Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2017
Why This Hawaiian Island Has To Outsource Psychiatric Care
For the first time since 1990, the state agency that provides care to adults diagnosed with a serious mental illness has no staff on Lanai. The problem is a microcosm of a statewide mental health care crisis.
Brittany Lyte/Civil Beat/2022
Why Lanai Gas Prices Plunged Overnight From Hawaii’s Most Expensive To The Cheapest
Billionaire tech magnate Larry Ellison is subsidizing fuel costs on Lanai.
Brittany Lyte/Civil Beat/2020
Larry Ellison Wants Off Lanai’s Electric Grid. That Could Be A Problem For Everyone Else
A company owned by the business magnate says it plans to build a private microgrid on Lanai to service two resorts, a move that could end up pushing rates higher for island residents.
Ryan Siphers/CivilBeat/2022
A Buddhist Temple On Lanai Sheds Tradition To Fight Decline
The 97-year-old Lanai Hongwanji Mission faces a reckoning as older members die and a younger generation fails to succeed them.
Ludwig Laab/Civil Beat/2022
Sally Kaye: Why Is Maui County Messing Around With Manini Word Changes To the County Code?
There are so many other pressing issues, changing “shall” to “must” seems a distinction without a difference.
Courtesy: Hawaiian Electric
Even Apartment Dwellers Could Cash In On This Huge Lanai Solar Project
The planned 10,000-panel project is expected to meet the majority of the island’s current energy needs.
Sally Kaye/Civil Beat/2022
Sally Kaye: Maui Police Officers Are Talking Story On Lanai
Lanai’s police officers want everyone to feel comfortable asking for help, so they’re holding monthly “Let’s Talk!” sessions with the community.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2016
Raucous Roosters Are Invading Neighborhoods On Lanai
Residents say an influx of roosters is laying bare an age-old spat over two sometimes conflicting hallmarks of country life: agriculture and peace and quiet.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021
Lanai School Gets Hawaiian Immersion Classroom
The creation of a Hawaiian language immersion program comes seven years after a Lanai mother filed a lawsuit against the DOE.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021
Lanai Council Considers Resident-Only Beach Park Access
Crowds at the popular beach park fronting Lanai’s crescent-shaped Hulopoe Bay have sparked tensions between local residents and tourists.