Hula Heaven
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Telling stories of ancient hula deities and paniolo princes, the dancers of Aunty Moana’s hula halau captivated the audience during the halau’s annual fundraiser last Saturday night.
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Add your commentThe Molokai Flash
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Last night’s lightning storm did not cause any major destruction across the Hawaiian islands, but did provide an amazing light show. Jess Craven sent in this photo from west Maui – Molokai’s east end lit up with a major double-lightning strike around midnight.
Send in your storm photos to the Dispatch to share with the community – email us at editor@themolokaidispatch.com, or drop them off at the Moore Center in Kaunakakai.
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High School Rodeo Results
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In order of first to third place, below are results of last weekend's Hawaii High School Rodeo Association (HHSRA) first shows of the 2011 season.
HHSRA MOLOKAI DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL SHOW #1
Barrel Racing: Chelsea Sakamoto; Moani Rawlins; Taylor Keliihoomalu
Pole Bending: Moani Rawlins; Liloa Akoi; Chelsea Sakamoto
Tie-Down Roping: Jake Sakamoto
Breakaway Roping: Chelsea Sakamoto
Goat Tying: Liloa Akoi; Chelsea Sakamoto; Taylor Keliihoomalu
Dally Team Roping: Kainoa Kamakana/Liloa Akoi; Jake Sakamoto/Chelsea Sakamoto
Double Mugging: Dylan Godsey/Moani Rawlins
Steer Wrestling: Dylan Godsey
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Junior Wrangler (6th-8th grade) SHOW #3
Barrel Racing: Brooke Keliihoomalu; Kapua Lee
Pole Bending: Brooke Keliihoomalu; Kapua Lee
Boys Goat Tying: Jayden Tabilangan
Girls Goat Tying: Brooke Keliihoomalu; Kapua Lee
Girls Breakaway Roping: Kapua Lee
Ribbon Roping: Jayden Tabilangan/Kapua Lee
Junior Wrangler (6th-8th grade) SHOW #4
Barrel Racing: Kapua Lee; Brooke Keliihoomalu
Pole Bending: Kapua Lee; Brooke Keliihoomalu
Boys Goat Tying: Jayden Tabilangan
Girls Goat Tying: Kapua Lee; Brooke Keliihoomalu
Girls Breakaway Roping: Brooke Keliihoomalu
Ribbon Roping: Jayden Tabilangan/Kapua Lee
HHSRA MOLOKAI DISTRICT KEIKI (3rd-5th grade) SHOW #1
Barrel Racing: Meleana Pa-Kala; Nicole Kamakana/Noel Tancayo; Alyssa Dudoit
Pole Bending: Nicole Kamakana; Kodie Place/Noel Tancayo; Rex Kamakana
Boys Goat Tying: Rex Kamakana
Girls Goat Tying: Noel Tancayo; Meleana Pa-Kala; Alyssa Dudoit
Breakaway Roping: Rex Kamakana; Meleana Pa-Kala; Alyssa Dudoit
Reach Roping: Rex Kamakana; Meleana Pa-Kala; Alyssa Dudoit
Calf Mugging: None
Calf Riding: Noel Tancayo; Peter Keliihoomalu Jr; Ikaia Felsinger
Heel-o-matic: 18 points Rex Kamakana/Nicole Kamakana; 18 points Alyssa Dudoit/Noel Tancayo; 17.5 points Ikaia Felsinger/Meleana Pa-Kala
HHSRA MOLOKAI DISTRICT KEIKI (3rd-5th grade) SHOW #2
Barrel Racing: Noel Tancayo; Alyssa Dudoit; Nicole Kamakana/Rex Kamakana;
Pole Bending: Nicole Kamakana; Noel Tancayo; Rex Kamakana
Boys Goat Tying: Rex Kamakana
Girls Goat Tying: Nicole Kamakana; Noel Tancayo; Alyssa Dudoit
Breakaway Roping: Rex Kamakana
Reach Roping: Rex Kamakana/Noel Tancayo; Ikaia Felsinger; Alyssa Dudoit/Nicole Kamakana
Calf Mugging: Ikaia Felsinger/Noel Tancayo’; Rex Kamakana/Peter Keliihoomalu Jr
Calf Riding: Peter Keliihoomalu Jr; Ikaia Felsinger; Alyssa Dudoit
Heel-o-matic: 18 points - Ikaia Felsinger/Meleana Pa-Kala; 17.5 points - Alyssa Dudoit/Noel Tancayo; 10 points - Rex Kamakana/Nicole Kamakana
HHSRA MOLOKAI DISTRICT KEIKI (K-2nd grade) SHOW #1
Barrel Racing: Lane Kamakana; Ciana Place; Keilana Duvauchelle
Pole Bending: Lane Kamakana; Ciana Place; Keilana Duvauchelle
Goat Undectorating: Lane Kamakana; Ciana Place; Keilana Duvauchelle
Reach Roping: Lane Kamakana; Keilana Duvauchelle
HHSRA MOLOKAI DISTRICT KEIKI (K-2nd grade) SHOW #2
Barrel Racing: Lane Kamakana; Ciana Place; Keilana Duvauchelle
Pole Bending: Lane Kamakana; Ciana Place; Keilana Duvauchelle
Goat Undectorating: Lane Kamakana; Ciana Place/Keilana Duvauchelle
Reach Roping: Lane Kamakana; Keilana Duvauchelle
Winter Sports Wrap Up Successes
Community Contributed
By Ke`van Dudoit
A big mahalo goes out to all our Molokai High School winter athletes for another great season. Molokai was able to claim two Maui Interscholastic League (MIL) Championships, in girls basketball and girls canoe paddling. Mikayla Pico, Rizpah Torres-Umi and Charisse Manley were also MIL champions in girls wrestling.
