By Sage Yamashita, Intern Reporter
The Farmers Football team kicked off the 2022 season with a Green and White scrimmage last Saturday. Players and coaches put on a competitive game, while the Cheer and Dance team led the spirit, with lively community support.
Both teams’ first official game will be this Saturday, Aug. 27 at 11 a.m. at home, hosting the Lanai Pine Lads. …
By Sage Yamashita, Intern Reporter
A new bus has arrived to safely transport student athletes on Maui when they travel there for competitions.
Molokai High’s athletes travel to Maui to compete in several sports during each season. MHS Athletic Director Lee DeRouin said the school already had a bus on Maui that was purchased in 2016 and is still in use. But with the increase of student athlete participation and new sports added in recent years, the athletic department needed another bus to safely transport the students and coaches.
Both students and coaches are grateful for the new ride. Coach Kabbie Juario-Bicoy has traveled to Maui with her teams multiple times and knows the importance of getting from point A to B safe and smooth. …
Community Contributed
By Richard Ornellas
Molokai High School (MHS) is meeting the emerging opportunities of 21st century life for their students in a bold move to College and Career Academies: instruction based on career pathways rather than English, math, science, social studies and electives. Mirroring the trend in Hawaii for public high schools to become more relevant for post-high school life, such as the successful Waipahu High School academies model, initiated by former principal, Keith Hayashi, now DOE Superintendent, MHS has begun their transition.
The academies are Community Service and Sustainability (CSS) with Team Lead Lisa Takata, and Innovation Business and Technology (IBT) with Team Lead Kai Ward, and O Hina I Ka Malama, the Hawaiian Immersion Language Academy, Lead Mahinahou Ross.…
By Sage Yamashita, Intern Reporter
The school year has started and sports are back in full swing at Molokai High School. This year will be
filled with excitement, as seniors’ last regular scheduled season of sports was during their freshman year.
COVID-19 may have put a bump on the sports schedule for the last two years, but it didn’t put a bump on
students’ spirit towards playing for Molokai High.
“We are super excited getting fall sports underway,” said MHS Athletic Director Lee DeRouin. “We offer sideline cheer, eight-man football, girls volleyball, boys and girls cross country, boys and girls air riflery.” …
By The Molokai Dispatch Staff
Youth had a blast reading books and enjoying the entertainment of special guest Mr. Kneel at the library earlier this month. The presentation was part of a book sale fundraiser for the Friends of Molokai Public Library, and keiki took home prizes, books and good memories. For more, click here.…
Community Contributed
By Christine Kage
On Thursday, July 7, the Friends of Molokai Public Library held a used book sale fundraiser under the carport behind the library. Special guest Mr. Kneel put on a super fun “hip hop for families” presentation as part of a Maui County library tour sponsored by the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
Participants of Summer PALS, along with their leaders, and book shoppers of all ages, enjoyed the music and energetic reading and comedy of Mr. Kneel.
Plenty of smiling keiki went home with stuffed animals, books and painted arms. Mahalo to Molokai’s wonderful caring library staff, PALS program, arm painters, Mr.…
By Catherine Cluett Pactol | Editor
About 200 youth ages 8 to 17 participated in a two-day football skills camp on Molokai last Monday and Tuesday. The opportunity was brought to the island by the Akana ‘ohana from Molokai, who now owns Washington State-based company Akana Athletics. They brought a lineup of top coaches and athletes, allowing Molokai youth an opportunity to brush elbows with some big names in football and grow some big skills right from their home field.
“Over the two days, camp coaches provided lots of skills and drills for all positions on offense and defense,” said Molokai High School Head Football Coach Mike Kahale.…
By Catherine Cluett Pactol | Editor
Perry Buchalter started teaching art at Molokai High School 25 years ago and entered into a blank classroom. One of his first projects with his students was to paint a mural.
“When I began teaching, I walked into my first classroom in B-104 which had tables and chairs and absolutely no art supplies,” Buchalter recalled. “It was such a small classroom and as I hustled to get supplies, I took my class out to paint a mural between S and T wings.”
He wrote grants for art supplies so his students could access quality supplies without paying a fee.…
By Catherine Cluett Pactol | Editor
The first ever Molokai Youth Cadets Program graduated 12 cadets last Saturday, after they spent three weeks exploring law enforcement careers, training and learning skills that will serve them the rest of their lives.
“It was inspiring to hear about discipline, endurance, and fortitude exhibited by the cadets throughout the rigors of the program,” said Molokai Councilmember Keani Rawlins-Fernandez.
“Pushing themselves through those challenges strengthened them physically and mentally, and with that, strengthens our community.”
The Maui Police Department says the program, provided at no cost to the students aged 14 to 18, is designed to broaden their understanding of a career in law enforcement.…
UH CTAHR Molokai Extension News Release
‘Ohana Garden and Grindz is a virtual garden to table program designed for Molokai families by CTAHR-Extension Agents Jennifer Hawkins and Heather Greenwood-Junkermeier. The project has been funded in recent years by the County of Maui Office of Economic Development. Jennifer, Heather and a team of Extension Agents from across the state were just awarded a $350,000 grant from USDA to continue the project on Molokai and expand to Kauai and Hawaii counties!
‘Ohana Garden and Grindz offers youth and their families a chance to work together to develop their skills in the kitchen and the garden.…
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