This upcoming vote will come weeks after the dam came within three feet of overtopping during the back-to-back Kona low storms.
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University of Hawaiʻi astronomer Roy Gal gives updates on the Artemis II mission's return to earth and more astronomical events happening in Hawaiʻi in the coming weeks.
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HPR speaks with opera singer Quinn Kelsey and choreographer Patrick Makuakāne about a new opera production about King Kamehameha III.
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Kauaʻi Mayor Derek Kawakami shares storm updates from Kauaʻi, reporting that little significant damage struck the island after overnight rains.
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The Senate Ways and Means committee advanced the $19.77 billion state budget, filling federal funding holes by eliminating state job vacancies and frequently unused funds.
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A new bill would adopt the Universal Civil Remedies for the Unauthorized Disclosure of Intimate Images Act, which was first introduced in 2018.
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HMSA and Hawaiʻi Pacific Health have filed with the U.S. Department of Justice to integrate and create a new parent organization. The determination could be made soon but it will likely take much longer.
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Farmers across Hawaiʻi have come into focus after the recent floods have left them and their livelihoods threatened by storm damage. Different people and programs across the state have organized to help them recuperate.
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Kailua Music School co-founder Erin Smith shares more about the school and the young talent they raise their ahead of the release of a new album, "Landslide Volume One."
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