January 4, 2017 - Volume 32, Issue 1
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Over their summer vacation, a group of Molokai students volunteered in Kalaupapa and assisted in rebuilding some stone work in the settlement. Photo courtesy of Aka`ula School.
YEAR IN REVIEW
The Moon Glow Run, held on the Heart of Aloha Church's Kualapu`u property, raised funds for the church's planned worship pavilion. Photo by Catherine Cluett Pactol
JULY - DECEMBER
In July, the Fire Department's new tanker was named in honor of the late Aunty Harriet "Nona" Fukuoka. Photo by Lori Buchanan.
Fiesta Marketplace's frozen sorbetto was among the local eats featured in the annual Dispatch's food issue, Taste of Molokai. Photo by Catherine Cluett Pactol
Clay Ching, Katina Soares and Tabitha Pupuhi caught a rare sighting of orcas on camera off the south shore of Molokai in October. Photo by Tabitha Pupuhi.
Thousands gathered in September to celebrate paddling, culture and environmental stewardship at the third annual Kulaia. Photo by Catherine Cluett Pactol.
Sixteen tons of litter were removed from Molokai's north coastline over the summer in a collective, multiorganizational effort. Photos courtesy of Hawaii DLNR.
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Year in Review
July
Preventing Zika Mosquito-borne viruses make headlines this year, and while Zika didn’t make an appearance in Hawaii, the state was identified as one of the country's higher risk areas for the disease. According to Dr. Lorrin Pang, an MD with the Hawaii Department of Health's Maui District Health Office, Zika reached "crisis proportions" in many countries, and he visited Molokai to educate residents on the disease and preventative measures. Zika, pronounced "zeeka," is a virus carried by mosquitos and while many viruses carry nasty symptoms, Pang said 80 percent of the time, a Zikainfected person won't even know they're sick. Pang said mosquito control is the best form of prevention. He advised Molokai residents to control mosquitos within 200 yards of homes by clearing foliage and spraying your garden with soapy water every eight days.
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location near the ocean has been identified as a flood zone during tsunamis and hurricanes. Contrary to some rumors, a meeting held in July was not to announce the closure of the Puko`o Fire Station but rather to discuss its relocation. Maui Fire Chief Jeffery Murray said the meeting’s goal was to get community feedback on how the department could better serve east Molokai and where residents might recommend moving the station. Attendees suggested five possible locations that the fire department will explore.
Paddlers Inn Closed Temporarily
National Rodeo Competitor Rex "Bubu" Kamakana, a tenth grade student at Molokai High School, earned a position on the Hawaii team for the National High School Rodeo. He traveled with fellow teammates to Gillette, Wyo., to compete at the 68th annual National High School Finals Rodeo (NHSFR) in the Team Roping competition. Featuring more than 1,650 contestants from 43 states, five Canadian provinces and Australia, the NHSFR is the world's largest rodeo.
Paddlers Inn closed temporarily for construction and a turn-over of ownership. The bar and restaurant, which has been in operation for about 12 years and has gone through nearly half a dozen owners during that time, was purchased by the Wond family of Molokai. Former part owner Jerry Johnson said construction underway in the parking lot is to install a steel structure for solar panels for all tenants of the two New Fire Tanker buildings on the property. The business reA new Fire Department tanker was opened under the new ownership in Sepgiven a special name. During a dedication tember, with an official grand opening held at the Kaunakakai Fire Station, the shiny in November. new vehicle that will carry water to fight island fires was unveiled in honor of the late Aunty Harriet "Nona" Fukuoka. "She was a heavy advocate for the Fire Department to the day that she died," said State Paddling Race A special edition of The Molokai DisMolokai Fire Captain Hanalei Lindo. He said Aunty Nona was the unanimous de- patch served as the program for the 2016 cision for the tanker to honor, bearing the Hawaiian Canoe Racing Association State middle name of its namesake, said Lindo. Championship held at Ke`ehi Lagoon In large letters across the side of the large, in Honolulu and hosted this year by the yellow vehicle, it now reads "Keaonaona- Molokai Canoe Racing Association. In adlaulani," which means the "fragrance from dition to the Dispatch’s normal weekly the heavenly branch." Fire Chief Jeffery distribution on Molokai, 2,000 extra copMurray said the six-wheel drive vehicle ies were distributed at the state race event, supplies water for the whole community in containing the race program and padthe case of a fire. The new tanker cost about dling-related content. This issue covered the cultural of canoe paddling, a history $703,000. of Molokai canoe clubs, and information NextEra Merger Rejected about what’s involved in Molokai’s hostA $4.3 billion between ing of50 thecards event, which brought thousands Business cards merger deal $25 Hawaiian Electric Companies and Florida- of paddlers from around the state together $45 100 cards based NextEra Energy was rejected by the in competition and celebration of the lega$15 one time set up fee state Public Utilities Commission (PUC). cy of canoe racing. Passport Photos $25 2 pictures Many Molokai residents, along with others $5 for additional pictures Mo`omomi Cleanup around the state, had raised concerns about Copies $.50 Black & White the merger and what it could mean for Ha$1.00 Color waii's energy future. Commissioners of the Subscriptions $105 12 Month First Class USPS PUC shared many of those concerns in the $60 6 Month First Class USPS decision they issued. 12 Month Email Commissioners based their $39 rejection on two major factors: whether the$20 merger 6 Month Email was in the public interest, the design utilityor we can help build your business card. You can bring inand yourifown company was fit and able to perform the Display & Classified ads • Call for details or email 808.552.2781 • sales@themolokaidispatch.com service currently offered. While the commission concluded that the utility met the second criteria, the application failed to Molokai residents and volunteers demonstrate its benefit to public interest. If the merger had moved forward, it would picked up thousands of pounds of trash in the third annual at have been one of the biggest business deals CoffeesMolokai of HawaiiCleanup Coffee KAUNAKAKAI Molokai Dispatch, Molokai Mo`omomi Beach. 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cleanups. Traditional resource manager and educator Mac Poepoe has been fishing at Mo‘omomi his whole life. “In the past, we used to have trash, but not like this,” said Poepoe, adding the rubbish washing up at Mo`omomi in the last few years is mostly made of plastic and nylon, materials that don’t decompose.
