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Leeward Kenpo Karate Ke Ola `O Molokai
On April 13, LKK Ke Ola ‘O Molokai competed in the 27th Annual Leeward Kenpo Karate Tournament which was held at Halawa Gym. This year, LKK Ke Ola ‘O Molokai brought 14 competitors. Under the supervision of their Sifu (teacher) Lori Nakamoto and Sibak Elroy Mollena (Assistant Instructor), the students brought home a total of 20 trophies as well as 3 fighting spirit awards.
Classes are held on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays from 5:30-7:30 pm and on Saturdays from 9:00 to 11:00 am at Home Pumehana Senior Center. Call 646-0826 for more information or stop by before class.
Results of the Tournament:
Ichiro Asano – 1st place Kenpo Kata (Novice boys 6-7)
2nd place Kumite (Novice boys 6-7)
Noel Tancayo – 1st place Kenpo Kata (Novice girls 6 and under)
3nd place Kumite (Novice girls 6 and under)
Courtney Winfrey – Fighting Spirit Award (Novice girls 7-8)
Jasmyn Davis – Fighting Spirit Award (Novice girls 9-10)
Makana Arce – Fighting Spirit Award (Novice boys 10-11)
Benjamin Aea – 1st place Kumite (Novice boys 10-11)
Nolan Nartatez – 1st place Kenpo Kata (Intermediate boys 12-13)
1st place Traditional Kata (Intermediate boys and girls 12-14)
1st place Kumite (Intermediate boys 12-13)
Misty Mollena – 3rd place Kenpo Kata (Novice girls 15-17)
Eric “Kalei” Sasada – 1st place Kumite (Intermediate boys 14-15)
Punohu Seitz – 1st place Kenpo Kata (Novice boys 14-15)
3rd place Kumite (Novice boys 14-15)
Ryan Johnston – 3rd place Kenpo Kata (Intermediate boys 16-17)
1st place Weapons Kata (Intermediate boys and girls 15-17)
2nd place Kumite (Intermediate boys 14-15)
Kyle Macmillan – 1st place Traditional Kata (Intermediate boys and girls 15-17)
4th place Kumite (Intermediate boys 16-17)
Wendell “Iopa” Mollena – 1st place Kenpo Kata (Novice boys 15-17)
1st place Kumite (Novice boys 16-17)
Lance Haraguchi – 1st place Kenpo Kata (Men’s Novice Color Belt 35 and over)
Not-so-Great Cancellation on Friendly Isle
My husband and I have visited Molokai for 13 years and have found the people and the island beautiful. We stay on the west side because of the golf course. We have also enjoyed the movie theatre, grocery store and Lodge in Maunaloa Town. Everyone we came into contact with on the island was so very nice to us. Molokai is truly the ‘Friendly Isle’.
We had already secured a condo for next year and had planned to stay much longer this time. We have been following the events in the last few weeks with great sadness.
Great Stay on the Friendly Isle
We just returned from your beautiful island, and I feel obligated to thank you and your fellow islanders for your hospitality. This was our second visit, and certainly won't be our last. We love visiting Hawai'i, but especially Molokai because it's so real.
We stayed on the west end in a privately owned condo at Kaluakoi Villas.
We hiked up on Kalaka Rock to watch whales in the morning, and spent many hours on Popohaku Beach. We made a point to visit Kalaupapa, and met Mrs. Marks, who is a perfectly lovely woman.
We were saddened to hear about the closing of the ranch; especially as it will leave so many individuals unemployed. I do hope that everyone fares well, and I certainly support the islanders' decision to buy the land so they can determine what is done with it, if anything.
Adults to Blame for Violent Youth
Today while driving through Ranch Camp I had the misfortune of encountering two male students of Molokai High in the midst of a physical altercation. Yes, they were “scrapping”!
In a panic I stopped my car in the middle of the street, jumped out and tried to separate them. I gave them both an earful and sent one of them on his not so merry way. To my dismay the father of the second boy was in his garage less than 20 feet away instructing the other students to “let them fight”.
When confronted, all this person did was put blame on the other boy. All I heard was “Him, him, him! Not my boy’s fault! You don’t know!”
Hawaii’s Agriculture Could be in Big Trouble
Agriculture is in BIG trouble if certain provisions of SB 2646, HD 1 passes this week In one of the most brazen moves by the House and Speaker Say in recent memory is the ploy to hold the mandatory solar heating bill (SB 644) hostage to what the House has spun as the Ag "Incentives" bill (SB 2646, CD 1), so the latter can get out of conference committee for a floor vote. The story is as slimy as it gets - see details below from Sierra Club (esp. section highlighted).
