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SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK ¯
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI‘I AT MANOA FALL 2005
A Message from the Dean
Aloha,
School of Social Work
Board of Advisors The School of Social Work is in the midst of tremen-
dous growth related to the development of new pro-
Hamilton McCubbin, grams. These programs have expanded our faculty by
Chair seven. You will meet our new additions in this issue.
Professor, UH Center on the We are excited about our new training and eval-
Family uation center that is part of a collaborative between
Paul H. Brewbaker the School and the state Department of Human
Chief Economist, Bank of Services. First and foremost, we will be providing
Hawai‘i Treasury
training to staff at DHS in the areas of supervision,
Puanani Burgess
foster care and adoptions, and ongoing DHS staff
Consultant, Hale Naau Pono L to r: Jon Matsuoka presented Calvin Say with a Certificate of
development. Beyond these primary commitments,
Walter Dods, Jr. Appreciation
we are planning to provide training and evaluation
Chairman, First Hawaiian
Bank to agencies in the private sector. With the support
Susan Au Doyle
of DHS Director Lillian Koller, we have acquired
President, Aloha United Way federal Title IV-E Child Welfare Training funds to
Elena Gaborno
develop this new center.
Community Worker We recently hired a director and a coordinator for
Sally Lampson Kanehe
our distance education program. This new program
Lampson International will provide an MSW degree opportunity and address
Patti Lyons, the problem of social worker shortages on every island
Former President and CEO, in Hawai‘i. We will be requesting additional funding
Consuelo Foundation from the Legislature to support a full-scale program. If
Alexander Nakatani funds are appropriated, we plan to begin the program
Walter Dods discussed growing up poor in a Quonset hut
President, Honor Thy in the summer of 2007.
Children, Inc. The School is very excited about receiving the Hawai‘i community as we pursue the development of
Marty Oliphant Center on Aging and Research Education (CARE) these programs.
President, Alumni and Friends in July 2006. The significance of aging in the present In November we held a major scholarship dinner
of the School of Social Work
day mandates serious and committed programs of in honor of Speaker of the House Calvin Say. About
Masaru Oshiro research and training in gerontology. We will need 500 people attended the event at the Hilton Hawaiian
Retired Deputy Director, DOH
a great deal of support from the University and the Village. We are deeply grateful to Walter Dods who
Lorraine Robinson
Executive Director, TJ Mahony
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and Associates
Darrin Sato More on the School of Social Work Dinner
NASW This event, described as one of the most important in
Speaker Calvin Say the School’s history by some, included testimonials by
State of Hawai‘i House of former students Iwalani Lum and Marty Oliphant
Representatives
as well as a video about the School that featured
Mary Lou Stott faculty (Colette Browne, Noreen Mokuau, Mike
Stott Realty
DeMattos) students (Krista Jo Dusek, Palama Lee,
Katy Watanabe, David Rothwell) and alum Marty
Oliphant.
Of particular note was the number of community
leaders who participated in the video and discussed
the importance of social work in Hawai‘i from
their unique perspectives. They included Haunani
Apoliona of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Walter
Continued on next page L to r: Pam Arnsberger, Mike DeMattos and Meripa Godinet
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Message from the Dean continued
served as the master of ceremony
and to Speaker Calvin Say. Both are Gold Table Sponsors
School of Social Work Advisory Board AIG Hawai‘i Insurance
Members who invested a tremendous Co., Inc.
Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.
amount of time and effort into selling Stanford Carr Development
tables. Hamilton McCubbin as chair Consuelo Zobel Alger
delivered a warm welcome on behalf of Foundation
First Hawaiian Bank
the School’s board of advisors. GGP Limited Partnership
November was a busy month as Hawaiian Electric Company,
we were honored to co-sponsor the Inc.
Hawaiian Telcom
Hawai‘i premier of the award win- Hilton Hawaiian Village
ning documentary Bunso based on Beach Resort & Spa
the lives of children imprisoned in the Hawai‘i Medical Service
Association
Philippines. The Consuelo Foundation Island Insurance Company, Speaker Calvin Say and wife Cora Say
and UNICEF produced the film. Ray Ltd.
Salvosa, managing director of the Kyo-ya Company, Ltd.
Meadow Gold Dairies
Consuelo Foundation, arrived from WKF, Inc.
the Philippines to introduce the film
to a packed auditorium. We want to
thank Patti Lyons, former CEO of the Consuelo Foundation and
new School board member for her support in co-sponsoring this
event.
There is much to write about in this newsletter issue. As you
will see, the School is moving steadily forward in an effort to
address critical social work needs in both the State of Hawai‘i and
the greater Pacific-Asian Region.
We could not reach these heights without the support of our
alumni, civic leaders, and members of the community and I want to
take this opportunity to thank them all for their enduring support.
L to r: Ann Alvarez, Lyndell Kawakami, Gail Morris, and Representative Bertha
Kawakami
Aloha,
Jon K. Matsuoka Dods Chairman, First Hawaiian Bank, Hamilton McCubbin,
Dean UH Center on the Family, Nainoa Thompson, Kamehameha
Schools, Calvin Say, Speaker of the House, Paul Brewbaker,
Chief Economist–Bank of Hawai‘i, Lynn Maunakea formerly of
Social Work Dinner continued the Institute for Human Services, and John McDermott of the
Executive Office on Aging. Les Matsuura of Leeward Community
College produced the video and Mike DeMattos wrote the script.
A special acknowledgement is reserved for the chair of the planning
committee, Marian Turney.
Thanks to the generosity of sponsors, friends, students, alumni
and faculty, the newly created Alumni and Friends of the School of
Social Work’s Endowed Scholarship is now fully funded.
Notable Scholars and Other Student News
The Dean’s List
The dean’s list distinction is awarded to undergraduate students
with a grade point ratio of 3.5 or better without receiving grades
of W, I, F or NC. The School was proud to welcome the fol-
lowing BSW students to the dean’s list for spring 2005: James
L to r: Carol Morimoto, Michael Esquibil, Neilani Siatini, Claudia Baliscao, and Baker, Yuki Lei Basilio, Vicky Blomberg, Evere Bumanglag,
Carrie Rosen Jann Cabacungan, Erica Dawn Escalante, Marcelina
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Feliciano, Krystal Freitas, Kate Keener, Richelle Lee, Akiko Meet the SSW GSO Representatives
Manabe, Poto Maiava, Christopher Pelayo, Adam Sylvester, Graduate Student Organization:
Ranelle Takahashi, Darlene Vysoky and Sayoko Yamamoto.
Congratulations to all of you.
Krista Jo Dusek, a Maui Community
College student, became the recipient of
several prestigious scholarships. She could
have enrolled anywhere in the nation and
chose our School from which to obtain
her BSW. Locally, she was one of 10 stu-
dents chosen across the State of Hawai‘i Amy DeFilippi, Co-President Abigail Hopkins, Co-President
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to receive the UH Manoa Presidential
Transfer Scholarship. Nationally, she
received the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Krista Jo Dusek
Scholarship (one of 25 students out of 791 nominees from over 500
community colleges across the nation), and USA Today’s All-USA
Community and Junior College Academic First Team member
(one of 20 from nearly 1,500 nominees nationwide). The awards
represent stellar achievements in the areas of community service,
academics, leadership and financial need. Dusek faced many chal- Chanel Galario, Vice President Neilani Siatini, Secretary
lenges as a single mother starting college at a later age. She acknowl-
edged UH SSW alum Lee Stein for providing the mentorship and
encouragement that helped support her academic success.
