Hanakahi“News of People Working Together”

Ka Lono

UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI‘I AT HILO VOLUME 19, NO. 3, NOVEMBER 2003

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SPOTLIGHTShe’s well on her way!by John Burnett

Julie Morgan makes animmediate impression. Tall,lean, fit — a tan that GeorgeHamilton would find morethan satisfactory. Cool blueeyes that are equally ca-pable of disarming andstunning. Not at all un-friendly, but definitely no-nonsense. Eyes like that

come in handy when you’re the new coachcharged with turning around a former small col-lege volleyball champion that has hit upon hardtimes.

Morgan took over the helm of the UH Hilovolleyball team this fall after nearly two decadesof being a college head coach. Her longest andmost successful run during that time was 13 yearsat NCAA Division I Illinois State University,leading the Redbirds to 289 wins and only 121losses, six Missouri Valley Conference titles andeight NCAA postseason appearances.

“She has a very proven track record,” said UHHilo Athletic Director Kathy McNally. “If youlook at what she’s done over her career, she’sgrown gradually. Every time she moved up, she’smoved successfully. She’s a hands-on person andmade it happen at every place she’s been. Nomatter what the recruiting budget was or theintent of the program, she’s been successful.”

Morgan was co-captain of the 1976 Division I

Regents approve College of Business/Economics and new master of sciencedegree

Two major initiatives at the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo have beengiven the green light by the University of Hawai‘i Board of Regents.During its October meeting at UH Hilo and Hawai‘i Community Col-lege, the Board approved establishment of the College of Business andEconomics and a master of science degree in Tropical ConservationBiology and Environmental Sciences (TCBES).

“This is a big day for UH Hilo,” said Chancellor Rose Tseng. “Ap-proval of these two proposals will move us a big step closer to position-ing ourselves as the State’s leader in small business entrepreneurshipwhile enhancing our credentials as a great institution for the study ofnatural sciences and applied research. I want to thank the Board ofRegents for approving these initiatives, and all the faculty who workedso hard to develop them.”

The College will be officially established in January 2004. Allprograms, faculty and budget will be transferred from the College ofArts and Sciences(CAS), where thebusiness schoolis currently lo-cated.

Dr. MarciaSakai, professorof tourism/eco-nomics and di-rector of theSchool of Busi-ness, said the re-organization willestablish a moreautonomous aca-demic and ad-m i n i s t r a t i v estructure, pro-

Julie Morgan

University Relations Director Gerald De Mello (second fromleft) informs Board of Regents members with Universityconcerns.

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viding a sharper focus on the different missions of the profes-sional business programs and liberal arts programs in CAS.Sakai says students and the community alike will benefitfrom the new college through expanded opportunities insupport of entrepreneurship and small business develop-ment education.

“The greater visibility we will gain through the newcollege will promote more active engagement in communityrelationship-building through student and faculty intern-ships, shared partnerships or ventures, and external funddevelopment,” Sakai said.

“The new College and its programs will contribute to theState’s economy through a higher quality labor pool and astronger and more attractive economic base for new indus-tries.”

Dr. Christopher Lu, vice chancellor for academic affairs,said establishment of the College is a natural progression forUH Hilo to become a comprehensive regional University.And Lu is equally excited about the pivotal role he sees for theUniversity in the Big Island’s sustainable business develop-ment.

“Through the partnership with the Small Business De-velopment Center, a federally and state funded programadministered by UH Hilo, the College will link classroomteaching, internship, and research to the core activities ofeconomic development,” Lu said.

Dr. Stephen Hora, interim dean of the College of Arts andSciences, said the creation of the College of Business andEconomics is a significant step forward for UH Hilo’s busi-ness programs. And the Board’s action comes at an oppor-tune time.

“While this designation reflects the growth and successof business education at UH Hilo, it is also a milestone on theroad to a special accreditation,” Hora said. “The businessprogram is a member of the American Assembly of Colle-giate Schools of Business (AACSB) and is currently in thefinal phases of this organization’s special accreditation pro-cess. Once completed, UH Hilo will soon join UH Manoa asthe only two institutions in Hawai‘i having this specialaccreditation.”

Establishment of a separate college is expected to clear upsome of the confusion among prospective students who feelUH Hilo has less to offer as part of the College of Arts andSciences, since relatively few business programs at otheruniversities are housed there. That’s expected to facilitatecontinued growth, which Dr. Hank Hennessey, chair ofbusiness administration, says is the bottom line.

“The Business BBA program is currently the largest singlemajor on the UH Hilo campus, and is poised for furthergrowth,” Hennessey said. “Every additional student weattract will bring tuition revenue, and contribute to the localeconomy.

Achieving separate status as a college will facilitate stu-

dent recruitment, and make it easier for us to attract well-qualified faculty when we have vacancies to fill.”

The Master of Science in TCBES program will providerecent baccalaureate graduates and those currently workingin conservation biology and environmental science withgraduate training to prepare them for careers as conservationand environmental scientists and managers. At the sametime, students will gain a foundation for doctoral studies ina variety of theoretical and applied disciplines.

Dr. Don Price, associate professor of biology and co-project director of EPSCoR, said the Island of Hawai‘i’sextraordinary biological and physical complexity combinedwith the State’s distinction as the endangered species capitalof the United States makes the program a natural fit.

