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Hohonu 2012: a Journal of Academic Writing Volume 10 Hohonug HOHONU 2012 2012 VOLUME 10 A JOURNAL OF ACADEMIC WRITING This publication is available in alternate format upon request. The University of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Institution. VOLUME 10 University of Hawai‘i at Hilo · Hawai‘i Community College HOHONU 2012 Vol. 10 Hohonu 2 0 1 2 Academic Journal University of Hawai‘i at Hilo • Hawai‘i Community College Hohonu is a publication funded by University of Hawai‘i at Hilo and Hawai‘i Community College student fees. All production and printing costs are administered by: University of Hawai‘i at Hilo/Hawai‘i Community College Board of Student Publications 200 W. Kāwili Street Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720-4091 Phone: (808) 933-8823 Web: www.uhh.hawaii.edu/campuscenter/bosp All rights revert to the writers upon publication. All requests for reproduction and other propositions should be directed to the writers. University of Hawai‘i at Hilo · Hawai‘i Community College HOHONU 2012 Vol. 10 Table of Contents Letter from the Editor ............................................................................................................................................... iii About the Cover Artwork & Mission Statement .........................................................................................................iv Me He Wa‘a Kaulua Lā na Samantha Aolani Ka‘ilihou ............................................................................................................................ 1 “Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C.” Portrays Our Future By Scheherazade Folley-Regusters ....................................................................................................................... 7 Aloha ‘Āina Kilohana na Kailin Kim .................................................................................................................................................... 11 Pepa Kālailai: Kahalu‘u, Kona na Ku‘uipo Freitas ............................................................................................................................................. 12 Canadian Boom, Environmental Bust: The Tar Sands of Alberta By Christina Blakey ........................................................................................................................................... 14 Fungi for Bioremediation of Hydrocarbon Pollutants By Joanna M. Norton ........................................................................................................................................ 18 He i‘a kokoke kā ka lawai‘a na Pua‘ala Pascua ............................................................................................................................................. 22 The Aviation Empire Takes Flight By Samuel Clubb .............................................................................................................................................. 23 Transported Fauna and its Efects: New Zealand A Review of the Literature By Christina Blakey ........................................................................................................................................... 26 A Proposal for Efecting Substantial Road Improvements in Hawaiian Acres By Marleena Shefeld ....................................................................................................................................... 30 Playing the Odds Against the Solid Men of Boston: The Gamble of Russian America The Efects of Supply Insecurity on Russian America By Robert R. Franklin ........................................................................................................................................ 34 You Are What You Buy: Postmodern Consumerism and the Construction of Self By Danielle Todd .............................................................................................................................................. 48 Consuming Place: Tourism’s Gastronomy Connection By Christina Blakey ........................................................................................................................................... 51 The Shopaholic, Consumer Culture, and Identity By Danielle Todd .............................................................................................................................................. 55 Children in Postmodern Literature: A Reconstruction of Childhood By Hannah Loo ................................................................................................................................................. 59 The Modern Cinderella in Chains: The Maiden in Servitude By R. K. Belcher ................................................................................................................................................ 62 Agatha: The Subversion and Refection of the 1940’s Femmes Fatales in the Neo-Noir Film Minority Report By Hannah Loo ................................................................................................................................................. 66 No ka Moe ‘ana o nā Ali‘i Nui na Noah J. Gomes ............................................................................................................................................. 70 Tsar Alexander II and President Abraham Lincoln: Unlikely Bedfellows? By Robert R. Franklin ........................................................................................................................................ 74 Why Latin Should Be Reinstituted As an Educational Requirement By Marleena G. Shefeld ................................................................................................................................. 85 Cross-cultural Genomics – A New Discipline? By Richard P. Creagan ....................................................................................................................................... 87 ii University of Hawai‘i at Hilo · Hawai‘i Community College HOHONU 2012 Vol. 10 Letter from the Editor E lawe i ke a’o a mālama a e ‘oi mau ka na’auao.1 This ‘ōlelo no’eau most generally translates to “take what you have learned and apply it and your wisdom will increase.” Much like our mission statement, Hohonu provides an avenue for all of us to learn something new, make connections, refect on what we know, and apply new knowledge acquired. Gather the wisdom of our ancestors and hold them dear, for they are the foundation for our successes and our existence today; without our ancestors, we would not be here. Learn from the past, to better the future, and create new knowledge today. Furthermore, this ‘ōlelo no’eau not only applies to individuals, but also to the broad range of groups of people, nations, and countries of all shapes and sizes. Diversity should be a tool used to move forward. We can only grow wiser once we learn to collectively apply the knowledge we have to the current time, to the “now”. We are on this journey together, never alone. We need to better learn how to reach out to one another and see that some of the greatest gifts of life are friendships, relationships, and connections; as in most cases, our paths will somehow cross again and those connections rejoined. The strength of our inter- and intra-relationships infuence how success is attained and how tribulations are overcome. So if one falls, the rest will too and if one succeeds, so will others. The success of this journal is credited to the numerous hours of work put in by the 2011-2012 Hohonu staf: Krista Aoki, Jean Ku’ulei Bezilla, Christina Blakey, Edward Bufl, Jamilia Epping, Tifany Epping, Evelyn Moos, and Ryan Rosenberg, along with our wonderful faculty advisor, Dr. Kirsten Mollegaard. Dr. Mollegaard, your guidance and presence are greatly appreciated. Our ‘ohana has defnitely grown together throughout our editorial journey and I truly thank you all for your unselfsh support, advice, time, and work. Ua ‘auamo ‘ia maoli nō ke kuleana e kākou! I would also like to take this time to thank Ellen Kusano, Lai Sha Bugado, Ivy Losh, and the rest of the gang in Campus Center for your support to our organization. Thank you also to Susan Yugawa and Erynn Tanimoto in the Graphics Department for your patience and time in the publishing process. Thank you to the It Department as well, for assisting us with our website. Thank you to BoSP and the other CSO’s for your support as well! Thank you Kapena Alapai for your beautiful interpretation of our cover art theme (see “About the Cover Artwork” section). Most of all, thank to the authors who took a chance to have their work published in the 10th volume; without your bravery and cooperation, there would be no journal. Lastly, I would like to honor the founders of Hohonu, Alicia Cuttrell, the late Andy Gramlich, and Kalyan Meola, and thank them for the foundation of what Hohonu has come to be today. If at all, please read what the authors have written, take their knowledge, their opinions and see where it fts within your own thinking, your own worldview. Refect on the state of the world, the state of your well-being. Make connections that you did know existed. It never hurts to consider the thoughts of others and to learn something new or diferent. Knowledge breaks barriers, tears down walls, and removes blinders. Reach for the unthinkable and dream big. Continue to search for knowledge within yourself, your family, your friends, your peers, your mentors, and complete strangers. Let it guide you to things that may seem unknown, scary, or unconventional; after all, you never know where it takes you in your journey throughout life. We hope you enjoy
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