PhD student Katalina McGlone
received a Soroptimist fellowship for
her dissertation research. She traveled
to California in May 2005 to receive
the award and discuss her dissertation Bennet Valencia, Treasurer Rachel Thorburn, MSW
entitled Hanai and Western Adoption in Curriculum Representative
Hawai‘ i: Recollections of Hawaiian Adults
Who Were Informally or Formally Adopted
by Hawaiian Families at the awards
banquet. The fellowship was created in Katalina McGlone
part, to support women who are in fields of study traditionally held
by men or that have great social importance to the world. McGlone
was one of only five nationally to receive this fellowship.
PhD student Alok Rajouria recently Tony Robbins, Representative to Karlee Gentemann, GSO Member
the General Assembly
completed his data collection on micro-
credit programs in Nepal. On Dec. 10,
2005, he served as a resource person
Students Organize School Softball Team
for Hawai‘i’s Model United Nations
Program. Over 150 high school students
participated in a mock debate about a
resolution to enhance the U.N.’s role in
supporting micro-credit programs for
poor nations. These are loan programs Alok Rajouria
designed to help people become economically self sufficient.
Rajouria’s dissertation research evaluates this type of program and
the role women play in the economic development of Nepal.
Team “Public Assistance”
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Quentin N. Burdick Rural Health Program Class Project
A requirement of multiple social work courses is that students par-
ticipate in a community service project. This semester in Colette
Browne’s social policy course, MSW students Raine Arndt,
Roxana Barrientos, Maria Benavides, Judith Cucco, Anna
Daddario, Cori Gift, Karen Honbo, Kaohuonapua Kaninau,
Melissa Lapastora, Diane Marr, Levin Matsukawa, Mary Beth
McClintock, Tara O’Connor, Rachel Piano, Norma Quichiz,
Charity Rimel, Thomas Robertson, Mia Sprenke, Grant
Teruya, Melanie Torene, Samantha Tsoi, Lorena Umana and
Nathan Yamada raised enough money to purchase one goat and
one sheep for a needy family through the Heifer International
Foundation, an organization combating world poverty through the
donation of livestock.
Students Serve as School Ambassadors
Pictured are the 2005 social work students from l to r: Tepa McMoore (Honokaa,
Hawai‘i Island), Amy DeFilippi (Hanalei, Kaua‘i), Travis Masutani (Pahoa, Hawai‘i
Island), and Michelle Sagucio (Waimea, Kaua‘i)
Under the leadership of Ron Matayoshi, this program provides
social work students with an opportunity to work on neighbor
islands in rural communities with other students in an interdis-
ciplinary (i.e., nursing, medicine, education, psychology, medical
technology, public health) setting.
Student Organizes Honor Society Membership
Sophronia Smith and Chuck Wilson
Students Sophronia Smith and Chuck Wilson will serve as the
School’s student ambassadors funded through the Diversity and
Equity Initiative Grant of the Office of Student Equity, Excellence,
and Diversity (SEED). They will be assisting in recruitment activi-
ties on behalf of the School under the leadership of Mari Ono. The
School would like to thank Amy Agbayani, director of the SEED
program, for her support.
Nu Sigma members from l to r: Vishaka Jokiel, Bran-D Heckman, Amy DeFilippi,
Abigail Hopkins, Mari Ono and Paula Morelli
Thanks to the initiative of MSW student Bran-D Heckman GSO Rallies to Help Victims of Katrina
with the support of faculty members Paula Morelli and Mari The School’s graduate student organization held a fund
Ono (both of whom were made honorary members), the School drive and wrote a letter to the editor in an effort to raise
was approved as the Nu Sigma Chapter of the Phi Alpha Honors money for, and awareness of, victims of hurricane Katrina.
Society. The purpose of the society is to provide a closer bond The letter, entitled Hurricane’s Victims Show Need for
among students of social work and to promote humanitarian goals Stronger Fight Against Poverty, underscored the need for
and ideals. Both graduate and undergraduate students as well as equal access for all citizens, not just the privileged few.
full time faculty may apply for membership.
New officers include Bran-D Heckman as president, Amy
DeFilippi as vice president, and Abigail Hopkins as secretary. For
more information, contact Heckman at Bran-D@hawaii.rr.com.
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School News
Mildred Sikkema Passes On at the Age of 97 in child abuse (1972). The School would like to extend a warm
welcome to Lyons.
Mildred Sikkema, a beloved professor
at the UH School of Social Work for
over a decade, died on Dec. 14, 2005.
School Sponsors Film Bunso
Among other things, she was known The film Bunso, funded by the Consuelo
for her work in helping schools of Foundation and the U.N. Children’s
social work in numerous Asian coun- Emergency Fund (UNICEF), docu-
tries develop curricula appropriate to mented the lives of three young children
their unique cultures and for her tire- incarcerated in a Philippine jail along-
less work to improve Hawai‘i’s public side adults in unimaginably deplor-
school system. She is included in UH’s Mildred Sikkema able conditions. There are over 2,000
list of Ninety Fabulous Faculty. Earlier children incarcerated in the jails of the
this year, she was presented with the Social Worker of the Year Philippines. The film has been showcased
Award by NASW. Nationally, NASW listed her as one of the all over the world, including numerous Ray Salvosa
pioneers in social work. film festivals.
Following the
showing, Ray Salvosa,
Patti Lyons Joins the School’s Board of Advisors
managing director of the
Patti Lyons, perhaps best known for her advocacy on behalf
Consuelo Foundation
of Philippine children, joined the School’s board of advisors
(who had flown in from
in October 2005. She received her bachelors in education
the Philippines) gave a
from Butler University in Indiana, her MSW from Indiana
presentation to a stand-
University and her MA in business management from Central
ing-room-only audience.
Michigan University.
For more information on
From 1990 until late 2005, she was president and CEO of Salvosa presents to a large audience
the film or the Consuelo
the Consuelo Foundation, an organization formed in the 1980s.
Foundation, contact www.consuelo.org.
The foundation is funded by Consuelo Zolber Alger, who was
so impressed by Lyons’ activism on behalf of children that when
she passed away, her will stated that 75 percent of her estate Child Welfare Training and Evaluation: A UH SSW
must be spent in the Philippines. Since then, the foundation has & DHS-Hawai‘i Collaboration
been a part of over 100 programs helping children and families Since January 1998, the School has maintained a working collabora-
at risk. Lyons remains on the board of directors. tion with Hawai‘i’s Department of Human Services. The collabo-
From 1980 to 1990, she was the president and CEO of ration was initiated as a response to the shortage of MSW staff in
Child and Family Service. She has the DHS, Child Welfare Services Branch. This collaboration, now
also been a family advocate, outreach led by Meripa Godinet, has expanded to include a Training and
worker, child welfare consultant, Evaluation and Research Center concept as a means to address train-
teacher, and university lecturer. ing concerns of the DHS’ Performance Improvement Plan (PIP).
