Issue from May 20th, 2015

MAY 20, 2015 - VOLUME 31, ISSUE 20
The
Molokai Dispatch
The Secret Lives of Monk Seals Two Islands,
T H E I S L A N D ’S N E W S S O U R C E S I N C E 198 5
By Catherine Cluett | Editor-In-Chief
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Photos by Catherine Cluett
what they have to do to get to and from their
‘bedroom.’”
While they do also feed from time to
time in those areas, Littnan said the tracking
data has revealed some significant information.
“From all the tracking we've done, all
the dive records, much of everything they
do is between 100 feet to 300 feet,” he said.
“Some of these animals on Molokai are
swimming 20 or 25 miles out to sea when
they're feeding on Penguin Bank [a subsurface island west of Molokai].”
The critter cams, provided through
a partnership with National Geographic,
have also helped scientists see what – and
how much – monk seals are actually eating.
Contrary to some perceptions, the animals
don’t eat 400 pounds of fish per day, according to Littnan. It’s much less – about 12
pounds per day per seal.
“We know how far they swim and how
much they're eating – it averages to be less
than a pound per square mile,” said Littnan,
a number that’s been estimated thanks to
the tracking and camera technology.
year and a half ago, scientists and
community members wanting to
learn more about endangered Hawaiian monk seals decided to try a new
method of observation. Instead of continuing to speculate and make assumptions about the life and habits of monk
seals – much of which happens under water – they decided to record it on video.
Attaching satellite trackers and cameras
known as “critter cams” to the backs of
seals allows biologists, students and the
public to gain insight into the largely obscured life of this endemic sea mammal.
Most people observe Hawaiian monk
seals sleeping on the beach or feeding right
off the shore, said Charles Littnan, lead scientist of NOAA's Hawaiian Monk Seal Research Program.
“It leads them to the same conclusions
that decades ago people observing monk
seals came to before the advent of all this
technology,” he explained. “You see seals
near shore, you see seals on the beach, so
you conclude that the world of monk seals
is in that narrow band of ocean, and therefore you conclude that means there's a lot of Young Scientists at Work
That data can be confirmed by Molocompetition and a lot of overlap with what
kai students, who play an important role
[fishermen] are trying to do.”
Once you put satellite tags on the seals,
Monk Seals Continued pg. 2
you get a different picture, he said.
“You see it's basically their ‘driveway,’”
he said. “That shallow nearshore area is
One Goal
By Colleen Uechi | Staff Writer
O
n a bright and breezy Thursday
morning, two men from different parts of the world knelt over
a pile of freshly netted weke. One was a
Molokai born-and-raised fishpond keeper, the other, a Spanish-speaking Rapa
Nui fisherman, each knowing just a few
words of the other’s native tongue. Under a shady tree, they pulled out knife
and fork and began scraping translucent
scales from the fish in the same methodical style. Neither could say very much to
each other, but they spoke the common
language of men whose livelihoods revolve around fish.
It was this connection to the ocean,
to kai, to el mar, that brought a conglomerate of Hawaiians and Rapa Nui together last month at Keawanui Fishpond
on Molokai’s east end. The 11 Rapa Nui,
a mix of traditional fishermen, a shore
gatherer and a conservation lawyer, had
come to learn about Hawaiian methods
of ocean preservation and fish growth.
“It’s really a dream come true to be
able to see these experiences, and look
for tools that will help us go back to the
island and face the challenges that we
have,” traditional Rapa Nui fisherman
Arturo Olivares said through a translator.
The trip was organized by representatives from The Pew Charitable Trusts,
whom Keawanui Fishpond keeper Hanohano Naehu had once met while lobbying in Washington, D.C. Pew has a project
called Global Ocean Legacy, which does
work on protected marine areas around
the world. Seth Horstmeyer, the project’s
director, and Emily Owen, a Pew senior
associate, connected with Naehu to bring
the Rapa Nui a special experience.
Easter Island, or Rapa Nui, is part
of Chile but is located nearly 2,300 miles
west of the South American country. The
63-square-mile island is perhaps best
Keawanui Continued pg. 9
Softball Seventh in State
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n the first game of last week’s state
softball championships, Molokai
sports fans had sinking feelings of
déjà vu. For the third year in a row, the
Lady Farmers faced Division II nemesis
St. Francis. For the third year in a row,
the Saints won. In the last two years
after being defeated in the first game,
Molokai lost a second to be eliminated
from the tournament.
However, this year’s team wrote a
different story. Despite falling 14-2 to St.
Francis last Tuesday, the Lady Farmers
turned around and beat Kalaheo 14-3 on
Thursday and Konawaena 13-3 on Friday in the consolation bracket. Molokai
finished seventh in the state.
“With my team I realized that the
only way we do good is if we pick each
other up and just have fun,” said outfielder Saydee Makaiwi. “Whenever we
fall short, no matter how far away the
score is we always fight back hard. …
We don’t end the game till the ump says
it’s over.”
Molokai kept the spirited chants
going despite a rough outing last Tuesday against St. Francis.
After scoring the game’s first run,
the Farmers gave up eight in the bottom
of the first. Molokai scratched out a second run on a St. Francis error, but the
Saints responded with six runs to end
the game in five innings.
“This pitcher is faster than what
we usually face, so that was one of our
biggest challenges, is catching up to the
pitches and getting good hits,” said infielder Khaylie Adachi-Kawamae, who
singled in the second.
However, Molokai, a team that
averaged 13.5 runs a game this year,
brought the offense roaring back against
Kalaheo.
“As long as we get our hits, we can
do better,” said outfielder Sydney Rawlins.
The Farmers did just that, piling up
11 hits on an error-plagued Kalaheo to
take a 14-1 lead after four innings. They
sealed the game in the fourth, when
the whole Molokai order came up to
bat and scored seven runs on five hits.
Catcher Tai Yamamoto and third baseman Waipuna Kelly-Paleka both scored
twice in the game, while centerfielder
Brooke Keliihoomalu and second baseman Kapua Lee had three runs apiece.
Pitcher Kysha Kawano, who
walked seven batters against St. Francis,
buckled down and tossed a scoreless
first three frames.
“We know our nemesis has been for
centuries our pitching,” said assistant
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Albizzia, Friend or Foe
By Glenn I. Teves | UH CTAHR
County Extension Agent
The first introduction of plants to
Hawaii started with the arrival of Polynesians, who brought important food
and utility plants to their new home. I
remember noted Hawaiian botanist Isabella Abbott calling kukui an invasive
species because it displaced many natives in valleys and mountainsides.
Over the last 240 years, thousands
of plant species were introduced to create new economic opportunities as a
western capitalist system replaced an
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include Eucalyptus, Miconia, Banyan,
Christmas Berry, Lantana, Formosa Koa
and African Tulip.
Albizzia (Falcataria molucanna)
was introduced to Hawaii from the Indonesian lowlands in 1917 and quickly
spread due to its amazing growth rate,
probably the fastest on the planet. It's
also the most prolific nitrogen-fixing tree,
dropping 30,000 pounds of leaf and litter per acre per year and producing 1200
pounds of elemental nitrogen of 3,000
pounds of urea fertilizer in the process.
This plant also has the ability to take in
200 tons of carbon dioxide per care, the
compound that contributes to global
warming.
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quality mulch and compost, and also an
animal feed since it has a high protein
content of 25 to 27 percent. As biomass,
Albizzia is presently being used to produce electricity on Kauai, and will supply 15 percent of Kauai's power needs.
Albizzia wood is light and soft, and is
also used in the core of plywood in much
of Southeast Asia since it's considered
equal to Ponderosa pine, a common
wood used for 2x4s and framing wood.
However, any plant that cannot be
managed and spreads rapidly is an invasive weed, and Albizzia fits these attributes due to its aggressive growth habit,
growing at the rate of 15 feet per year
and reaching over 100 feet in 10 years.
The canopy of one tree can cover more
than 150 feet in diameter. The closest
plant we have to this is Ironwood, which
can grow about 10 feet a year but doesn’t
come close to Albizzia’s spreading canopy due to its conical growth habit.
An interesting growth habit is its
propensity to shed limbs since branches
break easily, and can create a dangerous
situation when growing near residences.
Due to its sheer size, with heights exceeding 200 feet and trunk diameters exceeding 10 feet, it's very costly to control them
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performed by a professional arborist. In
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and costs of the species selected, and also
its invasive characteristics. If it costs too
much to manage and control them, it
may be prudent not to plant them at all.
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Fire Task Force
By Rick Schonely | Community
Reporter
T
he Molokai Fire Task Force
held their quarterly meeting at
Kaunakakai Fire Station on May
7. The meeting was attended by all of
the major participants including The
County of Maui Department of Fire and
Public Safety, The Nature Conservancy,
the state Department of Transportation,
the state Department of Forestry and
Wildlife, the Maui County Police Department, Kalaupapa National Historical Park, the Molokai/Lanai Soil and
Water Conservation District, Kawela
Plantation, Molokai Ranch and also
MONK SEALS
Continued From pg. 1
in the critter cam project. Littnan said 17
cameras have been deployed so far in the
state, and he has worked with nearly 500
students around Hawaii to review and analyze hours of video footage shot from the
back of monk seals. About eight of those
cameras have been attached to Molokai
seals, and local students from elementary
through high school have participated in
the project, according to Littnan.
