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Hunt starts at home

Embarking on a hunt for

your ancestors? You

might start by asking

family members about

their lives.

Relatives can also help

dig up documents and

other key items.

But don't stop there. The

National Genealogical

Society suggests

collecting birth,

marriage, death and

divorce rec-ords, as well

as family Bibles, old

letters and photos.

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Who's in your family tree?

"We are all omnibuses in which our ancestors ride, and every

now and then one of them sticks his head out and embarrasses

us."

— Oliver Wendell Holmes

By Peter EriksonAdvertiser Staff Writer

Ancestral authority Elbridge M. Smith

dresses the part when describing how a

raging sea tossed his Mayflower ancestor

into the Atlantic.

Smith, 90, slips on a

light-chocolate-colored, broad-brimmed

felt hat "with a rounded crown," a green

tunic, black breeches, stockings and shoes

and a white linen collar to deliver

classroom presentations.

He sets the scene: It's the winter of 1620,

and the Mayflower is headed to the New

World during a "beastly" storm.

Below deck, seawater soaks bedding and

clothes, and passengers lie amid the stench

of sickness. A disgusted John Howland

climbs on deck to get some fresh air.

"A wave came and washed him

overboard," Smith says. "He caught a

halyard on his way over, held on and

yelled, and a sailor pulled on the rope first,

and then hauled him in with the aid of a

boat hook.

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Military, probate,

cemetery and federal

census records, ship

manifests, old

newspapers, diaries,

biographies and obituaries

also can prove valuable.

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"This isn't a fable — it's a true story," he

adds.

Smith mesmerized students during visits to

Saint Mark Lutheran School in Kane'ohe

and Kapalama Elementary in November.

At Saint Mark, "I had the whole darn school, three sessions,"

said Waikiki resident Smith.

He served as national education chairman of the Mayflower

Society for three years and republished a teaching kit,

"Coming to America," about Pilgrim life that is distributed to

classrooms in Hawai'i and other states.

He also helps others trace their lineage. So do dozens of local

organizations, including the Daughters/Sons of the American

Revolution, and Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints'

family history centers.

Hawai'i, in fact, may be the only state aside from California to

have a "freestanding" Daughters of the American Revolution

library, says Eric G. Grundset, director of the DAR library in

Washington, D.C. The DAR Aloha Chapter Memorial Library

is part of the chapter house in Makiki.

Fast-growing pastime

Groups like DAR help sate America's appetite for genealogy,

which Scotland's National Tourism Board calls one of the

fastest growing pastimes in the western world.

"It's a fatal disease — you keep going until you die," said

Kathy DeFoster, treasurer and membership chairwoman for

the Honolulu County Genealogical Society and librarian for

the DAR.

Grundset traces the initial boom in genealogy to the American

Bicentennial, as well as Alex Haley's novel "Roots."

Celebrations surrounding the nation's birth touched off history

and restoration projects in the early to mid-1970s, while

Haley's story of Kunta Kinte prompted many to explore their

ancestry.

DeFoster points to the formation of the USGenWeb Project in

1996. The group of volunteers is digitizing state maps

(including one of the kingdom of Hawai'i from 1837),

transcribing veterans' pension records for all wars before

1900, and collecting cemetery data, among other things.

The Internet allows people to hunt for ancestors on their home

computers, but it also can be a detriment.

"Unfortunately, a major part of what has been posted online is

poorly documented, if it is documented at all," said Grundset,

who has roots in 17th-century Virginia. "Many mistakes in


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older published genealogies have been perpetuated by those

books being digitized and thereby given a wider audience.

Advances in genealogical scholarship, corrected genealogies

and updates to older material are often missed by researchers

who rely primarily on the Internet to conduct their research."

All the more reason to consult experts like Samuel Lowe and

his wife, Daphne. The couple volunteer on Tuesdays at the

LDS family history center on Beretania Street.

Everyone "is welcome, and it's free," said Lowe, 80, area

adviser for LDS centers in Hawai'i. "And there's no

proselytizing — it's strictly genealogy and family history

research. "Otherwise, people would be afraid to come."

About 200 people a month visit the Beretania Street branch.

The Lowes help Boy Scouts seek merit badges, assist

Kamehameha Schools applicants and prospective

homesteaders in proving their Hawaiian ancestry, and show

others how to comb through reels of microfilm and microfiche

for a variety of records.

They steer others to computers to access LDS databases that

contain about 970 million names.

"The average person doesn't really know how to do the

research — they're not detectives," said Lowe. "When they

come here, we don't do the research for them — we shown

them how."

Uncovering witches

It took a bit of sleuthing for DeFoster to find a book of early

Connecticut probate records that listed "my witch ancestors."

DeFoster discovered that her 9th great-grandfather and his

second wife were hanged in 1651 in Wethersfield, Conn., "for

crimes against God and a familiarization with the devil.

"Their crime was being poor. They didn't have a lot of money,

so they didn't have the position to protect themselves," said

DeFoster. "He also sold a gun to an Indian. The fact that he

had no money and no power and that he had committed a

crime put him on the outside of society, so it was very easy for

him to be railroaded.

"And so," she added, "they yanked him."

DeFoster helps others learn the fate of their own ancestors. The

DAR library, she said, is a good resource for those researching

the colonial period to the mid-19th century. "Our collection

contains many serials that can only be found in libraries in

major cities," said DeFoster.

Some people have to look no farther than their own family to

find written records.


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That's how Nancy Tome, outgoing president of the Okinawan

Genealogical Society of Hawaii, learned about her maiden

name Moriyama.

A copy of a family genealogy book heavily damaged during

World War II prompted a search in which she discovered her

family is a branch of that of King Sho Shin, who ruled

Okinawa from 1477 to 1526 in its former capital Shuri.

In a 1994 visit to Shuri, now part of Naha City, Tome

discovered, in an area obscured by weeds, the family grave at

which her grandparents worshiped.

"Having only a picture of the marker of the gravesite, we were

lucky enough to find it. We were so excited about that," said

Tome.

While Tome had access to extensive records, others aren't so

fortunate.

Barbara Nakamura, LDS family history adviser for Maui and

Moloka'i, said: "Many do not realize the value of old records.

Many records are still preserved only in the minds of the

elderly and must be written down."

Some digging required

The Bishop Museum has preserved Hawaiian manuscripts

from the 19th century that are "useful but require a great deal

of work" to sort through, said DeSoto Brown, archives

collection manager.

More useful is the Louis Sullivan collection of photos taken of

Hawaiians in 1920 and 1921 "to document how people

looked," Brown said. The photos list names and ethnicity.

"Their real value comes for people trying to find pictures of

family members," Brown said.

The Hawai'i State Archives has valuable information as well,

including marriage records from 1826 to 1949. But archivist

Allen Hoof stressed that the archives' primary function is

preserving government records. "We don't do genealogy," he

said.

Those who do include New England native Richard Dennis

Souther, who began recording his family history about 20

years ago while working for the Department of Hawaiian

Home Lands. Part of his job was helping people establish they

were at least 50 percent Hawaiian.

"Many of them would ask me, 'What is your nationality and

background?' — and I didn't have a clue," said Souther,

founder of the Honolulu County Genealogical Society. "That

year, I went back to Massachusetts and started taking down

names and addresses of relatives, and it took off from there."


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Among Souther's ancestors is Honolulu-born Hiram Bingham,

a Yale professor and real-life Indiana Jones who led Peruvian

expeditions that rediscovered the Inca ruins of Machu Picchu

and Vitcos. Bingham also was governor of Connecticut and a

U.S. senator.

Souther chronicles his ancestry on his Web site

(www.geocities.com/Heartland/Estates/9785/souther.html) and

748-page "Souther Family History" book — the final edition

of which will be released at a July 2005 reunion in Hawai'i.

Samuel Lowe's Hawaiian heritage is equally as robust: His

ancestor Lonomakaihonui, a descendant of King Kamehameha

I, had growths under each ear that resembled bunches of

grapes. He was nicknamed "Huihui," which means "collection."

It stuck as the family surname.

His grandmother, Mele Chang, born in China, joined her

father, Luis, at sea but jumped ship when they were anchored

at what is now Barbers Point. She swam ashore, ending up in

Nanakuli. A year later, Luis returned to Hawai'i to find his

daughter and lived here until his death.

"If Mele hadn't jumped ship, I wouldn't be here, Samuel Lowe

said. "There would be no posterity.

'Families are eternal'

It's critical to know one's roots, said Lowe.

"We learn the hardships they went through," he said. "We have

a connection to them. That's why the church says all families

are eternal. We believe we'll all return to the spiritual world

with our families on the other side."

Smith's whole family is involved in genealogy. Wife Edna is

genealogy records chairman for the DAR for New York state

and is an associate member here. And son Elbridge W. is

treasurer of the Sons of the American Revolution branch in

Honolulu.

