Molokai Dispatch -- April 23, 2014

April 23, 2014 - Volume 30, Issue 17

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Advocating for the Aina

By Bianca Moragne | Staff Writer

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n celebration of Earth Day, hundreds of attendees, young and old, examined taxidermies of the endangered native Hawaiian duck, learned how to check plants for invasive fire ants using peanut butter, and pinpointed areas of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, the most remote island archipelago in the world.

The community gathered at Molokai’s 22nd annual Earth Day festival at the Kaunakakai Ball Field last Friday evening to honor the values of aloha `aina and malama `aina. Kupuna Moses “Moke” Kim inspired island youth to malama `aina through the Hana Kupono program at Molokai High and Intermediate School.

This year’s theme, “He Wa`a He Moku, He Moku He Wa`a; your canoe is like an island, an island is like your canoe,” is a testament to Kim’s mission to preserve Molokai’s natural and limited resources, according to event organizers.

“Moke Kim lives [this year’s theme] and we are proud to honor this man who has done so much for our island,” said Penny Martin,

longtime cultural and environmental educator, supported by nonprofit Papahana Kuaola. “He has brought up good stewards on Molokai who are a testimony to his work in conservation.”

Kim was awarded the 2014 Malama Kuleana Honua award, and his past students honored him with heartfelt testimonies.

“Kumu Kim insisted his students go, see, feel, taste, hear, and experience Molokai, and from there, we could come up with educated decisions and action plans,” said Mikiala Pescaia, one of Kim’s first Hana Kupono students. “Today I teach students to be a responsible steward of our resources and to respect our kupuna. The community leader that I am today comes from him.”

Kim dedicated his work and the Malama Kuleana Honua award to the keiki.

“This is for all of the kids. Collectively this program has been a blessing and a treasure,” Kim said. “Mahalo to the community, this is your honor. This is for Molokai.”

Inside the tents, eager attendees engaged with activists and scientists on conservation, native plants, wildfire pre-

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2014 Malama Kuleana Honua award honoree Moke Kim and emcee Brian Naeole at this year’s Earth Day celebration. Photo by Laura Pilz.

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At this year’s Earth Day event, the Dispatch asked attendees, what are some things that you want to do to help preserve Molokai’s natural resources?

Kilo Gonzalez, 17 “I want to try and collect my own seeds from native Hawaiian and endangered Hawaiian plants, like the Aalii and the Ohia Lehua, to keep them alive. I would like to go out, maybe to the forest or where I know there’re native plants, and gather some [seeds] myself and see if I can start my own starter trees.”

Larriley Rawlins, Ka Honua Momona Intern “I want to… grow more plants and clean out all of the invasive species that are invading our native plants, like mangrove and Gorilla Ogo, and become more sustainable. Earth Day means a lot of things; it’s having a better understanding so we don’t take the land for granted. If you take care of the land, the land will take care of you.”

Lily Jenkins, 14 “I will plant native plants, control the invasive species, keep going out into the wetlands, and preserve our natural resources like plants and animals. I also will band native Hawaiian birds. They are an important factor in our island as well as Hawaii because they go back to the ancient Hawaiian days and tell stories that connect the modern day people to ancient Hawaii.”

Meleana Pa-Kala,12 “I like helping the earth so every time I see trash I pick it up and I throw it away to help the aina. I like planting things and just started a garden in my yard with vegetables and fruits, so… as food gets more expensive, my ohana knows we have food in our own yard that we can use and eat.”

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Library Week. On Molokai, the Alu Like Native Hawaiian Library and the ast week, communities across Molokai Public Library both particithe country celebrated the im- pated in observances by offering spepact local libraries have on their neighborhoods during National Library Week Continued pg. 6

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oney may not be everything, but around county budget season, it becomes pretty important. Mayor Alan Arakawa presented county councilmembers with his proposed $622.6 million Fiscal Year 2015 budget last month, and since then, the council has been traveling to various districts gathering public input.

On Molokai, the three-hour meeting held two weeks ago garnered a lively turnout and a full slate of testimony.

“We’re here to listen to you as to what your needs are,” said Molokai councilmember Stacy Crivello.

This year’s proposed budget is a $63.3 million increase -- 11.3 percent -- from last fiscal year’s financial plan adopted by the council. Of the county’s

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Free Disaster Preparedness Classes on Molokai

Brushfires Intentionally Set

Maui Civil Defense Agency News Release

hree small brushfires blazed in Kalama`ula Mauka last Thursday morning, and are believed to have been intentionally set, according to the Maui Fire officials.

A juvenile male was observed in the area prior to the fires being reported, and was subsequently arrested, said Sergeant James Terry of the Molokai Police Department.

Molokai firefighters from Kaunakakai, Ho`olehua, and Pukoo were dispatched

to a brush fire around 10 a.m. When Fire crews arrived on scene, they discovered three separate fires burning, stated Maui Fire Services Chief Lee Mainaga.

Two fires were burning at the corner of Likelike Avenue and Pookela Street.

These two fires merged in to one fire approximately a quarter acre in size. The third fire, also a quarter acre in size, was located about 50 yards to the West on Likelike Avenue. Both fires were quickly contained and extinguished.

No damages or injuries were reported and no homes were threatened.

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tance,” said one resident. “If they weren’t here, we’d still be homeless.”

Following a major disaster, the number and scope of emergencies increases dramatically, and first responders who provide fire and medical services may not be able to meet the immediate needs in all areas. Factors such as number of victims, communication failures and road blockages will prevent people from accessing emergency services. People will have to rely on each other for help in order to meet their immediate life saving and life sustaining needs. To help prepare for such emergencies, training is available, which will be provided on Molokai through a series of free classes.

During disasters, family members, fellow employees and neighbors will spontaneously try to help each other. This was the case following the Mexico City earthquake where untrained, spontaneous volunteers saved 800 people. However, 100 people lost their lives while attempting to save others. This is a high price to pay and is preventable through training.

A nationwide program called CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) readies citizens for disasters. CERT educates citizens about their responsibility for mitigation and preparedness before disaster strikes and what to expect following a major disaster. The training teaches basic disaster response skills such as fire safety and small fire suppression, light search and rescue, basic medical aid and disaster medical operations, and

team organization to keep members safe and to effectively help victims until professional services arrive. People are trained in needed life saving skills with emphasis on decision making skills, rescuer safety and doing the greatest good for the greatest number.

CERT is a positive and realistic approach to emergency and disaster situations where citizens will be initially on their own and their actions can make a difference. Four classes will be held on Molokai every Saturday in May: on May 3, May 10, May 17 and May 31. All classes will be held at the Molokai High School Cafeteria from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Participants must register to attend the training, and must attend all four classes to become certified. Class size is limited and registration will be on a first come, first served basis. To register, please contact Maui Civil Defense at (808) 270-7285 or email cert@ mauicounty.gov.

CERT training is free to Molokai residents, sponsored by Maui Civil Defense Agency and taught by professional first responders from the Maui Fire Department. The 28-hour course consists of classroom instruction, hands-on training and field exercises.

A Certificate of Completion is awarded on the last day of class.

CERT training is open to people of all abilities, age 18 and older, no previous experience needed. Ages 1417 may attend with a parent or legal guardian.

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Continued From pg. 1 eight districts, Molokai is slated for 6.8 percent of the funding, or $10,200,000.

The island is scheduled for a variety of capital improvement projects, including $7.5 million for construction of a new Public Works Baseyard.

At the end of this month, councilmembers will begin putting together their own version of the county budget after hearing input from each district, according to Kit Zulueta, communication director for the office of council services.

By June 10, councilmembers must pass a balanced budget and obtain the mayor’s signature, or else the mayor’s proposed budget will go into effect, she said.

“They have a really tough job ahead of them,” said Zulueta.

On Molokai, six councilmembers listened to testimony and offered occasional words of feedback or support.

“It’s so nice to come to this rural community and get back in touch,” said Councilmember and budget committee chair Mike White.

