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More than Blast off! UH aims to be first 7,000 sex university in space offenders (SOEST). The University plans to Hawai‘i to launch launch its first space mission by Fall on Myspace satellite space mission 2009. “This provides a wonderful Attorney generals from Kaua‘i opportunity for our UH Mānoa stu- dents to gain hands-on training in seek to delete everything from spacecraft design Ka Leo News Desk to launching and operating an orbit- predatory profiles ing satellite, said Mānoa interim The University of Hawai‘i “is Chancellor Denise Konan. now becoming the first university "It’s a terrific incentive for young By Geoff Johnson in the world with the capability to people in Hawai‘i to explore high- The University of The California Aggie (UC-Davis) design, build, launch and control its tech careers in engineering, physics Hawaii's Hawai‘i own satellites,” according to a state- and geoscience.” Space Flight DAVIS, Calif. - State attorney ment released by the University of Peter Mouginis-Mark, inter- Laboratory will give generals nationwide are demand- Hawai‘i last week. im director of Hawai‘i Institute the university the ing that MySpace.com, the pop- The Hawai‘i Space Flight of Geophysics and Planetology capabilities to send ular networking Web site, pro- vide information on some 7,000 Laboratory (HSFL) will be centered (SOEST), also pointed out that satellites to space. profiles that have been linked to on the Mānoa campus and combine “Hawai‘i is located in a unique posi- tion to become a low-cost gateway to registered sex offenders. researchers from the College of Previously, MySpace had Engineering and the School of Ocean COURTESY PHOTO Metro Creative planned to delete the profiles, and Earth Sciences and Technology See Space, page 2 news that prompted an executive committee to draft a letter to the company asking that MySpace share the information, along with a notice that the company preserve the information. Mānoa campus puts itself on the map “Eight attorney generals signed the letter on May the By Justin Hedani include the examination of about 14th, but the letter was sent Ka Leo Photo Editor 50 buildings and inventory of more on behalf of attorney gener- than 800 plant species. Headed als from all 50 states and the The University of Hawai‘i at by William Chapman, director District of Columbia,” said Nils Mānoa has been granted $100,000 of the UH Graduate Certificate Frederiksen, spokesperson for by the Getty Foundation to map, to Program in Historic Preservation Pennsylvania Attorney General photograph and to archive impor- and Spencer Leineweber, director Tom Corbett. tant architecture and botanical den- of the Heritage Center in the UH This was followed by a izens within its campus. School of Architecture, the project subsequent notice on May 18, “As we celebrate the Centennial will also serve as a reference for wherein the committee asked of our Mānoa campus, it’s vitally future decisions that involve cam- MySpace to disclose the infor- important that we document and pus redesign or renovation. mation contained on the profiles, preserve the many cultural and Also included in the docu- Frederiksen said. landscape gems included here,” mentation will be the palm gar- Bob Cooper, spokesper- said interim Chancellor Denise den along the edges of Andrews son for Idaho Attorney General Konan in a press release. Amphitheatre, The Japanese Lawrence Wasden, said this was The project, scheduled for Garden, the Hawaiian Studies only the latest development in a one year, will be the first of its Native Gardens and Kanewai protracted campaign on behalf kind for the university and will Gardens. of attorney generals calling for MySpace to adopt stricter paren- tal controls. “The attorney generals including Attorney General Wasden have had concern for two or three years about the potential for other sexual predators to try and use MySpace to identify and target victims,” Cooper said. “On one occasion he was speak- ing to a seventh-grade class and he asked, ‘How many of you have MySpace accounts?’ and about half of them raised their hands.” Wasden noted that although most seventh-graders are aged 12 to 13, MySpace conditions require that its members are at least 14 years of age. Frederiksen was equally critical, and said the choice of

JUSTIN HEDANI • Ka Leo O Hawai‘i 14 was arbitrary and “had no legal bearing.” TOP: Many important structures and plants around UH Mānoa, including those at the Japanese “Kids as young as 10 Garden, will be indexed and examined for future use by campus planners and architects. are using MySpace and have RIGHT: Andrews Amphitheatre houses ornamental palms designed by Richard Tongg, one of the first landscape architects. See Myspace, page 2 Ka Leo O Hawai‘i News Page 2 | Wednesday, June 6, 2007 Editor: Tiffany Hill Associate Editor: Grant Teichman | (808) 956-3222 | [email protected] Space NewsBriefs From page 1 Ka Leo News Desk A nearly 50-year absence will the Hawaiian Islands,” said NSB to other regions of the country. be broken from June 3 to 9 when Chairman Steven C. Beering in a According to the New York UH law school awards certifi- a delegation from the National press release. “We expect to learn Times, the army said one soldier Hawai‘i is located in Science Board will visit Hawai‘i much from our discussions with and two militants were wounded cates and announces Fellows to learn about recent science and representatives, researchers and at the Ain al Hilwe camp, near the a