Legislative hearing today considers exemption from procurement process for Akaku Molokai Media Center

A legislative hearing today for Senate Bill 707 may help determine the fate of the Akaku Molokai Media Center. For 20 years Akaku has provided Maui County communities with public access television. This new Senate Bill will allow Akaku to continue its operations without being subjected to the state’s procurement process. If the bill is [...]

New book looks at influence of Chinese on neighbor islands

A new book, “Chinese Pioneer Families of Maui, Molokai and Lanai,” compiled and edited by Ken and Nancy Wong Yee, was just released. After many years of work, the book was issued as a Valentine’s gift for the memory of Ken Yee’s wife Nancy Wong Yee, who died 2-1/2 years ago. Her knowledge of Chinese [...]

Lono performs new song about KP2 monk seal at Wellness Center event

NOAA plans to use song in nationally-distributed documentary about the endangered Hawaiian Monk Seal On Saturday, the Molokai Community Health Center held an event for Molokai residents to get to know the new Molokai Oceanside Health and Wellness Center at the old Pau Hana Inn in Kaunakakai. The orientation showed the community some of the [...]

OHA helps bring in money for local school and health care

To commemorate the February 17 anniversary of the signing of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act into law, Congresswoman Mazie Hirono kicked off her online tour of Recovery Act sites in Hawaii by visiting the $5.3 million highway resurfacing project of the Maunaloa Highway on Molokai. Other money has also come to Molokai recently. While [...]

Local rider gets barreled in stand up surfing competition at Sunset

Molokai surfer Ekolu Kalama made a real impression at the first ever Stand Up World Tour event at Sunset Beach last week. Kalama was the standout in the first round of competition last Wednesday with a big barrel ride on his way to winning the heat. Wave faces of 20 to 30 feet on that [...]

Investigation of St. Sophia fire still ongoing

Kaunakakai fire officials said the investigation into the blaze which gutted St. Sophia Catholic church is ongoing and that no damage estimates are yet available. The fire started late Wednesday night and left the small Kaunakakai Church unusable. Father Clyde Guerrero of the Molokai Catholic Community said the insurance company will come to Molokai tomorrow [...]

Wahine Farmers clinch No. 1 seed while the boys need one more win to qualify for state basketball tournament

The Molokai High School girls basketball team wrapped up a perfect season in Maui Interscholastic League Division II play with a 54-18 win over Seabury Hall in the championship game of the league tournament on Friday night at the Hana gym. The Farmers Kalei Adolpho scored 21 points while Danna-Lynn Hooper-Juario added 14. Molokai led [...]

Fire destroys St. Sophia Catholic church

Late Wednesday a fire broke out at St. Sophia Catholic church in Kaunakakai, charring the entire inside and much of the outside. The fire alarm sounded at 10:42 p.m. Wednesday with all three Molokai engine companies responding. Engine 4 was first on the scene and was quickly followed by engines 9 and 12. It took [...]

Saint Sophia Church catches fire late last night

A complete story on this tragic loss will be posted tomorrow on themolokainews.com

Victory over Violence exhibit empowers students to act non-violently

The Molokai High School Victory over Violence exhibit will come to a close today when the Adachi family will release their colored pigeons in the high school parking lot. That is scheduled for 12:15 p.m. This marks the end of a two-week program that focused on offering students an option to bullying and physical violence. [...]

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