Archive for November, 2011
Community shares mana’o on cruise boat
After more than four hours of often heated and passionate testimony from 40 individuals, the Molokai community is not any closer to either accepting or rejecting American Safari Cruises from coming ashore. Lawrence Aki, the Halawa Valley cultural practitioner who has served as the community liaison for ASC, organized tonight’s meeting. Kupuna were given ample [...]
Fire destroys Ho’olehua home
A nine-person Ho’olehua family is now homeless since a fire destroyed their 700 square-foot house on Sunday evening. Just before 5 p.m. firefighters were called to the home located behind the women’s shelter and near Molokai High School. The structure on Lihi Pali Avenue was “totally involved” before firefighters got in under control by 5:06 [...]
Protests block tour boat from docking, temporarily
Using techniques borrowed from the Superferry protesters on Kauai, a small group of local activists successfully turned away the Safari Explorer cruise yacht as it attempted to enter the Kaunakakai Harbor early Saturday morning. However, the 145-foot boat carrying about 30 passengers, “snuck” back into the harbor on Sunday, according to protest organizer Walter Ritte. [...]
Kualapu’u receives lesson on statewide charter school issues
Members of the Kualapu’u Elementary School community learned about the growing pains of charter schools in Hawaii at a recent retreat for the Local Advisory Panel of Molokai’s only charter school. Special guests at the Nov. 8 gathering in the school cafeteria were Megan McCorriston, president of the Ho’okako’o Corporation (HC) Board of Directors, and [...]
Happy Turkey Day from The Molokai News!
Best wishes for a peaceful and joyous Thanksgiving Day to all our loyal readers. For more than two years, The Molokai News has provided in-depth real news and analysis for the Molokai community. The Molokai News has steadily increased its readership since launching in July of 2009. As we have gained viewers, we are now [...]
Makani Air to provide subsidized service for Kalaupapa
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood made a pledge to the people of Kalaupapa in March of this year to offer subsidized air service that would reduce the costs to the remote peninsula by as much as 60 percent. On Tuesday, Hawaii U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye announced that LaHood has made good on that promise [...]
Molokai Ranch replaces Nicholas as executive director
After almost 10 years as the man in charge of Molokai Ranch, Peter Nicholas will be stepping down. The Pacific Business News reported last Friday that Clay R. Rumbaoa, from Castle & Cooke’s Lanai operation, has been named to replace Nicholas as executive director for Molokai Properties Ltd. Nicholas, 62, worked closely with members of [...]
Unemployment rates drop everywhere except Molokai
While unemployment rates appear to be dropping statewide, the percentage of those unemployed on Molokai has risen. According to the state Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Molokai was the only Hawaiian island to see an increase in unemployment between September and October. The rate increased from 16.8 percent to 17.5 percent. Of course, these [...]
Ke Nani Kai condo owners fight back to keep cats
By Bob Aldrich The island of Molokai is renowned for fighting off-island invaders in ancient times and now big businesses. Now, a group of owners on the West End are also fighting their homeowners association to keep a managed feral cat colony on the 14-acre property. A couple of members of the Board of Directors [...]
Letter to the editor: In search of common ground
Can the protesters and supporters of American Safari Cruises find a sustainable balance between economic development and preserving traditional culture? By Clare Mawae I take some deep breaths as I feel the closing of 2011 and look back on the past decade. Recently, I watched those that I love, respect and care about protest the [...]
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