Molokai Dispatch -- October 22, 2014

OCTOBER 22, 2014 - VOLUME 30, ISSUE 43

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GE Crops Debate Shakes Molokai

By Catherine Cluett | Editor-In-Chief

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single initiative on the November election ballot has the Molokai community in such a heated debate that “vote yes” and “vote no” only refer to one thing: whether or not the cultivation of all genetically engineered crops in Maui County should stop while studies are done examining effects on human health and the environment.

The “vote no” campaign opposes the initiative, highlighting the hundreds of jobs on the line that could be lost in Maui County if a moratorium on growing genetically engineered (GE) crops goes through. Supporters of the initiative say they don’t want farming practices they believe are detrimental to land and people to continue without a comprehensive, independent study completed.

The resulting debate has ripped apart the Molokai community. It has turned friends into enemies, forced families to choose alliances and pitted neighbors against neighbors. Many feel the argument has been set up to ask the community to choose the economy or the environment.

Seed corn companies Monsanto and Mycogen -- known on a larger scale as Dow Agrosciences -- account for a large percentage of Molokai's employment – about 250 jobs -- and if the companies close or downsize, the blow to the economy and island families could be huge.

“The effect on Molokai is greater than anywhere else in Maui County,” said Molokai Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Rob Stephenson, who opposes the initiative.

Yet with about 85,500 registered voters in Maui County, less than 4,000 of them are on Molokai. That means that even though the moratorium could have the greatest impact on Molokai, island residents won't have as much say in the vote.

Despite that fact, Molokai residents are outspoken on both sides.

Schools Among Best in State

By Colleen Uechi | Staff Writer

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olokai has one of the smallest populations in the state, but that population is home to two of Hawaii’s best public elementary schools, according to a state-wide school performance program.

Based on scores from the 2013-14 school year, Maunaloa and Kilohana ranked within the top five percent of Hawaii public schools in the DOE’s Strive HI program, which reviews school performance through the four categories of achievement, student growth, readiness and gap rates. On Oct. 16, the Department of Education (DOE) recognized both schools with two $15,000 checks.

“To have two coming from Molokai, it’s a phenomenal accomplishment,” said Jessica Worchel, the DOE’s Special Assistant to the Superintendent. “… I think [it]

their associated pesticide use until industry funded and county administered safety studies are conducted and reviewed by the council and the public.”

The initiative calls for an Environmental Public Health Impact Statement (EPHIS) analysis of the impacts stemming from GE The Initiative Operations and Practices and associated The group behind the initiative is the pesticides to be provided and reviewed by SHAKA Movement -- which stands for Sus- County Council.

“It's always been about my kids and their health, and safety of the environment where we live,” said Molokai mother of three, Mercy Ritte. “It’s about our island, as unique as it is, keeping it that way for generations to come.”

Photo by Edwin Mendija

“It's always been about my kids and their health, and safety of the environment where we live."

–Mercy Ritte, the MOM Hui

“The economic impact is clear – it would probably bankrupt Molokai.”

- Mayor Alan Arakawa

tainable Hawaiian Agriculture for the Keiki and the Aina – a nonprofit of citizens who are concerned about the potential negative effects that GMO crops and the pesticides used on them could have on human health and environment. Its goal is to “place a new ordinance in the Maui County Charter to establish a Temporary Moratorium on the cultivation of GMO Crops, test crops and

The 10-page document states that “in Maui County, GE operations and practices include the cultivation of GE seed crops, experimental GE test crops, and extensive pesticide use including the testing of experimental pesticides and their combinations in what is effectively an outdoor laboratory.”

It also references concerns like the appearance of “superweeds” and “superbugs”

Local Author Publishes Children’s Book

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olokai’s Todd Yamashita has authored his first children’s book, bringing together his passions of Hawaiian culture, his two kids, environmental conservation, intergenerational relationships between keiki and kupuna, and his wife’s fishpond restoration nonprofit, Ka

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Honua Momona. “Uncle’s Magic Thrownet,” colorfully illustrated by Jamie Mechel Tablason in hardcover, is available for sale throughout Hawaii and on Amazon.com.

“Writing a children’s book has been a dream of mine for a long time,” said Yamashita, who also owns The Molokai Dispatch newspaper. “Children’s books should be simple and fun, and especially now that I have kids of my own, it’s a unique opportunity to introduce important values and themes to the next generation.”

Uncle’s Magic Thrownet tells the story of a kupuna who throws his net for fish and a keiki who discovers all is not as it seems with uncle’s old net. Through a puka in the net, Uncle teaches the boy a lesson about conservation, generosity and discovery.

“I think there’s a sense of pride in anyone being able to provide for their family, from the breadwinner of a family to a fisherman,” said Yamashita.

Illustration by Jamie Meckel Tablason

that have developed resistance to herbicides or pesticides, as well as spraying various chemicals in close proximity, which it refers to as “pesticide cocktails.”

Satya Douglas, co-founder of the SHAKA Movement, said it has gathered more than 19,000 signatures in support of the moratorium, though they did not track how many of those names are from Molokai.

Twenty percent of the total number of voters who cast ballots in the last mayoral general election, or 8,465 signatures, were required o have it formally submitted to the council, according to a Maui County press release.

On June 6, County Clerk Danny Mateo announced that the SHAKA Movement had received 9,062 valid signatures, moving the initiative to the County Council for action.

The council had 60 days to adopt the proposed ordinance, or it would be placed on the general election ballot for the public's vote. On Nov. 4, voters will cast their ballot for or against the moratorium.

The SHAKA Movement's website calls it the first-ever successful citizen's initiative in Maui County.

The question relating to genetically engineered organisms that voters will decide on is worded on the Nov. 4 ballot as follows: “ Should the proposed initiative prohibiting the cultivation or reproduction of genetically engineered organisms within the County of Maui, which may be amended or repealed as to a specific person or entity when required environmental and public health impact studies, public hearings, a two thirds vote and a determination by the County Council that such operation or practice meets certain standards, and which establishes civil and criminal penalties, be adopted for Maui County?”

Those civil and criminal penalties can include fines against “any person or entity violating this chapter” ranging from $10,000 for a first violation to $50,000 for a third vio-

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Molokai Keeps Memories in Play

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s an assistant girls’ volleyball coach at Molokai High, Billy Dudoit used to always gather his players together. He would look into their eyes, in mid-game huddles, in post-game debriefings, and tell them how to block better and serve straighter.

But when he gathered them together that Saturday night, on Oct. 28, 1989, he knew his usual rhetoric wouldn’t cut it.

That evening, he and much of the Molokai community were camped out at the island’s lone airport, waiting for reports on a missing plane carrying 20 passengers, including eight Molokai High volleyball players, girls’ head coach Odetta Rapanot and school athletic director John Ino. Dudoit looked into his players’ eyes once again. He told them to stay positive, to keep their spirits up, but the next day the crushing reports came in: Flight 1712 had crashed on Molokai’s northeast coast, leaving no survivors.

“I tried to keep the [other players] together, trying to help them deal with it as a team,” said Dudoit of that tragic weekend. “… It was one of the hardest things I ever had to deal with in my life.”

Remembering the Past It’s a well-known story within Molokai’s tightly knit volleyball circle, but in 2014, it’s a story that many of Molokai’s teenage athletes don’t know. That’s why girls’ volleyball coach Mahea Rawlins brought Dudoit and surviving players Solene Duvauchelle and Priscila Maliu to The Barn last Thursday afternoon before practice. This year, Molokai is hosting the Maui Interscholastic League (MIL) volleyball championships for the first time in school history, and with a winning regular season record, the Lady Farmers have a real shot at the state championship. But before the girls get wrapped up in dreams of states, Rawlins wants them in

the right mindset.

“To me, it’s really important that you know the background of 1712, especially if you’re gonna play volleyball,” said Rawlins. “… Those are the people, those are the 10 that you look up to once you step forward into this gym.”

Flight 1712 was one of three Aloha Island Air flights carrying Molokai students and chaperones home from Maui. At the time, the boys’ and girls’ volleyball teams had coinciding seasons, and both had traveled to Maui for the MIL championships.

The boys were in a rebuilding season, Dudoit remembered, and didn’t qualify for the state championships. The girls, however, took second and earned a trip to states.

“Everybody was excited. … It was just something we hardly ever accomplished,” said Dudoit. “Before it was just ‘beat Lanai,’ and we’d go to states. To represent the [whole] league was a hard battle at that time.”

Celebration Cut Short Two flights carrying triumphant Molokai players made it back safely. Barbara Helm was working the night shift at Liberty House when she found out the third flight was missing. Her daughter 15-yearold daughter Natalie was on the plane, along with fellow students Lea Dunham, Leilani Ahina, Nanceen “Kaipo” Mahiai, Aloma Spencer, Testa “Travis” Ku, Jared Elia and Jovencio Ruiz. Helm raced to the airport where she and other parents waited until it closed. Aid workers set the families up with cots at the Mitchell Pauole Center, where they could support each other and stay informed. While family members sat in shock, other residents organized searches on personal boats and planes. Rawlins was six years old at the time, but her memories from that weekend are clear.

“I remember that night when my

Flushing Cesspools Down the Toilet

By Colleen Uechi | Staff Writer

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awaii relies on its cesspools more than any state in the nation, according to the Department of Health (DOH), and officials want to change that. The DOH is proposing revised rules that would prevent new cesspools from being built and require switching to septic tanks if owners sell property with a cesspool on it.

The DOH feels that “Hawaii has fallen behind all other states in eliminating cesspool pollution,” according to an informational handout that Sina Pruder, an official from the DOH’s Wastewater Branch, reviewed in a public hearing on Molokai on Oct. 10. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) banned the construction of new cesspools in 2000, and many states have taken similar measures years earlier. That’s the major change -- though one of many -- proposed to state rules regarding cesspools.

Five Molokai residents attended the hearing. Most agreed with the measures but disagreed with the way the DOH is going about it.

“They’re changing the rules in the middle of the game,” said Cheryl Corbiell, who has had a cesspool on her property since the 1990s, when installation was legal. She said she wishes the DOH would eliminate cesspools in phases instead of mandating a blanket enforcement. Molokai has 1,400 cesspools, while Hawaii as a whole contains 90,000.

According to the EPA, cesspools are underground disposal sites for untreated sewage. Despite the fact that some are lined with bricks or stones, cesspool linings are often perforated and allow liquid to seep into the surrounding soil, where it can have direct contact with groundwater. Septic tanks, meanwhile, collect waste in a large enclosed containers that can be found above or below ground. Solid wastes separate while in the tank, and the liquid drains out into a shallow field that flows safely above groundwater, the DOH handout explained.

Curtis Crabbe, who owns the Molokai Portable Toilets and Cesspool Pumping company, explained that cesspools are an ancient method of waste disposal, as they preceded even the invention of the modern flushing

toilets in the 16th century.

“When they flushed the toilets, it went into that hole,” said Crabbe. “…

From then, until now, cesspools have not changed.”

Crabbe agreed that “everybody needs to have a septic tank,” but also pointed out that many are unable to afford it. The only things required for digging a cesspool, he said, are “a friend and a backhoe.” Meanwhile, a typical septic tank averages $6,000 per installation, according to Homeadvisor.com.

The new rules give homeowners up to 180 days to upgrade to a septic tank after sale of the property is complete. While the rules are unclear as to who would have to pay for the installation of a septic tank, Corbiell feared the cost would fall to the current homeowners.

