Exhibit: A Reflection of Kalaupapa: Past, Present and Future (4/10 - 5/7)

In picture: Photographs by Wayne Levin. Caption: Dayton Kupele, his sister Kealani Gillis, and her daughter Mikala offer ho'okupu at the site of 2000 unmarked graves. Presented by Ka 'Ohana O Kalaupapa. Hosted by Kaua'i Community College Hawaiian Studies Department.

Welina mai kakou,

On behalf of the Ka `Ohana o Kalaupapa nonprofit organization, I am excited that Kaua`i Community College and Kaua`i residents will have the opportunity once again to view this great photo exhibit that will be housed in the One Stop Center lobby from Thurs, April 10 through Weds, May 7 during business hours (7:45 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.).

The exhibit will open with a blessing at 12 noon on Thurs, April 10. A guided walk-through will be offered that same day, April 10 from 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

On Sat, Apr 26, from 12 noon to 3:00 p.m., there will be a panel presentation/"talk story" with relatives and others who will share personal stories of their experiences with 'ohana who were sent to Kalaupapa because of Hansen's disease in the 1800s.

The exhibit and talk are free and open to the public, so please join us!

Ka `Ohana o Kalaupapa is a nonprofit organization that is helping to spread the word and educate as many as possible about the good things that happened at Kalaupapa. If you are interested in learning if your `ohana were sent to Kalaupapa, please email Valerie Monson, Coordinator at vmonson@kalaupapaohana.org. She and/or others will gladly research and send you information.

Exhibit flyer (pdf)

A hui hou a e malama pono,
Isaiah Ka`auwai

Call 245-8260 for more information

Donor Appreciation and STAR Reception

Dear Colleagues,

The University of Hawaii Foundation and I are hosting a reception to thank donors who have established scholarships and academic awards for our students. We cannot thank them enough for their heartfelt, gracious, and generous contributions, all of which are helping Kauai CC to achieve our goal of championing student success. Thanks to donors, Kauai CC provided over $1.3 million in Financial Aid—the highest amount awarded across the University of Hawaii system.

If you would like to attend, we ask for a contribution of $5 per person to help with costs.

Kaua`i Community College

Donor Appreciation and Students Thanked and Recognized (STAR) Reception

Monday, April 30, 2012

4:00 pm – 6:00 pm – KCC Cafeteria

Light refreshments will be served

Please RSVP by April 23, 2012, to Clarice Kali at 245-8299.
Bring your check made payable to UHF-KCC Fund to OSC 206A

It has indeed been a busy year for us. Thank you so very much for all that you do to maintain our level of excellence and service.

Posted by:

Chancellor Helen Cox

Chancellor's Corner

A Very Large Mahalo
On this bright and beautiful Friday morning in March, I want to take this opportunity to say a tremendous thank you to several of our campus community members that shepherded our campus through last night’s tsunami warning. My sincere and deep mahalo goes out to Vice Chancellor for Administrative Services Gary Nitta who came to campus about 10 pm and stayed until about 8 am today to make sure evacuees who came
here were safe and secure. Assisting him were Pat Watase and campus security. Pat came in to assist Gary and stayed until morning. I apologize for not knowing who from security was on duty but that makes my thanks no less sincere! Also, Vice Chancellor for Student Services Earl Nishiguchi sent an email to all of our students and posted signs on campus informing them of the campus closure today. Faculty members Brian Yamamoto and Dennis Chun made sure that all of our exchange students from Toyama, Japan were evacuated quickly and effectively. Dennis hosted them in his home until they could return to their hotel rooms this morning.

We were fortunate that this event did not have any dire consequences for us here on Kaua‘i, but it could have, and the way in which our team worked together was outstanding. Interestingly enough, just yesterday we had a tabletalk exercise to practice how we would handle a campus emergency. It was gratifying both then and in the situation last night to see how KCC employees are willing to pull together, remain calm and do what needs to be done. Our response, coupled with the work done at the county and state level was effective.

I look forward to having the campus open again tomorrow, and I encourage us all to keep in our thoughts and prayers all those in Japan whose lives have been impacted.

Jean Ilei Beniamina

It is with great sadness in which we announce that longtime colleague, friend, and KCC counselor, Jean Ilei Beniamina, passed away at home on the morning of  July 10. Ilei's services will be this Saturday, 17th of July, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Lawai Garden Island Mortuary.  Burial will be after the services, at the Kekaha Hawaiian Cemetery. 

Chancellor's Corner

It's been another exciting week for KCC.  Some highlights:

1. We've been joined by our new Electronics instructor, Shirong Du.  Shirong comes to us from China via Mississippi.  Please help welcome him, his wife and young child to our ohana.
2. We had a visit from Masahiro Sugimoto, Teacher and First Engineer of the training ship Oshima-maru from Oshima National College of Maritime Technology, who is working with us to set up a partnership. We already have two student group visits from other Japanese institutions planned--one in February from Okinawan Christian University and the other in March from Toyama Maritime Institute.
3. Glenn Hontz's Community Garden Program received a donation of $900 from the Rotary Club.

And these are just a few of the great things going on around here this week!

Library Flood - Thanks to All

As you all know, the library had an exciting opening day. One of the sprinklers broke and water poured into the exhibit area and foyer in the front, flowed down to the Hawaii/Pacific collection, and eventually through the library workroom into the surrounding hallways. Here are some cell phone photos that will show you the extent of the flooding. Thanks to all who helped clean and move furniture, as Bob said, we couldn’t have done it without you.

--Academic Support