Her volunteer work includes The expansion is focused on training and preparing Hawai‘i’s
serving on the boards of the Alliance child welfare caseworkers and unit supervisors for (1) standards-
for Children and Families, Families based performance in the field, and (2) consistent supervision. The
International, Aloha Medical collaboration is also tasked with developing and providing ongoing
Mission, Child and Family Service training for current or prospective foster parents, adoptive parents,
in the Philippines, the Council on Patti Lyons and staff of approved facilities providing foster care or adoption
Accreditation for Children and Family assistance.
Services, the Filipino Chamber of Commerce, the International DHS has also partnered with the SSW to expand our capacity
Youth Foundation (as a partner) and many more. to meet Hawai‘i’s Title IV-E training needs through distance learn-
Her awards include the Keeper of the Flame Award by Na ing. The School would like to thank DHS for their generosity and
Loio Immigrant Rights and Public Interest Legal Center (2004), support of this important initiative.
the Award of Excellence by the Council on Accreditation
for Family and Children (2003), NASW-Hawai‘i Chapter’s Distance Education for Those Seeking MSW
Social Worker of the Year Award (2001 and 1974), Hawai‘i’s
After several years in the making, the School is moving forward
Outstanding Women Leader by the YWCA (2000), the Peter
with plans for distance education delivery of its MSW program. The
F. Drucker Award for Nonprofit Innovation (1996), Family
program is intended to meet workforce and social service needs on
Service Association of America National Advocacy Award for
the neighbor islands while providing equitable access to professional
her work on the rights of illegitimate children (1980), and a
social work education for residents. It is expected that courses will
commendation from the Hawai‘i State Legislature for her work
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combine the use of interactive television with online computer associate of Kanazawa’s who described her as “a treasure”) and our
delivery, and possibly some face-to-face classroom time. dean, Jon Matsuoka, felt it would be fitting to feature one of the
Initially, the School plans to offer one MSW-level course most noted advocates for the elderly to come our way in a long time.
each semester through the distance education program in fall Respected by gerontologists the
2006 and spring 2007. Students who are subsequently admitted world over, “Shim” Kanazawa was born
to the program will be able to use these courses toward the full Shimeji Ryusaki in Kamuela, Hawai‘i,
degree. Interested individuals can expect registration informa- the eldest of 11 children. A rural exis-
tion to be available soon. tence that included riding horses on the
The School has received legislative and federal funds to hire slopes of Mauna Kea, helping to care for
Ann Alvarez and Marshall Smith to staff the program. Funds her younger siblings, and loving parents
to mount the entire degree program have been requested in the who placed a premium on hard work and
supplemental budget that the University of Hawai‘i has submit- education characterized her childhood. In
ted to the legislature. If these funds are appropriated, the School her adolescence, she was sent to Hilo to Shim Kanazawa
plans to start offering the full MSW degree program beginning board at the Wainaku Jodo Mission where
in the summer of 2007. she attended high school. Despite a stuttering problem and painful
A special acknowledgment goes out to faculty member shyness that made her the victim of teasing, Kanazawa was elected
Nathan Chang, whose countless hours of research and legisla- school secretary in her junior year. She came of age during World
tive work made this idea a reality. War II.
For more information, please visit the School’s website After graduating from high school, Kanazawa began working
at www.hawaii.edu/sswork and follow the link to Distance for the Territorial Department of Instruction in Honolulu. Soon
Education. after this, on Dec. 7, Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. In April 1942,
the Geneva Convention charged Gustov Olson, Swedish vice con-
Center on Aging and Research Education sul and head of Queen’s Hospital, with looking after the Japanese in
Coming to the School in July 2006 Hawai‘i. Olson needed someone to help him with the internment
camps. His criteria were someone who could speak both Japanese
The Center on Aging and Research Education was established
and English and who could work well with the Japanese popula-
by the UH Board of Regents in July 1988 (as the Center on
tion. Above all, he required someone “with a Red Cross heart.”
Aging) to stimulate and coordinate gerontological activities on
Kanazawa was recommended for the position.
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the UH Manoa campus, to establish gerontology as an academic
At 26, with virtually no experience, Kanazawa was thrust into
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field at UH Manoa, and to promote collaboration between the
the world of diplomats and heads of state to be the liaison between
UH and other organizations concerned with aging.
the Japanese civilian population and the military, inspect condi-
The center, under the direction of Kathryn Braun, has
tions for prisoners of war and internees, and help the wives and
been involved in a number of research and training projects
children of men absent from their homes. She was given a diplo-
including cultural variations in care giving, help seeking,
matic pass, military clearance and traveled in a chauffer-driven
perceptions of chronic disease such as cancer, dementia, and
limousine. She met presidents, the Emperor of Japan and many
diabetes, and death and dying practices; client and caregiver
other high-ranking officials.
satisfaction with homecare services; coordinating specialized
Heralded as the “Florence Nightingale” of World War II
training and workshops in gerontology for local and internation-
internment camps in Hawai‘i, Kanazawa found herself engaged in
al organizations; developing and testing educational materials
a variety of functions, including providing information and solace
related to elder abuse and neglect, end-of-life care and decision
to frightened families, helping families navigate complex govern-
making; and health promotion.
mental rules, arranging marriages before men were sent away, and
The projects are conducted in collaboration with a number
at times, acting as translator and facilitator on ships transporting
of UH departments including the School of Law, the School of
internees through dangerous, submarine-infested waters on their
Nursing and Dental Hygiene and the College of Social Sciences
way to mainland camps.
along with community agencies such as the Executive Office
Most of her work was crisis-oriented and she responded with
on Aging, the Hawaiian Islands Hospice Organization, the St.
creativity and generosity. When women and their children arrived
Francis International Center for Healthcare Ethics, and Papa
from neighbor islands with neither money nor a place to stay while
Ola Lokahi among others.
en route to join their husbands in mainland internment camps,
The School will need a great deal of government and com-
Kanazawa often put them up in the consulate building and fed
munity support to develop CARE in a way that allows us to ful-
them on her own dime. In one case, she learned to sew so that she
fill the continual demand for research and training in this area.
could help teach women to earn money from piecework sewing on
Aloha shirts.
Shimeji “Shim” Kanazawa In an interview for the Hawai‘ i Herald, Kanazawa said of the
By Jackie Graessle conditions back then, “Every day was different. I could be called
to the waterfront, the Military Intelligence Office, the Honouliuli
With the Center on Aging and Research Education coming to Internment Camp, or to someone’s home…people were so afraid.
the School, Colette Browne (chair of gerontology and long time
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No one would speak Japanese in public. It’s hard to imagine cooperative providing outreach support services for frail elderly and
now. People destroyed what they held most dear—priceless disabled persons through volunteers from multiple congregations.
scrolls, family pictures, even money—whatever would link them I had the pleasure of talking with Kanazawa in her home. I had
to Japan.” only meant to stay an hour but the two of us became fast friends
During this time, Kanazawa was encouraged to wear the and shared an afternoon talking story. The following reflects her
Red Cross uniform for safety reasons but refused. She wanted to answers to some of the questions I posed:
experience the ostracism her clients faced. She also did not keep
consulate records. “I was supposed to keep records but I refused JG: What do you think are the most critical issues facing
because those people entrusted me with their secrets and I was the elderly today?
worried that someone would get hold of the records. This was a
very frightening time. Men were taken out in their pajamas in SK: Right now, Medicare Reform Part D. The elderly
the middle of the night. No one knew where they were being have to sign up soon and they don’t know which plan to
taken. Neighbors would not talk to one another in public for fear sign up for. Everybody’s confused. No one seems to know
of being nabbed by the FBI as conspirators. Many of these people what their choices will ultimately mean, even those who
did not even talk to their children for fear they would report are supposed to know. There are hidden consequences
them as Japanese sympathizers. I kept their secrets.” with each plan.
