A new book takes readers on an “epic adventure steeped in Hawaiian lore.” The Conversation talked to Big Island author Nikki Van De Car about her first young adult novel.

One small business isn't backing down from letting its customers know how tariffs are affecting pricing. HPR spoke to Adam Kurtz and Mitchell Kuga of Small Kine Gift in Kaimukī.

The U.S. House Budget Committee has advanced a major bill that proposes big cuts to government spending on climate and energy programs.

Sweeping research cuts in President Donald Trump's proposed budget would target an ocean-monitoring system that scientists say is crucial to predicting tsunami escape routes and hurricane intensity and helping ships navigate dangerous harbors safely.

Disney's live-action "Lilo & Stitch" premieres in theaters this Friday. But there's been another roller coaster ride of controversy surrounding the actress who plays Nani, Lilo's older sister. HPR's Cassie Ordonio reports.

Bruce Albrecht, director of operations at Hawaii Explosives & Pyrotechnics, Inc., spoke to The Conversation’s Catherine Cruz about uncertainty around the tariff on China and what the threat of a 145% hike means for fireworks importers.

U.S. Rep. for Hawaiʻi Jill Tokuda said a proposed $313 billion cut from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program over the next decade will hurt working families, rural communities and millions of people across the country.