CHANCELLOR’S CORNER KAUA’I COMMUNITY COLLEGE / OCTOBER 2012 / VOLUME 02

Artist Kazu Kauinana Meet and Greet Whenever a new state building is constructed, a percentage of the budget goes toward providing public art. At the UHCC, this fund for public art means that, on a rotating basis, each college has the opportunity to work with an artist who creates an original piece of artwork for the campus. Now it’s KCC’s turn and The State Foundation on Arts and Culture has been working with KCC for the last year to select a place for the new artwork and an artist to create it. Artist Kazu Kauinana was selected to create the piece for KCC and he met with students at Club Day to learn more about the student body in an effort to create a sculpture for the campus. Kazu’s art begins with an interest in his subject and gathering information which leads to a tangible object that communicates his vision to the viewer. Growing up in Kaimuki, just outside of Waikiki, Kazu has been a life-long artist. His artistic roots were established at the age of 7 when he r e c e i ve d a s c h o l a r s h i p t o t h e Honolulu Academy of Arts. His

FUN AFTERNOON ASUH-KCC members enjoyed an afternoon of music, food, and laughs at the well attended event.

Great Turnout at Club Day O n S e p t e m b e r 12 t h , KC C presented Club Day, an opportunity for clubs to share information with fellow students and add new members to their organizations. This year there was a tremendous buzz surrounding the Campus Center as students signed up for

journey took him away from the islands for 15 years to San Diego and New York City before returning to the islands. Now he’s back and engaged with KCC

CLUB MATH Members of Club Math showed some pride and added new members to their club.

the dance club, the Hawaiian club, the math club, and a host of other clubs. With this year’s enrollment at a 20-year high, both the clubs and student gover nment are thriving. Kudos to all students and faculty members for your efforts in organizing this event.

students, staff, and faculty to create a sculpture which will sit between OCET and the One Stop Center, near the future KCC lanai.

FLU SHOTS Char Ono administered flu shots to nursing students outside the cafeteria as part of Club Day.

KCC RECEIVES $3.6 MILLION GRANT! KCC is proud to be part of the 3 campus consortium of UH Community Colleges to have received funding through the US Department of Labor’s Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training initiative grant for workforce development. Kevin Mince of RDP and VCAA James Dire, took the lead in developing the Kauai Portion of grant activities, and many faculty lent a hand to put the proposal together. Here are some quick facts about the grant. Total: $12.7 Million total, $3.6 Million for Kauai CC Source: U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration in partnership with the Department of Education. Areas of Training: Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Sustainability Water & Wastewater EV/PHEV Automotive Goals: The college will add offerings of certificate and training programs to increase job preparation for “Rural Hawaii”. The grant will also enhance student services, adding staffing for prior learning assessment, career counseling, internships and placements, and builds capacity for tracking the impact on students for further education or employment.

g at Ground Breaking and Blessin e Site Affordable Housing Prototyp

On Friday, September 28th, the college broke ground to mark the commencement of the construction phase of the Ho‘ouluwehi Affordable / Sustainable Living House Prototype project. The blessing was conducted by Reverend Wayne A. Vidinha, Sr., of Ke Akua Mana Church. What started out as a dented used container, will be repurposed into the foundation for an affordable home. Our students enrolled in the introductory carpentry class taught by instructor Robert Steurich will work to begin transforming the container. The coursework will provide students with a full experience ranging from foundation work through finish carpentry. Our students will have the skill set to further help address our housing needs and fill professional construction livable-wage jobs here at home. This groundbreaking marks a very important day for the college as it is just the beginning step in the Ho’ouluwehi Ka’apuni Housing Project, a really innovative project that will benefit our students and the Kauai community. In partnership with Mayor C a r v a l h o ’ s o f fi c e a n d t h e C o u n t y o f K a u a i departments, the college is designing and building the prototype and will then build homes in the community. The partnership demonstrates what great things can come when partners works together to improve our community. What a privilege it is to be part of such a far-reaching project!

Our Social Media is Expanding

www.Facebook.com/ KauaiCC www.YouTube.com/ KauaiCCVideos The official Facebook site for KCC is now up and running. Please “Like” us to get all of the latest happenings on campus. Also make sure to find us on YouTube and see all of the new video content we are adding. We currently have some UH Media Department produced videos, but will be adding our own content as well!

KCC To Get Added Media Exposure UH Media Production is currently working on producing video features highlighting new and interesting stories at KCC. Dan Meisenzhal and Sherrie Dodo from the department were recently on campus filming stories about our programs and students. The first of four videos, filmed in September, focused on the aquaponics program through Ho’ouluwehi. The story focused on Aquaculture and Aquaponic Program Coordinator, Bernie Tsao and the role of aquaponics in sustainability and how KCC is working on effecting change on-island. I had the opportunity to meet with Dan and Sherrie and it was really amazing to see the level of dedication that the department has to promoting our campus to the entire UH Community. The films will appear on the UH Homepage and then move to the news

OTHER FEATURED STORIES The second video in the series on KCC focusing on Ho’ouluwehi and KCC’s efforts in incorporating sustainability throughout our curriculum was featured on the homepage of the UH system. Student, Marcus Yamaguchi, shared information on the strawberry hydroponic project that he is working on and what the impact of his education at KCC will have on his future.

Kimo Perry and students from the Wai’ale’ale project were interviewed about their experiences in the Wai’ale’ale project. They were also filmed in Culinary and Hawaiian Studies classes.

Various students including, Courtney Contrades, were interviewed to share what they liked about being students at KCC.

archive site, as well as on the official KCC YouTube page. If you have a story that you would like covered by the UH Media Production department,

contact KCC’s Director of Marketing Keisaku Yogi. This is an exiting new resource that I hope we continue to use effectively.

NOTABLE EVENTS: K-12 STUDENTS ON CAMPUS overview   on   how   to   cul>vate   an   idea   for   Lili’uokalani   Children's   Center   and   other   crea>ng   a   business   and   took   a   tour   of   the   Hawaiian  Agencies  &  Organiza>ons  (HAO).     campus  aquaponics  farm.

    Co-­‐founders   Uncle   Nathan   Kalama   and  

    On   September   18th   the   Performing   Arts   former  KCC  Counselor  Jill  Kouchi  created  this   Center   hosted,   Eō   e   Lili’u,   the   28th   Annual   event   to   recognize   and   give   back   to  Queen   Kauai   Mokihana   FesLval.     The   program   Lili’uokalani  and  the  Children's  Center  . brings   the   spirit   of   song   compe>>on      It  was  great  to  have  such  a   talented   group   between   Kauai’s   Hawaiian   Immersion   of  K-­‐12  students  on   our  campus  performing      A  group   of  Kapa’a  HS   students  visited  KCC   and   had   the   opportunity   to   learn   more   about   business  and  sustainability   from   Eric   Knutzen,   Tim   Stuck,   and   Bernie  Tsao.     The   students   are   currently   working   on   a   class   project   building   a   virtual   business   with   a   focus  on   sustainability.     The   students  learned   what   it   means   to   be   “sustainable”,   got   an  

Schools   to   the   public.     One   of   its   unique   beau>ful   music.     I’m   proud   that   KCC   features   is   that   the   program   is   spoken   and   provides  the  venue  for  this  event. sung  en>rely  in  the  Hawaiian  language.    As  a   beginning  Hawaiian  language   student  myself,   I   loved   to   be   immersed   in  the   language   all   morning  and  found  I  picked  up   some   words   and  phrases.    KCC   students  staff   and  faculty   are   ac>ve   volunteers  and   par>cipants  along   with   Kauai   Mokihana   Fes>vals,   Queen