In short, the bill provides landowners a huge potential windfall. The two most notorious sections would open up current Ag District lands for Urban and/or Rural District uses, either of which could negatively impact ag and lead to the kind of abuses currently illegal in the Ag District, but to which counties have been turning a blind eye. This bill would legitimize such uses in the future. Some major features:
(1) Allow landowners to reclassify their 15% of their lands to urban or rural under an expedited Declaratory Ruling Petition if they designate 85% of their lands as "important agricultural lands" (IAL). The implication of using this procedure is to avoid contested case procedures, which would otherwise apply, in favor of only public hearings.
Kalaupapa Harbor Improvements Funded
Bidding for this project is scheduled to begin in June 2008. On-site construction is estimated to begin in spring 2009 – following the rough ocean months of October through March – and be completed in September 2009.
In June 2007, Governor Lingle released $595,000 for emergency repairs to the harbor’s bulkhead wall, which had deteriorated due to lengthy exposure to winter waves. That project was successfully completed in September 2007.
Molokai Ranch’s Cut Coconut Trees – The Other Side of The Story
At one time, the superintendent who oversees these workers had a staff of eleven. This number has since dwindled to only five who have had to rely on close teamwork in order to maintain all 18 holes of the course.
Why would the course staff want to destroy their own hard work and the beautiful landscaping at Kaluakoi? One homeowner suggested it was vengeance, and that employees were acting out on their own because of the shut down. Hello! This is property damage and something that this crew would never attempt.
In fact, condo owners residing along hole 17 know about property damage. At one time they took it upon themselves to cut trees that were not on their property to get a better view of the fairway and green.
In light of the popularity that the ranch has been receiving I don’t expect community approval on much that the Ranch is doing. I am however appalled by the actions of the homeowners towards the staff. While a few homeowners have been sympathetic, many have acted out towards the staff yelling and hollering at them.
One resident confronted the backhoe operator that was moving tree trunks and refused to move out of the way. Others have argued for various solutions which just would not have worked.
There are two sides to the story to what happened. The workers are just as much being affected by the cutting of the coconut trees as the homeowners. The employees were under the pressure of a time frame to have things completed. It was explained that the taller trees posed a safety hazard. Since these trees were eventually going to be cut it makes sense that they be utilized to secure accessible areas of the golf course.
Please know that Ranch employees are hard working people who care for the environment as much as anyone on Molokai. Many of us have kept open minds about how to move forward during these difficult times – at this point, your patience and respect can go a long way in helping us toward this goal.
Cathy Kawamae
Honoring Mo`o
He belonged to all of us. His immediate and extended 'ohana, 'O Hina i ka Malama, Kamalama, this community, Molokai, and Ke Akua. We were all 'ohana to Mo'o on different levels and in different degrees throughout his life. We remember him as a good boy, an honest boy, quiet, gentle, and caring.
“Let not his demise be in vain,” is an unspoken message for you the `opio. We all need to make wise decisions in life.
We thank you Molokai for being Molokai, for the “choke” support and kokua you have given to us, for your great love and blessings in honoring the spirit of Mo'o Nakai”ilimoku Kukeikikani o Mo'omomi Acasio.
Your spirit of aloha has been overwhelming and from our 'ohana to the 'ohana of Molokai we say, “mahalo; mahalo ke Akua, mahalo na aumakua, mahalo na kupuna, mahalo Molokai nui Ahina!”
Mo'omomi was asked the question “Who are you?” in December of 2004 when he was just 13 years old. This is from his journal, in his own words, written over a two day period.Who Am I?
I am a boy who can watch other people and learn plenty. And I can learn plenty of knowledge by listing and watching others. So I am a kid who really listenes and watches. (I'm a Hawaiian because, my genealogy comes from old Hawai'i chiefs and ali'i from way back. And KAMEHAMEHA THE FIRST was part of my genealogy.) He kuleana keia. This is my responsibility. So I think I know who I am !!! Oh, and I'm Mo'omomi Acasio, and I was born at Mo'omomi beach; and I like it when people call me Mo'omomi, because it reminds me where I was born. Mo'omomi Acasio, Dec. 20, 2004
Who Am I ?
I am 13 years old, and I'm a boy, and my name is Mo'omomi Acasio. I'm an Hawaiian because my first mother was Ho'ohokukalani, and my father was Wakea, and my brother was Haloa. So this is how I know I'm Hawaiian. I AM HAWAIIAN!!!!!8:45 AM Mo'o Dec. 21, 2004
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