Molokai Dispatch -- November 12, 2014 by Molokai Dispatch

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Lanterns That Carried Prayers

Moratorium Passes, Questions Remain

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By Catherine Cluett | Editor-In-Chief

s the muted colors of dusk overtook a glassy ocean, hundreds of lanterns were set afloat, bearing messages of grief and loss, prayer and gratitude. Ashore, a crowd lined the water’s edge. Some stood with heads bowed and hands folded, others with arms in embrace, toes buried in the sand, looking out to sea. “Whatever healing they need, whatever losses they’ve experienced, they can write those messages on the lantern,” said Barbara Helm, bereavement coordinator at Hospice Hawaii Molokai. “It’s an opportunity to grieve openly – everyone’s coming for the same purpose. We’re all there in support of each other, without saying anything.” Hundreds of residents released more than 200 lanterns made of wood and paper during Molokai’s first Lantern Floating Ceremony. A joint effort between Hospice Hawaii Molokai and the island’s Guzeiji Soto Mission, the event took four years of dreaming before it became a reality last

Saturday at the Molokai Community Health Center Oceanside campus. Helm said she saw Oahu’s annual lantern ceremony on TV and thought, “We could do this on Molokai.” Both Hospice Hawaii Molokai and Guzeiji Soto Mission had wanted to organize it, but lacked the manpower. Finally this year, with the help of many volunteers, it began to take shape. “We offer bereavement support for anyone who has suffered losses, and my role is to coordinate support activities,” said Helm. “This is for the community, for the whole island.” Helm said she was worried about windy conditions and choppy water but the evening proved calm. “We studied the moon, the stars and the tide charts … and scheduled it carefully,” she said. They also planned it when Oahu’s Bishop Shugen Komagata of the Soto Mission of Hawaii would be able to attend. He said he visits Molokai about once every two months to lead services at the island’s temple.

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highly disputed voter initiative to ban the growing of genetically engineered crops passed in Maui County in last Tuesday’s General Election by a narrow margin of 50 percent to 48 percent, with just over 800 votes’ difference. On Molokai, all of the island’s four precincts voted no by a ratio of nearly two to one, with 63 percent voting against the moratorium and 34 percent favoring it island-wide, according to stats from Hawaii’s elections website. The initiative calls for a moratorium until a detailed environmental impact study of the harms associated with growing genetically engineered organisms has been completed and reviewed by the County Council. In the wake of the vote, Monsanto and Dow Agrosciences, known on Molokai as Mycogen, are poised to legally challenge the initiative, while County of Maui administration says it is preparing to enforce the moratorium. The Citizens Against the Maui County Farming Ban spent nearly $8 million on their campaign to defeat the initiative, according to data from the Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission. Monsanto spent $5.1 million toward that total, and Dow AgroSciences, which operates on Molokai as Mycogen, contributed nearly $1.8 million. Political analysts have said more money was spent on the campaign to oppose the initiative than this year’s

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Molokai Football Finishes Second in League Pg. 4

ozens of paniolo from Molokai and around the state gather at Kapualei Ranch every November to help keep a tradition alive. This year, the Molokai Stampede celebrating paniolo heritage was held Nov. 8 and 9,

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and Saturday’s # 11 team roping even featured more than 100 teams. Contestants competed for a grand prize ATV, saddles and buckles. The rodeo features team roping, team branding, barrel racing and keiki events like dummy roping. Pictured at left, Molokai’s Me-

leana Pa-Kala tosses to catch the horns of her steer during Saturday morning’s team roping. Right, four-year-old Ryelle climbs the fence to kiss horse Hoku, ridden by her dad, Don Habon, as he takes a quick break from roping.

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Storyteller Captivates Molokai Audience By Colleen Uechi | Staff Writer

efore she visited Molokai as a world-traveling, professional storyteller, Diane Ferlatte was just trying to get her son Joey interested in reading. Books couldn’t pull him away from the TV, so Ferlatte herself became the characters: a croaking frog, a gravelly voiced old woman, a hissing snake. Suddenly, Joey started to pay attention. “He was listening like it was live TV,” Ferlatte recalled. “I went, ‘Ohhh, I see what I have to do now.’” Her animated character impressions have been capturing listeners’ attention ever since. Last Monday afternoon at the Molokai Public Library, Ferlatte kept keiki and kupuna riveted as she passed on tales and songs from her family, her travels and other cultures. “I just like the way she tells stories,” said retiree Mary Kekalia, who volunteers at the library and brought her grandson to the event. “She’s so animated. She’s really a natural.” Ferlatte took listeners back in time, to a young slave named Jack who disobeyed his mother to go fishing on Sunday and ended up transforming into a stump-legged river monster. She shared stories of animals working together to hold up the sky, and a clever rabbit saving his dingy opossum friend from a hungry snake. Her favorite part of storytelling, Ferlatte said, is making connections with listeners through the stories. “You can feel the emotions of these different characters, how it affects the audience,” she explained. “… Stories are like a mirror. You can see little things about yourself in it. You can see the people you know in it.” Each season, Hawaii State Library officials invite different performers to share their craft at local libraries. Sri TenCate, Molokai Public Library’s branch manager, chose Diane Ferlatte out of a list of magicians, musicians and storytellers. TenCate said she first heard the Louisiana native entertain Molokai audiences in 1993 and loved her style of storytelling. “With all the things kids are sur-

rounded by,” TenCate said, motioning to a group of kids clustered around a nearby computer screen, “it’s good to get back to the traditional way of preserving stories.” Family members planted the storytelling seed in Ferlatte long before she began reading to Joey and her daughter Cicely. She said she grew up listening to her father’s stories on their porch in Louisiana and her mother’s songs in the kitchen. After successfully hooking her kids on books, Ferlatte went on to tell stories at parties, and word of her unique abilities soon spread. People have since requested Ferlatte’s talents all across the U.S. and the globe. Her latest visit to Molokai was her fifth to the Friendly Isle. She’s also made storytelling stops on Oahu, Maui, Hawaii Island and Kauai. “It’s just a different kind of place,” said Ferlatte of Molokai. “… They’re just very down home [here], make me feel comfortable.” Ferlatte encouraged others to continue the tradition of storytelling within their own communities, a concept deeply rooted in the Hawaiian way of life. “Tell a story when you can, guys,” Ferlatte told the audience. “Especially to the keiki, things you know about that they don’t know about. … A lot of stories are just missing.” Photo by Colleen Uechi

Safety Class Now Required for Boaters DLNR News Release The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) is now able to enforce its new rule requiring all boaters to take a boating safety class to operate a motorized vessel. Nov. 10, 2014 is the second anniversary of the State’s Mandatory Education Rule for boaters becoming law. Gov. Neil Abercrombie signed the administrative rule on Oct. 30, 2012. It became effective on Nov. 10, 2012. When signed into law, HAR 13-244-15.5 provided for a two-year delay before the rule was to be enforced to allow DLNR time to develop multiple compliance methods and give the boating community time to make use of those methods to become compliant. Enforcement of the new rule began on Nov. 10 of this year. Boaters are now required to show proof on demand of successful completion of an approved boating safety course. “Currently, there are two Internet courses, multiple classroom courses available throughout the state and the department’s own home study course available to boaters,” said William Aila, Jr., DLNR Director. “Some of the compliance methods available are free. Surely, there is a compliance method that fits every boater's schedule, budget and situation. The department has tried very hard to put information into the hands of boaters to reduce accidents and save lives.”

“Those who have already taken a boating safety class approved by the National Association of Boating Law Administrators may also be considered exempt, can be made compliant or can take advantage of compliance classes that greatly shorten the certification process,” said Aila. The Mandatory Education Rule, HAR 13-244-15.5 is a part of the administrative rules under DLNR’s Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation (DOBOR) and will be enforced by DLNR’s Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement. Any person violating this rule shall be fined not less than $50 and not more than $1000 or sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not more than thirty days, or both, for each violation; the court may also prevent an individual from operating a vessel in State waters of the State for up to 30 days. Full details about the mandatory education rule and compliance methods available for boaters is posted on the DOBOR web site at dlnr.hawaii. gov/dobor/mandatory-boating-safety-education-qa/. Mandatory education for boaters has been endorsed as a method to reduce boating related fatalities by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators, National Safe Boating Council, and the National Transportation Safety Board.

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gubernatorial campaigns combined. Ashley Lukens, director of the Hawaii Center for Food Safety, said the vote yes campaign had raised less than $100,000 – meaning they were outspent by more than 80 to 1. Some have called it a David and Goliath story. But on Molokai, the decision comes as a blow to many families employed by Monsanto and Mycogen, and residents are left in limbo as to what the decision will actually mean. About 250 of the island’s jobs are provided by Monsanto and Mycogen, and even those who support the moratorium have said they don’t want to see friends and family lose their livelihood.