unique position to engineering research and the educa- educators from state government, southern Lebanese town of Sidon, The William S. Richardson tion initiatives taking places at the university, business and Native in a firefight that was started by becomea low-cost gate - School of Law’s Center for University of Hawai‘i and through- Hawaiian groups engaged in broad- militiamen seeking revenge for the Excellence in Native Hawaiian Law out the state. The NSB last came ening participation in STEM fields. reported killing of one of their lead- way to space. at the University of Hawai‘i at to Hawai‘i in 1961 to participate Beering added that the knowl- ers at the Nahr al Barad camp in in the groundbreaking ceremonies edge of the experiences and model the north. Peter Mouginis-Mark | SOEST director Mānoa announced its first recipi- ents of the new Pacific Asian Legal for the new Hawai‘i Institute for initiatives, the Board hopes “to be Ain al Hilwe, a camp with Studies Certificates June 1. Geophysics at UH Mānoa. better positioned to address national more than 47,000 refugees where space.” Malina Koani-Guzman, Jocelyn The NSB is the presiding body policy issues related to [science and armed militias walk the streets, Mouginis-Mark pointed out Macadangdang-Doane and of the National Science Foundation engineering] research and educa- has been seen as the origin of that UH will now have both satel- Kalikolihau Hannahs were award- and is on an independent advi- tion, as well as improving our guid- conflict according to security offi- lite fabrication capabilities and ed the certificates last week, each sory body to President Bush and ance and policies for the NSF as cials. Palestinian leaders have been unique, direct access to orbital also receiving a specialty in Native Congress on national policy mat- it continues to enhance its critical struggling to prevent violence in space. Hawaiian Law. ter related to science and engi- support of such effort in Hawai’i Lebanon’s 12 refugee camps, par- The new program will give The certificate is the first of its neering research and education. In and throughout our nation.” ticularly in Ain al Hilwe, with the the UH a tremendous edge in the kind, requiring that students com- 2006, NSF provided science and The Board was established by Fatah al Islam militia, a group pro- study of Earth’s oceans and con- plete courses in international law, engineering research and education Congress in 1950 and comprises 24 voked by al Qaeda. tinents in addition to numerous human rights and natural resources competitive awards of more than members, appointed by the presi- Clashes among Islamist militias engineering experiments in the law, and intensive legal writing on $40 million to Hawai‘i, mainly to dent and confirmed by the U.S. like Fatah al Islam have recently weightless environment of space. Native Hawaiian Law, in addition the University of Hawai‘i. Senate. Members are selected based increased as the ranks of militias Six NSB member, in addi- on their national distinction and expand with fighters, many of the The project will begin with to the regular course curriculum to tion to Chairman Steven Beering eminence in basic, medial or social militants coming from Iraq. a $4 million appropriation autho- earn a juris doctorate. and Executive Director Michael sciences, engineering, agriculture, According to the New York rized by U.S. Sen. Daniel K. The William S. Richardson Crosby, will meet with UH admin- education, research management or Times, witnesses at the southern Inouye for the LEONIDAS (Low School of Law also announced that the Center for Excellence in Native istrators and faculty to receive an public affairs. camp said members of the militant Earth Orbit Nanosat Integrated overview of science and engineer- group Jund al Sham, which shares Defense Autonomous System) Hawaiian Law has selected the five new Summer Fellows in Native ing research and education activi- Gates, General use South Korea members with Fatah al Islam, came program. ties from the School of Ocean and out on the streets last Sunday, Estimated to eventually grow Hawaiian Law: Moani Crowell, Li‘ula as model for Iraq Kotaki, Mana Moriarty, Chris Santos Earth Science Technology; Native angered by a report that Abu Riad, to approximately $40 million, and Napali Souza. Hawaiian Science & Engineering a senior member, had been killed in the program’s funding will cover Kotaki and Santos will be Mentorship Program; UH Marine The Bush Administration appears a fight in Nahr al Bared. approximately two launches and working at the Native Hawaiian Centers; Waikīkī Aquarium; and to have a new strategy concerning They then began to shoot at two spacecraft. Legal Corporation; Moriarty and Maui Community College, Hawai‘i the war in Iraq. Last Thursday, an army checkpoint, resulting in Dr. Trevor Sorensen, who Souza will be working with the Community College and UH Hilo May 31, Defense Secretary Robert a three-hour firefight between was mission manager for the Bioprospecting Commission housed research and education programs. Gates and a senior U.S. commander the militants and the army, each Clementine mission to the Moon at the Office of Hawaiian Affairs; “We are looking forward to in Iraq said they favor a longterm engaged in heavy machine-gun fire in the early 1990s, is one of many and Crowell will be working at the National Science Board’s visit commitment in Iraq similar to the and hand grenades. new faces joining the university the law firm Paul, Johnson, Park and the opportunity