The Molokai Dispatch -- July 27, 2016

JULY 27, 2016 - VOLUME 31, ISSUE 30

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Storm Darby Brought Closures and Rain

Photos by Catherine Cluett Pactol

NOAA satellite imagery shows Darby passing the state as of 4pm Sunday

By Catherine Cluett Pactol | Editor

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ropical Storm Darby, which hit Hawaii last weekend, brought minimal impacts to Molokai but caused cancellations of some events and closures of parks and stores.

After making landfall on Hawaii Island Saturday, the storm carried with it high winds, drenching rain and surf advisories. A tropical storm warning remained in effect for Maui County through Sunday. Maximum sustained winds were recorded at 40 miles per hour, with gusts nearing 50 miles per hour.

Molokai High School was opened as an emergency shelter on the island. The Kalaupapa Trail and the Molokai Forest Reserve were closed over the weekend.

Some local stores, including Friendly Market Center, closed early at 2 p.m. on Saturday in case weather conditions worsened.

Two standup paddle races scheduled on Molokai for the weekend were cancelled due to the storm. M2Molokai, an annual race between Maui and Molokai on Saturday, as well as the Molokai4Molokai between Kamalo and Hotel Molokai scheduled on Sunday, were called off.

In case of a hurricane or tropical storm, emergency officials advise residents to be prepared in advance. Residents are asked to assemble emergency kits that include one gallon of water per person per day for at least three days, a three-day supply of nonperishable food, battery-powered or hand crank emergency radio, flashlights and extra batteries, first aid kit, medications and personal sanitary items, and basic tools including a manual can opener.

Officials also recommend securing loose items outside your house in case of wind, filling vehicles with gas in advance, monitoring TV or radio for weather updates, and creating and following an evacuation plan for those living in flood inundation zones.

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, hurricane season runs from June 1 to Nov. 30 each year. During that time, the Central Pacific Ocean area experiences an average of three tropical storms each year, two of which become hurricanes.

More emergency preparedness tips can be found at mauicounty.gov/ civildefense.

CLOSING TIME FOR PADDLERS INN

By Catherine Cluett Pactol | Editor

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addlers Inn will be closed temporarily for construction and a turn-over of ownership, according to current management. The bar and restaurant, which has been in operation for about 12 years and has gone through nearly half a dozen owners during that time, is in the process of being purchased by a Molokai family.

One of two bars on Molokai, the current business's last day of operation was Saturday.

Current part owner Jerry Johnson said construction underway in the parking lot is to install a steel structure for solar panels for all tenants of the

two buildings on the property.

"This solar power grid has been in planning for some two years," said Johnson, via email. "The Eye Center building has been installed with solar power during phase one some two years ago."

Johnson said the business was created and opened by his brother Jimmy more than 10 years ago.

"With the help of too many local friends to list here, his dream was to bring a full service restaurant to Kaunakakai that would bring good and affordable food and a local watering hole where locals could meet friends and enjoy some mostly local music," said Johnson.

Molokai Boy Heads to 'World Series'

Manager Mike Helm, who had worked at the business since its inception, said Johnson is fifth owner. The business has struggled through many changes in management and operation over the years. At the end of last year, the restaurant changed from offering full service dining with wait staff, to having customers order and pay at a counter, which management said reduced both prices and wait times.

Johnson said Paddlers will reopen in time for the channel paddling races in September. Once the sale of the property and business is finalized, the Dispatch will provide an update with the new owners.

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By Rick Schonely | Sports Reporter Trayce Young, a 12-year-old baseball player, was born and raised Molokai to parents Minky Hoopai and Ikaika Young. Trayce moved to Oahu in 2015 to attend Kamehameha Schools Kapalama. He is a player for the Go Nuts White baseball team. Trayce's positions are pitcher, first baseman and outfield.

Trayce has been only playing with this team for seven months and in that

short time, Go Nuts carried a perfect season of 24-0, took state champs and recently earned the title of champs of Pacific Southwest Regionals, They will be heading to Aberdeen, Maryland for the Cal Ripken World Series July 26-Aug. 6.

If you have any information on Molokai-related sports accomplishments you'd like to see in the Dispatch, please email editor@themolokaidispatch.com.

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AVID Comes to MHS

By Ric Ornellas, MHS Teacher There is good and bad news for Molokai teens. The bad news is summer vacation ends Aug. 3 with back to school classes at Molokai High School (MHS). The good news is AVID at MHS. AVID – which stands for Advancement Via Individual Determination – is an exciting program for all students in elementary, middle and high-school, for college and career preparation. Incoming MHS nineth graders will be able to sign up for an AVID class with Ms. Laura Peterson during period six. AVID activities

are slated for classes of the seven AVID trained MHS teachers which will expand throughout the new school year. AVID is used at 57 Hawaii high schools and nationwide in 5,000 schools in 44 states and across 16 countries.

On Tuesday, Aug. 2, nineth graders can enroll for AVID, after meeting criteria, at Freshman Orientation or at the 6 p.m. Family Orientation, at MHS. If you’re really eager, come before Aug. 2 to the MHS registrar and check out the AVID program and change your period six class for AVID.