Primary Election Molokai residents cast their ballots at one of five polling locations in the Primary Election on Aug. 13. On the island, 4,296 people were registered to vote this year in five precincts: Kilohana, Kaunakakai, Kualapu`u, Maunaloa and Kalaupapa. Out of that total, 1,460 residents turned out to vote, casting their ballot either on voting day, as a walk-in voter during the period before the Primary Election or by mailing in their ballot. OHA Molokai Resident Trustee incumbent Colette Machado won the vote by a majority rule over her two Molokai opponents Alapai Hanapi and Jerry Flowers. Statewide, Machado won 24.2 percent of the votes, Hanapi in second with 13.9 percent and Flowers with eight percent. For State Representative District 13, Molokai’s own Lynn DeCoite, the democratic incumbent, won her race against Alex Haller 56.3 percent to 36.1 percent.
North Coastline Cleanup
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talk story session with Maui Electric officials. Those residents had filed applications under the Net Energy Metering (NEM) program -- which pays customers the retail electric rate for excess energy generated from their panels -- before the program was discontinued to new applicants last October. Jamie Cook, Maui Electric's director of renewable energy projects, said 107 applicants are currently waiting in the queue to be approved -- the same number that were waiting in March of this year. But the end is in sight for those awaiting connection, promised Cook, calling Molokai "a success story" for integrating PV. He said all existing NEM applications in the queue will be honored within the year thanks to new pilot programs being tested currently.
AED Donation
Molokai High School may have an extra chance to save lives in an emergency thanks to an automated external defibrillator (AED) that was donated to the school by Hawaii Life Flight. An AED is an electronic device that can diagnose certain heartbeat irregularities causing cardiac arrest and administer electric shock to reestablish proper heartbeat rhythm. MHS' new device will be located in the school's cafeteria, and will join two other AEDs on campus -- one in the gym and one in the health room. "This is a function that anyone can do once you're trained in it, and in conjunction with CPR, the survival rate is high," said Lori Cannon, a nurse of over 30 years who now works for Hawaii Life Flight as a flight nurse. She taught a group of students and staff how to use it.
The annual Mo`omomi beach cleanup was part of a larger effort this year to remove marine debris from the entire north shore of Molokai. A collective, multi-organization effort this summer resulted in removing 16 tons of litter from the island’s coastline. The Nature Conservancy Molokai (TNCMolokai), Kalaupapa National Historical Park (KNHP) and the DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife’s (DOFAW) Natural Area Reserves System partnered in the project, along with Sustainable Coastlines, Youth Conservation Corps interns and volunteers. Together they covered 11 miles of the coast at Mo`omomi, Kalaupapa, and the remote valleys of Waikolu and Wailau. East Molokai Watershed Partnership covered an expansive area from Halawa to Waikolu. The debris was then sorted into recyclables Kulaia Thousands gathered on Kaunakakai's and what was going to be burned for energy on Oahu. This ensured that none of the main street last Friday evening to celebrate 30 dump truck loads of rubbish went into paddling, culture, environmental stewardship and fellowship. The third annual Kulandfills. laia Canoe Festivals brought record numbers and a memorable line-up of special guests to welcome visiting paddlers for the Na Wahine O Ke Kai channel race as Taste of Molokai well as the Molokai community. Molokai's The Molokai Dispatch’s annual food Kelson "Mac" Poepoe, a well-known comissue featured old favorites and new busi- munity leader, natural resource manager nesses. Fiesta Market Place, owned by and fisherman who has worked to preserve Marcy and Zhander Fiesta, made its debut the Mo`omomi area, was honored with the offering healthy eats with a lunch counter, event's annual Ho`oilina award. A special frozen specialty desserts and natural prod- guest, renowned Hokule`a navigator and ucts where Outpost Natural Foods was for- Polynesian Voyaging Society president merly located. Cory’s Lunchwagon, offer- Nainoa Thompson, came from New York ing daily specials and lunch plates operated -- straight from the vessel's Worldwide Voyby Kapua Balbas, is a new twist on an older age -- to present the award. He called Pofamily business that’s quickly emerged as epoe "a great man and a great friend." a local favorite. The Planter Box, owned by Leah-che and Ross Takashima, is new to town this year, featuring custom coffee, local produce and natural products. The issue included restaurant coupons, recipes and a Six Brush Fires Six brush fires blazed on Molokai in food-related business directory. one week, five of which were small but Kalaupapa Kitchen Fire deemed of suspicious cause. A larger fire burned 10 acres near the Molokai Airport two days later, coming dangerously close to a home. Molokai firefighters responded to four separate brush fires, all around 200 