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Marching to the Band The Hawaii
All-State Marching Band has been selected to perform in the 2011 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. The All-State band, composed of high school band students from across the state, will represent Hawaii in the world-famous holiday spectacular with their fantastic musical, marching and cultural artistry. The Hawaii All-State Marching Band is one of 10 bands selected for the 2011 Parade out of more than 150 applicants nationwide. The superior musical ability, marching and performance skills the group has displayed under the leadership of John Riggle and his team won them a slot in the legendary Parade that will see them step into the
Ahoy Pirates!Thousands lined up in front of the Waikiki Community Center to apply as extras for "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides." Some of them got there as early as 2 a.m. Sande Alessi Casting of California started early last Saturday morning in its call for hundreds of extras in the fourth installment of the Disney action-adventure film series starring Johnny Depp. The film seeks men to play pirates, sailors and stand-ins, including authentic-looking scavenger types ages 18 to 60 of all ethnicities. It seeks men who are thin, tall, short or emaciated as well as those with huge noses, lazy eyes, grizzled and wrinkled faces, odd body types and missing limbs and teeth. The "Pirates" film will be shot on Kauai and Oahu this summer, wrapping up some time in August. The film is slated for release in summer 2011.
Molokai High School’s baseball team wrapped up its season last weekend with two wins in its triple-game series against Seabury Hall at Duke Maliu Regional Park – awarding the team second place in the final Division II standings.
The Farmers beat out the Spartans Friday evening by one run, lost by one run the following day, 8-7, and then recaptured the lead in their second Saturday game, winning 18-11.
“It was well played by both teams,” said Coach Steve Trout, a former major league pitcher. “We have respect for what Seabury has done, and they have respect for us.”
In Molokai’s final blowout game on Saturday, the farmers took a 6-0 lead after only one inning, then fell behind 10-7 in the top of the third, only to regain victory shortly thereafter.
“That was a really exciting game,” added Trout. “We showed what we practiced.”
In the last game of the triple header, Molokai's Ehukai Rawlins scored twice and drove in three runs, while Jubilee Tabilangan gained three runs and a ‘runs batted in’, and Shaquille Rapanot scored twice and drove in one run.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Department approved a $1.5 million grant last week for the acquisition of a perpetual conservation easement on Molokai’s east end. The Kainalu watershed area covers 614 acres and is home to many threatened, endangered and native species.
The proposed acquisition is still in the early stages of negotiation, according to land owner Kip Dunbar. He said an appraisal has not yet been completed, and no agreements or conditions have even been discussed. Negotiations would primarily take place between Dunbar’s family and the Department of Land and Natural Resources, Dunbar said. He added he is waiting to find out the land’s value from the appraisal before moving forward.
Submitted by Ka`ano Seed Project
What are those Molokai seed bank people up to? We have a garden plot established on Joe Kennedy’s farm on the east side of MCC road. Our first crops of cucumber and okra have been harvested for seed. Three kinds of lettuce are ready for seed harvest.
Lima beans, yellow wax beans, cabbage, peppers and tomatoes are growing well and look like a good seed harvest to come.
We try to gather at the garden plot at 4 p.m. on Thursdays to work together – planting, weeding, watering, harvesting and talking story. Join us. Call Jade 553-4843
By Ted Kanemitsu and Lisa Davis
The following is the ending of Ted and Lisa recounting their Trans America Bicycle Route journey last year.
This route basically follows the settlement of the early pioneers as they made their way west. History stared us in the eye as we visited numerous historical sites along the way. We met direct descendents of settlers who have live on the same land since there were still Indians living free. I never realized how little I knew about American history until this trip. I knew more about Kamehameha than I knew about Lincoln. And you’re right, it is embarrassing. It seems that Lincoln did a lot more than just make it on to the face of the penny and the five dollar bill.
Of course there were some scary parts to this journey as well, tension did get pretty high on occasions. I recall sitting in my tent one evening in Kentucky during the worst thunder storm in history. Well, that’s how it felt to me at the time. I knew without a doubt that my life would end that night, no questions asked. The next morning, I asked the camp manager what he thought of the horrendous thunder storm. His reply? “Oh, that’s about normal for this time of the year.” I guess I’ve lived a sheltered life.
This year’s 8th Annual Molokai Senior Fair was held at Home Pumehana, to raise awareness for kupuna and their caregivers by introducing them to agencies from Oahu and Molokai. The meet-up provided attendees an opportunity to discover various services.
The event was coordinated by Hale Maha’olu, Alu Like, and M.E.O. Emcee Kaui Manera of the Alu Like program joyfully kept the kupuna motivated and entertained with beautiful Hawaiian music and hula throughout the day.
Home Pumehana’s Jersula Manaba and executive director of Hale Maha’olu, Roy Katsuda, mentioned that many of the kupuna, who once came to grab ‘free stuff’, have found themselves gathering and utilizing the information from the many different agencies and have discovered that there are great opportunities out there.
The 18th annual Molokai Earth Day celebration had a special guest this year – a giant o`opu – that entertained the crowd and raised awareness about Molokai’s rare species. Begun in 1993, Molokai Earth Day has become one of the island’s most popular annual events, hosted by The Nature Conservancy (TNC). This year also marked the 40th anniversary of the celebration nation-wide.
Held at Mitchell Pauole Center last Friday evening, Earth Day brought hundreds of attendees, young and old. Booths from local and national organizations, who are working on the island to help preserve the environment, educated attendees about their activities and what people can do for the earth. Smokey the Bear, a mascot for forest fire prevention, also made a guest appearance.
As an ex-commercial fisherperson who watched and spoke to people who fished during eth tsunami, I am concerned for those who may casually enter the water thinking things may be the same as usual.
Four and half years of the permit process with Maui and Molokai planners…hearings, meetings, discussions, on and on. Finally we got the green light to build. Four and half months ago we started prepping our property to build a 3,100 sq. ft. Veteran Center Museum. In the last three months we are now in limbo waiting for our building permit. All departments in the County of Maui have signed off except for the Water Department.