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April 16, 2014 - Volume 30, Issue 16
The
Molokai Dispatch
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 1985
Airlines
Vie for
Kalaupapa
Service
Nurturing Òlelo Hawaii
By Catherine Cluett | Editor-In-Chief
A
By Bianca Moragne | Staff Writer
T
he competition is becoming fierce
between two airlines for the opportunity to serve the Kalaupapa community under a federal contract. Makani
Kai and Mokulele airlines are two of the
four companies that applied for subsidies
to provide regular flights into the small,
isolated settlement. In a show of hands
last week, 77 out of 78 Kalaupapa residents attending presentations by both airlines voted in strong support of Makani
Kai, which has been serving the peninsula for the past two years.
Community members say they
appreciate the personalized service
that Makani Kai and its owner Richard
Schuman provides.
“More than once Richard Schuman
always tells me, ‘if anything goes wrong
in Kalaupapa, you call me and I will
come there myself and pick up the people.’ That’s the kind of person he is,” said
patient resident Gloria Marks at a community meeting at Kalaupapa’s McVeigh
Hall last Tuesday.
With Makani Kai’s two year Essential Air Service (EAS) contract expiring
this year, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) opened up the bidding process. The federal EAS program
provides rural and geologically isolated
communities with subsidized air transportation to major national and international airport hubs.
Rising Tensions
Several patient residents, including
Marks, questioned why Mokulele is just
now applying for the EAS when it did
not express interest two years ago.
“Kalaupapa is another opportunity for us to expand… this is like any
other city for us in regards that we can
expand within your city,” said Roxanne
Onuma, Mokulele Director of Customer
Care. “On every island we see the different types of marketing opportunities and
this EAS opportunity came up. We were
asked to participate in the program and
so we did…we were invited to bid for
this city.”
Residents corrected Onuma for referring to Kalaupapa as a city instead of a
settlement. Onuma said in 2011, Mokulele was switching ownership and was not
in a position to serve an additional route.
Marks said she’s glad the community finally had an opportunity to express
their feelings about Mokulele regarding
this tumultuous decision. While Mokulele representatives visited the settlement
last year, this was the first time they met
with residents to share the airline’s proposals.
Onuma struggled to answer questions about Mokulele policy details such
as fees, TSA screening requirements, and
flight schedules.
“Frankly, to me it’s not even a debate; Mokulele cannot service Kalaupapa
the way we can, period. It’s impossible,”
Schuman said.
The community’s wishes were clear.
EAS Continued pg. 2
L
ast Saturday was filled with
keiki, mele, ono food, and Òlelo Hawaii—the Hawaiian language. Hundreds of Molokai residents
congregated at Lanikeha in Hoòlehua,
to celebrate the Hawaiian language
and culture at Punana Leo O Molokai’s
annual Ho’omau event.
Punana Leo O is a Hawaiian immersion preschool committed to reestablishing the native language,òlelo
makuanhine, as the first language spoken
at home. The school opened its doors in
1991, and now after 23 years, has served
about 400 keiki ages three to five and ohana of Molokai.
“Today is to celebrate Òlelo Hawaii,” said event emcee Mikiàla Pescaia.
“Our kupuna were [once] punished for
speaking [the language]. Today, we reclaim that right to Òlelo Hawaii.”
Lori-Lei Rawlins-Crivello, an event
volunteer and former director of Punana
Leo, agreed.
“For our native children in our native land speaking their native tongue
and embracing our Hawaiian culture,
it’s pono,” she said. “It’s our kuleana to
make sure to perpetuate our culture, our
language, and our values, so that our
children continue to know their identity,
Photo by Catherine Cluett
where they come from, and who they are
in society.”
Various organizations, from local
crafters and food vendors to local bands
and entertainers, joined Punana Leo in
their 21st annual community celebration
to fundraise for the school and promote
fluency. Punana Leo is the only Hawaiian language preschool on the island and
money from the fundraiser supports its
tuition assistance program. The theme
for this year’s event was “Pai Ka Leo I
Ke Aloha”--Our Language Is Inspired
by Love— and the celebration was filled
with face painting, horseback rides, and
performances from talented Molokai
youth and students of all Hawaiian immersion program levels. . Attendees also
browsed hand-crafted retail and jewelry,
artwork and bid on silent auction items
for the worthy cause.
The day was about Òlelo Hawaii
and supporting the youth who speak
it, said Kolomona Kalua, Punana Leo O
Molokai teacher.
“The importance of this program
is to revitalize the language and raise
awareness,” Kalua said. “The language
revives the people. To revive the language
is a blessing in itself. We like to say ‘e ola
mau ka olelo Hawaii,’ or so that the Hawaiian language will live on.”
Finding Neverland
Kualapuù students perform school’s last musical.
Photo by Laura Pilz
K
eiki sent their loved ones flying
on a musical journey to Neverland last Thursday evening
at Kualapuù School’s performance of
“Peter Pan” and the school’s last theater
production.
The overflowing school cafeteria
left only standing room for latecomers to
watch 35 eager students of all ages sing,
dance, and deliver “Peter Pan,” their
second musical and fourth annual production. Students performed last week
during school for classmates on April 7
Peter Pan Continued pg. 2
If it looks like a lopsided score, that’s because it is. We are very humbled by this tally taken
at last week’s Kalaupapa community meeting at McVeigh Hall. Residents were asked which
air carrier they would prefer to provide Kalaupapa’s air service, Mokulele or Makani Kai Air.
Thank you, residents and workers of Kalaupapa, for your landslide vote and overwhelming
support of Makani Kai. We are honored to serve you.
Richard Schuman, President
(808) 834-1111 | MakaniKaiAir.com
$50 fare, every flight, every day | Makani Kai Air | 130 Iolana Place | Honolulu, HI 96819
The
P.O. Box 482219
Kaunakakai, HI 96748
newly-completed house in
Maunaloa is ready to become
a home for Molokai residents
with developmental disabilities. After
a year of construction and more than
10 years of discussion and planning,
supporters of ARC of Maui County–
the local branch of a national nonprofit organization serving those with intellectual disabilities -- call the house
a dream come true.
“[It’s like] seeing a blessing taking
place,” said Leslie Kuloloio, an ARC of
Maui board member. “This place is to
bring back physical, mental as well as
spiritual health.”
The spacious, welcoming home is
wheelchair accessible, with five large
bedrooms for live-in clients, an outdoor
lounge and garden space, and state-ofthe-art amenities. The house will provide
24/7 care for those residents, as well as
day programs, according to staff.
“It’s client-centered care… [in
which] they are supported toward
their independence,” said ARC of Maui
County CEO Audrey McGauley. “This
kind of organizational structure is new
for Molokai.”
While five similar group homes exist on Maui, this is the first of its kind on
Molokai. The $1.7 million building was
funded jointly by the U.S. Department
of Housing and Urban Development
(HUD) and Maui County’s Community
Development Block Grant, according to
ARC board members. The building is
compliant with all currently regulations,
and represents a collaboration between
county, state and federal agencies, McGauley added.
ARC of Maui County held an open
house for community members and officials to tour the home last week.
Group Home Continued pg. 2
This Week’s
Dispatch
County Recognizes Abuse
Prevention Efforts
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Community News
The Molokai Dispatch • Apr 16, 2014 •
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County Recognizes Abuse Descendants of Kalamaùla
Homesteaders Sought
Prevention Efforts
DHHL News Release
A
proclamation by Maui County
Mayor Alan Arakawa declaring
April as Child Abuse Prevention
and Sexual Assault Awareness Month
had special meaning for prevention efforts on Molokai. Thanks to the work of
staff at Child and Family Service, Child
Welfare Service and Molokai’s Consuelo Foundation, support, services and
prevention programs have taken a leap
forward.
One example of recent success is the
founding of a trained team of experts,
counselors and first responders called
Molokai Sexual Assault Response Team,
or MoSART, which enables victims of
sexual assault to no longer have to travel
off-island for services and care.
At a proclamation ceremony in
front of the Public Library last week,
community members gathered to recognize those efforts and celebrate the
county-wide declaration.
“This is the first time for Molokai to
[have a] proclamation [like this],” said
Titi Hernandez of the Child and Family
Services and the Consuelo Foundation.
“It’s a big thing for me.”
She introduced the nine staff members of the Child and Family Services,
five who serve at the Child Welfare Service and several on staff at Consuelo and
shared the work they do on the island.
PETER PAN
Continued From pg. 1
and 8 and for their ohana on April 9 and
10 at 6 p.m. Students write, choreograph,
and direct an original screenplay as part
of a class lesson each year. This year, the
unit emphasized self-entitlement with a
concept titled, “Who Do You Think You
Are?” in which students explored their
own identities.