Legal Challenge Legal action is on the horizon. Monsanto said in a statement last week the company plans to “ask the court to declare that this initiative is legally flawed and cannot be enforced.” “We believe this referendum is invalid and contrary to long established state and federal laws that support both the safety and lawful testing and planting of GMO plants,” said John P. Purcell, Ph.D., vice president, business and technology lead, Monsanto Hawaii. “If effective, the referendum will have significant negative consequences for the local economy, Hawaii agriculture and our business on the island. … Monsanto remains firm in our commitment to ongoing dialogue with our neighbors, and we will continue to listen to and talk with the members of our community.” Monsanto Molokai’s Dawn Bicoy said the company is taking “immediate steps” to seek legal recourse. “Monsanto and other allied parties will be filing suit to challenge the legality of the ordinance,” she said Friday, adding at that time, it is not yet known when the suit will be filed.

Community Impact Bicoy said in the meantime, operations on Molokai will continue. “We are heavily focused on helping our employees cope during this very difficult time and offered them the opportunity to go home [last] Wednesday for the sake of their personal well-being and to be with their families,” she said, via email. “As a team we resumed operations Thursday, and will continue to operate as we work through the justice system to overturn this flawed initiative.” She called the initiative “emotionally hard and exhausting for all of our employees.” Bicoy would not comment on possible scenarios for the company if legal action does not halt the moratorium, but called the possibility “devastating.” “Unfortunately, if this ban withstands legal challenge and is enforced, our operations will be significantly impacted … particularly here on Molokai,” she said. Lukens said she feels for Molokai employees but stands by the initiative. “I see the tension and divisiveness that this has caused,” she said. “My heart goes out to those who have been negatively, either those who fear for their job or those who fear from their health. You can get a new job, but the quality of life for a child who suffers from asthma never goes away. … We can never take back our unique biodiversity once it’s destroyed.”

County Enforcement Amid a possible lawsuit, the County of Maui is moving forward with its duty to carry out the initiative. The state Elections Officer has 20 days after the election to certify the results, said County Clerk Danny Mateo. After that, the initiative will become law, and the administration is preparing to enforce it, according to County Communications Director Rod Antone. “We’ve been meeting for months now internally in regards to how to implement the moratorium if it should pass,” said Antone. “We met with police prosecutors, personnel services. … We will probably have to hire people we’ve never hired before, like plant geneticists.” He said part of enforcement is determining whether the plants in question are actually genetically engineered or not. Antone said it’s not yet been determined if the county would hire a contractor to complete the study, or bring on staff to complete the study as county employees. The next step is to finalize a list of all the resources needed to carry out the ordinance, he said. After that, the administration has to submit a budget amendment to the County Council for their approval. Antone said there’s no estimate yet of what that budget would

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“We’ve gotten a lot of calls,” said Antone. People are saying, ‘Why haven’t we shut down Monsanto yet?’ It’s not that simple.” Antone said as soon as the ordinance becomes law, and if it’s not challenged in court, the county will begin enforcement. If it’s pending legal action, however, he said the county “would have to wait for that to play out.” Even though Mayor Alan Arakawa and most members of the County Council had stated their opposition to the initiative before the election, Antone said none of that matters now. “As an administration, once the law is passed, we have to enforce it,” he said. “Personal feelings have nothing to do with enforcing the law at this point.” And while many who opposed and supported the alike have called the initiative poorly written, County Director of Council Services David Raatz said there won’t be much opportunity for rewriting it in the new future. He said while this is the first voter initiative of its kind in the county – most ordinances arise from council action – the county charter states that the council isn’t permitted to rewrite or amend any ordinance that’s passed for one year. After that, the council would be free to take a look at making its own possible amendments. “It’s a little confusing for all of us because it’s so new,” he said of the process the initiative is becoming law. In the meantime, “action pursuant or in response to initiative would be possible” for the council, said Raatz. And in some cases, the court could mandate portions of the initiative to be rewritten, he added.

Footing the Bill It’s unclear at this time who is responsible for paying for the study and enforcement required by the initiative. Lukens said it will be paid for by the seed companies, not taxpayer dollars. She points to Section 7 of the initiative that states: “Person or entities affected by and seeking release from the Temporary Moratorium in Maui County must provide Maui County the funding necessary to complete an Environmental and Public Health Impacts Study.” The initiative also states that study must be “independent of GE industry ties,” but Lukens said the required “approval process by community” would ensure the study would remain unbiased even if seed company funding was used. “These are some of the details that the county is going to have to work out,” she said. “That’s the reason we have a government. … I can’t as an individual, regulate a company that operates alongside my home. I can think of no better use of your taxpayer than the protection of our public health and environment.” Antone said if the companies are footing the bill, he doesn’t know about it. “As far as we know, this will all be county funds,” he said. “We’ve not been made aware of any money given to us to enforce the law. … I’m not aware of any fund that is being put together by the seed companies.”

Moving Forward Despite the challenges, Lukens said the election outcome sends a strong message to the seed industry in Hawaii. “Community members will not sit idly by and watch these companies threaten the health and safety of our people and our planet,” she said in a statement last week. “Voters saw past the misleading claims of pesticide companies like Monsanto and Dow Chemical and demanded accountability to the community.” While many unknowns remain, one thing is for sure: The process will not be straightforward, likely involving lengthy court proceedings, before an outcome is clear. In the meantime, a group of Molokai residents sought to heal the deep rifts that the issue has caused among families and friends. On the afternoon of elections, some community members and island church leaders gathered in a circle by the side of the road where both campaigns had held signs in the previous weeks. They sought to put aside differences and pray for the island as a whole, to unify and find common ground moving forward. “It’s always hard when we have strong issues like this, when it’s with land, and our jobs and economy and our people.” said resident Kilia Purdy-Avelino, who organized the Unity Prayer gathering. “… We might be strong when we fight for our causes, but we’re also strong when it comes to spirituality too and the prayer. … We just wanted to see our community unified again.”

VOTING RESULTS MAUI COUNTY OVERALL

50.2% 47.9% YES NO *All stats from Hawaii.gov/elections

YES 35%

NO 63%

MOLOKAI AT THE POLLS Registered voters: 4,242

YES 44%

Voter Turnout:

2,520 or 59.4% 864 YES

YES 51%

NO 50%

NO 47%

1581 NO

MOLOKAI GMO PRECINCT BREAKDOWN Kilohana

YES 48.4%

Kaunakakai

28.5%

Maunaloa

31.5%

Kualapuu

NO 49.2% 69.0% 65.7%

38.7%

60.3%

Incumbents Take Stage in General Election By Colleen Uechi | Staff Writer

oters put down their signs and picked up their pens last Tuesday, as months of campaigning came to a head on Election Day. In this year’s General Election, Hawaii voters ushered in a new governor, while county and congressional incumbents ruled the day and results on hotly debated issues flip-flopped in a matter of hours. “When anything happens [in the future], I can grumble, ‘cause I voted,” joked Molokai High security guard Maurice Lindsey at the Kaunakakai precinct polls, referencing the No Vote, No Grumble campaign that encouraged residents to learn about and vote on issues. Lindsey was among 1,155 Molokai residents who cast their ballots on Nov. 4 at one of the island’s five polling stations, in addition to 664 early walk-in voters and 701 absentee mail-in ballots.* Molokai has 4,242 registered voters, including Kalaupapa, though the settlement is its own county and does not vote on Maui County issues.

Maui County Results Election results brought no changes to Maui County officials. Mayor Alan Arakawa held on to his office, garnering 58 percent of the votes to challenger Tamara Paltin’s 42 percent. According to the State of Hawaii Office of Elections, Maui County mayors can serve a maximum of two consecutive terms, but since Arakawa did not serve his first two terms consecutively, he will return for a third in January 2015. Voters also reelected all nine Maui County Council incumbents, including Molokai representative Stacy Helm Crivello, who ran unopposed. Changes, however, did come to Maui County’s agricultural future. The controversial GMO initiative, which many Molokai voters named the biggest issue on the ballot, passed by a mere two percent, with 50 percent of Maui County voters saying yes to the moratorium on genetically engineered crops and 48 percent voting no. On Molokai, the overall consensus was ‘no’ by 28 percent. “The GMO issue, that was the biggest one I wanted to vote on,” said Molokai Ranch employee Charles Pua`a-Spencer. “Agriculture is huge on this island so I think we have one of the biggest voices in this particular issue.” After the first printout, ‘no’ votes lead 60 percent to 40 percent ‘yes’ votes. As officials continued to tally votes throughout the evening, ‘yes’ slowly took over. The switch incidentally mirrored the closest county council race, between Councilmember Elle Cochran (West Maui), the only incumbent council member to voice support for the GMO initiative, and candidate Ka`ala Buenconsejo, who opposed the initia-

tive. Cochran trailed Buenconsejo after the first printout but ended up winning by eight percent.

Statewide Races In the governor’s race, Democrat David Ige and running mate Shan Tsutsui secured victory over Republicans Duke Aiona and Elwin Ahu, winning by a 12 percent margin. Ige ousted current governor Neil Abercrombie in August’s primary elections to represent the Democratic Party, which was the first time an incumbent Hawaii governor had lost in the primaries. On Molokai, four precincts voted mainly for Ige/Tsutsui, while one primarily favored Aiona/Ahu. Tuesday’s congressional contests featured less drama than the primary elections, when the dead heat between U.S. Senate hopefuls Colleen Hanabusa and Brian Schatz came down to one Big Island precinct where voting had been postponed due to Hurricane Ana. This time, Schatz, a Democrat, won the senate race by a comfortable 42 percent margin. In the U.S. Representative race, incumbent Democrat Tulsi Gabbard overwhelmed opponents by 60 percent, while fellow Democrat Mark Takai squeaked by Charles Djou by less than three percent. Four of the five Molokai precincts voted heavily for Schatz, while the majority votes in all of the precincts went to Gabbard. While many states across the U.S. put a now-Republican majority into Congress, Hawaii remained largely Democratic with its representation.