"If we can get others to be proud of who they are and what

their forerunners accomplished, so much the better," said the

elder Smith, who was stationed in Hawai'i and on Okinawa

during World War II. "It makes us better Americans."

He urges students to study their own genealogies. Last year,

Smith addressed 140 students in six classes in upstate New

York, where he and Edna spend the warmer months. "I point

out that we're all immigrants if we go back far enough," he

said.

Reach Peter Erikson at 525-5489 or

[email protected].

• • •


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Getting started

Get a pedigree chart or family-group sheet and mark down

yourself, your parents and grandparents and so on. Choose an

ancestor you'd like to learn more about.

"Always work backward from the known to the unknown," the

National Genealogical Society says. Include the sources for all

information you collect.

Get names of ancestors' siblings and spouses, says the U.S.

National Archives & Records Administration

(www.archives.gov/research_room/genealogy).

Pedigree charts are available at LDS Church family history

centers. You can also download charts and group sheets from

the Public Broadcasting System (www.pbs.org/kbyu/ancestors)

or at Genealogy Search

(www.genealogysearch.org/free/forms.html).

Kindred Konnections (www.mytrees.com) allows you to create

a family tree online, upload pictures and download charts and

software. It's all free, though you can upgrade your account

for a fee.

Get a camcorder and interview family members. Use old

documents, paintings, furniture and other items as props

to tell the story.

Visit a library or genealogical society and seek research

on your family already done by others.

Check the LDS Church's superb site at

www.familysearch.org.

Other top sites include:

The Library of Congress

USGenWeb Project

National Genealogical Society

New England Historic Genealogical Society

New York Genealogical & Biographical Society

United States Civil War Center

Library of Virginia

Maryland State Archives

For immigrant ancestors, check the American Family

Immigration History Center

Check spellings of names and other information. Only publish

information that can be confirmed.

Store information in a software program. Some of the most

popular include Family Tree Maker (www.broderbund.com),

Family Origins (www.formalsoft.com), Legacy Family Tree

(www.legacyfamilytree.com) and Ancestral Quest

(www.ancquest.com).


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Professionals prefer The Master Genealogist

(www.whollygenes.com), which is more customizable than the

others. The LDS Church offers its Personal Ancestral File for

free, though you'll have to pay $13.50 for a companion

program that prints pedigree and other charts.

Try the new technology: DNA research. Firms specializing in

"anthrogenealogy" or "biogenealogy" say tests — which cost

hundreds of dollars — can tell "what percentage of your DNA

is shared with Africans, Europeans, Asians and Native

Americans," or help discover others to whom you share a

common ancestor. A story in the Baxter (Ark.) Bulletin

describes a woman who used DNA to track her family's roots

back 400 years to Ghana.

— Peter Erikson

• • •

Where you can find out more

Here are a few top genealogy resources for Hawai'i. See the

Honolulu County Genealogical Society of Hawaii Web site

(rootsweb.com/~hihcgs/resources.html) for a complete list.

Honolulu County Genealogical Society

Memberships available for $18 (family) and $12 (individual).

Meets monthly at Manoa Gardens Community Center.

Address: P.O. Box 235039, Honolulu, HI 96823-3500. Reach

Kathy DeFoster for membership information at

[email protected].

Okinawan Genealogical Society of Hawaii

Meets monthly at the Hawaii Okinawa Center. Call Nancy

Tome at 373-9210.

Portuguese Genealogical Society of Hawaii

Special collections include records of Portuguese whalers who

"jumped ship" in Hawai'i and married local women, according

to the organization's president and director, Doris Naumu. The

society also has records of other immigrants.

Address: Palama Settlement, Room 11, corner of Palama and

North Vineyard, Honolulu. Library open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Phone: 841-5044.

USGenWeb Archives Hawaii Cemetery Project

The cemetery project seeks to place burial lists online. Access

the site at www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/hi/is_hawaii.htm.

Bishop Museum Library & Archives

Resources include the Louis Sullivan collection of photos


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taken of Hawaiian and part-Hawaiian people from 1920-21.

Library and archives open noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday through

Friday and 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays, except holiday

weekends. Address: 1525 Bernice St., P.O., Honolulu, HI

96817-0916. Phone 848-4148 (library) or 848-4182

(archives).

Hawaii State Archives

Marriage records from 1826-1949.

Address: Iolani Palace Grounds, King and Richards streets,

Honolulu, HI 96813. Phone: 586-0329. E-mail:

[email protected]. Hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through

Friday.

State Department of Health

Make a genealogy request for vital records by writing to the

department at Office of Health Status Monitoring,

Issuance/Vital Statistics Section, P.O. Box 3378, Honolulu, HI

96801. See www.hawaii.gov/health/records/genealogy.html

for information.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' family

history centers

Special collections include: Delayed Birth Registrations and

Hawai'i Census records.

To find a family history center near you, see

www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp or

call 955-8910.

Daughters of the American Revolution, Aloha Chapter

DAR offers a partial collection of early Quaker directories, the

New England G & H Register and the New York Biography &

Historical Record, among others. The Aloha Chapter meets

monthly from September to May. Call 949-7256 or e-mail

[email protected]. A Big Island-Hawaii Loa Chapter

was established in 2001. E-mail: [email protected].

Sons of the American Revolution, Hawaii Society

In the spring a general meeting is held jointly with the

Daughters of the American Revolution. Another is held in the

fall. Check

groups.msn.com/HawaiiSocietySonsoftheAmericanRevolution.

Reach Elbridge W. Smith at 523-5050 or [email protected].

Hawaiian Historical Society

Collections include index of Hawaiian Journal of History,

early city directories and Hawaiian newspapers. Address: 560

Kawaiahao St., Honolulu, HI 96813. Phone: 537-6271 or

e-mail [email protected]. Web site:


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www.hawaiianhistory.org.

Correction: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated

that Elbridge M. Smith designed a teaching kit used in

classroom demonstrations about Pilgrim life. Smith

republished the kit.

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The Wailea 4.5 Women

team, from left: Diane

Driscoll-Miller, Mino

McClean, Sally Gretz,

Cathleen Nicoloff, Katrina

Holmberg, Marie Holmberg

and Kathy Shipman. The

team will be competing in

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Oct. 15 to 17 at Tucson,

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RECREATION

Hawai'i makes impact at tennis

nationals

• Teams bound for nationals

• Tennis league set for Central O'ahu

By Peter Erikson Advertiser Staff Writer

Hawai'i has relatively few United States Tennis

Association players, but many high-octane teams.

Nowhere is this better illustrated

than at the national tournaments,

where the state has "held its own

over the years," said Lynn Lozano,

USTA Hawai'i League coordinator.

In 2000, for example, three Hawai'i

teams won USTA championships.

A year later, a 4.0 women's team

from Honolulu also took the title.

Last year, Kaua'i's Hattie

Somerville teamed with Betsy

Purpura to win a second

Mother-Daughter National

Grasscourt Championship at

Newport Casino Lawn Tennis Club

in Newport, R.I.

This year there are several teams headed to nationals

(see chart below).

The Hawai'i Pacific Section, which includes American

Samoa and Guam, listed 7,301 players as of August, one

of the smallest totals among the USTA's 17 sections.

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National Tennis Rating Program

1.5: Works primarily on getting the ball in play.

2.0: Lacks court experience, and strokes need developing. Is familiar with basic positions for singles and doubles play.

2.5: Has limited court coverage but can sustain a short rally at a slow pace.

3.0: Fairly consistent when hitting medium-paced shots, but not comfortable with all strokes and lacks execution when trying for directional control, depth, or power.

3.5: Has improved strokes and can control direction of moderate shots, but

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By comparison, the Southern Section comprises nine

states and nearly 170,000 players.

At the nationals, "people told us they had to win lots

more matches than we did to get there," said Gary

Nekoba, whose 5.0 men's team barely lost to champion

Texas at the USTA championships in 2000 in Palm

Springs, Calif.

Hawai'i players take full advantage of the matches they

do get to play in, however.

"In Hawai'i we have to get the best of the best," said

Cathleen E. Nicoloff, who coaches and plays for the

Wailea 4.5 women's team from Maui, which will

compete in the National Championships this month in

Tucson, Ariz.

"At the 4.5 level we get players at the top level, not the

middle level," she said.

Sometimes getting the best players takes some ingenuity.

At the sectionals in Maui in August, for instance, "two of

our best players were from O'ahu and one was from Los

Angeles," Nicoloff said. Out-of-state players can qualify

for a championship here by competing in at least two

matches at the local level. Most Hawai'i teams, though,

are made up of players from their own districts, Lozano

said.

Spreading aloha

Hawai'i teams, Nicoloff said,

are intent on making an

impression at the nationals.

