Molokai Dispatch -- January 15, 2014

January 15, 2014 - Volume 30, Issue 3

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MHS Athletics Welcomes Assistant Director

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Holomua Junction

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By Jessica Ahles | Staff Writer

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ith high goals set to bring more sports tournaments, more games and to build the athletics program on the island, the Molokai High School Athletics Department welcomes new Assistant Athletic Director, Joannie Espiritu-Tanabe, to the team.

“Having an assistant alleviates a lot of stress for me,” said Hoku Haliniak, MHS athletics director. “[EspirituTanabe] is very organized and can step in whenever I need help.”

She said much of Espiritu-Tanabe’s job involves helping her at sporting events, taking care of traveling arrangements, scheduling, and making sure coaches have correct paperwork and students are eligible to play. That will leave Haliniak more time to bring more sporting events to the island, she said.

“For baseball, now we’ll have four teams coming [to the island],” said Haliniak. “We’re also working on a boys volleyball tournament and on a softball tournament, so we’ll do other things if I can work with her to do a lot of the [school-related] stuff.”

Molokai local and MHS graduate Espiritu-Tanabe said she grew up around athletics.

“My dad was a high school baseball coach [for MHS] for a long time…” she said. “I went to every game and was the team statistician from sixth

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olomua” means progress or successful advancement, and that’s just what owners and tenants of the Holomua Junction business and office complex hope for the newly-renovated space. Located at the corner of Maunaloa and Kalae Highways, Holomua now holds two retail businesses -- the Tobacco Shack and Beach Break -- with more than half a dozen more spaces available to rent, according to land owners Diane and Larry Swenson.

Almost 30 years ago, the Swensons purchased 11 acres of property from Patterson Construction. The land has been previously home to the Holomua School in the mid-1900s. When the Swensons acquired the acreage, the building that now serves as the office for Swenson Real Estate occupied the property, and they built a warehouse for Larry’s Swenson Construction. There, the company built tresses and other housing materials to save shipping costs of off-island suppliers. In 1996, the Swensons completed the long process of rezoning the land

to light industrial -- now one of two properties on Molokai with that designation.

Later, the building was used by Calvary Church, until about four years ago, said Larry.

“Since then, we’ve been trying to figure out what to do with the space,” he said. They considered renting it as one large space, or dividing it into smaller units.

Smokin Good Business A few years ago, Tobacco Shack owner Ka`ili Adachi approached the Swensons about renting the space when she was looking to relocate from downtown Kaunakakai.

“I saw a vision of what it could be and talked to them about it,” she said.

“We came up with a plan together… [the Tobacco Shack was] looking for a new location and we saw that place and decided to take a chance.”

Larry said Adachi’s business doubled since the move.

“That showed us it was good for retail,” he said.

Adachi agreed.

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Entrepreneurs Receive 3 Years of Resources

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olokai’s creative thinkers have a tough job when turning their hobbies into businesses. Learning the ins and outs of permitting processes, bookkeeping, and developing a customer following can be a daunting learning curve. But over the next three years, a series of small business workshops, webinars and other resources are set up to make it a little easier.

“You need to have a tough skin and it’s not always easy,” Veronica Hix, executive director of the Oregon Native American Business and Entrepreneurial Network Inc. (ONABEN), told Molokai entrepreneurs last Friday. More than a dozen seasoned and immerging business owners attended event, which marked the kick-off a series of Native Hawaiian entrepreneurial workshops and training.

ONABEN is an Oregon-based, nonprofit organization whose mission is to increase entrepreneurial opportunities for indigenous communities nationwide,

Fruit Growers Featured Farmer Pg. 4 Over a dozen Molokai entrepreneurs attended the first meeting of a three-year series of business training workshops through ONABEN. Photo courtesy of ONABEN.

said Hix. Working with Molokai’s Kuha`o Business Center, ONABEN staff first visited the island last year, conducting a two-day workshop. After receiving a positive response and a $1 million grant awarded by the Administration for Native Americans (ANA) Sustainable Employment of Economic Development Strategies (SEEDS), ONABEN representatives are providing

further training in North Carolina, North Dakota and Molokai.

“It’s nice to be here in Molokai again,” Hix said. “We love your island…and we just really wanted to come back and be able to work with the citizens here.”

This time, they are committing to build a three-year Native Hawaiian entrepreneurial development program open to new

Entrepreneurs Continued pg. 2

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Ikehu Molokai Project Princeton Energy News Release It is our goal to keep island residents informed of the progress of the Ikehu Molokai project. As everyone knows, the grid on Molokai has some problems, like high costs for Molokai residents and businesses, blackouts and brownouts, and a high carbon footprint. The Ikehu Molokai project aims to address these problems by converting the island’s electric system to renewable energy. The project is a joint effort between Princeton Energy and Molokai Ranch.

Maui Electric Company (MECO) has done their part to solve these problems, taking financial losses to minimize rate hikes, and working with the University of Hawaii’s Hawaii Natural Energy Institute (HNEI) to install a battery system to stabilize the grid. However, we believe that the best long-term solution is to use Molokai’s abundant renewable resources. If done properly, this will eliminate carbon pollution, bring down rates, and further stabilize the grid. It will also make the island better able to withstand energy emergencies and fluctuations in the world price for carbon fuels.

We have held numerous meetings with groups of residents on the island and will continue to have meetings throughout the project’s lifetime. Last year, we decided to bring the project to the community early on, before any decisions had been made about Ikehu’s details. While this has meant that we are unable to answer many important questions yet, we have received lots of valuable input, including concerns about

the location of the project, its impact on nearby residents, and the right choice of technology. This has enabled us to better adapt the project to better fit the needs of the Molokai community.

Originally, we had expected the most cost-effective option to be a large photovoltaic field near Manila Camp, coupled with a pumped storage hydroelectric system.

However, after receiving feedback from the community and further engineering work, we are now taking a broader approach.

Currently we are analyzing the full range of technology options, including photovoltaic, solar thermal, biomass, wind, pumped storage hydroelectric, battery storage and energy efficiency. Some of these options may enable us to move portions of the project away from residential areas.

We will have more meetings with the community in the next few months to present the alternative project designs and locations. Also, we should be able to indicate cost savings for island residents for each option. Please keep an eye on the project’s website ikehumolokai.com for the schedule of meetings, as well as a list of community meetings held to date. In the meantime, please send any comments or questions you might have to Dathan Bicoy at dbicoy@molokairanch.com.

Finally, we want to go on record again, as we do on our website, that the Ikehu Molokai project is for Molokai only. We will not connect to any inter-island cable or ship power to other islands.

Patient Portal Puts Patients at Forefront MCHC News Release The Molokai Community Health Center (MCHC), in an on-going effort to provide patient-driven care, has spent the past year investing in the development and implementation of the best technological tools to better service our patients.

Initially, our Electronic Medical Records (EMR) were introduced to provide a quick and efficient way for our providers to access patient information as well coordinate services with other Providers on behalf of the patient.

With this same focus in mind -- to provide quality care based on quality information -- MCHC would like to announce the newly developed Patient Portal designed for the patient’s needs first.

This online, web-based Patient Portal will be provided to all MCHC patients, at no additional cost, with the goal of providing our patients direct access to all of their very own health information, originally only provided by Providers through a lengthy process.

There are many advantages to this system that provide convenience to patients. The Patient Portal offers customized

Assistant Continued From pg. 1 grade…until I graduated high school.”

Espiritu-Tanabe became involved once again in MHS athletics as a parent, and accepted the assistant athletic director position in conjunction with her current job as a third grade teacher at Kilohana Elementary School.

“It feels good [being part of the athletics department] because the students

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patient care. MCHC patients are provided their very own account information (login/ password) for security purposes that will include all information relating to their healthcare. Since the Portal is managed online, patients are able to access their accounts from any computer at any time of their choosing. All health records related to the patient are also available to the patient.

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All paperwork needed by your provider will be also available on your account to be completed in the comfort of your own home.

Our hope is that this will be a resource to our patients to have the ability to access and manage their own healthcare at their own convenience. We encourage you to ask about it at your next visit or call for more information, 553-5038.

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Keiki Design Contest 2014 Grassroots Benefit Committee News Release

are very enthusiastic about the sports that they play,” said Espiritu-Tanabe.

“So its really good to see how involved they are.”

Although Espiritu-Tanabe expects a learning curve, taking some time to understand various Maui Interscholastic League and state athletic rules, she didn’t hesitate to say her motivation is “the students, definitely.”

“I want them to have as many opportunities as they can and athletics is a very healthy, productive avenue for them,” said Espiritu-Tanabe. “So really it’s all for them.”

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A Second Annual Grassroots Benefit event will be held on Saturday, July 5 at the Kaunakakai Ballpark. This family oriented, educational, community event raises funds for the Ho`ola Hou Community-Based scholarship -- 100 percent of ticket proceeds are donated to the fund. The event also promotes local, organic farmers, and emphasizes healthy environment, lifestyle, food, and families - from keiki to kupuna.

This year’s theme is Aloha `Aina.

