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1 CommentsDeer Damage Molokai Crops
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Drought is a farmer’s worst nightmare. But imagine the few plants that make it through the summer are then eaten by something other than your family or customers.
On top of a dry summer, the Molokai agriculture community is facing a deer problem – lack of water and food in their usual habitat has driven deer into the fields for nourishment at the farmer’s expense.
“The problem is there’s not a whole lot you can do about it,” said Rick Tamanaha, owner of Kaleikoa Farms in Ho`olehua. “They’ve actually stopped me from planting for 2010. They’ve shut me down.”
Tamanaha said he will be installing an electric fence to ward off the deer. This is one of many problems that come with farming that he prepares for.
“If it’s not deer it’s going to be something else,” he added. “You take the good years, and you [have] to take the bad years.”
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For hunting help, call Ron Rapanot at 567-6541.
Lei Crafters
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Community Contributed
By Alison Place
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Her students range from elementary-aged children to adults. Second grader Gabby Miguel was making a yarn lei, her favorite. Linaka Akutagawa and Journey Miguel, sixth graders, both enjoy making the yarn lei as well. Journey added, “The most challenging lei to make so far was the ribbon, but then I got used to it.”
Eventually the lei making will transition to fresher ingredients. The class will be making ti-leaf, plumeria, koa seed, and haku, utilizing kukui leaves, palapalai ferns and other fresh fauna.
The lei making class is free and is sponsored by the 21st Century Grant: Connecting Molokai M’s: “Me, My Mind, My Mana`o”. Classes are Mondays through Thursdays from 5 – 7 p.m. in the Kilohana cafeteria. For more information about this or other 21st Century classes, contact Joshua Adachi at 553-1730. For more information about other 21st Century classes at Kilohana, call Richard Stevens at 558-2200.
Beauty Should Be Shared
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Community Contributed
By Michael Fiorito
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Meet the Candidate: Bill Medeiros
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The Maui County general election is Nov. 2.
Pasha to Begin Shipping Over Young Brothers’ Protest
Young Brothers, Limited is warning state officials and customers that competition from another interisland cargo carrier could jeopardize its service to smaller ports in the state including Kaunakakai.
Late last month, Pasha Hawaii Transport Lines received the go-ahead from the state Public Utility Commission (PUC) to carry interisland cargo on an interim basis.
Pasha currently ships cargo from the mainland. In March 2009, it applied for permission to do interisland shipping every two weeks between Oahu, Maui, Kauai and Hawaii Island. Its vessel is not equipped to dock at smaller ports.
With the PUC approval, Pasha will begin service later this year.
Crash Victim in Stable Condition
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The driver, Noah Castillo of Ho`olehua, was in stable condition and flown to Queens Medical Center in Honolulu as a precaution, according to Maui Police Department Sergeant Randy Esperanza. The investigation is on-going.
Growing Dryland Taro Part I
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Community Contributed
By Glenn I. Teves, County Extension Agent, UH CTAHR Cooperative Extension Service
Molokai is blessed with many Hawaiian taro varieties, in part due to the vision of the late Martha and Cowboy Otsuka in seeking out and preserving these legacies. Also, under the direction of Alton Arakaki and Faith Tuipulotu in making huli available each year at the annual Molokai Taro Field Day.
With the advent of drip irrigation and water distribution systems, taro can be grown in areas where it could never grow before. In the past, dryland taro was only grown in the uplands in mulch where seasonal rains were sufficient to bring the taro to harvest.
Most varieties will mature between eight and 12 months, and keeping plants actively growing is the key. Taro loves water, and along with fertilizer, will flourish before your eyes. Dryland taro is distinguished from wetland taro in that the latter grows in water ponds or lo`i. Different varieties were selected for these two conditions. Taking a soil sample of your planting area is the first step in growing upland taro. Call our office at 567-6932 for more information on taking a soil sample.
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Now you’re ready to plant huli. It’s a good idea to surface sterilize huli to kill any nematodes on the remaining corm, and also insects in the stalks or ha. This is done by dipping it in a solution of one part Clorox and 10 parts water for a couple of minutes. Don’t need to rinse, just plant. It’s a good idea to sort the huli by size, planting the larger ones at the end of the row so these are harvested first, with the smaller ones planted near the water source. When using drip irrigation, tie up the drip line as you harvest and the rest of the row can still be irrigated. Some farmers make a hole with a digging stick; I use a pineapple planter. Dig a small hole about three to four feet deep, drop in the huli and cover so it stands on its own. You can plant two feet apart in lines or zigzags along the water line, or in a furrow or in beds two feet apart in all directions. Taro loves water, but water lightly when first planting until roots emerge. When healthy leaves unfurl, this is an indication that roots are emerging. Water can be increased and the surface kept moist since taro roots move laterally and stay close to the surface. There’s such a thing as too much water for dryland taro because they also require air near their roots to grow well. More next time…
In the Patch
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It was not your stereotypical autumn day with crisp weather and colorful leaves, but Molokai families still enjoyed the perks of fall with the island’s first-ever pumpkin patch last Saturday.
Hundreds of orange and white pumpkins of every size and shape lined the 4-acre parcel owned by Heart of Aloha church, which began growing pumpkins in June.
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Paddler’s Inn Cuts Back
While Paddler’s Inn has been facing some challenges lately, the staff hasn’t let that keep them down. In order to keep operating while they await a permanent liquor license, the restaurant has had to cut back on their hours.
“We want to say thank you to everyone who has been supporting us,” said bar manager Mike said. “We really do appreciate it, [cutting back] is just something we have to do to stay open.”
The restaurant is currently open for breakfast and lunch every day, and will only be open for dinner on Mondays and Thursdays.
Helm, kitchen manager Kamuela Purdy, and dining room manager Curtis Akiona said the restaurant will be open full force as soon as the permanent liquor license comes through.
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