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WEDNESDAY 7 EDITION 6- StarBMfetto APRIL 25, 2 00 1 THE PULSE OF PARADISE STARBULLETIN.COM 5 0 ON OAHU NIGHT FINAL A Dow: Blue chips soar 170.86 to 10,625.20 A Nasdaq: Jumps 43 as selloff ends ft MB Bowls about to bid aloha It Hawaii's public-school students will return to classes tomorrow after a 19-day strike Teachers are back at work today after 85 of them approve a new contract last night "I know hearts are broken. Thats true for kids and it's true for adults. I feel their pain of that." Paul LeMahieu, speaking about canceling state tournaments pun yni rtl i ---jr Oil I- 'i- r. 1 'V f' 777e Aloha and Oahu bowls could move to San Francisco and Seattle if approved by the NCAA Friday By Paul Arnett Star-Bulletin If approved by the NCAA at the certification meetings this week, the Aloha and Oahu bowls will no longer be played in Hawaii, Aloha Sports Inc. executive director Fritz Rohlfing told the Star-Bulletin yesterday.

"We listed the Oahu Bowl for Seattle and the Aloha Bowl for San Francisco," Rohlfing said. "We listed Honolulu only if one of those two cities isn't approved. It's sad, but it really speaks to the state of Hawaii's economy." Rohlfing will make his case at two subcommittee meetings today and tomorrow. The NCAA will announce which bowls are certified at 6 a.m. local time on Friday.

"We won't know anything for sure until then," Rohlfing said. "But I feel like the NCAA will approve the site switches. With the BCS (Bowl Championship Series), It Is tough to get good teams when your bowl is at the bottom of the chart (on payouts). "We've seen the decline through the years, although I must say we still had some quality players in our two games in December. "We had four players (Georgia's Richard Seymour and Marcus Stroud, and Arizona State's Adam Archuleta and Todd Heap) go in the first round of the NFL Draft.

The talent was there in those games. But if people don't come, we have to do something different." Rohlfing met with network officials yesterday to give them an idea of what he would like to do. The game in Seattle is tentatively set for Jan. J2 at Safeco Field, home of the Seattle Mariners. The Aloha Bowl would be played in San Francisco on Dec.

30 at Pacific Bell Park, home of the San Francisco Giants. "I think they're a little reluctant to give up the Christmas Day time slot," Rohlfing said. "But we feel like we can work something out there. Right now, we need to get the approval of the NCAA before anything else can happen." Please see Bowl games, A8 INDEX Princess Kaiulani Elementary School. Principal Charlotte White holds a meeting with teachers this morning at school as teachers Above, teachers last night cast their ballots at the Stan Sheriff Center after looking at the terms of the new contract.

INSIDE Impacts of teachers strike on students and classroom instruction. A9 End of strike has lawmakers casting wary eyes on state budget A9 Coaches and student athletes react to possible tournament cancellations. B1 IE I 1 I KEN SAKAMOTO STAR-BULLETIN prepare for classes tomorrow. than 180,000 students. The vote was 9,208, or 85 percent, for the contract, and 1,551 or 14 percent against.

"This is very good package for teachers and public education," said Karen Ginoza, President of the Hawaii State Teachers Association. "With its ratification we are not only able to open schools once again, but also start down the long road of rebuilding and renewing Hawaii's public school system," Ginoza said. Some teachers, feel, however, that the system is broken and can't be mended. Asking not to be identified, they said they're disappointed that their boss, Paul G. LeMahieu, didn't support them when he knows their poor 'ease see HSTA.A8 trips just to entertain civilians.

But Fargo made no changes to a program which the Navy and its sister organizations consider so vital. "We've been embarking cit- Timeline of the Greeneville's tour. A8 izens in the Navy for 50 years now," said Fargo, a former submarine captain, in announcing his decision on the Greeneville accident earlier this week. "I think it's Important to our nation. We can do it safely and will do it safely.

It would be a mistake to build a wall between American citl- Please see Navy, A8 High school tournaments may not be held due to strike DENNIS ODA STAR-BULLETIN By Rod Antone Star Bulletin DEIDRA Freitas breezed into the principal's office at Farrlngton High School today with a cheerful "good morning" and a wave of her arm. "I'm so used to waving," she laughed. Freitas, who teaches pregnant and parenting teens, was among faculty members "glad to be back" in school this morning after picketing. She said she was "feeling very guilty" because two of her students had babies during the public school teachers' strike. The mood generally was upbeat as teachers returned to their schools today after overwhelmingly ratifying a new four-year contract, officially ending a 19-day strike affecting more In the future," said Fidell, who has closely monitored the proceedings since the USS Greene-ville and the Ehime Maru collided Feb.

9, resulting in the death of nine people. Fidell said that Adm. Thomas Fargo, Pacific Fleet commander, and the panel of senior U.S. admirals he convened to look into the program which allowed Greeneville to go sea on Feb. 9 just to entertain 16 civilians never fulfilled their task.

Although Fargo recommended a review of the distinguished visitors program, most of the changes he ordered are cosmetic, Fidell said. The court of inquiry said Greeneville skipper Cmdr. Scott Waddle violated procedures, especially the one which prohibited Navy commanders from scheduling day mains as Board of Education member Winston Sakurai last nighl convinced LeMahieu to reconsider the order under the condition that no public school student-athletes would miss any class time as a result of participating in state tournaments. "All parties Involved have agreed to explore ways to conduct state tournaments without any public school students missing any class time," said Kejth Amemiya, executive director of the Hawaii High School Athletic Please see Tourneys, A9 HAWAII By Jason Kaneshiro and Kalani Simpson Star-Bulletin The statewide teachers strike that claimed three weeks of the public school calendar may also wipe out the highlight of the high school sports season. Paul LeMahieu, state superintendent, said yesterday the public schools will not participate in any state tournaments, as educators try to make up for time lost during the strike by members of the Hawaii State Teachers' Association.

But a glimmer of hope re CORKY'S Military's civilian-visit programs adopt new limits in all services but the Navy Editorials A20 Letters to the Editor A20 Commentary A21 Hawaii Inc. B7 TheBuzz B7 Stocks 4 mutual funds BIO Local news A3 Kokua Line A2 Obituaries A6 National news A13 International news AI6 Sports Bl Prep Report B3 Baseball B4 Food B13 Comics Horoscopes B16 Television A23 Classifieds B21 Call 529-4800 Weather A22 Despite the crash, the public has a right to tours, an admiral says By Gregg K. Kakesako Star-Bulletin The popular Navy program which takes civilians to sea aboard warships remains intact and has escaped any type of changes following the investigation of the fatal collision between a U.S. nuclear submarine and a Japanese fishing vessel two months ago. "The policy is alive and well and untouchable as before," says Jay Fidell, a civilian lawyer and former court of inquiry investigator.

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