Photos courtesy of Lanai Culture and Heritage Center. We recognize the proper use of the Hawaiian language including the ‘okina [‘], a glottal stop, and the kahakō [ō] or macron (e.g., in place names of Hawai‘i such as Lāna‘i). However, these have been omitted from this website for the best online experience for our visitors. […]

Written by Ann Miller. Photo courtesy of Lanai Community Health Center. We recognize the proper use of the Hawaiian language including the ‘okina [‘], a glottal stop, and the kahakō [ō] or macron (e.g., in place names of Hawai‘i such as Lāna‘i). However, these have been omitted from this website for the best online experience for our […]

Contributed by Keoni Vaughn, Executive Director, Lanai Cat Sanctuary. Photos courtesy of Lanai Cat Sanctuary. Originally published in the March 2023 issue of Lanai Today. Tails are wagging as the brand new Lanai Veterinary Care readies to welcome its first pet patients on Monday, April 10; Wednesday, May 3; and Monday, May 15. After that, […]

Written by Kari Bogner, Botany Program Manager, Pulama Lanai.  We recognize the proper use of the Hawaiian language including the ‘okina [‘], a glottal stop, and the kahakō [ō] or macron (e.g., in place names of Hawai‘i such as Lāna‘i). However, these have been omitted from this website for the best online experience for our visitors. We […]

Originally published in the March 2023 issue of Lanai Today. Photos courtesy of Nina Garcia and Jayson Medeiros. We recognize the proper use of the Hawaiian language including the ‘okina [‘], a glottal stop, and the kahakō [ō] or macron (e.g., in place names of Hawai‘i such as Lāna‘i). However, these have been omitted from this […]

Originally published in the March 2023 issue of Lanai Today. Photos courtesy of Jonathan Sprague. We recognize the proper use of the Hawaiian language including the ‘okina [‘], a glottal stop, and the kahakō [ō] or macron (e.g., in place names of Hawai‘i such as Lāna‘i). However, these have been omitted from this website for […]

Photography courtesy of Lucie Reese. Originally published in the February 2023 issue of Lanai Today. We recognize the proper use of the Hawaiian language including the ‘okina [‘], a glottal stop, and the kahakō [ō] or macron (e.g., in place names of Hawai‘i such as Lāna‘i). However, these have been omitted from this website for […]

Article originally published in Lanai Today. In celebration of National Love Your Pet Day on February 20, Lanai Today put a call out on social media and asked community members to send in photos of their pets — and the photos came rolling in! As we read through the submissions, one thing became apparent: our […]

Written by Melanie Bandalan, Wildlife Technician V., DLNR-DOFAW.  Originally published in the February 2023 issue of Lanai Today. The 2023 State Axis Deer Hunt opened on Wednesday, February 1. This year, the hunting format is back to the original pre-COVID format of Axis deer in the spring and mouflon sheep in the fall. The season […]

Article originally published in Lanai Today. Photography courtesy of Our Lanai. In 1992, Maui County was given 115 acres of land on Lanai to develop an affordable housing project. Thirty years later, residents are frustrated at the lack of any tangible results. While the Department of Housing and Human Concerns started developing plans for the […]