The process is fairly simple. Biologists attach the critter cam to a seal, and the
animal will go about its daily life for a few
days. Using the satellite tracking device, the
seal will be monitored and the camera removed. Littnan said before scientists view
the footage, they make a copy of the video
and hand it to a teacher.
“So that’s one control so people are
more comfortable in the knowledge that
we haven’t manipulated the footage,” he
said. “I’ll go back to classroom and talk
to students about the role they’re playing,
because it is a very important one. Before
the class, they will have gone out to their
family and friends to ask their perceptions
about seals. At this point, this is about science. It doesn’t matter whether people like
monk seals or hate monk seals. We want to
understand what they know about monk
seals that affects that opinion.”
Students will watch the video footage
and inventory what they see, said Littnan –
whether it’s the seal eating, swimming, interacting with other animals, sleeping, etc.
“Generally, what they see is quite boring – a seal sleeping,” he said. “That teaches
the lesson that science can be tedious, but
also that we make a lot of assumptions
about what monk seals are doing when
they’re underwater.”
Everyone shares and discusses the
results, comparing what they saw with the
perceptions that people had of seals, such
as eating all the fish or feeding only in the
areas where fishermen frequent.
“The intent is not to indoctrinate people to like monk seals, it is to think critically
about these situations and that it’s not cut
and dry,” said Littnan.
Hands-On Learning
Last month, a handful of students, this
time from Molokai’s Ho`omana Hou high
school, got to experience the installation of
a critter cam in person on the island’s west
end.
“I want them to learn what’s happening with monk seals right now, about the
different sides of the issue and the scientific
process looking at data,” said teacher Nue
Apiki.
Ho`omana Hou senior Keli`i Ka`ai said
when he was young, he had encounters with
monk seals when he was diving, but now, he
doesn’t view them as a threat to fishermen
or competing for ocean resources.
“I would tell people to watch out, keep
your distance,” he said, referring to letting
seals lie undisturbed when they’re sleeping
on the beach.
Not only did the students get to watch
biologists at work, placing the critter cam
on a seal, they also got to take part in an
exchange of information between international scientists.
With fewer than 2,000 individuals living today, the Hawaiian monk seal is listed
as endangered. But even fewer of their relatives, the Mediterranean monk seals living
in southern Europe and northern Africa,
are surviving, with currently about 600 individuals in the world. The Mediterranean
monk seal, similar in appearance but different in habits to its Hawaiian cousin, is
known as one of the world's most endangered mammals.
Nine biologists from Greece, Spain,
Portugal and Mauritania who study the
Mediterranean monk seal joined Hawaii
monk seal scientists on Molokai last month
to learn more about the species and each
other’s work.
Marcedes Munoz is a biologist from
Spain who works with monk seals in Mauritania, a country on the northwest coast of
Africa.
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community members.
The Task Force wants to remind the
public that we are moving into wildfire season and it is now time and it is always time
to take precautions by clearing overgrown
brush and by making a defensible space
around your home. Also, they remind
landowners who have vacant lots that is
near structures that those lots should be
cleared so that they are safe from wildfire.
The meeting was facilitated and recorded by Ed Misaki of the TNC and hosted by MFD Captain Hanalei Lindo.
Misaki also informed the Task Force
that he has accepted an appointment to the
Maui County Fire Commission.
She said Mediterranean monk seals
live in caves with groups of up to hundreds
of other seals. But with less than 700 of the
species left today, 250 seals in the Mauritanian caves represent a large portion of the
total population.
“It’s almost half the population within
one mile,” said Munoz.
Littnan said the group met to discuss
the strengths and weaknesses of different
scientific approaches, compare notes on the
two monk seal species and how they can
help each other and learn from each other.
For the biologists working in Mauritania, their activities are more hands-off, observing and monitoring the species, ensuring the animals’ habitat remains intact and
doing non-invasive studies.
“If we protect the area, they have
enough numbers that they can survive,”
said Munoz. “They have different ways to
do things [in Hawaii],” she said. “It’s good
to see things from a new perspective.”
That perspective included witnessing
Hawaii biologists and wildlife veterinarians wrangle a seal to check its health and
place the critter cam on its back. Normally,
they wait till the seals are asleep on the
beach, but one of the two seals they selected
for a critter cam last month, a young male,
proved a lively challenge. Blocking his entry into the water, biologists gave him a low
dose of sedative while they held him down
to check his health and install the camera
and tracker – a device Littan described as a
“cell phone for seals.”
Students also got to see a seal up close
for the first time and even touch his velvety
flipper.
Understanding a Species
After watching the team capture the
seal, check its health and attach the critter
cam, Ka`ai said he has an appreciation for
what biologists go through.
“It’s pretty cool – they go through a lot
of work to do that,” he said.
All that work is in the name of science
and better understanding the previously
unknown habits of the species. The team
also stressed that only trained and authorized biologists are permitted to interact
with seals in this way.
“Scientists are very worried about the
health of the ocean and certain diseases
finding their way here,” explained Diane
Pike, Molokai Marine Mammal Response
Team Coordinator for the Monk Seal Foundation. “You get one disease here and it
could knock out the species… All of this is
about saving the species… The science behind it is a means to [do that].”
Analysis of a blood sample of the
young male last month will show what diseases, if any, he has been exposed to. Two
blubber samples were also taken, one of
which will be tested for exposure to contaminants like herbicides, fire retardants
and other materials, while the other blubber biopsy will show the seal’s diet. Rectal,
penile, nose and mouth swabs were also
taken to test the seal’s health, said Littnan.
Over the past year and a half, the critter cam project has gone a long way to education people and involve the community,
said Littnan.
“With every group we've worked
with, with every animal we've shown
them, the reality is far different from the
expectation,” he said, adding he’s happy to
meet with community members, students
or individuals whenever invited.
When it comes to interactions between
fishermen and seals, he advocated for open
communication within the local and scientific communities.
“How can I work with you to find out
if that's the same seal doing that every day
you go out there,” said Littnan, “because if
that's the case, it's bad for the fisherman but
dangerous for the seal, and maybe we can
intervene with that seal to stop that behavior or maybe move it somewhere else.”
For students on Molokai, critter cams
have offered an opportunity to get involved
in the scientific process, form their own opinions and help educate others, said Littnan.
“I think there’s been some big strides
and getting these kids involved is the future,” said Pike.
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Scholarship Luncheon
Verizon Tablet Project
Successful
Verizon Wireless News Release
An educational test pilot program
at Kualapu`u Public Conversion Charter
School through Verizon Wireless just concluded, and showed great success. During
the program, Verizon equipped 50 students
and teachers with electronic tablets and
data plans to use on a daily basis. On May 5,
representatives from Verizon Wireless met
with the students and staff of Kualapu`u
School for a mahalo ceremony on campus.
“When we began this pilot program
with Verizon, we didn’t realize how big of
an impact it would have on our staff, students, and their families,” said Lydia Trinidad, principal of Kualapu`u School. “The
difference we’ve seen in our community
has been monumental, thanks to the tools
and resources that Verizon Wireless has
provided us to help our students grow and
learn.”
Kualapu`u School had limited access
to tools and resources to help their students
advance their education at their own pace.
With the implementing of the tablets during the education pilot, the results showed
how much of a dramatic impact the tablets
had on the participants.
Teachers, by implementing the use of
the tablets as part of their lesson planning,
were able to provide additional learning
tools for their students. A surprising number of students did not have convenient or
reliable Internet access in their households
prior to receiving the data plan with the
tablet. Since the incorporation of the tablets
into the students’ learning, there has been
an exciting improvement in their classroom
performance.
“Here at Verizon, we are passionate
about ensuring that the next generation
has the tools and resources to get the best
education possible,” said Bill Hozey, an executive at Verizon. “It’s such a privilege to
be here on Molokai and talk with the students and staff to hear how much this pilot
has changed their lives. We look forward to
building a long term relationship with this
extraordinary school.”
The mahalo ceremony that took place
Tuesday, May 5, on Molokai included testimony from students and staff of Kualapu`u
School, a meet and greet with local Verizon
representatives, and a return of the tablets
as the conclusion of the pilot.
UHMCM News Release
On Thursday, May 7, students and
staff at University of Hawaii Maui College,
Molokai (UHMCM) gathered at a scholarship awards luncheon. The luncheon was
held in honor of 17 students enrolled at the
Molokai campus who all display great potential for academic and career success.
The number of scholarships distributed to Molokai students far exceeded any
previous academic year. More than $12,000
in funding to support these students education was awarded to these very deserving
SOFTBALL
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Molokai Getaway Package
Makani Kai News Release
Hotel Molokai, in conjunction with
Makani Kai Air and Molokai Car Rental is
now offering an “Escape to Molokai” combination package. The package includes
two nights’ stay at the Hotel Molokai,
round trip airfare for two to Molokai from
either Honolulu or Kahului, and a two-day
car rental from Molokai Car Rental, all for
$489, taxes and fees included.