"We always bring a bunch of

protea for the tournament desk

and we bring pineapples for

each of the team captains we

compete against," said Nicoloff,

who helped her Hawai'i 5.0

team place fifth at the 1996

nationals at New Orleans. "And

we bring cookies to give to

each of our competitors."

Playing in the nationals "gives

us a chance to spread the aloha

and tell them (opponents) who

we are," Nicoloff said. "We

wear fun clothes and want

everyone to know we're there."


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needs to develop depth and variety. Is more aggressive at net, has improved court coverage and is developing teamwork in doubles.

4.0: Has dependable strokes and shows more expertise with forehand and backhand shots. Uses lobs, overheads, approach shots and volleys with some success but occasionally forces errors when serving. Rallies may be lost due to impatience. Doubles teamwork evident.

4.5: Has developed use of power and spin and can handle pace. Has sound footwork, can control depth of shots, and attempts to vary game plan according to pace set by opponent. Can hit first serves with power and accuracy and place second serve but tends to overhit difficult shots. Aggressive net play is common in doubles.

5.0: Has good anticipation and can hit outstanding shots. Regularly hits winners and puts away volleys but still forces errors. Can execute lobs, drop shots, half volleys, overhead smashes, and has good depth and spin on most second serves.

5.5: Has mastered power and/or consistency as a major weapon. Can vary strategies and styles of play and hit dependable shots in stressful situations.

6.0 to 7.0: Has had intensive training for national tournament competition at the junior and collegiate levels and obtained a sectional and/or national ranking.

7.0: World-class player.

It's not hard to find tennis

enthusiasts in Hawai'i, where

the percentage of people who

play the sport is among the

highest in the nation, Lozano

said.

Among those who help drum

up interest in tennis here is

USTA teaching pro Rusty

Dyer.

It was at Dyer's urging that

Kiyomi Smothermon, captain

of the 3.0 Lady Rocketeers,

joined the USTA. Her team is

set to play in the nationals in

Arizona.

"I didn't even know there was

team tennis for adults — I

thought is was only for

children," Smothermon said.

It's no surprise that the USTA

membership has grown

steadily, Lozano said.

"What other sport offers the

recreational adult the

opportunity to play at the local

level all the way up to the

national championships?" she

asked. "There are 10 national

championships, including those

for seniors and adult leagues,

totaling 3,000 players across

the country."

Founded in 1881, the USTA

owns the U.S. Open, selects

members for the U.S. Davis

Cup, Fed Cup, Olympic and

Paralympic teams, and sponsors

programs for players of all ages

and abilities.

Also, USA League Tennis is the

largest recreational tennis league in the world, with more

than 530,000 participants, according to the

organization's Web site.

The site allows players to check their scores and records,

as well as those of their opponents.


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Coordination not easy

The number of opponents dwindles, however, as a

player reaches the higher levels.

Nekoba's team, for instance, was decimated after the

2000 nationals, when USTA "verifiers" bumped up five

players to the 5.5 level — even though Hawai'i doesn't

have such a league.

When their ratings expired in 2004, four of the five

returned to 5.0 play.

But there's still not much competition for 5.0 players in

Hawai'i, Nekoba said.

"At least on the Neighbor Islands we can scrape enough

players together to make a league," Nekoba said. "... I

would think O'ahu would have enough 5.0 players

because of the population difference — I don't know

why they don't field more teams.

"On the east side, basically Hilo, as far as 5.0 players go,

there's seven who can play at that level and that's it. I

usually have to get all of them together at the same time

to make a team and that's difficult because of

commitments."

Lozano said it's not surprising that there aren't more 5.0

players.

"The largest level for participation is 3.5; as you go

higher in level you will note that those levels/divisions

become smaller," she said. "This is natural in most

recreational sports."

Nekoba also plays 4.5 tennis, and said there's a paucity

of players on that level, too.

"In general, on the east side (of Maui), people get

comfortable at 4.0 and stay there," he said. "The faces

don't really change in that group and they don't play up.

"We used to have a bunch of lawyers and doctors who

played but they all moved to golf ... and drifted away

from tennis. Hopefully they'll all come back."

Reach Peter Erikson at

[email protected] or 525-5489.

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Harajuku Station in Tokyo

helps connect Japan

through a train system

that's quick and fun to ride.

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Shinobazu no Ike is a

renowned pond at Ueno

Zoo filled with lotus

blossoms and migratory

birds perched on stumps.

Swaying weeping willows

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• Look at bentos for cheap eats

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By Peter EriksonAdvertiser Staff Writer

TOKYO, Japan — Including the

giant crows that dive-bomb

pedestrians, I've got a special

affinity for all things Japanese. It's

the birthplace of my wife, dual

homeland for my two children and

a place where bentos beat burgers.

We visited Tokyo and its environs

for 2 1/2 weeks in May. My wife's

father got to meet his grandson,

and I returned to the country I

lived and worked in for almost

four years.

Not much has changed. Tokyo

remains an easy place to get

around, even if you've got small

children. Buses, trains and subways

run on time, and people are quick

to help you find your station or

point you in the right direction.

Here are a few ideas for families on

where to stay, what to do, which

eateries to patronize and how to get

around.

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The elevated Yebisu

Skywalk connects Ebisu

Station to Yebisu Garden

Place, which is the former

home of Yebisu Brewery.

On the Web:

For details, visit the Japan

National Tourist

Organization Web site:

www.jnto.go.jp. Also of

interest, the English

language site of the Japan

Travel Bureau, the

country's largest travel

agency:

www.jtb.co.jp/eng.

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expensive, if you follow a few

rules:

Don't rent a car unless you're

sharing the cost — there are

no freeways, only toll roads,

and the fees are steep.

Don't shop in "international"

grocery stores, whose jet-set

clienteles can afford to pay

$10 for a can of tuna.

Eat like the natives — ignore

American joints such as Anna

Miller's, where a pie costs as

much as Russian caviar, and

try, say, a kaitenzushi

(revolving sushi) restaurant,

which serve plates of the best

raw fish you've ever tasted for

a fraction of what you pay

here. You can also bark an

order to one of the chefs:

"Maguro o kudasai!" ("Tuna,

please!").

The wonders of Ueno

A decaying city of grimy buildings surrounds some of

Japan's finest cultural treasures in the historic railway

hub of Ueno on the northern edge of Tokyo.

But the contrast between blight and divine sight is less

jarring when you see the country's premier zoo,

world-class museums and a park where cherry blossoms

bloom in spring and magicians entertain crowds.

Ueno Zoological Gardens is a five-minute walk from the

train station, making it easy to lug along children —

even if one is in a clunky stroller and the other is

harnessed to your chest in a Baby Bjorn, as was the case

with us.

The big draw is one aging superstar: Ling Ling, a giant,

rare panda born at Beijing Zoo and given to Ueno in

1992. Pygmy hippopotamuses, giant anteaters, gorillas,

polar bears and thousands of other animals are also

featured.

This might sound rather ordinary — but how many zoos

have a shrine and other centuries-old landmarks?

Toshogu Shrine, built about 1650, is dedicated to

shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu, who in 1603 established the

Tokugawa, or Edo, period, a military dictatorship that

lasted until 1867. Nearby is a five-story pagoda and


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military commander Todo Takatora's Tea Ceremony

House, used for the reception of visiting shoguns.

Takatora, who served under Tokugawa, helped invade

Korea and was considered one of the finest castle

architects of his time.

The zoo is also known for Shinobazu no Ike (Pond),

filled with lotus flowers and islands where migratory

birds perch on tree stumps. Swaying weeping willows

line the pond, and Aleutian Canada geese and

red-crowned cranes rest in mini sanctuaries protected by

bamboo fences that look like works of art.

Elsewhere, you can take a ride in a cart pulled by a

llama; you'll receive a colorful, laminated certificate as a

souvenir.

A Disneyland-like monorail takes visitors from the east

side of the zoo to the west for a small fee.

How to get there: Take the Yamanote Line from

Shibuya, Shinjuku, Tokyo or Shinagawa; you'll pay less

than $2 each way, per person. The zoo is open Tuesday

through Sunday from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The cost is

600 yen (about $5) for those ages 15 to 64, 300 yen

($2.50) for seniors and 200 yen ($1.67) for youths

12-14. Keep an eye on your children — hundreds get

lost at the zoo each year.

A place to play

If you have small kids, a visit to Tokyo-To Jido Kaikan

(Tokyo Metropolitan Children's Hall) is a must. This

multistory wonderland was established under the Child

Welfare Act of 1964 in a city where "the play

environment for children worsens each year," according

to the city.

The facility hugs the choked streets of Shibuya but

provides plenty of space to stimulate children. You can

visit the scientific craft corner or the Human Body Maze

playground, work on computers, check out library

books or create art in Origami Land. For teens there's a

wireless-communications room and sound studio.

