HWMO News Release
Wildfire safety tip from Hawaii Wildfire Management Organization: Did you know embers from a wildfire can ignite a home up to one mile away? Keep grass four inches or shorter. For more wildfire preparedness information visit hwmo.org.…
MAC News Release
MAC keiki instructors will be at Kualapu‘u School Annual ‘Ohana Fun Fair Saturday, Oct. 18 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Visit our booth to participate in a fun keiki activity and pick up take-home art kits from our collaboration with Hui No‘eau Visual Arts Center on Maui. See you there.…
MAC News Release
The Molokai Arts Center’s Hawaiian Arts (HĀ) Program presents its Mai‘a Rose workshop. The first part (single rose) was held Oct. 11. The second part (rose in lei) is Oct. 25 at Hoʻolehua Homestead Makeke at 2240 Lihi Pali Ave. 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
The workshop will feature the mai‘a, or banana plant, taught by cultural practitioner Kaulananapua Dudoit.
Kaulananapua is the daughter of Michael Dudoit and Maelynn Pupuhi. She was born on Oahu but raised mostly in Halawa and Wailau with her siblings and cousins. A product of Kilohana School and Molokai High and Intermediate Class of 2000, Kaulananapua moved away for about 20 years and returned home about three years ago.…
MAC News Release
The Honolulu Printmakers in partnership with the Molokai Arts Center, is proud to announce a woodblock relief print workshop with Tamara Moan and Denise Karabinus being offered at the new printmaking site on Molokai.
Unleash your creativity and discover relief printmaking. This beginner-friendly workshop is the perfect entry point into block printing, whether you are an experienced artist or have no prior experience.
During this class, you will learn how to design, carve and print your own unique imagery. Using soft wood blocks 4”x4”, you will create a single block that can be used to make multiples of your design.…
Ho’oikaika Partnership News Release
Gathering in person for the first time since before the pandemic, more than 200 health and human service providers, first responders and early childhood educators attended Hoʻoikaika Partnership’s 12th Annual Conference, “We Are All in This Together/E Alu Like Kākou: Stories of Strength and Resilience,” on Maui Sept. 25.
“We were so delighted that Mokulele Airlines assisted with flight coordination so that 13 health and human service providers and early childhood educators from Molokai could attend,” Ho‘oikaika Partnership coordinator Deb Marois said. “This was such an important gathering to help bolster the workforce who serves our communities every day.”…
MAC News Release
Molokai Arts Center’s Artist in Residence Duncan Berry (bylandbyseabyair.com) returns this month to install his “Molokai Plants Over Time” mural at the Molokai Public Library.
Berry, a gyotaku artist who makes direct impressions from the bodies of creatures of the land, sea and air as an “active form of reverence,” created and taught the art of gyotaku during his residency in April 2025. He finished his residency with a MAC Talk at the Library where he shared his preliminary work and his vision for the final mural.
While on Molokai, Berry and his wife Melany taught gyotaku and nature printing workshops at the MAC Saturday Market at MCHC, Earth Day, Molokai Land Trust, MAC Studio (Keiki Class, Kanu O Ka Aina & Kualapuʻu School 21st Century students), and Art Bar at Hiro’s ‘Ohana Grill. …
OHCRA News Release
The Oahu Canoe Racing Association announces the 73rd crossing of the Kaiwi Channel, where more than 110 crews will battle in the Molokai Hoe World Championship canoe races, presented by the Hawai’i Tourism Authority, on Oct. 12.
“The Molokai Hoe represents the pinnacle of our sport, drawing paddlers from across the Pacific and beyond to test themselves in one of the most demanding challenges,” OHCRA treasurer Ikaika Rogerson said. “Each crew that takes on the Kaiwi Channel carries forward a rich tradition of excellence and Hawaiian cultural pride that defines outrigger canoe racing.”
This championship race builds on the momentum of the recently completed Nā Wāhine O Ke Kai, celebrated in honor of the legacy of Hannie Anderson, with unprecedented participation.…
MHP News Release
The Molokai History Project and Ka Ipu Makani Cultural Heritage Center jointly announce the formal transfer of MHP operations, collections and programming to Ka Ipu Makani, marking a new phase in the continued care and sharing of Molokai’s history.
Since its founding, the Molokai History Project has served as a community space for historical exhibits and narratives of life on Molokai. This transition ensures that that work continues — now strengthened by Ka Ipu Makani’s Native Hawaiian-led approach to cultural stewardship, heritage preservation, and culture- and ʻāina-based education.
“Molokai’s history belongs to its people — not just in the past, but in how we carry it forward,” said Dr.…
MAC New Release
Hawaii Craftsmen, in partnership with the Molokai Arts Center, is proud to announce a two-day blacksmithing workshop titled “Small-Scale Non-Ferrous Forging: Form and Function.”
Led by acclaimed Seattle-based artist Lisa Geertsen, this hands-on workshop will teach participants how to forge functional and artistic items from copper, such as dinnerware, cuffs, and hairpins.
The workshop will be held at a private residence in Kalae Saturday, Nov. 22, and Sunday, Nov. 23, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Geertsen will also give a public lecture on Friday, Nov. 21, at the Molokai Arts Center at 5-7 p.m. Registration begins Oct.…
OHCRA News Release
The Oahu Canoe Racing Association (OHCRA) announces a record-breaking year for the Nā Wāhine O Ke Kai and Molokai Hoe World Championship canoe races, presented by the Hawai’i Tourism Authority, with participation numbers reaching an all-time high.
Seventy-three female crews competed in the Nā Wāhine O Ke Kai, shattering the previous record of 71 crews and marking both the largest field in the race’s 46-year history and the most female crews ever registered for the world championship.
“We’re continuing the incredible momentum started last year with the return of these world championship races,” said Ikaika Rogerson, Treasurer of OHCRA.…
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