Archive for August, 2010
Molokai Community Health Center celebrates groundbreaking at new location at Pau Hana Inn
Governor Linda Lingle and U.S. Senators Daniel Akaka and Daniel Inouye, along with approximately 300 community members, attended a groundbreaking ceremony Aug. 24 for the new Molokai Community Health Center. The old Pau Hana Inn in Kaunakakai is being renovated to create this fully integrated community health center. The six-acre site will offer primary health [...]
Kalaupapa pastor Father Vandebroek passes away
Father Felix Vandebroek, who served the Kalaupapa community as the pastor at St. Francis of Assisi Church, died on Saturday. Like Saint Damien, Vandebroek was a native of Belgium. He moved to Hawaii in 1956 and served at parishes on all the major islands. Vandebroek was found dead at the Sacred Hearts Center in Kaneohe [...]
Mayor Tavares talk story tonight at Mitchell Pau’ole
Mayor Charmaine Tavares will talk story on Molokai at the Mitchell Pau’ole Community Center on Friday, Aug. 27, beginning at 5 p.m. The event will feature local entertainment and door prizes with a grand prize flat screen TV. A free chicken hekka dinner will be served. The Mayor’s “Talk Story” will provide residents with the [...]
Skateboard contest tomorrow in Kaunakakai
As part of Maui County’s Skate Jams series, a skateboard contest will be held at the Molokai Skatepark in Kaunakakai tomorrow from 2-5 p.m. Saturday’s contest is the third of five events in the Maui Skateboard Series Summer 2010 sponsored by the County of Maui Department of Parks and Recreation. Each Skate Jam will feature [...]
Play exploring impact of alcoholism on a Hawaiian family comes to Mitchell Pau’ole Center
An adapted version of “Family Laundry,” a play about a Hawaiian family dealing with the alcoholism of a family member, will be staged on Sept. 10 at 7 p.m. at the Mitchell Pau’ole Center in Kaunakakai. “Family Laundry” was written by the late local playwright Tremaine Tamayose and staff members of the Kamehameha Schools Safe [...]
Na Pu’uwai to receive $1.64 million in federal grant
Congresswoman Mazie K. Hirono announced on Aug. 10 that Native Hawaiian health centers across the state will receive $9,044,880 in U.S. Department of Health and Human Services grant funding. Na Pu’uwai Native Hawaiian Healthcare System on Molokai and Lanai will receive $1,641,390 of this money. There are an estimated 6,000 Native Hawaiians residing on the [...]
Challenge to Mateo’s candidacy dismissed
Danny Mateo, Molokai’s representative on the Maui County Council, will be allowed to run for his fifth consecutive term on the council following a ruling on his eligibility. Challenging his candidacy is Nellie E. Laird-Woods of Lahaina, who claimed that the upcoming term represents Mateo’s sixth term, violating the council’s five-term limit. Maui County Clerk [...]
Wahine Farmers place second at Maui volleyball tournament
Preview of state final? Despite missing team leader Kalei Adolpho, the Molokai girls volleyball team topped Kamehameha Maui in a three-set battle at the Maui Volleyball Invitational on Saturday at Kaulaheanuiokamoku Gym on the Kamehameha Maui campus. The Farmers took the first set of the semifinal match against Kamehameha 25-20. The Maui team came back [...]
Bridge replacement for Kalaupapa pali trail expected by October
The temporary replacement bridge, shown in these picture shot earlier today, allows employees to still hike the Kalaupapa Trail. The pali trail to the Kalaupapa settlement has been closed to visitors since a mud slide knocked out a narrow footbridge and damaged the trail in April. Heavy mauka rain showers in the spring led to [...]
County offices closed today for Statehood Day
All County of Maui offices will be closed today, Friday, in observance of the Statehood Day holiday. Molokai landfill will be open from 8 a.m. – noon today. Red Flag Warning The National Weather Service in Honolulu has continued the Red Flag Warning for leeward sections of Molokai in effect until 6 p.m. this evening. [...]
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