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Monday, March 18, 2024

Kaʻū News Briefs March 18, 2024

 Kaʻū, Kona and other Hawai‘i Coffee growers are asking the legislature to require truth in labeling.
A public hearing will be this Wednesday, testimony due Tuesday. Photo by Geneveve Fyvie

HAWAI‘I COFFEE ASSOCIATION SENT OUT AN URGENT CALL ON MONDAY FOR FARMERS AND CONSUMERS TO SUPPORT TRUTH IN LABELING by providing testimony and contacting legislators by 5 p.m. Tuesday, before Wednesday's public hearing. Hawai‘i Coffee Association's initiative concerning the minimum blend ratio of Hawai‘i coffee products is scheduled for a hearing in the Hawai‘i state Senate Committee on Commerce & Consumer Protection this Wednesday, March 20.
    The call to action says, "No one knows better than you that Hawai‘i's coffee is among the best in the world. Diluting it with foreign-grown coffee, to the point that consumers can't taste one Hawai‘i-grown bean in ten, is simply wrong. Please immediately make your voice heard by telling the legislature to pass HB2298 in its original form and protect the integrity of Hawai'i's coffee industry.
    "Hawai‘i's Department of Agriculture commissioned a study last year that shows that this legislation will cause revenue to shift from the few blenders to the many growers located throughout the state!
    "If you're tired of seeing 10% blends masquerading as Hawai‘i-grown coffee, please submit your
testimony.
    "If you believe competing with 10% blends in the market is unfair, please submit your testimony.
    "If you agree that Hawai‘i coffee products containing 90% foreign-grown coffee, yet carry the names of Hawai‘i's growing regions push prices down, please submit your testimony.
    "If you're tired of foreign-grown blends deceiving consumers, please submit your testimony.
    "If you agree substandard blends undermine Hawai‘i's reputation for high-quality coffee, please offer your support.
    "Please make your voice heard by clicking the 'Submit Testimony' button on this link and follow the prompts as soon as possible or by 5pm Tuesday, March 19 at the latest!"
    The statement noted that the Consumer Protection committee in the state House of Representatives, "significantly changed the bill in the last hearing. Its current form calls for a move to a 50% minimum blend ratio with a phase-in over nine years! Please tell the Senate committee you want to revert to the bill's original form requiring Hawai‘i's coffee products to contain 100% Hawai'i-grown coffee with a phase-in over three years (in the testimony's comment section)."
    Read the bill, see other testimony and submit your own at https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2298&year=2024

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Accommodations would be no closer than about a quarter mile from the shore. A Beach Club Cafe, Tour Bus Drop Off, Performance Grass Stage, Open Market, Fish Market and Seafood Restaurant, as well as an outdoor Multipurpose Event Lawn/Lu'au Area for Special Private and Community Events would be close to Black Sand Beach. The proposal is
before the Windward Planning Commission, which plans to continue its public hearing on the matter.
Plan from Black Sand Beach, LLC