Higher Turnout for Hawaii More voters cast their ballots for the general election than in this year’s primaries. Hawaii as a whole saw a 10 percent increase in voter turnout, while Maui County turnout increased by 20 percent. Molokai resident Emma Y. Velasco said she and many other voters are looking forward to seeing what changes the state’s newly elected officials will bring. “I have a sense that many are ready for a change, ready for individuals that are leaning towards the light, [that] are hopeful,” Velasco said. “And that’s what I too want. Optimism.” According to the Office of Elections, Hawaii’s U.S. senators and representatives will begin their new terms in January 2015, as will Mayor Arakawa and all Maui County councilmembers. Ige and Tsutsui will officially step into office in December of this year, while Hawaii’s state senators and representatives started their service on Election Day. *All totals in this article calculated from statistics on Hawaii.gov/elections. Full election results can also be found at this site.

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Molokai Football Finishes Second in League By Colleen Uechi | Staff Writer

n the Maui Interscholastic League (MIL)’s inaugural eight-player football championship, the Farmers brought it all: pinpoint passing, a lethal running game, a hard-charging defense. In the end, however, the Spartans’ record stayed perfect, as Seabury beat Molokai 44-34 to be crowned MIL champions last Thursday. The Farmers took second place. “I couldn’t have asked for better effort,” said Molokai head coach Mike Kahale. “How can I be disappointed? I’m disappointed in the score but not disappointed in them as a team. … I couldn’t be more proud of the effort that they gave.” The game was broadcast live on Maui’s ESPN radio channel, which Coach Kahale said was the first time that a Molokai football game was featured on the air. Running back Alden Abafo led Molokai rushers with 120 yards and two touchdowns. Quarterback John-Michael Mokiao-Duvauchelle threw for two touchdowns and 156 yards, 68 of which went to tight end Kaimana Kahale. The Farmers commanded the first half on both sides of the ball. Molokai fullback Sheyden Kaholoa`a scored the first touchdown of the game to put Molokai ahead 6-0. “We changed some things up, tried to do some new things offensively,” Mike Kahale said. “We’re a run-heavy team, kind of old school.” On defense, Molokai pressured Seabury quarterback Jaxson Stinger heavily, sacking him once, and kept Seabury’s offense scoreless on the Spartans’ first two possessions. However, the Farmers’ quick lead was negated by several miscues, including fumbles that the Spartans recovered to set up their first touchdowns. Down 20-12 just before halftime, the Farmers pieced together a quick, two-minute drive. Abafo scampered in for a 7-yard touchdown, and MokiaoDuvauchelle snuck in up the middle on the two-point conversion to tie the game 20-20 at the end of the first half. “I was proud of the boys for how they stepped up,” said Mike Kahale of the Farmers’ critical score before the half. “Coming out [for the second half] we’re

Left, Senior fullback Sheyden Kaholoaa runs in the second quarter. Right,Junior receiver William Dela Cruz leaps for a pass. Photos by Matthew Thayer of The Maui News

looking at zero-zero ‘cause we’re tied.” In the second half, Mokiao-Duvauchelle added a 13-yard touchdown pass to William Dela Cruz, but the Spartans took a 44-26 lead. Meanwhile, injuries and cramps became a recurring problem for the Farmers. Fullback Ena Victorino had already left with an ankle injury in the first quarter. Abafo and Kaholoa`a were among the multiple players who missed portions of the game due to cramps. Molokai refused to give up and gave its fans one final spark in the closing minute. Mokiao-Duvauchelle threw a 30-yard touchdown to Keoni Makekau with under thirty seconds to go in the game. The Farmers tossed in a little bit of trickery on the two-point conversion, as Makekau lined up to kick but instead took the snap and passed to Abafo to make it 44-34. Seabury recovered Makekau’s onside kick in the last few seconds to seal the final score. “The boys battled,” Mike Kahale said. “… They fought to the very last play.” Both teams rolled up over 400 yards of offense. Molokai gained five more

first downs than Seabury, but the Farmers also had four fumbles and lost two, while the Spartans had no turnovers. The Spartans finished 6-0 for the third straight season. In the three years that the MIL has had eight-player football, the Spartans have yet to lose. Molokai finished 4-2, with both losses to Seabury. In the first two seasons of eightplayer football, Mike Kahale explained, the team with the best regular season record was named MIL champion. This season, however, the league expanded and added playoffs and a championship game. With the MIL and the Big Island

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Interscholastic Federation (BIIF) now competing in eight-man football, Hawaii only needs one more island to participate in order to establish a state championship. In the meantime, Molokai and Seabury continue to build a competitive rivalry as the MIL’s two best teams. But with Seabury losing 16 seniors, including Stinger, Mike Kahale likes the Farmers’ chances next season. “We’ll be in really good shape [next year],” he said. “We have a really good junior class. A lot of them have been starters since their freshman year. This is gonna be their opportunity to step up.”

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Molokai Island Foundation Presents... To all the people of Molokai that voted in our general election thank you for caring enough and making the effort to make Molokai, Maui County and Hawaii a better place.

“ONCE UPON A MOLOKAI CHRISTMAS”

Saturday, December 6, 2014 Two festive events on the same night!

HO`OLAULE`A

Music, Food, Crafts, Games & more! At the K’kai Ball Park 5pm-9pm

PARADE OF LIGHTS

Float and Marching Unit Contest Runs thru Kaunakakai Town starting at 6pm

For more information or to enter the contests: Contact: Wanette Lee phone: 658-0590 or Contact: Cameron Hiro phone: 658-0433 email: heart@sandwichisles.net

Applications may be found at www.molokaiislandfoundation.org

Interested participants for floats, marching unit or tree contest:

To those who voted for me, thank you for your trust. No matter how I serve, on the county coucil or in the community, I appreciate your support. Bob Carroll

Maui County Council candidate

ROBERT (BOB) CARROLL PAID FOR BY FRIENDS OF BOB CARROLL P.O. BOX 157 HANA, MAUI, HI 96713

(DEADLINE 12/1/14) TREE CONTEST: 1st Place-$200 2nd Place-$100 3rd Place-$75 4th Place-$50 FLOAT PRIZE: 1st Place -$600 2nd Place -$300 3rd Place-$200 4th Place-$100

From my family to yours, a big mahalo! I truly appreciate your support and vote of conndence. For nearly four years, I have always tried my best to listen, put your interests nrst, and continually work for you. I am humbled to be able to continue serving you on the Council. We have many issues to tackle, but together, we will move Maui County forward! Imua!

MARCHING UNIT PRIZE: 1st Place-$200 2nd Place-$100 3rd Place-$75 4th Place-$50 Ho’olaule’a And Parade Sponsored by The Maui County Office Of Economic Development

PAID FOR BY FRIENDS OF MIKE WHITE| P.O. BOX 1798 • MAKAWAO Leslie-Ann Yokouchi, Chair | Nora Rabago, Treasurer

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Community Work Day!

Ka Honua Momona invites you to a Community Work Day at Kalokoeli Fishpond

Saturday, November 15, 2014 Time: 9 am - Noon We will be focusing on Mangrove & Gorilla Ogo removal at Kalokoeli Fishpond. Poluck lunch to follow, Meet at Ali`i Fishpond 8:45 am Please bring gloves, tabis/closed-toed shoes, water bottle and hat/rashguard/sunblock.

Mahalo to the Honolulu Waldorf School for all their hard work in helping to remove 8,000 lbs of invasive limu from Kalokoeli Fishpond! Ka Honua Momona’s mission is to be a model of sustainability mauka a makai (from the mountains to the sea) and we believe Molokai can again return to abundance. We accomplish our mission by developing indigenous education systems by revitalizing natural and cultural resources, perpetuating traditional knowledge and stewardship and evolving with modern technology, which we believe will result in a self sufficient model for all nations.

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

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To download an application and see a complete list of preschool sites, visit ksbe.edu/admissions or call 808-842-8800 to request that an application be mailed to you. *Children born between August 1, 2011 and July 31, 2012 are eligible for the 3-year-old program. *Children born between August 1, 2010 and July 31, 2011 are eligible for the 4-year-old program.