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Nene O Molokai News Release The kolea, Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva), is revered in Hawaiian mythology as Koleamoku, a messenger of high chiefs, and was considered to be the embodiment of the god of healing. On their northern migration Kolea may have aided ancient navigators with the discovery of the Hawaiian Islands. Within a few weeks the kolea will make a transoceanic southbound migration between breeding grounds in Alaska to wintering locales as far away as Madagascar. Research using light level dataloggers have tracked kolea at speeds from 36 to118 miles per hour, and with an average flight between Hawaii and Alaska taking 40 hours.

On July 15, three of Molokai’s official birds, the kioea or Bristle-thighed Curlew, returned home. This is two weeks earlier than past years and other shorebirds, such as the kolea, are expected to also return early. Be on the lookout! Earliest returnees to Hawaii are typically females that may have experienced a failed nesting attempt or perhaps did not bond with a mate for the breeding season. Adult males normally appear by the end of August, followed by juveniles in October. The kolea is easily recognized by its bold black and white breeding plumage called "alternate," however, this is lost by winter. Kolea are long-lived (20-plus years), territorial and annually return to the same location. This returning behavior was first recognized by Max Schlemmer on Laysan Island, whose "Old Stump Leg," a onelegged kolea, returned annually ca. 1900.

Many Molokai residents have named their distinguished winter residents and note ar-

$100 prize for reporting this kolea! rival and departure dates on calendars.

Report the return of a kolea and win a prize. Include date, time, and location.

The observer of the first confimed sighting will win a Kolea Research T-shirt from the Hawaii Audubon Society. The nine runnerup observers will receive a gift certificate for a scoop of ice cream at Kamoi Snack ‘N Go. Any individual reporting a banded kolea will receive $20, and the observer of the one-legged kolea marked with a green band over a silver band will receive $100.

Bands are read from the bird’s perspective as if reading a book – bird’s left leg top band bottom band, bird’s right leg top band bottom band. Some birds will have bands on one leg only while others will have bands on both legs. All banded birds will be confirmed (high resolution photos showing bands are acceptable). To report your kolea call Arleone 553-5992 or email researchbirds@yahoo.com. Winners will be announced in September.

Lost Biker Spends Night in Mountains MFD News Release At 7:19 p.m. on Wednesday, July 20, Molokai firefighters and police began searching for an overdue bicyclist that went for a day trip ride on the Makakupaia Trail, which overlooks the Waikolu Valley.

A 50-year-old man from Mountain View, California, rented a bicycle at 6 a.m.

Wednesday morning and planned to go for a day trip biking up to the Waikolu Valley lookout. He was to return the bike to the rental company at 6 p.m. that evening, but failed to show up at the designated meeting point. The rental company then reported the man overdue to fire crews.

Police and fire crews found the man’s bike chained to a tree where Forest Reserve Road connects with the Makakupaia Trail.

Crews searched along the Makakupaia Trail to The Nature Conservancy’s boardwalk, but suspended the search at midnight after finding no other clues.

The search resumed at 6 a.m. Thursday with police, firefighters from Kaunaka-

kai, a rescue crew from Kahului, and Air 1 searching forested areas near the 3,500 foot elevation at the top of the mountain. However, Air 1 could not be used because the area was socked in by clouds.

A note for the man was left on the bike, saying if he returned, to remain at the spot because rescuers would check back later.

When police got back to the bike at 8 a.m., the man was there waiting for them.

The California visitor stated that after he got lost yesterday afternoon, he decided to bed down on the trail for the night, rather than risk walking in the dark. He became lost after he left the trail on foot and somehow ended up down in the Waikolu Valley. At day break he found his way back to where he left the bicycle.

The man was in good condition despite being overnight without food, water or warm clothing in the high mountains. Fire crews gave him a jacket and a ride down the mountain, where they made it out to the trailhead on Kamehameha V Highway at 9:30 a.m. No medical attention was needed.

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By Natasha Westhoff On the cloudless, starlit night of April 9, a group of five women padded down the path from Kepuhi Beach Resort to the water, to watch and wait.

On the horizon, one tiny light moved slowly across the Ka`iwi Channel, heading toward the pounding shore break at Kepuhi beach. An hour later, after a slightly chaotic kayak landing and the jostling of gear and crew into and out of the surf and onto the waiting escort boat, two women: Liz Fry and Marcella MacDonald, stood together wearing bathing suits, swim caps, and vaseline, timing their entry into the sea. It was 9 p.m., and they were about to step into the pitch black ocean, to begin their swim across the Ka`iwi Channel. Through the night, and on into the late afternoon of the next day they swam, and swam some more, until finally at 2:30 p.m. on April 10, they navigated the surf break at Sandy Beach on Oahu, stepped out of the water, and stepped into the history books. In all, their crossing took 17 hours and 27 minutes.

They were not the first to attempt this feat, but completing the crossing does put them into an elite group.

Only 35 people have ever successfully completed a solo swim across the Ka`iwi Channel, considered one of the more brutal channel crossings in Hawaii. For Marcella MacDonald, 57, a distance swimmer from Connecticut, who has crossed the English Channel no less than 15 times, this swim was a notable change of pace.

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“The Channel is just different type of water,” she said. “I would never want to swim a tandem swim for the English Channel, because it’s so cold. When we had to wait during our feeds, if Liz was feeding and I was done feeding, I would be freezing. But here? Here it was great. It was glorious. The temperature was fantastic. I mean, I’ve never seen so many stars. There were a lot of things that I did enjoy. The thing I didn’t enjoy was my sunburn. But it was warm, it was beautiful. Every swim gives you different challenges.”

