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The fight for Aloha StadiumThe fight for Aloha StadiumJANE CALLAHAN

News Editor

Aloha Stadium is in such need of repair that the Hawaii Legislature has put several options on the table, which include destroying it, fi xing it or essentially transferring ownership. With the state’s budget under strain, the legislature will decide whether or not to direct funds to the stadium, and what will become of it if they don’t. “Addressing these concerns have been somewhat neglected,” said Scott Chan, the manager of Alo-ha Stadium since 2007. “At this point it needs to be addressed.” Chan said that in 2008, the situa-tion was bad enough that if repairs were not made, the stadium would have been condemned by 2013. He said, “it would be a debate over whether or not it would be safe to let people in.”

LEGISLATING CHANGE House Bill 72, which was in-troduced this year, proposes trans-ferring stadium authority to the University of Hawai‘i. The univer-sity would then be responsible for maintenance, management and repairs to the stadium. The act is slated to take effect in July 2011 if it passes through the legislature. The previous bill, HB 71, proposes the allotment of state funds toward sta-dium repair. The bill’s long list of nec-essary repairs include replacement of the main roof canopy, additional toilets, the addition of elevators for the disabled and resurfacing the parking

lot asphalt. Chan said the asphalt has not been repaired in eight years. The bill states that to implement these repairs over the next 20 years, it would cost roughly $99 million with an additional $115 million. That’s an average of $10 million a year. Five projects are currently un-derway as part of the Capital Im-provements Project. Chan says it “will be the stadium’s busiest off-sea-son I’ve ever seen. [With what we’ve done right now], we have extended the life of the stadium for another ten years. We are hoping continued sup-port and year-round maintenance could extend it another 25 years.” However, Chan said, “we are far from that right now.” Chan said repairs can only be made when funding is available, which is why upkeep was back-logged. “The decision happens at the legislative level. When we go in and ask for money for repairs, they can approve our request … or not.” Where to begin with the re-pairs was another problem. Chan says they’ve made a structural as-sessment of the stadium in order to know which issues are most press-ing. The roof proved to be the most important and will be completed before next season. Carl Clapp, the associate ath-letics director at UHM, said that the university has been informed that safety will continue to be the highest priority. Other changes include upgrades

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in addition to repairs, which Chan said included “a new state-of-the-art concession stand. It hadn’t been renovated since 1976.” Repairs have become so costly and time-sensitive that simply mending them may not be the most fi nancially sound option in the long term. According to the Pacifi c Business Journal, the state has spent $50 million on repairs since 2008. More recently, the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority paid the NFL $4 million to host the Pro Bowl this year and the next, though the event brings an estimated $28 million to Hawai‘i each year.

F IRST NUMBERS Transferring responsibility of the stadium to UH would put the burden of maintenance, repairs and management on the univer-sity, which includes booking non-university events, such as concerts and high school athletics. UH already puts a signifi cant amount of money into the stadium. Clapp said this past season cost the

university $775,000. “We pay expenses related to each home football game, which range from ushers, ticket sellers, clean up, security and other costs,” said Clapp. He expressed the UH Manoa Athletic Department’s “con-cern about the cost of repairs and maintenance,” and will work with the stadium to consider priorities. Representative Mark Takai, one of the representatives who introduced the idea of UH’s own-ership to the legislature, sees the transfer as necessary for the future of UH in regards to both athletics and potential revenue. “The bottom line is that I be-lieve UH should have operational control of the stadium, whether it ’s the current stadium or a new one,” said Takai. He added that a Division I program should have a stadium it can call its own like most Division I schools, “If UH is moving into the Mountain West Conference, we need to compete on the same level as [other mem-bers],” he said.