THOUGHTS ON PUNALU‘U HAVE COME FROM KAʻŪ'S COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBER MICHELLE GALIMBA. In her March newsletter she writes:
    "Punaluʻu is a treasured wahi pana and beloved place of our District, and the Special Management Area (SMA) application for residential and commercial development by land-owner Black Sands LLC that is being considered by the Windward Planning Commission (WPC) has important implications for the future, not just for Punaluʻu, but for the entire District. At the WPC hearing on March 7, so many wished to testify that the WPC could not finish hearing from everyone. Therefore the March 7 meeting has been continued until a later date as yet to be determined to finish hearing testimony. I am in communication
County Council member Michelle Galimba
with the Planning Commission staff to offer any assistance that might be needed for a meeting in Kaʻū.
    "It is my belief that we can best express our aloha for Punaluʻu during the SMA process by both sharing our knowledge, experience, interests and perspective, and by listening deeply and respectfully to all perspectives on this issue. As your representative on the County Council, I believe that my role at this time is to listen, gather and share information about the process, and ensure that all have access and feel safe to share their testimony with the WPC. This will ensure that the WPC - as the community's representatives at the Planning Department - can come to an informed and sound decision that is in the best interest for Punaluʻu, Kaʻū, and our island. I would like to note that this SMA application does not come before the County Council.
    "I would also like to provide some information about the Planning Commissions. There are two Planning Commissions - Windward (covering Kaʻū, Puna, Hamakua, and Hilo districts), and Leeward (covering South Kona, Kona, and Kohala districts). Commissioners are nominated by the Mayor and confirmed by the Council. Serving on the Planning Commission is a volunteer position and requires a considerable investment of time and energy to prepare for and deliberate on the matters that are brought before the Commission. As a former Planning Commission member, I know how seriously the Commissioners take their responsibilities and how difficult their decisions can be in highly controversial matters such as the Punaluʻu SMA. I hope that we can all respect our WPC Commissioners as fellow citizens and members of our community.
    "I would like to encourage members of the community to consider applying to serve on our County Boards and Commissions. There are vacancies or upcoming vacancies on both Planning Commissions as well as the Kaʻū Community Development Action Committee, and other important volunteer commissions such as the Board of Appeals, and the Fire Commission. see links below to apply.
    "Please do not hesitate to contact me or my office if you have questions or concerns about the SMA and the WPC hearing process."

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THE BILL TO STRENGTHEN PENALTIES ON DANGEROUS DOG OWNERS will be heard Tuesday, March 19, at 10 a.m. at the Hawai‘i Legislature. The session is available to watch on YouTube.
One advocate for the legislation, House Bill 2058, which would establish felonies in some cases, is Shannon Matson, whose father, Bob Northrop, was killed in Ocean View by uncontrolled dogs. The hearing is before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Watch at
https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/.../HEARING_JDC_03-19-24...
Read the legislation and testimony at https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx...

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The last whale count on the coast in 2024 will be Saturday March 30 with registration due noon, March 23.
Photo from NOAA
REGISTER FOR FOR THE LAST HUMPBACK WHALE OCEAN COUNT IN 2024 by noon, March 23. The Kaʻū count will be held at Punalu‘u on Saturday, March 30 from 8 a.m. to noon. Sign up with Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. Advance registration is required at https://oceancount.org/registration #HumpbackWhale #CitizenScience. 

Jaymelyn Pua-Queja is reported
as a runaway from Nā‘ālehu.
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JAYMELYN PUA-QUEJA is reported as a runaway and Hawai‘i Island police are asking the public’s assistance in locating the 15-year-old. She was last seen leaving her residence for school in the Nā‘ālehu area on the morning of Wednesday, March 13. She is described as 5 feet 4 inches tall, 130 pounds, with long black hair and brown eyes.
    Pua-Queja is believed to be in the Hilo area, according to police who ask anyone with information on her whereabouts to call the police department’s non-emergency line at (808) 935-3311.
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WHY IS HAWAI‘I RANKED LAST IN PLACES FOR DOCTORS to practice medicine in the latest WalletHub study? It ranked 51st in the study that includes all the states and Washington, D.C. It ranked 50th in compensation that is adjusted for cost of living; only D.C. was lower. Hawai'i ranked. 49th in what WalletHub called Opportunity & Competition Rank and 47th in Medical Environment Rank.
    According to WalletHub, the best states to practice medicine are Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Utah, Indiana and Minnesota. The worst are Hawai‘i, followed by Rhode Island, New Jersey, Massachusetts and New York and New Mexico, according to WalletHub.
    WalletHub noted that nationwide a family physician's salary ranges from around $130,000 to $310,000, depending on the state. The data for the WalletHub study set ranges from the average annual wage of physicians to the number of hospitals per capita to the quality of the public hospital system.
     In explaining Montana's success, WalletHub reported: "Montana is the best state for doctors, and it has
Woodley White starts eight weeks
of free 'ukulele classes this
Wednesday.

one of the top hospital systems in the country, with 82.5% of patients giving their hospital a score of 9 or 10 out of 10. Montana doctors also receive high wages. For example, the state has the second-highest average income for obstetricians and gynecologists, at nearly $375,000, and one of the highest incomes for surgeons, at almost $420,000 on average."
   WalletHub also reported that "Montana is a good place for doctors’ mental health, with the lowest rate of physicians reporting that they are burned out. Over 63% of medical residents who train in the state end up staying there, too – one of the highest retention rates in the country."