How to get there: Take the Yamanote, Saikyo,

Inokashira, Toyoko or Denen Toshi train lines, or the

Ginza or Hanzoumon subway lines, to Shibuya Station,

seven minutes from the Children's Hall. The facility is

open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day except holidays and

until 6 p.m. in June and July. Write to Tokyo

Metropolitan Children's Hall, 1-18-24 Shibuya-ku,

Tokyo 150-0002. Or call (03) 3409-6361 or (03)

3407-8364 (fax).


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A day with the emperors

Another great place to bring the family is Meiji Jingu

Shrine, where visitors walk lush grounds and learn

about Japan's emperors. Take either the JR Yamanote

Line to Harajuku Station, or the subway's Chiyoda Line

to Meijijingumae Station.

Meiji Jingu, which holds the deified spirits of Emperor

Meiji and his consort, Empress Shoken, was completed

in 1920 and rebuilt after being destroyed in World War

II.

Nearby is Harajuku and sprawling Yoyogi Koen (Park);

Tsukiji market, an enormous barn-like structure where

merchants hold morning fish auctions and slice giant sea

creatures into sashimi; and Yebisu Garden Place, former

home of Yebisu Brewery, connected by an elevated,

moving "Skywalk" to Ebisu Station.

Where to stay

An excellent choice is Kodomo no Shiro (National

Children's Castle) in Aoyama, which combines a hotel

with whole floors of play areas. There's no fee to use the

facilities if you stay at the Tokyo hotel; otherwise it's

500 yen ($2.50) for adults and 400 yen ($3.35) for

kids. Our room price, including tax and fees, was $123

per night, a bargain in any big city.

Our daughter loved the roof-garden play areas, fine-arts

studio and a wooden jungle gym that took up half of

one floor. There's also a well-child clinic, music lobby,

childcare area, restaurants, a pool and a gym.

The down side: Hallways smell of cigarette smoke, and

the nearest laundry is a half-mile away.

How to get to there: National Children's Castle is about

a10-minute walk from Omotesando or Shibuya station;

take the JR Yamanote, Saikyo, Toyoko, Inokashira or

Denentoshi lines, or the Ginza, Hanzomon or Chiyoda

subway lines. From Shibuya Station, walk up

Miyamasuzaka street, past the Shibuya post office,

toward Aoyama Dori (Street) and Aoyama Gakuin

(University). The Castle will be on your left. You can

also take a bus toward Shinbashi Kitaguchi Station; get

out at Aoyama University.

From Omotesando Station, take the B2 exit, walk past

the Kinokuniya grocery store, toward Shibuya along

Aoyama Dori. The castle will be on your right.

To get to the hotel from Narita Airport, take the

90-minute Limousine Bus ride to Excel Hotel Tokyu in


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Shibuya; it's about $30 per person. Then tell a cabbie,

"Aoyama no Kodomo no Shiro, onigaishimasu" (Please

take me to National Children's Castle on Aoyama Street).

You'll pay about 1,000 yen total (about $8.35) for the

15-minute ride.

National Children's Castle: 5-53-1 Jingumae

Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 150-0001. Call (03) 3797-5666.

Check kodomono-shiro.or.jp/english/index.html or send

an inquiry to [email protected].

• • •

Look at bentos for cheap eats

You may have to pay about $7 for a small beer or soft

drink or $8 for a morsel of a sandwich at a Tokyo cafe,

but bentos remain cheap and delicious.

A particularly good place to pick up a bento is the food

area next to Shibuya Station. You'll find tempura, sushi,

sashimi, chicken katsu, grilled salmon and countless

kinds of tsukemono (Japanese pickles). One place sells

nothing but onigiri (clumps of rice shaped like triangles

and wrapped with nori, or dried seaweed — what we

would call musubi) with such things as shrimp tempura

inside.

Perhaps the best place in Tokyo for ramen, gyoza and

fried rice is Darumaya, in an alleyway off Aoyama Dori.

The best ramen dishes are the Takana Soba, which

comes with a plate of takana, a leafy vegetable particular

to Japan; and the Daruma Soba, with its side of

barbecued pork, bamboo shoots, bean sprouts and strips

of nori. The price: about $6. You'll want to try the

gyoza, which come steaming and juicy, or the fried rice,

made in huge woks over high flames, the familiar

bonk-bonk of wooden Chinese ladles banging against

the pan keeping a steady beat. The salad is also great.

Darumaya is at 5-9-5 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku.

Open 11a.m.-10 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Closed

Sunday. Phone: 03-3499-6295.

If you're in the mood for sushi or sashimi, try

Sushiwazen Takumi Tokyo for lunch. The restaurant,

near the massive United Nations University, is at the

bottom of a flight of stairs, next to a patio and a

McDonald's visible from street level. We paid just $95

for six people. The prawn-sized ama ebi (sweet shrimp,

served raw) was excellent.

Another excellent place to eat at is Roy Yamaguchi's

restaurant in Aoyama. Call (03) 5474-8181.


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— Peter Erikson

• • •

Get good deals on diapers, formula

Japan's wizardry in creating things extends beyond

electronics and automobiles. It's also got a handle on

disposable diapers and formula.

I'd assumed that because both items cost so much in

America, they must be prohibitively expensive in Japan.

But I needn't have worried. In Japan, the main brands —

including Pampers — are far cheaper and made of better

material.

In America, a kind of premium has been placed on

pull-up, or "training," diapers. Buy a box of 20 to 30 in

a grocery or drug store and you'll pay $13 or more. At

the Toys 'R' Us in Sagamihara city, a box of 66 pull-up

diapers from Unicharm was about $15. You won't even

do that well at Costco.

Formula, meanwhile, comes only in large containers at

decent prices.

Could it be that Japanese refuse to be ripped off for

items that will be glowing in the dark 500 years from

now and cost very little to make?

Up in smoke: Tokyo still reeks of cigarette smoke. The

taxi we took to our hotel kept us gasping for air, and the

Man-Boo! Internet Comic Cafe in Shibuya, while

inexpensive and convenient, will make you gag. Even

Ueno Zoo has a special bench for smokers next to

Shinobazu Pond — and exotic birds.

Money: It can be difficult to change dollars because you

won't find familiar names such as Cirrus or Star or

Maestro at ATMs. You also won't find many English

menus. Instead, look for one of the many Citibank

ATMs in Tokyo. Some restaurants and stores take credit

cards, but many don't.

— Peter Erikson

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Peter Erikson Honolulu Advertiser Catching Errors on Deadline 2005; June-August (Editor’s Note: The diacriticals in Hawaiian names are correct) Editing Example 1 “Risk of identity theft on rise” Problem 1: In breakout box titled “Take Precautions,” a bulleted item suggested checking one’s credit reports by contacting Equifax, Esperian and TransUnion separately. Aside from all the work, one would have to pay a fee to download or order each report. Missing was this information: Residents of western states, including Hawaii, can download or order free reports from all three companies at one site, annualcreditreport.com. This service began December 2004; other states are being phased in over the year. Solution: I added the relevant information to the box, after checking with the reporter, who was unaware of the centralized site. Problem 2: The story focuses on an identity theft victim in Hawaii whose credit card was used to make more than $8,000 in purchases in Spain. He is quoted as saying, “I hate to be responsible for $8,000.” In fact, he is only liable for the first $50 under U.S. law. The story has no mention of this. Solution: I added a graph to the story to reflect this.

By Rick Daysog Advertiser Staff Writer Charles Harrington said he should have suspected something was wrong last month when he couldn’t use his Visa card to pay for lunch at a local restaurant or to purchase supplies at Office Depot. The Kamehameha Heights resident, who was well below the $32,000 limit on his card, said his credit-card statements later showed that someone had used his Visa account that same day to rack up more than $8,000 in charges in Spain. Harrington, the publisher of Hawaii Parent magazine, said his wife recently alerted American Savings Bank, which had issued him the card, and a bank employee told them that up to 40 people had reported similar problems recently. “I hate to be responsible for $8,000 without having anything to do with it,” said Harrington, who has never visited Spain. “I could have had fun with that $8,000.” American Savings said it will investigate Harrington’s case. Under federal law, Harrington will only be liable for the first $50 once he can demonstrate he is a victim of fraud. Harrington is one of hundreds of local victims of one of the fastest-growing forms of fraud in the nation: identity theft. * Download and print copies of your credit reports from each of the three reporting companies at www.annualcreditreport.com. Or call (877) 322-8228 to request a form, or write to Annual Credit Report Request Service, P.O. Box 105281, Atlanta, GA 30348-5281. (Forms are available on the Web site). Editing Example 2 “Battered Guard cutter navigating rough seas” Problem: This July 15, 2005 story was originally scheduled to run the week before, but I suggested holding it because there were three errors in the first paragraph alone. Here’s the first graph: “When Capt. Michael Jett enlisted in the Coast Guard in 1967, he dreamed of commanding a high-endurance cutter such as the Honolulu-based USS Jarvis. But Jett never imagined that he would be the commander of one of the ships that came online 38 years ago.” The errors: 1. The USS Jarvis was a Navy destroyer sunk by the Japanese in 1942. The Jarvis is a Coast Guard cutter. 2. The Jarvis wasn’t commissioned until 1972, so Capt. Jett couldn’t have dreamed of commanding a ship like the Jarvis in 1967.

