JUNE 22, 2016 - VOLUME 31, ISSUE 25
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Molokai Musicians: Justin No`eau Ka`upu Mamuad
By Roberta Cross | Community Reporter Editor's note: In a series highlighting Molokai musicians, the Dispatch asks local artists about their roots, passions and influences. If you know anyone you'd like to see featured in this series, please email editor@ themolokaidispatch.com.
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ustin No`eau Ka`upu Mamuad plays every musical style, and almost all instruments except the steel guitar, and does sound engineering. He doesn’t sleep much -- playing four times a week at church, and performing with a dizzying variety of music groups , such as Six Pak, Hawaiian Prime Time, Anahaki Box House Band, and Kala and Friends.. Question: What’s your earliest musical memory? Answer: I must have been like six or seven years old, picking up the `ukulele, and playing “my dog has fleas” kinda thing – da-da-da-da! I never played a song, I was just strumming the `ukulele. Around the same age, we’d get together with cousins, and my brothers, of course. Everyone had a `ukulele, and we would just copycat each other, and try to keep up with the strumming and finding the chords. I grew up in a house of musicians, not professional kine musicians, we always had a `ukulele in the house, and a guitar. But I never really picked it up until intermediate school. `Ukulele was the first instrument. We just learned the regular songs like surf, like four chord songs. It was great, me and my family. We’d get together at my Grandma Mary’s house, here in Ranch Camp, and play songs from one song book. Her maiden name was Kahalewai, and she’s from here. My grandfather was Filipino, he came on the ships, back in the day, worked in the pineapple fields. Q: Who’s been the greatest influence on you? A: My dad and three brothers. My older brother started the whole musician thing, it’s his fault! We’re grateful. He was the best. But he passed away in ’98. His name was Kai`mi. He would always be playing in the house if he had spare time. We’d wash the
RAISING ANIMALS, GAINING VALUES
Above: The 29 participants of this year's Molokai 4-H Livestock Expo opened the two-day event with a parade around the show ring. Top right, Emcee Jimmy Duvauchelle introduced Market Goat Grand Champion Akima Aiana. Bottom right, Max Sakamoto and his goat earned the Reserve Champ title in the market goat category. Photos by Catherine Cluett Pactol
By Catherine Cluett Pactol | Editor
animals. The club's two seniors, Naiau speaking [is easy for them]. With the Arce and James Borden, have both been community, it brings it back to ag, supearly 30 Molokai youth showed participants in the program for 13 years. porting local farmers and kids growing off their animals large and small up learning to do it as a business." at last weekend's 4-H Livestock "I've learned responsibility for my She said she has been involved in Expo. animals," said Borden, adding that he's the annual Livestock Expo for more than "After 180 days of hard work, raised a variety of animals from rabbits 25 years and has seen it grow in poputhey're ready to present their finished to pigs and steer. larity. Attendees enjoyed food booths, products," said emcee and rancher JimKuulei Arce, a long-time 4H volun- animal viewing, events and competimy Duvauchelle during the opening pa- teer and parent, has had four kids in the tions in both showmanship and market rade. "It's all about training, it's all about program and now three grandkids. categories and the live auction to top off building character for these kids." "It teaches them responsibility and the weekend. Youth aged 5 through high school helps them grow," she said. "Some start In his second year traveling from senior introduced themselves and their shy and then open up and now public 4-H Expo Continued pg. 2
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ep. Lynn DeCoite held a rally last Friday for the Molokai community in supporting her for election for her current position as District 13 state representative. Held at the Molokai Community Health
Center, the evening featured music, dinner and door prizes. DeCoite will appear on the ballot during the Aug. 13 primary election. Photos courtesy of Friends of Lynn DeCoite.
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