Supporters of the Kalaupapa community asked for the council’s assistance in making the Kalaupapa Memorial project a reality to honor the 8,000 Hansen’s disease patients who died on the peninsula. Most of those buried there rest in unmarked graves. Ka Ohana O Kalaupapa, a group of patients, families and supporters, have been going through a lengthy permitting, fundraising and planning process.

“We have waited so long for the memorial,” wrote Kalaupapa patient resident Boogie Kahilihiwa in a statement read by a friend. “We would like to dedicate the memorial while there is still a living community. We are down to 16 living residents who were sent to Kalaupapa.

When you see all the names on the memorial, it will be like everyone is standing right in front of you. It will bring tears to my eyes.”

Ka Ohana O Kalaupapa member and Molokai resident Timmy Leong also testified in support of the memorial.

“I think it’s really important,” he said. “It gives people a way to reconnect [with their `ohana in Kalaupapa.] We’re here to ask you to kokua.”

Zulueta said later that the county also received testimony in support of the memorial project at their meeting in Kihei, and at Crivello’s request, she will be working to help publicize the effort.

Fire Safety and Transportation Molokai firefighters rallied to request funds for additional staffing for the east end Puko`o Fire Station, as well as a new fire truck for that station. Currently manned by only two fire personnel at a time, providing a full staff for Puko`o would increase the safety of both the firefighters and the community, said fire department representatives. One testifier called it the only station in the county that doesn’t have a full staff.

“As a second generation firefighter on Molokai, I’ve seen how much our firefighters can do with limited resources,” said Captain Henry Lindo. “[But] what happens on the east end is… [they] have to make a captain’s choices in addition to being a firefighter… You can’t put a price tag on people’s lives.”

As in previous years, the Maui Economic Opportunity (MEO) bus service on Molokai was widely supported, and residents asked for its continued funding.

Jennifer Carver, a blind resident, said she uses the bus for shopping and appointments. “[Thanks to the MEO bus] people with disabilities can continue to have an independent life,” she said.

The bus service also supports students attending both school and afterschool sports and activities.

“At Kilohana School, the MEO bus takes maybe 25 students to and from school every day,” said Charlotte Seales.

“Without it, enrollment would be down.”

“MEO helps us with rent assis-

Youth and Education Darlynne Mollena of the Molokai Youth Center called her program “the only center on Molokai that provides… a home away from home for our youth.”

In requesting the county’s continued funding, she said the Youth Center gives up to 130 kids daily a nurturing place to go after school. She was supported by a group of the center’s young attendees, who read their own testimony. One elementary student said “anytime when I’m feeling sad, lonely or even made [I can talk to staff.]”

Three Molokai High students -- Sarah and Lily Jenkins and Erik Svetin -- all spoke in support of the Maui Economic Development Board’s (MEDB) funding of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) programs on Molokai. All three students said they intend to pursue college degrees and careers in these fields, thanks to MEDB’s continued financial support to expose Molokai youth to activities like robotics, science fairs and other opportunities.

“For the first time we’re developing K through 12 STEM vision here on Molokai,” said Heidi Jenkins, Complex Area STEM Resource Teacher. “There’s a shift in positive educational goals from past graduates.”

Valuable Services Hale Ho`omalu, Molokai’s women’s shelter, received widespread support from both victims and advocates.

“We work hard to keep our shelter open for women and children,” said advocate Lynda Dudoit. “I stand before you and ask for your continued support and I pray you feel what we feel.”

She said while most people work to keep their jobs, advocates at Hale Ho`omalu work to lose their jobs, as that would be an end to domestic violence on Molokai.

“They gave me a place to go when I had nowhere else to go,” said one survivor and supporter of the shelter. “Without it, I wouldn’t be here today.”

Without the county’s funding of the Molokai Occupational Center (MOC), employees with disabilities testified that they wouldn’t have a job.

MOC has 36 staff, 16 of whom have disabilities, according to Executive Director Tania Joao.

“They are proud of their work… it provides them with opportunities,” she said, surrounded by some employees who came to stand in support.

Infrastructure Another frequently-mentioned topic was a proposed increase in the cost of new water meters in Maui County. The issue received much testimony in opposition.

“I don’t know where I’m going to find $12,000 [to install a new water meter],” said one Molokai resident trying to build a home.

Others supported a possible exemption from the rising water meter costs for economically challenged communities like Molokai that is being proposed by some councilmembers.

“For young families to be able to build a home and stay here is important,” said resident Cheryl Corbiell, “and water meter costs [account for a larger percentage of construction expenses].”

Molokai testifiers also asked the county to support the Molokai Humane Society, invasive species and watershed protection efforts, the Molokai Community Health Center and other organizations.

The Mayor’s proposed budget can be found online at Mauicounty. gov/2015budget. To provide written testimony before June 10, email the Budget and Finance Committee at bf.committee@ mauicounty.us, or write to Budget and Finance Committee (BF-1), 200 S. High Street, Wailuku, HI 96793.

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Molokai Student Winners at Molokai and Lanai High State History Day Athletics Fundraiser a Homerun

Hawaii Council for the Humanities News Release

On April 12, Molokai students presented projects that placed and earned History Day medals, as well as garnered special state awards and prizes from Hawaii organizations at the 2014 Hawaii History Day State Fair. The annual competition involves hundreds of students and teachers from the islands of Hawaii, Kauai, Maui, Molokai and Oahu. Hawaii Council for the Humanities again sponsored the state competition, the theme of which is Rights and Responsibilities in History.

Molokai High School student Cendall Manley won a bronze medal for her Senior Performance project titled “Prohibition: A Dilemma Between Individual Rights, Personal Responsibility and Governmental Power” and is a qualifier for the 2014 Kenneth E. Behring National History Day (NHD) contest, which will be held June 1519 at the University of Maryland at College Park.

Two other projects by students from Molokai High also garnered special awards and prizes from Hawaii organizations at the state competition. Anna May Ewing won the Associated Chinese University Women Award for outstanding projects in Chinese or Chinese-American history (cash

award) for her project, “Restricting the Rights of Parents: Family in China in the Senior Paper category. Rhe-Zhene Puailihau and Ashley Smith also won the University of Hawaii Center for Oral History Award for outstanding historical research using oral histories (cash award) for their project titled “Kaulana Wailua a`o Molokai: in the Senior Performance category.

History Day is a nationwide competition that makes history come alive for America’s youth by engaging them in the discovery of historic, cultural and social experiences of the past. Hawai‘i History Day, part of the National History Day program, is a year-long education program that culminates in the annual state-level fair. It provides educational services to students and teachers, including curricular services and Internet resources, and annual teacher workshops and training institutes.

The state coordinator for National History Day in Hawaii is Jane Murao of the Hawaii Council for the Humanities. To learn more about NHD in Hawaii, contact her at (808) 732-5402, ext. 2 or jmurao@ hihumanities.org. Or visit the Hawaii History Day website at hi.nhd.org/. For more information on NHD, contact the national office at (301) 314-9739 or visit the NHD official website at nhd.org.

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Aka`ula School Celebrates 10 Years

Downtown Athletic Club Hawaii News Release

The Downtown Athletic Club Hawaii’s (DACH) second annual benefit fundraiser, “Cheers for Molokai and Lanai High,” held on Jan. 29 outside Murphy’s Bar and Grill, raised $131,500 to benefit student athletes from both schools, and donations are still coming in.

DACH Board of Directors President Keith Amemiya said the outpouring of support from across the state was emotional and overwhelming. Of the proceeds, $85,500 went to Molokai High and $46,000 will benefit Lanai High’s athletic program.

DACH arrived at the financial allocation with the agreement of Molokai High and Lanai High athletic administrators based on the respective numbers of student-athletes served and certain donations that were earmarked by sponsors.

