Letters

Letter: Woman Seeks Biological Father

Sunday, February 24th, 2013

I have been in search of someone that is a mystery to me. I carry a picture that has only half a story. I’m hoping before it’s too late to find what I’m looking for – my biological father.

My mom and my biological father met in Taiwan in 1969. He came from a small island in Hawaii. Apparently he was stationed in Japan and went to Taiwan when he was on military leave, and they began a long distance relationship. On my first birthday, he came back to Taiwan to visit and take a picture with my mom and myself.…

Letters: Taking a Stand for Halawa

Wednesday, April 18th, 2012

In response to Halawa camping rules published by Pu’u O Hoku Ranch in the April 4, 2012 issue of The Molokai Dispatch, we, Naki ohana, strongly disagree to the camping stipulations set. As a Kanaka Maoli (Hawaiian) aboriginal of this archipelago of the Hawaiian Islands, we have inheritance rights and are descendants of this ahapua`a of Halawa. As a Hawaiian, you have a right of access to undeveloped Federal, State, and private lands throughout the State of Hawaii for traditional spiritual, cultural, and subsistence purposes.

Under the Constitution Article XII Section 7, Traditional & Customary Rights, the state shall protect all rights, customarily and traditionally exercised for subsistence, cultural and religious purposes and possessed by ahupua`a tenants who are descendants of the native Hawaiians living here prior to 1778.…

Letters: Jaywalking on Molokai

Wednesday, April 18th, 2012

Recently the Molokai Police cited warning tickets for jaywalking in Kaunakakai town. Why? The Police Department had a public meeting on Molokai recently and some locals (not malahini) complained about people walking across the roads in town–not using the crosswalk–and it might cause an accident. Police must act on public complaints. I’m sure they could be doing more important things on Molokai (family abuse and illegal drugs, etc.)

Molokai has a history of being patient while a person slowly walks across the road or stops in the middle of the road in town to talk story for a minute or two.…

Letters: Golf Tournament

Wednesday, April 18th, 2012

On behalf of the “Heart of Aloha” Church Ohana, we would like to thank all 14 teams that participated in our First Annual Building Fund Golf Tournament on March 31 at the Ironwoods Golf Course. The day turned out to be a beautiful sunny day despite a few sprinkles the day before. A big mahalo also to the following that contributed towards prizes, service and support: Friendly Market, Molokai Drugs, Rawlins Chevron, Hotel Molokai, Take’s, Cocoa Cola Co, Pepsi Co, Mokulele Airlines, Maunaloa General Store, Darryl Rego, Capt. Clay Ching, Dr. Dana Takashima , Lynn and Russell Decoite, Chris Chang, Yvonne Friel , Pat Mostovich, Pro Am Golf Shop and many others that we may have forgotten (forgive us).…