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Press Release from County of Maui Mayor’s Office
Kaunakakai, Molokai – A fire first reported shortly after 12 noon on
Saturday, August 29, has entered its 3rd day.
40-plus County firefighters are joined by 28 wildland firefighters from
the State’s Division of Forestry and Wildlife to battle a fire that
has so far burned an estimated 7,200 acres. Four [...]

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Schools buses, cars could not reach all schools; Kilohana and Maunaloa still open
The Department of Education has announced the closure of these Molokai schools today: Molokai High School, Middle School, Kualapu’u Elementary and Kaunakakai Elementary. Kilohana Elementary and Maunaloa Elementary remain open.
Reports that the fire has jumped sections of Kamehameha V Highway in the area [...]

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Press Release by Office of the Mayor County of Maui
Kaunakakai, Molokai – A change in wind conditions has caused the brush fire on Molokai to switch from a mauka direction to makai. In response, Maui Police ordered residents in the Kalamaula Mauka area to evacuate. Police officers conducted door-to-door notifications to the approximately 25 residents [...]

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Press Release Office of the Mayor County of Maui
Kaunakakai, Molokai – A brush fire that was first reported at 12:05
yesterday, August 29, has burned an estimated 5,000 acres north of
Kaunakakai town. The fire that initially burned mauka began to head
towards Kaunakakai town early this morning, coming as close as across
the street to Hotel Molokai.
One residence [...]

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In preparation for next Thursday’s Hawaii Public Utilities Commission public hearing on Molokai to review water rates, a group called Stand for Water is holding a rally Saturday at 12 different points around Molokai.
As a result of Molokai Properties Limited’s corporate veil being pierced by a recent high court ruling, the company, which has done [...]

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News Release from Papa Ola Lōkahi
William Akutagawa, Jr., a social worker and community organizer and the executive director Nā Pu‘uwai, along with Dr. Noa Emmett Aluli, a physician and community activist, were recognized with the 2009 Hawaiian Health Award. These two dedicated Molokai men were presented with this award on Tuesday by Papa Ola Lōkahi [...]

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Consideration by the Molokai Planning Commission of a bill attempting to streamline Maui County subdivision general provisions turned into something far more interesting at yesterday’s regular meeting of the commission. Unexpectedly, it became a discussion about local versus county control of land use policy on Molokai.
The ordinance proposes to amend the Maui County Code to [...]

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Meeting Today: Molokai Planning Commission, Mitchell Pau’ole Center, Kaunakakai, at noon
At today’s meeting of the Molokai Planning Commission, the commissioners may take action to change subdivision general provisions of the Maui County code. The commissioners will also consider exempting the Burrows Dwelling from Special Management Area rules. The property is located on Kamehameha V Highway [...]

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Our country’s current economic recession seems to be breaking the trend of the rich getting richer. You don’t have to look any further than Molokai to see the super rich suddenly getting poor.
Last week the West End estate of software mogul John McAfee sold for $1.575 million, far below the most recent asking price of [...]

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