christianity, according to Pew Research — still hold a sexually prohibitive attitude toward polygamy. With lawsuits for discrimination against religious people and sexual practices against Christian beliefs, it is easy to see why there is uproar. Even though Christians have the constitutional right to hold that view, the courts don’t have the right to enforce it. According to the Bill of Rights, Congress cannot make laws “respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” The Establishment Clause clearly outlines the separation of church and state. While legalization of sexual acts contrary to religious prescriptions would bring the ire of the faithful, there is no logical or legal reason to deny adults the service of marriage based only on beliefs.
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DOES POLYGAMY LEAD TO ABUSE?
America is no stranger to religious controversy over social issues, as the same-sex marriage debate demonstrated. With verses in the Bible that prohibit both sex outside
Critics of polygamy like ex-Latter-Day Saints (LDS) member Kathwren Steed often say that people from the church have had committed abuses. However, the cult marriages in which
a few members engage are not representative of all plural arrangements. No one in the U.S. can deny that child marriage is a crime, and yet its practice does not make heterosexual marriage wrong. The marriage of a 14-year-old in a Christian sect is abominable. A monogamous mar-
sister wives,” Darger wrote. “They never gave up on me. They saw me at my worst and yet still loved me.” It’s a knee-jerk reaction to hold that the practice of “plural marriage” among LDS members inevitably leads them to commit abuses. Stigmatizing the Mormon religion and ignoring at
There is no logical or legal reason to deny adults the service of marriage based only on beliefs. riage like this would be condemned in court. In the same way, we cannot jump to conclusions about all plural marriages even if we can’t imagine ourselves in such an arrangement. “We’ve created a marriage that is a true collaboration, which ensures that our opinions are valued, our needs met and our lives tightly linked together,” LDS member Vicki Darger wrote in her book “Love Times Three.” Darger lives with two sister wives and after a tumultuous pregnancy, her depression and isolation increased. “In the end, what got me through this rough time was the steadfast devotion of my husband and my
least 53 social groups accepting of polyandry, this is a narrow view, relying solely on anecdotal evidence. CHILDREN, LOVE, JEALOUSY
The Polyamory Society defines “polyamory” as the “philosophy and practice of loving multiple people simultaneously.” In any controversy on conjugal arrangements, the effects on children inevitably come up and one can expect to see polyamorous families challenged on such grounds. However, there is no need for another moral panic. Author Benedict Smith described to Vice how normal his polyamorous family and his early life were, as his parents and their part-
ners held outings together and collectively protected the children. “I never resented my parents for hanging out with their partners,” Smith said. “Good parents are good parents, whether there are one or two or three or four of them.” Smith’s parents are part of the half-million families who practice polyamory, and who have discovered how to defeat jealousy. According to Scientific American, jealousy in polyamorous relationships often takes a back seat to “compersion,” described as “the joy felt when a partner discovers love outside of you.” Love in this scenario is as valid as that of a monogamous marriage. Plural marriage and polyamory inherently do not cause social ills. Rather, as in monogamous marriage, problems in society are reflected in relationships people have. Should an adult desiring plural marriage follow the same laws of consent, he or she must have the same right of those desiring monogamous marriage. As a Christian, my beliefs in my personal monogamy are clear. However, just as a government cannot force me to abandon this practice, neither can it, or should it, forbid others from following their lifestyle of choice.