“The Island of Hawai‘i constitutes the majority of the landarea in the State of Hawai‘i and encompasses one of the mostbiologically diverse regions of the world,” Price said. “Theremay be no other place that exhibits a comparable array ofclimate zones and eco-types in the same land area, and thatmakes the Island of Hawai‘i an ideal setting for advancedresearch and education.”

Possible areas of concentration include: coastal zone andterrestrial land management and assessment; environmentalphysiology; planning and quantitative analysis; genetics andpopulation dynamics; physical and chemical environmentalanalysis; population ecology and evolution; and restorationecology.

Beyond the obvious educational opportunity, Price be-lieves the program will fill an important need. Although it iswell established that the most successful conservation effortsinvolve the active participation of the local community, thereis a serious shortage of local students involved in scientificresearch and environmental careers in general.

“Extensive tracts of public land and coastal habitat inHawai‘i have been and are proposed to be set aside as criticalhabitat and it is important that trained personnel are avail-able to manage these fragile ecosystems,” Price said. “Addi-tionally, the knowledge students gain through this master’sprogram can be applied throughout the Pacific region and toother ecosystems in the US and the world.”

The program will be a multi-disciplinary initiative withthe participation of faculty from Anthropology, Biology,Chemistry, Geography, Geology, Marine Science, and theCollege of Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resource Man-agement (CAFNRM), and with affiliated personnel in fed-eral, state and non-government agencies on the Island.

Through the National Science Foundation’s EPSCoR pro-gram, up to nine new faculty will be hired in Biology,Geography, Marine Science and CAFNRM who will partici-pate in the program.

“The approval of MS in TCBES is an important milestonein the fulfillment of UH Hilo’s mission to offer selectivegraduate programs where we have strong expertise and thatmeet the needs of the community,” Lu said. “We anticipatethat this program will lead to vibrant research programs inbiological and environmental sciences and increase UH Hilo’s

competitive edge for extramural grants and contracts inthese disciplines.”

Implementation is tentatively scheduled for the fall of2004 with 20 qualified students, but that timetable couldmove to July if plans to offer a five-week intensive summercourse are approved by the appropriate faculty body.

Dr. William Mautz, chair and associate professor of biol-ogy, says the University may begin reaping the benefits of theprogram even sooner.

“In anticipation of this program, a number of UH Hilofaculty have been writing research grant proposals,” Mautzsaid. “Those proposals include requests to fund graduatestudent research positions.”

Price envisions TCBES becoming one of the select gradu-ate programs that will help attract and retain top-notchfaculty. He also believes the program will have a significant,positive impact on undergraduate education.

“The increased research and graduate students on cam-pus will allow our undergraduate students even greater

UH Hilo awarded federalNative Hawaiian Educationgrant

The U.S. Department of Education has awarded UHHilo a grant of $2,175,984 over three years under theNative Hawaiian Education Act Program. The grantfunds a natural and environmental science “pathway”program for Native Hawaiian students entering highschool this academic year.

The program, which started October 1 and is admin-istered through Na Pua No‘eau, the UH Hilo’s Center forGifted and Talented Native Hawaiian Children, willhelp to build a connection with high schools throughoutthe state. It will also reinforce educational efforts insti-tuted through current UH Hilo programs such as STEM(Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics)/Keaholoa Program, Upward Bound and other programsat the University.

“It builds upon the work we’ve been doing for thepast 13 years,” said Na Pua No‘eau Director Dr. David K.Sing. “Currently the monies we have from the Office ofHawaiian Affairs and other sources help to raise theeducational and career aspirations of Hawaiian stu-dents.

“This particular grant will focus on Hawaiian stu-dents who are interested in the sciences. We’re develop-ing a ‘pathway’ that consists of program activities toincrease students’ interest and preparedness to go on tocollege and eventually work in a careerrelated to manag-ing Hawai`i’s natural resources,” Sing added.

“Currently at UH Hilo, we’re finding that many ofour Hawaiian students who have an interest in some ofthese areas are not adequately prepared in the areas ofmath and science. Thus, the new grant will work withpotential students in the early high school years andmake sure that we start to provide them with the prereq-uisite course work.

“This particular grant will provide us resources on allthe islands to start working with students who demon-strate interest and potential,” Sing explained. “The projectwill work with a cohort group of students over threeyears starting with the summer prior to the studentsentering the ninth grade.

The grant provides $647,435 the first year, $724,158the second year and $804,391 in the third year. The Na PuaNo’eau sites at UH Manoa, Kaua‘i Community College,Maui Community College, Lana‘i School, Moloka’i Edu-cation Center and the UH West Hawai‘i are part of theproject and will implement activities for the students intheir geographic region.

For more information, contact Sing at x30829 or x47678.

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access to research experience, where hands-on experience isvital,” Price said. “Now we will have undergraduate stu-dents involved with graduate students and faculty, alongwith greater collaboration with agencies on the Island.”

Students will have two tracks to choose from. They caneither complete coursework and a research based thesisunder the supervision of their faculty advisor, or completecoursework and an internship with a partner government ornon-government agency, which will serve as valuable affili-ate faculty.

“The new master’s degree in Tropical Conservation Biol-ogy and Environmental Science illustrates the remarkablegrowth of science programs at UH Hilo,” Hora said. “Thisprogram now joins the Masters in Education, Masters inHawaiian Languages, and the new Masters in CounselingPsychology and China-U.S. Relations programs as the fifthpost-graduate program at UH Hilo.”