NEW STADIUM, NEW LOCA -T ION? Another option is destroying the stadium and building a new one — in a new location. This may also affect plans for the rail, since a station has been planned specifi -cally for Aloha Stadium. Takai es-timated that a new stadium would take at least ten years to complete. In the event of reconstruction and relocation, Takai said three ar-eas are being considered. “Either somewhere near Kapo-lei, or the H1-H2 merge in central O'ahu, or on or near the University of Hawai‘i-Manoa campus.” Takai said that if the new stadium were to be built on campus, it could only hold 30,000 seats, which would mean sacrifi cing events such as the Pro Bowl. Takai clarifi ed that there would “need to be at least 50,000 seats for an event like that.” Should UH manage the new stadium, it could fi nancially bene-fi t from naming rights. This would allow a corporation to brand the stadium with its name, such as

the Bank of America Stadium in North Carolina. Takai says that half of the stadium’s income can come from naming rights. In the end, each option will be costly. “We are currently in a diffi cult fi nancial situation, but that should not stop us from looking toward the future and putting together plans that look into the next 40, 50 years,” said Takai. “Now is the per-fect time to have that discussion.”

In an interview with Honolulu Weekly, Rep. Marcus Oshiro said that “any amount of capitol money spent on the stadium is money we will be taking away from the Uni-versity of Hawai‘i, public school classrooms and state hospitals.” Takai said that whichever route is taken, time is of the es-sence. “We need to do it. It might not be this year … but this ques-tion is going to have to be decided defi nitively, once and for all.”

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What is your position on House Bill 72?What is your position on House Bill 72? House Bill 72, intro-duced on Jan. 20 by Reps. Takai, Hanohano, M. Lee, Mizuno and Pine, propos-es to transfer authority of Aloha Stadium from the state to the University of Hawai‘i. Along with stadi-um authority, the universi-ty will also be responsible for stadium maintenance. In 2008, the facil-ity would have been con-demned if repairs were not implemented. As of January, the required up-grades for Aloha Stadium are halfway complete. These repairs include roof replacement, strengthen-ing pedestrian walkways and bridges, and adding new seats and handrails at a cost of $71 million.

SAMANTHA RESTIVO

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“If repairs are too hard, then it shouldn’t be [the university’s responsibil-ity]. No matter who controls the stadium, it should be with people who would keep it as beautiful as possible.”

MATT AMORE

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“We don’t have enough money to al-locate funds

for such a project.”

EDWARD WOLZIEN

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“I don’t think it’s right. The school can’t pay for it. That building is in serious disrepair, I’ve seen it. The state shouldn’t be making the school do it.”

CONNIE CHOY

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“If it confl icts with the school’s ability to serve the students, then I total-ly disagree with [the bill]. Money is already tight. It should be the state’s job to take care of it, since it ’s a state resource.”

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“I think if we had owned it, we’d need to take responsi-bilty, but we’re not respon-sible for the current state of the stadium; it ’s unfair for us to pay for all of the repairs and maintanence. But once repairs are com-plete and we do own it, then we will have to take respon-sibilty for [its upkeep].”

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“It ’s not you, it ’s me” may sound like a clichéd, pseudo-com-passionate break-up line, but how a signifi cant other can bring sat-isfaction to the individual may be the key to a happy relationship. From my mattress-jumping days, singing along to the Spice Girls, I was raised on the notion that a solid relationship is all about putting the relationship fi rst. The idea that “2 Become 1,” the title of my favorite sing-along Spice Girls song, is a common notion. Arthur Aaron, a psychology

professor at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, and Gary W. Lewandowski Jr., a pro-fessor at Monmouth University in New Jersey, suggest that modern American individuals use relation-ships to accumulate knowledge. This accumulated knowledge is a little more than using your signifi cant other as a tutor for cal-culus. Self-expansion is attained through new experiences. These experiences can be on a larger scale, such as an expensive trip to the Bahamas, or a smaller and cheaper scale, such as introduc-ing new friends or exchanging

interesting stories learned on the news and through gossip. “My relationship got me to do a lot of things that I didn’t before,” said Brian Chan, a marketing ma-jor at UH Mānoa, who has been with his girlfriend for four years. Though his girlfriend gradu-ated from UH Mānoa last semes-ter and has moved to Japan for six months to be with her family, Chan says they still talk every night for two hours to keep the communication and bond strong. Chan was able to refl ect on their experiences together while she was in Hawai‘i. “When we fi rst dated, we would go to Camellia’s