The purpose of the 2014 Grassroots Benefit - Keiki Design Contest is to inspire keiki to express and demonstrate an understanding of the Hawaiian concept “Aloha

`Aina” through art, and to establish a theme design for the 2014 Grassroots Benefit event.

Molokai public, private, and home school keiki enrolled in grades Kindergarten through 12 are eligible. The deadline for entries is Friday, Feb. 28. Winning design will be used on printed materials and displayed.

Entry forms may be found at Kalele Bookstore, Molokai Community Service Council or downloaded and printed at theMOMhui.com under Events.

For more information, contact Mercy Ritte, 2014 Grassroots Benefit event coordinator and chair person, at Molokai@theMOMhui.com.

Join a Positive Movement At MMS MMS News Release Are you interested in becoming a referee during a recess basketball game, or a mentor for a school group or club? How about helping coordinate a service project, volunteering for a lunch bunch or creating a business partnership? These are just a few of the ways you can get involved at Molokai Middle School (MMS).

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entrepreneurs Continued From pg. 1 and experienced small business owners “for Molokai, that is Molokai-made, with Molokai’s needs in mind,” said Jennifer Hawkins, Kuha`o Business Center’s small business specialist. According to Hix, they will visit Molokai three times a year to host in-person workshops, with supplemental webinars and online resources between visits.

“We’ll work together [with the community] to build a technical assistance program that will move the needle here in regard to economic development and commerce over the next three years,” said Hix. Friday’s meeting involved an informal introduction and talk story between ONABEN staff and Molokai entrepreneurs to see what challenges new business owners experience, which ONABEN will use to develop a framework for future training.

“We can’t know your community as well as you do or the resources that already exist here,” said Hix. “So what would you like us to do? What can we help you with?”

Some suggestions included innovative marketing strategies and how to utilize social media to promote products and services.

“The technology is changing so rapidly that all these different apps are coming up and there are new opportunities for marketing almost daily,” said Gene Pike, a local chef. “…So I think keeping people abreast of what’s available would be really helpful.”

Others recommended finding a price point for their products would be an impor-

gram (PBIS). It provides schools, communities and families with positive approaches to supporting student success. For more info, visit PBIS.org. The emphasis on reinforcing positive behavior requires a creative and open approach to meet the needs of students. We’re interested in your creative ideas. Follow Molokai Middle School on Facebook and Instagram @molokai_middle. Please contact Kim Lani, Behavioral Health Specialist for more information.

tant topic to cover.

“A lot of people on the island that come to my class have a price already but they don’t know if they’re making money or not,” said Kuulei Arce, who teaches business classes at the Maui Economic Opportunity’s Business Development Center on Molokai. “They don’t know if they’re breaking even.”

However, all attendees agreed that recordkeeping, learning about insurance options, checking their certificate of vendor compliance, and filing taxes would be beneficial discussion topics as well.

“I need help with taxes in general!” chuckled Ed Mendija, owner of Medija’s Repair, which focuses on technology repair.

Expanding networks within the community was also a widely suggested topic.

Hawkins said that while community members already know each other on a social level, they should also connect on a business level.

“Once we walk out of here, I’m not going to be able to communicate with anybody,” said Pike. “So after this workshop, maybe a list of contacts and what they do would help so we can communicate with people who are at least in this room.”

Hix recorded all comments of the evening and passed around assessments that would better reflect the needs for future discussions. Hix said she plans to return to the island in April and is excited to work with the community.

“Although we come on the island only three times a year…I think this could really be a great journey for us as a group,” she said.

For more information or to receive the Kuha`o Business Center’s calendar of events, email Jennifer Hawkins at jennifer. hawkins@co.maui.hi.us.

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School Attendance Important

By Laura Peterson | Molokai Resource Teacher You may be hearing more about the importance of consistent attendance in school these days. Attendance in school is critical for keeping up with academics that are increasingly rigorous.

Many schools are taking researchproven steps to reach out to students who are absent. An example of this would be a short face-to-face conference with a student upon return. Another would be an offer to help students catch up on missed work, or a peer-to-peer tutoring program where a buddy is assigned to help the student catch up. A home visit by school personnel or the school social worker is important if the concern needs to be personally delivered to the home.

All schools on Molokai agree that early intervention with students that are showing absentee patterns is critical before these students get too far behind.

According to Janice Espiritu, principal of Kaunakakai Elementary School, “Elementary school principals will be meeting over winter break to discuss and revise our Elementary School Attendance Policy,” (also known as ESAP).

One of the differences in schools now is that being excused or unexcused does not matter very much. An absence is still counted as an absence for the school, even if the student is sick. The reasons for this are numerous. Studies show that the number of absences in the fifth grade can clearly predict whether the student will be at risk in high school. Students that are absent often lose important academic time and fall behind their peers.

Molokai High School has made

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changes to its attendance policy this year to try and intervene with students before they lose too much academic time and fall behind. With the help of the principal, the vice-principal, the on campus police officer, the school counselor, and the attendance clerk, positive steps are being taken to address students starting at five absences, either excused or unexcused.

“Molokai High School feels it’s important for students to be in school,” said principal Stan Hao. “Whenever they miss, they miss out on opportunities to further their education. Attendance has many applications for future success, whether a student wants to further their education or start in the workplace.”

Daniel Espaniola, MHS vice-principal, had this to say to the high school students on Molokai, “Don’t end up a fool, get up and go to school!”

If your child is often reluctant to go to school, you may want to try and find out the underlying reason. Frequently absent students usually give one of three reasons.

Some students cannot attend because or illness, work situation, family obligations, or housing concerns. Some students will not attend because of bullying, harassment, or embarrassment at school or on the bus. Some students just do not attend because they don’t see the value of school or would rather do something else.

As parents, it is important to communicate with the school if you find out something that is making your child reluctant to attend. Together, school staff, parents, and students can address problems and solve them. Let’s work together to reduce student absences!

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serving students in intermediate grades through college for educational purposes related to science are encouraged to apply for Monsanto Hawaii Science Education Fund grants.

Grant applications are accepted and reviewed twice a year. The next application deadline is Feb. 6. Applications can be downloaded online at monsanto.com/hawaii or by contacting any one of Monsanto’s farm stations on Oahu 808-685-8371, Maui 808-891-8830 or Molokai 808-553-5070.

The Monsanto Fund, the philanthropic arm of the Monsanto Company, is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to strengthening the farm communities where farmers and Monsanto Company employees live and work. Visit the Monsanto Fund at monsantofund.org.

Molokai High School was among 14 Hawaii public schools and educational organizations recently awarded more than $12,000 in grants from the Monsanto Hawaii Science Education Fund. The program was established

by The Monsanto Fund to support science education in Hawaii’s public schools.

Funds went to support a variety of programs at the schools including robotics, renewable energy projects, a watershed service learning fieldtrip, composting project, and equipment and supplies for chemistry and science classes.

Monsanto’s grant program is available on the islands of Oahu, Maui and Molokai where Monsanto employees live and work. Public schools

Navigating Your Child’s Education Plan Hawaii Disability Rights Center News Release A workshop called “Navigating Through Your Child’s Individual Educational Plan” will be held on Thursday Jan. 23 on Molokai to assist parents of children with disabilities become more active participants in their children’s education and rights.

Assisted by Hawaii Disability Rights Center advocate Verna Waikiki, the workshop will teach parents about Individual Education Plans (IEP), parental safeguards and parent’s rights, the importance making a

transition plan as children get older, and the transfer of rights when youth reach adulthood. Waikiki will also explain the “service grid” (who’s going to do what and for how long) and other important information for parents of children with learning disabilities, such as how to access services.

“Navigating Through Your Child’s Individual Educational Plan” will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Office of Hawaiian Affairs conference room. Please RSVP to Shrene Naki at 553-4225.

MHS Scoreboard Boys Basketball @ Lanai 1/11 Molokai 32, Lanai 38

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Metal Recycling Services Are Here to Stay

By David Powell It seems that securing the proper place to store or dispose of materials made of metal on Molokai has been a challenge over the years. From Tuesday through Saturday 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., you’ll find Michael Diorec’s locally-owned, certified reclaimer company ready to assist you in any way possible. I found it a big relief when they aided me in cleaning up my little eye sores and junk areas. They have been at the Molokai Metal Facility for about a year now and their contract with the county runs for two more. We now have the means in place to do some serious clean-up in regard to all metal junk, year round, and for the next two years for sure.

Michael’s operation has been in the islands since 1996. The company got started reclaiming Freon from a parking lot with two stalls in Pearl City and eventually moved to Campbell Industrial Park. They started recycling ferrous and nonferrous metals, from the items they

received they saw an opportunity in the scrap metal market. Michael noted: “We were successful and grew into being the largest supplier to the only shredder in Hawaii, formally known has Hawaii Metal Recycling (HMR),” said Michael. “Today it’s called Schnitzer Steel Hawaii Corp. We currently run a joint operation in Kauai and were just awarded a three year contract with the County of Maui for Hana, Lanai and Molokai.”

It’s a fact that most all things metal are heavy and hard to manage. With this in mind, Allen and “C” at Molokai Metal Facility are experts in the field. You will find them more than willing to help with all things metal. Whether it’s Mom’s old car or Dad’s refrigerator that stopped working a couple years ago, it can be recycled. The feeling of a clean yard and garage is enough to motivate some while others see their junk as a part of the landscape.