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Open mic Hawai‘i’s comedy scene through the eyes of a comedian JOHN YABES STAFF WRITER
Many people dismiss the local comedy scene as trivial. They are doing themselves a disservice and missing on a great experience. Hawai‘ i may not be the epicenter for comedy, but we do have strong talent amongst our ranks. Sure, we may not have a Comedy Store or Laugh Factory like on the mainland, but the effort and determination I have seen from our many comedians is inspiring. Local comedians commit themselves fully to establishing the local comedy presence and, more importantly, to the rest of the comedy world. Ask a number of us and we would describe our scene as being more of an underground movement. A counter culture comprised of those unafraid to offend and challenge but with the final objective of laughter and provoking thought. We stride h headstrong against
the current, establishing a culture of acceptance and growth, instead of isolation and abandonment. Our scene is very unique in that sense. Instead of waiting hours on end to get a chance to perform at an open mic, we encourage people to sign up for their opportunity to perform and to join our community. And we wouldn’t be where we are without some of the people I would consider to the be the pillars of the local stand-up comedy scene. Show runners like Shane Lucas Price, Chad Wago and James Mane of Mars Comedy, Jose Dynamite and Patrick Tyrrell of Comedy U, and others organize shows that feature professional comedians. They are also able to showcase local comedians they feel are funny enough to open for such talented individuals. Through this opportunity, they have brought in comedians such as Eddie Ifft, Doug Stanhope, Rory Scovel, Todd Barry, Tim Heidecker, Neil Hamburger and much more
to perform. I even got the chance to open for Graham Elwood, which was pretty awesome. Of course, guys like Augie T, Paul Ogata, Andy Bumatai, Frank Delima established comedy on this island. Companies like Capone’s Productions and BAMP Project bring in a steady stream of superb comedians like Katt Williams. I encourage people to venture out to other shows. Shows in Hawai‘ i are sporadic but there are some mainstays such as Hawaiian Brian’s, Anna O’brien’s and O’Toole’s that are great places to laugh, have a drink or bring a date. I’ve witnessed first-hand the growing scene so much in just a year and I know at some point, Hawai‘ i will be a place for comedy. It was on this island I finally found my voice and the outlet to express myself. And that is why I will never regret starting my comedy career on this island. Ka Leo O Hawai‘i
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There is no better place to start stand-up comedy then at an open mic. These are some things I have learned along the way when it comes to starting stand-up.
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Respect the venue. other performers. 1 Be prepared. Just as you 4 6TalkingRespect rformers. would a job interview, knowing Whether a bar or theater, be during other comics’ sets
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Practice your jokes and know how you want your jokes to be said. It is alright to have notes with you onstage if you lose track.
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Try to not punch down. Punching down is what some comedians refer to as making jokes about those who cannot defend themselves. This is a rule I have a hard time with as I do not consider most things off limits if you can make it funny.
accustomed to their rules. Knowing their rules will probably strengthen your relationship with the show runner or venue and allow you to come back and tell more jokes. Respect the light. The light 5 is the host’s way of signaling you have one minute left onstage. Of course this varies between venues but all ultimately mean the same thing. The light will either come from a cellphone, flashlight or stage light and will be flashed at you. It is important to respect the fact that your time is up so others can go on.
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An exquisite presentation and a satisfying sweetness are two things that come to mind when thinking about Japanese pastries. However, few bakers are willing to explore uncharted tastes and these treats can hurt your wallet. An up-and-coming Japanese-style bakery nestled in the middle of Mānoa called Breadbox Hawai‘ i just may be the cure to both your adventurous cravings and your wallet’s woes. Open the door and either a cashier or co-owner Alan Martin will strike up a conversation with you. They will provide recommendations as to what new creation you should try next. While you browse through the glass showcases, the upbeat staff will talk story with you. A window behind the counter allows you to indulge your curiosity and view the work that goes into crafting the morsels in front of you. Mike Price and Alan Martin, the co-owners of Breadbox Hawai‘ i, offer creative and affordable offerings, such as the chocolate bacon cookies ($1.25). Chocolate chips ooze out and mingle with the bacon bits in your mouth, creating a harmony between salty and sweet. The “adult flavored” desserts deliver your favorite alcoholic accents in pastry form. The bakery’s traditional Japanese sweets, such as the matcha melon pan ($2), a melon and green tea-flavored pastry sprinkled with powdered sugar, have crisp, light textures that enhance the mild sweetness. It may be difficult to belive that the fluffy donuts have any calories. As far as taste is concerned, those donuts are anything but light. Sink your teeth into a donut, and the flavor inside will burst forth and flood your mouth with a surging intensity that will compel your taste buds to give a standing ovation. Its yuzu donuts ($1.25) contain the tangerine-like flavor of the yuzu fruit within a generous layer of glaze coating the exterior. Matcha green tea donuts ($1.25) carry a thick helping of green tea-flavored icing and will be sure to leave you craving the next bite, the next doughnut and the next visit. Breadbox Hawai‘i has won over first-timers and turned them into