After the war, she married Kinji Kanazawa who was, at that JG: What impact, positive or negative, do you think the
time, pursuing his law degree. After the younger of their two graying of the Baby Boomers will have on this country?
children was in preschool, Kanazawa began to devote most of
her time to volunteer work, with the full support of her hus- SK: I think the Baby Boomers are better equipped to face
band. “My husband was so community minded he didn’t care the future than previous generations. On the whole, they
if his supper was ready, so long as I was serving someone. He set have more resources and are better educated and this will
me free to do these things.” help to improve things. On the negative side, they are
more isolated from their families. I think that will make it
harder for them to cope with aging because they may not
I was supposed to keep records but I refused have the support that previous generations have had.
because those people entrusted me with JG: This is the first generation that will be caring for their
their secrets and I was worried that someone elders while their children are still in the home. What
would get hold of the records. advice would you give to caregivers?
SK: Become informed about issues related to aging.
Shortly after the War, Governor William Quinn appointed Know what resources are available for you. View this as
her to the Commission on Children and Youth. During this an opportunity to instill values such as compassion for the
time, she worked with Judge Betty Vitousek to develop the less able in your children. Teach the young to respect and
family court system. After her term of 8 years expired, she was help elders. Try to see the positive aspects of what this can
appointed to the Commission on Aging by Governor John A. mean for your family in the long run. Teach children what
Burns. That was in 1968 and she has since served under all it means to grow old. It may make it easier for them.
succeeding governors to the present. She is also the architect
of the Executive Office on Aging. Senators Daniel Inouye and JG: What advice do you have for professional service
the late Spark Matsunaga appointed her to the Federal Council providers?
on Aging. President Richard Nixon appointed her as a delegate SK: The elderly have individual problems just like every-
to the White House Conference on Aging in 1971. President one else. Too often, the helping professions tend to make
Ronald Reagan appointed her in 1981 and President Bill sweeping generalizations about the elderly, as if they are
Clinton appointed her in 1995. She chaired the Hawai‘i State all alike. Professional helpers need to be more progressive
Conference on aging during those years and again in 2005. in their thinking.
Her awards, to name just a few out of a list several pages
long, include the American Society on Aging’s Senior Award, JG: As you reflect on all you’ve done, what are you most
an Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters from UH and proud of?
Hawai‘i’s First Lady’s Award for Outstanding Services to the SK: My work at the Swedish Consulate caring for the
Elderly. Governor Cayetano appointed her a permanent honor- ostracized and being able to represent the people who fell
ary member of the Executive Office on Aging Advisory Board. victim to the war hysteria of that time. Those were very
She was the first Japanese woman to be on the board of Aloha sad times.
United Way and the first woman in Kuakini Medical Center’s
70-year history to be on the board of directors, even serving as The sadness was palpable as she recalled those days. It is not
chair at one time. lost on her that, but for a strange turn of events, she may have
Most recently, she helped found Project Dana, an interfaith found herself in the same situation. In the end, these experiences
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touched her so profoundly that they informed her life’s work and Maui Drug Court, Maui Economic Development Board, Maui
countless people since have been the beneficiary of her kindness, Family Support Services, Maui HERO Project, Maui Memorial
conviction and influence. Medical Center, Maui Youth and Family Services, Mental Health
At age 90, she shows no signs of slowing down. At the time of Kokua, Pa‘ia Youth and Cultural Center, Queen Lili‘uokalani
this writing, she is planning a cruise aboard a ship with her children Children’s Center Maui, and the Vet Center.
and grandchildren. Two individuals in particular deserve special mention– Alan
Hunley of Outreach College who provided administrative over-
Maui Students Graduate sight and Siggi Gangl, the program coordinator.
School Receives Support for Leadership Training
Academy
L to r: Jon Matsuoka with Jon Matsuoka is presented with a check for $12,500
vice chairman of UNIVERS,
Bishop Isao Ito
The School received grant money in the amount of $12,500 from
UNIVERS, Na Lei Aloha, and Shinnyo-en Foundations to begin
the development of a Pacific Leadership Training Academy. The
MSW class of 2005 top row l to r: Shannon Vehikite, Maureen Van Denburgh, academy aims to create leadership training programs emphasiz-
Ohua Morando, Gayle Gordon, Jackie Kanekoa, Estelle Wilkerson; middle row l to ing “servant leadership,” leadership for a diverse and multicultural
r: Ku’ulei Spock, Jackie Perry, Toby Neal, Katie Briley, Daryl Selmen, Angela Lim,
society, and global leadership. It will focus primarily on developing
Darren Eugenio (standing); bottom row l to r: Rick Wiltse, Ramon Mullen, Mike Lag,
Mitch Kepa, Shirley Mapson; missing: Anne Lang, Melanie Johnson leaders at the Univeristy of Hawai‘i and in the local community
and Pacific Region.
The number of social workers on Maui recently increased. The stu-
dents in the Maui Outreach MSW program graduated in May 2005 Disaster Management Projects
after three years of study. The School sponsored a lovely celebration,
The School received two grants to develop programs related to
organized by the students, that was held at the Maui Community
disaster preparedness and response. The first, in the amount of
College. Merv Oana provided musical entertainment and the food
$100,000 funded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers through
was catered by MCC’s culinary program.
Group 70, supports a hurricane and tsunami evacuation study
for Hawai‘i and the Pacific Region. Senator Daniel Inouye was
instrumental in the allocation of money for this project.
The second grant of $100,000 will support the development
of a training program for long-term case management for victims
of disaster in the Pacific. We are grateful to Catholic Charities
USA and Hawai‘i for funding this project. We also wish to express
gratitude to FEMA and Marilyn Shigetani for their support in
generating this opportunity.
School Presents Lecture on Children of
Incarcerated Parents
UH faculty and lecturers from l to r: Cynthia Cary, Lee Stein, Jon Matsuoka, Jackie The School of Social Work hosted nationally renowned experts
Graessle, Mari Ono, Siggi Gangl, Paula Morelli, Linda Anngela and Ron Matayoshi
Peter Breen, senior fellow of the Child Welfare League of
The program could not have succeeded without the sup- America and Thomas Lengyel, research director for the
port of many organizations including UH Outreach College, Alliance for Children and Families. They provided an overview
Maui Community College, Aloha House, Child and Family of their study of the problems affecting the children of incarcer-
Service-Maui, ARC of Maui, Community Clinic of Maui, ated parents with a particular focus on the sharp increase in the
Kalama Intermediate School, Department of Health, Department rate of imprisonment of Hawai‘i’s women due to stricter drug
of Human Services, Hospice Maui, Kaiser Permanente, Maui sentencing laws.
