Molokai Dispatch -- March 18, 2015 by Molokai Dispatch

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NATIVES OF AIR AND SEA Season's first pup

By Catherine Cluett | Editor-In-Chief

his black-coated baby is the first Hawaiian monk seal of the season born on Papaloa Beach, Kalaupapa last week. Researchers don’t yet know whether it’s a boy or a girl. The mother, named RV06 by scientists, was also born in Kalaupapa in 2005, said Diane Pike, Molokai response coordinator for the Monk Seal Foundation. Last year, RV06’s pup died after three days, but so far this year, mother and pup seem to be doing fine, Pike said. Hawaiian monk seals are highly endangered, with only about 1,100 individuals alive today. Scientists believe the Hawaiian monk seal, along with the Hoary Bat, are the only two species of mammals indigenous to the Hawaiian Islands. Most of Molokai’s monk seal births occur in Kalaupapa because it offers a safe and protected environment, and birthing season is usually between March and June. Monk seals usually come to their place of birth to have their own pups, like RV06, said Pike. This photo was taken by Sly Lee, Marine Bio.Tech, National Parks Service, Kalaupapa, courtesy of Pike.

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igh in Molokai’s mountain forests, the red-plumed, endemic àpapane, or Hawaiian honeycreeper, sips the nectar of ohia lehua blossoms through its curved beak. Like the ììwi bird, its crimson feathers were highly prized in Hawaiian culture and harvested harmlessly from hundreds of birds to make capes, feather lei and other garments for the aliì. Today, the àpapane still lives in the Molokai Forest Preserve and Kamakou Preserve, calling to each other with a wide variety of distinct songs and flitting thousands of feet over lush valleys. In a recent bird survey conducted by volunteers on Molokai, 32 àpapane were recorded, according to volunteer Josiah Ching. Molokai biologist Arleone Dibben-Young, who led the survey, said that is a high count for the species. This picture was taken by Catherine Cluett at the Waikolu Lookout.

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Molokai Baseball Sweeps St. Anthony

Hanalei Dudoit Enos Photo by Rick Schonely

By Rick Schonely | Community Reporter

H Farmers First Look, Part 1

MCHC Begins CEO Search

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istory was made on Friday the 13th at Kaunakakai’s Duke Maliu Regional Park. Molokai High School senior pitcher Hanalei Dudoit-Enos pitched a five-inning perfect game and had nine strikeouts in a 10-0 win over St. Anthony to open Maui Interscholastic League (MIL) Division II play. “He did super good. All that hard work he did pays off and he has really matured,” said Head Coach Scottie Rapanot. “He has bright future. All he has to do is keep working hard and he has the potential to play college baseball.” As a senior, Dudoit-Enos said his goal is just “to show leadership” for younger teammates on the field. He explained before the season opener that his best pitch is his fastball, while his change-up and curveball are other go-to pitches. The Farmers swept the Trojans to start the regular season at 2-0. On Friday, the Farmers spread out six hits and worked five walks out of Trojans

Man Camp Called Off

By Colleen Uechi | Staff Writer

hen California resident Bryce Anderson visited Molokai in February, he thought it was the perfect place to get away from the city. Anderson runs a company called Man Skills Academy (MANSA), a San Francisco-based organization built on developing men’s real-life skills and social relatability that Anderson feels are lost to technology. Wanting to hold a back-to-the-basics nature retreat for MANSA, Anderson created Man Camp Molokai and began promoting the island and the event to group members. “Are you ready for the adventure of a lifetime on the coolest island in the entire world??!” he posted on the social planning site meetup.com. “On Molokai … the water is bluer, the land is greener, the animals are tastier, the people are nicer and the adventures are endless.” Anderson lined up his cousin, a Navy SEAL, to teach survival and navigation skills. He made plans to rent a 6,000-square foot beach house and advertised camping, hiking, fishing and hunting expeditions on the 26-acre property his family owns on the west end. “The plan is to eat as much local fish and game, that we have caught or hunted, as possible,” he wrote. “… On Molokai, there are ample natural resources and more fish and wildlife than I have seen anywhere else in the world. Guys literally fish with nets because the ocean is overflowing with marine life in this forgotten paradise.” By the beginning of March, Anderson had 11 other men on board for two five-day trips at the end of April. However, Molokai residents weren’t as excited, and many expressed that they found the posts extremely offensive. In the wake of protests on social media and direct correspondence to Anderson, the trip has been cancelled. “There are many things I like about Molokai and I wanted to share this amazing place with the men in my group,” he said. “But I have learned that there is a pono way to do things.”

Reconciling Values

pitcher Colby Tam to force the five-inning mercy rule. Senior Cody Kamakana, along with juniors Alden Abafo, Ena Victorino and Levi Horner, had one hit each. On Saturday, Nohi Meyer had seven strikeouts and pitched Molokai to a fiveinning, 12-1 victory. The Farmers had 12 runs on 11 hits. Levi Horner was 4-for-4 with one run batted in and 3 runs scored.

Land and natural resources were one of the concerns residents expressed on social media, in addition to respect for cultural and historical values. “It was very culturally inappropriate, all of it,” said Molokai resident Teri Waros, owner of Kalele Bookstore. “He didn’t understand what this island is truly about. … The marketing approach is what killed it.” Hawaii resident Jenny Lynn said on the Molokai Dispatch Facebook page that she felt the advertising was “sensational” and “disrespectful.” She referenced Anderson’s description of Kalaupapa as a “haunted leper colony” and references to a game in which the losers would have to wear grass skirts, which she felt was insensitive to the history of hula.

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Farmers First Look, Part 1 By Colleen Uechi | Staff Writer

ith many athletes and coaches going straight from winter sport championships to spring sport practices, there is little rest for Molokai High Farmers. The athletic department takes on its largest season of the school year with seven different sports this spring: volleyball, golf, tennis, baseball, track and field, softball and this year’s newest addition of judo. In a two-part series, the Dispatch takes an early look at the first four sports that have already begun their Maui Interscholastic League (MIL) seasons.

Baseball When it comes to the defending MIL champion Farmers, Head Coach Scottie Rapanot has yet to see anything that needs significant changes. “I’m not gonna try to improve [anything]. They’re doing so good,” he said after the Farmers wrapped up their fifth win in six preseason games. “Why fix something that’s not broken?” Senior pitchers Hanalei DudoitEnos and Nohi Meyer have made strong season debuts. Dudoit-Enos pitched a perfect game against St. Anthony to open the regular season, while Meyer allowed just one run the next day. The Farmers have seven others on the pitching staff that Rapanot said “all can hold their own” as starters. Molokai showed prolific offense in their first few outings, with 11-run and 15-run victories. Rapanot said the majority of his big bats come from upperclassmen, but underclassmen also got their chance in the preseason. “You can tell that they can take the place of the older ones," said Rapanot. However, the Farmers are also effective beyond the plate, said senior third baseman Kahanu Alcon. “Our defense is probably the strongest this year,” said Alcon. “Our hitting, we need to work on … just some minor

tune-ups. Other than that we should be in top shape.” Rapanot’s son Scottie, Jr. will also help coach this season, as will Guy Espaniola and Kenny Adachi. The goal, said Scottie, Sr., is to bring home Molokai’s first state title since 2000.

