Golf Aces
By Rick Schonely
David Spencer is the June Ace winner for the Hui O Kukui Golf Club. Kaleo Len Wai defeated Henrietta Helm in a playoff to claim the May Ace. Mahalo to Iconic Ironwood Hills Golf Course for perpetuating golf on Molokai.…
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A fond farewell and safe travels to Aunty Teri Waros as she moves to the states. They say that knowledge is power. There is certainly plenty of knowledge contained in a book. Thank you for sharing countless books with this community for more than a decade. Running a small business is never easy, let alone an independent bookstore in Kaunakakai. We are so grateful to have met and gotten to know you and to have shared many cups of coffee and lunches with you under the shade of the kukui trees in the backyard of the bookstore. We know that the past few years haven’t been easy on anyone, especially you, but we’re so happy you made it through those difficult days.…
Maunaloa School Garden Blooms
By Catherine Cluett Pactol | Editor
Since dreaming of a Maunaloa School garden for years and digging their shovels in the ground for the first time in a blessing of the space just over a year ago, the Maunaloa Mala – the school’s garden — is now flourishing. Each class spends time in the garden twice a week, incorporating lessons into hands on learning under the outdoor hale. At a fourth quarter Ho’ike to celebrate their progress in the garden last week, the school community enjoyed lu’au stew made with kalo grown by students, while keiki presented their recent work to ‘ohana and friends.…
Below Normal Hurricane Season Predicted
By Catherine Cluett Pactol | Editor
Forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are predicting a below normal 2022 hurricane season, which begins June 1 and runs through November 30. Experts say there is a 60 percent chance of below-normal tropical cyclone activity during the Central Pacific hurricane season this year, according to NOAA’s Central Pacific Hurricane Center and NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, divisions of the National Weather Service. The outlook also indicates a 30 percent chance for near-normal activity, and only a 10 percent chance of an above-normal season.
For the season as a whole, forecasters are expecting two to four tropical cyclones for the Central Pacific hurricane region.…
Farewell to Colette Machado
By Catherine Cluett Pactol | Editor
Molokai’s Colette Machado, a former Office of Hawaiian Affairs trustee of two decades, Hawaiian advocate and community leader died on May 23, officials said. At the age of 71, she passed away at Queen’s Hospital after an extended stay, though her passing was unexpected by many who knew her.
“We are shocked and saddened by today’s news of the sudden passing of former Office of Hawaiians Affairs Board Chair Colette Machado,” said OHA Board Chair Carmen “Hulu” Lindsey in a statement on May 23. “Colette proudly served the Molokai and Lanai communities for 24 years as a dedicated and committed trustee.…
Memorial Scholarships Awarded
FMHMSF News Release
Two Molokai High School graduates have been awarded $2,000 each and a Da Kine backpack by the Kukui Malamalama Scholarship program in memory of Kekuhaupio Likua. The scholarship award is administered by the Friends of Molokai High and Middle Schools Foundation (FMHMSF). The Kukui Malamalama Scholarships are funded by local residents that are interested in seeing more of our students continue their education after high school.
This year’s recipients are Steven Arce and Dianthe Kaili.
Steven plans to attend Hawaii Community College and major in national resource management of our forests ecosystems and agroforestry.
Dianthe Kaili will be attending college to pursue a degree in art.…
Tracking COVID Trends
By Catherine Cluett Pactol | Editor
Molokai logged 18 new COVID cases in the week between May 18 and May 25, according to the Dept. of Health. That’s down from 26 the previous week, and 40 the week before that, May 4-11. However, officials suggest that the tally is likely five to seven times what’s officially reported, due to the influx of home COVID tests, which go unreported. By that calculation, last week’s Molokai cases probably range between 90 and 126 new cases.
Between May 17 and May 26, Molokai Middle School reported eight new COVID cases and Molokai High School had two, according to the DOE weekly COVID report.…
Free Summer Meals for Youth
HIDOE News Release
The Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) announced that 83 public schools will serve meals free of charge over the summer to children ages 18 years and younger, regardless of public school enrollment status, through its summer food service program. Three schools on Molokai are participating in the program.
Beginning in early June, the Seamless Summer Option (SSO) program will serve meals at select schools Monday through Friday, with the exception of June 10 (King Kamehameha Day) and July 4 (Independence Day). SSO is funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and was established to ensure that children continue to receive nutritious meals during the summer. …
Exchange Students Seeking Host Family
Community Contributed
By Vicki Boswell
Molokai has the opportunity to make the world more united in love and accepting of cultural diversity. The International Hospitality Center (IHC) in Honolulu that places foreign exchange students are looking for host families who will consider sharing their home and welcome two new students to Molokai for the 2022-2023 school year. A host family can be a single adult, couples, or a family with children/teenagers.
Host families are volunteers and are not financially compensated. The host family’s lives are enriched as they malama these young students who have a great desire to learn and grow.…
Mahalo from an Exchange Student
This is Johnson Harris and you probably know me as the kid who rides his bike all around. Well, I am from Liberia. I came to Molokai as part of the American Government Culture Exchange Program for this past school year. I was hosted by the James and Vicki Boswell for the past school year while attending Molokai High School as a junior.
Living on Molokai has been a wonderful experience! Thank you for befriending me, teaching me the culture of Hawaii and also of America. I am writing this to extend my appreciation to the people of Molokai. You enriched my Hawaiian experience by your friendliness and generosity.…
