Wednesday, April 1st, 2020
Sen. Schatz News Release
U.S. Senator Brian Schatz released a resource guide to help Hawaii small businesses like many on Molokai better understand how to access federal loans and new programs established under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The bipartisan $2 trillion CARES Act is the largest aid package in American history and was signed into law last Friday.
“This new law will help Hawaii small businesses meet their payroll and provide people with paychecks for up to eight weeks,” said Senator Schatz, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee. “As more federal help becomes available, we’ll continue to work to provide more information about how Hawaii families and businesses can access these new resources.”
The CARES Act provides relief for small businesses that have trouble covering payroll and operating expenses because of the COVID-19 pandemic.…
Wednesday, April 1st, 2020
HRYF News Release
Molokai High School student Maria Angst is one of two students being considered for a $10,000 Hawaii Rotary Youth Foundation Scholarship (HRYF). Ten HRYF recipients, 10 representatives on an interview panel from 10 Maui Rotary Clubs, and 10 individual virtual interviews demonstrated the “Power of 10” this year.
The HRYF Scholarship program offers every Rotary club in the state of Hawaii a $5000 scholarship to award to a deserving high school senior planning on attending college. Each of the 10 Maui County Rotary Clubs held in-person interviews to determine their club’s respective scholarship recipient. Angst was sponsored by the Rotary Club of Lahaina.…
Wednesday, April 1st, 2020
MGH News Release
Molokai General Hospital has begun using an external triage system (patients are greeted and screened outside the ED) to screen patients. Those who may meet criteria will be tested outside of the hospital to expedite care. The COVID-19 testing is an extension of the emergency department services.
We encourage anyone who suspects they may have been exposed to COVID-19 to speak with their medical provider to find out if they meet testing requirements.
As of Wednesday, March 25, Molokai General Hospital will be limiting its number of entrances to one. All people entering the main facility will need to use the front lobby sliding glass door.…
Wednesday, April 1st, 2020
If the barge stops coming
and we have all you need
will we share with our neighbors
or give in to greed?
If the barge stops coming
and the shelves are stripped bare
will we hoard a year’s surplus
or be kind and share?
If the barge stops coming
and the markets all close
will we let people starve
or help ease their woes?
If the barge stops coming
will we wake up and see
that we are all part
of this humanity?
Jayson Mizula…
Wednesday, April 1st, 2020
The Molokai Veterans Caring for Veterans will close our center until further notice.
Burials in the Veterans Cemetery will only be from Monday to Friday, no holidays, between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m., according to the County of Maui.
Our veterans and community, Please take care and be safe.
Longie Dudoit, MVCV Commander…
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