Molokai Dispatch -- Oct. 1, 2014 by Molokai Dispatch

OCTOBER 1, 2014 - VOLUME 30, ISSUE 40

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Putting in Their Two Cents

Community Center Renovations Almost Done

By Bianca Moragne | Staff Writer

aui County mixed things up at this year’s community budget meetings with a new format that allowed residents, organizations and community leaders more focused opportunities to add input to the proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2015-2016. The new format rotated community members through tables of staff from each county department. County directors and staff members listened to concerns, addressed budget needs and answered questions about departmentspecific county-related issues. Attendees were given a form to write down their comments. All concerns were submitted to Budget Director for the Mayor’s Office Sandy Baz at the end of the meeting. “This new format is being very well received from the community,” Baz said. “For 20 years, we’ve been doing it with this idea of somebody standing in front of a microphone for three minutes and providing one-way testimony. We wanted to bring public engagement to the 21st century.” Testimony from residents was the most received at a Molokai community budget meeting, Baz said. Mayor Alan Arakawa said it’s important for the government to evaluate community concerns on major issues and address them in the budget. “From renovating Mitchell Pauole Center to the fire station that has been built, all of that came from public testimony from the people on this island,” said Arakawa. “It’s your tax dollars that we’re going to be redistributing to pay for services that will best support your community.”

Parks and Rec Several large projects such as the Mitchell Pauole Center and the parking lot expansion and light installation at Duke Maliu Regional Park are being tackled by the Dept. of Parks and Recreation this year, according to Deputy Director Brianne Savage. “We have a lot of overdue maintenance projects that have not been taken care of for many years because there hasn’t been funding for them,” she said. In this year’s budget, County Council provided additional capital expenditure improvement monies for each of the eight districts. Molokai received $6.9 million, or 6.3 percent, for Fiscal Year 2015. The budget allocated $50.11 million, or 45.3 percent, for countywide projects. Now, Molokai has the money to catch up on repairs on corroding chainlink fencing at youth sports fields and restroom renovations at Papohaku Beach Park, Savage said. She said several of the maintenance projects will take place in 2015. “Our goal is to try to get all of our specifications and projects scheduled and organized in the next couple of months so that hopefully as soon as we hit 2015 we can actually start executing the work, Sav-

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By Catherine Cluett | Editor-In-Chief

Six-year-old Kia`i Ching takes a flying leap into the sunset at Papohaku Beach.

Photo by Catherine Cluett

his spectacular photo of Papohaku Beach’s skyscape made NASA’s website as photo of the day last month. Taken by Spanish-American astrophotographer Rogelio Bernal Andreo, this shot captures a night rainbow on the western horizon during his visit to Molokai in June, with Oahu’s glow in the background. The moonbow, Andreo explained, is produced as raindrops reflect moonlight from the direction opposite the moon, meaning the moon is directly behind the photographer. The photo will be included in his upcoming book, “Hawaii Nights.”

“I had Papohaku Beach in my list of places to visit for the book, and when I entered that immaculate beach, I knew I was in one of the most amazing places on Earth,” said Andreo, via email. “While I was taking this panorama, suddenly the moonbow appeared. It was amazing.” Andreo’s photography of the night sky has appeared in magazines like National Geographic, as well as television networks such as the BBC, the Discovery Channel series “Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking” and “Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey” series. For more of his photography, visit deepskycolors.com.

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aunakakai’s community facility, the Mitchell Pauole Center, remains closed for renovations but its completion is near. “The bulk of the work is done,” said Brianne Savage, interim parks director for the county’s Department of Parks and Recreation, which is in charge of the project. “We’re pushing [for reopening] as soon as we can.” Construction began at the end of March, and was slated to be finished this December. Savage said she hopes the facility will be ready ahead of schedule. No official completion date has yet been set. The renovations -- which include an additional freestanding covered lanai, kitchen and restroom improvements, and wheelchair accessibility upgrades to current Americans with Disabilities (ADA) standards – are budgeted at over $1 million. Those smaller improvements still left to be completed include finishing the restrooms and making adjustments to the drainage system, Savage said. Since construction has been going on, the Mitchell Pauole Center – the largest and one of the only community facilities in Kaunakakai -- has been closed to community events and public use. Meetings and events normally scheduled for the space have been shifted in the meantime to various other facilities around the island. The discussion for the need for improvements began several years ago, according to community leaders who testi-

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hen many people think of Kalaupapa, images of exile, suffering and disfigurement come to mind – stories from history books that tell a horrific tale from outside eyes. A photo exhibit that opened at the Molokai Museum and Cultural Center in Kalae last Saturday seeks to depict the people of Kalaupapa in a

new light. “So much of [Kalaupapa’s] history is based on other people’s accounts and often sensationalized and just not true,” said Valerie Monson, coordinator for Ka `Ohana O Kalaupapa, the organization sponsoring the exhibit. “[The exhibit’s goal] is to capture history in their own words and the images they chose. We hope people will come away with a completely different image of

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Molokai county employees serve island residents every day by working to make sure community needs are met. In recognition of their services and hard work, employees from Maui County’s five departments on island were honored at a luncheon last Thursday. “Every employee and job is critical to the operation that we have,” said Mayor Alan Arakawa. “We want to make sure that everybody recognizes that we as county employees are here to provide the very best services we can to the community so we can have the highest quality of life.” County employees are responsible for a variety of tasks that keep the island running smoothly — and many work above and beyond their job description. From filling potholes to delivering meals to elders to providing emergency services, every job performed by Molokai employees is critical and should be respected, said Molokai County Council member Stacy Crivello. “Mahalo from our community and our island, I don’t think we say that enough,” Crivello said. “I really want to say thank you.” The 22nd annual Molokai Employee Recognition Luncheon held at Home Pumehana did just that by giving thanks to those with 10, 15, 20 and 25 years of service, county retirees, those with perfect attendance, and employee of the year nominees. Three employees were believed by their departments to have performed outstanding services this year. Harvey Place of the Dept. of Public Works, Nathaniel Hubbard of the Police Dept. and Henry Lindo of the Dept. of Fire and Public Safety were nominated for Employee of the Year. Harvey Place, construction equipment mechanic I, was awarded that honor, having been selected by a local committee. Place has been working with the Dept. of Public Works since 1977, according to a write-up of his accomplishments by the Dept. of Public Works. In the past 37 years, Place has maintained equipment to keep it running at full force and salvaged parts for later use, never turning down an opportunity to put in overtime hours to get the job done. He proactively provides regular maintenance, preventing larger jobs in the future. With a positive attitude, Place sets an example of leadership for his co-workers and superiors, according to his department. Local selection committee members

