NO REISMAN FOR TIMMY CHANG, PAGE 3 I SNAKES A THREAT TO THE ISLAND, PAGE 5 I LEARN TO SURF LKE A PRO, PAGE 7 The Kapi'o Newspress Tuesday, September 21,2004 THE KAPI'OLANI COMMUNITY COLLEGE NEWSWEEKLY Volume # 38 Issue 5 KCC Professor of Art Awarded Hawaii teen arrested in Excellence in Teaching Medal NYC protests By Chad Thompson-Smith riot gear who used orange netting By Ami Blodgett STAFF WRITER to surround us. At that point, the ONLINE EDITOR I always entire group was arrested. When one More than 1,000 protestors were woman asked why they were being Kauka de Silva, professor of art, wanted to do arrested during the Republican arrested the cops responded they was the only teacher from Kapio­ art, always, National Convention according to didn't know and you will find out lani Community College to be hon­ the New York Tunes. One of those when you get where you are going. ored by the University of Hawaii always ... l detained was seventeen-year-old Among the arrested was a 17-year­ Board of Regents with one of 14 started doing Hawaii high school student, Annie old tourist from Germany that had Excellence in Teaching Medals for Elfing. Elfing was arrested with a been out shopping and had noth­ 2004. ceramics at group of approximately 40 other ing to do with the protest; another "I was really surprised and it Kamehameha people. was a New York native that had just really means a lot to me," de Silva "I was with about eight other stepped out to grab a newspaper. We said. "I have been here a long time High School and people and we were attending a cel­ were all then handcuffed with plas­ and I feel recognized. It's really ebration outside one of New York tic flex cuffs and all our stuff was nice." I was just wow! City's libraries," Elfing said. "The placed in bags," Elting said. "Then cops arrived at the library in riot we were taken to Little Guantana­ De Silva's -KAUKA DE SILVA students nomi­ gear and blocked off the entrance mo at Pier 57." PHOTO COURTESY OF CARL HEFNER nated him for to the library. At that point many Pier 57 is rumored to have been an his inspira­ people started chanting and singing old bus repair station. It received its tional · style of acknowledgement of traditional said de Silva. "I'm all up in your but after awhile a large group of us name from media personnel, arrested teaching, posi­ forms of art. face and other students. are too. left while the cops followed us and along with other protestors, who tive outlook, "I always wanted to do art, There is a lot of work that goes started shouting, 'move, move!' said it resembled the prison holding People around me started running, suspected terrorists in Guantanamo, and the per- DE SILVA always, always," de Silva said. "I into it and a lot of creativity that sonal values started doing ceramics at Kame­ comes out." and that set off a panic for fear of Cuba his students practice beyond the hameha High School and I was being trampled. "I was held at Pier 57 for 20 hours classroom. just wow!" "The cops then sort of corralled "I learn the most just watching De Silva has also been acknowl­ us into another group of cops in INSIDE: Protest, page 4 how he interacts with students," edged as a master of mingei pottery, said Ariana Kaneakua, a KCC stu­ which he describes as Japanese dent. "Because what I really want hand crafts of integrity and beauty Mauna Kea's development protested is to be is a teacher." derived from a common cultural Kaneakua later added, "He is experience. Mingei translates to By Kim Shigeoka nautics and Space Administration positive about everything. Even if "folk art," and refers to household KA LEO STAFF WRITER, MANOA (NASA). he is making corrections it's in a items of daily use. Recently it became widely known very positive way." "I'll talk about my work but I Mauna Kea is the world's tallest that NASA is initiating new devel­ Another student, Harriet Young, won't go into depth with it," he mountain, from its base deep within opment of the Keck observatories. was so impressed with his teach­ said. "If I give that out then every­ the Pacific Ocean to its summit that The Keck Outrigger Project will ing style that she decided to take thing is gone." reaches about 4,205 meters into the consist of anywhere from four to another course that he offered. For the past 16 years, de Silva clouds. six new observatories. They will be "He has the aloha spirit and has been committed to KCC after The mammoth "White Mountain" linked to the existing Keck observa­ PHOTO COURTESY OF SUNNY PAl that's what really counts," Young teaching for five years at Leeward of Hawaiian folklore, once seen as tories via underground conduits. An example of Mingei Art; a jar said. "He gives you ideas, dem­ Community College. from Shigaraki village (Cart, 1979) enigmatic, is now host to 12 obser­ NASA hopes to, "find planets onstrates, and then he lets you do "I really like the community vatories. It is run by various orga­ around nearby stars, look for new­ what you want to do, and he never colleges. I thought I might like to nizations from the Netherlands, the born stars, view the faintest and discourages any of the students." teach at the university," De Silva United Kingdom and the University farthest, and see our solar system De Silva specializes in ceramics said. "But after my second year ofHawai'i. family up close," according to the and sculpting with lava rock, vari­ here I never even thought about it These observatories make up one NASA jet propulsion laboratories ous soils, and plants. again." of the leading astronomical research Web site. "Clay is enough for me." De In the upcoming semesters De centers in the world. Activists are against further Silva said, "It's enough of a chal­ Silva intends to continue teaching Two of the most notable obser­ development because of a history of lenge." his ceramics courses. His advice vatories-notable for their size and mistreatment of the 33,500 foot tall His vases, bowls and other art for current and future students is to discoveries-are Keck I and Keck mountain. forms have been featured in vari­ attend every class on time with the ll. Both are funded by the W.M. Mauna Kea, being not only a ous exhibitions, including those drive to learn and willing to make Keck Foundation and run by the top astronomical research facility, sponsored by the State Founda­ the commitment. California Institute of Technology is also a beacon to the ancestry of tion on Culture and the Arts. The "The best thing about this class is (CalTech), the University of Cali­ organization aimed to increase the you have to interact all the time," COURTESY OF CARL HEFNER fornia (UC), and the National Aero- INSIDE: Mauna Kea, page 6 AFPPHOTO APPHOTO APPHOTO APPHOTO DNA Saves the Day "I wannabe Sedated" "It was Illegal," Home Alone 4: Behind Bars A recent report finds 116 U.S. death row Johnny Ramone is the third member of the Says UN Secretary General Kofi Annan of the Macaulay Caulkin is arrested on drug charges inmates have been cleared over 28 years punk bank The Ramones to die in as many U.S. invasion of Iraq. "We don't agree," was in Oklahoma City. thanks to DNA technology. years. Only drummer Tommy survives. the U.S. State Department's response. Full Story @ www.ap.com Full story @ www.yahoo.com Full story @ www.nytimes.com Full story @ www.bbc.com Page2 ROCK THE VOTE fOCK I OCK FOR MAYOR FOR ILLUSTRATION KARIWRIGHT The Kapio Newspress EDITORIAL kapio.kcc.hawaii.edu One man. 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