to 300 yards apart, along the Maunaloa Highway near the Seventh Day Adventist Church. A fifth small fire was found one mile up the highway near Kamakou Forest Preserve Road. Two of the fires were extinguished by passing drivers. Two days later, firefighters rushed to the scene of a halfacre fire burning about a quarter mile south of the airport. The fire came as close as 50 yards to a home, but no damages or injuries resulted. The fire was brought under control about an hour and a half later, after it The kitchen building that fed Kalau- had burned 10 acres of brush. papa patient residents and state employees went up in flames early on the morning of Students Learn from Sept. 6, and only rubble remains. Sirens in Businesses Seven Molokai High students had the the settlement went off just after 2 a.m. “At first, many of us thought it was opportunity to intern with some of Moloa tsunami warning, but then we saw the kai's 16 businesses that were selected to glow of the flames,” said Paul Hosten, act- attend the Made in Maui County Festival ing superintendent for Kalaupapa National (MIMCF) in November. The internship is a partnership between MHS's Career and Historical Park. By the time the fire truck arrived on Technical Education and Fine Arts departthe scene, the building was completely en- ments, the county’s Office of Economic Degulfed in flames. While Hosten said they velopment, Kuha`o Business Center, and knew from the beginning it was too late vendors that will be participating in the to save the kitchen building, their efforts MIMCF. The program is being piloted for were successful in putting out flames that the county here on Molokai. The students had spread to the ice house behind the began the program with interviews that kitchen and protect neighboring structures. helped place them with their business menWith the loss of the kitchen, Department of tors to complete their 20-hour internship. Health staff is preparing meals for patient Along with assisting Molokai vendors in residents in McVeigh Hall, which has a preparing for the MIMCF, student interns small kitchen. The structure also had his- will also help their business mentors at the event itself, held at the Maui Arts and Cultoric value in the settlement. tural Center.
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October
More Rooftop Solar Coming
Molokai is at the forefront of the coun- MHS Alum Publishes First try's renewable energy future, and with Novel At the age of 14, a young Indian girl, more than 100 Molokai customers waiting to install rooftop solar, photovoltaic (PV) the only daughter of her immigrant Gujachallenges took a front seat at a community rati parents, moves from New York, to the
Year in Review tiny island of Molokai, Hawaii. She brings with her a lifeline of hip-hop music, her own written rhymes, and a hope for peace in her family. This story, the real life experience of Molokai High School alumni Sonia Patel, is also the story of the main character in her debut young adult novel, "Rani Patel in Full Effect." Patel, whose family used to own Maunaloa General Store and Jo Jo’s Cafe during her teenage years, has since relocated to Oahu, where she is a psychiatrist with a special emphasis on the issues of young women. Her first novel is a passionate exploration of culture, family systems and adolescence.
Biology as the only confirmed re-sighting of an orca in Hawaiian waters.
New Veterinarian After more than a year without a full time veterinarian on Molokai, pet owners can now breathe a sigh of relief: the Molokai Humane Society has a new resident vet at their clinic on Maunaloa Highway. Dr. Eric Jayne, who for the past 10 years has been known as “The Alaska Bush Vet,” has relocated to Molokai to provide his services to animals here. Jayne has been a veterinarian for 25 years, having completed more than 100,000 surgeries. Jayne said that the main message he wants to send to the residents of Molokai is that keeping animals healthy is part of keeping the community healthy. Along with smaller animals like cats and dogs, Jayne also offers care to large animals such as horses.
Molokai Ferry Closes
The Molokai Dispatch • January 4, 2017 •
Brownfield Cleanup A Kaunakakai property with known contamination from operations of the former Molokai Electric Company is slated for comprehensive testing and cleanup, beginning in the coming year. Maui Electric, which inherited the company but not the site, is initiating the first steps in the effort, and shared their plans with the community. The brownfield property -- a term used to describe a former industrial site with hazardous pollutants -- is located on the lot currently occupied by Molokai Supply across from Paddlers Inn. Initial tests have shown several toxic contaminants may be present at the site, and Maui Electric, in cooperation with the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and state Department of Health (DOH), is launching the cleanup process. The testing process is expected to start mid-year 2017, and once begun, it will take two to three months to collected samples. Kresge added that after the investigation, they will look at options for remediation and cleanup, guided by the results of the field testing, with all work completed by 2020.