to highlight U.S. presence in South Korea, of Hundreds of residents of the community to participate in the & Niles, which is representing the the globally-significant scientific which there are currently 30,000 camp fled in fear to Sidon’s city project. Office of Hawaiian Affairs in a research and education work in U.S. troops stationed there of more hall, where local authorities began Dr. Sorensen will join the pending case. progress at UH under the leader- than 50 years of occupation. making arrangements for the refu- College of Engineering in July The program provides stipends ship of our remarkable faculty,” The comments are the second gees to spend the night. However, a 2007 and join other UH faculty to current law students interested said President David McClain in a time this past week the adminis- power outage left much of the camp and students in designing, build- in interning under the supervision press release. “We’re grateful to the tration has brought to mind South in darkness. ing, launching and operating the of an attorney working on legal NSB and the NSF for their support Korea as a way of discussing its Three hours after the initial 40-kilogram small satellites that issues of importance in the Native of our efforts to push back the fron- longterm plans in Iraq, followed firefight, Palestinian officials inside can be modified for a variety of Hawaiian community. tiers of knowledge as we serve the by White House Press Secretary Ain al Hilwe refugee camp stated science and educational tasks. The Center for Excellence in people of Hawai‘i, the nation and Tony Snow last Wednesday. These that they had successfully negoti- The HSFL expands the Small- Native Hawaiian Law was estab- the world.” developments are the result of Iraqi ated a cease-fire, according to the Satellite Program begun five years lished in 2005 under a Native In addition to learning about President Jalal Talabani’s visit to New York Times. Families were ago at the College of Engineering, Hawaiian Education Act grant at the the various initiatives statewide, the White House, stating that he then loaded onto buses late Sunday which has attracted internation- UH law school offering new cours- the intent of the board’s visit is to was prepared to back U.S. goals night to return home. familiarize members of the Hawai‘i The fighting however resumed al attention. The HSFL will be es and supporting Native Hawaiian for Iraq. science and engineering community and continued into Monday morn- headed by Director Luke Flynn, law students as they pursue a legal with their recent, ongoing and future ing, June 4. Hawai‘i Institute of Geophysics career. The center focuses on edu- activities related to the development Violence in Lebanese refugee According to the New York and Planetology (SOEST) and Co- cation, research and scholarship, of NSF guidelines and national sci- camp continues Times, Palestinian officials have Director Wayne Shiroma, College community outreach and the pres- ervation of invaluable historical, ence and engineering policy. said that more than 25 men from of Engineering. “Our Board Visitation Team is Ain al Hilwe have gone to Iraq to legal, traditional and customary The two-week-long bat- pleased to return to the University fight. Their fate is unknown. materials. tle between Lebanese Army and of Hawai’i to commemorate 100 The fighting in Sidon, a Sunni Islamist militants strengthened last years of excellence in research city that is an entryway to the Shiite Sunday, June 3, in a refugee camp National Science Board meets and education, as well as to rec- south, emphasized the dangers of in northern Lebanon, increasing with UH on research and educa- ognize the remarkable growth of the conflict in northern Lebanon fears that the violence could spread tion the university system throughout spreading to the country’s other regions. Myspace From page 1

MySpace profiles,” Frederiksen said. “The argument we have heard from them to date is that no system is 100 percent effective. We don’t feel that’s a reason not to try.” “It is essential that MySpace preserve any information about online profiles created by registered sex offenders,” Corbett stated in a press release. “We know that online predators are actively using social networking sites like MySpace to identify potential victims, and it is vital that this information be pre- served for possible review by law enforcement.” Ka Leo O Hawai‘i Features Editor: Kumari Sherreitt | (808) 956-3221 | [email protected] Wednesday, June 6, 2007 | Page 3 ‘Johnny Tsunami’ actor hosts artful workshop information is available at http://www. Jesse Smith, a member of the By Nalea J. Ko outreach.hawaii/pnm. Screen Actors Guild and working actor Ka Leo Staff Reporter Tagawa begins his hands-on in Hawai‘i, says that Tagawa’s act- workshop, he says, by eliminating ing classes stand out from the rest he These days, with the proliferation illusions people have about acting and has attended. Smith said, “Aside from of reality television and widespread Hollywood. He does this by speaking being a talented actor, Cary is also an use of video sharing Web sites, such as about his personal ups and downs in accomplished martial artist and teacher. youtube.com, it seems everyone thinks the business. Actors should not pursue He has a keen awareness of how energy they can act. acting unless they feel they cannot shapes the world around us and teaches But, with an extensive resume, live to do anything else, Tagawa says techniques of how to harness this