AIDS Foundation, Maui Community Correctional Center, Maui The university-wide presentation was co-sponsored by the
Community Mental Health Center, Maui County Office on Aging, Blueprint for Change, Child and Family Service, the Hawai‘i
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Children’s Trust Fund, Parents and Children Together, the Child Judiciary, Hawai‘i Paroling Authority, Department of Health,
Welfare League of America, the Hawai‘i Alliance for Nonprofit Department of Human Services, and the Office of Youth Services,
Organizations, and the College of Social Sciences Public Policy co-sponsored the Sex Offender Risk Assessment Training provided
Center. by co-author of the risk assessment instruments (Static-99, Stable-
2000 and Acute-2000), Andrew Harris. The training was devel-
School Co-Sponsors Training on Risk Assessment oped for community practitioners working with adult sex offenders.
of Sex Offenders
The Hawai‘i
School Co-Sponsors Conference on Foster Care
Sex Offender The School joined other agencies in providing financial support for
Management the Hawai‘i Foster Parent Association’s 10th Annual Foster Care
Team, includ- Conference. The funds provided scholarships to cover the cost of
ing the School attendance.
of Social Work,
Department of
Public Safety,
Department of the
Attorney General, L to r: Leanne Gillespie, Andrew Harris, and Barry Coyne
Faculty News
New Faculty/Staff cal consciousness through praxis, participatory research, group
Ann Rosegrant Alvarez joined the work and social action, feminist social work history, and multicul-
faculty as the director of the School’s tural education, especially within community practice.
distance education program. She is She is one of four editors of the Journal of Community Practice
looking forward to working col- (2002–2007) and is a consulting editor for Social Work with
laboratively to expand the range of Groups and the Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies.
the School’s programs to all of the Nationally, within the Council on Social Work Education,
Hawaiian Islands and beyond. Her she is a member of the Commission for Diversity and Social and
interests include social work educa- Economic Justice (2004–2007), and is the immediate past chair
tion, including distance education, of the Council on the Role and Status of Women in Social Work
multicultural community practice, Ann Alvarez Education (2002–2005). She is on the board of the Association
issues of race and gender, cross-cultural comparisons of social for the Advancement of Social Work with Groups and was co
service needs and programs, organizational issues of service chair of their 26th Annual International Symposium held in
delivery, qualitative research methods, reproductive health Detroit in 2004. She is writing the history of the first 20 years of
issues, community-based programs, and social welfare history. AFFILIA Journal of Women and Social Work.
Her practice experience has been primarily in community orga-
nizing and administration in the Philippines, Louisiana, and Antonio “Tony” G. Alvarez joins the
Michigan where she has worked with and on behalf of youth on faculty as director of training for the
the streets, schoolchildren and the elderly. newly developed Center for Training,
She received her BA in social work and sociology from Evaluation and Research in the Pacific
Antioch College in 1971 and received her MSW in 1977, her (CTERP).
MA in sociology in 1981 and her PhD in social work and sociol- Alvarez is no stranger to the School.
ogy in 1990- all from the University of Michigan. He was a visiting scholar in 2004 and
Prior to taking this position, Alvarez was on the faculty at was well received as an instructor. His
the Wayne State University School of Social Work where, for areas of interest include school social
work practice, multicultural practice, Tony Alvarez
the last three years, she served as associate dean. She also served
as co-chair of their concentration on community practice and adventure/experience-based social work practice, group work, and
social action for ten years. She received the WSU School of child welfare. He also has experience in the areas of mental health,
Social Work Excellence in Teaching Award for 2001–2002. substance abuse, children and families, and crisis work.
In 2001, she was the recipient of the Emerging Scholar Award Alvarez was born and raised in Cebu City, Philippines, where
from the Association for Community Organization and Social he obtained an undergraduate degree in chemical engineering.
Administration in recognition of her scholarship in the areas of During his undergraduate years, he began working with children
multicultural community organizing, the development of criti- and families.
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He moved to the U.S. in 1970 and, after working in and health needs of Hawai‘i and the
Louisiana, Vermont and Ohio, he settled in Ann Arbor, Michigan Pacific Region.
where he earned his MSW from the University of Michigan in Ka‘opua considers herself a “prac-
1975. titioner-scientist.” Her research in
For 20 years, he was a school social worker in the public Native Hawaiian health/mental health
system where he developed an outdoor adventure program that is focused on intervention and grounded
he directed for 10 years. The program offered students in special, in her more than 20 years of social work
alternative and general education programs the opportunity to practice and health promotion within the
learn about themselves and others in an outdoor setting where communities of Hawai‘i. Committed to
physical challenges were designed to address issues of trust, caring health equity as an issue of social justice, Lana Ka‘opua
and communication. On two occasions, the Michigan Association her research in cancer disparities has been funded by the National
of School Social Workers honored him as the School Social Institute of Cancer, National Institute on Aging, Centers for
Worker of the Year. Disease Control, Hawai‘i Department of Health, and the Hawai‘i
In 1997, he accepted a clinical faculty position at the University affiliate of the Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. In
of Michigan where he developed and coordinated a state-mandated 2004 she received the Rising Star Research Award from NCI’s
approval program for school social workers, taught courses and Center to Reduce Cancer and Health Disparities. Current research
supervised students in field practicum. In 2001, he was presented includes the development and testing of a culturally tailored breast
with the Leadership in Teaching Award by the student body. cancer screening intervention for older Native Hawaiian women
Alvarez is a board member of the Association of the as well as a project to develop a model for improving CDC’s
Advancement of Social Work With Groups and is chair of the coordination and technical assistance to the Federated States of
Therapeutic Adventure Professional Group, a 600-member subset Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and other USW
of the Association of Experiential Education, the focus of which is associated Pacific Island nations.
the therapeutic application of adventure theory, models and tech- Active in professional activities, she has served three terms on
niques into clinical practice. He is a nationally known trainer in the board of directors of NASW-Hawai‘i Chapter. Through this
adventure/experiential facilitation and adventure therapy. association, she collaborated with the Alumni and Friends of the
School of Social Work and the School to develop the UH School
Jessica Garlock-Tuialii was hired as the of Social Work Mentoring Project. At the national level, she is past
field instructor for CTERP. Originally chair of the NASW HIV Spectrum and Mental Health Project,
from Lima, Ohio, she earned her BSW current advisory committee member of the NASW Mental Health
from Xavier University in Cincinnati. Practice Specialty Section, consulting editor on several professional
From there, she moved to Boston where publications and serves on the review board of Papa Ola Lokahi,
she worked as a residential counselor the Native Hawaiian healthcare system.
for the North Suffolk Mental Health Ka‘opua resides in Kane‘ohe with her husband, social worker
Association. She earned her MSW from Victor Voth and their canine and porcine ‘ohana. She has two adult
Boston College, after which, she joined daughters and a granddaughter.
Jessica Garlock-Tuialii
the Peace Corps and moved to Western
Samoa. Charles Nagatoshi joined the CTERP
Working with Sautiamai, the local Catholic social service as a research/evaluator in Sept. 2005.
agency, she assisted in the development of community outreach Prior to this, he was employed as a
programs on a variety of public health issues including HIV/AIDS, research analyst at Mathematica Policy
substance abuse, suicide and family violence. Before leaving, she Research, Inc., one of the nation’s lead-
extended her Peace Corps contract and trained two new groups of ing evaluation companies, where he
incoming volunteers. helped evaluate programs in the areas
In 2003, she and her husband moved to Hawai‘i where of public welfare, rural health services,
they continued their close contact with the Samoan community. school-to-work transition, and early
Prior to joining the School, she worked for the State of Hawai‘i child care. Charles Nagatoshi
Developmental Disabilities Division as a case manager and After graduating with his MSW from
trainer. UH in 1981, Nagatoshi received a Ph.D. in social welfare from the
University of Wisconsin, Madison. His areas of interest include
Lana Ka‘opua joined our faculty as an associate professor. Raised public assistance programs, poverty, and evaluation research.
in a large extended family, she grew up in Kalihi and Kahalu‘u.
