The planned 10,000-panel project is expected to meet the majority of the island’s current energy needs.
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Posted inOpinion
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.
Posted inFault Lines
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.
Posted inLānaʻi
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.
Posted inHawaiʻi
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.
Posted inLānaʻi
Lanai May Finally Get An Affordable Housing Project. It Might Even Get 2
Two affordable housing projects proposed by Maui County and Pulama Lanai could boost the island’s low-income housing stock for the first time in nearly three decades.
Posted inLānaʻi
Lanai’s Newspaper Is Now Owned By The Company That Owns Lanai
The sale of Lanai Today to billionaire Larry Ellison is raising concerns about journalistic integrity. But it may have saved Lanai from becoming a news desert.
Posted inEducation
From The Philippines To Lanai: State Hopes New Teaching Recruits Will Fill A Gap
Three Filipina teachers are working on one of Hawaii’s smallest inhabited islands, while a fourth is on Oahu after a journey interrupted by COVID-19.
Posted inLānaʻi
Anatomy Of An Outbreak: Once Unleashed, The Coronavirus Moved Swiftly On Lanai
The virus-free community had relaxed after months of no cases. Now, health officials worry the island could prove to be the ultimate petri dish.