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Harvey Place, center, the winner of this year's Employee of The Year, stands with Mayor Alan Arakawa, right, and Molokai County Council member Stacy Crivello. Photo by Bianca Moragne reviewing the nominees were Kim Svetin, Zhantell Dudoit and Lyndon Dela Cruz. “The three nominees for County of Maui Molokai Employee of the Year were all excellent,” said Svetin. “It is a tough decision to select just one employee… It was a privilege to be on the committee this year.” Supervisors select the best employees to nominate in each department and provide work summaries for each one, according to Svetin. Employees are selected based on their quality of work, consistency in the workplace and ability for teamwork, Arakawa said. With over 2600 Maui County employees, each island in the county is recognized, and every year someone new is honored, he added. Employees honored at the luncheon for 10 years of service were Christy Manaba, Eddiemar Aganon, Craig Arinoki, Jimmy Casino, Pierson Kapuni and Douglas Campbell. Jorgen Busby, Sean Simon, Arlen Kaiama, Leon Piza and Perry Tangonan were honored for 15 years of service. Those with 20 years of service are John Cabanting and Wayne Alcon. Guy Joao and Isaac KanHai were recognized for 25 years. Retirees honored were Steven Arce after 41 years, Zachary Helm with 31 years, Keawe Puhi with 24 years, and Travis Tancayo at 15 years. Those with perfect attendance the past year were Godfrey Akaka, Rogelio Cabanting, Zachary Crowder, Jonathan Honda, John Jakubczak, Kaleo Puaa, Nazario Ragonton, Tyson Santiago, Gerard Starkey, Georgiette Tancayo and the late Esmeralda Salinas. “All of you are special because not only do you live here, but you love here and you love the people,” Dudoit said. “On behalf of the people…thank you for your hard work and service.”

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BUDGET Continued From pg. 1 age said. Molokai Occupational Center (MOC) and Molokai Youth Center (MYC) gave testimony concerning the lack of lighting at their job sites. The major concern by MOC employees, which has a grant with Parks and Recreation to perform maintenance, is the lack of lighting when they clean the restrooms, said center employee Tammy Lynn Ross. Ross said sometimes it’s completely dark. Jacob Puaa-Spencer, a representative for the MYC, said the light timer at the youth center needs to be reset. Lights remain on longer than scheduled, wasting electricity. He said he would also like more lights installed along the youth center parking lot. Savage said Parks and Recreation will address these concerns immediately. Business and Economic Development The county has done well supporting business boosting services on Molokai such as the Maui Economic Opportunity (MEO) Business Development Center and the classes they provide, according to Jennifer Hawkins, Kuha`o Business Center small business specialist. Hawkins represented Teena Rasmussen, the director of Office of Economic Development, at the meeting. “We offer classes and counsel people on starting a new business in the county,” Hawkins said. “We work with the businesses to get educational opportunities here on island to meet their needs.” Partners like Maui Economic Development Board (MEDB) and MEO Transportation, both funded through the county, offer classes that are important for the community, said Edwin Mendija, owner of Mendija's Repair. Mendija said he wrote his testimony for the continuation of MEO’s Core Four Business Planning Classes and other training opportunities. “I’m hearing a lot of support for, not only MEO Business Development Center, but also MEDB,” Hawkins said. “People want funds for the STEM Program and other youth and engineering opportunities that MEO and MEDB provide the young people here on island. Both of those services have a tremendous impact.” Many people expressed that the MEO bus is an integral service for Molokai, and called to keep bus funding, Baz said. “MEO Maui Bus on Molokai is an important service for the community. People are asking for and want to see more busses here,” Baz said. “The county is very appreciative of MEO to provide this service to Molokai residents.”

Humane Society The Molokai Humane Society depends on funding from private citizens to care for the hundreds of animals it serves each year, according to Executive Director Hoala Davis. Davis called on support from the Dept. of Housing and Human Concerns and

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fied in favor of the project. The new covered lanai, located east of the facility in the previously open lawn, will provide shade and eliminate the need to erect as many easyups at community events. “Personally, I feel this is something that is needed,” County Councilperson Stacy Crivello said at a Molokai Planning Commission meeting last year. “We don’t have that many [community] facilities, but

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Maui Police Department’s animal control services. She said she wants funds allocated towards bridging a connection between Molokai and Maui’s Humane Society. This would help to save more lives, Davis said. Due to an influx of animals received and a lack of space to house them at Molokai Humane Society, some animals are sent to the Maui Humane Society, Davis said. “The condition of animals sent to Maui upon arrival really determines the amount of time they are in the shelter. That’s a nice way of saying if they were sick on arrival they got put down,” she said. “We’re trying to make sure that any animal that goes to Maui from Molokai will be healthy and adoptable.” Being able to provide veterinary care, preventative medication for fleas and ticks, vaccinations and spayed and neutered programs are some of the services Davis would like to introduce with money from the budget, she said. “That’s going to require a bigger partnership between the Maui Humane Society, animal control officers, our organization and the community,” Davis said. “We need a solution that makes sense, works, isn’t going to be incredibly expensive, but at the same time, saves as many lives as possible.” Davis said the new budget meeting system was a great opportunity for her to address every department necessary. At last year’s budget meeting, Molokai Humane Society was last to be called to give testimony.

The Next Step Other services and issues that received support included the PALS Program, which provides a recreation program for county children during summer and intersession breaks, as well as the Red Cross, MEO’s Head Start Program and replacement of the Kaunakakai Gym. “The general consensus is people saying thank you and to continue the support,” Baz said. “Everybody’s appreciative of the support, but there are a few recommendations for increase services in different areas.” Molokai voiced which public services need continuation and additional support from the county for the next fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015. After each county department submits their budget proposals and all public comment is collected, the county will analyze their projected revenues and compile a budget, which will be presented to the County Council on March 25, 2015, Baz said Council has until June 10 to approve the budget, which would take effect July 1. “Having an opportunity for discussion on issues with the idea of being able to ask questions and get responses on both sides, so we can get a clearer picture on what it is residents want is why we tried this new format,” Baz said. “We’ll take this [testimony] into account as we develop the budget.” The community can continue to provide input about the budget by emailing testimony to Sandy Baz at Sandy.Baz@ mauicounty.gov until Oct. 31.

I hope that what we have, we can extend their use for future generations.” Savage said in addition to the improvements, the department also plans to demolish and remove the maintenance building in front of the community center that many consider an eye-sore. She said the goal is to complete the demolition before the rest of the construction is completed, though it may not take place before the facility re-opens because she doesn’t want it to delay use of the Mitchell Pauole Center. “Ultimately we want to get the facility reopened for the community,” said Savage.

