Molokai Dispatch -- March 11, 2015

March 11, 2015 - Volume 31, Issue 10

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New Middle School Principal

H E R O E S A M O N G U S Six State Pineapple, Russo and Speedy Medals for Wrestling

By Catherine Cluett | Editor-In-Chief

By Colleen Uechi | Staff Writer

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awn Mains assumed the position of new principal of Molokai Middle School at the beginning of this year, and having settled into her new role, gives “thanks every day that Molokai chose me.”

The former vice principal at Lahaina’s King Kamehameha III Elementary School said she first visited Molokai three years ago during a leadership development camp for school administrators and felt a special connection to the island.

“I just put it on my heart that I think I’d like to live there one day,” she said.

“I prayed about it, put it out to the universe.”

When former MMS Principal Gary Davidson decided to take a job with an educational support business at the end of last year, Mains jumped at the opportunity to fill the opening. Davidson calls her an ideal match for the job.

“Dawn Mains is the perfect new principal for Molokai Middle School,” he said. “She has that great balance critical to being an effective principal these days, relying on the school team when decisions and plans are best shared, and leading with firmness when something requires the principal to act decisively.”

Mains said it’s not unusual for principals to start a new position halfway through the year. With everything on track for the rest of the year as outlined by the previous principal, she said it gives more time to settle in before making big decisions about the next school year. She added that MMS faculty set those tracks well.

“Davidson and the staff have done a good job putting the pieces in place… my ultimate goal is to help the staff understand all these pieces and how they all align,” said Mains.

Providing a Foundation The overall goal is being able to provide a foundation – academically, socially and behaviorally -- for kids to be able to participate in society, according to Mains. She stresses self-directed learning and helping students “organize themselves to learn how to learn” and apply that learning to any situation – a skill she said will help them in their future lives.

She sees the role of principal– in addition to taking care of the business aspect of running school -- as that of a colleague to teachers and staff.

“I’m on just as much a learning curve as everyone else in getting kids ready for jobs that haven’t even been invented yet,” she said.

While Mains’ most recent job was a vice principal at an elementary school for five years, her previous experience prepared her well for working with the middle school age group. As a math teacher, she taught both middle school and high school students, and before taking an administrative roll, was a middle school teacher for seven years, she said.

So far, she’s adjusting well to her new role in guiding both middle school

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By Colleen Uechi | Staff Writer

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olokai veteran Samuel Kealoha sat quietly on an airport bench on a blustery Ho`olehua morning. Lei in hand, he looked for a pair of faces out on the airstrip.

He remembered the names clearly: Melton Gonzalez, a California native.

Raymond Russo, from Florida. But the faces would be different. The last time he’d seen these faces 45 years ago, they were obscured by the thick jungle foliage of Cambodia. On Feb. 14, for the first time since they left Southeast Asia, Kealoha was about to be reunited with fellow Vietnam war veterans Gonzalez and Russo, thanks to the detective-like efforts of Russo’s wife and friends.

When Gonzalez and Russo stepped into the airport, it only took a moment for the emotions to sink in. They laughed, cried and embraced with the flag of the Army’s 1st Cavalry, the unit with which they had served in together.

Kealoha would later say that he felt “deeply moved [by] the respect I got from these two guys.” For the three of them, it was like seeing long-lost relatives.

“After 40 something years … we never lost that brotherhood,” said Russo.

Lost and Found

Photo by Catherine Cluett

Four days into the reunion, Kealoha, Russo and Gonzalez sat together at Paddler’s Inn. Wearing identical Army ball caps and yellow Molokai Veterans polo shirts, they relaxed over beers and joked about each other. In a way, that was how the brotherhood all began.

In 1970 when the three were fresh out of high school and serving in the Vietnam War, they met in between field missions, hanging around camp together.

“We didn’t really get together until we came out of the bushes,” said Kealoha.

“In the bushes we’re too busy looking at who the hell is our enemy.”

That’s when nicknames were born.

Gonzalez was dubbed “Speedy,” after the animated Looney Tunes mouse. Russo was, simply, “Russo.” Kealoha, whose Hawaiian name nobody could remember, became “Pineapple.” However, after the war, nicknames were the challenge of tracking down buddies. Few could remember anyone’s full names.

That didn’t stop Russo’s wife Deb. Deb was determined to reconnect her husband with his comrades. She looked through Raymond’s military orders, combed through the white pages and online search engines. They sent letters and left phone messages. Then she got a response to a 2004 online post, and

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Hot Soups Hit the Spot

By Colleen Uechi | Staff Writer

Photo by Colleen Uechi

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fter a week of torrential rains and whipping winds, island residents cozied up to steaming bowls of homemade soup at the Molokai Arts Center (MAC)’s fifth annual Soup’ R Bowl event last Saturday night.

Nearly 20 artists of all levels crafted ceramic bowls for the hundreds of people who showed up at the event, held at the Molokai Community Health Center. Guests could choose from 578 different bowls to eat soup from and later take home.

“One of the things that I appreciate about ceramics as an art is that it’s really functional,” said MAC Development Director Helen Kekalia. “I think this event highlights the functionality of art. It’s not just beauty and expressing yourself.”

Event Head Chef Joyce Haase, Take’s Variety Store staff and a team of volunteers cooked four different soups, along with salad and bread. MAC Board President Emillia Noordhoek said they also incorporated various local products into the meal. Vegetables for salads and soups came from Barking Deer

Farm and Kumu Farms. Barking Deer Farm also provided hibiscus tea served with kiawe honey from Molokai Gold.

Guests took in acoustic entertainment and hula performances with their meal and bid on art pieces in the silent auction.

Molokai resident Vicki Underwood said she enjoyed having a social

t Hawaii’s state wrestling championships last weekend, 432 wrestlers from nearly 50 schools competed in 780 bouts over the course of two days.

Molokai athletes refused to get lost in the crowd.

Despite the staggering load of statelevel competition, six of the 11 Farmer wrestlers who hit the mats emerged with medals, which are earned by finishing in the top six in a weight class. Molokai’s top finisher was runner-up Alexandria Simon, who challenged a world title-winning wrestler in the 132-pound championship final.

“It’s crazy and you know that you’re one of the best in the state just making it there, because you know all the people around you are dedicated to the sport,” said Molokai junior Cendall Manley. “…

It’s an individual sport but you feel the collective energy.”

Junior Kui Han came in sixth in the boys’ 285-pound division. Seniors Desiree Corpuz (112) and Sierra Pico (122) took third place, senior Saydee Makaiwi (127) came in sixth, junior Simon (132) finished second and Manley (155) took fifth.

“This was one of the toughest state tournaments we had as far as the level of competition,” said Head Coach Randy Manley, who’s been coaching at the high school for 11 years. “… Any time we have kids that walk away with a state medal around their neck, that’s a pretty satisfied feeling.”

As a team, the girls finished eighth out of 48 schools, while the boys tied for 24th place out of 46.

Simon, a three-time state qualifier,

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Kalaupapa Exhibit One-Day Free Showing Ka `Ohana O Kalaupapa News Release Molokai residents will be offered free admission to the Kalaupapa Photo Exhibit showing at the Molokai Museum and Cultural Center on Sunday, March 15, from 1 to 4 p.m.

The exhibit, titled “A Reflection of Kalaupapa: Past, Present and Future,” was developed by Ka `Ohana O Kalaupapa. It features 100 framed photographs of the people of Kalaupapa and their family members from as early as 1884 through current times.

The museum is normally closed on Sundays, but Noelani Keliikipi, Executive Director of the museum, the Board of Directors and museum volunteers all wanted to make sure Molokai residents had the opportunity to visit. It was decided to also waive the $5 admission fee for anyone living on Molokai.

