More traveling planned, and possibility of civil lawsuitThe Water Crisis Group, at a meeting last Thursday, discussed new tactics to combat the raised water rates approved by the Public Utilities Commission while also punishing Molokai Properties Ltd. for alleged illegal

Annual aloha festival gets restructured as cutbacks in funding minimize local eventMolokaiandrsquo;s annual Aloha Festival will not be taking place this year, but will be replaced by a one-day celebration known as the Festival of Aloha.Tina Thompson, Molokai Island Manager

Whole Foods opens in HonoluluWhole Foods Market, a national grocery chain, is buying produce from Molokai farms. Kumu Farms of Molokai, which partners with Hawaiian homestead farmers, is providing papaya, organic herbs, and organic potted culinary herbs and starters to

Letters to be sent out to confirm statusMembers of the Molokai Homestead Livestock Association will soon be receiving a letter asking them to clarify their status in order to resolve membership issues.At MHLAandrsquo;s meeting held last Tuesday at Kulana andlsquo;Oiwi,

Farmers split on issueThe Maui County Councilandrsquo;s planning committee voted to allow bed-and-breakfasts in agricultural districts Sept. 2, according to the Maui News. The decision is part of Mayor Charmaine Tavaresandrsquo; plan to create more efficient transient vacation rental legislation.

Amy-Hanaialii Gilliomandrsquo;s new album, andldquo;Aumakua,andrdquo; is currently number-one in Hawaii and has also out sold national and international artists selling in Hawaii. This week she found time to speak to The Molokai Times before preparing to jet off to Japan

But Molokaiandrsquo;s south shore still has problems with sediment load, says 2008 NOAA reportNationally, coral reefs are in bad shape. But Hawaiiandrsquo;s coral reefs are doing better than others, and Molokaiandrsquo;s reefs are among the best in the state.andldquo;The reefs

Ka Hale Pomaikaandrsquo;i available to anyone in need across MolokaiA panel presentation on addiction and recovery was given at the Kalaupapa town meeting in McVeigh Hall last Tuesday.Ka Hale Pomaikaandrsquo;i, a group that offers counseling services for those trying to

Maui Complex listens to keynote speakerandldquo;Great teachers can teach students anything,andrdquo; Ray McNulty said to a crowded Molokai High School cafeteria last Monday. andldquo;But the world is changing and we need to teach them differently.andrdquo;The message of McNulty, senior vice

Kumikahi is pure dachshund. Kumikahi is 5 years old and has lived in Hilo, Honolulu, Wailuku and finally Molokai. His owner says andldquo;he is a real sweetheart.andrdquo;he dachshund is known for its short-legged, elongated body. Because of their long, narrow

Whatandrsquo;s with Pee U See?Recently the state PUC (Public Utilities Commission) gave OK for MPL (Molokai Properties Limited) to increase water rates to customers in Kualapuandlsquo;u, Maunaloa and West End two-three-four times. The bill from last month for many Kualapuu

The Hawaii Center for the Book invites young readers to write a letter to their favorite author and enter the 2009 Letters About Literature, a national reading-writing contest.In last yearandrsquo;s contest, Aka`ula students Christina Carpenter and Sarah Jenkins received honors

On this day of infamy, a violent act of treason was perpetrated by U.S. government agents, with the complicity and knowledge of many governors and mayors and others holding high office, that resulted in 3,000 Americans dead in New York

Corinne Impey shares her parting words: andlsquo;Keep Molokai Molokaiandrsquo;They say time flies when you are having fun, but for my experience on Molokai that certainly is an understatement.Almost four months has passed since I first arrived and now that it

JAMES KIMO POAHA, 59, of Hoolehua, Molokai was born June 21, 1949 in Hoolehua and died Sept. 2, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nev.He is survived by his wife Terilyn Poaha of Hoolehua, son Jerome (Tara) Nojima of Greenville N.C., daughters

Ohana Night!andquot;Why We Gotta Read Dis?andquot; Ohana Night is on Wednesday, Sept. 17 and will be presented by the Language Art Department. The presentation will begin at 6 pm in the Molokai High School library. Come and learn some practical

Winifred Mai Craft, 84, of Mesa, Ariz., died Sept 6 of cancer. She was a beloved mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. Born in Alamosa, Colo., Wini raised two children with her husband, Edwin E. Kuhn, and lived 21 years in

Maunaloa youth/keiki ohana fun day in the park plannedThe Roving ReporterAloha families of Maunaloa! On Saturday, Sept. 20 going from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., the Maunaloa Ohana I Lokahi Association will be sponsoring its first parent-youth fun day to

The state primaries will be held Sept. 20 and all registered Democrats on Molokai can vote at these places: Kilohana Community Center, Kaunakakai School, Manualoa Elementary School, Kualapuu Community Center.Early voting with an absentee ballot ends Sept. 18. It will