Archive for January, 2010
Busy sports weekend: Makahiki games, girls soccer and boys basketball
Today the Molokai High School girls soccer team may have its last and best chance this season to win a game when they play Seabury Hall at Duke Maliu field in Kaunakakai today at 3:30 p.m. The Farmers play Seabury again tomorrow at 10 a.m. at Duke Maliu. Farmers boys basketball also plays Seabury at [...]
Maunaloa Consolidation Task Force postpones a decision on school closure to take closer look at data
On Tuesday evening, the Maunaloa Elementary School Consolidation Task Force decided that another meeting needed to be scheduled for March before a recommendation can be made on the school’s closing. Before Tuesday’s meeting, February 16 was going to be the last meeting of the task force. A recommendation to the Hawaii Board of Education was [...]
New plan for Ke Nani Kai wheelchair ramp considered but original plan approved
Construction of a wheelchair access ramp for a condo at Ke Nani Kai received approval from the Molokai Planning Commission on Wednesday. At 9:30 on Wednesday morning the planning commissioners visited Ke Nani Kai after having deferred making a decision two weeks ago on this Special Management Area minor permit. At the previous meeting, several [...]
Legislation will transfer Kalaupapa management to Department of Hawaiian Homelands
The Associated Press reported yesterday that State Senator J. Kalani English, who represents Molokai, has proposed legislation that would transfer management of the Kalaupapa settlement form the state Department of Health to the Department of Hawaiian Homelands. The transfer would not happen until there are no more patients receiving care in Kalaupapa. At this time [...]
Island Air will end midweek Molokai-Maui flights on Feb. 1; Brush fire on East End
A petition is circulating through Molokai this week asking Island Air to continue its regular flights between Maui and Molokai. Island Air plans to stop all flights on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays between Molokai and Maui beginning February 1. Flights to Maui will remain as scheduled from Friday through Monday. This will not affect Island [...]
Woman gets three-month sentence for growing marijuana on Molokai Ranch land
Last Thursday, a Molokai woman was sentenced to three months in jail for her involvement in growing marijuana plants found on Molokai Ranch land in 2008. 23-year-old Chantell Stevens was told by Second Circuit Judge Joseph Cardoza to use that time to come up with a plan for her life. She was placed on five [...]
Don’t mess with Maui County: Huge fines levied for non-permitted work
The following press release relates to county code violations in Haiku and Paia, Maui. Although they do not directly impact Molokai, I believe Molokai residents who attempt to do work on their properties without the proper permits (especially in Special Management Areas) need to be aware that Maui County will pursue legal action. — David [...]
Consolidation Task Force holds public meeting today to discuss possible closure of Maunaloa Elementary School
While Governor Lingle and the Hawaii teacher’s union continue to negotiate a way eliminate furlough Fridays, another educational crisis is being faced on Molokai. The Maunaloa Elementary School Consolidation Task Force meets today at the school to consider the future of the small school on Molokai’s west end. Today is the second of three public [...]
Weekend sports: girls basketball rolls, three wrestling champions, soccer team drops another
The Molokai girls basketball team continued to steamroll through the Maui Interscholastic League this past weekend. After blowing out St. Anthony in the MIL home openers last weekend, the Farmers extended their league record to 4-0 with two victories over Lanai at home at the Barn. On Friday night Molokai thumped Lanai 69-12. Danna-Lynn Hooper-Juario [...]
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