regulars with its breads. The crisp epi bread ($5) is shaped like a stalk of wheat and stuffed with fillings such as pastrami or pepperoni. Sweet varieties, such as the hit apple cinnamon sweet bread ($1.25 per slice, $6 per loaf), are moist and crumble apart in your mouth without any effort, ensuring that the savory morsels spread throughout the rest of your body to enjoy. The bakery also offers fresh loaves of shokupan ($7 per full loaf, $4 per half loaf), a square, fluffy Japanese bread, to put on your tabletops to make light sandwiches with. Breadbox Hawai‘i’s greatest strength is also its greatest weakness. As a small operation serving bargain fresh products free of preservatives, stabilizers and conditioners, it ensures top-notch quality at the cost of quantity. Most pastries do not stay put within the showcases for long before other customers come in and clear out the trays. To add to the problem, the bakery does not allow for holds or reservations. Additionally, there is no set schedule as to when each product will make its way to the front. The assortment that you find each day will always be different. The bakery’s spontaneity is one of its strongest aspects, as you will never run out of new creations to try. Whether you see an azuki-blueberry glazed donut one day or a ginger yuzuglazed cinnamon roll the next, Breadbox Hawai‘i delivers when it comes to satisfying your adventurous spirit without breaking the bank. RATING
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Justice for Junior The NFL does right by the Seau family DAVID MCCRACKEN SPORTS EDITOR
The NFL Hall of Fame induction ceremony is supposed to be a time of celebration of a former player being immortalized as one of the best to ever the play game of football.
The NFL nearly ruined that moment for one of the best linebackers to ever step onto the gridiron. It’s difficult to move on from the case of former linebacker Junior Seau and his tragic suicide that occurred in 2012. His induction should be a living testament to the
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In January 2013, the Seau family sued the NFL over Junior’s brain injuries.
great football player he was as well as how much he loved and took care of his family. That side of his story was likely to never be told, until the NFL and Hall of Fame decided to do right by the Seau family. Before he took a shotgun to his own chest, before he began showing serious signs of depression and withdrawal, Seau had told his daughter, Sydney, that if he made the Hall of Fame, he wanted her to introduce him. Sydney was originally going to introduce her father on Saturday, Aug. 8, but wouldn’t be able to honor her father with her own words. She was just supposed to introduce a video montage of highlights from her father’s storied career, but it was announced this past Saturday morning by the NFL that Sydney will be given the opportunity to speak in honor of her father with no exception. It was suspected that the NFL refused to allow the Seau family to speak during the ceremony due to the NFL’s fear of a speech concerning her father’s death caused by Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) or in layman’s terms, serious head trauma. The game he sacrificed his mind and body for has finally given Junior and his family an opportunity to freely express themselves to an audience. Whether or not Sydney addresses the issues concerning CTE or head trauma, it is a step in the right direction for the NFL to allow her to honor her father. The NFL is frightened; frightened of a growing legal case against them by former players
who are still suffering long after their playing days were over, but the Hall of Fame induction ceremony should not be an occasion for mourning. After all, it isn’t a funeral; it’s a celebration. The Seau’s have filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the NFL – but according to the family, that, in no part, had anything to do with the late linebacker’s ceremony. In a statement, the family said that it never intended to use the Hall of Fame as a “platform to discuss the serious mental health issues facing the NFL today.” “We all grieve for the fact that he is not here,” said C. David Baker, president of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. “Everyone at the Pro Football Hall of Fame is a Junior Seau fan. But this is a policy that was implemented before Junior retired, before he died, and there’s precedent for it that was before he was selected.” However, much changed on Saturday as Baker sidetracked his original statement – which turned out to be the best for both sides. “Our goal is to maintain our policy regarding enshrinement speeches, but also show compassion and understanding,” Baker said Saturday morning. The NFL season has already begun, as training camps began last week with preseason action set to kick off on Sunday, Aug. 9. But no matter how much the league wants to move on to next season and forget about the past, no one will forget Junior Seau; in life or in death. By allowing Sydney or her family to speak at the ceremony, the
NFL has finally shown an area for compassion and sympathy that they have failed to show previously for former players who have suffered from traumatic brain injuries. But give the league and Hall of Fame credit for changing its policy for Seau. This is a win-win for the NFL and the Seau family, and the ceremony should be a heartfelt moment for everyone involved.