“We are thrilled that the Downtown Athletic Club Hawaii was able to raise money for two deserving schools that face very unique geographic challenges,” Amemiya said. “We are so grateful to our many sponsors, as well as the community, for rallying together to help provide sorely needed funds to supplement Molokai and Lanai High’s athletic and transportation budgets. And, we’re hopeful the legislature will restore funds to high school athletic programs soon.”

The pre- and post-event coverage – including a mini documentary called “Going the Distance: The Journey of Molokai and Lanai Sports,” which aired on KGMB prior to the fundraiser – also generated awareness of the struggles faced by student athletes at Molokai and Lanai High who endure bumpy ferry rides and sleep on gym floors to participate in off-island away games. The TV program, shot and

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Editor’s note: Reprinted here with permission are two student-written articles that originally appeared in Aka`ula School’s newsletter.

at how different they look. This made me realize that we will also grow up, go to college, and remember the fun we had.

By Madison Trenner, Grade 5

By Kepa Kaupu, Grade 8

On Saturday, April 5, Aka`ula School celebrated a decade of “Learning and Leading Together.” On this beautiful spring day current students opened with the school oli. Victoria Newberry presented a colorful history of how a group of energetic people came together and started a school. Towards the end of her speech, we were blessed with a short shower. Lunch was a plate of tasty tortillas filled with meat and vegetables. For dessert we had the biggest cake I have ever seen.

It was in the shape of Molokai complete with a rainbow, and it was topped with ice cream. We enjoyed beautiful Hawaiian songs sung by Uncle Kanohowailuku Helm. Inside were displays of the past ten years brimming with pictures. I saw pictures of kids I did not know attended this school, and now they are in college. I’m amazed

Aka`ula School celebrated its 10th anniversary on April 5. The celebration opened with the school oli led by Miss Lukonen. Then Ms. Newberry explained how Aka`ula started. The way she told the story made me proud to be an Aka`ula student. Next, there was an open house inside the mauka classroom. Pictures of former students were on display, and a video of the 2012 USO show was played. After open house, everyone enjoyed lunch while listening to the soothing voice of Uncle Kanoho Helm. When lunch was over, everyone helped put away the tables and chairs. Finally, we went home happy with a story that will help us encourage more kids to attend Aka`ula.

A special thank you to Ui Cabanting and Erin Lite for organizing the anniversary celebration.

vention, invasive species and more. Community leaders, students and environmental professionals from Molokai, Maui and Oahu shared their research results and progress on preserving Molokai’s natural resources and educated attendees on what they can do for the earth.

Unbeknown to most, the Koloa maoli, Hawaii’s native duck, has been a part of the Hawaiian ecosystem for over 100,000 years and is found nowhere else on Earth.

According to Stephen Turnbull, Koloa Coordinator for the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) the Hawaiian duck is threatened with extinction from numerous factors such as hybridization, or cross-breeding, which has occurred with the domestic mallard. According to Turnbull, the mallard was brought to Hawaii by people for sport hunting, farming and pond beautification, but escaped into the wild and bred with Koloa, producing fertile offspring.

“I hope [attendees] will consider the environment…because everything you do affects the environment,” Turnbull said. “…Be more aware of how your actions impact the world around you and that seemingly innocuous things, like releasing the [mallard] duck, have consequences.”

Turnbull passed taxidermy Koloa around at his station. He said he hopes his hands-on presentation inspired people to care for the duck.

“I liked when we got to hold the ducks. It was really cool,” said Lia-Chae Meyer, a student at Kualapu`u School.

“I’m excited about Earth Day because we get to go to different stations and learn more about our earth.”

Across from Turnbull, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Permits and Policy Coordinator

produced by local videographer Susanne Kurisu, helped spur movement by elected officials toward restoring resources for public school athletics that had been cut in past years.

In the 2013-2014 school year, Molokai High School is facing a $32,000 shortfall on its travel budget, which threatens participation and sometimes forces teams to send less-than-full squads for games on Maui and Lanai. Lanai High School faces similar budget shortfall challenges and, over the years, has learned to make the best of substandard equipment and fatigued players.

Molokai High Athletic Director Hoku Haliniak said, “Words cannot express how appreciative we are to receive this very generous gift from the Downtown Athletic Club Hawaii and the community.” She said the money will enable Molokai High to purchase new uniforms, help defray travel costs and allow the school to replace worn out equipment.

Lanai High will also use the proceeds to cover travel expenses and enhance the school’s athletic programs.

Guests of “Cheers for Molokai and Lanai High” enjoyed live local entertainment by Brother Noland and Kapena Delima and dined on popular Molokai and Lanai fare, such as Lanai venison chili and Molokai poi and bread.

Tia Brown educated people on the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument. Located northwest of the Hawaiian Islands, the string of islands, atolls and reefs are habitat for some of the world’s most endangered species. Keiki labeled areas in the island archipelago and identified species habitats in an interactive activity.

“Realize our people were there and had a connection to the place,” Brown said. “Our goal is to get [keiki] familiar with the place, with the names, and start using them.”

Roughly 160 students rotated through 10 stations with information on protecting Molokai resources at Molokai’s third annual Keiki Earth Day last Thursday at Kulana `Oiwi. The event is geared towards fourth grade students who are learning Hawaiian culture as part of the Department of Education (DOE) curriculum. Maunaloa fifth and sixth graders, as well as some kupuna and others were also in attendance.

“I hope the children take the information that applies to our island and educate others in their families and their peers… and take initiative to become future leaders in environmental education,” said Kali Arce, Keiki Earth Day committee member.

Begun in 1993, Molokai Earth Day has become one of the island’s most popular annual events. People from across the island enjoyed live entertainment, including Moana’s Hula Halau and MoBettah Band, ono food from local vendors and prize giveaways at the event sponsored annually by The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and co-sponsored by the County of Maui and the East Molokai Watershed Partnership.

“All the lessons that you learn at Earth Day, to malama your natural resources, to take care of your water, to respect each other, can be applied to living on the island,” Martin said.

MHS Scoreboard Softball 4/11 Molokai 7, Lanai 6 4/12 Lanai 20, Molokai 12 4/17 Molokai 16, St. Anthony 0 Molokai 13, St. Anthony 1 4/18 Molokai 13, Hana 3 4/19 Molokai 16, Hana 10 Boys Volleyball 4/11 Hana 3, Molokai 0 4/12 Hana 3, Molokai 0 4/18 Seabury 3, Molokai 2 Baseball 4/18 St. Anthony forfeited to Molokai Tennis MIL Championship @ Royal Lahaina Tennis Ranch 4/18 Doubles semifinals: Seabury Ethan Gazmen and Bud Kaiwi defeated Pono Chow and Kai DeCosta 6-3, 6-2

Singles: Joey Baldwin (1), Maui High, def.

Caulen Angelsea, Molokai, 6-1, 6-0.

Third round: Pono Chow and Ka’i DeCosta (3), Molokai, def. John Pante and Cody Patterson, Lanai, 6-0, 6-7 (5), 6-0.

Luke Gage and Daniel Raikes (4), St. Anthony, def. Kaiea Dowling and Conan Kawano, Molokai, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 Golf MIL Individual Championships @ Pukalani Country Club, 4/18 22nd William Dela Cruz, 384 23rd Damien Garces, 385 24th Jershon Kaalekahi, 391 Track @Yamamoto Track & Field, 4/17 300 Hurdles Hikilii Chow, 4th, 54.49 200 meters Alex Simon, 7th, 28.18 Discuss Rebekah Adolpho, 6th, 87-6; Kori-Lee Derouin, 8th, 79-8 Shot put Rebekah Adolpho, 6th, 26-73

Community News

The Molokai Dispatch • Apr 23, 2014 •

Rookie of the Year

Molokai Food Hub Project

Molokai Community Children’s Council News Release

Sust`ainable Molokai News Release

Please congratulate Shrene Naki, who was chosen “Rookie of the Year” at the Special Parents Information Network on Oahu on April 5.

