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Chamber of Commerce seeks support for senate bill to fund improvements to the Molokai Irrigation System
To improve the Molokai Irrigation System, Senate Bill 1358, to allow the issuance of up to $3 million in general obligation bonds, passed the State Senate Monday on first reading. The bill was then referred to the Senate Committee on Agriculture and the Senate Committee on Water and Land, which will hold a public hearing [...]
Community bids ‘aloha’ to Aunty Annette Pauole-Ahakuelo
Courtesy of Sust’ainable Molokai Annette Pauole-Ahakuelo was a special individual who was a key person at the Sust’aina ble Molokai conference in 2009 and integral to the start up of the Sust’ainable Molokai non-profit organization. Her presence, passion and kindness motivated our community and her light will be dearly missed. Annette Mililani Chieko Pauole-Ahakuelo, 65, [...]
New agreement gives community blessing for Safari Explorer to dock at Kaunakakai
Anger and protests over a small cruise ship have given way to compromise that will allow the people of Molokai to better manage the tourist industry here. Months of negotiations have concluded with an historic agreement between American Safari Cruises (recently renamed “Un-Cruise Adventures”) and concerned members of the Molokai community that will allow the [...]
High winds knock out power on Molokai and Maui
High winds across Maui County over the weekend kept crews from Maui Electric Company busy on Maui and Molokai. A tree fell across electrical lines near Kawela Bridge on Kamehameha V Highway at 8:42 a.m. Sunday cutting off power to customers in East End Molokai. The sudden loss of electrical power caused by the fallen [...]
MCHC hopes to replace two departing doctors this month
In mid-December, every mailbox on Molokai received a postcard from the Molokai Community Health Center offering an “aloha” to their two departing doctors, Dr. Traci Stevenson and Dr. David Liu. Dr. Liu, who also served as medical director of Molokai’s only federally qualified health center, left in December. Dr. Stevenson — who arrived in February [...]
Gas station reopens as extension of Molokai Fish and Dive
Hayaku Gas & Go has gone. Welcome the Molokai Fish and Dive gas station! The truck from Molokai Wholesale Gas filled up the pumps this morning and the new gas station in an old location opened today at 8 a.m. Molokai once again has a second gas station to complement Rawlins Chevron. About three weeks [...]
Who is behind anonymous phone survey asking about Molokai Ranch, wind turbines and the undersea cable?
I Aloha Molokai News Release Can anyone solve this mystery? Over the past few weeks many Molokai residents have received anonymous calls, asking for personal information and personal opinions about Molokai Ranch, about the proposed wind turbines and undersea cable, and about a variety of so-called “benefits” which might be offered. This phone poll is [...]
U-Haul rental service comes to Rawlins Chevron
Responding to the needs of the community, Shirley Rawlins of Rawlins Chevron Service has added U-Haul rentals to her business. One of only two gas stations on Molokai, Rawlins Chevron in Kaunakakai has been operated by Aunty Shirley since 1972. She ran the business with her husband Larry who passed away in 1993. With this [...]
Kanemitsu Bakery reopens after passing inspection
Just in time for the holiday rush, Kanemitsu Bakery opened its doors for business on Friday. The 75-year-old business has been closed since June 25 after failing an inspection from the State Department of Health. According to the Molokai Dispatch newspaper, health inspectors gave the bakery a clean bill of health despite finding a few [...]
John McAfee wanted in connection with murder in Belize
John McAfee, the 67-year-old computer antivirus pioneer and former Molokai resident, is wanted for questioning in the killing of his neighbor in Belize. American expatriate Gregory Faull, 52, was found dead Sunday in a pool of blood from an apparent gunshot wound to the back of his head, according to a police report published in [...]
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