David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023
Sandwich Isles Cut Services To Hawaiian Homelands Despite Orders Not To
Updated: State regulators are set to decide Monday what penalties, if any, the company should face.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022
Molokai Residents Are Facing New Barriers To Dental Care After Dentists Opt Out Of Insurance
Out-of-pocket costs for routine dental care are in the hundreds of dollars.
Brittany Lyte/Civil Beat/2023
Kalaupapa Tours Remain Shut Down 4 Years After Pandemic Closure
One would-be tour provider said the National Park Service has revoked the application process for companies that want to reinstate tours of the isolated peninsula on Molokai.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019
Man Arrested On Molokai After Army Base Lockdown Was A Soldier
How the suspect managed to fly from Oahu to Molokai remains unclear.
Ludwig Laab/Civil Beat/2021
Molokai Family Sues Over Police Killing Of Man With A Machete
The lawsuit says body cam footage shows Nathaniel Naki was not acting in a threatening manner when he was shot to death.
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Electric Seagliders Could Come To Hawaii As Soon As 2026
But Mokulele Airlines’ new parent company says interisland travelers will start to see improvements in service much sooner than that.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Troubling Trajectory Of Hawaii Newspapers Has ‘Deep Implications’ For Democracy
Ongoing cutbacks at local publications mean there are fewer watchdogs for the public’s interest.
Marina Riker/Civil Beat/2023
Biden Officials Had To Charter A Plane So They Wouldn’t Get Stuck On Molokai
The group didn’t trust Mokulele Airlines’ scheduled flights, underscoring the difficulties island residents have accessing health care and other services.
Courtesy: Getty Images/iStockphoto/2023
Giving Birth Is An Expensive And Lonely Trip For Some Rural Hawaii Women
Lanai and Molokai residents often must fly to Honolulu weeks before their baby’s due date to be close to an urban medical center when they go into labor.
Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2022
Mokulele Airlines To Suspend Hilo-Kahului Service, Boost Flights to Molokai, Lanai
The airline has come under pressure to offer more reliable service to Molokai and Lanai.