She graduated from Punahou School and then went on to receive Bernadette Sangalang was hired as the director of the CTERP.
her baccalaureate, MSW and doctoral degrees from UH. As an She received her PhD in social work at the University of North
alumna, she is pleased to return as faculty and looks forward to Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2003. She has an MSW from the
contributing to the School’s mission to develop a research engine University of Washington and a BA in social welfare from the
and advance strong professional training that addresses the social University of California at Berkeley. Most recently, she was a
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postdoctoral fellow at UC Berkeley’s Jill Sur joined the School as the adminis-
School of Public Health and Alcohol trative assistant to CTERP. Sur was born
Research Group. Her postdoctoral and raised in Kailua, Hawai‘i. She gradu-
research focused on the complex rela- ated with her BS in family resources from
tionships between child welfare, welfare UH in 2001 and then went on to earn her
reform, and alcohol and drug problems. MSW from the University of Michigan,
Sangalang’s work focuses on vulner- Ann Arbor where she specialized in inter-
able children and families and the personal practice with children and youth
public systems of care that serve them, in families and society with a minor in
Jill Sur
including child welfare, welfare reform, Bernadette Sangalang management of human services. Before
substance abuse, adolescent parenthood, joining the School, she worked for a local
interagency collaborations, and evaluation of social interven- non-profit organization providing services to persons with disabili-
tions. ties. Sur’s professional interests include child welfare, social work in
educational settings and substance abuse.
Marshall Smith will join the School
in March 2006 as the coordinator Other Faculty News
of our distance education program. Congratulations to Pam Arnsberger on
Smith grew up in Chicago and earned a being selected as professor. Arnsberger is
bachelors degree in psychology and his chair of the School’s health concentra-
MSW from the University of Michigan tion and director of research. She is not
after which, he returned to Chicago to new to the School, having been hired in
work with street gangs. While there, a temporary position in 2002; however,
he directed a massive collaboration the position is now permanent. She has
between the Chicago public schools and Marshall Smith been a co-investigator on a number of
the YMCA in an effort to address under- projects funded by the National Institute
achievement in elementary and junior high youth. According to on Aging, the Health Care Financing Pam Arnsberger
Smith, “it was a major demonstration of the power of social work Administration and the Substance Abuse
supervision with paraprofessional college students doing direct and Mental Health Services Administration in the area of aging.
work in small groups.” She has done extensive research in the area of breast and cervical
Smith went on to receive his PhD in policy sciences from the cancer, specifically as it relates to older, multiethnic women. She
University at Buffalo, New York. Prior to taking his first teach- is currently overseeing several grants related to substance abuse,
ing position with the State University College at Geneseo, NY in aging, and youth violence.
the psychology department, he was the senior therapist at Crisis
Services of Erie County, a suicide and prevention agency. Chief Justice Ronald T. Moon appointed
He left Geneseo to take a faculty position at the Rochester Barry Coyne to the Violent Sexual
Institute of Technology’s social work department where, for 30 Predator Board. Established pursuant
years, he taught in a mainstreamed degree program that included to Act 45 of the 2005 Session Laws of
50% deaf students and 50% hearing students. It was the only Hawai‘i, the purpose of the board is to
one of its kind in the world. During his tenure there, Smith evaluate convicted sex offenders who peti-
became a full professor and was promoted to program director. tion the court for termination of registra-
In his most recent years there, he was a leader in the integra- tion requirements (“Megan’s law”) and
tion of emerging technology and social work education, serving to make a recommendation to the Court
on the national technology committees of BPD, NASW, and as to whether the petitioner is a sexually Barry Coyne
CSWE, the latter of which he served on the board of directors. violent predator.
He continues to write the regular “Digital Connection” column
for The New Social Worker. His experience with distance learning Jackie Graessle was recently appointed
spans many years and countless courses using multiple forms of to serve on the University of Hawai‘i
distance education technology and with students on campus in a Commission on the Status of Women, an
blended learning format. advisory group to the president charged
On a more personal note, Smith is an avid cyclist, musky with promoting the status of women
fisherman and canoeist, plays the harmonica, blues harp and dobro, students and employees throughout the
and has run marathons. His wife, Dominique Lepoutre, taught at University system. She is currently on the
the National Technical Institute for the Deaf in the Department of subcommittee to explore pay equity.
Cultural and Creative studies for 30 years. They have four children She is also representing the School as
and five grandchildren. part of the Hawai‘i Anti-Trafficking Task Jackie Graessle
Force headed by Nancie Caraway of the Globalization Research
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Center. A U.S. Department of Justice grant supports the multi-dis- Society for her volunteer work as chair of the government relations
ciplinary task force in identifying and interdicting severe forms of committee. The GRC provides advocacy for laws and policies that
human trafficking and supports the development of a coordinated would make life easier for persons with disabilities.
response among state and local law enforcement, social service
organizations, and federal agencies in the identification of traffick-
ing victims.
Congratulations to Chris Langworthy
on being selected to fill the tenure track
position of assistant director of practicum
and on being awarded a graduate certifi-
cate in conflict resolution.
Kai Duponte, project director of
the School’s Hawai‘i Child Welfare
Education Collaboration (a collabora-
Chris Langworthy
tion with DHS), recently received an L to r: Melanie Horikami (board president), Kai Duponte and Lynn Moku (chapter
award from the Hawai‘i Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis director)
Alumni
Alums Endow Scholarships Alum Sally Lampson Kanehe (MSW ’77) has donated
$50,000 to the School in support of distance education and gradu-
ate fellowships. Kanehe, who provided $35,000 last year for an
endowed scholarship, is also an active member (vice-president) of
the Alumni and Friends of the School of Social Work and helped
to implement the School’s mentoring project last year.
Executive Director of I.H.S. Accepts Position
with Kamehameha Schools
After 8 years with the Institute for
Human Services, Lynn Maunakea has
accepted a position as the executive direc-
tor of the Alii Pauahi Foundation, a non-
profit charitable support organization
of Kamehameha Schools dedicated to
improving educational opportunities for
Hawaiians. Maunakea sees this as a natu-
ral fit given that many I.H.S. clients are
Jon Matsuoka receives a check for $50,000 from Sally Kanehe
of Native Hawaiian ancestry. She is con- Lynn Maunakea
vinced that the solution to poverty is edu-
Of late, there has been a renewed interest among alumni who cation. The Honolulu Advertiser (Nov. 1, 2005) called Maunakea
are reacquainting themselves with the School. A number of one of Hawai‘i’s most prominent advocates for the homeless. She
these renewed relationships have resulted in generous gifts in the transformed services to the homeless. Maunakea received both an
form of scholarships. Those at the School are extremely grateful MSW and an MBA from the University of Hawai‘i.
and proud to have such committed alumni.
