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Ka’ahele a Lono

Thursday, February 3rd, 2022

Ka’ahele a Lono

By Catherine Cluett Pactol

Lonoikamakahiki! Lonoikamakahiki! The chant rang out through every ahupua’a on Molokai last week as a Ka’ahele crew walked more than 50 miles from Halawa to Hale O Lono carrying Lonomakua in the 40th annual Ka Molokai Makahiki. Bearing the lei-draped white banner fluttering in the wind, the group of marchers stopped at every school and community on the island, accepting more than 100 ho’okupu over the course of the week-long journey. 

“The Ka’ahele was traditionally a time for the island to assess the status of the ‘aina and kai,” said Miki’ala Pescaia, cultural practitioner and one of the event’s organizers.…

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Wrestling and Basketball

Thursday, February 3rd, 2022

Wrestling and Basketball

By The Molokai Dispatch Staff

Molokai High wrestlers competed on the mat for the first time since the pandemic last weekend at Maui High, with many top results. 

“We had a good first tournament of the season and the first in almost two years,” said Head Coach Randy Manley. “Fourteen of the 16 that wrestled had at least one win. Our standouts were Chloe Manaba, Johnson Harris and Heno Kaiama.”

On the girls’ side in the top three finishers, Chloe Manaba took first place in the 102-pound category, Barbara Simon third place at 117 pounds, Carly Dudoit and Kuulei Simon second and third place respectively at 132 pounds, and Stephanie Gandeza second place at 155.…

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Hawaiian Electric to Issue $2M in Kokua Fund

Thursday, February 3rd, 2022

Hawaiian Electric News Release

Hawaiian Electric will apply $2 million in bill credits for customers who have struggled to pay their electric bill during the COVID-19 pandemic on Molokai and other islands. The Kokua Fund Bill Credit Program will automatically provide a one-time credit of $90 to past-due balances for about 22,000 residential and business customers by Jan. 31. 

“Our priority during the pandemic has been to keep customers connected,” said Hawaiian Electric President and CEO Shelee Kimura. “Many people have been affected by the pandemic and we have designed this program to reach as many as we can, especially those for whom this credit will be the most meaningful.…

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More Internet Options for Homesteaders

Thursday, February 3rd, 2022

DHHL News Release

Hawaiian homesteaders on Molokai will soon have more options for internet and telecommunications services. Recent Federal law, coupled with expanded service options, will now allow service users on the homelands to obtain telecommunications services from a provider of their choice under the lifting of a former exclusivity clause that allowed only one provider to issue telecommunication products. 

For many years, Sandwich Isle Communications, Inc. (SIC) was the exclusive provider of broadband telecommunications services under Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) License No. 372 (License 372) which was issued to SIC’s parent company, Waimana Enterprises, Inc. on May 9, 1995. …

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Civic Leadership Program Launches

Thursday, February 3rd, 2022

Pacific Resource Partnership News Release

The Pacific Resource Partnership (PRP) launched “Partners for Democracy,” a 15-week non-partisan civic leadership program for emerging leaders who want to harness their passion for political advocacy to bring about change in Hawaii. The inaugural cohort consists of 30 civic-minded local leaders who are interested in running for elected office or becoming advocates for economic, community and social issues, including one from Molokai. On a live Zoom presentation Jan. 27, the program officially kicked off with a keynote by nationally acclaimed author and political strategist Christine Pelosi. 

The program’s curriculum is intended to empower leaders with training tools, resources, and support to help them build a solid foundation that will enable them to address the key issues facing Hawaii.…

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Meet the Artists: PF Bentley

Thursday, February 3rd, 2022

Meet the Artists: PF Bentley

Community Contributed

By Na Heona Molokai

Na Heona Molokai (Artists of Molokai) is a group creating an exhibition titled “No Stop Light: Molokai” for the 3,600 square foot Downtown Art Center in Honolulu, in May 2022. In the coming months, we will introduce each artist.  

PF Bentley grew up in Waikiki in the 60s and 70s and first came to Molokai in 1971 while a student at UH Manoa.  He graduated UH in 1975 with a B.Ed degree while working his first photography job at Sunbums Hawaii shooting music concerts for the publication.  In 1976, Bentley moved to San Francisco and later to New York for photojournalism opportunities, eventually returning home to Hawaii. …

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Meet the Artists: U’i Kahue-Cabanting

Thursday, February 3rd, 2022

Meet the Artists: U’i Kahue-Cabanting

Community Contributed

By Na Heona Molokai

Na Heona Molokai (Artists of Molokai) is a group creating an exhibition titled “No Stop Light: Molokai” for the 3,600 square foot Downtown Art Center in Honolulu, in May 2022. In the coming months, we will introduce each artist. 

What is your name and connection to Molokai?

My name Is U’i Kahue-Cabanting. My ohana is now five generations DHHL beneficiaries in Ho’olehua.  I am a cultural practitioner/kumu, community activist and political candidate. 

Describe your art.  

‘Ulana Niu is the art of weaving with coconut.  Most people equate ‘Ulana Niu with woven bowls or a hat and not much else, as it is considered a novelty or a souvenir, even a lost art. …

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Cross Country All-Stars

Thursday, February 3rd, 2022

Cross Country All-Stars 

By The Molokai Dispatch Staff

Two Molokai runners were named among the The Maui News MIL Boys and Girls Cross Country All-Stars. Molokai’s Namaka Ross and Kailani Bicoy made the cut to the All-Stars list, which is comprised of the top 10 finishers for the boys and girls Maui Interscholastic League Championship races. Ross is a senior and Bicoy is a junior at MHS, where they competed in the 2021 cross country season.…

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Mardi Gras Fun

Thursday, February 3rd, 2022

On Saturday, Feb. 26, a fun event is planned at St. Damien Church in the parking lot behind the church in Kaunakakai from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be lucky number drawings with a first place prize of an $800 ticket voucher on Mokulele Airlines and cash prizes, King Cakes, malasada sale, mask decorating contest ($2 each), baked goods, games for all ages, jumbo hotdog/chili plate lunch ($10),  popcorn and cotton candy!  For lucky number tickets, masks, lunch plate tickets/more information, call 808-336-0261. COVID policy will be followed, with masks suggested and hand sanitizing when entering. Please do not attend if you are sick. …

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Kind Rescue

Thursday, February 3rd, 2022

We would like to thank the young man who rescued our dog who was walking on the highway in Kamalo on the night of January 22nd.  He so kindly picked her up and kept her safe for the night and somehow managed to find out where she lived and returned her safely the next morning.  We were so very happy to have her back we failed to get his name and thank him properly.  He has our heartfelt appreciation.

Sincerely, Gerry and Karen Garcia…

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