After three decades of service, the Molokai Princess ferry running between Kaunakakai and Lahaina will sail its final trip this week. Last week, the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) approved the request of the ferry operator, Sea Link of Hawaii, to cease service, noting falling rid- Molokai at Product Festival ership and financial losses. "We’ve lost over $1 million in the last four years trying to keep the ferry alive," said President and Captain Dave Jung. The ferry's last trip was on Oct. 27. The ferry service began in 1986 when Gov. John Waihee encouraged the company to run a ferry out of Molokai. At that time, it received a $30,000 monthly state subsidy, allowing the company to provide discounted tickets to daily commuters. Sea Link is Rare Orca Sighting a subsidiary of Lahaina Cruise Company, Molokai fisherman Clay Ching and and Jung said the Molokai Princess' current Sixteen Molokai businesses joined his daughters Katina Soares and Tabitha crew of 10 will be assimilated by the com- the county's best crafters, artists, dePupuhi caught a rare sighting of orcas, also pany in other capacities. signers and food creators at the third known as killer whales, on camera off the annual Made in Maui County Festival south shore of Molokai. The video, posted in Kahului. With more than 10,000 aton social media by Pupuhi, has gone viral, tendees, the event offers local vendors with thousands of views and shares. The a step up to market their products, sethree were fishing about 13 miles offshore cure wholesale deals and network with on Oct. 10 when they spotted four orcas, eager customers. Molokai booths were which came right up to their boat. Pupuhi an event attraction, led in popularity said there were three larger whales and one by Kanemitsu Bakery with a long line smaller one. across the lawn. The distinctive black and white whales With the largest representation are extremely rare to see in Hawaii. Research of Molokai businesses in the festival's biologist Robin Baird reported only 21 sightthree years, a mixture of new and vetering records in Hawaiian waters between an and vendors showcased Friendly Isle 1994 and 2004. Pupuhi’s footage drew the products alongside more than 140 other attention of the Hawaii Institute of Marine vendors from Maui and Lanai. New
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to the scene this year was Po`oHala, Puko'o Shells, Keawaike Hawaiian Jewelry and Na`ike shoyu and chili pepper sauces. Repeat vendors were Barking Deer Farm, Kainanea, Kanemitsu Bakery, Kealopiko, Keaohulu, Kupu A`e, Lanakila Designs, My Leialoha, Pacifica Salt, Pualani O Molokai, Rock Salt Plum Creations and SuiKeala Native Jewelry.
Prevent Invasive Rabbits Domesticated rabbits on Molokai that have escaped or been released have been reported around the island and pose a dangerous threat to the ecosystem if not controlled, according to local natural resource managers. "There are confirmed sightings in a widespread area," said Butch Haase, executive director of the Molokai Land Trust (MLT). "They could cause devastating ecological and economic impacts like nothing we've seen before." Haase said rabbits have been reported near near Ilio Point, Hale O Lono, Kaluakoi, Kalae, Ho`olehua, Kaunakakai and Kawela. Natural resource managers on Molokai urged rabbit owners to use caution when raising the animals so they don't escape. In addition, they caution residents not to release rabbits that may no longer be wanted as pets, and warn of dire consequences for the island if the wild population increases. With no predators in Hawaii, rabbits in the wild go unchecked.
General Election This year's General Election brought results that shook the nation, with Republican Donald Trump becoming the President elect over Hillary Clinton. Maui County's results largely favored incumbents but saw some changes in the County Council. Molokai's Lynn DeCoite won the District 13 State Representative race over challenger Nick Nikhilananda. In one of Molokai’s most contested races, Stacy Helm Crivello remained Molokai's County Council member with 43 percent of the vote, winning the election over Keani Rawlins-Fernandez with 39.4 percent. Upsets in the county council included Alika Atay sweeping incumbent Dain Kane, and Kelly King topping incumbent Don Couch. For federal representation, Brian Schatz held his seat as U.S. Senator and Tulsi Gabbard remained the District II U.S. Representative.
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Year in Review Chopper Crash There were no survivors in a Nov. 15 helicopter crash on Molokai's east end. Attorney and Molokai homeowner Gary Galiher was flying the aircraft, along with passenger and Oahu realtor Keiko Kuroki, from Honolulu to his private helipad on Molokai. They never landed as expected, and they were reported missing by Galiher's colleague early the next morning, which initiated a Coast Guard and Fire Department search. The wreckage of the the black Hughes 369D helicopter was found that afternoon, at about 1400 feet in a wooded area. It was less than a mile mauka of Galiher's hillside home just east of Puko`o Fire Station. Residents of the area reported extremely windy and rainy conditions in the area Tuesday night. The primary report of the National Transportation Safety Board’s investigation later pointed to poor weather as a major factor in the accident.
