The Big Wind Scam
Opinion By Mike Bond
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Bubbles drifted across the clear sky and shouts of excitement echoed through food tents and games booths.
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Big Awards at State Science Fair
By Amber (Momi) Afelin and Moriah Jenkins
Two Molokai students participated in this year’s State Science Fair, where both girls won more than $1,000 in prize money and awards for their innovative projects.
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My project involved using NXT LEGO Mindstorms robots to question if my robot was capable of distinguishing a black ink line from various colors, called Walk the Line. I built my own robot, attached a sensor to it and programmed it to follow a black line. The questions that the judges asked us were much more complicated and intense at the state level of competition. There were many outstanding projects there and a lot of people competing for the various awards that were to be given out the next night.
Cultivating Molokai’s Healthcare System
Opinion by Keith Izawa
Recent coverage in The Molokai Dispatch has touched on the importance of strategic health planning on the island (“Health Center Awaits Funding,” March 16, 2011). Molokai is certainly a medically underserved area, but creating a high-performing health system is more complicated than “more is better.” Unnecessary duplication of services poses serious risks. Furthermore, healthcare workforce trends will pose particular challenges for Molokai. Strategic service design and community-based workforce development will be critical for sustainable, high-quality healthcare services.
Hospice Cares for You
Community Contributed by Patricia Tancayo
April 10-16 is National Volunteer Week, and Hospice Hawaii on Molokai encourages one and all to volunteer with hospice care. There were an estimated 468,000 volunteers working in hospices in 2009 – the average devoting 46.6 hours of time in 2009.
Our trained volunteers contribute to the quality of patient care and bereavement support for families. Volunteers often say they receive far more than they give during the time shared with patients.
Dangers of an Industrial Wind Factory on Molokai
Opinion by Mike Bond
Although the vast majority of Molokai people strongly oppose the proposed industrial wind factory, many do not realize how really bad it is. `Aha Ki`ole recently took a survey of Molokai’s opinion: out of 469 people, 437 (93 percent) are against the windmills, while 4 percent are in favor and 3 percent are undecided.
Veteran’s Corner
Column by Jesse Church
Hello veterans, old Jesse here with the veterans’ news and upcoming events. After the recent disaster in Japan, our veterans staked out the front of Friendly Market on March 18 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and took donations to help the people of Japan. I am pleased to tell you that our veterans raised $814, and the money will be given to the American Red Cross, Hawaii chapter, for the people of Japan. Our veterans want to thank the people of Molokai for their generosity.
Commander George Harada would like to remind members of the local VFW post 3870 that our next meeting will be on April 12 at 12:30 p.m. at Commander Harada’s home. If you have yet to become a member, call George Harada at 553-5730.
Join Community Basket
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It is such a pleasure to have Mavis Muller and her art featured in Kalele Bookstore and Divine Expressions these past couple of weeks. Her basketry is exquisite and her spirit generous. We are assembling a community basket for the remainder of this week in preparation for this Saturday's ceremony and burning of the basket at Ali`i Fishpond.
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The Burning Basket Project began in Mavis' home port of Homer, Alaska in 2004 as a medium for the collective healing of the lingering aftermath of the Exxon Valdez oil spill. The 10-foot basket took six full days to build and on the seventh day was gifted to the community for those interested to decorate it with written sentiments to be released through fire. Their community repeats the ritual every autumn and Mavis has facilitated similar events in California, Oregon and Hawaii.
Our Wellspring Basket of Nurturing and Protection will be her twentieth project and is being built of local natural materials that have been gathered on Molokai. Our mahalo goes out to the volunteers that have helped in the gathering and construction of the basket, Ka Honua Momona, International for hosting the burning celebration at Ali`i Fishpond and for the keiki and kupuna that have generously given of their time in collaborating in this project.
I look forward to seeing you and having your participation in our collective, interactive and impermanent expression of aloha!
Teri Waros
Art Fundraiser Kokua
Molokai Arts Center wishes to mahalo everyone who donated at our Soup 'R Bowl fundraiser at Coffees of Hawaii on Saturday March 12, 2011. Over 200 guests shared a meal of soup, salad and bread served in a unique bowl created by a Molokai artist while enjoying beautiful live music. Everyone agreed it was an event to remember.
Mahalo to Molokai Emergency Workers
To Mel Paoa, Elithe Pladera of Medic 8, acting Captain Greg Jenkins, Larry Rawlins, Zach Crowder, Jay Duquette from the Fire Department and Dr. Power, Makamae Akiona, Jorena Young, Kim Simon of Molokai General Hospital:
Thank you so much for the super job you did in the early morning of March 18, 2011. Within a couple of minutes you were at my home attending my husband, Milton. With limited medical history provided to you, you were able to stabilize his situation and it comforted me to know that his care was in capable hands.
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