Last spring, Shrene wrote a letter to the editor regarding bullying at the Molokai Middle School. She took a personal risk and much criticism for speaking out, but she used her energy to reach out to the community to form “Families Against Bullies,” a group that now meets regularly each

month.

Shrene has joined with the Molokai Children’s Community Council, Hawaii Families as Allies, Parents and Children Together, the Kupuna Council, Maui County Juvenile Crime Prevention Division, United Church of Christ, Mona Foundation, Consuelo Foundation and other interested persons on Molokai in working with the middle school and addressing the problem.

This has become a win-win situation with commitment on both sides of the table in addressing the problems our teens face, not only in school, but also in the community.

Please join our group April 16 at 3:30 p.m. at the OHA conference room for news and grinds!

Community Contributed

Molokai Fitness: Nutrition Tips

By Ayda Ersoy We’ve talked already about how important exercise is. This week we’re going to take a little break from discussing exercise, and go back to nutrition.

Why is nutrition so important? Because you become what you eat. But why is it so hard to control what you eat? Because you have got in the habit of eating the way you do.

So, you need to create a new habit. Your habits control most of what you do, and if you can create a habit to eat more healthfully then you will do it. It is not about following a diet, because no matter how strict you are, if you just see it as a temporary diet then it won’t have a long lasting effect. It is not a diet. You need to start to change your lifestyle!

This will take time. Don’t forget, you didn’t gain your weight in one day.

Try first to change just one thing in your diet. Do this for three to four weeks, and the thing you changed will become your new habit. Then maybe you will want to change one more thing.

I really like this quote from Peace Pilgrim: “I don’t eat junk food, and I don’t have junk thoughts.”

I have a few ideas that may help you:

• Get some protein in the morning with your breakfast. Then you’ll feel more full, and you’ll have less cravings.

Change your breakfast to three boiled egg whites, and one whole egg. Or try 1/2 cup of nonfat plain Greek yoghurt with 1/2 papaya.

• Drink green tea, either hot or iced, instead of soda. This will help you burn 100 extra calories every day, just by drinking green tea!

• Eat your dinner one hour earlier than you normally do. And start your dinner with some green veggies -- this will give you more fiber, and it will also help you eat less because you’ll feel full faster.

• Change your white bread to 100 percent whole wheat bread (remember to read the label, make sure it does not contain any high fructose corn syrup).

Whole wheat bread has more protein and fiber.

• Instead of frying your food, try baking in the oven. This will make your food less fatty.

• Take your own food to work, you’ll eat healthier and save money!

Remember, small changes can make a huge difference. Let’s help each other make Molokai healthier!

You can contact me any time on my website MolokaiFitness.com if you need help or advice.

Have you ever gone to the grocery store and wished that more locally grown food was available? Here at Sust`ainable Molokai, we have, and we know that many of you have as well. Based on the Agricultural Needs Assessment survey that we conducted in 2012, 90 percent of those Molokai residents surveyed said that they prefer to buy local Molokai food products, and 98 percent answered, “Yes, I would eat more local food if it was available.”

In response to that demand, along with the input of our island farmers, which was also collected during our Agricultural Needs Assessment process, we are now working to establish a Molokai Food Hub. The goal of this undertaking is to better connect our local farmers and food producers with our local markets (stores, restaurants, farmers markets, and schools), as well as off-island markets. The overarching purpose is to increase community access to healthy local foods, expand markets for Molokai farmers, and to improve our island’s food security.

To help increase local access and demand, we are planning to implement the following strategies: 1) Contact our local stores and restaurants to let them know what products are available on a weekly basis 2) Work with Molokai schools and preschools to get local products into the breakfast, lunch, and snack programs 3) Work with various community organizations, such as Na Pu`u Wai, to promote

various local products through cooking and nutrition classes, as well as community events and challenges, such as `UluFest, `Uala-Week, Kalo-Month, etc.

4) Coordinate various other activities to be decided as the process progresses with community input.

On the supply side, we aim to work with farmers to identify what specific demand they can fill – either by growing new crops, increasing their current yield, and/ or creating new value-added products. We will also work to connect interested producers with off-island markets.

This initial phase in establishing a Molokai Food Hub is being funded by the First Nations Development Institute. The funding is for approximately one year (February through December 2014), and the main objectives include creating an updated list of all of our island’s main growers and producers; establishing a “Molokai Food Hub Network” – a group of stakeholders dedicated to moving this project forward; and securing future funding/investors for Phase II, to expand Food Hub infrastructure and staff, along with increasing island farm production.

Food Hubs are part of a trend that is gaining momentum around the U.S. and Hawaii, as demand for local produce increases. There are numerous models to look at and learn from. So our aim is to find the model that best fits Molokai, or to create our own. If you are interested in being part of these conversations, please contact us at 560-5410.

iMPorTANT ANNouNCeMeNT sTore hour ChANGe eFFeCTiVe

APriL 21, 2014

We are changing the time hikiola will open for business on the weekdays to 8:30 a.m.

The store hours for saturdays will remain unchanged.

A Community Message From Monsanto The origin of Hawaii’s axis deer has been traced to Sri Lanka (Ceylon) and the Indian Himalaya mountains. Our history tells us the axis deer were brought to Hawaii in the 1860s as a gift to King Kamehameha V from the Hong Kong government.

Here on Molokai, the deer have become an essential source of meat for our subsistence hunters and are highly valued by both our local and off-island sportsmen. Unfortunately, these same deer are also considered by many to be invasive, and, in high populations, these animals can cause tremendous damage to farms, landscapes and native species.

That is the case for our corn farm. Today, the deer are a significant problem for our plantings. In the past, we have constructed temporary fences around some of our individual cornfields and native species re-vegetation projects, and have tried various ways to protect these plantings from extreme damage. In our effort to employ responsible stewardship practices, we have found the most beneficial and humane way to prevent crop damage from deer is to erect fencing.

You may have noticed that, like other Molokai farmers, we are constructing a permanent fence line in areas where our property meets brush land. This fence has been specifically designed to prevent the entrance of large animals and will become part of our existing Natural Resource Conservation Plan.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to call our office at 553-5070.

www.MonsantoHawaii.com

NeW sTore hours eFFeCTiVe MoNDAY, APriL 21 MoNDAY – FriDAY 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. sATurDAY suNDAY

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Community News LIBRARY WEEK Continued From pg. 1 cial programs.

At Kaunakakai’s public library, the community was invited on an educational journey through space that perpetuated the values of the local library.

“The values libraries instill are lifelong learning,” said Sri TenCate, Molokai Public Library Branch Manager. “We service people from babies to seniors and are so happy to be able to give them the resources that we have, so they may continue to learn.”

More than 35 astronomy-loving residents gathered at Molokai Public Library last Thursday for the “Light and Spectra” program to learn how astronomers use light to learn about the universe. Dr. Roy Gal, a professor at

the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy, led the presentation and shared breaking astronomical news.

Astronomers, he said, have discovered the first Earth-sized exoplanet -or planet that orbits a star -- outside our solar system, whose size and surface temperature are similar to that on Earth.

“When I was the age of the kids sitting on this floor, the only planets we knew were around our own sun,” Gal said. “By the time these kids grow up, we will have telescopes in space that can take spectra of this planet and…decide there’s green or blue that might indicate trees and water. That is going to happen in their lifetime.”

According to Gal, astronomers use light given off by planets, stars and objects in our environment to understand their composition and temperature. A spectrum measures the wavelengths, frequency and temperature of an object using light that is absorbed or re-

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WEEKLY EVENTS

The Molokai Dispatch • Apr 23, 2014 • flected from the object. Participants got in on the action and took spectra of colored neon light from light bulbs in an interactive lab.

TenCate said she hopes attendees learned something new at the science program. She said the intent of National Library Week is to highlight the role of libraries, librarians, and the public library in promoting literacy and providing access to materials and resources.