In Hawaii in particular, strong currents, jellyfish and Man o’ Wars, pounding sun, rollicking waves and the ever present potential for shark encounters are just a few of the things swimmers must gird their loins for.

“There’s no sport like this.” MacDonald said, “The things your body goes through in this open water, I don’t even think we can explain it because no one studies us.”

According to MacDonald, what keeps her drive going after 45 years of long distance swimming is her personal motto: “Dream. Prepare.

Succeed.” MacDonald and Fry’s next challenge will be the Swim Across the Sound, a 15.5 mile swim across Long Island Sound to benefit the St. Vincent’s Medical Center Foundation, planned for this month.

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St. John Vianney In Concert

By Father Pat Killilea | St. Francis Church, Kalaupapa She rose to her feet with the agility of a 21-year-old-athlete and the grace of a hula dancer. Lending a helping hand to extricate her from her collapsed chair was none other than the choir director himself, Robert Mondoy, who had grown up Topside, then went on to fame and fortune as a musician, singer, and composer. I am not about to reveal the name of the choir member who caused this sensation lest she strike me over the head with a chair, but I can reveal that she is a long time revered member of the

St. John Vianney Choir in Kailua, Oahu. She and her fellow choir members come to Kalaupapa in mid July each year to put on a concert for the residents. This was her introduction to choir practice that morning and it started with a bang.

The choir members had arrived here on Monday by plane and trail and settled into their rooms at the Visitors Quarters. Now one might figure that in an atmosphere such as we enjoy here in Kalaupapa, they might just hang around or go lounge on the beach, but they were intent on being of service to St. Francis Church

as usual while they are here. So one late morning, when I returned from showing a young lady visitor around the settlement, with the intent of cooking spaghetti for lunch, I found my house had been taken over by the choir who were feverishly scrubbing and cleaning. Suffice it to say that I had absolutely no objection. The next day it was the turn of St. Francis Church to get a scrubbing and washing inside and out. I myself barely escaped being hosed down by Robert.

Thursday evening arrived and many of the local residents took their seats in St. Francis Church in eager

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anticipation of the concert. Even Elizabeth was here in her motorized wheelchair as was the new Administrator, Kenneth Seamon, and his family. The choir gave a magnificent performance as always, rivaling the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and culminating in a rousing singing of Damien the Blessed. Afterwards we joined the choir at the Visitors Quarters to partake of a fabulous meal prepared by them. Then it was time for the traditional sing along under the moon. It had been a most enjoyable evening and a week to remember. Aloha.

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

HI Seed Savers, Green Gorilla Growers meet every third Monday at 5 p.m. for a potluck. For location, contact Advanced Zumba with Preciouse Senica, 553-5848 336-1566.

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Support in homeschool academic, creative curriculum and T,Th, F Na Pu`uwai Fitness Center 5-6pm extracurricular activities. Meet other homeschool families Aloha Yoga every Mon, Wed and Fri from 12 - 1 p.m. at and teachers. For more info, call Heather at 658-0124.

MCHC. Call 553-3930 for more info.$40/monthly rate for Ho`olehua Hawaiian Civic Club Meetings for May, July, unlimited classes or $10 drop in rate per class.

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Kingdom of Hawaii II monthly meetings. Third Thursday Kaunakakai Baptist Church. 336-0191.

Th Mitchell Pauole Center10 a.m. of every month, 6-8 p.m. at Kaunakakai Gym conference AA Meeting Mana`e Meeting, Ka Hale Po Maikai Office room.

Intermediate Hula with Valerie Dudoit-Temahaga upstairs (13.5 miles east of Kaunakakai on the Mauka side of Living through Loss, Support group for anyone who has W Home Pumehana 11 a.m.Th Kaunakakai Gym 11 a.m. the road), Wed. & Sat. 5:30–6:30p.m. experienced the loss of a loved one. Meet every Thursday Matua Hot Hula Fitness with Lehua Lee Nip Ahahui Kaahumanu Chapter VIII, Meetings for May, July, 2- 4 p.m. at Hospice Office in Kamoi Center. For more M Maunaloa Rec Center 5 p.m.

Sept & December, 2n Wednesdays begin at 3:30 at Kulana information please call 553-4310, ext 1972 ‘Oiwi Conference Room.

W Kualapuu Rec Center 5:30 p.m Molokai Community Children’s Council Every second Alcoholics Anonymous Friendly Isle Fellowship Molokai TH Mitchell Pauole Center 5:30 p.m Thursday at Home Pumehana, 3-4 p.m. Contact 567-6308 General Hospital (around to the back please), Mon. & Thurs. for info.

F Home Pumehana 11 a.m. Kilohana Rec Center 5:30 p.m.

7-8 p.m.

Molokai Humane Society meets the third Tuesday of Personal Training with Elias Vendiola MUSIC & ARTS Alu Like Kupuna Mon & Thurs, 9:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. OHA/ every month, 5:30-6:30 p.m. in Kaunakakai Elementary M,T,W,Th,F Na Pu’uwai Fitness Center 553-5848, by apDHHL. Wed, 9:30 a.m.- 1 p.m. at Lanikeha. 1st and 2nd Tues. School Room C-107.

Na Kupuna Hotel Molokai, Fridays 4-6 p.m. pointment only, 5am-1:30pm Na Ohana Ho Aloha Music and Hula Hotel Molokai, Sundays of each month at MAC with special field trips on Fridays.

