Getting the basics: Humane Society to get water and electricity
By Sneh Duggal
6/12/2008
Molokai Times
After about five months of waiting, the Molokai Humane Society property will finally be equipped with running water and electricity, according to Jeanette Kahalehoe, a volunteer of the organization.
Ray Tensfeldt, a landscape contractor, will be working with the organization to have these utilities installed within the next 30 days, said Kahalehoe.
“Water and electricity are critical when working in a health environment,” she said. “It’s been a long difficult trek to work without basic water and electricity.”
She said it was frustrating at times when they were doing work at the location, but did not have the infrastructure to make it a comfortable, healthy and safe place.
Currently on the land, owned by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) and situated along the Maunaloa Highway, is a portable container that the organization uses as a clinic.
The society works in partnership with visiting vets who care for and perform surgeries on the animals.
The vets who come are wonderful, especially considering the fact that they receive minimal fees for work done on Molokai, said Kahalehoe.
Ardis Kremer, president of the society’s board, said the community has been a great help.
“It’s through their generosity that we’re able to provide all of this.”
Also to be added to the grounds during the upgrading process are
