Touring the Numbers

August 17, 2011 - Volume 27, Issue 33
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East Molokai
Solar Limits
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Since 1985
Touring
the
Numbers
Molokai visitors up 22% from 2010.
By Maggie Cassidy
By Catherine Cluett
M
olokai residents east of
Kaunakakai who want to reap
the benefits of installing small,
renewable energy systems for their
homes or businesses may be out of luck.
Based on limits set by the state Public
Utilities Commission (PUC), Maui Electric Company (MECO) has announced
effective closure of the east half of Molokai to new renewable energy systems in
order to ensure stability and reliability
of electric service, according to MECO.
Each island has its own energy grid,
and every grid is broken into circuits
that serve different regions of the island.
Molokai has five circuits, while Oahu
has 465. As of last week, the circuit running from Kaunakakai to Halawa has
reached the 15 percent threshold of renewable energy that the PUC has set on
electric circuits statewide.
Because most renewable energy is
a variable energy source – solar panels,
for example, are only effective during
the day – fluctuations in the electric
grid caused by the use of renewable
energy can result in instabilities and
possible interruptions in service. In
order to maintain the reliability of
electric service to customers, residents
and business owners wishing to install
additional renewable energy systems
to an already filled circuit may be required to pay for a study that would
“determine that more distributed generation systems like PV [photovoltaic
solar] can be safely added to the circuit,
or determine what steps are needed
to reliably accommodate more on the
circuit,” according to MECO spokesSolar energy cont. on page 3
T
he numbers are in – and they’re up.
Nearly 30,000 people flew
to Molokai between January and
June 2011, compared with about 24,200
during the same period last year – a
22.6 percent increase, according to reports released by the Hawaii Tourism
Authority (HTA).
Michael Drew, general manager at
Hotel Molokai, said he isn’t surprised.
Through July this year, business at the
island’s only hotel has increased be-
tween 15 to 18 percent compared to the
same period in 2010. While kama`aina
visitors have held steady, mainland and
international guests have accounted
for the increase, he said – making it the
busiest year in the history of the hotel.
“Are they spending money elsewhere [on Molokai]? I don’t know,” he
said. “But they’re coming.”
For business owners dependent on
tourism, Drew’s question draws mixed
answers. Jonathan Socher, owner of Big
Graphic Illustration by Joey Salamon
Wind Kite Factory in Maunaloa, said he
couldn’t believe tourist arrivals had increased so much, saying his profits are
“neck and neck” with last year’s. However, Roy Horner, who offers mule rides
into Kalaupapa through his company,
Kalaupapa Rare Adventures LLC, said
results have been “favorable” since he
reopened for business in January following repairs to the trail.
A closer look at the numbers tells a
Tourism cont. on page 2
Humane
Hau`oli la Hanau Kupuna
Society Breaks
the Mold
This Week’s
Photo and Caption by Maggie Cassidy
Dispatch
By Catherine Cluett and Jessica Janoski
T
he Molokai Humane Society
(MoHS) has experienced an overhaul this year. The 30-year-old
non profit has lofty goals of securing a
full-time veterinarian, financial stability and a piece of land to call its own.
“Our goal is consistency – consistent services and prices,” said new
Executive Director (ED) Jenn Whitted.
With new paid staff, a change in
board of directors and more funding
this year than the nonprofit has ever
worked with, MoHS board members
are optimistic about the future.
Other objectives are to educate
the community and purchase a plot
of land for a shelter, clinic and office,
Whitted said.
Yet some community members
question the organization’s future. Keri
Zacher said she feels there is a disconnect between the people involved with
the organization’s everyday activities
and the board’s planning process.
“The long range goal may be for a
shelter, but what we have right now is
the clinic,” Zacher said. “I’ve attended
all public meetings, sent emails, talked
with board members, but I am at a loss.”
Former board member Debbie Hill
agrees, “I am very concerned about the
current board’s seeming attempts to
stay closed by maintaining tight con-
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W
ith almost seven centuries of
knowledge and experience
among them, seven women sat
at the front of the Home Pumehana Senior Center last Friday night, draped in
colorful lei and flowers in their hair. They
were ready to celebrate. While it wasn’t
any of their birthdays, it was a birthday
party for all of them, as dozens turned
out to commemorate Home Pumehana’s
90-year-olds in an end-of-summer bash.
“My goodness, there’s so much effort
that went into this,” said Czella Donaldson,
one of the honorees. “It’s beautiful.”
The birthday bash honored (pictured
seated, from left to right) Donaldson, 90;
Home Pumehana’s oldest tenant, Lillian
Spearman, 94; Viola Shover, 90; Chieko
humane society cont. on page 2 Mikami, 91; Mary Burgett, 90; Margaret
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Community News
Humane society Cont. from page 1
trol which ultimately minimizes community input and participation.”
“We’re taking what [previous
boards] had already recognized as a
need and didn’t have the resources for –
we’re making it a reality because we’re
able to get the funding,” said Whitted.
“We knew what direction we should
take by talking to old board members
and looking at past minutes.”
and other board members, will help want to relocate here – people-minded running for a position,” said Whitted,
regulate and keep track of the organiza- and animal-minded rather than politi- adding meeting attendees discussed
cal,” said Czella Donaldson, a Molokai continuation of the current board aption’s funds and spending.
animal owner.
pointments but “we didn’t think we
New Leadership
While a number of vets have of- needed to technically vote.”
Earlier this year, board members saw fered their services in the past, GoHowever, the issue has since caused
the need for an executive director, accord- odrich said the most consistent visiting some confusion in the community.
ing to Goodrich. Most nonprofit organiza- vet was Dr. Stewart, who has said she
“The MoHS desperately needs the
tions operate with one, and it was a “no- does not want to work with MoHS dur- lift of new ideas and an attitude of transbrainer” from a financial standpoint, he ing this transitional period.
parency and openness,” said Hill, who
said. The ED, he added, more than pays for
“I am dissatisfied with the current had previously resigned from the board,
Business Sense
the position with the money it’s expected situation which has caused an uncom- because, as a part-time Molokai resident,
Matthew Goodrich, MoHS board to raise for the organization.
fortable working environment,” said she did not feel she had “true insight to
vice president since February and curAdditionally, Goodrich said the Dr. Stewart. “I am not, nor have I ever draw conclusions or opinions.”
rent acting president, said another goal decision to create an ED position came been an employee of Molokai Humane
Public meetings have been changed
for the organization this year is to “get in part when the Shields Animal Foun- Society. I was a visiting vet that came from monthly to quarterly because “not
on sound financial footing.” In the past, dation, a substantial monetary con- to perform sterilization procedures enough people were coming and there
the Society had not collected consistent tributor, told MoHS their funding was and see appointments on
wasn’t enough to talk
about,” according to
fees. In order to continue operation, contingent on hiring an ED, sticking to Molokai because there
they must collect these payments and a budget and maintaining consistency. was a need.”
MoHS is slowly Goodrich.
The board of direcraise additional funds, he said.
MoHS began receiving applica“If she moved here
tors
still
meets monthly,
Each spay or neuter operation tions for the position before they even and started private pracbeing turned
with five members – the
costs $100 in materials alone (not in- posted the job description. The board tice, we would be thrilled,”
cluding a vet’s time). MoHS, however, soon formed a three-person hiring sub- said Goodrich of Dr. Stewinto a business. minimum needed, according to MoHS byonly charges $20 to spay or neuter a cat committee, which was chaired by Go- art. “We would support
- Dr. Hollis-Ann Stewart laws. With a maximum
and $30 for dogs. The rest of the costs, odrich and did not include Whitted, her and send her clients.”
of seven seats, there are
including paying visiting vets, are off- who was board president at the time.
Dr. Stewart Morgan is
two positions available
set by MoHS, according to Whitted.
With pressure from funders to get currently on-island Aug.
for interested commu“We wouldn’t have changed any- the ball rolling, the position was post- 9-19. He has been planthing if we had come into an organiza- ed in early July and remained open for ning to visit Molokai for four months, nity members. An application process
tion that was running well,” Goodrich only two weeks.
said Goodrich. After Dr. Morgan leaves, has been established to ensure Molokai
said. “We were headed either into
“We were on a timeline to get this no one is currently lined up to offer vet residency and an understanding of this
bankruptcy or [we would] turn into a done – we had to [do it] to get funding,” services – a gap between visiting vets volunteer position’s responsibilities. Applications are accepted year round, acvolunteer organization.”
said Goodrich.
MoHS has dealt with in the past.
Even so, some disagree with the
He said MoHS received six or sevHowever, the clinic will remain cording to the board.
Along with a board of directors,
new financial regiment.
en applications, three of which were open, run by volunteers. Tessa Reich,
“MoHS is slowly being turned into from Molokai residents. With an eye formerly MoHS’s only paid employee MoHS has a membership of more than
a business,” said Dr. Hollis-Ann Stewart, to hire someone who lives locally and and vet assistant, is no longer working 100 people – a number that remains
unclear because of poor past records,
a visiting-vet who formerly worked with who preferably had past experience with MoHS.
MoHS.
“Doctors
with the organization, no
“I am still here for the pets and peo- according to Goodrich. Members pay
used to run hospitals
applicant met their quali- ple of Molokai,” said Reich. “You may annual dues and can vote at the annual
but now businesses
fications, he said.
definitely call me if you have questions meeting at the end of the fiscal year.
We wouldn’t
MoHS board members said Molorun the hospitals.
“We asked Jenn if she about your pets and need services.”
The same is applied
would consider the job
Reich said she will continue work- kai residents can make their voices
have changed
here. Our agendas
and she submitted an ap- ing independently with Dr. Stewart to heard and get involved in MoHS in
are different.”
plication,” and resigned serve the animals on Molokai. “I know many ways. The public can attend
anything if we
board and public meetings, become a
This
fiscal
from her position as board people by their pets’ names.”
MoHS volunteer or join the board.
year’s
projected
had come into an president, per nonprofit Community Involvement
“The easiest way for something
budget of approxiregulations, he added.
organization that
A current challenge for MoHS you specifically want is to form a commately $270,000 is
“If we got a good apan increase of over
we would have board members and community mem- mittee,” said Goodrich. A committee’s
was running well. plicant,
600 percent from
hired someone else… bers alike is interpreting the nonprofit’s mission must be in keeping the MoHS
previous
years’
but it’s not uncommon to by-laws, which Goodrich and Whitted mission statement, and include one
- Matthew Goodrich
board member.
funds of about
hire those positions from said need clarification.
In early 2011, the board faced sevMoHS by-laws, meeting minutes,
$40,000. Goodrich
within,” he said.
eral vacancies. According to the MoHS board openings, and other information
said the donors
Vet in the House
by-laws, board members may “fill any is available on their website, molokaihave remained the same – Maui CounThe search for veterinarians will- vacancy of any officer or director for the humanesociety.org. The organization’s
ty, the Shields Animal Foundation and
small private donations – but each has ing to visit Molokai is still ongoing remainder of the term vacated,” a state- Facebook page, “Molokai Humane Sogiven more monetary gifts to MoHS until MoHS hires a full-time vet – “the ment Whitted said is vague. As a result, ciety” also provides updates. Whitted
this year – an increase Goodrich cred- number one thing we’re doing right two new board members appointed last said MoHS is also looking for past respring were never officially voted onto cords from the organization – records
its to more strictly following nonprofit now,” according to Goodrich.
“I think it’s a wonderful idea to the board during the annual meeting can be left at the clinic or emailed to
practices.
molokaihumanesociety@gmail.com.
MoHS also recently hired a book- have a full-time vet here, especially be- held on June 20.
“No one had indicated interest in
keeper, who, along with the treasurer cause it takes a special kind of person to
Tourism Cont. from page 1
similarly mixed story: Total tourist expenditures on Molokai are up for the first
half of the year – from $13 million in 2010
to $14.2 million in 2011, an 8.9 percent
rise. But while the money spent per person per day rose less than a percentage
point to about $106, each visitor appears
to be spending less overall. Per person
per trip spending from January to June
dropped 11.1 percent between this year
and last, from $536.40 to $476.60.