“This is not a buyer ’s market on Molokai,” she said. “The seller would have to suck it in.”

Pruder said the DOH is aware of this issue.

“One of the other things we’re also looking at is how can we provide low interest loans or even grants to these homeowners,” she said. “It’s something we’re exploring and we know that it’s something that will be needed if these rules get passed.”

Pruder added that Molokai residents’ concerns were “no different” from those voiced at other public hearings around the state.

“What we’re looking at based on these comments, is maybe requiring it for sensitive areas instead of blanket requirement for homeowners,” said Pruder, Hawaii is the only state that still allows cesspool installation. According to the DOH, Rhode Island, which with 25,000 cesspools is second only to Hawaii nationwide, banned residents from building new ones in 1968. The DOH added that 87,000 of Hawaii’s cesspools pose a threat to the environment, releasing nearly “55 million gallons of sewage; 23,700 pounds of nitrogen and nearly 6,000 pounds of phosphorus into the ground each day.”

To view all proposed revisions to Hawaii Administrative Rules (HAR) Chapter 11-62, Wastewater Systems, visit health.hawaii.gov/wastewater.

grandpa left [to help],” she said. “He launched out from Kaunakakai Harbor and drove all the way out to Halawa Point where all the boats were.… Molokai is so small as an island, but once we have a tragedy, everybody pulls together.”

When the plane was finally found, community members again banded together to support each other. They assigned couples to take care of families who’d lost loved ones in the crash. Church leaders volunteered to field a barrage of phone calls and letters. In the span of two weeks, Helm said, she and her husband Larry went to eight funerals.

“It affected the whole island; it affected the outer islands because as a state, we all fly in order to get from one place to another,” said Helm of the crash, which the National Transportation Safety Board labeled as pilot error and poor management on the part of the airline. “Anybody that lives in the state of Hawaii knew that it could’ve been one of their loved ones.”

Bound by Sport Despite the pain, the remaining Molokai girls went on to states that year. They didn’t come home with the trophy, but they showed a community how to honor their loved ones by playing on. Although he admitted it’s something he can never forget, Dudoit said that the experience shaped him into the person he is now. He’s learned to appreciate the people and things in his life, never taking anything for granted. Helm, meanwhile, in searching for a way to deal with her loss, realized there was a real need for grief counseling and began volunteering as a bereavement coordinator. Getting into an occupation that helps others come to terms with their loss, Helm said, means first coming to terms with your own.

Twenty-five years later, volleyball is bringing this small island together again,

SCHOOLS Continued From pg. 1 gives energy to the rest of the state to say no matter what obstacles or challenges you face, you can have high student achievement.”

Fifteen schools throughout Hawaii were selected to receive checks from the DOE. Ten came from Oahu, two from Molokai, and one each from Hawaii Island, Maui and Kauai.

According to Complex Area Superintendent Lindsay Ball, who came from Maui for the check presentation, the achievement portion of Strive HI ranks test scores in math, reading and science. Also taken into account are student growth compares academic improvement amongst similar students, readiness records attendance, and the gap rate gauges how well schools close the distance between high- and lowachieving students. The gap rate category does not apply to Maunaloa and Kilohana, as their enrollments are so small, Ball said.

Maunaloa has 52 students, while Kilohana has 68.

The maximum point total from these categories is 400. Kilohana scored 361, nearly tied with Maunaloa’s total of 362.

“It gives you confidence in that you’re doing the right thing,” said Lani Sawyer, a 12-year educator’s assistant at Kilohana. It was also a vote of confidence for Maunaloa, which community members fought hard to save after the Board of Education recom-

BOOK Continued From pg. 1 “A lot of times, that pride is associated with how much you can take. In reality, there’s a much higher level of providing for yourself and your community, and that’s being able to do it sustainably.”

The story is inspired by Uncle Mervin Dudoit, a fisherman, kupuna and teacher at Ka Honua Momona, a nonprofit dedicated to ancient fishpond restoration and cultural education. Once a commercial diver, Dudoit said he would bring in 600 pounds of fish per day to sell to off-island markets.

“I used to dive so much, we used to send out fish six days a week,” he said. “For years we did that.”

A young boy in the community used to tell him, “You’re catching too many fish, Uncle.”

“That really hit me – I always think about that,” said Dudoit. “He was right.”

He stopped fishing commercially, and he now works to educate youth on responsible fishing practices.

“Now I always tell the kids, ‘only take what you need,’” he said. “I share the message about fishing because if you don’t teach the kids, they’ll never learn… Hopefully the book can get [that message] to kids.”

Yamashita said Dudoit is an appropri-

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this time to watch the MIL teams visit the Farmers on their home turf Oct. 23-25. Community members, including surviving players from 1989, have been coming to practices to scrimmage the team. Rawlins said the girls are working on their communication and their defense, locking down the key elements that allowed them to start the season on a four-game winning streak. They’ll play to win, of course, the way volleyball teams are supposed to, but they’ll also play to honor those who came before them, the way Molokai volleyball teams are supposed to.

“I think [the story of Flight 1712] really touched them,” said Rawlins, adding that the team plans to have a moment of silence before the first game. “They really understood what heart is. That a player needs to have heart playing the game, not just on the court.”

Both Dudoit and Helm felt that Molokai’s hosting of the tournament is a well-deserved honor, and a long time coming.

“Our kids are so resilient, but they have to go through a lot just to play in a tournament,” said Helm of the off-island games.

“They don’t get to sleep in their own beds.

They have to travel. It’s just different, so I’m really happy that Molokai gets to host the tournament. … It’s emotional and it’s special. It’s good.”

Remembering the 20 Those who lost their lives in the crash of Flight 1712: John Ino (39), Odetta Reyes Rapanot (32), Lea Dunham (17), Leilani Ahina (16), Nanceen “Kaipo” Mahiai (15), Natalie Helm (15), Aloma Spencer (15), Testa “Travis” Ku (15), Jared Elia (14), Jovencio Ruiz (14), Colette Loke Kekalia (26), Rodrigo “Rudy” Senica (33), Nancy Pierce (37), Hank Gabriel, John and Christina Craig, Capt.

Bruce Pollard (30), and First Officer Phil Helfrich (27).

mended closing the school a mere three years ago to save money.

According to Kilohana principal Richard Stevens and Maunaloa principal Joe Yamamoto, both schools will be cashing the checks toward student curriculum, technology and other materials that teachers may require. Maunaloa received a $75,000 check last year, the first year the DOE used the four-part Strive HI program. Before that, the DOE measured schools through a program called Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) that ranked schools solely by their test scores.

Stevens said that Kilohana has earned recognition with AYP since 2006 and has also previously earned a check from the DOE for $12,500. Pushing students to achieve such goals, he said, is made easier by the kids’ attitudes.

“They come to us motivated,” said Stevens, who’s been at his post for five years. “You know kids love to learn, and if you’re willing to let ‘em go, the motivation’s already there.”

Worchel explained that the DOE is continuing to make changes in its school evaluations. Next year Hawaii students will take a different, “more rigorous” assessment test, and Worchel said schools shouldn’t be alarmed to see a drop in scores next year. Schools like Kilohana and Maunaloa, however, are already challenging their students to reach new levels.

“The basis [for success] is high expectations,” said Yamamoto, Maunaloa’s principal for 15 years. “I think [for] anybody, if you set high expectations, they’ll reach it.”

ate hero for the story because the leaders we look up to aren’t always perfect but they are capable of change, and Yamashita calls Dudoit a perfect example of that.

Yamashita said he hopes the book inspires this dialogue between the younger and older generations.

“I hope it gets across the idea that we can all provide for ourselves and our families in a way that’s not only sustainable but meaningful to our culture and our communities,” he said.

Uncle Merv’s net really does have a puka in real life.

“Kids say, ‘Get puka!’ and I say, ‘So what?’” Dudoit explained. “It’s good to not catch everything today… What about tomorrow?”

Adding to the story, rich illustrations

by Tablason bring life and beauty to the characters, according to Yamashita. Tablason was an artist he admired, and he said finding the right illustrator was one of the most important aspects of publishing the book for him.

Yamashita said he also wanted to highlight Ka Honua Momona and do something for the organization. The nonprofit was able to purchase books at a discount and sell them as a fundraiser, he said.

Ka Honua Momona is hosting an upcoming book release, public reading and signing pa`ina on Nov. 1 from noon to 3 p.m. at KHM’s Ali`i Fishpond.

GENERAL ELECTION

Voters’ Election Guide

What to know before heading to the polls

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eneral Election day is quickly approaching. Your vote is your voice, and one of the most powerful forces to shape the future by electing a representative government who will make decisions which affect you, your family and your community. On Saturday, Nov. 4, cast your vote for the candidate you think best represents your vision for the future.

The options can be confusing, though, and seeing the ballot for the first time at the polls can be overwhelming if you’re not prepared. So to help you get ready for this year’s general election, the Dispatch has compiled a list of the candidates that will appear on Molokai ballots.

Overview: The general election ballot is comprised of those candidates who won the primary election to represent their political party. Unlike the primary, you can cast your vote in the general election for candidates of any party to fill each office.

Office of Hawaiian Affairs and Maui County positions are nonpartisan offices. In addition to voting on individuals to fill each seat, voters will also choose “yes” or “no” on five proposed amendments to the state constitution, and two proposed amendments to the Maui County Charter. A voter initiative relating to Genetically Engineered Organisms also appears on the ballot as a highly contended proposed amendment to the Maui County Code.

What: 2014 General Election When: Tuesday, Nov. 4 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.

If you are unable to make it to the polls on Election Day, you may absentee vote at absentee walk-in polling places. Walk-in absentee voting for Maui County began on Oct. 21 and continues until Nov. 1. Walk-in absentee voting on Molokai will be held at the Department of Accounting and General Services (DAGS) Building #1 room 104 in the State Building in Kaunakakai between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday to Friday, and 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday until Nov. 1.

Where: Check your voter registration card that was mailed to you or visit Hawaii. gov/elections to get your precinct location.

Polling places on Molokai are: Kilohana Community Center, Kaunakakai School Cafeteria, Kualapu`u Community Center, Maunaloa Community Center or Kalaupapa Settlement Hall.

Who: You must be a registered Hawaii voter to cast your ballot.

What to bring to the polls: A valid photo I.D. with signature, such as a Hawaii driver’s license or state I.D. card.

How: On the front of the ballot, you will be voting on candidates for U.S. Senator and Dist. II Representative, state Governor and Lt. Governor, Office of Hawaiian Affairs Trustees, Maui County Mayor, and Maui County Councilmembers for various districts. On the back, you will vote on state and county amendments and initiatives.

Review both sides before voting. Fill in the box completely to the left of your choice.

Visit hawaii.gov/elections or call Maui County Clerk’s Office at 270-7749 for more information.

SAMPLE BALLOT

NOVEMBER 4, 2014 Councilmember (East Maui): STATE OF HAWAII Vote for Not More Than One (1) GENERAL ELECTION CARROLL, Bob NIKHILANANDA, Nick Below is a sample ballot for educational purposes only. It shows candidates that will appear on Molokai ballots, with information Councilmember (West obtained from Hawaii.gov/elections. It is not Maui): Vote for Not More Than intended to replicate the official ballot.