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COMMUNITY NEWS Community Contributed

Two Days in Manhattan, with Molokai

By Simon Mendes Sunday, Oct. 5 was a day that had been on my mind since returning to the Big Apple after living on Molokai for a year. It was the day I would get to reunite with Molokai, when a group of 10th and 11th grade students and four wonderful chaperons visited New York City. When I first laid eyes on the students, I was shocked at how well they fit in, they had so flawlessly adapted to urban fashion—tight jeans, fancy shoes— they looked like New Yorkers yet! While walking around with the students, I started asking them if they noticed any similarities between Molokai and Manhattan. Putting all the glaring differences aside, one student turned to me with the most simple, but poetic observation: “there are people in both places.” Wherever you are, I realized, people are ultimately people, with similar anxieties, dreams, desires, and it made me understand that no matter how far away from Molokai and its essence I am, we as people are standing on this earth together, breathing the same air, and there is beauty even in the most competitive concrete of jungles. Later on in the day, I mentioned to Ric Ornellas that my father would be happy to host everybody at our house Monday night for dinner. After eating, and a discussion with the students about college and career, they performed a hula, after which

I was prompted to grab my guitar and sing “Wahine Illikea.” The song has a special significance for me. It goes back to one day I worked in Halawa Valley and was completely overcome with the beauty and spirit of the day and place. I listened to “Wahine Illikea” over and over again, and I made a video of myself playing the song and sent it to my father. He had recently become very ill and would soon spend a week in the hospital receiving treatment. The song became a source of strength for him while sick, and he listened to it every night before he went to sleep, and I think when he woke up too. At the time he wasn’t sure he was going to survive, and he’d write to me beautiful messages describing his love for the song. While I was playing the song that night at my house, the students would join in for the chorus, and at one point I looked up at my father and saw he was singing too. It is something I won’t ever forget. When I finished playing, all my friends came up to me; first to say how incredibly happy they were to be exposed to this group from Molokai, and some of the culture of Hawaii, but also to express how they were almost brought to tears by my father singing. These two New Yorkers were so moved by these words that were born in the east end of this tiny island, the piko of Hawaii.

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Free Business Workshops ONABEN News Release The Maui County Office of Economic Development Molokai Kuhaò Business Center along with MEO Business Development Center will partner with ONABEN-A Native American Business Network to present a series of business workshops on Thursday, Nov. 13. The workshops will be held at the County of Maui Mayor ’s Office of Economic Development Kuhaò Business Center which is at 2 Kamoi Street, Suite 600, Kaunakakai, HI, 96748. The first workshop will occur from 12:30 to 2 p.m. April Lemly, ONABEN’s Marketing Coordinator, will lead an overview of web design basics for small businesses. The second workshop will occur from 4 to 5:30 p.m. and include an overview of bookkeeping and accounting platforms for small businesses. This session will be led by Selena Yokoyama, ONABEN’s Administrative Services Director. The Molokai Kuhaò Business Center was created to serve as an advocate and vehicle of empowerment for Molokai's families to achieve both individually and collectively financial independence and abundance in the formation of healthy and sustainable businesses. The overall goals of the Business Center are to foster longterm economic growth for the County of Maui and to showcase the islands' competitive advantage to promote Maui County as a community where people may live, learn, work, and play. For more information about the

LANTERNS Continued From pg. 1 “This is a type of reflection on all the blessings we have received in the form of caring and support from those surrounding us… who have given us so much spiritual and physical nourishment,” said Komagata. “We are often so busy… we need to pause to say in writing something simple but special to let our [loved ones who passed, know our] feelings of gratitude.” Earlier that evening, attendees decorated their lanterns, pouring out their hearts onto paper. While watching Moana’s Hula Halau dance as silhouettes against the sunset, some attendees shared with each other what the messages on their lanterns refer to, gaining strength from a common loss of loved ones and healing through recollection.

Business Center, please visit co.maui. hi.us/index.aspx?nid=1047. ONABEN is a 501(c)(3) corporation headquartered in Portland, Oregon, created in 1991 by four Oregon tribes to encourage the development of a private sector on their reservations. The group is driven by its mission to support Indigenous individuals, economic development organizations and communities by increasing opportunities for sustainable economic growth through culturally relevant entrepreneurial training and organizational development. For more information about ONABEN, please visit onaben.org. According to Jennifer Hawkins, Small Business Specialist at the Kuha`o Business Center, all entrepreneurs are invited to register for these free workshops that will benefit anyone who operates or is considering operating a small business. “Aspiring entrepreneurs and small business owners will be provided the tools necessary to move forward in their business development initiatives,” said Veronica Hix, ONABEN’s Executive Director. The workshops are free to attend and open to the public. Pre-registration is required. To register for either or both of these workshops please contact Jennifer Hawkins at 553-8100 or April Lemly with your name, email and phone number. April can be reached either at april@onaben.org or by calling (503) 968-1500. Please also reach out with any further questions.

Helm said this type of event works well on Molokai, where, in a small community, confidentiality can be a concern in more intimate support groups. She said a larger, public event centered on healing is a good alternative for emotional support. Saturday’s event also featured a Taiko drumming performance and food for purchase as fundraiser for Moana’s halau. At the end of the evening, the floating lanterns were retrieved from the water by volunteers from the Wa`akapaemua Canoe Club. The papers portions will be dried and burned during a ceremony at the Soto Mission at the end of the month – a final release of prayer. “We want to make sure that even though they’re gone, they’re never forgotten,” said Komagata. “We know the departed ones live in our hearts, but they also need to reach their spiritual shore of peace and joy.”

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PUBLIC NOTICE Proposed Plan Public Meeting Formerly Used Defense Site Makanalua Bombing Range

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has scheduled a public meeting to present the Proposed Plan for the former Makanalua Bombing Range, a formerly used defense site at Kalaupapa, Kalawao County, Island of Molokai, Hawaii. Formerly used defense sites were used by the military for training personnel and testing new weapons and warfare capabilities. The general public is invited and encouraged to attend this meeting. Date/Time Tuesday, November 18, 2014 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Location OHA/DHHL Conference Room 600 Mauna Loa Highway (across from Coconut Grove) Kaunakakai, HI 96748

During its active period, the former Makanalua Bombing Range was used for bombing, rocket, and strafing training. In 1946, the range was deactivated and the land reverted back to the State of Hawai‘i. At the public meeting, the Corps will present the Proposed Plan and explain the preferred remedial action alternative for removing munitions and explosives of concern potentially present at the former Makanalua Bombing Range. The Corps will accept written and oral comments on the Proposed Plan until Friday, December 19, 2014. After consideration of public and stakeholder input, the Corps will reassess its preferred alternative and make a final remedy selection decision. The selected remedy will be documented in a Decision Document. For additional information please contact:

For media queries contact:

Ms. Lori Wong U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Honolulu District (808) 835-4090 Phone: 808-835-4090

Mr. Joseph Bonfiglio Honolulu District Public Affairs cepoh-pa@usace.army.mil Phone: (808) 835-4004

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

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

Saint Damien Catholic Parish Father William Petrie | 553-5220 St. Damien, Kaunakakai , 6 pm Sat, 9 am Sun; Our Lady of Seven Sorrows, Kalua’aha, 7 am Sun; St. Vincent Ferrer, Maunaloa, 11 am Sun; St. Joseph, Kamalo, No weekly services Kaunakakai Baptist Church Pastor Mike Inouye | 553-5671 | 135 KAM V HWY Kaunakakai | 9 am adult Sunday school | Worship service 10:15 am Heart of Aloha Church 1st Sunday - Kilohana Community Ctr 10:30 am | 2nd Sunday - Maunaloa Community Ctr 10:30 am| Other Sundays - Lanikeha Community Ctr 10:30 am Pastor Cameron Hiro, website: heartofaloha.org phone: 808-658-0433 Polynesian Baptist Church Pastor Rev. Bob Winters | 552-0258 South of Elementary School, Maunaloa Town Sunday School & Adult Worship Service,10 am, Sunday

First Assembly of God King’s Chapel Kahu Robert Sahagun | 553-5540, Cell: 646-1140 Maunaloa, Sunday 9 am, Kaunakakai, Sunday 10:30 am, Sunday Evening 6 pm, Tuesday Evening 6:30, Mana’e, Sunday 6 pm Grace Episcopal Church Father Jim Loughren | 567-6420 | frjimloughren@icloud.com | 2210 Farrington Ave | Mass at 9 am Wed, 10 am Sun | All are welcome Baha’i Faith Open house every third Sunday of the month Mile 14 east | 3pm | Discussion and refreshments | All are welcome | For information: 558-8432 Email: bahaimolokai@yahoo.com | www.bahai.org Molokai Shekinah Glory Church Pu’ukapele Avenue, Hoolehua (drive all the way down) 10 AM Worship Service | Senior Pastor Isaac Gloor, Pastor Brandon Joao | “We Welcome All”

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WEEKLY EVENTS

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

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.

