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ISLAfiDEDIll TT IT The Honolulu Advertiser Thursday, August 27, 1998 Lefilemaiin awa City Desk: 525-8090 uLim BilJmJ. Jl VA JLjLJL Jjl tosrafcl did ikmmi New leader needed to change mental health care, agency says Feminists take up arms on big screen In each of the last four movies I've seen this summer, there's been a woman sword fighter. In the Cinderella tale "Ever After," Drew Barrymore foils a lecherous villain with a sword. Catherine Zeta-Jones faces off with Antonio Banderas in "The Mask of Zorro." Mulan wields her father's sword to help China overcome the barbarians In the latest Disney animated feature. Uma Thurman and Ralph Fiennes wittily clash in "The Avengers." nesses, at the old Blaisdell Hotel downtown.

Law's experience with community-based rehabilitation programs such as Clubhouse is beneficial because closer ties with such community programs is part of the state hospital's new approach, Johnston said. Johnston said St. Clair's experience was more aligned with the "doctor-centered" approach to treatment as opposed to the current emphasis on shaping a treatment program through a team involving the patient and other health-care workers. He said there were no specific disputes that served as a catalyst for St Clair's dismissal. Johnston acknowledged St.

Clair's contribution in helping the long-troubled state hospital regain its accreditation last year, pushing through improvements in patient care mandated in an agreement between the U.S. Department of Justice and the health department. "We felt it needed a push, and Marvin St. Clair was hired to provide that push," Johnston said. "We appreciate the work he has done, but we're moving in a direction that requires a new set of skills, a new leadership style." Hospital employees were alerted about the impending change about two weeks ago in a memo from Linda Fox, Adult Mental Health Division chief, said Florence Dunn-O'Neal, director of a new behavior-modification program at the hospital.

About a week ago, she said, St. Clair issued a letter thanking staff and announcing that he was taking administrative leave. Dunn-O'Neal said her Po'okela Community Transition Program is in line with the hospital's new philosophy, adding that St. Clair was instrumental in getting it started. ByVicklViotti Advertiser Staff Writer The state Department of Health has fired Hawaii State Hospital administrator Marvin St.

Clair, saying it wants new leadership to pursue the hospital's more "patient-centered" treatment approach. Department spokesman Patrick Johnston yesterday confirmed that St. Clair will step down Sept. 4 as head of the state's mental health hospital. He was named administrator in March 1995.

St. Clair could not be reached last night for comment His interim successor will be Wayne Law, chief of the Kauai Community Mental Health Center. Law has been in the news recently because of his work in establishing the controversial Honolulu Clubhouse, a daytime service center for people with mental ill Servicemen's V' i arrui remains arrive i 1 1 1, ft vyf from Vietnam ITT A coincidence? Wait, there's more. In "The Parent Trap," the twin sisters duel at camp, And then there's "Xena, the Warrior Princess," who now takes on the TV bad guys (emphasis on guys) six times a week, thanks to that arbiter of fine taste, USA Network. I've never been one for drawing social conclusions from pop culture, but you'd have to be a pretty doltish variety of male to not wonder what all this female swashbuckling means.

If kids get their biggest role models from TV and films (and I'm not admitting that they do), what message are we sending by this sudden resurgence in sword-fighting, a trade heretofore dominated by men? One answer I've seen says it's just a new metaphor for Hollywood's favorite topic, the battle of the sexes. 'With the possible exception only of Mulan, all the female swashbuckling this summer does have a sexual undertone. William Hobbs, who choreographed the fights in "The Avengers," told USA Today that fencing is "a very sexy sport when a male challenges a female or vice versa." Fencing, my dictionary says, is also the art or practice of i making quick, effective I remarks, verbal thrusts or retorts, especially so as to avoid committing oneself definitely. That sounds like a pretty good synopsis of the way men tried to handle their relationships with women far too long and have only recently gotten over, by and large. Another view holds that film fencing is some sort of cutting edge feminism.

"People are fed up with women cowering in the corner and expecting to be saved by a man. Especially when they are quite capable of taking care of themselves," said swordmaster Bob Anderson, who gave both "Zorro" and "Trap" their action edge. Is this where 100 years of the women's rights movement has led us to the point A sailor helps carry one of seven flag-draped caskets that arrived at Hickam Air Force Base yesterday from Vietnam The caskets contain found in June and July in south and central Vietnam. The Army's Central Identification Laboratory at vSIIST Parade might not be By Wayne Harada Advertiser Entertainment Editor The Aloha Festivals floral parade might not be telecast this year as it makes its way along Ala Moana Boulevard Kapiolani Park. The parade Is the centerpiece of the state's largest cultural celebration, and has been given live television coverage each year by KTrV Channel 4 as it passed by the station.

But KTTV has moved Jfrom sAla Moana to One Lane on South King Street At the previous location, KTTV rolled cameras out on the front lawn to cover the parade. It would now cost the station $20,000 to cover the parade, said John Wrays. KITV production manager. Nelson Fujio, who "has. Served as narAfte rhairman for 11 years, said the tele-' vised program is a tradition he would hate to lose.

