By Rick Schonely, Sports Reporter
Legendary Molokai golfer Ronald “Naka” Nakagawa is the November Ace winner for the Hui O Kukui Golf Club. Naka shot 38-40 for a gross score of 78. With his 13 handicap, his 65 net got him the victory. Nakagawa now qualifies for the December Ace of Aces tournament.…
By Rick Schonely, Sports Reporter
The Molokai Boys Cross Country team ran at Lahainaluna last Saturday and Head Coach Mahina Hou Ross liked what he saw from his Farmer runners.
“Our boys ran hard and did well. Namaka’s shoes came off during the race, so he finished the race barefoot,” he said. “Now it is time for some more training before the MIL Championship race on Thanksgiving weekend at Baldwin High.”
Senior Namaka Ross finished 10th with a time of 19:25.8, sophomore Jericho Adolpho ran in 19:52.6 for 16th, and junior Johnson Harris finished 41st with 23:31.6. …
Malama Maui Nui News Release
Malama Maui Nui is excited to announce that submissions are now being accepted for The Art of Trash and Trashion Show slated to open in April 2022 at MMNui.org/ArtOfTrash! If you haven’t already done so, start creating now! Submissions close Feb. 1, 2022.
The Art of Trash Exhibition and Trashion Show are annual, juried events that inspire community members to reimagine our resources, such as previously used materials, as elements for creative inspiration. All pieces are original work made from recycled and/or reused material.
Residents of Molokai, along with Maui and Lanai, are invited to create art pieces for the Exhibition and/or fashion pieces for the Trashion Show.…
Na Pu’uwai News Release
Na Puʻuwai offers regularly scheduled COVID-19 vaccine clinics for those who individuals needing their first, second or booster Pfizer vaccine. Our remaining COVID-19 vaccine clinic dates this year are Nov. 19 and Dec. 10.
COVID-19 vaccination is free to the public, available to those who are age 5+ and by appointment only (no walk-ins will be accepted).
Na Puʻuwai is now also offering the flu vaccine! You can make an appointment Monday through Friday. Walk-ins for the flu vaccine are accepted and welcomed.
To schedule an appointment for your COVID-19 or Flu Vaccine, please call us at (808) 560-3653 or email us at appointments@napuuwai.org…
Sust’ainable Molokai News Release
Don’t forget to join a walk-thru, COVID-friendly, workshop in your moku (district) to see firsthand Molokai’s maps forecasting areas that will be inundated from rising seas! The sea level is expected to rise approximately 4.07 feet in Hawaii before the end of 2100 if we continue to operate business as usual. Sust’ainable Molokai is leading the planning process to ensure that our community is prepared to adapt to this already occurring and ongoing change.
Molokai is the first island in the County to develop a plan for the effects of sea level rise — the Molokai Climate Change and Sea-Level Rise Adaptation and Resiliency Master Plan.…
Sustʻainable Molokai News Release
Are you interested in learning about clean energy solutions designed by and for the Molokai community? If so, join the Molokai Clean Energy Hui (MCEH) next Wednesday, Nov. 17 at 5:30 p.m. for a community meeting on the Molokai Community Energy Resilience Action Plan (Molokai CERAP).
Today, Molokai electricity remains dependent on expensive and environmentally damaging fossil fuels. While Molokai residents are the lowest electrical consumers in Hawaii, Molokai continues to have the highest electrical costs in the country. Fortunately, there is a way for you, the community, to steer what types of technology and energy storage options we would like to see on Molokai. …
UHMCM News Release
UH Maui College, Molokai will be hosting an Open House event on Nov. 18 from 5 to 7 p.m. We will be offering assistance with the admissions application, FAFSA, registration, and EdReady Placement testing.
Additionally, we are having a Creative Media info session with a hands-on demonstration on how to use a DSLR camera. All are welcome to attend, with proof of a COVID vaccination or valid negative COVID test.
Please RSVP at go.hawaii.edu/JuP by Nov. 16.…
We have serious concerns with the Molokai Occupational Center’s management and lack of a qualified executive director. We have received reports of bullying, unprofessionalism, humiliation by management and unsafe working conditions at MOC for those in our disabled community, as well as the denial of work opportunities to clients.
MOC’s mission states that it “provides opportunity for the people with disabilities to be actively involved in determining how, and where they live, learn, work and play.”
We ask the MOC board of directors if it is currently carrying out its mission.
In February 2020, the executive director position at MOC became vacant.…
By Catherine Cluett Pactol
For the second year, the Adolpho ‘ohana went all out for Halloween, providing a free, COVID-safe event for families to celebrate the season at their homestead. The four-day Haunted Homestead last Wednesday through Saturday nights featured a light show, haunted maze, jumping castle, photo booth, vendors, snacks and other activities. More than 1500 community members attended in one-hour time slots that ensured COVID safety guidelines were met.
“It’s really a labor of love,” said Kui Adolpho. “It takes us months to set up and plan, but it’s a family activity to do together. Having an objective creates this closer-knit unit that we already have and inspires our kids to see that giving back to our community is important but can still be fun.”…
‘Aina Momona News Release
Aloha Molokai, we are ʻAina Momona, a Native Hawaiian nonprofit organization founded for the purpose of achieving environmental health and sustainability through restoring social justice and Hawaiian sovereignty. Our team of kiaʻi are committed to restoring Molokai ʻAina Momona.
We are advised by a board of exceptional Native Hawaiians who work in concert with our staff on the ground. Our board members include Dr. Jon Osorio, Dr. Trisha Kehaulani Watson, and Molokai’s own, Dr. Keoni Kauwe, among others. Dr. Kauwe is a graduate of Molokai High and Intermediate (ʻ96) and recently became the eleventh president of Brigham Young University — Hawaii and the first of Native Hawaiian descent.…
Add your comment