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FEDERAL CONTESTS U.S. Senator Vacancy: Vote for Not More Than One (1) (R) CAVASSO, Cam (L) KOKOSKI, Michael (D) SCHATZ, Brian

U.S. Representative, Dist II: Vote for Not More Than One (1) (R) CROWLEY, Kawika (D) GABBARD, Tulsi (L) KENT, Joe

STATE CONTESTS

BUENCONSEJO, Ka`ala COCHRAN, Ellie

Councilmember (WailukuWaihee-Waikapu): Vote for Not More Than One (1) BLACKBURN, Joseph G., II VICTORINO, Michael (Mike)

Vote for Not More Than One (1) GUZMAN, Don S. PONTANILLA, Joe

Councilmember (South Maui):

Vote for Not More Than One (1)

Vote for Not More Than One (1)

(R) AIONA, Duke For GOVERNOR; COUCH, Don AHU, Elwin P. For LIEUTENANT FITZPATRICK, John M. GOVERNOR (L) DAVIS, Jeff For GOVERNOR; MARIN, Cynthia (Lahi) For Councilmember (MakawaoHaiku-Paia): LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR (I) HANNEMANN, Mufi For Vote for Not More Than One (1) GOVERNOR; CHANG, Les For MOLINA, Mike J. LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR WHITE, Mike (D) IGE, David Yutaka For GOVERNOR; TSUTSUI, Shan S. For LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR

Maui Resident Trustee: Vote for Not More Than One (1) LINDSEY, Carmen Hulu WENDT, Mahealani

Councilmember (Upcountry):

Vote for Not More Than One (1) BAISA, Gladys Coelho BRUCH, Courtney A.

Councilmember (Lanai): Vote for Not More Than One (1) HOKAMA, Riki

At-Large Trustee:

Vote for Not More Than Three (3) Councilmember (Molokai): Vote for Not More Than One (1) AHU ISA, Lei (Leina`ala) AKANA, Rowena M.N. AKINA, Keli`i McINERNY, Harvey TRASK, Mililani B. WAIHEE, John D.

COUNTY OF MAUI Mayor:

CRIVELLO, Stacy Helm

AMENDMENTS TO THE STATE CONSTITUTION PROPOSED

BY THE TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE The full text of these amendments is available for review. Ask an Election Official.

Vote for Note More Than One (1) CON AMEND: Relating ARAKAWA, Alan M. PALTIN, Tamara (Tam)

Council Members Visit Molokai

By Colleen Uechi | Staff Writer

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ix Maui County Council members and one candidate visited Molokai on Oct. 7, giving voters a chance to hear about their plans and passions before the Nov. 4 elections.

Council Chair Gladys Baisa, running for her fifth and final two-year term in office, hosted a luncheon and invited fellow councilmembers Mike Victorino and Don Couch, Jr., who are also seeking re-election, as well a new face to the political scene, Council candidate Ka`ala Buenconsejo.

“I’m delighted that Council Chair Baisa…invited her colleagues to come to Molokai,” said Robert Stephenson, President of the Molokai Chamber of Commerce. “The access to the council is very good, and they’re very receptive.”

Nearly 50 Molokai residents, ranging from farmers to teachers to business owners, attended the private event.

Baisa said some of the issues that concern her most on Molokai are with seniors and youth.

“We’re always told that the seniors and the youth could use a lot more transportation,” said Baisa. “…[Also] housing for the seniors [and] programs for youth. The facilities for youth to be able to entertain themselves, whether it’s parks or pools or whatever it is that kids need.”

Candidates also addressed the issue of Maui County housing. The challenge with affordable housing, said Baisa, is that the law-mandated housing prices, which are 50 percent of the median income, don’t create enough profit for building developers, an issue that Buenconsejo has his eye on as well.

“Being a father of three … I just want to make sure that our future generations will always have a place to call home,” said Buenconsejo.

Victorino also hopes his kids can come home to an economy capable of supporting them and their families.

Victorino said he focuses his proposals on cutting down government spending by “making our departments more businesslike” through computerization or other modern methods.

“We have gone with computerization, we have gone with other efficiency programs,” he said, mentioning one in particular that can track where cars go and how much gas they use. “… A number of departments have done a lot of good things to improve their ef-

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ficiency.”

Couch, meanwhile, hopes certain bills from the Council’s Planning Committee, of which he is chair, will contribute to a stronger Maui County economy. One, the Home Business Bill allows residents to run businesses from their home as long as they adhere to rules regulating hours, space and business signs.

“You guys are here, propping up this economy,” said Couch. “… We realize that we have to help you guys out, because you have some issues here with jobs and whatnot.”

Later that evening, rain didn’t stop more than 200 Molokai residents from coming to the Community Health Center for a dinner hosted by Councilmember Stacy Helm Crivello, who represents the Friendly Isle and is running for re-election unopposed.

The event, an evening of free food and entertainment, featured short speeches by councilmembers Mike White and Don Guzman in addition to the councilmembers who attended Baisa’s luncheon.

“During the short time that we’ve been on the council, we’ve strengthened our economy, we’ve cared for our community. … And most of all, we’ve been fiscally responsible,” said Guzman, who, as the youngest council member, said he’s “just getting warmed up.”

Crivello said that the reason she’s passionate about being part of the council is because local government is “into the heartbeat and the pulse of the community.” Some issues that Crivello wants to tackle in her second term deal with housing and employment.

“On Maui, it’s homes that our locals can afford,” said Crivello. “Just coming home these past couple weeks, I’m noticing some homeless people that are not Molokai homeless, but I don’t know where they’re from. So that would be a concern I would like to deal with.”

On a later visit to Molokai, White said his position on the council has also allowed him the chance to impact Molokai and the Maui County community as a whole.

“The mayor last year had taken the upgrades for the Mitchell Pauole Center out of his version for the budget, so Stacy [Crivello] and I decided we need to put that back in,” explained White. “… It’s an important project for Molokai because it’s your gathering place.”

MAUI: Council: Affordable

to the governor or the chief justice to fill a vacancy in the office of the chief justice, Housing Fund Shall the Charter be amended to exsupreme court, intermediate appellate court, circuit courts or district courts, be tend through fiscal year 2021 the requirerequired, at the same time, to disclose that ment that two percent (2%) of the certified real property tax revenues be approprilist to the public?” ated into an affordable housing fund to be used for the provision, protection, and YES NO expansion of affordable housing and suitable living environments for persons of CON AMEND: Relating to very low to gap income?

State Justices and Judges

“Shall the mandatory retirement age for all state court justices and judges be increased from seventy to eighty years of age?”

YES

NO

MAUI: Council: Penalties

Shall Section 13-10 of the Charter be amended to increase the current maximum penalty that may be imposed for YES NO violations of any provisions of the Charter and violations of ordinances and rules CON AMEND: Relating to having the force and effect of law from Early Childhood Education $1,000 or one year’s imprisonment, or “Shall the appropriation of public both, to $25,000 or one year’s imprisonfunds be permitted for the support or ment, or both? benefit of private early childhood eduYES NO cation programs that shall not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, sex or ancestry, as provided by law?”

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CON AMEND: Relating to Dams and Reservoirs

PROPOSED AMENDMENT BY VOTER INITIATIVE TO THE MAUI COUNTY CODE

The full text of this amendment is “Shall the State be authorized to is- available for review. Ask an Election sue special purpose revenue bonds and Official. use the proceeds from the bonds to offer loans to qualifying dam and reser- MAUI: Voter Initiative: voir owners to improve their facilities Genetically Engineered to protect public safety and provide sig- Organisms nificant benefits to the general public as Should the proposed initiative proimportant water sources? hibiting the cultivation or reproduction of YES NO genetically engineered organisms within the County of Maui, which may be amended or repealed as to a specific person or entity when required environmental and public health impact studies, public hearPROPOSED AMENDMENTS ings, a two thirds vote and a determination TO THE MAUI COUNTY by the County Council that such operation CHARTER or practice meets certain standards, and which establishes civil and criminal penalThe full text of these amendments is ties, be adopted for Maui County? available for review. Ask an Election Official.

YES NO

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Protecting and Managing Your Place Aha o Molokai and Malama Mo`omomi News Release Hawaiians always had strict rules and regulations when it came to harvesting from the shoreline and ocean. The Kapu System was set up to protect the natural resources from misuse and to insure that the future generations had the same resources for them to survive.

Molokai’s shorelines, especially west Molokai, are dotted with fishing Ko`a and Ku`ula shrines. The fisherman’s first catch was placed on these ahu to honor the gods of the ocean, family aumakua, and the great teacher of fishing, conservation and sharing… Ku`ula Kai. Molokai is in the process of applying

for a State Community Based Subsistence Fishing Area (CBSFA) designation, which will help to protect Mo`omomi’s ocean and shoreline resources. Hawaii’s natural resources are on a steep and alarming decline. Many old timers talk about, “Now no more fish…” and “All those Oahu and Maui guys coming to take our stuff…”

Many islands are now applying for CBSFA designation in order to manage their areas back to being healthy and productive. Haena on north shore of Kauai had their Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) board hearing on Oct. 3 to ask for a CBSFA designation.

Many of the Haena families testified in support of the new rules they wanted to

Veterans Corner Aloha all my fellow veterans and residents of Molokai, old Jesse here with all the veterans news and upcoming events. The Marine Corps mascot is an English bulldog. Why? According to legend and probably not true, the “devil dog” nickname was given to Marines by Germans during the Battle of Belleau Woods during WWI. Even so, Marines seized on the nickname. When a cartoonist drew a helmeted German dachshund being chased by a bulldog wearing a Marine helmet, the Marines adopted the image for recruiting posters. Then in 1922, Brig. Gen. Smedley D. Butler enlisted an English bulldog under the name Pvt. Jiggs and the Corps had its mascot, according to the Heritage Press International. Jiggs advanced to sergeant major in less than two years. The Wall Street Journal reported that the current mascot is Cpt. Chesty XIII, and was promoted to sergeant just weeks later.

A recent survey showed that 40 percent of wounded face problems getting VA care, said retired Army Sgt. Josh Renschler, who now works as a peer mentor for the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP). He often helps severely injured veterans navigate the VA department health care system. The WWP said that in their annual survey of membership released on Sept.

10, 35 percent could not access mental health services. These numbers are totally unacceptable. The survey results are not representative of the veterans population as a whole, but of the WWP’s 21,120 members. Of all post 9/11 veterans who were injured or

any questions about the CBSFA program and process, and UH law students will help with the working groups on rules.

You will have a chance to participate in working groups to go over the “proposed rules,” and to give your mana`o for changes, solutions, questions or comments. Once we are OK with the rules, the rules will be presented to the attorney general’s office and to DLNR for their state rules making process.

You can go online to The Molokai Dispatch to see the proposed rules before you come to the workshop. Participation from all is needed, if we are to solve this problem of “declining resources” and to honor our kuleana to our future generations.

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protect their ahupua`a shoreline. People came from all the islands to testify in support, several commercial fishermen were not in support. It took the Haena community eight years of hard work to get this far.

Molokai will be having a “Proposed Rule Making Workshop” for the Mo`omomi CBSFA application on Saturday, Nov. 8, at Lanikeha Community Center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This workshop is just one of the many steps that have been taken over the years to get your input and mana`o on the kinds of rules needed to protect our resources for the future generations and at the same time allow us to feed our families today.

