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News Releases

Releases that pertain to the Molokai and Hawaiian communities.

Suicide Prevention Town Hall

Wednesday, August 3rd, 2022

Suicide Prevention Town Hall

MEO News Release 

About 60 Molokai residents filled Kalaiakamanu Hou Church Hall last Wednesday evening to discuss suicide and prevention in the tight-knit community during a town hall organized by Maui Economic Opportunity’s Youth Services.

Earlier in the day, about 20 residents participated in a “Cruz Around Town” sign waving and walking through town to bring awareness to suicide prevention. The walk went from the gym to the library.

MEO Youth Services brought its suicide youth prevention program to Molokai with a $16,000 Maui County grant offered late in the fiscal year. In the spring, Youth Services staff visited Molokai High and Intermediate School to work with students on the warning signs of suicide and how to help others and themselves.…

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$8.5M in Grants Available to Serve Homesteaders

Wednesday, August 3rd, 2022

DHHL News Release

If you’re part of a Molokai nonprofit serving a homestead community, you’re eligible to apply for a grant as part of $8.5 million available from the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL). The funding is earmarked for the department’s Community Development Grants Program, part of DHHL’s Native Hawaiian Development Program Plan (NHDPP).

For Fiscal Year 2023, the Hawaii State Legislature allocated $10 million in State General Funds to the NHDPP, of which $7.5 million was designated by the Hawaiian Homes Commission (HHC) to the Community Development Grants Program. The other $2.5 million was set aside by the Commission for repair and maintenance projects within the homelands.…

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Bayer Science Education Grants

Wednesday, August 3rd, 2022

Bayer News Release  

Molokai students may now apply for the 2022 Bayer Hawaii Science Education Fund. Since 2005, this Bayer Fund grant program has awarded over $335,000 to public schools in Hawaii for programs, tools, supplies and equipment to enhance their students’ science education. All public schools serving students at the intermediate, high school and college grade levels on the islands of Oahu, Maui and Molokai are eligible to apply.

This is the second of two grant periods this year. To be considered for the current grant period, all applications plus supporting documentation must be received by Thursday, Sept. 1.

To download an application, visit hawaii.bayer.us/education/…

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Molokai Airport to Get $11M Improvements

Wednesday, August 3rd, 2022

Sen. Schatz News Release

U.S. Senator Brian Schatz announced that Molokai Airport and Daniel K. Inouye International Airport will receive nearly $34 million in combined funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation to improve their runways and taxiways.

“This new federal funding will improve our airports on Molokai and Oahu, helping us rebuild runways to make them safer and last longer,” said Senator Schatz, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation and Housing.

Nearly $23 million in funding will be used to rebuild about 7,755 feet of runway and taxiway pavement at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport on Oahu and $11 million in funding to strengthen 4,796 feet of runways and taxiways and 9,661 square yards of apron pavement at Molokai Airport.…

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County Pool Closed Aug. 12

Wednesday, August 3rd, 2022

Maui County News Release 

Maui County pool lifeguards will undergo emergency medical response re-certification training on Friday, Aug. 12, at the Cooke Memorial Pool on Molokai. The pool will close to the public while the training is ongoing.

The Department of Parks and Recreation appreciates the public’s patience and understanding.

For more information, call Duke A. Sevilla at (808) 270-6135 or send email to duke.sevilla@co.maui.hi.us. For general Maui County parks information, visit www.mauicounty.gov/parks.…

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MCHC Gets Voter Engagement Grant

Wednesday, July 27th, 2022

MCHC News Release

Molokai Community Health Center (MCHC) has received Hawaii’s first $4,500 Community Civic Engagement Program (CCEP) award from Vot-ER and its partners, the National Association of Community Health Centers and AltaMed, to support nonpartisan voter education, engagement, and mobilization efforts across the country. The award comes on the heels of the American Medical Association’s acknowledgement of voting as a social determinant of health at its annual meeting held earlier this month. 

As a trusted resource to help the Native Hawaiian patient population overcome historically low voter turnout and voting barriers, MCHC is the first health center in the state to access the funds that will provide voter education resources and training for its patients.…

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Molokai Projects Among $8.9M Funded Community Initiatives

Wednesday, July 27th, 2022

Congressman Kahele News Release

U.S. Congressman Kaialiʻi Kahele announced the U.S. House of Representatives passed $8.8 million in community project funding requested through his office. These projects, which span throughout Hawaii’s second congressional district – including Maui, Oahu, Hawaii Island, Kauai and Molokai – will benefit underserved communities and provide much needed federal dollars to deserving nonprofits. 

“Hawaii’s second congressional district is one of the most expansive and diverse districts in our nation. This is why it has been a priority of my staff and I to bring federal resources back home. We have been intimately involved in reviewing and promoting the projects that will make the greatest impact across our state,” said Congressman Kahele. “Championing…

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Molokai’s Guzeiji Soto Mission Gets Grant

Wednesday, July 27th, 2022

AARP News Release 

Three organizations in Windward Oahu, Kauai and Molokai will receive 2022 AARP Community Challenge grants worth $49,500 – part of $3.4 million awarded among 260 organizations nationwide. Grantees will implement quick-action projects that help communities become more livable by improving public places; transportation; housing; diversity, equity and inclusion; digital access; and civic engagement, with an emphasis on the needs of adults age 50 and over.

Guzeiji Soto Mission Molokai and Krause Family Foundation ‘Alana Ke Aloha were awarded $11,500 to create an accessible, attractive outdoor community wireless hotspot on Molokai where kupuna and other residents can access the Internet and learn digital literacy.…

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Cash Prizes Available in Art Exhibit

Wednesday, July 27th, 2022

Hawaii Craftsmen News Release

Wow! Hawaii Craftsmen Annual Statewide Exhibit has more than $11,000 in prizes consisting of 19 different awards, which will be available to artists who enter, including those from Molokai. The awards will be designated by the juror, Neida Bangerter and will be announced during the opening reception and awards ceremony. 

Registration for the exhibit opens Aug. 1 and closes Aug. 15. 

The Molokai intake will be held on Thursday, Aug. 25 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at  Kupu A’e Molokai at Holomua Junction. Jurying will take place from 1 to 2 p.m. The juror’s public presentation will follow from 2 to 3 p.m.…

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Report Surf Damage Online

Wednesday, July 27th, 2022

Maui County News Release 

Maui County residents are urged to report significant property damage inflicted by large surf and swells that impacted the coastlines of Maui, Molokai and Lanai earlier this month, the Maui Emergency Management Agency announced.

Residents can use an online form to document and report large surf damage. The form can be found at crisistrack.com/public/mauiHI/request.html. 

“Maui County needs this information from our residents to make the best case possible for federal assistance to help pay for property and infrastructure damage caused by large surf and swells,” said Mayor Michael Victorino. “The Maui Emergency Management Agency will use the information to complete a damage assessment for the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency to determine whether the County is eligible to receive federal funding.”…

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