Either way, we now have a “year round” metal recycling company on island ready to assist in any way possible.

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Molokai Fitness

By Ayda Ersoy I am excited to introduce myself and share my story with you. My name is Ayda Ersoy, and I grew up in Istanbul, Turkey. Almost all my life I’ve been very active, playing many different types of sports. I became a trainer almost 20 years ago. I’m a personal trainer, sports nutritionist and circular strength training instructor (a type of joint mobility exercise). I also teach Pilates, yoga, and total body shape classes, and I hope to share this experience on Molokai. I love helping people reach their goals and seeing the smiles on their faces when they do!

So what brought me to Molokai? Eight years ago, I was living in Turkey when I read Dan Millman’s book “Sacred Journey of the Peaceful Warrior.” It describes meeting a wise sage on the island of Molokai. I didn’t know anything about Hawaii but I felt a strong energy from this book, so I started searching. And I couldn’t believe my eyes, it was just amazing!

I started dreaming almost every day about how beautiful, how strong spiritually and how amazing Molokai must be. I decided to live there. Yes, I was living in Turkey, on the other side of the world, and I didn’t even have a passport. But once we make a decision, all things will come to us -- we just need a strong connection to our inner selves, and we need to believe.

It was not an easy journey. First I moved from Turkey to Vancouver in Canada with my son. He started school there, I started working, but I never forgot my dream. And now here I am, living in Molokai, and it is magnificent!

Everyone here is so friendly, with great, open hearts. I’m so thankful and grateful to be able to be here, and I want to give my energy and help to everyone here as much as I can. I am really excited and look forward to sharing my experience and education with you for a healthy lifestyle, a good relationship with food, exercise and more with regular articles here in The Molokai Dispatch.

Contact me at molokaifitness. com, where you’ll find free advice and support for anyone on Molokai wanting to improve their health and fitness!

Celebrating the Chinese New Year Mel Chung Gunsmith News Release We will be having a Chinese New Year Celebration and Historical Gun Exhibit at Shop2 / Mel Chung Gunsmith in Kaunakakai on Friday, Jan. 31 from noon to 6 p.m.

Our shop will be decorated to celebrate the coming “Year of the Horse,” which begins on Jan. 31. Chinese snacks will be available for sample and for sale. A historical gun exhibit will

also be put on by Mel Chung – Gunsmith. The theme of the exhibit is “Chinese and other Military Mauser rifles.”

Under-aged children must be accompanied by an adult for safety reasons.

This event is being presented to perpetuate Chinese culture on Molokai.

The shop is located behind Pascua Store, look past brown dumpster. Please call 553-5888 for more information.

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Friday, January 31, 2014 Location: Mitchell Pauole Center Registration: 6:00 – 7:00 P.M. Meeting starts at 7:00 P.M. DOOR PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED! MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN. We are seeking interested members to volunteer for the Board of Directors or Credit Committee. Interested members should contact: Lawrence Lasua, Nominations Committee Chair at 553-5328 x1030 no later than 4:30 P.M., Friday Jan 24, 2014

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Molokai Sexual Assault Response Team, Part I MoSART News Release Molokai has a new Sexual Assault Response Team, also known as MoSART. MoSART is ready and available 24/7 every day of the year to provide immediate care to sexual assault victims -- the first of its kind on Molokai. The MoSART team is comprised of specially-trained forensic examiners and crisis counselors who are ready to serve at any time. MoSART operates around the clock with a goal to minimize trauma to victims and reduce the risk that critical evidence will be lost, damaged or overlooked. Molokai’s SART team is a collaboration of the following organizations: Molokai Police Department, Child and Family Service, Molokai General Hospital, and Department of Human Services-Child Welfare Division.

The Maui Police Department (MPD) has always been concerned with providing services to the island of Molokai to help the victims of adult and juvenile sexual assault. And now, through the help of the Department of the Attorney General, Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children - Sex Abuse Treatment Center, and Violence Against Womens Act (VAWA), MPD was able to secure funding, which has allowed us to bring together a coalition of agencies. These agencies include MPD, the Maui Office of the Prosecuting Attorney, the Hawaii Sex Assault Response Team (HSART),

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Child and Family Services (CFS), Department of Human Services-Child Welfare Division, Molokai General Hospital, the Children’s Justice Center(CJC), and the Department of Education(DOE).

Together, these agencies and organizations form the MoSART to provide these services to address sexual assaults on Molokai and get the victims and their families the needed services that Molokai has not ever had on island. Through this joint coalition of agencies, victims of sexual assaults no longer need to be transported to Maui for exams, counseling, and other specialized services. Sexual assaults are very emotional, difficult, and tender topics to discuss with family, which makes it much more difficult for the victims to share it with someone outside of their families, let alone the Police and doctors.

So with these newly formed partnerships with Molokai General Hospital, Child and Family Service, and the Department of Human Services-Child Welfare Division, we will now be able to provide the proper services and care to the community on Molokai. Next week, we will talk more about the services provided by the partner agencies.

Contact MoSART by calling the Molokai Sexual Assault Center at 5535529 or the 24-Hour Sexual Assault Hotline, 213-5522.

Fruit Growers Featured Farmer HTFG Molokai Chapter News Release Hawaii Tropical Fruit Growers (HTFG) is a statewide nonprofit organization, dedicated to tropical fruit research, education, marketing and promotion. The Molokai Chapter is made up of members that are gardeners, farmers and interested community members who meet monthly to share ideas about promoting products, skills and agricultural opportunities. Meetings are held the first Monday evening of every month at Lanikeha Center, Ho`olehua.

The next meeting is Feb. 3 at 5:30 p.m.

This month’s featured farmer is HTFG’s member Nannette Walters. She is the delightful face of Mahana Gardens in Ho`olehua who commits her support to commercial producers for the return of Molokai to become the bread basket of the islands and for Molokai residents to restore functional, edible gardens to feed their families.

Exotic tropical fruit trees are Nan’s passion. She has a growing collection of dragon fruit, longon, lychee, cherimoya, limes, lemons and cashew trees.

Hundreds of mango and avocado root stocks are waiting to be grafted when suitable “mates” are found and ready.

Proliferating the island with fruit trees will encourage Molokai to be generationally sustainable from seedling to harvest to value added products.

Mahana Gardens, established in

2010 by Merle “Dusty” Dancy, uses 15 acres of the westside Pala`au Ahupua`a to serve the community as an agricultural / commercial incubator for startup businesses such as Trees of Molokai, Kapuni Farms, Barking Deer Farms, Mo Bettah Car Rentals, Molokai Heritage Products and Dusty’s Repairs. Mahana Gardens has multi-use buildings that host educational, cultural and performing arts venues.

Every Monday, wonderful community volunteers are greeted by Nan at Mahana Gardens for a work day.

Helping hands have cleared fields, enhanced the general ambiance of the entranceway, propagated flowers and papayas, grafted fruit trees, repaired the roof, built display tables and created a cascading rock garden. The team prepares the greenhouse to be appealing and ready for customers, Wednesday through Saturday’s 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

HA L E MA HAO L U

Home Pumehana HOUSING APPLICATIONS for the 84-unit elderly Section 8 rental housing complex located at 290 Kolapa Place, Kaunakakai, Molokai, are available at all Hale Mahaolu site offices, 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Monday thru Friday.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS AT TIME OF APPLICATION: 1. Age: At least 62 years old 2. HUD income Limits: One Person: $47,600 Two Persons: $54,400 3. Capable of achieving an independent living status.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL 553-5788 (Molokai)

HALE MAHAOLU IS A PRIVATE, NON-PROFIT CORPORATION

WELLNESS EVENT

Purpose of this event is to provide information and support to those caring for individuals with Chronic Kidney Disease.

Saturday, January 18 | 8am – 2pm @ Kūlana ‘Oiwi | Contact 560-3653 Activities include free lunch, Lomilomi, blood pressure check, stress management SPONSORED IN LARGE-PART BY FRIENDS OF HAWAI‘I CHARITIES, INC.

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PANIOLO HALE Q-1 Stunning 2 bedroom 2 bath airy corner unit w/ wraparound lanai. Remolded with high end features. Sold with high quality island style furniture plus teak lanai furniture. A must see condo. Call Susan Savage RB 808-658-0648, Offered at $340,000 KAMILOLOA PL LAND Bargain priced lot in Kamiloloa heights. Build your home and enjoy the nice ocean views. Only 1.5 miles from Kaunakakai town. 10,063 square feet offered at $82,000. Call Susan Savage RB at 808-658-0648 KAMILOLOA HEIGHTS OCEANVIEW LOTS 11,000 sq.ft. on Kahinani pL, $199,000 10,454 sq.ft. on Kamiloloa Pl $199,000 Please call Kui Lester RA 808-658-0134

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UALA PUE PL 8A KILOHANA KAI Nice affordable two bedroom home pleasantly located on the east end of Molokai. Walking distance to Kilohana School. Offered at $179,000.

For information please call Mickey O’Connell RB 808-336-0588

WAIALUA OCEAN VIEW ESTATE Large custom designed three bedroom 3.5 bath home on 1.8 acres with spectacular ocean views.

