UHMCM News Release
Want to enroll in college classes on Molokai? You’re in luck. The admissions application deadline has been extended to Aug. 8. Apply online at maui.hawaii.edu/apply or schedule an appointment with the Educational Opportunity Center by calling (808) 553-4490 x 2. Classes start on Monday, Aug. 21. Come visit our campus anytime, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.…
Congressman Ed Case News Release
U.S. Congressman Ed Case urges Molokai veterans and their survivors who may be eligible for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care benefits under the historic PACT Act of August 2022, and who have not yet applied for PACT Act benefits, to file or at least complete and submit an intent to file before Wednesday, Aug. 9 to preserve eligibility for retroactive benefits back to the law’s enactment.
The Sergeant First Class (SFC) Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act is one of the largest VA health care and benefit expansions ever.…
Hawaii Energy News Release
Molokai nonprofits, small businesses and restaurants can receive grants of up to $6,000 for eligible energy efficiency projects through the EmPOWER Grant program. Applications will be available beginning Aug. 1 and must be submitted by Sept. 29. Organizations may apply for a grant of up to $6,000, depending on the equipment type, which may cover up to 100 percent of eligible project costs.
EmPOWER Grant funding may be used to cover the following expenses of energy efficiency projects: new energy efficient equipment, including HVAC systems, window film, ENERGY STAR® certified commercial kitchen appliances, and refrigeration technologies like motor controls and adding doors and anti-sweat controls to open cases; parts, accessories and other materials necessary for installation; labor for old equipment removal, site preparation and installation of energy efficiency measure(s); shipping costs for equipment and materials; taxes for the preceding items.…
There are now decreased dental services on Molokai due to unreliable transport into and out of the island.
Dr. Tabitha Chiu, DMD writes:
“Dear Nalu Dental patients,
In the few months that l’ve been working at Nalu Dental, l’ve felt so welcomed by everyone that l’ve met. It’s been a privilege to be able to provide dental care to your community. Unfortunately, due to the unpredictability of transportation on and off the island, I will be pausing my commutes from Oahu. It has become difficult to manage my schedule when flights are consistently delayed, often without notice. I hope to return once transportation is more reliable.…
After 15 years at The Molokai Dispatch, I’m stepping away from daily operations at the newspaper and into a new role in journalism. I’ll now serve as Hawaii Public Radio’s Maui Nui reporter – the station’s first full time employee not based on Oahu. I’m honored to have this opportunity and so grateful I can continue to live and work on Molokai while bringing more Molokai, Maui and Lanai voices to the statewide airwaves.
Over the past 15 years, The Molokai Dispatch has been a foundation for me on Molokai. I’m so grateful to the Dispatch for bringing me to the island I’m blessed to call home, and all the opportunities it has afforded me since then. …
Disappeared.
Gone.
Turned to poo-brown
by clowns with “authority.”*
These blues and greens,
such vibrant life,
such beauty
they refuse to see.
Always trying so hard
to erase
so they desecrate
and they deface,
replacing history,
never wanting to leave
so much as a trace
of Kanaka Maoli
for occupying eyes
to see
as they use stolen keys
to uproot rainbow trees
and they paint over paradise
making something so nice
a dull brown
making you forget the Queen’s crown
making you forget the U.S. Marines
helped tear the Queen’s flag down
making you forget that this ain’t
America as they paint
and they paint
and they paint over laughter
and life
and love
and they shove their greedy paws
and their white
man made laws
and their codes
and their rules
all over this stolen land
where Hawaiian tongues
were long banned
and now there are cops
in schools
putting Hawaiian children
in handcuffs
and I agree with Aunty Scarlett
that enough is enough
when, instead of getting tough
on corrupt police
and on chemical companies
and on the military
polluting the aquifer,
the land
and the sea
they are using
the taxes on our tea
to deny Hawaiians like Kala’e
the right to just be
free
and to be freely creating beauty
for all eyes to see
while not hurting a flea
much less a tree
the air
the water
or the soil…
If you look at history
honestly
you will see
that since 1893
crimes like these
are truly
human rights violation
and it should make your blood boil.…
By Jack Kiyonaga, Reporter
The email starts as something benign: an inquiry from a distant family member, a reminder to pay for your Amazon Prime subscription, a promo for a credit card. You click the link and it’s all over from there – you’ve been hacked.
Kaunakakai School fifth grade teacher Kawika Gonzales is helping students across Molokai navigate this complicated digital landscape with a recent summer camp called the GenCyber Program. As the lead instructor for the state-wide program, Gonzales led 10 Molokai students ranging from fifth to 12th grade in a weeklong investigation into the strange, marvelous, dangerous, complicated world of the internet. …
By Jack Kiyonaga, Reporter
Question: How long have you lived on Molokai?
John Urauchi (JU): All my life. 91 years going on 92 in two months.
Q: Where did you grow up on Molokai?
JU: I was born in Kamalo, where we didn’t have any electricity or running water. It was a really a rough beginning. We had no running water, so no flush toilet. All the water came from the well outside the house. Our toilet was a puka toilet down below.
Q: What was it like growing up then?
JU: In those days the fishing and crabbing was excellent.…
By Catherine Cluett Pactol
Molokai’s three canoe clubs gathered for the island’s last regatta of the summer paddling season at Kaunakakai Wharf last Saturday. Crews of all ages from Molokai Canoe Club, Wa’akapaemua and Kukui clubs battled it out in friendly competition in ¼ and ½ mile races. Some crews will go on to paddle at the state race held this year in Hilo Bay on Aug. 5. …
Hawaii Community Lending News Release
Lessees and family members in the Naʻiwa Homesteaders Program are invited to attend a special gathering on Friday, July 28, at 5 p.m. at the DHHL/OHA Conference Room at Kulana ʻOiwi on Molokai. This informational meeting is planned to help lessees prepare their finances for homeownership. Food and beverages will be provided. RSVP not required. As for those who don’t have such programs in their area, they can still gain some funds through sites like https://bitcoin100k.org/.
The project will train Native Hawaiians as owner-builders, assisting them in navigating the permitting, approval and construction process unique to Hawaiian Home Lands as well as build their capacity to move their agricultural land leases into production.…
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