Boys’ Volleyball Molokai has already taken big steps toward improving on last season. After going winless last year, the Farmers opened the season against MIL powerhouses and came away with a close, five-set loss and two wins, including a four-set victory over Division I league champion King Kekaulike. The difference that Head Coach Hale Domingo has noticed this year is a change in mentality. “Last year if we’re down in the dumps, we’re down in dumps, but this year we’re really positive,” said Domingo. “They pick up each other really quick.” On a team where half of the 13 players are new, keeping up morale has been key. In the first matches, when they stopped talking on the court and started doubting each other, said Domingo, that’s when they made mistakes. “Our communication is like a powerful weapon that we gotta use against every team,” said junior setter Jon Duvauchelle, who’s played for three years. “Last year our chemistry wasn’t too good. This year … we rely on one another.” The next toughest match will likely be against D-II regular season champion Hana, a young, hard-working team who hustles for every point, explained Duvauchelle. Only the team that wins the MIL championships will go to the state tournament in May. Joining Domingo on the coaching staff this season are Kawehi Kaupu, Mili Rawlins and Preston Calairo. “We have this understanding … where players can come to us and tell

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us what’s wrong,” said Domingo. “Our “We all love the game,” said Chow. communication bridge with the players “We try to teach the kids not just tennis is much stronger this year.” but life lessons too.”

Girls’ and Boys’ Tennis

Boys’ Golf

Three meets into the season, new stars are emerging for boys’ and girls’ tennis. Molokai’s matches against Lahainaluna on March 6-7, followed by Maui High and Maui Prep last weekend, were the first tennis competitions for some players. “Our freshmen usually start with very little experience or prior practice, so we pretty much have to train them up,” said Head Coach Dean Chow. “We think we’re gonna be better … than anybody would expect out of our younger team.” Freshman Romelyn Ragonton won singles matches for the girls against Lahainaluna, while freshmen doubles partners Michelle McGuire and Althea Cariaga have meshed well in victories against both the Lunas and Maui Prep. “You need to be aware of where your partner is … and you need to talk a lot,” said McGuire of the keys to their early success. “… We’re all just learning and testing out different styles.” After losing seven seniors, the rebuilding boys’ team looks to returning talents, including senior Luke Kikukawa, who has won doubles matches with three different partners this season, and sophomore Preston Pascua, who’s triumphed in three singles matches. In MIL tennis, teams go three rounds with single players and two rounds with doubles partners. The Farmers’ best chances are at third singles and doubles, said Chow, as the first and second singles players often have up to 10 years of experience. Chow said one of Molokai’s biggest advantages is having six coaches. Pono Asano, Jimmy Casino, Kaipo`i Kondo, Kanahele Montieor and Kamanu Pascua bring nearly 15 years of coaching experience between them.

Molokai golfers had to pass their first test before the season officially began. This year, the MIL switched to a new team competition format, explained Molokai Assistant Coach Darryl Rego. Instead of facing each other one game at a time throughout the season, all MIL teams competed at once in a qualifying round. Four golfers from each school had to shoot within a target score of 105 in order to advance to team competition. Four Molokai golfers qualified. Rego and Head Coach Ted Tokuoka said the new format could prove expensive for Molokai, which has no home competitions in the new system. “It’s a learning experience all the way,” said Rego, who flies in from Lihue to help coach. “The team did ok, considering this is something brand new.” The team is small this year, with five golfers. Tokuoka said he wants to see golf grow as a sport for kids on Molokai, but understands it’s an expensive hobby. The Farmers bring their own equipment and use some that’s donated to the program. Last year was the first time Molokai participated with a full team in the MIL championships, said Tokuoku. This year they hope to send a golfer to states, which Tokuoka added has never happened before. “Last year … we had chances to get ahead but we kinda faltered a little,” he said. “…We just need them to play good and get the right attitude. Whatever they accomplish is great, if it all falls into place.” The four golfers will now make their way to the next rounds of competition on Maui next Wednesday. Individual play starts in April.

MAN CAMP Continued From pg. 1 This, said Anderson, was not the message he wanted to send to residents. Within days, he had taken down the event website. “Publicizing the event as I did, and not taking additional steps to get approval from the community was a mistake,” said Anderson. “I do not want to and did not mean to shine an unwanted spotlight on the island and apologize for putting everyone on high-alert.” Anderson insisted that his intention was not to trivialize the island’s subsistence lifestyle and that “profits were tertiary” to the goal of experiencing Molokai living. “Our plan was to fish and hunt only enough to feed us during our short stay on the island,” he said. “… We would not wear out our welcome by raiding the waters or hunting for more than one or two deer for us to eat. That said, I realize that fishing and hunting are not just fun adventures for the people of Molokai. Many of the people rely on the `aina to survive.” In reality, few of the activities he advertised had actually been confirmed, and expeditions like a trip to Kalaupapa and camping on Molokai Ranch property had only been suggestions to the group when Andersen wrote the online description, he said. Anderson and the MANSA members only planned to practice basic SEAL survival skills, go hiking, possibly fish and work on team-building exercises. All of the group members were close friends whom he knew he could trust to act appropriately, said Anderson. However, Anderson said he didn’t want the event to cause further conflict. “Unfortunately the community decided that this was not the right time for us to visit Molokai,” said Anderson. “I would have probably done the same if I were on the other side of the equation. … I have respected their wishes. I have called off our upcoming trip to Molokai.”

Different Kind of Tourism Molokai community members said they’re not opposed to visitors coming to experience a Molokai way of life— but they must come with a certain understanding. “Locals out here are willing to teach [visitors] as long as they’re willing to respect,” said resident Loke Rawlins. “That’s key. As long as they respect the land, they’ll be fine.” Waros said she feels Molokai’s approach is unique within Hawaii.“We do

need to attract the right kind of visitor, and that’s what I see on Molokai,” said Waros. “The mana of this place kind of weeds out what’s inappropriate. I don’t know if any of the other islands could do what Molokai could do this week.” Conflicts between tourism and Molokai’s sustainability is nothing new. Glenn Davis, who used to live in East Halawa, remembered tourists paying hundreds for fishing the hunting trips, which upset many residents. “Guys would take coolers and coolers of deer meat and fish,” said Davis. “Not too many people were happy.” While Molokai continues to enjoy a rural lifestyle and thriving culture compared to the rest of Hawaii, Molokai’s economy benefits from tourism are the least of any island. The Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) reported that in January 2015, Molokai’s average visitor spending per trip per person is $707, compared to the second least, Lanai, at $1120 per trip per person. Molokai saw a slight increase in visitors in January of this year over January 2014, however. HTA reported that visitor arrivals increased 17 percent, from 5,177 visitors in January 2014, to 6,060 visitors in January 2015. Anderson said he plans to hold the camp in another location, and in the future, he hopes to return with a different purpose. “It was suggested by several gracious Molokai natives, that I come to Molokai at a different time and with a different agenda,” said Anderson. “If agreeable, I would like to come to Molokai by myself or with one other to learn more about your culture, talk about community projects that we may be able to help out with and make amends to anybody I may have offended or frightened by our proposed visit.” Anderson said he’s interested in helping local organizations with community service projects the next time he’s in town. On the Dispatch’s Facebook, residents thanked him for understanding and being willing to listen. Anderson said through his previous visit and this experience, he’s established good relationships with residents and looks forward to visiting under different circumstances. “Many of the locals were very gracious in their opposition to my proposal and again, I was touched by their commitment to the Molokai way of life,” said Anderson. “The time and effort that the locals took to voice their concerns, teach me about their culture and explain what’s at risk led me to [cancel the camp]. Thanks for your thoughtful emails and for educating me on your wonderful culture.”