Molokai Inventors Circle meets Wednesdays 2-4 p.m.

Quit Smoking Mondays 11:45 a.m. Na Pu’uwai conference 3-5 pm Al-Anon Meeting, a weekly meeting to help family and at the Kuha’o Business Center. Contact John Wordin at room. 560-3653. friends of alcoholics, every Monday at Hoolehua Congrega- 553-8100 for info.

Strings Class on Violin, Viola, Cello and Bass starting Aug. tional Church, 2205 Lihi Pali Ave. at 5:30 p.m.

Svaroopa Yoga with Connie Clews.

18. Kaunakakai Elementary Room A-103, Tues. & Thurs.

Molokai Lions Club meets 1st Saturday of every month at M Home Pumehana, 7:45 a.m.

ArtAloha! Moloka‘i Summer Art for kids and open studio Beginner 3 p.m., Intermediate 3:30 p.m., Advanced 4 p.m.

8: am at Hotel Molokai.

T Home Pumehana, 5:15 p.m. for adults every Wednesday 1-5 p.m. Contact Heather Free to all ages. Contact Bob Underwood at 646-0733.

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

Williams at 658-0124, artalohamolokai@hotmail.com or Art Molokai Walk Marketplace Arts and Crafts Fair down the Community Band (trumpet, trombone, sax, clarinets, lane between Imports Gifts and Friendly Market, Mon. & Fri., F Home Pumehana, 7:45 a.m. Call Connie at 553-3597. flutes) starting Aug. 20 at Kkai Elementary at 5 p.m. Contact Aloha on facebook.

9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Yoga Class open to students, families and the community. Bob Underwood at 646-0733.

Gods Grub Hot meal served at 5 p.m. every Monday at the Narcotics Anonymous (No Fear Meeting) Tues. & Thurs.

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

Molokai Art of Tones & Sounds w/Joshua Adachi, Mon. corner of the baseball park. Free and open to the public. at Kaunakakai Ball Field dugout, 8-9 a.m. Open meeting. For Yoga class focused on individual form, internal practice, Call 3-5 p.m. & Tues. 3-5 p.m. @ MHS Band Room for middle and Families Against Bullying meets every 3rd Tues at Home more info, call Rodney at 213-4603.

Karen at 558-8225 for info. high schoolers. Tues. 5-7 p.m. for community and students Pumehana Conference Room from 3:30 to 5:00p.m. Contact Plein Air Molokai - Art Outdoors painting, drawing, grades 4 & up. No class May 11 & 12.

Zumba Basic with Christina K. Aki, 553-5402 Shrene Naki at 553-4225 or snakikeikicare@hawaiiantel.net photography and more. First Friday every month plus T, Th Home Pumehana, 9 a.m.

Youth Ceramic Arts Classes every Saturday, for ages 4 - 11, Female Sexual Abuse Meetings, Seventh Day Adventist special dates with ArtAloha! Contact Heather at 658-0124 or F Home Pumehana 9 a.m. Kilohana Rec Center 5 p.m. using primarily clay. Two classes available for an hour each: Church with a group of inter-denominational Christian artalohamolokai@hotmail.com Session 1 at 9:30 a.m. and Session 2 at 11 a.m. For info, email women. Second and fourth Thursday of each month at 6 Zumba Gold with Christina K. Aki, 553-5402 Read to Me at Molokai Public Library First Wednesday of molokaiartscenter@gmail.com.

T, Th Mitchell Paoule 10:30 a.m. p.m. For more info, call 553-5428. the month, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Call 553-1765.

Beginning/Intermediate Adult Ceramics with MAC at Hawaii Tropical Fruit Growers meet every other month, F Home Pumehana room #2 10:30 a.m.

Tūtū and Me Traveling Preschool at MCHC Mon. & Wed., Coffees of Hawaii. Wed. 4:30-6:30 p.m., Sat. 2-4 p.m.

Mondays at 5 pm in Kalele Bookstore backyard. Contact Viola SPORTS & RECREATION Intermediate/Advanced Ceramics, pottery class taught Mundrick-Wichman at tippy711@live.com or 560-6215 for 8:30-10:30a.m., and Kaulapu’u Community Center Tues. & Thurs., 8:30-10:30a.m. Call 560-5642 for enrollment forms.

Aunty Pearl’s Ukulele Class

by Dan Bennett. New students must have instructor permis- info. Next meeting Sept. 14.

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. T, Th double practice in morning, 5:45 to 7 a.m 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 at MHS Library. Mon. & Wed. 2-5 p.m.

Register at tinyurl.com/1877ztw. Contact Mike at 567-6940 ext. 239 for info.

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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.

Sewing w/ Debbie Kelley, Wed. 3-5 p.m. for community and students starting in Sept. Class 1: 3-5 p.m., Class 2: 5-7 p.m. at MHS Library. For info email Debbie at mkktreasures@ yahoo.com. Register at tinyurl.com/1877ztw.

UPCOMING EVENTS

FRIDAY, JULY 29

SAVE THE DATE

► Second annual Molokai Ulua Challenge, July 29-31. Entry fee $100. Weigh in at Regional Park Pavilion Sunday July 31 from 3 to 4 pm. To enter call Rodney Robello at 6580407 or Chad Hirataa at 213-4103. A

► Molokai Business Conference on Aug. 4 at UH Maui College Molokai from 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. “Doing Business with Aloha”.

