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General news which affects the Molokai community in one way or another.

Bennett Pottery Annual Show and Sale

Wednesday, November 17th, 2021

Bennett Pottery Annual Show and Sale

Bennett Pottery News Release 

Bennett Pottery is hosting an open studio sale at its Kala’e location from Nov. 15 to Dec. 12, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., daily.  Call (808) 567 6585 early for a viewing appointment to have the best selection.  Please wear a mask.

Dan Bennett, Molokai potter, has created a number of pieces suitable for use in the home, including mugs, bowls, plates and platters, tea pots and cups, planters, sponge holders, salt jars and storage containers, just to name a few. All work is made of high fire stoneware or porcelain and is suitable for daily use.…

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Space Scientist Moriba Jah

Wednesday, November 17th, 2021

Space Scientist Moriba Jah

Community Contributed

By Kaimoku Kalawe, Aka’ula freshman

Editor’s note: This story was published in Aka’ula School’s newsletter, reprinted with permission. Dr. Moriba Jah visited the school earlier this year. 

Dr. Moriba Jah does not look like the typical scientist because he has dreads, earrings and tattoos. Jah was born in San Francisco, California in 1971, March 23. At the age of two years, he moved to Venezuela. At the age of six, Jah studied at the Cap(f) Pedro Ma, Ochoa Morales National Guard military high school in Venezuela. After Jah graduated he moved back to the United States and went in the U.S.…

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Hawaiian Electric Goal: 70% Carbon Reduction by 2030

Wednesday, November 17th, 2021

Hawaiian Electric News Release

Stressing the urgency of the global effort to slow climate change, Hawaiian Electric has set a goal to cut carbon emissions from power generation 70 percent by 2030. 

Cutting emissions from power generation by 70 percent, compared with 2005 levels, would provide a significant portion of the reduction the entire Hawaii economy needs to meet the U.S. target of cutting carbon emissions by at least 50 percent economy wide by 2030. The reduction includes generation owned by Hawaiian Electric and independent power producers who sell electricity to the utility. 

Hawaiian Electric has also committed to achieving net zero or net negative carbon emissions from power generation by 2045 or sooner, meaning that if there are any emissions, they will be captured or offset. …

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Gianina Reid Search Continues

Wednesday, November 17th, 2021

Aloha kakou! Mahalo to the Molokai community and those who came out to search for Gianina Reid, who has been missing since June, on Labor Day weekend. We have not stopped looking for her, although we have had many setbacks and challenges along the way. 

I have been spearheading this search and rescue on Molokai since August. I can’t begin to tell you how amazing our Molokai community has been throughout this process! It has been a bittersweet journey but one in which we all feel the emotions of this situation.

Our continued search for Gianina in Kalae will be happening on Thanksgiving Day.…

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A Mother’s Thoughts

Wednesday, November 17th, 2021

Gianina Reid went missing on Molokai in June. The below was a message that was texted to me by her mom, Lenia Rexrode, on Gianina’s birthday, Oct 26. I asked permission to share it with our community, especially at this time of Thanksgiving. May we all remember who and what is so very dear to our hearts and to forever cherish the love we have for each other.

“Another birthday has gone by, far too short a life. But an impactful one. We each leave our mark on this earth in some way. My heart is thankful to you all, deeply because you’ve all been soldiers looking for her.…

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Molokai Football Gets Historic Win

Wednesday, November 17th, 2021

Molokai Football Gets Historic Win

By Rick Schonely, Sports Reporter

The Molokai Farmers Football team traveled to Maui last Friday for a controlled scrimmage with the Na Ali’i of King Kekaulike High School. Head Coach Mike Kahale and his staff and players made history by winning 22-8 and got their first 11-man football victory in the school’s history. Molokai won the Maui Interscholastic League’s eight-man championship title for five straight years before having no league football for the past two years because of the pandemic.

The MIL eight-man season was set to move forward this year but after Hana and Lani football teams cancelled their teams this season due to COVID restrictions, Kahale secured this one and only game and road trip for his team.…

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Award-Winning ‘Mock Chicken’

Wednesday, November 17th, 2021

Award-Winning ‘Mock Chicken’

 

By The Molokai Dispatch Staff

This work of art, crafted by Molokai artist Misty Mollena, is titled “Mock Chicken” and created from chicken feathers and cotton fabric. It won Best in Show during the Molokai Art Center’s annual Member Show, earning Mollena a $300 prize. Show juror Kat Kazlauskas praised the piece for its “incredible attention to detail in its execution as well as an innovative approach to cultural references.” To read more about this piece and other award-winning entries in the Member Show, click here.

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MAC Art Show Winners

Wednesday, November 17th, 2021

MAC News Release 

Kudos to all the Molokai artists who entered the 10th annual Molokai Arts Center (MAC) Member Show. Due to gathering restrictions, awards were announced via Zoom. The Member Show is online and can be found on the MAC website molokaiartscenter.org/2021-member-show/.

While all the art work was exceptional, not all submissions were juried in. Our juror, artist Kat Kazlauskas, graciously shared thoughts about each piece juried in on the MAC blog molokaiartscenter.org/2021/10/03/some-notes-from-our-juror-kat-kazlauskas/. Read her notes alongside the photos. Some of the works are offered for sale where a price is listed. Otherwise, you will see NFS=Not for Sale.

Congratulations to this year’s prize winners. Best in 2-D ($100) “ʻIʻiwi Bird” was won by Nan Walters.…

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Emergency Proclamation to Help with Drought Funding

Wednesday, November 17th, 2021

By Catherine Cluett Pactol

In the second year of a severe drought that has dealt a blow to local farmers and ranchers, many on Molokai can attest to the damage that hungry deer have wrecked on their gardens, homesteads, pastures and crops. The governor just signed a second emergency proclamation that will help with funding to cover damages, said Sen. Lynn DeCoite of Molokai, who pushed for a renewal of a drought proclamation issued in January of this year, which expired after 60 days. 

“This proclamation helps open pathways for a swift response by all levels of government — County, State and Federal — along with private land owners to address the dire deer situation that has continued to be a public health and safety concern across Maui County,” wrote Sen.…

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Girls Cross Country Runs on Maui

Wednesday, November 17th, 2021

Girls Cross Country Runs on Maui

By Rick Schonely, Sports Reporter

The Molokai High Girls Cross Country team traveled to Upcountry Maui Saturday for an MIL race at Kamehameha Maui. 

Junior Kailani Bicoy received another top 10 ribbon with her ninth place finish and a time of 24:31.3. Junior Tenley Akutagawa finished 41st with a time of 29:25.09.

Head Coach Kabbie Bicoy-Juario was proud of her runners. 

“These girls have been working very hard and running practices in the mornings before school has paid off,” she said. “They both beat their best times in this race and have improved a lot. Now it’s time to put all what they have learned together and get two weeks of good practice before the MIL Championships at Baldwin on Saturday, Nov.…

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