(Editor’s note: Ken Hupp is a public information officer.)

Regent holds audience withUH Hilo communityby Ken Hupp

With the majority of the Univer-sity of Hawai‘i system located onO‘ahu, Big Islanders don’t often seemembers of the Board of Regents.But that may soon change if EastHawai‘i Regent Ted Hong has any-thing to say about it.

Hong made the most of theRegent’s October meeting in Hilo byholding question and answer ses-sions at UH Hilo and Hawai‘i Com-munity College.

“I think it’s important as a regentto understand what’s happeningwith regard to the students, facultyand administration experience,”Hong said. “Unless you understand that, you can’t relate towhat’s going on at the university level and what their con-cerns are.”

During a two-hour open discussion with faculty, staff andstudents at UH Hilo, Hong fielded questions on a widevariety of issues, including separation of the two campuses,funding and physical facilities.

“This is the first time we’ve ever had a Board member sitdown around the table and listen to us,” said Dr. DavidMiller, professor of English and University of Hawai`i Pro-fessional Assembly representative. We appreciate your be-ing here.”

Auxiliary Services Officer Kolin Kettleson expressed con-cern over what he called unfinished business from the sepa-ration of UH Hilo and HawCC. Auxiliary Services performsa wide range of services, including cleaning, maintenance,parking, mail and transportation, and Kettleson wonderedwhether there would ever be a change in the status quo of ashared campus and the facilities responsibilities UH Hilooversees.

“Facilities expansion has not been accompanied by anexpansion in facilities support,” Kettleson said. “Ultimately,it comes out of UH Hilo’s operating budget because whetherthey give us the positions or not, we still got to clean thecampuses. Those are the consequences of our resourceallocation.”

University Relations Director Gerald De Mello said it wasunfortunate that one campus had to bleed off the other.

“If you look at the utility costs, security, operations andmaintenance, then add in items like student services, you areprobably looking at a figure in excess of three million dol-lars,” De Mello said. “And dollars spent on utilities, security,maintenance and operations is money that is not being used

for instruction.”Hong said it’s no secret that the

two campuses fail to receive theresources they need. He suggestedthat part of the problem stemmedfrom conflicting signals about theUH administration’s position on theseparation issue, which he hoped toclarify by bringing the matter be-fore the Board.

“I think it is important to get theadministration to make a commit-ment one way or another on therecord,” Hong said. “Once a deci-sion is made we’ll figure out how tomake the best of the situation, but

first we need to know what the decision is going to be. “If weare going to treat the two campuses separately, then let’s doso by giving them the resources they need and make sureeverybody gets their fare share.”

Hong also heard calls for improved physical facilities.Emily Hutchinson, a member of the Vulcan women’s volley-ball team and president of the Student Athlete AdvisoryCommittee, described UH Hilo’s existing fitness facilities as“substandard.” Hutchinson, who visited fitness facilities,high schools, and rehabilitation centers in the East Hawai‘iarea, presented Hong with pictures of the different facilitiesto illustrate her point.

“The state of UH Hilo’s fitness facilities is becoming aliability,” Hutchinson said. “Rust on weights flakes off andgets into your eyes. As an athlete and a student, I amembarrassed by these facilities.”

Hutchinson said the time has come to push hard for theUniversity’s Student Life and Special Events Center with itsfitness facility, which Vice Chancellor of AdministrativeAffairs Dr. John Whittaker identified as the number onepriority in UH Hilo’s capital budget.

Dr. Charles Simmons, associate professor of chemistry,sought support for new science facilities. Simmons calledthe existing situation “deplorable.”

“We need a new science building pronto,” Simmons said,in reference to the Science and Technology Building proposalUH Hilo is pursuing at the state legislature. “I wish this wasthe number one priority.”

Paul Mendoza, a member of the Student Activities Coun-cil, echoed Simmons’ sentiments, saying the science depart-ment lacks adequate funding for equipment and supplies.

“The quality and quantity of equipment and supplies atmy high school in California were better than what we have

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Regent Ted Hong poses questions to the group.

by Sharon Ziegler-Chong

This past summer 25 undergraduates explored scienceresearch, natural resources management and environmentaleducation careers through a combined internship effort offour UH Hilo programs in collaboration with projects, agen-cies and organizations statewide.

Partnering in the 10-week program were the Universityof Hawai‘i Hawaiian Internship Program (UH-HIP) and theNational Science Foundation supported programs: KeaholoaSTEM; Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU); andUndergraduate Mentoring in Environmental Biology(UMEB). Throughout the summer program each internworked with a host mentor on his/her individual project.The program included a week-long orientation, instructionon report writing, statistical analysis and presentation tech-niques, and final presentations and reports.

Field trips offered interns the opportunity to experienceWaipio Valley with the Edith Kanakaole Foundation, HakalauNational Wildlife Refuge, Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park,rainforest restoration efforts with Ku Ohia Laka and connectwith scientists and researchers at the Hawai‘i ConservationConference in Honolulu. Guest lecturers from the environ-mental community gave presentations on invasive species inHawai‘i (Greg Santos), the role of environmental activism(Nelson Ho), environmental ethics (Casey Jarman) and eco-system ecology (Peter Vitousek). Na Pua No‘eau’s Dr. DavidSing helped give interns a “sense of place” through discuss-ing Hawaiian values and their use as tools for succeeding intheir projects and studies, such as koho’ia (finding one’sdestiny), ‘ohana (family), ho’omau (perseverance) and alohafor each other and their community.

