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Molokai Family Sues Over Police Killing Of Man With A Machete Ludwig Laab/Civil Beat/2021

Molokai Family Sues Over Police Killing Of Man With A Machete

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

Electric Seagliders Could Come To Hawaii As Soon As 2026 Courtesy of Regent

Electric Seagliders Could Come To Hawaii As Soon As 2026

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

Troubling Trajectory Of Hawaii Newspapers Has ‘Deep Implications’ For Democracy Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Troubling Trajectory Of Hawaii Newspapers Has ‘Deep Implications’ For Democracy

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

Biden Officials Had To Charter A Plane So They Wouldn’t Get Stuck On Molokai Marina Riker/Civil Beat/2023

Biden Officials Had To Charter A Plane So They Wouldn’t Get Stuck On Molokai

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

Giving Birth Is An Expensive And Lonely Trip For Some Rural Hawaii Women Courtesy: Getty Images/iStockphoto/2023

Giving Birth Is An Expensive And Lonely Trip For Some Rural Hawaii Women

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.

Mokulele Airlines To Suspend Hilo-Kahului Service, Boost Flights to Molokai, Lanai Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2022

Mokulele Airlines To Suspend Hilo-Kahului Service, Boost Flights to Molokai, Lanai

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

Hawaii’s Struggle To Provide Health Care For Rural Islands Nearly Turned Tragic For This Expectant Mom Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Hawaii’s Struggle To Provide Health Care For Rural Islands Nearly Turned Tragic For This Expectant Mom

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.

These Volunteer Pilots Are Helping Rural Hawaii Residents Get Much-Needed Medical Help Courtesy: Angel Flight West/2023

These Volunteer Pilots Are Helping Rural Hawaii Residents Get Much-Needed Medical Help

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

Molokai Medical Clinic Opens To Fill Dire Doctor Shortage Courtesy: Donna Gamiao/2023

Molokai Medical Clinic Opens To Fill Dire Doctor Shortage

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

Gate To Kawakiu Beach On Molokai Is Open Again — For Now Courtesy: Jack Kiyonaga/2023

Gate To Kawakiu Beach On Molokai Is Open Again — For Now

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