State officials will be attending to answer

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have become sick since their military service, almost 80 percent have three or more service related problems, both physical and mental. Renschler, who was wounded in a 2004 mortar blast, said the survey responses show an inclination to avoid VA services for many members, even when such care can help recovery and despite help from WWP personnel.

VA Secretary Bob McDonald, who took over the department last month, promised to revamp every department clinic to make it more centered on veterans’ needs and schedules. Renschler said he and group leaders have seen recent improvements in VA procedures, but emphasized more changes must happen to solve the problems.

Other survey results showed lingering health and emotional problems for returning injured veterans, similar to results of past surveys. The entire survey results are available on the group’s website at woundedwarriorproject.org.

I hope that everyone did well with the last question, which was, humpback whales, a popular sight in Hawaiian waters, weigh about how much when born? The answer is about 3100 pounds. The new question is, surfing is often called the sport of kings. Why? To all our active duty service members, our veterans and all the people of Molokai who support them, I send you all a big mahalo. If anyone has any questions, suggestions or news, please give old Jesse a call at 553-3323. I continue to depend on the information you give me. Have a wonderful week, and remember that old Jesse loves you all. So until next week, aloha.

Medical Directives and Powers of Attorney

By Maria Sullivan, Attorney Many of us have an aunty who suffered a stroke, then spent months in the hospital before she passed away. Not only was it difficult for Aunty, but also for her family. One of the many decisions that had to be made was about Aunty’s health care, because she couldn’t communicate who she wanted to carry out her medical wishes. Doctors spoke to the family and asked them to consider filing a Guardianship Court case, and the Court would determine who would make decisions for Aunty. But if Aunty had signed an Advance Health Care Directive and Medical Power of Attorney (generally referred to as a Medical Directive), the decision making and entire medical process would have been easier for Aunty and for the family.

A Medical Directive designates a person (“agent”-- often a family member) to make medical decisions on your behalf, if you are unable to do so. The Medical Directive also states the circumstances under which the agent may act on your behalf. The Medical Directive provides your instructions to medical providers and to your agent, as to endof-life medical and custodial care issues, such as use of artificial respiration devices (such as a ventilator), invasive treatment, surgery, and tube feeding. It can also include a power of attorney to handle insurance, medical bills, pharmacy and medical purchases. Some people refer to this Medical Directive as a “Living Will.”

In addition to a Medical Directive, it is important to have a General Durable Power of Attorney, in case you become ill or severely disabled. A General Durable Power of Attorney allows a third party (such as a spouse, adult child or

trusted friend or relative) to act on your behalf, primarily with respect to financial matters, which can include banking, real property sales and transfers, payment of bills, taxes and insurance. The person you list to act on your should be someone you trust completely. The power of attorney can be effective now, or when you become disabled (a “Springing Power of Attorney.”) Because the power to act continues although you are disabled it is called “durable.”

It is especially important that a single person (that is, a person who is unmarried, is a widow/widower, or is divorced) have a General Durable Power of Attorney, so that their affairs can be managed in case they become disabled, and to avoid the need for a formal Court Guardianship and/or a Court Conservatorship. A Guardianship is a Court supervised case that relates primarily to a disabled person’s well being such as where they live, or who is their caregiver.

A Conservatorship is a Court supervised case to manage the money and property of a disabled person, or to manage the money and property of a minor person (person under 18 years of age.)

Caring for a chronically ill or terminally ill family member is often an unexpected challenge. If you don’t have a Medical Directive or a Financial Power of Attorney, contact a lawyer to prepare these documents for you to make the process easier for family members if you become ill or disabled.

The information in this article is very general, and you should seek the advice of an attorney to discuss the particulars related to you and your family. Maria Sullivan has been an attorney since 1980, and lives and practices law on Molokai. You may contact her at 553-5181 or mjs@aloha.net.

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10 Cent Flower

By Glenn I. Teves, County Extension Agent | UH CTAHR Puakenikeni or “10 cent flower” is a popular lei flower native to the South Pacific. A common forest tree in the Cook Islands, it can reach over 50 feet tall under ideal conditions. One specimen in Pu`unui on Oahu covered the entire side of a ma and pa store. There are many South Pacific legends connected to this plant, and flowers also used to perfume coconut oil. It makes an excellent garden shrub, imparting its alluring fragrance throughout the yard and into the home.

Puakenikeni is a fast growing plant, and is efficient in taking up nutrients if adequately watered, Light fertilizing with a 10-30-10 or 10-20-20 type fertilizer is recommended, because over-fertilizing will create vegetative growth at the expense of flowers. Prune plants to keep flowers within picking height makes it easier and safer to pick them, and will encourage flowering since flowers are produced on new growth. Constantly picking flowers and seed balls will produce more flowers because once seed balls mature, the plant’s energies will be focused on producing seeds instead of flowers.

Air layering is the preferred method of propagation and can create three to four foot plants in a couple of months.

When well rooted and ready to detach from the mother plant, it’s best to tie or brace them in a five gallon pot or larger to allow them to root well. When planting in the yard, plants need at least a 15 by 15-foot space to grow.

Because flowers are easily bruised, they need to be handled delicately when collecting flowers and also sewing lei.

Pick flowers early in the morning and place in a smooth or ti leaf-lined container. Water is not used on flowers since it will cause discoloration. Ends of flower tubes, including the green calyx, are cut to space petals for eye appeal. A thin strip of cloth is used to sew puakenikeni lei since a thread will cut through flower tubes.

Flowers are not refrigerated. Completed lei are stored in a cake pan covered with a moistened paper towel or in a sealed plastic bag placed in cold water.

Flowers can be stored for a desired color; fresh flowers are whitish while stored flowers will change from yellow to orange. Do not store flowers or lei near ripening fruits and wilting flowers since Ethylene gas contained in these materials will accelerate aging of flowers leading to a shorter lei life.

Puakenikeni prefers full sun with moderate irrigation for optimal flowering, and is adapted to a wide range of climatic conditions. Common diseases include a leaf spot, especially when plants are weakened due to stress such as insufficient water. Fungal root rots and rootknot nematodes can be a problem so using compost when planting them and keeping them healthy and thriving is the key. Mealy bugs and scales can be occasional problems, but the use of horticultural oils such as Safer’s Soap, Volck Oil, or Sunspray Superfine oils to the affected areas can control the. Pollen feeding beetles are sometimes found in flowers but are of no consequence. Puakenikeni can provide families with generations of flower for lei if well cared for and nurtured.

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Kalaupapa, Window of Opportunity

By Father Pat Killilea | St Francis Church, Kalaupapa I had never previously broken into a house in my 70 years of living, though it is not unheard of in my own family.

Several years ago, my mother related in her comical fashion how she had awakened in the middle of the night thinking that a burglar was coming in through the kitchen window. It was my younger brother who had arrived home late after the door was locked.

Now here I was at 7:30 a.m. trying to get in through a jalousie window at the rear of Dolly's house. Dolly had accidently locked herself out of her house when leaving for morning Mass. So I decided to do my very first "burglar act" in going through that window. After we removed the lower half of the parallel glass panels, we rigged up a makeshift platform and I made my move. I managed to get one leg across the window sill and found myself straddling the sill which was not exactly comfortable. However, I luckily suffered no bodily harm and with great difficulty managed to drag my second leg across the sill. Then I slid down onto a chair on the inside and quickly unlocked the adjacent door. I had taken advantage of this window of opportunity.

This was the culmination of an exciting week, Kalaupapa style. On Wednesday evening, we had celebrated the reopening of the renovated community pool hall with a blessing and a ribbon cutting by none other than 90-years-

young John Arruda. He had come from his home in Kauai to visit with us for a few weeks. In my prayer of blessing, I reminded the billiard players that the cue sticks are to be used to play pool and not as weapons. You see, we have some sturdy workers here from Topside who are descended from ancient Hawaiian warriors. After some of our present day warriors displayed their skills at the pool table, it was time to partake of the abundant food provided pot luck style and washed down by Mr. Heineken and Miss Corona.

The next day we hosted 72 pilgrims of the Equestrian Order. When I first learned that equestrians were coming, I wondered if they would bring along horses. Then I learned that these generous men and women have dedicated themselves to helping the churches in the Holy Land. Bishop Silva led the pilgrimage to Kalawao, and Bishop Michael Barber from California was the main celebrant of Mass and the homilist at St. Damien's church, St Philomena. After a delicious meal at McVeigh Hall, our pilgrims left us to take to the friendly skies of Kalaupapa.

As of this writing, a second group of 62 Equestrians are expected to visit us on Monday. We are blessed to have these pilgrims join us for a day and they enjoy the opportunity to learn about our two saints, Damien and Marianne, through this window of opportunity that we call Kalaupapa.

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MORATORIUM Continued From pg. 1 lation, with penalties assessed for each day of violation.

As written, it calls on Maui County Council to take action at various stages of progress, but Councilmember Don Couch has nothing but criticism for the initiative.

“It’s poorly written. One of the big things is that it requires a citizens committee to overturn anything, but it doesn’t say how to form that committee, what the makeup is, who appoints this committee, how long your terms are,” he said during a visit to Molokai several weeks ago. “It doesn’t say anything about the committee… That’s a huge flaw.”

Stephenson pointed out the moratorium could also last an unspecified amount of time, based on a number of variables and unknown factors not specific in the document.

But regardless of how long seed companies would have to suspend operations if it passed, Mayor Alan Arakawa said there’s no doubt the effect would be significant.

“The economic impact is clear – it would probably bankrupt Molokai,” he said.

Jobs on the Line “Jobs are hard to come by on Molokai,” wrote Mycogen employee Samson Kaahanui on a mail-out paid for by Citizens Against the Maui County Farming Ban. “The work is not easy, but my wife and I still have six kids at home.”

As a former employee of Molokai Ranch, Kaahanui said he almost lost everything.

Now, he’s worried it will happen again.

“If this farming ban shuts down the seed companies and I lose my jobs, I don’t know what we’re going to do,” he wrote.

“And it’s not just us. We can’t pay for groceries, what’s going to happen to Kualapu`u Market? Can’t pay for gas, what happens to Rawlins Chevron?”

Paul Brewbaker, an economist commissioned by the Maui Chamber of Commerce and the Hawaii Crop Improvement Association to complete a report on the economic aspects of the seed industry, said seed industry jobs comprise nearly 10 percent of all private jobs on Molokai.

He couldn't share Molokai projections specifically because he had signed confidentiality agreements with the seed companies, but did say that of the 650 jobs that would be affected county-wide, about one third are Molokai-specific, and about one quarter of the total are seasonal.

Latest employment numbers from Monsanto indicate the company has about 130 full-time and seasonal workers. The company owns 144 acres and leases 2,100 acres, farming from 400 to 600 acres a year, according to what they told Civil Beat in July. Mycogen Seeds has about 100 employees.

Brewbaker said the economic impact of the seed industry in Maui County is about $85 million.

“Right now, we're at 14.1 percent unemployment,” said Stephenson, referring to Dept. of Labor data for Molokai. “If we lose 250 jobs, that's an additional 11 percent of the workforce, gone. That could bring us up to 24 percent unemployment.”

Stephenson said those numbers are proportionally equivalent to the immediate loss of 8,900 jobs on Maui, or 55,000 jobs on Oahu.