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Rodeo Ropes in the Fun Molokai Ranch News Release Molokai Ranch will be hosting the Molokai Ranch Heritage Rodeo on Saturday, April 25 from 6 to 10 p.m. at Molokai Ranch, located on the west end of Molokai. As one of the largest rodeo events of its kind in the state, the Heritage Rodeo attracts professional riders and rodeo enthusiasts from all over Hawaii to share in the cultural heritage that demonstrates island style hospitality. In addition to the wide range of rodeo festivities, there will be a special live performance by Hawaii music icons and Grammy Award-winning artists Henry Kapono, John Cruz, and Brother Noland, who together call themselves the “Rough Riders.” Bringing to the stage their well-honed craft and vocal power, these three inspiring songwriters have been charming audiences with their distinctive voices and perfect blend of guitars. “We are sharing our vision for the future, authentic hospitality that honors the talent, history and beauty of Molokai,” said Clay Rumbaoa, CEO of Molokai Ranch. “This year’s rodeo and concert will be a night to remem-

ber for participants, families, and our generous sponsors, as well as a muchneeded economic boost for the local community.” Molokai Ranch has taken an active role in working toward sustainability, being proactive in pursuing their established pillars of Animal Husbandry, Authentic Hospitality, Renewable Energy and Sustainable Farming. The Molokai Ranch Heritage Rodeo key sponsors this year are Bank of Hawaii, `Ohana by Hawaiian Airlines, Hotel Molokai, and OrangeRoc Marketing and Creative Services. For more information or to be a part of this year’s Molokai Ranch Heritage Rodeo as a sponsor, contestant or a spectator, visit molokairanch.com/ rodeo or facebook.com/molokairanch. Pre-sale tickets will be available for reservation online at molokairanch. com/tickets. Molokai Ranch is Hawaii's second largest ranch, spanning 55,000 acres of beach and countryside. The Ranch has a long and proud history on the Friendly Isle since its founding more than a century ago. For more information, visit molokairanch.com.

The Art of the Short Story MAC News Release There will be an eight week creative writing course from March 24 to May 12 taught by internationally bestselling author and Molokai resident Brandon W. Jones, sponsored by the Molokai Arts Center (MAC). This class will meet once a week at Kaunakakai School to learn and discuss the mechanics of effective story writing, with the goal of producing one short story by the end of eight weeks. Brandon will be available to give individual guidance and feedback, and there will be optional group critique sessions. While the course is designed as an eight-part whole, each class will focus on a fundamental element of the craft and can be taken on a drop-in basis. The class will meet on Tuesdays

from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The cost for the entire eight weeks is $95 for the general public or $76 for MAC members. Drop-in rate is $20 per class, or $16 for MAC members. Special student rate for high school seniors and juniors $45. To register, or for more information, email Brandon at MolokaiStory@ gmail.com. Brandon hails originally from Idaho and is a long time resident of Molokai. He is best known for his internationally bestselling novel, “All Woman and Springtime,” which has been distributed across the globe in English and in translation. The Molokai Arts Center is launching its new membership campaign with this class offering.

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Community Plan Update Begins By Catherine Cluett | Editor-In-Chief

group of 13 Molokai residents has begun the process of planning for the island’s next 20 years. The Molokai Community Plan acts like a blueprint for development, goals, policies and actions. Normally updated every 10 years, the belated update process got officially underway with the Community Plan Advisory Committee (CPAC)’s first meeting last week. The first Molokai Community Plan was adopted in 1984 and was updated last in 2001. The community plan guides much of the large-scale decision-making through 2035. It includes complete descriptions of existing conditions on the island and explains land use designations, details on future development, projected effects of that development and infrastructure improvements. The plan also outlines implementation actions for those goals. The CPAC members are John Sprinzel, Steve Chaikin, Edwin Mendja, Dathan Bicoy, Debra Kelly, April Augustiro, Kip Dunbar, Kau`i Manera, Greg Jenkins, Rob Stevenson, Lori Buchanan, Glenn Teves and Moses Luczon. The group will meet approximately twice a month through September, and meetings will be open to the public with opportunities for testimony and input. “The purpose of this body is critical in taking feedback from community, rather than decision-making,” said William Spence, Maui County Planning Director at last Thursday’s initial CPAC meeting. “I'm very excited to start this process.” CPAC members voted on the chair and vice-chair of the committee, who are Chaikin and Dunbar, respectively. “I'll just do the best that I can,” said Chaikin. “I think if we all do that, that is the most anyone can ask of us.” At last week’s meeting, the group got a lesson on the Sunshine Law, which gov-

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erns the laws of open meetings, ensuring they are transparent and open to public scrutiny and participation. They also received an overview of the community plan update process from Jennifer Maydan, senior planner and project lead for Molokai’s update. She explained that following changes to county and state laws governing community plans, county planning department staff have already made changes to Molokai's last 2001 community plan. The CPAC will now be reviewing the draft and adding input over a period of six months. This will be followed by another sixmonth period review of the draft plan by the Molokai Planning Commission. After that, the updated plan will be in the hands of the County Council for one year, during which more public hearings will be held. The final draft of the community plan will then be reviewed by the Mayor’s office before it’s finalized. “I'm touched and grateful that we have you guys on this advisory... I applaud you, I thank you,” County Councilmember Stacy Crivello told CPAC members. “I hope our community will make every effort to participate.” The draft plan is organized into 10 main chapters: introduction, Molokai's future, environment, hazard mitigation, economic development, land use and housing, community design, infrastructure, public facilities and services, and implementation and monitoring. CPAC members will discuss each of these chapters during 14 meetings currently scheduled over the next seven months. Their main role will be to provide local knowledge, recommend added or amended goals or actions, identify desired future scenarios and areas of growth, and provide Molokai's voice and vision, said Maydan. The Molokai Dispatch will post the meeting schedule online at themolokaidispatch.com. BOYS’ AND GIRLS’ TENNIS 3/13 @ Kapalua Girls: Maui Prep 3, Molokai 1 Boys: Molokai 4, Maui Prep 1 3/14 @ Kahului Girls: Maui High 4, Molokai 1 Boys: Maui High 3, Molokai 2

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Boys’ Tennis Earns First Team Victory By Rick Schonely | Community Reporter

he Molokai boys’ and girls’ tennis teams hit the road this past weekend with matches Friday at Maui Prepatory Academy in Kapalua and Saturday at Maui High in Kahului. On Friday at Kapalua the boys won 4-1, and the girls lost 3-1. Shiloh Kawaahau and Preston Pascua won in singles and Kaiea Dowling and Decker Bicoy won in first doubles. Michelle McGuire and Althea Cariaga won second doubles for the girls. Saturday’s matches were both won by the Sabers. The Molokai boys lost 3-2 and the girls lost 4-1. Preston Pascua won third singles, while Luke Kikukawa and Noeau Likua won second doubles. “We almost won the boys’ match,”

By Maya Lima and Gaby Miguel, Kilohana sixth graders Did you know that you can save a lot of energy and money by simply flicking off a light? On Feb. 18, Kilohana School held an Energy Expo for their school community. At the expo, Kilohana’s fifth and sixth graders gave presentations on how to save energy and money at home. Parents and students walked from station to station to learn about energy conservation. One of the student presenters, Gabrielle Miguel told audience members, “One cool way to save energy is to wash your clothes with cold water and buy Energy Star appliances.” According to Miguel, washing clothes in cold water can save a family more than $63 a year. At another station called Energy Efficient Homes, Reese Tollefsen shared more amazing ways to save energy. “You can put radiant barriers in your attic. A radiant barrier is like a mir-

ror to heat,” Tollefsen said. Tollefsen went on to point out how radiant barriers can lower the temperature in a home by 9 degrees. All participants in the evening’s activities were entered into a drawing for awesome energy efficient prizes like LED light bulbs, a hand cranked radio, solar cell phone chargers, and even a solar camp shower. The evening was a great success partly due to the generous support of two sponsors, Hawaii Energy and the National Energy Education Development Project. At the end of the evening, Maya Lima, a sixth grader, summed up her classmates’ efforts. “Everybody that showed up for Kilohana’s Energy Expo was a winner because they learned a lot of interesting ways to save energy to help keep our planet green and clean,” she said.