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3. Also, the Jarvis came online 33 years ago, not 38 as the lead says. Solution: The story was held, checked by several editors who concurred with the changes, and run the next week. Edited Story: By Curtis Lum Advertiser Staff Writer When Capt. Michael Jett enlisted in the Coast Guard in 1967, he dreamed of commanding a high-endurance cutter. But Jett never imagined that he would be the commander of a ship that came online 33 years ago. The Jarvis is one of two 378-foot cutters home-ported in Honolulu and is among an aging fleet of Coast Guard ships and aircraft that require constant repair and maintenance. Military and elected officials have said that plans to replace the Coast Guard’s assets over the next 20 years need to be accelerated to allow it to carry out its post 9/11 mission. The so-called “deep water” replacement program calls for $20 billion to be spent over a 20-year period, but that could be increased to 25 years under a White House plan. Some of the Coast Guard’s boats are 50 years old, while the Jarvis was built in 1970 and commissioned in 1972. The Jarvis primarily patrols Alaskan waters and the Western Pacific, enforcing U.S. laws and treaties. The crew also hunts down drug smugglers and takes part in exercises with other nations to fight terrorist activities. Over the years, the Jarvis has taken a beating as it travels through rough environments. Jett said his crew frequently has to perform repair and maintenance work, rather than its usual duties because of the problems with the aging ship. The Jarvis is on a 90-day patrol mission but recently was forced to dock at Adak, Alaska, for two days for repairs. He said one diesel engine is down and can’t be replaced until the Jarvis returns to Honolulu at the end of this month, while a turbine is running at reduced capacity. At any given time, Jett said, something is broken on the Jarvis. Despite its problems, the Jarvis is among the better-conditioned ships in the Coast Guard, he said. Editing Example 3 “Got the hots for kim chee” Problem: On July 20, we ran a series of feature stories about kim chee. I did not work on the stories. However, after the stories were edited and slotted and the pages proofed, I noticed variations on three names (Mimi Mitsunaga and Mimi Mitsuzawa; Julia Chung and Julia Chang; and Chae and Choe on second reference for Chef Chae Won Choe. Solution: I quickly contacted the writer and section editor, and the problems were fixed. Edited Story: By Wanda A. Adams Advertiser Food Editor Here in Hawai’i, we think we know kim chee. Those familiar jars of Halms or Kohala kim chee are at home on our tables. But in truth, our understanding of Korea’s national food rates about a 4 on a scale of 160. Meaning even the most savvy among us tend to be aware of only four types of the Korean fermented pickle (won bok, cucumber, daikon and turnip) among the more than 160 types documented in Korea. Unless you’re in the habit of visiting the kim chee bars at one of the Korean markets here — Palama Super Market and Queen’s Super Market are best known — or have a Korean halmani (grandma) in the kitchen, you are probably innocent about the wide range of kim chee ingredients and flavors. The term, rooted in Middle Chinese, means to soak or steep vegetables or greens. Originally, kim chee was just a salted vegetable, explained chef Chae Won Choe, who was born in Korea and raised in Hawaii. After chilies were introduced to Korea in the 17th century, Koreans created a variation on the theme, seasoning the salted vegetables with sweet, hot peppers.

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Now the dish is officially designated a National Treasure in South Korea. “Kim chee, we had breakfast, lunch and dinner — so many different kinds,” said Mimi Mitsunaga, who grew up in Korea and for the past 13 years has masterminded an immense kim chee-making project for Iolani School’s Family Fair. Says Choe, “You can kim chee any kind of vegetable.” Common in Korea are kim chees made with eggplant, mustard leaves, lettuces, carrots, gourds, watercress, leeks, chives, green onions, pumpkin, various roots and shoots, according to “The Kim Chee Cookbook,” by Kim, Lee and Lee (Periplus, 1997), an excellent English-language guide to kim chee lore, history and recipes. And seafood, too: oysters, squid, shrimp, pollack, cutlass fish. A more recent stereotype of kim chee is that it isn’t good for you. And, indeed, the high sodium content is of concern; this can be somewhat mitigated by making your own kim chee, rinsing kim chee before eating, and savoring small portions. But recent research indicates that fermented foods — cabbage kim chee and sauerkraut — have significant health advantages. Cruciferous vegetables, including cabbages, are high in cancer-fighting antioxidants (glucosinolates and flavonoids), fiber, vitamins C and K, calcium and minerals (iron, potassium). In a 2002 study written up in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, Finnish researchers found that fermenting cabbages produces isothiocyanates, which retard cancers in laboratory experiments. The same lactic acids that help preserve the fermented cabbage also promote intestinal health. Garlic, abundantly used in making kim chee, has antioxidant and other health effects as well, as does hot pepper powder. And cabbage kim chee is fat- and cholesterol-free. Editing Example 4 “Portuguese event yields tasty recipe” Problem: In this story, the writer, who is Portuguese, called a Portuguese dessert “preges” in her column. I did some fact-checking and found it was actually pregos. Solution: The writer indicated pregos was correct and that she had assumed it was preges. Edited Story: By Wanda Adams Advertiser Food Editor Spent a delightful Saturday afternoon at the Kona Historical Society’s Portuguese Heritage Festival last weekend, held in a pasture on a hillside below the old Greenwell store in Captain Cook on the Big Island. For the event, the society built a forno — a masonry oven, faced not with the usual brick or stucco but with local rock, artfully fitted together like the dry stone walls that form the pasture boundaries. One reason for the event was to tell the community about plans for the Kona Heritage Ranch, an outdoor living history museum that will celebrate work, family, ethnicity and community — including the Portuguese. (Find more at www.konahistorical.org.) I got teary-eyed seeing older ladies who reminded me of my grandmother and recalling how much of Portuguese culture has faded. Today, most people think Portuguese food is bean soup, linguica and sweetbread — and maybe vinha d’ahlos (pickled pork) and bacalhau (salt cod) stew. But the early immigrant cooks had a repertoire of dozens of recipes. I participated in a talk-story time with a group of women, recalling old-time Portuguese foods and cooking, customs and feasts. I encountered a new recipe at the event: slow-simmered and marinated beef made into delicious, garlicky sandwiches called pregos. I bought literally the last copy of the Kona Historical Society’s Portuguese Heritage Cookbook ($4.95 — they’re reprinting). Below is the recipe as the cookbook presents it. I added a tablespoon of balsamic vinegar and a teaspoon of beef soup base to deepen the flavor of the gravy that forms from the pan juices. P.S. You could cut the fat by using just a couple tablespoons of butter and using a cup of strong beef broth in which to sauté the garlic and beef.

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Editing Example 5 “State’s first female leader of safety agency recognized” Problem: This Aug. 5 story had already been edited, slotted and proofed by the time I checked it after first deadline. I noticed three things: 1. The second graph makes it sound as if Patty Dukes, Honolulu’s EMS department head, had just been promoted. She had actually been named to the job seven months before. 2. Much of the third graph is repetitive and should have been cut. 3. We say Dukes “began her career as an paramedic.” Solution: All of the errors were fixed for the second, or home final, edition. Edited Story: By Suzanne Roig Advertiser Staff Writer When Patty Dukes began her career as a paramedic, she was one of six women in her field. That was 22 years ago. Now there are about 60 women in the Honolulu Emergency Medical Services Department and Dukes is the agency’s chief. She is the first woman to hold that position in a major U.S. city and the first woman in the state to lead a public safety agency. Dukes said she's more than up for the challenge following a ceremony with Gov. Linda Lingle, who recognized Dukes yesterday for her work and her pioneering leadership in emergency services. “You’re the first people citizens call,” Lingle said. “You have an extremely special role in the community. I admire very much what you do.” Dukes began her career as a paramedic and moved up through the ranks. Seven months ago she was named chief. Each year on Oahu, EMS responds to more than 66,000 calls for medical emergencies and traumatic injuries. Mobile intensive care technicians have attended more than 1,500 hours of college-accredited training in advanced life support and invasive medical techniques. The city now has 18 ambulance units. With lei piled high around her neck, Dukes said she was grateful to the state for providing additional ambulances and paramedics, and for the recognition. “It’s a honor to be here today,” Dukes said. “I believe that I am a representative of everyone in the department, not just women. “I don’t think that there’s a whole lot of significance for a woman to be named to the post. I’m just trying to do a good job,” she said. Reach Suzanne Roig at [email protected] or 395-8831.