Ritte said while solid job alternatives have not yet been proposed, she said that’s a priority of the MOM Hui, a statewide grassroots nonprofit of mothers she founded to protect the health and wellbeing of their children.

“As a group, it's always been a focus of ours to figure out job alternatives,” she said. “We can't always be dependent on one entity. If they're removed from the equation, the whole economy collapses... I don't see how that's a good thing to be so dependent on one entity.”

Elle Cochran, a Maui county Council member who introduced a county bill earlier this year aimed at regulation and disclosure of GMOs, said she’s ready to look at alternative jobs in agriculture.

“I’m more than willing to see how natural farming can be funded and incorporated at the county level,” she said. “We all talk about sustainability and this is a step in the right direction through diversification in agriculture and jobs.”

But Cochran is a small minority among the majority of Maui County Council members who say they oppose the initiative.

“I cannot support that. I don’t want anybody to lose a job,” said Council Chair Gladys Baisa, who said she’s watched both Del Monte and Molokai Ranch close on Molokai. “Until somebody can tell me how you guys are going to have an income and be OK and have benefits and what you need, I don’t want to even talk about it.”

The Ripple Effect Some Molokai businesses get a large portion of their revenue from the two seed companies and their employees. Hikiola Cooperative has said Monsanto and Mycogen account for 50 percent of their business.

Kaunakakai's Napa Auto Parts owner Edmund Wond has estimated that number to be about 40 percent for the company – the

seed companies buy all their tractor supplies and repair equipment from him.

“Both seed companies are two of our best customers and so are their employees,” said Wond. “If this takes effect, we'll go back 20 years as far as the economy.”

Wond runs Napa with his son and the help of four employees. He's told them they're due for an increase in wages – but that will depend on the vote.

“You got a raise coming in November if it's 'no,'” Wond said he announced to them. “We'll know by Nov. 5 if they're getting it. I'm not giving it to them now because I don't want to have to take it back.”

Wond was born on Molokai in 1928, when the roads from Molokai's east end to Kaunakakai were dirt. Back then, he said the Molokai employment choices were the pineapple fields or a life in the saddle as a cowboy. He went with the latter.

Having watched the rise of the seed industry on the island, Wond said he sees good in genetic engineering.

“How many years have we been eating this stuff... I'm 86 and still alive!” he chuckled.

Stephenson said even businesses whose revenues are not directly impacted by the seed companies would notice the loss. With higher unemployment and fewer customers buying gas, food and even air transportation, the price of everything would rise.

“There's not one business on Molokai that won't be affected,” said Stephenson.

“Every single thing on this island would change....”

But for local business person and owner of Kaunakakai's Kalele Bookstore Teri Waros, that's not enough for her to vote no; instead, she supports the moratorium. Though she acknowledges if that many jobs are lost, it would have an impact on the island's economy as a whole, she's not sure if that is the right price to pay for the long-term health of both the island and the planet.

“As a former Ranch employee, I take the loss of jobs very seriously,” she said, referring to the 2008 shutdown of Molokai Ranch that left more than 100 workers unemployed. “But for me looking at the big picture, at some point as human beings we need to look at the impact we're having on the earth. We have a kuleana to our planet and our community – and yes, that might cost jobs in the short term.”

She added that she knows many employees personally but would like to know how many of the jobs are full-time versus temporary or seasonal -- numbers Monsanto and Mycogen wouldn't share with the Dispatch.

“I think the threat of job loss shouldn't be used as rhetoric or coercion, and we shouldn't give in to fear,” Waros said.

because it's illegal for them to carry passengers... seriously?” said Brewbaker. “You're telling me that 0.3 of the company is going to keep operating?... My guess is… it wouldn't be plausible.”

Brewbaker said nationwide, 93 percent of Monsanto's seeds are transgene – a term he uses to specify the introduction of specific DNA, rather than genetic modification through natural selection.

In Stephenson’s opinion, the moratorium “isn’t temporary.”

“This is an absolute ban, this is a shutdown... you cannot expect any company to sit around for a minimum of 25 months and pay people just to show up to work,” he said.

But Teves doesn’t buy it, calling such rhetoric “scare tactics.”

“I don’t see this process as the end of Monsanto and Dow on Molokai,” he said.

“They have to be held accountable and I’m sure they have adequate resources to accomplish this. I see them on the island but [as] responsible members of this community.”

Farming Ban? Led by the group Citizens Against the Maui County Farming Ban, an extensive ad campaign opposing the moratorium – advocating “vote no” -- has called it a “farming ban.”

Supporters of the moratorium have called the campaign misleading, pointing to the initiative itself, which does not refer to banning farms or targeting small farmers.

“I have seen numerous commercials that started to make me think this bill is a ban on all farming in Maui County. It's not,” said Brenda Kaneshiro, owner of Molokai Meli honey business, in a testimony in favor of the moratorium. “It supports small farms like mine and perhaps yours. In fact it protects us, our keiki, and our aina.”

The Hawaii Center for Food Safety also issued a statement favoring the moratorium.

“Despite the multi-million dollar ad campaign funded by Monsanto and Dow Chemical [Mycogen], this moratorium is not a farming ban,” the organization said.

“Rather than growing food for local consumption, these companies are developing corn and soy varieties that have been genetically engineered to resist greater applications of their signature pesticides."

But some Molokai farmers say the initiative would still affect them if it passes.

Kuulei Arce, along with her husband Andrew and their family, own and operate a seven-acre vegetable farm in Ho`olehua.

“For farms like mine, the prices we pay for water, fertilizer, equipment and other inputs would increase because the seed companies buy these things in huge quantities,” she said. “This allows their vendors, like the Hikiola Cooperative, to place bigger orders Graph courtesy of Paul Brewbaker

Shutdown or partial downsize?

Ritte said when she first heard about the SHAKA Movement, she felt in limbo because she didn't want her community to be left without jobs. As she learned more from organizers of the initiative, she said she felt more OK about it.

“This moratorium doesn't equal job loss,” she said. “They don't necessarily need to shut down during this moratorium. They can plant the non-GMO seeds that they have and allow them to continue.”

About 10 years ago, Monsanto acquired Seminis, a vegetable seed company that supplies many garden catalogues, used widely by conventional and organic farmers. A report by the Rodale Institute estimates that Seminis controls 40 percent of the vegetable seed market in the U.S. and 20 percent worldwide.

“Monsanto has some of the best nonGMO vegetable seeds in the world... and should be looking at opportunities to grow non-GMO seed,” said Glenn Teves, a University of Hawaii Molokai extension agent through the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources.

Does the moratorium really mean shutdown? Neither Monsanto nor Mycogen has released a statement saying it would, and neither company would comment on possible scenarios, or what percentage of the crops grown on Molokai are genetically engineered.

But Brewbaker said if the moratorium passes, that wouldn't leave much left to grow, calling the notion of continuing operations in such a scenario “crazy.”

“That's like saying what are the possibility that Aloha Airlines will shut down

and reduce prices.”

She also pointed to the Molokai Irrigation System, which, though agricultural water preference is given to Homestead farmers, is used and funded largely by the seed companies, Arce said.

“Farming is hard enough as it is, and our profit margins are small,” she explained.

“If it costs more for us to grow our crops, we may not be able to keep going. And that’s the last thing I want to have happen.”

Arce said she also believes farmers should be able to use all the available tools, including genetic engineering, to keep agriculture thriving.

“This initiative would treat farmers like they’re criminals and make them pay huge fines if they choose to grow certain crops,” Arce added. “Whether or not you grow GE, I don’t want to be told what crops to farm.”

Testing for Health and Environment While trying to do their own research about the safety of growing GE crops, many residents have said that for every study that exists proving the safety of GE crops, another study points to the opposite conclusion.

Beekeeper Kaneshiro referenced national reports of honey bees dying in great numbers.

“Have you heard what the scientists are saying? It's due to the unsafe farming practices that include harmful pesticides and GMO crops,” she wrote in her testimony. “These farming practices have already had a negative impact on our small honey farm on Molokai.”

“I have my doubts that it’s 100 percent safe – I stand by the precautionary principal,” said Council member Cochran, likening the situation to the cigarette campaign

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that said smoking is safe. “I feel there could be negative impacts – let’s stop and make sure before it’s too late.”

But Brewbaker said nothing is stopping anyone from doing a study while the companies continue to operate.

“You want to shut down an industry to study if it needs to be shut down? There's nothing to prevent it from being studied now,” he said.

A statewide study earlier this year was conducted by the Department of Health (DOH), in collaboration with the state Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Geological Survey. The DOH stated that in response to growing community concerns about possible impacts of pesticides on local communities and ecosystems, the state funded studies to test surface waters and sediments statewide.

Samplings were taken from 24 stream locations and seven sediment areas, testing for more than 100 different pesticide residues between December 2013 and January 2014.

Eight sites were selected on Kauai and Oahu, six sites on the Big Island, and two sites on Maui. The study did not include Molokai.

According to DOH Deputy Director Gary Gill, every location sampled had trace detection of one or more pesticides, but the majority were minute concentrations that fell well below state and federal benchmarks for human and environmental health. Urban streams on Oahu had the highest number of levels of pesticides detected. Eighty percent of the locations found Altrazine, a restricted use pesticide. The seven sediment tests also found glyphosate, also known as Roundup, in all samples.

Teves is still doubtful.

“What about the chemicals they use to bombard the corn fields and what is the impact of their workers breathing pesticide laden red dirt every working day, getting it on their clothes and their body into their pores, taking it home into their houses, mixing it with all their family’s clothes in the washing machine, and exposing it to every member of their household, every day and week and year? This doesn’t happen anywhere else in the U.S. to the intensity it’s happening on Molokai,” he said.

Teves points to the chemical Heptachlor, which he said was sprayed on 17,000 acres of Molokai’s pineapple fields.

“Every time you cultivate a field, you kick up this stuff and mix it with the air in which we breathe,” he said. “Everyone needs a time out to assess what is going on and how we can make things safe.”

Ritte said despite studies done elsewhere, she’s concerned about Molokai.

“We're such a tiny island, that even if you live on the farthest point, you'll be affected,” she said. “What effect do these chemicals have on our Molokai soil?”

Waros said she believes there's more than one way to farm, and she would like to see a study done that's objective, transparent and accessible for the average person.

She said she's read the existing studies and doesn't feel satisfied.

“I think there's enough questions about these practices [by Molokai seed companies] that we don't have the answers to,” said Waros. “I think we should know what's going on on our island.”

Lorrin Pang, a doctor and DOH Maui County District Health Officer, is one of the SHAKA Movement’s key members. He said he thinks there’s still a lot that needs studying.

“In normal agriculture you might expect seven or so chemical pesticides being used,” he said. “In these GMO fields, they are using as many as 80 different chemicals and no one knows what happens when they mix in the fields or drift into the environment and combine. These combinations of chemicals need to be understood and tested for. If we don’t do it, the results can be devastating.”

What’s Next?

There are a lot of unknowns as thousands of Maui County residents go to the polls in two weeks to vote “yes” in support the moratorium on growing GE crops, or “no” to oppose it and continue the seed industry’s operations.

Jobs may be on the line for many, while others say the health of future generations is hanging in the balance.

As far as the future of agriculture, a lot will change if the initiative passes, but many have predicted that wouldn’t happen without a fight that would likely involve the courts.

