VOLUME 102 ISSUE 52 T H E V O I C E The Final Showdown Warriors aim for a perfect season this weekend against the Huskies A Sports | Page 8 WWW.KALEO.ORG EO KServing the students of the UniversityL of Hawai‘i at Mānoa since 1922 HEAVY RAIN Shop, Kaboodle style A Frenzy of Poetry First jewel of Triple Crown pau Kaboodle.com a social shopping network Singer Alison Sobul has radio appeal Kaua‘i’s Roy Powers dominates waves THURSDAY H:80° L:71° News | Page 2 Mixed Plate | Page 6 WaterLog | Page 7 NOV. 29, 2007 Group continues to protect Kaho‘olawe CampusBeat Editor’s Note: Kaho‘olawe, the Compiled by Michelle White smallest Hawaiian Island, is a former Navy bomb-testing site. No perma- SUNDAY, NOV. 11 nent residents live on Kaho‘olawe, and there is very limited public A student driving a State Vehicle hit access to the island. Ka Leo con- a pole near the Varsity Gate. There tributing reporter Blane Benevedes were no injuries in the 1:23 a.m. visited Kaho‘olawe in October with accident. a University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa ethnic studies class to experience the uniqueness of the island and Campus Security found an intoxi- learn about the Hawaiian concept of cated student consuming alcohol in mālama ‘āina, “to care for the land.” the Hale Wainani parking lot at 3:14 This is the second installment in a a.m. The student was referred to the two-part series about the trip. Part vice-chancellor for Students due to one ran in Wednesday’s edition. being under-age. By Blane Benevedes TUESDAY, NOV. 13 Ka Leo Contributing Reporter A student became ill at Kennedy Condition Orange Theatre and was taken to the hospital by ambulance. “LIMITS OF TIER II WEDNESDAY, NOV. 14 (SUBSURFACE) UXO CLEARANCE. NO DIGGING Campus Security responded to a PAST THIS POINT,” reads many COURTESY PHOTO • DAN ARAKAWA 12:01 a.m. disorderly conduct call of the signs lining every trail on The Hale Hālāwai, a meeting house built by PKO members and UH ethnic studies studies, will establish the symbolic reclaiming of at Jefferson Hall. Officers found five Kaho‘olawe. These bright orange Kaho‘olawe by its hosts. individuals and issued trespass warn- poles stick out like sore thumbs ings to three students and referred through the wounded ‘āina, remind- them to the vice-chancellor. ing visitors and hosts alike of the down on Kaho‘olawe, especially the best bet on Kaho‘olawe, seemed sity student, summed up the experi- island’s battered past. But the signs during some of their most vulner- like a paradox at times. ence: “My friend told me about this THURSDAY, NOV. 15 are not just remnants of a by-gone era; able moments, like picking the right When the zodiac got as close as but I wasn’t going to go, because of their importance is as applicable today bush to duck behind for bathroom it could to the island, Uncle Maka the money. But he said that it would as it was when the clean-up project use when they were away from cut the engine while various kua be the best hundred bucks I’d ever A person visiting UH became ill after began in 1994. They serve as the first base camp. stood in the water and held the spend and so far it has been.” Silva becoming stuck in the Hale Mokihana line of defense to untrained visitors to “It could be the ordinance bush,” boat in place. Most of the first boat was only five minutes into his trip. elevator. The Fire Department and the island. joked Craig Neff, a senior PKO entered the water, swam toward But that didn’t mean he wasn’t Honolulu Police responded after the Signs posted on the poles face the official. “When you’re dropping shore, and formed two lines linking tired. He said, “I feel beat-up, like a visitor had difficulty breathing. safe areas on Kahao‘olawe. If a hiker bombs, it’s dropping bombs back.” those in the boat to those on shore. train’s run over me.” doesn’t see the signs, one wrong step What may appear to be a common Those remaining on board tossed By about 7 a.m., the first boat A student is suspected of discharging could be fatal. piece of rubbish may also be deadly. the group’s luggage overboard, had two more boats to unload before a fire extinguisher on the 8th floor “Anything can be ordinance,” said The PKO constantly reminds visitors which had been stuffed into multi- setting up camp. By the time most of Hale Lokelani. The incident was Ikaika Suarez, the Protect Kaho‘olawe that “if you didn’t drop it, don’t pick layered contractor rubbish bags for