“This combination package makes
travel to our island affordable,” said Michael Drew, General Manager of Hotel
Molokai. “We’re happy to do what we can
to encourage Hawaii residents to come to
Molokai and enjoy the open spaces and unspoiled environment.”
Although the package will be available from both Oahu and Maui, Makani
Kai Air will not commence service between
Molokai and Kahului until Monday, June 1.
“We’re happy to be a partner in this
new endeavor,” said Amanda Schonely,
owner of Molokai
Car Rental. “There’s no reason locals
should have to pay Las Vegas prices just to
travel inter-island.”
coach Melveena Starkey. “We knew we
could play defense. We knew we could
hit. But it was all about the pitching.”
Kawano had her best outing in the
team’s final game against Konawaena,
pitching six innings with no earned
runs. However, defensive errors allowed the Wildcats to score three on
the Farmers, and going into the bottom
of the fifth, Molokai led 5-3. Then the
power-hitting Yamamoto belted a tworun homer that Head Coach Coco Augustiro said managed to “light up the
fire,” triggering a five-run Farmer scoring spree. Molokai added three in the
sixth the put the game out of reach. Yamamoto finished 3-for-3 with two runs
and three RBI. Lee and Keliihoomalu
also batted 3-for-3.
“Their bats came around. They just
started taking off,” said Augustiro. “It
was a fast game.”
Keliihoomalu and Lee were major offensive contributors throughout
the tournament. Lee was 5-for-7 with
individuals who Molokai can be proud of.
Please join us in congratulating these
students and encouraging them to pursue
their dreams. Student awardees: Kuulei
Alameida, Precious Asuncion, Michelle
Bocon, Coral Gonzales, Barbara Haliniak, Kealohanuikalawaiamoku Helm, Ali
Kaina, Stephanie Lauifi, Wendy Lindo, Alicia Maurizio, Tamara Michaelson, Amber
Nakihei, Brianna Tangonan, John Theone,
Vanessa Uddipa, Kade Yam-Lum and Briann Young.
a team-leading seven runs in three
games. Keliihoomalu hit 5-for-6 with
five runs, two RBI and two stolen bases.
Throughout the tournament, the Farmers were also able to deploy all of their
bench players, including clutch-hitting
outfielder Nadia Augustiro, who drove
in runs in both appearances.
“Everybody got to play. That’s rare
in the state tournament,” said Coco.
“Our saying was always our team is as
strong as our weakest link.”
Molokai finished at 10-4 in a season in which they debuted their brand
new softball field. The Lady Farmers sneaked past Lanai to first place in
the standings with a win on the final
day of the regular season, though the
Pine Lasses later beat them in the MIL
championships. After this season, the
Farmers say goodbye to seniors KellyPaleka, Makaiwi, utility player Kiona
English and first baseman Kelsie Espiritu-Tanabe.
“These girls, the one thing about
them is the whole season they played
from behind against Lanai,” said Starkey. “… They never hung their [heads]
and threw in their glove. They always
battled.”
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CHURCH SERVICES
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
Grace Episcopal Church
Father Jim Loughren | 567-6420 | [email protected]
| 2210 Farrington Ave | Mass at 9 am Wed, 10 am Sun |
All are welcome
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: [email protected] | 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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THE MOLOKAI DISPATCH • MAY 20, 2015 •
STEM DAY @ MMS
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PHOTO BY
KATHY BENNETT
A celebration and showcase of STEM programs on Moloka’i
and at Molokai Middle School featuring:
Molokai’s 1st Island-Wide VEX IQ Robotics
Tournament with teams from Kilohana, Kualapuu, Akaula, Maunaloa, and
Molokai Middle
S T O N E WA R E & P O R C E L A I N
White stoneware slab jar with ash glaze, cobalt blue overglaze, 14 in tall.
Private showings by appointment. Studio in Kalae. 567-6585
Exhibition by Molokai’s own
State Champs
MMS 434M Menehune Farmers and 434K Kalo Farmers and
State and World Champs Island
Pacific Academy
Saturday May 23, 2015
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Molokai Middle School Cafeteria
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THE MOLOKAI DISPATCH • MAY 20, 2015 •
Former Molokai Student
Pursues a Doctorate
KEAWANUI
By Molokai Dispatch Staff
known for its towering stone statues, or
moai, whose construction is still a mystery
to historians and anthropologists.
Although the ocean isolates Rapa
Nui from much of the world, its waters
have become crowded with foreign fishing
boats, as evidenced by the trail of buoys
left behind marked in Spanish, Japanese,
English and Chinese.
“We go back to the same places where
their families have fished for generations,”
said Olivares. “… We’ve noticed though
that before we would have enough fish to
be able to have sustenance for our families and our local economy and such, but
recently we’ve been having problems and
we don’t have as much fish as we used to.”
Horstmeyer said the fishermen are
seeking to identify areas for conservation
as well as determine ways to make those
protected areas sustainable.
Sustainability, said Naehu, whose official title is kia`i loko or fishpond guardian, is “not just a hip and fad” word around
fishponds: it’s how the whole property is
engineered. Owned by Kamehameha
Schools, Keawanui Fishpond currently
encompasses 50 acres and 2,000 feet of
rock wall. It’s the largest fully functioning
fishpond on Molokai, meaning that it includes three main components: rock walls
built higher than the highest tide, working
makaha (gates) to keep fish in or out, and
freshwater springs to provide fish with vital early stage nutrients.
“The ancestors on Easter Island, they
did something similar,” said Rapa Nui
fisherman Tomas Tuki. “But there aren’t
a lot of good refuges on Easter Island, so
they’re on a much smaller scale than they
are here.”
K
anekoa Crabbe of Ho`olehua became one of six individuals admitted to the UH-Manoa Communication and Information Science
(CIS) Ph.D. program. This interdisciplinary program encompasses various
fields of study such as communication,
information technology, library and
computer science. Comprised of 27 students from around the world, the CIS
programs’ most notable alumni known
locally are David Lassner; President of
UH-Manoa and Erika Larco; Chancellor
of Honolulu Community College.
Kanekoa is currently an instructor at
Remington College in downtown Honolulu and specializes in teaching Speech Communication, Mass Communication, Critical
Thinking and Career Development. He
has a Master of Arts degree in Communication from Hawaii Pacific University in 2010
and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication from UH-Hilo in 2006.
“I hope every Molokai High graduate
has a goal to attend college immediately after they finish high school,” he said. “Higher
education uplifts and empowers individu-
als, families and communities. Learning is a
privilege. Don’t take it
for granted.”
As a Hawaiian
Homesteader, Kanekoa
attended the Maui
Community
College
Molokai
Education
Center as a part-time undergraduate student and worked as a part-time video productions instructor at Molokai High School
in 2002 and 2003. While living on the north
shore of Oahu, he worked as a substitute
teacher at Kahuku High School and as an
instructor at Brigham Young University
Hawaii in Laie from 2011 thru 2013.
Last year, Kanekoa was accepted to
the University of New Mexico Communication Ph.D. program but deferred his acceptance to support his wife's business and
raise his newborn son. His ultimate goal is
to become a full-time professor or educational administrator at a college or university here in Hawaii.
Kanekoa currently resides in Manoa
Valley and will begin his Ph.D. coursework
in August.
Ka Hula Piko 2015 Theme
Halau Hula o Kukunaokala News
Release
`Ae no Laka ka mole Ha`a o Ka`ana,
`Ae no `Olohe ka mole Lua o Ka`ana. Recognized is Laka the root of Hula of Ka`ana,
recognized is `Olohe the root of Lua at
Ka`ana.
Each year at Ka Hula Piko we celebrate and honor the traditions and practices of our kupuna (elders) who have
gone before us. We strive to educate and
enlighten all people about the pre-Western
history of Molokai and to perpetuate the
legacy of our beloved Kumu Hula, John
Ka`imikaua. With great effort we have
worked to maintain the integrity of the `ike
(knowledge) that was left in our care. As
we holomua (move forward) it is befitting
that this year’s theme on Laka and `Olohe
reminds us of the balance and order in all
things that we ‘auamo (take burden for).
Laka and her twin brother `Olohe studied hula under their sister
Kapoulakina`u. Not only did they learn
the art of hula, but they were also given
the kuleana (authority) to care for, to teach,
to preserve and to use this special `ike as
individually inspired. Laka chose to leave
Molokai heading first to Ni`ihau to share
the `ike to empower others. Recognizing
hula as a gift her family received from Ke
Akua (God), Laka traveled to each of the
islands imparting knowledge.
`Olohe chose to apply the `ike towards the protection and preservation of
life. Using the same movements learned
in hula to defend life, `Olohe could cause
death. Thus the art of lua was born from
his kuleana to protect and preserve life.
May we always honor and respect the
origin of our traditions in recognition of
those who have come before us.
Community Contributed
Hula in Germany
By Patricia Waiehu Hammond
When I was invited to Bavaria, Germany, to share hula and the aloha spirit, I
was really shocked! As I prepared for the
trip over this past year, I was instructed
by my own Kumu Hula, Pomaikai Gaui,
as well as Molokai’s own beloved and
oldest living Kumu Hula, Anake Kauila
Reyes, on what and how I was to share
while abroad. After receiving their blessing and specific instructions, I embarked
on a quest to learn hula auana (again)
being that my past hula experience and
passion was for hula kahiko.
