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Mahalo for Pumpkin Success

Sunday, October 10th, 2010

On behalf of Heart of Aloha Church and the many volunteers that came to help, we would like to send a big mahalo to the Molokai Community for coming out and having fun at our “Pick a Pumpkin Day” held on October 2, 2010.  From the kids being pulled in a trailer full of hay, being photographed next to Giant 200-pound pumpkins, to the many families sprawled out across the pumpkin patch looking for just the right one to buy. It sure looked like this was a first for many that attended as well as a walk down memory lane for those that have had the pumpkin patch experience before.

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The Molokai Plan

Sunday, October 10th, 2010

What is the plan Molokai? Our beautiful island is being deserted by our best and brightest. No jobs, no prospect for new jobs, high electrical costs, shocking prices for gasoline, our milk cost three times more than on the mainland and on and on we go. Every time someone comes to the Island with an idea – bang, bang it’s dead on arrival. We say a lot of no’s here.
Can we start saying yes to something? How about we figure out a way to make Molokai better the way we want it. Let’s not wait for the outsiders to force their plan onto us. We know what a treasure Molokai is and what we want to preserve.

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Support Local Merchants

Sunday, October 10th, 2010

Everyone wants to see our local merchants provide the goods and services we all depend on, but it’s important to remember that local small businesses also need our business. They face higher costs and a much lower sales volume. We also recognize the people selling us the needed product or service are our neighbors and friends. They help us by paying for local services and are always asked to chip in for local fundraisers.
 
Let’s all try to support our local businesses – sometimes it may cost a few more cents than off-island , but we will be doing business with someone who has a stake in our community.
 
Jerry Johnson

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Remembering Our Sister

Sunday, October 10th, 2010

Remembering Our Sister

This past Sept. 28, 2010 marked our sister’s 10th year of passing. We miss her so much – her smiles, laughter, kindness, caring, beauty and love that she had toward everyone. Becca will always be special. She has given us so much love and lots of memories to remember her by, on her short time with us. She was always so quiet, shy and totally innocent. When we lost our sister, it was like the world came to an end. We had questions that couldn’t be answered, we held anger, and I myself wanted revenge, feeling so helpless.

10 years have gone by and we all often go and visit our sister’s grave. At times we talk to her, cry to her and just share how much we miss and love her so. Our tears would drop onto her grave and for a moment, we would just stare into the ground. Becca always wanted grandkids as we shared to one another. She leaves behind five grandchildren and her four children, all whom are doing ok. She is now guiding over each and every one of them. Our sister’s legacy will always be in our harts. The years have gone by so fast and although Becca is not with us, she is with our father and mother in heaven.

All our love,
April, Boy and Buteh


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Hula Uniki Class held on Molokai

Sunday, October 10th, 2010

Hula Uniki Class held on Molokai

The Hula Pa at Keawanui held its first Hula Uniki on September 18, 2010, a weeklong process full of Hawaiian protocol. Kumu Hula Tony Conjugacion picked Molokai and needed the Uniki to be on the eastern side of the island. "This is a perfect place for an Uniki, with the fishpond the Hula Pa and the many Hawaiian plants, especially the three beautiful Ulu trees, we are so glad we pick Keawanui,” he said.

In the picture are the Kumu and elders of the halau watching over one of the students who is preparing for her graduation presentation after some twelve years of being a student.

Walter Ritte

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Couch vs. Nishiki

Sunday, October 10th, 2010

Don Couch [South Maui candidate – County Council] made some strong statements against Wayne Nishiki in his recent primary election night interview at Akaku.

Negativity is unfortunately not uncommon in politics, particularly when a candidate does not have a lot of exciting things to say about his own campaign.

Couch and a few supporters have tried very hard to make a major scandal out of a flawed campaign financial report. This is a common tactic, as Couch himself demonstrated by explaining why his own campaign reporting failure and fine was an innocent mistake, unlike Nishiki's, who, he says, undermined the whole election.

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Another Step Towards `Aha K`iole Creation

Sunday, October 10th, 2010

Molokai has been taking a statewide leadership role in the creation and implementation of a new state law which calls for the creation of an `Aha K`iole – a state wide traditional governance system. Each island is to create an ahupua`a-based governance system, and to organize a group of ahupua`a into a Moku – Molokai has organized their 60-plus ahupua`a into five Moku. Leaders are elected in each Moku by those who live in that Moku. The Moku elected leaders then come together under an island `Aha Moku, and join with the other island’s `Aha Moku into an `Aha K`iole. This new system of resource governance is actually an old traditional Hawaiian way of managing the limited resources.

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Aloha Kakou

Sunday, October 10th, 2010

Ke mahalo aku nei a papa M – 3 i na makua a me na po`e e kokua me na mea a pau i ka makou `imi kala no na keiki a makou ma ka Po Ki`i`oni`oni. Ua holomua no makou. He mahalo nui i keia mau kako`o a kokua: Raquel Dudoit no ke kanake pulu, Shirley Rawlins no na ki`aha, Kahea a me Lulu Maliu, Braddah a me Jannah Maliu, no na ipuhao a me ke kapuahi, Kahealani Maliu, Corinne Young, Clara Calairo, Molly Tengan, Po`okela Napoleon, “Tita” Moana Maliu-Calairo, Heli Silva Ducaroy a me Kalua Kanuha i ka`oukou kokua ma ka makau ku`ai, Mike Shizuma no ke kokua ma ka hale `aina, Kamalu Poepoe, i kou lumi papa, ia Loke Han, Joran Dudoit, Dani Dela-Cruz, Tarrah Horner, Sonja Domingo, `Opu`ulani Albino a me ike po`o kumu o Lydia Trinidad i ka `oukou kako`o a alaka`i. I hana kakou i keia mua aku.

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To My Fellow Maui County Residents

Friday, October 1st, 2010

After a four-and-a-half year process in trying to get permits to build a center for the Molokai veterans, visiting veterans, and the community, and trying to resolve disputes with County officials, the Molokai Veterans have filed a lawsuit.

The Veterans did not want politics to be involved, all we wanted was a building permit.  The Veterans believe we have been wronged in the process…used, abused, excused, confused, and refused. Too many of our veterans and myself have been affected by this process, and many have died before they could see the dream of the new center built. 

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Public Education Commitment

Friday, October 1st, 2010

I would like to thank all of you who supported me in my candidacy for the Board of Education – Maui District Two. I have always been proud of the public school education I received here in Hawaii. I have since put it to good use. It is my desire to give back to my home – this special place that has given so much to me.

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