NEW ‘UKULELE SCHOOL SESSION BEGINS THIS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20 at Nā‘ālehu Methodist Church under the guidance of luthier and music teacher Woodley White. The beginners class is at 12:30 p.m. with Music Theory at 1:30 p.m. and Kanikapila Sing Along at 2:30 p.m. The session runs for eight weeks. Classes are free and ‘ukulele are available. All ages are welcome. 

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Sunday, March 17, 2024

Kaʻū News Briefs March 17, 2024

A native fern called ‘Ama‘u is plant of the month. Illustration by Joan Yoshioka

LĀ‘AU LETTERS, NATIVE PLANTS OF KAʻŪ:  ‘Ama‘u (Sadleria Cyatheoides) is plant of the month for March. Author Jodie Rosam and illustrator Joan Yoshioka seek to encourage making new plant friends and to reunite with others:
    Huli ka lau o ka ʻamaʻu i uka, nui ka wai o kahawai. When the leaves of the ʻamaʻu turn toward the upland, it is a sign of a flood. ʻŌlelo Noʻeau #1137 (Mary Kawena Pukui).
    Description: ʻAmaʻu is an endemic fern in the Blechnaceae or chain fern family. There are actually six species in this endemic genus, divided into two groups: the Cyatheoides group (medium to large and even tree ferns found on recent lava flows and in forests), and the Squarrosa group (small ferns found on dark and wet river banks). ʻAmaʻu are easy to distinguish from their fern friend hapuʻu with just a little bit of practice. The new fronds emerge in brilliant shades of bright red and orange, turning gold and then green with maturity. ʻAmaʻu fronds are also less divided than hapuʻu (in other words, ʻamaʻu fronds are more simple). Another name for ʻamaʻu is maʻumaʻu. That name should sound familiar…you surely have heard of Halemaʻumaʻu, which is surrounded by beautiful, healthy ʻamaʻu ferns.
‘Ama‘u, the native fern, is steeped in the history of Hawai‘i.
Photo from state Department of Land & Natural Resources
   
    Uses: ʻAmaʻu have many uses. For agriculture, fronds were used as a mulch for dry-land kalo gardens and as a planting layer in dry areas (much like putting straw down in your home garden to cut back on evaporation).          
    The fronds make a red dye for kapa and the leaf stems can be used for kapa beating or sizing. Fronds were used for thatching with or in addition to lau hala and pili. The starchy centers were occasionally eaten or even used for animal feed, and when dried and ground, ʻamaʻu can be made into a drink similar to coffee or tea. ʻAmaʻu can also be used medicinally in lāʻau lapaʻau. ʻAmaʻu is also a kinolau (form) that Kamapuaʻa (the son of Hina and Kahikiula) transformed into as he attempted to flee from the fire of Pele at Kīlauea. Yet another name for ʻamaʻu is puaʻa ʻehuʻehu (which translates into red pig), referring to the relationship between ʻamaʻu and Kamapuaʻa.
    Habitat: ʻAmaʻu can be found in low (around 150’) to mid-elevations (around 5,000’) in dry, mesic, and wet environments on all of the main Hawaiian Islands except Niʻihau and Kahoʻolawe. ʻAmaʻu is among one of the first plants to colonize new lava flows, essentially building ecosystems and creating microhabitat sites for other species (along with its friends, ʻōhiʻa and kupukupu). 
    In Kaʻū, you can see ʻamaʻu colonizing new lava flows and interspersed among other early successional species throughout the district. Growing and Purchasing: Unfortunately, ʻamaʻu is not seen as a common landscaping plant, despite its hardiness and beauty. On top of that, it is uncommon to see it for sale at big box stores and some local nurseries. But if you really want ʻamaʻu in your space, please ask me for ideas! ʻAmaʻu can handle extreme environments, but are a bit happier with a little protection from the midday sun. One non-negotiable for ʻamaʻu is that it requires well-drained soils, so find an area you can amend with plenty of cinder so it does not hold water. Your ʻamaʻu will require a bit of supplemental watering to get it started, but once it is happy, you will find that it doesn’t need much from you, other than love, admiration, and kindness.