“If we have enough water, we need to look at diversification into a special economy that the community is comfortable with,” said Teves, looking forward at the agriculture of the future.

But it’s too soon for many to look at the next step yet.

“Whether GMO is good or bad, the economic result is very obvious,” said Mayor Arakawa. “If you close down your major employer, there are going to be economic ripples throughout the community.”

If there’s one thing both sides seem to agree on, it’s advising voters to read the bill for themselves. It can be found on many websites, including at ballotpedia.org/ Maui_County_Genetically_Modified_Organism_Moratorium_Initiative_(November_2014),_full_text.

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The Maui Initiative’s fines and penalties don’t just apply to seed farms.

They apply to ANY PERSON. But don't take our word for it. Read the initiative yourself.

Section 5 (1) It is unlawful for any person or entity to knowingly propagate, cultivate, raise, grow or test Genetically Engineered Organisms within the County of Maui until such time that the terms of the "Moratorium Amendment or Repeal" have been met.

Civil Penalties Section 9 (2) The Department of Environmental Management may assess a civil monetary penalty against any person or entity violating this chapter in the amount of:

The penalties are harsh – including heavy fines and jail time

(a) $10,000.00 dollars for a first violation; (b) $25,000.00 dollars for a second violation; or (c) $50,000.00 dollars for a third or subsequent violation.

In assessing penalties, each day of violation must be considered a separate violation.

Criminal Recourse Section 9 (3) In addition to any fines described above, any person or

entity, whether as principal, agent, employee, or otherwise, violating or causing or permitting the violation of any of the provisions of this initiative, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than two-thousand dollars ($2,000.00), or imprisoned not more than one (1) year, or both, for each offense. The continuance of any violation after conviction shall be deemed a new criminal offense for each day that the violation or violations continue.

If they really wanted these harsh penalties to only apply to seed farms, they could have written it that way.

MAUI: Voter Initiative: Genetically Engineered Organisms

proposed initiative prohibiting the cultivation or reproduction of genetically engineered Should the

organisms within the County of Maui, which may be amended or repealed as to a specific

person or entity when required environmental

The only way for your vote against this harmful initiative to count is for you to Vote NO. Go to the bottom of your ballot and fill in the “NO” box.

and public health impact studies, public hearings, a two thirds vote and a determination by the County Council that such operation or practice meets

and which establishes civil and criminal penalties, be adopted for Maui County?

certain standards,

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You can read the entire initiative at:

MauiCountyInitiativeVoteNO.com Paid for by Citizens Against the Maui County Farming Ban, 1215 S. Kihei Road, Suite O #231 Kihei, Hawaii 96753

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WEEKLY EVENTS

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

I Aloha Molokai, alternative energy solutions for Molokai. First Monday of every month, 6 pm at Kulana Adult “Aqua Jogger Class” Oct. 15 – Dec. 19 Oiwi. Go to IAlohaMolokai.com for schedule or locaMEETINGS tion changes.

T, Th 9 a.m. at Cooke Memorial Pool 553-5775 AA Hot Bread Meeting, Tues. & Fri from 9-10 p.m.

Kingdom of Hawaii II monthly meetings. Third Advanced Zumba with Preciouse Senica, 553-5848 Kaunakakai Baptist Church. 336-0191.

Thursday of every month, 6-8 p.m. at Kaunakakai Gym T,Th Na Pu’uwai Fitness Center 9-10am AA Meeting Mana`e Meeting, Ka Hale Po Maikai conference room.

Office upstairs (13.5 miles east of Kaunakakai on the T,Th, F Na Pu’uwai Fitness Center 5-6pm Living through Loss, Support group for anyone who Mauka side of the road), Wed. & Sat. 5:30–6:30p.m.

Aikido Class at Soto Mission behind Kanemitsu Bakery. has experienced the loss of a loved one. Third Thursday Ahahui Kaahumanu Chapter VIII meetings. 2nd Wednes- of every month at 10 -11:30 a.m. or 4:30 -6 p.m. at M, W, F, 5-6 p.m. 552-2496 or visit FriendlyAikido.com SPORTS & RECREATION day of every month at 4:30 pm at Kalanianaole Hall.

Hospice Office in Kamoi Center. Call Barbara Helm at Aloha Yoga every Monday, Wednesday and Friday Aunty Pearl’s Ukulele Class 336-0261.

Alcoholics Anonymous Friendly Isle Fellowship from 12 - 1 p.m. at MCHC. Call 553-3930 for more Molokai General Hospital (around to the back please), MAC Ceramics Class at Coffees of Hawaii. 9 - 11 a.m. info.$40/monthly rate for unlimited classes or $10 drop M Home Pumehana, 9:45-10:45 a.m.

W Home Pumehana, 9-10 a.m.

Mon. & Thurs. 7-8 p.m. in rate per class.

Molokai Community Children’s Council Every secOpen to all. For more info call 553-5402 Alu Like Kupuna Mon & Thurs, 9:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. OHA/ ond Thursday. Home Pumehana, 2:30-4 p.m. 567-6308 Beginning Hula with Valerie Dudoit-Temahaga Molokai Archery Club Indoor Shoot DHHl. Wed, 9:30 a.m.- 1 p.m. at Lanikeha. 1st and 2nd Molokai Humane Society meets the third Tuesday W Home Pumehana 10 a.m.

Tues. each month at MAC Special field trips on Fridays.

TH Mitchell Pauole Center, 7 p.m. Open to public. of every month, 5:30-6:30 p.m. in the Kaunakakai Gym Th Kaunakakai Gym 10 a.m.

Al-Anon Meeting, a weekly meeting to help family and Conference Room.

Molokai Swim Club Hula: Ka Pa Hula `O Hina I Ka Po La`ila`i friends of alcoholics, every Monday at Grace Church M, T, W, Th : Cooke Memorial Pool, 4:30 to 6 pm Molokai Inventors Circle meets Wednesdays 2-4 Community Hall in Hoolehua at 5:30 p.m.

M Hula Wahine, 4:30-5:30 Advanced @ MCHC p.m. at the Kuha’o Business Center. Contact John Pick-up Soccer ArtAloha! Moloka‘i Summer Art for kids and open 5:30-6:30 Beginners Wordin at 553-8100 for info.

W Duke Maliu Regional Park., 5pm studio for adults every Wednesday 1-5 p.m. Contact T Papa Oli (Chanting) 4:30 – 5:30 p.m.

Molokai Lions Club meets 1st and 3rd Saturday of Recreational Paddling with Wa`akapaemua Canoe Heather Williams at 658-0124, artalohamolokai@ every month at 8:30 am at Paddlers Inn. Intermediate Hula with Valerie Dudoit-Temahaga Club. Call 553-3999 or 553-3530. All levels and abilities hotmail.com or Art Aloha on facebook.

Molokai Walk Marketplace Arts and Crafts Fair down welcome.

W Home Pumehana 11 a.m.

Families Against Bullying meets every 3rd Tues the lane between Imports Gifts and Friendly Market, Th 7:30 to 8:30 am at Hale Wa`akapaemua.

Th Kaunakakai Gym 11 a.m. at Home Pumehana Conference Room from 3:30 to Mon. & Fri., 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Youth in Motion SUP, sailing, windsurfing and Personal Training with Elias Vendiola 5:00p.m. Contact Shrene Naki at 553-4225 or snakikeiki- Narcotics Anonymous (No Fear Meeting) Tuesdays kayaking. Tues. & Thurs 3:30-5:30 p.m., Malama M,T,W,Th,F Na Pu’uwai Fitness Center 553-5848, by care@hawaiiantel.net and Thursdays at Kaunakakai Ball Field dugout, 8 to Park. Call Clare Seeger Mawae at 553-4477 or clare@ appointment only, 5am-1:30pm 9 a.m.Open meeting. For more info, call Rodney at Female Sexual Abuse Meetings, Seventh Day youthinmotion.org PiYo LIVE with Solana Adachi every Monday at 5 p.m.

Adventist Church with a group of inter-denominational 213-4603.

MUSIC & ARTS and Wednesday at 6 p.m. at MCHC Christian women. Second and fourth Thursday of each Plein Air Molokai - Art Outdoors painting, drawing, Na Kupuna Hotel Molokai, Fridays 4-6 p.m. month at 6 p.m. For more info, call 553-5428.

Quit Smoking Mondays 11:45 a.m. Na Pu’uwai photography and more. First Friday every month plus conference room. 560-3653.

Strings Class on Violin, Viola, Cello, and String Bass at HI Seed Savers, Green Gorilla Growers meet every third special dates with ArtAloha! Contact Heather at 658Kaunakakai Elementary Room A-103. Tuesday & Thurs- Monday at 5 pm for a potluck. Call for location at 336-1566. 0124 or artalohamolokai@hotmail.com Svaroopa Yoga with Connie Clews day 3- 4:45 p.m.Beginners 3 p.m., Intermediate 3:30 M Home Pumehana, 7:45 a.m.

Home-School Connection First Thursday of every Read to Me at Molokai Public Library First Wednesday p.m. and Advanced 4 p.m. Contact Bob Underwood at month. Support in homeschool academic, creative curT Home Pumehana, 5:15 p.m. of the month, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Call 553-1765 646-0733 for more info.

Th Kualapu`u Rec Center, 5:15 p.m. riculum and extracurricular activities. Meet other home- Tūtū and Me Traveling Preschool at MCHC Mon. and F Home Pumehana, 7:45 a.m. Call 553-5402 for info.

Na Ohana Hoaloha Music & Hula at Paddlers, Sunday school families and teachers. Call Heather 658-0124 Wed. at 8:30-10:30a.m., and the Kaulapu’u Community Yoga Class open to students, families and the community. from 3-5 p.m.

Ho`olehua Hawaiian Civic Club 2nd Wednesday of Center Tues. and Thurs. at 8:30-10:30a.m. Call 560-5642 Takeaway Tuesday guided ceramic studio 6-8 p.m., every month at 5:30 pm at Kalanianaole Hall.

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

HEALTH & FITNESS

Yoga class focused on individual form, internal practice, Call Karen at 558-8225 for info 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.

Molokai Arts Center. For more info contact molokaiartscenter@gmail.com.

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(eating), Practitioner Bobby Alcain on La`au Lapa`au (herbal medicine) and Kyr► Youth Ceramic Classes age 4 - 11 years ian van Vliet on Lomilomi (massage). Visit ► Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii old at the Molokai Arts Center.

Session kumupaalawrenceaki.com for more info. presents a free showing of “Untold Story: 1 is from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. Session 2 is Internment of Japanese in Americans in WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29 Hawaii” at 1:30 p.m. in Molokai High School from 11a.m. to noon. Fee is $25 for a 5 visit punch card. To sign up email moloLibrary. Light refreshments provided. ► Domestic Violence Awareness kaiartscenter@gmail.com.

Month Events organized by Hale FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24 Ho`omalu. Movie Night at the Molokai ► Duke Aiona-Elwin Ahu Candidate ► Domestic Violence Awareness Rally at Molokai Community Health Center Youth Center at 6 p.m.