You are sure to enjoy this beautiful home. Offered at $1,499,000. For more information please call Kui Lester RA 808-658-0134

BEAUTIFUL COOL KALAE Large two bedroom home with lots of covered deck. Enjoy great views of both sides of the island.

Several fruit trees and other plants makes for a beautiful property. Offered at $598,500 Please call Pearlie Hodgins RA 808-336-0378

MOLOKAI BEACH SUBDIVISION LOT 7 Lot 7 is one lot from oceanfront with its own connection to the beach. 10,411 sq.ft. Reduced price of only $129,000. Call office for information 808-553-3666

WAVECREST RESORT CONDO C-207 Gorgeous one bedroom unit. Enjoy views over tropical grounds to the ocean. Gated pool with cabana, barbecue and tennis. $122,000, Suzanne O’Connell RB 495-6454

MOLOKAI SHORES CONDO B-127 Bargain priced furnished one bedroom condo.

Ocean views from your lanai. Tropical grounds with gated pool and barbecue area. Only $85,000 leasehold. Pearl Hodgins 808-336-0378

WAVECREST RESORT A-202 Ocean front one bedroom condo. Enjoy views of the sunrise and the Hump-Back whales during the winter months from your lanai.

Tropical grounds with pool, barbecue and tennis. Offered at $199,000 Call Suzanne O’Connell RB 808-558-8500

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Church Services Topside Molokai UCC Churches Kahu Napua Burke | 553-3823 | Waialua - 11:00am Kalaiakamanu Hou - 9:30am | Ho`olehua - 8 am Kalua`aha - 12:30am (4th Sunday, only)

Seventh-day Adventist Church Pastor Robin Saban | 808-553-5235 | 1400 Maunaloa Hwy, Kaunakakai, HI | 9:15 am Adult and Children Sabbath School | 11:00 am Worship Service

Saint Damien Catholic Parish Father William Petrie | 553-5220 St. Damien, Kaunakakai , 6 pm Sat, 9 am Sun; Our Lady of Seven Sorrows, Kalua’aha, 7 am Sun; St. Vincent Ferrer, Maunaloa, 11 am Sun; St. Joseph, Kamalo, No weekly services

First Assembly of God King’s Chapel Kahu Robert Sahagun | 553-5540, Cell: 646-1140 Maunaloa, Sunday 9 am, Kaunakakai, Sunday 10:30 am, Sunday Evening 6 pm, Tuesday Evening 6:30, Mana’e, Sunday 6 pm

Kaunakakai Baptist Church Pastor Mike Inouye | 553-5671 | 135 KAM V HWY Kaunakakai | 9 am adult Sunday school | Worship service 10:15 am Heart of Aloha Church 1st Sunday - Kilohana Community Ctr 10:30 am | 2nd Sunday - Maunaloa Community Ctr 10:30 am| Other Sundays - Lanikeha Community Ctr 10:30 am Pastor Cameron Hiro, website: heartofaloha.org phone: 808-658-0433 Polynesian Baptist Church Pastor Rev. Bob Winters | 552-0258 South of Elementary School, Maunaloa Town Sunday School & Adult Worship Service,10 am, Sunday

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Grace Episcopal Church 567-6420 | 2210 Farrington Ave | 10 am Sun | All are welcome Baha’i Faith Open house every third Sunday of the month Mile 14 east | 3pm | Discussion and refreshments | All are welcome | For information: 558-8432 or 213-5721 Email: bahaimolokai@yahoo.com | www.bahai.org Molokai Shekinah Glory Church Pu’ukapele Avenue, Hoolehua (drive all the way down) 10:00 AM Worship Service Senior Pastor Isaac Gloor ,Pastor Brandon Joao “We Welcome All”

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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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KHM International

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Community Work Day!

• Toll Free Number 888.787.7774 • Maui 808.879.0998 •Fax 808.879.0994•Email zacsinc@hawaii.rr.com

Ka Honua Momona invites you to a Community Work Day at Ali’i Fishpond

Saturday, January 18 Time: 9 am - Noon

Poluck lunch to follow, Meet at Ali`i Fishpond

Healing is the calling appreciation is our response

Mahalo Moloka’i for a great 2013!

Throughout 2013, we have been making changes to provide better care for our patients while Throughout have beenand making to provide better also supporting2013, to make awe healthy life attainable convenientchanges for all careMuch forMAHALO our patients while also supporting to make a healthy life to our patients for their patiencewe look forward to 2014! attainable and convenient for all...

We are now requesting 1 month advance notice for visiting classes/community groups.

> Providing you with the very best in health care

MAHALO to our patients for their patience...we look forward to 2014!

Our array of services now includes:  Patient Portal: giving you full access to your medical records and our Providers!

Inquire at your next visit!  Medical Services: Primary Care, TB Shots, Well Baby Check ups, and Behavioral Health of services now includes: Our array  Dental Services Patient Portal: giving you full access tomanagement your medical records and our Chronic Disease & education, Ikaika  Health & Wellness Services: Infant & Inquire Toddler Development Program, providers! at your next visit!Teddy Bear Corner (Peer Group 0-5 yr olds),Services: WIC, HCCI Youth Suicide Prevention, Health Well Connector Services, andups, and Medical Primary Care, TB Shots, Baby Check Navigation services to coordinate all of your needs!

Providing you with the very best in health care

Behavioral Health 30 Ok i St P.O. B ox 2040 K aunak ak ai, Hawaii 96748 > 808-553-5038 T > 808-660-2575 F www.molokaichc.org Dental Services Health & Wellness Services: Chronic Disease Management and education, Ikaika Infant & Toddler Development Program, Teddy Bear Corner (Peer Group 0-5 year olds), WIC, HCCI Youth Suicide Prevention, Health Connector Services, and Navigation services to coordinate all of your needs!

30 Oki St P.O. Box 2040 Kaunakakai, HI 96748 www.molokaichc.org 808-553-5038

10th Annual

Ka Honua Momona’s mission is to be a model of sustainability mauka a makai (from the mountains to the sea) and we believe Molokai can again return to abundance. We accomplish our mission by developing indigenous education systems by revitalizing natural and cultural resources, perpetuating traditional knowledge and stewardship and evolving with modern technology, which we believe will result in a self sufficient model for all nations.

For more information please contact KHM at (808)553-8353 khmintern@gmail.com Office Hours: Mon - Fri, 8:30 am - 1pm Mahalo Nui Loa...

The Moloka’i Keiki Group presents

MOLOKA’I KEIKI EXPO

2014

Ensuring Our Keiki are Safe, Healthy & Ready to Succeed

SATURDAY, JANUARY

8:00 A.M.—12:00P.M.

18, 2014

● MITCHELL PAUOLE CENTER

EVENTS

“2” Featured Books:

“SAND TO SEA” Marine Life of Hawai’i By: Stephanie Feeney

“ Diaper Dash ” (Keiki Crawling Contest) Ages 6-14 months

Ann Fielding

(Limited to first 20 Entries) Applications Avail. @ Rawlins Chevron Sign in by 9:30am day of event

“SLIPPERY FISH” By: Charlotte Diamond & John Aardema

“FREE BOOK” To The First 250 Families

Tutu & Me Staff Performing “SLIPPERY

COME SEE OUR MANY SERVICES HERE ON MOLOKA’I!

LIVE Show & Tell Dis-

Preschools, Family Support, Parenting Support, Dept. of Health Services, Pre-Kindergarten, Scholarship Applications, Prenatal Care, Native Hawaiian Support, Outreach and Medical Enrollment Services and More….

Punana Leo o Moloka’i

play of Keiki Performance

FREE ADMISSION ● FREE Keiki ID’s FREE Door Prizes ● FREE Books Keiki Jumping Castle ● Lot’s of Fun Activities Great Entertainment FOOD BOOTH: Ono Food, Snacks & Drinks

Hula Halau o Kilohana Keiki Hula Performance Keiki “ZUMBA”

For More Information Contact: Lori-Lei Rawlins-Crivello Ph # 553-3214 day / # 658-0104 cell * E-mail: srawlins@aloha.net QLCC

Mahalo to Our Generous Sponsors :

Moloka’i

Rawlins

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Youth & Education

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First Book-Molokai Shares Magic of Books First Book-Molokai News Release First Book-Molokai has awarded book grants to All God’s Children Preschool, Maunaloa Elementary School, Kaunakakai Elementary School Fourth and Fifth Grade Classes, and Aka`ula School. First Book-Molokai provides new, high quality books to children to start their own home libraries. They also receive bookplates on which to place their names celebrating the importance of book ownership.

The $5,000 book grant we received from the Friends of Hawaii Charities, Inc. has enabled our program to give thousands of enticing new books to the children we serve on an ongoing basis.

The Friends of Hawaii Charities, Inc. provides needed funding for Hawaii’s nonprofit organizations that benefit women, children, youth, and needy programs. Partnering with Sony Open charity partner, the Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, the Friends of

Hawaii Charities, Inc. has generated more than $13 million over the past 15 years, benefiting hundreds of Hawaii nonprofit organizations. First BookMolokai is very grateful for their continued support.

