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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Sunday, December 24, 2006

HAWAI'I BRIEFS
SALUTES
$3.8M in grants for UH equity office

Advertiser Staff

The University of Hawai'i-Manoa's Office of Student Equity, Excellence and Diversity has been awarded three grants from the U.S. Department of Education totaling $3.8 million over the next five years. The grants support three programs that seek to enhance Native Hawaiian educational outcomes.

They are:

  • The Manoa Educational Talent Search Program, which will provide educational and college-planning activities to 600 low-income participants from Nanakuli Intermediate and High School and Wai'anae High School.

  • Manana Kapono, which aims to increase postsecondary access for Hawaiian high school students from at-risk O'ahu communities, increase the transfer rate of Hawaiian community college students into baccalaureate programs, and increase the retention and graduation rates of Hawaiian undergraduate students attending UH-Manoa.

  • The Program for Afterschool Literacy Support, which will address the literacy needs of Hawaiian children in grades three to six.



    AIR FORCE SERGEANT GOES TO CONFERENCE

    Staff Sgt. Patrick Natskakula was selected to represent his wing at the 2006 Air Force Reserve Command's Human Resources Developmental Council Workshop. He took an active role in sharing the command's vision of building a more diverse air and space force.

    An 'Ewa Beach resident, he is assigned to 624th Civil Engineering Squadron, Hickam Air Force Base.



    MANOA GRADUATES LAUDED FOR SERVICE

    The Co-curricular Activities, Programs & Services office at the University of Hawai'i-Manoa issued congratulations and thanks to the fall 2006 graduates who served students and the UH community by participating with Manoa's six chartered student-organizations.

    The graduates are: Emilly Borthwick, Marialegria Busso, Parker Filer, Danielle Flud, Joseph Guinto, Lotus Kam, Clint Morimoto, Maya Paidi, Christopher Stolba, Michael Suzuki, Julia Wietling, Mariesa Williams and Anisah Yu.

    While pursuing their degrees, the students each contributed 10 to 40 hours a week. Contributions included serving on student government, producing the student newspaper, operating the student radio station, overseeing the Campus Center Complex, providing activities for the campus, and allocating funds for student-initiated activities and events.



    ETHICS AWARD TO STUDENT JOURNALISTS

    Two University of Hawai'i-Manoa student journalists have earned the Carol Burnett Award for Ethics and Excellence in Journalism for 2006.

    Matthew Ing is news editor at Ka Leo O Hawai'i, the campus newspaper, and Alyssa Navares is the features editor.

    "With Matthew's first story about the proposed Aloha Stadium alcohol ban, he established a level of excellence that he has maintained in all of his work as a reporter and editor," said campus media advisor Jay Hartwell.

    Hartwell noted that Navares helped initiate the first video vodcasts on the Kaleo.org Web site, and works with Ing to prepare and read daily news summaries for the campus FM radio station, KTUH.



    LANA'I JUNIOR WINS MEDAL FOR PHOTOS

    Constantine Bolo, a junior at Lana'i High & Elementary School and participant in Maui Community College's Upward Bound Program, received national recognition for a photo essay he produced and entered in the 2006 TRIO Quest national competition.

    Bolo won a bronze medal for his photo essay entitled "Sweetheart Rock," which describes the legend behind the Lana'i landmark through words and photos.



    PSYCHOLOGY GROUP ANNOUNCES AWARDS

    The Hawai'i Psychological Association announced the winners of the annual HPA Awards for 2006:

  • Dr. Garret Yanagi — Lifetime Achievement Award. Yanagi has pioneered psychology for the past five decades in Hawai'i, primarily as a psychologist with the state Department of Health. His reputation has raised the image of psychology in Hawai'i, the association said.

  • Dr. Thomas Glass — Lifetime Achievement Award. Glass was honored for his roles as practitioner, teacher, and public servant who has conducted training in community-based programs for nonprofit organizations, the state and hospitals.

  • Mike Fisch — Daniel K. Inouye Award, for consistent support for the field of psychology and mental health in Hawai'i's workplaces and communities. Fisch is president and publisher of The Honolulu Advertiser.

  • Donald Kopf — the Distinguished Service Award. Kopf, HPA's Legislative Committee chairman and Healthy Workplace Committee chairman was honored for outstanding and tireless service.

  • Katie Young — Media Award. Her "The Young View" column in MidWeek on life issues often is backed up by local psychologists.

  • State Rep. Brian Schatz — Legislator of the Year, for his outstanding support of mental health in the state and contributions to psychology.

  • Kelly Vitousek — Significant Professional Contribution Award, for important and lasting contributions to the understanding of anorexia nervosa and its treatment.

  • Fahy Bailey — Provision of Psychological Services to Rural Communities Award. The association considers Bailey, a longtime Kaua'i practitioner, to be a stable and influential voice for psychology on Kaua'i.

  • Jeff Brooks-Harris — Outstanding Teacher of Psychology Award. Brooks-Harris is director of training and practicum coordinator at the Counseling and Student Development Center, University of Hawai'i-Manoa, and affiliate professor of psychology and instructor in the Department of Educational Counseling at UHManoa.

  • Nicole Masukawa — Outstanding Student in Psychology Award. Masukawa is a graduate student in the field of psychology.



    ARP GIVEN HPU'S HIGHEST ACCOLADE

    Hawai'i Pacific University will award its highest accolade, the Fellow of the Pacific Award, to Dr. Alissa Arp, HPU vice president for research and dean of the College of Natural Sciences.

    She will receive the award because of her outstanding leadership, research and contributions to higher education, and for her service and dedication in the community.

    During her 25 years in the field of marine sciences, Arp has explored the ocean floor through eight deep-sea dives in research submersibles. She oversees an active research program and is developing new graduate programs in the marine sciences.



    ATTORNEYS TAKING LAW-SCHOOL POSTS

    Honolulu attorneys Dale Lee and Cynthia Quinn have accepted appointments at the University of Hawai'i William S. Richardson School of Law.

    Lee will be the law school's new chief operating officer/senior advisor, and Quinn will serve as the school's first director of external relations and communications.

    In their new positions, both will assume many of the duties of the associate dean, whose position has been restructured.

    Associate Dean Carol Mon Lee is planning to retire.