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State, Anti-TMT Leaders Condemn Social Media Threats

Top state leaders are denouncing threatening social media posts directed at Hawaii law enforcement officers involved in the standoff over the Thirty Meter Telescope. Organizers of the anti-TMT demonstration also condemned the language.

New Trial For Grandma Who Sued Katherine Kealoha And Lost

Hawai‘i’s Arts Infrastructure: The State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, 2019

National and World Headlines

Houthi Drone Strikes Disrupt Almost Half Of Saudi Oil Exports

Updated at 4:51 p.m. ET Yemen's Houthi rebels have claimed responsibility for drone strikes on two Saudi Aramco oil facilities early Saturday, according to a statement by a Houthi spokesman. Reuters and The Wall Street Journal report that about half of the country's oil production has been disrupted, or 5 million barrels a day. Saudi Arabia produces approximately one-tenth of the world's crude oil, but for now, the impact on global oil prices is unknown, as markets are closed for the weekend....

Osama Bin Laden's Son Killed In U.S. Counterterrorism Operation, Trump Says

Alaska Villages Run Dry And Residents Worry About A 'Future Of No Water'

Helping Hand - Alzheimer's Association Aloha Chapter

By Dave Lawrence • Sep 13, 2019

This week on Helping Hand, HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence welcomes back the Alzheimer’s Association Aloha Chapter and Director of Development Steve Tam.

New Trial For Grandma Who Sued Katherine Kealoha And Lost

By Associated Press • Sep 13, 2019

HONOLULU — A 100-year-old woman who sued her prosecutor granddaughter in a financial dispute and lost is getting a new trial.

HPR's All Things Considered Special Guest: 10,000 Maniacs

By Dave Lawrence • Sep 13, 2019

Tomorrow and Sunday at 6:30 and 9 p.m., 10,000 Maniacs make their Hawaii debut with concerts at the Blue Note Hawaii. HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence spoke with original member, co-founder and keyboardist Dennis Drew.

State, Anti-TMT Leaders Condemn Social Media Threats

By Ryan Finnerty • Sep 13, 2019

Hawai‘i’s Arts Infrastructure: The State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, 2019

By Noe Tanigawa • Sep 13, 2019

Final interviews are wrapping up today for the next director of the Honolulu Museum of Art. But that’s just part of the change underway in the infrastructure of Hawaii’s art world. In the UH system, there are new gallery directors at KCC and on the Mānoa campus. There are changes too, at the State Art Museum, HiSAM, and at the State Foundation.

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HPR-Produced Talk Shows

The Conversation (9/13/19): Vaping Concerns

By Catherine Cruz • Sep 13, 2019

We talk e-cigarettes and vaping in Hawaii with Lola Irvin and Dr. Lance Ching from the state Department of Health; and Jostin Iriarte and Shannon Stevenson from Hi Lyfe Vaporz.

Click here for the FDA's Youth Tobacco Prevention Plan

Click here for Stanford's Tobacco Prevention Toolkit

The Conversation (9/12/19): Preparing for a Slowing Economy

By Bill Dorman • Sep 12, 2019

Daniel Ramirez from Honolulu, USA via Wikimedia Commons

Hawaii Prepares for Slowing Economy; Food Security for Hawaii residents; Counting everyone for the 2020 Census; The Link Between Ancient Rome and Hawaii's Traffic; The Arts at Marks Garage Reaches Crucial Juncture

Bytemarks Café: TechForce 2019

By Burt Lum • Sep 11, 2019

On this edition of Bytemarks Café, a talk about the gathering of thought leaders in Hawai‘i to discuss how to move the technology agenda. The event is called TechForce 2019, and its aim is to bring together leaders from key sectors to accelerate tech readiness in our islands. 6:30 PM on HPR-1

Hawaiian Word of the Day

Hawaiian Word of the Day: September 13th

By Leilani Poli`ahu • Sep 13, 2019

Puakō is the name of a place on the Big Island, a beautiful place on the Kohala Coast where some 3,000 petroglyphs have been found. It means sugar cane blossom. “Pua” is blossom and the modifier “kō” means sugar cane.

HPR-Produced Music Shows

The Real Deal with Seth Markow

By HPR Staff • 2 hours ago

Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM on HPR-1. Join host Seth Markow, Friday and Saturday from 8 to 10 p.m. as he presents the entire historical and stylistic spectrum of jazz in a lucid, entertaining and informative manner. The birthdays of great jazz artists are often celebrated with musical biographies. New jazz releases are frequently played, as are classic live recordings. Listeners' requests are welcome

Blues From the Basement

By HPR Staff • 3 hours ago

Saturdays at 10 PM on HPR-1. Blues from the Basement is a traditional blues show. whether it's Mississippi, Chicago, delta, or Piedmont blues, we cover it and try to remain true for the purists. And for those folks who may either have misconceptions about the blues or have never really delved into the blues... We do our best at trying to give our listeners a musical education on the great American art form simply known as the blues.

The Early Muse with Ian Capps

By HPR Staff • 6 hours ago

Saturdays at 6PM on HPR-2