Evil Apocalypse Now MONDAY The Voice of Hawai‘i Features | page 7 September 13, 2004 Inside Bulletin 3 Opinions 4,5 Comics | Crossword 6 Features 7 Ka Leo O Hawai‘i Sports 8 VOL. XCIX ISSUE 15 THE UNIVERSITY of HAWAI‘I AT MA¯ NOA www.kaleo.org Cancer study focuses on celery, sprouts By Gavin McCall outside food, alcohol or caffeine dur- Ka Leo Contributing Writer ing the testing periods and will be asked to eat the provided test veg- Facilitators of the third and final etables, which contain a protective portion of a smoker feeding study on compound suspected to prevent the campus are looking for participants. development of carcinogens in the The Cancer Research Center of body. Hawai‘i paid volunteers in the past Kristine Cuthrell, project coor- three years to eat free food in an dinator for the CRCH, has already attempt to test how eating certain found evidence that onions and fruits and vegetables can lessen can- grapefruit juice, which were tested SOU-CHUNG “Sau” HsU • Ka Leo O Hawai‘i cer risks. last year, could help fight cancer. Frank Fasi (left), Mufi Hannemann (center) and Duke Bainum met face to face on Thursday during a mayoral “We are studying the effects “We found it decreases the activity of an enzyme that causes a debate at the Hawai‘i Theatre. certain foods have on contributing to carcinogens in smokers,” said Al carcinogen to develop,” she said. Tachibana, manager of the study. “It The study showed that partici- may become a factor in preventing pants detoxified and excreted 42 per- certain forms of cancer.” cent more potentially carcinogenic Foods studied this semester are compounds. celery and broccoli sprouts. “It’s a small piece of the puz- Mayor hopefuls zle,” Cuthrell said, “but it’s a good The study begins with a two- week period in which participants piece.” are given snacks and three meals a Since Paradise Palms provides day from Paradise Palms Cafe. Meals the food, facilitators advertise primar- will include chicken katsu, loco moco ily to University of Hawai‘i at Manoa and meatloaf with gravy. Participants students, faculty and staff, though the clash in debate are given a two-week break followed by another two-week testing period. They will not be allowed to consume All opposed gay See Smoking, page 2 marriage, vowed for road repair NewsBriefs By Candice Novak The study will take place at Verizon to unveil UHM’s Student Health Services and Ka Leo News Co-Editor at the Clinical Research Center locat- directory’s cover ed at Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Bare-chested Native Hawaiian Women and Children. activists blowing conch shells, sup- Ka Leo Staff Participants will receive a $30 porters cursing panelists and strong credit for the UH Bookstore upon opposition between old ways and Verizon Hawai‘i will hold a their second visit. Other benefits new ideas converged at the 2004 news conference today at 10 a.m. include diabetes screening, choles- at the Verizon Hawai‘i Lobby, 1177 Mayoral Debate at the Hawai‘i terol screening, body compositions Bishop St. Theatre on Thursday. tests and information about body fat The company will present its The 90-minute event was a and bone density. 2004 Hawai‘i directory cover along triangle of three candidates trad- SOU-CHUNG “Sau” HsU • Ka Leo O Hawai‘i For more information contact with announcing the reintroduction ing jabs about illegal campaign- the Clinical Research Center at 983- Supporters of Bainum, who said he would avoid unnecessary projects of the school phone book recycling ing, same-sex marriage and budget 6242 or [email protected] if elected, rallied outside the Hawai‘i Theatre. program. The program will begin spending. According to the Honolulu Monday, Sept. 27, and run through Each candidate had between changes. Thank you.” Host Joe Money and Taxes Sunday, Oct. 31. Public and private Hawaiian skull one minute and 90 seconds to Moore reminded Fasi that he had schools are invited to participate. answer questions posed by the three 90 seconds to answer the ques- The panelists said the state The top six participating schools will posted on e-bay panelists — Leslie Wilcox, Howard tion, but Fasi said he didn’t need has not yet recovered from the receive prizes. Dicus and Gregg Takayame of The directory cover’s original it. Fasi was referring to his 22 economic hardship caused by the KHON news — and each other. The painting will be on display, and its years as mayor of Honolulu from Sept. 11 attacks, and money was a Advertiser, Jerry David Hasson of first set of questions was answered 1968-80 and from 1984-94. He artist will be present to answer ques- by each candidate, then administra- key issue discussed. tions. Huntington