Hawaiian Immersion Summer School Fun Kula Kaiapuni Kauwela News Release Celebrating the fourth year of Kula Kaiapuni Kauwela on Molokai, the program will once again be held this summer at Kualapu`u Public Charter School for students entering grades K-9 in the fall. Teachers have been selected: Nahulu Maioho -- grades six to eight, Kailana RitteCamara -- grades four and five, Lokelani Han -- grades two and three, and Uluhani Waialeale -- grades Kindergarten and first grade. Manuwai Peters will be the site coordinator. The dates for the 20-day program will be from June 9 through July 7 daily from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Hawaiian language based curricula is designed to engage and excite students in land and ocean activities that emphasize the caring of Molokai resources. Molokai provides a living laboratory of learning and the program strives to get learners out of the classroom and onto

the `aina to take advantage of the unique opportunities that cannot always be conducted during the regular school year. Registration forms are available at the Molokai Middle School and Kualapu`u Public Charter School offices. The tuition for the 4-week program is $190. A limited number of Alu Like, Inc. tuition vouchers are available for qualifying students. Vouchers forms will be available with registration forms. Voucher requests need to be submitted directly to Alu Like, Inc., in Honolulu. Kula Kaiapuni Kauwela is for all students, regardless of their Hawaiian language abilities. Students who enroll should be motivated to learn and use Hawaiian language. The program is offered by the Department of Education with support from The Kamehameha Schools. For more information, please contact site coordinator Manuwai Peters at mpeters@hawaiidoe.k12.hi.us.

Hawaii Agricultural Scholarship Monsanto Hawaii News Release The Hawaii Agricultural Scholarship was established in 2011 to encourage students statewide interested in a career in agriculture. Applicants must be have been accepted, or are currently enrolled, as a fulltime student at an accredited college or university other than the University of Hawaii at Manoa or Oregon State University, and pursuing a degree in an agricultural science program or related discipline (such as botany, genetics, horticulture, plant physiology, crop science or soil science). The deadline for applications is May 1. Past Life Sciences Scholarship recipients from Molokai are: Xrystina Bicoy (2014), Lesley Escobar (2013), Moriah Jenkins (2012), Chelsea Sakamoto (2011), Rebecca Carpenter (2010), Manley Colton (2009), Kelsy Takashima (2008), and Kimberly Mokuau (2007). Applications for the Monsanto Hawaii Life Sciences Scholarship and Monsanto Hawaii Agricultural Scholarship can be downloaded online at MonsantoHawaii.com or call 808-685-8664. Students pursuing a degree in Agricultural Sciences at the University of Hawaii at Manoa’s College of Tropical Agriculture & Human Resources (CTAHR) may apply for

a separate Monsanto Scholarship. Email Dr. Charles Kinoshita at KinoshitaC@CTAHR. hawaii.edu for further information. Oregon State University students pursuing a degree in Agricultural Sciences or a science area may apply for a separate Monsanto Scholarship. Email Paul Dorres at Paul.Dorres@oregonstate.edu for more information and an application. Monsanto is committed to bringing a broad range of solutions to help nourish our growing world. We produce seeds for fruits, vegetables and key crops that help farmers have better harvests while using water and other resources more efficiently. We work to find sustainable solutions for soil health, help farmers use data to improve farming practices and conserve natural resources, and provide crop protection products to minimize damage from pests and disease. Through programs and partnerships, we collaborate with farmers, researchers, nonprofit organizations, universities and others to help tackle some of the world’s biggest challenges. To learn more about Monsanto in Hawaii, please visit monsantohawaii.com. Follow us on Twitter @monsantohawaii or Facebook (Monsanto Hawaii).

said Head Coach Dean Chow. “Our first doubles had a close match and it was only Kaiea and Decker’s second match together.” Chow was very pleased with the teams’ play, commenting that the Farmers stay competitive and sometimes even win against players who have been practicing tennis for much longer. “Our players lack experience and exposure only,” he said. “When you match them up with players who have played for the same length of time, the Molokai players are head and shoulders above the other players.” The team will have a week off before hosting St. Anthony on Friday, March 27, and Saturday, March 28 at the Molokai High School Courts.

Poets to Slam at MMS and MHS MHS News Release Molokai High School students will be slammed on the first hour of their first day back from spring break on Monday, March 23. Molokai Middle School students will be slammed in the afternoon. All this slamming will be spoken by poets from Pacific Tongues. Assemblies at both schools will expose rural students to the rhythmic cadences of urban scenes when these Hawaii poets from Oahu will wow local teens with humor and pain, love and longing, darkness and hope – favorite teen topics – with original poems in a slam – poetic deliveries that sometimes assault audience ears with impassioned points-of-view. Slam poetry values passion over politeness. Pacific Tongues poets, led by Jason Mateo, Program Director, and Jocelyn Ng, award-winning poet, and three other slam poet-facilitators, will also conduct slam poetry classroom residencies at both schools throughout Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, March 23-25. On Tuesday afternoon, March 24, Molokai teachers from all schools are invited to a professional development session using classroom curriculum to teach poetry utilizing student culture, the classroom environment, and the community. They will offer proven techniques to engage students, from all grade levels, in critical conversations, creative writing, and the spoken arts. Pacific Tongues is coming to Molo-

kai schools through an ARTS First grant from the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts which the team of Molokai High School librarian Diane Mokuau, counselor Alanna Kaho`ohanohano, and teacher Ric Ornellas, won for the schools. Pacific Tongues is a nonprofit arts organization founded a decade ago on Oahu that cultivates an active artistic Oceanic community of writers, spoken word performers, leaders, educators and students of all ages. They practice kuleana through creative workshops, public events and pedagogical development. While slam poetry rose in the past two decades from urban sensibilities and youthful angst in crowded settings, slam resonates on many levels for troubled teens. Given the rate of youth suicides on Molokai – which for the past six years has been double the national average for a population of 10,000 – slam poetry offers a voice to teens who may have lost their selfesteem and self-identity from negative peer pressures. Slam can be the critical opportunity for disenfranchised teens to assert their inner power through spoken word. Other Molokai schools will be able to work with visiting poets by coming on Wednesday, March 25 to share original work at a Slam Poetry Ohana Night at the Molokai High School Library at 6 p.m. Local Molokai poets Maile and Hanohano Naehu will also slam and feature their young poetry students.

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HEALTH & FITNESS Adult “Aqua Jogger Class” Oct. 15 – Dec. 19 T, Th 9 a.m. at Cooke Memorial Pool 553-5775 Advanced Zumba with Preciouse Senica, 553-5848 T,Th Na Puùwai Fitness Center 9-10am T,Th, F Na Puùwai Fitness Center 5-6pm Aloha Yoga every Mon, Wed and Fri from 12 - 1 p.m. at MCHC. Call 553-3930 for more info.$40/monthly rate for unlimited classes or $10 drop in rate per class. Ballroom Dance/Exercise with Kealoha Hooper T Na Puùwai Fitness Center 5-6pm Beginners W Na Puùwai Fitness 5-7pm Intermediate/Advanced Beginning Hula with Valerie Dudoit-Temahaga W Home Pumehana 10 a.m. Th Kaunakakai Gym 10 a.m. Hula: Ka Pa Hula Ò Hina I Ka Po Laìlaì M Hula Wahine, 4:30-5:30 Advanced @ MCHC 5:30-6:30 Beginners T Papa Oli (Chanting) 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. Intermediate Hula with Valerie Dudoit-Temahaga W Home Pumehana 11 a.m. Th Kaunakakai Gym 11 a.m. Personal Training with Elias Vendiola M,T,W,Th,F Na Pu’uwai Fitness Center 553-5848, by appointment only, 5am-1:30pm PiYo LIVE with Solana Adachi every Monday at 5 p.m. and Wednesday at 6 p.m. at MCHC Quit Smoking Mondays 11:45 a.m. Na Pu’uwai conference room. 560-3653. Svaroopa Yoga with Connie Clews. M Home Pumehana, 7:45 a.m. T Home Pumehana, 5:15 p.m. Th Kualapuù Rec Center, 5:15 p.m. F Home Pumehana, 7:45 a.m. Call 553-5402 for info. Six-month progression begins Jan. 6. Call Connie at 553-3597. Yoga Class open to students, families and the community. TH Kilohana cafeteria from 2:30 – 3:45 p.m. Yoga class focused on individual form, internal practice, Call Karen at 558-8225 for info. Zumba Basic with Christina K. Aki, 553-5402 T, Th Home Pumehana, 9 a.m. F Home Pumehana 9 a.m. Kilohana Rec Center 5 p.m. Zumba Gold with Christina K. Aki, 553-5402 T, Th Mitchell Paoule 10:30 a.m.

