Thursday, October 2nd, 2025
MAC New Release
Hawaii Craftsmen, in partnership with the Molokai Arts Center, is proud to announce a two-day blacksmithing workshop titled “Small-Scale Non-Ferrous Forging: Form and Function.”
Led by acclaimed Seattle-based artist Lisa Geertsen, this hands-on workshop will teach participants how to forge functional and artistic items from copper, such as dinnerware, cuffs, and hairpins.
The workshop will be held at a private residence in Kalae Saturday, Nov. 22, and Sunday, Nov. 23, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Geertsen will also give a public lecture on Friday, Nov. 21, at the Molokai Arts Center at 5-7 p.m. Registration begins Oct.…
Thursday, October 2nd, 2025
OHCRA News Release
The Oahu Canoe Racing Association (OHCRA) announces a record-breaking year for the Nā Wāhine O Ke Kai and Molokai Hoe World Championship canoe races, presented by the Hawai’i Tourism Authority, with participation numbers reaching an all-time high.
Seventy-three female crews competed in the Nā Wāhine O Ke Kai, shattering the previous record of 71 crews and marking both the largest field in the race’s 46-year history and the most female crews ever registered for the world championship.
“We’re continuing the incredible momentum started last year with the return of these world championship races,” said Ikaika Rogerson, Treasurer of OHCRA.…
Thursday, September 25th, 2025
By Léo Azambuja
ʻĀina is no small legacy, according to a relatively young, grassroots nonprofit organization seeking to make history on Molokai. Even Kamehameha, the Great knows this and supports this community-led and -driven initiative.
“All the way. Let’s go. Anything for Molokai,” said Kaina Makua, the actor who plays King Kamehameha I in the new Apple TV+ series Chief of War.
A Native Hawaiian community leader and taro farmer on Kauai, Makua attended Molokai Heritage Trust’s annual meeting Sept. 20, showing support for the nonprofit’s plan to purchase more than 55,000 acres — about a third of Molokai — from Hong Kong-based investment holding company Guoco Group Ltd.…
Thursday, September 25th, 2025
By The Molokai Dispatch Staff
At any point of your life, was 96770 your area code? Are you or anyone in your family from the Maunaloa Pineapple Era, from 1923 to 1975?
Come reminisce and make more memories at the Pineapple Jam IV at One Aliʻi Park Saturday, Sept. 27 from 5 p.m. until pau.
Bring food and drinks; it is a potluck-style celebration. Do you have paper plates? Bring them too. Don’t forget your dancing shoes; kanikapila is in the program. Share your old stories with everyone; perpetuate Molokai’s rich plantation history.
And most important, bring aloha.…
Thursday, September 25th, 2025
By Léo Azambuja
In Hawaiian culture, the ti plant is believed to attract good spirits and ward off evil. A ti leaf lei symbolizes good luck, protection and blessings. Gifting someone a lei is considered a gesture of respect and an embodiment of the aloha spirit.
“Ti leaf plays a significant role in laʻau lapaʻau, in cooking, hula, in ceremonies and in celebrations,” said Pomaikaʻi Ah Mook Sang, who led a ti leaf lei workshop at Hoʻolehua Homestead Makeke Sept. 20.
A half-dozen people learned or got a refresher on how to make basic ti leaf lei in the introductory workshop sponsored by the Molokai Arts Center, in a partnership with the Hoʻolehua Homestead Makeke. …
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