First Book provides new books to children in need addressing one of the most important factors affecting literacy – access to books. An award winning and innovative leader in social enterprise, First Book has distributed more than 100 million free and low cost books to thousands of communities through an extensive volunteer network of Advisory Boards, First Book National Book Bank large-scale book distributions and the First Book Marketplace. Through partnerships with publishers, First Book is able to offer wonderful new books for an average cost of $2.50. For more information about the nonprofit First Book please visit firstbook.org or call 866-

393-1222.

First Book-Molokai has been distributing books to local literacy programs since 1994, and has distributed more than 12,000 books to schools and nonprofit literacy organizations. Currently we are the only First Book Advisory Board in Hawaii. Our goal is to put as many books as possible in the hands of Molokai keiki. Key to this is the literacy component required of recipients. Through First Book-Molokai educators create enriching learning experiences for their students. Monthly book distributions are accompanied by curriculum units designed around awarded books, teaching parents how to read with their children, rewarding students for recreational reading efforts, pairing older and younger children to read to each other, linking books with science activities, and other engaging literacy experiences.

Books are given to children to take

SPECIALS

BAKERY OPENS 5:30 AM

FRIDAY LUNCH: Oxtail soup - $11.95

KANEMITSU BAKERY

NEW ITEMS:

Saimin combo - $9.95 | House combo - 10.95 Won ton mein combo - $10.95 (All combos served with 1 bbq stick and 1 shrimp tempura)

HOT BREAD HOURS: Weekdays: 8 - 11 pm | Weekend: 8 pm - 12 am On Hotel Lane alley, Kaunakakai SMALL CUP OF COFFE WITH A PIECE OF PIE FOR JUST $1.78

MONDAYS ONLY 1 free cup of coffee and a free doughnut

5:30 am-10:00 am | 1 coupon per person Please present this coupon at time of purchase

FRESH COFFEE Self serve next to the pastry display.

Lg. cup - $1.60 | Sm. cup $1.00

$25 GIFT CARDS AVAILABLE

RESTAURANT HOURS: 7 am - 1 pm (CLOSED TUES)

Mahalo Molokai for your continued patronage and support!

Check out our daily specials and new items!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

~ From the Staff and Management of Kanemitsu Bakery ~

Kawika, Staci and Gabriel Gonzales enjoy their “First Book” at the Christmas Ho’olaulea.

home and keep. First Book-Molokai also sponsors literacy booths at community events. For more information on how to apply for a grant or purchase low cost books through the First Book Marketplace, please contact First Book-Molokai Advisory Board Chair, Siri Anderson, at 567-9067.

Students Take Senator on Campus Tour Molokai Middle School Press Release Molokai Middle School (MMS) students showcased their school with pride to an unlikely visitor last month. Sen. Mazie Hirono took a one-hour tour led by the MMS Student Council. Hirono’s initial interest in the school’s science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) and Garden Bed programs got her attention and prompted her visit.

Noteworthy programs offered by teachers and partnerships with the Molokai community all played an important role.

Highlights of Hirono’s visit included a tour of the school’s Vegetable Garden Beds, Activities and Assemblies Program (a clothes drive to aide the victims of the Philippines), O’ Hina I Ka Malama Hawaiian Language Immersion Program (Mo`omomi Project), STEM (VEX Robotics), The Girl’s Bridge Team, History Club, Media Broadcast Wheel, Restored Greenhouse, and the newly constructed Halau that sits mauka of the school.

The senator listened intently, asked the students questions and was genuinely

interested in each program during the tour.

Hirono shared personal stories relating to her younger years in public education.

“I don’t think one hour with her was enough time,” said Susan Donnelly, MMS eithth grade president. “I am looking forward to seeing her again when she returns.” Kelly Richardson, MMS Registrar and SAC who coordinated the senator’s visit, said the focus was primarily on the “student successes.”

Hirono’s visit displayed real life public service and made an impact on the student council leaders. Maybe one of them will take the helm and become a Washington D.C. Senator representing Molokai one day!

Ka Molokai Makahiki 2014 EO MAI I KA HEAHEA KUPUNA

Join us for athletic competition, ono food, great

Lecture 6:30 pm Hands on Lomilomi workshop

Jan. 24, 2014 * Friday, Kaunakakai Ball Park Ano Koa Kiekie Adult Decathlon 6 pm (registration at 5:30)

Jan. 25, 2014 * Saturday, Kaunakakai Ball Park Ceremonies begin at 7 am Competitions to follow

(Elementary, Middle, and High School Divisions with Open Divisions to follow)

Mitchell Pau`ole Center Ho`olaule`a (Ono Hawaiian music) Onstage 11 am - 3 pm Food, game and craft booths all day

For more information call Miki`ala at (808) 646-0705

Mahalo to our sponsors: County of Maui & Office of Hawaiian Affairs

COME SHOW YOUR DISTRICT AND ISLAND PRIDE!

entertainment, crafts, hula and fun as we celebrate good sportmanship, peace and prosperity on Molokai.

Jan. 23, 2014 * Thursday, Kulana ‘Oiwi

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holomua Continued From pg. 1 “It’s a perfect location in the middle of everything… It’s been doing so good that we were able to open a second, sister location in town [Da Hot Spot],” she said.

Adachi said while they’re known as a tobacco shop, she hopes to grow into an ABC store or 7/11 with drinks and snacks. Last year, the Tobacco Shack more than doubled in space, so there’s not plenty of room to expand the business at Holomua.

The shop offers smoker ’s supplies and specialty tobacco products and accessories. Store hours are Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Contact the Tobacco Shack at 567-6644.

Surf’s Up New to the block is Zack Socher ’s surf shop, Beach Break. The business -which stocks surf and body boards and apparel, as well as furniture, clothing, jewelry and gifts -- opened its doors last month. With one successful business, Blue Monkey, already thriving at Coffees of Hawaii, and taking cues from his parents Jonathan and Daphne So-

cher, long-time owners of Maunaloa’s Big Wind Kite Factory, Socher took the leap and fulfilled his childhood dream of owning a surf shop.

“I’m excited to… provide quality gear to kids and adults of Molokai,” he said.

Socher returned home with his wife, Wendy, four years ago after 10 years of living away. He jumped at the opportunity to open Blue Monkey gift shop a couple years ago as a way to support his family while living on Molokai. But he always kept an eye out for a good location for a surf store.

When he heard about Swenson’s building being fixed up for rent, he started considering the possibility seriously. He said when he first walked into the space in 2012, it was dirty, piled high with wood, and the back of the structure was open -- but he was enthusiastic.

The Swensons closed off the back and renovated the space, and after some delays, Socher opened shop in the 2500-square-foot space. About three times the size of Blue Monkey, Socher says the extra real estate gives him space to also house his printing equipment to offer high quality and larger-scale options on Molokai.

For Socher, it’s all about finding ways to survive on the island.

“I just want to live on Molokai and surf and raise my family,” he said.

Socher said he tries to keep prices as reasonable as possible. Right now, he’s stocking locally-made, used surf boards, as well as body boards, softtop stand-up boards, leashes, rash guards and skate boards. Traveling offisland for equipment is expensive for Molokai families, and so is shipping.

“Plus, [here] you get that handson experience -- you get to touch it, feel it, and know what you’re buying,” he said. He said his goal is to “make this place like a real surf shop,” recalling his wonderment as a kid visiting HIC in Oahu’s Ala Moana Mall and seeing racks full of boards.

Because Molokai is a small market, he’s expanding his inventory slowly, finding suppliers willing to fill orders of only a few boards at a time. Eventually, Socher said he hopes to carry paddling equipment as well.

In the meantime, he’s enjoying “bringing boards back to the kids of Molokai.”

“I sold a kid his first body board [recently] and it made me so happy,” he said.

Beach Break is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. “so I can surf in the morning and surf in the evening.” Call the store at 567-6091.

Up for Rent

they hope to fill a variety of spaces with renters that could range from accountants or Internet sales to retail stores or arcades. They said they’re open to anything, though restaurants are not permitted with the zoning restrictions.

“We hope to find a balance of tenants… that complement each other,” said Diane.

They’ve already completed a long list of renovations to improve the property, repainting, including insulating the roof to keep the building cool, installing fire protection measures, replacing doors and windows, adding walls to create a variety of spaces available, and providing high speed Internet access. The Swensons are currently installing irrigation and landscaping.

With a goal of fostering local business, they said the rent is less expensive than in town and offers high visibility at a busy intersection.

“Everybody on the island has to drive by this corner,” said Socher.

Adachi added that the Swensons are giving Molokai residents a chance to help grow the economy.

“People are afraid because it’s new,” she said. “But I hope [Holomua will] attract new, young, daring entrepreneurs.”

Larry and Diane Swenson said

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

WEEKLY EVENTS

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M - Monday, T - Tuesday, W - Wednesday, Th - Thursday, F - Friday, S - Saturday, Su - Sunday

HEALTH & FITNESS

Adult “Aqua Jogger Class” Oct. 15 – Dec. 19 T, Th 9 a.m. at Cooke Memorial Pool 553-5775 Advanced Zumba with Preciouse Senica, 553-5848 T,Th Na Pu’uwai Fitness Center 9-10am T,Th, F Na Pu’uwai Fitness Center 5-6pm Zumba Basic with Christina K. Aki, 553-5402 M Home Pumehana 10:30 a.m.