ener- acting in over 40 big-screen films like emphatically. gy and use it to breathe life into our “Memoirs of a Geisha” and “Mortal His former students agree that scene work.” Kombat,” veteran actor Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa explains that there is a stark dif- Tagawa’s acting techniques are unique Concepts often associated with ference between acting and performing. and effective. For James Hadde, who martial arts are incorporated into There is no other profession such has appeared on the television show his classes, Tagawa says, because as acting that requires you to know “Lost,” last year’s workshop conduct- it is something people tend to be yourself and grow, says Tagawa, who ed by Tagawa was special because able to relate to. Acting can be a first starting his acting career at 36 of its personal and interactive envi- tool, he said, without leading to a and majored in Asian studies at the Photo Courtesy of Disney Channel ronment. “I would recommend it to career in acting. Classes in acting can University of Southern California. Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa plays Grandpa T. in ‘Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board,‘ the sequel to the anyone interested in film or television, also help people to become confident The movie “The Last Emperor” was popular ‘Johnny Tsunami.’ It will air after June 8 at 8 p.m. on the Disney Channel. Tagawa will be especially Asian-Americans, as Cary public speakers. tells numerous personal stories about Smith, who plans to attend the Tagawa’s first big break. Tagawa’s holding a workshop for ACM this weekend. upcoming projects include “Balls the ups and downs of Hollywood and Willaim S. Richardson School of Law of Fury,” “Duel of Legends” and If actors approach acting this way, they To be prepared, actors need to what it takes to make it as a minority School, says he would wholeheart- the Disney Channel original movie, will always stand to gain. “You have study acting and be ready to com- in the industry,” Hadde said. edly recommend Tagawa’s workshop “Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board” to believe you will get a job,” Tagawa mit. Tagawa will conduct “The Art Now a graduate student in Japanese to anyone interested in honing their that will premiere on June 8. encourages aspiring actors.The opportu- of Acting” workshop for Pacific New Business, Hadde said Tagawa’s work- craft. “This is instruction unlike that Acting, Tagawa explains, is the pro- nity will come, and he says, be prepared Media in the Outreach College located shop was the first he had attended that you can get anywhere else and is as cess of learning about yourself and life.. when it presents itself. on campus on June 9 and 10. More was conducted by a working actor. invaluable to acting as it is to life.” Women's Club: Well-kept secret is 100 years old By Kumari Sherreitt The WCC’s actions, through But the club also does faculty group, which had events and activities organization and renamed theWomen’s Ka Leo Features Editor scholarships and grants, are some- exchange, in which members can go for members, like swimming, sewing Campus Club in 1920 by many of the times small, but always very influen- from state to state and country to coun- or anything that was needed or desired original founders. The University of Hawaii’s cen- tial, projects through the years, includ- try on exchange with other systems, of at the time, could be addressed by the The non-profit organization that it tennial is not alone in its celebration ing light fixtures and furniture in the which Brigitte Campbell, vice president club. During the war, they set up dona- is today never changed focus, holding this year. An on-campus club, which library. The focus for the last 30 years, of the club, is an active participant. tions of knits and sewing for the Red strong to etiquette and protocol of the is familiar to few but has roots that are Frueling said, has been renovation – a Cross, and during the depression, food previous era’s, in which it had commit- just as old, has been in commemora- theme that the entire campus has been History was available to the members. The club tees to compile “thank you” cards and tion as well. moving toward. has been much more to the university to send flowers to hospitalized univer- In 1908 the wives of UH fac- “We are under the radar,” In addition to grants to university than its name can bear. sity members. ulty and friends started a volunteer President Aurora Frueling said. members and students for requests, The club was then one of many group to aid newcomers to the islands “Ladies’ Clubs” on campus but was This year the Women’s Campus WCC also has a scholarship program through its fellowship program. The later re-established as a non-profit See Women, page 7 Club has offered more than $16,000 in underway. All proceeds from fund- funding to UH students, departments raising are converted into grants after and faculty, as it has been doing for an annual call for proposals and then the past 100 years. Itsmission has awarded through the UH system. been to promote friendship among And the funding for all of this? members, to encourage scholarship, to The club owns and operates a thrift render service to the University and to store located on the upper Mānoa promote fellowship. campus. The grants that it allocates The effects of the club may be are from its non-profitable thrift store, unnoticed by students but have been hidden away on upper campus near a lifeline for the