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Stories of the Storm

Wednesday, February 15th, 2023

By Catherine Cluett Pactol | Editor

The storm that drenched Molokai Jan. 28-29 brought record amounts of rain and heavy flooding not seen in decades to the central south shore region. Those in the Kawela and Kapa’akea areas were among those hit hardest, and recovery efforts are still ongoing.

Donna Paoa said her family has been living in the same Kawela location since 1955. The Kawela area sees periodic flooding during heavy rains, particularly near the Kawela Bridge, which acts as a dam when runoff pours down from the mountains, she said. 

Despite previous flooding, this time was different. 

“It’s happened off and on [in the past] but this was torrential,” Paoa explained.…

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Farming Keeps Social Worker Grounded

Wednesday, February 15th, 2023

Farming Keeps Social Worker Grounded

By Paul Hanley, Community Reporter

Brent Nakihei has been working on the ‘aina since he was a child. The youngest of 12, he used to do chores for his grandparents Albert and Agnes Ne on their piggery farm in Kalama’ula. Now 53, he has started farming again on the same land, originally leased by his great grandfather John Pua’a in 1923, the fifth Hawaiian Homestead on the Hawaiian Islands.

Molokai farmers like Kekama Helm inspired Nakihei to get back into farming and to do it sustainably. His initial venture is a 1.6-acre field planted into avocado, soursop, white guava, lichee, ulu, and different types of mangoes — about 50 trees in all.…

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Back Under the Lights: Women’s Softball Returns

Wednesday, February 15th, 2023

Back Under the Lights: Women’s Softball Returns

By Jack Kiyonaga, Community Reporter 

After weeks of practices and scrimmages, women’s softball kicked off their inaugural games for the new season. 

Players and supporters arrived early and left late. Teams set up tables with food, coolers and music. As the game approached, the women players paired up for pre-game throws. The men watched from the bleachers, holding the kids. 

Starting Monday, Feb. 6, women’s league games will run until March. The five teams in the league include Guarantee Action, Pepsi, Ka-Chow, Hahhd Heads and Eezy Breezy.

Thursday night’s games started with a Pepsi versus Eezy Breezy matchup. Although Eezy Breezy closed late in the game, Pepsi held onto its initial lead, ending in an 18-16 victory for team Pepsi. …

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More Hearings for Proposed Forest Additions, Rule Changes

Wednesday, February 15th, 2023

DLNR News Release 

Two additional hearings have been scheduled for Maui and Molokai for people to comment on a proposal to protect nearly 100 unencumbered state land parcels across Hawaii as part of the State Forest Reserves, Natural Area Reserves, and Wildlife Sanctuaries systems, including some parcels on Molokai. 

Additionally, comment is being sought to update administrative rules associated with the Natural Area Reserves System (NARS). Both proposals are being shared online and in meetings to collect people’s input. In-person meetings have already been held on Oahu, Kauai and Hawaii Island.  

The proposed parcels are state lands not currently managed for environmental protection or any particular land use.…

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Micro Ag Grants Awarded

Wednesday, February 15th, 2023

MEO News Release 

The first 31 of the third round of Maui County Micro Agriculture Grants – with an average amount of $25,000 – were awarded Monday by Maui Economic Opportunity’s Business Development Center.

More than 110 grants are expected to be awarded with the $3 million from the county. The first 31 grants included 11 for farm/ranching operations on Molokai and three on Lanai.

MEO’s Business Development Center, which once again is administering the program, is expected to award another 20 to 25 grants Friday. The goal is to announce all awards by the end of the month.

There were a total of 213 applications for this third round of grants.…

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Mardi Gras at Catholic Church

Wednesday, February 15th, 2023

St. Damien Church News Release

On Friday, Feb. 17, St. Damien of Molokai will have its second annual Mardi Gras celebration.  This year the event will be in the evening from 5 to 8 pm at the church.  

Mardi Gras has become a traditional Christian holiday marked with music, food, and good times before the Lenten season. The community is invited to come and enjoy the food, live music, games, a mask contest and baked goods including malasadas.  Lucky number tickets are available for a donation and the grand prize is a $1000 voucher for Mokulele.  

For information about this community event, including how to get a mask to enter in the contest, please contact the St.…

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Kaunakakai School Thefts

Wednesday, February 15th, 2023

On Feb. 9, students came to Kaunakakai Elementary and found that someone had stolen the wind screens from their outside eating area. To you who stole these items from our kids, I know you don’t care about the health and welfare of our youngest children; I know you don’t care about shade and wind breaks for the student dining area; I know you don’t care that your “problem,” or whatever it is that is causing you to do this, is going to affect the 300 students at our school. I do know that all you care about is yourself. And, by the way, this is the third time that this has happened. …

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Tree Perspectives

Wednesday, February 15th, 2023

We look at a tree and it looks differently as we walk around it.  If we look at the tree from only one perspective, we only have this perspective.  It’s not that our perspective is wrong, it’s just limited.  

Too often we get stuck trying to figure out who’s perspective is right or who’s is wrong.  But this is not the right question we should be asking ourselves.  Why are we viewing the tree from only one perspective?  This is not only boring but we miss so much beauty hidden in the branches. In case a tree needs to be removed due to an infestation, be sure to contact an expert.…

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Trustee and Beneficiary in Trust

Wednesday, February 15th, 2023

Trustee and Beneficiary in Trust

Community Contributed

By Eileen M.S. Nims, Esq.

A revocable trust is a wonderful invention. It allows you to protect your assets from going through probate, while maintaining full control over your properties while you are alive. That is because during your lifetime, you are both the trustee and the beneficiary. Upon your passing, the trust becomes irrevocable. This means that no changes can be made to the instructions and the content of the trust. A huge advantage of an irrevocable trust is that is also shields the beneficiaries’ share of assets against predators, creditors and disability.

Predators are those people who suddenly become the beneficiary’s best friend, or people who ask money for their child’s medical bills, or people who will sell you a bridge in Iowa.…

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Professed And Counting

Wednesday, February 15th, 2023

Community Contributed

It has been said, though not written, that on Feb. 8, 1944 Patrick and Mary (Fallon) Killilea found me at the end of a rainbow. Subsequently I grew up on my family’s small farm in North East Galway. I attended Killian National School and played Gaelic football for my parish of Newbridge. After finishing primary school, I attended St. Joseph’s College secondary school and played rugby and Gaelic football for my school. I got quite a kick out of both.

During the Easter vacation of my senior year, a Sacred Hearts priest from my parish came by my home and convinced me to enter the novitiate of the Sacred Hearts in Cootehill, County Cavan.…

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