HTA, which works in conjunction
with the state Department of Business,
Economic Development and Tourism,
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Darrell Labrado, an employee at
Molokai Fish and Dive, said revenue for
the first half of the year has increased –
especially from tours and other activities. He said many customers return to
the shop from years prior or hear about
it through word of mouth. If other visitors are gripping their wallets tightly,
he said, he suspects it’s because traveling here is “expensive enough.”
HTA spokeswoman Momi Akimseu offered similar insight, suggesting
that after people slashed their travel
budgets in recent years, many tourists
are now glad to be vacationing at all.
“As the economy suffered in recent
years, that pent up some demand,” she
said, adding the recession also fostered a
“life is short” attitude. “People are coming back and getting back to traveling.”
Akimseu also credits “rallying”
within the tourism industry for a bump
in visitors, both across the state and on
Molokai. Hawaii welcomed 6,982,425
visitors statewide last year – its first increase since numbers began sliding after 2007, when 7,496,820 visited.
The addition of more direct flights
to Maui has also helped tourism on
Molokai, she said.
Marketing Molokai
Representatives from the HTA and
its sub-department, the Maui Visitor’s
Bureau (MVB), say they’re working to
maintain the upswing of visitors. HTA
recently launched an iPhone application, called “Festivals of Hawaii,” to
provide details on events throughout
the islands.
And last week, as part of a statewide initiative, the Molokai Airport
became the latest airport in Hawaii to
greet fliers in Hawaiian. Visitors and
kama`aina are met with a pre-recorded
message by Molokai resident Ka`ala
Fay Camara after landing.
The Hawaiian language greeting
mirrors HTA’s and MVB’s goals of marketing Molokai as an authentic Hawaiian island, where tourists can come to
learn true local culture. MVB recently
launched a campaign targeting travel
agents, writers and social media users,
associating each Maui County island
with a different word. Maui is “captivating,” Lanai is “embracing,” and
Molokai is “enlightening.”
MVB Executive Director Terryl Vencl said the organization doesn’t plan to
use the words in advertising campaigns;
instead, it’s meant to serve as a behindthe-scenes jumping point for marketing
brainstorms. She said MVB chose “enlightening” based on meetings with the
Molokai Visitors Association (MVA) during the past year, as well as mainland
and local focus groups.
“Enlightening really seemed to be
a fit for the kind of visitor that Molokai
wants to have,” Vencl said. “They want
somebody who can appreciate what it
is they have.”
Several Molokai business owners
disagreed with MVB’s approach, saying they felt left out of the discussion.
Some felt Maui was “assigning” a word
to Molokai, and wished Molokai’s visitors association was more independent.
“I’ve had a lot of trouble understanding what Maui does for Molokai,” said
Socher, of Big Wind Kite Factory, later adding, “Buzz words by their very nature are
at least inadequate, if not wrong.”
However, Hotel Molokai’s Drew,
who chairs MVA and sits on the board
of MVB, said the word is “perfect.”
“Come with no expectation, come
with an open mind, and we enlighten
you why we think we’re the best and the
last authentic Hawaiian island,” he said.
MVA chair Julie-Ann Bicoy was
unavailable for comment last week.
Despite some local misgivings about
increasing traffic to Molokai, Drew and
other business owners said tourism plays
a vital role to life on the island.
“For one, it keeps people employed. For two, it keeps businesses
successful,” Drew said. “They’re not
gonna stay, they’re just gonna come and
check us out. Everybody benefits from
people coming to Molokai, period.”
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Community News
Solar energy Cont. from page 1
woman Kau`i Awai-Dickson, via email.
The 15 percent value is based on
similar requirements in California, according to a letter MECO sent to Molokai solar installers last month. The
Kaunakakai circuit reached 15 percent
last year. Awai-Dickson said Kualapu`u,
Kalae and parts of Ho`olehua are also
approaching the threshold.
“[This is] good because it shows that
we are moving quickly toward distributed renewable energy production island
wide, meaning many residents are moving towards sustainable self-generated
electricity production,” said Matt Yamashita, Molokai sales agent with Rising Sun Solar. However, this comes with
some negatives, such as the inability to
continue decreasing the island’s oil dependency, and making business tough
for solar installation companies, he said.
“Worst of all, with the huge recent rises in electricity cost, our Molokai residents
in saturated areas no longer even have the
option to switch over to solar generated
electricity and start saving hundreds of
dollars every month,” he said.
The Options
Residents and businesses can currently benefit from installing solar panels or other renewable energy sources in
several ways. One system, called net metering, allows residents to receive credit
from the electric company for the energy
they generate that flows back into grid.
Residents may also go off the grid
entirely and generate their own electricity, independent of the electric company,
and store that energy in batteries.
With the rising prices of electricity
and the effective caps on new renewable
energy systems for many areas of Molokai, local electrician and solar installer
Mark Gonzales said he thinks going off
the grid will become increasingly popular with residents.
“They don’t want to pay $300 to
$400 per month [for electricity] and instead take out a loan” for a PV system to
go off the grid, Gonzales said.
However, Scott Schafer, owner of Molokai Solar, does not think this will be the case.
“Battery systems are not cost affective for consumers,” he said, adding
that the amount of equipment needed
to go off the grid can be prohibitive. “It
doesn’t make good financial sense.”
Schafer added he thinks off-island solar system installers are “part of the problem” with local circuits filling up. He explained that they come and build large PV
systems, but aren’t available to maintain
them – a job that often gets left to Schafer.
How Molokai Stacks Up
Statewide, “there has been tremendous growth in solar power,” said Awai-
Dickson, and circuits on every island
grid have reached the threshold. On
Oahu, 15 circuits of out the total 465 have
reached the 15 percent. However, AwaiDickson pointed out, it’s hard to make
evaluations based on numbers alone.
“…Given the differences between
islands, it’s difficult to make a direct apples-to-apples comparison,” she said. “For
example, Oahu just reached the 20 megawatt [MW] milestone for its net energy
metering program [renewable energy systems connected to the grid]. This is more
than the total system demand on Molokai,
which has a peak demand of about 5 MW.”
“Given how limited the MECO
grid is on Molokai [compared to larger
grids on Oahu, etc.] I see within 12 to 24
months the whole island will be more or
less shut down to more PV,” said Marco
Mangelsdorf, president of Hilo-based
ProVision Solar. ProVision has installed
some of the island’s largest photovoltaic systems, including Friendly Market
Center and Molokai General Hospital.
What’s Being Done
While the situation may be frustrating
to residents, officials are not standing by idly.
MECO and its parent company, Hawaiian Electric Company (HECO), are currently conducting a study on the Kaunakakai circuit to see if the 15 percent threshold
can be expanded and what technology it
would take to do so. The study should
released later this month, according to
HECO Vice President Robbie Alm. The
state Department of Business, Economic
Development and Tourism is providing
some financial support to help implement
technical improvements.
The PUC has also established the
Reliability Standards Working Group to
develop technical solutions “so electric
grids in Hawaii can safely and reliably
integrate higher levels of distributed renewable generation,” said Awai-Dickson.
The group includes the Hawaiian Electric
companies, solar experts and installers
and other stakeholders in the industry.
“It’s a long and painful process
and I fear that on the ground, circuits
will continue to fill up before [anything
can be done],” said Mangelsdorf, also a
member of the working group.
In addition, Awai-Dickson said
MECO is working on a team led by the
Hawaii Natural Energy Institute to “develop and install automated controls
and energy storage technologies at the
neighborhood level of the electric system to enable better use of distributed
renewable generation.”
“The work is just beginning and we
hope that by working together, we can
help develop a process to support the
management of more clean energy solutions on our grids,” said Awai-Dickson.
Two of Molokai’s electric circuits, from Kaunakakai to Halawa, have reached the limit of
renewable energy set by the PUC. Map provided by MECO.
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By Maggie Cassidy
T
he Ho`olehua Fire Station wel- ing firefighters can “beat up” during
comed two additions to its team this drills, he said.
month, following promotions out of
“A training site is kinda key for
Maui’s Kahului station. Roger Agdeppa hands-on training because the stuff we
was promoted to captain from firefighter do needs to be realistic enough for us to
3, while Jim Knutson was
perform,” he said.
He looks forward
promoted to firefighter 3
to finding ways to exfrom firefighter 2.
tend Molokai’s resources,
Agdeppa, an 18-year
which are more limited
veteran with the Maui
than Maui’s, and in his
Fire Department, spent
spare time enjoys standhis first eight years at his
up paddling and surfing.
hometown Lahaina Station
Having visited friends on
before transferring to KaMolokai in his youth, he’s
hului. He accepted the proalso excited for Molokai’s
motion after Captain Miller
simple, laid-back, nonMaioho retired last month.
commercialized culture.
As the department’s
Like Agdeppa, Knutprogram director and inson said he is excited to
structor for Fire Ground
start utilizing Molokai’s
Survival and the Rapid
resources.
Intervention Team, Ag“It’s a big area and
deppa has traveled as Captain Roger Agdeppa
far east as Maryland (top) and Firefighter 3 Jim there’s not a lot of comfor training opportuni- Knutson will be stationed at panies, so when things
ties and attended annual Ho`olehua Fire Station. Both get going, those guys [on
courses in Indianapolis men accepted promotions Molokai] are working
for the past five years. He out of Maui’s Kahului station. hard,” he said. “They’ve
Photos courtesy Maui County.
always got it done, when
hopes to bring those exthey have big brushfires over there, when
periences to Molokai.
“The best part [of the training it comes to searching for people … those
classes is] the networking, how they guys know their island.”
Knutson, an 11-year veteran, grew
do things different. We kinda compare
department notes, how they fix certain up in Illinois and moved to Maui in 1985.
things, and they share that,” he said. He began his career in Paia after some
“What they teach us is ‘don’t hold the paddle-boarding friends convinced him
knowledge to yourself, share it with the to take the firefighter test.
Both men will split their time beother firefighters.’”
Agdeppa aims to maintain or im- tween Molokai and Maui, where their
prove Molokai’s training opportunities, families reside.
and hopes to find an abandoned build-
Kalaupapa Post Office
Seeks Contractor
By Maggie Cassidy
T
he Kalaupapa post office, one of
four in Hawaii being considered for
closure by the United States Postal
Service (USPS), may remain unchanged
until February 2012 – but its future after
that remains cloudy.
Kalaupapa Department of Health
(DOH) Administrator Mark Miller offered
the estimated date at the settlement’s monthly community meeting last week. He based
it on conversations with USPS’s Honolulu
District Manager Daryl Ishizaki during an
official visit to the settlement on Aug. 2.
USPS spokesman Duke Gonzales
said “every option is still on the table” for
future of the tiny office, which serves as a
lifeline to the outside world for about 100
residents and employees at Kalaupapa
National Historical Park (KNHP). That includes maintaining the status quo or closing the post office – or, as discussed at the
community meeting, seeking an independent contractor negotiate an agreement
with USPS.
Miller noted the burdens a contractor
would face in taking over the facility, including becoming licensed, bonded and insured
to deliver mail, as well as investing in materials like stamps, stamp machines and packing products. A contractor could operate
the office with either full or partial weekly
hours. Although negotiable with USPS, he
said it would cost about $12,000 in yearly
wages to keep the post office open 10 hours
a week – far less than the roughly 30 hours
per week it currently operates.
Interested parties have until the Dec.
13 deadline to negotiate a contract with
USPS. If that deadline passes, the process
will get kicked back to Washington D.C.,
where the USPS will solicit KNHP’s two
governmental agencies, DOH and National Park Service (NPS.) A final decision will
likely take place at least 60 days after the
deadline, Miller said.
As of last week, Miller did not know
of any contractors who had come forward,
and Gonzales acknowledged “there’s not
a big pool of potential partners to work
with” in the settlement.
Miller said it is his wish that current
post mistress Claire Cappelle continue to
operate the post office, which is in a DOHowned building symbolically rented by
USPS for $1 a year.
The NPS is “not currently interested”
in managing the post office because the
DOH is mandated to take care of the needs
of the patient community, said KNHP Superintendent Steve Prokop.
“In 15 or 20 years when there is no
longer a patient community at Kalaupapa,
DOH will depart and Kalaupapa National
Historical Park will then be solely responsible for management of the post office if
no contractor steps forward,” he said.
In identifying post offices for closure,
Gonzales said USPS considered factors including customer utilization, revenue and
proximity to alternate means of access to
postal services.