Editing Example 6 “Behind the supermarket scene” Last of two articles on the changing supermarket business Last week: Putting the ‘super’ back in markets Problem: This June 29 story, which also had been edited and slotted, contained a suspicious figure: $10,000, supposedly the amount levied in fines by the state for an incorrectly scanned item at a supermarket. Initially the writer reported it as fact; later she said to attribute the information to a store manager quoted in the story. Earlier in the day I’d tried, and failed, to reach a supermarket executive in town to confirm the figure. Right before deadline, the executive called back to say that the $10,000 figure was definitely wrong; she said it was closer to $1,000. Solution: Without further time to check, we took the number out entirely.

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Edited Story By Wanda A. Adams Advertiser Food Editor Foodland Beretania is a “beta” test site: Here, Foodland managers are unveiling their ideas for the grocery store of the 21st century, Island-style. Kelly Watt is just what you’d want in a head cashier — someone with a soft voice, gentle smile and an awesome ability to multitask. Fifteen-year Foodland veteran Araceli Acosta is bakery manager. Trends here include more scratch baking, more single servings. Ask why this store was chosen and someone will quip, “Because Jenai shops here,” meaning Foodland’s chairwoman and chief executive Jenai Wall Sullivan. Actually, it’s that the customer base for this smallish, urban store — a mix of well-heeled retirees, young city dwellers and shoppers from nearby neighborhoods — seems receptive to new ideas. The Advertiser recently made several visits for a backstage glimpse of how a supermarket operates. 1 p.m. Tuesday: Department heads’ meeting Each week, Foodland Beretania’s department heads crowd into the tiny and distinctly unplush upstairs office of store director Clarence Morinaga. It’s a chance for Morinaga, a soft-spoken man who has the air of a likable school principal, to rally his troops. “Front-end urgency” is the buzz term this week — meaning fast-as-possible checkout times and help with carry-out. “We all have milk, we all have bread. The one thing that can set us apart is customer service,” he reminds them. In self-conscious monotones, the department heads read from forms on which they have recorded their week’s goals and earnings; overtime and other costs; “key initiatives” (important goals) and anything others might need to know. Over and over, the same goal emerges: “keeping in stock.” Empty shelves are the cardinal sin. It’s just before Memorial Day, and the all-important front gondola — the entry display — has to be redone with summery stuff. The grocery department is planning a full “re-set” to add new health-oriented freezer goods. Produce is anticipating the arrival of summer stone fruit. Discussion buzzes around issues customers probably never consider: the quality of the plastic shopping bags, how to move stuff around the store without using scarce shopping carts, an upcoming “top scrub” (floor cleaning) in the wee hours. Supervisors periodically pull products to check them; the goal is no more than two errors in any test of 350 items. If state inspectors find an incorrectly scanned item, the store is fined, said Gonsalves. Editing Example 7 “Trades applicants getting help with math exam” Problem: This Sept. 6, 2004, story describes how miserably those trying to get into the construction industry perform on math exams. While perusing the article initially in first rim, a number popped out at me: Of 189 carpenter candidates who took the math test, 111 passed and 78 failed — for what the writer called a 33 percent failure rate. I came up with 41 percent, the correct figure. Solution: I sent the story back to the business desk and asked that they double check all of the percentages listed. Edited Story: By Dan Nakaso Advertiser Staff Writer Wannabe carpenters will get extra help this week preparing for a union math test that could lead to $33-an-hour jobs in a construction industry expected to help drive Hawaii’s expanding economy for years to come. The final round of trade union recruitment is finished for the year. But for more information on future refresher courses, call the individual labor unions or the Workforce Development Council at 586-8671 or the Oahu Workforce Investment Board at 591-5555. Hawaii’s construction industry needs more workers, but about 40 percent of applicants to the Islands’ largest trade union, the carpenters’, historically flunk the eighth-grade math portion of the entrance exam. “The problem is that there aren’t enough people and there aren’t enough qualified people,” said James Hardway, spokesman for the state Department of Labor and Industrial Relations.

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So about 200 candidates will take four-hour refresher courses at Honolulu Community College and Leeward Community College this week in basic math, which is expected to dramatically increase their chances to pass the required union test. In a test program last spring, the carpenters’ and plumbers’ unions joined with officials from the state Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, the city’s Oahu Workforce Investment Board and the University of Hawaii to come up with a new approach to get more apprentice candidates ready to join their unions. UH officials designed a four-hour refresher course that 221 carpenter candidates took. Out of the people who went through the course, 141 went on to take the carpenter’s math exam and 125 passed — for an 89 percent success rate. Another 189 carpenter candidates chose not to participate in the refresher course and took the math test directly. In that group, 111 passed and 78 failed — for a 41 percent failure rate. Applicants for plumber jobs appear to have fared better on the tests. The plumbers had 80 candidates take the refresher course and 54 ended up passing the entrance test — for a 68 percent success rate. Another 53 people took the test directly and 79 percent of them passed. The organizers of what’s called the “pre-apprenticeship program” are trying to figure out why the outcome was so different for carpenters and plumbers. They’re also wondering why no one took advantage of a more intense, 16-hour remedial program that UH officials designed for people who weren’t ready for the four-hour refresher course. They won’t have much more data to work from because the carpenters will be the last union to recruit laborers for the year. But the final round of testing of 400 carpenter candidates is expected to draw recent high school graduates. “We’ll be able to find out how prepared high school students are to take the eighth-grade math test,” Hardway said.

Editing Example 7 Problem: In proofing the “time line” page for our Sept. 2 “Peace in the Pacific” special on the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II, I noticed this cutline under a photo of POWs: “More than 5,000 American POWs die of Japanese brutality during the Bataan Death March.” This is wrong. Nobody knows for sure, but it’s generally accepted that about 600-700 Americans and 5,000-10,000 Filipinos died. Our cutline did not mention the Filipinos at all, a glaring oversight for a paper from Honolulu. Solution: I consulted encyclopedias and other references and inserted the correct figures in both the caption and another reference to the death march in the time line. The paper based its time-line information solely on The History Place.com.

TOP A1 HEDSNov. 3 edition, 2007

1-45-5 head:Newfor flu:‘Driveup, getshot’

1-22-3VaccinationsBegin today inYuba, Sutter

By Andrea KoskeyAppeal-Democrat

Keeping the modern-day, busy lifestyle in mind, the healthdepartments of Sutter and Yuba counties are making it easier to get a fluvaccination by allowing you to stay in your car. “You drive up, get shot and drive off,” said Val Spooner, director ofnurses for Yuba County Public Health. This method, known as “drive-through” flu clinics, will make its debutin Yuba County today from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the county Public HealthDepartment in Linda. Sutter County will hold a drive-through clinic todayfrom 10 a.m. to noon at River Valley High School in Yuba City. Both county agencies are looking to provide easy access to flu shots.Sutter County officials said it is becoming a more common method ofvaccinating for the flu. “It’s fairly common throughout the country,” Sutter County HealthDepartment Director Amerjit Bhattal said. “But we were also concernedwith the elderly patients because it’s difficult for them to get in and outof vehicles.” Flu season used to peak around the end of December or early January.But now, Spooner said, flu season can be year-round. “Last year, we were giving shots in March,” Spooner said. “If we haveenough left over, we may do that again this year.” Both counties said there is a sufficient supply of vaccine, so anyonewho wants a shot can get one. Both Spooner and Bhattal said it isimportant for everyone to get vaccinated in order to be protected fromthe illness. “We encourage everyone of all ages to get vaccinated,” Bhattal said.“That way there will be better protection of being transmitted to high-risk

(elderly and infants) patients. It’s best to be protected, even if your arehealthy.” Bhattal said Sutter County has not had reports of influenza, butSpooner said there have been some cases in Yuba County. “Some of our employees are calling in,” she said. “We’ve also heard ofsome patients coming in to other clinics.” Being healthy is the No. 1 priority, Spooner and Bhattal said, as fluvictims can be knocked out of commission for up to two weeks. “We encourage people to wash their hands, stay healthy, exercise andget their flu shots,” Bhattal said.