or shabu shabu a lot, but then we just thought we’d try it ourselves. We eventually began cooking to-gether almost every week.” He also noted that he did not previously know how to cook. Aaron ran several studies show-ing that spouses adopt each other’s traits. In one experiment, Aaron asked individuals in relationships to describe several traits of their part-ners. A week later, he asked the indi-viduals to do the same thing, but to describe themselves. At the end of the study, peo-ple responded most quickly to traits that described both them-

selves and their other. If the trait could only be attributed to one person, their responses were a few milliseconds delayed. Also, interestingly, Aaron noted that people who described themselves used more varied, lively words if they were in a com-mitted, exciting relationship. Another 2009 report, “Mari-tal Boredom Now Predicts Less Satisfaction 9 Years Later,” said that couples who were bored did not share similar interests. Cou-ples who reported sharing simi-lar and exciting experiences, on the other hand, often reported less boredom in the relation-ship. “My girlfriend and I enjoy a lot of the same stuff, but I don’t think we would have tried a lot of things if we weren’t a couple,” said Chan. When asked if there are ac-tivities, traits and behaviors that were not initially a part of their individual selves, but are now strong elements in their lives and personalities, Chan said he be-lieves so. However, he also thinks they are still individuals. “I’ve dragged her to my club events to go bowling and stuff even though I’m pretty sure she’s not really a bowler ... and she makes me cook and eat new things like ketchup omelet rice, which I’m pretty scared of,” Chan said. “When you’re open to new things and you can grow with your partner.... your partner’s a friend, a lover and a teacher,” Chan said.

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The biggest problem with doing a remake of “Romeo and Juliet” would have to be the ending. The play is a tragedy not just because the leads die but because everybody in the play and the audi-ence expects them to keel over by the end. Even if it weren’t a play so many people have done so many times before, and even if you’ve been living under a rock or on Mars since the early 1600s, you’re bound to get the over-whelming feeling that things are going to end badly for whatever remix of the “star-crossed lovers” trope is coming across the stage this time, no spoiler alert required. Thankfully, the people behind “Gnomeo and Juliet” are aware of this. The fi lm’s fi rst line acknowledges that, yes, it ’s a story that’s been told many times, but that this time it’s going to be told differently. Just how differently is left up to the creative workings of executive producer Elton John

(yes, Sir Elton John, in all his bedazzled glory). “Gnomeo” plays well, fl oating somewhere be-tween fabulous Disney-esque musical theatre and the original source material. Those who know the play will have a lot of fun figuring out how the original play’s cast got translated into “Gnomeo’s” garden gnome world, though they may miss some of the spe-cific details that get glossed over in the effort to make the originally R-rated plot of Shake-peare’s work more PG and more accessible to modern kids. And yet.... the impulse remains. It ’s a bright and charming children’s movie with a few pop culture references, but it ’s still a “Romeo and Juliet” remake. This can’t end well, you’ll tell yourself. These two lovebirds have got to die somehow. “Gnomeo and Juliet” is so self-aware, how-ever, that it almost feels like it ’s cheating. Just think: If Othello had access to a copy of his own play’s Cliff ’s Notes, the play would take a lot less than two hours to get through, Iago

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NOELLE TAKAHASHI

Staff Writer

Friends don’t always have to be just friends. Is that special someone who is constantly on your mind one of your best friends? Maybe dat-ing them wouldn’t be so bad after all. Dating a close friend is always risky, but if you’re willing to take your chances, you could possibly fi nd love. Many people have mixed feelings about dating a friend, but you can’t avoid the inevitable. A good friend has many of the same traits you look for in a companion. But do best friends really make the best lovers? They’re supportive, trustworthy, funny, and you get along well with each other. You don’t have to pretend to be someone you’re not. You can skip the initial awkward stage in your relationship since you’ve known each other for quite some time. You know each other’s likes, dislikes, and what type of person they are.