“One of the biggest factors for us moving forward is to ensure that customers from
offices on the study list are able to access
postal services at alternate locations. We
would not proceed with closing an office
unless we could ensure that impacted customers have such access,” he said.
Mental Health Initiatives
to be Reviewed
Department of health News Release
L
8/27/11
ater this month, there will be an
opportunity to make your voices
heard on mental health services
on Molokai and learn about new initiatives. The Hawaii Mental Health Transformation State Incentive Grant (MHT
SIG) will hold public meetings statewide
throughout August and September 2011
to outline the progress made through
the MHT SIG initiatives and discuss
how some of these initiatives will be sustained after the grant ends.
The Molokai meeting will be held
on Aug. 25 from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. at
the Queen Liliuokalani Learning Center in the Kulana Oiwi Complex in
Kalama`ula.
MHT SIG Chief Project Director
Sharlene Chun-Lum and MHT SIG staff
will hold ‘talk story’ sessions on Hawaii, Kauai, Lanai, Maui, Molokai, and
Oahu. Department of Health (DOH)
Director Loretta Fuddy or DOH Deputy
Director for Behavioral Health Administration Lynn Fallin will attend these
town hall meetings where the audience
may ask questions regarding current
and future plans for DOH.
MHT SIG has focused on community engagement, workforce and training, criminal justice, consumer, family
and youth involvement and systems
integration. MHT SIG is currently in its
last official year.
For more information or to RSVP,
email transformation@doh.hawaii.gov
or call Diane Lee at (808) 453-6649.
August 17, 2011 • The Molokai Dispatch • Page 5
Youth
Community news
Interval House Molokai
Investment Workshop
Interval House Molokai News Release
H
ave you ever heard of a ROTH
IRA? How about a 401(k) or
an ETF?
Interval House Molokai is presenting an Introduction to Investment
Workshop on Thurs. Aug. 25 from 6 8 p.m. at the Kaunakakai Elementary
School library. Workshop instructor
William C. Rhyne has taught an investing credit course at the Molokai
Education Center covering investing
basics, retirement planning and interpreting options. He currently manages family investment portfolios on
Molokai and offers advisory input in
a TD Ameritrade Communication Forum on current investing trends and
socio-economic issues.
The workshop will cover topics
that allow you to save and manage
your finances such as stocks, bonds,
mutual funds, real estate investment
trusts, 401(k)s, traditional IRAs and
ROTH IRAs. The goals of investing,
common investment mistakes and tax
considerations will also be covered.
The Introduction to Investment
Workshop is free and open to the public. Walk-ins are welcome the day of the
workshop; however, you are encouraged to reserve a space. Please plan to
join us for this valuable workshop.
Interval House Molokai (IHM) is
a non-profit organization that works to
strengthen individuals, families and our
community by providing opportunities
for education, personal development and
life-long learning. IHM offers financial
education workshops on basic budgeting,
financial management, savings and goal
planning. We also offer career and jobs
skills support including job search assistance, resume and interview preparation
and career pathways exploration. If you
are interested in these services, please call
us at our Kualapuu office 567-9067. Open
Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Mahalo.
Kick Your Way to the
National Football League
Community Contributed
Paddlers Raise Thousands
By Clare Seeger Mawae
A
fter a couple-year hiatus, the a strong current in a northeast direcMolokai Challenge was brought tion making tactical decisions imporback to life on Aug. 13 by two tant. Out past mid-channel, the winds
young Molokai SUP padpicked up and the swells
dlers, 11-year-old Josie and
and wind were lined in a
9-year-old Alex Mawae.
perfect direction to make
16-year-olds
Shauden
it over to Kamalo.
Pedro and Kaela Pereira
As Molokai was apjoined the event and all of
proaching with three miles
them did so well despite
to the destination, the Molochallenging conditions of
kai Challenge lived up to its
the crossing. In effort to Clare Mawae with her three name, with shifts in wind
raise money for charities of children Alex and Josie Mawae and swells. The last three
and Kaela Pereira, who all
their choice, Youth in Mo- participated in the Molokai miles took almost 1.5 hours
tion relay teams crossed the Challenge last Saturday. Photo to complete because of the
Pailolo Channel from Maui by Stephanie Perlowski.
challenging factors, making
to Molokai. They then concrossing the channel seem
tinued their journey independently from quite easy. Four hours and 25 minutes
Kamalo to Malama Park where six-man later Josie Mawae touched shore with a
canoes joined in and paddled the last leg huge smile on her face. Team Pa`a Hana
with them.
with Shauden Pedro continued past KaThe purpose of this event is to inspire malo due to the shifting wind and then
youth in following their dreams and real- pulled out in line with Rice Patch. Two kitizing that no matter what challenges may ing teams had a blast making the most of
be presented, opportunities do exist. The the wind and swells giving an incredible
crossing from Maui is a chance for adults air show at Kamalo.
to give back to the next generation and a
Malama Park came alive with the
chance for youth under the adult chaper- kupuna singing and playing their instruones to go out and accomplish challenges ments, dancing hula, talking story bringwhile inspiring other youth that they can ing forth flowing ideas of the future of
do the same. At this year’s Molokai Chal- this cultural park.
lenge, participating keiki athletes raised
This was an amazing experience for
well over $2000 in pledges to donate to the young paddlers and after the crosstheir chosen charities.
ing was over, they were made it quite
Last Saturday on Maui, the three clear that this was just the beginning
stand-up paddle teams gathered at in the long distance racing quest. For
D.T. Flemmings Beach Park, while more information on SUP racing and/
participating kite boarders prepared or trying the sport on Molokai you can
themselves at an adjacent beach. The contact Clare Seeger Mawae from Stand
winds were perfect to start paddling to Up Paddle Association of Molokai and
Molokai, since a southwest swell was Youth in Motion via email at clare@
running and causing turbulence with youthinmotion.org.
Maui County Department of Parks & Recreation News Release
Y
oung pro football fans will have
the opportunity to exhibit their
football skills when the Maui
County Dept. of Parks & Recreation
hosts an NFL Punt, Pass & Kick competition on Aug. 27 at the Kaunakakai
ball park at 9 a.m. The competition is
free and open to boys and girls ages
6-15. For competition information, call
Kaunakakai gym staff at 553-5141 or
553-5819. Entry forms are available online at NFLyouthfootball.com or from
the Kaunakakai gym.
The NFL Punt, Pass & Kick football competition allows youngsters
to showcase their talents in punting,
passing and kicking with scores based
on distance and accuracy. Age classification is as of Dec. 31 of the current
year.
The top finishers from each of 10
age groups at the local competition will
advance to a sectional competition.
The winner at the sectional competition will have their scores compared
with other sectional champions; the
top four scorers from the pool of sectional champions advance to the San
Diego Chargers Team Championship,
to be held at a future determined date.
Age-group champions at this level
will be declared NFL Punt, Pass & Kick
Champions. The top four finishers in
the boys’ and girls’ divisions within
each age bracket from the pool of all
Team Champions will qualify for the
National Finals at an NFL playoff game
in January.
A number of NFL players have
competed in NFL Punt, Pass and Kick,
including top former and current NFL
quarterbacks such as Dan Marino and
Brett Farve.
Community Contributed
Molokai Teaches with Heart
Submitted by Diane Abraham
T
he public school teachers on Molokai would like to thank The Molokai Dispatch for the opportunity to
have our haumana share their experiences with their most beloved teachers. Each
month, kumu from a different school
island-wide will be featured in articles
written completely by the keiki. This
month’s student articles are from fourthgraders at Kualapu`u School.
Mr. Ryan Link (PE teacher)
One of my favorite teachers is our
physical education teacher Mr. Link. I
like exercising and playing games during
P.E. We learn from him that we get a lot of
strength and get healthier from exercise.
While we exercise, our body’s muscle
builds up. When we run, we can lose energy, but we need to exercise to keep our
bodies going.
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Ms. Iaea helped us do our math when
we didn’t know how to do it. She taught
us plenty of things. Ms. Iaea taught us
also how to do cursive writing, using the
writing book. She is the greatest teacher
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By Mai Kealoha Guerra
When I was in kindergarten, I was
having a very bad day. Ms. Castro saw
me being bad and told me that I had to
stay in for recess and put my head down.
That did not work, so she had me picking
weeds. I did not like that. I wasn’t getting
better, and Ms. Castro was about to give
up, and she got an idea. She gave me a
chart to keep track of good things I did.
Ms. Earline Iaea (Grade 3
That really helped me because it made
teacher)
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August 17, 2011 • The Molokai Dispatch • Page 7
Free Will Astrology
By Rob Brezsny
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): *Newsweek* reported a fact
that few Westerners know about: Nigeria is accustomed to
major oil spills. Every year since the 1960s, the Niger Delta
has been slammed with a spill as extensive as the Exxon
Valdez, which was the second biggest oil catastrophe in
U.S. history. “Large purple slicks cover once fertile fields,”
said *Newsweek,* “and rivers are clogged with oil leaked
decades ago.” My purpose in bringing this to your attention
is not to depress you, Libra, but rather to inspire you. In
the coming weeks, I hope you will make it your passion to
uncover injustices you’ve been unaware of, including those
close to home. I think you’ll be amazed at how much this
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “Let’s celebrate the first time buoys your spirits. P.S.: You’ll get extra credit if you actually
you cried naked in someone else’s bed,” is a message on an take action to address the unfairness.
e-card I found at Someecards.com. You might want to send
that proposal to yourself, Taurus. It’s an excellent time to SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In the song “Fantasy World,”
commemorate the rousing catharses of the past. You may the lead singer of the band Pissed Jeans imagines himself
find that revisiting the breakthrough epiphanies of yes- in his happy place. “It’s Friday night and Saturday mornteryear will help put you in the right frame of mind (and ing in my fantasy world / Sitting near piles of clothes and
drinking a soda / with a slice of pizza in my fantasy world.”
heart) to conjure up a fresh batch.
He’s not describing some unrealistic paradise where he can
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Why is it so hard for Western- fly like an eagle and seduce anyone he wants and find gold
ers of the last two centuries to feel the intimate presence bars under his pillow in the morning. Rather, he’s content
of the divine intelligences? Every other culture in the his- with the simple, familiar pleasures. I urge you to follow his
tory of the world has had a more vital connection with the lead as you imagine and create your own fantasy world this
realm of spirit. According to poet Gary Snyder, California’s week. Love what you’ve got.
Yana Indians explained it this way: The gods have retreated
to the volcanic recesses of Mt. Lassen, passing the time SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The highest unclimbed
playing gambling games with magic sticks. They’re simply mountain in the world is Gangkhar Puensum, an almost
waiting for such a time when human beings will “reform 25,000-foot-tall beauty in Bhutan. It will remain free of
themselves and become ‘real people’ that spirits might human influence indefinitely, as local authorities are keen
want to associate with once again.” Here’s why I’m bring- on preventing the environmental degradation that has ocing this up, Gemini: I think that right now is a special time curred on popular peaks like Mt. Everest, where climbers
in your life when you have the power to become a “real have left lots of trash. What’s the equivalent in your sphere,
person” with whom the spirits will want to have closer Sagittarius? The most prominent unconquered prize? The
Grail that still remains elusive? The virgin treasure your
communion.
quest has not yet won? According to my analysis, you now
CANCER (June 21-July 22): I strongly advise you against have the potential to make tangible progress toward that
purchasing and reading what some observers have called goal. Unlike the case with Gangkhar Puensum, there are no
“the saddest book in the universe.” It’s a recipe book by rules or laws preventing you.
Sonia Allison called *Microwave for One* (bit.ly/SadBook).
No matter how inclined you might be to opt for excessi- CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “Mommy, are scientists
veself-sufficiency right now, no matter how peeved you real?” the boy asked his mother. “Yes, son, they are,” she
are at the human race for being so clumsy and ignorant, I replied. “Do they make stuff that is dangerous?” continued
believe you must keep trying to reach out and touch those the boy. “Sometimes they do,” said the mom. “Then I want
who are touchable, even if they’re barely so. You need to be one when I grow up,” concluded the boy. In the comwhat people have to offer you, even if it’s sloppy, wimpy, ing weeks, Capricorn, I see you as being like the boy. You’ll
be in the mood to brainstorm about what you might like to
or kooky.
evolve into, and your fantasies will tend to move in the diLEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Science writer K.C. Cole asks this rection of what’s most adventurous and exciting. I urge you
question: “How would you hold 100 tons of water in thin to fully indulge in those flights of fancy. It’s time to dream
air with no visible means of support?” Here’s her answer: really big and really free.
