County Of Maui Grants
"There is no power for change, greater than a Community discovering what it cares about."
April 1, 2021 to June 30, 2021 Grant
Fiscal Sponsored by Molokai Humane Society
Grant focused on scheduled, organized hunts for 12 weeks with 7 project coordinators responsible for 7 different private landowners properties.
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Elroy Mollena - Molokai Ranch, Ltd
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Michael Eala - Molokai Land Trust
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Troy Tancayo - Department of Hawaiian Homestead and Molokai Homestead Livestock Association
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Kimo Reeves - Department of Hawaiian Homestead and The Nature Conservancy
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Tomba Heen - Keawenui, Pedro Ranch
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Charles Miguel, Jr. - Kainalu Ranch - Kip Dunbar
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Justin Luafalemana/John Russell Phifer - Puʻu O Hoku Ranch
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The club was successful and provided the Molokai community with 19,350 pounds of free deer meat, serviced over 282 homes, and dispatched 544 axis deer. Big mahalo to the landowners, the Molokai Humane Society, club members, Molokai community, and all our supporters.
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June 2022 to March 2023 Grant
Fiscal Sponsored by Molokai Community Service Council & Sustainable Molokai
June 2022 to March 2023 grant focuses on data collection, population management, and community education of the negative impacts of feral axis deer: public health, safety, agriculture, native environment, economic industry, culture, etc.
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Molokai Hunting Club’s Geographic Information System (GIS) application data collection with ESRI includes start and finish time, number of hunter participation, tax map key location, number of ungulate animals removed, and identification of gender.
Working with:
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Kama Pali, Hoʻolehua Homestead Rancher
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Randy Larsen, Brigham Young University Utah Professor for Plant & Wildlife Science
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Windward Aviation Helicopters
To obtain an estimate of the population of deer on Molokai. Our club President hand delivered 69 game camera SIM cards to Brigham Young University, Professor Larsen!
MHC Board President Mahalo testimony at Maui County Council FY25 Budget Residency meeting, Molokai - April 2024
December 2023 to December 2024 Grant
*Final Grant Data & Statistics are being compiled*
Annual Community FREE Venison (Deer) Meat Drive December 09, 2023
Annual Community FREE Venison (Deer) Meat Drive
December 21, 2024
Future Goal of Grant Outcomes
Data collection of feral Axis Deer to bring to one database and be accessed by Moloka'i community so that each Ahupuaʻa and/or landowner can create their own management plan. Overall, with all the ArCGIS and game camera data collection (along with community concerns and hunter's experience) we aim to assist in developing a community-driven Deer Management Plan that will be beneficial to Moloka'i now and in the future.