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"Kala" is a 20-minute film written and directed by Molokaʻi filmmaker Matt Yamashita. It offers a poignant look at addiction, recovery and family relationships — all created by cast and crew from the island. HPR's Catherine Cluett Pactol reports.
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A Moloka’i nonprofit is working to digitize the island’s historical and cultural archives, including a new project that will convert old VHS tapes to digital format. The leader of the nonprofit said this is the first island-specific online repository in Hawaiʻi. HPR's Catherine Cluett Pactol reports from Molokaʻi.
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The Conversation checked in with the Molokaʻi-Maui Invasive Species Committee about the need to stay vigilant. The committee coordinator Lori Buchanan spoke with us about its success in keeping the critters from getting a foothold on the Friendly Isle.
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Molokaʻi doesn't have utility-scale renewable energy projects and generates only 14% of its energy consumption from rooftop solar. But that's about to change. The community has created a roadmap to get to 100% renewable energy with a series of projects designed by residents. HPR's Catherine Cluett Pactol reports from Molokaʻi.
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Authorities have arrested a man who fled with a handgun after getting into a scuffle while trying to talk to soldiers at an Army base. No shots were fired but the Army treated it as an “active shooter situation” and two military bases on Oahu went into lockdown for several hours.
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September marks National Suicide Prevention Month, a time to raise awareness to the general public about prevention and warning signs. But on a monthly basis, a group on Molokaʻi gathers every first Tuesday to support those who have lost loved ones to suicide.
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Objects from the Lāhainā fires are washing up on the shores of neighbor islands. Here's what to do if items are found and why officials say it is important to use safety precautions when handling them. From Molokaʻi, HPR's Catherine Cluett Pactol has the story.
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Maui's largest wireless provider restores vital service; U.S. Small Business Administration ready to assist business and residents; HPR's Catherine Cluett Pactol highlights the way the Molokaʻi community is helping Maui; Head of the Department of Hawaiian Homelands weighs in on Valley Isle homestead future; and an upcoming Kihei concert aims to raise spirits and donations for the Maui Food Bank
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Molokaʻi's Chris Mangca is one of the boat captains who rushed to aid the West Maui community. They've been able to bring supplies directly to those still sheltering on the beach just outside of Lāhainā. HPR's Catherine Cluett Pactol has the story.
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Hōkūleʻa and her crew are sending their thoughts and prayers from Canada to the ʻohana waʻa on Maui. The Maui voyaging community lost their oldest double-hulled canoe, Moʻolele, to the Lāhainā wildfires. The group's other voyaging canoe was evacuated safely to Molokaʻi, but the canoe house and some of the crew members' homes have also been lost to the flames. HPR's Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi has this story.