Register online at www.molokaibusinessconference.com

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OPPORTUNITIES & SERVICES

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

► Ulua Tournament, Friday Aug. 5 to More information is available at www.susSunday Aug. 7. Meeting at the green building tainablecoastlineshawaii.org. behind Storehouse on Aug. 5 at 5 pm. Contact ► Combat Asthma with Education and Micah Espaniola, 658-0873.

Fun on Aug. 27, from 9-11:30 a.m. at Kulana ► Sustainable Coastlines Beach Cleanup O’iwi. For Children with asthma ages 5-12 on August 13 9 a.m. at Mo’omomi. Everyone and parents of children with Asthma. RSVP by welcome. Food, treasure, music, and more.

8/25. Contact Na Pu’uwai at 560-3654.

► Open Your Home to Hawaii’s Keiki in Foster Care through Hui Ho`omalu.

Call 268-5122 or visit pidf.org for info. ►

► Molokai Youth Center Summer Program Free for all kids ages 8-17.

Public transportation available. Call 808-553-3675 for more information.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Free your body. Don't ruminate and agonize about it. FREE YOUR BODY! Be brave and forceful. Do it simply and easily. Free your gorgeously imperfect, wildly intelligent body. Allow it to be itself in all of its glory. Tell it you're ready to learn more of its secrets and adore its mysteries. Be in awe of its unfathomable power to endlessly carry out the millions of chemical reactions that keep you alive and thriving. How can you not be overwhelmed with gratitude for your hungry, curious, unpredictable body? Be grateful for its magic. Love the blessings it bestows on you. Celebrate its fierce animal elegance.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The people of many cultures have imagined the sun god as possessing masculine qualities.

But in some traditions, the Mighty Father is incomplete without the revitalizing energies of the Divine Mother. The Maoris, for example, believe that every night the solar deity has to marinate in her nourishing uterine bath. Otherwise he wouldn't be strong enough to rise in the morning. And how does this apply to you?

Well, you currently have resemblances to the weary old sun as it dips below the horizon. I suspect it's time to recharge your powers through an extended immersion in the deep, dark waters of the primal feminine.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): An Interesting Opportunity is definitely in your vicinity. It may slink tantalizingly close to you in the coming days, even whisper your name from afar. But I doubt that it will knock on your door. It probably won't call you seven times on the phone or flash you a big smile or send you an engraved invitation. So you should make yourself alert for the Interesting Opportunity's unobtrusive behavior. It could be a bit shy or secretive or modest. Once you notice it, you may have to come on strong -- you know, talk to it sweetly or ply it with treats.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): [Editor's note:The counsel offered in the following oracle was channeled from the Goddess by Rob Brezsny. If you have any problems with it, direct your protests to the Queen Wow, not Brezsny.] It's time to get more earthy and practical about practicing your high ideals and spiritual values.

Translate your loftiest intentions into your most intimate behavior. Ask yourself, "How does Goddess want me to respond when my co-worker pisses me off?", or "How would Goddess like me to brush my teeth and watch TV and make love?" For extra credit, get a t-shirt that says, "Goddess was my co-pilot, but we crashlanded in the wilderness and I was forced to eat her."

your attitude could dissolve, for example. A luminous visitation may heal one of your blind spots. You might find a satisfactory substitute for kissing the sky.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): For many years, my occupation was "starving artist." I focused on improving my skills as a writer and musician, even though those activities rarely earned me any money. To ensure my survival, I worked as little as necessary at low-end jobs -- scrubbing dishes at restaurants, digging ditches for construction companies, delivering newspapers in the middle of the night, and volunteering for medical experiments. During the long hours spent doing tasks that had little meaning to me, I worked diligently to remain upbeat. One trick that worked well was imagining future scenes when I would be engaged in exciting creative work that paid me a decent wage. It took a while, but eventually those visions materialized in my actual life. I urge you to try this strategy in the coming months, Libra. Harness your mind's eye in the service of generating the destiny you want to inhabit.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You have every right to celebrate your own personal Independence Day sometime soon. In fact, given the current astrological omens, you'd be justified in embarking on a full-scale emancipation spree in the coming weeks.

It will be prime time to seize more freedom and declare more autonomy and build more self-sufficiency. Here's an important nuance to the work you have ahead of you: Make sure you escape the tyranny of not just the people and institutions that limit your sovereignty, but also the voices in your own head that tend to hinder your flow.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Of all the forbidden fruits that you fantasize about, which one is your favorite? Among the intriguing places you consider to be outside of your comfort zone, which might inspire you to redefine the meaning of "comfort"?

The coming weeks will be a favorable time to reconfigure your relationship with these potential catalysts. And while you're out on the frontier dreaming of fun experiments, you might also want to flirt with other wild cards and strange attractors. Life is in the mood to tickle you with useful surprises.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You have a special talent for accessing wise innocence. In some ways you're virginal, fresh, and raw, and in other ways you're mature, seasoned, and welldeveloped. I hope you will regard this not as a confusing paradox but rather as an exotic strength. With your inner child and your inner mentor working in tandem, you could accomplish heroic feats of healing. Their brilliant collaboration could also lead to the mending of an old rift.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): "Where is everybody when I need them?" Even if you haven't actually spoken those words recently, I'm guessing the voices in your head have whispered them. But from what I can tell, that complaint will soon be irrelevant. It will no longer match reality. Your allies will start offering more help and resources. They may not be perfectly conscientious in figuring out how to be of service, but they'll be pretty good. Here's what you can do to encourage optimal results: 1.

