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Sailing Ventures

Friday, February 18th, 2011

Inviting all to participate in America’s Cup sailing venture. We need partners to build our AC-45. There are so many models that we can adopt for inspiration and encouragement, and as sailing guru Randy Smyth once shared, as we unite and come together, dot our "i's" and cross our "t's" with a positive directive plan, the monies that are to be needed to bring such aspirations unto fruition will naturally come into existence.

Visit americascup.com, and contact me if interested.

Iruka Saitoh

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MHS Community Service Projects

Friday, February 18th, 2011

Molokai High School has big plans for Wednesday, March 2.  Beginning at 5:30 p.m., Ohana Night will start with presentations and displays of the 2011 Senior Projects, in the school library.

Senior projects begin an essential question the student intends to address.  They then research the actions they need to complete for their chosen projects, formalized in a paper, with community members and teachers providing feedback. The projects focus on some aspect of community service, often educating a targeted segment of the Molokai community about an area of concern or addressing a community area of need.

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Ho`omana Hou School

Friday, February 18th, 2011

Honor:
Danielle Mersberg                         4.12
Shaquille Rapanot McGuire          3.9
Seiona Dudoit                                3.57

Honorable Mention:
Mikayla Tengan                            3.48

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Free Tax Preparation on Molokai

Friday, February 18th, 2011

The AARP is offering free tax service and is accepting appointments for a three day period here on Molokai. If you used the service last year, bring all your paperwork; if you are new, use this service to get help with your taxes. Professional tax preparers will be available at the OHA conference room Feb. 18-19 from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., and Feb. 20 from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Call Gladys Brown, Molokai AARP coordinator, for information and appointments as soon as possible.

Mahalo,
Gladys Brown

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Before Windmills

Friday, February 18th, 2011

Initially when I attended the Feb. 3, 2011 public scoping meeting, like most people who attended, I went to get information on the impact of the windmills/undersea cable. Many of us were disappointed since answers were not to be provided at this meeting. Thus, my testimony came out of annoyance. And to set the record straight, my testimony that night was not a representation of the Molokai Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s views, it was my personal view.

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Attention all Halawa Valley Ohana

Friday, February 18th, 2011

Molokai has become the state leader in the `Aha Ki`ole Council, using Mo`omomi as a model of sustainable, local resource management. `Aha Ki`ole councils were created to organize a return to ancient Hawaiian resource management “galvanized” from a federal mandate three years ago, each island has an `Aha Ki`ole group which represents the island’s moku, or districts.

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An Angel From Above

Friday, February 18th, 2011

An Angel From Above

I found you my friend, and we became sweethearts on Valentine’s Day in Fontana, California, in 1963. How can I ever forget? You were only 17 and I was 23. I believe God had this all planned in our pre-existence as spirits in heaven. I came down to Earth way before you and never found my sweetheart till I met you. Now you know why I always sing the song, “Only You.”

Let us reflect back and look at our wedding picture…wow, what a good looking young couple we were, starting a new life together. We had no knowledge of what marriage was really all about. Yes, when I told my mom that I was going to get married, all she asked me was “Does she know how to cook?” I said, “I don’t know.” My mom looked at me and finally said “Good luck.”


Happy 48th Valentine’s Day wedding anniversary to you, my loving sweetheart and wife, Dianna.

Your loving husband,
Pilipo Solatorio

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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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Year of the Rabbit

Sunday, February 13th, 2011

Year of the Rabbit

Due to popular demand, Mr. Kenneth Y.K. Nip has put up his Chinese New Year theme display at our Kaunakakai library, and soon after he joined some neighborhood kids to welcome in the Year of the Rabbit at Mel Chung Gunsmith's shop. 

Pictured are Peter Gonzalez, left, and his two granddaughters at Mel Chung’s shop. The bunny rabbit hat with the familiar Kung Hee Fat Choy New Year greeting on the girl's head in pink was a Kamehameha school project on Chinese culture.  Mr. Nip (right) and Mel Chung are wearing the Molokai Commemorative Chinese Lion Dance shirt from the 2010 Chinese New Year celebrations.


A few Molokai businesses went with the Chinese good luck color red for our New Year attire. Maria Watanabe of Imports Gift Shop is wearing a traditional Chinese blouse, hand carried from her recent trip to Singapore. Mel Chung of Shop 2 & Beauty Salon, as well as Imamura's are festively decorated with Chinese New Year theme ornaments. All of these stores served refreshments to customers on this first day of the Chinese New Year!

Lucky we live Hawaii, particularly Molokai, where we share and embrace each other’s culture and enjoy life.

Mel and Mrs. Chung

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Big Mahalo for Great Wedding

Sunday, February 13th, 2011

On behalf of the Kaina and Kahoalii Ohana, we would like to thank the following people for making our wedding day special.  First of all, we would like to thank the Lord for giving us this special day to celebrate with our many, many loved ones and friends.  To our three children, Jonalei, Jonathan and Jonah who means everything to us, keeping us going and being a true blessings in our lives.  From the bottom of our hearts, mommy and daddy loves you very much!

To both our parents for bringing us into this world, for being here with us, for your unconditional love, support.  Also for being a very special part in our lives and for the blessings you have given us.  We love you all very much! 

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