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AIR RIFLERY @ MAUI HIGH, 9/27 Molokai boys team, first place, 981 points Boys individual (top 3 Molokai): 1st place, Cody Nip, 257 3rd place, Michael Corpuz, 247 4th place, Josh Cabreros, 246 Molokai girls team, fifth place, 879 points Girls Individual (top 3 Molokai): 7th place, Keaa Davis, 239 12th place, Pomai Gomes, 234 26th place, Alysha Agliam, 206

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GIRLS VOLLEYBALL @ WAR MEMORIAL 9/26 Molokai 24, 25, 25, 25 St. Anthony 26, 17, 13, 15 9/27 Molokai 27, 25, 17, 25 St. Anthony 25, 18, 25, 21

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he Farmers football team’s defense came together strong in the second half of the game to win last Saturday's home conference game against the St. Anthony Trojans by a score of 20-6. “Defensively we came out a little sluggish in the first half, but we brought it and played ball in the second half,” said Head Coach Mike Kahale. Kahale said the team has a lot to work on, especially after injuries on the field. Junior Alden Abafo, a defensive back and running back, was hit hard and injured in the third quarter while running the ball and sat out the rest of the game. Kahale said he’s hopeful Abafo will recover and return

to the field. With a 3-1 season record, the Molokai team will challenge Hana next at home on Oct. 11. Kahale said his team must step up its game. “Hana’s a tough team so we have to make sure we’re ready for them,” Kahale said. “They’re playing to win, but we’ve come out victorious the past few times we’ve met. If we play like we played today we’re not going to beat them.” The Farmers will also celebrate the seniors, Kayson Castor-Wallace, Sheyden Kaholoaa, Mana Puaoi, Kahanu Alcon, Haaloha “Tani” Aikala Falealii, King Kahana-Kalua and Iokepa Albino, on Senior Day during their next game.

Newspaper Staff Changes Molokai Dispatch News Release We’d like to keep our readers and advertisers in the loop by announcing some changes to our staff at The Molokai Dispatch and welcoming Sarah Ching as our new sales manager. Sarah has a background in finance and account management, as well as family ties on Molokai, and we are happy to have her joining our team. Sarah’s work experience includes American Savings Bank here on Molokai, and most recently, working with mutual investment and retirement funds on the mainland. She looks forward to using this knowledge to assist our clients and advertisers to help grow both their businesses. “My husband and I are excited to be back on Molokai, where he is from, and we feel extremely lucky to raise our two kids on the island, and once again, be a part of this close knit community,” said Ching. “I'm excited for this new venture with the Dispatch, working with an organization that I feel embodies and captures the beauty of Molokai and its people.” Sarah looks forward to meeting the local business people we support. In the meantime, please feel free to stop by our office Wednesday through Friday to meet her and ask any questions you may have

regarding advertising in the Dispatch. To contact Sarah, email her at sales@themolokaidisaptch.com or call our office at 808552-2781. Our current sales manager and graphic designer, Laura Pilz, is planning a move to the mainland this month but we are lucky that she will continue working with us remotely as our graphic designer. In this capacity, she will still design and lay out our weekly newspaper and assist clients in designing their ads. Laura will be available by email at layout@themolokaidispatch. com or by phone at 630-776-9647. We are grateful to have had Laura working with us the past two years, and while we will miss having her in the office, we are happy that she has agreed to continue in a part-time capacity after her move. Catherine Cluett remains editor of the paper, and our reporting internship program continues. Our six-month internship offers recent journalism graduates a chance to gain hands-on reporting experience and have a positive impact in a small community. We thank the people of Molokai for continuing to support our efforts and those of our interns by welcoming them and allowing them the opportunity to serve this community.

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Representing the Aina in D.C. By Hanohano Naehu Two weeks ago, I had a chance to go to Washington, D.C. to voice support for the Pacific Remote Islands National Marine Monument. I was part of a four-person team from Hawaii with the goal to talk to all of our Hawaii representatives and agencies like Fish and Wildlife, NOAA, the Dept. of the Interior, and others to urge them to protect as much of the Pacific Ocean from overfishing. We wanted to clean up any misleading information from the fishing industry, and to share reputable science and Hawaiian culture to help to protect our ocean. Our team consisted of marine scientist Dr. Robert Richmond, coordinator and environmentalist Sheila Sarhangi, Aunty Makaàla Kaàumoana, a Hawaiian kupuna, practitioner, environmentalist and activist, and myself Guy Hanohano Naehu Kiaì, loko, cowboy and Hawaiian freedom fighter. We just learned last Thursday that our efforts were successful and President Barack Obama declared the Pacific Remote Islands National Marine Monument to be the largest no-take marine sanctuary on the planet. This is just a stepping stone and a priceless investment for future generations. Our strategy was simple: in every meeting, we began our presentation with the science aspect and lead off with Dr. Robert Richmond. He would speak on the facts of how more protected area will lead to better fish sizes and better spawning ratios -- simply put, more protection would lead to better harvests in the future. I would follow him up with my connection to Hawaiian fishponds and the lessons

of Aloha Àina and Ohana. My job was to express to them how Hawaiians view our àina and kai. The environment is our child and our parent, and if we take care of it, it will always take care of us. These are lessons that we have learned from our kumulipo, the creation chant that links us to every life on earth. I shared the experiences that we have collected from the voyages of the Hokulea, and the fact that our people have been traveling the Pacific Ocean for millennia and the link for our people to kanaloa (ocean). I tried to be heartfelt in making these decision makers realize the opportunity before them to do the right thing. Invest in the environment and the payoffs will reach all humans that depend on the Pacific for life. Aunty Makaàla Kaàumoana, a kupuna from Kauai, was a blessing to have on our trip. She is an educated kanaka with a heart of gold and her intelligence and love surely expressed to all the people we had a chance to share with just how important saving our planet really means to the people of Hawaii. Sheila Sarhangi put all this together, the glue that made everything possible. The fact sheets, letters of support, support from scientists and cultural practitioners, etc. I am blessed and thankful to be a part of such a great endeavor, and I hope that what we did would lead to positive repercussions that lead to a better future for all of us. “He Aliì ka àina he kauwa ke kanaka” -- the environment is the Chief and we humans are the servants!

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Molokai Fire Promotions Maui Fire Dept. News Release Two Molokai firefighters, Greg Jenkins and Jorgen Busby, have recently been promoted. Greg Jenkins joined the Maui Fire Department on April 1, 1996 and was promoted to the rank of Captain this month on Sept. 16. After recruit class in 1996, Captain Jenkins was first assigned as a Firefighter to Molokai at the Hoòlehua Fire Station on Engine 9, B Watch. At various ranks throughout his career, Captain Jenkins has also worked at the Kaunakakai and Pukoò Fire Stations on Molokai, as well as on Maui, at the Napili Fire Station and in the Hazardous Materials/Training Bureau. In 2005, Captain Jenkins was promoted to Firefighter III-Driver. With his recent promotion, Captain Jenkins will now be stationed back at the location of his original Firefighter assignment at the Hoòlehua Fire Station on Engine 9, B Watch. Captain Jenkins and his family have lived on Molokai for the past 18 years.

Jorgen Busby, left and Greg Jenkins. Molokai native Firefighter III Jorgen Busby joined the department on May 3, 1999 and has been stationed there at the Ho`olehua Fire Station (Engine 9, C Watch) for all of his 15 years as a firefighter. Jorgen looks forward to his new assignment as Firefighter III, at the Kaunakakai Fire Station (Engine 4, A Watch). Other recent promotions in the Maui Fire Department include Captain Rylan Yatsushiro, has served more than 12 years and is stationed in Wailea. Peter Gand, promoted to the rank of Firefighter III, joined in 2005 and serves in Lahaina.

