D. Parvaz is an editor at Weekend Edition. Prior to joining NPR, she worked at several news organizations covering wildfires, riots, earthquakes, a nuclear meltdown, elections, political upheaval and refugee crises in several countries.
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.
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."