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Court Rejects County GMO Law A federal court of appeals ruled that Hawaii counties do not have the authority to ban or regulate genetically engineered (GE) crops, commonly called GMOs, and the use of pesticides. The decision upholds the ruling of a lower court made last year, and concludes a highly disputed voter initiative in Maui County to ban the growing of GE crops passed in 2014. Other county ordinances also overruled by the court's decision include a Hawaii Island law signed in 2013 preventing new GE crops from being grown, and a 2013 Kauai bill requiring pesticide disclosure and buffer zones for application around schools, waterways, parks and other public use facilities. The Maui County initiative had called for a moratorium on the cultivation of all genetically engineered crops in Maui County while studies are done examining effects on human health and the environment.
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Water Tanks Vandalized Two 3.5 million gallon water tanks serving 1800 Ho`olehua residents were vandalized, causing school cancellations and a 24-hour advisory on all water usage. The Department of Hawaiian Homelands (DHHL) water storage tanks, located just north of Kualapu`u, had their hatch covers ripped off. Water tests run by the Department of Health following the discovery of the vandalism came back clean for contaminants. "Whoever did this was motivated," said Halealoha Ayau, acting DHHL Molokai supervisor. "It doesn’t appear like some random act of stupidity... DHHL will do everything in its power to find and prosecute this person because what they did endangered the health of hundreds of people..." The vandalism constitutes a federal crime of tampering with a public water source. Ayau said removing the hatch covers involved scaling an eight-foot fence with barbed wire on top, climbing up the massive tanks and cutting through metal
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December
E. Coli in Ualapue Water On Dec. 8, the water source for Ualapue in east Molokai tested positive for E. coli bacteria. The water remained safe to drink, however, because water in the distribution system is disinfected, according to county Department of Water Supply (DWS) officials. The water sample that tested positive for the bacteria was collected on Dec. 7 in the Ualapue Shaft, a well source water located mauka of the highway near Ualapue. No E. coli was found in the distribution system, so officials gave the all-clear to continue drinking the water.
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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. 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.
month, Mondays at 5 pm in Kalele Bookstore backyard. Contact Viola Mundrick-Wichman at tippy711@live. Advanced Zumba with Preciouse Senica, 553-5848 Aunty Pearl’s Ukulele Class com or 560-6215 for info. Next meeting Sept. 14. M Home Pumehana, 9:45-10:45 a.m. T,Th Na Pu`uwai Fitness Center 9-10am HI Seed Savers, Green Gorilla Growers meet every W Home Pumehana, 9-10 a.m. third Monday at 5 p.m. for a potluck. For location, T,Th, F Na Pu`uwai Fitness Center 5-6pm Open to all. For more info call 553-5402 contact 336-1566. Aloha Yoga every Mon, Wed and Fri from 12 - 1 p.m. at Molokai Archery Club Indoor Shoot Ho`olehua Hawaiian Civic Club Meetings for MCHC. Call 553-3930 for more info.$40/monthly rate for TH Mitchell Pauole Center, 7 p.m. Open to public. December, Janurary, March, and May 2nd Wednesday unlimited classes or $10 drop in rate per class. begin at 5 p.m. at Kulana ‘Oiwi Conference room. Molokai Swim Club Dance Joyfully with Kala Bishaw-Juario Kingdom of Hawaii II monthly meetings. Third M, T, W, Th : Cooke Memorial Pool, Mornings: 5:30-7 a.m. TH Home Pumehana 5 p.m. Thursday of every month, 6-8 p.m. at Kaunakakai Gym and Afternoon: 4:30 to 6 pm. Hula with Valerie Dudoit-Temagaa conference room. Pick-up Soccer W Home Pumehana, 10:30 a.m. Living through Loss, Support group for anyone who MEETINGS W Duke Maliu Regional Park., 5pm has experienced the loss of a loved one. Meet every TH Mitchael Paole, 10:30 a.m. Recreational Paddling with Wa`akapaemua Canoe Club. AA Hot Bread Meeting, Tues. & Fri from 9-10 p.m. Thursday 2- 4 p.m. at Hospice Office in Kamoi Center. Personal Training with Elias Vendiola Call 553-3999 or 553-3530. All levels and abilities welcome. Kaunakakai Baptist Church. 336-0191. For more information please call 553-4310, ext 1972 M,T,W,Th,F Na Pu’uwai Fitness Center 553-5848, by apAARP Monthly Meeting 1st Wed of every Month Th 7:30 to 8:30 am at Hale Wa`akapaemua. Molokai Community Children’s Council Every pointment only, 5am-1:30pm Mitchell Pauole Ctr 9:30 a.m. second Thursday at Home Pumehana, 3-4 p.m. Contact Youth in Motion SUP, sailing, windsurfing and kayaking. Quit Smoking Mondays 11:45 a.m. Na Pu’uwai conference Tues. & Thurs 3:30-5:30 p.m., Malama Park. Call Clare Seeger Ahahui Kaahumanu Chapter VIII, Meetings for 567-6308 for info. room. 560-3653. December, Janurary, March, and May, 2nd Wednesdays Mawae at 553-4477 or clare@youthinmotion.org. Molokai Humane Society meets the third Tuesday of begin at 3:30 at Kulana ‘Oiwi Conference Room. Svaroopa Yoga with Connie Clews. every month, 4:30-5:30 p.m. in Kaunakakai ElemenMUSIC & ARTS M Home Pumehana, 7:45 a.m. Alcoholics Anonymous Friendly Isle Fellowship tary School Room C-107. 