Back in the 90s, I participated in the
largest group to ever dance hula at the
same time to the same song, "Waikiki.”
I think there were around 2600 of us
and we made the Guinness Book World
Records that day! My hula sisters on
Molokai will remember it well. But I was
not prepared to share or teach. Now, I
am back on that hula auana horse, and
I must give my most mahalo to Val Dudoit Temahaga. Without her, I would
have never been ready in only one year
to make this pilgrimage. Joining her kupuna group at Home Pumehana was
what enabled me to be here in Germany
today. Mahalo Val, aloha wau ia oe!
So, today I visited the cathedral
where I will hold my two-day workshop.
This place was build in the year 855! Yes,
before Christopher Columbus sailed to
America. I feel so honored, humbled
and privileged to dance here at this most
ancient and sacred place and, represent
Molokai and Hawaii nei and to make my
kumu proud! This land and its people
are so peaceful and loving. I see now
why they asked me to come! They need a
way to express the love that they feel for
their aina and their people. It is amazing
how quickly the pick the hula dance.
They have explained to me how
so many people from Hawaii come to
Europe and hold hula and Lomi Lomi
workshops but they cannot afford to attend. They charge from $200-$400 for a
one or two-day workshop. I was offered
$2000, and was shocked to be offered
money. After arriving I explained more
about the culture to help them understand, and I have since denied the $2000
payment. Aloha is not for sale! I have
traveled to the other side of the world to
share my lifestyle and hula auana. This
is aloha and I am proud to be here to
teach them.
Aloha and Auf Wiedersehen!
Moloka'i Community Plan
advisory Committee
Mtg. No. 5
WEDNESDAY, MAY 20
3:30 PM
Kῡlana 'Ōiwi
600 Kamehameha Hwy.
........................
3:30 PM
Water Systems Workshop
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Melding Old and New
Naehu took some of the Rapa Nui
visitors out on a boat, showing them the
makaha that let in small fish and allow
them to grow while keeping bigger predators at bay, and the wire trap that allows
the keepers to monitor fish growth. Naehu
explained that they’re currently “sitting on
an investment of small fish.”
The makaha at Keawanui are particularly distinct. While exploring fishponds
and their construction throughout the state,
Naehu said, he noticed a type of elongated,
raceway-like makaha on Hawaii Island
that he’d yet to see elsewhere, that “made
the current look like a river.” The keepers
at Keawanui wanted to mimic that flow
and current in their own pond but needed
a reason to implement those changes. Then
the Japan tsunami hit in 2011, destroying
the fishpond walls, and a disaster became
an opportunity.
“When tsunami completely fell the
wall, it was an opportunity to not only put
what our kupuna did from before but to
put our twist on it,” said Naehu, who said
the keepers at Keawanui took one year and
three months to rebuild the wall. “We call it
our thesis project.”
Every fishpond operator is different, explained kia`i loko Ua Ritte, and no
one is wrong. Some won’t use any type of
plant, rock or tool not found in ancient Hawaii. However, Ritte said, even if they use
modern methods, it’s important to carry
forward their work with the same kind of
ancient values.
Preserving the old and the new is
something the Rapa Nui fishermen said
they hope to take forward with them as
they seek to protect their coastline.
“We have to rescue that ancestral
technique but combine it also with modern
technology for today,” said Mandy Roe, a
Rapa Nui shore gatherer who collects cowries for necklaces and shellfish from rocks
along the ocean.
Ritte also explained that fish growers
have to think much differently from fishermen. He said some of the methods they
use at Keawanui wouldn’t make sense to
fishermen. For example, while tangled
roots of mangrove make fishing more difficult, Ritte said it helps cultivate fish growth
and keeps the sediment in check.
“Fishermen no make good fish farmers,” said Ritte. “… They looking at how
for catch the fish. We looking at how for
grow the fish.”
Global Conservation
While Rapa Nui fishermen have
many ideas to help the situation of depleting resources, Olivares admitted the issue
isn’t a priority for the Chilean government.
Naehu echoed the sentiment that restoring Hawaiian ways of life seem to be
less of a priority than funding things like
new sports facilities and the state’s big rail
project. He said he felt “our future should
look more like our past than our present,”
where everything was sustainable and
everyone could get enough food with the
right skill set.
“We used to take care of the land
because this was the store. Now everybody’s ahupua`a is Costco, it’s Walmart,
it’s Friendly Market,” he said. “There’s no
more on sacredness, no more importance,
and that’s gotta change. Hopefully that’s
the story we can share with our brothers
and sisters from Rapa Nui.”
The group ended the morning with
a meal of Molokai fare: hearty venison,
fish, crab and oysters pulled fresh from the
pond. The Rapa Nui fishermen presented
the Keawanui crew with gifts, and Naehu
exchanged a pule with them.
Rapa Nui’s fishermen continued their
journey to Mo`omomi with traditional resource manager Mac Poepoe, to learn more
about Hawaiian fishing practices and efforts to designate the island’s north shore
as a Community Based Subsistence Fishing Area (CBSFA). They also made plans to
visit Oahu as well as Kauai, where a designation similar to the Mo`omomi CBSFA
was recently passed.
“We’re learning a lot from our Hawaiian brothers here,” said Olivares.
“Since we’re all family there’s a healthy
envy, basically, seeing this and dreaming
about how similar things can be implemented on Easter Island and taking inspiration from it.”
Community Contributed
Have you seen the `A`O?
By Arleone Dibben-Young
Recent observations of the endangered `A`O on Molokai suggest that this
endangered species probably nests in remote areas on Molokai. Once known to
nest on the steep slopes of the north shore
and fern-covered forested areas, since
1906, this seabird has only been heard or
seen in 1979, 1988, 1995 and 2009, with
a single individual found grounded at
One Ali`i Park three times between 2014
and 2015. The `A`O or Hawaiian shearwater (Newell’s shearwater, Puffinus
auricularis newelli), is a small black and
white seabird measuring about a foot in
length and with a wing span of almost
three feet. Although rare, it is one of the
seabird species that fisherman rely upon
to locate schools of ahi.
Have you seen this bird at One Ali`i
Park? It is attracted to the bright light
by the playground, and will circle the
light until it either strikes it or falls to the
ground exhausted. Please report observations and/or bring in the bird if it is
found “downed.” Call Arleone 553-5992.
6:30 PM
Review of Chapters 1 - 4
Introduction, Vision, Sustainability,
Natural & Heritage Resources,
and Hazards
For more information and the full schedule
of meetings, visit the Maui Co.
Planning Dept. web page
Questions? Contact the
Planning Dept. at (808)270-7214 or
[email protected]
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COMMUNITY NEWS
THE MOLOKAI DISPATCH • MAY 20, 2015 •
OHA Awards $7.4M To 27 Projects
OHA News Release
The Board of Trustees of the Office
of Hawaiians Affairs voted to award $7.4
million in grants to 27 community-based
projects to improve conditions for Native
Hawaiians. Almost 4,400 Native Hawaiians are expected to directly benefit from
the projects addressing OHA priorities
such as battling obesity, improving middle and high school test scores and increasing housing stability.
In addition, thousands more are expected to indirectly benefit from projects
to perpetuate the Hawaiian culture and
to manage Hawaiian resources sustain-
ably. The grants will fund OHA priorities
over a two-year period beginning July 1,
2015, to June 30, 2017. The 27 grantees
were selected from 149 proposals that
were submitted to OHA.
“These programs will ensure Native
Hawaiians are able to be competitive in
the 21st century,” said OHA Chair Robert
Lindsey, Jr. “The grant money will help
our most vulnerable Native Hawaiians
access stable housing, find employment
and improve their education. This is a
small investment with a large impact on
our community.”
Two organizations on Molokai were
awarded funding.
Kualapu`u Public Conversion Charter School received $270,512 for Project
Pu`olo. The program will work to reduce
the rate of childhood obesity in students
in grades K-6 and empower students and
families in making positive health choices through a school-based initiative that
integrates physical activity, health and
nutrition education, and family engagement with in-school student support and
clinical health services.
Ka Honua Momona International
was awarded $200,000. The purpose of
this project is to return momona (health
and abundance) to the land and people of
Molokai through the community-based
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restoration of two ancient Hawaiian fishponds.
Other funded programs will benefit
Molokai along with other islands, such
as Kohe Malamalama o Kanaloa – Protect Kaho`olawe Fund, which received
$129,100. I Ola Kanaloa will strengthen
the cultural identity and engagement
of Native Hawaiian haumana, hui, and
`ohana on Hawaii, Maui, Molokai, Oahu
and Kauai by providing them the opportunity to connect with, honor and
care for the `aina and cultural sites; revitalize cultural relationships; and learn
cultural practices and protocols through
Kaho`olawe.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
WEEKLY EVENTS
M - Monday, T - Tuesday, W - Wednesday, Th - Thursday, F - Friday, S - Saturday, Su - Sunday
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 Pu`uwai Fitness Center 9-10am
T,Th, F Na Pu`uwai 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 Pu`uwai Fitness Center 5-6pm Beginners
W Na Pu`uwai 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 `O Hina I Ka Po La`ila`i
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 Kualapu`u Rec Center, 5:15 p.m.