“Build a cloud.” What you have before you right now, Leo,
is a comparable scenario. Your assignment is to materialize AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “I got expelled from cola phenomenon that from a certain viewpoint may appear lege for cheating during my metaphysics final,” joked
to be laughably impossible. And yet, with the proper at- Woody Allen. “I got caught looking into the soul of the
titude on your part and nature’s help, the project at hand is guy next to me.” Even if you’re not taking a big test for a
eminently achievable. It won’t necessarily be fast and easy, metaphysics class, Aquarius, I urge you to do a lot of what
mind you -- but you wouldn’t want it to be, because then Allen claimed he did: Gaze into the souls of those around
it wouldn’t be able to teach you all the precious wisdom it you. It’s an excellent time, astrologically speaking, for you
to escape the enclosed container of your own inner world
has to impart.
and survey the raw truths and deep feelings that other
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “Dear Astrology Guy: Thank people hold dear.
you kindly for your assistance. One of your horoscopes gave
me a kick in the butt that propelled me free of a trap I had PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “I have no doubt that in
stupidly agreed to stay stuck in. At the same time, I also reality the future will be vastly more surprising than
have to tell you to go to hell, because no one, including anything I can imagine,” said pioneering geneticist J.B.S.
me, likes hearing the awful, embarrassing truth. As much Haldane. I share that view, and I think it’s good to keep in
healing as your words helped bring me, they also stung my mind whenever we’re tempted to rearrange our lives in acpride. Love and hate, Virgo.” Dear Virgo: You’re welcome cordance with the visions of those who predict the future,
and I’m sorry. It’s good to hear you’re able to appreciate the whether they be New Age prophets, indigenous elders,
gifts of paradox. Let’s hope that will keep you creatively scientific experts, or political pundits. Nobody knows much
humble as you slip into an expansive building phase when of anything about how it’s all going to unfold! The future
your ego may be understandably prone to a bit of inflation. is not set in stone, but is totally up for grabs. The sooner
you make that an everyday reminder, the more aggressive
you’ll become about creating the life you want. Now is an
excellent time to get the hang of it.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): *Time* magazine asked
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David McCullough why he
started writing a biography of Pablo Picasso but never finished it. McCullough said it was because the famous artist
turned out to be boring. He attracted a steady flow of new
lovers, and he made hundreds of paintings, but he didn’t
actually live an interesting life. I’m urging you to be the
anti-Picasso in the coming weeks, Aries. Put the emphasis
on the quality of your adventures more than on what you
produce. Regard your life as your most important work of
art.
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DEFINITION: connoisseur of cheese
EXAMPLE: The turophile loved visiting France’s many cheese shops.
Hawaiian: Kuikawa
DEFINITION: he aloha nui I kekahi mea pono`i
ENGLISH: special
EXAMPLE: He keiki kuikawa ko`u kaikunane I ko`u Mama no ka mea hiki ia
ia ke hana I na mea like `ole.
TRANSLATION: My brother is special to my mom because he can do
anything he wants to.
PIDGIN: T’ink so
DEFINITION: think
EXAMPLE: You t’ink so going rain today?
TRANSLATION: Do you think it’s going to rain today?
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What’s Happening Molokai
Aunty’s Corner
Column by Kathy “kapua” Templton
A
loha,
Aunty
here. Woo Hoo!
Did you see us at
the Relay for Life? Did
we see you? There were
lots of people walking
around the track. I must
admit that I could only
do two laps but our team walked all
night until the end. Way to go jelly roll!
I want to thank our fabulous sponsors
who helped us reach our goal of $500.
After all the soap suds from our car
wash and talking to businesses and
friends we had raised over $700! Next
year I think we’ll have to do a lot more.
Thank you Auco Construction, GT
Auto, Bill’s Construction and Molokai
Realty for your support! You simply are
gang made these
da bes’.
really funky t-shirts with lots of bling;
you just can’t have too much sparkle!
I went shopping in Wal-Mart
last week in Honolulu. As I walked
through the store, I fell into a trance.
Whew, what an experience. Don’t get
me wrong, I love our stores, but once
in a while you just have to do the big
store. That same weekend I went to a
party at a home in Kaneohe and met So amazing, especially since us older
some people who danced in the Ha- ones were not so hand-eye coordinated.
waiian Room at the Lexington Hotel in
There are seven wonderfully beauNew York. One lady told me that they tiful ladies who celebrated their 90-andcould only be Hawaiian to dance there. over birthdays at Home Pumehana.
Our very own Uncle Kulani Purdy was I believe that the oldest is 94. What
the glue that held these very homesick interesting stories they have. I asked
young people together by making tele- Aunty Lilly-belle how she was and she
phone books so everyone could keep in said she was “hanging right on aunty!”
touch while in New York. If
Also, my neighbor across the
you ever want to see what it
way from me passed away. I
was all about Uncle Kulani
miss her at her sink at night
has many scrapbooks chroniwhen I’m getting ready for
cling the many activities and
bed. She was a brilliant knityears they were there. Many
ter and made some beautiful
of the books are in the library
sweaters. I only knew her a
Those who donated little but loved her a lot.
for you to look at.
to
The
Molokai
Also in Honolulu, DJ
The other day someone
Dispatch team were
Pelekai, Sue, Kawika, Lailani represented on our brought in a very strange lookand I attended a hula work- Relay For Life T-shirts. ing seed. Have you ever tasted
shop put on by my niece,
a peanut butter tree seed? Yes,
Maile. We were honored to work with Virginia, there is a peanut butter tree. It
a Halau from Mexico City. The most tastes just like peanut butter. I guess the
amazing thing was that there was a tree grows in Halawa.
very tiny 3-year-old girl who picked
Well, I’ve rattled on long enough.
up a papa hehi (treadle board) and the Hug your kids, pet the dog, feed the cat
kala’au (long and shore sticks) and be- and “Malama your Momma.” Love you
gan to do this most complicated beat as lots, a hui hou, Aunty
if she had been doing it forever. Whoa!
Signs
558
8359
by Doc Mott
Portraits ♥ Gaphics ♥ Murals
♥
Silver heart pendant
found near Mitchell
Pauole Center.
Call to claim
PO BOX 2081
Kaunakakai, HI 96748
(808)553-5120 joanreed51@yahoo.com
Community Calendar
►► featured event
Zumba Classes with Christina K. Aki, Kilohana Recreation Center, 5:15 p.m.
AIKIDO Class at Soto Mission behind
¤¤ Thurs, August 18
Kanemitsu
Bakery, 5-6 p.m. 552-2496 or visit
►► Molokai High School Open House
Please come and join us for our Open House FriendlyAikido.com
Aunty Pearl’s Ukulele Class Home Pumeon August 18 5 - 8 p.m., in the cafeteria. Parhana,
9:45-10:45 a.m. Open to all, 553-5402
ents will be able to meet with teachers and
Svaroopa® Yoga Home Pumehana, 7:45counselors. Spaghetti dinner will be served.
9:30 a.m. 553-5402
RSVP lisa_takata@notes.k12.hi.us or call
Narcotics Anonymous: No Fear Meeting,
567-6950 x246 for tickets. See posted flyers in
Manila Camp Park, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. Open meeting
town for more information.
Na Kupuna: Hotel Molokai, 4-6 p.m.
Youth In Motion SUP, sailing, windsurfHotbread Meeting, AA meeting: Molokai
ing and kayaking 3:30-5:30 p.m., Malama
Park. Call Clare Seeger Mawae at 553-4477 or Princess pavilion at the wharf, 9-10 p.m. 336-0191
clare@youthinmotionorg
¤¤ Sat, A ugust 20
Svaroopa® Yoga Class Kualapu`u Rec
►► Molokai Bowhunters Annual NFAA
Center, 5:15-7 p.m. 553-5402
Tournament 9 a.m. Kalae bowhunting arHula class with Valerie Dudoit Temahaga.
chery range. Members $30, guests $25, 15 &
Mitchell Pauole Center, 10 a.m. 553-5402
Zumba Classes with Christina K. Aki, Mitchell under $15. Lunch and awards to follow.
AA meeting Ka Hale Po Maikai Office
Paouole Center, 9 a.m. 553-5402
Molokai Community Children’s Council upstairs (13.5 miles east of Kaunakakai on the
Mauka side of the road), 5:30–6:30p.m.
(every second Thursday). Home Pumehana,
Youth In Motion Clean Up
2:30-4 p.m. 567-6308
SUP, sailing, windsurfing and kayaking 9 a.m.
Aunty Pearl’s Ukulele Class Maunaloa
- 1 p.m., Malama Park. Call Clare Seeger Mawae
Senior Center, 9 a.m. 553-5402
at 553-4477 or clare@youthinmotionorg
Learn to Swim Program, ages 3+, 3 p.m. 4:30 p.m. by class level. Cooke Memorial Pool.
¤¤ Sun, A ugust 21
Limited space. To register, call K’kai Gym
at 553-5141 or Mike Mangca at 553-5819.
Na Ohana Ho Aloha Music & Hula,
Classes available Aug. 16 to Sept. 8
Coffees of Hawaii 3-5 p.m.
Ka’ano Meeting on Hua’ai Road (a.k.a.
Narcotics Anonymous (No Fear Meeting)
MCC road). Garden on left, 4 p.m. 553-3254
Ka Hale Pomaika’i’s center (13.5 miles Mana’e
Reading Partners Program Molokai Public in Ualapu’e), 5:30-6:30 p.m. Call 558-8480
Library front porch, 2:30-3:30 p.m.
Yoga class focused on individual form,
Yoga class open to students, families and the internal practice: east end beach, 10:30 a.m.
community: Kilohana cafeteria from 2:30 – 3:45 Call Karen at 558-8225 for location informap.m. Call to register 553-1730
tion, details
Turbo Kick Classes Na Pu`uwai Fitness
Meditation at Guzeiji Soto Mission, 5-6
Center, 6-7 a.m. 553-5848.
p.m. Call Anne 558-0320, or Koki 553-3633
Strength/Yoga Classes Na Pu`uwai Fitness, for more information
5-6 p.m.
¤¤ Mon, A ugust 22
Al-Anon Meeting Papohaku Beach Park,
5:30-7:30 p.m.
Na Pu’uwai Quit Smoking Program: learn
Alcoholics Anonymous Friendly Isle Fel- ways to quit with less cravings. Mondays
lowship Molokai General Hospital (around to 11:45 a.m. Introduction May 9 and May
the back please), 7-8 p.m.
16. QLCC Uluhaimalama Room. 560-3653
Molokai Archery Club Indoor Shoot
Yoga at Kilohana Resource Center, 2 –
MPC, 7 p.m. Open to public
3:15p.m. with Karen Noble
Molokai Walk Marketplace Arts and
¤¤ Fri, A ugust 19
Crafts Fair down the lane between Imports
►► Statehood Day. Schools and governGifts and Friendly Market, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
ment offices closed.
Svaroopa® Yoga Home Pumehana, 7:45Girl Scouts meetings on Fridays, 2:159:30 a.m. 553-5402
3:45 p.m. There is no meeting when there is no
Aunty Pearl’s Ukulele Class Home Pumeschool. Call Nancy at 553-3290 if you have any
hana, 9:45-10:45 a.m.
questions.
Cross Fit Classes Na Pu`uwai Fitness CenMolokai Walk Marketplace Arts and
ter, 5-6 a.m. 553-5848
Crafts Fair down the lane between Imports
`Aina Momona Growers & Crafters MarGifts and Friendly Market, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
ket behind MCSC, 2-5:30 p.m. Looking for
Zumba Classes with Christina K. Aki, Mitch- more growers. 567-6713
ell Pauole Center, 9 a.m.
