Archive for May, 2010
Mokapu rat eradication a milestone in protecting native species
Press Release from The Partnership to Protect Hawaii’s Native Species The Partnership to Protect Hawaii’s Native Species (PPHNS) held a meeting at the Kulana ‘Oiwi Center in Kaunakakai to update the Molokai community on the results of a rat eradication project conducted approximately two years ago on the island of Mōkapu, an uninhabited island near [...]
Molokai Mahina team competes on lunar surface
Phase one of MoonBots closes today and the Molokai Mahina team is right in the middle of this international competition. So what the heck is MoonBots? The MoonBots Challenge is a robotics competition involving 200 teams representing every continent in the world. The Lego Mindstorms Challenge sponsors several robotics competitions. This one simulates a lunar [...]
Molokai Clubhouse still in trouble
Special to The Molokai News By Larry Geller As you may recall, the Molokai Clubhouse, the only facility left standing on the island providing various support services to those with mental illness, was about to be closed down at the end of last year. The Lingle Administration, as part of its slash-and-burn budget reductions, had [...]
Planning Commission considers exemption for Mokio Point
Molokai Planning Commission preview At today’s meeting of the Molokai Planning Commission, Butch Haase, executive director of the Molokai Land Trust, will request an exemption from a Special Management Area assessment for the 1,600-acre Mokio Point parcel that was given to the land trust by Molokai Ranch. In August of 2009 the Molokai Land Trust [...]
School year wraps up with graduation and promotions
Public schools finish the school year this week. The ceremony for the 81 Molokai High School class of 2010 graduates was held Saturday at the school gym. Jesse Lite was the senior class valedictorian. Lite, senior class president Chenoa Na’ilikea Ahuna-Kaai and Miss Hawaii 2009, Raeceen Woolford, all gave speeches to the packed crowd of [...]
To celebrate Lahaina Noon today Kualapu’u School holds science exhibition
Today is Lahaina Noon, the day that the sun shines directly overhead. To celebrate this occasion, Kualapu’u Elementary School will hold a science exhibition today in the school cafeteria from 1-4 p.m. The exhibition, for grades 2-6, will showcase student work on topics ranging from atomic structure, electricity, and magnetism, to cells, life stages, heat [...]
Water meeting on wellhead protection scheduled for tomorrow
Maui County Press Release Two public meetings on the Wellhead Protection Project are scheduled for Molokai and Maui. The meeting on Molokai will be held tomorrow, Tuesday, May 25, at the Mitchell Pau’ole Community Center starting at 5:30 p.m. The Department of Water Supply is holding meetings for public comments on the Wellhead Protection project [...]
Ho’olehua house fire causes $115,000 in damages
Maui County Press Release A fire broke out in Hoolehua Friday that burned approximately one third of a 2,000-square foot home near the airport and caused an estimated $150,000 in damages to the structure. The family that occupied the house was home at the time but not injured. The family reported the loss of a [...]
Veterans consider lawsuit against Maui County over permit issue
Mayor’s office said county will test fire hydrant in next few days to see if water line has adequate pressure Molokai veterans and their supporters came out in force Wednesday for a meeting to consider the next steps to take in the effort to receive a building permit for the construction of a new veterans [...]
Local senior receives $2,000 Foodland scholarship
Scholarship recipients from all islands honored at awards ceremony on May 15 PRESS RELEASE HONOLULU —Foodland Super Market, Ltd., Hawaii’s locally owned and largest supermarket retailer, awarded a total of $220,000 in scholarships to 110 Hawaii high school students through its Shop for Higher Education program this year. Scholarship recipients and their families from all [...]
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