Lānaʻi Air was formed to fly guests in style to Larry Ellison’s luxury resorts. Now the company wants to help close the gulf in access to off-island doctors for Moloka‘i residents amid a shortage of air travel options.
Hawai‘i County Council is weighing the mayor’s budget request to build more housing before finishing an evacuation route in Waikōloa.
Waialua farmers were flooded again last weekend, the fifth time since February. A local developer says it’s time to look for new land, but for many that’s unfathomable.
The proposed spending plan continues Mayor Derek Kawakami’s long-term focus on road resurfacing, bridge repairs and parks improvements.
Several people at nearby beaches said they did not know that backwash had overflowed from the Lahaina Wastewater Reclamation Facility days earlier.
Taxpayers will pay more than $20 million for repairs. Partial owner Dole might still get the water.
Crop insurance is hard to attain in Hawaiʻi, and federal programs are tailored to mainland agriculture.
Arborists see reasons for optimism — and worry — about the future of the tree. An upcoming assessment will help Maui County officials determine how healthy it is and when it’s safe for the public to go near it again.
The Pāhoa Aquatic Center remains closed and communities are still cleaning up.
Hawaiʻi was one of just six U.S. states where the rate of road deaths in 2025 rose compared to 2024.