News Releases

Releases that pertain to the Molokai and Hawaiian communities.

Hawaiian Homes Commission 2023 Meeting

Wednesday, December 14th, 2022

HHC News Release 

The Hawaiian Homes Commission (HHC), the nine-person executive board that governs the Department of Hawaiian Homes Lands (DHHL), has approved and announced its 2023 meeting calendar. 

The meetings will be held in communities statewide in compliance with Act 220, passed by the 2021 legislature and signed into law by Gov. David Ige on July 6, 2021. Act 220 provides state agencies the flexibility to utilize interactive conference technology for the public to view meetings online as well as provide remote oral testimony so board members and other participants can hear the testimony whether through the internet, a telephone, or other means. …

Free Deer Meat Drive

Wednesday, December 7th, 2022

Molokai Hunting Club News Release 

In honor of King Kamehameha V, Lota Kapuāiwa Kalanimakua Aliʻiōlani Kalanikupuapaʻīkalaninui, who introduced the axis deer to Molokai and who’s lā hānau (birthday) is on Dec. 11, 1830, Molokai Hunting Club will host another free deer meat drive to our Molokai families. We honor our fifth reigning Monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii, as axis deer continues to be a prime food source for our Molokai community. Onipa’a Kakou!

The event will be held on Saturday, Dec. 10 at Troy Tancayo’s hale (1 Likelike Ave). Kupuna only between 9 and 10 a.m., and open to community from 10 a.m.…

Farmers Union United Molokai Chapter Grows

Wednesday, December 7th, 2022

HFUU Molokai News Release

Hawaii Farmers Union United (HFUU) is a statewide organization of farm owners, foodies, ranchers, gardeners, perma-culturalists, cultural practitioners, landscapers, suppliers, businesses, and policy advocates that are all part of the local food chain. HFUU is a partner of the National Farmers Union. HFUU asserts that a multitude of smallholder diversified family farms that implement regenerative ecological techniques in growing and raising our food will create a resilient, vital, and productive agricultural system to better feed the people of Hawaii. HFUU represents 15-regional chapters across six Hawaiian islands, including Molokai.

Our Molokai Chapter began on Dec. 17, 2021 initiated by a 10-person group of Hoʻolehua homesteaders after visiting Maui HFUU farms and members.…

Pool Closed for Maintenance

Wednesday, December 7th, 2022

Maui County News Release

The Cooke Memorial Pool in Kaunakakai will be closed for deep cleaning of the pool’s surface and restrooms from Dec. 12 through Dec. 14, the Department of Parks and Recreation announced. For those wondering, professionals like pool cleaning service sherman oaks are the trusted experts for providing a thorough, deep cleaning of your pool. With specialized knowledge and experience, they ensure that every inch of your pool is spotless, from the tiles to the filter system. They use advanced equipment to remove debris, scrub pool walls, and clear out the skimmer baskets, ensuring no dirt or grime is left behind.…

DHHL Temporary Office Closure

Wednesday, December 7th, 2022

DHHL News Release 

The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands’ (DHHL) Molokai District Office will be closed from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 13 through Thursday, Dec. 15 for software training and updates.

Those in need of services from the Department should plan accordingly around the scheduled closures. For more information, call (808) 560-6107.  …

Partnership Makes Possible Prom Dress Giveaway

Wednesday, December 7th, 2022

MEO News Release 

Maui Economic Opportunity Youth Services on Molokai, The Bella Project Hawaii and Mokulele Airlines are playing Cinderella by offering 75 prom dresses at no cost to Molokai youth, who normally have to travel off-island to purchase their formal wear.

The Oahu-based nonprofit collects donations of dresses, shoes, jewelry and accessories and gives them away to high schoolers. The Bella Project also partners with nonprofit organizations that work with low income, special needs, critically ill and military high schoolers.

Bella means beautiful in many languages; the goal is to create “Bellas of the Ball,” according to the Bella Hawaii program.…

Bennett Pottery Annual Show and Sale

Sunday, November 27th, 2022

Bennett Pottery News Release

Bennett Pottery will present its Annual Show and Sale open house from Friday, Nov. 25 to Saturday, Dec. 10, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Kala’e Studio. The show will feature high-fired functional stoneware and porcelain: items made for home and garden use. The objects are durable for daily use, and are safe in the oven, dishwasher and microwave. You are invited to come and discover a wide variety of unique quality ceramics found nowhere else in Hawaii, right here on Molokai.

Dan Bennett has been creating hand crafted work on Molokai since 1974. He was a mathematics teacher at Molokai High School and UHMC Molokai, and currently teaches ceramics at the Molokai Arts Center for adults on Wednesday from 3-6 PM and Saturday, 1-4 PM.…

Kalaupapa Nonprofit Receives Award

Sunday, November 27th, 2022

Ka ‘Ohana O Kalaupapa News Release

Ka ‘Ohana O Kalaupapa was presented with a preservation award by Historic Hawaii Foundation last month for their efforts in designating January as Kalaupapa Month annually in Hawaii.

“Kalaupapa Month will be a way to bring the people of Kalaupapa back into their own history and to make sure their legacy lives on,” wrote Kiersten Faulkner, Executive Director of HHF in informing Ka ‘Ohana of the honor. “We congratulate Ka ‘Ohana O Kalaupapa on their exemplary preservation efforts.”

It was the seventh preservation award bestowed upon by Ka ‘Ohana O Kalaupapa by HHF in the past 10 years.…

Banana Management Workshop

Wednesday, November 16th, 2022

UHCTAHR Molokai Extension News Release

UH College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources Molokai Cooperative Extension invites you to a Banana Tree Management Workshop on Monday, Nov. 21 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. via Zoom. The workshop will cover insects that affect banana trees in Hawaii and fertility management of banana trees.  Speakers for the workshop include Roshan Manandhar, Kauai County Extension Agent for Invasive Species and Jennifer Hawkins, Edible Crops Agent for the Molokai Cooperative Extension Office. 

To register for the event please contact Jennifer Hawkins by phone at 808-567-6934, or by email at jhawk@hawaii.edu.  Please include the workshop title, your name, phone number, and email address when registering. …

MHS Holiday Exhibition

Wednesday, November 16th, 2022

MHS News Release

On Wednesday, Dec. 7, Molokai High School’s Career and Technical Education and Fine Arts departments will be hosting our annual Holiday Exhibition and Science Fair. Please join us for a fun filled evening at the Molokai High School “Arto Shop” area from 4:30 to 7 p.m.  The evening’s activities will include student presentations and projects. Come out and support our students!  We will have for sale original artwork, ceramic pieces, assorted MHS logo products, potted plants, MHS farmer produce, laulau plates, banana lumpia, poi, added value farm products, and our newly designed Molokai High School logo wear.  

Come support the Great Race with the Ceramic, Art and Woodshop departments competing against each other.…