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TH Kilohana cafeteria from 2:30 – 3:45 p.m. Mon. & Fri., 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Gods Grub Hot meal served at 5 p.m. every Monday Yoga class focused on individual form, internal practice, Call Free to all ages. Contact Bob Underwood at 646-0733. Read to Me at Molokai Public Library First Wednesat the corner of the baseball park. Free and open to Community Band (trumpet, trombone, sax, clarinets, Karen at 558-8225 for info. day of the month, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Call 553-1765. flutes) starting Aug. 20 at Kkai Elementary at 5 p.m. Contact the public. Zumba with Christina K. Aki, 553-5402 Tūtū and Me Traveling Preschool at MCHC Mon. Bob Underwood at 646-0733. T, Th Mitchael Paole, 9 a.m. Families Against Bullying meets every 3rd Tues & Wed., 8:30-10:30a.m., and Kaulapu’u Community Molokai Art of Tones & Sounds w/Joshua Adachi, Mon. at Home Pumehana Conference Room from 3:30 to F Home Pumehana, 9:45 a.m. Center Tues. & Thurs., 8:30-10:30a.m. Call 560-5642 for 3-5 p.m. & Tues. 3-5 p.m. @ MHS Band Room for middle and Zumba Gold with Christina K. Aki, 553-5402 high schoolers. Tues. 5-7 p.m. for community and students 5:00p.m. Contact Shrene Naki at 553-4225 or snakikei- enrollment forms. T, Th Mitchell Paoule 10:30 a.m. kicare@hawaiiantel.net grades 4 & up. No class May 11 & 12. F Home Pumehana room #2 10:30 a.m. Hawaii Tropical Fruit Growers meet every other
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Light, electricity, and magnetism are different expressions of a single phenomenon. Scottish scientist and mathematician James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879) was the first to formulate a theory to explain that startling fact. One of the cornerstones of his work was a set of 20 equations with 20 unknowns. But a younger scientist named Oliver Heaviside decided this was much too complicated. He recast Maxwell's cumbersome theory in the form of four equations with four unknowns. That became the new standard. In 2017, I believe you Aries will have a knack akin to Heaviside's. You'll see the concise essentials obscured by needless complexity. You'll extract the shining truths trapped inside messy confusions. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): "The thornbush is the old obstacle in the road," wrote Franz Kafka. "It must catch fire if you want to go further." Let's analyze this thought, Taurus. If it's to be of maximum use for you in 2017, we will have to develop it further. So here are my questions. Did Kafka mean that you're supposed to wait around passively, hoping the thornbush will somehow catch fire, either through a lucky lightning strike or an act of random vandalism? Or should you, instead, take matters into your own hands -- douse the thornbush with gasoline and throw a match into it? Here's another pertinent query: Is the thornbush really so broad and hardy that it blocks the whole road? If not, maybe you could just go around it.
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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): I am rooting for you to be flagrantly unique in 2017. I vehemently want you to be uninhibited about expressing your deepest, rawest, hottest inclinations. In this spirit, I offer the following four rallying cries: 1. "Don't be addicted to looking cool, baby!" - my friend Luther. 2. Creative power arises when you conquer your tendency to stay detached. - paraphrased from poet Marianne Moore. 3. If you want to be original, have the courage to be an amateur. - paraphrased from poet Wallace Stevens. 4. "In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, in the expert's mind there are few." - Zen teacher Shunryu Suzuki. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): "There is a desperation for unknown things," wrote poet Charles Wright, "a thirst for endlessness that snakes through our bones." Every one of us has that desperation and thirst from time to time, but no one feels the pull toward perplexing enchantments and eternal riddles more often and more intensely than you Scorpios. And according to my astrological meditations on your life in 2017, you will experience this pull even more often and with greater intensity than ever before. Is that a problem? I don't see why it should be. In fact, it could make you sexier and smarter than ever -- especially if you regard it as a golden opportunity to become sexier and smarter than ever.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): I hope you will seek out a wide range of intoxicating experiences in 2017. The omens predict it. Fate sanctifies it. I hope you will gracefully barrel your way through the daily whirl with a constant expectation of sly epiphanies, amusing ecstasies, and practical miracles. There has rarely been a time in your life when you've had so much potential to heal old wounds through immersions in uncanny bliss. But please note: The best of these highs will NOT be induced by drugs GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The fictional character Scott Pil- or alcohol, but rather by natural means like sex, art, dancing, grim is the hero of Bryan Lee O'Malley's series of graphic novels. meditation, dreamwork, singing, yoga, lucid perceptions, and He becomes infatuated with a "ninja delivery girl" named Ra- vivid conversations. mona Flowers, but there's a complication. Before he can win her CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): I thought of you when I heart, he must defeat all seven of her