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WHY NO SNORKELING HAWAI‘I FOOTBALL STUDENTS IN SANCTUARIES P. 16 LOSES A COACH P. 29 ATHLETICS Where (and how) to find What the loss of defense DIRECTOR undersea adventures. coordinator Kevin Clune means for Rainbow Warrior football. SEARCH? P. 10 ISSUE.30 VOLUME.109 MON, JAN. 19 - SUN, JAN. 25, 2015 WEBSITE / KALEO.ORG TWITTER + INSTAGRAM / KALEOOHAWAII FACEBOOK.COM / KALEOOHAWAII GET THE SURF REPORT FOR FREE ON OUR MOBILE APP SURF REPORT SEARCH “KALEO O HAWAII” IN THE APP STORE OR GOOGLE PLAY 02 MONDAY, JAN. 19, 2015 KA LEO O HAWAI‘I: THE VOICE [email protected] Gabrielle Pangilinan ADVERTISING Student Ad Manager $1 OFF KA LEO $5 purchase IS NOW withwiw coupon HIRING EDITOR-IN-CHIEF HHearthearthh BBakedaka ed BBaBreadsreads - VViennoiserie - Elegant Desserts - Rustic Gourmet Pizza - Sandwiches, Panini and more MāNOA MARKETPLACE . 808.988.4310 Ka Leo APP ST. 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According to the state, restoring forests is the most cost-effi cient way to absorb rainwater and replenish groundwater. WANT TO KNOW MORE? VISIT TINYURL.COM/KL10930-1 UH aviation program ending UH’s commercial aviation program, offered at Kalaeloa by Honolulu Community College, will end in spring 2016. HCC Chancellor Erika Larco said the process of paying for tuition, training, waiting for funds to pay for tuition and repeating the steps restricts students Exploring the sea is perilous but interesting. from completing the course. Get tips on the best places to snorkel, equipment WANT TO KNOW MORE? VISIT TINYURL.COM/KL10930-2 16 and what to watch out for. 05_MĀNOA STARTS WORK 10_EXERCISING DISCRETION 20_‘SELMA’ ON FREE SPEECH POLICY AND FREE SPEECH This fi lm gives a snapshot of the As UH’s Free Expression on Organizations should reevaluate past, but has heavy implications University Campuses policy orders their motives behind publishing for the present. We explore the campuses to develop their own controversial material. thematic aspects of the fi lm. policies. UH Mānoa affi liates hope it will address chalking. 12_LEGALIZE GAMBLING UH approves of Obama’s free The current ban is hard to enforce community college proposal 08_CRACKING DOWN ON and hurts Hawai‘i’s economy. COUNTERFEIT PERMITS As affordable education is a top priority for UH, the university DPS received 11 reports of altered _‘DO YOU EVEN LIFT?’ approves of offering the fi rst two years of community college for 18 parking permits from October to Don’t let societal pressure keep free. If Hawai‘i participates in the program, the state will only have the end of last year. you from working out at the gym _CONTRACT CONFLICT to cover 25 percent of the average cost of community college, with 28 this semester. What should the university do the federal government covering the rest. with acting men’s basketball WANT TO KNOW MORE? VISIT TINYURL.COM/KL10930-3 coach Benjy Taylor after he turned down a one-year contract? 29_GONE SO CLUNE Hawai‘i lost one of its most 09_RESEARCHER LAUNCHES successful assistant coaches WEBSITE TO RAISE ORGAN 18_MANGA MONDAY: during the eventful offseason. DONATION AWARENESS ‘ONEPUNCH-MAN’ With a need for organ transplants A cult-hit, “Onepunch-Man” leaps 29_WAHINE TENNIS in the state, iDecide Hawai‘i from its home on the web to The women’s tennis team faced ‘Taken 3’ takes your money, gives no hopes to reduce potential donors’ physical copies in a reboot. Does off against visiting schools last entertainment apprehension. it live up to the original series? week to begin its spring schedule. 2015 started from the bottom with “Taken 3.” We hope it will only MEET THE STAFF improve from here. WANT TO KNOW MORE? VISIT TINYURL.COM/KL10930-4 Dining at the end of the world EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Alex Bitter OPINIONS EDITOR Angusina Campbell SPECIAL ISSUES EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR Fadi Youkhana ASSOC OPINIONS EDITOR Pavel Stankov David Herman Special Issues Editor David Herman is still clinging to life after four CHIEF COPY EDITOR Wesley Babcock SPORTS EDITOR Nick Huth ASSOC SPECIAL ISSUES EDITOR weeks of eating only freeze-dried food. With a stomach transplant, he should be just fi ne. ASSOC COPY EDITOR Zebley Foster ASSOC SPORTS EDITOR David McCracken Nicolyn Charlot WANT TO KNOW MORE? VISIT TINYURL.COM/KL10930-5 DESIGN EDITOR Lilian Cheng COMICS EDITOR Caleb Hartsfi eld ALOHA NIGHTS COORDINATOR ASSOC DESIGN EDITOR Mitchell Fong WEB SPECIALIST Blake Tolentino Evangeline Cook Athletics director search begins NEWS EDITOR Noelle Fujii WEB EDITOR Alden Alayvilla AD MANAGER Chancellor Bley-Vroman announced the committee in charge of ASSOC NEWS EDITOR Courtney Teague ASSOC WEB EDITOR Jeremy Nitta Gabrielle Pangilinan hiring a new athletics director to replace Ben Jay in June. FEATURES EDITOR Brad Dell PR COORDINATOR WANT TO KNOW MORE? VISIT TINYURL.COM/KL10930-6 ASSOC FEATURES EDITOR Ikaika Shiveley Jessica Homrich ADMINISTRATION WHAT’S NEXT? 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For more details, visit kaleo.org/news Jeff Hall named Rainbow Wahine High school prospect to play for a four-year indoor volleyball career with West- volleyball assistant coach UH football ern Kentucky, made fi rst-team all-conference The University of Hawai‘i women’s volleyball One of the state’s top high school prospects will and was ranked in the top 75 nationally with 1.20 CRIME BEAT coach Dave Shoji announced a new associate play for the University of Hawai‘i football team, the blocks per set, according to the report. coach for the Rainbow Wahine volleyball team Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported Sunday. Homayun was a team captain, as well as a n on Monday. Campbell High’s all-safety Solomon Matautia outside hitter and setter. “Jeff Hall has all the qualifi cations we were has accepted a scholarship from UH and will sign “Homayun is a dynamic athlete with a strong looking for in an associate coach as well as a letter of intent with the Warriors on Feb. 4. defensive background,” Meyer said. head sand coach,” Shoji said. “I’ve had the “Hawai‘i has always been my team ever since I opportunity to see him fi rst hand work with the was a little kid,” Matautia said in the report. “When men’s team and I think he’ll bring the same I was a kid, I remember everyone asking me: ‘Who’s energy and mindset to the Rainbow Wahine. your favorite team?’ I always said ‘Hawai‘i.’” He’s done everything we expect from our asso- Matautia was named to the Honolulu ciate coach from recruiting to fi lm analysis to Star-Advertiser’s All-State fi rst team the past game planning, and is very profi cient in the two seasons and received a 3-star rating from practice gym.