This comes as rural hospitals brace for impacts due to changes in Medicaid eligibility and significant increases in health insurance costs for those who use the Affordable Care Act.
HPR remains committed to covering the efforts on Maui to heal and rebuild. Read and listen to our latest stories here.
Derrick Malama shares classic Kanikapila Sunday interviews. Listen back to his past Kanikapila Sunday interviews with Kuana Torres Kahele, Raiatea Helm, and Amy Hānaialiʻi.
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U.S. Postal Service carrier Jim Finnigan and owner of the small business Red Pinneapple spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about shipping and holiday services.
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Biologists David Sischo and Michael Hadfield spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz at the opening of the Honolulu Zoo’s newest exhibit space focusing on native snails.
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Maui Film Commissioner Brian Kohne spoke with HPR’s DW Gibson about the newly announced Wailuku Film Festival set to launch in June 2026.
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Officials voted to extend the late pandemic era program that was set to expire this month. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote has more.
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Lahaina recovery marks a milestone as the town’s burned harbor reopens with limited use. HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol has more.
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Surfers who want to ride the waves in Fiji may soon have to pay for it. The government wants to repeal a law that gave access to the country's reef breaks for both tourists and locals. HPR's Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.
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SFGate reporter Christine Hitt spoke to HPR's Maddie Bender about a mysterious land owner who has stirred controversy for hosting an annual festival inspired by Burning Man on property zoned for agriculture.
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Hawaiʻi County Council Member Ashley Kierkiewicz spoke to HPR's Bill Dorman about recent discussions to change the island's affordable housing rules.
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Author Christine Kuehn spoke with HPR’s Lillian Tsang about her new book, "Family of Spies: A World War II Story of Nazi Espionage, Betrayal, and the Secret History Behind Pearl Harbor."
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Bob Newell and Cheryl Ernst spoke with HPR’s Maddie Bender about celebrating English novelist Jane Austen’s 250th birthday in Hawaiʻi.
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