Molokaʻi

Maui's The Spirit Horse Ranch started a therapy program after the pandemic. It also helped Maui fire survivors navigate shock and loss. HPR's Catherine Cluett Pactol reports the program has now expanded to Molokaʻi.

Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia have left on their voyage to circumnavigate the Pacific. But another traditional double-hulled canoe is making a month-long tour closer to home. HPR's Catherine Cluett Pactol has more on the journey of the Iosepa.

The Molokaʻi community has received the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Culture of Health Prize for its work to create a healthy future for its residents and environment. HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol reports.

Molokaʻi critically lacks dental care, and the Molokaʻi Community Health Center is expanding to help address the need this summer. HPR's Catherine Cluett Pactol has the story.

St. Damien's Catholic Feast Day is May 10, and his legacy in Kalaupapa is remembered by community members there.

It might seem like the Hawaiian game of ʻulu maika and designing apps have nothing in common. But as HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol reports, a Molokaʻi elementary class is incorporating Hawaiian culture and computer science into a project their teacher hopes can become a model for integrative learning.

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.