'Rosies' arrive in Honolulu to mark 81-year anniversary of Pearl Harbor and honor women during wartime

In November 2022, Hawaiʻi lost a healer who played a crucial role in the state's cultural development. Dr. Noa Emmett Auwae Aluli was a family practice physician on Molokaʻi and a leader of the movement that returned the island of Kahoʻolawe to the people of Hawaiʻi from the control of the U.S. military. He was a guiding light of the Native Hawaiian community.

HPR and the Culinary Institute of the Pacific co-presented An Evening with The Splendid Table’s Francis Lam at the Hawaii Theatre last week. Mahalo to the 600+ guests that attended our first in-person event of this magnitude in nearly four years!. A full slate of chefs and tastemakers joined...

After a human resources crisis and the firing of three top executives, Bishop Museum has an interim CEO. Longtime Hawaiʻi executive Dee Jay Mailer will guide the museum as it searches for a permanent CEO. Her first day at the museum is set for Feb. 2. Earlier this month...

Last year’s legislative session shaped up to be a big year for Native Hawaiian issues at the capitol, with more than $1 billion appropriated to Native Hawaiian projects and initiatives. This year, members of the Native Hawaiian Legislative Caucus are focused on making it easier for the recipients of...

During his State of the State address, Gov. Josh Green emphasized affordable housing as a top priority for his administration. The next day, the chairs of the House and Senate housing committees outlined their own legislative priorities. "We know we need lots of housing," said Rep. Hashimoto, chair of the...

Gov. Josh Green selected two sitting state representatives for deputy director positions in two state departments. The move set off a chain reaction. "From the time of the vacancy, there's a total of 60 days for the seats to be filled. The first 30 days, the party has up to 30 days to submit three names to the governor. And then the governor has the remaining time, up to 60 days, to make the appointments," explained House Speaker Scott Saiki.

State Rep. Diamond Garcia, like many Native Hawaiians of his generation, grew up hearing stories of his kūpuna being punished for speaking ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi in school. "The Hawaiians in my grandparents' generation were literally... speaking Hawaiian was a no-no. Like you just couldn’t. And they were spanked for it. I mean, it was really bad," Garcia said.

Another female nēnē was struck and killed by a car on Maui this week, raising concern for the endemic bird that currently only has a population of about 3,000. This time, the accident occurred on Haleakalā Highway near the Dairy Road and Keolani Place junction in Kahului.

Hawaiʻi has received its annual report card for tobacco use. How did the state do? Data shows that it's not as bad as the federal average. The American Lung Association's State of Tobacco Control report outlines the smoking rates, deaths and legislation each U.S. state endured over the past year.

The state reported 116 traffic fatalities in 2022. In an ongoing effort to prevent more deaths, transportation officials are asking the public to fill out a traffic safety survey. "Every one of these numbers, or persons was important to people in their communities," Director of Transportation Director Ed Sniffen said....

In his inaugural State of the State address, Gov. Josh Green shared his strategy to tackle the state’s high cost of living through the Green Affordability Plan. “If adopted fully, this package, by the Legislature, it will provide just over $300 million in tax relief annually to the people who need it the most,” Green said Monday.

Earlier this week, Gov. Josh Green unveiled his Green Affordability Plan, a proposal to reform the state's tax code for every income bracket. "By doubling the personal exemption, you see that that helps everybody, even people that are making more money," Green said. The plans outlined in Green’s tax reforms...