“It was really awesome. A lot of us
were nervous performing for our classmates, but other than that we did really
a good job, and it was really fun,” said
Lacy Ann Duarteayau, a student who
played Wendy in the musical. This is
Lacy’s first time being in a musical, and
she hopes to continue theater. “I like feeling the moment that you have [on stage]
like it’s your moment, so you can live it.”
This being her last year at
Kaulapuù School, Boswell hopes her
students learned to never give up.
Boswell is retiring this year because
Kaulapuù School cut funding support
to the school’s performing arts program
this year, making the theatrical production of “Peter Pan” the school’s last.
Boswell assures her students and their
ohana that the budget cuts won’t keep
her from introducing keiki to the theatre. She, along with several volunteers,
EAS
“The pono thing to do down here is
whatever the kupuna want. Our kupuna
are sharing that they’re satisfied with the
[Makani Kai] service…and that’s what they
should get,” said Shannon Crivello, a Kalaupapa Department of Health employee.
“I think to be pono [Mokulele] should just
pull out.” The crowd broke into applause
and cheers.
Understanding the History
Makani Kai began servicing Kalaupapa under a two-year EAS contract in January 2012 and has applied for renewal. In
October 2013, three additional airlines filed
their applications with the DOT to operate
under the EAS to serve the settlement’s residents, patients, and visitors.
EAS applicants for Kalaupapa included Makani Kai Air, Mokulele Flight Service,
Boutique Air based in San Francisco, and
SeaPort Air based in Portland, Oregon. The
DOT is analyzing each company’s proposed
routes, frequency, aircraft type, subsidy rate,
contract period, and community feedback
to determine which airline will be awarded
the subsidy contract to service Kalaupapa
beginning June 1, 2014, according to a DOT
spokesperson.
“[The community’s] support of
Makani Kai has been tremendous. We have
99 percent support. You don’t go anywhere
and see that,” Schuman said. “Providing
services to this community has been very
important to my company and my people,
so I want to thank [Kalaupapa] for all the
support you have provided in the past and
“Their main concern is our kids,”
she said. “It’s not an easy job when you
have to take kids away from [troubled]
families.”
County councilmember Stacy Crivello thanked those involved in the prevention and awareness efforts for their
tireless work.
“We’re a small community and we
all know the struggles,” she said. “Sometimes [it’s easier to] turn the other side
and live in denial.”
The declaration states that research
shows once every minute, a child in
America is abused physically, sexually
or emotionally. It goes on to “encourage
our citizens to support our community
agencies in their efforts to provide education on child awareness, neglect and
prevention.”
While the declaration is an important step to raise awareness in the county, “it’s more a form of mahalo for the
work you do… caring for our precious
treasures,” Crivello told staff of Molokai’s prevention and support services.
“As an extended family… our hands
and arms are connected to our hearts…
so stretch that out to constantly malama
each other,” Crivello added. “We’re a
caring and sharing community.”
The Molokai Sexual Assault Center
can be reached at 553-5529 or call the 24hour Sexual Assault Hotline at 213-5522.
plans to apply for grant money and start
a Molokai Youth Theater.
“The kids love it and get so into
it, so you can’t beat that,” said Kristin
Kaalekahi, the school’s music director,
her eyes filling with tears. She has been
a part of the annual musical production
for two years. “When you see the smiles
on their faces and how proud they are of
what they have accomplished, it’s great
to be a part of that, so it’s hard to let it
all go.”
Production began in January with
read-throughs of the script and tryouts
for each part. In the beginning, many of
the students were timid and required
microphones to be heard, but with only
three months of preparation the students
soared above expectations and didn’t
need much assistance for their voices
to be heard, said Vicki Boswell, the
performing arts teacher at Kaulapuù
School. She said the commitment of the
students and what is expected out of
them is very high.
“I believe you’ve got to expect
something or you’re going to get mediocrity,” Boswell said. “There are very
high expectations and the students are
really devoted. Our kids are as good as
any out there and this was a wonderful
outlet for them.”
Stay tuned for more information
from Boswell on starting the grant application for the Molokai Youth Theater.
currently.”
Before Makani Kai began serving Kalaupapa, Pacific Wings was the only airline
providing service under the EAS contract
from August 2002 until March 2007. Pacific
Wings declined to reapply for the contract
renewal the following year, and instead provided service to Kalaupapa without government aid, which allowed the airline to set its
own flight schedule and prices. According
to the DOT, Airports Division, a one-way
ticket from Honolulu or topside Molokai to
Kalaupapa averaged more than $500. The
high costs, inconsistencies in flight schedule,
and unexpected cancellations caused Kalaupapa residents distress. Makani Kai stepped
in to provide low fares and flexibility for
residents.
“I’m not saying Mokulele is not good
but…“[Makani Kai] is doing a good job, a
very good job,” Boogie Kahilihiwa, a patient
resident of Kalaupapa. “Our hearts are for
Richard [Schuman].”
Makani Kai: Local Favorite
The State of Hawaii Department of
Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) is seeking descendants still residing on Molokai of the 22 native Hawaiians allocated
homestead lots and the 20 who were allocated residential lots at Kalanianaòle Settlement, Kalamaùla, from Sept. 16, 1921,
through Nov. 13, 1923.
In commemoration of the 90th anniversary of the Kalananaòle Settlement at Kalamaùla and the original 42
Hawaiian homesteaders, DHHL is planning on a celebration at Kalanianaòle
Hall, Kalamaùla following the Hawaiian Homes Commission meeting at the
DHHL offices at Kulana Òiwi on April
21, where the families of the original
homesteaders will be recognized.
If you are a descendent of one of these
pioneering families still living on Molokai,
please contact Julie Kaùpu at the DHHL
Molokai District Office at 560-6104 or by
email to [email protected].
The original 22 agricultural or pastoral lot lessees were: Henry A. Wise, Lot
No.1; Daniel K. Hipa, Lot No.2; Z. Pali
Pahupu, Lot No.3; Rebecca Kaahu, Lot
No.4; J.K. Kualapai Jr., Lot No.5; Mrs. Kaa-
group home
“I think it’s a beautiful facility and I
think it’s needed,” said Maunaloa resident
Pat Palmer.
Former County Council Chair Danny
Mateo was present to express his support
of the home, which he called “so long in
coming.”
“This is a house that love built,” he
said. “Now that it’s completed, it not only
looks good, but it’s another opportunity for
Molokai… it will meet the needs of those
with special needs and provide employment. It’s well worth the wait.”
Mateo said the effort to bring a group
home for those with developmental disabilities was started more than 10 years ago by
the late Pat Kawano, Molokai resident and
former County Council member, David Kahoohanohano, who has a special needs son,
and others. He said the state Department of
Health originally “told us it wouldn’t happen on Molokai,” and the project wasn’t
initially supported by some members of
the Maunaloa community. But he said today, those attitudes have changed.
“People are now ready for a facility
like this,” he said, adding that it fills a welldocumented need on Molokai.
In the next couple of months, staff
hope the building’s state licenses will be
completed, and hiring of seven local staff
has already begun. After that, prospective
clients may apply.
Any Molokai resident with developmental disabilities over the age of 18 years
is eligible, McGauley said. Cost of live-in
care is covered by either the client’s soSchuman said resident rates would remain
low at $72.50 between Kalaupapa and Oahu
and $42.50 between the Kalaupapa and
Hoòlehua.
Support for the airline has remained
strong in Kalaupapa even after an accident
on Dec. 11, 2013, when a Makani Kai flight
departing Kalaupapa experienced engine
failure and landed in the ocean shortly after
take-off. All eight passengers evacuated the
aircraft safely, though Department of Health
Director Loretta Fuddy died in the water
shortly afterward. Despite the tragedy, the
pilot, Clyde Kawasaki, is referred to as a local legend by community members.
“My planes aren’t brand new but they
work pretty well and my pilots have demonstrated that they work pretty well too,”
Schuman joked as he nodded in the direction of Kawasaki, while attendees followed
suit with applause for the pilot. “…It’s all
a huge team effort….I want to do a really
good job servicing Kalaupapa and topside.
My whole focus is on Molokai.”
Schuman proposed two-year and four- Mokulele: The Newcomer
year contract options in his application bid
to the DOT for the subsidy to serve Kalaupapa seven days a week. He plans to fly 12
nonstop round trip flights between Honolulu and Kalaupapa, and 18 trips between
Kalaupapa and Hoòlehua on topside
Molokai each week. The subsidy for both
contracts is estimated between $700,000 and
$800,000 annually. Additionally, he said the
community would continue to enjoy benefits including no TSA security screening,
no bag fees, no cancellation or rescheduling
fees, no fee for pets, and free overnight parking as well as shuttle services to and around
the Honolulu airport, downtown area, and
Waikiki.
At the town meeting in October 2013,
Now that Mokulele is under new
ownership with Ron Hansen and Arizona’s
TransPac Aviation Holdings, the company
is now seeking to add Kalaupapa to its expanding operation that has been in steady
business for over 40 years. The company
currently serves eight airports throughout
the state and has 120 flights each day.