T, Th Mitchell Paoule 9 a.m.

F Kilohana Rec Center 5 p.m.

Zumba Gold with Christina K. Aki, 553-5402 T, Th Mitchell Paoule 10:30 a.m.

F Home Pumehana room #2 10:30 a.m.

Personal Training with Elias Vendiola M,T,W,Th,F Na Pu’uwai Fitness Center 553-5848, by appointment only, Elias Vendiola 5am-1:30pm Turbo Fire Class with Kimberly Kaai/Ceriann Espiritu M, T, W, Th, F Na Pu’uwai Fitness Center 4-5pm 553-5848 T,Th Na Pu’uwai Fitness Center 9-10am Beginning Hula with Valerie Dudoit-Temahaga W Home Pumehana 10:15 a.m.

T Mirchell Paoule10:15 a.m.

Intermediate Hula with Valerie Dudoit-Temahaga W Home Pumehana 11:20 a.m.

T Mirchell Paoule 11:20 a.m.

Hula: Ka Pa Hula `O Hina I Ka Po La`ila`i M Hula Wahine, 4:30-5:30 Advanced @ MCHC 5:30-6:30 Beginners

T Papa Oli (Chanting) 4:30 – 5:30 Svaroopa Yoga with Connie Clews M Home Pumehana, 7:45-9:30 a.m.

T Home Pumehana, 5:15-7 p.m.

Th Kualapu`u Rec Center, 5:15-7 p.m.

F Home Pumehana, 7:45-9:30 a.m. Call 553-5402 for info.

Yoga Class open to students, families and the community.

TH Kilohana cafeteria from 2:30 – 3:45 p.m.

Yoga class focused on individual form, internal practice, Call Karen at 558-8225 for info Aikido Class at Soto Mission behind Kanemitsu Bakery.

M, W, F, 5-6 p.m. 552-2496 or visit FriendlyAikido.com Quit Smoking Na Pu’uwai Program Learn ways to quit with less cravings. Mondays 11:45 a.m. Na Pu’uwai conference room. 560-3653. Individual sessions available.

Aloha Wednesday - Drop by and receive your weekly dose of Energy Healing in the Pu’uwai of Kaunakakai @ Kalele Bookstore - 3:30 to 4:30. Hosted by: Zelie Duvauchelle: 558-8207

► Native Hawaiian Scholarship Workshops will be held by UH for those interested in college education and how to obtain scholarships and financial aid. 6 to 8 p.m. at Kulana `Oiwi.

SATURDAY, JAN 18 ► Punio Workshop hosted by Ka Pa Hula O Hina I Ka Po La`ila`i will be held at Kalele Bookstore from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Reservations required. Call 348-4474 for more info.

► Navigating Through Your Child’s Individual Educational Plan Workshop will be held Jan. 23 from 5 -7 p.m. at the OHA Conference Room. Hosted by Verna Waikiki -Hawaii Disabilities Rights Center. RSVP to Shrene Naki at 553-4225.

► Health Coverage for Small Businesses & Their Employees workshop instructed

by Kanoelani Davis on Thurs, Jan. 24 from 9 to 11 a.m. at KBC.

► Hospice Hawaii Volunteer Training on Fri and Sat, Jan 24 & 25. Help families gain control of their lives. Call the office at (808) 553-4310 for more information.

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► Local Social Media Blueprint Video Conference Workshop at Kuha`o Business Center (KBC) on Mon, Jan 27 from 12-1 p.m.

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► 10th Annual Keiki Expo at Mitchell Pauole on Sat, Jan. 18 from 8 a.m. to noon.

Books, door prizes, keiki ID, keiki zumba, food booths, entertainment. Call 553-3224 or 658-0104 for more information.

► Wellness Event to support those caring for individuals with Chronic Kidney Dis- ► How To Use Twitter Video Conference ease from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Kulana Oiwi.

Workshop at KBC on Wed, Jan 29 from 12 - 1 Call 560-3654 for more info. p.m.

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Na Kupuna Hotel Molokai, Fridays 4-6 p.m.

Na Ohana Hoaloha Music & Hula, Paddlers, Sun. 3-5 p.m.

Aunty Pearl’s Ukulele Class W Home Pumehana, 9-10 a.m.

F Home Pumehana, 9:45-10:45 a.m.

Open to all. For more info call 553-5402

Alu Like Kupuna Mon & Thurs, 9:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.

OHA/DHHl. Wed, 9:30 a.m.- 1 p.m. at Lanikeha. 1st and 2nd Tues. each month at MAC Special field trips on Fridays.

AA Hot Bread Meeting, Tues. & Fri from 9-10 p.m.

Kaunakakai Baptist Church. 336-0191 Kingdom of Hawaii II monthly meetings. Third Thursday of every month, 6-8 p.m. at Kaunakakai Gym conference room.

AA Meeting Mana`e Meeting, Ka Hale Po Maikai SPORTS & RECREATION Office upstairs (13.5 miles east of Kaunakakai on the Recreational Paddling with Wa`akapaemua Canoe Mauka side of the road), Wed. & Sat. 5:30–6:30p.m.

Club. Call 553-3999 or 553-3530. All levels and abilities Al-Anon Meeting Mondays, Grace Episcopal Church in welcome.

Ho`olehua, 5:30-6:30 p.m.

Th 7:30 to 8:30 am at Hale Wa`akapaemua.

Alcoholics Anonymous Friendly Isle Fellowship Molokai General Hospital (around to the back please), Pick-up Soccer Mon. & Thurs. 7-8 p.m.

W Duke Maliu Regional Park., 5pm Female Sexual Abuse Meetings, Seventh Day Molokai Archery Club Indoor Shoot Adventist Church with a group of inter-denominational TH Mitchell Pauole Center, 7 p.m. Open to public.

Christian women. Second and fourth Thursday of each Youth in Motion SUP, sailing, windsurfing and month at 6 p.m. For more info, call 553-5428. kayaking. Tues. & Thurs 3:30-5:30 p.m., Malama I Aloha Molokai, alternative energy solutions for Park. Call Clare Seeger Mawae at 553-4477 or clare@ Molokai. First Monday of every month, 6 pm at Kulana youthinmotion.org

UPCOMING EVENTS

WEDNESDAY, JAN 15

Molokai Swim Club M, T, W, Th : Cooke Memorial Pool, 4:30 to 6 pm

Hawaii DOE website to see what documents will be needed for enrollment. doe.k12.hi.us/register/index.htm

OPPORTUNITIES & SERVICES ► Free Monthly Rummage Sale.

Oiwi. Go to IAlohaMolokai.com for schedule or location changes.

Living through Loss, Support group for anyone who has experienced the loss of a loved one. Third Thursday of every month at 10 -11:30 a.m. or 4:30 -6 p.m. at Hospice Office in Kamoi Center. Call Barbara Helm at 336-0261.

Molokai Humane Society meets the third Tuesday of every month, 5:30-6:30 p.m. in the Kaunakakai Gym Conference Room Molokai Inventors Circle meets Wednesdays 2-4 p.m. at the Kuha’o Business Center. Contact John Wordin at 553-8100 for info Narcotics Anonymous (No Fear Meeting) Tuesdays and Thursdays at Kaunakakai Ball Field dugout, 8 to 9 a.m.Open meeting. For more info, call Rodney at 213-4603.

Plein Air Molokai - Art Outdoors First Fri & Sat. Third Thursdays. Work on your art with others inspired by nature.

All levels welcome! This is not an instructor led class. Contact Heather (808) 658-0124 or artalohamolokai@hotmail.com ArtAloha! Keiki - Weds Nov 6- Dec 18 from 2-3 p.m, 3-4 p.m, 4-5 p.m. Email artalohamolokai@hotmail.com or call Heather 658-0124 Molokai Community Children’s Council Every second Thursday. Home Pumehana, 2:30-4 p.m. 567-6308 Read to Me at Molokai Public Library First Wednesday of the month, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Call 553-1765 Molokai Walk Marketplace Arts and Crafts Fair down the lane between Imports Gifts and Friendly Market, Mon. & Fri., 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

MAC Ceramics Class at Coffees of Hawaii. 9 - 11 a.m.

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► Chinese New Year Celebration and Historical Gun Exhibit at Shop 2/Mel Chung ► Makahiki 2014 on Jan 23-25. Lecture and Gunsmith on Fri, Jan 31 from 12-6 pm. Chillomi lomi workshop Thurs, Jan 23 at 6:30 p.m. dren must be accompanied by an adult. at Kulana Oiwi. Adult Decathalon on Fri, Jan ► Molokai Community Federal Credit 24 at 6 p.m. at Kaunakakai Ball Park. Registra- Union 63rd Annual Meeting on Fri, Jan. tion at 5:30. Ceremonies, competition and 31 at Mitchell Pauole Center at 7 p.m. Regho`olaulea on Sat, Jan 25. Ceremonies begin 7 istration starts at 6 p.m. Door prizes. a.m. For more information call 646-0705

Every second Saturday, we can help you get rid of unwanted junk and treasures.

