Producers have turned to supplying direct to hotels catering to tourists, shifting the emphasis away from local preferences.
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Posted inHawaiʻi Grown
Maui County Considers Leasing Land On Lanai That Larry Ellison ‘Won’t Have A Say In’
The opportunity for a leaseholder change on 100 undeveloped acres could revive long stalled plans for a promised agricultural park on Lanai.
Posted inLānaʻi
Lanai Runway Expansion Hits A Nerve Over ‘Two-Tiered’ Travel
The upgrade would allow bigger private jets to fly to Lanai nonstop from the mainland.
Posted inLānaʻi
Lanai Draws Tenants In Lottery For First Affordable Housing Project In 30 Years
The housing development funded by tech magnate Larry Ellison will almost double the number of affordable housing units on the island.
Posted inHawaii's Mental Health Crisis
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.
Posted inLānaʻi
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.
Posted inLānaʻi
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.
Posted inLānaʻi
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.
Posted inOpinion
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.