Transportation

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

HART CEO Lori Kahikina talks about the timeline on the latest leg of the Skyline into Honolulu’s urban core; Filmmaker Stephan Boeker shares his award-winning short film documenting the work of a Maui architect.

Honolulu Director of Transit Jon Nouchi shares how the city’s public transportation plans are progressing.

One of Asia's biggest automakers is looking for new roads into the United States — including Hawaiʻi. And the strategy has a new twist. HPR's Bill Dorman has more in today's Asia Minute.

Maui lawmakers have passed a bill that would make bus rides free for some county events.

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.

The Safe Routes to School Program is designed to create safe conditions near school zones that encourage keiki to walk, bike, or roll to school rather than relying on cars.

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.

Higher fuel costs as a result of the Iran War are affecting everyone. HPR’s Savannah Harriman-Pote reports on how the islands’ public transportation agencies are dealing with the increase.