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Mayor Richard Bissen bringing Holomua Kākou back to Molokaʻi next week
Mayor Richard Bissen is bringing Holomua Kākou back to Molokaʻi on Monday, Aug. 25, and Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, as part of his continuing efforts to take county government to the rural areas of Maui County.
Free CRB workshop for Molokaʻi community set July 29
To build Molokaʻi’s capacity to detect and prevent the spread of the invasive coconut rhinoceros beetle (CRB), the County of Maui Department of Agriculture and CRB Response are holding a free workshop Tuesday, July 29, 2025, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at One Ali‘i Park Pavilion, Kaunakakai.
Molokaʻi man suffers critical injuries in ATV accident, flown to Oʻahu for treatment
A 78-year-old Molokaʻi man was transported via medevac to Oʻahu after suffering critical injuries in an ATV accident involving three men in the mountainous terrain above Kaunakakai. The two other men, both 72-year-old Molokaʻi residents, sustained minor injuries.
Kaʻala Fay Camara named next principal of Kualapuʻu School on Molokaʻi
The Hoʻokākoʻo Board of Directors has appointed Kaʻala Fay Camara as the next principal of Kualapuʻu School on Molokaʻi, effective July 1, 2025.
Two Molokaʻi churches lauded for highway cleanups
The Heart of Aloha Church and Tenrikyo Molokaʻi received the Adopt-A-Highway Nō Ka ʻOi Highway Hui Award for the fourth quarter of 2024 and first quarter of 2025, respectively. Both churches and their volunteers have regularly picked up trash along a two-mile segment of highway for the past eight or more years, helping to prevent roadside rubbish from blowing into the ocean or other sensitive ecosystems.
New Molokaʻi Tow and Scrap program launched this month
The County of Maui Department of Environmental Management has launched a new Tow and Scrap program for Molokaʻi residents to recycle their unwanted qualified vehicles at no cost. The County is partnering with A&S Services LLC and Molokaʻi Metals Facility to facilitate the program.
Molokaʻi Hawaiian language hui supported by $40 million Office of Hawaiian Affairs grant
The “Hui Makua o Ke Kula Kaiapuni o Kualapuʻu” has announced a grant award from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs totaling $40,000. The funding supports Hawaiian Language Immersion activities across Molokaʻi.
RFP deadline for new Moloka‘i bus is Nov. 1
The gasoline-powered bus needs to be delivered to MEO Moloka‘i, 380 Kolapa Place, Kaunakakai, between Nov. 1, 2025 and March 30, 2026.
Oʻahu Hawaiian Canoe Racing Association donates $10K to Molokaʻi schools
The nonprofit Oʻahu Hawaiian Canoe Racing Association donated $10,000 to Molokaʻi High School and Molokaʻi Middle School.
Young Brothers christens new barges; Kalohi to service Molokaʻi and Lānaʻi
Young Brothers christened the Kalohi and Nāulu barges last week, marking a milestone in a more than $45 million investment to enhance the reliability and resilience of interisland shipping services.
UH Maui offers Molokaʻi small engine repair course for Kalaupapa residents
For three Wednesdays last month, 15 Kalaupapa residents gathered with Construction Technology Program Lecturer Lloyd Inouye to learn how to fix the equipment they work with.
Molokaʻi brush fire burns 80 acres, damages small shack and abandoned vehicle
A brush fire burned 80 acres on Molokaʻi before it was fully contained at around 9:20 p.m. on Tuesday. The fire was first reported at 10:25 a.m. on Sept. 24, 2024 in the area of Naiwa St., south of the Molokaʻi Airport. Fire officials say one small shack was damaged and an abandoned vehicle burned in the fire. The value of damages has not yet been determined.
Moloka‘i Kāohi Coordinator Mela Tancayo named MEO Employee of the Month
Zantha-Angelica “Mela” Tancayo, who helped set up and develop the Youth Services’ Kāohi prevention program on Moloka‘i, was named Maui Economic Opportunity Employee of the Month.
Tiny home for kūpuna blessed on Nāʻiwa Homestead
More than 20 years after he moved onto his homestead land on Moloka‘i, Woodrow Poepoe has a home to live in, complete with electric lights and running water. Born and raised on Moloka‘i, “Uncle Blue” got a lease from the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) at Nāʻiwa Homestead in 1986 and immediately moved onto his five rural acres. Now in his seventies, he has made do camping and getting along without access to infrastructure.
Nuestro Futuro provides grants to support Moloka‘i Kāohi program
The Maui-based Nuestro Futuro Foundation has provided two grants this year to support the Maui Economic Opportunity Kāohi program that works to prevent substance abuse, bullying and suicide among middle and high school youth on Moloka‘i.
State and federal agencies to hold Kalaupapa Information Briefing on Oct. 5
A Kalaupapa Informational Briefing will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5 at the Kaunakakai Elementary School cafeteria on Molokaʻi.
June meeting set for Molokaʻi’s Nā‘iwa Homestead lessees
An informational meeting is planned for Molokaʻi’s Nā‘iwa Homesteaders on Monday, June 17, 2024 starting at 6 p.m. The meeting will take place at Kulana ʻŌiwi, the conference room for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and the Department of Hawaiian Homelands on Molokaʻi.
Household Hazardous Waste collections expand to Lānaʻi, Molokaʻi, set for June
The County of Maui’s Household Hazardous Waste program has expanded to provide services to residents on Lānaʻi and Molokaʻi.
County Real Property Assessment office on Molokaʻi to be closed through June 13
The County of Maui Department of Finance Real Property Assessment Division office located at Mitchell Pauole Center on Molokaʻi is closed temporarily through Friday, June 14, due to a staffing shortage.
Mālama ‘Ohana seeks child welfare lived experiences to inform new legislation
A group formed to suggest changes to legislature regarding Hawaiʻi’s existing child welfare system wants to hear from people with lived experiences of the state’s child welfare system.