Kolea Kontest Winners Nene o Molokai News Release This year marked the 17th annual Krazy for Kolea Kontest, and a kolea reported by Joe Kitagawa proved to be Molokai’s early bird, marking the beginning of the fall migration of the Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva). At 11:21 a.m. on July 29, a kolea flushed from a pasture at the Kamakou Preserve. Joe wins a Kolea Research Hawaii T-shirt from the Hawaii Audubon Society and a gift certificate for one scoop of ice cream at Kamoi Snack-N-Go. The kolea is a swift flying shorebird and has been clocked migrating at 118 miles per hour, although an average of 56 to 60 mph is more typical. Females are first to leave breeding grounds in Alaska, with adult males arriving by the end of August and juveniles in October. The species is long-lived (25-plus years), and birds annually return to the same territory on winter grounds. Kolea on their northern migration may have aided

ancient navigators with the discovery of the Hawaiian Islands, and the bird figured prominently in Hawaiian folklore: it was considered to be the embodiment of the god of healing, Koleamoku, and a messenger of high chiefs. Runners-up in the Krazy for Kolea Kontest also receive recognition. The second place kolea was observed by Lily Jenkins at Kilohana Elementary School on July 31. Visitor Victoria Velinski, from Chicago, reported a kolea on territory at Duke Maliu Regional Park, taking third place. Other winners are Helen VonTempsky, Sarah Jenkins, Sarah Yerhot, Doug Beijers and Connie Bissell (tied), Kimberly Svetin and Mrs. Chieko MIkami (tied), and Diane Pike. Mahalo for participating in the 17th annual Krazy for Kolea Kontest. All winners call Arleone at 553-5992 to receive your Kamoi Snack-N-Go ice cream gift certificate… and have a great treat with your kolea!

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who they are.” Called “A Reflection of Kalaupapa: Past, Present and Future,” the gallery has made a tour of the Hawaiian Islands and is on Molokai to stay until August of next year. The collection of mostly black and white photographs, both historic and contemporary, and their accompanying explanatory placards, represent daily life in the settlement. Many photos depict Kalaupapa residents showing off their artistic skills or inventive solutions. In one, Richard Marks – owner and guide of Damien Tours, a business he started with his wife Gloria -- stands surrounded by a large collection of artifacts, a spoon in his hand. The utensil was designed to wrap around the wrist to accommodate those who lost their fingers from the progression of Hansen’s disease. “They had all these old ideas about leprosy,” Marks commented on outdated leprosy laws in Hawaii. “I just wouldn’t believe any of them.” Marks contested those laws, which led to their abolition in 1969. Another photo shows Mariano Rea in his Kalaupapa store. When asked by a reporter if he was bitter, he replied, "How can I be bitter? If it wasn't for this disease, I wouldn't know you.''

A Dedicated Life The exhibit is dedicated to the late Sarah Miala Meyer Kaopuiki Benjamin, whose

childhood home is next to the Molokai Museum. After being diagnosed with Hansen’s disease, Benjamin was transferred to Kalaupapa in 1942. Before that, she was sent to Kalihi Hospital on Oahu, where, though she had no children of her own, she was put in charge of 12 adolescent girls who had been separated from their families at the hospital. “She helped them to become women,” said Monson, a journalist who has spent a lot of time in Kalaupapa and knew Benjamin personally. “She taught them what any mother would teach. [Many have said] they consider her their second mother.” Benjamin went on to become a leader in the Kalaupapa community, respected for her knowledge of Hawaiian traditions, language and medicinal plants. “One of the first signs of spring in Kalaupapa was Sarah riding in the back of her husband’s truck with her hair loose, just enjoying spring,” Monson recalled. Benjamin lived in the settlement until her death in 2005, and is buried in the R.W. Meyer Cemetery next to the museum, where the opening blessing for the exhibit was held in the dappled shade by her gravesite. “You are the embodiment of what God intended a human being to be,” said Monson, her voice choked as she laid a lei over Benjamin’s headstone. “This exhibit is for you.” Fourth generation Meyer descendant and Benjamin’s nephew, Paul Meyer, and his wife, son and granddaughter attended the exhibit opening. “We went down several times to see her [in Kalaupapa],” Meyer said of his aunt. “I didn’t get to meet her too many times...

The Molokai DispaTch • ocT 1, 2014 • She was just a regular person to me…. She didn’t have her fingers already but she was always knitting and crocheting.” Meyer said he and his family were excited when they heard about the exhibit and he said it’s nice to hear good things about his Aunty Miala, as Benjamin was called by family and friends. “She was really spirited – she didn’t let it get her down,” Meyer recalls of her reaction to adversity. “[Benjamin] was someone who could handle any kind of crisis,” said Monson. “She had the ability to adapt to any situation thrown at her.”

Full of Spirit That’s a common thread for Kalaupapa residents. “Everywhere else you go, you go to the store and buy, buy, buy. Here in Kalaupapa, we just look around and try, try, try,” reads a quote from Cathrine Puahala, underneath her photo of her standing in front of her house. The caption explains that Puahala would “turn Vienna Sausage can lids into glittering Christmas angels, old tires into wreaths and discarded deer horns into avant-garde holiday trees.” Acclaimed photographer Wayne Levin, who began visiting Kalaupapa in 1984, captured many of the images displayed in the gallery. Though he was not able to be present at the exhibit opening due to a family emergency, Levin did assist in the set-up and arrangement of the photos, said Noelani Meyer Keliikipi, executive director of the Molokai Museum and Cultural Center. “We all need to learn more [about Ka-

laupapa’s history],” said Keliikipi, Benjamin’s great-niece. “Through the exhibit we can learn about the personal history of individuals so they’re not forgotten.” Keliikipi said the museum removed their ongoing exhibit to make room for the photographs, and repainted the gallery especially for the occasion. About 100 attendees visited the display on Saturday, enjoying free admission for the day. Gallery-goers paused in front of photographs, reminisced on their own memories of Kalaupapa friends or relatives, and listened to music played by Alu Like’s kupuna group performing songs about Kalaupapa. Produced by Ka `Ohana O Kalaupapa, a nonprofit that includes Kalaupapa residents, family members/descendants and friends of the community, the exhibit recently wrapped up a month at Kalaupapa’s Paschoal Hall, where it drew nearly 600 visitors. “It was wonderful to see the enthusiasm from so many people who wanted to view the exhibit,” said `Ohana President Boogie Kahilihiwa, a Kalaupapa resident for more than 50 years, in a press release. Organizers hope that during its year at the Molokai Museum and Cultural Center, the gallery will be visited by school classes, kupuna groups and others. Special presentations will also be held periodically. Keliikipi said it serves as another way to connect families with relatives in Kalaupapa, and a starting point for sharing their own stories and connections to Kalaupapa’s people. For more information, call the Molokai Museum and Cultural Center at 567-6436.

