Molokaʻi

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Maui Council Candidates Haul In Campaign Cash Ahead Of Primary Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2023

Maui Council Candidates Haul In Campaign Cash Ahead Of Primary

Money has flowed strongest to a progressive candidate who is running to replace a member of the council’s conservative-leaning majority.

Protest Delays National Park Service’s Reopening Of Kalaupapa Tours Courtesy: Walter Ritte/2026

Protest Delays National Park Service’s Reopening Of Kalaupapa Tours

The National Park Service is temporarily pausing future public tours.

Maui Is Pushing The State To Double Down On Palm-Killing Beetles (Thomas Heaton/Civil Beat/2026)

Maui Is Pushing The State To Double Down On Palm-Killing Beetles

Community members around Hawaiʻi say the only way to get the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to do its job is by forcing its hand.

Ranching Could Soon Come To An End On Moloka‘i. Paniolo Blame TB Testing Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

Ranching Could Soon Come To An End On Moloka‘i. Paniolo Blame TB Testing

Quarantine rules to prevent bovine tuberculosis are crippling the industry — and a way of life — on rural Hawai‘i island.

Empty Shelves: Young Brothers Misses 3 Shipments To Molokaʻi In 21 Days Courtesy: Friendly Market Center

Empty Shelves: Young Brothers Misses 3 Shipments To Molokaʻi In 21 Days

The shipping monopoly has missed its past two shipments to the Friendly Isle, plus another last month, leaving residents frustrated by empty store shelves and costly alternatives.

Dying At Home Is Harder For These Hospice Patients Stuck On Oʻahu Civil Beat Photo Illustration/Photo: David Croxford

Dying At Home Is Harder For These Hospice Patients Stuck On Oʻahu

Medical facilities on Moloka‘i aren’t equipped to provide the level of treatment some residents need, but when they fly to Honolulu for advanced care it can be difficult to make it back to spend their remaining days on the island.

Will Doctors Trade 5 Years In Rural Hawaiʻi For Free Med School? AP

Will Doctors Trade 5 Years In Rural Hawaiʻi For Free Med School?

Ambitious financial aid program aims to reduce the doctor shortage in remote and underserved parts of the state.

Will Patient Death Halt Kalaupapa Access? ‘No One Really Knows’ Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

Will Patient Death Halt Kalaupapa Access? ‘No One Really Knows’

The National Park Service is working with the late Meli Watanuki’s estate and tour operators on options to continue.

New $2M Fund Covers Neighbor Island Medical Flights Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

New $2M Fund Covers Neighbor Island Medical Flights

State-funded flights to Honolulu medical appointments aim to stop rural residents on Molokaʻi and beyond from putting off routine health care.

Billionaire’s Private Airline Prepares New Moloka‘i Route Marina Riker/Civil Beat/2023

Billionaire’s Private Airline Prepares New Moloka‘i Route

Lānaʻi Air was formed to fly guests in style to Larry Ellison’s luxury resorts. Now the company wants to help close the gulf in access to off-island doctors for Moloka‘i residents amid a shortage of air travel options.