Overline:Beale historian helps Injured stepson fight for his life

4-56-1Missions merge in Balad

By Nancy PasternackAppeal-Democrat

They had crossed paths at Balad Air Base before – stepfather andstepson, historian and soldier – each working on his own mission in Iraq: At the time, Beale Air Force Base historian Chris Mayse was in the midstof documenting 333rd Air Expeditionary Wing operations out of Balad, 31miles north of Baghdad. His stepson, U.S. Army medic Edward Hughes, 32, had been assigned tothe 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division. He visited Mayse enroute to a forward operating base near the Iranian border.Fate and tragedy brought them together in Balad again a few monthslater. Hughes is on nondeployable status, a result of head injuries hesustained when a truck he was riding in detonated an anti-tank mine. He does not remember the incident. He does remember “that my stepfather was there for me.” It was early in December 2006 when Mayse received a call about hisstepson. He learned that Hughes was just a few miles away in the hospital, andthat he had been there, unconscious, for several days. The injured medic finally was lucid, and he had asked that hisstepfather be located. Hughes lay in an intensive care unit surrounded by service memberswho had been injured severely by improvised explosive devices, Mayesrecalls. Doctors still were unsure whether his stepson had suffered a spinalinjury. He dreaded calling his wife with this uncertain report. Far from Iraq The phone call awakened Terry Mayse from a deep sleep. “It was one or two in the morning and I wasn’t totally coherent,” shesaid this week from her office at Beale. Mayse had begun to explain the circumstances, when their conversationwas cut short. “We had incoming mortar fire,” he said, “and I had to hang up.” The shelling lasted less than 20 minutes. For the soldier’s mother, itseemed like an eternity.

Her son had already survived six run-ins with improvised explosivedevices during his two tours of duty in Iraq. Now, she learned, he was in ahospital in Balad. A Department of Defense employee, mother of two U.S. Armyservicemen and wife of an Air Force veteran stationed in Iraq, she wasaccustomed to toughing out her emotions. “But,” she said in a steely voice, “you can’t help but worry.”Battles and blessings His medical humvee had been moving in a convoy, in front of a heavyvehicle recovery truck. Hughes gave his seat in the humvee to an injuredsoldier, and took a seat in the truck behind it. The humvee was light enough to avoid detonating the mine, but therecovery truck was not. According to reports given later to his stepdad, the explosion sentHughes’ truck over on its side. Hughes and his driver both sufferedsevere concussions. Hughes’ was later found to involve brain injuries.“They call it traumatic amnesia,” Hughes said Thursday from his dutystation in Fort Myer, Va. Recently transferred from Fort Bragg, N.C., he is undergoing a long listof treatments and rehabilitative therapies, and preparing to take onadministrative duties at a military health clinic. Mayse went on to complete his tour in Iraq and was the first civilian U.S.Air Force historian to do so. He received an exemplary civilian service award, presented last monthby Beale 9th Reconnaissance Wing Commander Brig. Gen. H.D. Polumbo. But the week he spent at Hughes’ bedside – sharing frank thoughts andfeelings as the wounded soldier fell in and out of consciousness – was“more powerful, and certainly much more personal than a medal,” hesaid. “We went from a stepfather and stepson,” said Hughes, “to a father anda son.” The relationship is now a bond, he said, “that nobody else can fathom.”Surrounded by family The driver of his truck was discharged from the hospital in Balad at thesame time as Hughes. After that, the two men – close friends – spent onenight in relative luxury, thanks to Mayse’s connections. If the Army had been caring for them, Hughes said, laughing, “wewould have spent that night in a tent on a cot.” The pre-fab Air Force building, with heat and air conditioning “and areal bed,” Hughes said, “felt like a hotel out there.” Soon afterward, Hughes left Iraq and returned to the U.S. His driver waseventually sent back to duty and has since died of injuries from anotherIED hit. At Fort Myer, Hughes hopes to ease into something resembling anordinary life.

He still suffers from memory loss and, until recently, from frequent anddebilitating migraine headaches. Those, reports his mom, have beenstarting to subside. “No one is saying he can’t make a full recovery,” says Terry Mayse. On Halloween, Hughes took his two small daughters trick-or-treating,something he “has come a long way” – emotionally and physically – to beable to do. He is surrounded by family: his wife, his children, and his brother,Brandon, 27, who also is stationed at Fort Myer. And telephone conversations with his stepfather carry more weight andunspoken meaning, he said, than they once did. He feels blessed, he said, to have had Mayse with him through his mosthelpless moments. “I think we both needed each other right then,” he said. “It’s funny whatlife throws at you.”

4-36-1Pedestrian deaths rise as time falls backBy Seth BorensteinAssociated Press

After clocks are turned back this weekend, pedestrians walking duringthe evening rush hour are nearly three times more likely to be struck andkilled by cars than before the time change, two scientists calculate. Ending daylight saving time translates into about 37 more U.S.pedestrian deaths around 6 p.m. in November compared to October, theresearchers report. Their study of risk to pedestrians is preliminary but confirms previousfindings of higher deaths after clocks are set back in fall. It’s not the darkness itself, but the adjustment to earlier nighttimethat’s the killer, said professors Paul Fischbeck and David Gerard, both ofCarnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. Fischbeck, who regularly walks with his 4-year-old twins around 6p.m., is worried enough that he’ll be more cautious starting Monday.“A three times increase in the risk is really dramatic, and because of thatwe’re carrying a flashlight,” he said. Fischbeck and Gerard conducted a preliminary study of seven years offederal traffic fatalities and calculated risk per mile walked forpedestrians. They found that per-mile risk jumps 186 percent fromOctober to November, but then drops 21 percent in December. They said the dropoff in deaths by December indicates the risk iscaused by the trouble both drivers and pedestrians have adjusting whendarkness suddenly comes an hour earlier. The reverse happens in the morning when clocks are set back anddaylight comes earlier. Pedestrian risk plummets, but there are fewerwalkers then, too. The 13 lives saved at 6 a.m. don’t offset the 37 lost at6 p.m., the researchers found. The risk for pedestrian deaths at 6 p.m. isby far the highest in November than any other month, the scientists said.The danger declines each month through May. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety of Arlington, Va., in earlierstudies found the switch from daylight saving time to standard timeincreased pedestrian deaths. Going to a year-round daylight savings timewould save about 200 deaths a year, the institute calculated, saidspokesman Russ Rader. “Benjamin Franklin conceived of daylight saving time as a way of savingcandles,” Rader said Friday. “Today we know it saves lives.”The risk at 6 p.m. in November, after daylight saving time ends, is 11times higher than the risk for the same hour in April, when daylightsavings begins, according to the Carnegie Mellon researchers.

Fischbeck and Gerard used federal traffic fatality data that they’veincorporated into a searchable database for different risk factors. Theiranalysis was not peer-reviewed or being published in a scientific journal.But it does jibe with other peer-reviewed studies that looked at rawfatalities. A 2001 study by John M. Sullivan at the University of Michigan looked atnational traffic statistics from 1987 to 1997 and found that there were 65crashes killing pedestrians in the week before the clocks fell back and227 in the week after. Fischbeck and Gerard found the increase in fatality risk after the end ofdaylight savings time is only for pedestrians. No such jump was seen fordrivers or passengers in cars. Once everyone “springs forward” to daylight saving time in April, thereis a 78 percent drop in risk at 6 p.m., they said. But overall for the evening rush hour, turning the clock back is a killer.In seven years there have been 250 more deaths in the fall and 139 fewerdeaths in the spring.

My Top Headlines All written for The Honolulu Advertiser Pearl Harbor Trail on firmer footing By Rod Ohira Advertiser Central O'ahu Writer HALAWA — Robyn Blanpied enjoys standing at Rainbow Bay Park and imagining what the Pearl Harbor Historic Trail shoreline from Halawa to Waipahu will look like 25 years from now. The images are so clear, in fact, that when asked for information about the Pearl Harbor Historic Trail, Blanpied doesn't even bother looking at the master plan an arm's length away. She knows it by heart. Think of the famed San Antonio River Walk in Texas — only bigger — and you get an idea of her vision. “This would be a green spot,” Blanpied said, starting the imaginary tour at Rainbow Bay Park. “Before the mangrove got so tall, you could see ‘Ewa from here. I was told that there used to be a Japanese fishing village in the water at ‘Aiea Landing called Water Town.” Collectors cluster for a bit of nostalgia By Rod Ohira Advertiser Staff Writer Kevin Iwahori flew in from Maui to buy vintage toys. Steve Valenzon came from 'Ewa Beach in search of old comic books, while Renny Akina came from Wahiawa to relive a childhood memory. All were part of the crowd at yesterday's Hawaii All-Collectors 2005 Show at Blaisdell Exhibition Hall. More than 4,000 people attended Saturday's show and about half as many were there in the early afternoon yesterday, checking out items offered by 200 vendors at 180 booths.

Maui makes like MIT to seize day By Will Hoover Advertiser Staff Writer Time was running out in the double-elimination final of yesterday’s 12th Annual Hawai’i Science Bowl. Maui High School team captain Jonathan Nguyen, 17, haltingly recited his answer to the last question of the day — which called for the letter abbreviations to a sequence of DNA proteins so complicated, some in the audience had no idea what was being asked. “... U-A-A-C-C-U-U-G-A-A-C-U ... “ Nguyen said, seconds before the buzzer ended the game. Moderator Jim Crisafulli paused to check the answer sheet. “Correct!” he said as the crowd of 150 inside the Kapalama Multimedia Conference Center at Honolulu Community College gasped, and then applauded. With that Maui High School scored a stunning win over the defending state champs, Iolani School, which had gone into the finals undefeated and appeared to be unstoppable.