“The programs that we host every year during National Library Week are very educational and informative for people on the island,” TenCate said.

“People can come here and learn so much for free.”

Along with the Molokai Public Library, the Alu Like Native Hawaiian Library, located behind the Lanikeha Community Center in Ho`olehua, also celebrated National Library Week.

They offered workshops on the topics of Hawaiian Historical Culture and

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Economics, Money Management and Preparing for our Future.

The Native Hawaiian Library provides informational services to Native Hawaiians and others interested in Hawaiian history and culture, as well as a collection of children’s books. Materials available include references, reading material, maps, DVDs, and Native Hawaiian research collection. There are also two digital collections available: Ulukau, which contains material that was written in Hawaiian and includes obtainable translations; and Hawaii Digital Library (HDL), which provides information about Hawaii.

National Library Week is celebrated each April by the American Library Association and libraries nationwide.

Hawaii’s public libraries offered a variety of free educational STEM, or science, technology, engineering, and math, related programs throughout the month of April.

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 T, Th Home Pumehana 9 a.m.

F Home Pumehana 9 a.m. 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 a.m.

Th Kaunakakai Gym 10 a.m.

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

Th Kaunakakai Gym 11 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 a.m.

T Home Pumehana, 5:15 p.m.

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

F Home Pumehana, 7:45 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 Aloha Yoga every Monday Wednesday and Friday from 12 - 1 at MCHC. Call 553-3930 for more 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

Call 560-3653 for appointments.

► Basic Mediation Training on April 24 & TUESDAY, APR 29 25 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at QLCC. Call ► Aha Kiole ‘o Mana’e will be having a (808) 244-5744 for more info. community meeting at Kilohana Rec center from 6:30 to 8:00p.m. ► Katchafire at Paddlers Inn Doors open at 8 p.m. Tickets are $30 presale, $35 at the WEDNESDAY, APR 30 door, and are available at the Molokai Hi ► The ABC’s of a Business Plan at KBC on Finest Shop, Rawlins Chevron or Paddlers April 30 from 12 to 1p.m. by Craig Swift, Inn. For more info visit www.hifinest.com Director of the MEO Business DevelopFRIDAY, APR 25 ment Center. ► How to Set and Achieve Any Goal You Have in Your Life at KBC from 12 to 1p.m.

by Certified Life Counselor Ed Gazmen. ► Suicide Preventors Around Molokai (SPAM) presents Da’ Mix Plate Festival at The Old Pau Hana Inn from 4 to 6p.m. Free admission.

SATURDAY, APR 26

► Kyani Presentation on triangle supplement program with Keiki-Dawn Izumi at the Kaulapu’u Elementary School Cafeteria from 10a.m. to 12p.m. Contact George Gramberg at 213-5097. ► Free Cardiovascular Screening at Kulana ‘Oiwi Complex from 8:30 to 12:30a.m.

MEETINGS

Ahahui Kaahumanu Chapter VIII meetings. 2nd Wednesday of every month at 4:30 pm at Kalanianaole Hall 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 Office upstairs (13.5 miles east of Kaunakakai on the Mauka side of the road), Wed. & Sat. 5:30–6:30p.m.

Alcoholics Anonymous Friendly Isle Fellowship SPORTS & RECREATION Molokai General Hospital (around to the back please), Recreational Paddling with Wa`akapaemua Canoe Mon. & Thurs. 7-8 p.m.

Club. Call 553-3999 or 553-3530. All levels and abilities Families Against Bullying meets every 3rd Tues welcome. at Home Pumehana Conference Room from 3:30 to Th 7:30 to 8:30 am at Hale Wa`akapaemua.

5:00p.m. Contact Shrene Naki at 553-4225 or snakikeikiPick-up Soccer care@hawaiiantel.net 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 HI Seed Savers, Green Gorilla Growers meet every fourth Park. Call Clare Seeger Mawae at 553-4477 or clare@ Monday at 5 pm for a potluck. Call for location at 336-1566. youthinmotion.org Ho`olehua Hawaiian Civic Club 2nd Wednesday of Molokai Swim Club every month at 5:30 pm at Kalanianaole Hall M, T, W, Th : Cooke Memorial Pool, 4:30 to 6 pm I Aloha Molokai, alternative energy solutions for Molokai. First Monday of every month, 6 pm at Kulana MUSIC Oiwi. Go to IAlohaMolokai.com for schedule or locaNa Kupuna Hotel Molokai, Fridays 4-6 p.m.

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

Living through Loss, Support group for anyone who Aunty Pearl’s Ukulele Class has experienced the loss of a loved one. Third Thursday M Home Pumehana, 9:45-10:45 a.m.

UPCOMING EVENTS

THURSDAY, APR 24

W Home Pumehana, 9-10 a.m.

Open to all. For more info call 553-5402

SAVE THE DATE

MEO Bus Schedule & Routes West Expanded Rural Shuttle Service

will be held Monday, May 26 at 10a.m to MOLOKAI HIGH SCHOOL seal the time capsule. For more information visit www.molokai75th.weebly. ► 75th Anniversary of MHS from May com or the Molokai High School 75th 23-26. Graduation will take place at 5 p.m. followed by Ho`olaulea at 6:30 p.m. Anniversary Facebook page. on Fri, May 23. Sat, May 24 will begin ► Enrollment To enroll at Molokai with a parade at 9 a.m., opening of the High School please go call Lori Kaiama time capsule at 10 a.m., Ho`olaulea at 567-6950 ext. 228 or Julia De George from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., and the 75th Luau at ext. 229 to set up an appointment for Celebration at 6 p.m. Closing Ceremony

24 HOUR SEXUAL ASSAULT HOTLINE 808-213-5522

May 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, or June 2 in the OHA/ DHHL Conference Room. For more info or to sign up, call 553-5393. ► St. Damien of Molokai Catholic Parish Fundraiser Dinner Show featuring Molokai’s own Riatea Helm on May 2 at MCHC from 6 to 10:30p.m. Tickets are $75 per person and on sale at Imports, Rawlins Chevron, and St. Damien Center. ► Ka Hula Piko will be held at Lanikeha on Sat, May 3. ► Molokai Charity Walk on Sat, May 3 at 7 a.m. Hotel Molokai to Paddlers Inn and back. Call Maui Hotel & Lodging at 2448625 for more info.

► Community Band Class open to students and adults. Every Thurs at MHS in the library from 5 to 7 p.m. Brass and ► Hoike presented at Kulana Oiwi by Ka woodwind loaner instruments are available. For more information call Bob Under- Umeke Ka`eo Hawaiian Immersion Public Charter School middle school students wood at 808-646-0733. on May 6 from 6-7:30pm. For more info ► Free Ballroom Classes sponsored by contact Desmon Haumea at 430-2714.

Consuelo Foundation and OHA every ► Mother’s Day Plant Fundraiser by Thurs from 5-6:30pm until June 5 at Hospice Hawaii Molokai on Fri, May 9 Kulana Oiwi. Ages 13 and up welcome.

Contact Kealoha Hooper at 808.646.0134 from10a.m. to 2p.m. in front of the Hospice office. Funds raised are earmarked for or kealohahooper@yahoo.com.

Hospice Hawaii Molokai. Contact Barbara ► Chronic Disease Self-Management L. Helm at 808-533-4310 or bhelm@hosWorkshops from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. on picehawaii.org.

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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 Molokai Lions Club meets 1st and 3rd Saturday of every month at 8:30 am at Paddlers Inn 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 - Every Wednesday private and group sessions. Register 658-0124 artalohamolokai@hotmail.com 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.

Home-School Connection First Thursday of every month. Support in homeschool academic, creative curriculum and extracurricular activities. Meet other homeschool families and teachers. Call Heather 658-0124 Tūtū and Me Traveling Preschool at MCHC Mon. and Wed. at 8:30-10:30a.m., and the Kaulapu’u Community Center Tues. and Thurs. at 8:30-10:30a.m. Call 560-5642 for enrollment forms.

