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Author Archives: Megan Stephenson

Golden Anniversary

Monday, December 20th, 2010

Golden Anniversary

Henry and Pat Tancayo, of Ho`olehua, renewed their wedding vows on their 50th wedding anniversary at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, Dec. 17, 2010. The ceremony was officiated by Father Clyde Guerreiro, and was attended by their children Junette Kitterman, Henry, Jr., Patti Barbee, Travis; Lorriane Peelua Higa, other family members and friends.
Henry’s great grandfather, Andrew Poaha was among the many parishioners who rebuilt Our Lady of Sorrows Church long ago.
Henry and Pat have lived on Molokai for all of their married life.

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Early Christmas at MCHC

Monday, December 20th, 2010

For the past year, through a grant from AlohaCare, parents have been encouraged to bring their young children into the Molokai Community Health Center for Well-Baby checkups, and receiving small gift certificates for each completed visit.

Twice a year there is also a "lucky number" drawing. In the spirit of Christmas, the following prizes were awarded:  Kaimina`aua Dudoit ($200), Kamehana Phifer-Kaili ($100), Kalelia Wallace ($100), Reighley-Ann Ignacio ($50), and Koa Deschene ($50). The lucky winners will receive gift certificates to the Molokai merchant of their choice.

Best wishes to all the healthy, happy keiki on Molokai for a joyous holiday season!

Claire Iveson

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Aka`ula Thankful for Community Support

Monday, December 20th, 2010

Aka`ula School would like to acknowledge and thank the community for your great support and attendance at our most recent fundraiser, Ku Ka Lau Lama (To Stand In The Light) held at Hotel Molokai on Dec. 4. Our Winter Wonderland event was elegant, fun, and enjoyable in every way.  Indeed, it was a great success and attendees are looking forward to attending next year’s event.

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Young Brothers Announces Rate Increase

Monday, December 20th, 2010

Cargo company Young Brothers has announced they will be increasing their shipping rates statewide. This came shortly after a recent decision by the state Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to allow a second barge company, Pasha, into Hawaii’s interisland cargo market. Pasha has proposed a route that serves only larger ports, not providing shipment to smaller markets like Molokai.

A Young Brothers (YB) official said without Pasha in the market, YB would have had to raise their rates by 18.25 percent. With Pasha’s pressure, the company is applying for a rate raise of 24 percent. Some Molokai business owners said they were unsure yet as to how this raise will affect their business costs. The rates would go into affect around August 2011.

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Audubon Christmas Bird Count

Friday, December 17th, 2010

Audubon Christmas Bird Count

Community Contributed

By Arleone Dibben-Young
 
The 111th annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count will take place on Molokai on Thursday, Dec. 23. The Audubon Christmas Bird Count is a nationwide count that takes place in established areas during the same time period in the month of December. The information compiled over time provides a useful tool indicating population trends of bird species.
 
Molokai residents are encouraged to participate – no age is too young to learn about birds and no experience is necessary. The topside Molokai count extends 6.5 miles out from a point near Kualapu`u and is divided into three locations. Seabirds, shorebirds and waterfowl are counted via a route that includes cliffs on Dept. of Hawaiian Home Lands and the Molokai Irrigation System’s Kualapu`u Reservoir. Forest birds are typically counted at the Waikolu Lookout and The Nature Conservancy’s Kamakou Preserve (weather permitting). Waders and waterfowl are surveyed along the south shore. The Kalaupapa Peninsula is the fourth route in the count circle and individuals must perform the topside count in order to participate in this location, which is limited to 10 participants and must be permitted one week before the count date.
 


Reservations are requested for the count, which begins at 7 a.m. at the residence of organizer Arleone Dibben, located exactly at mile marker four in Kawela. A $5 donation benefits the National Audubon Society for count compilation, and participants are published in American Birds. Participants are asked to bring water, snacks and a lunch. For more information contact the organizer Arleone Dibben at 553-5992.

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Just in Time for the Holidays

Friday, December 17th, 2010

Just in Time for the Holidays

Looking for that perfect gift for your favorite cook, or something glitzy for your Christmas tree? Molokai has a new business offering kitchen toys and ono Hawaiian-style condiments and sweets in a quiet setting.