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conference room. 560-3653. Svaroopa Yoga with Connie Clews Adult “Aqua Jogger Class” Oct. 15 – Dec. 19 M Home Pumehana, 7:45 a.m. T, Th 9 a.m. at Cooke Memorial Pool 553-5775 T Home Pumehana, 5:15 p.m. Th Kualapuù Rec Center, 5:15 p.m. Advance Boxing Training with Tom Manangan F Home Pumehana, 7:45 a.m. Call 553-5402 for info. M, W, F Na Pu’uwai Fitness Center 5-6 p.m. Aikido Class at Soto Mission behind Kanemitsu Bakery. Yoga Class open to students, families and the community. M, W, F, 5-6 p.m. 552-2496 or visit FriendlyAikido.com TH Kilohana cafeteria from 2:30 – 3:45 p.m. Yoga class focused on individual form, internal Aloha Yoga every Monday, Wednesday and Friday practice, Call Karen at 558-8225 for info from 12 - 1 p.m. at MCHC. Call 553-3930 for more info.$40/monthly rate for unlimited classes or $10 drop Zumba Basic with Christina K. Aki, 553-5402 in rate per class. T, Th Home Pumehana 9 a.m. Ballroom Dancing with Kealoha Hooper F Home Pumehana 9 a.m. Kilohana Rec Center 5 p.m. T, Th Na Pu’uwai Fitness Center 4-5 p.m. Zumba Gold/Toning with Christina K. Aki, 553-5402 Beginning Boxing Training with Tom Manangan M, W Na Pu’uwai Fitness Center 9-10 a.m. M, W, F Na Pu’uwai Fitness Center 4-5 p.m. T, Th Na Pu’uwai Fitness Center 5-6 p.m. Beginning Hula with Valerie Dudoit-Temahaga SPORTS & RECREATION W Home Pumehana 10 a.m. Aunty Pearl’s Ukulele Class M Home Pumehana, 9:45-10:45 a.m. Th Kaunakakai Gym 10 a.m. W Home Pumehana, 9-10 a.m. Hula: Ka Pa Hula Ò Hina I Ka Po Laìlaì Open to all. For more info call 553-5402 M Hula Wahine, 4:30-5:30 Advanced @ MCHC Molokai Archery Club Indoor Shoot 5:30-6:30 Beginners TH Mitchell Pauole Center, 7 p.m. Open to public. T Papa Oli (Chanting) 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. Molokai Swim Club Intermediate Hula with Valerie Dudoit-Temahaga M, T, W, Th : Cooke Memorial Pool, 4:30 to 6 pm W Home Pumehana 11 a.m. Pick-up Soccer Th Kaunakakai Gym 11 a.m. W Duke Maliu Regional Park., 5pm Personal Training with Elias Vendiola Recreational Paddling with Waàkapaemua Canoe M,T,W,Th,F Na Pu’uwai Fitness Center 553-5848, by Club. Call 553-3999 or 553-3530. All levels and abilities appointment only, 6-11:30 a.m. welcome. Resistance Training with Ashlynn Mawae Th 7:30 to 8:30 am at Hale Waàkapaemua. M,T,W,Th,F Na Pu’uwai Fitness Center 553-5848, by Youth in Motion SUP, sailing, windsurfing and appointment only, noon-3:30 p.m. kayaking. Tues. & Thurs 3:30-5:30 p.m., Malama Resistance Training with Bradley Nishihira-Aki Park. Call Clare Seeger Mawae at 553-4477 or clare@ youthinmotion.org M,T,W,Th,F Na Pu’uwai Fitness Center 553-5848, by appointment only, 12:30-3 p.m. and 4-7 p.m. MUSIC PiYo LIVE with Solana Adachi every Monday at 5 p.m. Na Kupuna Hotel Molokai, Fridays 4-6 p.m. and Wednesday at 6 p.m. at MCHC Strings Class on the Violin, Viola, Cello, and String Quit Smoking Mondays 11:45 a.m. Na Pu’uwai

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► The Diet Doc Hawaii Workshop by ► Natural Farming Workshop from 5 to Nutrition Consultant Ayda Ersoy at 6 p.m. 8 p.m. at UH Maui, Molokai Farm Molokai Agricultural Park. Speaker Drake Weinert of at Home Pumehana. Learn more at dietdochawaii.com. Natural Farming Hawaii will be there. For more info contact the Extension Office at ► Kahua Waiwai Financial Education 567-6929 Workshop from 5 to 9 p.m. in the OHA Conference Room at Kulana Oiwi. Receive ► Domestic Violence Awareness a workshop certificate and access to free Month Sign Waving organized by Hale credit and housing counseling. Contact Ho`omalu in front of the library at 5:30 Kahau at Hawaiian Community Assets for p.m.SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4 more info at 587-7655.

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► Math on the Menu Akaùla School is offering an Intercession Enrichment Program open to grades 4 to 7. Sessions run from 8 a.m. to noon, Mon - Fri, Oct. 6-10 at Akaùla School, Kualapuu Business Center. Cost is $50. Call Akaùla School 567-6980 to emroll your child.

