#molokai ferry

Sea Link Files Request to Stop Molokaʻi to Maui Ferry Service

Sea Link of Hawaiʻi, the ferry between Maui and Molokaʻi, offers fares of $62.04 for a one way ticket. The company faces competitive air fares as low as $36.

Molokaʻi Ferry: “A Lifeline in Need of Help”

A resolution urging the mayor to seek a half-million-dollar appropriation for the Molokaʻi Ferry is scheduled to surface on the council agenda next Tuesday, April 7, 2015.

$9.1M Kaunakakai Ferry Terminal Improvements Complete

Improvements include an upgraded and modernized facility with an expanded passenger waiting area, upgraded restroom facilities, a larger parking lot for better traffic flow, a new fire protection system, and an upgraded sewage system.

Molokaʻi Suspect Attempts Escape During Ferry Transport

A Molokaʻi man attempted to escape police custody by jumping overboard during transport on an inter-island ferry, police said.

Inter-Island Ferries get $7.4 Million for Improvements

The funding will be used to support ferries from Kaunakakai, Mānele, and Māʻalaea small boat harbors.

Grounded Boat Off Lahaina Removed

A salvage operation to remove a 35-foot sailboat from the reef outside the Lahaina Small Boat Harbor was completed on Monday.

Crane Removal of Grounded Baidarka Boat to Begin

Surfers and boaters are asked to stay clear of the removal operation that begins tomorrow. Parker Marine will secure heavy lines to the vessel and its mast, and by afternoon begin pulling them in with a winch to the nearby Kamehameha Iki beach park.

PHOTOS: Grounded Sailboat on Lahaina Reef

An insurance company was on scene yesterday trying to stabilize the vessel with lines. The Molokai Ferry reportedly offered to assist in efforts to pull the vessel free during high tide.

DLNR Hosts Meetings on Kaunakakai Ferry Improvements

Construction on the $5 million is set to start at the end of May 2012, and is expected to take one year to complete. The meeting, hosted by the Department of Land and Natural Resources will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 16, at the Mitchell Pau‘ole Center, and will also include information on impacts to harbor operations.

Ferry Facility Improvements Proposed at Kaunakakai

The Molokai Princess ferry carries an average of about 20 to 25 commuters and about 25 tourists daily.