students were ready to take a nap, classified as harassment and criminal Organization group leader. it up.” But when on a conservation water resistance. their day had only just begun. property damage. There was never really much mission, the notion of disciplining When all the luggage made it to time for the visitors to let their guards one’s self to not pick up trash, while the shoreline, Stan Silva, a univer- See Kaho‘olawe, page 2 See Campus Beat, page 2 News 2 THURSDAY SURF OUTLOOK Mixed Plate 3 � Commentary 4 S HONOLULU TIDES NORTH 8-10+ Wave heights A large northwest swell on HI 8:02 A.M. | 9:32 P.M. CHECK OUT OUR WaterLog 7 SOUTH 0-2 reported Saturday should produce PLEASE LO 12:06 A.M. | 4:00 P.M. TOP HOLIDAY GIFTS Sports 8 WEST 4-6+ Hawaiian style, high surf warning waves INSIDE THIS ISSUE RECYCLE Cartoons 9 S HALEIWA TIDES about half face through Tuesday. { } EAST 1-2+ INSIDE TODAY Puzzles & Classi eds 10 HI 7:00 A.M. | 8:30 P.M. heights. MAHALO LO 1:55 A.M. | 11:11 P.M. WINDS 5-15 mph S - SE SOURCE: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 2 Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007 [email protected] Kaboodle.com sparks social shopping Kaho‘olawe Campus Beat From page 1 From page 1 The next two boats brought FRIDAY, NOV. 16 a wider variety of people to Kaboodle.com al- Kaho‘olawe: more kua, Hawaiian Two students are suspected of language school children from throwing items from the 5th floor lows users to create Kula Kaiapuni o Kalama on Maui, balcony of Hale Lokelani. The polls like these to chaperones, high school kids from incident was reported to Campus help them choose Lahainaluna and the rest of Mānoaʻs Security at 2:40 a.m. The stu- the best product. ethnic studies class. dents were referred to the vice- Every time the contents of chancellor for recklessly endan- the boat were unloaded, those on gering the lives of others. shore gathered together, introduc- COURTESY PHOTO KABOODLE.COM tions ensued (some of them for the SATURDAY, NOV. 17 third time) and chants were offered. By Brandi Salas ects and final papers but also “A big part of the season is To some, these moments solidified A student needed medical atten- Ka Leo Associate Features Editor because of all the decisions she gift giving, and I enjoy that but the early relationships of the 60 in tion for drinking and drug use at had to make. Her boyfriend, Elika it does get really hectic if you’re attendance. Mar shared his own Hale ‘Ilima. The under-age student University of Hawai‘i at Sakazaki, encouraged her to make a student, especially if you have take on the unique social climate of refused transport to the hospital but Mānoa senior Abigail Diaz was a wish list that would give him an a job,” said Diaz. She stumbled Kaho‘olawe. will have to answer to the vice- chancellor. not excited about gift giving this idea of what to buy her, but she upon a wish list website called Kaboodle.com. It allowed her to Christmas not only because she’s was having a hard time explain- ‘A Primal Sense of Aloha’ browse through websites, pick SUNDAY, NOV. 18 swamped with semester proj- ing exactly what she wanted. out what she wanted and email Referring to the visitors, he said, Sakazaki a picture of what it “I see them awaken a primal sense A student was caught making Waterhouse Lecture Series and Youth for Christ present looked like, the price and where of aloha, that genuine love for your false reports at the Hale Aloha to buy it. neighbor. Not even in the pinch, you Emergency Call Box. The student “Having a web site such as love them no matter what happens. It has been referred to the vice- Kaboodle allows me and others extends to strangers.” chancellor. to not beat around the bush and For the next three days, the MONDAY, NOV. 19 give people what they really group worked, laughed, and shared want,” Diaz said. a chain reaction of close-felt expe- Kaboodle is a social shop- riences. Some helped thatch the An unknown suspect assaulted ping community that allows PKO’s hale hālāwai, a meeting a student at the Hemenway Hall Courtyard at 5 p.m. HPD filed an U.H. Faculty Who Believe Challenge Leading Atheist people to discover, recommend house that when completed will assault report. Includes Audience Participation Q & A Time and share their favorite products establish the symbolic reclaiming with others. of Kaho‘olawe by its hosts. Some A graduate student was found There are currently about built a trail.