Turbo Kick Classes Na Pu`uwai Fitness
Center, 5-6 p.m. 553-5848
AIKIDO Class Soto Mission behind
Kanemitsu Bakery, 5-6 p.m. 552-2496 or visit
FriendlyAikido.com
Al-Anon Meeting Grace Episcopal Church
in Ho`olehua, 5:30-6:30 p.m. 213-5353
Alcoholics Anonymous Friendly Isle
Fellowship Molokai General Hospital
(around to the back please), 7-8 p.m.
¤¤ Molokai High School
►► Molokai High School is experiencing difficulties with our telephone voicemail system.
You may email any teacher at Molokai High School
by typing firstname_lastname@notes.k12.hi.us. For
instance, to contact the principal, the email address
would be stan_hao@notes.k12.hi.us.
every week
►► Molokai High School Community Council
meeting August. 24 at 3:15 p.m. in the library.
Public is welcome to attend. Call Diane Mokuau,
567-6950.
►► Open Coaching Position: girls basketball
If you are interesting please come by the high
school and pick up an application from Camie
Kimball, Athletic Director. For more information
call 567-6959 or 336-0209. Application deadline is
July 22, 2011.
¤¤ Tues, A ugust 23
Hula class with Valerie Duoit Temahaga,
Mitchell Pauole Center, 10 a.m. 553-5402
Youth In Motion SUP, sailing, windsurfing and kayaking 3:30-5:30 p.m., Malama
Park. Call Clare Seeger Mawae at 553-4477 or
clare@youthinmotionorg
Aunty Pearl’s Ukulele Class Maunaloa
Senior Center, 9-10 a.m. 553-5402
Zumba Classes with Christina K. Aki, Mitchell
Pauole Center, 9 a.m., 553-5402
Turbo Kick Classes Na Pu`uwai Fitness
Center, 6-7 a.m. 553-5848
Learn to Swim Program, ages 3+, 3 p.m. 4:30 p.m. by class level. Cooke Memorial Pool.
Limited space. To register, call K’kai Gym
at 553-5141 or Mike Mangca at 553-5819.
Classes available Aug. 16 to Sept. 8
Strength/Yoga Classes Na Pu`uwai
Fittness, 5–6 p.m.
Svaroopa® Yoga Home Pumehana, 5:15-7
p.m. 553-5402
Hotbread Meeting, AA meeting Molokai
Princess pavilion at wharf, 9-10 p.m. 336-0191
Ka Hale Pomaika`i Office, 13.5 miles east of
Kaunakakai, 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Kaunakakai Community Learning Center
(K’kai School Computer Lab) open 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Pick-up soccer Kaunakaki baseball field, 7 p.m.
Active Vinyasa Yoga Baha’i Center 14
mile marker east of Kaunakakai, 5-6:30 p.m.
553-3930
Read to Me Molokai Public Library, 6:307:30 p.m. on the first Wednesday of the
month. 553-1765
¤¤ Save the Date
►► Mental Health Serices public meeting.
Aug. 25, 2011 from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the
Queen Liliuokalani Learning Center in the
Kulana Oiwi Complex in Kalama`ula.
►► Introduction to Investment Workshop,
present by Interval House Molokai. Thursday,
Aug. 25 from 6– 8 p.m. at the Kaunakakai
School library. For more info contact Siri
Anderson at 567-9067.
►► NFL Punt, Pass & Kick competition on
Aug. 27 at the Kaunakakai ball park, 9 a.m.
The competition is free and open to boys
and girls ages 6-15. For competition information, call Kaunakakai gym staff at 553-5141 or
553-5819.
►► Business Structure Workshop, free, sponsored by County of Maui, Office of Economic
Development, Kuha`o Business Center. Wed.
August 31, 10 a.m. to noon. Kuha`o Business
Center. Call 553-8100 to reserve your seating.
►► The Department of Health is having a
¤¤ Wed, A ugust 24
public meeting for the people of Molokai. The
objective is addressing issues on strengthening
►► Dance classes taught by ballroom dancer
our health system for our residents. August 31,
Jesse Bush, every Wednesday in August at
2011 (Wednesday) from 6:00pm. - 9:00pm. at
the QLCC Halau. Ages 18+. Call Na Pu`uwai at
Mitchell Pauole Center (Kaunakakai).
560-3653.
►► American Sign Language workshop, free,
Yoga at Kilohana Resource Center 1:15 – hosted by UH Maui College, Molokai and
3:15pm with Karen Noble
Hawaii Centers for Independent Living. Aug.
Read to Me at Molokai Public Library
29-Sept. 2 and Sept. 5-9. Register at 553-3340
first Wednesday of the month, 6:30-7:30 p.m. or kealohal@pacificil.org
Call 553-1765
►► The Molokai Dispatch celebrates more than
Hula class with Valerie Dudoit Temahaga.
25 years on Sept. 9, 9 p.m. at Paddlers Inn with
Home Pumehana, 9-10 a.m. 553-5402
Only On Fridays and Sashamon. 552-2781
Cross Fit Classes Na Pu`uwai Fitness Center, ►► Molokai 105 Roi Tournament. Free and
5-6 a.m. Call 553-5848
open to the public. Saturday, Sept. 9 at One Ali`i
Aunty Pearl’s Ukulele Class Home Pume- Park from 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. Applications Available
hana, 9-10 a.m. 553-5402
at Misaki’s, Mana`e Goods and Grindz, MCSC
`Aina Momona Growers & Crafters Mar- ►► Suicide Intervention 2-Day Workshop,
ket behind MCSC, 2-5:30 p.m. Looking for
Sept. 15-16 at QLCC. Learn to recognize and
more growers. Call PJ White at 567-6713
assess the risk of an individual in crisis and
Turbo Kick Classes Na Pu`uwai Fitness
provide suicide prevention first aid. Register
Center, 5-6 p.m. 553-5848
at hawaii.gov/health
Zumba Classes with Christina K. Aki, Maunaloa ►► Hawaii Teacher Standards Board Public
Recreation Center, 5:15 p.m. 553-5402
Hearing. 3:30 p.m., September 12, Molokai
AIKIDO class Soto Mission behind KaneHigh School
mitsu Bakery, 5-6 p.m. 552-2496 or visit
FriendlyAikido.com
Alcoholics Anonymous Mana`e Meeting,
The Bulletin Board
a fi nancial hardship. Uniforms include: Molokai
High School uniform shirt; shorts, pants, jeans,
skirts, etc. that comply with the general dress
code policy. (shorts/ skirts are to be no more than
3 inches above the knee); and uniform shirts
cannot be altered in any way (e.g. no writing,
cutting,ripping, etc).
►► MHS Hana Hou Tuesdays Returns! Need
a quiet, air conditioned area to study, use the
computer, get teacher help, read or enjoy a snack?
Come to the Molokai High School library on
Tuesdays from 2:00p.m.- 8:00 p.m. Stay tuned for
upcoming special events.
¤¤ Opportunities &
Services
►► Kamehameha Schools is now accepting applications for admission to its three
campuses for the 2012-2013 school year. The
application deadline is September 30, 2011.
Moloka‘i district residents may apply to grades
►► Grades and Assignments Online for Molo7 and 9 at Kapälama. For kindergarten, eligible
kai High School Students! Students and parents ►► Molokai High Graduating Class of 2012
applicants include boys born between July 1,
can access class assignments and grades at www. Parents and Students Very important parent
2006 and June 30, 2007 and girls born between
engrade.com/molokaihigh. User ID and password meeting for the parents (and students) of this
October 1, 2006 and September 30, 2007. Apto students’ accounts were given to students on
year’s graduating class. Wednesday August 24, plications to grades 10, 11 and 12 are accepted
August 10, 2011 in advisory. Grade and assign2011 Kauankakai School Cafeteria 5 - 7pm.
at all three campuses, but seats are based on
ment information will be updated on the follow- Graduation, graduation requirements, senior proj- availability. Applications can be downloaded
ing dates: Aug. 15, Aug. 26, Sept.12, Sept. 26, Oct. ect, BOE diploma, PTP, project grad, ordering of
online at ksbe.edu/admissions. For more infor24, Nov. 7, Nov.10, Nov. 21, Dec. 5.
cap and gown, and the list goes on. Please attend mation, call one 842-8800.
If you need technical assistance, please contact
to help assure your student’s success.
Julia De George at 567-6950 ext. 229.
►► Girl Scout Registration. Registration is on
►► Molokai High School Drivers EducationFriday, September 9th from 2:15 – 3:45. Cost is
►► Molokai High Dress Code-Uniform Policy: Please check out the website http://molokaihigh.
$12 registration, $13.00 for a sash and emblems
you can order at www.kulathreads.com or pick
weebly.com/driver-education-program.html for
if needed and $1.00 per week dues. Meetings
up an order form at the main offi ce. Orders will
information regarding driver’s education. This web
will be every Friday, when there is school, from
be taken throughout the school year. Please call
page will provide up to date announcements as well
2:15 – 3:45. Open to girls in Kindergarten thru
Lisa Takata at 567-6950 if you are experiencing
as prerequisites students need to complete.
8th grade. Location is at 228 Kamehameha V
Hwy (across from west end of park). Sign will
be posted at driveway. Call Nancy Poland at
553-3290 if you have any questions.
►► Molokai Youth Center Homework assistance: E Ho Mai (after school homework
help for all youth) Monday through Thursday,
Reading Hour (hours are split to accommodate
various schools) 2 - 4 p.m. Fridays 2 - 4 p.m.
►► Brown Bags to Stardom is registering
elementary, middle and high school students
for the Back to School talent contest beginning
August 31. It’s free to audition to represent your
school; winners representing their schools have
a $25 registration fee per student. For more
information, call 808- 951-6699 or go to www.
brownbagstostardom.com.
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DUSTY’S
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Bring it in!
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for more information please call maile at 244-4700
R E A L
• Kualapuu, Commercial, 1 AC. corner. Great
location. Fee Simple. Asking $325,000.00 or trade
for a small 2 bedroom house on Molokai. Contact:
567-6074, Shirley
• Kalae, Kalama St. 7676 Sf/Fs. CLEARED.
Water meter in. Asking $150,000.00 Make offer, seller
motivated.
• East End, PUKOO 3 bdrm/2 ba, large 2 car garage,
1.9+ acres, F/S, Public access to ocean across the street.
$950,000. Reduced.
IN ESC
ROW
E S TAT E
• Vacant Land, Keawanui Ocean View, Near
Keawanui Fish Pond. ½ Acre, Fee. H20 Line In, No
Meter. Sign On Property. Asking $500,000.00
• RENTALS, call for information
• WESTEND, 1560 KALUA KOI RD., 30 Acres where
the old radio station was located. 1 bedroom, two
baths, furnished small kitchen and living room.
Lot’s of potential. Needs TLC and a few $. NEW
PRICE REDUCTION: $795,000.00 Make Offer, seller
motivated. OCEAN VIEW. Call for details. 567 6074. It is
also co-listed with Friendly Isle Realty 553-3666.
• KUALAPUU,VACANT LAND, Corner, Farrington Ave.
and Kalae Hwy. 187 Ac. Ideal for small house or
building. Across from Coffee’s of Hawaii. 2-5-2-29-27.
Asking: $105,000. Fee Simple
• Ke Nani Kai # 112. 2/2, Knock your socks off Ocean
view! Beautifully remodeled with a combination
of Rattan and Antique furniture. New appliances,
everything in excellent taste. PRICE REDUCED: $328,000.
Call Shirley for showing instructions. Includes Nissan
Pathfinder, in good shape.
Ph: 567-6363 & 567-6074 • www.molokai-aloha.com/alapa • P. O. Box 177 Kualapuu, HI 96757
W.A. Quality Masonry
• Concrete • Block • Rock
Free Estimates!
“Professional Services At Reasonable Prices”
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Ph: 558-8520 | Cell: 658-0611 | Fax: 558-8540
Moloka’i
Porta Potties
• Portable toilet rental
• Grease trap
• Cesspool & septic pumping
Brent Davis - 553-9819
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Local crew, on-island support
For a free estimate call Matt Yamashita at 553-5011
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PO Box 482175, Kaunakakai, Hawaii 96748
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Classified Advertising
Employment
Kalaupapa Historical and
National Park, Year around - paid
internships (1 FT position)
Maui Economic Opportunity, Inc. AmeriCorps
Environmental Program is seeking individuals
interested in a paid internship working with
Kalaupapa Historical and National Park. Duties
include weed mapping and abatement, heritage/
native tree surveys in areas of future fuel
reduction, participation in our defensible space
fuel-reduction program, plant propagation in
the nursery, fence construction. Please contact
Martha Guzman Flores for more information on
how to apply at 808-243-4343 or look up more
information on MEO AmeriCorps’ Facebook
page. Closing date: September 1, 2011
Molokai Land Trust, Year around paid internships (1 Ft and 1 PT position)
Maui Economic Opportunity, Inc. AmeriCorps
Environmental Program is seeking individuals
interested in a paid internship working with
Molokai Land Trust. Duties include plant
identification, fence construction, invasive
species removal, and native plant restoration.