riculum and extracurricular activities. Meet other homeschool families and teachers. Call Heather 658-0124 Adult “Aqua Jogger Class” Oct. 15 – Dec. 19 Hoòlehua Hawaiian Civic Club 2nd Wednesday of T, Th 9 a.m. at Cooke Memorial Pool 553-5775 every month at 5:30 pm at Kalanianaole Hall. Advanced Zumba with Preciouse Senica, 553-5848 I Aloha Molokai, alternative energy solutions for SPORTS & RECREATION Molokai. First Monday of every month, 6 pm at Kulana T,Th Na Pu’uwai Fitness Center 9-10am Oiwi. Go to IAlohaMolokai.com for schedule or locaAunty Pearl’s Ukulele Class T,Th, F Na Pu’uwai Fitness Center 5-6pm tion changes. M Home Pumehana, 9:45-10:45 a.m. Aikido Class at Soto Mission behind Kanemitsu Bakery. W Home Pumehana, 9-10 a.m. MEETINGS Kingdom of Hawaii II monthly meetings. Third M, W, F, 5-6 p.m. 552-2496 or visit FriendlyAikido.com Open to all. For more info call 553-5402 Thursday of every month, 6-8 p.m. at Kaunakakai Gym AA Hot Bread Meeting, Tues. & Fri from 9-10 p.m. conference room. Molokai Archery Club Indoor Shoot Aloha Yoga every Monday, Wednesday and Friday Kaunakakai Baptist Church. 336-0191. from 12 - 1 p.m. at MCHC. Call 553-3930 for more Living through Loss, Support group for anyone who TH Mitchell Pauole Center, 7 p.m. Open to public. AA Meeting Manaè Meeting, Ka Hale Po Maikai info.$40/monthly rate for unlimited classes or $10 drop has experienced the loss of a loved one. Third Thursday Office upstairs (13.5 miles east of Kaunakakai on the Molokai Swim Club in rate per class. of every month at 10 -11:30 a.m. or 4:30 -6 p.m. at Mauka side of the road), Wed. & Sat. 5:30–6:30p.m. M, T, W, Th : Cooke Memorial Pool, 4:30 to 6 pm Hospice Office in Kamoi Center. Call Barbara Helm at Beginning Hula with Valerie Dudoit-Temahaga Ahahui Kaahumanu Chapter VIII meetings. 2nd WednesPick-up Soccer 336-0261. W Home Pumehana 10 a.m. day of every month at 4:30 pm at Kalanianaole Hall. W Duke Maliu Regional Park., 5pm MAC Ceramics Class at Coffees of Hawaii. 9 - 11 a.m. Th Kaunakakai Gym 10 a.m. Alcoholics Anonymous Friendly Isle Fellowship Recreational Paddling with Waàkapaemua Canoe Molokai General Hospital (around to the back please), Molokai Community Children’s Council Every secHula: Ka Pa Hula Ò Hina I Ka Po Laìlaì Club. Call 553-3999 or 553-3530. All levels and abilities Mon. & Thurs. 7-8 p.m. ond Thursday. Home Pumehana, 2:30-4 p.m. 567-6308 M Hula Wahine, 4:30-5:30 Advanced @ MCHC welcome. Molokai Humane Society meets the third Tuesday Alu Like Kupuna Mon & Thurs, 9:30 a.m. 1 p.m. OHA/ 5:30-6:30 Beginners Th 7:30 to 8:30 am at Hale Waàkapaemua. of every month, 5:30-6:30 p.m. in the Kaunakakai Gym DHHl. Wed, 9:30 a.m.- 1 p.m. at Lanikeha. 1st and 2nd T Papa Oli (Chanting) 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. Conference Room. Tues. each month at MAC Special field trips on Fridays. Youth in Motion SUP, sailing, windsurfing and kayaking. Tues. & Thurs 3:30-5:30 p.m., Malama Intermediate Hula with Valerie Dudoit-Temahaga Al-Anon Meeting, a weekly meeting to help family and Molokai Inventors Circle meets Wednesdays 2-4 Park. Call Clare Seeger Mawae at 553-4477 or clare@ p.m. at the Kuha’o Business Center. Contact John friends of alcoholics, every Monday at Grace Church W Home Pumehana 11 a.m. youthinmotion.org Wordin at 553-8100 for info. Community Hall in Hoolehua at 5:30 p.m. Th Kaunakakai Gym 11 a.m. Molokai Lions Club meets 1st and 3rd Saturday of MUSIC & ARTS ArtAloha! Moloka‘i Summer Art for kids and open Personal Training with Elias Vendiola every month at 8:30 am at Paddlers Inn. studio for adults every Wednesday 1-5 p.m. Contact Na Kupuna Hotel Molokai, Fridays 4-6 p.m. M,T,W,Th,F Na Pu’uwai Fitness Center 553-5848, by Heather Williams at 658-0124, artalohamolokai@ Molokai Walk Marketplace Arts and Crafts Fair down Strings Class on Violin, Viola, Cello and String Bass at appointment only, 5am-1:30pm hotmail.com or Art Aloha on facebook. the lane between Imports Gifts and Friendly Market, Kaunakakai Elementary Room A-103. Tues. & Thurs. PiYo LIVE with Solana Adachi every Monday at 5 p.m. Mon. & Fri., 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 34:45 p.m. Beginners 3 p.m., Intermediate 3:30 Families Against Bullying meets every 3rd Tues and Wednesday at 6 p.m. at MCHC Narcotics Anonymous (No Fear Meeting) Tuesdays p.m., Advanced 4 p.m. Ages 5 to adults. Contact Bob at Home Pumehana Conference Room from 3:30 to Quit Smoking Mondays 11:45 a.m. Na Pu’uwai and Thursdays at Kaunakakai Ball Field dugout, 8 to Underwood at 646-0733. 5:00p.m. Contact Shrene Naki at 553-4225 or snakikeikiconference room. 560-3653. 9 a.m.Open meeting. For more info, call Rodney at Na Ohana Hoaloha Music & Hula at Paddlers, Sunday care@hawaiiantel.net 213-4603. Svaroopa Yoga with Connie Clews from 3-5 p.m. Female Sexual Abuse Meetings, Seventh Day M Home Pumehana, 7:45 a.m. Plein Air Molokai - Art Outdoors painting, drawing, Brass & Woodwinds Community Band class for ages Adventist Church with a group of inter-denominational photography and more. First Friday every month plus T Home Pumehana, 5:15 p.m. 8 to adult. Free of charge. Emphasis on music performance Christian women. Second and fourth Thursday of each special dates with ArtAloha! Contact Heather at 658Th Kualapuù Rec Center, 5:15 p.m. with Spring Concert at end of school year. Available for month at 6 p.m. For more info, call 553-5428. F Home Pumehana, 7:45 a.m. Call 553-5402 for info. 0124 or artalohamolokai@hotmail.com loan: Clarinets, Flutes, Saxophones, Trumpets, Trombones. Yoga Class open to students, families and the community. Classes at Molokai High School every Thursday, 5:30 - 6:30 Hawaii Tropical Fruit Growers meet the first Monday of Read to Me at Molokai Public Library First Wednesday TH Kilohana cafeteria from 2:30 – 3:45 p.m. p.m. with Bob Underwood. Call 646-0733 for more info. every month at 5 pm in Kalele Bookstore’s backyard. Contact of the month, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Call 553-1765 Luann Cefola at 553-5265 or lcefola@earthlink.net. Yoga class focused on individual form, internal Takeaway Tuesday guided ceramic studio 6-8 p.m., HI Seed Savers, Green Gorilla Growers meet every third Tūtū and Me Traveling Preschool at MCHC Mon. and practice, Call Karen at 558-8225 for info Molokai Arts Center. For more info contact moloMonday at 5 pm for a potluck. Call for location at 336-1566. Wed. at 8:30-10:30a.m., and the Kaulapu’u Community kaiartscenter@gmail.com. Zumba Basic with Christina K. Aki, 553-5402 Center Tues. and Thurs. at 8:30-10:30a.m. Call 560-5642 Home-School Connection First Thursday of every Intermediate/Advanced Ceramics, pottery class T, Th Home Pumehana 9 a.m. for enrollment forms. month. Support in homeschool academic, creative cur-

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► Precious Metal Clay Jewelry Making Class by Helen Bergman from 1-3 p.m. Class will take place at the MAC Studio located at Coffees of Hawaii plantation. ► Web Design Basics For Small Business Workshop by ONABEN from 12:30-2 p.m. at Kuha`o Business Center. For more info, contact April Lemly at 503-968-1500 or email april@onaben.org. ► Overview of Bookkeeping and Accounting Platforms for Small Businesses Workshop by ONABEN from 4-5:30 p.m. at Kuha`o Business Center. For more info, contact April Lemly at 503-968-1500 or email april@ onaben.org.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15 ► Book Sale by Friends of the Molokai Public Library will be held from 8-11 a.m. in the carport behind the library. ► VA Benefits Workshop from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at Hale Mahaolu Home Pumehana. Topics: VA benefits, vocational rehab and more. Veterans, family members, widows and community providers welcome. ► Ku Ka Lau Lama 2014, Aka`ula Fundraiser at Hula Shores Hotel Molokai. Registration, silent auction and pupu bar at 4:30 p.m. Dinner at 6:30 p.m. Tickets $50; VIP $100. To

purchase tickets, call Aka`ula School at 5676980 or Nani Kahinu at 336-0387.

and how they can protect your creations. For more info, call the center at 553-8100.

► Molokai Community Plan Update public open house from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. in Kaunakakai Elementary cafeteria. Maui County Planning Department staff will answer questions. For more info, email Jen Maydan at jennifer. maydan@mauicounty.gov or call 270-7399.

► Precious Metal Clay Jewelry Making Class by Helen Bergman on Nov. 20, from 1-3 p.m. Class will take place at the MAC Studio located at Coffees of Hawaii plantation.