university, helping to the impound lot and Campus Security, create a community that faculty, admin- that manages to make enough revenue istration and staff can appreciate. to fund the entire program. Ka Leo O Hawai‘i Commentary Page 4 | Wednesday, June 6, 2007 Editor: Hannah Miyamoto | (808) 956-3214 | [email protected] A message from Lingle for the month of June building), which will maximize the use of space; correct health, safety and code standards; and make the building more accessible for people with disabilities. Gov. Lingle released $1 million in design funds for UH’s System Information Technology Center GOV. LINDA LINGLE in May. The center will serve the entire university system and house Aloha! As students at the central computing, data, voice and University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, video resources and provide 24-hour, you can be proud of the impact seven-day-a-week services to the your university’s alumni are hav- community. This center will also ing on our state. Ten of the 17 serve as UH’s Emergency Operations members of the Governor’s cabi- Center from which campus and sys- net are UH alumni, and last year, tem administrators can manage insti- Maj. Gen. Robert Lee was hon- tutional responses to disasters or ored as a distinguished alumnus. other emergencies. In May, Gov. Lingle partici- The artificial turf and seats at Les pated in honoring the 2007 win- Murakami baseball stadium will be ners of UH’s Distinguished Alumni replaced through the release of $2 Awards for their lifetime contribu- million by our Administration. The tions to UH and the community. One honoree was former Lt. Gov. Thomas Gill, advocate for social, Another example of political, economic and environ- an outstanding UH mental reform. Also recognized Media distort image of U.S. Muslims was founder and managing partner graduate is acting U.S. By Hannah Miyamoto than most Americans. ize that any Islamist terrorist attack in of The Shidler Group commercial Ka leo Commentary Editor For example, while 71 percent the U.S. is more likely to be launched real estate company Jay Shidler, SurgeonGeneral Kenneth of U.S. Muslims expressed confi- from outside the U.S. than inside it, who gave $25 million to the Shidler Psychologists have long recog- dence that they could “get ahead” like the 9/11 attacks were. Second, College of Business at UHM. The Moritsugu. nized that a major reason why stereo- through hard work, only 64 percent with all respect to the FBI, NSA and third winner was former UHM Linda Lingle | State of Hawai‘i Governor types persist is that we remember sto- of the general U.S. public agreed. In Homeland Security, our first protection legal counsel, Walter Kirimitsu, ries that conform to our stereotypes terms of general optimism, 78 per- from Islamic terrorists will be Muslim who was also a judge on the state’s much more than reports that conflict cent of Muslims were “happy” about Americans, because there are many Intermediate Court of Appeals and with those stereotypes. For example, their life, compared to 87 percent of more loyal Muslims in America than currently is president of St. Louis UH baseball program is important in one 1997 study, black elemen- Americans in general. federal and local anti-terror agents, and School. tary school children remembered Although many Muslims polled would-be terrorists are more likely to Another example of an out- source of pride and enjoyment to the student body and the people of stories about “nice” light-complex- refused to answer the question, only 5 disclose their views in a mosque than standing UH graduate is acting ioned black characters and “mean” percent had a “favorable” impression any other institution. U.S. Surgeon General Kenneth Hawai‘i, and these upgrades will improve the venue for games. dark-skinned blacks better than they of al Qaeda, while 68 percent felt The most recent alleged terror Moritsugu, who earned a bache- remembered details from stories in “unfavorable” about the group. plot discovered, involving men from lor’s degree in classical languages The governor also released which the roles were reversed. Likewise, only 8 percent of the Trinidad and Guyana, is a case in from UHM. $380,000 for a new classroom and Professional journalists are Muslims polled believed that suicide point. Only one of the men is a In May, Lt. Gov. Aiona and office building on the site of the apparently like children this way. bombers could be “sometimes” or U.S. citizen, and they were arrested Surgeon General Moritsugu held a existing Henke Hall, situated mauka How else to explain why, after the “frequently” justified, while 83 per- in Trinidad, allegedly seeking funds call-to-action meeting in Honolulu of the Kennedy Theatre. This project Pew Research Center released its cent said “rarely” or “never.” there and from Iran for their scheme on underage drinking in Hawai‘i. will enable UH to expand classroom national study on May 22, indicating What about those headlines about – utterly impractical – to burn down Our administration continues that the vast majority of U.S. Muslims supporting suicide bombers? They the Queens borough of New York. to help make UHM an even better availability. For more information about our are patriotic and well-integrated in resulted by calling everyone who said Likewise, a sharp-eyed store academic institution. American life, national news media suicide bombing could ever be justi- clerk tipped off police to the recent In April, Gov. Lingle administration, visit http://www. responded