The overall program focused on giving students withlittle research or science background the opportunity to gainmore experience. In addition, the summer activities alsopresented opportunities for researchers from different orga-nizations to do collaborative research via interns’ projects.

Researchers from USDA Forest Service, USGS BRD Pa-cific Island Ecosystems Research Center and UH Hilo workedtogether to mentor three interns working on different butrelated aspects of forest ecology. Stanford University andUSGS BRD researchers collaboratively hosted a REU internto work with a team of researchers on the impact of feral pigson the rainforest. UH Hilo researcher Dr. Cam Muir workedwith researchers at the Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biologyand UH Hilo Pacific Aquaculture and Coastal ResourcesCenter to mentor a REU intern researching the populationstructure of black lip pearl oysters. UH-HIP intern, RayMcGuirre, worked with UHM’s College of Tropical Agricul-ture and Human Resources and the Hawai‘i Agriculture

Research Center in studies relating to the ecology of koa.Kamehameha Schools provided support for interns workingwith environmental education efforts of the Youth Conser-vation Corps and Imi Pono no ka ‘Aina.

More information on and links to each program can befound on <www2.hawaii.edu/~uhintern>. A similar col-laborative program effort is planned for 2004.

(Editor’s note: Sharon Ziegler-Chong is with the Pacific Aquaculture &Coastal Resources Center.)

UH Hilo Summer Internship Programfocuses participants’ sights on scienceand environmental research

Governor's Big Island Liaison Andy Smith (left) presented theUniversity of Hawai‘i at Hilo with a letter of commendation forSaturday's Keiki Day event, which included over 200 kids. Picturedwith Smith are Athletic Administrative Intern Matt Grover, AthleticDirector Kathleen McNally and Chancellor Rose Tseng.

2003 UHH Summer Science Internship Program participants: (top rowL-R) Erika Perry (program assistant), Rachel Goo, Wendy Kekahio,Patrick Spooner, Kostatinos Stamoulis, Alan Laird, Mamo Lundin,George Akau, (second row L-R) Roxanne Cosier, Tina Greenawalt,Alexis Giannoulis, Sunny Williams, Marci-anne Arizumi, Colin Phifer,Candace Martin, Kalei Chang, Raymond McGuire, Emily Martin, LoriTango, (last row L-R) Cheryl Chow, Naupaka Zimmerman, ErinMcCreless and Chelsie Javar.

Hats off to...

Raina Ivanova

Raina Ivanova, Assistant Professorof Mathematics, was acknowledged asan Honorary Member of the GeometrySociety “Boyan Petkanchin” of theUnion of Bulgarian Mathematicians atthe VIth International Conference onGeometry and Applications held inVarna, Bulgaria in September. Ivanovaalso gave a lecture and participated inthe award ceremony.

Kathy McNally, Director of Athlet-ics, was named chair of the universitysystems Commission on the Status ofWomen selected to represent NCAADivision II institutions at the NCAAStrategic Planning and LeadershipSummit held in Dallas, TX in Septem-ber. She was also selected by the PacificWest Conference as its representativeon an NCAA travel grant to attend theannual National Association of Colle-giate Women Athletic Administratorsin Austin, TX last month.

Yoshiko Okuyama, Assistant Pro-fessor of Japanese, received her Com-petent Toastmasters (CTM) award fromthe Toastmasters International aftercompleting the first Communicationand Leadership Program manual. Sheis now working on the Advanced Com-munication and Leadership Program.

Thomas Pinhey , Assistant Profes-sor of Sociology, and Sara Millman,Chair of Sociology, recently had theirpaper “Asian-Pacific Adolescent SexualOrientation and Suicide Risks in Guam”accepted in the American Journal ofPublic Health. An earlier version of thepaper was presented at the 2003 annualmeeting of the Southwestern Sociologi-cal Association held in San Antonio,TX.

Jon Cauley , Professor of Econom-ics, had his paper “On Accurately andOptimally Integrating the BalancedPaycheck with the Balanced Scorecard”

accepted for presentation at the Na-tional Business and Economic Society’sFifth Annual Conference in Kona. Thepaper is co-authored with Steve Landry.

Seri Luangphinith, Assistant Pro-fessor of English, will have her article“Tropical Fevers: ‘Madness’ and Colo-nialism in Pacific Literature” appear inJanuary in the spring edition of TheContemporary Pacific.

Terrance Jalbert, Associate Profes-sor of Finance, recently had“Benchmarking the Accounting andFinance Functions of Hong Kong ListedFirms” published in the Journal of Busi-ness and Economics Research. The pa-per is co-authored with Steve Landryand Wai Yee Canri Chan.

Wayne Miyamoto, Professor of Art,received a grant from the Hawai‘i StateFoundation on Culture and the Arts insupport of “Year-One, 2005 Pacific RimInternational Print Exhibition,” to bepresented in spring 2005. The exhibi-tion is a two-year project funded in twoyear-long grants. Additionally, he pre-sented work in the 2003 Artist’s ofHawai‘i Exhibition at the HonoluluAcademy of the Arts over the summer.

