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Molokai residents unhappy with the decision of wildlife officials to remove the monk seal KP2 from the Kaunakakai Wharf, organized a blessing yesterday for the seal at the Waikiki Aquarium. The 18-month old seal was abandoned at birth in Kauai and raised by wildlife experts until it was released in Kalaupapa in December. In March [...]
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Kaunakakai Elementary School sent two teams to the First Lego League Robotics Maui tournament last weekend at Seabury Hall. This is the first time a team from Molokai has participated in a robotics competition. Students ages 9-14 from local schools and 4-H clubs built and programmed small Lego robots to perform certain tasks within a [...]
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That unique Hawaiian blend of harmonies known as Cecilio and Kapono, or simply C&K, came to Molokai yesterday to play a free concert at the Mitchell Pau’ole Center. This Hawaiian music duo formed in 1973, comprising Henry Kapono Ka’aihue and Cecilio David Rodriguez, have released 14 albums to date. The two musicians were introduced by [...]
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The National Weather Service in Honolulu has continued the high surf advisory for east facing shores of Maui and Molokai in effect until 6 a.m. Monday. In and around the Mitchell Pau’ole Center Saturday were the sights, sounds and smells of ono food at the Molokai Chamber’s seventh annual business and food expo. The crowd [...]
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Since 2001 Molokai has not had a long-term health care facility. Molokai General Hospital used to offer these services but it was operating at a loss and was not compatible with the uses of the hospital. As a result, if an aging person needs care and has no family to provide for them they are [...]
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Veterans Day is a time to honor those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. On Molokai that tribute was made yesterday at Veterans’ Park, as it is every year, across from the veterans’ center, commonly known as The Bunker. But after an announcement from Larry Helm, commander of Molokai Veterans Caring for [...]
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Aka ’ula School sent out a global message to our world’s leaders as part of the International Day of Climate Action on October 24. The message was simple, clear and symbolized by the number 350. At the website 350.org there are 22,000 photos from people in 181 countries, including some from Aka’ula students, calling for [...]
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Today, the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands told people in the Ho’olehua area to reduce their water usage by 50 percent while the department works to recharge a water reservoir and complete repairs at the Kala’e well site. Both pumps for the two wells at the Kala’e site are under repair. In the meantime, officials [...]
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Only a few works of modern fiction have placed Molokai at its center. Alan Brennert’s 2003 novel “Molokai” — set in the 19th century about a young girl ripped from her Honolulu family and taken to Kalaupapa’s Hansen’s disease settlement — has been a bestseller and a favorite among book clubs. In 2007 Kirby Wright [...]
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The celebration over Saint Damien of Molokai’s October 11 canonization has been going on for a month and came to a close Saturday in Kalaupapa. The normal limit of 100 visitors a day was lifted as 400 invited guests came down to the peninsula where Damien De Veuster heroically served Hansen’s disease patients for 16 [...]
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