We all appreciate being able to post notices on the bulletin boards around the island to help get the word out. However, many of them get overwhelmed with the volume, and it becomes impossible to post something. I would like to request that people make an effort to condense each item down to half a sheet of paper, rather than use a whole 8.5x 11 or larger flyer. Thanks!
Frances Feeter
Since January 1 to May 1, 2011, the wind has not been sufficient enough to power wind generators for more than 13 days on Molokai. Wind speed of 12 miles per hour or greater is required to provide the energy necessary to turn wind powered electric generators.
Throughout the year, wind speed varies from calm to seven miles per hour (mph) for several days in a row. For the last 20 years on Molokai, the wind has been less than 10 miles per hour intermittently as much as half the time. 50 percent of each year, the wind is not strong enough (12 mph) or steady enough or directional enough to power the wind generators for 24 hours for more than a day or two. A short term wind test, six months or a year gives false information.
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Community Contributed
By Gaellen Quinn
Last fall, Sasha Ritte-Juario applied to do a Youth Year of Service at the Baha’i World Center in Haifa, Israel. She knew to get accepted was probably a long shot – every year, hundreds of Baha’i youth from around the world apply. But with high hopes, she sent out her application and essay about her life and community service.
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Susan Gerard-Schelinski has been composing poetry for years, but never had her writing published. She had always wanted to print a collection for famlily and friends, so she decided to do it herself.
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Questionable Claims
By Susan Gerard-Schelinski
I'm English, but I've never lived in England.
I'm a Scot who loves a Scottish aire.
My roots claim the Black Forest of Germany
And yet, I've never lived there.
When I hear a fiddle, a jig or a reel,
There's no doubt I'm Irish from head to each heel.
I'm French though I've never set one foot in France.
I've heard I'm part gypsy. How I love to dance!
By name and by marriage, I'm Polish 'tis plain
Though, no drops of Polish blood run through each vein.
I was born in the U.S. of immigrant stock,
Then, lived in Hawaii. Hawaiian I'm not.
But, one of my kids married into the koko.
That made me a "Tutu", a local gone loco.
My grandson's part Portugee, a fisherman too!
I guess if I stretch it, I'm Portuguese too!
One son married Chinese. His kids are Pake
Another wed in Japan and celebrates with sake.
I've a great granddaughter from Taiwan
I've one from the Philippines.
Who knows to where our line will go with this next set of teens.
We've kids in Australia already, and know
We cannot control where our bloodline will flow.
Our language has somehow evolved into pidgin
No take one big brain or one fancy religion
To know if grandma and poppa had been "fridgus",
None of us kids could be now called "indigenous".
Danish, Norwegians, Russians and Swedes,
Fins and Popolos have all mixed their seeds,
Till we're all just a mish mash, mongrels and such,
As if the whole world, were one big rabbit hutch.
We're brothers and sisters of one common Father.
This "racism business" just don't hold much water!
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Haunting melodies of a single wooden flute drift into the indigo dusk, its song joined by a waterfall of piano notes. It was the first “concert in the garden” held at the newly-revitalized Mahana Nursery last Thursday night, featuring two world-renowned musicians.
“Their music… takes me into my heart,” said Teri Waros, organizer of the concert.
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Ten years ago Patti Berg had a vision, and Molokai Veterans Caring for Veterans was born. Patti, Wendy De Fretias and I paid for three months’ rent, the rest is history. Molokai has approximately 600 veterans – 300 belong to MVCV. Before the organization formed Molokai veterans had limited VA benefits and medical services. Because we lobbied the Senate and Veteran Council, today MVCV has an on-island veteran physician, Dr. Hafermann; regular visits from psychiatrists; a social worker; psychologist; and benefit counselors. There are about 200 vets enrolled in the Veteran Health Care System on Molokai. Many have overdue benefits. Here are the highlights of the past 10 years:
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While the friendly Hawaiian monk seal KP2, or Ho`ailona, no longer lives on Molokai, he is still helping youth understand more about the species. Students at Ho`omana Hou School are creating a video to raise awareness of monk seal extinction, using Ho`ailona’s story as inspiration. The fictional account of Molokai’s favorite seal being rescued by two sharks and some fishermen is called “Aloha, Ho`ailona, Aloha.”
“The fishermen and sharks to go California to rescue Ho`ailona from swimming in circles for the rest of his life,” said Walter Ritte, teacher at Ho`omana Hou, describing the video.
Students have been working on the film since the beginning of the school year, with lots of community kokua. Ritte’s class has been taking video shooting and editing lessons from Dan Emof of Akaku, and hope to give copies of the completed video to all Molokai schools, as well as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
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Community Contributed
By Clare Seeger Mawae
Race five was held on April 30 and the forecast was calling for light and variable winds. How wrong that was, with steady trades hitting Kamalo during registration. Keala Freemon once again brought another victory to his name with a time of 1 hour, 40 minutes, leading the points in the long course. Raleigh Poepoe came in second, a minute behind Keala, and Jesseca Oswald took third place overall and women’s first place with a time of 1:49.
One hour later the kids and our off-island visitor Christian Isaacs and his son Noa started the short course. 11-year-old Kaydence Oswald shot off into the lead and took a convincing win in a time of 53:29. Christian and Noa Isaacs paddled in the tandem/family fun division with a time of 54:50, which has now become increasingly popular with parents and children. 11-year-old Luhi Pedro took second overall in a time of 57:35, and 8-year-old Alex Mawae took third place with 1:00.37.
As the short course was on its way, excitement was happening down the road with some new kids entering the race at Ali`i Fishpond. Slater Oswald chaperoned Reeve and Naavah Albino, and Reeve came in with a credible time of 21:37 for the one-mile course and sister Naavah in 21:57. Hats go off to Slater for being such a good chaperone since he was the second of the Youth in Motion kids to fracture his wrist this year, and could not race.
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Several weeks after the deal was made for UH Maui College-Molokai to purchase neighboring land from Molokai Properties Ltd. (MPL), Governor Neil Abercrombie has released the funds to complete the acquisition.
UH Maui Chancellor Clyde Sakamoto recently said the governor released $500,000 for the 3.2 acre parcel, which is being purchased for $400,000.
The school has been trying to purchase land surrounding its campus for expansion of its facilities for more than 20 years, according to Molokai coordinator Donna Haytko-Paoa.
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Every year, stand up paddle (SUP) races like the Battle of the Paddle in Honolulu and the Olukai on Maui attract hundreds of paddlers eager to vie against the sport’s most talented competitors in some of the best paddling conditions in the world.
Lucky for Molokai, local race directors have created what they say is a venue equal in quality to Hawaii’s best races. The second Molokai Holokai will take place on Saturday, May 28 at 1 p.m. Known as the Kamalo Run, the race begins at the old Kamalo Wharf and runs parallel to Molokai southern fringing reef, ending 8.5 miles later at Hotel Molokai.
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