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Last Friday, The Molokai News reported that a monk seal was deliberately killed near Molokai. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is continuing to investigate the death of the endangered animal. A necropsy last week determined that in fact it had been killed intentionally, according to David Schofield of NOAA. It was the third case [...]
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Molokai was well represented at a state championship robotics competition on Oahu last weekend. Five Molokai girls took part in the First Lego League “Smart Move” state championship at the Blaisdell Arena on Saturday. Representing Kaunakakai Elementary School, Molokai High, Aka’ula School and Molokai homeschoolers, the five girls came up with a new team name [...]
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Maui County is giving residents an opportunity to be part of the commission that makes land management decisions on Molokai. A total of 73 vacant seats on various county boards, councils and commissions are currently open. The deadline to apply is the last day of the year, Thursday, December 31. Mayor Charmaine Tavares announced the [...]
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Early reports from the Honolulu Advertiser are saying that Molokai resident Leimana Naki found a dead Hawaiian monk seal outside the reef breakers near Kahinapohaku Fishpond and towed it to shore with his kayak. The NOAA Fisheries Service’s Office of Law Enforcement is investigating what it believes to be a deliberate killing of the animal. [...]
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The comment period to list two species of Hawaiian damselflies as endangered will end Monday, December 21. There is still time to learn more about the flying earwig Hawaiian damselfly and the Pacific Hawaiian damselfly before the comment period ends. Both are unique insects not found anywhere else in the world. The Pacific Hawaiian damselfly [...]
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The Associated Press recently released the results of its investigation of the business practices of Monsanto, the world’s largest seed producer that is also the largest employer on Molokai. AP obtained confidential commercial licensing agreements that show Monsanto maintains its domination of the industry by squeezing out the competition in the seed development business. This [...]
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On Sunday, Pastor Mike Inouye and his wife, Cathy, of Kaunakakai Baptist Church, along with six others from Kaunakakai, were part of the volunteers at a presentation in Wailuku about a recent mission trip to the Phillipines. The mission was an endeavor between Maui County Baptist Association and Ilocos Sur in the Phillipines. The mission [...]
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Assistance available through the Farm Service Agency The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently declared Maui County and Kalaupapa agricultural disaster zones after suffering from substandard rainfall that has resulted in severe drought conditions. Hawaii County was also declared an agricultural disaster zone as well. The U.S. Department of Agriculture informed the state of the designation [...]
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The Molokai Landfill closed its metal recycling facility on Friday. Since the announcement was made last week, Cheryl Okuma, Director of the County’s Department of Environmental Management, has come out with a response to the questions surrounding this decision. Okuma said the county was concerned about the ability of the contractor, Ray’s Rentals, to meet [...]
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After public meetings and months of negotiations, Kawaikapu Ranch on Molokai’s East End has been sold to the Molokai Land Trust. The 196.4-acre parcel on the south shore was sold by Tracy and Greg Gordon. The land stretches from Mauka to Makai across steep and rugged terrain up to the 1,600-foot level. The Molokai Land [...]
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