Thursday, May 14th, 2026
Molokai Bahá’í Community Media Release
“Ea: Community Governance” will be the topic of a community talk story at the Molokai Public Library on Wednesday, May 20 at 5:30 p.m. This session, presented by Zhantell Dudoit Lindo and Kawaipuna Kalipi of Molokai Heritage Trust, explores how communities build the capacity, structures, and collective responsibility needed to steward our own lands, resources, and future.
Molokai Heritage Trust is rooted in the belief that our communities already hold the knowledge needed to reshape our future. This workshop explores community governance as a living, place-based practice grounded in ʻāina. Participants will reflect on how governance begins within ʻohana and grows through relationships across neighborhoods, districts, and island-wide networks.…
Thursday, May 14th, 2026
MEO News Release
Thousands of Maui County residents from low-income families can thank Maui Economic Opportunity Director of Early Childhood Services Debbi Amaral — who will be retiring later this month — for getting a “head start” with subsidized preschool.
For the last 30 years, Amaral has devoted her life to providing quality childcare, education and family support and has helped families and children weather community and personal crises. She has been director of Head Start programs on Maui and Molokai for 3-and-4-year-olds and the Kahi Kamaliʻi Infant Toddler Center at the J. Walter Cameron Center in Wailuku for the last 21 years.…
Thursday, May 14th, 2026
Molokai High School News Release
Molokai High School is proud to announce the commencement ceremony for the Class of 2026. The traditional ceremony will take place on Friday, May 22, at 4 p.m. at the Molokai High School Athletic Field.
The community is invited to join the celebration in person (limited seating available) or virtually via a comprehensive livestream provided by Akakū. Viewers can tune in through:
Television: Akakū Channel 54 Digital: The “Maui Stream” app or
akaku.org Social Media: Maui/Molokai Akakū Facebook pages and YouTube channel
To ensure a smooth start to the festivities, gates for ticketed seating will open at 3:15 p.m.…
Wednesday, May 6th, 2026
NASA Press Release
Māpunawai is a Hawaiʻi-based nonprofit focused on closing the digital divide by providing culturally responsive digital literacy training, tools, and support—especially for kūpuna, rural residents, and underserved communities.
Working with libraries and community partners across the state, it has served over 10,000 people through hands-on education and technology access programs.
The Nāʻiwa Agricultural Subdivision Alliance supports lessees and beneficiaries of the Nāʻiwa Agricultural Subdivision in achieving homeownership and sustaining subsistence farming through home builder assistance and farm development programs.
In early 2026, a joint initiative delivered basic digital literacy training to Nāʻiwa homesteaders, including access to laptops and Wi-Fi hotspots to support connectivity in their remote subdivision near Hoʻolehua Airport.…
Wednesday, May 6th, 2026
FEMA News Release
Molokai residents affected by the March 10–24 Kona Low flooding now have until June 14, 2026 to apply for FEMA Individual Assistance.
Under the President’s Major Disaster Declaration, FEMA’s Individual Assistance program is available to help eligible individuals and households with basic, disaster-related needs that are not covered by insurance or other sources.
If you have homeowners’ or renters’ insurance, you should file a claim as soon as possible. By law, FEMA cannot duplicate benefits for losses covered by insurance. If your insurance policy does not cover all your damage expenses, you may be eligible for federal assistance.
How to Apply for FEMA Assistance
Survivors can apply for FEMA Individual Assistance by:
Phone: Calling FEMA’s toll-free hotline at 1-800-621-3362 (1-800-621-FEMA). …
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