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Menehune by Dietrich Varez, the print
available through Volcano Art Center.
ST. PATRICK'S DAY BRINGS UP STORIES OF THE IRISH COMING TO HAWAI‘I. The Irish arrived in Hawai‘i as early as 1794 and represent about 4.3 percent of the current population. The first two governors following statehood were Irish-Americans William F. Quinn (1959-62) and John A. Burns (1962-74). Maurice J. Sullivan, who founded Foodland, the state’s first big supermarket, came from Clare and grew his business into 100 retail stores in Hawai‘i. A former Honolulu police chief, Lee D. Donohue, was Irish-Korean. Another Irish name well known in Hawai‘i comes from McCandless Ranch. Actor Jason Mamoa is Hawaiian-Irish.
   In common between Hawai‘i and Ireland is not only being an island but also being the home of the little people, the legendary menehune in Hawai‘i and the leprechauns in Ireland. A description of the Menehune giclée by Dietrich Varez at Volcano Art Center says, "Menehune is the name given to the mysterious little people of Hawaiian legend and folklore. Like leprechauns, they are seldom seen and do most of their miraculous work in the dark of night."

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AN ALZHEIMER'S & OTHER DEMENTIA WORKSHOP is this Monday, March 18 at 2:30 p.m. at Discovery Harbour Community Center. "Caring for a loved one with Alzheimer's or dementia can be one of life's greatest challenges. Early stages are often not recognized properly," says a statement from the sponsors of the free workshop.
    Leader of the event is Elena de Ru, an international speaker on this subject. She is based out of Brussels in Belgium and studied at the University of Leiden in the Netherlands where she received her Master's degree in Social Studies and a unique and prestigious award for social skills.
    She has taught in several countries around the world including the Kyiv Christian University in Ukraine and currently does workshops for the largest health insurance company in Belgium. In addition to being an expert guest speaker, she is a caregiver coach.
Elena de Ru (right) with her late husband, whom she 
cared for at home for 15 years with his dementia, will give a 
workshop on Monday at Discovery Harbour.
    De Ru developed much of her understanding of the subject of caregiving to dementia patients firsthand.        
    She and her husband learned to live well with his dementia, at home, for almost 15 years. Key to that successful approach was found through acceptance, music and humor.
    The statement says that "Knowing when to bring in professional help is difficult, as is finding the strength and means to postpone admitting a person living with Alzheimer's to a full-time facility. Working through the issues surrounding this challenging condition is Elena's specialty. Elena's workshop will define dementia in general, offer ideas and suggestions for improving interaction and communication with the patient. It is possible to cherish and even enjoy your time with someone who is in decline but finding comfort as a caregiver and creating community are vital to surviving and thriving through this trial.
    De Ru wrote a book with Elane Cross, titled, Courage for the Caregiver, Ministering to Those with Alzheimer's and Other Dementia. Copies will be made available this Monday during the class.
    This workshop is sponsored by Purpose Ministries, which made the following statement, "Although not a typical aspect of our non-profit organization, the opportunity for an event on dementia and Alzheimer's became available which we wholeheartedly wanted to support. You can find us online at www.purposehi.com."

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Saturday, March 16, 2024

Kaʻū News Briefs March 16, 2024

Raising fighting cocks is common in Hawai‘i, called cultural by some, cruel by others. It is the
subject of Bill 1980 at the Hawai‘i Legislature that would classify chicken fighting, associated gambling and
possessing chicken fighting paraphernalia as felonies. Photo from Humane Society of U.S.