► Library’s Book Sale by Friends of the Molokai Public Library on Sat, May 10 from 8 to 11a.m. Located in the carport behind the library. ► Historic Preservation Basics Seminar on Sat, May 17 from 9 a.m. to noon at Kulana Oiwi. For more info and to register call (808) 523-2900 or visit historichawaii.org ► Molokai Small Business Conference at UH Maui College Molokai on May 28 from 8:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Stop by KBC or MEO BDC to pick up a registration form. Free, but space is limited! Register by April 17. ► Sharing The Aloha Community Outreach Event by Hawaii Energy on May 28 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Kulana Oiwi Halau.

This is a family event with entertainment, door prizes, education, fun and a light dinner. Call KBC at 553-8100 by May 13 to register.

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Are you brave enough to go in search of cathartic epiphanies?

What has been dark will yield light.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): If for some inexplicable reason you are not simmering with new ideas about how you could drum up more money, I don’t know what to tell you -- except that maybe your mother lied to you about exactly when you were born. The astrological omens are virtually unequivocal: If you are a true Aries, you are now being invited, teased, and even tugged to increase your cash flow and bolster your financial know-how. If you can’t ferret out at least one opportunity to get richer quicker, you might really be a Pisces or SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The potential turning points that might possibly erupt in the coming days will not become Taurus. And my name is Jay Z. actual turning points unless you work hard to activate them.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You remind me of a garden They will be subtle and brief, so you will have to be very alert plot that has recently been plowed and rained on. Now the to notice them at all, and you will have to move quickly before sun is out. The air is warm. Your dirt is wet and fertile. The feel- they fade away. Here’s another complication: These incipient ing is a bit unsettled because the stuff that was below ground turning points probably won’t resemble any turning points got churned up to the top. Instead of a flat surface, you’ve got you’ve seen before. They may come in the form of a lucky furrows. But the overall mood is expectant. Blithe magic is in accident, a blessed mistake, a happy breakdown, a strange the air. Soon it will be time to grow new life. Oh, but just one healing, a wicked gift, or a perfect weakness. thing is missing: The seeds have yet to be sewn. That’s going SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): If you happen to be an to happen very soon. Right? athlete, the coming week will not be a good time to headbutt GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Here’s an excerpt from “Celes- a referee or take performance-enhancing drugs. If you hate tial Music,” a poem by Louise Gluck: “I’m like the child who to drive your car anywhere but in the fast lane, you will be buries / her head in the pillow / so as not to see, the child who wise to try the slower lanes for a while. If you are habitually tells herself / that light causes sadness.” One of your main as- inclined to skip steps, take short cuts, and look for loopholes, signments in the coming weeks, Gemini, is not to be like that I advise you to instead try being thorough, methodical, and child. It’s true that gazing at what the light reveals may shatter by-the-book. Catch my drift? In this phase of your astrological an illusion or two, but the illumination you will be blessed cycle, you will have a better chance at producing successful results if you are more prudent than usual. What?! A careful, with will ultimately be more valuable than gold. discreet, strategic, judicious Sagittarius? Sure! Why not?

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Would you like to forge new alliances and expand your web of connections and get more CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): My interpretation of this of the support you need to fulfill your dreams? You are enter- week’s astrological data might sound eccentric, even weird. ing the Season of Networking, so now would indeed be an But you know what? Sometimes life is -- or at least should be excellent time to gather clues on how best to accomplish all -- downright unpredictable. After much meditation, I’ve conthat good stuff. To get you started in your quest, here’s ad- cluded that the most important message you can send to the vice from Dale Carnegie: “You can make more friends in two universe is to fly a pair of underpants from the top of a flagmonths by becoming interested in other people than you can pole. You heard me. Take down the flag that’s up there, and in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.” run the skivvies right up to the top. Whose underpants should you use? Those belonging to someone you adore, of course.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Does Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt And what is the deeper meaning behind this apparently irrun faster than any person alive? As far as we know, yes. He rational act? What exactly is life asking from you? Just this: holds three world records and has won six Olympic gold Stop making so much sense all the time -- especially when medals. Even when he’s a bit off his game, he’s the best. At it comes to cultivating your love and expressing your passion. the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics, he set the all-time mark for the 100-meter race -- 9.69 seconds -- despite the fact AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You need to take some time that one of his shoelaces was untied and he slowed down out to explore the deeper mysteries of snuggling, cuddling, to celebrate before reaching the finish line. Like you, Bolt is and nuzzling. In my opinion, that is your sacred duty. It’s your a Leo. I’m making him both your role model and your anti- raison d’etre, your ne plus ultra, your sine qua non. You’ve got role model for the foreseeable future. You have the power to nurture your somatic wisdom with what we in the conto achieve something approaching his levels of excellence sciousness industry refer to as yummy warm fuzzy wonder in your own field -- especially if you double-check to make love. At the very least, you should engage in some prolonged sure your shoelace is never untied and especially if you don’t hugging with a creature you feel close to. Tender physical touch isn’t just a luxury; it’s a necessity. celebrate victory before it’s won.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In his unpublished book The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, John Koenig coins new words that convey experiences our language has not previously accounted for. One that may apply to you sometime soon is “trumspringa,” which he defines as “the temptation to step off your career track and become a shepherd in the mountains, following your flock between pastures with a sheepdog and a rifle, watching storms at dusk from the doorway of a small cabin.” To be overtaken by trumspringa doesn’t necessarily mean you will literally run away and be a shepherd. In fact, giving yourself the luxury of considering such wild possibilities may be a healing release that allows you to be at peace with the life you are actually living.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “The supreme pleasure we can know, Freud said, and the model for all pleasure, orgasmic

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Your body contains about four octillion atoms. That’s four with 27 zeroes after it. Believe it or not, 200 billion of that total were once inside the body of Martin Luther King, Jr. For that matter, an average of 200 billion atoms of everyone who has ever lived and died is part of you. I am not making this up. (See the mathematical analysis here: http://tinyurl.com/AtomsFromEveryone.) As far as your immediate future is concerned, Pisces, I’m particularly interested in that legacy from King. If any of his skills as a great communicator are alive within you, you will be smart to call on them. Now is a time for you to express high-minded truths in ways that heal schisms, bridge gaps, and promote unity.

Just proceed on the assumption that it is your job to express the truth with extra clarity, candor, and grace.

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By Dispatch Staff English: Recalcitrant

• Definition: Stubborn, often defiant of authority; difficult to manage or control.

• EXAMPLE: After months of recalcitrant behavior, the employee was terminated.

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• DEFINITION: Facial expression signifying surprise or upset.

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STATE OF HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES NOTICE OF ANIMAL CONTROL ACTIVITIES AND TEMPORARY CLOSURE FOR KAMAKOU PRESERVE, KAWELA, KAMALO, AND KAUPUALEI, ISLAND OF MOLOKAI Legal Notice DOFAW No. 14-02 The Division of Forestry and Wildlife, Department of Land and Natural Resources, State of Hawai ‘i, with the assistance of The Nature Conservancy Moloka’i Programs and the East Moloka ‘i Watershed Partnership, will conduct animal control activities, specifically aerial shooting from helicopters, within specific gulches on the private lands of Kamakou Preserve, Kawela Plantation Common Lands, Kamalo (Kamehameha Schools) and Kapualei Ranch on the island of Moloka’i for feral goats. Other feral animals will only be controlled above the fence.

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$622M Proposed Budget Many Molokai residents testified at Friday’s budget hearing for funds from the Fiscal Year 2014-2015 Maui County budget.

My testimony was on two topics that are important to me and hopefully will benefit all residents of Molokai.

First topic is regarding the water development fees (water meter) exemption bill. Congratulations to Councilmembers Stacy Crivello and Michael Victorino for bringing this issue forward and truly working for the people of Molokai and other economically challenged areas within Maui County. I testified in support of the bill and confirmed the economic challenges and employment inequities between Maui and Molokai based on my experience.