What more could you ask for? The problem is, not everything always goes according to plan. It is hard to tell how a relationship will turn out. Even though it may seem like a good idea at fi rst, people change and it is possible that you will see a different side of your sweetheart after dating.

Great friends don’t always make great couples, so beware. Life rarely turns out the way as we see in movies, and not everyone lives happily ever after. If your relationship ends, it is likely that your friendship will never be the same again, and it is possible that you both will lose a friendship. So after thinking over the situation and circumstances, do you think your friend-ship could turn into something more? Well, if you are planning on moving ahead, there are some things you should consider. First of all, if you don’t already know, you’re probably wondering how your crush feels about you. Before you do anything crazy, you should fi nd out whether the other person is thinking about having a relation-ship with anyone. Asking how he or she feel about you may be less obtrusive than saying how you feel. Admitting your love right away with no previous hints toward your feelings

may make things awkward if the person does not feel the same. In the 2005 romantic comedy “Just Friends,” main character Chris falls in love with his best friend, Jamie, and attempts to declare his love for her. He is humiliated in front of a bunch of classmates and fi nds out that Jamie does not see him as anything more than a brother. However, after many years, Jamie real-izes that she is in love with Chris. Some-times the other person may need some time to realize his or her feelings for you. On another note, if the feelings are mutual and things seem to being going well, consider making a move. But don’t rush into anything if neither of you are ready. Hopefully you know what you are getting yourself into. So is the risk worth the reward? If you think so, then take the next step in your re-lationship. Don’t wait until it ’s too late, but fi rst consider the consequences.

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After capturing back-to-back home wins to start the second half of Western Athletic Conference play, the Rainbow Wahine basket-ball team is going into its three-game road trip with confi dence. “It feels pretty good,” freshman guard Shawna-Lei Kuehu said. “It’s a confi dence booster. The team seems to be peaking really well, so hopefully we can take this on the road and bring back at least one win.” Those two wins were the team’s fi rst WAC wins of the season, after

they started conference play at 0-8. Freshman forward Kamilah Jack-son feels good about the wins as well. “Just to know that the hard work has fi nally paid off — it feels great,” Jackson said. “We just have to keep what we’ve been doing and just keep it going.” In their fi rst home win against Boise State, head coach Dana Takahara-Dias shook up the lineup by starting senior guards Mai Ay-abe and Allie Patterson. “It was a great team win where many people contributed,” Takaha-ra-Dias said. Jackson also saw a difference

in the team’s play from prior WAC games. “We just fi nally learned how to put two halves together — that was our big problem,” Jackson said.

THE ROAD AHEAD Coming into this trip, the ’Bows have lost 17 straight away games but are looking to regain their road swagger. They will face Nevada on Satur-day at 5 p.m. HST, New Mexico State next Tuesday at 4 p.m. HST and will close out the trip with Louisiana Tech next Thursday at 3 p.m. HST. Hawai‘i has lost to all three teams at home this season. “Every road trip is a challenge because you’re thousands of miles away from home, but it’s not an ex-cuse for us,” Takahara-Dias said. “We will have an opportunity to try our very best to put a complete game together, and that’s the goal, to play hard from tip-off to the end of the buzzer.” Takahara-Dias believes that the ’Bows are on a level that can compete on this road trip. “I’m excited about the road,” Takahara-Dias said. “It’s because how we’ve been playing at home — we should be able to continue to compete at that level regardless if we’re home or away.” Jackson currently leads the team with 12.2 rebounds per game, which is fourth in NCAA Division I, and 12.2 points per game. In WAC games, Jackson averages 12.7 rpg. Jackson said the team will take the road trip step by step. “We just have to take one game at a time and just know who we’re playing, because every opponent is different,” Jackson said. Kuehu believes that the key to winning on the road is unity. “We need to stay motivated, stay positive and stay together,” Kuehu said. “We are the under-dogs in this league right now, so [we’re] just staying together and playing for us, for our fans, for our parents and for Hawai‘i.”

