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Hula Mahalo

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

The sky was clear and full of stars as we celebrated 50 years of Moana’s Hula Halau.  Moana’s Hula Halau is humbled by the overwhelming support year after year by this community.  There is no where else like Molokai!

To all of our donors we thank you from the bottom of our hearts.  Your donations make it possible for us to continue in the preservation, perpetuation, and sharing of hula for the last 50 years.

We’d like to acknowledge and thank all our former haumana for participating in our show.  Thank you to our keiki after-school class, our kupuna, and our women’s class.  On behalf of our entire Halau, THANK YOU VERY MUCH!  A very special thank you to our current haumana, their parents and families, thank you.

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To Community Leaders…

Monday, March 15th, 2010

In Hulili, Multidisciplinary Research on Hawaii Well-Being, Vol. 5 (2008), “Molokai: Future of a Hawaii Island,” it states that Molokai is the last Hawaiian island, that Molokai is pro-lifestyle, that Molokai is a cultural repository for it is a place where people come to learn Hawaiian culture and more. This publication was written by a hui of `opio and makua with many community contributors’ mana`o. On these fifty pages, the document states their efforts to carry forward the holistic vision to protect and nurture the natural and cultural resources for the future of Molokai.

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Listening to God’s Voice

Monday, March 15th, 2010

A message to the church: Whose voice are you listening to? Are you listening to the whole counsel of God, or merely confining yourself to what your particular denomination teaches as their “central doctrine?” We are praying for revival, and revival will come when we as God’s people truly humble ourselves in such a way that we are willing to come into agreement with all that our Lord says and willing to obey as well.

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Not Pono

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Not Pono

Today while visiting the Kapaakea cemetary, my children and I saw something very disturbing.  After placing flowers on the graves, we saw a freshly caught deer hanging on the fence line.  Who ever decided to do this had no respect!  People go to the cemetery to visit their loved ones at their final resting place, and to see this it is not right.  Nothing wrong with hunting and providing for your family, but to waste the meat and discard it like that shows that this was done by someone new to the game.  Hopefully this does not cause you to have some of our or maybe even your own kupunas to come and visit you when you are out there in the dark catching more deer. 
 
Karen Pawn

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Respect Present Kalaupapa

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

We are writing on behalf of the Kalaupapa patient community to let you know that we do not support the passing of Senate Bill no. 2771 and House Bill No. 2975. We are, now, just a handful of us but we feel we have to stand up and be heard.

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Year of the Tiger Ends with a Bang

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Year of the Tiger Ends with a Bang

There was a good turnout at the gun exhibit entitled "Guns of the Royal Hong Kong Police.” A total of eleven handguns, rifles and shotguns were displayed as well as artifacts from the RHKP shooting club and the flag of the former British Crown Colony.  It was nice to see entire families attend this hands-on exhibit and there were many relevant questions about the Hong Kong Police and the firearms used by them.


 
The Chinese law enforcement gun show is one of the components of the Chinese Year of the Tiger Celebration along with the Parade, Jumping Lion dances and Festival already held on Molokai. Look for another gun exhibit or show in June at Mel Chung-Gunsmith in Kaunakakai.
 
Mahalo,
Mel Chung - the gunsmith 

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Fee Increase in West Molokai

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

The West Molokai Association has announced that they have raised maintenance fees on all properties in the West Molokai development by 666%! WMA is a homeowners association which has no common property to maintain, only has to hold an annual meeting, several board meetings and operate the Design Committee. It encompasses all of the 800-plus dwellings and lots in the Kaluakoi area.

In a time of dire financial hardship, this reckless move is unconscionable. Many property owners in the development are retired and living on fixed incomes and many more are struggling with tight budgets due to the current hard times.

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Broken Promises by the Legislature

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

From the Territorial Government to the present, politicians elected to serve their communities have consistently overspent.  This forces them to come up with “creative” ideas to supplement their shortfalls when the economy eventually sours. 

They wouldn’t have to look far if they simply managed ceded (Native Hawaiian) lands properly.  For example, politicians have leased ceded lands to their friends for as little as a dollar a year.  Thousands of acres of land have been leased out by the state to businesses with these kinds of insider deals.  And they wonder why these lands aren’t generating revenues. 

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With a Song to Share

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

With a Song to Share

Community Contributed

By Diane Abraham

We are indeed blessed on Molokai. The natural beauty all around us is only sweetened by the people who call this `aina their home. Lono, with his musical talent and mana`o, is one such person.

Recently, the fourth graders of Kualapu`u School have been graced by his generosity. Crowding 62 nine and ten-year old haumanu into Ms. Abraham’s classroom, the keiki have learned a mele about our favorite monk seal, KP2. KP2, which stands for Kauai Pup Two (Pup one from the same mother was likewise abandoned at birth and died shortly thereafter), has properly been given a Hawaiian name: Ho’ailona.

Lono’s song about this punahele pup has filled our hearts, our ears, our voices and our class.

Mahalo to this awesome man who shows that one person can make a difference: in this case, in not just one life but in the lives of 62 young people, and no doubt, their three teachers!

There’s even a sweet touch: at a presentation in Honolulu of Ho’ailona, Lono played the recording he made of the children singing the chorus (hui) while he sang the verses. The audience and moderators were brought to tears by the sweet singing of the Kualapu`u haumanu. The recording has been aired on the radio (FM 102.3)…keep listening! How wonderful that Lono has opened this opportunity for the young people of Molokai to express themselves in song. One never knows what the future holds; we can only do what Lono has done: seize the moment and let Akua chart the course.   

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Invasive Diseases

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Invasive Diseases

Community Contributed

By Glenn I. Teves, County Extension Agent, UH College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources

The term ‘invasive species’ usually conjures up images of a new weed choking out our native forests or a new animal like the coqui frog chirping and keeping you up at night, but there are also diseases that if allowed to enter Hawaii can create havoc on our crops. One such disease has arrived, but not yet on Molokai.

The Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus or TYLCV in one of the most devastating diseases of tomato and was first found in the Mediterranean. It has since found its way to the US via the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Florida, and California. In Hawaii, it was recently found on North Shore, Oahu and Wailuku, Maui. Most likely, TYLCV arrived with an infected plant. The disease causes stunting of the plant and leaves, and causes a yellow curled or wrinkled edge on leaves. The leaf margins will curl upward, giving them a cup-like appearance, but the worst of all is the flowers will drop off before maturing. Without flowers, you have no fruit.

TYLCV is spread by two species of whiteflies, the sweetpotato and silver leaf whitefly, both of which are already found on Molokai. Once whiteflies feed on an infected plant, they’re able to infect plants for their entire life, and are known to move in the wind. Many members of the tomato family, including eggplant, pepper, and potato can be infected but remain healthy in appearance. Beans are also a host and will sometimes display symptoms.

Management of TYLCV usually involves removing diseased plants, and controlling weedy members of the tomato family, including popolo or night shade, kikania, and apple of peru, among others. Controlling whiteflies in crops is also important. With the early discovery of this disease, many TYLCV resistant varieties have been developed and are being tested in Hawaii. Some of the seed companies developing TYLCV resistant varieties including BHN Seed, Golden Valley Seed, Sakata Seed, Seminis Seed, and Israeli seed companies Hazera,  Zeraim Gedera, and Nirit Seed. For more information, you can download a free publication on disease at UH College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources website.

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