Beach, Calif., has been also ran for governor five times Asked how the candidates charged with attempting to sell a 200- tion-specific questions were posed with no success. Contact Melissa Malahoff- would pay for projects without Kamei of Communications Pacific year old Hawaiian skull on eBay. to individual candidates before the “The political game needs to raising taxes, Bainum said the with any questions at 543-3585. Hasson advertised the skull as candidates asked questions of each stop,” said Duke Bainum. Bainum primary means would be to avoid Female volunteers, ages 18 to 24, that of a “200 year-old warrior,” but other. said his campaign filtered through unnecessary projects. He noted the it was later found that the skull was endorsements to stop illegal ones. Women needed that of a woman. Hanauma Bay Education Center Illegal Campaign Lobbying “Illegal campaigning costs tax- He was charged by the U.S. building project, which went $3 payers hundreds of thousands of for heart study attorney’s office for “violating the million over budget, and the more In this modern day of illegal dollars. We need honest change,” federal Archaeological Resources recent Brunch on the Beach. He sponsorship, corporate self-promo- said Bainum. Protection Act.” Although Hasson said he would rather spend state tion and insider-trading, each can- Mufi Hannemann promised are needed for a research project was not arrested, he must appear in didate attempted to promote their a “fiscal fitness examination” to instead of county money on filling examining links between body com- court in three weeks. If charged, he own reliability. reassess costs to see how the potholes and other more practical position and the potential for heart could face up to five years in fed- To answer what changes each state is wasting money. “I will and necessary projects. disease. eral prison and may be fined up to candidate would bring about, not automatically appoint (my Bainum cited Hannemann’s Only women entering their first $250,000. Frank Fasi responded first, say- friends or supporters) ... to my year at University of Hawai‘i at The skull is being returned to ing “I don’t need to make any administration.” See Debate, page 2 Manoa are eligible to participate. Maui for reburial. Page 2 | Ka Leo O Hawai‘i | Monday, September 13, 2004 | NEWS Debate: Traffic, dumping discussed From page 1 “Aloha Stadium is falling apart .... We Bainum cited Hannemann’s should sell that rust bucket.” spending on “niceties” like a race car promotion and a parade float he — 2004 Mayoral candidate Frank Fasi, saying that revenue from sell- funded, saying that those were the ing the stadium could help fund a light-rail transit system. types of spending the city needed to cut. Hannemann responded that he “needed to bring the people togeth- to six weeks in other areas. He said system. er” in the stressful wake of hurricane the lack of an efficient pick-up sys- Points Candidates Iniki. tem causes illegal dumping in rural Agree On Hannemann said he would cut areas. “nice-to-have” projects and focus “Aloha Stadium is falling apart When the topic of same-sex on “need-to-have” projects instead. .... We should sell that rust bucket,” marriage came up, it was the first ANDREW SHIMABUKU • Ka Leo O Hawai‘i He wants to spend money on fix- said Fasi. Though the question of time in the debate all three can- ing the bulky item pick-up system, ownership is not clear, he says sell- A man smokes a cigarette by the Hawaiian Institute of Geophysics building. didates agreed on something: that Researchers are looking for smokers on campus for a cancer study. which currently offers pick up once ing the stadium could help fund new they don’t agree with it. a week in Waikiki and every four projects like the light-rail transit That is exactly what Fasi answered, causing the reporter to stammer, “No domestic rights in Smoking: Study seeks any form?” Fasi curtly replied, “That’s right.” Bainum and Hannemann both Asians, Pacific Islanders said they do not support same-sex marriage but used more vague lan- to quit smoking, he enjoyed it. guage, saying they wouldn’t sign From page 1 bills to change the present law that “It was nice to be back on the prohibits the legal joining of two old campus again,” he said. though the study is open to anyone people of the same sex. But they “The hardest part was not get- who meets the criteria. said they will work with groups to ting any vegetables in your meals,” Participants must be 18 to minimize discrimination. said Kelvin Cheung, a travel indus- 70 years old, of Asian or Pacific The long-discussed light-rail Island ancestry, smoke at least 10 try management senior.