Jean Ippolito, Assistant Professorof Art, had her paper on “Japan’s Pio-neering Contributions to Today’s In-ternational Art and Technology Move-ment” accepted for the Hawai`i Inter-national Conference on Arts and Hu-manities in Honolulu, January 2004.

John Scott , Associate Professor ofBiology, is the featured scientist in thefall 2003 issue of the Biological ElectronMicroscope Facility newsletter. Thearticle showcased the detailed imagesof the nervous system of living nema-todes that he has obtained using so-phisticated fluorescence microscopyand confocal imaging. The BEMF news-

Kathy McNally

Yoshiko Okuyama

Thomas Pinhey

Sara Millman

Jon Cauley

Seri Luangphinith

Terrance Jalbert

Wayne Miyamoto

Jean Ippolito

letter is available at: http://w w w . p br c . h a w a i i . e d u/ b e m f /bemfnews.

Andrew Grabar, Associate Profes-sor of Art, received a Fulbright ScholarAward to lecture and research atTribhuvan University Fine Arts Cam-pus in Kathmandu, Nepal for sevenmonths beginning in January 2004.

Michael Bitter, Assistant Professorof History, presented a paper on“Anglo-Russian Relations in the 1730s:The Mission of George, Lord Forbes, tothe Court of Anna Ivanovna” at theInternational Conference on Anglo-Russian Relations, 1553-2003, orga-nized by the Study Group on Eigh-teenth Century Russia at CambridgeUniversity, and held at FitzwilliamCollege, Cambridge, UK in August. Theconference marked the 450th anniver-sary of Anglo-Russian relations.

Patti Urso, Assistant Professor ofNursing, had her abstract on “Matchthe best smoking cessation interven-tion to your patient” published inMedline. She also received a $2,000grant from the Hawai`i CommunityFoundation to attend the 2003 NationalConference on Tobacco Or Health, tobe held in Boston, MA next month.

John Scott

Andrew Grabar

Michael Bitter

Patti Urso

national championship team at USC. She was also a colle-giate track athlete and basketball player both at USC andUCLA. Before that, she was also a prep standout at PunahouSchool in Honolulu. Her coach for the Buffanblu, ironically,was former UH Hilo Coach Sharon Peterson, who during hertenure, led the Vulcans to five NAIA national championshipsand two AIAW titles. Morgan says that both the Universityand the Hilo community have been receptive in the shorttime she has been back in the islands.

“People have made me feel really welcome and the teamhas been fun to work with,” she explained. “I can’t say it’s nottricky like any new job, but being in a place like Hawai‘i andbeing able to do what I love is what’s important.”

McNally said that Morgan’s “networking and recruiting”skills are going to be vital in her quest to turn the Vulcanfortunes around. Morgan said that the recruiting net willhave to widen to include more international players if UHHilo is to compete with the likes of BYU-Hawai`i and Hawai‘iPacific University, with both schools having won multipleNCAA Division II titles and playing consistently at a nationalpowerhouse level.

“As long as HPU and BYU continue to recruit the waythey do we will have to give the age difference and experi-ence difference (of international players) on our team,” shesaid. “We are in Hawai‘i and there are student-athletes outthere who would like to have that experience to come here.If they don’t have the chance to play at Division I in theislands, perhaps they would look at playing at a very, veryhigh level Division II program, even if they are gettingDivision I offers on the mainland. But a lot of that comesdown to the homework that I do, the exposure I give theschool.

“What it really comes down to, I think is more financesand philosophy more than anything else,” Morgan added.“If the school and the community decide they want to becompetitive at the level that BYU-Hawai‘i and HPU are, Ithink that we are not at a disadvantage. I could do my job andcome up with consistent teams that could compete for achampionship.”

Even though the team Morgan inherited is not on a partalent-wise with BYU-H or HPU, Morgan said that she likesthe character of her senior-heavy squad.

“I wish that I had these players longer,” she said. “I feelthere’s so much more that could be done with them. Sharondid a great job with them. But they continue to improve andto see that, you never want to let them go. They’re a veryhardworking group that has done everything I have askedthem to do.”

When not in her office at UH Hilo’s Athletics Complex,Morgan can often be found down on Hilo’s bayfront run-ning, walking and sometimes fishing.

“I just love being outside,” she said. “And Hilo Bay isbeautiful.”

(Editor’s note: John Burnett is a public information officer.)

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by John Burnett

Big Island angler Mike Sakamoto, host of TV’s Fish-ing Tales, will be the headliner as the Edwin H. MookiniLibrary and Graphic Services holds its first fundraisingevent, A Night in the Stacks 2003: Fishing for Friends withMike Sakamoto. The event is Friday, November 21 from5:00 – 8:00 p.m. in the Library. Sakamoto will be promot-ing his new book, Hawa‘ii’s Mike Sakamoto Presents 101Fishing Tips, about which Honolulu Advertiser bookreviewer Wanda Adams called “the real insider’s stuff.”

“We will have copies of the book for purchase hereand he will sign them for no charge,” said LibraryDirector Dr. Linda Marie Golian-Lui. “A percentage ofeach sale will go to help the Library Foundation Ac-count. Mike will also be doing a demonstration of a pokerecipe from one of his previous cookbooks as well astalking about his books and TV show, which is now seennationally on the Outdoor Channel.”

