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Being seate d on a two-week PAT MORITA: "MANHOLES" [email protected] c riminal tria l tha t he lped m e learn that patriotism begins by be ing a "good" citizen - "taking the time" lO serve a nd then. CHALLENGE EVERYBODY . .......16 Marketi ng taking due care in deciding the accused ' s fate - an Suz Aguiar (Kalla' i) 808·651-1251 A SALUTE TO OUR U . S. & ex pe ri e nce that a ll s hould experi e nce. 3. Accepting to se rve suz<l nnc @ohanumagnzinc.com HAWAIIAN FLAGS ... ..........26-27 on the Nevada De pt. of Education Bias Reviev.. r Grou p to Vance Cannon (Las Vcg;ls) 702·892·81 11 d e te rmine that s tandardized tests incorpo rate divers ity of HAWAI'I [email protected] backgrounds , c ultura l traditions and viewpoi n ts . 4. Accepting a second community service invitation. S her iff "MIGHTY MO:" A MUST- SEE Photog raphy Brian Jan is/Photolcc hnik Bill Young's Mullic ullUral Advisory Board . (Mahala 10 Dr. AT PEARL .6 phOlolcciln ik.com 1702 <~52-83 1 I Aida Aguirre. 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TEL BOB 5B5 B722 • FAX BOB 6B5 8322 • www.eBoB.com TITANIC UH AT UNLV GR ID BATTLE SEPT. 19 670 A UA HI STREET SUITE 1-38 HONOLULU, HI 96B13 GENERAL ERIC SHINSEK I - SHU NN ED BY SECDEF Me Ke(//ollu PIIII/e ilu i/(/ /-fd Oklc:c. COVER PHOTO: Maui Ocean Center ' O H A N A I ULA I /' AUKAKE 2003 5 (family or persona l god). The center "Mighty Mo" - A Majestic Lady pays reverence and by Emily Ozeki, MaJlagillg Editor respect for Hawaii 's he Battleship Missouri , nicknamed "Mighty Mo," cu.ltural past by hav­ Tthough retired from active service, is still a ing kahu (guardi an majestic lady in Pearl Harbor. a nd caretaker) Alongside with the Battleship Ari zo na, th ey Charles Maxwell symboli ze both the beginning and end to World War bless each shark th at II. The Ari zo na was sunk on Dec. 7, 194 1 in the attack is brought In or at Pearl Harbor. The unconditional surrender of th e re leased to the Japanese aboard the Missouri in Tokyo Bay on Sept. ocean. Maxwell and 2, 1945, with General Douglas MacArthur presiding, Sam K a'ai are two marked its closure. c ultura l advisors >coll1illlled 011 page 17 who share the ir by Mel & Emily Ozeki 111an(l '0 (knowledge) Open Ocean £ \·hibif (Editor's Note: Mau; has its unique beauty and charm 1101 in the cente r's available a ll the two other Neighbor Islallds that Ive numerous programs. jealllred ea rliel: Th e places and activities visited 0 11 Mau; were limited because of tim e. Accordingly, we also had to forego Lema'i and Moloka'i. which constitute the tri-island county of Mau L A Tip of the Coconut Papale to tlte following en tities that made th is trip possible: Aloha Airlines, Keali 'i Brown of the Malli Visitors Bureau, Ka 'allapali Beach Hotel, 'OHANA Maui Islallder, alld Malti Seaside for accommodarions.) ,..A nyone v isiting Maui , ni cknamed The Valley Isle. '.l'"\should see Maui Ocean Center in Ma'aJaea, th e larges t tropica l aquarium in th e Wes tern hemisphere. • Soft &Delicious Beef Steak Nuggets • AVariety of Jerkies • Li-Hing Goodies • Nuts & Dried Fruits • Candies Wire Coml Bout/lief The Center also has a 50-fOOL lo ng tunne l inside a 750.000 ga llon exh ibit th at enabl es gues ts to see th e fish eyeball­ to-eyeball. MOC A family owned store since 1994, The Beef Jerky Store is Dolph ill Fal/s. Mall; Occan Center can be co ntacted at located in the heart of Downtown Las Vegas. We accommodate 808 - 270-7070; Aptly named "The H awaii an Aquarium," it's th e onl y info @ m aui oceal1- the deep-rooted tradition of taking "O-Miyage" (gifts) home to marin e park in th e U.S.