“We believe this exhibit has special meaning to our Molokai people and so many of them work during the week or on Saturday when we are usually open,” said Keliikipi. “We are hoping they will take advantage of free admis-

sion on a Sunday afternoon to learn about the people of Kalaupapa. It’s a beautiful exhibit and we are fortunate to have it here.”

Acclaimed photographer Wayne Levin took most of the pictures. Levin began photographing the people of Kalaupapa in 1984 and began photographing family members through his work with Ka `Ohana O Kalaupapa.

The exhibit has traveled to every island in Hawai`i except Ni`ihau and Kaho`olawe. It was displayed at Kalaupapa last summer before opening at the Molokai Museum and Cultural Center last September.

Ka `Ohana O Kalaupapa is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advocating for the needs of the people of Kalaupapa, helping families reconnect to their Kalaupapa ancestors, developing educational programs and working with others to preserve the history. For more information on the `Ohana see the website www.kalaupapaohana.org For information about the Molokai Museum and Cultural Center, phone 567-6436.

Scholarships for Senior Art Students Lahaina Arts Association News Release Lahaina Arts Association, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, is proud to announce its 37th Annual High School Senior Art Competition, Exhibition and Scholarship Awards Program. Graduating High School seniors from Maui County, including the island of Molokai, are welcome to submit their art for exhibition and consideration in the scholarship competition. Entries must be postmarked by April 4 or can be dropped off in person Saturday, April 4 or Sunday, April 5 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Old Jail Gallery (Below the Old Courthouse) in Lahaina under the Banyan Tree.

Each participating High School Senior may submit one entry for each of the five Business cards $25 categories -- Painting, Drawing, Three-Di$45 mension, Photography, and Mixed Media. $15form Please visit lahaina-arts.org for entry Passport Photos $25 and complete rules/conditions regarding

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Tuition Assistance Scholarship Awards: Lahaina Arts Association Best in Show Award - $1,000, Martin Rockwell Award in Painting - $500, Podge Elvenstar Award in Drawing - $500, Lahaina Arts Association Award in Photography - $500, Haruto “Harry” Furuta Award in Mixed Media $500, Lahaina Arts Society Award in ThreeDimension - $500, Honorable Mention Gift Certificates Artwork will be exhibited at the Old Jail Gallery April 6 -19. A special artist’s reception will be held on Sunday, April 19 at 4 p.m. in the Old Jail Gallery to award scholarships and honor contest participants. Families and community members 50 cards are welcome to view the exhibit and join 100 cards Lahaina Arts Association in celebrating time set up fee Mauione County’s young artists!

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Agroforestry Workshop UH CTAHR News Release What is Agroforestry? Combining agriculture and forestry is nothing new, and has been practiced for centuries by the ancients, who practiced growing plants vital to their survival in forests while also enhancing what was already there. The Hawaiian garden is one example, with trees and plants that serve our food, fiber, medicinal, cultural, and construction needs in a sustainable system that continues to feed itself, including us.

March 21 is the first day of spring, and what better way to celebrate this special day than to learn about agroforestry concepts and applications on Molokai. Speakers include Craig Elevitch, Alton Arakaki, Fred Richardson, and another off-island speaker.

This workshop will be held from 9 a.m. to 12 noon at UH-Maui College Molokai Farm located in the Molokai Agricultural Park. There will be guided tour of the CES Indigenous Tree Forest on the facility after the workshop. The public is invited.

MMS PRINCIPAL Continued From pg. 1 students and staff.

"The transition has been fairly smooth,” said MMS Academic Counselor Mike Kahale. “Everyone has a unique leadership style and with her background as a VP she seems to be firm on discipline, which I really welcome... I anticipate a great working relationship."

Points of Pride Over the last five years, MMS has seen a lot of positive changes. In 2010, the school was among the bottom five schools in the state. When Davidson came on as MMS principal the following year, he said he set a goal to change that.

In 2012, MMS was recognized by the Department of Education as the most improved school in the state. Not only did they make Adequate Yearly Progress standards for the first time since they separated from the high school in 2004, but they made significant improvements in both reading and math.

“We dream big here,” said Davidson during the academic achievement celebration that was held. “Last year’s students

WRESTLING Continued From pg. 1 worked her way into the championship finals against Teshya Alo, a national and international titleholder. Despite a shoulder injury, Simon held fast against Alo’s attempts to flip her and forced the match into the second round, which no other wrestler had been able to do against Alo in the tournament. Alo finally pinned Simon, but Simon’s silver medal surpassed a target she set before the competition.

“Before we started the tournament, we all shared our goals,” said Han. “For Alex, hers was to at least place sixth. …

By sharing our goals I think we build each other up … ‘cause now we know what each other wants and we can specifically help each other in that area.”

Pico toughed out a loss to Alo’s equally accomplished sister in the semifinals. However, Coach Manley said he was proud to see how wrestlers like Pico and Corpuz bounced back after defeats. In the consolation finals, Corpuz pinned Kaitlyn Funai, while Pico beat Allie Mahoe in a 6-3 decision.

“Sometimes it’s hard to come back in the consolation round and wrestle with the same intensity,” said Coach Manley. “It was really good for them as seniors to be able to go out like that.”

Ten Farmers won at least one match during the tournament, including freshmen wrestlers Caele Manley and Martika English. Four Farmers lost to wrestlers who would eventually become state champions.

Cendall Manley lost to a state champion but twice pinned Tyzandria Wells, who earlier had upset the top seed in their weight class.

“She was a really good match. When I ended up pinning her in the third period,

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Agroforestry is part of a larger strategy for food security not only for Hawaii, but in many parts of the world. In China, medicinal herbs are grown under utility trees, and in areas such as the Solomon Islands, many varieties of native banana are a vital part of their agroforestry system. Permaculture was deeply influenced by agroforestry systems in the Pacific.

Agroforestry systems in the Pacific include an array of high and medium growing crops such as mountain apple, breadfruit, kukui, mango, avocado, koa, kou, kamani, milo, and puakenikeni. Understory crops include banana, sugar cane, citrus, ti, awa, papaya, cassava, taro, moringa, chayote, sweet potato, olena, mamaki, and assorted vegetables and flowering plants.

More for information on agroforestry, resources can be found at agroforestry.org and traditionaltree.org.

not only hit a home run but they knocked it out of the park –they had double digit gains in every subject tested.”

MMS students have also represented the island at state, national and even international science events and other academic competitions.

Mains said of all its accomplishments, she’s most proud of the school’s focus on Hawaiian culture.

“I would brag about how embedded the Hawaiian culture is at this school – I see that through the Hawaiian immersion, through the kids being excited to participate in Makahiki, I see that through STEM classes,” she said. “I really proud of that. I really value Hawaiian culture and all that it brings to supporting the ohana….”

Mains, originally from Oahu, has lived in Hawaii since 1985, and when it comes to Molokai, she said her “plan is to stay right here.” Her husband, a photographer, still lives on Maui and Mains said they plan to visit each other regularly. She also has two grown daughters.

In addition to her new role at MMS, she’s working to finish a doctorial in educational leadership, which she hopes to complete by the end of this year.

“I landed in a really sweet spot,” said Mains. “I thank every day that Molokai chose me.”

it was amazing! I felt so excited I started crying,” said Cendall, who made the state semifinals for the first time. “… Everybody was screaming afterwards. I couldn’t believe that I won that match.”

