The state Department of Transportation is proposing to build a firefighting vehicle garage and install a new automated weather system at the Kalaupapa Airport, among the many changes that would help ...

A plane with nine people on board made a hard landing and slid off the runway at the Kalaupapa Airport on Molokai Saturday morning. No one was injured. The Makani Kai Air Cessna 208 Caravan was ...

KALAUPAPA, MOLOKAI (HAWAIINEWSNOW) - Federal investigators are looking into what caused a mishap for a small plane on Molokai. In early February, a Makani Kai aircraft nearly crossed paths with a ...

A pilot’s “loss of directional control” during an aborted landing led to a Makani Kai Air Cessna’s hard landing earlier this year at Kalaupapa Airport, according to a final report by the National ...

Simply hiking down the trail is another option, and those interested in a premium experience can fly into Kalaupapa’s small airport, enjoying jaw-dropping views of Molokai’s renowned north shore ...

There are two ways to reach Molokai’s isolated settlement of Kalaupapa. You can ride a mule or walk along the 3.2-mile trail that descends the 1,700-foot cliff along 26 switchbacks, or you can fly.

A colorful sign painted with purple, gold and red block letters greets visitors as they exit the airport here: ALOHA SLOW DOWN this is MOLOKAI’I That says it all about this small (260 square miles), ...

KALAUPAPA, MOLOKAI (HAWAIINEWSNOW) - Nearly 150 years ago, the first group of Hansen's Disease patients were exiled to Kalaupapa. Forced isolation continued until 1969, and altogether some 8,000 ...