Purge your low, outmoded expectations. 2. Open your mind and heart to the possibility that people can change. 3. Humbly ask -- out loud, not just in the privacy of your imagination -- for precisely what you want.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Be alert for white feathers gliding on the wind. Before eating potato chips, examine each one to see if it bears a likeness of Rihanna or the Virgin Mary. Keep an eye out, too, for portents like robots wearing dreadlocked wigs or antique gold buttons lying in the gutter or senior citizens cursing at invisible Martians. The appearance of anomalies like these will be omens that suggest you will soon be the recipient of crazy good fortune. But if you would rather not wait around for chance events to trigger your good luck, simply make it your fierce intention to generate it. Use your optimism-fueled willpower and your flair for creative improvisation. You will have abundant access to PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Millions of Pisceans less fortuthese talents in the coming weeks. nate than you won't read this horoscope. Uninformed about the VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You have just begun your big test. rocky patch of Yellow Brick Road that lies just ahead, they may How are you doing so far? According to my analysis, the prelimi- blow a gasket or get a flat tire.You, on the other hand, will benefit nary signs suggest that you have a good chance of proving the from my oracular foreshadowing, as well as my inside connecold maxim, "If it doesn't make you so crazy that you put your tions with the Lords of Funky Karma. You will therefore be likely clothes on inside-out and try to kiss the sky until you cry, it will to drive with relaxed caution, keeping your vehicle unmarred in help you win one of your biggest arguments with Life." In fact, the process. That's why I'm predicting that although you may not I suspect we will ultimately see you undergo at least one mi- arrive speedily at the next leg of your trip, you will do so safely raculous and certifiably melodramatic transformation. A wart on and in style.

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CHURCH SERVICES 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) 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 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

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Veterans Corner Disaster at Benghazi

By Jesse Church Aloha all my fellow veterans and residents of Molokai, old Jesse here with all the veterans news and upcoming events.

Nearly four years after the deadly attack on a diplomatic compound in Libya left four Americans dead, troubling and disturbing new information have come to light in a new 800-page Congressional investigation report released in late June. The information is about the U.S. Marines who stood ready to respond, but were believe it or not, left in limbo as top U.S State Department officials, not military commanders, debated whether they should carry weapons or wear uniforms. Have you ever heard such stupidity before? They’re being attacked, people are dying, and they’re talking about if they want the Marines to wear uniforms, or carry weapons to defend themselves or other people.

I do not know who these officials were, but I am damn sure going to try and find out.

A Marine platoon commander told the Select Committee on Benghazi that he insisted that his men carry weapons into the hostile situation despite “some talk” from U.S. officials over whether they should.

The Marines also said they were told to change into and out of their uniforms four times before taking off in their C-130, according to the report.

This is absurd behavior by people that should never have been in a position of authority. Even thinking about sending Marines into an

already fatal situation without their weapons is unacceptable behavior, and these people must be made to face disciplinary action. Hillary Clinton must shoulder that failure in Benghazi that left a United States ambassador and three other Americans dead, in a situation where the State Department showed that it could not deliver resolute leadership.

I believe that Clinton, as former Secretary of State, has shown that she lacks the ability to be commander in chief of the U.S. Military. If she becomes President and commander in chief of our armed forces, she must have a complete understanding of the rules of engagement before sending any service member into harm’s way. You cannot do that critical job if you’re thinking only as a diplomat. She would also have to think like a commander and place trust in military leaders to advise her of the on ground realities and appropriate responses, all the things our current President cannot do, and I do not think Clinton can do.

I want to remind everybody that the State of Hawaii primary election will be in just two weeks on Saturday, Aug. 13. Old Jesse is asking all our registered voters to vote, and use your powerful vote wisely and judiciously in this primary election, and the general election in November. Please remember that old Jesse loves Molokai and all its people, every man, women, and child from my heart, you are my family.

Aloha and mahalo.

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'Give Back' Volleyball Mahalo Mahalo Molokai for providing an amazing experience for my Whitman College Women’s Volleyball Team and guests, Allen Allen, Logan Tom and Hannah Zalopany. There are so many people who had a hand in helping out with the "Give Back" Clinic and Exhibition Match, as well as making our stay on Molokai special.

First and foremost I would like to thank my committee members who started the planning process six months ago: Nichol Kahale, Cheryl "Ui" Ramos, Mahea Rawlins, Kailana Ritte-Camara Place, Sara Kahoiwai Kawaa, Suliana Aki, and Nohea Duvauchelle.

There were so many who donated monetarily, gave their time, provided resources and more importantly, shared their aloha. Mahalo to the following: WClub, Whitman College, Barbara Helm, Friends of Molokai, Chamber of Commerce, Pancho Alcon and Ohana, Kim Svetin (Kamois Snack N Go), Bill and Mapuana Dudoit, Val Dudoit-Temahaga, Zack and Etta Helm, Jeff Egusa, Josh and Harmony Pastrana, Omer Merkel, Molokai High School Athletic Dept. and Lee and Arlene DeRouin, Mike Kahale, Tica Kekahuna, Michael Helm, Kekama Helm, Mac Poepoe, Hotel Molokai, Shirley Rawlins, Bobo Alcon, Rick Schonely, Shannon Crivello, Harry Arce, The Kalaupapa Community, Maile Silva and Kelly Lavoie,

Adolph and Corene Helm, Kanoho and Lindy Helm, Kula Kaiapuni Summer School (Loke Han), Dan Emhoff, Molokai Ranch, Cheryl "Ui" Ramos, Lester Delos Reyes, Branden Ignacio, Justin Neuhart, Anakala Philipo Solotario, Kawika and Lori Crivello, Jerry Johnson, Rawlins Ohana, Punanaleo O’ Molokai, James Corpuz, Phillip Kikukawa, and The Helm Ohana.