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every month at 5:30 pm at Kalanianaole Hall. I Aloha Molokai, alternative energy solutions for Molokai. First Monday of every month, 6 pm at Kulana Oiwi. Go to IAlohaMolokai.com for schedule or location changes. Kingdom of Hawaii II monthly meetings. Third MEETINGS Thursday of every month, 6-8 p.m. at Kaunakakai Gym AA Hot Bread Meeting, Tues. & Fri from 9-10 p.m. conference room. Kaunakakai Baptist Church. 336-0191. Living through Loss, Support group for anyone who AA Meeting Mana`e Meeting, Ka Hale Po Maikai has experienced the loss of a loved one. Third Thursday Office upstairs (13.5 miles east of Kaunakakai on the of every month at 10 -11:30 a.m. or 4:30 -6 p.m. at Mauka side of the road), Wed. & Sat. 5:30–6:30p.m. Hospice Office in Kamoi Center. Call Barbara Helm at Ahahui Kaahumanu Chapter VIII meetings. 2nd Wednes- 336-0261. day of every month at 4:30 pm at Kalanianaole Hall. MAC Ceramics Class at Coffees of Hawaii. 9 - 11 a.m. Alcoholics Anonymous Friendly Isle Fellowship Molokai General Hospital (around to the back please), Molokai Community Children’s Council Every second Thursday. Home Pumehana, 2:30-4 p.m. 567-6308 Mon. & Thurs. 7-8 p.m. Alu Like Kupuna Mon & Thurs, 9:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. OHA/ Molokai Humane Society meets the third Tuesday of every month, 5:30-6:30 p.m. in the Kaunakakai Gym DHHl. Wed, 9:30 a.m.- 1 p.m. at Lanikeha. 1st and 2nd Conference Room. Tues. each month at MAC Special field trips on Fridays. Al-Anon Meeting, a weekly meeting to help family and Molokai Inventors Circle meets Wednesdays 2-4 p.m. at the Kuha’o Business Center. Contact John friends of alcoholics, every Monday at Grace Church Wordin at 553-8100 for info. Community Hall in Hoolehua at 5:30 p.m. Molokai Lions Club meets 1st and 3rd Saturday of ArtAloha! Moloka‘i Summer Art for kids and open every month at 8:30 am at Paddlers Inn. studio for adults every Wednesday 1-5 p.m. Contact Molokai Walk Marketplace Arts and Crafts Fair down Heather Williams at 658-0124, artalohamolokai@ the lane between Imports Gifts and Friendly Market, hotmail.com or Art Aloha on facebook. Mon. & Fri., 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Families Against Bullying meets every 3rd Tues Narcotics Anonymous (No Fear Meeting) Tuesdays at Home Pumehana Conference Room from 3:30 to and Thursdays at Kaunakakai Ball Field dugout, 8 to 5:00p.m. Contact Shrene Naki at 553-4225 or snakikeiki- 9 a.m.Open meeting. For more info, call Rodney at care@hawaiiantel.net 213-4603. Female Sexual Abuse Meetings, Seventh Day Plein Air Molokai - Art Outdoors painting, drawing, Adventist Church with a group of inter-denominational photography and more. First Friday every month plus Christian women. Second and fourth Thursday of each special dates with ArtAloha! Contact Heather at 658month at 6 p.m. For more info, call 553-5428. 0124 or artalohamolokai@hotmail.com HI Seed Savers, Green Gorilla Growers meet every third Read to Me at Molokai Public Library First Wednesday Monday at 5 pm for a potluck. Call for location at 336-1566. of the month, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Call 553-1765 Home-School Connection First Thursday of every Tūtū and Me Traveling Preschool at MCHC Mon. and month. Support in homeschool academic, creative curriculum and extracurricular activities. Meet other home- 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 school families and teachers. Call Heather 658-0124 for enrollment forms. Ho`olehua Hawaiian Civic Club 2nd Wednesday of 24 HOUR SEXUAL ASSAULT HOTLINE 808-213-5522 Bass at Kaunakakai Elementary Room A-103. Every Tuesday & Thursday 3- 4:45 p.m.Beginners at 3 p.m., Intermediate at 3:30 p.m. and Advanced at 4 p.m. Contact Bob Underwood at 646.0733 for more info. Na Ohana Hoaloha Music & Hula, Paddlers, Sun. 3-5 p.m.

25 Family Care Fair at Kulana Oiwi Halau from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 29 Movie Night at the Molokai Youth Center at 6 p.m. ► Food Industry Workshops on Oct. 14 at UH Maui College Molokai from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. with food expert, Lou Cooperhouse. Workshops include: Food Industry Fundamentals, Food Trends and Food Marketplace Overview and Quality Assurance and Food Safety Principles. Register at maui.hawaii.edu/foodinnovation/molokai. ► Pu’u O Hoku Ranch Introductory Evening Workshop at 6 p.m.on Oct. 17 for all interested in resolving life issues. Brigitte Sztab is leading two more Family Constellations events. Part I is Oct. 1819, and Part II is Oct. 20-23. Workshops include three meals a day. Register at hawaiifamilyconstellations.com. ► Fire Prevention Week Demonstration on Oct. 18 from 9 to 11 a.m. at Kaunakakai Ball Park. For more info call Inspector Richard Schonely at 553-8491. ► Aka’ula’s School Saturday Market

on Oct. 18 from 8 a.m. to noon. Open for community sales, $5 introductory rate if you provide your own table, $10 to rent a table from Aka`ula. The proceeds will benefit Aka’ula student field trips. Call Nani Kahinu at 336-0387 for more info. ► University of Hawaii Rainbow Wahine Volleyball Team Scrimmage Game on Oct. 18 at 6:30 p.m. at the MHS Barn. Volleyball clinic for Molokai youth at 9 a.m. at the Kaunakakai Gym. Contact Lori-Lei Rawlins-Crivello with questions at 5533214 or srawlins@aloha.net. ► Christmas Light Parade and Hoolaulea on Dec 6. Applications for vendor and craft booths are available on the website at molokaiislandfoundation.org.