evil ex-lovers. I'm sure your read a tweet by a person who calls himself Vexing Voidsquid. "I romantic history has compelled you to deal with equally chal- feel imbued with a mysterious positive energy," he wrote, "as if lenging dilemmas, Gemini. But I suspect you'll get a reprieve thousands of supplicants are worshipping golden statues of me from that kind of dark melodrama in 2017. The coming months somewhere." Given the astrological omens, I think it's quite posshould be a bright and expansive chapter in your Book of Love. sible you will have similar feelings on regular occasions in 2017. CANCER (June 21-July 22): The creature known as the short- I'm not necessarily saying there will literally be golden statues of eared elephant shrew is typically four inches long and weighs a you in town squares and religious shrines, nor am I guaranteelittle more than one ounce. And yet it's more genetically similar ing that thousands of supplicants will telepathically bathe you in to elephants than to true shrews. In its home habitat of southern adoration. But who cares how you're imbued with mysterious Africa, it's known as the sengi. I propose we regard it as one of positive energy as long as you are? your spirit animals in 2017. Its playful place in your life will sym- AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): When it's summer in the bolize the fact that you, too, will have secret connections to big, Northern Hemisphere, the birds known as arctic terns hang out in strong influences; you, too, will have natural links with power- Greenland and Iceland. Before the chill sets in, they embark on an houses that outwardly don't resemble you. epic migration to Antarctica, arriving in time for another summer. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): "When I look back, I see my former But when the weather begins to turn too cold there, they head to selves, numerous as the trees," writes Leo poet Chase Twichell. the far north again. This is their yearly routine. In the course of a I'm sure that's an experience you've had yourself. Do you find lifetime, a single bird may travel as far as 1.25 million miles -- the it comforting? Does it feel like being surrounded by old friends equivalent of three roundtrips to the moon. I propose that you who cushion you with nurturing familiarity? Or is it oppressive make this creature your spirit animal in 2017, Aquarius. May the and claustrophobic? Does it muffle your spontaneity and keep arctic tern inspire you to journey as far as necessary to fulfill your you tethered to the past? I think these are important questions personal equivalent of a quest for endless summer. for you to meditate on in 2017. It's time to be very conscious and PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): In June 1962, three prisoners creative about shaping your relationships with all the people you sneaked out of the Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, located on an used to be. island in San Francisco Bay. Did they succeed in escaping? Did VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): "'Life experience' does not they swim to safety through the frigid water and start new lives amount to very much and could be learned from novels alone . . abroad? No one knows. Law enforcement officials never found . without any help from life." So said Nobel Prize-winning author them. Even today, though, the U.S. Marshals Service keeps the Elias Canetti, who was born in Bulgaria, had British citizenship, case open, and still investigates new evidence when it comes in. and wrote in German. Although his idea contradicts conventional Are there comparable enigmas in your own life, Pisces? Events in wisdom, I am presenting it for your consideration in 2017. You're your past that raised questions you've never been able to solve? ready for a massive upgrade in your understanding about the In 2017, I bet you will finally get to the bottom of them. nature of reality -- and firsthand "life experience" alone won't be enough to ensure that.
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Seventh-day Adventist Church Pastor Abel Pangan | 808-646-1237 | 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 Grace Episcopal Church Rev. John Lunn | gracemkk.episcopal@gmail.com | 567-6420 | 2210 Farrington Ave | Worship 10 am Sun Baha’i Faith Open house every third Sunday of the month Mile 14 east | 3pm | Discussion and refreshments | All are welcome | For information: 558-8432 Email: bahaimolokai@yahoo.com | www.bahai.org Molokai Shekinah Glory Church Pu’ukapele Avenue, Hoolehua (drive all the way down) 10 AM Worship Service | Senior Pastor Isaac Gloor, Pastor Brandon Joao | “We Welcome All”
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MHS Hosted First VEX Robotics Tourney MHS Robotics News Release On Dec. 3, the Molokai High School Robotics Team hosted its first ever VEX Robotic Tournament, with teams from Molokai, Maui and Hawaii Island participating. Team 2460 A and B (Kohala High School) took the Excellence Award, Tournament Championship, and the Skills Championship; while Team 1037A of Molokai High School took the Judges Award. Molokai's coach Edwin Mendija also received the Volunteer of the Year Award. Team 1037D qualified for States through the Skills Challenge, making them the final of 4 teams from Molokai High School to be competing for
the State Championship, which takes place on Jan. 5. Thank you to everyone who supported and made this first tournament a success!