► Enrollment To enroll at Molokai High School call Lori Kaiama at 567-6950 ext. 228 or Julia De George at ext. 229 to set up an appointment for enrollment. Please go to the following Hawaii DOE website to see what documents will be needed for enrollment. doe.k12.hi.us/register/index.htm ► 21st Century Grant Application Both Molokai Middle School and Molokai High School are in the process of submitting an application to the 21st Century Community Learning Centers grant. This is a five-year grant that provides $200,000 each year.

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► Agriculture Business Development Training: Direct and Collective Marketing from 6-9 p.m. at Hikiola Cooperative. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18 Nicole Milne of The Kohala Center will ► Free Nutrition Workshop with nutriprovide agricultural business developfarms in Hawaii, hot products to grow and tionist Ayda Ersoy. Home Pumehana, Nov. ment training. Topics: direct and collective more. For more info, call Liz Xu at 48318 at 5:30 p.m. marketing, business planning, skill devel7104 or email liz.j.xu@hawaii.gov. ► Effective & Efficient Workshop #4: opment, financial capitalization strategies. ► Turkey Rainbow Run/Walk on Nov. 29. Advertising vs. Marketing from 10-11:30 ► Molokai Bowhunting Tournament at Kualapuù School’s field, 7:30-10 a.m. a.m. at Kuhaò Business Center. Lynn Erfer of Turkey Shoot on Nov. 22 at Kalae Hwy Bow T-shirts, glasses, headbands and colored the Maui Visitors Bureau will talk story with Range. Registration 8-9 a.m. Tournament powder available for sale. Sponsored business owners and event planners. Topics: begins 10 a.m. Open to members and non- by Na Puùwai, Molokai Middle School Marketing vs. Advertising, event promotion members. Entry fee $10. Turkeys and other and Kualapuù School. For more info call and more. For more info, contact the center prizes. For more info call Godfrey Akaka at Komela or Ty at 560-3653. at 553-8100. 567-9413 or Nelson Rapanot at 567-9031. ► Christmas Light Parade and WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19 ► Kaunakakai Elementary Hoòlaulea on Hoòlaulea on Dec 6. Deadline Dec. 1 to ► Promotional Products for Businesses Nov. 22 from 4-10 p.m. on the Kaunakaenter parade float, marching unit and and Events from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. at Kuhaò kai Elementary Front Lawn. Featuring Christmas tree contests. Applications Business Center. Featuring promotional entertainment, food, rummage sale, silent available at molokaiislandfoundation.org. products for community, business and auction, games and more. All proceeds go For more info, contact Wanette Lee at 658family events, fundraisers and much more. directly to school. 0590 or Cameron Hiro at 658-0433. Learn how to put your business or event in ► No TB Testing at the Department of ► Merry Christmas Food and Craft Fair the spotlight! For more info, call 553-8100. Health during the weeks of Nov. 24, Dec. at Maunaloa School on Dec. 13 from 10 SAVE THE DATE 22 and Dec. 29. a.m. to 2 p.m. Free admission. Christmas crafts, jewelry, plate lunches, smoothies, ► Intellectual Properties: Patents, Copy► Aquaponics Workshop with DepartBook Fair and more. Vendors welcome for right, and Trademarks from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. ment of Agriculture on Nov. 25, 2:30-4:30 at Kuhaò Business Center. Come learn p.m. at Kulana Òiwi Multi-Service Center. $25 fee; call 552-2007. For more info, contact Kalani Pagan at 552-2000, ext. 227. about what intellectual properties mean Topics include the state of aquaponic

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taught by Dan Bennett. New students must have instructor permission to join class. Youth Ceramic Arts Classes every Saturday, for ages 4 - 11, using primarily clay (slab & pinch pot methods), although other methods may be used. Two classes available for an hour each: Session 1 at 9:45 a.m. and Session 2 at 11a.m. To sign up or receive additional info, please email molokaiartscenter@gmail.com.

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► Join a Parent Support Team on the Molokai Middle School Facebook Page! SEARCH- 7th Grade: “Class of 2020 Support Team” and 8th Grade: “Class of 2019 Support Team.” ► New Homework Link Website on the Molokai Middle School website at molokaimiddleschool.com/homework.html. The website is a one-stop hub to help students and parents with reminders of weekly classwork and homework assignments for each teacher and grade level.

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► Registration for Youth Basketball ages 12-14. Forms available at Kaunakakai Gym Office Monday to Friday from 9 ► Contact Mrs. Luafalemana at 558-2200 a.m.-9 p.m. Deadline is Nov. 17. Volunteer or at luamac820@yahoo.com for more info. coaches welcome! Call 553-5141 for more info. ► Christmas Program on Dec. 18 at Kilohana Recreation Center. Time TBA.

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► Adult Education Program to earn your High School diploma. For more info call Molokai Site Supervisor Bernell Kaleo Bishaw at 808-336-0460.

► Free Monthly Rummage Sale Every second Saturday, we can help you get rid of unwanted junk and treasures. Call us at Coffees Espresso Bar for more info, 567-9490 ext. 27.

► Open Your Home to Hawaii’s Keiki in ► Registration for Youth Volleyball Foster Care through Hui Ho`omalu. Call ages 5 to 8 and 9 to 12. Forms are available 268-5122 or visit pidf.org for more inforat Kaunakakai Gym Office. Stop by or call mation.

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freed from most, maybe all, of the ghosts and pesky demons that attached themselves to you once upon a time. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): "To improve is to change, so to be perfect is to have changed often." Winston Churchill said that, and now I'm passing it along to you -- with one caveat. I don't expect you to be perfect, and never will. To shoot for perfection is risky. It may set up unrealistic expectations that lead to bad mental hygiene. It tempts you to avoid messy experiences, some of which might be essential to your growth. So I will offer a revised version of Churchill's maxim for your use: If you want to improve, you must change. If you want to keep improving, you must change often. And the coming months will be prime time for you to keep improving and improving and improving.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): We all have addictive and obsessive tendencies. They are fundamental to being human. So the challenge is not to eliminate them -- that's not possible -- but rather to harness them. If you hope to keep them from dragging you down, you must work hard to channel them into activities that enhance your life. How are you doing on this score, Aries? Are you chronically dependent on drugs, gambling, sugar, or chaotic relationships? Or are you, instead, hooked on the courage you summon when you face your fears and the willpower you invoke as you free yourself from SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): "Sex is like pizza," said comeyour limitations? Now is an excellent time to upgrade your dian Mel Brooks. "Even when it's bad, it's still pretty good." That's a generalization, of course. I'm sure you can think of addictive and obsessive tendencies. times in your past when mediocre pizza and mediocre sex TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Our planet's most abundant were just plain mediocre. But work with me on the overarchmineral is called bridgmanite. It's an amalgam of iron, mag- ing principle, Scorpio: Some of the finer things in life just can't nesium, silicon, and oxygen. Until recently, no one had actu- be spoiled. They are always at least moderately pleasurable ally seen it because it lies so deep underground it can't be and interesting and lucky -- and usually more than just modreached by digging tools. Scientists have only known about it erately so. According to my reading of the astrological omens, from studying how earthquake waves moved through it. That your immediate future will be filled to the brim with these changed in the last few years, when two mineralogists found finer things. bridgmanite in an ancient meteorite. They were able to analyze the nuances of this basic mineral for the first time. I pre- SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Ancient people knew dict a comparable development for you, Taurus. In the coming about Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn because all months, you will become more familiar with a core part of of those planets are visible to the naked eye. From the secyou that has always been a mystery. The revelations may oc- ond millennium B.C. until the late 20th century, only three cur with the help of an influence that resembles a meteorite. additional planets were found: Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. (Pluto was later reclassified as a dwarf planet, however.) Then GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Some conspiracy theorists are in 1992, astronomers began to locate planets orbiting other paranoid that aliens or government agencies use radio waves stars. On one spectacular day in February of 2014, NASA anto try to control their minds. They wear tin foil hats to protect nounced it had identified 715 new planets. I foresee a similar themselves from the evil transmissions. But a recent study uptick for you in the next seven months, Sagittarius. Your rate shows that this protective head gear has an effect that's op- of discoveries is about to zoom. posite to what it's supposed to. In fact, it actually amplifies the intensity of radio frequencies, making it even more likely CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): When Evan Lattimer's that mind-control signals would work their dastardly magic. 92-year-old father died in 2007, she inherited his large This problem probably does not apply to you, but I suspect collection of odd relics. It included a cigar smoked by W. C. you are suffering from a comparable glitch. An approach Fields, Greta Garbo's driver's license, Abraham Lincoln's shavyou're pursuing or an attitude you're cultivating is having an ing mirror, a bearskin coat owned by General George Custer, impact contrary to what you imagine. Now is an excellent and Napoleon Bonaparte's penis. Many items turned out to be quite valuable to collectors. One eager bidder offered to time to make adjustments. buy the famous genitalia for $100,000. I suspect that in the CANCER (June 21-July 22): I can't remember the last time coming months, you will experience events that have some you've had as much artistic freedom as you have now. It's as resemblances to this story. For example, the legacy you reif life has given you a slew of wild cards and X-factors to play ceive may not be what you expected, but could turn out to be with. You don't have to answer to the past as much as you more useful than you imagined. usually do. You are less beholden to the demands of duty and the constraints of karma. Here's the best perk: You have been AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Here's your assignment: authorized by both the higher powers and lower powers of Get more organized and purposeful about having fun. Think the cosmos to fall in love. With whom? With what? Everyone! harder about what makes you feel good, and plan more aggressively to bring those feel-good experiences into your Everything! life. In offering these prescriptions, I'm not advocating irreLEO (July 23-Aug. 22): For much of its history, the United sponsible hedonism. Not at all. In my view, you will become States claimed ownership of the ocean within three miles a better servant of those you care about by boosting your of its coasts. That changed in 1988, when the federal gov- commitment to pleasure. You will carry out your duties with ernment declared that hereafter it would have sovereignty more aplomb and effectiveness. Raising your joy quotient is over the ocean as far as 12 miles from land. With that ac- actually a formula for becoming a better human being. tion, American territory increased dramatically. I invite you to consider a comparable expansion in the coming months, PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): The Appalachian Mountains Leo. Seize more space. Seek further privileges. Ask for a bigger span 1,500 miles from Newfoundland to Alabama. They are the seventh longest range in the world. And yet they have piece of everything. shrunk over the eons. Their average height is 3,000 feet, but VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Poland's most renowned ghost when they were young they were probably twice that high. hunter is frustrated. Having invested a fortune in spectral de- What happened? There has been constant erosion caused by tection equipment, Piotr Shalkevitz finds that there are fewer rivers, glaciers, wind, tree roots, lichens, and oxidation. Rain and fewer spooks to investigate as the years go by. I'm not and condensation have also played a role because when qualified to speak about whether or not the whole world is water freezes, it expands, creating a wedging force. I propose experiencing a decline in the ghost population. But I'm con- that we make what has happened to the Appalachians a fident that this is exactly what is happening for you Virgos. symbol of what's possible for you in the next eight months, Recently, the haunted elements of your life have begun to dis- Pisces. Through steady, small actions, you can significantly sipate. And in the next eight months, I expect that you will be grind down a mountainous obstacle.

