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Aloha from a Veterinarian

Wednesday, November 30th, 2011

It has been six years this month that I have had the privilege and pleasure as one of the visiting vets of helping you care for your animals. I want to thank you and the many wonderful volunteers who assisted me during these visits. A special thanks and appreciation to all the dedicated board members over the years and Tessa for their help in making the Molokai Humane Society (MoHS) grow and better serve the community. I wish for continued growth of the MoHS that it may someday actually have a real shelter to care for the animals that are in need. I know this is possible with cooperation and combined efforts of the community. I would like to wish Dr.

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Molokai Mana`o

Wednesday, November 30th, 2011

I offer my humble mana`o in response to your invitation to “work with you” from the Dispatch article on Nov. 9. I rate the Dispatch a “9” because I realize how much effort goes into your community spirited endeavor, however, all human endeavors can be improved so a “10” would be inappropriate.   Your newspaper provides our community with news and events that we would not get other than through word of mouth.  Mahalo Dispatch for giving us more accurate information than through the “coconut wireless.

While the Dispatch attempts to offer the pros and cons of controversial issues, the minority voice is frequent, loud and clear while the silent majority occasionally and fearfully speaks in subdued and veiled messages.

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Sensational Success

Wednesday, November 30th, 2011

The SenseSeeAble Solutions Team, winners of the FLL Project award at the Maui district meet on Nov. 12, would like to thank the following people for their support and help in achieving this accomplishment: Cathleen Shimizu- Sakamoto, Ken Gonzales, Dano & Robin Gorsich, the Davis Family, Chris and Dr. Dan McGuire, Evelyn Haase, Luke Kikukawa, Kim Sventin, Heidi Jenkins, Jenn Whitted, Criss Menasa, Edgar G. Portillo, Renny Parziale, Wilfred Beriau and Scott Smith.  We couldn”t have done it without you!  Mahalo!

Sue Forbes

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Paniolo Pride

Wednesday, November 30th, 2011

Paniolo Pride

Whenever keiki in the Molokai Junior Roping Club (MJRC) saw Papa Cliff Dudoit raise his pointer finger, silently holding it in the air a few inches from his face, they didn’t need words to know what he meant.

Dudoit, one of the founders of the rodeo club, strived to teach Molokai’s youth not only the foundations of being a good cowboy or cowgirl, but of being a good person. And, as he explained, “number one was your attitude.” Raising that finger was a simple reminder to keep your attitude in check.

“In life, in roping and in everything else, leave your bad attitude at home,” he said. “If you have a bad attitude, you’re gonna have a bad day.”

Raina Dudoit, Cliff’s wife, said the club helped keep alive the paniolo heritage of their fathers and grandfathers while keeping keiki off the streets. Many have attended national championships and earned college scholarships through the club.

“The kids always had a place to come to,” she said. “It was an alternative to drugs and substance abuse.”

More than 60 youth participated last Friday before refereeing, emceeing and managing the adult competition Saturday – another important aspect of the roping club.

“The kids are running the show,” Cliff Dudoit said. “When they grow up in the sport, they gonna know what they talking about.”

He thanked the Molokai community and the MJRC for their continued support over the years and said he looks forward to extending the club’s legacy.

“We gonna continue to help. We not giving up,” he said. “We cowboys, man. We cowboy up.”

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Give the Gift of Health

Wednesday, November 30th, 2011

For the month of December the Molokai Humane Society (MoHS) will offer cat spays and neuters at an even lower discounted price.

The first 25 cat spays and neuters scheduled for the month of December will be free thanks to a contribution from a generous donor. All other cat spays and neuters for the month will be offered for $10 each, regularly $20. Limit of two free spays and neuters per person, no limit on $10 rate.

Surgeries are performed on Mondays and Thursdays and require appointments. Call 558-0000 today to schedule your appointment. 