The event is free and open to all UH Hilo and Hawai‘iCommunity College faculty, staff and students, but a $25donation is suggested. Reservations are required. CallMyrtle Hara at x47568 by Friday, November 14.

Bums On Seats to open in studiosetting in Theatre

by Larry Joseph

What happens when you have a classroom of talented,advanced acting students and the show you planned is inlitigation and you’re told you can’t produce it? Gulp! Why,you make a tally of the talents the students have to offer, thenread, read, read! In no time flat, it’s possible to find a playthat will build their sense of timing, help them to createinteresting characters, and allow them to end up with a showthat’s a romp through “insider” theatre jokes.

Such is the case with Bums on Seats, the play that will openat the UH Hilo Theatre on November 14th, with a two-weekend run. Originally, the Acting Troupe at UH Hilo hadplanned to undertake Tony and Tina’s Wedding, a modern-day offering that calls for audience participation. Whennotice was given of the show’s unavailability, it was time tofind a lively substitute. Twenty-three plays later, MichaelSnelgrove’s uproarious adult comedy, Bums on Seats rose tothe challenge.

Under the direction of UH Hilo Drama Professor JackiePualani Johnson, Bums on Seats will boast a 16-member castthat will tickle your funny bone. Each actor in the double-

“All donations are 100 percent tax-deductible,”Golian-Lui said. “Anybody who gives $25 or more willhave the opportunity to ‘adopt a book.’ You get to choosea bookplate to honor either a loved one or a specialoccasion.

“Every dollar raised is going straight toward pur-chasing additional library material. This will help a goodlibrary become a great library.” There will also be Li-brary tours, an art exhibit, hula demonstration and lightclassical and jazz music provided by students.

In addition, the occasion will also be used to inaugu-rate a special library borrowing card for alumni of UHHilo and HawCC.

“It is going to be a special community borrowing cardthat is only good for the Mookini Library,” Golian-Luiexplained. “But instead of the regular $60 a year fee, itwill only be $35 a year if they are current dues payingmembers of either school’s alumni association.”

For additional information on this event, please callx33132.

Fishing Tales icon showcased in Library fund raiser

cast performance will create two characters each, presentingchallenges to the actors and designers that range from physi-cal representation to costume cleverness.

In a tatty provincial theatre, a new play, “Fecund,” isbeing staged. Bums on Seats introduces us to everyone in-volved in the production. In a series of hilarious scenes,linked by a chorus of usherettes, we meet the stage manager(with a blinding hangover), the leading actors (ranging fromthe pretentious through the bitter to the plain incompetent),the new Marketing Assistant (who used to work for BritishRail), the lecherous, unscrupulous author, and others. In thesecond act, set in the auditorium, attention focuses on theaudience, an equally mixed and unharmonious group. Chaosbreaks out ultimately, just as Aaron Zoffany the Third, thetheatre’s major sponsor, arrives for a visit.

Funny, satirical and technically inventive, Bums on Seatsis a treat for theatre fans from start to finish! Reservationsmust be made for the 75-seat studio setting by calling x47310,or via the Web site: http://performingarts.net/Theatre. Performances are scheduled for November 14, 15, 21, and 22at 7:30 p.m. and November 16 at 4:00 p.m. Tickets are $10.00general, $8.00 faculty/staff/seniors and $3.00 for UH Hilo/HawCC students.

(Editor’s note: Larry Joseph is Theatre manager.)

Change imminent for annualThanksgiving tournamentby Kelly Leong

The 12-year run for the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo’sAnnual Thanksgiving NCAA Division I basketball tourna-ment – the Big Island Invitational Basketball Tournament —comes to an end this month as rising costs and stagnantfinances have become the sign of the timesfor college athletics.

“It’s a no-brainer that the tournamentneeds to go because of the cost,” UH HiloAthletic Director Kathy McNally said. “Thewhole philosophy has changed. If we wouldget our new multi-purpose facility, I wouldthink that we would actually try to recruit asponsor. I think it would be something posi-tive we could offer. But it’s just beyond ourrealm at this stage.

“It’s too much work for a departmentthis size,” she added.

An annual event since the 1992-93 sea-son, the tournament has not been the rev-enue generator it was anticipated to be.

Former Athletic Director Bill Trumbosaw the “Hawai`i Exemption” as a potentialsource of department income. Games playedby Division I schools participating in ex-empted tournaments outside the contin-gent 48 states would not count against theprogram’s ceiling. This rule was created to aid in geographi-cally-challenged programs scheduling.

UH Hilo went on to sponsor three tournaments — the BigIsland Invitational and the Hilo Holiday Shootout as well asthe Kona Women’s Classic — which were among just ahandful of tournaments that included the Maui Classic, theRainbow Classic and the Great Alaska Shootout.

“I think it was a good thing when it was created,” McNallysaid. “The overall ambience and distinction of being able tobring over teams because of the exemption was really some-thing to go after.

“Because of the number of exempt events everywhere, it’sgotten out of hand.”

As budgets became tighter and corporate sponsorshipsgained prominence in collegiate athletics, tournaments be-gan popping up seeking the “exemption” rule. Both Hawai`iPacific University and Brigham Young University-Hawai‘ideveloped tournaments upon membership in the NCAAwhile the University of Alaska-Fairbanks began the Top ofthe World Classic. The preseason-NIT as well as the CoachesAgainst Cancer tournaments joined the scene.