’Bows hope to carry momentum on road’Bows hope to carry momentum on road

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Hawai‘i guard Shawa-Lei Kuehu ranks third on the team in scoring and re-bounding, averaging 9.3 points per game and fi ve rebounds per game

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in the Volleyball Hall of Fame Classic in Springfi eld, Mass., when he racked up 42 kills in three matches while hitting .544. “[We can’t take any] teams lightly — especially Cal Bap-tist,” Castello said. “Just because they’re not in the MPSF doesn’t mean they can’t battle with us. So we’re just going to go out and take it like every other game and make sure we prepare well and pull out the win.”

MAKING ADJUSTMENTS In two of Hawai‘i’s three MPSF two-game series so far, the Warriors won the fi rst match, then dropped the second. Last weekend, Hawai‘i de-

feated the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos in four sets before be-ing swept the next night. Zemljak attributes the losses to the quality of the MPSF. “It’s just a great league, and if you’re not 100 percent every night, better teams will give a better per-formance,” Zemljak said. “We just didn’t play as well. I didn’t think it was anything major.” Senior outside hitter Josh Walker feels the losses stress the need to make adjustments. “The second night every-body plays tougher,” Walker said. “When you just played the team before, you know their tendencies and so that’s the difference. We just have to play a little tougher.”

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Hawai‘i outside hitter Steven Hunt gets a solo block against Stanford’s Steven Irvin during a match at the Stan Sheriff Center on Jan. 21.

Warriors aim for two wins against Lancers

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Associate Sports Editor

A bout with Mother Nature last year left the Warriors disappointed. But this season, there’s no tsu-nami to ruin their trip to Maui. “Hopefully [it doesn’t hap-pen this year]. That would be bad luck all over again,” senior setter Nejc Zemljak said. The Warriors were scheduled to play a match against BYU in Maui’s War Memorial Gym last season, but a tsunami warning caused the team to cancel its trip. “Last year, they sold out the gym,” Zemljak said. “We really appreciate their support and we want to play a game there.” And while playing in front of their interisland fans is on the team’s mind, the coaches will also do some recruiting. “We’re going to do a clinic on Sunday morning to get to see some of the players on Maui,” Wade said. Keeping local talent home is also important to Hawai‘i native and junior libero Nick Castello. “We have to give people out there a show and hopefully that will help for local recruiting,” Castello said. “[It’s] to give them a look at what Hawai‘i volleyball’s like and if they like it, they can come over here and play.” Redshirt freshman setter Kala‘e Camarillo (Kamehameha Schools-Maui ’09) is the only play-er on Hawai‘i’s roster from Maui. “It ’s good to be back home, to be back with the family. Haven’t seen them for a long time,” Cama-rillo said. “All my family from Hilo is going to be over there, too.”

WHATʼS ON TAP The No. 9 Warriors (3-6) will host the Cal Baptist Lancers on Friday at 7 p.m. at the Stan Sher-

iff Center before both teams head to the War Memorial Gym in Wail-uku, Maui, for another match on Saturday at 5 p.m. The Lancers (10 -3) are ranked No. 1 in the National Association for Intercollegiate Athletics. Despite not being an NCA A opponent, Cal Baptist has played six matches against Division I opponents so far and has gone 3-3 with wins over pre-season No. 1 UC Irvine, UC San Diego and Pacific. “They’re certainly an MPSF

[Mountain Pacifi c Sports Fed-eration] caliber team,” Wade said. “Even though Cal Baptist doesn’t sound like a real competitive op-ponent, anybody in the volleyball world knows they’re really good.” Cal Baptist is led by freshman opposite Sebastien Steigmeier and junior outside hitter/opposite Levi Cabral. Together, they aver-age 7.7 kills per set. Cabral was named NAIA Play-er of the Week for his performance

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Hawai‘i opposite hitter Jonas Umlauft hits the ball around the block of Stanford’s Brad Lawson during a match at the Stan Sheriff Center on Jan. 21.

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