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Veterans Corner By Jesse Church Aloha all my fellow veterans and residents of Molokai, old Jesse here with all the veterans news and upcoming events. If you’ve been downrange, you’re familiar with “HESCOs,” the dirt-filled barriers used to fortify bases in Afghanistan and Iraq. So why do they carry this name? HESCOs are an invention of British businessman Jimi Heselden, whose HESCO Bastion has produced the barriers since the early 1990s, according to the company’s website. Heselden invented the containers to combat coastal erosion, but they’ve since been adopted by militaries around the globe. The actual name of the product is Concertainer Unit but the name never stuck. Troops call them HESCOs. Heselden’s other creations include the Segway, which some stateside military bases use. I hope that everyone did well with the last question, which was, “Hawaii is the only state to grow what drinkable crop?” The answer is coffee. Our new question is, “Liliuokalani, Hawaii’s last queen, wrote what popular song?” On this date in history: Nov. 6, 1860, Abraham Lincoln is elected the 16th U.S. president. Nov. 8, 1932, Franklin Delano Roosevelt is elected the 32nd president. Nov. 8, 1980, Ronald Reagan is elected the 40th president. Nov. 11, 1938, on her national radio show, singer Kate Smith does a 20-year-old Irving Berlin song never been performed in public, called “God Bless America.” A couple of days ago I went to

the post office to get my mail, and there was a sales flyer from Misaki’s Market. As I was looking at the sale items, the first page caught my eye. It said “55 days till Christmas: Things to do before the end of the year. As I read the things on the list I stopped at one item and got a big smile on my face. It said, “Honor our veterans.” The next day I talked to Kevin Misaki, president of Misaki’s, Inc., and I told him how wonderful it was for someone to do something like that for Molokai’s veterans. He told me that his grandfather was a veteran who fought in World War II, and that he thinks highly of all Molokai’s veterans. Last year I wrote about the late Larry Helm and how he thought that the community or local government should plan an event for Memorial Day and Veterans Day, not the veteran groups. So hopefully this is a step in the right direction, and maybe someone, or group, or Molokai council will step up and start planning events. On behalf of the veterans of Molokai we say thank you to Mr. Kevin Misaki, the management and all the employees of Misaki’s Market. Well, I hope that all of Molokai’s veterans enjoyed their special day yesterday, on Veterans Day. To all our active duty service, we thank you for your continued sacrifices, and our veterans for their past sacrifices, the people of Molokai say thank you. If anyone has any questions, suggestions, or news please give old Jesse a call at 553-3323. I continue to depend on your information. Have a wonderful week and remember that old Jesse loves you all dearly. Aloha.

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Molokai, the Friendly Isle Opinion by Rick Baptiste A nickname for Molokai that proclaims the aloha spirit is “The Friendly Isle,” a nickname that is well known and documented. I am reminded of this on a window display near the entrance of a local store, “We practice the Aloha Spirit.” On Molokai, we practice the art of being friendly to one another. I am certain that many visitors, as well as everyone who resides on Molokai, can tell me a “Friendly Isle” story. I remember someone telling me that when he first moved to Molokai, his car was blessed with a flat tire. Soon after pulling off to the side of the road a truck pulled over, the driver sliced up one of his watermelons from the back of his truck and gave a piece to the newbie to eat while he fixed the flat tire for him. For one personal “Friendly Isle” story of my own, many of you can remember that many were laid off during the Air Traffic Control strike in 1981 by the controller’s union and I was one that found myself jobless, right here on Molokai. The very next day, someone that went fishing delivered an ulua to my doorstep.

What I am trying to say here is that being friendly is who we are at our core. We are friendly and we practice the aloha spirit no matter what comes our way. Through over 30 years on Molokai, I have seen some serious trouble (pilikia). Many of you, and hence your family, were involved in the 2001 closure of the Kaluakoi Hotel and Golf Course or maybe in 2008, you may have been one of the 120 that got laid off when the Molokai Ranch Lodge closed. Well, it looks like we are again facing serious pilikia with many of our friends and family working for Monsanto and facing possible job loss through Nov. 4 GMO ban vote. We will face this and any other challenges on Molokai as a community. No matter where you stand, how you voted or who you voted for, we are to remember that we are in every situation, together. We are a team, the Friendly Isle Team (FIT). We are FIT to work through our pilikia as a community. We are the Friendly Isle and we practice the aloha spirit. Imua in Aloha.

Apology I would like to express a sincere apology to the Ku `ohana, specifically Paulie and Billy, for any upset that may have arose from seeing the late Clara Ku in a recent newspaper ad. The intention, as shared with you both, was to reflect on the wisdom of kupuna from the past. Her influence, in particular, was

so great on Molokai that her actions and the words she spoke still resonates with many today. However, I have definitely learned from this experience and take full responsibility for my heedlessness. With Aloha, Mercy Ritte

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Up A Tree in Kalaupapa By Father Pat Killilea, St. Francis Church, Kalaupapa We had enjoyed a simple lunch of chicken, potato, and mixed vegetables topped off by a strawberry in chocolate pudding dessert created by my brother priest, Father Pankras Kareng SS.CC. from Indonesia. Sometime later, I noticed that that he had disappeared. Concerned that he might have wandered off and gotten into some kind of mischief, I went outside and looked around but he was nowhere in sight. Then I walked to the rear of the house and called out, "Are you up there?" Immediately a voice came from the direction of the avocado tree which called back, "Yes I am!" Sure enough, when I approached the tree, I sensed some movement at the very top of the tree and there he was like a mountain lion snatching some large avocados. I held my breath while he moved from one tree limb to another, fearing that he might slip, fall, and break his… avocados. Yet there was no real need for concern because, bare foot as he was, he moved about like a puma and soon had dropped two bags worth of avocados into my waiting paws. Father Pankras is one of our Indonesian brother priests currently serving in Rome as a counselor to our Superior General. He had come to visit Kalaupapa to walk in the footsteps of St. Damien and St. Marianne, to experience their spirit, and to take along

two bags of avocados. Earlier that day, we had visited the former settlement in Kalawao and celebrated Mass at St. Damien's altar in St. Philomena Church. On the way back to Kalaupapa town, we climbed the short trail to the Kauhako crater. It may be a short trail but by the time we had reached the lip of the crater, I was short of breath while the Indonesian "puma" hardly broke a sweat. Of course, this climb is part of the pilgrimage. Let me compliment Richard Miller on the beautiful restoration work he has done on the graves and tombs at Kauhako crater. The view of his work made the climb even more fulfilling. That evening, Father Pankras had the happy experience of joining us in our church hall for the celebration of Meli Watanuki's birthday. Earlier that same week, Clare, who was in the process of organizing this party, asked me if I had a key for the hall kitchen. I said, "No!" Like St. Peter, Meli is the keeper of that particular key and we wished to surprise her with her party. So we were in a bit of a quandary -- up a tree, if you will. So it was decided that a screen be removed from the kitchen door and entry accessed that way. Evidently, I'm not the only one who enters through windows in this settlement! Meli was absolutely surprised by her party and we all enjoyed the food and good time. That's how it is here in Kalaupapa. Sometimes we may find ourselves up a tree, but we always end up on terra firma.

