Molokaʻi

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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.

‘Godzilla’ El Niño And Recent Floods Bring Risky Fire Forecasts To Hawaiʻi Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

‘Godzilla’ El Niño And Recent Floods Bring Risky Fire Forecasts To Hawaiʻi

This year’s heavy rain has turbocharged the growth of vegetation statewide. When the inevitable dry months come, it will become extra fuel for wildfires.

Palm-Killing Beetle Found On Molokaʻi For First Time, Rediscovered On Maui Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Palm-Killing Beetle Found On Molokaʻi For First Time, Rediscovered On Maui

The beetle has become emblematic of the state’s decades-long struggle to contain and mitigate the impacts of invasive species throughout the islands.

Game Changer? Free Medical Flights Start For Some Neighbor Island Residents Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2023

Game Changer? Free Medical Flights Start For Some Neighbor Island Residents

State pilot program to help connect people with services on Oʻahu expected to begin later this month for Molokaʻi and in February for Lānaʻi.

Battling A Voracious Beetle In The Invasive Species Capital Of The World Leilani Combs/Civil Beat/2025

Battling A Voracious Beetle In The Invasive Species Capital Of The World

Tactics vary by island in the ongoing fight to save Hawaiʻi’s iconic palms from coconut rhinoceros beetles.

‘Historic’ Rules Approved To Protect Moloka‘i From Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Leilani Combs/Civil Beat/2025

‘Historic’ Rules Approved To Protect Moloka‘i From Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle

The Hawaiʻi Board of Agriculture and Biosecurity voted to temporarily block the transportation of certain green materials to the island.

Photo Essay: Kalaupapa National Historical Park Reopens Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

Photo Essay: Kalaupapa National Historical Park Reopens

Kalaupapa Saints Tour brings visitors back to Molokaʻi’s top tourist attraction.