Call us at Coffees Espresso Bar for more info, 567-9490 ext. 27. ► Visitor Paddle, Hawaiian Outrigger Cultural Experience. Thursdays 7:30 to

8:30 am with Wa`akapaemua. Donation requested. For more info call 553-3999 or 553-3530. Upon request, special events such as weddings, scattering of ashes, etc. can be arranged.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Whose enemy are you? Are you anyone’s adversary or obstructionist or least favorite person? Answer honestly, please. Don’t be in denial. Next question: Do you derive anything useful from playing this oppositional role? If your answer is yes, that’s fine. I won’t try to talk you out of it. Continue to reap the benefits of being someone’s obstacle. But if, on the other hand, you get little value out of this negative relationship, now would be a good time to change it. You have more power than usual to free yourself from being an antagonist.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “You know what the greatest tragedy is in the whole world?” asks novelist Terry Pratchett.

“It’s all the people who never find out what it is they really want to do or what it is they’re really good at. It’s all the people who never get to know what it is that they can really be.”

If that description applies to you even a little, Libra -- if you’re still not completely sure what you’re good at it and what you want to do -- the coming months will be prime time to fix that problem. Start now! How? Open your mind to the possibility that you don’t know yourself as well as you someday will. Take vocational tests. Ask smart people you trust to tell you what they think about your special aptitudes and unique qualities. And one more thing: Be wildly honest with yourself about what excites you.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You Tauruses are customarily more grounded than the rest of us. But this week, I’m wondering if you will be tempted to escape the laws of gravity and rebel against the call of duty. I suspect that your dreams, at least, will feature uninhibited forays into the wild blue yonder. While you’re sleeping you may float weightlessly in an interplanetary spaceship, become an eagle and soar over forests, wear a futuristic jet pack on your back and zip through the sky, sail across the Serengeti Plains in a hot-air balloon, or have a picnic on a cloud with a feast of cotton candy and sponge cake and mint tea. Would you consider bringing this kind of fun into your waking life?

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In his book Schottenfreude: German Words for the Human Condition, Ben Schott dreams up new compound German words for use in English. Here’s one that would serve you well in the coming week: Fingerspitzentanz, meaning “fingertips-dance.” Schott says it refers to “tiny triumphs of nimble-fingered dexterity.” His examples: fastening a bracelet, tightening a miniscule screw, unknotting, removing a recalcitrant sticker in one unbroken peel, rolling a joint, identifying an object by touch alone, slipping something off a high shelf. Both literally and metaphorically speaking, Scorpio, you now have an abundance of this capacity. Everything about you is more agile and deft and limber than usual. You’ll be a master of Fingerspitzentanz.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): What part of your life is too small, and you want to make it bigger? Is there a situation that’s overly intense and dramatic, and you wish you could feel more light-hearted about it, less oppressed? Are you on a quest that has become claustrophobic, and you’d love to find a way to make it more spacious and relaxed? If you answered yes to any of those questions, Gemini, there’s good news.

Very soon now, you will have a close encounter with the magic you need to open what has been closed and expand what has been narrow. Be alert for it. Be crafty as you gather it in and harness it for your use.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The four elements that compose cocaine are the same as those that make up TNT, caffeine, and nylon: hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen.

The combinations and proportions of elements are different in each substance, of course. But the point, for our purposes, is that the same raw materials lead to different results. I foresee a similar drama unfolding in your own life, Sagittarius.

How you assemble the ingredients you currently have at your disposal could produce either a rough and ragged high, a volatile risk, a pleasant stimulation, or a useful resource.

Which will it be?

CANCER (June 21-July 22): In her poem “Catch a Body,” Ilse Bendorf says she dislikes the advice “Don’t ever tell anybody anything.” On the other hand, “Tell everyone everything” isn’t the right approach, either, she says. Judging from your astrological omens, Cancerian, I surmise that you’re wavering between those two extremes. You’re tempted to think you’ve got to do one or the other. Should you cultivate the power that comes from being silent, and keep people guessing about your true feelings? Or should you seek greater intimacy but risk giving away your power by confessing all your inner thoughts? I suggest you take a middle path. Tell the vivid truth, but carefully and incrementally.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Metaphorically speaking, you have recently come into possession of some new seeds.

They are robust. They are hardy. They have the potential to grow into big, strong blooms. So when should you plant them, metaphorically speaking? I’m going to suggest that you wait a while longer. It wouldn’t be bad for them if you sowed them right now, but I think their long-term vitality will be even greater if you postpone the planting for at least a week. Two weeks might be better. Trust your intuition.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The Flemish artist Jan van Eyck (1385-1441) was renowned for his innovative mastery of oil painting. He signed many of his works not just with his name but also with his motto: Als ick kan. Its idiomatic translation is “The best I can do.”What he meant was that he had pushed his talent and craft to the limit, and then stopped and relaxed, content that he had given all he could. I invite you to have a similar attitude as you wrap up the projects you’re currently involved in, Aquarius. Summon all your passion and intelligence as you create the most excellent outcome possible, but also know when to quit. Don’t try too hard; just try hard.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): If a substance has been burned, it can’t be burned again. There’s no flammable stuff left to feed a fire. That’s simple physics. Now as for the question of whether a person can be burned more than once -- we’re speaking metaphorically here -- the answer is, unfortunately, yes. Some folks don’t learn from their mistakes and don’t have enough emotional intelligence to avoid the bullies and manipulators who burn them again in the future. But I’m confident that you aren’t one of these types, Leo, or that at least you won’t be in the coming days. You may have been burned before, but you won’t be burned this time.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): It’s an excellent time to rise up and revolt against conventional wisdom. I urge you to VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “People who don’t take risks immunize yourself against trendy groupthink as you outwit generally make about two big mistakes a year,” said author and outmaneuver the status quo. Have fun and activate your Peter Drucker. “People who do take risks generally make playful spirit to the max as you create workarounds to the about two big mistakes a year.” In general I agree with that way things have always been done. At the same time, Pisces, assessment. But I think it needs to be altered for your situ- stay acutely attuned to your compassion and common sense. ation in the coming months. Here’s the adjusted version of Don’t be a quarrelsome intransigent. Don’t be rebellious just the formula: Virgos who don’t take risks in 2014 will make an to please your ego. If you follow these guidelines, you will be average of 3.1 big mistakes. Virgos who do take risks in 2014 able to pull off a graceful insurrection that both soothes and will make, at most, a half a big mistake. stimulates your soul.

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MHS Alumnus Thriving

Molokai Athletics would like to thank Keith Amemiya and his wife Bonnie for their continued support for Molokai Athletics. The Amemiyas, along with the Downtown Athletic Club (and many others), will have a fundraiser in Oahu on Wednesday, Jan. 29 at Murphy’s Bar and Grill from 5 to 10:30 p.m.

Individual tickets are $100, and

As a Molokai High School 2008 alumnus, Ayla Bicoy is doing well in her new home, Fort Walton Beach, Florida.

In 2012, she graduated from the University of Notre Dame on an Air Force ROTC Scholarship with a Mechanical Engineering degree and is now serving her “payback” at Eglan Air Force

there are also sponsorships packages.

We are hoping to raise $75,000 for our athletic programs at Molokai High School.

For more information please contact 808-371-6679. Again, thank you to Keith and Bonnie Amemiya and Friends.

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KA HONUA MOMONA 2014 INTERNSHIP PROGRAM Position Title:

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Base. She is doing well and enjoying her work, especially because it involves weapons testing, which is always exciting! She is looking forward to a trip home for her sister’s c/o 2014 graduation and always holds Molokai dear to her heart. Aloha!

Lovingly, Mom and Dad (Alicia and Dathan Bicoy)

Parents as Teachers Program Prepare your keiki for a brighter future. The Ho`ala PAT Program empowers and supports expecting mothers and parents on Molokai to become their children’s first teacher. Parents meet with a certified PAT educator for free weekly in-home visits to gain knowledge in healthy births, early childhood and brain development.

Nurture: Build and establish a strong parent-child relationship. Grow:

Best possible start in life.

Expecting mothers must enroll at least one month before baby’s delivery date. Sign up by contacting Seanalle Luafalemana at (808) 213-5174 or email at seanallel@inpeace.org.

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Obituaries

Frederico Daniel Bicoy Frederico “Fred” Daniel Bicoy, 81, of Molokai, died peacefully at home surrounded by family on Dec. 27, 2013.

He is survived by his wife, Evelyn, six children and their spouses, 27 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren, three sisters Prisca Medeiros, Connie Sliedrecht and Lori Kalilikane, and brother, Franco.

Fred was a graduate of the Uni-

versity of Hawaii, taught at Kilohana School for seven years, and worked 29 years as counselor-coordinator of the Maui Economic Opportunity Program on Molokai.

Funeral services are on Jan. 25, 2014 at Our Lady of Seven Sorrows Catholic Church on Molokai. Visitation is from 8 to 10 a.m. Mass is at 10:30 a.m., with burial to follow.

Peter Paterno Calunod Sr. Peter Paterno Calunod Sr., 70, of Kaunakakai, Molokai, died on Dec. 21, 2013 at his home surrounded by his loving family.

