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Author Archives: Tirzah Pactol

Hawaiian Electric Discusses Sellling Lāna`i Utility

Tuesday, January 21st, 2020

Hawaiian Electric News Release

Hawaiian Electric is in exploratory discussions with Pūlama Lāna`i about the possible sale of the Lāna`i utility.

Hawaiian Electric was approached by Pūlama Lāna`i about acquiring the assets of the utility after Hawaiian Electric issued a request for proposals (RFP) for renewable energy projects on Lāna`i. The exploratory talks are in the preliminary stages.

Representatives of the privately held company said it was already working to develop a plan that would increase the use of renewable energy and lower electricity bills for the island’s 3,000 residents. It approached the utility as part of its long-term sustainability plans for the island, which is almost entirely owned by entrepreneur Larry Ellison and managed by Pūlama Lāna`i.…

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Veterans News

Tuesday, January 21st, 2020

Community Contributed

By Terri Pule, Veteran Services Counselor, Hawai‘i Office of Veteran Services

Aloha Molokai veterans! As a state of Hawai‘i veterans advocate, I will periodically write about current VA news and information that will benefit Molokai veterans.

Starting Jan. 1, 2020, veterans with service-connected disabilities 0-90 percent, Purple Heart recipients and POWs now have access to Commissary, Military Service Exchanges and physical access to military installations. Veterans must have the Veterans Health Identification Card (VHIC) to present at facilities and bases. The VHIC is the same card veterans use to check in at VA medical clinics for appointments. The VHIC must show one of the three eligibility requirements or veterans will not be allowed access.…

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January Art Bar

Tuesday, January 21st, 2020

MAC News Release

The Molokai Arts Center’s next Art Bar will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 21. Join us for an evening of painting while enjoying the company of other creatives like yourself. Enjoy a beautiful sunset, a no-host bar and appetizers, and live music at Hiro’s ‘Ohana Grill, located at Hotel Molokai.

January’s Art Bar instructor will be Lynn Schuette who also happens to be MAC’s next Artist in Residence. Schuette will guide everyone in creating a landscape painting using representational elements, abstraction, unexpected color, and shifting perspective.

All materials are provided compliments of the Molokai Arts Center and each participant will get to take their piece of art home with them.…

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Boys Basketball Loses 2 on Lana‘i

Tuesday, January 21st, 2020

Boys Basketball Loses 2 on Lana‘i

The Molokai HS Boys Basketball team traveled to Lana‘i City last weekend to start the MIL DII regular season. The Farmers lost to the Pine Lads on Friday 76-40.

Junior Nicolas Rapanot led Molokai with 16 points and Andre Adams led the Pine Lads with 22 points. On Saturday, Lana‘i improved their record to 2-0 with 66-32 win over the Farmers (0-2). Molokai was led by senior Vaai Seumalo with 11 points. Andre Adams had 14 points for the Pine Lads.

This weekend at The Barn, there will a doubleheader MIL DII Basketball as the Hana Dragons come to town with both their boys’ and girls’ teams.…

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Wrestling

Tuesday, January 21st, 2020

Wrestling

The home wrestling matches were cancelled this weekend by weather and  rough ocean conditions. Many of the Maui schools were scheduled to travel to Molokai via ferry, but their trip was cancelled due to weather.

The Molokai girls road trip to Hana was also cancelled by weather.

Molokai Wrestling had a scrimmage at The Barn Friday night, and honored their seniors on what would have been their last home matches.

Molokai travels to Maui next weekend for regular season matches at Maui High School.…

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Seumalo Selected for All-Star Game

Tuesday, January 21st, 2020

Seumalo Selected for All-Star Game

Molokai High School senior Vaai “Uso” Seumalo played his first organized HS Football this past season, and helped to lead the Molokai Farmers to their fifth straight MIL 8-Man Football Championship. Now he has an opportunity to play in the 3rd Annual All-Hawai‘i Bowl this weekend on O‘ahu.

The 3rd Annual All Hawai‘i Bowl game featuring top available seniors and tomorrow’s rising stars is set for Jan. 19 at Roosevelt High School Football Stadium.

In years past it was just one game combining the two demographics of seniors and underclassmen. However, this year, they have decided to divide the game itself into two games to be able to showcase more student athletes.…

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Palaau Generating Unit Trips, Causes Islandwide Outage

Tuesday, January 21st, 2020

Molokai experienced an islandwide power outage lasting several hours and affecting 3,250 customers last week.

The power outage started around 11 a.m. on Jan. 7. Hawaiian Electric Communications Manager Shayna Decker said in an email that the power was restored to the majority of the utility’s customers by 3 p.m.

Another 280 customers in parts of Kualapu‘u, Ho‘olehua and Kalaupapa only had their power restored by 8:40 p.m.

“The initial event occurred when a single generating unit tripped at the Palaau Power Plant. We are looking into other factors that may have led to the system-wide disruption,” she said.

As part of incident’s assessment, Hawaiian Electric is inspecting and testing electrical equipment on the system to address how to mitigate similar issues, according to Decker.…

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Visitors Bring Special Connection to Kalaupapa

Tuesday, January 21st, 2020

Visitors Bring Special Connection to Kalaupapa

A group taking a tour at Kalaupapa was treated to a nice surprise last week. Two visitors in the group were relatives of a nun who lived in the Hansen’s disease settlement more than 70 years ago. With help from two resident nuns, the visitors were able to find their ancestor’s picture on a convent’s wall.

“Sometimes, people come to find their ancestors’ grave, and that is very exciting,” Kekaula Tours guide Rick Schonely said. “But this was the first time that we found an ancestor that was a nun who served there and had her picture on the wall at the convent.”…

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Runners Qualify for States

Wednesday, October 30th, 2019

Runners Qualify for States

Five Molokai runners are headed to the state championships after the Molokai Boys and Girls Cross Country teams ran in the MIL Cross Country Championships last Saturday at Seabury Hall.

Senior Alex Mawae finished in 20th place with a time of 18:50.24, sophomore Namaka Ross finished in 24th with a time of 19:16.92 and junior Kamalu Kaawa-Richardson was 29th with a time of 19:58.23 and all three qualified for states. For the girls, freshman Kailani Bicoy qualified in 20th place with a time of 23:21.80. Leilyn McComas, another freshman, missed qualifying by one spot in 35th with a time of 25:20.29 and will be an alternate at states this Saturday at Seabury Hall.…

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Program Mails Free Books to Molokai Keiki

Wednesday, October 30th, 2019

Program Mails Free Books to Molokai Keiki

A pilot program on Molokai launched on Oct. 19 that will foster family reading and provide young keiki with a free book per month.

“Research shows that children are ready to learn in their earliest years, and this program provides no-cost opportunities for learning from birth through age 4,” said Hawaii’s first lady Dawn Amano-Ige, who launched the program along with state and nonprofit partners. “ʻOhana Readers encourages family read-aloud time, an activity that increases the vocabulary and language skills of our children and contributes to their growing knowledge of the world.”

‘Ohana Readers debuted at Kualapu’u School’s ‘Ohana Fun Fair two weeks ago.…

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