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The keiki and `opio of Molokai

Ho`omana Hou Graduation 2012

Sunday, May 27th, 2012

Ho`omana Hou Graduation 2012

Ohana gathered at Kulana `Oiwi Halau last Friday to celebrate the graduation of three Ho`omana Hou seniors, Brandon Lu`uloa-Ka`auwai, Kylee Dudoit-English and Danielle Mersberg. The ceremony included testimony from the underclassmen and hula and oli performed by all students. For the graduating seniors, their kumu tied kihei around their shoulders, symbolizing status and maturity. Their parents placed a lei kukui around their necks to recognize the knowledge the students gained.

Ho’omana Hou is a private high school started in 2004 and run by the Molokai Community Service Council (MCSC) that focuses on culture-based education.…

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75 and Counting

Sunday, May 27th, 2012

75 and Counting

Library celebrates 75th anniversary

“Libraries are not just warehouses for books,” said Greg Kahn, President of the Friends of the Molokai Public Library. “They are experiential.”

After 75 years of operations, many members of the community have formed their own special relationships with Molokai Public Library. For some, it is a meeting place for the literary-minded, for others it offers a setting for music and cultural performances, and for everyone, it is a place to learn something new.

Last week, the library held its 75th anniversary celebration on the front lawn, which featured music from local bands, mele and hula by `O Hina I Ka Malama and guest speakers from across the state.…

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Sports Spotlight

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012

Sports Spotlight

By Molokai Dispatch Staff

Eight Molokai student-athletes were selected as Sports Spotlight athletes, sponsored by Honolulu-based franchise Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. The recognition honors one noteworthy male and female each week from Maui County high schools. This year, Molokai High students Natalia Levi, James Corpuz, Akona Adolpho, Mikayla Pico, Kailen Inouye, Solomon Maliu III, Kayla Matson and Moriah Jenkins were honored. On May 14, these students attended a banquet at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center to recognize the Sports Spotlight athletes in Maui County.

“Student-athletes selected demonstrate excellence in academics as well as athletics and are positive leaders and role models on our campus,” said MHS athletics director Camie Kimball.…

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Molokai Holokai 2012

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012

Molokai Holokai 2012

Local paddlers young and old gathered along Molokai’s windy south shores last Saturday for the third annual Molokai Holokai standup paddleboard race, presented by Molokai Ohana Surf Club with Youth in Motion. The 8.5-mile downwind race, which usually draws in fierce competitors from other islands like Maui and Oahu, stayed relatively local this year, in large part because of a recent Molokai-Maui ferry rule that does not accommodate paddleboards.

Listed below are this year’s finishers:

1. Clint Labrador 1:11:13.9
2. Dickie Stone 1:16:05.3
3. Todd Yamashita 1:16:58.6
4.Carlos Kuhn 1:20:55.1
5. Tabitha Pupuhi 1:29:48.8
6. Boki Chung 1:32:04.6
7. Josie Mawae 1:34:32.8
8.…

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Farmers Coach Off to College

Sunday, May 20th, 2012

Farmers Coach Off to College

Matt Helm to coach volleyball at Whitman College

Molokai High School girls’ volleyball coach Matt Helm has had a career filled with successes. The only coach ever to guide a Maui Interscholastic League team to a state girls’ volleyball title two years ago, Helm was also voted coach of the year in the state that year. Now, after eight seasons of coaching the MHS team, during which he led the Farmers to four MIL titles, six state appearances and the 2010 Division II state crown, Helm is taking the next step in his career. He was recently named the head girls volleyball coach at Whitman College, an NCAA Division III school in Walla Walla, Wash.…

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“Today My Life Begins”

Sunday, May 20th, 2012

“Today My Life Begins”MHS’ class of 2012 graduates

“Your life is made up of the sum total of the choices that you make,” said Molokai High School (MHS) commencement guest speaker Randy Manley. “Choose wisely.”

That was the message MHS graduates were left with last Saturday at their commencement ceremony. Dressed in Farmer green gowns, the 87 members of the class of 2012 stood in front of friends, faculty and families who have supported them.

In a teary address, senior class president Leenell Hernandez shared one of her favorite quotes with departing classmates. “The road of life twists and turns and no two directions are ever the same, yet our lessons come from the journey, not the destination.”…

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May Day 2012

Thursday, May 17th, 2012

May Day 2012

May Day, known as Lei Day in Hawaii, is celebrated annually by Molokai schools. Every school features a May Day court of student representatives of every island, wearing the colors symbolic of each.  Here are a selection of photos from the various celebrations.…

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First Kualapu`u School Tech Show

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012

Kualapu`u School News Release

The first Kualapu`u School Tech Show is to honor and recognize student achievement in technology. The show will take place on Wednesday May 16 at the Kualapu`u School Café at 4 p.m. The top two projects will get Barns and Noble Nooks.

Using a rubric and a peer review process, the best projects are chosen by the students. The review their classmates projects, nominate projects and then vote. The process continues for grade level, until two candidates are nominated, one from the lower grades and one from the upper grade. The attendees then vote one of the two top projects.…

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The Ho`oku`i Project on Molokai

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012

The Ho`oku`i Project on Molokai

 Community Contributed

By Caryl Hitchcock

Project Ho`oku`i encourages students to take up to 12 credits during their high school junior and senior years at UH Maui College, Molokai, which count (through a program called Running Start)towards their high school and college total credits. As this project nears the end of its second year, it is good to report that Molokai High School has 14 students enrolled on their journey to college.

The introduction to university life through the project comes at no cost to students’ families, as tuition and books are paid for by the project. This UH Native Hawaiian Education Grant program is also available for students at three schools in Maui, 12 schools on Hawaii Island, and has already helped 169 students on their way to college.…

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Molokai Volleyball Player Signs with North Idaho

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012

Molokai Volleyball Player Signs with North Idaho

North Idaho College News Release

LeeNell “Nohe” Hernandez, a 5-foot-7-inch outside hitter from Molokai, has committed to the 2012 North Idaho College volleyball team.

“On my recent visit, I observed and felt the intensity of Coach Kelly’s [NIC Head Volleyball Coach Kandice Kelly] program, which made an immediate impression. I loved the team chemistry and passion which produced that quality volleyball,” Hernandez said. “Coeur d’Alene and the NIC campus is clearly a beautiful place surrounded with friendly people that made me feel like NIC is the perfect home for me for the next few years.”

In 2010, Hernandez was an impact player on Molokai’s first Hawaii High School Athletic Association Division II state championship team.…

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