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More Ants

Tuesday, April 12th, 2011

Community Contributed

By Glenn I. Teves, UH County Extension Agent

Ants are among the most prevalent pests affecting our households and yards. Once established, colonies are difficult to control and present a formidable challenge. Ants are some of the most ancient and most organized insects, and some even bite. In studying their habits, some guys at the state Department of Health Vector Control Branch found a two-mile-long colony of long-legged ants in Kaneohe, Oahu! This same ant, first discovered on Molokai in Halawa Valley, has been seen in Kaunakakai and is not easily attracted to bait.

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Still Running for the Kids

Tuesday, April 12th, 2011

Community Contributed

By Sue Forbes

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Dispatch Judgment Call

Tuesday, April 5th, 2011

The Molokai Dispatch received a lot of community feedback after printing “Molokai Man Convicted for Sexual Assault” in last week’s issue. We appreciate this feedback, and we apologize for any hurt that may have been caused by printing this story.

The Dispatch always tries to keep its stories as fair and balanced as possible, and we are aware of our oversight in this case. It is our mission to print stories in the spirit of community service – those that foster healthy discussion and include both fact and balanced community opinion, while keeping the people of Molokai informed of pertinent information. Sometimes it’s a fine line to walk between disseminating information and remaining sensitive to Molokai’s small community dynamics.

Aloha,

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Veterans Corner

Tuesday, April 5th, 2011

Community Contributed

By Jesse Church

Hello veterans, and people of Molokai, old Jesse here with the veterans’ news, and upcoming events. On March 29, the Maui County Council voted to authorize a settlement with the Molokai Veterans Caring for Veterans. The terms of the proposal were described as totally unacceptable by Commander Larry Helm. There will now be a hearing in federal court on April 4 at 10 a.m. in Honolulu.

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Credit Union News

Tuesday, April 5th, 2011

The Molokai Community Federal Credit Union celebrated its 60th anniversary on March 24, at the Mitchell Pauole Center. A spaghetti dinner plate was sold with proceeds benefiting the Children’s Network Fund. Chili bowls were also distributed to ticket holders.
President Fred Bicoy opened the annual meeting, where Jerry Clemente and John Kaalekahi were elected unanimously to the board. Omer Merkel and Melinda Talon were also elected as credit committee members. Nearly 340 members attended the meeting, out of the organization’s 3,970 members.

Gladys Brown

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Ho`omana Hou School

Tuesday, April 5th, 2011

Ho`omana Hou School

Shaquille Rapanot-McGuire: 3.67
Mikayla Tengan: 3.65
Danielle Mersberg: 3.55

Honorable Mention
Jayvelin Dudoit-Tabilangan:  3.33
Rashel Ka?aikala:  3.3
Kylee Dudoit-English:  3.2

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Beginning Farmers – Round Two

Monday, April 4th, 2011

Community Contributed

By Glenn I. Teves, County Extension Agent

We will be accepting applications for round two of the Molokai Native Hawaiian Beginning Farmers Program. This program is open to homesteaders in Ho`olehua with agricultural lots. You must have at least a half-acre of agricultural land committed to the project, and also have access to agricultural water from the Molokai Irrigation System (MIS). Priority will be given to those with limited farming background.

Participants will be expected to attend weekly classes or field workshops, select their crops and develop a farm production map that will guide them through planting, harvesting, and marketing. We encourage those who are totally committed to farming as a vocation to apply.

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Calling All Artists

Monday, April 4th, 2011

Community Contributed

By Kim Markham

Molokai Arts Center is inviting artists to submit grant proposals for the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation. The theme of this year’s grant program is “Mobilizing the Community Through the Arts” – a perfect theme for the start of Molokai’s first community art center.

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HECO Union Employees Go on Strike

Friday, March 4th, 2011

Hawaiian Electric and Maui County News Release(s)

For more than five months, Hawaiian Electric, Maui Electric and Hawaii Electric Light Company (HECO, MECO, HELCO) have been negotiating a new contract with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1260, which represents the companies’ unionized employees on Oahu, in Maui County and on Hawai`i Island.

The union gave the companies notice that its members have initiated a strike as of 3:30 p.m., today, March 4.

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Molokai Wind Farm

Friday, February 18th, 2011


By Steve Morgan

A quick disclaimer – I currently do not represent a position of support or opposition in regard to the proposed wind farm. My only intention of this series is to help our community in getting a basic understanding of this project.

Why is the state actively seeking to build windmills on Molokai?
The urgency to build a wind farm on Molokai originates with State Bill HRS 269-92, which mandates that the state of Hawaii replace 40 percent of its oil consumption by the year 2030 with renewable energy. Mandated intervals also require a 10 percent reduction in oil consumption by 2010, which has been met. By 2015, renewable energy must reach the 15 percent level and by 2020 a 25 percent level must be reached.

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