“I know you folks are wondering what
we’re doing here. If you look at the whole
picture, Kalaupapa is not about money
making. It’s all about service. That’s what
Mokulele is trying to offer you folks,” said
Mike Shizuma, a Molokai resident and supporter of Mokulele Airlines. “The decision is
really up to you folks, but just so you know
on the backburner, there is another compa-
naana Bush, Lot No.6; John Geo. Lewis,
Lot No.7; Mary Manu, Lot No.8; Keala
Kupihea, Lot No.9; Harry Hanakahi, Lot
No. 10; Wm. A. Aki, Lot No. 11; Wm. Kamakana, Lot No. 12; George W. Maioho,
Lot No. 13; Marcellus Dudoit, Lot No. 14;
Fred M. Kailiuli, Lot No. 15; John Puaa,
Lot No. 16; Harry Apo, Lot No. 17; Albert
Kahinu, Lot No. 18; Clarence W. Kinney,
Lot No. 19; Demonstration Farm, Lot No.
20; David Kamai, Lot No. 21; Mrs. Matilda
Rodrigues, Lot No. 22; Mrs. David Kaai,
Lot No. 23.
The original 20 residential lot lessees
were: J.D. Iaukea, Lot No. 25; Mrs. Gussie
Joao, Lot No. 26, Lease No. 17; Mrs. Mary
K. Rawlins, Lot 28, Lease No.9; Mrs. Kahea Maliu, Lot No. 29, Lease No.7; Peter
Kuahulu, Lot No. 30, Lease No.2; Sam K.
Kekuewa, Lot No. 32, Lease No. 21; Mrs.
Joe Raphael, Lot No. 36; James Kauka, Lot
No. 37; Edward Ayau, Lot No. 38; Henry
Paleka, Lot No. 39; John Kino, Lot No. 40;
George Townsend, Lot No. 41; Mrs. Hannah Burke, Lot No. 42; William Puaoi, Lot
No. 43; Mrs. H. T. Rodrigues, Lot No. 44;
Moses Burrows, Lot No. 45; Mrs. C. K. Nakihei, Lot No. 46; Mrs. Rebecca Joao, Lot
No. 47; David Burrows, Lot No. 48; John
Kairniola, Lot No. 49.
cial security or supplemental income, she
added, and families will not be financially
responsible for any expenses.
Benny Venenciano, Molokai’s Department of Health social worker, who works
largely with the island’s developmentally
disabled, said despite the new home offering a great option for care and independent
living, “it’s a complex situation.”
He said the community is still fighting
the stigmas of developmental disabilities.
Though caring for such family members
can be difficult, many òhana on Molokai
feel a responsibility to shoulder that responsibility themselves, rather than place
their loved ones in a group home.
“[It would] give them the chance to
live a normal life, with support,” Venenciano said of the new facility. Yet dependency
on the financial assistance given to families
to care for those with developmental disabilities can cause some to decide against
the group home situation, he said.
He said education is key in fighting
those stigmas -- something he and others
continue to work towards.
In the meantime, ARC of Maui County
staff and supporters remain confident the
new home -- designed by Molokai architect
Rich Young and built by local general contractor Sandy Duvauchelle -- will provide
an excellent option for supported living.
Rita Woods, a registered nurse on Molokai
who will be providing part-time services
in the home, said she is excited about the
potential.
“We could have people be independent with [staff] looking after individual’s
particular goals,” she said. “It opens the
doors of possibility to them.”
For more information, contact
ARC Molokai Service Supervisor Suzie
Holtzman at 808-660-2619.
ny that is willing to do the same thing and
maybe go a little bit further. I know it’s hard
to let go…but there are options out there.”
If awarded the EAS subsidy, Mokulele
proposed two round trip flights daily between Kalaupapa and Honolulu, as well
as Kalaupapa and Kahului for a rate of $79
on their 10 new Cessna Grand Caravans.
They estimate an average subsidy between
$200,000 and $300,000. The company’s goal,
as stated in their proposal application, is to
provide Kalaupapa residents and worldwide visitors with daily flights in a four-year
contract.
“We can afford you high class experience, knowledge, and wisdom in the field
of airline,” said Onuma. “We appreciate this
time to be with you and establish a relationship. We are so excited because this is a moment in our history where we have grown
so tall and so wide and we want to touch
your lives and this community by offering
our services.”
Final Decision
The DOT seeks community input in
making its decision on which airline will
service the Kalaupapa settlement for the
next EAS contract period. According to DOT
spokesperson Caitlin Harvey, the DOT will
determine which airline will be awarded the
subsidy prior to May 31.
To date, at least 30 residents have
signed a letter in support of Makani Kai
Air’s continued service in the community,
while Maui County Mayor Alan Arakawa
wrote in support of Mokulele.
Testimonies and comments are posted
on Kalaupapa’s complete EAS docket at
regulations.gov, which can be accessed by
entering DOT-OST-2000-6773 in the search
area. The final decision will be published to
the docket.
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T
he combination of sunshine, candy-filled eggs, and an early visit
from the Easter Bunny attracted
hundreds of keiki to the 26th annual
Biggest Easter Egg Hunt in Hawaii on
Molokai last Saturday.
More than 8,000 multicolored candyfilled eggs covered Kaunakakai Park’s
grassy field for a massive egg hunt sponsored by King’s Chapel Molokai. Children aged 3 to 12 charged the field with
bright baskets in hand to gather as many
eggs as possible, and maybe retrieve one
of six golden eggs. The lucky golden egg
finders went home with an oversized
Easter basket.
“It’s fun to give things away and be a
blessing,” said Pastor Robert Sahagun, who
leads King’s Chapel Molokai with his wife,
Lani Sahagun. “It’s great to see kids and
their entire families come together, even if
just for a couple of hours, and have fun not
only hunting the eggs, but listening to the
gospel.”
Before the egg-frenzy began, the
church distributed several free prizes in-
cluding toys, gift certificates, and the biggest prize—two round trip tickets to Maui
on the Molokai Ferry, in a drawing.
In case you missed this egg hunt, there
are two more this upcoming Easter weekend. The Lions Club is holding their annual
search for real eggs on Saturday, April 19 at
9 a.m. at the Mitchell Pauole Soccer Fields
(registration from 7:45 to 8:45 a.m.). On Sunday morning, several churches are collaborating to hold Easter in the Park featuring
an array of Easter activities at Kualapuù
Community Center at 9 a.m.
2014 Molokai Earth Day
The Nature Conservancy Molokai
News Release
KHM International
Kamiloloa/One Aliì Homestead
Community
Work Day!
Ka Honua Momona invites you to a
Community Work Day at Kalokoeli Fishpond
Saturday, April 19
Time: 9 am - Noon
We will be focusing on Mangrove & Gorilla Ogo removal
at Kalokoeli Fishpond.
Poluck lunch to follow, Meet at Aliì Fishpond 8:45 am
Celebrate the environment and malama aina at the 22nd annual Molokai Earth
Day this year on April 18. Come learn from
conservation exhibits that bring awareness
to our natural resources and what environmental organizations, agencies and local
groups are doing to preserve it. Enjoy entrainment, including Moana’s Hula Halau
and MoBettah Band, and local food vendors during this grass roots, family-oriented event from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Kaunakakai
Ball Field.
An annual event theme is developed
by the Earth Day committee and local cultural experts. The 2014 theme is, “He Waà
He Moku, He Moku He Waà; Your canoe is
like an island, an island is like your canoe.”
The theme describes how your canoe, like
your island is surrounded by water, isolated and with limited resources. Zennie
Sawyer of “Haku Designs” has been providing the artwork for the theme and again
has done a beautiful design and is featured
on the Earth Day T-shirts, which will be
sold to help defer the cost of the event.
There will also be lots of prizes including the “dry box” and bicycle!
This year’s “Malama Kuleana
Honua” recipient is Moses “Moke” Kim.
Moke is best remembered for leading the
“Hana Kupono” program at Molokai High
and Intermediate School and has inspired
many of our island youths how to malama
aina. For at least 10 years, part of his program was inserting a natural history slide
show given to every seventh grader and
followed up with a field trip to Kamakou
Preserve.
The Molokai Earth Day event began
in 1993 and is sponsored annually by The
Nature Conservancy and co-sponsored by
the County of Maui and the East Molokai
Watershed Partnership.
E hele mai
Come join us
TALK STORY about the opportunity
for Hawaiians to manage our own
future. Get involved. Attend a town
hall meeting and learn more about
nation building.
Please bring gloves, tabis/closed-toed shoes, water bottle and hat/rashguard/sunblock.
TOWN HALL MEETING
MOLOKA‘I, 10 A.M.