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much you are underestimating your potentials right now. In telling you this, I'm hoping you will stop underestimating. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): When Jimmy Fallon was a senior in high school, he received a weird graduation gift: a troll doll, one of those plastic figurines with frizzy, brightly colored hair. Around the same time, his mother urged him to enter an upcoming comedy contest at a nearby club. Jimmy decided that would be fun. He worked up a routine in which he imitated various celebrities auditioning to become a spokesperson for troll dolls. With the doll by his side, he won the contest, launching his career as a comedian. I foresee the possibility of a comparable development in your life: an odd blessing or unexpected gift that inspires you to express one of your talents on a higher level.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): As I hike through the wilderness at dusk, the crickets always seem to be humming in the distance. No matter where I go, their sound is farther off, never right up close to me. How can that be? Do they move away from me as I approach? I doubt it. I sense no leaping insects in the underbrush. Here's how this pertains to you: My relationship with the crickets' song is similar to a certain mystery in your life. There's an experience that calls to you but forever seems just out of reach. You think you're drawing nearer, about to touch it and be in its midst, but it inevitably eludes you. Now here's the good news: A change is coming for you. It will be like what would happen if I suddenly found myself SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): "Dear So-Called Astrologer: Your horoscopes are worse than useless. Mostly they are intimately surrounded by hundreds of chirping crickets. crammed with philosophical and poetic crap that doesn't TAURUS (April 20-May 20): In three years, you will com- apply to my daily life. Please cut way back on the fancy metaprehend truths about yourself and your life that you don't phors. Just let me know if there is money or love or trouble have the capacity to grasp now. By then, past events that coming my way -- like what regular horoscopes say! -Skeptihave been confusing to you will make sense. You'll know cal Scorpio." Dear Skeptical: In my astrological opinion, you what their purpose was and why they occurred. Can you wait and your fellow Scorpios will soon feel the kind of pressure that long? If you'd rather not, I have an idea: Do a meditation you just directed at me. People will ask you to be different in which you visualize yourself as you will be three years from from what you actually are. My advice? Do not acquiesce to today. Imagine asking your future self to tell you what he or them. she has discovered. The revelations may take a while to start rolling in, but I predict that a whole series of insights will have SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Tomatoes are a staple of Italian cuisine now, but there weren't any tomatoes in Euarrived by this time next week. rope until the 16th century, when Spanish explorers brought GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The journey that awaits you them from Central and South America. Likewise, Malaysia is succinct but epic. It will last a relatively short time but has become a major producer of rubber, but it had no rubtake months to fully understand. You may feel natural and ber trees until seeds were smuggled out of Brazil in the 19th ordinary as you go through it, even as you are being rather century. And bananas are currently a major crop in Ecuador heroic. Prepare as best as you can, but keep in mind that no thanks to 16th-century Portuguese sailors, who transported amount of preparation will get you completely ready for the them from West Africa. I foresee the possibility of comparable spontaneous moves you'll be called on to perform. Don't cross-fertilizations happening for you in the coming months, be nervous! I bet you will receive help from an unexpected Sagittarius. Do you have your eye on any remote resources source. Feelings of deja-vu may crop up and provide a sense you'd like to bring back home? of familiarity -- even though none of what occurs will have CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Years ago, you expeany precedents. rienced an event that was so overwhelming you could not CANCER (June 21-July 22): In the wild, very few oysters fully deal with it, let alone understand it. All this time it has produce pearls -- about one in every 10,000. Most com- been simmering and smoldering in the depths of your unmercial pearls come from farmed oysters whose pearls have conscious mind, emitting ghostly steam and smoke even as been induced by human intervention. As you might expect, it has remained difficult for you to integrate. But I predict that the natural jewel is regarded as far more precious. Let's use will change in the coming months. You will finally find a way these facts as metaphors while we speculate about your fate to bring it into your conscious awareness and explore it with in the next eight months. I believe you will acquire or gen- courage and grace. Of course it will be scary for you to do so. erate a beautiful new source of value for yourself. There's a But I assure you that the fear is a residue from your old confusmall chance you will stumble upon a treasure equivalent to sion, not a sign of real danger. To achieve maximum liberathe wild pearl. But I suggest you take the more secure route: tion, begin your quest soon. working hard to create a treasure that's like a cultivated pearl. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): This is prime time to do LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In June 2012, a U.S. Senator in- things that aren't exactly easy and relaxing, but that on the troduced a bill that would require all members of Congress other hand aren't actually painful. Examples: Extend peace to actually read or listen to a reading of any bill before they offerings to adversaries. Seek reconciliation with valuable voted on it. The proposal has been in limbo ever since, and resources from which you have been separated and potential it's unlikely it will ever be treated seriously. This is confusing allies from whom you have become alienated. Try out new to me. Shouldn't it be a fundamental requirement that all games you would eventually like to be good at, but aren't yet. lawmakers know what's in the laws they pass? Don't make Get a better read on interesting people you don't understand a similar error, Leo. Understand exactly what you are getting very well. Catch my drift, Aquarius? For now, at least, leaving into, whether it's a new agreement, an interesting invitation, your comfort zone is likely to be invigorating, not arduous. or a tempting opportunity. Be thoroughly informed. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Your oracle is built around the VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Oliver Evans (1755-1819) was epigrams of conceptual artist Jenny Holzer. From her huna prolific Virgo inventor who came up with brilliant ideas for dreds of pithy quotes, I have selected six that offer the exact steam engines, urban gas lighting, refrigeration, and auto- wisdom you need most right now. Your job is to weave them mated machines. He made a radical prediction: "The time all together into a symphonic whole. 1. "It's crucial to have an will come when people will travel in stages moved by steam active fantasy life." 2. "Ensure that your life stays in flux." 3. "I engines, almost as fast as birds fly, 15 or 20 miles an hour." have every kind of thought, and that is no embarrassment." We may be surprised that a visionary innovator like Evans 4. "Animalism is perfectly healthy." 5. "Finding extreme dramatically minimized the future's possibilities. In the same pleasure will make you a better person if you're careful about way, I suspect that later in your life, you might laugh at how what thrills you." 6. "Listen when your body talks."

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The GMO Moratorium surely is humbug and needs re-writing. When a government action promises to deprive citizens of work opportunities, then the government is obliged to compensate those who will be put out. The new law needs to contain provisions, in the form of substantial economic and educational assistance, to transition farmers over to healthy, organic methods. Opponents of the Moratorium invite us to look at the facts. Good idea. Most prominent among them is the fact that there is not a single study that proves the safety of GMOs for human consumption. No such study has been attempted. Scientists have not done research about the effects on humans of consuming GMOs. There are plenty of animal studies that strongly suggest that GMO consumption may be dangerous to animals. Humans are animals. The American Academy of Environmental Medicine will elaborate, but, to name a few: Finamore (2008,) Malatesta (2008,) Velimarov (2008,) Ewen (1998,) Kilic (2008,) Seralini ( 2012,) Carmen (2013.) Perhaps there are some other studies proving the contrary, proving that GMO is safe for animal consumption. If so, please

We are having our annual general membership meeting for veterans on Wednesday, Oct. 8, at 9 a.m. at the new Veterans Center near the pier. The meeting will include a guest speaker and updates on the new building. New members are welcome to attend. Our Veterans Center is getting close to completion. The Molokai Veterans Caring for Veterans board organization with Commander, Sammy Makaiwi (phone 6580246) and Vice-Commander Longie Dudoit (phone 336-0662), with Secretary Allen Diorec, Treasurer Johnny Kaalekahi, and directors, Al Marciel and Mac Poepoe, are working hard to finish our kitchen and the

We still need office equipment and furniture such as chairs, desks. Our parking lot is on hold for funding.We are soliciting pavers that will be displayed at our center and help fund our building. For more information, contact Ted Johns, director, at 558-8387. Our landscape is looking great and need kokua with cleaning around our building, cutting trees and hauling, and getting gravel material to level our parking lot driveway. Please contact our landscape director, Danny Iaea, at 646-1519. The Molokai Veterans Caring for Veterans organization calls on all our veterans and community for help in completing our Veterans Center.

Tetanus on Molokai There have been several horse deaths on Molokai due to Tetanus. I have witnessed two deaths and it is a horrible way for a horse to die. Tetanus is a very preventable disease with a simple vaccination. Foals from vaccinated mares should get a three-dose series, with the first dose at four to six months, a second dose four to six weeks after the first dose, and at third dose at 10 to 12 months. Foals from unvaccinated mares also get a three-dose series. The first dose should be at one to four months of age, the second dose four weeks after that, and a third dose another four weeks later.

Unvaccinated adult horses get a twodose series four to six weeks apart. A horse does not have to have a major injury to contract tetanus, it can be as simple as a kiawe thorn in the hoof. If you want to purchase tetanus vaccines, I will have them with me at the Saturday Market. The price is $7 each and I am located next to the chain link fence by American Savings or if you would like me to vaccinate your horse for you the cost is $10, my phone number is 658-0266. Tessa Reich

tell us about them. Please provide the names and dates of the studies. The Moratorium is about safety and health issues — opponents make it sound as if there is no question of safety. In October of 2013, the European Network of Scientists for Social and Environmental Responsibility (ENSSER) stated “ … we strongly reject claims by GM seed developers and some scientists, commentators, and journalists that there is a ‘scientific consensus’ on GMO safety and that the debate on this topic is ‘over.’” By December of that year, the number of signatories climbed to 297 when the ENSSER chairwoman, Dr. Angelika Hilbeck, said, “We’re surprised and pleased by the strong support for the statement. It seems to have tapped into a deep concern in the global scientific community that the name of science is being misused to make misleading claims about the safety of GM technology.” There is no Aloha in ignoring these clear warnings of danger to the health of our families and of our planet. Kevin Brown