Please contact Martha Guzman Flores for more
information on how to apply at 808-243-4343 or
look up more information on MEO AmeriCorps’
Facebook page. Closing date: September 1, 2011
USDA/NRCS-PlantMaterialCenter Year
aroundpaidInternship(1PTposition)
Maui Economic Opportunity, Inc. AmeriCorps
Environmental Program is seeking individuals
interested in a paid internship working with
USDA. Duties include transfer plant materials
and plant technology for the conservation of
natural resources. Work includes a broad range
of plant species, including grasses, forbs, trees,
and shrubs with an emphasis on native plants
as a sustainable way to solve conservation
problems and protect ecosystems. Please contact
Martha Guzman Flores for more information on
how to apply at 808-243-4343 or look up more
information on MEO AmeriCorps’ Facebook
page. Closing date: September 1, 2011
Services
ACCURATE PLUMBING - CT#28998
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Construction & Solar Installation
(Hawaii Energy Certified Solar Installer)
*Special Financing & Rebates Available
for Solar Systems.808-553-3905.
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ATTORNEY AT LAW
ISLAND OF MOLOKAI
Maria Sullivan -Family Law, Wills & Estates,
Civil Matters. (808) 553-5181 / mjs@aloha.net
Backflow Test & Repair
Pae ‘Aina Backflow Services. Maui County
Board of Water Supply & KPHA approved
tester (ABPA certified & insured). Call: (808)
553-3801 Email: backflow@heartofhawaii.com
Web: www.paeainabackflowservices.com
Levie Yamazaki-Gray,
MA, LMHC Counseling ~
Neurofeedback
Improved brain function, can help with:
ADHD & other learning disabilities,
asthma, anxiety, autism, developmental &
behavioral problems, depression, recovery
from addictions, sleep disorders, stroke,
and often many other issues, most major
insurances accepted. Call 336-1151 for more
information or a consultation
LEVIS SERVICES REPAIRS
• Excavating Services • Tractors (Industrial/
Farm) • Trucks • Fork Lifts • Welding • Buses •
Tires • Keeping you in business is our business
Call 567-6012 or page at 1-800-977-6812.
LICENSED ARCHITECT
Rich Young - Doing business in Maui County
since 1979. Online portfolio at richyoungarchitect.
com. 553-5992 ryoung@aloha.net.
Moloki Style Borrow Car Vans
(7 &14 seaters), 4 x 4 Trucks available. Also used
tire sale. 808-264-7528
PARR & ASSOC. - ARCHITECTURE
commercial & Residential
Arthur H. Parr, AIA
Licensed in California, Nevada & Hawaii.
808-553-8146 EMAIL: parr@aloha.net
Party Table & Chair Rentals
$7.00 per table & $0.75 per chair Pick up or
*delivery available at a small fee Please Call
646-0904 or 646-0934
Painting & Powerwashing
Reasonable Rates. Contact Dave Schneiter
(H) 808-553-9077 (C) 808-205-7979,
dlsmlk@wave.hicv.net
Roy’s Repair & Services
Auto and small engine repair (lawn mower,
chain saw, weed eaters…) Home maintenance
repairs incl. electrical, plumbing & sewer
backups. Call 553-3746
Waialua Permafarm
Home delivery Wednesdays
Fruits, Vegetables, and Duck Eggs
Custom packed, Huge variety
35 years of Permaculture soil building
Unequaled Flavor and Nutrition 558-8306
Financial
Business Loans Available
Ask Kuulei at MEO Business Development
Corp how she can help you finance the startup or expansion of your business. Call 5533270 today! Along with working through any
credit issues you may have, MEO BDC also
offers business planning classes.
R eal E state for S ale
FSBO Home for sale
in cool Kalae,
unique, creative, lodgelike, private, 4 bedrooms,
$265,000.00, call 808-557-9581
H omes /C ondos F or R ent
For Rent, 1 bdrm apartment $750
in town & includes utilities, cable TV, wi-fi
internet, and washing machine. Call 646-0850
and leave a message with phone number.ENT
FREE RENT
2 or 3 Bedroom Oceanfront Units Available
Now! 4 miles east of Kaunakakai. Furnished
or Unfurnished. Long or Short Term.
SECTION 8 WELCOME. First month free
w/12 month lease. Deposit required. $995 $1595. 1-800-493-0994 or 602-980-5070
For Vacation Rentals Visit
Molokai.com
East End House, $725/month.
1 bed/1 bath plus outdoor shower, solar hot
water, covered deck, large yard. References
and deposit required. Call 808-679-1492.
The Fishpond Cottage
Quiet, comfortable newly renovated seaside
home. 2bd, & 1 ½ baths, sleeps 4, parking,
close to town. Air, computer, Internet, flatscreen cable TV, teak furn, marble floors
& counters. $175/nt, weekly & monthly
discounts – snowbirds welcome. www.
StayMolokai.com or call Molokai Vacation
Rentals and ask for the Fishpond Cottage:
Direct 808-553-8334, Toll Free 800-367-2984
Announcements
Community Contributed
Veteran’s Corner
Column by Jesse Church
H
ello veterans,
old Jesse here
with all the
veterans’ news and
upcoming events. Firings should be made
public; the Navy fires bad commanders
early, often and openly. Top Navy leadership believes the fleet is best served
by holding commanders publicly accountable for their misdeeds – whether
that means fraternization, drunken
driving, poor command climate, or any
other serious offense. The sackings are
announced in the news press releases,
and sometimes by senior leaders, are
seen as valuable real life lesson of actions, and consequences.
Firing commanders in the Marine Corps, Army and Air Force, however, is a shadowy business. One day
a colonel is there, the next day he or
she is gone. The troops usually are
left to gossip and speculate as to why.
Col. Robert Petit was fired from command of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit early this year after being
accused of stealing from a Wal-Mart.
Details of the incident for which he
was found guilty, were gleaned from
local police, and the county court. Beyond confirming Petit’s firing, leaders at Camp Lejeune kept quiet about
the incident. There is a greater good
to making colonel firings public: To
demonstrate that rules and regulations are enforced regardless of rank,
and that failure to conduct oneself as
is expected of a leader will not be tolerated.
The American Academy of Pain
Medicine says the deaths of wounded
combat veterans from unintentional
overdoses of pain medication are tragic,
but it is concerned about a backlash
that would discourage the use of pain
killers. The answer to pain is not to just
prescribe a painkiller or block a nerve,
said Dr. Perry Fine, the academy president. These tragic reports are truly a call
to arms for better education, and training for physicians about the science
and specialty of pain medicine. Physicians and researchers are looking for
advancements in both medication, and
treatment plans that treat pain without
putting wounded combat veterans at
risk of depression and suicide.
Thousands of sailors aboard the
aircraft carrier Carl Vinson jubilantly returned to Naval Base Coronado, Calif.
on June 15, nearly seven weeks after the
ship carried Osama bin Laden’s body to
a burial at sea. Carl Vinson was in the
Arabian Sea on May 2 when it received
a Navy Seal team carrying the al-Qaida
leader’s body. The body was placed in a
weighted bag, an officer made religious
remarks, and it was dropped into the
sea. Sailors have been ordered to avoid
talking about the operation.
Please remember that the Appreciation Luncheon Celebration, honoring
Senator Daniel K. Akaka is on Friday
Aug. 26. If you would like to attend,
please call the veterans center at 5538387, and talk to the watch commander.
Please remember our troops that are in
harm’s way around the world and help
them in any way you can. Here at home
if you see a veteran wearing a yellow
Veterans Caring for Veterans shirt,
while you are out and about, please say
hello and thank them for their service.
If anyone has any news or stories
that they would like to share, or if you
just want to talk about your experiences
while in service of this great country,
please give old Jesse a call at 553-3323.
A big mahalo to all our veterans and the
people of Molokai, you’re the best and
I love you all.
For rent: 2 bedroom home
with 2 bathrooms and semi-enclosed patio. 2
miles east of Kaunakakai School on ocean side
of road. Call 553-5783
Furnished studio
with sleeping loft, kitchenette, lanai. Pool,
restaurant, coin laundry on premises. $800
month including utilities, 6 month lease.
Contact 808-392-7375
For Sale
SAVE MONEY $$
New ink cartridges and rubber stamps for sale. Call
Cartridge Express at 808.553.5375
want to stay on molokai? be your
own boss. run your own business.
2 retail stores & t-shirt printing operation for sale.
Established turnkey businesses. Owners retiring.
Will train. Call for details. (Serious inquiries only)
Call 808.638.8558 O’ahu
COMPOSTING TOILET
Biolet 20 Deluxe. Economical, safe, easy install, no
water, no plumbing, no waste. 558-0808
For Sale, Cell phone solar
charges.
Put on dash board, take camping, charge all models. 5-10
year life expectancy. Call Mr. Aloha, 808-213-4110
Clothes dryers on sale
$129 while they last. Present this ad.
Molokai Supply
V ehicle F or S ale
Electric car, who needs gas to
drive?
2002 Pathway, fully street
legal. New tiress/rims. Less
than 600 miles. 1st $4,990
drives her home. 553-9877.
‘99 Suzuki 4 dr. station wagon, 4 cyl.
Best on gas mileage,
auto trans, p/s, stereo,
p/windows, luggage
rack, rear seats fold
down. Excellent
condition, new tags 12, very dependable,
$3,500 or best offer. Phone 553-3404.
See car across Kanemitsu bakery at
Wickes lot.
Church Services
Saint Damien Catholic Parish
First Assembly of God, King’s Chapel
Father Clyde Guerreiro
553-5220
Kalanianaole Hall, 6 pm Sat, 9 am Sun;
Our Lady of Seven Sorrows, Kalua’aha, 7 am Sun;
St. Vincent Ferrer, Maunaloa, 11 am Sun; No weekly
services at St. Joseph’s, Kamalo
Pastor Robert Sahagun
553-5540, 646-1140 cell
Maunaloa, 9 am, Sun; Kaunakakai, 10:30 am,
Sun; Mana’e 6 pm, Sun; Tues Eve, 6:30 pm
Grace Episcopal Church
Kahu Heidi Edson
567-6420
2210 Farrington Ave.,
10 am Sun; Summer Hours,
All are welcomed
Polynesian Baptist Church
Pastor Rev. Bob Winters
552-0258
South of Elementary School, Maunaloa Town
Children’s Sunday School & Adult Worship Service
10 am, Sunday
Kaunakakai Baptist Church
Pastor Mike Inouye
808-553-5671
135 KAM V HWY Kaunakakai, HI 96748
9 am adult Sunday school;
worship service 10:15 am
To have your church services listed
here, call the Dispatch at 552-2781.
Molokai Ocean Tours
553-3290
Join us for an awesome adventure aboard our
40’ Power Catamaran, the Manu Ele’ele
Whale Watching * Hookah Max for 2 to 30’ * Snorkeling
Submersible ROV with Free DVD * Comfortable Leather Seating
Visit our website for more info: www.molokaioceantours.com
Small kind machine shop, milling and boring.
Also specializing in aluminum & steel welding, plasma cutting, etc.
Molokai Princess
Molokai-Maui daily Ferry schedule
Kaunakakai to Lahaina Lahaina to Kaunakakai
departure arrival
5:15 a.M.
7:00 a.M.
4:00 p.M.
5:30 p.M.
departure
7:15 a.M.
6:00 p.M.
arrival
8:45 a.M.
7:30 p.M.
sundays no morning runs to or from lahaina
Effective June 1, 2011 the
Molokai Ferry price increased due
to mandated fuel charge changes.