with headlines like: “26% fied a “suicide bomb supporter.” This announced the release of $951,000 hawaii.gov/gov and http://www. alleged plot to attack Fort Dix, N.J. of young U.S. Muslims OK bombs” is the old “would you shoot Hitler?” after viewing a video the men wanted in design funds for the renovation hawaii.gov/ltgov, where you can sign (CBS) and “Poll: 1 in 4 younger U.S. problem: all of us can imagine some transferred to DVD. of Gartley Hall (the Psychology up for our electronic newsletters. Muslims support suicide bombings” situation in which we would do some- (USA Today). thing we would normally oppose. This is how the Real War on In reality, after comparing for- In addition, executive Terror is waged; no Kiefer Sutherland, eign-born and native-born Muslims director of the Foundation for Arab- nothing glamorous, and mostly Apropos in the U.S. with their fellow believ- American Leadership Hussein Ibish just ordinary citizens keeping their ers in Europe, and also the general thinks the people polled were think- eyes and ears open, with American U.S. population, the 108-page report ing of Palestinians attacking Israelis, Muslims being the most important “He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.” (http://pewresearch.org/pubs/483/) something on which most American ordinary citizens, because they are concluded that American Muslims Muslims hold strong opinions. most likely to stumble a group like the -- Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) are “middle class and mostly main- Besides U.S. news media being stream.” In fact, in some ways, U.S. biased against Muslims, what else Fort Dix Six. 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MOVIE REVIEW

By Matthew Ishitani Ka Leo Staff Reporter

When I first heard that Disneyland’s “” was going to be made into a feature film, I cringed. But Johnny Depp’s flamboyance changed my mind about the whole project when it finally came out in theaters. I was a little distressed when a trilogy was promised, mostly because the first movie was singular and complete. Why add? But, groundbreaking special effects post-”Lord of the Rings” and great swordplay washed away Photos Courtesy of Disney Channel the unpleasant taste of the over- complicated storyline and often brings a new level of annoying pacing. crazy to the film, but the overall pace “At World’s End”, the third is what seems to lack in spirit. film, builds up to a big letdown. I was sold by the promise of Chow Yun-Fat as a Chinese pirate and a self-control. It’s a traumatizing prophecies, it just drags her into fleet battle at the climax. Instead, moment, yet it rejuvenates the res- solemnity. we get to hear Keira Knightley, urrected character. Tom Hollander I couldn’t ignore all the shrill and skinny, scream out (Lord Cutler Beckett) really does moments that people stopped for orders as a Pirate King in a one- nothing but wait to get killed by a nudge-nudge, wink-wink joke. I on-one ship battle, while dozens the pirates. He’s the cold kind of know it is Disney, but it’s also PG- of vessels just sit and wait. evil that pales with Captain Jack’s 13, and people hate being treated Don’t get me wrong, I actu- loud, obnoxious kind. I would like children. Granted, all of it ally liked this film. The image rather the “villains” be as alluring is based off a tourist attraction of Keith Richards strolling out as the “heroes.” that children are forced to ride in full costume, playing a guitar, I was off-put by the per- by their parents, but maybe it is just blew me away. The special formances of Naomie Harris time for Disney to grow out of this effects have gotten better, and so (Tia Dalma) and Chow Yun-Fat phase. Think back to “Dead Man’s have the battles – even though the (Captain Sao Feng). Both talented Chest,” when the cannibals keep last battle is minute in light of its actors, they seemed lukewarm in tilting their heads at Johnny Depp. potential, it’s entertaining enough the presentation. Chow Yun-Fat is “At World’s End” is an enter- that you’ll forget there are two subdued, with all the loud English taining ride, not a track-run boat armadas keeping score. pirates tearing up the oceans ride like its source. But there was Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny around him. You’d think there’d so much potential wasted on this Depp), tortured by hallucinatory be a great Chinese-styled pirate outing that I felt cheated, and the clones of himself that help man- battle, but it never happens. romance goes dry as the salt fields age the , brings a new Harris has the opposite prob- of ’ Locker. It does level of crazy to the character lem. Her role is full, but no longer succeed at what everyone expects, with this performance. He betrays fun. When it turns out she has though – more battles and more every character in the film at one something to do with the story’s Jack Sparrow. point or another, and always man- ages to charm the audience back on his side. Keira Knightley () is only pretty enough that you can forget she’s supposed to be tough. Though believable as a swordfighter, she’s just misplaced in this adventure as a pirate, and especially a pirate captain. Orlando Bloom () tries to be an anti-hero, yet fails even when he crosses over to the bad guys. Geoffrey Rush (Barbossa) brings back what was missing in “Dead Man’s Chest,” a foil to Jack Sparrow. The dialogue between the two is loaded with the egotism, garbled accents and spit that made the first film so enjoyable. Bill Nighy (Davy Jones) sub- tracts from the character’s ruth- lessness, supposedly sympathetic, as his curse is finally revealed. I couldn’t really care less, since his reaction to everything is to grunt and snip his lobster claw. Stellan Skarsgard improves the role of his damned character. Since we’ve last seen Bootstrap Bill, his emotions rebelled against Davy Jones, but that was only because his son was present. Now we actually get to see him without Ka Leo O Hawai‘i Comics & Crossword Page 6 | Wednesday, June 6, 2007 Comics Editor: Casey Ishitani | (808) 956-7043 | [email protected] Ka Leo O Hawai‘i Features Editor: Kumari Sherreitt | (808) 956-3221 | [email protected] Wednesday, June 6, 2007 | Page 7