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Veteran’s Corner

Wednesday, November 30th, 2011

Veteran’s Corner

Hello my beloved veterans and people of Molokai, old Jesse here with all the veterans’ news and upcoming events. I’d like to remind everybody that Wednesday, Dec. 7 is Pearl Harbor Day and this year has a significant meaning. This is the 70th anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Japanese thrusting the United States into World War II. Then President Roosevelt, in a speech to the American people the day after the sneak attack, called Sunday Dec. 7, 1941 a day which will live in infamy. On this day let’s remember the more than two thousand Americans that lost their lives that day.

This next piece is about a local World War II veteran of Molokai and commander of the local VFW Post #3870. Recently, Mr. George S. Harada, a former member of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team traveled with a large group of veterans to Washington D.C. with his friends and peers. At our nation’s capital there was a ceremony at Emancipation Hall where representatives of the 100th and 442nd Regimental Combat Teams along with members of the Military Intelligence Service were presented with the Congressional Gold Medal by Speaker of the House, Rep. John Boehner. The actual medal will be enshrined at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C. for all Americans to see. After the ceremony, members of the three groups were left wondering why the AJA (Americans of Japanese Ancestry) have not been so honored. The veterans of the three groups, along with the veterans from the Navajo Code Talkers and The Tuskagee Airmen who were previously so honored, may purchase a replica of the medal. However an anonymous donor, donated 500 medals to the veterans, and George was one of the veterans that received one. George, all of the residences of Molokai are exceedingly proud of you and send a big mahalo.

The local VFW Post 3870 will have their monthly meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 13 at 12:30 p.m. at Commander George Harada’s home. If you have any questions, please call the commander at 553-5730. If you would like to volunteer to help on the new vet center, please come to the veteran’s center and see Mac Poepoe on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. when the center is open. I trust that everyone had a very Happy Thanksgiving and ate lots of turkey and ham. In our hurried lives, especially around this holiday season, please let’s not forget our troops around the world, including all the men and women who are in harm’s way, protecting our lives. We send them a big mahalo, and to the veterans and all the people of Molokai, you are truly the best and I love you all. If anyone needs any help, please give old Jesse a call at 553-3323.

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Yacht Blocked by Protestors

Monday, November 28th, 2011

Yacht Blocked by Protestors

A group of protestors on small boats and surfboards physically blocked an American Safari Cruises’ (ASC) yacht, the Safari Explorer, from docking at Kaunakakai Wharf last Saturday morning.

to stop his cruises and sit down and talk to us,” said Ritte. “That was the deal from day one. We’re not going to give in.”

A community meeting set up by ASC will be held Wednesday, Nov. 30 at 6 p.m. at Mitchell Pauole Center.

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Moonbots

Friday, November 25th, 2011

Community Contributed by Kalei “Pumpkin” Moss

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NPS Investigates Sulfur Smells in Kalaupapa Crater

Friday, November 25th, 2011

The smell of sulfur around the lake in Kalaupapa National Historical Park’s (KNHP’s) Kauhako crater has worried some of the settlement’s residents, but National Park Service (NPS) scientists say the peninsula is not in danger.

Recent studies suggest the crater’s lake may have undergone an “overturning” event, in which hydrogen sulfide (H2S) gas locked in the water’s deepest layers was released, according to NPS Biological Science Technician Kim Tice. This could have been caused by a small landslide or a thinning of the lake’s top layer because of drought conditions, she said.

Visitors to the crater noticed the smell as early as Sept. 28, Tice said during a presentation at Kalaupapa’s community meeting last week.

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Planning Commission Buckles Down

Friday, November 25th, 2011

While the permitting process to build or improve housing and businesses on Molokai can be stressful, members of the Molokai Planning Commission (MoPC) say it’s a crucial process that allows for community feedback and ensuring the protection of Molokai’s land and resources.

Over the years, that process has often been bypassed.  But following MoPC’s meticulous scrutiny of two applications for after-the-fact (ATF) improvements in recent months – meaning applicants were seeking permits for construction that had already taken place – several of its nine volunteer commissioners said they’ve had enough.

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