F Home Pumehana, 7:45 a.m. Call 553-5402 for info. Sixmonth 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.
F Home Pumehana room #2 10:30 a.m.
SPORTS & RECREATION
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 [email protected].
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.
Molokai Art of Tones & Sounds w/Joshua Adachi, Mon.
3-5 p.m. & Tues. 3-5 p.m. @ MHS Band Room for middle and
high schoolers. Tues. 5-7 p.m. for community and students
grades 4 & up. No class May 11 & 12.
Takeaway Tuesday guided ceramic studio 6-8 p.m.,
Molokai Arts Center. For more info contact [email protected].
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
[email protected].
UPCOMING EVENTS
WEDNESDAY, MAY 20
► Molokai Community Plan Advisory
Committee Meeting, 3:30 pm at Kulana
Oiwi. 3:30 Water Systems Workshop, 6:30
Reviews of chapters 1-4, Intro, Vision, Sustainability, Natural & Heritage Resources, and
Hazards. For more info, visit Maui County
Planning Dept. website.
► Google Drive: Where’s the Cloud
Workshop at Kuha`o Business Center,
4:30-7 p.m. For info call 553-8100.
► Athletic Banquet at 5:30 p.m. in MHS
Cafeteria.
THURSDAY, MAY 21
► Made in Maui County Festival Workshop at Kuha`o Business Center, 10 a.m.12 p.m. For info call 553-8100.
Cefola at 553-5265 or [email protected] for more info.
HI Seed Savers, Green Gorilla Growers meet every
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 Thursday
of every month, 6-8 p.m. at Kaunakakai Gym conference
room.
MEETINGS
Living through Loss, Support group for anyone who has
experienced the loss of a loved one. Third Thursday of every
AA Hot Bread Meeting, Tues. & Fri from 9-10 p.m.
month at 10 -11:30 a.m. or 4:30 -6 p.m. at Hospice Office in
Kaunakakai Baptist Church. 336-0191.
Kamoi Center. Call Barbara Helm at 336-0261.
AA Meeting Mana`e Meeting, Ka Hale Po Maikai Office
upstairs (13.5 miles east of Kaunakakai on the Mauka side of Molokai Community Children’s Council Every second
Thursday at Home Pumehana, 3-4 p.m. Contact 567-6308
the road), Wed. & Sat. 5:30–6:30p.m.
for info.
Ahahui Kaahumanu Chapter VIII meetings. Starting in
Molokai Humane Society meets the third Tuesday of
March, meetings 2nd Wednesday of every other month at
every month, 5:30-6:30 p.m. in the Kaunakakai Gym Confer4:30 pm at Kalanianaole Hall.
ence Room.
Alcoholics Anonymous Friendly Isle Fellowship Molokai
General Hospital (around to the back please), Mon. & Thurs. Molokai Inventors Circle meets Wednesdays 2-4 p.m.
at the Kuha’o Business Center. Contact John Wordin at
7-8 p.m.
553-8100 for info.
Alu Like Kupuna Mon & Thurs, 9:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. OHA/
DHHL. Wed, 9:30 a.m.- 1 p.m. at Lanikeha. 1st and 2nd Tues. Molokai Lions Club meets 1st and 3rd Saturday of every
month at 8:30 am at Paddlers Inn.
of each month at MAC with special field trips on Fridays.
Molokai Walk Marketplace Arts and Crafts Fair down the
Al-Anon Meeting, a weekly meeting to help family and
lane between Imports Gifts and Friendly Market, Mon. & Fri.,
friends of alcoholics, every Monday at Grace Church Com9 a.m.-4 p.m.
munity Hall in Hoolehua at 5:30 p.m.
Narcotics Anonymous (No Fear Meeting) Tues. & Thurs.
ArtAloha! Moloka‘i Summer Art for kids and open studio
at Kaunakakai Ball Field dugout, 8-9 a.m. Open meeting. For
for adults every Wednesday 1-5 p.m. Contact Heather
Williams at 658-0124, [email protected] or Art more info, call Rodney at 213-4603.
Aloha on facebook.
Plein Air Molokai - Art Outdoors painting, drawing,
Families Against Bullying meets every 3rd Tues at Home photography and more. First Friday every month plus
Pumehana Conference Room from 3:30 to 5:00p.m. Contact special dates with ArtAloha! Contact Heather at 658-0124 or
Shrene Naki at 553-4225 or [email protected] [email protected]
Female Sexual Abuse Meetings, Seventh Day Adventist Read to Me at Molokai Public Library First Wednesday of
the month, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Call 553-1765.
Church with a group of inter-denominational Christian
Tūtū and Me Traveling Preschool at MCHC Mon. & Wed.,
women. Second and fourth Thursday of each month at 6
p.m. For more info, call 553-5428.
8:30-10:30a.m., and Kaulapu’u Community Center Tues. &
Thurs., 8:30-10:30a.m. Call 560-5642 for enrollment forms.
Hawaii Tropical Fruit Growers meet first Mon. of every
month at 5 pm in Kalele Bookstore backyard. Contact Luann
Pu`u O Hoku Ranch and Halawa Valley.
Cost is $1250, includes workshops, lodging and food. For info visit ukeohana.
com or email Melany Berry at melany@
fullheartproductions.com.
► Ikehu Molokai Community Meeting
at Kilohana Community Center, 6-8 p.m.
Updates on projects to convert Molokai to
renewable energy. For info contact Andrea
Taber at [email protected].
► MHS Class of 1995 20th Year Reunion,
May 22-25 at Keawanui, Manae. Contact
Lehua at 298-7645 for info.
► Ikehu Molokai Community Meeting at
Maunaloa Community Center, 6-8 p.m.
SATURDAY, MAY 23
► First annual 2015 STEM Day from
9 a.m.-12 p.m. at Molokai High/Middle
School Cafeteria. Displays, exhibits, and
demonstrations, as well as the showcasing
of our Molokai students in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math.
► MHS Senior Luau. Contact Melody
Alcon at 336-0055 for info.
TUESDAY, MAY 26
► DHHL/Kalamaula Homestead Assoc.
► Money Matters 8-week financial
Community Meeting at 5 p.m. in DHHL/
OHA Conference Room. Regarding Kapuai- empowerment class, at interval House
Molokai office in the Kualapu`u Business
wa Grove and Kiowea Park update.
Center. Classes held on Tuesdays from 5-7
FRIDAY, MAY 22
pm, beginning on May 26. To reserve a
seat, call 567-9067.
► Uke Ohana Molokai until May 26 at
BULLETIN BOARD
► Be a part of the School Community
Council (SCC) Board. MMS is looking to
fill the board with representatives from the
► Join a Parent Support Team on the
community, an alternate and a student alMolokai Middle School Facebook Page!
SEARCH- 7th Grade: “Class of 2020 Support ternate. If you are interested, call 567-6940
for more info.
Team” and 8th Grade: “Class of 2019 Support Team.”
► Decorating Help Needed for 8th
MOLOKAI MIDDLE SCHOOL
► New Homework Link Website on the
Molokai Middle School website at molokaimiddleschool.com/homework.html.
A one-stop hub for students and parents
with reminders of weekly classwork and
homework assignments for each teacher
and grade level.
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 [email protected] 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 w/ Debbie Kelley, Wed. 3-5 p.m. for middle and
high school students in S101. MHS Library, 5-7 p.m. for
community and students 5th grade & up. Bring old t-shirts
to sew. To register, call 567-6950 ext. 273 or visit tinyurl.
com/1877ztw.
24 HOUR SEXUAL ASSAULT
HOTLINE 808-213-5522
WEDNESDAY, MAY 27
► MHS Hawaiian Immersion Graduation
at 3:30 p.m. in HLIP mala.
SAVE THE DATE
May 30 from 8 a.m.-12 p.m. Call 560-3653 to
make an appointment.
► Ikehu Molokai Community Meeting on ► Molokai High School Graduation on
May 30 at 4 p.m. Mylar or helium balloons
May 28 at Kalanianaole Hall, 2-4 p.m. and
not allowed in gym during commence6-8 p.m.
ment. Can be dropped off in Room A105.
► Ikehu Molokai Community Meeting on
May 29 at Kalanianaole Hall, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. ► 8th Grade Promotion on June 3 at
Molokai Middle School.
Informal open house with Ikehu Molokai
planning team.
► Molokai Ka Hula Piko, June 4-6. June
4 cultural excursion leaving from Coffees
► Free Screening for Men’s Cancer with
of Hawaii 8:15 am and lecuture at 7 pm at
Na Pu`uwai at Kulana Oiwi Complex. May
29 from 8 a.m.-12 p.m. Call 560-3653 to make Kuala Oiwi. June 5 Kumu Hula Talk Story
7 pm Kulana Oiwi. June 6 Ho`olaulea 8:30
an appointment.
am- 3:30 pm at Lanikeha. For more info
► Free Screening for Women’s Cancer
visit kahulapiko.com or call 553-3876.
with Na Pu`uwai at Kulana Oiwi Complex.
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.