Fares - one WaY
adult: $67.84, child: $33.92
Book of six: $ 313.76
Monthly fuel charge rates may vary
and are subject to change.
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August 17, 2011 • The Molokai Dispatch • Page 11
Letters & Announcements
A Member’s Mana`o
Community Contributed
More Molokai Paddlers at States
T
o the Molokai Humane Society
Board of Directors, Having read
and given much thought to recent
articles in the Dispatch, and as a long-time
member of the Humane Society, I am
prompted to respond to the current issues.
The Humane Society volunteers, visiting vets, staff, board and supporters have
done an incredible job with limited resources. We all know that Tessa has been the
operational backbone for some time. The
visiting vets have been saviors. Dr. Hollis
has shown her ability, dedication and willingness to come here full time. Why would
we insult her by looking elsewhere?
We need to keep in mind that the
Molokai Humane Society’s purpose and
objectives and continue to work towards
these goals:
1. To educate the community on the humane treatment of all animals. This is
an ongoing effort.
2. A rescue shelter. This has not been possible at the current facility or with the
past funding, but should still be considered.
3. An affordable spay and neuter clinic.
This has been accomplished and can
be increased.
4. To foster the availability of quality veterinary services. This was not
originally an objective but has evolved
due to no vet residing on Molokai for
the past several years.
Now that there is much more funding available, I offer a proposal to seek the
purchase of land, with or without an existing building, to be a more permanent facility. This facility could be used as a rescue
shelter and for any and all of the Molokai
Humane Society’s purposes. One section
of this facility could be rented out to a vet
or its use given to a vet in exchange for
some spay and neuter services.
There should be no need for the hiring
of an Executive Director because, as stated
in the by-laws, section B of the president’s
duties is to exercise general supervision and
direction over the management and conduct
of the business of the society. This would
save the proposed $40,000 expenditure.
Fundraising should be a board or committee
function and someone could be hired on an
“as needed” basis to write grants.
I hope that my input, and hopefully
input from the community and other
members, is helpful to you in the important job of decision making to benefit our
Molokai Humane Society.
Sincerely,
Sally Harrold-Schachter
Vows of Thanks
W
e, Mr. and Mrs. Keith (Tifi)
and Heather Suafo'a would
like to thank everyone who
came and helped us celebrate and make
our wedding event special
on July 30, 2011. Words cannot express how grateful and
blessed we are to have such
awesome,
understanding
and supportive family and
friends in our lives. Special
thanks to our wedding court:
Damian Espaniola, David
Lima, Clint Joao, Guy Abafo,
Tino Toledo, Joshua Gloor,
Toni Joao, Michele Molina,
Sharlah Gloor, Shayna Gloor
and Rachel Abshire Thank you also to
our children Keith-Easton and KeilianaElissa Gloor-Suafo'a. Special thanks to
all who helped in the preparation of our
wedding: Isaac and Cheryl Gloor, Brandon Joao, Starlette Luczon-Joao, Chadd
Hanaoka, Manny Molina, Itula Suafo'a
Sr., Aunty Ipo and Uncle Alan MosesKalima and 'Ohana, Papa David Lima,
Uncle Joe and Aunty Shaleen Kalima,
Kealoha and Tracey Kalima, Aunty Lahela Kalima, Uncle Walter Naki, Aunty
Wanda and Uncle Gilbert Pascua, Uncle
Richard, Aunty Brenda and
Uncle Guy Espaniola, James
Espaniola, Albert Espaniola,
Pulama Lima, Aunty Vashti
and Aunty U'i Lima, Aunty
Ola, Uncle Paul Hanaoka
and 'Ohana, Grandma Angie
and Papa Alvin Naehu, Nani
Kahinu, Tasha Ka'apuni and
'Ohana, Uncle Dolpin and
Aunty Karen Pawn, Victor
Lopez, Moana's Florist, Kraig
Lucas, Leimana Riette-Camara, Mapuana and Bill Dudoit, Diana
and Mahi English, Josh Jennings and
Kala'e Tangonan. Above all we would
like to thank our heavenly father for allowing such special event to take place.
Sincerely yours with love,
Keith (Tifi) & Heather Suafo'a
American Cancer Society Appreciation
A
loha Molokai! It was my pleasure
to serve as your 2011 Molokai
Relay for Life Event Chair. This
event could not have been possible without the dedicated support of our committee members, sponsors, teams, cancer
survivors, caregivers, families and American Cancer Society staff members.
Committee Members
Haunani Kamakana
(Co-chair, Logistics)
Mary-Ann Hill (Team Development)
Lori-Lei and Kawika Crivello
(Entertainment)
Ray and Mary-Ann Ayau, Maka
McGuire, Enoka Nahoopii, and the
Molokai Cancer Fund
(Survivorship)
Niki Kalipi, Robin Balidoy, Rose
Casino, Lori Pastrana
(Registration, Games)
Debbie Davis and Tania Joao
(Luminaria)
Renee Montizor (Mission)
Liann Gonzalez (Publicity)
Sponsors
Friendly Market Center
Rawlins Chevron Service Station
Molokai Drugs Inc.
Hawaii Life Flight
Molokai Community Health Center
Molokai General Hospital
Teams
MHIS Class of 1972 Captain: Kehau Ward *Top Team:
raised over $2,000.00
Molokai General Hospital Captain: Leif Sasada
LIVESTRONG - Team Rawlins Captain: Lori-Lei Rawlins-Crivello
All for Linda - Team Hatsue
Captain: Jana Sasada
Anna's Angels Captain: Nani Kahinu
Bad Ass Pirates Captain: Eric Uyeda
Bill's Construction Captain: Cheryl Uahinui
Dave's TV Captain: Renee Montizor
Hawaii Life Flight Captain: Kat Revuelto
Kaulia Family Captain: Pumehana French
Lifesavers Captain: Theresa McCutcheon
MEO, Molokai Staff Captain: Yolanda Reyes
Molokai Community Health Center
Captain: Cindy Manaois
Molokai Dispatch Captain: Jessica Janoski
Nahoopii Ohana Captain: Kaahaaina McGuire
Team Calairo Captain: Sammi Calairo
Team Enoka Captain: Tricia Mersberg
Unbreakable Captain: Mollie Loo
Team Bobby Paleka
Captain: Shatina Paleka
For more information, visit our
website at relayforlife.org/molokaihi.
We hope to see you all next year!
Respectfully,
Liliana Napoleon
2011 Molokai Relay For Life
Event Chair
Let Them Know
The Dispatch Sent You
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Call now to advertise 808-450-6218
By Penny Martin
I
n addition to the three Molokai
canoe clubs – Wa`akapaemua Canoe Club (CC), Molokai CC and
Kukui O Molokai – who participated
in the Hawaiian Canoe Racing Association state championship earlier this
month, these individuals also represented Molokai while rowing for other organizations.
Nicki Tachibana, Keauhou CC –
Women’s Novice A, 5th place, 4:40.81
Conrad Martin, Kailua CC –
Men’s Novice A, 1st place, 7:27.44
Hoku Keala, Hui Nalu CC –
Women’s Freshman, 4th place, 8:22.01
Carlton Helm, Lanikai CC –
Men’s Junior, 1st place, 7:02.00
Egon Horcajo, Keauhou CC –
Men’s Master’s 60, 1st place, 3:54.62
Brawn Albino, Kai Opua CC –
Mixed Open, 1st place, 4:04.44
What is Important?
M
olokai Humane Society’s Jenn
Whitted stated “if we all stay focused on what is important we
will meet those challenges and overcome
them” (Dispatch Aug. 3 issue). The present Molokai Humane Society (MoHS)
board and executive director are rapidly
moving forward, and I commend them
on the funding they’ve acquired. However, they’ve lost sight of something fundamentally important: people.
I have written and spoken with
the board (Whitted was then president)
many times about the importance of
involving those in the trenches in planning for the future of MoHS. The long
range goal may be for a shelter, but
what we have right now is the clinic. It
is important to understand what goes
on in the clinic. To get that information,
go to the sources: Tessa Reich, the vet
tech; Dr. Hollis, the visiting vet who has
been on-island the most since December, and expressed an interest in coming here full time (see April 18th MoHS
meeting minutes); Dr. Eileen, who has
the longest history with Molokai (six
years); Dr. Sterling who established
the clinic; Dr. Shanna; and Dr. Leianne.
Previous board members, animal owners and volunteers are other important
sources. What a wealth of knowledge
to contribute to the future of MoHS if
the board would just tap into it.
I naively thought the important
priority of any board is to listen, ask
questions, create an atmosphere of
open dialogue and spend the beginning
of their tenure learning the best way to
represent the stakeholders of their organization. It appears the present MoHS
board has a different concept of “what
is important” than I. I have honestly
tried to understand; I’ve attended all
public meetings, sent emails and talked
with board members, but I am at a loss.
What we had until last week was
well-functioning clinic – and Tessa
Reich. Dr. Sterling wrote to the board
on April 26, 2011, “From my point of
view the most valuable addition by far
was the addition of Tessa as regular
staff. Tessa lightened the load for everyone (volunteers and veterinarians) and
increased efficiency and quality of service a hundred fold.”
To quote Whitted again, “as we
transition into the next phase of the
MoHS there will be more challenges
that we face.” A huge challenge right
now is establishing respectful communication and dialogue to continue the
good work for Molokai’s animals. Isn’t
that what is important?
Mahalo, Keri Zacher
Praise Concert Thanks
O
n Friday, July 29, seven Molokai
churches joined together to offer The Molokai Summer Praise
Concert. The hundreds of people who
attended this special event were treated
to the worship sounds of local praise
teams as well as Na Hoku Award winners Barrett and Tara Awai. While the
music played, the keiki enjoyed a game
section designed just for them and everyone was treated to a variety of delicious foods. Because of the generous
help and support of so many, the entire
evening was offered at no cost to those
in attendance.
The Molokai Summer Praise Concert organizational committee wishes to
extend our most sincere mahalo to those
who made this event such a blessing:
Molokai Reality, Kaunakakai Elementary School, Tri-L Construction, Mark
Gonzales Electric, Goodfellow Bros.
Construction, County of Maui Parks and
Recreation, Hotel Molokai, Molokai Visitor’s Association, Hawaii Pacific Salts,
Misaki’s and Atlas Building Supply.
Pastor Randy Manley
Bon Dance
Mahalo
O
n behalf of Guzeiji Soto Mission of Molokai, I would like
to thank our volunteers, members, supporters and vendors, for their
time, energy and contributions in helping to make this year’s Bon festival a
successful and enjoyable event. A big
mahalo to the community, and to the
individuals and groups listed below.
Reverend Shuji Komagata, Faye
Komagata, Lori & Lee Bohler, Somei
Taiko, Pam Inouye, Derek Iwata and
the Japanese Cultural Center, The Molokai Dispatch, Willy Sunada, Marjane
Aalam, Adolpho Ohana, Judy Egusa,
Brent Davis, Carolyn Imamura, Bull
Dela Cruz, Phyllis Murakami & Siu
Cyrus, Patricia Hao, Bobbie Urauchi,
Arlene Keanini, Evelyn and Ken Shinsato, Ken & Liz Lum, Janet Tamanaha,
Sherman Napoleon, Lei Spangler, Amy
Nishimura, Kathleen & Glen Sakamoto,
Brian & Gail Miyamoto, Walter Tachibana, Paul Smith, Hospice Hawaii Molokai, Barbara Helm, Ehulani Kane, Mary
Igarta, Kenji & Kiku Akiyama, Emma
Velasco, Marci Beaty, Geri Ballard, Richard GioFu, Elvi & Dem Cari, Sue Ann
Hasegawa, Joan Reed, Lloyd Inouye,
Charlie Vest, Shige & Jane Inouye, Jean
Misaki, Koki Foster, Patricia Hammond,
Na Keiki Paniolo O Molokai, Sue Peabody, Kaunakakai Elementary 6th Graders, Guy, Lisa, Trevor & Trenton Takata,
Hiroo & Eriko Takeuchi, Neighbors of
Guzeiji , John & Elsie Urauchi, Mitsuo
& Gladys Watanabe, Tom & Audrey Yoshinaga and Robert Bento.