APRIL 18
Lanikeha Community Center
Mahalo to our volunteers from February’s Community Work Day
who removed 2,200 pounds of invasive limu in addition to tons of
invasive mangrove and kiawe from Kalokoeli Fishpond!!!
Ka Honua Momona’s mission is to be a model of sustainability mauka a makai (from the
mountains to the sea) and we believe Molokai can again return to abundance. We accomplish our mission by developing indigenous education systems by revitalizing natural and
cultural resources, perpetuating traditional knowledge and stewardship and evolving with
modern technology, which we believe will result in a self sufficient model for all nations.
For more information please contact
KHM at (808)553-8353
[email protected]
Office Hours: Mon - Fri, 8:30 am - 1pm
For more information visit oha.org/nationbuilding
Community News
Pilot Explains West
Molokai Accident
F
or John Weiser, the pilot whose
plane crashed on his west Molokai airstrip on Feb. 27, it was a 1 in
10,000 accident.
“I must have landed on this airstrip
more than 10,000 times in the last 30 years
with no trouble,” he said, adding that he
has more than 20,000 pilot hours logged.
“When I came in to land that day, I was offcenter. I should have turned around and
come back, but instead, I did the turn and
when I rolled out, I was in the trees.”
Weiser said his private grass airstrip
on his Papohaku property has runway
lights, and though some are out, he still
lands at night, as he did on Feb. 27. He said
it was dark when he landed, so he couldn’t
tell the damage to his twin-engine Partenavia aircraft. He was uninjured and no passengers were on board.
“I just jumped out of the plane and fed
my cats,” he said.
Federal regulations require an aircraft
operator to immediately report an accident
to the National Transportation Safety Board
(NTSB.) Thursday, Feb. 27 was the same
night an aircraft crashed on Lanai causing
five fatalities, and Weiser said he thought
investigators would “have their hands full”
with that tragedy. So he said he decided to
wait to report what he considered to be a
minor incident.
Neighbors reported noticing the aircraft in the trees and notified authorities the
following Monday, March 3. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) investigators
traveled to the site the following day, examined and photographed the aircraft, reviewed its maintenance records, and spoke
with Weiser, according to FAA spokesperson Ian Gregor.
NTSB investigator Van McKenny said
he is currently reviewing the information
and will release a preliminary report within
a month.
McKenny said because the aircraft has
structural damage, the event is classified as
an accident, rather than an incident.
He added that though the four-day
delay in reporting the accident doesn’t
comply with federal requirements, he’s
“never seen action taken” against those
who do not follow the regulation.
Weiser said he has never had a serious
aircraft accident.
“[I’ve had] mechanical problems in
the past that have required emergency
landing procedures, but never crashes,
never severe damage, and never a single
injury to the pilot or passengers,” he said.
Online FAA records indicate that
Weiser holds only a private pilot’s license
for single engine aircraft, but Gregor confirmed that Weiser in fact holds a commercial pilot’s certificate with multi-engine
and instrument ratings. Gregor said those
ratings are considered temporary because
Weiser passed the tests fairly recently and
the FAA is still processing the applications.
In December, 2009, the FAA revoked
Weiser’s pilot’s license following several violations, and since then, Weiser said he has
worked hard to retake the tests and earn his
ratings back.
Weiser said until he can repair his
damaged aircraft or replace it, his tour
company, Pandair, is not currently operating. In addition to running air tours, he said
he also helps out those in need of flights or
emergency transportation.
“I shall continue helping those who
need free flights in and out of Kalaupapa
as well as any others with urgent medical
problems needing attention,” he said. “I’ve
always tried to be a good neighbor.”
Open House at Wetlands
Nene O Molokai News Release
Celebrate Earth Day by learning
about Molokai’s native shorebirds and
plants at the Koheo wetland. The Ka Laì
o Ke Kioea Bird Sanctuary will be open 8
am til noon on April 19, and is home to
one of the rarest shorebirds in the world,
the kioea (Bristle-thighed Curlew), the
official bird of Kaunakakai.
Over the past 10 years, the wetland
has undergone a transformation from illegal dump site to restored wetland and
is now used regularly for field trips by
Molokai’s teachers to extend classroom
curriculum to the outdoor environment.
Come see Molokai’s shorebirds up close
before they take off in two weeks on a
6,000 mile journey to and from Alaska.
For more information call Arleone at
553-5992.
VFW Post Election Results
VFW Post 3870 News Release
VFW Post 3870 of Molokai conducted
their election of officers for 2014 and here
are the results. For the office of Post Commander, Samuel Makaiwi, for Senior Vice
Commander, Martin Ramos, for Junior Vice
Commander Wilfred Takahashi, Quartermaster, Filemon Nanod, Chaplain, Adol-
phus Lankford, One Year Trustee, Juan
Alcon Jr., Two Year Trustee, John Dudoit,
Three Year Trustee, Alexander Tabilangan.
The offices of Judge Advocat, Surgeon, Adjutant, and Service Officer are appointed
positions and will be appointed by the new
post commander. We wish them well.
Name Our Program and Win
Sustàinable Molokai News Release
Financial literacy is all about money
and the knowledge of using money wisely.
However, “financial literacy” can sound
pretty boring. Therefore, we are calling
upon all Molokai Middle School students
to put their creative thinking caps on and
name the middle school financial literacy
program.
We are looking for hip, cool, totally
rad names that express money. The winner will receive a $50 savings account from
the Molokai Community Federal Credit
Union. Middle School students can submit
their entries to Aunty Kelly Kaawa-Richardson on campus.
If you should have any questions,
please contact Jennifer Brown at (808) 5605410. The contest will end April 30, so hurry and get your program names submitted.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
MOLOKAI PLANNING COMMISSION
The Molokai Planning Commission for the County of Maui hereby gives notice that it will conduct
a hearing on May 14, 2014 commencing at 12:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as is practicable in the
Department of Accounting and General Services(DAGS) Conference Room, State Building, 45
Makaena Street Phase I, Kaunakakai, Molokai, on the following:
Community Contributed
Eggs of the Earth
By Glenn I. Teves, County
Extension Agent | UH CTAHR
Squash has been
referred to as “eggs of
the earth” and was domesticated before corn
and beans, over 8,000
to 10,000 years ago. It’s
native to a broad area
from the southern U.S.
to South America, and
was cultivated by Native Americans.
Categorized either as summer or
winter squash, summer squash are varieties eaten when fruit and seeds are
immature, such as zucchini, crookneck,
patty, scallop, and others, while winter
squash are those eaten when the shell
is hardened and seed is fully matured.
Some squash are grown for their high
protein seeds, including the Japanese
variety, Kakai.
Two popular winter squash species in Hawaii include Cucurbita maxima and Cucurbita moschata. Kabocha
or Japanese squash is the most popular
C. maxima in Hawaii, and resembles
Buttercup squash but without the
characteristic cup on the blossom end.
Averaging two to three pounds or as
large as eight pounds, the easiest way
to tell kabocha from other squashes is
its large handles or stem, and skin color from medium green to bluish, some
with silver white stripes or flecks.
Flesh color is usually greenish yellow
to bright yellow.
Recent crosses with the Japanese
variety, Ichiki Kuri has created bright
orange-skinned kabocha, including
Sunshine developed by Johnny’s Seed.
Many Native American tribes had
closely related varieties, including Arikara from the native American tribe of
the Dakotas, Lakota from the Sioux nation, and candy roaster from the Cherokee of the Appalachians. Other C. maxima varieties include Buttercup, Banana,
Uchiki Kuri, Boston Marrow, Hubbard,
and Turk’s Turban.
Kabocha is rich in beta carotene,
iron, Vitamin C, and potassium, and
the darker orange the flesh, the higher
the beta carotene or Vitamin A. Kabocha is cured to bring out its sweetness.
When first harvested, they are still
growing and require about two weeks
at warm temperatures of 77 degrees F
to convert the starch to sugars. They are
then stored at a cool temperature of 50
degrees for a month to increase starch
content. They reach peak sweetness
from 1 ½ to 3 months after harvest.
Curcurbita moschata is considered
a tropical species requiring warmer
weather, and include Butternut, Field
Pumpkins, Seminole, Tromboncino,
Long Island Cheese, and Calabaza or
Puerto Rican pumpkin. Most of the varieties brought from the Philippines are
of this species, and are quite variable in
shape, size and taste. These are local varieties of a domesticated plant species
which developed over time by adaptation to the natural and cultural environment in which it lives. Many seeds of
these varieties are worth saving for the
next season.
Diseases include powdery mildew, a fungal disease that wipes out
the leaves, but the viruses are the worst,
including Watermelon Mosiac Virus
II, Zucchini Yellow Mosiac Virus, and
Cucumber Mosaic Virus. Spread by
aphids, they can severely stunt and
kill plants. Whitefly-vectored viruses
include Silver Leaf where leaves have
a silver sheen to them. Some varieties
are more tolerant to diseases than others. Insects are many and include the
dreaded Melon Fly, melon thrips, pickle
worm, aphids, mites, and more.
