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

Mural Erased

Wednesday, July 19th, 2023

Mural Erased

Healing comes in so many ways, the levels are countless as you try to help yourself make any sense of it all. Losing a loved one is a hard one, feeling hopeless about the struggles and disasters in the world is another hard one. We all have a right to ourselves to find ways of coping with grief and my family finds it in art. When we look at art which brings happy memories, the healing continues, day after day until you can smile again. 

Well, my family just lost their dad. God help us, as we are taking it very hard. …

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Disappointing Services

Wednesday, July 19th, 2023

To recap a previous community letter, we, the people of Molokai, used to have a ferry that traveled to/from Maui twice daily, and we used to have services from three different airlines. Since February 2021, our only means of off island travel is via Mokulele Airlines/Southern Airways for medical, business, family, recreation travels.  (And some have access to private boats.)

It’s with great disappointment that Mokulele Airlines has not been dependable in providing reliable and consistent services.  We travel frequently each month for the reasons mentioned above, and we have a corporate account.  Too often our flights have been delayed, changed, or canceled. …

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Golf Ace

Wednesday, July 19th, 2023

Golf Ace

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By Rick Schonely

Rick Schonely, retired Maui County firefighter, substitute teacher of the year and island musician, is the July Ace winner for the Hui O Kukui Golf Club. Schonely shot 41–39 for a gross score of 80 and with his 14 handicap his net 66 secured his victory. Congratulations Schonz!

The Hui O Kukui Golf Club would like to thank the staff and management of iconic Ironwood Hills Golf Course for perpetuating the game of golf on Molokai.…

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Kawela-Kīpū Connection 500 Years Ago

Wednesday, July 19th, 2023

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By Marshall Weisler, Archaeologist

Stone adzes were vitally important to ancient Polynesians and every household had several sizes and shapes for a range of woodworking tasks. Not every rock is ideal for adze making so locations with fine-grained rock, known as quarries, were sought after from the earliest times. A small but important adze quarry is located three miles east of Kawela at Pu‘u Pāpa‘i. And rock from that quarry has an important story to tell.

First a little background. The Pu‘u Pāpa‘i quarry is unique in its “chemical signature” or its “rock DNA.” Rocks from different islands, and sometimes different volcanoes or even separate lava flows, can have a unique chemical composition.…

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Live Like Tre’ Day

Wednesday, July 12th, 2023

Live Like Tre’ Day

By Jack Kiyonaga, Reporter 

A community event on Molokai last Saturday celebrated the life and legacy of 24-year-old Maui County firefighter Tre’ Evans-Dumaran, who died earlier this year after responding to emergency calls during flash floods on Maui. The Molokai Live Like Tre’ Day is the last of three community events that took place on Maui, Hawaii Island and Molokai, hosted by the Live Like Tre’ Foundation. 

Dona Evans, Evans-Dumaran’s grandmother, explained that the day’s events were a way of honoring him within the different communities he was a part of. 

In addition to being stationed on Molokai for the first year of his firefighting career, Evans-Dumaran also had family on Molokai.…

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Woman in Critical Condition Following Bakery Explosion

Wednesday, July 12th, 2023

By Catherine Cluett Pactol | Editor

Molokai’s Cisilia Defang remains in critical condition as of Sunday, following an accident at Kanemitsu Bakery last week that left 70 percent of her body covered in second and third degree burns. 

Thirty-one-year-old Defang was born deaf and worked at the bakery for more than two years. Kanemitsu Bakery told KHON2 she was one of their best bakers, and her family said she loved her job.

On the evening of July 4, she was working to prepare bread for the next day and turned on the gas stove around 8 p.m., according to the bakery. …

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County Mapping Molokai’s Wetlands

Wednesday, July 12th, 2023

By Jack Kiyonaga, Reporter 

Maui County is seeking to protect wetlands across the county, and to do that, it needs to know where they’re located. In response to a recently passed ordinance, the county is in the process of creating a new map of wetlands on Molokai. 

“The purpose [of the map] is to protect and restore wetlands. You cannot protect and restore something if you don’t know where it is,” explained Shahin Ansari, an ecologist contracted by the county for the project. 

Ansari explained that the new map will offer the public a “functional perspective on a wetland.” 

The project was started in March 2023 and is slated to finish in October of this year.…

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‘Olelo Hawaii ‘Oe? Campaign

Wednesday, July 12th, 2023

Kanaeokana, the Kula Hawaii Network, would like to mahalo the organizers, vendors and community for participating in Molokai’s first ʻOlelo Hawaii ʻOe? campaign that was held on Saturday, June 3 at the Kamehameha Day Hoʻolauleʻa at Molokai Community Health Center. The purpose of the campaign was to engage all sectors of the community in using ‘olelo Hawaii for day to day tasks, such as shopping and browsing for food and merchandise at community events. 

Keiki to kupuna who came to the Hoʻolauleʻa to honor Kamehameha Day were encouraged to ‘olelo Hawaii to their best ability with each other and the many vendors at the Hoʻolauleʻa.…

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Mahalo for Outpouring of Aloha

Wednesday, July 12th, 2023

On behalf of Cisilia Defang, we would like to thank all those who prayed, donated and supported her.

Born deaf, Cisilia did not let her disability be an obstacle in her daily life. She is a hard-working, determined, loving young woman. We know with her strength, big heart, and the Lord by her side she will pull through and come home. Cisilia is currently receiving medical treatment and at this time, and we ask for your continued prayer. We are truly blessed and can feel the outpouring aloha from everyone.

Mahalo

The George Defang Ohana…

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Evelyn Mokiao Naeole

Wednesday, July 12th, 2023

Evelyn Mokiao Naeole

Our beloved mom, Evelyn Mokiao Naeole, was born on May 12, 1928 and left us to be with the Lord on June 20, 2023. Known to some as “Baby Amu” or the “Limu Ele’ele Lady,” she was born to Ah Chew and Francis Yam Mokiao. Mom married our father, Rudolph Akana Naeole, deceased, on March 18, 1950. They had five children Yvonne (Stan) Grance, Carol (Frank) Catian, Mathew (Rudolph, Junior) Naeole, deceased, Brian (Debra Ann) Naeole and Cori (Valerie) Jacobs (Eric “Dutchie” Bush), deceased. She passes on her cooking skills legacy to her 15 grandchildren, 41 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.…

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