Archive for March, 2011
New legislation provides relief to homestead ag water users
Legislation designed to reduce water rates for homesteaders on Molokai received approval last week from members of the joint Senate Committees on Hawaiian Affairs and Agriculture. Besides lowering water rates for homesteaders who use the Molokai Irrigation System, House Bill 1483 will also require the Department of Agriculture to forgive past due bills owed by [...]
Veterans Center case moves toward trial as veterans reject settlement offer from Maui County
Maui County Council voted unanimously yesterday to present the Molokai veterans with an offer to settle the dispute over the Molokai Veterans Center. When the veterans looked at the offer put together by the Maui County Policy Committee, they were “insulted,” said Larry Helm, commander for Molokai Veterans Caring for Veterans. Details of offers proposed [...]
Solar panels heat up Ke Nani Kai condos
Photovoltaic solar panels are hot, and not just because of their booming popularity in providing clean electricity. The reflective glare from the panels can seriously heat up a home. Just ask Darryl and Jody Canady of Ke Nani Kai condominiums on Molokai’s West End. Most afternoons, at around 3 p.m., a laser-like beam of sun [...]
Strong start to MIL season for girls softball
The Molokai girls softball team extended its perfect record to 6-0 in the Maui Interscholastic League with two home wins against St. Anthony over the weekend. Samantha Borden pitched Friday’s game and led her team to an 11-1 victory. The Farmers got their bats going on Saturday and scored 25 runs in a 25-5 blowout. [...]
Subsidized Kalaupapa flights to make air travel more affordable
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood informed Kalaupapa residents yesterday that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s has committed to offering subsidized air service to and from the isolated peninsula that could reduce fares as much as 60 percent. The problem with Kalaupapa air service began in July of 2009 just after a conflict arose between [...]
Maunaloa School classroom burglarized
The sixth grade classroom at Maunaloa Elementary School was burglarized over the weekend of March 4. According to Maui County Police Detective Eugene Santiago, Cottage C, which sits in the back of the Maunaloa School campus, had its back door pried open some time between March 4 and 7. “This was a crime of opportunity,” [...]
Opinion: Tragedy of suicide needs attention
By David Lichtenstein I have lived on Molokai for less than four years and in that time three people I knew have taken their own lives. For an island of less than 8,000 people, that seems like a lot to me. The most recent case involved a former student whom I had the opportunity to [...]
Molokai wind farm: Basic questions and answers (Part 6)
By Steve Morgan What will Molokai get in return? If we allow a wind farm on our island, is there really anything valuable enough that we will receive in return? To get a handle on this, we need to take a look at the potential benefits. I have broken these benefits down into five primary [...]
Windy second race in Makani Ikaika O Molokai series
By Clare Seeger Mawae Makani Ikaika O Molokai stayed true to the name with the blessings from local kupunas. Twenty-plus mph winds and a sprinkle of rain at Kamalo gave the organizers and competitors something to be excited about. Fourteen registered participants, plus organizers, family and friends gathered at Kamalo on Saturday for the briefing [...]
Sports Briefs: Boys volleyball season opens; Basketball honors; Local swimmer just misses NCAA men’s championship
King Kekaulike High School edged out the Molokai boys volleyball team in four sets in the opening of the Maui Interscholastic League Division II season on Thursday. Playing in Pukalani, the Farmers won the first set 25-22 but then dropped the next three sets 25-22, 25-20 and 25-16. Five local players named to first team [...]
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