The Farmers’ fastest victory came from Makaiwi and Pico in the preliminary rounds, as both secured a pinfall in 37 seconds. By contrast, the longest was Han’s triple overtime contest against Makoa Gaughen-Haili, which Han won in a 3-2 decision.

“I started out rough, but towards the end I came out calm and I was able to get that last point,” said Han. “That was one of the biggest things throughout the season [for me]. … I would sometimes get too nervous. But I felt like I was calm and I was in control.”

Rounding out Molokai’s state team were sophomore Juaquin Samaniego (106) and senior Kailaoe Cabanting (117), both of made it to the championship quarterfinals, as well as junior Jasmyn Davis (168), who was defeated in the consolation rounds.

Lahainaluna swept both the boys’ and girls’ team crowns on Saturday, becoming the first neighbor island school to ever win a state team wrestling championship.

Molokai faced Lahainaluna each week, which Coach Manley said “no doubt” prepared them for states.

The state tournament was the last competition for seniors Pico, Makaiwi, Corpuz and Cabanting. Senior Sonny Balbas will also leave the boys’ team. Every senior won a title during the regular season.

Molokai, though smaller than other schools at the state level, has a strong support system that showed over the weekend, said Han. “Without a shadow of a doubt, without my team, I wouldn’t have been able to do it,” he said. “We have such a small team, we don’t make that much noise, but just knowing that there’s someone else there cheering for you is great.”

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Community News REUNION Continued From pg. 1 “it snowballed” from there. She and family members of other veterans found nearly 500 soldiers who served in the same company from 1964-1972.

Four years ago, the Russos connected with Gonzalez, then a couple of months ago, found Kealoha. For Russo, finding platoon friends answered a painful question he’d carried since he was medevaced out of Cambodia with malaria in 1971.

“Before his wife found me, he always thought I was dead,” Gonzalez explained.

In fact, for 45 years, none of the three knew what had happened to each other.

In the Bushes When Kealoha, Russo and Gonzalez entered the war, the U.S. military had just invaded Cambodia and was shorthanded, so the new soldiers were thrown right into action. Helicopters carried teams out to the field to track down enemy camps, many of which were hidden underground.

“It’s three canopies: grass, bushes, trees,” explained Kealoha. “If you see fresh dirt … that’s the only way you could tell that that’s not right.”

Missions could last days, weeks, or in extreme cases, months. Once, Russo said, they spent 90 days straight in the jungle -- their “clothes were rotting off us.” The three remembered camping in swamps and spending mornings burning off leeches with cigarettes.

“If we wanted to take a shower every day, we prayed to God that we’d cross a river or found a bomb crater full of water where it rained,” said Gonzalez.

For the soldiers, it felt like the enemy was always one step ahead. Despite marching hours away from the landing site to set up camp, they would come under a sudden barrage of rocket fire from distant enemy shooters. Undetected snipers pinned them down and picked off soldiers.

While they lost many friends to enemy fire, some of the greatest tragedies came at the hands of their own soldiers.

“My problem was friendly fire, more than the enemy,” Kealoha said.

Once, another company was trekking through the jungle and attempted to make a U-turn, said Gonzalez. The change in direction wasn’t communicated to the back of the company, and when the two sides spotted each other’s movements, they unknowingly began to shoot.

“They called that a free fire zone … so if you see somebody out there, you can open up on them,” explained Russo.

“That’s why those accidents happened, because you [saw] movement and you can’t see who it is because of the distance.”

In 1971, Kealoha, Russo and Gonzalez all left Cambodia.

Separate Ways, Similar Struggles Once Kealoha got back to the U.S., he

tried to pick up life where he’d left off. Before Cambodia he’d done a semester of college, so he decided to attend Missouri Southern State University, where he studied political science but was kicked out of school after getting into a fight with a police officer.

“At that time, I should’ve been in the hospital,” said Kealoha. “Or I should’ve been in a VA clinic, because I went back to school but my mind wasn’t in school.

It was still back [in Cambodia]. So I had a hard time.”

Kealoha moved home to Hawaii, met Molokai native George Helm and became passionately involved protesting the military’s use of Kahoolawe for bombing practice.

For Gonzalez, California wasn’t how he remembered it.

“When we hit the main streets of Oakland, I thought it was a lot uglier than Vietnam itself,” said Gonzalez. “I was never spitted on until I got there. I was called a baby killer.”

Like Kealoha, Gonzalez struggled to reenter daily life. He got a white-collar office job and only lasted a week.

“I wasn’t used to having people walk up behind me,” he said. “I had one supervisor walk up behind me one time and ask me a question. I turned around, grabbed him by the throat and I was gonna stab him. A bunch of guys grabbed me. … I started shaking and dropped the object, and I walked out and I never went back.”

Meanwhile, the physical effects of Vietnam caught up to Russo. He experienced skin rashes that he attributed to the infamous Agent Orange, a mix of herbicides that the military sprayed to destroy foliage in the South Pacific jungles.

“To this day, I still have lotion. I get skin rashes,” said Russo. “I have the Type 2 diabetes. ... I have ischemic heart condition, which is caused from Agent Orange.

But that’s only recently that the VA’s taken care of me.”

However, in Cambodia, the goal was just to get home alive. Now, they’ve lived long enough to be sharing beers on a small island together. Vietnam veterans, said Deb, are dying off 400 a day, which is why reunions like these are so important for them.

“I think as these Vietnam veterans get together it seems like therapy for them, talking about the war, and some fun times as a youth,” she said. “… A lot of it has to do with the wives just having the desire to see these guys together.”

After they connected with April, Samuel’s wife, a couple of months ago, the Gonzalez and Russo families decided to bring the reunion to Kealoha on Molokai.

“They have the utmost respect for each other,” said Deb of the veterans. “[It’s] amazing 45 years has passed and seems like it was last week for many of them.”

This story is part of a Dispatch series called Heroes Among Us, to honor the island’s veterans, their personal histories and contributions. Each article will feature a profile of one of Molokai’s war veterans. If you know a veteran you’d like to see featured in this series or would like to share your own story, please contact us at 552-2781 or editor@themolokaidispatch.com.

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Urgent Care Comes to MCHC

By Colleen Uechi | Staff Writer

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he Molokai Community Health Center (MCHC) has added services that they hope will lower patients’ healthcare costs and reserve the island’s only emergency room for more acute patients. On March 1, the health center began a one-year pilot program that offers urgent care-like services to the community.

Since MCHC doesn’t have an official urgent care designation, they will offer “urgent care-like” services and will consider getting an official certification if the program does well.

“Urgent care is a little bit above primary care, which is what most walk-in clinics do, and a lot below the emergency room,” said Dr. Christina Economos, MCHC’s medical director.

Primary care physicians help patients maintain their general health and provide regular check-ups. They can write prescriptions and address basic illnesses like the flu. Urgent care patients require on-the-spot treatment but can be sent home after receiving care, unlike emergency patients who require hospitalization, explained Economos. Examples of urgent care include dehydrated kids who need intravenous (IV) fluids, sprained wrists that need splints, cuts that require stitches and minor asthma attacks.

Primary care physicians can address some of the same issues, however, they have limits—for example, on the length of wounds they can stitch closed, said Economos. Also, they generally require appointments and have daytime office hours. Urgent care clinics don’t require appointments and usually have extended hours.

MCHC’s main hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The urgent care-like services are being offered from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. on those days, and Saturdays from 7 a.m. to noon.

“If the demand is great we will open all day rather than half day,” said Economos, who will be managing the operations but won’t be seeing patients.

