Brittany Lyte/Civil Beat/2022
The Community Is Mobilizing Again To Buy Molokai Ranch. Will It Work?
If they succeed, the residents would become the new owners of the seventh-largest landholding in Hawaii.
Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2022
Hawaii Is The Only State Not Seeking Federal Buyouts To Move Residents Away From Floods
The FEMA program could help as the climate crisis worsens. But the public would have to know it exists and overcome outdated building codes and high property values.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022
Molokai Travelers Have Direct Line To Airline Executive Who Can ‘Make A Flight Appear’
The pandemic slashed Molokai air travel options. In a pinch, this airline executive gets Friendly Isle residents where they need to be.
Courtesy: Maile Naehu/2022
This Hawaiian Language Class Is Reaching Students On The Mainland To New Zealand
For many, Hawaiian immersion education is geographically out-of-reach. A new virtual learning platform aims to make it more accessible.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022
Hawaii’s Extreme Drought Is Forcing Ranchers And Farmers To Get Creative
Planting crops that adapt, cutting back on workers, even harvesting fog are ideas being put into action on Maui and Molokai.
Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2022
Ige Proclaims Second Axis Deer Emergency Period For Maui
Gov. David Ige’s second emergency proclamation empowers the county and state to better address the problems facing the drought-stricken county.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2015
Father Damien Dedicated His Life To A Leprosy Colony — And Inspired HIV/AIDS Care
The Catholic saint embraced those the rest of society had rejected, joining them and even dying for them, and he also represented people at the margins.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022
Is Fencing The Future Of Hawaii’s Native Ecosystems?
Great stock has been put into fencing off native ecosystems, namely watersheds, to ensure that the state’s terrestrial and marine resources are protected for the future.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022
Quarantine Ordered After Bovine Tuberculosis Detected on Molokai
The island has a storied history of bovine tuberculosis, including a complete eradication of cattle from the island in 1985.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021
Questions Linger Over Which State Agency Should Lead Kalaupapa Memorial Construction
The state Department of Health, which oversees Kalaupapa, says it doesn’t have the expertise to manage building a memorial.