By the mid-‘90s, the NCAA began to scrutinize andregulate exempt tournaments. Requirements were beingmade of host institutions to provide a graduated scale offinancial support over a four-year period which providedguarantees to cover 25 percent, 50 percent, 75 percent andeventually 100 percent of a participants’ costs. These costs

included air and ground transportation, accommodationsand per diem for an 18-team travel party. In addition, educa-tional and cultural opportunities were part of the require-ment.

With tournament costs soaring into six figures, the eight-team field BIIBT was trimmed to a four-team Hilo Shootoutlast year.

“Sometimes we bit off more than we could chew with theteams that came out in hopes of other things,” Vulcan Basket-ball Coach Jeff Law said.

“I like to win every game so I’m looking at how we can goabout winning.

“The new philosophy is ‘let’s not get top20 teams but decent teams that want tocome to Hilo and enjoy the experience — asopposed to the bigger teams coming outand complaining.’ We’ve gone with smallerteams and that’s worked out. But with theDivision I teams, our budget just gets suckedup.”

This year’s tournament includesQuinnipiac University, Rider University andDartmouth University in the three-dayround-robin, hel November 28-30 in theAfook-Chinen Civic Auditorium.

“We’re still paying $60,000-$80,000 an-nually, according to the teams,” McNallysaid. “It’s just too much. Plus staffing andeverything else that it requires. We’ve cut itback and it’s still a strain on the depart-ment.”

The Vulcans will continue to have aThanksgiving Tournament that will con-

tinue to provide quality competition, but not the same finan-cial burden.

“What we’re going to try to do is make it a good DivisionII tournament where we don’t have to give a huge guaran-tee,” Law said. “Then when the ball gets tossed up in all threegames we have a chance of winning all three games.”

The Vulcans already hosts December’s Coconut CoastClassic, which features Division II and III as well as NAIAteams. While teams of the CCC are not offered guarantees,participants in next year’s Hilo Shootout will receive somehelp.

“If we can get three teams to play here for the cost of oneof our road trips, it would be a plus,” McNally said. “Plus thegames would be at home in front of our fans.”

NOTE: The first event to carry the BIIBT title actuallyoccurred during the 1990-91 season as UH Hilo andChaminade were joined by the University of Iowa in theAfook-Chinen Civic Auditorium. UH Hilo was not a mem-ber of the NCAA at that time so Chaminade’s membershipwas used as the basis for the exemption.

The Vulcans gained their membership during the 1994-95season and became sole host of the BIIBT.

Chaminade, BYU-Hawai‘i and Hawai‘i Pacific Univer-sity will be sponsoring Division I events. Each is receivingnon-university assistance for their tournament. Each hasdifferent financial agreements with different co-sponsors.

(Editor’s note: Kelly Leong is sports information director.)

Coach Jeff Law

Philosophy and Service Learning will be among thefeatured topics of discussion this month on Focus on UHHilo. The program, hosted by Chancellor Rose Tseng,airs Wednesday evenings from 8:00 – 8:30 p.m. on Chan-nel 55.

UH Hilo Philosophy Professor Dr. Larry Heintz willbe joined by Hawai‘i Community College PhilosophyInstructor Daniel Peterson for a discussion of their re-spective programs. Heintz and Peterson will appear on

here,” Mendoza said.Hong said he believes the problems encountered by

students, faculty and staff are symptomatic of the need forthe Regents to become more familiar with the needs of theUH Hilo campus.

The system approach seems to be “out of sight, out ofmind,” Hong said. “Whether it’s the student athletics, sci-ences or anything else, nobody here seems to be getting theirfair share. But unless we tell them what we need, they’llconclude everything is just fine.”

Program funding and review issues were also discussed.Education Professor Dr. Nina Buchanan said new programsare continuously proposed in part because they attract newfunding. But she said little is being done to scrutinizeexisting programs so that more resources can be directedtoward growth programs and away from those in decline.

“We need to do a better job of scrutinizing and supportingexisting programs before we go out and fund new initia-tives,” Buchanan said. “Some of our programs are dying, butnot for lack of students or quality, but because they get thesame allocation, while others are in decline and lack studentinterest, yet continue to receive the historical amount ofsupport and funding.”

Hong said the Regents would be taking a closer look atduplication in the system among programs at the variouscampuses and hopes to make some proposals early next year.He also plans to propose that his colleagues hold separatemeetings at UH Hilo and HawCC next year, instead of oneEast Hawai‘i meeting divided between the two campuses.

For his part, Hong says he plans to continue meeting withhis constituents outside of formal Board and committeemeetings.

“It’s my intention to make sure I do so at least once amonth so that the students, faculty and administration knowthey can communicate to someone on the Board of Regents.”

the November 5th show.Service Learning/Orientation Coordinator Timothy

Kane, Marketing and Alumni Director Yu Yok Pearringand Career Services Director Norman Stahl will discusstheir various programs on the November 19th show.

Focus on UH Hilo highlights UH Hilo programs, upand coming developments and the University’s partner-ships with various community organizations.

Regent Ted HongContinued from page 4

Philosophy and Service Learning highlight November Focus on UH Hilo

Mo' Betta Regattah!