► Free Monthly Rummage Sale Every
Grade Promotion. Contact Kui Adolpho
second Saturday, we can help you get rid of
at [email protected] or
unwanted junk and treasures. Call us at Coffees
Kumu Iolani Kuoha at iolani_kuoha@notes. Espresso Bar for more info, 567-9490 ext. 27.
k12.hi.us to join decorations committee.
► Open Your Home to Hawaii’s Keiki in
► Loaner Uniforms must be returned as Foster Care through Hui Ho`omalu. Call
soon as possible. All unclaimed clothing
268-5122 or visit pidf.org for info.
will be donated on June 3.
► MEO Head Start is accepting applications for the 2015-16 school year at 380
Kolapa Place. Parent/legal guardian must
complete application in the office between
8 a.m. and noon. For info on required
documents and eligibility, call 553-9805.
► DOE Substitute Teacher Class starting
June 15-17 and 23-25, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. each
day. Location TBA. Registration deadline
June 10. Participants without bachelor’s
degree welcome to enroll. Registration
packets at DOE Office. For info call Jessica
at 553-1723.
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CENTRAL Expanded Rural
Shuttle Service
Kulana Oiwi
6:55 AM
9:05 AM
11:05 AM
1:05 PM
3:05 PM
4:10 PM
Elia's Corner
7:05 AM
9:15 AM
11:15 AM
1:15 PM
3:15 PM
4:20 PM
Hoolehua PO
7:10 AM
9:20 AM
11:20 AM
1:20 PM
3:20 PM
4:25 PM
Kualapuu PO
7:15 AM
9:25 AM
11:25 AM
1:25 PM
3:25 PM
4:30 PM
Hoolehua / Kualapuu to Kaunkakai
Kamo’i
Snack-n-Go
New Bus Schedule as of January 3, 2012
MPC / Misaki's
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THE MOLOKAI DISPATCH • MAY 20, 2015 •
11
astrology
Free
Will
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): "Glory" is the theme song of the
film Selma. It's an anthem about the ongoing struggle for equal
rights by African Americans. I want to borrow one of its lines for
your use in the coming weeks: "Freedom is like a religion to us." I
think those will be good words for you to live by. Are you part of
a group that suffers oppression and injustice? Are you mixed up
in a situation that squashes your self-expression? Are you being
squelched by the conditioned habits of your own unconscious
mind? It's high time to rebel. The quest for liberation should be
your spiritual calling.
ARIES (March 21-April 19):James McNeil Whistler was an
influential painter in the latter half of the 19th century. He advocated the "art for art's sake" credo, insisting that the best art
doesn't need to teach or moralize. As far as he was concerned,
its most important purpose was to bring forth "glorious harmony" from chaos. But the immediate reason I'm nominating
him to be your patron saint for the coming weeks is the stylized signature he created: an elegant butterfly with a long tail
that was actually a stinger. I think you'll thrive by embodying
that dual spirit: being graceful, sensitive, and harmonious and SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): If you're planning on breaking
yet also feisty, piquant, and provocative. Can you manage that a taboo, sneaking into a forbidden zone, or getting intimate
with an edge-dweller, don't tell boastful stories about what
much paradox? I think you can.
you're doing. For now, secrecy is not only sexy; it's a smart way
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Renowned author George Ber- to keep you safe and effective. Usually I'm fond of you telling
nard Shaw was secure in his feeling that he did good work. He the whole truth. I like it when you reveal the nuanced depths
didn't need the recognition of others to validate his self-worth. of your feelings. But right now I favor a more cautious approach
The British Prime Minister offered him a knighthood, but he re- to communication. Until your explorations have progressed
fused it. When he found out he had been awarded a Nobel Prize further, I suggest that you only discuss them sparingly. As you
for Literature, he wanted to turn it down but his wife convinced put your experiments in motion, share the details on a needhim to accept it. The English government also sought to give to-know basis.
him the prestigious Order of Merit, but he rejected it, saying, "I
have already conferred this order upon myself." He's your role SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): There are many possible
model for right now, Taurus. Congratulate yourself for your suc- ways to create and manage a close relationship. Here's one of
my favorite models: when two independent, self-responsible
cesses, whether or not anyone else does.
souls pledge to help each other activate the best versions of
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): "Aha!" is your mantra for the themselves. If you don't have a partnership like this, the near
coming weeks, Gemini. Keep it on the tip of your tongue, ready future will be a favorable time to find one. And if you already
to unleash. This always-ready-to-be-surprised-by-inspiration do have an intimate alliance in which the two of you synergize
attitude will train you to expect the arrival of wonders and each other's quest for individuation, the coming weeks could
marvels. And that will be an effective way to actually attract bring you breathtaking breakthroughs.
wonders and marvels! With "Aha!" as your talisman, all of your
wake-up calls will be benevolent, and all of the chaos you en- CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): It's a challenge to drive a car
through Canada's far north. For example, if you want to get from
counter -- or at least most of it -- will be fertile.
Dawson in the Yukon Territory to Inuvik in the Northwest TerriCANCER (June 21-July 22): Do you chronically indulge in tory, you take Dempster Highway. It's gravel road for the entire
feelings of guilt? Do you berate yourself for the wrong turns 417-mile trip, so the ride is rough. Bring a spare tire and extra
and sad mistakes you made in the past? These behaviors may gasoline, since there's just one service station along the way. On
be sneaky ways of avoiding change. How can you summon the plus side, the scenery is thrilling. The permafrost in the soil
enough energy to transform your life if you're wallowing in makes the trees grow in odd shapes, almost like they're drunk.
worries and regrets? In presenting the possibility that you might You can see caribou, wolverines, lynx, bears, and countless birds.
be caught in this trap, I want you to know that I'm not sitting Right now, the sun is up 20 hours every day. And the tundra?
in judgment of you. Not at all. Like you, I'm a Cancerian, and I You've never seen anything like it. Even if you don't make a
have periodically gotten bogged down in the very morass I'm trip like this, Capricorn, I'm guessing you will soon embark on
warning you against. The bad news is that right now you are a metaphorically similar version. With the right attitude and
especially susceptible to falling under this spell. The good news preparation, you will have fun and grow more courageous.
is that right now you have extra power to break this spell.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Aquarian author James Joyce
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In the TV comedy-drama Jane the wrote Ulysses, one of the most celebrated and influential novVirgin, the fictional character known as Rogelio de la Vega is els of the 20th century. The narrative is both experimental and
a vain but lovable actor who performs in telenovelas. "I'm very tightly structured. Its chaotic stream-of-consciousness paseasy to dress," he tells the wardrobe supervisor of a new show sages are painstakingly crafted. (Anyone who wonders how the
he'll be working on. "Everything looks good on me. Except for astrological sign of Aquarius can be jointly ruled by the rebelpeach. I don't pop in peach." What he means is that his cha- lious planet Uranus and the disciplinarian planet Saturn need
risma doesn't radiate vividly when he's wearing peach-colored only examine this book for evidence.) Joyce claimed he labored
clothes. Now Hawaii
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around. Even if you have trouble believing in the literal factuality you can't afford to have in the coming months, Pisces. The old
of my prophecy, here's what I suspect: It will at least come true proverb "When in Rome, do as the Romans," has never been so
in a metaphorical sense -- which is the truest kind of truth of all. important for you to observe.
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Veterans Corner
By Jesse Church
Aloha all my fellow veterans and residents of Molokai, old
Jesse here with all the
veterans news and upcoming events. Another
Memorial Day will very
soon be upon us. When the average
American hears the words Memorial
Day, they think, "oh great, a three-day
weekend to camp or go to the beach or
relax around the house." The average
American is apathetic to the meaning
of Memorial Day, and their children see
this and act accordingly.
If you ask a member or veteran of
the U.S. military, you will get a totally
different answer. "This is the day that
we pay homage to the nation's men and
women who willingly gave their last full
measure of devotion so we could live as
free Americans and enjoy all the liberties of freedom." If you look in Webster's
dictionary for their definition, it is "the
last Monday in May that is a national
holiday in the U.S. honoring members
of the armed forces who died in wars."
Those who died came from all walks of
life, from all neighborhoods and all 50
states, and they all loved their country
and its people so much that they were
willing to sacrifice their lives so we can
be free Americans.
Please be sure that you always remember that freedom is never free, and
free Americans that we are, our nation is
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children, as the cycle is repeated from
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teach our children together the meaning
and purpose of Memorial Day. Let's stop
thinking of the three-day weekend and
start thinking about the men and women who made that three-day weekend
possible for us all. On Memorial Day,
all Americans have a moral obligation
of remembrance to those brave Americans who willingly sacrificed their lives
in one of our nation's wars, because
without remembrance, their sacrifice becomes meaningless and we cannot and
will not allow that to happen.
If you need someone to teach your
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I'm very serious about this, and if need
be, I will teach the children myself. Can
everybody living on Molokai tell me the
name of just one soldier, sailor, airman
or marine who sacrificed his or her life
in one of our nation's wars?