Winter squashes can be stored for
long periods of time, which makes it an
important vegetable for food security.
Easter, It’s Your Time for a
Miracle
Opinion by Rick Baptiste
It’s time for your miracle at the nondenominational Sunrise Easter Service 6
a.m., April 20, Oceanside of the Molokai
Community Health Center. Please join
any one of the many churches Easter services and hear about the greatest miracle
of all that Jesus is alive and well and is totally in love with you.
Easter is celebrated by Christians
on Easter Sunday and by the Jews on the
Feast of Passover for seven days, both
representing deliverance from bondage.
When Moses led the three million plus
Israelites in Exodus out of more than 430
years of slavery in Egypt, the first miracle
they experienced was a Passover, found
in chapters 11-13 in the book of Exodus.
The next day they left Egypt in style.
Psalm 105:37 (NKJV), “He also
brought them out with silver and gold,
And there was none feeble among His
tribes.” This included the miracle of God
parting the Red Sea, allowing the Israelites to cross over on dry land then closing
it up again when the Egyptians tried to
chase after them.
Nehemiah 9:21 (NKJV), “Forty
years You sustained them in the wilderness; They lacked nothing; Their clothes
did not wear out And their feet did not
swell.” Here is what I found on the Internet of some comparisons of modern
day calculations of how God took care of
more than three million of His people for
40 years. One expert from the Army estimated that 1,500 tons of food was needed
each day. They say it would take two
freight trains, each a mile long, to carry
that amount of food. It would take 4,ooo
tons of firewood to cook the food and
another freight train a mile long to carry
the wood. Eleven million gallons of water would be needed daily to take care of
drinking water, washing themselves and
dishes. It would take a freight train 1,800
miles long to take care of this task. Just
crossing the Red Sea, if the opening was
narrow and crossing double file, the line
would be 800 miles long and take 35 days.
So, to get through in one day the
opening would have been at least three
miles wide and the Israelites would have
had to walk across 5,ooo abreast.
John 6:47, 35 (NKJV), “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me
has everlasting life.”… And Jesus said
to them, “I am the bread of life. He who
comes to Me shall never hunger, and he
who believes in Me shall never thirst.”
FREE CARDIOVASCULAR
SCREENING
AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 19.65.080, MAUI COUNTY CODE, SHORT-TERM RENTAL
HOMES CONCERNING ENFORCEMENT
1. MR. WILLIAM SPENCE, Planning Director, transmitting a proposed bill amending Section
19.65.080.D of the Short-Term Rental Home ordinance in the Maui County Code concerning
Enforcement to be consistent with the Maui County Code Enforcement provisions in Section
19.530 and to ensure appropriate due process. (J. Alueta)
The subject public hearing will be conducted in accordance with the Hawaii Revised Statutes, the
Maui County Code, and the Rules of the Molokai Planning Commission. Information pertaining to
the subject application are on file at the Maui County Department of Planning, 2200 Main Street, Suite
315, Wailuku, Maui; the Office of the County Administrator, Mitchell Pauole Center, Kaunakakai,
Molokai; and the Molokai Public Library, Kaunakakai, Molokai.
All testimony regarding the subject applications may be filed prior to the date of the hearing by
providing 15 copies of said written testimony to the Department of Planning or may be presented at
the time of the hearing.
Those interested persons requesting accommodation due to disabilities, please call the Department
of Planning at 270-7735 or 1-800-272-0117 (Molokai) or 1-800-272-0125 (Lanai) or notify the Maui
County Department of Planning in writing at 2200 Main Street, Suite 315, Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii
96793 at least six (6) days before the scheduled meeting.
MOLOKAI PLANNING COMMISSION
By William Spence, Planning Director
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Saturday, April 26, 2014
8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Na Puùwai - Kulana Òiwi Complex
• Peripheral Artery Assessment
• Carotid Bruit Assessment
• Lipid profile
Call for appointment for pre-screening blood work
CALL 560-3653 TO MAKE AN
APPOINTMENT
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Web site: www.friendlyislerealty.com
Email: fi[email protected]
In the heart of Kauankakai Town ~ 75 Ala Malama
PANIOLO HALE H-4
Absolutely the best location in Paniolo Hale.
Gourmet Kitchen is a culinary delight, designer
Furnishings, wrap lanai & spectacular ocn views.
Offered at $585,000, Call Susan Savage RB 808658-0648
KANOA OCEAN FRONT HOME
Large Cedar 3 bedroom 2 bath home with country
kitchen along with a 50 foot long lap pool. Enjoy
walks on the beach. Private setting. Offered at
$635,000. Please call Ray Miller RB 658-0344
WAVECREST OCEANFRONT A-202
One bedroom 1 bath condo sold with furniture.
3 island views. Beautiful tropical grounds with
oceanfront pool, barbecue and tennis. Offered at
$199,500, Suzanne O’Connell RB 558-8500
WAVECREST OCEANFRONT A-301
Lovely 2 bedroom furnished condo. Well
groomed grounds with pool, barbecue and tennis.
Offered at $299,000 Call Mickey O’Connell RB
808-336-0588
MOLOKAI BEACH SUBDIVISION LOT 10
Highway lot with 8,660 square feet asking only
$65,000. Beach access included. Call office
For more information
MOLOKAI BEACH COTTAGES #7
Nice two bedroom 1.5 bath furnished
ground level condo. Located 1.5 miles east of
Kaunakakai. Call for your appointment to view
this lovely unit. Offered at $199,000. Please call
Susan Savage RB 658-0648
MOLOKAI SHORES OCEANFRONT C-230
Upgraded one bedroom 1 bath condo. Great
oceanfront sunset views from covered lanai. Enjoy
tropical grounds with gated pool and barbecue
area. Offered at $125,000
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KAWELA PLANTATION LOT 173
Two acres with outstanding ocean views. Good
buildable lot. Enjoy common area with 5,500 acres
including ocean front 3 acres for home owners.
Offered at $290,000. For information call Pearl
Hodgins RA at 808-336-0378
MAUNALOA NORTH SIDE HOME
Lovely custom built 3 bedroom 2 bath home.
Enjoy ocean views from covered back deck,
Located on Kaana st.. Offered at $354,900, call
Susan Savage RB at 808-658-0648.
WAIALUA ESTATE HOME
What a lovely 2 bedroom 1 bath home with .517
acres, ocean views. Enjoy landscaped grounds.
Well worth the asking price $799,000 Please call
Kui Lester RA 658-0134
VACAtion AnD long tERm REntAlS
We have a large selection of oceanfront and ocean
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Kalaupapa Airport
• kALAUPAPA
Moòmomi
Phallic Rock
Kalaupapa Trail/Lookout
480
kaluakoi
hOÒLEHUA
hOMESTEADS
460
west end beaches
470
Halawa Valley
Puù o Hoku
kALAE
Ironwoods Golf Course
• kUALAPUÙ tOWN
Kamakou Koòlau
Hoòlehua Airport
• Maunaloa Town
Molokai Ranch
The Lodge
• kAUNAKAKAI tOWN
450
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Church Services
Topside Molokai UCC Churches
Kahu Napua Burke | 553-3823 | Waialua - 11:00am
Kalaiakamanu Hou - 9:30am | Hoòlehua - 8 am
Kaluaàha - 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
Grace Episcopal Church
Father Jim Loughren | 567-6420 | [email protected]
| 2210 Farrington Ave | Holy Week Schedule l Morning Prayer
M-T-W at 9am | Maundy Thursday Liturgy and Holy Communion at 6pm | Good Friday Liturgy at Noon l Holy Saturday
Morning Prayer at 9am | Easter Sunday 10am Eucharist
All are welcome!
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: 658-0433
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 or 213-5721
Email: [email protected] | www.bahai.org
Polynesian Baptist Church
Pastor Rev. Bob Winters | 552-0258
South of Elementary School, Maunaloa Town
Sunday School & Adult Worship Service,10 am, Sunday
www.island-realestate.com • [email protected] • 808-553-3648 • Mobile 808-336-0085 • Fax 808-553-3783
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
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
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”
Support faith on Molokai
- sponsor this listing today for $150/mo.
Call 808-552-2781 today.
GENERAL & COSMETIC
DENTISTRY
ORTHODONTICS • BRACES
New Patients Welcome • Emergencies accomodated ASAP • Most Plans Honored
now taking Ohana Liberty Dental
553 - 3602
DR. CHRIS CHOW DDS
Molokai
Princess
Molokai-Maui Daily Ferry schedule
Kaunakakai to Lahaina Lahaina to Kaunakakai
DePArTure ArrIvAl
5:15 A.M.
7:00 A.M.
