The lawsuit says body cam footage shows Nathaniel Naki was not acting in a threatening manner when he was shot to death.

But Mokulele Airlines' new parent company says interisland travelers will start to see improvements in service much sooner than that.

Ongoing cutbacks at local publications mean there are fewer watchdogs for the public's interest.

The group didn't trust Mokulele Airlines' scheduled flights, underscoring the difficulties island residents have accessing health care and other services.

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.

The airline has come under pressure to offer more reliable service to Molokai and Lanai.

For months the fragility of a vital air link endangered the health of people across rural Hawaii. The state is still trying to fix it.

The free service can't solve rural health care access issues. But organizers say it can help more people than it does currently.

A Big Island physician has a plan to make rural health care more sustainable.

Access was restricted by Kaluakoi Outfitters for months on the Molokai Ranch property.