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JUNIOR SEAU STATISTICS ● 1,849 career tackles ● 56.5 career sacks ● 18 career interceptions ● 18 fumble recoveries ● 268 career games
ACHIEVEMENTS ● Fifth overall pick in 1990 NFL Draft ● 2x AFC Champion ● 12x Pro Bowl Selection ● 8x First-Team All-Pro ● NFL Defensive Player of the Year ● Walter Payton Man of the Year (1994) ● AFC Player of the Year (1992) ● NFL 1990’s All-Decade Team ● San Diego Chargers Hall of Fame ● 2x Second-team All-Pro
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Former ESPN personality and radio show host Colin Cowherd was fired on July 24 for his comments on baseball players from the Dominican Republic. And rightfully so. “I’ve never bought into that ‘baseball is too complex,’” Cowherd said during his radio show two weeks ago. “Really? A third of the sport is from the Dominican Republic. The Dominican Republic has not been known in my lifetime as having world-class academic abilities. A lot of those kids come from rough backgrounds and have not had opportunities academically that other kids from other countries have.” Cowherd has the right to his own opinion, however indecent it may
ments don’t reflect the company’s values, but its recent track of sticking with its controversial on-air personalities says otherwise. McHenry, despite the public outcry for her dismissal from ESPN, is now one of the most recognizable faces of the company. There really is no such thing as bad press. With his future up in the air, Cowherd reached out to Twitter with an ... to make an ignorant point by denigrating apology saying, “I did not intend offend anyone [with] my comthe intelligence of our Dominican members to ments. I realize my choice of words was poor and not reflective of who was not ‘clunky’ – it was offensive. I am. I am sorry.” But his apology isn’t enough to – TONY CLARK, MLBPA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR make up for his ignorance. Baseball is a complex sport, littered ship. In recent months, ESPN has reflect the values of ESPN or our with analytical data and statistics already had its hands full with its employees,” ESPN said in a state- that would make an average sports anchors, on-air reporters and talk ment on July 24. “Colin will no lon- fan’s head spontaneously combust. Some of the best players in show hosts mouthing off in the ger appear on ESPN.” ESPN says that Cowherd’s com- the MLB are from the Dominican public eye. seem. But Cowherd was a cornerstone for ESPN; a face of the its brand. Nevertheless, the decision to fire Cowherd was easy since he was set to leave the flagship company to work for FOX Sports anyway. His words gave ESPN a bad taste in its mouth and Major League Baseball (MLB) unnecessary hard-
Had Cowherd instead just re-upped with ESPN, he’d have been slapped with ESPN’s usual one or two-week suspension for improper conduct similar to Tony Kornheiser, Stephen A. Smith and, most recently, Britt McHenry. “Colin Cowherd’s comments over the past two days do not
Republic (David Ortiz, Albert Pujols and Robinson Cano). If some of the best baseball players in the world are Dominican, shouldn’t that mean that they have a high baseball IQ and are, indeed, intelligent? “As a veteran of 15 MLB seasons, I can assure you that our sport is infinitely more complex than some in the media would have you believe,” said Tony Clark, the MLB Players Association executive director. “To suggest otherwise is ignorant, and to make an ignorant point by denigrating the intelligence of our Dominican members was not ‘clunky’ – it was offensive.” There is no place for racism or ignorance in sports, and there is no place where Colin Cowherd should be allowed to broadcast himself if he continues to discriminate against other nationalities for his personal gain.