4:00 P.M.
5:30 P.M.
DePArTure
7:15 A.M.
6:00 P.M.
ArrIvAl
8:45 A.M.
7:30 P.M.
sundays nO morning runs to or from lahaina
Effective March 1, 2014 the
Molokai Ferry price increased due
to mandated fuel charge changes.
FAres - One WAy
Adult: $70.24, Child: $35.12
book of six: $324.84
Monthly fuel charge rates may vary
and are subject to change.
Toll Free: 800-275-6969 | reservations (808) 667-6165
MAIN LOADING DOCK, LAHAINA HARBOR, MAUI | WWW.MOLOKAIFERRY.COM
Join us for Easter in the Park as we celebrate with music, dance, a special Easter
message, food, and an egg-citing egg hunt
for the kids.
Sponsored by Molokai Baptist Church, Heart of Aloha and
Calvary Chapel
For more information call 567-6689
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
WEEKLY EVENTS
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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
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.
Personal Training with Elias Vendiola
M,T,W,Th,F Na Pu’uwai Fitness Center 553-5848, by
appointment only, Elias Vendiola 5am-1:30pm
Turbo Fire Class with Kimberly Kaai/Ceriann Espiritu
M, T, W, Th, F Na Pu’uwai Fitness Center 4-5pm
553-5848
T,Th Na Pu’uwai Fitness Center 9-10am
Beginning Hula with Valerie Dudoit-Temahaga
W Home Pumehana 10 a.m.
Th Kaunakakai Gym 10 a.m.
Intermediate Hula with Valerie Dudoit-Temahaga
W Home Pumehana 11 a.m.
Th Kaunakakai Gym 11 a.m.
Hula: Ka Pa Hula Ò Hina I Ka Po Laìlaì
M Hula Wahine, 4:30-5:30 Advanced @ MCHC
5:30-6:30 Beginners
T Papa Oli (Chanting) 4:30 – 5:30
Svaroopa Yoga with Connie Clews
M Home Pumehana, 7:45 a.m.
T Home Pumehana, 5:15 p.m.
Th Kualapuù Rec Center, 5:15 p.m.
F Home Pumehana, 7:45 a.m. Call 553-5402 for info.
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
Aloha Yoga every Monday Wednesday and Friday from
12 - 1 at MCHC. Call 553-3930 for more info
Aikido Class at Soto Mission behind Kanemitsu Bakery.
M, W, F, 5-6 p.m. 552-2496 or visit FriendlyAikido.com
Quit Smoking Na Pu’uwai Program Learn ways to quit
with less cravings. Mondays 11:45 a.m. Na Pu’uwai
conference room. 560-3653. Individual sessions
available.
Aloha Wednesday - Drop by and receive your weekly
dose of Energy Healing in the Pu’uwai of Kaunakakai
@ Kalele Bookstore - 3:30 to 4:30. Hosted by: Zelie
Duvauchelle: 558-8207
Na Kupuna Hotel Molokai, Fridays 4-6 p.m.
Na Ohana Hoaloha Music & Hula, Paddlers, Sun. 3-5 p.m.
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
Hospice Office in Kamoi Center. Call Barbara Helm at
336-0261.
Molokai Humane Society meets the third Tuesday
of every month, 5:30-6:30 p.m. in the Kaunakakai Gym
Conference Room
Molokai Inventors Circle meets Wednesdays 2-4
p.m. at the Kuha’o Business Center. Contact John
MEETINGS
Ahahui Kaahumanu Chapter VIII meetings. 2nd Wednes- Wordin at 553-8100 for info
Molokai Lions Club meets 1st and 3rd Saturday of
day of every month at 4:30 pm at Kalanianaole Hall
every month at 8:30 am at Paddlers Inn
Alu Like Kupuna Mon & Thurs, 9:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Narcotics Anonymous (No Fear Meeting) Tuesdays
OHA/DHHl. Wed, 9:30 a.m.- 1 p.m. at Lanikeha. 1st
and 2nd Tues. each month at MAC Special field trips on and Thursdays at Kaunakakai Ball Field dugout, 8 to
9 a.m.Open meeting. For more info, call Rodney at
Fridays.
213-4603.
AA Hot Bread Meeting, Tues. & Fri from 9-10 p.m.
Plein Air Molokai - Art Outdoors First Fri & Sat. Third
Kaunakakai Baptist Church. 336-0191
Thursdays. Work on your art with others inspired by nature.
Kingdom of Hawaii II monthly meetings. Third
Thursday of every month, 6-8 p.m. at Kaunakakai Gym All levels welcome! This is not an instructor led class. Contact
Heather (808) 658-0124 or [email protected]
conference room.
ArtAloha! Keiki - Every Wednesday private and group sesAA Meeting Manaè Meeting, Ka Hale Po Maikai
SPORTS & RECREATION
sions. Register 658-0124 [email protected]
Office upstairs (13.5 miles east of Kaunakakai on the
Recreational Paddling with Waàkapaemua Canoe Mauka side of the road), Wed. & Sat. 5:30–6:30p.m.
Molokai Community Children’s Council Every secClub. Call 553-3999 or 553-3530. All levels and abilities Alcoholics Anonymous Friendly Isle Fellowship
ond Thursday. Home Pumehana, 2:30-4 p.m. 567-6308
welcome.
Molokai General Hospital (around to the back please), Read to Me at Molokai Public Library First Wednesday
of the month, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Call 553-1765
Th 7:30 to 8:30 am at Hale Waàkapaemua.
Mon. & Thurs. 7-8 p.m.
Molokai Walk Marketplace Arts and Crafts Fair down
Pick-up Soccer
Female Sexual Abuse Meetings, Seventh Day
Adventist Church with a group of inter-denominational the lane between Imports Gifts and Friendly Market,
W Duke Maliu Regional Park., 5pm
Christian women. Second and fourth Thursday of each Mon. & Fri., 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Molokai Archery Club Indoor Shoot
MAC Ceramics Class at Coffees of Hawaii. 9 - 11 a.m.
month at 6 p.m. For more info, call 553-5428.
TH Mitchell Pauole Center, 7 p.m. Open to public.
Hoòlehua Hawaiian Civic Club 2nd Wednesday of Home-School Connection First Thursday of every
Youth in Motion SUP, sailing, windsurfing and
month. Support in homeschool academic, creative curevery month at 5:30 pm at Kalanianaole Hall
kayaking. Tues. & Thurs 3:30-5:30 p.m., Malama
riculum and extracurricular activities. Meet other homeI
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Oiwi. Go to IAlohaMolokai.com for schedule or locaTūtū and Me Traveling Preschool at MCHC Mon. and
Molokai Swim Club
tion changes.
Wed. at 8:30-10:30a.m., and the Kaulapu’u Community
M, T, W, Th : Cooke Memorial Pool, 4:30 to 6 pm
Living through Loss, Support group for anyone who Center Tues. and Thurs. at 8:30-10:30a.m. Call 560-5642
has experienced the loss of a loved one. Third Thursday for enrollment forms.
MUSIC
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UPCOMING EVENTS
THURSDAY, APR 17
► Light and Spectra program hosted by
Molokai Public Library at 3p.m. featuring
experts from the University of Hawaii’s
Institute of Astronomy. For more info visit
librarieshawaii.org or call 553-1765.
► Hawaii Health Connector workshop at
Kuha’o Business Center (KBC) by Kanoe Davis
from 4-5p.m. Sign up by calling 553-8100.
9 a.m. at the Mitchell Pauole Soccer Fields.
Registration is from 7:45 - 8:45 a.m.
► Slam poetry workshop for students age
12-18 with instructors Hanohano and Maile
Naehu. The slam will be held at the MHS
library from 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. Email RSVP to
[email protected]
► Global Art Project for Peace: Inviting
Adults and Keiki, Individuals and Groups to
participate until April 19. Contact Heather
for more information 658-0124 [email protected].
► Girls Paddling practice at 3:15p.m. For
more info contact Tiana Merino at 6461241for girls aged 12-18, or Tania Kaholoa’a
SUNDAY, APR 20
at 646-0455 for girls aged 8-11. All girls
should bring a bottle of water and running ► Easter in the Park at 9 a.m. at Kualapuu
shoes to practice.
Rec Center. Come for Music, dancing, food, and
an egg hunt for keiki. Call 569-6689 for more
► Exchange your old toothbrush for a
info.
new one at MCHC’s Toothbrush Exchange
WEDNESDAY, APR 23
at Mana’e Goods & Grinds on April 17th
from 1-5p.m., at Kaulapu’u Store on April 21 ► 10 Things Every Business Owner Needs
from 1-4p.m., and Maunaloa General Store to Do Online by entrepreneur Nicole Fisher
on April 22 from 9:30a.m.-12p.m.
from 12-1:15 p.m. at KBC.