Get Your Skate On
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For three minutes, Noah Archuleta, age 11, pushed himself to get as many tricks in as possible. He pulled aerials and attempted board tricks, and in the end, won second place for division one (11 and under) in the third annual Freedom Skate Contest.
“Butterflies, I got the butterflies,” Archuleta said after finishing his round. “I like the moment when you complete the trick, it’s the best feeling in the world.”
Last Saturday, Surfing the Nations hosted their third annual skate contest at Molokai’s skate park. 50 contestants turned out, nearly double that of last year’s contest. According to organizers, the annual contest is held to promote safe and healthy activities among the island’s youth.
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Worth the Ride
This being our third visit to Molokai, we decided to do without a rental car. Before arriving we arranged with Philip to rent bikes for our two month stay. Mahalo Philip for the great deal and excellent service.
Everywhere on Molokai we want to go and every errand we need to do we ride the bikes. Mahalo to all the drivers who have made room for us as they pass. Not once has anyone honked at us or crowded us off the road. A big mahalo to all those folks who stopped to offer us rides when we had flat tires or were walking.
Molokai, once again you have welcomed us into your ohana. We are truly blessed.
Aloha,
Jodie Stai and Paul Grayhurst
Kimberly, B.C. Canada
Teacher Walks Out of Unsafe, Hostile Environment
After 50-plus years of successful teaching, I, a first grade teacher, quit my job when a parent-employee, for the third time, walked into my classroom and verbally harassed me in front of students.
Wrestling Pride
A proud moment indeed – ‘Molokai Girl Top Wrestler’ Leya Justina Luafalemana – not just for Molokai but all Hawaii. We have a diamond in the rough, an All-American with the potential of not just being a U.S. wrestling Olympian but a great chance of being a gold medalist. You go girl!
Samuel L. Kealoha, Jr.
Ka`amola
Reuniting the Ohana
A reunion is being planned in honor of the past and present ohana of Charles Victor Abraham Dudoit and Margret (Maggie) Maikai Nawahine. Their children are Clementine Lum Ho, Theodore Dudoit, Anna Dudoit, Clarence Dudoit, Fannie Hamili, Emily Pali, George Kiohinu Dudoit, John Kiohinu Dudoit, Jesse Dudoit, Ella Keahi Rodrigues, Benjamin Dudoit, Charles Dudoit, Isabella Spencer, Saramita Fujimori, Lizzie Haiku Tamura, Marjorie Edburg Tom Hoon.
The reunion will be held on Molokai, Aug. 6-7, 2011. If you are a descendant of Abraham and Maggie and would like more information please contact Mapuana Pali Kansana at (808) 553-5309 or Midge Keahi Nakagawa at (808) 567-6195.
Corina Keahi Gomes
Kualapu`u School Fun-Raiser Success
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Kualapu`u School would like to thank the community for their support of the two recent East Coast Trip fundraisers held on island. The three-month penny drive that was held at 20 local businesses, as well as the Kamoi Snack-N-Go ice cream FUN-raiser held last Wednesday, were great successes. Thanks to Molokai community support, this group of 30 fifth- and sixth-grade students was able to raise over $2,000 for their spring trip to the East Coast.
Kualapu`u School would like to thank the following local businesses for their sponsorship – Kamoi Snack-N-Go, Rawlins Chevron, Coffees of Hawaii, Pizza Café, Molokai Surf, Molokai Bicycle, Molokai Drive Inn, Mana`e Goods ‘n Grindz, Maka’s Corner, Mini Mart, Misaki’s, Pascua’s, Kualapu`u Market, The Storehouse, Napa Auto, and Hayaku Gas.
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Thanks for helping to send this group of Kualapu`u students to D.C.! Mahalo!
Sue Forbes
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