The University Canoe Club and UH Hilo Housing Office's "Mo'Bettah Regattah" was held on Sunday, October 26, 2003 under clearskies at Hilo Bayfront. Approximately 50 faculty, staff, students andcommunity members learned that outrigger paddling can test yoursense of humor! A pule (prayer) opened the event (top) and mixed crewswere subjected to such races as blindfold paddling, no-paddles paddling,chinese fire-drill and backwards paddling. The competition ended with aone-paddle-two-paddle race (bottom photo) in which Assistant Professorof Art Jean Ippolito in seat two (second from left) is shown concentrat-ing on keeping her student crew focused. HawCC Librarian EllenOkuma (far right) looks to steer her canoe while keeping a straight face.It was a fun day for which also included beach volleyball, food, drinkand ice-shave provided by the Housing Office and Sodexho. All facultyand staff are invited to paddle with the University Canoe Club onThursday and Friday afternoons a 4:30 pm and Sundays at 2:00 pm.

Accreditation updateby Dr. April Komenaka

UH Hilo is well into what is scheduled to be its lastyear of review for reaccreditation. We will submit areport on our effectiveness as an educational institutionto WASC in December 2003, and a site team from thecommission will follow up with an intensive visit tocampus in March 2004. The commission is mandated bythe U.S. Department of Education to ensure that univer-sities, private and public, meet standards of effective-ness and to hold these institutions accountable for meet-ing those standards.

If WASC finds our level of educational effectivenessto be good to excellent, they will reaffirm accreditationfor between seven and ten years, with or without sched-uled interim check-up visits. If WASC finds that we havenot corrected or are not actively addressing the deficien-cies identified in our own self study and confirmed inWASC’s 2003 report, we might find ourselves with a“reaffirmation with Notice of Concern.” Such a noticeputs the institution on a two-year time table for compli-ance with WASC standards.

UH Hilo is in generally good shape. A prime concernfor universities and their accrediting commissions hasalways been ensuring academic freedom. UH Hilo’sposition on this point has always been one of ourstrengths. And we’ve made some important advances inthe past three years, all addressing long-felt needs. Theaccreditation effort has simply added impetus, and insome cases, deadlines, for such changes as a more mean-ingful program review process, formulation of policieson the responsibilities of Congress, on faculty hiring.The institutional self study helped the Strategic PlanReview committee to formulate goals and objectives thatwould promote student learning and curricular devel-opment. For the first time, faculty are responsible,through the Congress, for developing criteria and proce-dures for the initiation and approval of new academicprograms. In large part because of the institutional self-review, UH Hilo established an Institutional Researchoffice, the director of which has been making data andresearch strategies available to administration, staff, andfaculty.

What remains to be done by March 2004? Essentially,we need to keep doing what we are already doing, andto bring some activities to conclusion. The list is short butchallenging—and most important, they are alreadystrengthening our educational effectiveness. The facultyCongress continues to be a prime agent in moving thecampus forward.

First, a process must be in place to ensure that allacademic programs have assessable learning goals. TheGeneral Education categories will need to be defined interms of assessable hallmarks against which courses canbe measured. Second, we need a process of ensuring thequality of course syllabi. The Congress committees onAssessment Support and General Education are work-ing on these. Congress committees on Academic Policyand Budget and Planning are cooperating with the ad-ministration, striving to improve the campus budgetpractices, improving transparency and level of facultyparticipation. Other matters of concern to WASC bearless directly on educational effectiveness and are beingaddressed: the administrative structure of the College ofArts and Sciences, and the governance structure of UHHilo.

In late November, a draft of the UH Hilo educationaleffectiveness report will be posted at the accreditationWeb site for review by the campus community. TheAccreditation Steering Committee is compiling and com-posing the report with input for the various campusconstituencies.

Previous reports to and by WASC as well as links toan enormous amount of institutional data and manyimportant documents is in the institutional Web portfo-lio at the accreditation Web site: http://www.uhh.hawaii.edu/~accred.

(Editor’s note: Dr. April Komenaka is co-chair, UH Hilo Self-Study Steering Committee.)

Ka Lono Hanakahi is published by the Office of University Relations on the first of the month during the academic yearfor the faculty and staff of the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo. News and submissions are welcome. Deadlines are on the fifteenthof each month for the following first of the month publication. Contact Alyson Kakugawa-Leong, Director Media Relations,College Hall 9; (808) 974-7642 or email alyson@hawaii.edu.

Campus Events

November

5 Focus on UH Hilo, 8 p.m., Channel 55

8 Vulcan basketball vs. Yonsei Univ (exhibition),7:15 p.m., New Gym, Admission

10 “I” removal deadline: instructor to Registrar’s Office

Last day to apply for credit-by-exam for fall

11 Holiday: Veterans’ Day

14, 15,21, 22 Bums on Seats, 7:30 p.m., Theatre,

Admission

15 Vulcan volleyball vs. Chaminade University,7:15 p.m., New Gym, Admission

16 Bums on Seats, 4 p.m., Theatre, Admission

19 Focus on UH Hilo, 8 p.m., Channel 55

24 Last day to submit credit-by-exam results toRegistrar’s Office

27 Holiday: Thanksgiving Day

28 Non-instructional day

28-30 Vulcan basketball in Holiday Shootout,Civic Auditorium, Admission