Putting the ‘super’ back in markets By Wanda A. Adams Advertiser Food Editor Haruko Onishiro of Kapahulu, 73, can remember when there were no supermarkets. Her daughter, Nancy Lee, 51, of Kaimuki, recalls planning menus, making a list and shopping just once a week. Lee’s daughter, Tami Lee Souza, 30, of Mililani, says she’s in the supermarket “every day,” even though she has “no time to cook” except on weekends. Onishiro and Lee say they cook from scratch less often, and take many more shortcuts — using mixes and products instead of raw ingredients and buying more heat-and-eat dishes. All three say food shopping takes a big bite from their budgets — the national average is $38 per person per week — so price plays a role in their choice of store. But Onishiro, widowed and suffering health problems, also values single-serve packaging and healthier foods. Lee, whose divorced son has boomeranged back home with his three children, buys in bulk, shopping both the supermarket and Costco. Souza and her husband are weekend gourmets, experimenting with wine and Food Network recipes. ISLAND VOICES/EDITORIAL Intellectual titans unite to do battle By Robert M. Rees Those who followed the dust-up at the University of Hawai’i over who may speak and under what circumstances, as well as the gyrations of the various sides as they proffered why freedom of speech protects them but not others, learned at least that the meanings of the First Amendment can be downright challenging in today’s climate of ideological oppression. For those seeking to better understand this and other great American divides — blue states vs. red states, Metro vs. Retro, those who adored Mel Gibson’s “Passion of the Christ” vs. those who stood in line for “Fahrenheit 9/11” — two of America’s intellectual icons will square off in Honolulu for a debate on the meaning of the First Amendment in post-9/11 America. The Davis-Levin First Amendment debate coming up Saturday, presented by the American Civil Liberties Union of Hawai’i and this writer, will be treated to what Judge Robert Bork once called an intellectual feast designed to push the opposition to the limits of its logic. The debate will feature former Clinton family nemesis and Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr of the conservative and faith-based right, versus national ACLU president Nadine Strossen of the liberal and secular left. Battered Guard cutter Navigating rough seas By Curtis Lum Advertiser Staff Writer When Capt. Michael Jett enlisted in the Coast Guard in 1967, he dreamed of commanding a high-endurance cutter such as the Honolulu-based USS Jarvis. But Jett never imagined that he would be the commander of one of the ships that came online 38 years ago. The Jarvis is one of two 378-foot cutters home-ported in Honolulu and is among an aging fleet of Coast Guard ships and aircraft that require constant repair and maintenance. Military and elected officials have said that plans to replace the Coast Guard’s assets over the next 20 years need to be accelerated to allow it to carry out its post 9/11 mission.

Does going gray hurt job options? Workers face do-or-dye dilemma Age-discrimination Worries drive some To try younger look By Dave Carpenter Associated Press CHICAGO — Gray hair seems like a silvery career asset to 56-year-old Dan Vnuk now that he has given up dyeing his, hoping to improve his job prospects. Not so for Aliza Sherman Risdahl, 40, who has felt unspoken pressure for years to color her prematurely gray hair. “I don’t actually mind them, but ... no one takes women more seriously because we have gray hairs on our head,” she lamented. Opinions about the impact of gray hair in business remain conflicted as the workforce gets collectively older, with the first baby boomers set to turn 60 next year and all 78 million members of America’s largest generation now older than 40. Aching knees at rest, Akebono rides again By Mike Gordon ADVERTISER STAFF WRITER WAIMANALO — A sumo giant on vacation: mashed-flat rubber slippers, dark blue corduroy shorts, a new T-shirt, his infant son in his arms, his daughter before him, blowing bubbles that float by his face. Akebono came home yesterday for the first time since announcing his retirement from the sport of sumo two weeks ago. He flew in on the red-eye from Tokyo specifically to ride one of his Harley-Davidson motorcycles on a Sunday jaunt around O’ahu with several hundred other riders. Nothing scripted could have been better. They wound up in Waimanalo, Akebono’s hometown, the place where everyone knows him by the name he grew up with — Chad Rowan. On a lawn across from Waimanalo Beach Park, the party included Hawaiian music, plate lunches and Budweiser.

Kailua residents urged to say yea or nay on July 4 fireworks Marine base to host event that weekend By Eloise Aguiar ADVERTISER WINDWARD O’AHU WRITER KAILUA —The Kailua Chamber of Commerce is considering breaking with decades of tradition and discontinuing the annual Fourth of July fireworks display, but first it wants to hear from local residents. A decision has to be made by Monday to lock in the reservation for a launchingbarge, said David Earles, chamber president. The question is, does the community want to continue the tradition? “It’s not that we’re looking for financial support,” said David Earles, chamber president. “We’re looking to find the pulse of the people in Kailua.” The chamber has sponsored a July Fourth parade and fireworks event for more than 25 years, and fireworks off Popoi’a (Flat) Island at Kailua Beach Park have been a tradition for 50 years. Every year, thousands of people turn out to watch the fireworks. But this year, the nearby Kane’ohe Marine base has decided to host its annual Bayfest event — featuring entertainment, military displays, carnival rides and fireworks displays — on the Fourth of July weekend. In the past the event has been held in August and September.

Whales threaten humans’ supply of fish, Japan says WASHINGTON POST TOKYO — This is Japan’s latest argument for resuming its whale hunt: Whales eat too much. As part of its effort to resume commercial whaling and justify its annual catch of about 500 whales for “research,” Japan now argues that whales consume more than their share of fish. “Whales are increasing as fish stocks decline!” trumpets the headline of a halfpage advertisement taken out in domestic and international newspapers by a government pro-whaling institute. “Whales are threatening our fisheries.” Japan’s been trying to lift the international ban on whaling imposed in 1986 and rescue what used to be a thriving industry. This week, its delegates headed to the annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission to press its case again, and to block moves by anti-whaling countries to toughen the ban. Kapolei writes new chapter with reading room By Will Hoover ADVERTISER LEEWARD O’AHU WRITER The virtually empty Kapolei Library will soon have a temporary reading room with donated books. It won’t be the thousands of volumes that state Librarian Virginia Lowell needs to open the library as a full-service facility, but under a plan developed by Board of Education member Carol Gabbard, there will be books on the shelves in late March for the first time. Lowell has refused to accept residents’ donated books and instead insisted that the Legislature finance a proper collection for its newest library. The $8 million facility has sat virtually empty — unable to open — since it was completed last year because the state didn’t appropriate the $1.7 million Lowell said she needed for 24 staffers and a 60,000-book collection. The uproar had barely died down when a new one erupted over Lowell’s refusal to accept books from residents who thought they were doing a good deed by offering volumes they had collected.

Lots of dead people, good writing mark mysteries Book Reviews By Oline H. Cogdill SOUTH FLORIDA SUN-SENTINEL “THE KILLING KIND” by John Connolly; Atria Books/Simon & Schuster, hardback, $25 Like the western, the private-eye novel is thoroughly ingrained in American tradition. That doesn’t stop Irish writer John Connolly, who lives in Dublin, from shaping a pitch-perfect, intensely dark thriller into a thoroughly American private eye novel set in Maine. While Maine provides the background of an untamed frontier in his three novels, Connolly adds supernatural elements as a springboard for his plot. Far from some “I see dead people” gimmick that would ruin a lesser writer’s tale, Connolly’s smooth, sophisticated handling of the paranormal aspects makes the evil that pervades “The Killing Kind” seem even more real. The mournful Charlie “Bird” Parker, an ex-New York cop turned reluctant private eye, is haunted by visions of his late wife and child and others who have met violent ends. Those visions keep cropping up when he is hired by a former U.S. senator to look into the apparent suicide of a young female graduate student.

50 Cent won’t cover this bill NEW YORK — A surgeon who treated 50 Cent for bullet wounds three years ago has sued the rapper for more than $32,000 in unpaid medical bills. Dr. Nader Paksima says in papers filed in Manhattan’s State Supreme Court that he operated on 50 Cent, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, at a hospital in May 2000 for several gunshot wounds. The papers don’t say how many wounds 50 Cent had. In interviews, 50 Cent has said he peddled crack while growing up in Queens, and that he’s been shot nine times. No one was arrested for the May 2000 shooting. Once the protege of slain rap icon Jam Master Jay, 50 Cent has a top-selling CD and was the musical act last weekend on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live.” 50 Cent is set to perform at Blaisdell Arena on May 27. Other heads: Publishers promote old classics with new vigor Pet can be human-like or more like a lamp

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