Molokaʻi

Billionaire’s Private Airline Prepares New Moloka‘i Route Marina Riker/Civil Beat/2023

Billionaire’s Private Airline Prepares New Moloka‘i Route

Lānaʻi Air was formed to fly guests in style to Larry Ellison’s luxury resorts. Now the company wants to help close the gulf in access to off-island doctors for Moloka‘i residents amid a shortage of air travel options.

‘Godzilla’ El Niño And Recent Floods Bring Risky Fire Forecasts To Hawaiʻi Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

‘Godzilla’ El Niño And Recent Floods Bring Risky Fire Forecasts To Hawaiʻi

This year’s heavy rain has turbocharged the growth of vegetation statewide. When the inevitable dry months come, it will become extra fuel for wildfires.

Palm-Killing Beetle Found On Molokaʻi For First Time, Rediscovered On Maui Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Palm-Killing Beetle Found On Molokaʻi For First Time, Rediscovered On Maui

The beetle has become emblematic of the state’s decades-long struggle to contain and mitigate the impacts of invasive species throughout the islands.

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.

‘Historic’ Rules Approved To Protect Moloka‘i From Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Leilani Combs/Civil Beat/2025

‘Historic’ Rules Approved To Protect Moloka‘i From Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle

The Hawaiʻi Board of Agriculture and Biosecurity voted to temporarily block the transportation of certain green materials to the island.

Photo Essay: Kalaupapa National Historical Park Reopens Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

Photo Essay: Kalaupapa National Historical Park Reopens

Kalaupapa Saints Tour brings visitors back to Molokaʻi’s top tourist attraction.

Poor Protection Of Molokaʻi From Invasive Beetles Called An Emergency David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Poor Protection Of Molokaʻi From Invasive Beetles Called An Emergency

The loss of plants to invasive species would threaten the island’s food security and calls for more serious action.

Molokaʻi Residents Fight To Keep Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Off Their Island Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Molokaʻi Residents Fight To Keep Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Off Their Island

As the invasive pest shows up on all the other Main Hawaiian Islands, residents of Molokaʻi say the state is not doing enough to ensure they don’t meet the same fate.

Hawaiʻi Consumer Advocate Pushes Back Against Young Brothers’ Rate Hike Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Hawaiʻi Consumer Advocate Pushes Back Against Young Brothers’ Rate Hike

The state watchdog could get behind a more modest increase if public utility regulators investigate the interisland shipper’s relationship with its parent company.