Mokulele Airlines

The U.S. Department of Transportation has selected an airline to provide subsidized service to Lānaʻi. HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol reports.

The Molokaʻi community has had its share of air travel challenges — but a new airline is now offering service to the island. HPR's Catherine Cluett Pactol takes us along to learn about the new flight option.

Sheradin Fabrizius of BETA Technologies shares how their fully-electric planes are testing with Mokulele Airlines.

HPR’s Cassie Ordonio reports on the results for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs races; Mokulele Airlines begins test flights with BETA Technologies' fully-electric Alia aircrafts.

Mokulele Airlines plans to start the flights between the Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole on Hawaiʻi Island and Kahului Airport on Maui on Oct. 1, 2026.

The first operational all-electric cargo plane, powered by BETA Technologies in partnership with Mokulele and Hawaiian Airlines, is being launched on trial routes around the main Hawaiian Islands.

The parent of Mokulele Airlines is planning to launch the first electric passenger air service in Hawaiʻi. It's part of a partnership that includes purchasing up to 100 electric aircraft.

If the federal government shutdown continues through this month, funding loss may impact flights to rural Hawai’i communities. HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol has the details.

The newly established Essential Rural Medical Air Transport program is teaming up with Pūlama Ka Heke on Molokaʻi and Lāna‘i Kinā‘ole to allow air transportation for non-emergency medical services that aren't offered on these islands.

After a weeklong shutdown of Mokulele Airlines service earlier this month, flight cancellations continue. HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol reports the situation is leaving some neighbor island residents with no choice but to make risky crossings by boat for medical care.