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Aunty Pearl’s Ukulele Class M Home Pumehana, 9:45-10:45 a.m. W Home Pumehana, 9-10 a.m. Open to all. For more info call 553-5402 Molokai Archery Club Indoor Shoot TH Mitchell Pauole Center, 7 p.m. Open to public. Molokai Swim Club M, T, W, Th : Cooke Memorial Pool, 4:30 to 6 pm Pick-up Soccer W Duke Maliu Regional Park., 5pm Recreational Paddling with Wa`akapaemua Canoe Club. Call 553-3999 or 553-3530. All levels and abilities welcome. Th 7:30 to 8:30 am at Hale Wa`akapaemua. Youth in Motion SUP, sailing, windsurfing and kayaking. Tues. & Thurs 3:30-5:30 p.m., Malama Park. Call Clare Seeger Mawae at 553-4477 or clare@ youthinmotion.org. Chess with Mike Hino, Hana Hou Learning Center @ MHS Library. Mon. & Wed. 3-5 p.m. To register, call 567-6950ext. 273 or visit tinyurl.com/1877ztw.

MUSIC & ARTS

Na Kupuna Hotel Molokai, Fridays 4-6 p.m. Strings Class on Violin, Viola, Cello and String Bass at Kaunakakai Elementary Room A-103. Tues. & Thurs. 3- 4:45 p.m. Beginner 3 p.m., Intermediate 3:30 p.m., Advanced 4 p.m. Ages 5 to adults. Contact Bob Underwood at 646-0733. Na Ohana Hoaloha Music & Hula at Paddlers, Sunday from 3-5 p.m. Brass & Woodwinds Band with Bob Underwood & David Layne, Th. 5-7 p.m., Hana Hou Learning Center @ MHS. Instruments provided. Beginning & advanced classes for all ages. Call 646-0733 or visit tinyurl.com/1877ztw. Violin with Kristi Dudoit at MHS Library Mon. & Wed. Beginners 3-4 p.m. Intermediate 4-5 p.m. Call 567-6950 or visit tinyurl.com/1877ztw to register. Takeaway Tuesday guided ceramic studio 6-8 p.m., Molokai Arts Center. For more info contact molokaiartscenter@gmail.com. Youth Ceramic Arts Classes every Saturday, for ages 4 - 11, using primarily clay. Two classes available for an hour each: Session 1 at 9:30 a.m. and Session 2 at 11 a.m. For info, email molokaiartscenter@gmail.com. Beginning/Intermediate Adult Ceramics with MAC at Coffees of Hawaii. Wed. 4:30-6:30 p.m., Sat. 2-4 p.m.

UPCOMING EVENTS

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18

► Native Hawaiian Business Development Empowerment workshops, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. at OHA/DHHL Conference Room. Free to the public. For more info or to register, call 792-7528 ext. 0. ► Prom Dress Giveaway from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. at Child & Family Services. Available for girls attending 8th grade banquet or junior/senior prom. Sign-up with Lisa Takata at Molokai High School or call Titi at 213-5551.

SATURDAY, MARCH 21

► Free Easter Egg Hunt at Kilohana Field at 8 a.m. & Kaunakakai Ball Field at 10 a.m. Thousands of prize-filled eggs, drawing, and story of Easter. Call 553-5540 for info. ► Agroforestry Workshop from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at UH-Maui College Molokai Farm. Followed by tour of Indigenous Tree Forest on facility. Open to public. For more info, call UH Extension Office, 567-6929.

MONDAY, MARCH 23

► Slam Poetry featuring Pacific Tongues ► Wildfire Protection Plan Meeting at Ku- at MHS gym, 7:45 a.m. lana Oiwi, 5-7 p.m. Open to the public. For more info, call 885-0900 or email admin@ ► “HAPPY” presented by Honolulu Theatre for Youth at 3 p.m. at Molokai Public hawaiiwildfire.org. Library. Free 30-minute performance for THURSDAY, MARCH 19 ages 3 and up. Children must be accompa► Free Time Management Workshop nied by parent or caregiver. with John Wordin at Kuha`o Business Center, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Call KBC at 553-8100 to ► MolokAINAtural Farming first meeting at Kalele Bookstore, 5:30 p.m. For more reserve a seat. info on this healthy soils program, contact ► “Legends and Ghosts in Hawaii” Gregorson Kahue-Rider at molokainatuStorytelling by Lopaka Kapanui at Molokai ralfarming@gmail.com or 227-6046. Public Library, 3:30 p.m. Free program by TUESDAY, MARCH 24 Maui Arts & Cultural Center. ► Free Diabetes Risk Test at Molokai ► Pu`u o Hoku Ranch “Holoholo Tour” Drugs from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Customers can from 2-3 p.m. Hour-long walkabout of working ranch with organic ranch produce check blood sugar, weight, blood pressure pupus to follow. Tickets $20/person (with and speak with a pharmacist, nurse and/or registered dietician. kamaaina rates) at Ranch Store at Mile Marker 25 Kam V Hwy.

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► Join a Parent Support Team on the Molokai Middle School Facebook Page! SEARCH- 7th Grade: “Class of 2020 Support ► Be a part of the School Community Team” and 8th Grade: “Class of 2019 SupCouncil (SCC) Board. MMS is looking to port Team.” fill the board with representatives from the ► New Homework Link Website on the community, an alternate and a student alternate. If you are interested, call 567-6940 Molokai Middle School website at molokaimiddleschool.com/homework.html. The for more info.