Month Sign Waving in front of the library from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Food and prizes. ► Molokai Health Systems Flu Shot at 5:30 p.m. organized by Hale Ho`omalu. ► Ka Hana Kapa documentary featuring Clinic at Home Pumehana, 9-11 a.m. No ► Molokai Health Systems Flu Shot co-pay. Bring picture ID and medical insurthe history and production of kapa will Clinic at General Hospital Outpatient Clinic ance card. Must be 18 or older. No shots be screened at the Lanikeha Community from 9-11 a.m. No co-pay; bring picture ID Center Hall on Oct. 25, from 2-4 p.m. Doors for those with egg allergies. While supplies and medical insurance card. Must be 18 last. years or older. No shots for those with egg open at 1:30 p.m. General seating. Viewing followed by talk story with co-producers ► The ABC’s of a Business Plan by allergies. While supplies last. and kapa makers. Free to public. Call 553- Craig Swift on Oct. 29 from 12-1 p.m. ► OLA Class on health and well-being 8353 for more info.

Participants will receive an outline of the at Kalele Bookstore from 6-8 p.m. Cost by business plan taught by MEO’s Core Four ► Halau Hula `O Kilohana presents donation.

Business Plan Course.

Halloween Dance at the Kilohana Rec SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25 Center, 6-10 p.m. Dancing, food, $1 door ► Celebrate the music of R. Alex Anderprizes and costume contest. Categories son with Ke Ola Pono No Nā Kupuna, Alu ► Domestic Violence Awareness ages 0-18 years: Most Adorable, Creative, Like Kupuna Program and other Kupuna of Month Events organized by Hale our community. Wednesday, Oct. 29 from Ho`omalu. Family Care Fair at Kulana Oiwi Scariest, Whimsical. Adult Category: Most Original. Drug- and alcohol-free event.

6:30-7:30 p.m. at Molokai Public Library.

Halau from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

For more info call 553-1765. ► The House of Dereon and Haircuts by ► Molokai Health Systems Flu Shot SAVE THE DATE Kraig presents “Halloqueen,” live drag Clinic at Kalele Bookstore from 9-11 a.m.

No co-pay; bring picture ID and medical show at Paddler’s Inn. Doors open at 8:30 ► Domestic Violence Awareness insurance card. Must be 18 years or older. p.m.; show starts at 9 p.m. with DJ Lamour. Month Events organized by Hale No shots for those with egg allergies. While VIP tickets $40, Pre-sale $20, Door $25.

Ho`omalu. Oct. 31 Sign Waving in front of supplies last.

Ages 21 and over only. Call Kraig at 646the library at 5:30 p.m.

1364 for more info. ► OLA Class on health and well-being ► Lions Club Costume Contest on Oct. from 9 a.m. until pau. Location TBA. Cost: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26 31, 3:30-5 p.m. on Library Lawn. Age $350 non-residents; $150 residents. Pregroups: babies-preschoolers, grades K-2, ► OLA Class on health and well-being senters: Kupuna Herbert Hoeon `Ai Pono 3-5 and 6-adult. Also one family/group (eating), Practitioner Bobby Alcain on La`au from 9 a.m. until pau. Location TBA. Cost: prize. Categories: Original, Scary and Cut$350 non-residents; $150 residents. PreLapa`au (herbal medicine) and Kyrian van est. Registration 4-4:45 p.m.; judging and senters: Kupuna Herbert Hoeon `Ai Pono Vliet on Lomilomi (massage). Visit kumu-

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prizes to follow. Contact President Ron Bauman at 553-3665 for more info. ► Glow Show: A Black Light Production on Oct. 31 at 5:15, 6:15 and 7:15 p.m. Ages 0-12 welcome. Event is at King’s Chapel Molokai and is free to the public. ► HallowHim Festival at Kaunakakai Ball Field on Oct. 31 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. ► Molokai Congregational Churches Bazaar at Kalaiakamanu Hou Church. Nov. 8 from 8 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Food, plants, White Elephant, entertainment and crafts. Roast Pork plate ($10 pre-sale tickets). Drawings include grand prizes in cash and a stay at the Waialua Pavillion. ► First Annual Molokai Floating Lantern Ceremony at the Molokai Community Health Center on Nov. 8 from 3 to 6:30 p.m. ► Turkey Rainbow Run/Walk on Nov. 29. at Kualapu`u School’s field. Early bird pricing until Oct. 31. For more info call Komela or Ty at 560-3653. ► Christmas Light Parade and Ho`olaulea on Dec 6. Applications for vendor and craft booths are available on the website at molokaiislandfoundation.org.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): The driest place on the planet is the Atacama Desert in northern Chile. It gets about a halfinch of rain per year. And yet in 2011, archaeologists discovered that it's also home to a site containing the fossilized skeletons of numerous whales and other ancient sea creatures. I'm detecting a metaphorically comparable anomaly in your vicinity, Aries. A seemingly arid, empty part of your life harbors buried secrets that are available for you to explore. If you follow the clues, you may discover rich pickings that will inspire you to revise your history.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Businessman Warren Buffet is worth $65.5 billion, but regularly gives away 27 percent of his fortune to charity. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates owns $78 billion, and donates 36 percent. Then there are the members of the Walton family, owners of Walmart, where 100 million Americans shop weekly. The Waltons have $136 billion, of which they contribute .04 percent to good causes. You are not wealthy in the same way these people are, Taurus. Your riches consist of resources like your skills, relationships, emotional intelligence, creative power, and capacity for love. My invitation to you is to be extra generous with those assets -- not as lavish as Buffet or Gates, perhaps, but much more than the Waltons. You are in a phase when giving your gifts is one of the best things you can do to bolster your own health, wealth, and well-being.

quite clear about the true nature of each option.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The average serving of pasta on a typical American's plate is almost 480 percent bigger than what's recommended as a healthy portion. So says a research paper titled "The Contribution of Expanding Portion Sizes to the U.S. Obesity Epidemic," by Lisa R. Young and Marion Nestle. Muffins are 333 percent larger than they need to be, the authors say, and steaks are 224 percent excessive. Don't get caught up in this trend, Libra. Get what you need, but not way, way more than what you need. For that matter, be judicious in your approach to all of life's necessities. The coming phase is a time when you will thrive by applying the Goldilocks principle: neither too much nor too little, but just right.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): "Children are the most desirable opponents at Scrabble," declares Scorpio author Fran Lebowitz, "as they are both easy to beat and fun to cheat." I don't wholeheartedly endorse that advice for you in the coming days, Scorpio. But would you consider a milder version of it? Let's propose, instead, that you simply seek easy victories to boost your confidence and hone your skills. By this time next week, if all goes well, you will be ready to take on more ambitious challenges.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You are entering a phase when you will have more luck than usual as you try to banish parasitic influences, unworthy burdens, and lost causes. Here are some projects you might want to work on: 1. Bid farewell to anyone who brings out the worst in you. 2. Heal the twisted effect an adversary has had on you. 3. Get rid of any object that symbolizes failure or pathology. 4. Declare your inGEMINI (May 21-June 20): You have two options. You can dependence from a situation that wastes your time or drains be in denial about your real feelings and ignore what needs to your resources. 5. Shed any guilt you feel for taking good care be fixed and wait for trouble to come find you. Or else you can of yourself. 6. Stop a bad habit cold turkey. vow to be resilient and summon your feistiest curiosity and go out searching for trouble. The difference between these CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Are you ready to be as aftwo approaches is dramatic. If you mope and sigh and hide, fable as a Sagittarius, as charismatic as a Leo, as empathetic the messy trouble that arrives will be indigestible. But if you as a Cancerian, and as vigorous an instigator as an Aries? No? are brave and proactive, the interesting trouble you get will You're not? You're afraid that would require you to push yourself too far outside your comfort zone? OK, then. Are you willultimately evolve into a blessing. ing to be half as affable as a Sagittarius, half as charismatic as CANCER (June 21-July 22): Astronauts on the Interna- a Leo, half as empathetic as a Cancerian, and half as inspiring tional Space Station never wash their underwear. They don't an instigator as an Aries? Or even a quarter as much? I hope have enough water at their disposal to waste on a luxury like you will at least stretch yourself in these directions, Capricorn, that. Instead, they fling the dirty laundry out into space. As because doing so would allow you to take maximum advanit falls to Earth, it burns up in the atmosphere. I wish you tage of the spectacular social opportunities that will be availhad an amenity like that right now. In fact, I wish you had able for you in the next four weeks. a host of amenities like that. If there was ever a time when you should be liberated from having to wash your underwear, AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In the coming weeks I hope make your bed, sweep the floor, and do the dishes, it would you will find practical ways to express your new-found freebe now. Why? Because there are much better ways to spend dom. All the explorations and experiments you have enjoyed your time. You've got sacred quests to embark on, heroic ad- recently were fun and provocative, but now it's time to use the insights they sparked to upgrade your life back in the ventures to accomplish, historical turning points to initiate. daily grind. Please don't misunderstand what I'm saying. I LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): What are those new whisperings in love it when you are dreamy and excitable and farseeing, and your head? Are they messages from your inner teacher? Bea- would never ask you to tone down those attractive qualities. cons beamed back through time from the Future You? Clues But I am also rooting for you to bring the high-flying parts of from the wise parts of your unconscious mind? Whatever you down to earth so that you can reap the full benefits of they are, Leo, pay attention. These signals from the Great Be- the bounty they have stirred up. If you work to become more yond may not be clear yet, but if you are sufficiently patient, well-grounded, I predict that you will be situated in a new they will eventually tell you how to take advantage of a big power spot by December 1. plot twist. But here's a caveat: Don't automatically believe every single thing the whisperings tell you. Their counsel may PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): The heavy metal band known not be 100-percent accurate. Be both receptive and discern- as Hatebeak broadened the definition of what constitutes music. Its lead singer was Waldo, an African grey parrot. A ing toward them. review by Aquarius Records called Waldo's squawks "comVIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In the English-speaking world, pletely and stupidly brilliant." For Hatebeak's second album, a sundae is a luxurious dessert that features ice cream topped they collaborated with animal rights' activists in the band with sweet treats like syrup, sprinkles, and fruits. In Korea, Caninus, whose lead vocalists were two pitbull terriers, Basil a sundae is something very different. It consists of a cow's and Budgie. In the coming weeks, Pisces, I'd love to see you or pig's intestines crammed with noodles, barley, and pig's get inspired by these experiments. I think you will generate blood. I expect that in the coming week you will be faced interesting results as you explore expansive, even unprecwith a decision that has metaphorical similarities to the edented approaches in your own chosen field. choice between a sundae and a sundae. Make sure you are

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the U.S. rules still affect us anyways so maybe consider putting the freedom that We are so blessed here on Molokai is given to you from their system as your but still you can hear the grumblings chance to vote your convictions. amongst most conversations around I must add my pet peeve to the list our Island. Did you know most of the above, which is that I do not think the grumblings involve politics in some way public is educated enough on the various or fashion? Our jobs, finances, relation- problems that are being addressed on the ships, wars and even the Ebola virus are ballots such as in Maui County the Bill all connected to politics. Yet, statistic about “GMO.” As for me, I visited Unshows that Hawaii peeps do not vote for cle Google and researched both sides of the most part. In 2008, Hawaii had the the arguments because it is important to lowest voter turnout in all the U.S. me and to you especially for our Molokai There are many reasons that are community. I have noticed that there are given for not voting in Hawaii such as, names, referendums and initiatives that I “we don’t care about politics,” “our feel have not been adequately publicized vote doesn’t count,” “got more impor- or explained to me. I’m saying that if tant things to do,” “the polling can’t be I leave it to the County/State governtrusted,” “Hawaii is a one party plat- ment and the politicians to educate me form” and “it is hard to register.” I have and you, then we are in big trouble. I try entertained every one of the reasons to watch the various debates on TV and mentioned above. First, I must admit read the various stances and platforms that registering to vote has become easier from those that will be representing me. over the years with organizations setLet’s make it our responsibility to ting up tables in various venues to assist educate ourselves on matters and canand encourage you to vote along with didates that affect us and let’s ensure we internet registrations.

