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University of Hawaii researchers report that native Hawaiian tree snails on Molokai have dropped in population by 85 percent since 1995. Rats appear to be the culprits. Zoologists from UH have been studying species in four ohia trees in a Kamakou Preserve meadow near the mountain summit since 1982. Between 1983 and 1995 the population [...]
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The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a Red Flag Warning for fire on Molokai in effect until 6 p.m. today. An earthquake of 7.9 magnitude on the Richter scale hit the Samoa Islands region yesterday morning. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Honolulu downgraded the Tsunami Watch to a Tsunami Advisory. Based on [...]
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By David Lichtenstein A divided Molokai Planning Commission accepted the appeal of Steve Morgan regarding the Zappacosta exemption from special management area permits. It took five hours of oral arguments, deliberations and executive sessions at the Mitchell Pau’ole Center yesterday to determine that Morgan’s appeal deserves further consideration. The commission must now schedule a contested [...]
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Team Bradley won its fifth consecutive Na Wahine O Ke Kai women’s canoe race yesterday. Team Bradley Ka Mana O — with crew members from Maui, Oahu, Kauai, Hawaii and Australia — took first place by completing the 41-mile course from Hale O Lono Harbor across the Kaiwi Channel to Duke Kahanamoku Beach, Waikiki, in [...]
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The Molokai girls volleyball team remained undefeated after a pair of victories this weekend over Seabury Hall and Kaahumanu Hou. On Friday night, at Seabury, the Farmers won in four sets, 25-23, 19-25, 25-18, 25-14. Junior Kalei Adolpho led the team with 15 kills and four blocks. This is the second time this season Molokai [...]
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As momentum builds toward the canonization of Father Damien on October 11, Hawaii’s Lieutenant Governor James Duke Aiona held a press conference yesterday to announce the plans for the Saint Damien Boy Scout troop. The troop will be traveling to Belgium where they will participate in a Hawaii celebration and an event for thousands of [...]
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The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a high surf advisory for north facing shore of Molokai and Maui and the west facing shores of Molokai. This is in effect until 6 a.m. Saturday. Surf is expected to rise to 12 to 15 feet on north facing shores and eight to 12 feet on [...]
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Kalaupapa patients favor monument site on east side of peninsula in Kalawao By David Lichtenstein Recent federal legislation empowered Ka Ohana O Kalaupapa with the noble task of preserving the history of the 8,000 or so patients sent to Kalaupapa between 1866 and 1969 with a permanent tribute in the form of a memorial. Last [...]
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Ka ‘Ohana O Kalaupapa to present four proposed sites; contest for monument’s design By David Lichtenstein An important public meeting is taking place at 7 p.m. tonight to seek public input on the plans for a Kalaupapa memorial. Ka ‘Ohana O Kalaupapa, a group of Hansen’s disease patients, relatives and friends, along with the National [...]
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This Saturday, all Hawaiian Islands will participate in the “Get the Drift & Bag It!” campaign, cleaning up beaches across the state, including for the first time Kalaupapa on Molokai. The annual event spans 90 nations from Argentina to Vietnam and last year volunteers cleared 6.8 million pounds of litter and marine debris from the [...]
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