"It would be unfortunate if all of Hawaii can't see it" Mike Rosenberg, KITV general manager, said his station would consider coverage if the parade were Advertiser library photo Sept. 1997 Broadcasting the Aloha Festivals parade would cost TV station KITV $20,000, now that the station has moved its offices. the mmaK 7T Deborah Booker The Honolulu Advertiser S. servicemen League opposes same-sex amendment By Jean Chris tensen Advertiser Staff Writer In a rare departure from its role as referee in political debates, the League of Women Voters of Hawaii yesterday joined forces with opponents of a constitutional amendment that would allow the Legislature to restrict marriage to opposite-sex couples. League President Jean Aoki is featured in the first of a series of television ads by the group Protect Our Constitution urging voters to reject the proposed amendment on Nov.

3. "The League of Women voters does not have a position on same-sex marriage as such," Aoki said at a news conference. "But we are dedicated to preserving our constitutional rights for all the people." The 30-second television spot began running yesterday. In it Aoki says: "Not once in the entire history of the United See League, Page B4 "There are bad calls, or calls that are not so good, because some don't really get resolved." The most difficult are the teens "who just want you to tell them what they should do we can't do that," Won said. Won volunteered for the program when she was at Mary-knoll High School and earned credits for community service.

But she has stayed because, she said, "I really enjoy helping people to help themselves." She is now student coordinator for the program, sponsored by the Hawaii State Student Council and Hawaii Youth Services network. rerouted past the station's new offices. But festival executive director Janet Hyrne said a revised route would make the parade too long. The- Aloha Festivals parade has a $15,000 budget. That's equivalent to what the Pasadena Tournament of Roses parade spends on the grand marshal's float, said Ellen Pelissero, who writes the parade script and who Agency approves tower on Kauai By Jan TenBruggencate Advertiser Kauai Bureau UHUE, Kauai The Federal Communications Commission, after first suggesting that Stangl Broadcasting dismantle a controversial tower.

Haupu Ridge, has granted all permits, allowing the structure to stand. "I Was floored. It was such an inconsistent position," said Colin Kippen, land division officer for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. Kippen and a rejH. resentative of the Save Haupu Ridge organization said the FCC approval appears to end the battle over the tower.

't OHA and the community group have said that the tower ruins views of the area and that the ridge is a Hawaiian religious and cultural site. The FCC notified Stangl Broadcasting in a July 30 letter See Kauai, Page B4 Phone line By Edwin Tanjl Advertiser Maui County Bureau WAILUKU, Maul Most of the time, teenagers call Hawaii's Teen Line, 521-TEEN, about problems with boyfriends, girlfriends or parents, said Jennifer Won, who does volunteer work as a Teen Peer Listener. But there have been more serious calls from young people thinking of suicide. "Those are really difficult because they're really depressed and it's hard to get to them," she said. But it's helpful that teens televised him served as festival executive director in 1992 and 1993.

Officials at Hawaii's three other network affiliates said it would be difficult to take on the project this close to the parade date. Manu Boyd, Aloha Festivals president, was philosophical. "If it's not on television, that's all the more reason to come to see the parade in person," Boyd said. Line range from Hawaiian sovereignty, to sexuality; from how to register to vote, to how to handle a relationship. The tapes cover about 85 subjects, and the agency is always considering new topics brought up by teenagers.

But the focus tends to be on personal problems. Listeners are trained not to give advice, but to help callers figure out solutions on their own, Won said. The goal is to help the individual resolve his or her problems. "There are good calls. By the end of the call, they feel better about themselves," she said.

where women can either play the relationship game or slash and kill as well as men? Arm yourself! Is that the best advice we can offer young people today? If so, I'm ready for the fall films, when traditionally characters are more likely to talk about their problems than stab them. Mike Leidemann is the Advertiser HomeStyle editor. ISLAND VOICES "Nonpartisan does not mean nonpolitical" Arlene Kim Ellis, an official with the League of Women Voters of Hawaii, on the organization's announced opposition to a proposed constitutional amendment regarding same-sex marriage. Supporters of the amendment criticized the League's taking sides in the issue. See story, this page.

YOUTH: CONFIDING WITH PEERS provides teens who will listen to troubled callers with problems can call real people. A Teen Peer Listener has been trained to help teens resolve their difficulties on their own. If necessary, the young volunteers can make conferences call to professional counselors for help, Won said. The Teen Peer Listener service has been extended to all of the Neighbor Islands. Previously, the Teen Line on the Neighbor Islands was limited to taped information on subjects important to a young person, said Paula Ambre, president of the Hawaii Youth Services Network.

On Oahu, the number is 521-TEEN (521-8336). On the Neighbor Islands, teenagers now can call 1-877-521-TEEN. A call to the toll-free number provides access to the tapes and to a Teen Peer Listener trained by the Teen Intervention Program of Kapiolani Health Hawaii. Donna Tsutsumi Ohta, program director for Teen Intervention, said the service averages 1.500 calls a month, with 40 to 50 seeking out a peer who could simply lend an ear. Subjects covered on Teen.