Lānaʻi

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.

Billionaire Larry Ellison Shuts Down Vacation Home Division On Lana‘i Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Billionaire Larry Ellison Shuts Down Vacation Home Division On Lana‘i

The closure will eliminate 15 jobs, or about 4% of Pūlama Lānaʻi’s 400-strong workforce, but the company said employees can apply for other positions.

Lāna‘i Loses The Island’s Only State Mental Health Counselor — Again Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2023

Lāna‘i Loses The Island’s Only State Mental Health Counselor — Again

Key mental health worker on Lānaʻi resigns, eroding in-person patient care and exposing the fragility of a system that depends so heavily on one worker.

Lānaʻi Clinic Pushes To Prescribe Drugs As Telehealth Bill Moves Forward Marina Riker/Civil Beat/2023

Lānaʻi Clinic Pushes To Prescribe Drugs As Telehealth Bill Moves Forward

The legal battle comes as the Legislature debates a bill that would allow pharmacists on neighbor islands to remotely supervise services at rural medical clinics.

Low-Income Housing Project Gets A New Life On Billionaire-Owned Lānaʻi Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Low-Income Housing Project Gets A New Life On Billionaire-Owned Lānaʻi

Public dollars for hefty infrastructure costs could revive a long-stalled affordable housing project on this tiny isle of 3,300 residents.

Lee Cataluna: Lanai Great-Great Grandmother Honored For Caring For Her Community Like Family Courtesy: Obado family

Lee Cataluna: Lanai Great-Great Grandmother Honored For Caring For Her Community Like Family

Ninety-eight-year-old Soledad Obado was honored by her church on Sunday for her years of service.

Mokulele Airlines Seeks Federal Aid To Stabilize ‘Unprofitable’ Lanai Service Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2022

Mokulele Airlines Seeks Federal Aid To Stabilize ‘Unprofitable’ Lanai Service

The company has no plans to cancel its Lanai service, but it needs taxpayer-funded support as a work-around to raising ticket prices.

A Feral Feline Sanctuary For Oahu? Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

A Feral Feline Sanctuary For Oahu?

Land prices and zoning laws make replicating the Lanai Cat Sanctuary a heavy lift for a local nonprofit.

Tech Billionaire Larry Ellison Makes A Rare Appearance In A Hawaii Court Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Tech Billionaire Larry Ellison Makes A Rare Appearance In A Hawaii Court

Unions representing employees say the company shut down without giving them their final paychecks.