Hoolehua News

Water customers in central Molokai are being asked to conserve water while Department of Hawaiian Home Lands well pumps are out of service.

Five days in, the 8,000-acre wildfire on Molokai was 70 percent to 80 percent contained as of Wednesday night, although it also had spread into the remote wooded mountains above Kaunakakai, said Gen Iinuma, Maui County Civil Defense administrator.

The ongoing brush fire in Molokai shut down schools and impacted businesses and daily life Monday as fire crews and others battled the blaze for a third day.

Maui County firefighters fought a large brush fire into the night Saturday on the outskirts of Kaunakakai.

Maui County firefighters fought a large brush fire into the night Saturday on the outskirts of Kaunakakai.

Bail was set at $25,000 for a Hoolehua man who was arrested early Sunday when Molokai police responded to a Hoolehua intersection.

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Bail was set at $25,000 for a Hoolehua man who was arrested early Sunday when Molokai police responded to a Hoolehua intersection.

Pacific Wings was to resume flights to Kalaupapa, Molokai, today after all Hawaii flights were canceled the past two days because of an alleged assault involving airport security and an airline employee.

If you made the journey all the way across the Pacific to Honolulu and promptly determined that the hustle and bustle of the busy city is not for you, you might want to consider heading to an outer island.