Intermediate/Advanced Ceramics, pottery class taught by Dan Bennett. New students must have instructor permission to join class. MAC Jewelry Making Class with Helen Bergman at Coffees of Hawaii, 1st & 4th Thurs. of every month from 1-3 p.m. Email bergman96748@yahoo.com for details. Cultural Practices & Craft Making with Henohea Linker at Hana Hou Family Learning Center in MHS Library. Thurs. 5-7 p.m. All ages. To register, call 567-6950 ext. 273 or visit tinyurl.com/1877ztw. Sewing with Iolani Kuoha, Family Learning Center @ MHS Library. Tues. 5-7 p.m. Bring old t-shirts to sew. All ages. To register, call 567-6950 ext. 273 or visit tinyurl. com/1877ztw.

third Monday at 5 p.m. for a potluck. For location, contact 336-1566. Home-School Connection First Thursday of every month. Support in homeschool academic, creative curriculum and extracurricular activities. Meet other homeschool families and teachers. For more info, call Heather at 658-0124. Ho`olehua Hawaiian Civic Club Starting March, meetings 2nd Wednesday of every other month at 5:30 pm at Kalanianaole Hall. I Aloha Molokai, alternative energy solutions for Molokai. First Monday of every month, 6 pm at Kulana Oiwi. Go to IAlohaMolokai.com for schedule or location changes. Kingdom of Hawaii II monthly meetings. Third MEETINGS Thursday of every month, 6-8 p.m. at Kaunakakai Gym AA Hot Bread Meeting, Tues. & Fri from 9-10 p.m. conference room. Kaunakakai Baptist Church. 336-0191. Living through Loss, Support group for anyone who AA Meeting Mana`e Meeting, Ka Hale Po Maikai has experienced the loss of a loved one. Third Thursday Office upstairs (13.5 miles east of Kaunakakai on the of every month at 10 -11:30 a.m. or 4:30 -6 p.m. at Mauka side of the road), Wed. & Sat. 5:30–6:30p.m. Hospice Office in Kamoi Center. Call Barbara Helm at Ahahui Kaahumanu Chapter VIII meetings. Starting in 336-0261. March, meetings 2nd Wednesday of every other month at Molokai Community Children’s Council Every 4:30 pm at Kalanianaole Hall. second Thursday at Home Pumehana, 3-4 p.m. Contact Alcoholics Anonymous Friendly Isle Fellowship 567-6308 for info. Molokai General Hospital (around to the back please), Molokai Humane Society meets the third Tuesday Mon. & Thurs. 7-8 p.m. of every month, 5:30-6:30 p.m. in the Kaunakakai Gym Alu Like Kupuna Mon & Thurs, 9:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. OHA/ Conference Room. DHHL. Wed, 9:30 a.m.- 1 p.m. at Lanikeha. 1st and 2nd Molokai Inventors Circle meets Wednesdays 2-4 Tues. of each month at MAC with special field trips on p.m. at the Kuha’o Business Center. Contact John Fridays. Wordin at 553-8100 for info. Al-Anon Meeting, a weekly meeting to help family and Molokai Lions Club meets 1st and 3rd Saturday of friends of alcoholics, every Monday at Grace Church every month at 8:30 am at Paddlers Inn. Community Hall in Hoolehua at 5:30 p.m. Molokai Walk Marketplace Arts and Crafts Fair down ArtAloha! Moloka‘i Summer Art for kids and open the lane between Imports Gifts and Friendly Market, studio for adults every Wednesday 1-5 p.m. Contact Mon. & Fri., 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Heather Williams at 658-0124, artalohamolokai@ Narcotics Anonymous (No Fear Meeting) Tues. & hotmail.com or Art Aloha on facebook. Thurs. at Kaunakakai Ball Field dugout, 8-9 a.m. Open Families Against Bullying meets every 3rd Tues meeting. For more info, call Rodney at 213-4603. at Home Pumehana Conference Room from 3:30 to Plein Air Molokai - Art Outdoors painting, drawing, 5:00p.m. Contact Shrene Naki at 553-4225 or snakikeiki- photography and more. First Friday every month plus care@hawaiiantel.net special dates with ArtAloha! Contact Heather at 658Female Sexual Abuse Meetings, Seventh Day 0124 or artalohamolokai@hotmail.com Adventist Church with a group of inter-denominational Read to Me at Molokai Public Library First Wednesday Christian women. Second and fourth Thursday of each of the month, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Call 553-1765. month at 6 p.m. For more info, call 553-5428. Tūtū and Me Traveling Preschool at MCHC Mon. Hawaii Tropical Fruit Growers meet first Mon. of every month at 5 pm in Kalele Bookstore backyard. Contact Luann & Wed., 8:30-10:30a.m., and Kaulapu’u Community Center Tues. & Thurs., 8:30-10:30a.m. Call 560-5642 for Cefola at 553-5265 or lcefola@earthlink.net for more info. enrollment forms. HI Seed Savers, Green Gorilla Growers meet every Story, at Kaunakakai Elementary, 5:30-7 p.m. with novelist Brandon W. Jones. Starting today, every Tuesday till May 12. For info, contact molokaistory@gmail.com.

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► Project Bully Free every Wednesday at 3:45-4:45 p.m. Starting today till May 27 at Molokai Youth Center. Open to 20 keiki participants in grades 1-6. For more info or to register, call Nuea Apiki at 553-3654. ► Slam Poetry Ohana Night at MHS Library, 6 p.m. Featuring Maile and Hanohano Naehu and their poetry students.

SAVE THE DATE

► Tutu and Me Traveling Preschool Free Kick-off on March 27 at Kualapuu Community Center, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. MEO Bus to and from event leaves Kilohana School at 8 a.m., Maunaloa Post Office 8:30 a.m. For more info, call 560-5642. ► Molokai Roi Tournament on March 28. Five divers a team, $50 team fee. Check in by phone 6:30-7 a.m. Dive 7 a.m.-1 p.m. Weigh in at Molokai Canoe Shack, 2 p.m. For more info, contact Dickie at 330-7017. ► Prince Kuhio Day Celebration on March 28 from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. at Lanikeha Community Center. Free event with food, music, crafts and exhibits. ► Kaulana Na Pua: Molokai as a Center of Native Patriotism on April 8 at 5 p.m.

OPPORTUNITIES & SERVICES ► Adult Education Program to earn your High School diploma. For more info call Molokai Site Supervisor Bernell Kaleo Bishaw at 808-336-0460.

Presentation and research workshop with Ron Williams, Jr., PhD. ► Sports Clinic on April 11 at Kaunakakai Ball Field with Rich Miano and Chad Ikei. Pre-registration and body measurements 7:30 a.m., clinic 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Ages 4 & up. Register at Kaunakakai gym, Mitchell Pauole Center, or Na Pu`uwai. For info, contact 553-5141 or 336-0173. ► Molokai High School Homecoming on April 17 at MHS Barn, 5-10 p.m. Theme: I Love the ‘80s. For more info, contact Lisa Takata at 567-6960 or email lisa_takata@ notes.k12.hi.us. ► J.B. Pig Hunting Tournament on April 25. Open to 8-10 teams of five people a team. Dinner and awards, with opportunity to donate catch to Molokai Baptist. For more info or to participate, contact Desarae and Justan Kahoiwai at JB.pighunting@gmail.com or 213-1077.

► Open Your Home to Hawaii’s Keiki in Foster Care through Hui Ho`omalu. Call 268-5122 or visit pidf.org for more information.