With Aloha,
Marge Yokomizo-Bento, president
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Page 12 • The Molokai Dispatch • August 17, 2011
Residential | Vacation Rentals | Commercial
Molokai Land & Homes
CONDOMINIUMS
Property Management | Second Homes | Vacant Land
Make it Molokai
ISLAND HOMES
TM
• KEPUHI BEACH RESORT
185 A’ahi Place Two homes on 23, 958 E N C H A N T I N G O L D H AWA I I
2131 1B/1B corner unit with a loft, washer & SF lot. 3B/1B in each home. Separate
Lot 248 Beachfront lot on quiet cul-de-sac street
dryer, and Automobile. BEST VALUE ON A TOP electric & septic. $299,000 Sale Pending
$995,000 PRICE REDUCTION!!
FLOOR 1 Bedroom Unit $199,000
63 Ka’ana Street New Custom 3B/2B home with
Lot 268 BEACH FRONT lot with RESTORED sand
1131 One bedroom corner unit recently
attached 2 car garage. Sold furnished with high end dunes, fencing, water lines pulled to house pad
remodeled. Neat & Clean. $335,000
appliances and furniture.Shown by appointment.
$1,395,000
1143 Remodeled w/ WD $149,900
$485,000. PRICE REDUCTION!!
Lot 199 Oceanfront private location close to Dixie
1172 Ocean view condo with upgraded
237 Makanui Road, Kawela 3B/2B home with
Maru Beach. $775,000.
furniture, kitchen & bathroom. $175,000
1212 Ocean views & rental history $125,000 unobstructed views. Needs someTLC. Make an Offer. $399,500 • MOANA MAKANI
Cottage #2-B Oceanfront 2B/2B unit with
HOME SITES
Moana Makani Lot 47 ~ 73 acres of rolling
excellent rental history. $450,000.PRICEREDUCTION!! • MAUNALOA VILLAGE LOTS
ranch land with sweeping views. Suitable for a
Cottage 3A Oceanfront cottage, recently D-58 Wonderful Ocean View building lot $61,000
large Horse ranch. $385,000 PRICE REDUCTION!!
remodeled with high-end furnishings and
D-59 Corner Ocean View lot can be purchased with • KAWELA PLANATAIONS
appointments. $625,000 Shown by Appt.
D-58 for a larger building lot. $61,000
Lot 54 SUPERB 3 island views $199,000
• PANIOLO HALE
D-63 Top of the hill $59,900
C-2 Studio unit very neat and clean w/ new
• EAST END on Honouliwai Bay with Views of
appliances. Best priced unit in the complex. $175,000 D-17 Ocean view residential lot. $63,000
3 islands. Survey & Deeded access available.
$200,000
• MOLOKAI SHORES
D-100 Corner lot $85,000
207 REMODELED unit with reliable rental
D-101 Open to ranch land $85,000
income Website inc. w/sale. $134,900. Owner F-06 10,019 sf corner lot with ocean views. $99,900
financing is available to qualified Buyer.
Fairways Lot 9 Close to beach. $300,000.
vacation
• KE NANI KAI
• PAPOHAKU RANCHLANDS
114 Beach & ocean view unit. $199,000
rentals
Lot
132
20
acre
lot
in
Papohaku
Ranchlands
with
104 Time Share ~ Two week floating. Own a piece
sweeping ocean views. $299,000
availaBle
of Paradise for $6,750
Lot 237 Second tier oceanfront $439,000
Jill McGowan Realtor / Broker ABR
Beverly
Pauole-Moore, RA
From mauka
to makai,
we capture
it all.
Ed Onofrio, RA
Cell: (808)646-0837
LAND
Ranch Camp: $230,000(fs)
Very clean 2-bedroom/1bath home on a well landscaped
8,111sf property. Located close to town, school and hospital. Call Eddie for more information 808-646-0837
Kaluaaha (East Side): $99,000 (fs) NEW LISTING
10,149 sf lot. Oceanside of hwy. Priced to sell quickly,
submit all offers.
Kawela Plantation I: $150,000(fs) NEW REDUCED PRICE
Lot 49 includes water meter, ocean views, and great for whale watching.
Kawela : $295,000 (fs)
This is a beautiful 1.027 acre level lot, on mountain side of
highway. This prime realestate is ready to be developed.
Call Eddie for more details. Ph 808-646-0837
Kalae: $229,000 (fs)
A rare find, 3-bedroom/1-bath home located in up-country
Kalae. Freshly painted interior and remodeled kitchen with
SOLD and bathroom floorand a
tile counter tops, new shower
brand new roof recently installed. This home is a must see!
Call Eddie for more details. Ph. 808-646-0837
Kamiloloa Heights: $130,000 (fs) IN ESCROW
32,714 sq ft large vacant lot. Beautiful ocean and mountian views.
ACCREDITED BUYER REPRESENTATIVE
808-552-2233 Direct | 808-552-2255 Office
E: Jill@molokailandandhomes.com | Website: www.molokailandandhomes.com
“EXPERT ADVICE & PERSONAL SERVICE you can TRUST”
Kamililoa Heights: $125,000(fs)
Kahinani Street 10,477sq. ft. lot, close to town.
Kamililoa Heights: $110,000(fs)
Kamililoa Place 10,719 sq. ft. lot, ocean views.
HOMES
Pukoo: $850,000 (fs) NEW LISTING
3 bdrm/2 ba home on 2.014 acres located on mauka side of Pukoo,
offers unblockable views of Maui and Lanai. This one of a kind
offering has fresh spring water, surrounded by an abundance of
plants & fruit trees in a peaceful tropical setting.
SUMMER STAYCATION DEAL! Now thru September 5th:
Studio at Kepuhi Beach Resort - $75 per night
1 Bedroom at Paniolo Hale - $125 per night
2 Bedroom at Ke Nani Kai - $110 per night
1 Bedroom at Wavecrest - $85 - $95 per night
*Three night minimum stay. All reservations subject to cleaning fee and tax. Please call to inquire.
REAL ESTATE:
PRICE REDUCTION - Imagine building your oceanfront
dream house on this lot located on Waialua beach. Great views of
Maui, Lanai across the channel. Water meter installed. $425,000
WC214 - Owner’s are moving and really want to sell their ocean
view one bedroom one bath unit, totally furnished. Asking $100,000
will entertain offers.
NEW LISTING - East end home in Kilohana Kai. Perfect for
first time buyer’s. This charming home has 3B/2B and great views
of the Ualapue fishpond and so close to the school. Priced to sell at
$259,900. Call for appointment to show, owner occupied.
Wavecrest Resort B107 - Owner’s need to sell their one bedroom
one bath ocean view unit, totally furnished. Tenant occupies. Must
make an appointment Asking $112,500
Wavecrest A207 - REO, totally gutted oceanfront unit, needs work.
Great view! $79,000
Paniolo Hale Q2 - 1 Bed/2 bath two story condo with open
beam ceilings and hardwood floors. Nicely tiled in bath and kitchen.
Asking $300,000
KKV 1175 - Nice studio available. One room with small
kitchenette. Furnished with nice tropical flare $115,000
Wavecrest Resort C203 - Nice ocean view unit with Murphy Bed
in living room area to sleep and hear the waves in the back round.
Furnished. Asking $225,000
LONG TERM RENTALS 6 months or longer:
Kawela Area - Cream of the crop home for rent 3 bedrooms and
2 ½ bath , plus an extra room, great for office or nursery. This
home was customed built and has so many details and extras. Hard
wood floor through out. Granite counter top, custom cabinets, tiled
bathrooms. A large lanai facing the ocean. Huge garage underneath
the house with two acres of land. Asking $2000 plus some utilities.
Wavecrest Condo - 1 bedroom 1 bath units available for rent.
Utilities included except phone and cable TV. $900- $1000. Fully
furnished.
Ranch Camp - 3 bedroom, 1 bath, new paint and flooring.
Unfurnished, $1200 per month not including utilities.
CALL MOLOKAI VACATION PROPERTIES, 808-553-8334 TODAY!
Located in the Meyer Building off the Wharf Road • Monday – Friday 8:30 to 4:30 or call our office at 553 -8334
Kalae: $171,500 (fs)
Cool off in beautiful Kalae in this low priced 1,376sf
3-bedroom/ 2-bath home.
SOThis
LDhome features a 480sf double
car port, along with a 13,650sf lawn. Plenty of storage space
below the home and shed. Contact Eddie for more details
808-646-0837
Kalamaula: $299,000 (LH) NEW LISTING
2 story 3 bedroom, 3 bath home located on Hawaiian Homestead.
This offering is subject to qualified buyers meeting Hawaiian
Homestead approval and acceptance.
Manila Camp: $202,000 (fs)
3 bedroom/1 bath home that has incredible ocean views from
it’s 672 sq.ft. lanai. Located close to town, school and hospital.
Call Eddie for more details. Ph 808-646-0837
Kamiloloa: $1,100,000 (fs) BEACH FRONT
Hard to find ocean front with old Hawaiian settings overlooking an ancient fishpond with unbelievable island views of
Maui and Lanai. Enjoy beautiful unobstructed sunsets in this
2/bedroom-2/bath spacious open beam home. Includes a
large detached garage with a full bathroom, pool and wraparound decking. This is a must see, too many amenities to
describe. Call Eddie for more details Ph 808-646-0837
Maunaloa: $249,900 (fs) NEW LISTING
Enjoy great ocean views in this 1,360 sf home. 3 bedroom/2 bath
with a large carport and lanai. Call Eddie at 808-646-0837 for
more information.
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY
Ranch Camp: $150,500 (fs) REO,
Great starter home. 1,008 sf with 2 bedroom/2 bath including
carport. Sitting on a 6,947 lot with ocean views. Call Eddie for more
details at 808-646-0837.
CONDOS
Kawela: $329,900 (fs)
Amazing ocean views. Charming
SOLD house on a large 2-acre lot in
Kawela Plantation I. Call Eddie for more details Ph-808-646-0837
Kaunakakai Town: $625,000(fs)
16,306 sq. ft., This is a prime commercial property on
main street, in the heart of Kaunakakai town.
Molokai Shores: $135,000 (LH)
Unit C-332, 1/bedroom-1/bath includes loft with spiral
staircase. Many upgrades including solar attic fan, full size
appliances and large windows. Can be sold furnished. Owner
financing may also be available.
Kawela: $389,000 (fs)
Enjoy unobstructed ocean views in this 3-bedroom/2-bath
home in Kawela II. Screened
SOL in porch and deck complete the
relaxed atmosphere. Great D
floor plan with open beam ceilings.
Please call Eddie at 808-646-0837 for more details.
Ke Nani Kai: $405,000(fs)
Unit 117 2 bedroom/2 bath fully renovated corner lot.
Wavecrest: $225,000(fs)
Unit C-312 1/bedroom-1/bath newly remodeled with many
updates. Very clean, includes furniture and many extras.
Ranch Camp: $219,000(fs) IN ESCROW
3-bedroom/2bath home with double carport.
Molokai Shores: $98,000 (LH) OCEANFRONT
Unit C-132 1/bedroom- 1/bath Desirable ground floor unit.
Good vacation rental home.
Call or stop by today!
B: (808) 553 - 9000
Fax: (808) 553-9075
Toll Free: (866) 309-9001
On the corner of Kam V & Kamoi St.
2 Kamo`i Street, Suite #1 | P.O. Box 159
Kaunakakai, HI 96748
Email: mri@aloha.net
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Call 660-3400 for reservations.
Need a Massage??
Call Guest Services at 660-3408
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This Week’s Entertainment
Sunday - Thursday 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Friday - 4:00 - 10:30 p.m.
Saturday 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Thurs. 8/18
Simon & Friends
Fri. 8/19
Na Kupuna 4-6 pm
HPT 6-10:30 pm
Sat. 8/20
Lono
Sun. 8/21
Aki Ohana
Mon. 8/22
Nahenahe
Tues. 8/23
Pili Pa`a
Wed. 8/24
Aaron Boswell
End of Summer
Luau
Pool
Party!!
Saturday, August 27th, 5:30 pm - 11:30 pm
You Need It, We’ll
Build It!
General Contractor
• New Home Construction
• Homes/Buildings Remodeling
• Hauling Services
• Excavation Work
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Live Music & Disco!!!
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Email: billsconstructioninc@gmail.com
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HAWAII
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