The new services are a pilot program that is available to patients whose primary care physician is at MCHC, and includes no extra charge. MCHC is one of Hawaii’s 14 federally qualified health centers (FQHC), which provide care in “medically underserved areas … with many low income and uninsured people” and accept all patients regardless of ability to pay, according to MCHC’s website. As an FQHC, all walk-ins are accepted at MCHC regardless of ability to pay.

Patients whose primary care physician is not at MCHC, including visiting tourists, can still go to the health center’s urgent care-like services on a referral from their regular physician. They will also have the option of getting 50 percent off their bill if they pay on the same day they receive treatment, which is a service MCHC is required to offer due to their

SOUP' R BOWL Continued From pg. 1 event in such a beautiful setting. Aside from the chicken tortilla soup, resident Marilyn Schwinn said she also liked the fact that the event drew a wide diversity of people. Underwood selected a bowl molded with grooves for holding chopsticks, while Schwinn picked up a sky blue model with a glaze finish that “looks like it has a smiley face.”

“Mostly I enjoy seeing the people come and have a good time. I don’t really care how much money we make,” said potter Dan Bennett, MAC’s co-

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Funding for the program’s start-up costs is coming from the government’s Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), which offered community health centers around the state the chance to receive funding to expand their services. HRSA gave MCHC the choice between a women’s health program and urgent care-like services.

“Since the hospital does women’s health, it made more sense to do urgent care,” said former MCHC CEO Desiree Puhi.

Economos said they hope the services will lower health care costs for patients. Getting a throat swabbed at the ER could cost $800, while the same procedure in urgent care could total $300, she said. In addition, patients going to urgent care could clear up Molokai General Hospital (MGH)’s emergency room, as a lot of ER traffic can be caused by urgent care patients who have nowhere else to go, according to Economos.

“Emergency rooms should be free for emergencies, not for common colds, sniffles and earaches,” said Puhi.

However, MGH President Janice Kalanihuia said the emergency room is “not nearly at capacity” and is open to offer care to anyone who needs it.

MGH’s ER is the only one on island, and has been open 24 hours a day, seven days a week since 1963, according to Kalanihuia.

The volume of patients going through the emergency department depends on the day and can be affected by contagious viruses or the availability of healthcare providers during a certain week, said Kalanihuia, via email.

“The national benchmark for ‘arrival to provider’ is less than 26 minutes,” she explained, describing the ER. “We are at about 17 minutes for the past 10 months.”

MCHC’s pilot program will last a year and could be extended if successful, which will depend upon the number of patients they serve throughout each day and how much use they make of the new resources being purchased, such as IV fluids, according to Economos.

“The big step is the IV stuff,” she explained. “That requires monitors and getting the nurses certified to be able to put in IVs.” So far they have one monitor and will receive funding from HRSA for more machines to check such things as patients’ sugar levels.

Since the program prevents doctors who’ve worked all week from continuing into the weekend, MCHC will bring in three new physicians, including an ER doctor from Maui, an internal medicine doctor from Oahu and a family medicine doctor from California.

“Having these multiple providers with different backgrounds is awesome because we all have different gifts to bring,” said Economos. “… It’s good to have different people because you get a fresh set of eyes on old problems.”

founder and treasurer. “… It’s about the same time of the year as the regular Super Bowl, so [the name is] fresh in people’s minds.”

MAC is a nonprofit community art facility that opened at Coffees of Hawaii in 2012, after Bennett and a group of fellow enthusiasts had been operating a studio since 2005 that would become the foundations of the center, according to MAC’s website. Soup’ R Bowl is one of two annual MAC fundraisers and brings in $5,000 to $10,000 depending on the year, said Bennett. Proceeds go back into the art programs, which include such classes as ceramics, jewelry making and painting.

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Molokai Fitness: Ready for Paddling Season?

By Ayda Ersoy Do you know how you can improve your endurance? Yes, you need to do cardio. But more than that - you need to work on your core, your lower back and especially you need to stretch your spine and improve your strength. If you’re a paddler already or want to get started, here are some ideas to get ready for the season. If not, these are also helpful suggestions for getting back in shape.

First you need a plan, and you need to write it down. Why? This will keep you motivated, and you’ll be able to see how you improve after each training. Without a plan, achieving your performance goals can be really hard. Also you’re risking burning out by trying too hard or injuring yourself. Especially if you didn’t train enough during the off-season it can be tough to get back in shape.

You need to have a training schedule to improve your endurance and flexibility. Get enough rest between your training so that you recover properly. Make sure you do your training in three parts: aerobic, anaerobic and strength training.

For your aerobic work, you can do

four to 10 minutes stroke, then a two minute rest. Repeat this 8 to 10 times, depending on your goals. You can also run -- try a 45 minute steady speed jog.

You can also try one to three minute stroke then 30 seconds rest, repeating six to eight times. Try running too: 10 minute jog to warm-up, and then do 45 seconds maximum speed followed by a minute and a half rest. Repeat this eight times.

At the end, be sure to do a five minute slow jog to cool down.

For your strength work, try a 10 minute warmup followed by: • Elbow plank for one minute, then as many leg raises as you can. Repeat for three sets.

• Side plank for 30 seconds each side.

Repeat for three sets.

• Move from the yoga poses downward dog to cobra pose 15 times.

• Hip bridge for one minute. Repeat for two sets.

• Then finish off with as many pushups as you can. Repeat for two sets.

I hope this gives you some ideas that you can add to your training. Remember, if you have a plan and you write it down, you can achieve your goals twice as fast.

Happy training, and have an awesome paddling season!

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WEEKLY EVENTS

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Wildfire Protection Plan Hawaii Wildfire Management Organization News Release The Hawaii Wildfire Management Organization, in collaboration with the Molokai Fire Task Force, will hold community input meetings to help develop a Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) for Molokai. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 18 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Kulana `Oiwi.

Wildfires have great impacts on Molokai residents and natural resources, affecting daily life like road closures, evacuations, post-fire flooding and tax payer dollars.

Fires affect human health and safety, such as creating dust and smoke, impacting water quality and resident and firefighter safety.

They also affect the ecosystem including watersheds, forests, coral reefs and fisheries.

Community input is critical to the CWPP process in determining priority wildfire concerns, needs, and action steps to better prepare and protect fire-prone areas from wildfires. The CWPP update meetings will identify and prioritize projects to reduce the threat of wildfire to Molokai communities.

All full-time and part-time residents in these areas are encouraged to attend.

CWPPs are a great planning tool for communities and have become a prerequisite in order to receive federal funding for wildfire protection projects. A CWPP assists a community in identifying and prioritizing areas for hazardous fuel reduction treatments, and supports communities to take action. The plan assesses values at risk such as safety, natural resource protection,

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recreation, scenic values, and economic issues. CWPPs are a collaborative effort with input from community members, firefighting agencies, and related organizations.

Lance De Silva, Forest Management Supervisor with DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife, points out that a CWPP isn’t just another federal study.

“A CWPP is a community-based ‘roots’ process to outline wildfire risks to a community and to catalyze projects that can reduce those risks,” he said. “On Molokai, we need to reduce our risks from mauka to makai. This is an important opportunity for communities to have a say over the priorities in the plan and to seek funds for the wildfire mitigation projects that residents themselves identify. Invest your time to protect your investments.”

Hawaii Wildfire Management Organization (HWMO), a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting communities and natural resources from wildfire, will facilitate the meetings. HWMO’s partners include the Molokai Fire Task Force that includes the Fire Department, Police Department, Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Forestry and Wildlife, The Nature Conservancy and many other partners concerned with wildfire. For more info, visit hawaiiwildfire.org.

