Kapiolani Community College
Diamond Journal 2004

Acknowledgements

A very special word of appreciation goes out to those members of the Kapi‘olani Community College family who have helped in the production of this issue, particularly the faculty who continually encourage their students to submit their writing, including: Francisco Acoba, Jane Calfee, Kathy Chang, Leigh Dooley, Tom Gullikson, Mavis Hara, Gail Harada, Krista Hiser, Raffaella Negretti-Holland, Susan Inouye, Lisa Kanae, Dennis Kawaharada, Davin Kubota, Gunnell Lamb-Tamura, Judith Kirkpatrick, Kristen Kelly Lau, Mark Lawhorn, Phoenix Lundstrom, Jill Makagon, Debbie Nauyokas, Dawn Oshiro, Catherine Primavera, William Reisner, James Robinson, James Shimabukuro, Carolyn Skinner, Kristine Korey Smith, and Lee Tonouchi.

We extend our gratitude to the talented David Behlke for providing watercolors from his “100 views of Diamond Head” series to grace the covers of this issue.

The Editor’s Choice Award is presented to Trisha J.C. Chaves for her memoir Not the Brightest Color In the Crayon Box, But I Love Her Anyway. Ms. Chaves will receive a $50.00 award in recognition of her literary achievement.

To all the writers who submitted their work for consideration, we admire and appreciate your talent and courage. This publication’s purpose is to promote your work and showcase your creativity, and it would not be possible without your contribution.

Editors: Cheri Scott, Jessica Novak
Advisor: Mark Lawhorn

Diamond Journal, a publication of the Board of Student Publications (BOSP) at the University of Hawaii at Kapi‘olani Community College, is produced once each semester. Funding for BOSP is provided by student fees. The written works included in Diamond Journal reflect the experiences, opinions, and views of their authors, not those of the BOSP, journal editors, advisors, or staff. Authors are solely responsible for the content of each submission. While Diamond Journal invites all submissions, selection for publication is entirely at the discretion of the editors, who also reserve the right to edit for grammar, punctuation, and length.