PILIKIA HOU NA HAUMANA KULANUI!
na Kenji Rasmussen

Aloha no, e na haumana hou a me na haumana oo. Eia kekahi pilikia no kakou. Aole ia o ka UARC. Aole ia o ka hoonui ana i ka uku kula.O ia ka oki ana i ke kala kokua haumana. E holo manao ana ka Aha Olelo Amelika e oki i 12.7 biliona kala o ke kala kokua haumana. E oki ana ka Aha Olelo Amelika i ke kala kokua haumana e uku i ka oki auhau a me ka uku no ke kaua. Ua ae kanalima kenekoa i ka pila a ua ku-e kanalima kenekoa i ka pila; o ko Dick Cheney koho ke koho hooholo. E hoopilikia ana keia pila i na haumana no ke kula kiekie mai e hele ana i ke kulanui. No na haumana ma ke kulanui o Manoa i keia manawa, e hoonui ia ana ka uku helu kuala he 13.7%.

E aha ana ka lawelawe hana o ke kulanui ma Manoa e wehe i keia pilikia? Ua kuka kamailio au i ka pelekikena o ke kulanui o Hawaii, ia David McClain. Ua pane o pelekikena McClain penei: “We (ka lawelawe hana) are supporting with some help with the legislature the B plus system to relieve some of burden for students.” No na haumana mai ke kula kiekie wale no ka papahana B+. Ina he B+ ka na haumana kula kiekie i ka puka ana,  hiki ia lakou ke hele i ke kulanui ma Manoa me ka uku ole. Maikai keia papahana no na haumana Hawaii nona ka loaa makahiki uuku. O keia paha ke kokua i ke keiki Hawaii e komo auanei ana i ke kulanui. Pehea na haumana ma ke kulanui o Manoa i kaia manawa? Ua pane o pelekikena McClain penei: “We (ka lawelawe hana) are looking into it, we do not have anything right now in the works.”Aohe mea? Pehea kana olelo hoohiki e hoonui i ke kala kokua haumana ma muli o ka hoonui ana i ka uku kula? Aohe mea e kokua ia kakou aka e hoao ana ka lawelawe hana e wehe i ka pilikia. Koe aku ia!

E aha ana ka Aha Olelo o na haumana o ke kulanui o Manoa e wehe i keia pilikia? Ua kuka kamailio au me ke kenekoa Hyun Nunn mai ka Aha Olelo o na haumana o ke kulanui o Manoa. Ua pane ke kenekoa Nunn me: “This will affect the access for students to this University. We are taking action with the legistlature with our own bill.” Ua kakau ka aha olelo o na haumana e olelo aelike me ka aha olelo kau kanawai o Hawaii no keia aha kau kanawai. Makemake ka aha olelo o na haumana i ke kala keu mai ka aha olelo kau kanawai o Hawaii. He eono haneli miliona kala keu o ka aha olelo kau kanawai. Ua olelo ke kenekoa o Nunn: “With such a huge surplus of money I hope we can get some help before it is all gone and we come away with nothing.” Makemake na haumana e haawi ka aha olelo kau kanawai o Hawaii i  ke kulanui i na tuition wavier mai ke kala keu o ka mokuaina. Wahi a kenekoa Nunn: “My friend and I hoped to get a governemnt loan next semester but I do not think that is going to happen now, and I might not even try.”

He mahele wale no keia oki kala o ka puolo nui loa, o ia hoi ka Reconciliation Bill. Oki ia ke kala ma o keia pila aupuni. O keia ka nui loa o ka oki ana i ka loaa ana o ka papahana kala kokua haumana.

Makemake au e olelo i kekahi kanaka ma ke keena lawelawe hana ma Manoa. No laila, ua kuka kamailio au i ka hope poo o ke kulanui o Hawaii ma Manoa, ia Neal Smatresk. E aha ana kona keena no ka wehe ana i keia pilikia? Ua pane ka hope poo o Neal Smatresk penei: “Well all we are looking into now is the B plus scholarship program right now... When this bill named the Reconciliation Bill passes we (na lawelawe hana ma Manoa) must work hard to get things done for our students already at Manoa.” No laila, aohe ona kokua i na haumana ma Manoa. Makau au no ka mea e hana ana ka lawelawe hana o Manoa i ka ole no kakou, na haumana o Manoa. Nau e kiai i ke aupuni pekelala a me ka lawelawe hana o Manoa. Mahalo.

© 2006 Kenji Rasmussen