To find out more about informational meetings or the Community Wildfire Protection Plans for Molokai, contact Ilene Grossman, HWMO CWPP Project Manager, ilene@hawaiiwildfire.org; or Elizabeth Pickett, HWMO Executive Director, elizabeth@hawaiiwildfire.org or (808) 885-0900.

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

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

Intermediate/Advanced Ceramics, pottery class taught by Dan Bennett. New students must have instructor permission to join class.

MAC Jewelry Making Class with Helen Bergman at Coffees of Hawaii, 1st & 4th Thurs. of every month from 1-3 p.m. Email bergman96748@yahoo.com for details.

Cultural Practices & Craft Making with Henohea Linker at Hana Hou Family Learning Center in MHS Library.

Thurs. 5-7 p.m. All ages. To register, call 567-6950 ext. 273 or visit tinyurl.com/1877ztw.

Sewing with Iolani Kuoha, Family Learning Center @ MHS Library. Tues. 5-7 p.m. Bring old t-shirts to sew.

All ages. To register, call 567-6950 ext. 273 or visit tinyurl. com/1877ztw.

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

Strings Class on Violin, Viola, Cello and String Bass at Kaunakakai Elementary Room A-103. Tues. & Thurs.

3- 4:45 p.m. Beginner 3 p.m., Intermediate 3:30 p.m., Advanced 4 p.m. Ages 5 to adults. Contact Bob Underwood at 646-0733.

Na Ohana Hoaloha Music & Hula at Paddlers, Sunday from 3-5 p.m.

Brass & Woodwinds Band with Bob Underwood & David Layne, Th. 5-7 p.m., Hana Hou Learning Center @ MHS. Instruments provided. Beginning & advanced classes for all ages. Call 646-0733 or visit tinyurl.com/1877ztw.

Violin with Kristi Dudoit, Mon. & Wed. Beginners 3-4 p.m. Intermediate 4-5 p.m. Call 567-6950 or visit tinyurl. com/1877ztw to register.

Takeaway Tuesday guided ceramic studio 6-8 p.m., Molokai Arts Center. For more info contact molokaiartscenter@gmail.com.

Youth Ceramic Arts Classes every Saturday, for ages 4 - 11, using primarily clay. Two classes available for an hour each: Session 1 at 9:30 a.m. and Session 2 at 11 a.m. For info, email molokaiartscenter@gmail.com.

Beginning/Intermediate Adult Ceramics with MAC at Coffees of Hawaii. Wed. 4:30-6:30 p.m., Sat. 2-4 p.m.

third Monday at 5 p.m. for a potluck. For location, contact 336-1566.

Home-School Connection First Thursday of every month. Support in homeschool academic, creative curriculum and extracurricular activities. Meet other homeschool families and teachers. For more info, call Heather at 658-0124.

Ho`olehua Hawaiian Civic Club Starting March, meetings 2nd Wednesday of every other month at 5:30 pm at Kalanianaole Hall.

I Aloha Molokai, alternative energy solutions for Molokai. First Monday of every month, 6 pm at Kulana Oiwi. Go to IAlohaMolokai.com for schedule or location changes.

Kingdom of Hawaii II monthly meetings. Third MEETINGS Thursday of every month, 6-8 p.m. at Kaunakakai Gym AA Hot Bread Meeting, Tues. & Fri from 9-10 p.m. conference room.

Kaunakakai Baptist Church. 336-0191.

Living through Loss, Support group for anyone who AA Meeting Mana`e Meeting, Ka Hale Po Maikai has experienced the loss of a loved one. Third Thursday Office upstairs (13.5 miles east of Kaunakakai on the of every month at 10 -11:30 a.m. or 4:30 -6 p.m. at Mauka side of the road), Wed. & Sat. 5:30–6:30p.m.

Hospice Office in Kamoi Center. Call Barbara Helm at Ahahui Kaahumanu Chapter VIII meetings. Starting in 336-0261.

March, meetings 2nd Wednesday of every other month at Molokai Community Children’s Council Every 4:30 pm at Kalanianaole Hall. second Thursday at Home Pumehana, 3-4 p.m. Contact Alcoholics Anonymous Friendly Isle Fellowship 567-6308 for info.

Molokai General Hospital (around to the back please), Molokai Humane Society meets the third Tuesday Mon. & Thurs. 7-8 p.m. of every month, 5:30-6:30 p.m. in the Kaunakakai Gym Alu Like Kupuna Mon & Thurs, 9:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. OHA/ Conference Room.

DHHL. Wed, 9:30 a.m.- 1 p.m. at Lanikeha. 1st and 2nd Molokai Inventors Circle meets Wednesdays 2-4 Tues. of each month at MAC with special field trips on p.m. at the Kuha’o Business Center. Contact John Fridays.

Wordin at 553-8100 for info.

Al-Anon Meeting, a weekly meeting to help family and Molokai Lions Club meets 1st and 3rd Saturday of friends of alcoholics, every Monday at Grace Church every month at 8:30 am at Paddlers Inn. Community Hall in Hoolehua at 5:30 p.m.

Molokai Walk Marketplace Arts and Crafts Fair down ArtAloha! Moloka‘i Summer Art for kids and open the lane between Imports Gifts and Friendly Market, studio for adults every Wednesday 1-5 p.m. Contact Mon. & Fri., 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Heather Williams at 658-0124, artalohamolokai@ Narcotics Anonymous (No Fear Meeting) Tues. & hotmail.com or Art Aloha on facebook.

Thurs. at Kaunakakai Ball Field dugout, 8-9 a.m. Open Families Against Bullying meets every 3rd Tues meeting. For more info, call Rodney at 213-4603. at Home Pumehana Conference Room from 3:30 to Plein Air Molokai - Art Outdoors painting, drawing, 5:00p.m. Contact Shrene Naki at 553-4225 or snakikeiki- photography and more. First Friday every month plus care@hawaiiantel.net special dates with ArtAloha! Contact Heather at 658Female Sexual Abuse Meetings, Seventh Day 0124 or artalohamolokai@hotmail.com Adventist Church with a group of inter-denominational Read to Me at Molokai Public Library First Wednesday Christian women. Second and fourth Thursday of each of the month, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Call 553-1765. month at 6 p.m. For more info, call 553-5428.

Tūtū and Me Traveling Preschool at MCHC Mon. Hawaii Tropical Fruit Growers meet first Mon. of every month at 5 pm in Kalele Bookstore backyard. Contact Luann & Wed., 8:30-10:30a.m., and Kaulapu’u Community Center Tues. & Thurs., 8:30-10:30a.m. Call 560-5642 for Cefola at 553-5265 or lcefola@earthlink.net for more info. enrollment forms.

HI Seed Savers, Green Gorilla Growers meet every

Paddler’s Inn. Doors open 8:30 p.m., music starts 9 p.m., featuring PeniDean and Homstead. Pre-sale tickets $25, at the door $30. Purchase at Rawlins’ or call Buffy at 336-1718. Must be 21 or over.

at 3:45-4:45 p.m. Starting March 25-May 27 at the Molokai Youth Center. Open to 20 keiki participants in grades 1-6. For more info or to register, call Nuea Apiki at 553-3654.

► Wildfire Protection Plan Meeting at Kulana Oiwi, 5-7 p.m. Open to the public. For ► The Little Mermaid at Kualapuu School, more info, call 885-0900 or email admin@ 6 p.m. in cafeteria. Doors open 5:30. Tickhawaiiwildfire.org. ets $3 at school office or $4 at door.

► Tutu and Me Traveling Preschool Free Kick-off on March 27 at Kualapuu Community Center, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. MEO Bus to and from event leaves Kilohana School at 8 a.m., Maunaloa Post Office 8:30 a.m. For more info, call 560-5642.