Events Calendar Please e-mail any community or campus events to [email protected] at least one week before the event date. “Aspiration for unification,” an art Bannana’s. Admission: $7. All exhibition by Korean artists, is on dis- ages. Info: Underworld Events, play through Tuesday, Koa Gallery, http://www.underworldevents.com, Kapiolani Community College. [email protected]. Hours: Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m. “Adult primary immunodeficiency in to 2 p.m. Closed on state holidays. the clinic,” a department of medi- Info: 734-9374, Koa Gallery, koagl- cine grand round, Tuesday, 12:30 [email protected], http://koagallery.kcc. to 1:30 p.m., UH Kaka‘ako medical hawaii.edu/. school campus, Queen’s Conference Center, 510 S. Beretania St., second “The cybernated life: a short history of floor lobby. Philip Kuo, an assistant new media art,” an Outreach College professor of medicine at the UH Pacific New Media lecture, Thursday, medical school, will present. Info: 7 to 9 p.m., Krauss Hall, room 12. Sharon Chun, 586-7478, sharonch@ Jaimey Hamilton, an assistant pro- hawaii.edu. fessor of contemporary art at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, will “China and Vietnam: big tiger, little present a short history of analog and tiger,” a Pacific Asian lecture, digital technology since the 1960s, Tuesday, 4:15 to 5:30 p.m., Shidler with emphasis on recurring key issues College of Business, D-104. This and themes that have interested artists lecture seeks to provide some insight from the introduction of the video into the relationship between China portapak to the present-day cyber- and Vietnam, as well as a glimpse culture. Hamilton writes and lectures inside PAMI’s new online course on art’s relationship to contemporary that will be offered this summer, Photos by Kumari Sherreitt issues of identity in a global con- “Managing Your Business in China ABOVE: Vice President Brigitte Campbell (left) and President Aurora Fruehling sumer and media culture. Info: http:// and Vietnam.” China’s phenomenal www.outreach.hawaii.edu/pnm. growth and robust economy is becom- (right) stand in front of the Centennial Stamp board on the last day of pick up ing quite a “threat” to most Asian for this non-profits group fund-raiser. “The rude rocker sound clash,” fea- countries, but Vietnam’s economy is RIGHT: A customer picks up her order of the centennial stamp. turing bands Hell Caminos, Black racing closely behind China’s. What Square, Suspicious Minds, and Max is the current and future relationship Campbell, a dedi- Murdoch and the Northern Soul between Vietnam and China? How cated member and lead- Project, performers Leroi the Girl can Vietnam even begin to compete er of the club since her Boi and Cherry Blossom Cabaret, with China? David Day, an adjunct Women first years as a faculty and DJs Kitty Chow, Vagina, Myk professor at the Richardson School member, concocted the Camino and Dougie, Friday, 9 p.m., of Law and the business school, will From page 3 idea of creating a stamp, Anna Bannana’s. Admission: $7. present. Refreshments will be served found the Web site to Info: 384-5706, joshuablacksquare@ at D-205, the business faculty lounge. print it and sold it in bulk UHM Women’s Campus Club Thrift Store yahoo.com, http://www.myspace.com/ Info: Pacific Asian Management When celebrating the club’s 75th to everyone she met. 10-2 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday soundclashhawaii. Institute, http://www.shidler.hawaii. anniversary in 1995, it had 20,000 Taking on the task edu/pami. students and 4,300 faculty and staff was not the easiest for Upper Campus Road, next to Campus Security office 82Fifty performs Friday, 9 p.m. to members. Now the club has more than Campbell, and the piles Phone: 956-7418 Midnight, OnStage. 21+. Underoath and Pennylane perform 200 board members alone. of pre-ordered stamps Tuesday, 6 p.m., Pipeline Café. Membership has been – largely began to overtake her “Metalfest,” 30 bands on two $25 and fees. All ages. http://www. since its birth – older women, faculty kitchen table. But she Donations are also accepted here stages, Saturday, 4 p.m., Anna ticketmaster.com. members and involved community managed, with the help members, ages ranging from 50 to 90 of her husband, to sell years old. But that is a trend that the more than $11,000 in stamps. new leadership would like to change. The WCC also has a special Everyone is allowed to be a member connection with the former interim – men, women and students. Chancellor Denise Konan. Konan Membership is $25 for three years. has allowed for the meetings of the Over the years, garage sales, WCC to be held on College Hill, Christmas cards and more recently, located in Mānoa. UHM’s Centennial stamp, which con- One such meeting is the Annual sists of a Centennial Anthurium, the Fall Tea, during which more