Putting a Stop to Domestic Violence

Wednesday, October 6th, 2021

By Catherine Cluett Pactol

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and since the pandemic began, the number of incidents in Hawaii has been on the rise, especially among Native Hawaiian populations. Molokai Community Service Council will be holding sign-wavings this month. 

“We will be sign-waving each Friday to remind our community that no one should hurt the ones they love,” said Karen Holt of MCSC.

According to the Secretary General of the United Nations, a global increase in incidents of domestic and intimate partner violence is one consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic stay-at-home mandates. The Domestic Violence Action Center’s (DVAC) Helpline, which serves Hawaii, reported a 46 percent increase in contacts, from late March to October 2, 2020.…

Woman Still Missing

Wednesday, October 6th, 2021

By Catherine Cluett Pactol

Nearly four months after her June 24 disappearance, 25-year-old Gianina Reid is still missing on Molokai. Volunteer and police search efforts continue to locate her remains or any information on her whereabouts. If you need to hire a private investigator in the Philippines, you may consider hiring these missing persons private investigators Philippines.

Police brought in a cadaver dog from the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency on Sept. 10 to search the Kalaupapa lookout area. After identifying an area of interest, a helicopter did another search later that day from the air while the firefighters from Ho’olehua station brought in a rappel team to assist from the ground.…