RAISING FIGHTING CHICKENS AND FIGHTING THEM WOULD BE ELEVATED FROM MISDEMEANORS TO FELONIES with up to five years in prison or a $10,000 fine, under proposed legislation making its way through the 2024 Hawai‘i Legislature. The measure would also make it a felony to allow minors to attend chicken fights. The state Office of the Public Defender opposes the bill, while the state Attorney General, state Department of Law Enforcement, animal rights groups and Hawai‘i Humane Society support it.
    State House member Jeanne Kapela, who represents all of  Kaʻū, and Rep. Richard Onishi, who represents Volcano into Hilo, were both introducers of a version of the measure back in 2022.
    The latest House Bill 1980 separates chicken fighting from other animal cruelty law. It would also create separate second-degree felonies for gambling on chicken fights, paying to go to the fights, and possessing chicken fighting paraphernalia, with a $1,000 fine per first violation or up to 30 days in jail, or both. A second violation would net a $2,000 fine or up to a year in prison, or both.

Equipping a fighting chicken with spurs would be a felony
 under proposed state law. Photo from Humane Society of the U.S.
   Devices include slashers, gaffs, knives, and muffs designed to be attached to or in place of the birds' natural spurs.
   The legislation defines a fight as "a bird or birds pitted against another bird or birds, with the intent that the encounter will result in injury to one or more of the birds." The legislation would mean "Each violation of this section, including each bird and each device used in violation of this section, shall constitute a separate offense."
    The narrative for the bill says: "The legislature finds that illegal animal fighting is directly associated with other criminal activities such as illegal gambling, illegal firearms possession, illegal drug distribution, endangerment of minors, and human violence, as evidenced by a double homicide that occurred at an illegal bird fighting operation in Maili, O‘ahu, in April of 2023, and this was but one of a number of cases of human violence occurring at an illegal animal fight over the years. Further, Hawaiʻi is one of only eight states that lacks a felony penalty for animal fights between birds and has no existing penalty for attending a fight or allowing a minor to attend a fight.
    "Psychologists and criminologists have long determined that children exposed to human or animal violence, or who engage in animal cruelty, are more likely to escalate to violence against humans, threatening the overall community and public safety. In addition, birds used for fighting purposes are mutilated in preparation for a fight by having various body parts cut off and their natural spurs either removed or sharpened, in preparation for a fight, in which even the winner of the fight often dies. Birds subject to such mutilations suffer unnecessary pain and are more prone to illness and disease, including zoonotic diseases that can be spread to humans and to other avian species including native birds and birds at agricultural facilities."
Photo of fighting chicken from Humane Society of U.S.

   Opposition to the legislation includes testimony from state Public Defender Jon. N. Kenaga writes: "Cockfighting in Hawai‘i is a deeply ingrained part of the community that traces its roots to immigrants who came to work on sugar and pineapple plantations more than a century ago. What to do about it has been a recurring discussion among generations of local lawmakers. This bill is a reaction to the terrible violence that erupted from a cockfight on O'ahu last spring. The violence is indeed abhorrent and troubling, but it was made possible because the event itself was driven underground by making the cockfight a crime in the first place.
    "Criminalizing cockfighting—like possessing fireworks, using drugs, gambling, or even riding in the back of a pickup truck—does little to stop the activity itself. Making it against the law removes the activity from the normal regulations and protections of the law. That attracts more unlawful activity.
    "If it was tolerated and lawfully permitted, the presence of police officers could ensure safety at these events. Making it a more severe criminal offense will only drive it further underground, make the events even more clandestine, and will only make it more conducive to unwanted criminal activity.
    "Parts of the bill are also unconstitutional. Long ago, the City and County of Honolulu criminalized going to cockfights and the Hawai‘i Supreme Court held that unconstitutional because “[a]n ordinance or statute proscribing presence, whether at a cockfight, a gambling game, or a house of prostitution, is too vague to satisfy the requirements of due process.” State v. Abellano, 50 Haw. 384, 386, 441 P.2d 333, 334 (1968). While the Legislature should be and remain committed to ending violence, disrupting organized crime, and ensuring safety in the community, criminalizing a deeply engrained part of local culture has not worked in the past and is not likely to work in the future. This is not an ideal way to reduce crime."
    See more testimonies, which are mostly in support of making chicken fighting a felony, at https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/Testimony/HB1980_TESTIMONY_JHA_02-21-24_.PDF

