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Mud Bog Season Opens on Valentine’s Day

Wednesday, February 11th, 2026

Mud Bog Season Opens on Valentine’s Day

By The Molokai Dispatch staff

The Alcon ʻohana brought back the Molokai Mud Bog to the island last July, after more than three decades since the last one. It was just the beginning; this year, organizers want to deliver four mud bogs, with the first one, Molokai Rooted, on Valentine’s Day Feb. 14.

“We’re excited for what 2026 has in store,” organizers posted on Instagram earlier this year, adding they have been busy planning additional races for 2026 — all free and family-friendly — since the last mud bog.

The Molokai Rooted on Feb. 14 will be for Molokai racers only.…

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What Is a Community?

Thursday, February 5th, 2026

What Is a Community?

By Kendrick Kansana Jr., Kualapuʻu 6th Grader

What is a community? Many people think a community is just a group of people. But a community is a group of people who help out each other.

First, a healthy community is a group of people who help each other strive by sharing resources. They also notice others’ needs and listen to each other. They also keep good relationships between each other, so they can stay a community.

Why is it important to participate in a community? One reason is because what goes around comes around. If you don’t help out with community events, then the community might not help you when you need help.…

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12th Annual Cursive Is Cool Contest Launches Nationwide for Students in Grades K-7

Thursday, February 5th, 2026

AHAF News Release

The American Handwriting Analysis Foundation (AHAF) announced today that its annual Cursive Is Cool(r) handwriting contest is now open to students in Kindergarten through Grade 7, encouraging young writers to express themselves creatively through cursive handwriting.

Now in its 12th year, the Cursive Is Cool(r) contest continues to grow in reach and enthusiasm, engaging students, teachers, and families worldwide. Children are invited to submit original cursive writing entries, which are judged on legibility, neatness, and creative content.

“Our judges are excited every year to see what children write,” said Lauren Mooney Bear, CG, Campaign for Cursive Chair and immediate past President of AHAF.…

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AlohaCare Foundation Giving $75K in Scholarships

Thursday, February 5th, 2026

AlohaCare News Release

The AlohaCare Foundation is now accepting scholarship applications — from February 2 to March 16, 2026. Each scholarship recipient could get up to $10,000 while pursuing careers in healthcare or social services. AlohaCare members, or their family members, are eligible to apply. 

For more information or to apply for 2026–2027 scholarships, visit foundation.alohacare.org/scholarships.

In the 2025–2026 academic year, the Foundation awarded $75,000 in scholarships to 19 students across Molokai, Hawaii Island, Kauai, Maui and Oahu — all pursuing careers in healthcare or social services.

“Every scholarship recipient represents someone who can stay in Hawaiʻi and improve the lives of Hawaii families,” said AlohaCare CEO Francoise Culley-Trotman.…

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Bill Proposing to Shift Kalawao to Maui County

Thursday, February 5th, 2026

Bill Proposing to Shift Kalawao to Maui County

By Léo Azambuja

Members of the Maui County Council’s Aloha ‘Āina Committee visited Molokai last week to hear from local stakeholders their input on a proposal to transition Kalawao County, which encompasses the Kaulapapa Peninsula, to Maui County’s jurisdiction.

“The goal of today’s meeting is to bring everyone together to make clear the intention and expectations of the Kalawao County transition to Maui County,” committee chair Keani Rawlins-Fernandez said at the opening of a public meeting at Mitchell Pauole Center Jan. 29.

Currently, a pair of bills, SB 1432 and HB 1113, are making headway in the state Legislature. If one of them is approved, it will set forth the transition.…

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Mauna Kea Authority Collecting Public Input

Thursday, February 5th, 2026

Mauna Kea Authority Collecting Public Input

By Léo Azambuja

Mauna Kea Stewardship and Oversight Authority officials came to Molokai last week as part of a statewide tour to gather public input toward a new management plan being crafted for when they take over the lease of Mauna Kea’s summit on Hawaii Island in a couple of years.

“I really urge you to just share your deepest naʻau, your manaʻo about Mauna Kea, about the ways that properly mālama our very important wahi pana and help us develop the management plan that we think is the best management plan we can possibly come up with in order to make sure that the Mauna is there for generations,” MKSOA board member Noe Noe Wong-Wilson said through a video conference from Hilo on the slopes of Mauna Kea.…

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Lauhala Anthuriums for Valentine’s Day

Thursday, February 5th, 2026

Lauhala Anthuriums for Valentine’s Day

By Léo Azambuja

The hala tree was one of the most important plants in old Hawaii. All parts of the tree were utilized — the fruit was a famine food also used for lei-making and paintbrushes, the roots and flowers had medicinal properties, the wood was used to build structures. But it was its leaves, called lauhala, that made the tree so popular until today. 

Weaved in a variety of ways, lauhala was used in crafting floor mats, hats, containers, burial vessels, baskets and even canoe sails.

“I am a third-generation weaver, taught by my tutu lady and my hanai mama and my hanai tutu.…

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Egusa Is January’s Ace Winner

Thursday, January 29th, 2026

Egusa Is January’s Ace Winner

By Rick Schonely
Jeff Egusa is the January Ace Winner for the Hui O Kukui Golf Club.
Egusa, the former owner of Friendly Market Center for many years and one of Molokai’s top professional golfers, shot 42–41 for a net total of 83 and with his 15 handicap his 68 net got him in a playoff with Poncie Raguindin and Rodney Reyes.
Egusa won the playoff to claim the victory for January. Congratulations Jeff.
The Hui O Kukui Golf Club would like to thank the staff and management of iconic Ironwood Hills golf course for perpetuating the game of golf on Molokai.…

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Kenpo Karate Classes Opening at Home Pumehana

Thursday, January 29th, 2026

Kenpo Karate Classes Opening at Home Pumehana

Leeward Kenpo Karate Ke Ola O Molokai News Release

Leeward Kenpo Karate Ke Ola O Molokai is happy to announce we are reopening. Classes will be held Tuesdays and Fridays from 6-8 p.m. at Home Pumehana Community Hall.  

The club previously operated from 2003 until 2013, and is a branch of Leeward Kenpo Oahu. We teach Kenpo Karate and are part of the Kajukenbo self-defense system. 

The club’s head instructor is Sifu Lori Nartatez, with assistant instructors Elroy Mollena, Ryan Johnston and Kyle Macmillan. 

We would like to welcome back any former students, as well as anyone interested in becoming a new student. …

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Federal Home Loan Reform Offers Critical Relief for Molokai Veterans

Thursday, January 29th, 2026

By Cristina Johnson, Asbestos Ships Organization

Like residents in other regions, veterans in Molokai, Hawaii, have been facing a scarcity of affordable housing and a cost of living that far outpaces local incomes. 

With just roughly 600 veterans and limited mortgage relief options, even short-term hardship can push homeowners toward foreclosure. The now-expired Veterans Affairs Servicing Purchase (VASP) program temporarily helped about 20,000 struggling borrowers remain housed; however, the initiative offered no lasting protection. Fortunately, Congress has since authorized a permanent alternative through the new VA Home Loan Program Reform Act. But unless this is enforced without delay, veterans in Molokai and throughout the country risk losing homes in a market that is difficult to cope with.…

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