Molokaʻi

Air travelers now have free Wi-Fi at the Molokaʻi Airport while they wait for their flights. Service through Hawaiian Telcom began on April 17 and is available throughout the terminal.

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.

Hōlua sledding is not nearly as well-known as other Hawaiian sports like surfing or canoe paddling. As HPR's Catherine Cluett Pactol reports, cultural practitioners are working to change that.

Hawaiʻi's first homestead was established on Moloka’i in 1922 as a pilot for what became Hawaiian homelands across the islands. As HPR's Catherine Cluett Pactol reports, Molokaʻi homesteaders continue to honor Prince Kūhiō's legacy and on his birthday week, are celebrating a milestone on the island.

Around Hawaiʻi, communities celebrate "Ke Aliʻi Makaʻāinana," or "the prince of the people" on Prince Kūhiō's birthday today. His legacy lives on across the state as many honor his service to the Hawaiian people.

Karl Magnacca is a survey entomologist with the Division of Forestry and Wildlife at the Department of Land and Natural Resources. He spoke with The Conversation about the discovery, and what being a professional bug hunter is really like.

Trying to buy eggs but finding store shelves empty? You’re not the only one scrambling to find eggs. Amid a national egg shortage, small farmers in Maui County say they can’t keep up with the recent local demand. HPR's Catherine Cluett Pactol has more.

Molokaʻi residents are taking fishing boats to medical appointments after Mokulele reduced flight capacity; HPR follows up with Hawaiʻi nonprofits grappling with funding uncertainty under Trump

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.

A movie theater is coming soon to the island of Molokaʻi for the first time since 2008. HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol reports on the community’s excitement for what’s to come.