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By David Lichtenstein As of October 1, members of the Hawaii Employer-Union Trust Fund have been required to order all their maintenance medicine prescriptions by mail through InformedRx out of Illinois. So far, this new mandatory system has created dozens of problems for customers on Molokai, according to Kim Svetin of Molokai Drugs, who said [...]
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration removed the Hawaiian monk seal KP2 from the Kaunakakai Wharf area on Friday. According to NOAA biologist David Schofield, KP2 was taken to the Waikiki Aquarium for a thorough medical exam. It was determined that KP2 has cataracts and has lost close to 80 percent of his vision. Even [...]
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The Department of Land and Natural Resources recently completed a cleanup project at Kepuhi Beach in cooperation with Molokai Properties Limited, owners of Molokai Ranch. According to the DLNR, the Office of Conservation and Coastal Lands partnered with Molokai Properties to remove accumulated concrete and fill material from the West End beach in Kaluakoi. The [...]
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The wahine Farmers ended their perfect regular season Saturday with a victory over Hana at home at the Barn. The girls volleyball team went undefeated this season, finishing with 14 wins and no losses. Just as she has done all season, junior Kalei Adolpho dominated at the net on Saturday with 15 kills. Kawena Puhi [...]
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The merger between Go Airlines and Mokulele went into effect yesterday. It is unclear exactly what, if anything, this will mean for Molokai commuters. Mokulele will stop operating its jet flights with those passengers being accommodated on go!’s interisland service. However, Mokulele’s smaller Cessna Caravan aircraft will continue to operate, under the Mokulele Express name, [...]
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In Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, The U.S. House of Representatives passed House Resolution 786, authored by Hawaii’s Congresswoman Mazie K. Hirono, commemorating the canonization of Father Damien de Veuster, now known as Saint Damien of Molokai. The iconic Belgian missionary, who devoted himself to serving Hansen’s disease patients in Kalaupapa, was elevated to sainthood by [...]
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Two other meetings yesterday: DLNR surveys fishing regulations, town meeting by Maui Police Department By David Lichtenstein The Molokai Community Health Center moved a step closer to building its new home yesterday. The Molokai Planning Commission exempted the Health Center from Special Management Area rules as it advances its plans to remodel the former Pau [...]
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By David Lichtenstein Yesterday was the first meeting of the Governor’s Council of Neighbor Island Advisors for Molokai. Chair of the Molokai council is Janice Kalanihuia, president of Molokai General Hospital. Robert Granger was nominated as vice-chair. Also on the council are Kammy Purdy, Jersula Manaba and Bill Feeter. The agenda was light and mostly [...]
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With all the worldwide attention that has been paid to Kalaupapa with the canonization of Saint Damien on Sunday, it’s nice to see a Molokai locals working for the National Park Service at the Kalaupapa National Historic Park. Park Ranger Amy Sakurada is not only from Molokai but is also the first female ranger from [...]
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Saint Damien of Molokai has a nice ring to it. But now that our little island is part of the title of a saint, what kind of impact will that have on the people and the island? Long before Sunday’s canonization in Rome by the pope, it was decided by the patients of Kalaupapa that [...]
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