FRIDAY, APR 18
SAVE THE DATE
► Earth Day Celebration will be held at
the K’Kai Ball Park from 5-9 p.m. There will
be live entertainment, Ono food, door
prizes, and more.
► Community Band Class open to students and adults. Every thursday at MHS in
the library from 5 to 7 p.m. Brass and woodwind loaner instruments are available. For
► Rise Be Heard Hoòulu Lahui town hall more information call Bob Underwood at
meeting , OHA Hawaiian Nation building, at 808-646-0733.
Lanikeha from 10a.m.-2p.m. For more info
► Chronic Disease Self-Management
contact [email protected] or 594-1835.
Workshops from 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m. on May
2, 9, 16, 23, 30, or June 2 in the OHA/DHHL
SATURDAY, APR 19
Conference Room. For more information or
► Lions Club Annual Easter Egg Hunt at
to sign up, call 553-5393.
THE BULLETIN BOARD
will be held Monday, May 26 at 10a.m to
seal the time capsule. For more information visit www.molokai75th.weebly.
► 75th Anniversary of MHS from May
com or the Molokai High School 75th
23-26. Graduation will take place at 5
p.m. followed by Hoòlaulea at 6:30 p.m. Anniversary Facebook page.
on Fri, May 23. Sat, May 24 will begin
► Enrollment To enroll at Molokai
with a parade at 9 a.m., opening of the
High School please go call Lori Kaiama
time capsule at 10 a.m., Hoòlaulea
at 567-6950 ext. 228 or Julia De George
from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., and the 75th Luau at ext. 229 to set up an appointment for
Celebration at 6 p.m. Closing Ceremony
MOLOKAI HIGH SCHOOL
► Basic Mediation Training on April 23, 24
& 25 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at QLCC. Call
(808) 244-5744 for more information.
► Katchafire at Paddlers Inn on Thurs,
April 24. Doors open at 8 p.m. Tickets are $30
presale, $35 at the door, and are available at
the Molokai Hi Finest Shop, Rawlins Chevron
or Paddlers Inn. For more information visit
► Ka Hula Piko will be held at Lanikeha on
www.hifinest.com
Sat, May 3.
► How to Set and Achieve Any Goal You
► Molokai Charity Walk on Sat, May 3 at 7
Have in Your Life at KBC on April 25 12a.m. Hotel Molokai to Paddlers Inn and back.
1p.m. by Certified Life Counselor Ed Gazmen. Call Maui Hotel & Lodging at 244-8625 for
► Kyani Presentation on triangle supplement program with Keiki-Dawn Izumi at
the Kaulapu’u Elementary School Cafeteria
on April 26 from 10a.m. to 12p.m. Contact
George Gramberg at 213-5097.
► Free Cardiovascular Screening at
Kulana ‘Oiwi Complex on April 26 at 8:3012:30a.m. Call 560-3653 for appointments.
► Aha Kiole ‘o Mana’e will be having a
community meeting on April 29th at Kilohana Rec center from 6:30-8:00.
► The ABC’s of a Business Plan at KBC
on April 30 from 12-1p.m. by Craig Swift,
Director of the MEO Business Development
Center.
► St. Damien of Molokai Catholic Parish
Fundraiser Dinner Show featuring Molokai’s
own Riatea Helm on May 2 at MCHC from
6-10:30p.m. Tickets are $75 per person and
on sale at Imports, Rawlins Chevron, and St.
Damien Center.
enrollment. Please go to the following
Hawaii DOE website to see what documents will be needed for enrollment.
doe.k12.hi.us/register/index.htm
more info.
► Hoike presented at Kulana Oiwi by Ka
Umeke Kaèo Hawaiian Immersion Public
Charter School middle school students on
May 6 from 6-7:30pm. For more info contact
Desmon Haumea at 430-2714.
► Historic Preservation Basics Seminar
on Sat, May 17 from 9 a.m. to noon at Kulana
Oiwi. For more information and to register call
(808) 523-2900 or visit historichawaii.org
► Molokai Small Business Conference at
UH Maui College Molokai on May 28 from
8:45 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Stop by KBC or MEO
BDC to pick up a registration form. Free, but
space is limited! Register by April 17.
► Sharing The Aloha Community Outreach Event by Hawaii Energy on May 28
from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Kulana Oiwi Halau.
This is a family event with entertainment,
door prizes, education, fun and a light
dinner. Call KBC at 553-8100 by May 13 to
register.
info, 567-9490 ext. 27.
► Visitor Paddle, Hawaiian Outrigger
Cultural Experience. Thursdays 7:30 to
8:30 am with Waàkapaemua. Donation
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requested. For more info call 553-3999
or 553-3530. Upon request, special
► Free Monthly Rummage Sale.
Every second Saturday, we can help you events such as weddings, scattering of
get rid of unwanted junk and treasures. ashes, etc. can be arranged.
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): It’s Compensation Week. If
you have in the past suffered from injustice, it’s an excellent
time to go in quest of restitution. If you have been deprived
of the beauty you need to thrive, now is the time to get filled
up. Wherever your life has been out of balance, you have the
power to create more harmony. Don’t be shy about seeking
redress. Ask people to make amends. Pursue restorations. But
don’t, under any circumstances, lust for revenge.
you may be the unexpected beneficiary of generosity. I’m expecting more of the latter than the former for you in the coming days, Libra. I think fate will bring you sweet compensations for your enlightened behavior in the past. I’m reminded
of the fairy tale in which a peasant girl goes out of her way to
be kind to a seemingly feeble, disabled old woman. The crone
turns out to be a good witch who rewards the girl with a bag
of gold. But as I hinted, there could also be a bit of that other
kind of karma lurking in your vicinity. Would you like to ward
it off? All you have to do is unleash a flurry of good deeds.
Anytime you have a chance to help people in need, do it.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “Our brains are no longer conditioned for reverence and awe,” said novelist John Updike.
That’s a sad possibility. Could you please do something to dispute or override it, Taurus? Would it be too much to ask if I encouraged you to go out in quest of lyrical miracles that fill you
with wonder? Can I persuade you to be alert for sweet mysteries that provoke dizzying joy and uncanny breakthroughs
that heal a wound you’ve feared might forever plague you?
Here’s what the astrological omens suggest: Phenomena that
stir reverence and awe are far more likely than usual.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): As they lie in the sand, African crocodiles are in the habit of opening their jaws wide for
hours at a time. It keeps them cool, and allows for birds called
plovers to stop by and pluck morsels of food that are stuck
between the crocs’ molars. The relationship is symbiotic. The
teeth-cleaners eat for free as they provide a service for the
large reptiles. As I analyze your astrological aspects, Scorpio,
I’m inclined to see an opportunity coming your way that has
a certain resemblance to the plovers’. Can you summon the
necessary trust and courage to take full advantage?
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Are you sure you have
enough obstacles? I’m afraid you’re running low. And that
wouldn’t be healthy, would it? Obstacles keep you honest,
after all. They motivate you to get smarter. They compel you
to grow your willpower and develop more courage. Please
understand that I’m not taking about trivial and boring
obstacles that make you numb. I’m referring to scintillating
obstacles that fire up your imagination; rousing obstacles that
excite your determination to be who you want and get what
you want. So your assignment is to acquire at least one new
interesting obstacle. It’s time to tap into a deeper strain of your
CANCER (June 21-July 22): “Do you really have what it ingenuity.
takes or do you not have what it takes?” That’s the wrong
question to ask, in my opinion. You can’t possibly know the CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In 1937, physicist George
answer ahead of time, for one thing. To dwell on that quan- Paget Thomson won a Nobel Prize for the work he did to
dary would put you on the defensive and activate your fear, prove that the electron is a wave. That’s funny, because his fadiminishing your power to accomplish the task at hand. ther, physicist J. J. Thomson, was awarded the Nobel Prize in
Here’s a more useful inquiry: “Do you want it strongly enough 1906 for showing that the electron is a particle. Together, they
or do you not want it strongly enough?” With this as your helped tell the whole story about the electron, which as we
meditation, you might be inspired to do whatever’s necessary now know is both a wave and a particle. I think it’s an excelto pump up your desire. And that is the single best thing you lent time for you to try something similar to what George did:
follow up on some theme from the life of one of your parents
can do to ensure your ultimate success.
or mentors; be inspired by what he or she did, but also go
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): I swear my meditations are more beyond it; build on a gift he or she gave the world, extending
dynamic when I hike along the trail through the marsh than or expanding it.
if I’m pretzeled up in the lotus position back in my bedroom.
