Thursday, August 7th, 2025
Community contributed
The Molokai History Project asked the Molokai Arts Center to create a “Wall of Tiles.” They have just received this piece created by young students. It will be mounted on wood and displayed at their location at 109 Ala Malama, Kaunakakai, where the entire island can enjoy it. Stop by to see this work of art in person. …
Thursday, August 7th, 2025
By The Molokai Dispatch Staff
A new printmaking studio for the kamaʻaina of Molokai is coming to town. Honolulu Printmakers is a nonprofit printmaking studio based on Oahu, and is excited to be opening a new printmaking studio for the residents of Molokaʻi.
All creatives and anyone curious are invited to a community gathering on July 10 to talk story and plan how this new creative space can better serve the community.
The gathering will be at the poolside tables of Hotel Molokai, starting at 10 a.m. Hot coffee and pastries will be served.
For inquiries or to RSVP, text Honolulu Printmakers at (210) 315-2244 or just stop by to check them out.…
Thursday, August 7th, 2025
Hōkūlani CTOM News Release
A dynamic new partnership has launched on Molokai, uniting Hōkūlani Children’s Theatre of Molokai (CTOM), Akakū Media, and the University of Hawai‘i Maui College’s Academy for Creative Media to bring cutting-edge media education and career training to island youth.
With funding from the Stupski Foundation, the collaboration kicked off with a three-day Creative Media Camp, July 30-Aug. 1, hosted at the Molokai Education Center. Students participated in hands-on production workshops, creative storytelling sessions, and direct mentorship from film professionals and educators from across the state.
Working alongside Kelley Dudoit, Coordinator of the Molokai Education Center, this camp introduced pathways for local students to begin working toward an associate degree in Creative Media while still in high school — a first for Molokai.…
Thursday, August 7th, 2025
Hawaiʻi Craftsmen News Release
Hawaiʻi Craftsmen is pleased to announce the open call to artists for our 59th consecutive Annual Statewide Exhibition. This exhibition will be juried by Sarah Darro, Curator and Exhibitions Director of Houston Center for Contemporary Craft. It is open to residents of Hawai‘i for artworks in the categories of clay, fiber, glass, wood, metal, stone and mixed media. Online registration is open Aug. 1-31.
Hawaiʻi’s premier statewide juried exhibition – held annually since 1967 – features traditional and contemporary craft from across the state of Hawaiʻi. Juror Sarah Darro will visit each island to make public presentations and select work to be included in the exhibition.…
Thursday, July 31st, 2025
Community contributed
By Paula Scott
Pope Francis has designated 2025 as a Jubilee Year of Hope for the Catholic Church, with the theme “Pilgrims of Hope.” This special year, officially inaugurated on Christmas Eve, 2024 will conclude Jan. 6, 2026.
The Jubilee Year of Hope 2025 is a time for Catholics to reflect on the meaning of hope, both for their own lives and for the world around them, and to strive to be instruments of hope in their communities.
The “Tree of Hope Tour” is a national pilgrimage bringing the relics of St. Damien and St. Marianne, both of whom served heroically on Molokai to parishes across the country.…
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