Secondly, the proposed FY15 budget is $622 million, of which $509 million is operating budget. Some of the operating budget is slated for capital improvements such as roads, parks, water systems, and more affordable housing (what’s affordable?). I am mandated to install a fire hydrant on the Kamehameha V Highway, or I will not get an approved permit to build my home for permanent residency on land left to me by my mother. There are fire hydrants 350 feet on either side of my proposed drive-

way along the Kamehameha V Highway; however, one is needed at my driveway, according to Maui County Code. How did 700 feet between hydrants happen on the highway in a residential area? Therefore, I made a request that some of the FY15 budget be slated to afford the basic infrastructure on Molokai, such as water, power, fire protection. My surrounding neighbors and I as well as our future generation will reap the benefits.

How much of the operating budget is slated for Molokai? How is it that Molokai does not have many of the basic infrastructures? We only have one wastewater treatment plant. I understand “keep Molokai, Molokai,” but for whom? Will our children be able to build/afford to live on Molokai?

As residents, we don’t get the same consideration regarding the basic infrastructure as Maui; therefore, Maui County codes could be adjusted accordingly for Molokai.

Mahalo for the time and efforts of all Councilmembers and their consideration for positive outcomes for the residents of Molokai.

Respectfully submitted, Darlene (Martin-Kumukoa-Umi) Johns

The Molokai Dispatch • Apr 23, 2014 •

Dispatch Intern Says Goodbye Before arriving to Molokai from Arizona last August, I have to confess I had a few expectations of what life would be like in this community. But the moment that plane touched Molokai ground, those expectations flew out the window and admittedly, I had my first culture shock in a very long time.

During my time working for the Dispatch, part of the community made me feel genuinely welcomed, making the transition much easier—namely the Pactols, Glenn Davis, Arleone Dibben-Young, Gene Santiago, Gladys Brown, Mark Miller, Joe Kennedy, Tessie Juario, Jennifer Hawkins, Chevy Levesa, the entire Mini Mart crew, and the fine group of gentlemen in front of Friendly Market. I honestly can’t thank you all enough for the positive impact you’ve had on me.

Sometimes, I felt like my presence wasn’t very welcomed, but if Molokai taught me one thing, it was to always be proud of who you are and where you come from. To me, Molokai is a shining example of that. Mauka to makai, your value in culture and tradition shows in everything and it’s been a joy to write about every week.

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and become part of that culture—it means a great deal to me and I hope my work did it justice. Next, I’ll be flying off to experience another culture in Germany, where I’ll continue practicing journalism, but I’ll always take what I learned on Molokai with me.

Lastly, I wanted to extend my warmest thanks to The Molokai Dispatch team and the guys for being my “branches,” my best friends and my family for the last months.

I’m always thinking of you and the laughs we had. No matter where life takes each of us, I hope one day we can all reunite on the island that brought us together for another “group hang.”

Love, Jessica Ahles

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The School Of Transformation Opinion by Rick Baptiste The School of Transformation (TSOT) is a highly prized, blessed, tried and proven 10-week interactive Internet program that will take any Christian on a journey of finding what you were born to do and putting you on track to be all you can be. Ed Silvoso, founder of TSOT, is a man on a mission to transform the World for Christ, beginning with you, then your family, your community, and your city.

During the last session of TSOT, I have found the greatest enemy to my living the good life, that God had designed for me, is the guy I look at in the mirror every morning. The good news is that the first three weeks in TSOT deals with personal transformation. Then week four of TSOT deals with your marriage and weeks five and six with your family.

All 10 weeks progressively will bring you to a place of impacting all areas of your life: health, wealth, spiritual, relationships and your community.

After taking part in TSOT, I found that I love Jesus more, my wife more, and I love you more.

For the first time, there is no cost to take part in TSOT but I encourage you to purchase the five

resource books found in TSOT syllabus at transformourworld.org. Then, click the enroll button right away because the first session starts May 8. TSOT is a wonderful platform for all denominations to come together via biblical proven patterns, as we grow together for a greater purpose than what we can do alone. We are stewards of all 7,000 plus residents on our island, as the body of Christ.

My vision is that none should perish and instead come to know the saving Love of Christ Jesus through the Ekklesia, “the Church of Molokai.”

Following each session on Thursdays, I will do a follow-up session in my home in Ho`olehua on Tuesday nights at 7 p.m. I will also have a live stream connection on my computer for those that prefer to connect from their own computers.

Some from Honolulu and New Zealand have already joined our group.

Please enroll in TSOT immediately, commit to TSOT process, and be prepared to transform our world.

To me, TSOT is a journey in becoming all that I was created to be, for the One who died for me. Please contact me if you have any questions, Rick Baptiste, 808-567-6759, holyhuaeagle@yahoo.com.

Remember Your Mother Hospice Hawaii Molokai News Release Hospice Hawaii Molokai Mother ’s Day fundraiser plant sale includes an assortment of flowering plants in varying sizes suitable for a garden and decorative pots. It’s a loving way to remember your mother on

Mother ’s Day. The sidewalk sale is Friday, May 9 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in front of the Molokai Hospice office in the Kamoi Center (next to Dave’s Ice Cream).

All funds raised are earmarked for Hospice Hawaii Molokai. Mahalo for your support.

Pesticides and Organic Labeling Let’s get some facts here when we talk about growing food. Two decades ago, no one went shopping for foods with the organic label. An Act of Congress started the organic label back in 1990 with the first rules published in 2000. If you go to the USDA Agricultural Marketing website, you’ll see it states, “Our regulations do not address food safety or nutrition.” The organic program was created to help sell products if you followed the rules. It isn’t about “better” food. Also, if the farmer makes less than $5,000 a year, he is not required to have a yearly audit. However the farmer must be ready for an audit.

Some people say that organic food is better because there are no pesticides used, but that is completely false and misleading.

The National Organic Program has a list of both naturally derived and synthetic pesticides. You might think that organic pesticides are safer, but that may not be the case.

Some studies show that there indeed are high levels of organic and synthetic pesticides found on foods in the marketplace.

What is important to know is that it’s the

dose that makes the pesticides toxic to us.

If you don’t follow the instructions and use too much, pesticides could be harmful. The same is true for other substances. Salt, for example, is toxic to humans and weeds in the right amounts. No one is scared of salt though!

Please understand that growing food requires inputs. That means bug control, weed control and fertilizer. If we allow the bugs and weeds to grow, we’d never get the food we eat or have it taste as good since both causes stress to the plant. Organic farmers and conventional farmers know this, even gardeners. Just take a walk down the gardening section of the local store and you’ll see what I mean.

If you think people will buy bug-eaten and diseased produce at the farmers’s markets, you’re wrong. Nice food comes from using things like pesticides to get it that way.

Thanks for reading, Blaze Juario

Pesticides Costly in Many Ways In response to Peter J. Davies, Professor of Plant Sciences at Cornell University, apparently not all professors at Cornell are on the same page. Dr. David Pimentol of Cornell University, an entomologist and one of the world’s leading agricultural experts, estimates that more the 500 species of insects are now resistant to pesticides. It is no accident that crops destroyed by insects have nearly doubled during the last 40 years in spite of an almost tenfold increase in the amount and toxicity of insecticides.

Even on a cost-benefit versus health approach, the use of pesticides comes out on the negative side of things. According to Dr. Pimentol, pesticides cost the nation $8 billion annually in public health expenditures, not to mention the unmeasured

losses from groundwater decontamination, fish kills, bird kills and domestic animal deaths.

Pesticides affect every living organism, humans are no exception!

A study titled “An Anthropological Approach to the Evaluation of Preschool Children Exposed to Pesticides in Mexico,” published in Environmental Health Perspectives (Vol. 106, No. 6, June 1998), states: “Functionally, the exposed (to pesticide) children demonstrated decreases in stamina, gross and fine eye-hand coordination, 30 minute memory and the ability to draw a person.”