Maybe I’ve been influenced by Aristotle’s Peripatetic School. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You have been a pretty deHe felt his students learned best when they accompanied cent student lately, Aquarius. The learning curve was steep,
him on long strolls. Then there was philosopher Friedrich Ni- but you mastered it as well as could be expected. You had
etzsche, who testified that his most brilliant thoughts came to to pay more attention to the intricate details than you liked,
him as he rambled far and wide. Even if this possibility seems which was sometimes excruciating, but you summoned the
whimsical to you, Leo, I invite you to give it a try. According to patience to tough it out. Congrats! Your against-the-grain efmy reading of the current astrological omens, your moving fort was worth it. You are definitely smarter now than you
body is likely to generate bright ideas and unexpected solu- were four weeks ago. But you are more wired, too. More
stressed. In the next chapter of your life story, you will need
tions and visions of future adventures.
some downtime to integrate all you’ve absorbed. I suggest
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Throughout North America and you schedule some sessions in a sanctuary where you can
Europe, there are hundreds of unused roads. Many are former relax more deeply than you’ve allowed yourself to relax in a
exit and entrance ramps to major highways, abandoned for while.
one reason or another. Some are stretches of pavement that
used to be parts of main thoroughfares before they were re- PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You have the power to shut
routed. I suggest we make “unused roads” your metaphor of what has been open or open what has been shut. That’s a lot
the week, Virgo. It may be time for you to bring some of them of responsibility. Just because you have the power to unleash
back into operation, and maybe even relink them to the path- these momentous actions doesn’t mean you should rashly do
ways they were originally joined to. Are there any missing so. Make sure your motivations are pure and your integrity is
connections in your life that you would love to restore? Any high. Try to keep fear and egotism from influencing you. Be
aware that whatever you do will send out ripples for months
partial bridges you feel motivated to finish building?
to come. And when you are confident that you have taken
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Karma works both ways. If you the proper precautions, by all means proceed with vigor and
do ignorant things, ignorant things may eventually be done rigor. Shut what has been open or open what has been shut
to you. Engage in generous actions, and at some future date -- or both.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): I wonder if it’s time for you to
modify an old standby. I’m getting the sense that you should
consider tinkering with a familiar resource that has served you
pretty well. Why? This resource may have some hidden weakness that you need to attend to in order to prevent a future
disruption. Now might be one of those rare occasions when
you should ignore the old rule, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”
So be proactive, Gemini. Investigate what’s going on beneath
the surface. Make this your motto: “I will solve the problem
before it’s a problem -- and then it will never be a problem.”
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Hawaiian: Nohea
• Definition: Ui, nani, maika’i, onaona
• TRANSLATION: Lovely, handsome, beautiful
• EXAMPLE: I keia kakahiaka ua nana wau ko’u mama a
nohea loa ‘o ia.
• TRANSLATION: This morning I saw my mom and she
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English: Insipient
• Definition: Beginning to exist or appear; in an
initial stage.
• EXAMPLE: Her incipient cold caused her to miss school.
Pidgin: small kid time
• DEFINITION: Back in the day; when one was younger
• EXAMPLE: My kolohe cuzin from small kid time stay
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Mahalo to all the children that attended, Kelley Richarson, Tasha Maururu,
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Easter Services
Hoòlehua Congregational Church
News Release
Good Friday Service: The Last
Seven Words of Christ, will be held at
the Hoòlehua Congregational Church
(behind Molokai High/Middle School)
on Friday, April 18, from 12 noon to 3
p.m. There will also be six half-hour
services reflecting on Jesus’ last words
on the cross, with start times at 12, 12:30,
1, 1:30, 2, and 2:30. Everyone is welcome
Contact Kahu Napua Burke, 5533823 or Deacon Pualani Akaka, 567-6510
for more information.
Thanks for Debating
Peter J. Davies claims in the April 9 issue of The Molokai Dispatch that “reputable scientific bodies worldwide” have discredited the findings of some of the studies
quoted by “fringe individuals and groups.”
It’ll be worth examining the affiliations of
those “scientific bodies” that are discrediting the science that’s done outside of the
industry.
Italy, Austria, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Portugal, Greece, Spain, UK,
Norway, Austria, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Algeria, Brazil, Paraguay, and a
few enlightened communities in the USA
ban all or some importing or growing of
GM products. These are not hippy, longhaired, sign-waving, screaming radicals -these are governments.
Seven months ago, the European Network of Scientists for Social and Environmental Responsibility (ENSSER) published
an emphatic statement under the heading,
“No scientific consensus on GMO safety.”
They say, “We feel compelled to issue this
statement because the claimed consensus
on GMO safety does not exist. The claim
that it does exist is misleading and misrepresents the currently available scientific
evidence and the broad diversity of opinion
among scientists on this issue,” according
to sustainablepulse.com.
Prof C. Vyvyan Howard, a toxicopathologist at the University of Ulster, said, “A
substantial number of studies suggest that
GM crops and foods can be toxic or allergenic. It is often claimed that millions of
Americans eat GM foods with no ill effects.
But as the U.S. has no GMO labeling and no
epidemiological studies have been carried
out, there is no way of knowing whether
the rising rates of chronic diseases seen in
that country have anything to do with GM
food consumption or not. Therefore this
claim has no scientific basis.”
Even though Peter J. Davis is a scientist, we are not going to back off because
our health may be at risk.
Kevin Brown
Monsanto Opposes
SHAKA Movement
Editor’s note: The SHAKA movement,
which stands for Sustainable Hawaiian Agriculture for the Keiki and the Aina, in an initiative
to establish a complete moratorium on the cultivation, growing and testing of all GMO crops,
seed crops and test crops in the County of Maui
until such practices are proven safe, according to
shakamovement.org. The organization seeks to
accomplish this goal a “citizens’ initiative process,” consisting of collecting 8,500 signatures
on a petition of registered Maui County voters.
Monsanto Hawaii has issued the following
statement regarding the movement.
Monsanto Hawaii stands with the agricultural community in strong opposition
to this terrible initiative. We, along with our
community, will be mounting an aggressive campaign against this initiative that
would devastate our county’s fragile agricultural economy.
The fact is, this initiative will ban an
important part of our county’s economy
based on false claims that are not supported
at all by the overwhelming body of scientific evidence.
Biotech crops have been proven safe.
And not only are they safe, they are critical to making food available and affordable
to the world while also protecting crops
threatened by disease, like Hawaii’s own
papaya.
What may be less clear to people is
that this initiative will have no impact on
the use of biotechnology in the world and
its presence in food, but it will have a very
major impact to our island’s economy. The
initiative is an attack against hundreds of
employees and their families throughout
Maui County and would result in significant revenue loss for not just the seed companies but other local businesses that benefit from having the seed industry here.
We are confident that, when presented with the facts, voters will agree that this
ban on an important agricultural product
of Hawaii is unnecessary and meaningless. It’s a bad idea that will have terrible
consequences for all of agriculture in Maui
County.
We are confident that when voters
have the facts that they will join us in opposition to the initiative.
Dawn Bicoy,
Community Affairs Manager, Monsanto
Molokai
Join the SHAKA
Movement
Opinion by Noonoi Selnick
The question is not whether organic
produce is safe to eat. The question is why
did government waffle in 2002 and allow
245 more chemicals to be used in organic
crops, mostly grown as a specialty line by
agribusiness corporations.
The question is -- as Barbara Kingsolver, author of “Seeing Red,” put it,
why are there synthetic ingredients allow in our foods? In 2005, a federal court
ruled that organic food could not be made
with synthetic ingredients. But agribusiness lobbyists complained, and Congress again waffled and rewrote the law.
It’s now legal to use Bisphenol A (BPA),
which has been linked to developmental
problems in kids, in cans of organic food!
Let’s start by taking action here on
Molokai by determining what organizations are high pesticide users. How is our
aina being poisoned, leaving residues in
soil which often stays there longer that
the average life span? What practices
cause poisonous dust clouds and how
can we eliminate them?
Join the SHAKA movement -- Sustainable Hawaiian Agriculture for the
Keiki and Aina. Petitions are available at
the Outpost and Kalele Bookstore. Sign
up, stand up and learn more at shakamovement.org.
Pesticides in the Soil
I would like to respond to the opinion
piece, “Pesticides and Children’s Health”
by Artice Swingle. While I share Ms.
Swingle’s interest in the protection of children, the pesticides in use since the establishment of the EPA have soil breakdown
rates measured in days, not years (npic.
orst.edu/ingred/ppdmove.htm).
For instance the herbicide glyphosate
has a “half life” of 47 days in a typical soil.
That would mean that only 0.4 percent of
the original amount remains even after one
Correction
year or 0.0015 percent after two years. Between that and its low toxicity, persistence
in soil is not a significant risk. I also share
Ms. Swingle’s concerns about soil degradation, but weed control with herbicides is
one of the best ways to avoid the loss of soil
structure and organic matter caused by mechanical tillage.
Steve Savage, Ph.D.
In last week’s issue, Artice Swingle’s opinion piece should have state she is
a clinical -- not chemical -- level diagnostician.
The Dispatch regrets the error.
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