Kupuna got front row seats in front of the ho'okupu presented to them at the Makahiki games.
Heavy rains Friday night and a flood advisory from the National Weather Service Saturday morning did not hold back Molokai’s annual Makahiki games for one minute. Skies cleared and opening ceremonies took place first thing in the morning at Kaunakakai Ballfield.
The U.S. Coast Guard generally sends a team to compete at Makahiki. This year the Coast Guard sent a team and two vessels to dock in Kaunakakai and offer tours to anyone interested.
Of course all four elementary schools — Maunaloa, Kualapuu, Kaunakakai and Kilohana, as well as private middle school Aka Ula — fought hard while wearing their school colors. Competitions included the hukihuki (tug-of-war), Uma (arm wrestling), kukini (50-yard dash), board games like konane (similar to checkers) and ulu maika (lawn bowling with stones). As is tradition, selected local kupuna were honored with front row seats and then presented with Ho’okupu, or gifts, from each team.
Chicken fighting
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Basketball, soccer and wrestling action
In basketball action this weekend, the Farmer girls won two games over Seabury Hall while the Farmer boys dropped two games to Seabury.
The Wahine Farmers continued its roll through the Maui Interscholastic League by beating Seabury at the Erdman Athletic Center Friday night 54-21. It was the closest game in five league games for the Farmers.
But the next day against Seabury, the Molokai girls played an even closer game. The Farmers only had a five-point lead at halftime but came out with a 12-0 run in the third quarter on their way to a 49-36 victory. The defending Division II state champs now have an MIL record of 6-0.
The boys had a harder time with Seabury. Herbert Antolin led the Farmers with eight points as Molokai lost Friday 73-23 at the Barn. On Saturday Molokai lost again, by a score of 59-28, with Ryan Rapanot scoring nine points for the Farmers.
In soccer, Seabury Hall girls defeated Molokai twice to clinch a Division II playoff berth. On Friday Molokai lost 5-1 and on Saturday 5-2. Chelsea Sakamoto score two goals for Molokai in the two games.
At the MIL round-robin wrestling tournament Saturday at Maui High, Kevin Dudoit at 135 pounds was Molokai’s only champion.
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