► MEO Head Start is accepting applications for the 2015-16 school year at 380 Kolapa Place. Parent/legal guardian must ► Free Monthly Rummage Sale Every complete application in the office between second Saturday, we can help you get rid of unwanted junk and treasures. Call us at Coffees 8 a.m. and noon. For info on required documents and eligibility, call 553-9805. Espresso Bar for more info, 567-9490 ext. 27.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Your mind says, "I need more room to move. I've got to feel free to experiment." Your heart says, "I think maybe I need more commitment and certainty." Your astrologer suggests, "Be a bit more skeptical about the dream lover who seems to be interfering with your efforts to bond with the Real Thing." I'm not sure which of these three sources you should heed, Libra. Do you think it might somehow be possible to honor them all? I invite you to try. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): "Without your wound where would your power be?" asked writer Thornton Wilder. "The very angels themselves cannot persuade the wretched and blundering children on earth as can one human being broken on the wheels of living." Let's make that one of your ongoing meditations, Scorpio. I think the coming weeks will be an excellent time to come to a greater appreciation for your past losses. What capacities has your suffering given birth to? What failures have made you stronger? What crucial lessons and unexpected benefits have emerged from your sadness and madness? SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): "Creating is not magic but work," says Kevin Ashton, author of the book How to Fly a Horse: The Secret History of Creation, Invention, and Discovery. In other words, inspiration is a relatively small part of the creative process. Over the long haul, the more important factors are self-discipline, organized thinking, hard work, and attention to detail. And yet inspiration isn't irrelevant, either. Brainstorms and periodic leaps of insight can be highly useful. That's a good reminder as you enter a phase when you're likely to be more imaginative and original than usual. I expect creative excitement to be a regular visitor. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The fictional detective Sherlock Holmes was a good Capricorn, born January 6, 1854. In the course of Arthur Conan Doyle's 60 stories about his life, he revealed his exceptional talent as an analytical thinker. His attention to details was essential to his success, and so was his expertise at gathering information. He did have a problem with addictive drugs, however. Morphine tempted him now and then, and cocaine more often, usually when he wasn't feeling sufficiently challenged. Let this serve as a gentle warning, Capricorn. In the coming weeks, seek more relaxation and downtime than usual. Focus on recharging your psychic batteries. But please be sure that doesn't cause you to get bored and then dabble with self-sabotaging stimuli. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): English is my first language. Years ago there was a time when I spoke a lot of French with my Parisian girlfriend, but my skill faded after we broke up. So I'm not bilingual in the usual sense. But I do have some mastery in the language of music, thanks to my career as a singersongwriter. Having raised a daughter, I also learned to converse in the language of children. And I've remembered and worked with my nightly dreams every day for decades, so I speak the language of dreams. What about you, Aquarius? In the coming weeks, I bet you'll be challenged to make more extensive use of one of your second languages. It's time to be adaptable and resourceful in your approach to communication.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): According to the international code of food standards, there are 13 possible sizes for an olive. They include large, extra large, jumbo, extra jumbo, giant, colossal, super colossal, mammoth, and super mammoth. If I had my way, Leo, you would apply this mind-set to everything you do in the coming weeks. It's time for you to think very big. You will thrive as you expand your mind, stretch your boundaries, increase your territory, amplify your self-expression, magnify your focus, and broaden your innocence. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Do you need a reason to think sharper and work smarter and try harder? I'll give you four VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): "Half the troubles of this life reasons. 1. Because you're finally ready to get healing for the can be traced to saying yes too quickly and not saying no soon inner saboteur who in the past has undermined your confienough," proclaimed humorist Josh Billings. That's an exag- dence. 2. Because you're finally ready to see the objective truth geration made for comic effect, of course. (And I think that about one of your self-doubts, which is that it's a delusion. some of life's troubles also come from saying no too much 3. Because you're finally ready to stop blaming an adversary and not saying yes enough.) But for you, Virgo, Billings' advice for a certain obstacle you face, which means the obstacle will will be especially pertinent in the coming weeks. In fact, my become easier to overcome. 4. Because you're finally ready to hypothesis is that you will be able to keep your troubles to a understand that in order to nurture and hone your ample creminimum and boost your progress to a maximum by being ativity, you have to use it to improve your life on a regular basis. frugal with yes and ample with no.

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Emergency Support On Dec. 2, 2014, my son Paul was Air Medivac from Molokai to Oahu with a severe staph infection. We did not realize how serious his condition was until we heard the words: trauma, sepsis, emergency surgery, possible amputation, induced coma and life support. He was at Queen’s Medical Center for 24 days -- 11 days in the Intensive Care Unit with eight of those days on life support in an induced coma. An additional 31 days were under Castle Home Care. Fifty-five days would pass by before he returned to his island home. I strongly feel the excellent communication between all health care providers contributed to saving my son’s life. First, I would like to thank Dr. Dan McGuire and his staff, Molokai General Hospital Emergency team and technicians, Molokai and Oahu ambulance crew, Hawaii Life Flight pilot(s) and professionals,

Castle Home Care Nurses and the Queen’s Medical Center: Surgical Team, Intensive Care Unit, Infectious Disease Doctor, 7th floor Pauahi Nurses Station, Wound Care Center and everyone else at Queen’s who contributed to my son’s care and wellbeing. Second, I would like to thank our beloved family members and dear friends who provided emotional, financial, mental, physical and spiritual support. Thank you for all of your prayers, visits, laughter, tears, hugs, phone calls, text messages, cards, gifts, and food. Third, I would like to thank my Molokai Middle School family and my son’s Aka`ula School family for their understanding, patience, and support. Fondest Aloha, Olivia Ming-Toi Mollena-Riel

Love and Support We the family of the late Mahealani “Sweetness” Mehau would like to say how much we appreciate all the love and support shown to us by so many here on Molokai. To all of you who gave so unselfishly of food donations, monetary, flowers and kind words, we say a heartfelt mahalo. To the countless people who gave with aloha their time to help us celebrate the life of

our Mom, Grandma, Tutu, and Great Great Tutu, words cannot express how deeply touched we are. “Aloha e kekahi I kekahi.”(Love one another as I have loved you.) Me Ke Aloha Pumehana The Naki Ohana

Rep. DeCoite Response Dear Mr. Yamazaki –Gray, In response to your open letter printed in the March 11 Molokai Dispatch, thank you for your words of congratulations on my appointment to represent District 13 in the Hawaii State House of Representatives. Trust that I will be a strong and tireless advocate for Molokai, Lanai and East Maui. I wanted to address the legitimate concerns you brought up in your open letter to me in last week’s Molokai Dispatch. First off, it is a rumor that I lease land to Monsanto. I do not lease land to Monsanto. Period. As to your concerns about any possible “conflict of interests” that may arise, if there is a conflict I will do the right thing and declare it. If legitimately warranted, I will recuse myself from the vote. To address where I stand on any

pending and future legislation, I plan to vote with the same values and principles I have always lived by: what is right is right and what is wrong is wrong. I also want to note that until the bill language is sitting in front of me, I would not prejudge or pre-determine my vote on any matter. I take my position very seriously. I will not be bought into any decision that I make on behalf of District 13. Please know that I am open to hearing all concerns. My office is open to anyone and everyone that would like to discuss issues with me. I am after all, here to serve everyone in District 13. With respect and aloha, Lynn DeCoite State House of Representatives 13th District

Holy Week Services Molokai Congregational Churches News Release The Molokai Congregational Churches will be celebrating Holy Days. Please join us at the following locations, dates and times: Palm Sunday, March 29, Ho`olehua at

9 a.m.; Maundy Thursday, April 2, Waialua at 9 a.m. and Kalaiakamanu Hou at 6 p.m.; Good Friday, April 3, Ho`olehua, noon to 3 p.m.; Easter Sunrise Service, April 5, Waialua at 5:30 a.m. with Potluck Breakfast and Easter Egg hunt to follow, Ho`olehua at 6 a.m. and Kalaiakamanu Hou at 9:30 a.m.

