.JPG)
The biggest earthquake in Japan’s history was so powerful it tilted the axis of the Earth, according to NASA, sending tsunami waves crashing across the Pacific Ocean last Thursday evening, March 10. The waves reached Molokai shores around 3:15 a.m. on Friday morning.
The 8.9 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Sendai, Japan at 7:46 p.m. local time, triggering more than forty Pacific nations to declare tsunami warnings, including Hawaii.
.JPG)
By Jesse Church
Hello veterans, old Jesse here with the veterans news and coming events. The Molokai Veterans Caring for Veterans center, located at 145 Ala Malama Ave in Kaunakakai, has been closed for a number of weeks due to not having electricity after the fire at the restaurant in the building that we shared. I’m happy to announce the center has reopened – hours are the same (Mon, Wed, Fri 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.), and the phone number is the same (553-8387) – so everyone who would like to stop by and say hello, please feel free to do so, we’d be happy to see you.
Molokai Arts Center News Release
Weeks away from starting construction, the Molokai Arts Center is holding a fundraiser this Saturday, March 12, to ensure the island’s first and only community arts center is on schedule.
The Soup ‘R Bowl will be held at Coffees of Hawaii in Kualapu`u. For a suggested donation of $20, you will enjoy soup, salad, bread, and a beverage. Our artistic chefs Artice Swingle, Mikal Berry and Roshani Nash are creating temptations such as Cascadia Vegan Soup, Tortilla and Avocado Soup, Sopa de Green Chile, Smoky Ham and Corn Chowder, Seafood Chowder, Golden Curried Pumpkin Soup, Chicken and Boy Choy Soup, and Spicy Chili Con Carne.
.jpg)
.JPG)
Molokai High School seniors were given the assignment last August to create a research project, but they were also given the chance to make that project something that could positively impact their community.
Growing Character through Food
To one student, positive impact on the community means teaching the importance of providing one’s own food source.
Chelsea Sakamoto said she was inspired by her father Glenn to start a garden for the whole community of Molokai. Sakamoto was specially chosen by Ms. Harada, along with two other students, Misty Mollena and Kawena Puhi, to present her project to the community last Wednesday night at the MHS library.
Harada explained that she and a team of language art’s teachers got together and chose three presentations that could represent the senior projects the best.
.JPG)
.JPG)
Tino Reyes, a Ho`olehua native, carries on his passion for over 20 years , and is now the head coach of another Division II volleyball team.
After coaching the as interim head coach for one season, Reyes dropped the first part of his title when he was offered the head coaching position for the University of Hawaii-Hilo Vulcans (UH-Hilo) women’s volleyball last month.
“I’m enjoying it. We have a great athletic director and coaching staff,” Reyes said.
Experience has been vital for Reyes.’ He spent 17 seasons as an associate coach with the University of Hawaii at Manoa men’s volleyball team, a D-I school; one season as head coach at Chiminade University, a D-II school; and two seasons head coaching at Oregon State University, a D-II school.
.JPG)
The Aha Kane Committee wants to give its young men a chance to shape their future, by re-evaluating themselves and realigning with Hawaiian history and culture.
To learn is to gain wisdom and to share knowledge is a gift for all, so men of all ages are encouraged to attend a special meeting and talk about what really means to be a man.
The conference will ask one main question: “Who are you?” Organizers want to continue on the theme of their first Aha Kane conference hosted on Molokai in 2007: “The search for the Path.”
“If you were on the path to responsibility four years ago, then where are now at this point in your life?” asked Moke Kim, a homesteader and an Aha Kane Conference committee member.
Steeped in the history and ritual of ancient cultures, and mentioned in both the Bible and the Koran, the fig is one of the most universally enjoyed fruits. It was one of the first plants cultivated by humans before wheat, barley, and legumes. Fig remnants were found in archaeological excavations from the town of Gilgal in the Jordan Valley dating back to 9300 BC. Native to Asia Minor, near Turkey, the fig spread beyond the Mediterranean area before recorded history.
By Deb Hill
.jpg)
The Farmer’s baseball team is off to a 0-3 in preseason action after tough matches against top teams at the Baldwin High School Invitation Tournament.
The team is under new leadership this season, as first-year coach and storied Molokai baseball player Mike McCutcheon tries to bring his team to a higher-level of playing.
“I want to bring some consistency and respect to the program,” McCutcheon said.
McCutcheon pitched for the Arizona Diamondbacks in the Double-A division for seven years before coming back to Molokai in 2002. He is now a Maui County policeman and school resource officer for Molokai High School.
“Molokai was very different when I got back. I saw a drug problem here and I wanted to help fix it,” McCutcheon said.
He also holds the high school state record for the most strikeouts in one game, with 23 against Baldwin in the summer of 1995 at Kaunakakai Ballpark.
The 2010 Maui Interscholastic League (MIL) champions, Baldwin, were Molokai’s first opponent last Thursday. Molokai lost 0-12.
Holding Ground
Despite the loss, coach McCutcheon said he can take the loss as a humbling experience.
.jpg)
“Baldwin has one of the best offenses in the state. I was very pleased with our pitching performance,” he said.
Ryan Rapanot was the starting pitcher and gave up six hits over four and two-thirds innings. Molokai had six defensive errors over the course of the game, and McCutcheon said that was a big factor in losing the game.
“The kids were overwhelmed a bit with this being their first game” of the season, he said.
It was more of the same on Friday against King Kekaulike, which ended 10-1. The Farmers also played against Waipahu on Saturday and lost 14-2.
McCutcheon said he will continue to work with them on the fundamentals of baseball this week.
The team began practicing on Feb. 7, five times a week at Kaunakakai Ballpark. They currently have 24 players on the team.
McCutcheon also has hopes to make it to states this year. “I want to bring Molokai baseball back to what it used to be,” he said.
The Farmers will begin their regular season on March 25-26 against Seabury, on Maui.
Public schools around the state are sometimes the first ones to feel budget cuts. Schools on Molokai are doing the best they can with what they have.
The island’s school principals met for a talk story last week and all of them agreed that they need to focus on preparing kids for the real world and foster parental support.
Get Ready For College
Kaunakakai Elementary School Principal Janice Espiritu announced that the school would not have any combined classes next year. Espiritu is confident that the school is preparing their students for the not only for middle school, but beyond.
1 Comments