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Governor: Despite Recent Crimes, Hawaii Still Safe

Despite a recent high-profile shooting that left two police officers dead and a series of violent robberies, some targeting elderly victims, Hawaii Gov. David Ige says he still believes Hawaii is a safe place to live.

Proposal Could Hand Property Tax Authority To School Board For Teacher Salaries

What It Could Take To Cure Statewide Surgeon Shortage, Hawaii Doctors Weigh In

National and World Headlines

GOP Lacks Votes To Block Trial Witnesses, McConnell Concedes

Updated 1/28/20 4:00 p.m. WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans lack the votes to block witnesses at President Donald Trump's impeachment trial, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell conceded late Tuesday, a potentially major hurdle for Trump's hopes to end the trial with a quick acquittal. Earlier, Trump's lawyers concluded his defense with a plea to move on.

NPR Seeks 'Clarification' From State Department About Reporter Dropped From Trip

As China's Coronavirus Cases Rise, U.S. Agencies Map Out Domestic Containment Plans

Bob Shane, Founding Member Of Kingston Trio From Hawaii, Dead At 85

By Associated Press • 12 hours ago

NEW YORK — Bob Shane, the last surviving original member of the popular folk group the Kingston Trio who was from Hawaii and the lead singer on its million-selling ballad “Tom Dooley” and many other hits, has died.

Fewer Turtles Stranded On Maui In 2019 Than Previous Year

By Associated Press • 18 hours ago

WAILUKU — Fewer sea turtles were found stranded on Maui last year than in 2018, although officials say most cases continue to be caused by fishing gear, officials said.

Asia Minute: Asia Remembers Kobe Bryant

By Bill Dorman • 21 hours ago

Reaction is still pouring in from around the world about the death of former basketball star Kobe Bryant. And that includes some special attention from the Asia Pacific.

HPR's All Things Considered Special Guest: Stanley Jordan

By Dave Lawrence • Jan 27, 2020

Guitar virtuoso Stanley Jordan is back in the islands, with shows tonight at 6:30 and 9 p.m. at the Blue Note, called "Stanley Jordan plays Jimi Hendrix" and he spoke with HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence about it.

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Stargazer January 27 - February 2, 2020: A Return To Venus

By Dave Lawrence • Jan 27, 2020

For Stargazer, it’s a return to a nearby planet, with fresh data thanks to area telescope facilities with HPR’s Dave Lawrence and Christopher Phillips.

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HPR-Produced Talk Shows

The Conversaton: New Fees For Storm Water

By Catherine Cruz & Harrison Patino • 15 hours ago

Managing Storm water; Keauhou Shelter; Bizarre Space Objects; Canada Consul General

Tomorrow on Bytemarks Café: What Makes The Internet Work?

By Burt Lum • 19 hours ago

Learn how data centers and other key infrastructure help make the Internet work. On this edition of Bytemarks Café, a discussion about how facilities that house servers, routers and fiber optic cabling help to deliver teh content and applications we love to our devices. 6:30 PM on HPR-1.

The Body Show: Health Insurance 101 — What Even Your Doctor Might Not Know!

By Kathy Kozak • Jan 27, 2020

Copays, deductibles, coinsurance — it's the alphabet soup of insurance terms. Pomaikai Gomes and Doreen Nakamura from UHA Health Insurance join the show to explain what these terms mean, and how each of us can get to know more about our own health insurance coverage, and be better prepared for any unexpected changes before they happen.

HPR Features

Hawaiian Word of the Day: January 29th

By Leilani Poli`ahu • 6 hours ago

Since the legislature is in session, ʻaha ʻōlelo seems to be a good Hawaiian word for today. Whether you like what they do or not, call that body an ʻaha ʻōlelo.

HPR-Produced Music Shows

Classical Pacific, January 29: Great Performances II

By Louise Keali'iloma King Lanzilotti • 1 hour ago

More great performances from the HPR library on Classical Pacific today.

Classical Pacific presents classical music from pre-Renaissance to the current day, locally curated by Louise King Lanzilotti from a Pacific perspective. The program is live weekdays from 3-6pm Hawaiian Standard time, streaming live on hawaiipublicradio.org and on the HPR mobile app.

Questions? Comments? Email me: llanzilotti@hawaiipublicradio.org

Morning Cafe/Morning Concert with Gene Schiller

By HPR Staff • 2 hours ago

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Weekdays 8:00 AM - Noon on HPR-2

Studio Line: (808) 792-8245

About the show:
HPR Music Director Gene Schiller's signature program begins each weekday morning with Morning Cafe, a refreshing blend of music, usually built around a special theme.

Bridging The Gap~January 28th, 2020: Flow With It

By Paige Okamura • 10 hours ago

Starting here, and flowing with it til we get there. That's how tonight's show is gonna go.