HEALTH & FITNESS Adult “Aqua Jogger Class” Oct. 15 – Dec. 19 T, Th 9 a.m. at Cooke Memorial Pool 553-5775 Advanced Zumba with Preciouse Senica, 553-5848 T,Th Na Pu`uwai Fitness Center 9-10am T,Th, F Na Pu`uwai Fitness Center 5-6pm Aloha Yoga every Mon, Wed and Fri from 12 - 1 p.m. at MCHC. Call 553-3930 for more info.$40/monthly rate for unlimited classes or $10 drop in rate per class.

Ballroom Dance/Exercise with Kealoha Hooper T Na Pu`uwai Fitness Center 5-6pm Beginners W Na Pu`uwai Fitness 5-7pm Intermediate/Advanced Beginning Hula with Valerie Dudoit-Temahaga W Home Pumehana 10 a.m.

Th Kaunakakai Gym 10 a.m.

Hula: Ka Pa Hula `O Hina I Ka Po La`ila`i M Hula Wahine, 4:30-5:30 Advanced @ MCHC 5:30-6:30 Beginners T Papa Oli (Chanting) 4:30 – 5:30 p.m.

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

Th Kaunakakai Gym 11 a.m.

Personal Training with Elias Vendiola M,T,W,Th,F Na Pu’uwai Fitness Center 553-5848, by appointment only, 5am-1:30pm PiYo LIVE with Solana Adachi every Monday at 5 p.m. and Wednesday at 6 p.m. at MCHC Quit Smoking Mondays 11:45 a.m. Na Pu’uwai conference room. 560-3653.

Svaroopa Yoga with Connie Clews.

M Home Pumehana, 7:45 a.m.

T Home Pumehana, 5:15 p.m.

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

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

Six-month progression begins Jan. 6. Call Connie at 553-3597.

Yoga Class open to students, families and the community.

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

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

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.

SPORTS & RECREATION

Aunty Pearl’s Ukulele Class M Home Pumehana, 9:45-10:45 a.m.

W Home Pumehana, 9-10 a.m.

Open to all. For more info call 553-5402 Molokai Archery Club Indoor Shoot TH Mitchell Pauole Center, 7 p.m. Open to public.

Molokai Swim Club M, T, W, Th : Cooke Memorial Pool, 4:30 to 6 pm Pick-up Soccer W Duke Maliu Regional Park., 5pm Recreational Paddling with Wa`akapaemua Canoe Club. Call 553-3999 or 553-3530. All levels and abilities welcome.

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

Youth in Motion SUP, sailing, windsurfing and kayaking. Tues. & Thurs 3:30-5:30 p.m., Malama Park. Call Clare Seeger Mawae at 553-4477 or clare@ youthinmotion.org.

Chess with Mike Hino, Hana Hou Learning Center @ MHS Library. Mon. & Wed. 3-5 p.m. To register, call 567-6950ext. 273 or visit tinyurl.com/1877ztw.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11

► Dementia Education Workshop for caregivers at Kulana Oiwi. Registration 8:30 a.m., workshop 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Light breakfast, lunch and lucky number drawing. For info contact Kari Kaahanui at karikikukawa@gmail.com or 560-1068.

THURSDAY, MARCH 12

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18

SAVE THE DATE

► Agroforestry Workshop on March ► The Little Mermaid continues at Kuala- 21 from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at UH-Maui Colpuu School, 6 p.m. in cafeteria. Doors open lege Molokai Farm. Followed by tour of 5:30. Presale tickets $3 at school office or Indigenous Tree Forest on facility. Open $4 at door. to public. For more info, call UH Extension Office, 567-6929.

SATURDAY, MARCH 14 ► Spring Break Bash on March 14 at

► Project Bully Free every Wednesday

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): In the old Superman comics, Mister Mxyztplk was a fiendish imp whose home was in the fifth dimension. He sometimes sneaked over into our world to bedevil the Man of Steel with pranks. There was one sure way he could be instantly banished back to his own realm for a long time: If Superman fooled him into saying his own name backwards. You might think it would be hard to trick a magic rascal into saying "Klptzyxm" when he knew very well what the consequences would be, but Superman usually succeeded.

I'd like to suggest that you have a similar power to get rid of a bugaboo that has been bothering you, Aries. Don't underestimate your ability to outsmart the pest.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): In 1637, mathematician Pierre de Fermat declared that he had solved the "Last Theorem," a particularly knotty mathematical problem. Unfortunately, he never actually provided the proof that he had done so. The mystery remained. Other math experts toiled for centuries looking for the answer. It wasn't until 1994, more than 350 years later, that anyone succeeded. I think you are on the verge of discovering a possible solution to one of your own longrunning riddles, Taurus. It may take a few more weeks, but you're almost there. Can you sense that twinkle in your third eye? Keep the faith.

able helper would only interfere with that odd magic. But right now, Virgo, I believe the Sufi saying holds true for you. Where you're headed, you would benefit from an advisor, teacher, or role model.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): There's a meme rolling around Tumblr and Facebook that goes like this: "Everyone wants a magical solution for their problems, but they refuse to believe in magic." Judging from the astrological omens, I think this Internet folk wisdom applies to your current situation. As I see it, you have two choices. If you intend to keep fantasizing about finding a magical solution, you will have to work harder to believe in magic. But if you can't finagle your brain into actually believing in magic, you should stop fantasizing about a magical solution. Which will it be?

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): I have taken a passage from a letter that Henry Miller wrote to Anais Nin, and I have chopped it up and rearranged it and added to it so as to create an oracle that's perfect for you right now. Ready? "This is the wild dream: you with your chameleon’s soul being anchored always in no matter what storm, sensing you are at home wherever you are. You asserting yourself, getting the rich varied life you desire; and the more you assert yourself, the more you love going deeper, thicker, fuller. Resurrection after resurrection: that's your gift, your promise. The insatiable delight of constant change."

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Your upcoming efforts might not be flawless in all respects, but I suspect you will triumph anyway. You may not even be completely sure of what you want, but I bet you'll get a reward you didn't know you were looking for. Cagey innocence and high expectations will be your secret weapons. Dumb luck and crazy coincidences will be your X-factors. Here's one of your main tasks: As the unreasonable blessings flow in your direction, don't disrupt or obstruct the flow.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): One of your important assignments in the coming week is to get high without the use of drugs and alcohol. Let me elaborate. In my oracular opinion, you simply must escape the numbing trance of the daily rhythm. Experiencing altered states of awareness will provide you with crucial benefits. At the same time, you can't afford to risk hurting yourself, and it's essential to avoid stupidly excessive behavior that has negative repercussions. So what do you think? Do you have any methods to get sozzled and squiffed or jiggled and jingled that will also keep you sane and healthy?

CANCER (June 21-July 22): As soon as a baby loggerhead turtle leaves its nest on a Florida beach, it heads for the ocean.

It's only two inches long. Although it can swim just one mile every two hours, it begins an 8,000-mile journey that takes ten years. It travels east to Africa, then turns around and circles back to where it originated. Along the way it grows big and strong as it eats a wide variety of food, from corals to sea cucumbers to squid. Succeeding at such an epic journey requires a stellar sense of direction and a prodigious will to thrive. I nominate the loggerhead turtle to be your power animal for the coming weeks, Cancerian.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Singer Gloria Gaynor recorded the song "I Will Survive" in 1978. It sold over two million copies and ultimately became an iconic disco anthem.

And yet it was originally the B-side of "Substitute," the song that Gaynor's record company released as her main offering.