I hope that all of Molokai continues
to support the troops that are stationed
in harm's way in the Middle East and
prays for their safe return to the U.S. If
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Molokai Charity Walk
Raises $15K
By Barbara Haliniak, Molokai
Charity Walk Chair
This year’s Maui Hotel and
Lodging Association Molokai Charity Walk raised $15,376.17. A special
mahalo goes out to all walkers who
participated in this year’s event. Raising the most funds of $5,607.00 was
the Molokai Island Foundation, the
organization that executes the annual
Christmas Light Parade, Ho`olaulea,
rice distribution, senior luncheon
and supports the STEM program in
schools. New to the event this year
was Christine Christensen, who represented the Maui Hotel and Lodging
Association.
To the nonprofit organizations
whose solicitation of funds and walkers trekking from Hotel Molokai to
Friendly Isle Auto Parts and back to
Hotel Molokai, mahalo for taking the
extra effort to register your organization and coordinate your walkers.
The new route was changed this year
for walkers to be safe in a marked
crosswalk.
Fun times and success of the walk
was also attributed to many volunteers and donors of door prizes. Mahalo to Michael Drew, General Manager
of Hotel Molokai who donated all of
the proceeds from bento sales to the
Charity Walk, the entertainment and
the overall setup under the white tent
and to Leialoha Kalekini who was an
awesome MC for the walk and event.
Many thanks to volunteers : Florence
Bush, Doug Bush, Daniel Emhoff,
Liette Corpus, Nadine Akiona, Ken
Takenouchi, Bridgett Blair, Cindy
Manaios, Mike Kahinu, Leilani Wallace, Barbara Emia, Connie Sakata,
and Judy Egusa. Musicians: George
Aiwohi, Joshua Adachi, Justine Aveli-
no. Aid stations coordinators: Al Ranis of Young Brothers, Bill Dudoit
and Yolanda Uahinui of Enterprise/
Alamo, Dawn Bicoy of Monsanto and
Damien Pires of Maui Electric Co and
all of the aid station helpers.
Door prizes donors: American
Savings Bank, Bank of Hawaii, Beach
Break, Big Daddy’s, Essence of Ohana,
Friendly Market Center, Friendly Isle
Auto Parts & Supplies, Hawaii Finest,
Hometown Groceries, Hotel Molokai,
Imamura, Import Gifts, Julie Schonely,
Kaunakakai Auto Parts, Kaimomi Distributing, Kalele Bookstore, Kanemitsu Bakery,Kualapuu Cookhouse, L&R
Farm, Local Store, Makoa Trucking,
Malama Surf Shop, Misaki’s, Molokai
Arts, Molokai Credit Union, Molokai
Drive Inn, Molokai Drugs, Molokai
Ideal Furniture, Molokai Mini Mart,
Molokai Pizza, Na Puuwai, Office of
Hawaiian Affairs, Paddlers Inn, RJ
Snacks, Snow Factory, Something for
Everybody, Sundown Deli, Rawlins
Chevron, The Storehouse, Kumu Henohea Native Bling, and an autograph
T-Shirt from JR King of Common
Kings.
Other donors include: First Finance, Kualapuu Market, Friendly
Isle Realty, Molokai Fish & Dive and
Pascua Store.
Thrilling was a huge anticipation in winning “awesome coupons”
donated by Ho`olehua Fire Station
B Watch, Kaunakakai Fire Station A
Watch and C Watch, for car detailing (vacuum, wash and polish). Way
to go firemen! And to all others not
mentioned, we appreciate all your
support and aloha. Please save the
date for next year, Saturday, May 7,
2016 MHLA Molokai Charity Walk.
Summer Education
Opportunity
Molokai CORAL News Release
Still looking for something for
your child to do this summer? Molokai
CORAL offers a free summer program
for grades Kindergarten through 12th
that runs from June 9 to July 10. Molokai CORAL, which stands for Creating
Opportunities for Rigorous Academic
Learning, seeks to develop high quality education programs that increase
the academic achievement and learning readiness in reading, science, technology, engineering, math, and improves student knowledge of Native
Hawaiian culture and language. This
program is possible through the Children’s Defense Fund Freedom Schools
funded by the United States Department of Education Native Hawaiian
Education Act and sponsored by Aloha Productions, LLC, in partnership
with Molokai High School.
Molokai, our island, is the foundation of our curriculum. “He puko`a
kani `aina” speaks of both our program and our students as we grow together to enhance who we are as an
island, as a people, and as individuals.
The K through fifth grade curriculum
will focus around STEM through life
skills and Hawaiian/Molokai culture.
Sixth through 12th graders will be able
to choose a “school” of interest that
are developed as academies -- Film
Production Academy, Academy of
Performing Arts, or Environmental
Science Academy - where most of
their learning will be focused. Qualified high school students may also
receive a ½ credit for high school
elective and/or one college credit
(IS103S). All students will be “edventuring” weekly through field
trips that provide hands-on learning
experiences.
The program is free and will also
provide bus transportation in partnership with MEO at no cost to families.
Breakfast and lunch is also included. Molokai CORAL runs Monday
through Friday and will be housed at
Molokai High School. If you would
like more information, want to register
your child(ren) or are looking for summer employment, please see our website at alohaproductions.org. You may
also contact site coordinator, Kilia Purdy-Avelino at kpurdyavelino@gmail.
com or 646-1592.
Mahalo nui to all of our Molokai
partners!
CORRECTION
In the story “Committee Considers Ferry Subsidy” printed in the
May 13 issue of The Molokai Dispatch, all council meetings stated to occur in April should have been stated to occur in May.
The Dispatch regrets these errors.
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Cardio Screening
Na Pu`uwai Native Hawaiian Health
Care System held a Cardiovascular Screening for the community of Molokai on May
2. Participants attended an educational
presentation, received individual cardiac
exams, and were given recommendations
based on results.
Na Pu`uwai would like to express
their heartfelt appreciation to the com-
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munity of Molokai and those who participated. Special thanks to Maui Memorial
Medical Center (Heart and Stroke Therapy
Team), Molokai Community Health Center
(Dr. Christina Economos, MD), volunteers,
and the staff of Na Pu`uwai.
Na Pu`uwai Administration
Boxing Ring
On behalf of Molokai Southside Boxing Club, we would like to say mahalo for
all the hard working and time bringing our
boxing ring home to Molokai. Mahalo to
Danny Aniya at Koga Engineering Construction Inc., Bryson Apo, manager at Kec
Inc., truck drivers for Kec Inc. (Matt Bunyah, Rob Wolfe, The Viking, Neil Poepoe,
Sefo and Brad Mau), Al Raines at Young
Brothers Ltd., Gordan Naeole and his crew
at Makoa Trucking and Services. A special
mahalo to the late Bruce Mau and his family for storing the boxing ring on Oahu.
Tomas Manangan
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Veterans Announcements
MVCV News Release
At the Molokai Veterans Caring for
Veterans (MVCV) Board of Directors meeting on May 13, it was decided to open the
Veterans Center five days a week, Monday through Friday, instead of Monday,
Wednesday and Friday. So two more watch
commanders are needed for Tuesday and
Thursday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Duties are
answering the phone, and questions, greeting visitors, and being a goodwill ambassador. The certified kitchen at the Veterans
Center is now open for business. Call Allen
at 553-8387.
A reminder that there will be a VA
workshop at the Veterans Center on Saturday, June 20, from 9 a.m. to noon, so write
these questions down, and you can talk to
VA staff one on one.
Also a reminder that the MVCV will
only be putting flags on veterans graves
and if you have a loved one who is interred
here on Molokai and would like to have a
flag on your loved one’s grave, come to the
Veterans Center and we will give you a flag
to put on the grave.
The MVCV will sponsor a Memorial
Service at the Ho`olehua Veterans Cemetery starting at 8 a.m. on Memorial Day,
Monday, May 25. All are welcome.
Dave Hafermann will be attending a
VA Doctors meeting in July. If you are having any problems with your VA medical
care, please let the doctor know, and he will
bring it up at the meeting, and try to get it
resolved for you.
Ikehu Molokai Meetings
Ikehu Molokai News Release
The Ikehu Molokai planning team
is excited to be returning to Molokai and
hope that you can attend an Ikehu Molokai renewable energy project community
meeting. Community meetings are scheduled for the week of May 24. The schedule
is as follows:
• Saturday, May 23, 3 to 4 p.m. Manae
Goods & Grindz (at the picnic table), informal discussion
• Tuesday, May 26, 6 to 8 p.m. Kilohana
Community Center
• Wednesday, May 27, 6 to 8 p.m. Maunaloa
Community Center
• Thursday, May 28, 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8
p.m., Kalanianaole Hall
•
Friday, May 29, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Kalanianaole Hall, informal open house
with the Ikehu Molokai planning
team for questions and answers.
Everyone is welcome at all the meetings. We are also available to set up individual or small group meetings during the
week. For those who can’t attend a meeting, we plan to return during the summer
months.
Should you have any comments or
questions or would like to schedule a meeting with the Ikehu Molokai planning team,
please contact Andrea Taber at ataber@
princetonenergy.net. Mahalo and we look
forward to seeing you soon!
OBITUARIES
James Y. Shimabukuro
James Y. Shimabukuro died peacefully
on April 27, 2015 at Hale Makua on Maui.
He was born on January 7, 1920. He was a
beloved son, brother, husband and father.
Siblings include Ed, Johnny, George,
Henry, Ken and Hatsue.
Survivors include daughter, Anna
Moss, her husband Robert, and two grandsons, Brandon and Dennis.