Following the SSW fund raising dinner, the School learned Alums Recognized During National Social
that alum (MSW ’70) Elaine Tamashiro, who attended the Workers’ Month
dinner with her husband, endowed a generous scholarship in her
name for SSW students. The School wishes to express its deep Steve Chelminiak , Thomas O’Neil, Liz Morris, and Diane
gratitude to Tamashiro. Chadwick were featured in a comprehensive article about
social work on Hawai‘i Island in the North Hawai‘i News
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(March 24, 2005) The article underscored both the impor- Bojorquez and her staff of four, all of who have social work
tance of social work and the many tasks performed by workers degrees, focus on the areas of mental health, medically fragile
in rural settings. children, geriatric issues and end-of-life care. Bojorquez’ special
interest is in geriatrics.
Alum is Keynote Speaker at Domestic Violence
Awareness Month Event Alumni and Friends of the School of Social
Dorothea “Dotty” Tsipopoulos Work’s New Slate of Officers
(MSW ’97) was the keynote speaker November 2005 election results:
at the Annual Candlelight Vigil to President: Marty Oliphant
honor those who have lost their lives Vice President: Sally Lampson Kanehe
as a result of intimate partner violence. Secretary/Treasurer: Kathi Kreinik
Co-sponsors include the School, Board Members at Large: Ethel Yamane, Mary Jane Lee,
Catholic Charities Hawai‘i, the Elena Gaborno, Nathan Chang
Department of the Attorney General, Hawai‘i Island Member at Large: Grayson Hashida
the Crime Victim Compensation Maui Member at Large: John Tomoso
Commission, Family Advocacy Dotty Tsipopoulos
Outreach, the Hawai‘i State Coalition Positions on the board are still available for interested SSW
Against Domestic Violence, the Honolulu Police Department, students. Contact skanehe@aol.com.
the Sex Abuse Treatment Center, Sisters Offering Support, The School wishes to express its gratitude to outgoing
Victim Witness Kokua, and the YWCA. The theme of her vice-president Connie Perry (who served for five years), outgo-
speech was dating violence among teens. ing secretary Anna Fausto, and student representative Paul
Southworth all of whom played a vital role in infusing the
AFSSW with new energy and direction.
MSW Alum is Selected as a Maui Centennial
Honoree A Word from AFSSW Incoming President Marty
Lee Stein, (MSW ‘99) was among Oliphant
the 100 Valley Isle residents rec-
ognized as Centennial Honorees As a graduate of the BSW (’95) and
on the occasion of the county’s MSW (’05) programs, I am honored to
100th anniversary. An instructor in serve as the incoming president of the
human services at Maui Community Alumni and Friends of the School of
College, Stein was selected for her Social Work. I look forward to work-
work as a volunteer for Women ing in partnership with the current
Helping Women, for being the membership, SSW faculty, staff and stu-
Hawai‘i State representative to the Lee Stein dents, and the professional social work
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, and for being community. It is my hope that everyone
Marty Oliphant
the founder of Alternatives to Violence. interested in supporting the continued
and new efforts of AFSSW will participate and help build a strong
network of support for our School.
BSW Alum Highlights the Importance of Good
Case Management
Melissa Bojorquez (BSW ’99) was
recently interviewed for the Honolulu
Star Bulletin’s Hawai‘ i At Work sec-
tion. Bojorquez has been with HMSA
for 14 years as a case management
supervisor. She is also president of the
Case Managers Society of America-
Hawai‘i Chapter.
Bojorquez helped to put a public
face on the practice of case manage- Melissa Bojorquez
ment. At HMSA, case managers team up with medical person-
nel to help ensure that their clients are receiving quality services.
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Alumni Class Notes
MSW Graduates Avaiu Sunia, ’03, returned to Julie Longworth, ’05, received Condolences:
American Samoa and is devel- a Fullbright travel grant to study
Edward B. K. Lapsey, ’73, oping childrens’ mental health languages in Asia. The School wishes to express its
is an outreach counselor with services. deep sadness over the loss of two
the counseling department of Ka‘ai‘ai Paglinawan, ’05, is a alumni.
Kamehameha High School. Theresa Tevaga, ’03, is a pro- social worker with Ho‘ola Lahui
gram director of a therapeutic Hawai‘i, Kauai’s Native Hawaiian Harvey Moeai, 51, of La‘ie, died
Stephen Alexander, ’76, recreation program with Child healthcare system. August 24, 2005. He received
is the assistant director for and Family Service. his MSW in 1980 and went on
Adoption Journeys, a state- Paul Southworth, ’05, is a case to become a psychiatric social
wide post adoption support Erin Uyeda, ’03, is working manager with the Institute for worker for the state. He was also
program in Massachusetts. at the Department of Human Human Services. an accomplished musician.
Services in the adult intake unit.
Sondra Dockham-Leong, Tatsuye “Barbara” Yoshizumi
’77, is the regional coordina- Rhea Burtness, ’04, is a social of Kapolei, died on August 25,
tor for the Counseling and worker with Child and Family 2005 at the age of 77. A retired
Advocacy program at the Service’s adoptions program. state social worker, she received
Pearl Harbor Fleet and Family her BSW in 1981.
Support Center. Crystalyn Hottenstein, ’04 is
a project coordinator for the Fun
Mellinda Lloyd, 95, is a 5 Program in the Public Health
social worker for the Queen Sciences Department, UH School
Lili‘uokalani Children’s Center of Medicine. Upcoming Events:
and a family therapist for
Homeless Solutions, Inc. Beverly Javier, ’04, (BSW ’03) is New Summer Course
a behavioral specialist at Aikahi
Steve Chelminiak, ’00, Elementary School and is teaching SSW PhD candidate David Rothwell and SSW
(Hawai‘i Island MSW pro- hula and jazz dance at Hawai‘i faculty member Susan Nakaoka designed an excit-
gram), is a social worker at Starshine Dance and Music ing new course entitled Social Work and Community
Hamakua Health Center. Academy.
Development in Hawai‘i. Rothwell and Nakaoka will
Thomas O’Neil, ’00, (Hawai‘i Laura Kennedy, ’04, is a case team up to debut the course in the Summer 2006 (July
Island MSW program), is a manager at the Franklin Square
social worker at Hamakua Hospital Center in Baltimore, 3–August 13, Mondays and Wednesdays from 4:30–7:30
Health Center. Maryland. P.M). The course will provide students with a critical
understanding of social work’s contribution to the social
Jodi Shaw, ’01, is a case Donna Oshiro, ’04, is a case
management coordinator for manager with Hale Naau Pono. and economic development of disadvantaged communi-
HMSA. ties. Guest speakers will include experts in the area of
Trity Pourbahrami, ’04,
Patie Boehm nee Switzer, is a project coordinator at community development in Hawai‘i. For more infor-
’03, is a home care worker the Western Justice Center mation, contact Nakaoka at snakaoka@hawaii.edu or
with Castle Medical Center, a Foundation in Pasadena, Rothwell at davidwr@hawaii.edu.
volunteer counselor with first California.
time juvenile offenders for the International Conference on Aging to be Held on
Honolulu Police Department, Celine Roberts, ’04, is with
and a volunteer disaster Child and Family Service’s February 27, 2006
responder with the American Comprehensive Counseling and This year’s conference, entitled Active Aging in Asia
Red Cross where she was Support Services.