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Mahalo Molokai We, the employees of Monsanto and Mycogen Seeds Molokai, extend our deepest gratitude and appreciation for your “No Vote” support on the Maui farming ban ballot initiative. Despite the initiative passing by a two percent margin, Molokai “No Voters” won by a two to one margin, including winning every precinct on island. We also want to thank the individuals, businesses and organizations on Molokai who not only voted “No,” but who also actively participated in the campaign to support agriculture and the work we do here. Most of all we want to say a big mahalo to our ohana and their unwavering support throughout the campaign. While we recognize the impor-

tance of participating in the democratic process, we also believe this farming ban will impact our jobs and have significant negative consequences for the local economy, agriculture and the community. Both seed companies on Molokai are confident in the safety of the products used and the farming practices that have been reviewed and approved by federal and state agencies. While uncertainty lies ahead for us on Molokai, we are especially grateful for your continued support and aloha. Mahalo nui loa, Monsanto and Mycogen Seeds Molokai Ohana

Bond Through Disaster Late in the afternoon, Oct. 28, I drove to Halawa to think of all we lost so long ago, and to confirm the lesson learned from what followed our terrible experience, the crash of flight 1712, which my wife was on. It was a cloudy, blustery afternoon and I was almost alone near the mouth of the river. I watched it get dark and remembered. Years after the crash in 1989, I began to volunteer as a grief mentor for a group called ACCESS (Aircraft Casualty Emotional Support Services; accesshelp. org) through which victims’ relatives can find help from trained people who have been through the same experience. Founded by a young woman who lost her boyfriend in the TWA 800 disaster, it is now used around the world, and has helped many grieving relatives of victims. Beginning as soon as I arrived at Mitchell Pauole Center on the morning after the crash of Flight 1712, I was embraced by dozens of people I didn’t even yet know. I welcomed the comfort and was amazed at the unselfish sense of caring for me from everyone I encountered. I had only lived on Molokai for seven or

eight months and was work-focused at Kalaupapa. I shared weekends in Kalae with my wife, who was a Ranger at Haleakala, so I didn’t know many people topside. That changed very quickly. For weeks, then months, afterward I was amazed and deeply touched by the genuine care everyone gave me. I learned what aloha really is, because what I experienced here does not happen outside of family on the mainland. This whole community helped me, and this is the way you are: Aloha is a real asset of this island community; it is a caring way of life which maybe is best experienced when it is not needed, but it is always there. You live it. Your generosity so many years ago helped me heal and showed me the power of a core value of Molokai’s community. I continue to return to Molokai all these years not just because I love the beach and the rainforest, but because of the deep bond forged in the days and weeks after the disaster. Thank you. Mahalo nui loa. Peter Thompson

Let Molokai Decide The Maui County farm ban initiative was narrowly approved by the people of Maui, even though it was overwhelmingly rejected by the people of Molokai. What's wrong with this picture of democracy? The picture of Aunty Clara Ku in the Molokai Dispatch Oct. 22 issue, one of our most beloved kupuna, used in the anti- GMO advertisement, brought back memories of pain that go back 38 years. When phony leaders and members of the Kaho`olawe movement, shamelessly used our kupuna to push their political agenda, only to scatter and run into hiding when

the "God Father" story hit the front pages of the Valley Isles. The Kalawao County concept needs to be debated, not only by the native Hawaiians of Molokai but the whole community. Self-determination is not for the people of Molokai to decide what is in the best interest of our migrating pilgrims residing in Kihei or Hana. Neither do we expect them to decide what is best for Molokai! Samuel L. Kealoha, Jr. Ka`amola

Cactus Abusers I’m an innocent cactus plant with no thorns that grows in front of Midnite Inn. My caretaker takes good care of me by watering me weekly and keeping my area nice and clean so I can grow fuller. But for some reason, there are a few cactus abusers who knock my leaves down and make me look half full! Why is that? I do no harm to you! Now I have to grow three months to catch up with my big brothers! Did you see my tears fall when you broke me off? I guess not. When I am in bloom you take off all my buds that look like sunshine.

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Why do you do that to me? Is it just for fun? Is it because you’re angry with me? Is it because you think by hurting me you feel like a macho man? I don’t think so! The next time you’re in town at the Midnite Inn area where I am growing, please try to leave me alone. I’m there to beautify my area and not cause harm to anyone! I’m just an innocent cactus that wants to grow without being abused. Mahalo, Grace Peace

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114 Beach & ocean view unit. Good rental history. $155,000

1172 Newly remodeled unit Light & A-207 Nicely furnished wellmaintained unitSOwith LD rental history. airy. $94,000 1201 One bedroom unit completely $115,000 remodeled with Sexcellent OLD ocean views. A-306 Top floor oceanfront unit w/ $160,000 rental history Leasehold $169,850 1146 Remodeled studio unit. $99,000 B-122 Completely remodeled unit COTTAGE #2-B OCEANFRONT with new appliances, SOLD bathroom, & 2B/2B unit with excellent rental kitchen. $120,000 history. $450,000.

146 Completely remodeled & painted. Sold w/ high end furnishings. Unit is well maintained. Ptivate garden views$199,500.

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Lot 79 Incredible unobstructed ocean views from this hill top property. $239,000 Lot 240 Second tier located on the ocean side of Kaluakoi Rd. 5.9 ac $249,000 • KAWELA PLANTATIONS Lot 54 SUPERB 3 island views $199,000 Lot 117 Uluanui Road Expansive ocean views. Priced to sell $125,000

Lot 252 Makaiki Rd. Views of • KAUNAKAKAI Lanai & west Molokai. $194,980 211 Makaena Place level lot Lot 165 Uluanui Rd 4th lot down near town $30,000 IN ESCROW from top of ridge. $134,900 1527 Puili Place close to town • MAUNALOA VILLAGE LOTS w/ ocean views. $57,960* D-17 Ocean view residential lot. 1531 Ocean view lot close to $63,000 town. $72,960* D-97 Level lot ready to build. *1527 & 1531 SOLD TOGETHER Nice views of the rolling • MOANA MAKANI ranchlands. $59,500 Lot 24 73 acres off of Kaluakoi F-06 Corner lot, 10,000sf Rd. $320,000 $80,000

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HO M E S Heights: $289,000 (fs)

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

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

Kanoa Beach: $489,000 (fs)

2208 sf duplex with individual water & electric. Plenty of storage area with private beach access.

3 bed/1 bath, private and clean. Many upgrades including deck and carport. Photovoltaic system installed to reduce Manila Camp: $169,000 (fs) 3 bed/1 bath home with great ocean utility costs. views from the lanai

Ranch Camp: $225,000 (fs)

3 bed/1 bath, with large double carport, roofed lanai with ocean views

Kalae: $270,000 (fs) SOLD

East End: $326,000 (fs)

3 bed/1 bath home with awesome mountain views.

Heights: $255,000(fs) IN ESCROW

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

Kalae: $369,000(fs) SOLD

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

Kawela Beach Front: $650,000 (fs) Seaside Place: $250,000(fs) IN ESCROW 3 bed/1 bath with added1 bed/1bath mother-in-law suite

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Lot 78 fantastic sunset views

1.87 acres of amazing panoramic views

Halawa: $140,000 (fs)

Honouliwa: $134,000 (fs) IN ESCROW

2 full acres, beautiful untouched land.

2 acres of beautiful views on top of hill

Ranch Camp: $89,000 (fs)

Maunaloa: $27,500 each (fs)

Corner lot, water meter installed

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

West Ohia: $479,000

Papohaku: $350,000 (fs)

3 bedroom/1 bath. Fixer Upper. Ocean front

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

Kualapuu: $219,000 (fs)

10,477 sf lot in the heights

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

Heights: $96,000 (fs)

4 bedroom/1 bath home located on nice corner lot

CO N D O S

Kawela: $99,900 (fs)

Kawaikapu: $890,000 (fs)

Ranch Camp: $99,500 (fs)

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

Ranch Camp: $80,000(fs)

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Ke Nani Kai: $325,000 (fs)

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

CO M M E RC I A L Kaunakakai: $399,000(fs)

16,306 sq. ft., Prime commercial property, in the heart of K’kai town.

Kaunakakai: $150,000(fs)

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

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Mauka side of the road 3 miles from town. 3B/2B with carport. Across the street from ocean $350,000

OFFER PENDING WAVECREST B106 - Ground floor remodeled unit with nice views of lush greens and ocean.Tenant occupied. Owner/listor $105,000

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OFFER PENDING EAST END - over an acre of land on Molokai’s east end. Views of shrimp farm across the road with distance ocean views. Large trees for shade. Level lot $125,000

KAWELA AREA - Over an acre of land on the water. Paddle in and out every day of the year! $385,000 Owner’s hold a HI real estate license. KAWELA PLANTATION 217- Great ocean view from this 2 acre parcel. Very close to town. See Sunrise and Sunset from this affordable lot. Priced to sell at $114,000

STUDIO CONDOSON KEPUHI BEACH KKV1212 $100,000 (fs) KKV1133 $109,000 (fs) KKV1233 $115,00 (fs)

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