News Releases

Land Managers Receive Climate Change Resilience Funds

Wednesday, February 26th, 2025

Dept. of Land and Natural Resources News Release

Funds have been awarded to land managers from Hawaii County to Molokai and Oahu. These include Puʻu O Hoku Operations; MALA ʻOiwi with Waiʻanae Community Redevelopment Corporation; OCR INC., dba Small Kine Farm; Healing Mountain Homestead, LLC; Living Life Source Foundation; The Kohala Center; Maluhia Fields, LLC; Mililani Agricultural Park, LLC; Protect and Preserve Hawaii; and Kuilima Farm with Pono Pacific, LLC.

The Carbon Smart Program has awarded a total of $1,000,000 to 10 grantees to develop and implement plans for regenerative sustainable practices, particularly carbon sequestration, which is capturing, securing and storing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.…

E Ola Mau ka ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi: Honoring Hawaiian Language Month

Thursday, February 13th, 2025

Molokai Education Center News Release 

Hawaiiana. Hawaiian. ʻŌlelo Makuahine. ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi. These are just a few of the names for the native language of this island archipelago and its people. Throughout the month of Pepeluali (February), we celebrate Mahina ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi—Hawaiian Language Month—a time to recognize, honor, and perpetuate the language and culture of Hawaiʻi.

At the Molokai Education Center, we are committed to fostering a deeper connection to ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi and Hawaiian culture. To commemorate Mahina ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, we have launched a Hua ʻŌlelo o ka Lā (Word of the Day) initiative, sharing Hawaiian words daily through our social media platforms and digital display board on campus.…

Sage Heart Workshop Series

Thursday, February 6th, 2025

UH-CTAHR Molokai Cooperative Extension News Release

Herbs and spices play an important role in history, culture, cooking, beverages, flavorings, and medicine. By definition, an herb or spice is a plant derived substance used in food or beverage preparation for seasoning, coloration, preservation, or medicine. Although herbs and spices have similar uses, there is a distinct difference between them.

Herbs are considered temperate, herbaceous, and are derived from leaves of a plant. Spices are considered tropical, from woody plants, and are made from the roots, bark, fruit, seeds, or parts of the plant other than the leaves.

Herbs can be a healthy alternative to salt in adding flavor and aroma when cooking meals or preparing beverages.…

Gov. Green Faces Lawsuit Over Water Commission Appointment

Thursday, February 6th, 2025

Earthjustice News Release

On Jan. 27, a coalition of citizens from across the Hawaiian Islands filed a lawsuit in state environmental court against the Green administration for its unlawful nomination process for the loea, or cultural expert, seat on the Commission on Water Resource Management. The suit, brought by the environmental law firm Earthjustice on behalf of community group Hui Kanawai ‘Oia‘i‘o, challenges Governor Green’s refusal to select one of the highly qualified and respected candidates recommended by a nominating committee in February 2024. Instead, his administration arranged a redo of the nomination process, forming a new nominating committee to produce a new list with his preferred candidate, Vincent Hinano Rodrigues.…

Nonprofits Encouraged to Renew or Join as Members

Friday, January 31st, 2025

Maui Nonprofit Directors Association News Release

The Maui Nonprofit Directors Association (MNPDA) is excited to announce open enrollment for new and returning members! MNPDA offers an unparalleled opportunity for nonprofit leaders to connect, collaborate, and enhance their organization’s impact on the Maui community.

MNPDA’s mission is to empower nonprofit agency leaders of Maui, Molokai, and Lanai by providing support to enhance their leadership skills and drive meaningful change in our communities.

Membership is open to the top-level paid or unpaid administrators of Maui, Molokai, or Lanai-based nonprofit organizations, or the next-in-line administrator for the top leadership post. As a member of MNPDA, you gain access to a range of valuable benefits, including networking with fellow nonprofit executive directors, opportunities to share resources and discover new ones, collaborations on projects vital to Maui’s nonprofit community, timely updates on federal, state, and county policies, specialized training and professional development opportunities, participation in an emerging mentorship program for nonprofit leaders.…

New Exhibit at the Molokai History Project

Friday, January 31st, 2025

Molokai History Project News Release

The Molokai History Project is excited about a new exhibit to be dedicated to showcasing the rich history of fishing, farming, hunting, and feeding our community. To bring this story to life, we invite you to join us and participate in sharing your experiences and history as we tell this rich part of the story of Molokai.

We are seeking artifacts like tools, equipment, and items used in fishing, farming, and hunting; photos of historical images of community members at work or celebrating their harvests; memorabilia, personal stories, documents, and items that highlight how these traditions shaped our community.…

Children’s Theater Receives HCF Grant

Thursday, January 23rd, 2025

HCF News Release

The Hawaii Community Foundation (HCF) announced on Jan. 14 the awarding of $1,521,000 in grant funding to 28 art and culture organizations through its Equitable Access Arts and Culture program. This initiative is dedicated to enhancing equitable opportunities for all Hawaii residents to engage in arts and culture, addressing barriers such as geography, socio-economic factors, and systemic inequities.
For Molokai, the Hokulani Children’s Theater of Molokai was the recipient of a $55,500 grant. The Hokulani Children’s Theater of Molokai Enriches Molokai’s youth through performing arts education and accessible artistic opportunities.
The HCF grants, which provide two-year general operating support, empower local organizations to sustain and expand programs that foster inclusivity, diversity, and community engagement in the arts.…

Erosion Repairs for Kam. V Highway

Thursday, January 23rd, 2025

Hawaii Dept. of Transportation News Release

The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) advises highway users that crews are preparing Kamehameha V Highway (Route 450) in the vicinity of Waialua Stream for temporary repairs to the undermined road. One lane will remain open for alternating traffic at mile post 18.7 on Kamehameha V Highway during the work.

Crews have placed cones and barriers at the site this week and will be installing temporary erosion control measures which include stacking sandbags alongside the eroded asphalt.
Work to rebuild the foundation of the road and shoreline protection measures started on Tuesday, Jan. 14, and will continue until early February.…

MAC Talk at Molokai Public Library

Thursday, January 23rd, 2025

MAC News Release

Join the Molokai Arts Center (MAC) at the Molokai Public Library on Wednesday, Jan. 29 at 5:30 p.m. as MAC’s Artist in Residence Connie Lee Lynch shares her Molokai journey in art. Connie is a mixed media and fiber artist currently living in Pearl City. She is a certified crochet instructor and has had crochet designs and articles featured in both crochet and spinning magazine publications. Most recently, her work was included in the Fiber Hawaii 2024 Exhibit at the Downtown Art Center in Honolulu. Her website is crochetcetera.com.

While on Molokai, Connie’s mixed media paintings and fiber arts work has been focused on the theme, “Island Expressions: Exploring the Natural Beauty of Molokai through Texture and Color.”…