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Lions Roar: Costume Contest Paddlers Mahalo Molokai Lions Club News Release The Molokai Lions Club is gearing up for its annual Halloween Costume Contest on Oct. 31. This is the community’s opportunity to show off its originality, or for some, just how cute or scary they can become! All ages are welcome to compete.

The age groups are babies-preschoolers, kindergarten through second grade, third grade through fifth and sixth through

adult, as well as one family/group prize.

There are three categories to compete in: Original, Scary and Cutest. Prize money and candy will be distributed on site at the Molokai Public Library.

Registration begins at 4 p.m. and will end promptly at 4:45 with judging and prizes to follow. For more information, please contact Lion President Ron Bauman at 553-3665.

Bullying Awareness Families Against Bullying (FAB) will be having a community awareness day table set up on Wednesday, Oct. 22 fronting Friendly Market Center from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. for bully awareness. This day is Unity Day around the world, where communities come together to bring awareness/prevention about bullying. This is also a special day for FAB, because Mayor Alan Arakawa has recognized Molokai for October as Anti-Bullying awareness through my request for a proclamation.

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munity to come on by to make a pledge to end bullying in our school communities.

We are also seeking donations from our community to help our parent advocate group with funding to purchase t-shirts to continue advocating for our children about bullying awareness/prevention. Please feel free to contact me at 553-4225 or email at snakikeikicare@hawaiiantel.net.

Mahalo, Shrene Naki FAB Parent Advocate

Finding Solutions At 15 I worked in the pineapple fields of Molokai. It taught me the value of having a job, providing for myself and the joy to be able to give back. My dad, Fred Bicoy, worked to find solutions before creating new problems. My grandparents taught me to put others first.

Our people make this place special.

Maui County has enough problems with homelessness, unemployment, medical care, and our children going hungry. Let’s not vote to put more than 600 of our families into this situation. We should not wish this hardship on our children.

Island Ohana spans generations. Our great grandparents and grandparents depend on us, as do our keiki and their keiki.

When we say 600 jobs we literally mean thousands of our neighbors. Many small businesses depend on our ability to do business. We cannot afford the negative 80 million dollar impact this initiative will have.

Our court systems are already jammed. Enforcement of fines and jail time this new initiative creates would further burden our system. The immense stress on our families caused by this initiative will create long term problems both in and out of our court system.

Ask yourself, if we shut down large scale farming what’s to take its place? Large scale development? Large scale agriculture protects our Maui Nui’s Aina from becoming another west Oahu Eva plains second city.

Ten generations from now, what do you want for Maui County? Thousands of acres of farming: coffee, cane, corn, macadamia, papayas, flowers, vegetables and fruit trees. Or thousands of acres of subdivisions, condos, development run off, cars and all that comes with a second city’s demand on our resources?

Like generations before us lived, let’s respect our differences and embrace our similarities. We all love our islands and our people who live here. Our kupuna were seldom wrong.

Vote No. Let’s work to find solutions before creating new problems.

Respectfully submitted, Dartagnon Bicoy Papa Boat to 24, Dad to nine, husband to one, fisherman, retired firefighter, subsistence farmer and hunter. The Lorax said, “I speak for the trees.”

Killing Molokai I am appealing to all of the anti-GMO people on Molokai. This vote is not about you being right about GMO. This vote is about killing Molokai, your home. If this GMO Ban initiative passes, the seed companies will leave and the 300 jobs will go with them. Each of us is related to one or more of these people. Are you going to support your ohana members that have been put out of work? Are you going to be willing to explain to their children why you took away their parent's job?

This is more than you verses boogeyman Monsanto. Your vote for this GMO Ban kills the lifeblood of our island. I have participated in shutting down of three companies that I worked for on the mainland.

People kept saying "they won't close.” One day I went to work, and as the Operations Manager, I had to collect the badges and inspect the tool boxes of 300 workers as they left the building for the last time. No warn-

ing, the company closed. Three hundred people out of work with no warning and not even a paycheck. It can and will happen here...it is up to you.

Vote no on this GMO ban. After you have helped to save our island, you can continue your fight to make agriculture safe on Molokai. Town meetings and agriculture conferences held to inform and share would be a good way to start. Work with the seed companies to improve the life of our island. Ask your questions. Seek solutions to problems rather than all this discord. Keep Molokai for our locals and not to be used as a pawn for a mainland agenda. I beg you, save Molokai, vote no on the GMO ban.

Respectfully submitted, Nathalie Bicoy Medeiros Wilson Maunaloa, HI

Jobs Not Easy to Come By I please ask the citizens of Maui County cast a “no” vote on the Maui County Initiative. This initiative will threaten hundreds of local jobs. The worst part is that many of these local jobs belong to residents of the island of Molokai, a place where jobs aren’t easy to come by. The workers, the families and the local businesses—all of them would suffer.

I do not appreciate that this initiative only requires a simple majority vote to negate years of federal assessments that have proven that GMOs are no more harmful than their conventional and/or organic counterparts. Why is so much evidence required for our federal regulatory agencies to allow GMOs to be planted in the first place, yet there is little required to strip that right away from local farmers? In fact, no evidence is required to strip that right.

Think about this…why does the moratorium precede the initiative’s mandated Environmental and Health Impacts Study (EPHIS)? Shouldn’t the EPHIS precede a moratorium that has no ending date? And is Maui County government honestly more qualified than the Federal health and environmental agencies to evaluate this question? For these reasons, I invite you to join with me and the 5,500 supporters of the Citizens Committee and vote no on this harmful initiative. Vote absentee, early vote (10/21-11/1) and if you have not done so, vote on Nov. 4.

Matt Graham Kihei, HI

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Mahalo to the following individuals and businesses for supporting and sponsoring us in the Molokai Hoe: Kainanea Designs, MiniMart, Take’s, Mark Gonzales, Hawaiian Steam Inc., Kawela Plantation, Spencer’s Bus Service, Rawlins Chevron, Aunty Penny Martin, Pu`u O Hoku Ranch and Coca Cola.

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Mahalo for Your Prayers The family of the Late Raymond T Gomes Jr wanted to thank all those who kept our ohana in prayers and thoughts during the loss of our loved one, the many uplifting words shared, the many donations received, the many hands that helped to prepare and gather foods, and those that still keep us in prayer.

It truly is remarkable to live on and

be a part of an island community such as Molokai. We know that our dad will be missed by us as well as many others. God Bless you all.

Mahalo, mahalo, mahalo!

The Gomes Ohana

Yes or No? I have spent a lot of time reflecting upon the upcoming initiative relative to GMOs in Maui County. It is clearly a charged and divisive issue which seems to be surrounded by a lot of misinformation and propaganda. I have read the proposed bill, and here is what I understand and observe.

The bill proposes a moratorium, not a ban. It simply requires that the production of GMO crops be demonstrated to be safe before it is allowed. Since the GMO companies have been unwilling to voluntarily and openly do this, it requires them to do so, if they want to continue what they are doing. To me, this seems no different than being required to undergo regulation to produce a new drug or install a commercial kitchen, septic system, or even an agricultural inspection at the airport to prevent inadvertent propagation of invasive species.

It also does not in any way appear to be a ban on farming or a restriction to small scale farming, but rather a move to protect these practices. It would not apply to crops that have already been planted, nor would it apply to small farmers who unknowingly have GMO crops growing on their land.

There are those for and against this proposal. As far as I can tell, most of those for it, want it for health and safety reasons and have no financial stake, and those who are opposed, want to protect their jobs or profits. Unfortunately, it does not seem like there is enough informed, open and rational discussion about this issue and regrettably, these large corporations are spending thousands of dollars in propaganda to defeat this bill rather than participating in honest discussion.

It seems reminiscent of the strategies the tobacco companies used to hide the risks and liabilities of what they were doing from the public for so long. We have come a long way in righting that wrong -but not before a lot of damage was done.

I wonder how many who oppose this bill would do so if they knew there were significant health and environmental risks? Why don’t we find out for sure?

Levie Yamazaki-Gray Kamiloloa

Moratorium on Planting and Harvesting GMO The initiative on the November ballot is about safety of GMO ag products and the related use of pesticides and herbicides used to raise them. Passage of the initiative calls for a temporary moratorium for GMO, not a ban on farming. Farm workers can be put on non-GMO projects, no one need lose their job.

GMO products were introduced about 20 years ago. During that time period, there has been an increase in cancer rates, heart disease rates, birth defects and autism. Is there any correlation between the consumption of GMO ag products and the chemicals used to raise them and the increased rates of chronic disease?

Some studies have been completed.

For example, here are two quotes from the Pesticide Action Network North America, in California, found on panna.org that indicate a trend toward not safe!

“Pesticide residues from the food mothers eat during pregnancy have also been found in infants. A recent Canadian study showed that when pregnant women

consumed soybeans, corn and potatoes that had been genetically modified for use with particular herbicides, metabolites of one of the herbicides showed up in cord blood of 100 percent of their babies.“ [Reproductive Toxicology, May 2011] “Fetal development is almost entirely controlled by the expectant mother’s hormones, acting at very low levels to trigger and control growth of the various systems of the body. Some chemicals – including many pesticides – mimic hormones and so interfere with natural developmental processes. This disruption of hormone function can lead to irreversible life-long effects including birth defects or learning disabilities in childhood, or adult onset cancer or infertility later in life.” [Endocrine Reviews, March 2012] A YES vote will provide the opportunity to test for the safety of GMO crops in Maui County.

John Wordin

Faulty Education A battle has been building for several years over our modern agriculture. It has led to proposed legislation to, in effect, ban most agriculture in Maui. I urge you to vote no!

The fact that we are in this situation lies at the feet of our education system. We do not take science, math and technology seriously. If we did, and our citizens were well grounded in such, this proposed legislation would never have made it on to November's ballot.

Why, you ask? This particular issue has its basis in biology, especially genetics and biochemistry. Understanding these fields requires mathematical and analytical skills that are not being taught (or poorly taught) in our schools. To overcome this serious deficiency requires beginning at the earliest grades. So, by the 12th grade, a student would be able to evaluate the issue on its technical merits and have logical reasoning ability.

Not having these abilities leads to the "default" process which is emotion and

subjectivity. Are you making your voting decision on how you "feel" about the issue?

Perhaps you are dependent upon what others tell you, because you do not have the ability to independently evaluate the facts.

I have that ability because of my science background. I also have considerable experience working, as a volunteer, with Molokai students. Since 2004, I have devoted most of my efforts on their Science Fair projects. Thus, I know the failings of our education system and I am doing what I can to help make improvements. We are having ever-improving success as greater numbers each year go on to state and international competitions. In the not too distant future, our citizens will no longer fall for such bad farm legislation and it would never make it on to the ballot.

Please vote no on the farm ban bill.

Richard D. Glenn, PhD- Biology Retired aquaculturist/shellfish farmer Kaunakakai

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