Mahalo to those who made the "Give Back Clinic" Event and Exhibition Match a success: Allen Allen, Logan Tom, Kalei Adolpho, Kealani Kimball, Hannah Zalopany, Tavis Starkey, Kat Keala, Aunty Judy and Cora Caparida, Shane and Kanani Adolpho, Sumu Asano, Ui and Walter Kalani, Hale and Melani Domingo and all the youth who participated in the Clinic as well as the spectators and volleyball community who came out to watch the Exhibition Match.

This event would have not been possible without the support of community. The Molokai Community truly understands the concept of “many hands make light work” and “it takes a village.” Mahalo again to “our village.”

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Undermining SelfDetermination The Department of Interior, proposed "final rules" to the Hawaiian Homes Land Trust, on the "Land Exchange Procedures and Procedures to Amend the HHCA," and it comes at a time of shameful recognition, Hawaii's 95th anniversary of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act. Not only the bones of the author of the HHCA, but the whole ali'i clan at the Royal Mausoleum, should be rolling in their graves.

Our long lost incompetent "keeper" has failed to clarify the phony sham of

"ambiguities" as to why every administration since Statehood has failed in carrying out their "trust" responsibility.

The Ceded Lands Trust, for the past 40 years, has been an agenda of deceit, by our long time political okoles, in carrying out the scam of undermining "native Hawaiian self-determination."

Samuel L. Kealoha, Jr. Ka'amola

CORRECTION In last week's story, "Puko`o Fire Station to be Relocated," Travis Tancayo was incorrectly listed as Fire Captain. He is a retired Battalion Chief and now Fire Commissioner.

The Dispatch regrets the error.

Sincerely, Matthew Helm Head Women's Volleyball Coach Whitman College

Wedding Mahalo Mahalo family and friends for help- work advice and encouragement you have ing shape us into the people we are today. shown us. Mahalo for being apart of our Thank you doesn’t express the gratitude Happy Ever After… we have for all that you have contributed to our new journey. We love you and will Whitnelle and Kale Phifer forever be grateful for all of the endless 07/08/2016 generosity, love, support, guidance, hard

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O ffice: (808) 553-4444 | Cell: (808) 646-0837 | Email: ed.molokai@yahoo.com 2 K a m o ` i S t r e e t, S u i te # 1 B | P. O. B ox 1 5 9 K a u n a k a k a i , H I 9 6 7 4 8

HOMES Kanoa Beach: $449,000 (fs)

Kawela Beach: $550,000 (fs)

2,208 sf duplex, great investment property Oceanfront 4bed/2bath with built in mother-in-law suite

Heights: $339,000 (fs)

3 bed/1 bath house with ocean views

Kaunakakai: $279,000(fs)

2 bed/1.5 bath. Ocean views

Papohaku: $1,850,000 (fs) Beautiful Ocean Front home with spectacular ocean views.

Kaunakakai: $454,000 (fs)

Heights: $489,000 (fs)

3 bed, 2.5 bath home with awesome full unobstructed ocean views

Ranch Camp: $385,000 (fs)

Two homes on one lot. Main house is two-story. Great investment opportunity. Two homes on one property. call for details.

9 bedrooms and 4.5 baths. The cottage is a studio with 1 bath. Large covered lanai and double carport.

Kalae: $799,500 (fs) Historic Cook Estate. 4 bed/4 bath. Full photoKaluakoi: $3,888,888 (fs) voltaic system and gas appliances. Two large 5 bed/ 4 bath Estate sitting on the edge screened lanai’s. Much more, call for details. of Papohaku Beach. Too much to describe

w w w.molok airealtyLLC.com ISLAND HOMES 247 Papapa Place 118 Kulawai Loop 136 Kulawai Loop 3250 Kaluakoi Rd 41 Kaana St. SOLD

CONDOMINIUMS

4B/4B on 6 ac. pool & spa w/ Guest cottage $1,950,000 SHOWN BY APT. 2B/2B home on 21+ acre. BEST PRICED home in Papohaku Ranchlands $550,000 2B/2B home on 21+ acres. Adjacent to 118 Kulawai Loop. $550,000 Oceanfront 1B/1.5 B on 6 acres. $850,000 2B/2.5B w/loft, landscaped & garage. $344,900

CONDOS

LAND Honouliwai: $134,000(fs)

Rare find, two acres overlooking Honouliwai Bay

Ranch Camp: $70,000 (fs) 11,832 sf level lot near town

Naiwa: $375,000 (fs)

7.13 acres zoned Agriculture

Kawela:$135,000 (fs)

gently sloped with great views

Kamiloloa: $90,000 (fs) 10,010 sf vacant lot, east of town

Kawela: $185,000 (fs)

Lot 45. Spectacular Ocean Views.

2.2 acres.