Mayor’s Small Business Awards County of Maui News Release The annual Mayor’s Small Business Awards recognize outstanding businesses in our community that have 100 or fewer employees. Nominations are now being accepted for the 2017, awards the Mayor’s Office of Economic Development and the Maui Chamber of Commerce have announced. All finalists and winners will be honored at an awards dinner on Tuesday, March 7 at the Waikapu Ballroom of the King Kamehameha Golf Club. Nominated business must have a Hawaii General Excise Tax license for no fewer than two years. Other criteria include demonstrating business leadership in a changing economic environment, creating a quality work environment for their employees, exhibiting the aloha spirit and exemplary customer service, developing partnerships with other sectors of the community, and demonstrating other exceptional qualities or traits. This year’s event includes the following six award categories: • Exceptional Small Business of the Year (10 or fewer employees) • Exceptional Small Business of the Year (11 to 35 employees) • Exceptional Small Business of the Year (36 to 100 employees) • Outstanding Non-Profit Business (100 or fewer employees) • Young Small Business Person of the Year (under age 40 as of March 7, 2017) • Lifetime Achievement Award (for any
individual doing business in Maui County for more than 20 years; no limit on number of employees) Completed nomination packets must be received on or before 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 10; only those entries received on or before the deadline will be considered. Submittals must include the nomination form, nomination criteria form, one typewritten letter of recommendation from other sources, and a high resolution (minimum 300 dpi) digital photograph of the nominee. No self or employer nominations will be accepted. Nomination forms are available online at mauicounty.gov/MCBRC and mauichamber.com. “Small businesses are the true job generators in our community, and they risk a great deal to open their doors, create jobs, grow and stimulate our economy,” said Mayor Alan Arakawa. “Maui County is fortunate to have many successful small businesses that are known for their entrepreneurial spirit, innovation and ingenuity. I look forward to honoring them through these awards and to sharing their resilience and resourcefulness with others as shining examples of the strength of our community.” For more information about nominations, available sponsorships or event ticket purchases, please contact the Maui County Business Resource Center at 2705767 or the Maui Chamber of Commerce at 244-0081.
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Mary Duarte Burgett Mary Duarte Burgett, age 95, of Honolulu, Hawaii, passed away peacefully Nov. 9, 2016 in Honolulu. She was born on April 8, 1921 in Kahuku, Oahu. She moved to Molokai eight years ago to live with her daughter, and son-in-law, then resided at Home
Pumehana. She is the second eldest and only girl among four brothers. She is survived by brother Mackie (Tasha) Duarte; daughters Jeanne (Jim) Padgett, Nadine (Mickey) Pauole, Diane (Craig) Couch; 12 grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren; 14 great-great grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Services were held at Diamond Head Memorial Park on Dec. 7, 2016.
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Victoria Kaipo Mollena Victoria Kaipo Mollena, 72, of Ho`olehua, Molokai, passed away on December 8, 2016, at Queen’s Medical Center on Oahu surrounded by her family. She was born on December 6, 1944 in Ho`olehua, Molokai. Victoria is survived by her husband, Leroy Mollena,
Sr.; children, Glenn (Cheryl) Adolpho, MaeLynne Mollena, Leroy Mollena, Jr., Elroy (Tessie) Mollena, DarLynne Mollena, Troy Mollena, Wendel Mollena; hanai daughters Helene Mollena and Nichole Aricayos; 17 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints at Kalamaula, Molokai; service will begin at 11 a.m.
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The Molokai Dispatch • January 4, 2017 •
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The Girls Volleyball team qualified for the state tournament after coming in second in the MIL DII ChampionAir Riflery ships. Molokai defeated Seabury in five sets (25-20, 23-25, 25-23, 19-25 and 17-15) in the semifinal to punch their ticket to states. They lost to Hana in the championship game 3-1 (22-25, 25-15, 25-22 and 25-10). Led by Head Coach Mahea Rawlins, the Lady Farmers made their first appearance at the Division II State Volleyball Tournament since 2010. They won their first match against Kohala, then lost to number one Hawaii Baptist In their next match. Molokai then faced Waianae in the conEight girls and three boys com- solation bracket and lost in two sets. peted in the MIL Air Riflery Champi- They finished the season 10-5. onships under Head Coach Chinky Hubbard. Molokai had a strong showing but senior Jershon Kaalekahi was the only shooter to qualify for states. Kaalekahi finished in fifth place overall with a score of 488 points and had the best prone score of 187. The boys team finished in sixth place overall while the girls finished in seventh. At the state championship, Kaalekahi, a three time state qualifier, shot his personal best with a combined score of 522, placing 13th out of 60 competitors and the top Cross Country marksman from the MIL.
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After a strong season, the Molokai eight-man football team won the MIL Championship 45-25 against rival Seabury. After a nail-biter first quarter, the Farmers did indeed overcome, and got back on track to take a 19-12 lead at halftime and didn’t stop until they were repeat champions. Under Head Coach Mike Kahale, the Farmers finished with 5-0 season record, and won 11 straight games since restarting the football program here just a few years ago.
Girls Volleyball
The Molokai Boys Cross Country team returned from the Maui interscholastic League Division II as champions. They beat Lanai and Seabury by one point, 132-133, to be named the DII champs. Jake Samaniego finished in fifth place overall with a time of 19:00 and qualified for the State Tournament along with Kaina Adolpho and Karter Kester, led by Boys Head Coach Mahina Hou Ross. The girls team finished in seventh place overall in the MIL championship and Cameryn Kahalewai qualified for states, under Head Coach Gene Santiago. At the State Championships on Hawaii Island, Samaniego was the top finisher for the Farmers as he came in 46th out of 200 runners.
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