“Back by popular demand,” said the store’s owner, Jule Kamakana. After she closed Bamboo Pantry in Kaunakakai town, she still had the bug to provide Molokai with gifts for the home.

“I just want people to feel my blessings,” she said.


This time around, she decided to utilize what she already had – the family homestead farm, while providing some of the same products from Bamboo Pantry.

Kamakana Country Store, located on Kahanu St. just outside of Kaunakakai off Maunaloa Highway, is also a local food source. Kamakana said she and her husband grow herbs, vegetables and fruits such as pineapple, cucumber, and sugar cane. She will also sell Nancy Gove’s sea salt, and said she hopes to eventually offer a tour of how salt is made.

“This is what homesteading is about,” Kamakana said – using the land to not just provide for your family, but to share and education your community.

The store offers plenty of deals for the holidays – free wrapping, gift baskets, and the Kamakanas’ signature glassware. Jule’s husband Braddah etches kapa designs on glassware and décor, and Jule sells her Hawaiian quilt patterns as paintings as well. The store also offers a 10 percent discount for senior citizens on Mondays.

Kamakana Country Store is open Mondays 1-5 p.m., Tues-Fri 10 a.m.-4 p.m., and Saturdays 9 a.m.-1 p.m. They will be offering a 15 percent discount on all Christmas items this week. Call 553-5725 for more information.

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Kualapu`u Responds to Coffees’ Plans

Friday, December 17th, 2010

Community Contributed

By Rick Tamanaha

It can be said that Kualapu`u is a relatively passive community rarely in the eye of the public, generally pro-business because of its roots with the Del Monte pineapple plantation – a community/business partnership that was second to none.

However, the relationship between Kualapu`u and Coffees of Hawaii was misrepresented in the Dispatch article a few weeks ago.

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Kilohana Celebrates Their Grandparents

Tuesday, December 14th, 2010

Community Contributed

By Cynthia Luafalemana, Kilohana School Kindergarten Teacher

On Nov. 24, Kilohana School Principal Richard Stevens started off Grandparent's Day with a warm welcome and a thankful blessing of the day and for the delicious breakfast. As families, grandparents, and Alu Like members arrived, everyone sat to enjoy each other's company and the performance by April Kealoha's Halau Hula `O Kilohana. The girls from kindergarten to sixth grade danced and chanted, performing with smiles and delight.

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Pasha Given Shipping Go-Ahead

Tuesday, December 14th, 2010

The Hawaii state Public Utilities Commission (PUC) gave Pasha Hawaii Transportation Lines the all-clear on Dec. 2 to begin their interisland shipping – denying Young Brothers their appeal to keep Pasha out of the interisland cargo market.

The PUC stated that allowing Pasha to operate on an interim basis will “foster fair competition in the intrastate shipping industry,” according to the PUC’s interim order. They also stated that having more cargo carriers is positive for customers, so service could continue if “existing services are disrupted.”

However, Young Brothers maintains that Pasha is “cherry-picking” profitable routes and that the PUC is not maintaining its own regulatory standards.

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E Komo Mai, Mr. Governor

Monday, December 13th, 2010

E Komo Mai, Mr. Governor

Leaving bustling Oahu and its crowds behind, Hawaii’s new Governor Neil Abercrombie made his first official neighbor island stop on Molokai last week. After the state inauguration on Dec. 6 with political figures and famous musicians, Abercrombie and Lt. Gov. Brian Schatz joined representatives of Molokai’s health care community, local artists, Ahahui Ka`ahumanu Society members, and a representative of the Dali Lama for a special confirmation service.

Kumu Opu`ulani Albino of Kualapu`u School’s immersion program was joined by her sister, Vanda Hanakahi, in welcoming Abercrombie and Schatz at a Hawaiian ceremony in Kalaniana`ole Hall on Dec. 8.

The ceremony, called an aha aina, is rarely practiced and is “an intimate way of cementing the relationship,” between the new governor and his people, according to Hanakahi.

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