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The Plateau of Makanau rising in the distance from the viewpoint of Heiau Punalu'u Nui, also known as Heiau Kāne'ele'ele, adjacent to Punalu‘u Black Sand Beach and Bay. Photo from Kai Markell

Kai Markel
PUNALU‘U IS A TOPIC FROM KAI MARKELL, COMPLIANCE ENFORCEMENT MANAGER FOR OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS. He is former Director of Native Rights, Land & Culture at OHA, former Director of Burial Sites Program at state Department of Land & Natural Resources and former Investigator at state Department of Commerce & Consumer Affairs. He posted this look back into Punalu‘u history this week with accompanying photos of Punalu‘u:    

    Punalu‘u Nui is a po‘o kanaka class of temple, or luakini, with human sacrificial use by the Ali'i Nui of Hawai‘i Island, the Chiefess Keakealaniwahine, in the 1600s. Also used in the time of Kamehameha, its last recorded use as a luakini was by Liholiho, Kamehameha II, after Kamehameha passed as part of the required ‘Aha Rituals of the new young leader.
    Makanau, which also has a heiau on its plateau, is said to be the starting point for the Beloved Ka‘ū Chief, Keouakū‘ahu‘ula, on his somber fateful journey across the island to Heiau Pu‘ukoholā, where he was sacrificed at that luakini, to dedicate its construction, and activate it.

    This was to fulfill the prophecies rendered by Kaua‘i Kahuna and Kaula, Kapoukahi, regarding the acts needed to ensure the unification of the Hawaiian Islands.
    The prophecy Kapoukahi is said to have uttered was "war shall cease on Hawai‘i when one shall come and shall be laid above on the altar (lele) of Pu‘ukoholā, the House of God."
    The death of Kamehameha's cousin came in 1791 when Keouakū‘ahu‘ula was placed on the altar in Heiau Pu‘ukoholā, and the whole of Hawai‘i eventually became Kamehamehas, as prophesied by Kapoukahi.
    Archaeologists will tell you that so much has been destroyed from previous recorded tsunamis and from rampant bulldozing for previous development projects in the area.
    What lies beneath, however, is where the Mana resides.
    When the old, now long gone, wharf warehouse was built next to the heiau, they discovered the lua, or "body pit", where the mōhai kanaka, or human sacrifices were deposited, much like the lua discovered at the heiau luakini, Ke‘ekū, in Keauhou, in the early 2000s. That pit, or ana, cave, is still there.
    The fresh water springs, which erupt on the sands, and in the near-shore waters, is where Ka Wai Ola a Kāne, the Living Waters of Kāne, meet the ocean waters of his brother, Kanaloa, Creating Life, Thriving Limu, Fish Fingerlings, Estuaries, Healing Springs, and all kinds of Mauli Ola Life Sustaining Mana.
    A former Sugar Cane Plantation Luna, or Boss, at C. Brewer, in his 80s at the time, shared with me about twenty years ago, when we were battling the Sea Mountain Development proposal there in 2006, where the location of a massive, as of yet, undisturbed Ali‘i Burial Cave resides.
    The workers lifted up a massive pāhoehoe slab with a backhoe, by accident, and it revealed a subsurface lavatube. The Luna was immediately called to the site and the workers went in, and soon came out shook up, and reported a large canoe in the cave, with bones, feathered garments, large standing kahili, or feathered standards, and other artifacts or nā mea kapu.
    The Luna had them immediately lower and replace the pāhoehoe slab, cover it with earth, and they revised their project around the burial cave.
    What lies beneath...
    All of Hawai‘i should be concerned about what is happening at Punalu‘u, and the entire Lāhui on all islands, given its history in our National Identity and the Mana which resides there.


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