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Registration begins at 6:30am on the day of the walk.

Contrary to what printed in the April 16 issue in “Airlines Vie for Kalaupapa Service,” Ron Hansen is the CEO and President of Mokulele Flight Service, while Mike Shizuma is a Molokai resident and supporter of Mokulele.

The Dispatch regrets the error.

MEDICAL USE OF MARIJUANA

The Molokai Dispatch • Apr 23, 2014 •

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O f f i c e : ( 8 0 8 ) 5 5 3 - 4 4 4 4 | C e l l : ( 8 0 8 ) 6 4 6 - 0 8 3 7 | E m a i l : e d. m o l o k a i @ ya h o o. co m 2 K a m o ` i S t r e e t , S u i t e # 1 B | P. O. B ox 1 5 9 K a u n a k a k a i , H I 9 6 7 4 8 In the past year, Molokai Realty, LLC has sold a high volume of properties, while also providing an excellent experience and personal connection for each of our clients. If you are serious about buying or selling your property we can help, call us today.

H oM E s Heights: $255,000(fs)

1272 sf 3 bed/2 bath home. Good ocean views.

Ranch Camp: $225,000 (fs)

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Kanoa Beach: $489,000 (fs) IN ESCROW

Great ocean views. Water meter installed. Two adjoining lots with a total of 13,626 sf.

Close to schools, town and hospital.

Located on the corner and ready for building.

Heights: $279,000 (fs)

2 lots consisting of 6.156 acres. Prime location with great mountain views.

3 bed/1 bath, with large double carport, roofed lanai with ocean views and solar water heater.

Manila Camp: $188,000 (fs)

3 bed/1 bath, private and clean. Many upgrades including deck and carport. Photovoltaic system installed to reduce utility costs.

Ranch Camp: $89,000 (fs)

2208 sf duplex with individual water & electric.

Plenty of storage area with private beach access.

Manila Camp: $169,000 (fs)

3 bed/1 bath home with great ocean views from the lanai

East End: $822,000 (fs)

2.280 sqft 4 bedroom, 3 bath home. Jacuzzi, gourmet kitchen with granite countertops sitting on a large 2.5 acre plus lot

Kaluakoi: $749,950 (fs)

2140 sf home on 30 acres with ocean views.

Maunaloa Village: $79,000 (fs)

West Ohia: $479,000

3 bedrooms / 2.5 bath, home in the heights. covered garage with a spacious screened lanai

Heights: $96,000 (fs)

Manila Camp: $165,000 (fs) IN ESCROW

Halawa: $140,000 (fs)

Papohaku: $350,000 (fs)

10,477 sf lot in the heights

Make it Molokai

• MOLOKAI SHORES

• KEPUHI BEACH RESORT

• KE NANI KAI

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

1172 Newly remodeled unit Light & airy. $99,995 1201 One bedroom unit completely remodeled with excellent ocean views. $160,000 COTTAGE #2-B OCEANFRONT 2B/2B unit with excellent rental history. $450,000.

114 Beach & ocean view unit. Good rental history. $160,000

B-225 Ocean view condo, with tile flooring & new LR furniture. $99,000 SOLD

Ranch Camp: $99,500 (fs)

Wavecrest B-207: $149,900 (fs)

Unfurnished ground floor unit 123, upgraded kitchen & bath

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

Kaunakakai: $150,000(fs)

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

Totally upgraded, beautiful island condo. Ready to move in.

w w w.molok airealtyLLC.com HOME SITES

CONDOMINIUMS

ENCHANTING OLD HAWAII

Kaunakakai: $399,000(fs)

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

Molokai Shores: $112,000 (fs)

Gently sloped lot on a quiet cul-desac.

Wonderful ocean views.

Molokai Land & Homes 808.552.2233

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Kepuhi Beach Resort: $139,000(fs) IN ESCROW

Lot #121, large parcel 21.184 acres of gentle sloping land. Across the street from Pophaku.

2 full acres, beautiful untouched land.

4 bed/1 bath home newly renovated

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146 Completely remodeled & painted. Sold w/ high end furnishings. Unit is well maintained .

Garden views & private. $199,500.

Jill McGowan Realtor ~ Broker ABR

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

Nice views of the rolling ranchlands. $59,500 D-17 Ocean view residential lot. $63,000 F-06 10,019 sf corner lot with ocean views. $99,900 • PAPOHAKU RANCHLANDS Lot 237 Second tier oceanfront $294,850 Lot 199 Oceanfront private location close to Dixie Maru Beach. $775,000.

Accredited Buyer Representative| Jill@molokailandandhomes.com 808-552-2233 Direct|808-552-2255 Office

www.molokailandandhomes.com

Lot 132 20 acre lot in Papohaku Ranchlands with sweeping ocean views. $199,000 Lot 55 5+acres of beautiful vacant land at an incredibly low price! Seller’s motivation is your gain! $105,000 Lot 79 Incredible unobstructed ocean views from this hill top property. Diamond Head & awesome sunsets.$239,000 Lot 3250 Kaluakoi Rd. Ocean front 5+ acre lot with cottage.

Peace & quiet. $1,095,000

• KAWELA PLANTATIONS Lot 54 SUPERB 3 island views $199,000 Lot 90 Unobstructed 3 island views on Onioni Dr. $144,750 SALE PENDING Lot 225 on Makanui Rd. Nice ocean views with partial sunrise & sunsets. $135,000 Lot 252 Makaiki Rd. Views of Lanai & west Molokai.

Partial sunsets. $194,980

• EAST END Honouliwai Bay with views of 3 islands. Survey & Deeded access available. $160,000 •KAUNAKAKAI 1527 Puili Place close to town w/ ocean views. $57,960* 1531 Ocean view lot close to town. $72,960* *1527 & 2531 ARE SOLD TOGETHER

“EXPERT ADVICE & PERSONAL SERVICE you can TRUST” REAL ESTATE: NEW

PRICE REDUCTION

WEST SIDE COTTAGE - Live in your cottage while you build your dream house that sits on 5.59 acres on this ocean view parcel.

Garage under cottage.Total Solar. Priced to sell at $475,000

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

(808) 633-8700 | (808) 553-4477 MOLOKAI-OUTDOORS.COM

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 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 $125,000

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 $239,000 PRICE REDUCTION

Steps to the Water’s edge. Located 3.5 miles east of town next to the Fishpond. $649,000 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

Located in the Meyer Building off the Wharf Road: Mon - Fri 8 to 4:30 Visit www.molokai-vacation-rental.net or call our office at 553-8334

Kualapu`u Cookhouse Molokai’s Eating Landmark Hwy 470 & Uwao St Kualapu`u, HI 96757

808-567-9655

EARLY BIRD DINNER Country Fried Chicken with Rice & Mac $10.95 3 - 4 pm | Take out only

EARLY BIRD BREAKFAST Single pancake and bacon - $6.99 7 - 8 am | Dine in only

Daily Breakfast & Lunch Specials – Call for take-out – 808-567-9655

Dinner Schedule Monday 7 am - 2 pm, Tues - Sat 7 am - 8 pm Now open on Sundays from 9 am – 2 pm with breakfast all day

Catering available - CALL FOR INFO Breakfast: 7 am - 11 am | Lunch: All Day

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: Tues, Wed, Thurs, Sun: 8 - 11 pm Fri & Sat: 8 pm - 12 am On Hotel Lane alley, Kaunakakai

RESTAURANT HOURS:

SMALL CUP OF COFFE WITH A PIECE OF PIE FOR JUST $1.78

7 am - 1 pm (CLOSED TUES)

553-5855 FRESH COFFEE Self serve next to the pastry display.

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

$25 GIFT CARDS AVAILABLE

Mahalo Molokai for your continued patronage and support!

Check out our daily specials and new items! ~ From the Staff and Management of Kanemitsu Bakery ~

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