Scientific Pioneers Some recent letters, printed here, seek to sway voters by spreading misinformation. It's so shibai (B.S.)! Now for some clarity, ask yourself, are scientific progress and human prosperity related? Don't be fooled Molokai, GM breakthroughs promise to feed a hungry world and uplift millions from poverty. GMOs have passed all tests and are clearly superior, and as a farmer with college degrees I know this first hand. Those agri-business giants are scientific pioneers doing life-saving work, and we should be proud to have them here. Don't let the “sky is falling” activists confuse you -- they think the earth is over-populated and that starving people in the developing world are proof. Amazingly, GM plants can adapt to any climate or soil condition, reduce herbicide and pesticide use yet are safe to eat, need less water and have huge yields. If only organics could compete on that scale. Notably, GM labeling failed in California -- America's bread basket -- in 2012, despite activists’ scare tactics. And if labor-

intensive organic methods are better, why do the pakalolo (Cannabis) growers use cloning and GM seed stock? Likewise, I'll stick with my hearty high-yield, droughtpest-weed resistant GM crops, and anyone who has spent a lifetime farming can see why. Among today's farmers there's no debate. GM advancements yield jobs, prosperity and abundance, improving lives globally and transforming whole economies -- it's science in the service of mankind, contrary to the radicals' claims. Any new technology can seem scary -- cell phones were linked with brain cancer, yet there are over 6 billion subscriptions worldwide. We've all heard that Molokai will be a major agricultural player, but it won't be if we chase away the opportunity. As election time nears, opponents want voters scared and confused, but people here are akamai (wise, discerning) and can't be easily manipulated. Mark Calvino

OBITUARIES Raymond Tarsisus Gomes Jr. Raymond Tarsisus Gomes Jr., 71, of Hoòlehua, Molokai died on Aug. 24, 2014. Born on Nov. 16, 1942, he was a retired massage therapist. He is survived by his wife, Phyllis Starkey Gomes of Hoòlehua; children Raymond Gomes III (Liz) of Kaunakakai, Molokai, Aletia (Naido) Mahadocon of Hana, Maui, Yolanda (Chad) Puaoi of Hoòlehua, and Michael Gomes of Hoòlehua; grandchildren

Kekoa, Bradda, Raina, Erial, Kylee, Genie, Ory-Lynn, Gerald, Angel, Shy, Maleka, Daylen, and J.W.; great-grandchild Anthony (deceased); and siblings Clarence, Sam, Ronnie, Leonard, Viola, and Roy. Memorial service will be held on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014 at Ka Hale La`a O Ierusalema Hou Church in Kalamaula, Molokai. Visitation is from 9 to 11 a.m., with service from 11 to noon.

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3 bedrooms / 2.5 bath, home in the heights. covered garage with a Homestead: $265,000 (fs) IN ESCROW spacious screened lanai

Kalae: $270,000 (fs) IN ESCROW

Manila Camp: $188,000 (fs) IN ESCROW

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

Ranch Camp: $225,000 (fs)

1.87 acres of amazing panoramic views

CO N D O S Wavecrest B-207: $149,900 (fs)

Halawa: $140,000 (fs)

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

Heights: $255,000(fs) IN ESCROW

2 full acres, beautiful untouched land.

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

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

2 acres of beautiful views on top of hill

East End: $326,000 (fs)

Kalae: $369,000(fs) IN ESCROW

Ranch Camp: $89,000 (fs)

3 bed/2 bath fully renovated home in cool quiet Kalae

Corner lot, water meter installed

Two adjoining lots with a total of 13,626 sf. Located on the corner and ready for building. Sold as a set.

CO M M E RC I A L

Seaside Place: $250,000(fs)

West Ohia: $479,000

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

Papohaku: $350,000 (fs)

Kaunakakai: $399,000(fs)

Heights: $96,000 (fs)

Ranch Camp: $99,500 (fs)

Kaunakakai: $150,000(fs)

Manila Camp: $169,000 (fs)

Kawela Beach Front: $650,000 (fs) 3 bedroom/1 bath. Fixer Upper. Ocean front

2208 sf duplex with individual water & electric. Plenty of storage 3 bed/1 bath with added1 bed/1bath area with private beach access. mother-in-law suite

• KEPUHI BEACH RESORT

1172 Newly remodeled unit Light & airy. $99,995 A-207 Nicely furnished well-maintained 1201 One bedroom unit completely unit with rental history. $115,000 remodeled with excellent ocean A-306 Top floor oceanfront unit w/ rental views. $160,000 SALE PENDING history Leasehold $169,850 1146 Remodeled studio unit. B-122 Completely remodeled unit with $99,000 new appliances, bathroom, & kitchen. COTTAGE #2-B OCEANFRONT MUST SEE! $120,000 2B/2B unit with excellent rental history. $450,000.

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• KE NANI KAI 114 Beach & ocean view unit. Good rental history. $160,000 146 Completely remodeled & painted. Sold w/ high end furnishings. Unit is well maintained. Ptivate garden views$199,500.

Gently sloped lot on a quiet cul-desac. Wonderful ocean views.

Ranch Camp: $80,000(fs)

Lot 3250 Kaluakoi Rd. Ocean front 5+ acre lot with cottage. Peace & quiet. $1,095,000 46 Puunana Maunaloa – 5 bedroom, 3 bath home with rental income. Hardwood flooring, custom kitchen cabinets and more. $349,000

COMMERCIAL Lot E-08 Corner lot on the main road Maunaloa. Excellent opportunity to build a business on Molokai $149,500 Lot E-09 Adjacent to Lot E-08 $142,500

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Ke Nani Kai: $325,000 (fs)

Maunaloa: $27,500 each (fs)

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

10,477 sf lot in the heights

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sunset views

Honouliwa: $134,000 (fs) IN ESCROW

3 bed/1 bath home with awesome 3 bed/1 bath, with large double carport, roofed lanai with ocean views mountain views.

Kanoa Beach: $489,000 (fs)

Kawela: $99,900 (fs) Lot 78 fantastic

Kawaikapu: $890,000 (fs)

Unit #117, 2 bed/2 bath, corner unit

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.

Molokai Land & Homes HOME SITES • PAPOHAKU RANCHLANDS Lot 27 Level land of 5.1ac with fabulous views of Diamond head and the ocean. $220,000 Lot 237 Second tier oceanfront $269,000 Lot 199 Oceanfront private location close to Dixie Maru Beach. $775,000. Lot 132 20 acre lot in Papohaku Ranchlands with sweeping ocean views. $199,000

Lot 55 5+acres of beautiful vacant land SatOanLDincredibly 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 • KAWELA PLANTATIONS Lot 54 SUPERB 3 island views $199,000

Make it Molokai ENCHANTING OLD HAWAII

Lot 252 Makaiki Rd. Views of Lanai & west Molokai. Partial sunsets. $194,980 • MAUNALOA VILLAGE LOTS D-17 Ocean view residential lot. $63,000 D-97 Level lot ready to build. Nice views of the rolling ranchlands. $59,500

•KAUNAKAKAI 211 Makaena Place level lot near town $30,000 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

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