He was born on Aug. 21, 1943 in Lanai City, Lanai. He was a retired cable television technician.

Visitation will begin at 8 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014 at St. Damien Catholic Parish in Kaunakakai, with a mass at 10 a.m. Molokai Mortuary assisted with the cremation.

Mr. Calunod is survived by his wife Shirley Ann Calunod; three daughters, Yvette Erece, Raquel Caba-

lar (Felix Cabalar Jr.), and Rachel Keffer (the late Albert Dizon III); one son, Peter P. Calunod Jr.; two granddaughters, Desiree Cabalar and Yolanda Ann Dizon; four grandsons, Kelson Cabalar, Kapono Cabalar, Kekai Cabalar and Albert N.K. Dizon IV; seven brothers, Ted (Francine) Calunod II, Andres (the late Leona) Calunod, Michael (Susan) Calunod, Romelias (Bennie) Augustine Jr., Gregory (Leonora) Augustin Sr., Roger (Colleen) Ayudan, and Edwin (Carol) Ayudan; three sisters, Anita (Dennis) Fuentes, Magdalina (Alfredo) Cabras, and Felisa Ayudan; 28 nieces and nephews and 22 grand nieces and nephews.

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F E AT U R E D L I S T I N G Molokai Cottage #4 2 bedroom/ 1.5 bath $199,000 (fs)

2 Kamo`i Street, Suite #1B | P.O. Box 159 Kaunakakai, HI 96748

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H OmEs Ranch Camp $260,000 (fs)

Ranch Camp $199,000 (fs)

Beautiful 3 bedroom/ 1.5 bath home 4 bedroom/2 bath home with a gated inside a manicured gated yard. Good driveway and ocean views ocean views.

Honomuni: IN ESCROW Heights: $359,000 (fs) Unique 39’ Geodesic Dome Home.

4 bed/2 bath home in the Heights.Newly Privately located with fantastic views in remodeled with a 480sf garage all sitting the beautiful East End. on a 8,135 sf lot.

Maunaloa: $215,000 (fs) Enjoy great ocean views in this 1,360 sf Ranch Camp: SOLD home. 3 bed/2 bath home with a large 2 bed/1 bath home, located in a quiet neighborhood. Close to town, carport and lanai. shopping and hospital with custom Heights: $255,000(fs) rock wall entry.

1272 sf 3 bed/2 bath home.

Good ocean views.

East End: $822,000 (fs)

Heights: $279,000 (fs)

Molokai Land & Homes Make it Molokai

ENCHANTING OLD HAWAII

CONDOMINIUMS • KEPUHI BEACH RESORT 2244 Oceanfront unit on top floor steps from beach. $229,000 1172 Newly remodeled unit Light & airy. $99,995

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2.280 sqft 4 bedroom, 3 bath 3 bedrooms / 2.5 bath, home in the heights. covered garage with a home. Jacuzzi, gourmet kitchen with granite countertops sitting spacious screened lanai on a large 2.5 acre plus lot Kawela Beach: $775,000 (fs) A lovely 3 bed/ 1 bath home with Kualapuu: IN ESCROW 2 bedroom / 1 bath plantation separate 1 bed/ 1 bath suite. home. Located in a quiet Manila Camp: $169,000 (fs) neighborhood.

3 bed/1 bath home with great ocean views from the large lanai Ualapue: SOLD 3 bedroom/2 bath home in beautiful east end. Many Kaluakoi: $749,950 (fs) upgrades in quiet cul-de-sac.

2140 sf home on 30 acres with ocean views.

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Ranch Camp: $89,000 (fs)

Papohaku: $350,000 (fs)

Kaunakakai: $399,000(fs)

Kepuhi Beach Resort: $139,000(fs)

Ranch Camp: $99,500 (fs)

Heights: $96,000 (fs)

Kaunakakai: $150,000(fs)

Molokai Beach Cottage #4: $199,000 (fs)

Lot #121, large parcel 21.184 acres of Great ocean views. Water meter installed. Close to schools, town and gentle sloping land. Across the street from Pophaku. hospital.

16,306 sq. ft., This is a prime commercial property, in the heart of Kaunakakai town.

Commercially zoned with two installed water meters. Fenced with gate. Great opportunity.

Gently sloped lot on a quiet cul de sac.Wonderful ocean views

10,477 sf lot in the heights

Kawela: $155,000 (fs)

2 full acres, beautiful untouched land.

Halawa: $140,000 (fs)

Nice level lot. Great location.

Mountain side on Kam V Hwy.

Kaunakakai: $389,000 (fs)

Vacant M-2 Zoned. A high visibility industrial parcel 2.62 acres located in one of Kaunakakai’s busiest intersections. Water meter installed.

East End: $200,000 (fs)

2.001 acres of prime vacant land with water meter. Incredible mountain views!

Studio unit #2214 with loft. Enjoy nice ocean views just steps away from the beach.

2 bedrooms, 1.5 bath beautifully landscaped.

One of 10 homes on this property. Great ocean views, next to an ancient fishpond.

Prices to sell.

Ke Nani Kai:$19,000(fs)

One-Sixth time specific ownership. Great ocean views in this 1 bed/ 1 bath. Furnished and well maintained. Call for more details

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114 Beach & ocean view unit.

1131 One bedroom corner Good rental history. $160,000 unit recently remodeled. Neat 146 Completely remodeled &Clean. $249,900 & painted. Sold w/ high COTTAGE #2-B OCEANFRONT end furnishings. Unit is well 2B/2B unit with excellent maintained . Garden views & rental history. $450,000. private. $199,500.NEW LISTING

B-326 Top floor unit w/ Loft & sitting area. Lots of light & remodeled with new furniture $179,900.

A-207 Nicely furnished wellmaintained unit with rental history. $115,000

COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL LOT IN KUALAPU`U, Located in desired neighborhood. 1 acre located on corner on Farrington Hwy. $250,000.

Jill McGowan Realtor ~ Broker ABR

HOME SITES

• MAUNALOA VILLAGE LOTS D-97 Level lot ready to build.

Nice views of the rolling ranchlands. $59,500 D-63 Top of the hill $29,900 D-17 Ocean view residential lot. $63,000 F-06 10,019 sf corner lot with ocean views. $99,900

• PAPOHAKU RANCHLANDS Lot 55 Ocean & mountain views. Close to beaches.$120,000 Lot 132 20 acre lot in Papohaku Ranchlands with sweeping ocean views. $199,000 Lot 237 Second tier oceanfront $294,850 Lot 199 Oceanfront private location close to Dixie Maru Beach. $775,000.

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• KAWELA PLANATAIONS Lot 54 SUPERB 3 island views $199,000 Lot 225 on Makanui Rd. Nice ocean views with partial sunrise & sunsets. $135,000 NEW LISTING

•KAUNAKAKAI 1527 Puili Place close to town w/ ocean views. $72,960 1531 Ocean view lot close to town. $87,910

• EAST END Honouliwai Bay with views of 3 islands. Survey & Deeded access available. $160,000

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REAL ESTATE: NEW

HEIGHTS - A Great Fixer Upper! Bank owned partial ocean view. 3 B/2 B on a large lot. Spacious covered lanai greatly increases outdoor enjoyment, while carport and utility shed provide storage. $198,000

S T O N E WA R E & P O R C E L A I N White stoneware slab jar with ash glaze, cobalt blue overglaze, 14 in tall.

KAWELA ON THE BEACH- 3 bedroom 2 bath oceanfront home 4 miles east of town on a large lot. $699,000

Time for new hands for the Cook House. After years of running it, owner’s want to sell. Call for more information. Business only $150,000

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KAWELA PLANTATION 217- Great ocean view from this 2 acre parcel. Very close to town.

See Sunrise and Sunset from this affordable lot. Priced to sell at $114,000

KAWELA AREA - Over an acre of land on the water. Paddle in and out every day of the year!! $399,000

EAST END - Rare Find: One acre of land about 13 east of town. Large Kaiwe trees for shade and wild basil through out $145,000

EAST END - Just Listed: This cozy 3 bed/1.5 bath home in Kaluahaa for sale. Owners are licenced agents in HI. Priced to sell at $240,000

Steps to the Water’s edge. Located 3.5 miles east of town next to the Fishpond. $699,000 Our Meyer Building office has all the listing of our long term houses and condos available or a rental application.

FOR VACATION RENTALS: Call MVP @ 800-367-2984

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Post Baccalaureate Certificate in Special Education A Statewide Program The Post

Baccalaureate Certificate in Special Education (PB-SPED) program at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, College of Education, leads to teacher licensure at the pre-k-3, k-6 or 7-12 level. Applicants choose between a mild/moderate disabilities or severe disabilities/autism emphasis. The PB-SPED is offered statewide to those with a Bachelor degree in any field.

Statewide Program Features

• Stipends, partially covering air travel and overnight accommodations, will be provided for required 2 faceto-face meetings.

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Application Deadline: March 1, 2014 University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa • College of Education • Department of Special Education 1776 University Avenue, Wist 120 • Honolulu, HI • 96822 • (808) 956-7956

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