Featured on Honolulu Civil Beat – Molokai has the highest unemployment rate in the state, but now there’s an economic bright spot on the island — a once-thriving coffee industry is making a comeback.
Hawaii Tales Blog – What a healthy sign – seeing six Hawaiian Monk Seals on Molokai.
Hawaii Tales Blog Post – Wishing you a Happy New Year!
I recently returned from a moving experience in Kalaupapa, Molokai, where I recorded the oral histories of two of the last remaining residents in the settlement. So inspiring to hear their stories! And it’s always a blessing to be able to go there. From 1866 to 1969, about 8,000 people were exiled to the remote Kalaupapa peninsula on the island of Molokai because they had Hansen’s disease.
Heard on AARP Radio – In 2009, the Belgian priest, known as Father Damien, was declared a saint for his extraordinary service in caring for patients with Hansen’s disease on the Hawaiian island of Molokai in the 19th Century. Watch and listen to an audio slideshow.
Published in the book Chinese Pioneer Families of Maui, Molokai and Lanai – Molokai Pioneer and Humanitarian: Yun Kee Yuen started the first pineapple plantation store on Molokai and lived on an ancient Hawaiian fishpond.
Seen in the Honolulu Star-Bulletin – You never know where a song or a hike in the forest will take you. Sometimes it can lead to another path.
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