The Hawaiʻi Supreme Court to decide on the rights of elephants at the Honolulu Zoo
The Hawaiʻi Supreme Court fielded arguments in a case over the rights of two Asian elephants at the Honolulu Zoo — one that argues that they should be released.
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The 2026 Hawaiʻi Agriculture Conference kicks off in Waikoloa on Hawaiʻi Island.
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Hawaiʻi political leaders gather to honor the late Pat Saiki, Hawaiʻi's first Republican U.S. Representative.
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The race for District 14 West Maui state House has been a close one. But as HPR's Catherine Cluett Pactol reports, a win for Green Party candidate Pāʻele Kiakona is historic.
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Hawaiʻi Island lawmakers have moved forward a measure to increase sewer rates by about 140% over the next five years.
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"Voice of the Sea," a weekly show produced under the University of Hawaiʻi Sea Grant College Program, earned a regional Emmy award for News/Long Form Content in the Environment/Science category.
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A weak yen has kept many Japanese travelers away from Hawaiʻi in recent years. But some Japanese investors are taking a closer look at some investment opportunities in the state. We get more on that story from Pacific Business News Editor-in-Chief Janis Magin.
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The Honolulu City Council has voted to make Councilmember Tyler Dos Santos-Tam its new chair, and Councilmember Esther Kiaʻaina its vice chair.
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Natural disasters and a tourism slowdown due to high fuel prices will pose budgetary challenges during the next legislative session
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