From The Molokai Dispatch:

Kalaupapa is regarded as one of the most isolated communities in the country. With 2,000-foot cliffs separating the peninsula from topside Molokai and no outside road access, the only way to and from the settlement is by foot, mule or plane. As Makani Kai Airlines reaches the end of their two-year federal contract to provide Kalaupapa with affordable airfare, they—along with three other airlines—are bidding to offer subsidized service to the settlement’s residents and visitors beginning in January 2014. Read more.

And here’s the latest in other neighbor isle gov’t and politics:

New exhibit hopes to raise awareness about sharks

Kauai Westside charter school teaches through aquaponics project

New appraisal sought before vote on Launiupoko acquisition

Kenoi seeking $61M in new bonds

State’s first commercial ‘makery’ to open in Hilo

For Filipinos in Hawaii, heartache and hope

Journalist to discuss ‘The Dalai Lama’s Secret’

Molokai Professional Women’s League emerges

DHHL water plan to guide decisions on policy, rights

Hilo residency program to launch on July 1

Photo: Kalaupapa Lighthouse. (Jeffrey Tripp)

—Chad Blair