than 80 other of the university crest, which members, faculty, administrators and was created by Campbell, have aided spouses meet and get to know their in the funding of the program’s large fellow co-workers and members in the recipient base. university system. Ka Leo O Hawai‘i Sports Page 8 | Wednesday, June 6, 2007 Editor: Rebecca Gallegos Associate Editor: Glendalyn Junio | (808) 956-3215 | [email protected] Sports Wrap-Up By Ka Leo Sports Desk The University has not qualified more than Two Rainbows headed to the pros Warriors still have two open weekends one participant for nationals since 1984, UH fifth-year seniors Kris Sanchez and UH Athletic Director Herman Frazier was Two will represent Hawai‘i at Track when UH sent three athletes to compete. Mark Rodrigues, who were exempt from mindful of fans when he announced the current June’s Major League Baseball Draft, signed Nationals 2007 football season schedule last week. The free agent deals this past week with MLB Softball team boasts three All-Americans Warrior schedule currently features 12 opponents, After their performances throughout franchises. Sanchez, the the season and in the NCAA West Region- Kate Robinson, Clare Warwick, and Rainbows’ first baseman als, Novelle Murray and Annett Wichmann Tyleen Tausaga continue to break UH's soft- who finished the season advance to compete in the NCAA Division ball records even after the season has come with 10 home runs, 66 I Outdoor Track and Field Championships to a close. Last week the RBIs, 23 doubles and 42 June 6 to 9 in Sacramento, California. Louisville Slugger and runs, signed with the Se- Murray, a senior at the University of the National Fastpitch attle Mariners. Rodrigues, Hawai‘i, will compete in the discus where Coaches Association hon- the ‘Bows left-handed she is currently ranked ored them with All-Amer- pitcher who had already third nationally and ica status, and this week been drafted twice be- SANCHEZ poised to finish atop the they also earned Easton fore (29th round in 2001, leaderboard. Murray’s All-America honors. This 37th round in 2002), will ranking is the highest marks the first time in go to the Cleveland Indi- school history when three ever for a UH athlete in ROBINSON ans. Both Rodrigues and the sport, and she has al- Rainbow Wahine have Sanchez begin their MLB ready captured a school- been honored in the same experience after falling high 10 medals in various year. to Nevada in UH’s final Western Athletic Confer- Robinson, Tausaga, and game at the WAC Tourna- MURRAY ence Indoor and Outdoor Warwick join an elite list ment in May. RODRIGUES Championships. Murray of former UH standouts including most recently, earned the right to participate in this year’s Lojeski signs with professional club team event after finishing second at last week’s first-team All-American regional. Stacey Porter who was for the 2007-08 season Joining Murray is Hawai‘i junior Wich- recognized in 2003. Last WARWICK University of Hawai‘i basketball standout with seven home games and two open weekends mann who will be competing in the Out- week Robinson and War- Matt Lojeski may have finished his senior sea- near mid-season. Frazier continues talks with two door Championships for wick earned second-teamwhile Tausaga son with the ‘Bows but that does not mean that different Division I-A schools, with a possibility the second consecutive made third-team All-America. This week, his basketball career will be coming to a close of adding a 13th game and with it another national year. Last year she had a Robinson and Warwick were named to the any time soon. Lojeski signed with Belgium’s telecast. 17th-place finish in the Easton All-America Okapi Aalstar, a profession- “I’ve always said that we will play the teams heptathlon, an event she first team, and Tausa- al club team, for the 2007-08 on our schedule whether it’s 12 or 13,” said UH qualified for this season ga was named to the season. The team is a mem- head coach June Jones. “The current schedule will after her school-record Easton All-America ber of the Division I level help us gear up for the home stretch where we play performance at the WAC second-team. Prior to in the Belgium League and Fresno State, at Nevada, Boise State and Washing- Championship. Wich- this year’s three Rain- Lojeski will be one of five WICHMANN ton.” mann also competed in bow Wahine, there have Americans on the squad. The Warriors will open the season against the NCAA Indoor Cham- only been four UH soft- Lojeski led the ‘Bows this Northern Colorado on Sept. 1 at Aloha Stadium pionships earlier this year, where she fin- year in scoring with 16.9 ball players recognized and are currently scheduled to appear in four na- ished 11th in the pentathlon. Her ranking in TAUSAGA points per game and in as- LOJESKI as All-Americans. tional telecasts. the heptathlon going into the weekend is 14. sists with 4.5. Sports Writers needed for Summer and Fall Do you love sports and want to go behind the scenes and talk to University of Hawai‘i players and coaches? Do you want to join in post-game press conferences, as well as report on games and events on campus and throughout the state? The Sports Desk is looking for new writers for the summer sessions and the 2007 fall semester. This is the opportunity for you to explore the world of sports from a different perspective while gaining the experience that can help you in every field of study.

For more information, contact Rebecca Gallegos or Glendalyn Junio at 956- 3215 or e-mail us at [email protected].