Luckily, radio DJs ignored "Substitute" and played the hell out of "I Will Survive," making it a global hit. I foresee the possibility of a similar development for you, Capricorn. What you currently consider to be secondary should perhaps be primary. A gift or creation or skill you think is less important could turn out to be pre-eminent.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In 1961, 19-year-old Bob Dylan began doing solo performances of folk songs at New York clubs.

To accompany his vocals, he played an acoustic guitar and harmonica. By 1963, his career had skyrocketed. Critics called him a creative genius. Pop stars were recording the songs he wrote, making him rich. But he still kept his instrumentation simple, relying entirely on his acoustic guitar and harmonica.

That changed in 1965, when he made the leap to rock and roll.

For the first time, his music featured a full drum set and electric guitar, bass, and keyboards. Some of his fans were offended.

How dare he renounce his folk roots? I wonder if it might be time for you to consider a comparable transition, Leo. Are you willing to risk disorienting or disturbing those who would prefer you to stay as you are?

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): I'm tempted to furrow my brow and raise my voice as I tell you to please please please go out and do the dicey task you've been postponing. But that would just be a way to vent my frustration, and probably not helpful or constructive for you. So here's my wiser advice: To prepare for that dicey task, lock yourself in your sanctuary until you figure out what you first need to change about yourself before you can accomplish the dicey task. I think that once you make the inner shift, doing the deed will be pretty easy.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): "Whoever travels without a guide needs 200 years for a two-day journey." That's an old Sufi saying sometimes attributed to the poet Rumi. I don't think it's accurate in all cases. Sometimes we are drawn to wander into frontiers that few people have visited and none have mastered. There are no guides! On other occasions, we can't get the fullness of our learning experience unless we are free to stumble and bumble all by ourselves. A knowledge-

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): In the fairy tale "The Ugly Duckling," the young hero suffers from a peculiar case of mistaken identity. He believes that he is a duck. All of his problems stem from this erroneous idea. By duck standards, he is a homely mess. He gets taunted and abused by other animals, goes into exile, and endures terrible loneliness. In the end, though, his anguish dissolves when he finally realizes that he is in fact a swan. United with his true nature, he no longer compares himself to an inappropriate ideal. Fellow swans welcome him into their community, and he flies away with them.

Is there anything in this story that resonates with you, Pisces?

I'm guessing there is. It's high time to free yourself from false notions about who you really are.

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The Molokai Dispatch • Mar 11, 2015 •

Open Letter to Rep. DeCoite

Benefit for Molokai

To our new Representative Lynn DeCoite, First of all, congratulations on your appointment to the House of Representatives! I trust you will be a strong and tireless advocate for Molokai.

There is one concern I have which I would like to ask you to address. I have heard rumors that you lease land you own to Monsanto or one of the other large chemical / seed companies here on Molokai. Is this true? And if so, how do you plan to avoid a conflict of interest when you will be called on to vote on many pieces of legislation pertaining to GMO agriculture and/ or pesticide controls? And so I can be clear exactly where you stand, if you are called to vote on any legislation in which public safety , health, and the environment are on one side of the issue and jobs and economics are on the opposite side of the issue, what will be your highest priority as you decide how to vote? Have you reviewed

The Molokai Kamehameha Schools ATP (Association of Teachers and Parents) would like to send a big mahalo to all those who helped make our 2015 Ho`olaule`a at the KS Kapalama Campus a huge success. The event took place on Feb. 28th and proceeds will benefit our Molokai boarders through scholarships, care packages, annual senior/new invitee lu`au, and any other programs to malama our keiki who live away from us.

Mahalo to the following businesses and individuals for your donations and support: Benny Boy Deluna, Representative Lynn DeCoite (L&R Farms), John Austin and Scarlett Ritte (Keawanui Farms), Francis and Michelle Naeole, Molokai General Hospital managers, Kanemitsu Bakery, Young Brothers, `Ohana Airlines, Julie Phillips, Kela Tanaka and Minky Ho`opai,

the ever increasing and alarming research by a large group of independent scientists with regard to both the health risks of foods containing GMOs and more importantly, the whole pesticide oriented system of production developed to raise them and how do you weigh this with the claims and assurances of those hired and employed by the large companies?

I, for one, believe that the choices we make concerning this issue could be the most impactful and significant ones we will address in our lifetime and the ramifications could ultimately define the future of our civilization. It is important for me to know my legislators fully grasp the gravity of this issue and will consider all the long term impacts as they vote.

Respectfully and with aloha, Levie Yamazaki-Gray Kamiloloa

Hospice, a Valuable Service An organization on Molokai works tirelessly to help when loved ones are ill and offer support after they have passed. Members of Molokai Hospice staff came to the Molokai AARP’s meeting as the monthly speakers and shared their work on the island. Many of our residents now realize the urgent need to be aware of family responsibilities when a loved one is ailing. This organization has done so much good in our community by offering support in time of need, as well as information on available assistance.

Hospice provides specialized medical care for people with serious illnesses. Relief from symptoms and pain from diagnosis can be referred to a team of doctors, nurses and specialists with a patient’s medical services. All information is confidential.

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trained staff, and volunteers work with staff to provide in-home support. We thank the staff and volunteers for their tireless service over the years. Be sure to thank them whenever you work with them!

AARP is dedicated to the health and care of everyone. We want our community to take advantage of Hospice’s facilities whenever a family member is seriously ill, and everyone should call them as soon as a family member becomes sick.

The Hospice office is located next to the Kamoi Snack and Go shop in Kaunakakai. It is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and can be reached by calling 553-4310.

Gladys Brown AARP Molokai

Leadership for Group Home ARC of Maui County News Release The ARC of Maui County Board of Directors is pleased to announce Robert Lane as the organization’s new Chief Executive Officer. He joins ARC with a vast knowledge of the developmental disabilities community with experience ranging from Executive Director for Special Need Camps to Administrator of a 64 bed ICF/IDD facility in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Rob joins ARC at an exciting time with the recent licensing from the State Department of Health for our newest group home on Molokai. This five bedroom home is the first state licensed domiciliary home on the island. Residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities will receive 24-hour support from staff who are trained to meet the needs of each individual resident. ARC will also assist with personal care, medical/ health needs, meal preparation, chores, rec-

reation and transportation. Our goal is to build on skills to promote each individual to reach his/her highest level of independence.

Socialization and integration in the community are part of everyday activities.

ARC will soon add another state licensed domiciliary home on Maui in Waiehu. This will be ARC’s fifth home on Maui; two located in Kahului, one in Kihei and one in Napili. The new home is wheelchair accessible and will provide 24-hour support from trained staff for three developmentally disabled residents. It is also an additional location for another Adult Day Health Program as well as vocational and gardening/ aquaponic programs.

