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Aloha no,
Aunty Kapua
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Mia Mendija placed fourth in the girls division with an overall score of 213 of 300. Her teammate Hope Will was seventh with 202 overall.
“I’m proud of them,” said Coach David Kalani. “They’re progressing really well.”
On the boy’s side, MHS’s James Corpuz was tenth in the boy’s division with 221. Dallen Tancayo score 198 to place 19th while DJ Kaai was 21st with 194.
This weekend, the whole team will return to Maui for the MIL Championships on Oct. 16. Success there means a trip to the state championship Oct. 26.
“I feel kind of confident,” Kalani said. “We’re just crossing our fingers.”
Leaders in Waiting
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“This is our responsibility,” added Alex Gilliland, 13, who wrote the group’s vision statement.
Heavy Lifting
Asking a group of pre-teens to set the agenda for economic growth or education reform is not easy. The students said it took a few days for them to understand how to work together and flush out their ideas.
“I knew we were going to work,” said Decker Bicoy, 11, “but…”
“It was hard at first,” Tamanaha finished.
The students were also divided along school lines – the group included Aka`ula, Kualapu`u School, Kilohana Elementary and Molokai Middle School students, as well as one home-schooled student.
“It amazes me on such a small island that we polarize by community,” Newberry said. Fortunately, she added, in close quarters the students couldn’t help but bond. “Then the walls came down and it was a cohesive group with a vision.”
Christina Nakihei, 10, was one of two students from Kualapu`u School at the summit. She said at first it was scary being thrown into a group of kids she didn’t know, but by the end she felt at home.
“I just made friends with them this whole week!”
Yes We Can
The week wasn’t all work and no play – in between panels and visioning sessions, the kids fit in rounds of star gazing, campfire stories and hikes through Pu`u O Hoku’s grounds.
“Last night I stayed up way past bedtime,” Gilliland boasted.
On Friday, parents were invited to the lodge for a small reception. The students read the goals they had drafted and gushed about their week.
“I think this will be one of the experiences in my life that I never forget,” Hannah Alt, 11, told the crowd.
The group plans to reassemble quarterly to revaluate their vision and annually to host a multicultural festival. In 10 years, it will come together again to mentor a new group of Molokai students at the next Youth Visioning Project.
Until then, the students said, it’s up to them to effect change.
“We want the people of Molokai to see our vision and try to reach these goals,” said Kori-Lee DeRouin, 11.
Planner Slot Vacant After Torgerson Leaves
Molokai is again without a staff planner with the county’s Planning Department.
Mikal Torgerson, who became the Molokai Staff Planner at the beginning of this year, was let go late last month. Projects under his review have been passed on to other planning staff.
Torgerson did not return calls for comment.
Planning Supervisor Jeffery Dack could not comment on Torgerson’s leaving. He said the department will replace Torgerson in the coming months.
But Molokai Planning Commission (MoPC) Chairman Steve Chaikin said he is skeptical the county will fill the position that quickly.
“With the way that the economy is and the way the budgets are, I don’t know what they’ll do,” he said.
The county did not notify MoPC that Torgerson was leaving.
Lady Farmers Smash Maui, Lanai Teams
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After a week-long break packed with six off-island matches, the Molokai High School girls’ volleyball team returned home Sunday as the top seed for this weekend’s Maui Interscholastic League (MIL) Division II tournament.
The Lady Farmers’ week began on Oahu with two exhibition games against top-ranked Punahou and No. 1 Kamehameha last Monday and Tuesday. Molokai (7-0) was swept by Punahou in four tough sets, 28-26, 25-23, 25-11, 15-13, before losing to Kamehameha, 27-25, 25-23, 20-25, 25-22.
“We pulled off one set from Kamehameha,” said head coach Matt Helm. “We got the opportunity to start seeing competition that we don’t see in practice. It’s good for us.”
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Seven days and several matches later, Helm said the girls had a positive off-island experience and bonded as a team.
“When we travel, they get the opportunity to bond and come together,” he added. “It allows them to play even better.”
The team will make its way back to Maui on Thursday to face off with the winner of a Lanai and St. Anthony match in the MIL Division II tournament.
Beauty Should Be Shared
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Community Contributed
By Michael Fiorito
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Meet the Candidate: Bill Medeiros
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The Maui County general election is Nov. 2.
Pasha to Begin Shipping Over Young Brothers’ Protest
Young Brothers, Limited is warning state officials and customers that competition from another interisland cargo carrier could jeopardize its service to smaller ports in the state including Kaunakakai.
Late last month, Pasha Hawaii Transport Lines received the go-ahead from the state Public Utility Commission (PUC) to carry interisland cargo on an interim basis.
Pasha currently ships cargo from the mainland. In March 2009, it applied for permission to do interisland shipping every two weeks between Oahu, Maui, Kauai and Hawaii Island. Its vessel is not equipped to dock at smaller ports.
With the PUC approval, Pasha will begin service later this year.
Crash Victim in Stable Condition
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The driver, Noah Castillo of Ho`olehua, was in stable condition and flown to Queens Medical Center in Honolulu as a precaution, according to Maui Police Department Sergeant Randy Esperanza. The investigation is on-going.
In the Patch
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It was not your stereotypical autumn day with crisp weather and colorful leaves, but Molokai families still enjoyed the perks of fall with the island’s first-ever pumpkin patch last Saturday.
Hundreds of orange and white pumpkins of every size and shape lined the 4-acre parcel owned by Heart of Aloha church, which began growing pumpkins in June.
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