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Domo Arigato

Wednesday, September 8th, 2010

Upon our return from the 20th annual Hawaii Educators’ Mission to Japan (Tokyo and Kyoto), sponsored by the Japan Travel Bureau International (JTBI) Goodwill Foundation, we would like to express our heart-felt thanks to JTBI, our Complex office staff, and the following for their “omiyage” donations: ABC Stores, Borders Bookstore, Maui Coffee Company, First Lego League, Blue Planet Hawaii, VEX Robotics Hawaii, University of Hawaii College of Engineering, Molokai Coffee Plantations, Maui Visitors Bureau, Molokai Visitors Bureau, Castle & Cooke Dole Plantation, Akaku, Maui Wowi Hawaiian, Hawaii Kai Gourmet Salts, Chris Hammond, Moani Chow, Momi Ball, and the staff and students of Kaunakakai School, Lahaina Intermediate and Molokai High School.

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Who Supports the Molokai Veterans?

Friday, August 27th, 2010

Opinion by David Hafermann

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Wedding Mahalo

Friday, August 20th, 2010

Oh behalf of the Poepoe `ohana Piilani and Keao, we would like to send a special thank you to all the people who helped make this special occasion possible.

Foremost our parents for all the love, help and support you gave us: Barbara and Blu Poepoe, Chong and Alfred Mollena, Matthew and Geraldine Alolpho. We would also like to thank all the people who helped make this day successful: Leitua and Junya, Melissa and Kaua, Leialoha and Bryson, David Bush, Abbie and `ohana, Aunty Noe and `ohana, Shannon, Rachel, Aunty Vash, Chenney-Nahulu and `ohana, Pualei, Aunty Ilima, Aunty Brenda, Aunty Tika/Teetee, Kaipo `ohana and da boyz, Frank Hanni and da gang, John and Jenn, Eric Bush, Brandon Joao, Kualapu`u TJ and Rodney, Holly and Kalani, Uncle Bootie and `ohana, Keith and `ohana O’Brian, Lahre and Orion, Lance Delos Santos, Uncle Lawrence, Johness and Quintua and `ohana, Ali, Jay and Lito Vendiola, Hotel Molokai, Aunty Caroline and Stacy, Clifford and Peaches, Napua Puaoi, Melissa Luuloa, Teri-Lee, Harrie-Ann, Zanna, Eddie Gorospe, Adolpho `ohana, Cummings `ohana, Aunty Titi and `ohana, Kaika, Kolu P, Kolu C, Collin, Brandon Keoki, Kaloko, Badoy, Isaiah and Malu, Aunty Puni, Royce Villa and gang, Uncle Willie and da band Cease Fiya, O.O.F. Justin Mamwad, Eric Bush, LB and Shirley, Esther K, Esther O, Hema and `ohana, Uncle Larry and Aunty Peke and gang, Harli, Kahana, Imports, Moana’s and all our nieces and nephews.

A special thank you to our wedding court – Chad Lima (BM), Brandy Gomes (MoH), Eke, Kaika Akona, Kiaka, Brandon, Jerome, Kolu P, Kolu C, Kaipo O’Brian, Clifford and my sons: Kaeo, CJ, Pono, Makaio and Kashton. Kalia, Melissa, Leialoha, Kamalu, Katea, Pua, Harrie-Ann, Peaches, Jasmine, Karly-Ann, Lanre, Kaui, Waileia, Kelele, and my daughter Aurea.

If we have missed anyone we sincerely apologize, but we thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

Much love and aloha,
Keao and Piilani Poepoe

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Snorkelers Beware

Friday, August 20th, 2010

A warning to tourists and readers alike:

We were snorkeling at Dixie Beach last week, over the wooden stairs second cove over, Friday late afternoon. It was gorgeous, a fabulous isolated beach, just us and the thieves. While we were in the water thieves helped themselves to our backpack and snorkel bag.

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Mahalo to Golfers

Friday, August 20th, 2010

On behalf of Aka`ula School and its families we would like to send a big THANK YOU to the following for their participation, donation, and support for our golf tournament held June 19, 2010 at Ironwood Hills Golf Course: GOLFERS – Dana, Randy, Andy, George, Ronald, Tess, Butch, Jennie, Gail, Shannon, Nathan, Kimo, Jeremy, Paka, Willie, Keola, Wes, and Keith; SPONSORS/DONORS – Young Brothers, Ltd (Al Ranis), AUCO Construction (Shannon Au), Dana Takashima, DDS, Central Construction (Ronald Nakata), Misaki’s Inc (Kevin Misaki), Poepoe & Sons (Myron Poepoe), Aka`ula Alumni (Jennie Makaiwi), Aka`ula Board and Aka`ula students; Hualalai Resort in Kona – Ke’olu Course (Iopa Paleka), Demmers `ohana, Robert Aldrich, Tasha Mahiai, Zelda Kapuni, George Kaulia, Kaipo Ramos, and Ralph Lin

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Due Process

Friday, August 20th, 2010

To the people of Maui County and all Veterans:

Is everyone when applying for a building permit in Maui County treated equally? If government expects a person to pay for a license by a due date and it is not paid, penalties are assessed. Is it okay to pay someone or a branch of government (Maui County Planning Department) for services and not receive the service?

Is government working for the people? Molokai Veterans and others tried working with the system for four years to get a building permit. Molokai Veterans have professional people – Engineering Dynamics (Maui) and licensed architect Art Parr – processing the permit. They also question the process.

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More Than Just Hula

Friday, July 30th, 2010

The coconut wire is very active and efficient. While residing most of the time in Molokai, I was on the mainland when I heard that Lori Higa, my first kumu, was no longer teacher at Home Pumehana. As a senior, I would like to thank Lori for all the wonderful history, culture and love she shared with me and others in our small but close class. We had many wonderful experiences such as field trips, shows, birthdays, births and even deaths of our family members. She showed us what aloha means. She accepted us all whether haole, Portuguese, Japanese, Filipino and Hawaiian. It did not matter the color of your skin or the ability to dance. She spent many hours out of class time taking us on field trips, extra practices and celebrations of all kinds.

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Mahalo Nui Loa for Kokua

Friday, July 30th, 2010

On behalf of the Nojima Ohana, we extend our warmest aloha and deepest mahalo’s for your generous kokua, abundant aloha, sincerest well wishes and kind prayers after the passing of our beloved Dora “The Kolohe One” Keola Nojima (Flores) to the following families, individuals, couples, groups: Na Ohana Nojima, Pascual, Pelekai, Po`aha, Starkey – Mr. and Mrs. William Davis, Bro.

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Mahalo for Family Help

Friday, July 30th, 2010

On behalf of the late Clarence Eleu Kalilikane Sr. and family, we would like to thank our loving and supportive mother Addie Delos Reyes for being there for us and for supporting us from the beginning to the very end. Thank you for being there when we needed you most, we appreciate everything you did for us. We love you Mom. Thank you so much Eddie DelosReyes our stepfather for supporting us and for letting Mom be with us through all that we’ve been through with my dad. Also thank you so much Mom for your hard work. We appreciate it a lot. We also would like to thank the Espaniola, the Villa, the Dumaran, the Torres-Batara and the Starkey families for taking care of our little ones while we were going back and forth to Oahu to take care of Daddy. Love you guys.

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