For more information about our services or interest in the group home on Molokai, please contact Suzie Holtzman at 808-558-0408 or Valerie Sly on Maui at 808242-5781 x211

PUBLIC NOTICE TO SUCCESSORS DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS HOMESTEAD SERVICES DIVISION DISTRICT OPERATIONS BRANCH NOTICE TO POSSIBLE SUCCESSORS OF THE FOLLOWING DECEASED LEASEHOLDERS, WHO DIED AND FAILED TO DESIGNATE A SUCCESSOR(S) TO THEIR HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS LEASE UNDER THE HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION ACT, 1920, AS AMENDED. AKI, Harris K., Sr., Residence Lease No. 12267, Lot No. 64, Waiehu Kou 4, Maui BLAKE, William J., Agriculture Lease No. 7416, Lot No. 57, Keokea, Maui CADENA, Marie P., Residence Lease No. 12167, Lot No. 1H, Kaumana, Hawaii DILLINER, Wynette K., Residence Lease No. 9975, Lot No. 1, Waimanalo, Oahu JOSE, William K., Residence Lease No. 4439, Lot No. 110, Waianae, Oahu KANAHELE, Happy L. A., Residence Lease No. 4676, Lot No. 49, Kekaha, Kauai KIESEL-LEE, Josephine L., Pasture Lease No. 9169, Lot No. 37, Kahikinui, Maui KUAILANI, Earl K., Sr., Residence Lease No. 10301, Lot No. UNDV, Waiohuli, Maui LAZARO, Damien, Residence Lease No. 4667, Lot No. 25, Kekaha, Kauai MAIELUA, Judy, Residence Lease No. 9892, Lot No. 13872, Maluohai, Oahu PAUOLE, Moses, Jr., Residence Lease No. 3879, Lot No. 20B, One Alii, Molokai QUARTERO, Arnold K. R., Residence Lease No. 2290, Lot No. 233, Kewalo, Oahu SCHMIDT, Gail, Residence Lease No. 1816, Lot No. 244A, Nanakuli, Oahu SNIFFEN, Frederick J., Sr., Residence Lease No. 10417, Lot No. UNDV, Waiohuli, Maui STANG, Katherine K. M., Residence Lease No. 1741, Lot No. 37, Nanakuli, Oahu STEWARD, Charity, Residence Lease No. 1107, Lot No. 66, Keaukaha, Hawaii TOLENTINO, Veldalynn K., Residence Lease No. 4898, Lot No. 24B 1, Kuhio Village, Hawaii All possible successors of the above-named decedents are hereby notified to present their claims to succeed to the homestead lease together with proof of their qualifications to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands at its Oahu District Office at 91-5420 Kapolei Parkway, Kapolei, Hawaii 96707, or at any of the neighbor island district offices, within four (4) months from the first day of publication of this notice, ending on July 8, 2015, or be forever barred from succeeding to the lease.

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Mary Ann Balbas-Au and Zeny Balbas. We would like to thank vendors who donated their merchandise: Kapua Balbas, Rose Buds Creations by Fina Ka`auwai, Kupu A`e, Hawaii's Finest, Kai Nanea Designs by Tania Kaholoa`a, Jody Bocoboc, Hat Therapi by `Olelo Schonely, Ka-ui by Ka`ui DelaCruz, Rock Salt Plum Creations by Patricia Pali, and Hula Lei by Lehua Greenwell, Murphy Ka`ahanui and the Kulana `Oiwi Association, Maka Cobb-Adams, as well as the many families and friends who gave effortlessly of your time and talents. This is the only fundraiser we participate in yearly, and we are very grateful for the support from our island community.

Mahalo palena `ole ia `oukou pakahi a pau, (Our appreciation for each of you is limitless) The Molokai Kamehameha Schools ATP

Dialysis Spring Fling On Sunday, March 1, Molokai Dialysis celebrated Spring Fling hosted by the Mikami family. Every year, the dialysis unit celebrates our Christmas party with dialysis patients and their families which has been a tradition since we’ve opened. However, this year, the party was held in March and also marked Molokai Dialysis’ 15 years of service to the island.

The staff of Molokai Dialysis want to send a shout out to David and Judy Mikami and their family and everyone at the drug store, to say how grateful we are for their support, kokua and love. Edwin Mendija, a registered nurse at Molokai Dialysis said, “Every year the Mikamis host our annual parties and they don’t have to, so we are really blessed and thankful for all that they do!”

As Rhonda Negrillo, a hemodialysis technician, said, there are so many things to be thankful for. “We have good jobs that allow us to provide a service to our people with kidney disease who are like our own family!”

We would also like to thank Aunty Collette Machado, Myron Akutagawa, Billy Akutagawa, Aunty Stacey Crivello, and ev-

eryone that shared in the event. This year, our guest speakers gave a history of how dialysis started on the island with the help of St Francis Center’s renal Institute of the Pacific, St. Francis Medical Center, St. Francis Foundation, Molokai Drugs, the Rural Health Grant and Senator Rosalyn Baker, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, and families like Barbara and Jules Dudoit and Henry and Fely Borden, who fought to bring a dialysis center to Molokai. A special thanks to Desiree Puhi who personally shared the gift of giving a kidney. Thanks to the Gomes `ohana for providing music and fire dance, Na Pu`uwai and the malama fund to help in the time of need, Ke Akua for always giving us the strength to press forward and to remind us of our purpose to serve others, and finally to our patients and their families whom we love and care for. Also thank you Gladys Brown for stopping by and reminding us of the many things to be thankful for!

Sincerely, Kristie Caparida, MSN, RN at Molokai Dialysis

Augie T Concert Our Hui Makua would like to thank the following people for making the Augie T Concert a success in so many ways!

Mahalo to Principal Stanley Hao and Athlectic Director Lee DeRouin for the use of the gym; Lohea Audio – Sherman Napoleon for the sound system; MHS Janitorial Staff for help with the bleachers; MHS Boys Varsity Volleyball Team for laying down the floor mats in the gym; Molokai Securities – Moku Buchanan and Crew for providing security; Penny Martin for the beautiful leis; Liz Tollefson and Ohana/Raquel Dudoit for the decorations; Rawlins’ Chevron, ICandie, Fish N Dive, Kalele Bookstore, Tobacco Shack for ticket sales; Harvey and Hope Makekau/Kepa, Kaniela, and Kawika Kaupu for painting/hanging the banners; Luigi and Kaui Manera for hosting Augie T and for emceeing the event;

Michael and Nani Kahinu for hanging the advertisement banner at their home; Michelle Alfante-Tabil Ohana for the pork and peas; and Aka`ula board, staff, students, and parents.

Deepest mahalo and aloha to Concession Crew: Melani and Hale Domingo, Libby and Kalak Bicoy, Marialena Rawlins, Anake Ramos, Zelda Kalilikane, Mahealani Rawlins, Alani Kaupu, Kawehi Kaupu, Lyndon Kaupu, Sammi and Ku`u Calairo.

And last, but not least, Mahalo to Augie T for bringing laughter to Molokai.

We apologize in advance if we overlooked anyone who helped. You have our deepest appreciation and aloha for supporting our children.

MHS SCOREBOARD

WRESTLING @ STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS GIRLS TEAM, 8TH 112 lbs: Desiree Corpuz, 3rd 122 lbs: Sierra Pico, 3rd 127 lbs: Saydee Makaiwi, 6th 132 lbs: Alexandria Simon, 2nd 155 lbs: Cendall Manley, 5th Boys team, tie for 24th 285 lbs: Kui Han, 6th

BOYS BASEBALL @ DUKE MALIU PARK, PRESEASON 3/6: Molokai 15, Farrington 2 3/7: Molokai 7, Farrington 0; Molokai 6, Farrington 4

Juliana Kaupu, Aka`ula Hui Makua

TENNIS @ THE BARN 3/6: Girls: Lahainaluna 4, Molokai 1 3/6: Boys: Lahainalua 4, Molokai 1 3/7: Girls: Lahainaluna 3, Molokai 2 3/7: Boys: Lahainaluna 3, Molokai 2 BOYS VOLLEYBALL 3/5 @ Maui High: Maui High 3, Molokai 2: 22-25, 25-13, 20-25, 25-16, 15-13 3/6 @ Wailuku: Molokai 3, Baldwin 1: 19-25, 25-23, 25-22, 25-16 3/7 @ King Kekaulike: Molokai def. King K

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