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Topside Molokai UCC Churches Kahu Napua Burke | 553-3823 | Waialua - 11:00am Kalaiakamanu Hou - 9:30am | Ho`olehua - 8 am Kalua`aha - 12:30am (4th Sunday, only)

Saint Damien Catholic Parish Father William Petrie | 553-5220 St. Damien, Kaunakakai , 6 pm Sat, 9 am Sun; Our Lady of Seven Sorrows, Kalua’aha, 7 am Sun; St. Vincent Ferrer, Maunaloa, 11 am Sun; St. Joseph, Kamalo, No weekly services Kaunakakai Baptist Church Pastor Mike Inouye | 553-5671 | 135 KAM V HWY Kaunakakai | 9 am adult Sunday school | Worship service 10:15 am Heart of Aloha Church 1st Sunday - Kilohana Community Ctr 10:30 am | 2nd Sunday - Maunaloa Community Ctr 10:30 am| Other Sundays - Lanikeha Community Ctr 10:30 am Pastor Cameron Hiro, website: heartofaloha.org phone: 808-658-0433 Polynesian Baptist Church Pastor Rev. Bob Winters | 552-0258 South of Elementary School, Maunaloa Town Sunday School & Adult Worship Service,10 am, Sunday

Seventh-day Adventist Church Pastor Robin Saban | 808-553-5235 | 1400 Maunaloa Hwy, Kaunakakai, HI | 9:15 am Adult and Children Sabbath School | 11:00 am Worship Service First Assembly of God King’s Chapel Kahu Robert Sahagun | 553-5540, Cell: 646-1140 Maunaloa, Sunday 9 am, Kaunakakai, Sunday 10:30 am, Sunday Evening 6 pm, Tuesday Evening 6:30, Mana’e, Sunday 6 pm

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STANG, Katherine K. M., Residence Lease No. 1741, Lot No. 37, Nanakuli, Oahu STEWARD, Charity, Residence Lease No. 1107, Lot No. 66, Keaukaha, Hawaii TOLENTINO, Veldalynn K., Residence Lease No. 4898, Lot No. 24B 1, Kuhio Village, Hawaii All possible successors of the above-named decedents are hereby notified to present their claims to succeed to the homestead lease together with proof of their qualifications to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands at its Oahu District Office at 91-5420 Kapolei Parkway, Kapolei, Hawaii 96707, or at any of the neighbor island district offices, within four (4) months from the first day of publication of this notice, ending on July 8, 2015, or be forever barred from succeeding to the lease.

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10,010 sf vacant lot, one mile east of town

Kawela: $144,900 (fs)

New Listing Oceanfront 3 bdrm, 1 bath fixer upper on Kawela Beach Front: $595,000 (fs) 16875 sf lot. 3 bed/1 bath with added1 bed/1bath East End: $790,000 (fs) mother-in-law suite Oceanfront, with two homes. Front house a 2-story 2,.742 Heights: $289,000 (fs) 3 bedrooms / 2.5 bath, home in the heights. Kaunakakai: $399,000(fs) sf. 4 bed/3.5 baths. Back house 288 sf 1 bed/ 1 bath covered garage with a spacious screened lanai 16,306 sq. ft., Prime commercial Beautiful large fl at 2.334 acre lot property, in K’kai

Ke Nani Kai: $165,000 (fs) REDUCED PRICE

Kamiloloa: $100,000(fs)

1.87 acres of amazing panoramic views

Great ocean views from this large very clean 2,000 sf home on a 1 acre parcel.Includes photo-voltaic electric system and solar water panels.

CONDOS

corner lot with water meter installed

Kawaikapu: $890,000 (fs)

Papohaku:$1,850,000 (fs)

2 bedroom/1 bath home sitting on .971 acres IN ESCROW

Ranch Camp: $80,000(fs)

L AND

HOMES

Jill McGowan Realtor ~ Broker ABR Certified Real Estate Consultant| Jill@molokailandandhomes.com 808-552-2233 Direct|808-552-2255 Office

HOME SITES

PAPOHAKU RANCHLANDS

KAWELA PLANTATIONS

Ocean View Lots Lot 27 5.1 ac Lot 79 7.5 ac Lot 132 21 ac Lot 199 5 ac Ocnfrt Lot 237 7.1 ac Lot 240 5.9 ac Lot 247 6.5 ac Ocnfrt

Ocean view lots – 2 acres Lot 54 Waiokama Pl Lot 117 Uluanui Rd Lot 119 Uluanui Rd Lot 165 Ulua Rd Lot 252 Makaiki Rd Lot 184 Ulua Road

www.molokailandandhomes.com

$220,000 $239,000 $189,000 $775,000 $269,000 $249,000 $3,500,000

MOANA MAKANI

73 acres

Lot 47

$320,000

MAUNALOA – Residential lots Lot D-14 Mahiki Place $38,000 $199,000 Lot D-17 Mahiki Place $63,000 $125,000 Lot F-06 Waieli St $80,000 $139,000 COMMERCIAL LOTS $134,000 $194,980 Kaunakakai 1.42 acres at corner of Ala Malama & Puali Place. $156,000 E-08 Corner lot, Maunaloa Hwy E-09 On Maunaloa Hwy

$349,800 $149,500 $142,500

“EXPERT ADVICE & PERSONAL SERVICE you can TRUST”

• KEPUHI BEACH RESORT 1172 Newly remodeled unit Light & airy. Kamiloloa/One Ali`i Homestead $94,000

KHM International

Community Work Day! 1146 Remodeled studio unit. $99,000 COTTAGE #2-B OCEANFRONT 2B/2B unit with excellent rental history. $450,000.

• KE NANI KAI

Ka Honua Momona invites you to a Community Work Day at Kalokoeli Fishpond

NEW BILLABONG SURF SHORTS HAVE ARRIVED!

Saturday, March 21, 2015 Time: 9 am - Noon

We will be removing Mangrove shrubs and Gorilla Ogo from Kalokoeli Fishpond! Poluck lunch to follow, Meet at Ali`i Fishpond 8:45 am Please bring gloves, tabis/closed-toed shoes, water bottle and hat/rashguard/sunblock.

WE ARE MOVING OFFICES!

Molokai Vacation Properties is now located at 130 Kamehameha V Highway in the old surf shop location REAL ESTATE:

KAWELA AREA - Over an acre of land on the water. Paddle in and out every day of the year! $385,000 Owner’s hold a HI real estate license.

WEST SIDE COTTAGE - Live in your cottage while you build your dream house that sits on 5.59 acres on this ocean view parcel. Garage under cottage.Total Solar. Priced to sell at $449,000

KAWELA PLANTATION - 2 acres of unbelievable oean views. #217 for $114,000 #66 for $199,000

STUDIO CONDOSON KEPUHI BEACH KKV1212 $100,000 (fs) KKV1133 $109,000 (fs) KKV1233 $115,00 (fs)

Mahalo nui to the University of Notre Dame who helped to restore the rock wall at Alii Fishpond, planted citrus trees on site, and re-lashed the mangrove makaha last week.

Our office has all the listing of our long term houses and condos available or a rental application.

FOR VACATION RENTALS: Call MVP @ 800-367-2984

Located at 130 Kam V Hwy in the old surf shop location, Mon - Fri 8 to 4:30 Visit www.molokai-vacation-rental.net or call our oﬃce at 553-8334

Ka Honua Momona’s mission is to be a model of sustainability mauka a makai (from the mountains to the sea) and we believe Molokai can again return to abundance. We accomplish our mission by developing indigenous education systems by revitalizing natural and cultural resources, perpetuating traditional knowledge and stewardship and evolving with modern technology, which we believe will result in a self sufficient model for all nations.

For more information please contact KHM at (808)553-8353 or khmiintern@gmail.com Office Hours: Mon - Fri, 8:30 am - 1pm

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Molokai Princess Molokai-Maui Daily Ferry Schedule

Kaunakakai to Lahaina Lahaina to Kaunakakai

DEPARTURE

ASE 5:15 A.M.

4:00 P.M.

ARRIVAL 7:00 A.M. 5:30 P.M.

DEPARTURE 7:15 A.M. 6:00 P.M.

ARRIVAL 8:45 A.M. 7:30 P.M.

Sundays NO morning runs to or from Lahaina

N D KIMO PALEKA

Effective March 1, 2014 the Molokai Ferry price increased due to mandated fuel charge changes.

W.A. Quality Masonry • CONCRETE • BLOCK • ROCK

FARES - ONE WAY

CHEF SPECIALS

Adult: $70.24, Child: $35.12 Book of Six: $324.84 Monthly fuel charge rates may vary and are subject to change.

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SEAFOOD PASTA ALFREDO & SPAGHETTI AND MEATBALLS

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