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Planner Slot Vacant After Torgerson Leaves

Monday, October 11th, 2010

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.

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Lady Farmers Smash Maui, Lanai Teams

Monday, October 11th, 2010

Lady Farmers Smash Maui, Lanai Teams

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.”

was the best game,” Helm said. “They were tall, big, had good ball control. It was a good test for us.”

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.

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Beauty Should Be Shared

Thursday, October 7th, 2010

Beauty Should Be Shared

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By Michael Fiorito

On a Kamakou Nature Preserve hike in September, I captured this `ohia lehua (metrosideros macropus) with Mount Kamakou resting in the background. Molokai beauty should be shared.

 

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Meet the Candidate: Bill Medeiros

Thursday, October 7th, 2010

Meet the Candidate: Bill Medeiros

we’ve heard from the public that everybody in the private sector and in their community had to cut jobs. Businesses had to reduce jobs and staff, and government should do the same.

The Maui County general election is Nov. 2.

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Pasha to Begin Shipping Over Young Brothers’ Protest

Thursday, October 7th, 2010

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.

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Crash Victim in Stable Condition

Thursday, October 7th, 2010

Crash Victim in Stable Condition

An SUV travelling west on Kamehameha Highway crashed through a fence and hit a tree at Kaunakakai Elementary School Sunday morning.

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.

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In the Patch

Wednesday, October 6th, 2010

In the Patch

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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Health Center Gets Crowd Support

Monday, October 4th, 2010

While Maui County officials sought requests from Molokai for next year’s budget, a group of Molokai residents and workers first testified for more immediately-available funds last week.

The county’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program received $2 million in federal funds, which will be available for projects across the county in 2011.

Much of the crowd pegged the Molokai Community Health Center (MCHC) as a prime candidate to receive a portion of the funds.

“[MCHC] is an integrated model of health care,” said Desiree Puhi, the center’s executive director. “We have a patient base of about 2,900 and we need the county and community to continue to support us.”

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Molokai Councils Prep for State Puwalu

Monday, October 4th, 2010

After years of planning, Molokai’s `Aha Moku councils are finally getting a say in natural resource management.

Last Saturday, representatives from Molokai’s various moku, or districts, met in preparation for a statewide puwalu, or meeting, of leaders next month on Oahu. Their discussion focused on how to best protect natural resources, incorporating traditional practices with current management.

This is the first time Molokai’s moku representatives have officially come together to share ideas on natural resources management, according to Mac Poepoe, who is helping lead the organizing effort here.

“This idea is something that all the people can agree with,” said Poepoe. He estimated that a third of Saturday’s 60-some participants were new to the process.

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Mary Inouye Van Gils

Friday, October 1st, 2010

Mary Inouye Van Gils, 91, of Kaunakaki, died on September 14, 2010 at her home. She was born on November 10, 1918 in Kamalo. She is survived by her son Michael (Cathy) Inouye of Kaunakakai; brothers Paul (Ann) Inouye of Puyallup, Wash; Shigenobu (Jane) Inouye of Kamalo; sister Beatrice McWiggins of Honolulu; grandson David (Keiko) Inouye of Yokohama, Japan; two great-granddaughters Karlyn and Leina of Yokohama, Japan, and many beloved nieces and nephews.

Friends called on September 24, 2010 from 8 a.m., with Mass at 10 a.m. at the Kaunakakai Baptist Church. Burial followed at the St. Joseph church cemetery in Kamalo, Father Clyde Guerreiro presiding.

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