Kawaikapu: $615,000 (fs)

Ke Nanai Kai: $198,000 (fs)

Ranch Camp: $89,000 (fs)

Paniolo Hale: $223,800 (fs)

East End $220,000(fs)

Ke Nani Kai: $128,000 (fs)

1.87 acres of amazing panoramic views

Kaunakakai: $150,000 (fs)

17,511 sf commercially zoned with two installed water meters. Fenced with gate.

Heights: $129,000 (fs)

MOLOKAI SHORES

A-210 Rental income property $83,500 leasehold 104 Timeshare 1B/1B. One week floating 133 Timeshare One week floating 2B/2B A-306 Oceanfront top floor unit with a full-sized Loft. Leasehold $159,000 137 2B/2B

$1500 $2500 $130,000

Jill McGowan Realtor ~ Broker ABR

Seaside Place: 299,000 (fs)

Paniolo Hale: $209,000 (fs)

Unit 0-2, 1 bed/2bath, close to beach, priced to sell

Kawela Oceanfront: $315,000 (fs)

16,875 sf Ocean front vacant lot. Water meter and sewer

Cleared with installed water meter. Ready to build your dream home.

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HOME SITES PAPOHAKU RANCHLANDS

MAUNALOA – Residential lots

D-57 $215,100 C-52 $282,500 D-11 $694,000 D-100 $3,000,000 D-101

Halena Street $34,800 SALE PENDING $35,000 SALE PENDING $35,000 Kaana Street $49,000 Kaana Street $49,000

KAWELA PLANTATIONS

Lot 54 Lot 90 Lot 117 Lot 119 Lot 165

Waiokama Pl UNOBSTRUCTED views of Lanai!

Uluanui Rd Uluanui Rd Ulua Rd

$189,000 $169,000 $142,000 $139,000 $127,400

COMMERCIAL LAND

Certified Real Estate Consultant| Jill@molokailandandhomes.com 808-552-2233 Direct|808-552-2255 Office

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Hard to find comer unit 2 bed/2bath

Secluded property with easement and installed water meter. Fantastic ocean and mountain views.

11,000 sf lot with water meter installed and nice ocean views

Ocean View Lots Lot 79 7.5 ac Lot 125 Ahiu Rd. 22+ acre Lot 199 5 ac Ocnfrt Lot 247 6.5 ac Ocnfrt

Unit T-3, excellent condition, new furnishings, near pool.

Corner lot, water meter installed with ocean views

PANIOLO HALE

I-1 Ocean front 1B/1B with wrap-around lanai. $279,000 KEPUHI BEACH RESORT B-2 SALE PENDING 1 bed, 2 bath in a sunny private 1175 SALE PENDING $103,000 location. New appliances, high end furniture. $239,900.

1163 Larger floor plan. Includes Car. $119,900 KE NANI KAI 1254 1B/1B directly Oceanfront. $250,000 242 Top floor unit ocean views $219,000

2 bed/2 bath 1st floor corner unit

180 Puali Place 1.4 acres of commercial land in Kaunakakai. $295,000

“EXPERT ADVICE & PERSONAL SERVICE you can TRUST”

• KEPUHI BEACH RESORT 1172 Newly remodeled unit Light & airy. $94,000 1146 Remodeled studio unit. $99,000 COTTAGE #2-B OCEANFRONT 2B/2B unit with excellent rental history. $450,000.

• KE NANI KAI

Providing your one-stop Medical, Dental, Behavioral Health and WIC needs.

PRESENTS

To schedule an appointment, call 808-553-5038 Hours of operation: MEDICAL Monday throughBEHAVIOR Friday 7amHEALTH – 6pm DENTAL WIC *Walk-ins welcome Hours of Operation: Monday—Friday: 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Our Mission: To provide and promote accessible comprehensive individual and community health care to theTo people of Molokai with respect aloha. schedule an appointment, call and 808.553.5038

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HEALTH * WELLNESS RESOURCES HEALTH & WELLNESS RESOURCES VARIETY OF HEALTHY FOODS KEIKIFOOD YOGA+ & OBSTACLE COURSE ENTERTAINMENT ENTERTAINMENT PHOTO BOOTH

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REAL ESTATE:

IMG_1785 DIXIE BAY - A Charming oceanfront beach Cottage on Dixie Bay, $2,600,000 and 24 acres behind for $350,000

KEPUHI BEACH RESORT 1216 Thinking about Staycation!

Buy it now for always $107,000

HOUSE IN TOWN - 3 bedroom 1 bath home all fenced. Private Road, extra storage room. owner/licensed $265,000 MOLOKAI SHORES CONDOS MS104 LH $85,000 Great ocean views MS121 LH $$65,000 Great rental history MS224 FS $120,000 Nice condo MS316 LH $115,000 Nice Loft unit

KAWELA AREA - Over an acre of land on the water. Paddle in and out every day of the year! $384,500 Owner’s hold a HI real estate license.

KALOKOELI FISHPOND 10,000 to 17,000 s/f lots near town $100,000 to $125,000

PANIOLO HALE M1 Nice 1 bedroom 1 bath condo with decks on two sides. Now a Vacation Rental, make it your home. $250,000 Our office currently has some long term properties available. Stop by 8-12 Monday to Friday for an application.

FOR VACATION RENTALS: Call MVP @ 800-367-2984

Located at 130 Kam V Hwy in the old surf shop location, Mon - Fri 9 to 5 Visit www.molokai-vacation-rental.net or call our office at 553-8334