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Habitat For Humanity Begins Anew

Wednesday, April 13th, 2011

Molokai Habitat for Humanity is moving in a new direction – new executive director, new board members, and new way of looking at affordable living on Molokai.

Zhantell Dudoit, executive director (ED) as of mid-March, said once the three current builds are completed, the organization will be working to rehabilitate houses on Molokai – “we have to take care of what we have first before adding.”

“Having affordable, safe homes is a direct benefit to the [island’s] economy,” she said.

Habitat for Humanity, on-island since 1991 according to founding member and current employee Priscilla Maliu, has built 21 homes and rehabbed countless more.

Homes for All

Student Sonnets

Wednesday, April 13th, 2011

Student Sonnets

Submitted by Kumu Maile Naehu

The first and second grade students at Kilohana Elementary School wrote different forms of poetry in their classes, and some included drawings. Here are a few to enjoy.

Eagles are golden sparkly rings in a jewelry store.
An eagle is a carnivorous T. Rex stomping through the forest.
Eagles are beaked terradactyls [pterodactyls] flying over all volcanoes.
-    Malu Duquette, second grade

Barack Obama is a tall giraffe playing basketball.
Barack Obama is a thunderous applause.
Barack Obama is a cool shark hunting for a restaurant to eat.
Barack Obama
-    Maya Lima, second grade

Lazy
Blah, gray
Cooking, devouring, plaing
I am too lazy to make my favorite breakfast
T.V.
- Chaves Petronave, first grade

Inamona – Kukui nut
The inamona looks wonderful like tiny little fizz candy
The inamona sounds lovely like tiny rocks in a small bottle and like soft great music.
The inamona smells like ltos of bacon mixed with peanut butter.
The inamona taste like tasty mocha roasted with coffee beans.
The inamona feels like hard bumpy tiny rocks and soft sand crushed together.
The inamona makes my na`au feel wonderful like strawberry shortcake.
-    Elisia Poole, second grade

Lions Roar

Wednesday, April 13th, 2011

Lions Roar

Community Contributed by Jackie Cushman

On March 22, Maui eye doctors and technicians came to Molokai to work with the Molokai Lions and provided free vision screening of elementary students.

The Maui doctors and technicians have been working with the Molokai Lions Club for four years. This effort has greatly improved the screening process of the students of Molokai since there is limited eye care for the community. The entire team from Maui Optics consists of three doctors, Drs. Carlys Higuchi, Michael Leong, and Karsten Lee as well as technicians Lei Fujishiro and John Ito. This terrific young team closed their two private practices, Maui Optics in Pukalani and optical services at the Kahului Walmart, to travel to Molokai, at their own expense, to work closely with eight Molokai Lion members in screening students from kindergarten through third grade.

Over 300 students with parental permission were screened. It is the practice of these Maui doctors that any student that needs further testing can be seen at either location on Maui at no charge.

The Molokai Lions Club Annual Easter Egg Hunt and Contest will be held on the Kaunakakai Soccer field on Saturday April 23. Registration for contest begins at 7:45 a.m. and ends promptly at 8:45 a.m. The contest will be divided into age groups and will include Decorated Eggs, Bonnets and Baskets. The egg hunt, also divided into age groups, will begin at 9 a.m. If you are only participating in the egg hunt be sure you are there on time because the hunt doesn't last long! Prizes will be awarded immediately after the hunt ends! A Golden Egg will be hidden in each age group.
 
The Lions Club will also host a Mother’s Day breakfast at Paddlers Inn, on May 8. All proceeds from this breakfast help the Molokai Lions bring you their yearly events, including the Easter egg hunt, Halloween contest, MOC luncheon and vison testing, as well as the Service Award for MHS seniors. Tickets are available from all Lions and MHS Leos for $12.   

The Big Wind Scam

Wednesday, April 13th, 2011

Opinion By Mike Bond

Friendly Matchup

Tuesday, April 12th, 2011

Friendly Matchup

Usually the Farmers only wear their white jerseys when they play off-island, but last Saturday’sbaseball team scrimmage required both jerseys, white and green. The Lanai Pinelads forfeited their scheduled dual matchup last weekend due to failure to meet minimum grade requirements. Instead, the senior boys battled it out with their underclassmen at Duke Maliu Field last Saturday morning. The underclassmen were ahead most of the game, but the seniors came back to tie the game 7-7, the final score through seven innings. 

Farmers Lose to Bears

Tuesday, April 12th, 2011

Farmers Lose to Bears

The Farmers volleyball team lost two full set matches against the Baldwin Bears last Friday evening and Saturday afternoon at the Barn. The Bears remain undefeated on the season, while the Farmers are now 2-4.

Friday night’s game started off with quick kills and well-coordinated blocks by the Farmers, which helped them win the first set 26-24, but they quickly lost their momentum and were downed in the second and third matches with scores of 22-25 and 19-25. Farmer David Gomes had eleven kills, 1 block and 1 ace in the game.


“We played much better today, but the errors cost us,” said coach Bill Dudoit.

The Farmers went on to make an impressive rally in the fourth match and win 25-13. The fifth match also started off well for the Farmers, but Baldwin was too much for Molokai and the Bears were able to close the deal 13-15.

“They weren’t dropping the ball today, “said Claude Kapuni, a senior.

Dahvin Spencer-Bassa also helped his team with his sixteen kills, while Nainoa Langer had four aces.

“As far as team, we did pretty good,” Langer said. “But we came up short making too many errors.”
The Farmers came out to redeem themselves on Saturday afternoon against Baldwin. They came on top after the first two sets, 25-12 and 20-12. But they could not contain the Bears.

The Farmers dropped the next three matches to Baldwin, 21-25, 22-25, and 11-15.

The boys’ volleyball team will play at home again next weekend against Seabury Hall.

Living Independently…

Tuesday, April 12th, 2011

Community Contributed

By Linda Liddell

Aloha from the Hawaii Center for Independent Living (HCIL). This organization has been on Molokai for a few months now and we would like to get the word out of our duties and services to the community.

We are here to serve the disabled community with advocacy, peer counseling, wellness coaching, financial planning, assistive technologies, disability accommodation housing, public assistance, social security benefits, supported employment, accessible learning, on the job training, independent living, and aging in place. We are located at Home Pumehana, Monday through Friday.

Kealoha Laemoa is our office representative, Darlene Umemoto is her office assistant, and Linda Liddell is a board member for HCIL.

More Ants

Tuesday, April 12th, 2011

Community Contributed

By Glenn I. Teves, UH County Extension Agent

Ants are among the most prevalent pests affecting our households and yards. Once established, colonies are difficult to control and present a formidable challenge. Ants are some of the most ancient and most organized insects, and some even bite. In studying their habits, some guys at the state Department of Health Vector Control Branch found a two-mile-long colony of long-legged ants in Kaneohe, Oahu! This same ant, first discovered on Molokai in Halawa Valley, has been seen in Kaunakakai and is not easily attracted to bait.

Still Running for the Kids

Tuesday, April 12th, 2011

Community Contributed

By Sue Forbes

County Budget Mana`o

Monday, April 11th, 2011

Money is short, but the ideas and motivation of Molokai’s youth do not seem to be.  The Maui County Council presented the next fiscal year’s (FY) budget for public mana`o, and students and young entrepreneurs were among those who spoke in support of Molokai programs.

Last month, Mayor Alan Arakawa proposed a $632 million budget for FY 2012.

County operations will be allocated $475.3 million and $157.7 million will go toward capital improvement projects, according the county website.

Molokai will receive $1.6 million in capital improvement projects.