Services will be held on May 24, 2015
at the Kaunakakai Baptist Church at 2 p.m.
Pastor Michael Inouye to officiate services.
Please join us to celebrate his life and share
memories.
Felix Cabanting Cabalar, Sr.
Felix Cabanting Cabalar, Sr., 92, passed away
on May 10, 2015 at home
in Kualapu`u. He loved
Molokai and was well
known as “Guarantee”
Chicken Fighter. He was
born in Sucoc Narvacan Ilocos Sur, and was preceded in death by his
parents by his parents Castor and Cornelia,
wife Violet, great grandchild Tianee Ebreo,
and great step-grandchildren Kapena and
Jake Aquino.
He is survived by his two daughters Adriane Rezonable “Anna” Simpson
(Ricky-James), Germaine Nohealani Cabalar Bryan (Timmy-Franklin); son Felix Cabalar Jr. (Raquel); nine grandchildren; nine
great grandchildren; one great great grandchild; 10 step-children (Aquino family); 34
step-grandchildren; and a host of step great
great grandchildren.
Services will be held in honor of his life
on Friday, May 29, 2015 at King’s Chapel in
Kaunakakai. Family viewing will begin at
8 a.m. and public viewing at 9 a.m. Continental breakfast (pastries and coffee) will
be available during viewing. Memorial services will begin at 10 a.m., with burial to follow at Kanakaloloa Cemetery, Ho`olehua.
William Ah Pung Lum
William Ah Pung Lum, 80, of Kaunakakai, Molokai, died on April 28, 2015 in Honolulu. He was born on Molokai. He was
a retired Waste Water Plant Operator for
Maui County and a U.S. Air Force Veteran.
He is survived by his son Kendall Lum;
daughters Carla Uesato, Patricia Hao and
Willette Sunada; brother, Elmer Lum and
Stanley Ah Wai Lum; and seven grandchildren.
Memorial services will be held on Saturday, May 23, 2015 at the Molokai Yacht
Club at 11 a.m.
THE MOLOKAI DISPATCH • MAY 20, 2015 •
RESIDENTIAL
Molokai Land & Homes 808.552.2233
CONDOMINIUMS
MOLOKAI SHORES
KEPUHI BEACH RESORT
ISLAND HOMES
8900 Kam V Hwy 3b/3b Oceanfront home w high-end
furnishings. By apt. $1,050,000
143 Ho`aikane St 3b/2b Ocean view home. $315,000
46 Puunana St
5b/3b Two story home. $349,000
HOME SITES
1b/1b with loft. $169,850 Leasehold
1172 Remodeled.
$92,500 A-306
Ocean view w/rental history. $83,500
1146 SOLD
$92,500 A210
Leasehold
Cottage 2B 2b/2b
$450,000
KE NANI KAI
2182 Positive cash flow $147,900
116
1b/1b $25,000 2 month fractional ownership
condo
146
2b/2b $185,000 High-end remodel
MAUNALOA – Residential lots
Lot D-14
SOLD
$38,000
KAWELA PLANTATIONS
Lot D-17
Mahiki Place $63,000
Ocean view lots – 2 acres
Lot F-06
Waieli St
$80,000
$215,100
Lot 54
Waiokama Pl $190,000
C-82
Hoiakane St. $24,900
$282,500
Lot 117
Uluanui Rd
$125,000
OCEAN
COMMERCIAL LOTS
$189,000
VIEWS!
Lot 119
Uluanui Rd
$139,000
Kaunakakai 1.42 acres at corner of
$775,000
Lot 165
Ulua Rd
$134,000
Ala Malama & Puali Place. $349,800
$239,000
Lot 184
SOLD
$143,000
E-08
Corner
lot, Maunaloa Hwy $149,500
$249,000
E-09
On Maunaloa Hwy
$142,500
$3,500,000
PAPOHAKU RANCHLANDS
Ocean View Lots
Lot 79
7.5 ac
Lot 125 Ahiu Rd. 22+ acre
Lot 132 SALE PENDING
Lot 199
5 ac Ocnfrt
Lot 237
7.1 ac
Lot 240
5.9 ac
Lot 247
6.5 ac Ocnfrt
Jill McGowan Realtor ~ Broker ABR
Certified Real Estate Consultant| [email protected]
808-552-2233 Direct|808-552-2255 Office
www.molokailandandhomes.com
MOANA MAKANI
“EXPERT ADVICE & PERSONAL SERVICE you can TRUST”
Lot 47
• KEPUHI BEACH RESORT
73 acres
$320,000
1172
Newly remodeled
unit Light
& airy.
O ffice:
(808)
553-4444
| Cell: (808) 646-0837 | Email: [email protected]
$94,000
2 unit.
K a$99,000
m o ` i S t r e e t, S u i te # 1 B | P. O. B ox 1 5 9 K a u n a k a k a i , H I 9 6 7 4 8
1146 Remodeled studio
COTTAGE #2-B OCEANFRONT
LAND
CONDOS
HOMES
2B/2B unit with excellent
rental $890,000 (fs)
Kawaikapu:
Kawela:
$185,000
(fs)
history. $450,000. 1.87 acres of amazing panoramic views
Hawaiian Homeland:s IN ESCROW Papohaku:$1,850,000 (fs)
Ke Nani Kai: $165,000 (fs)
Paniolo Hale: $224,000 (FS)
Lot 45. Spectacular Ocean Views. 2.2 acres.
Head views.
2 bedroom/1 bath home sitting on .971 acre Beautiful Ocean Front home with spectacular ocean and Diamond
• KE NANI KAI Kawela: $144,900 (fs)
IN ESCROW
REDUCED PRICE
3bedrooms/2bath on 5.56 acres. Call for more details
Unit #117, 2 bed/2 bath, corner unit
Ranch Camp: $80,000(fs)
Unit T-3, 1 bed/ 2bath Condo This unit
Lot #221 Gently sloped w/ fantastic island views on
Kualapuu: $219,000 (fs)
Kanoa Beach: $489,000 (fs)
has
never been rented. Kept in pristine
11,832 sf corner lot with water meter installed
2.052 acres
Molokai Shores: $114,000 (LH)
4 bedroom/1 bath home located on nice 2208 sf duplex with individual water & electric. Plenty of storage area with
condition with many upgrades.
1 bedroom with good rental history. Unit
corner lot
private beach access.
Ranch Camp: $99,500 (fs)
Ranch Camp: $89,000 (fs)
Molokai Shores: $320,000 (FS)
#B-226
8,195 sf gently sloped lot on a quiet cul-desac.
Corner
lot,
water
meter
installed
with
ocean
views
Unit B-317 Beautiful, fully furnished 2
East End: $790,000 (fs)
Manila Camp: IN ESCROW
Wonderful ocean views.
Wavecrest Resorts: $305,000 (FS) bdrm, 2 bath with loft. Enjoy tropical
3 bed/1 bath home with great ocean
Oceanfront, with two homes. Front house a 2-story 2,.742 sf. 4 bed/3.5
West Ohia: $479,000
Unit A-304, Beautifully furnished oceanfront grounds, barbecue and pool. A must see!
views from the lanai
Kaunakakai: $150,000(fs)
baths. Back house 288 sf 1 bed/ 1 bath. Beautiful large flat 2.334 acre lot
condo with fantastic rental history.
2 lots of 6.156 acres. Great mountain views.
17,511 sf commercially zoned with two installed water
Wavecrest Resorts: $149,900 (fs)
Heights: $96,000 (fs) 10,477 sf lot in the heights meters. Fenced with gate.
Kaunakakai: $399,000(fs)
Unit #B-207, Turn Key ready, beautifully
Ke
Nani
Kai:
$25,000(fs)
16,306 sq. ft., Prime commercial property, in K’kai
furnished.
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5/5/15
Kamiloloa: $100,000(fs)
Seaside Place: $320,000 (fs)
10,010 sf vacant lot, one mile east of town
16,875 sf Ocean front vacant lot. Water meter and sewer
1/6 Ownership. Time specific each year
(April 16-May 15) and (Oct. 13-Nov. 11)
12:48 PM
REAL ESTATE:
WEST END - Stunning 2 bedroom home on
west side with outstanding views of Oahu and
nightly sunsets. $969,000
KALOKOELI FISHPOND - Four lots for sale about
a mile and half from town. One has water meter
and two are on the fishpond.
Lot 2-100,000
Lot -115,000 Water Meter
Lot 7 & 8 - $125,000
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.
KAWELA PLANTATION - 2 acres of
unbelievable oean views.
#217 for $114,000 SOLD
#66 for $199,000
STUDIO CONDOSON KEPUHI BEACH
KKV1212 $95,000 (fs) PRICE REDUCED
KKV1133 $109,000 (fs) SOLD
KKV1233 $115,00 (fs)
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 $$438,888 PRICE REDUCED
Our office currently has some long
term properties available. Stop by 8-12
Monday to Friday for an application.
FOR VACATION RENTALS: Call MVP @ 800-367-2984
Located at 130 Kam V Hwy in the old surf shop location, Mon - Fri 9 to 5
Visit www.molokai-vacation-rental.net or call our office at 553-8334
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olokai Dispatch
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