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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.