Pacific: Showcasing Best Practices, is co-sponsored by
recently sent to Vietnam on a
medical mission. Alissa Rogers, ’04, is the direc- the School, the Volunteer Resource Center of Hawai‘i,
tor of social services at Pohai Nani
the UH Center on Aging, the UH Center for Japanese
Kris Jenkins, ’03, is a pro- Retirement Community.
gram monitor for the Child Studies, the Executive Office on Aging, the Department
and Adolescent Mental health Megan Tanabe, ’04, is with the of Business Economics Development and Tourism, and
Division, Department of Department of Health’s early
intervention section. Hale Makua. Experts from Japan, China, Korea and
Health.
Hawai‘i will present on creative programs and policies in
Mona Kidd, ’03, (BSW ’02), Michelle Webb, ’04, is with the their respective countries.
is a therapist for PACT on the Department of Health’s early
island of Kaua‘i. intervention section. For more details, contact Harumi Karel at
Michael Esquibil, 05, is kharumi@hawaii.edu.
Becky Phillips, ’03, is a social
services supervisor for the the MISA coordinator at the
Windward Mental Health Center. Truly Dually CDs on Sale
Hi-Desert Medical Center in
Joshua Tree, California. The songs from Truly Dually, the highly acclaimed
Brooke Evans, 05, is a crisis
counselor at the Sex Abuse musical on homelessness written by SSW PhD candidate
Carrie Rosen, ’03, is a utiliza-
tion management specialist Treatment Center. Michael Ullman, are now on CD. Your purchase of the
with the Adult Mental Health
Alice Fares, ’05, is a social
CD helps support programs and services to increase aware-
Division, Department of ness of homelessness and serious mental illness. Prices:
worker at Kahuku Hospital.
Health.
$20/public; $15/student; $10/consumer. To order, email
trulydually@yahoo.com or call Ullman at (808) 391-7963.
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Mahalo to the many organizations and individuals who have made monetary contributions. Those in the School of
Social Work deeply appreciate the generosity of alumni and friends.
Donations from April 1, Colette Browne Jensen Lampson AIG Hawaii H.S. Kawakami Stores, Ltd.
2005 to December 15, 2005: Julie Smith Carter Memorial SSW Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. Kathleen J. Knabb
Arlene R. Chamberland Graduate Felowship Alexander & Baldwin Kathi Kreinik
Ronald Chinen Foundation Kyo-ya Company
President’s Cabinet Endowment
Kazuko S. Ching Tony and Ann Alvarez James & Christine
($10,000 and above) Jennifer Lynn Chong Sally Lampson Kanehe American Savings Bank Langworthy
Sally Lampson Kanehe Jeri L. Couthen Arcadia Retirement Mary Jane Lee
Elaine Tamashiro Susan Daniewicz Residence Ah Nee Leong
Karen Fox Oscar & Gaile M. Armstrong Produce, Ltd. Life Foundation
Aaron Fujioka Kurren Scholarship Pam Arnsberger Tammy Martin
President’s Club Alan Gamble (Health Care) BAE Systems Ron and Coralee Matayoshi
($1,500 to $4,999) Arlene Garcia Claudia Baliscao Napua and Lynn Maunakea
Aurora A. Gundran Eunice I. DeHay Bank of Hawaii Hamilton McCubbin
Richard S. Takasaki Allison Haynes Honolulu Psychiatry & Big Island Candies, Inc. Meadow Gold Dairies
Volunteer Resource Center Rev. Denise Healy Biofeed Joan B. Broderick Kathleen S. Menifee
of Hawaii Whitney L. Heyd Faye W. Kurren Colette Browne Andrea and Kalani Mills
Lita B. Hickey Cynthia Nachtigall Capitol Consultants of Diane Mitschke
Dean’s Circle Asa & Edna Higuchi Hawaii, LLP Noreen Mokuau and Frank
($1,000 to $1,499) Cindy N. Hirai Daniel S. Sanders Castle & Cooke Homes Carlos, Jr.
Cheryl Ho Doctoral Award Consuelo Zobel Alger Paula and Tom Morelli
Earl & Margery Chapman Sheryl-Ann Holland Foundation Carol Morimoto
Foundation (International Social
Barbara Ann Iuli Stanford S. Carr Charles T. Nagatoshi
Joddie Kamalu Work) Catholic Charities NASW-Hawaii
Aileen Kaneshiro Christobel Sanders David and Susan Chandler David Nakamura
Advocates Terry Ann Kaniaupio Leah S. Chang Susan Nakaoka
($250 to $499) Teri Jayne Kashiwamura Nathan. Chang Na Lei Aloha Foundation
Charlotte Wong Tina Kiyabu-Crowell Sally Kanehe Lampson Vernon Chang Gail E. Ninomoto
Richard Wong Glenn Komiyama Endowed Scholarship Child and Family Service Oceanit
Luke Kusumoto Francis T. Chin Office of Hawaiian Affairs
Michael N. Lag Sally Lampson Kanehe Doris Ching Offshore Marine Surveyors
Contributors Marilyn Larsen Clinical Social Work Society (Ward Graessle)
($100 to $249) Arlene H. Ling of HI Betty M. Okano
School of Social Work
Pauline Lynch Alison M. Colby Lawrence S. Okinaga
Georgiana Awo General Aid Fund
Virginia M. Maimon Conin Fried Sekiya Kekina Alfred and Ruth Ono
Rosa C.H. Chiang
Sarah S. Marie Waltanita M. Awo et al Mari Ono
Eun-Ja Cho
Felicia Marquez-Wong Linda Balazs Mike DeMattos George Osakoda
Susanne S. Eisler
Jasmine Mau-Mukai Sheryl-Ann Holland Kathleen and Don Denton Masaru Oshiro
Susan K. Farr
Mary Irene McGinnis Barbara Iuli Downtown Affordables, LLC Carolyn Pacheco
David D. Felt
Hiroshi Minami Jacqueline Jung Susan A. Doyle SCD International, LLC
Anne Frauens
Phyllis Morrison Marie Kunimura Richard Emery Safety Systems Hawaii, Inc.
Jamie Fukui-Chiang
Janelle Naone Patricia E. Murakami First Hawaiian Bank Christobel C. Sanders
Jackie Graessle
Donna Nathanson Shigemitsu Nakashima Suzanne and Larry Fuller Bernadette Sangalang
Kazuichi & Grace I.
Kathleen Ochikubo Kenneth Neustel GGP Limited Partnership Erich Schweiger
Hamasaki
Lisa M. Oliveira-Tua Kathleen Ochikubo Elena Gaborno Schnitzer Steel Hawaii Corp.
Jesse Hernandez
Shari M. Olores Carolyn K. Pacheco Gary O Galiher, Attorney TBR Property
Steven Howard
Lori L. Onaga Charlotte Watanabe at Law TJ Mahoney & Associates
Allan Ishikane
Cheryl Prince Jonathan & Paula Wong The Gas Company Roger K. Takabayashi
Helen Kaalekahi-Self
Patti Riva Harry S. Yoshida Meripa Godinet Carl T. Takamura
Rhonda Kamai
Mary Robins-Hardy Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Gerald Takeuchi
Eldena L.M. Kuroiwa
Patricia Sax Stifel John A.H. Tomoso
Henry V.L. Lee School of Social Work
Carl & Jennifer. Takahashi Arnel N. Gorai Fred E. Trotter, III
Jon K. Matsuoka Alumni and Friends
Gail M. Takasugi-Ignacio Nancy L. Graber Lawrence K.W. Tseu
John G. McDermott
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