In a public meeting with state legislators on Wednesday, University of Hawaiʻi officials said the school will ask for $5 million from the state to pay potential students to play at the university.

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs Committee on Beneficiary Advocacy and Empowerment on Wednesday voted to approve a proposal calling for a constitutional amendment in the 2026 election that would prohibit live-fire military training on public trust lands.

The state Campaign Spending Commission is working on a public funding bill this year to incentivize more candidates to request funding.

Congress voted narrowly Wednesday night to end the government shutdown. HPR's Ashley Mizuo reports on what that means for people in Hawaiʻi.

Players from the Aloha Vintage Base Ball Association spoke to HPR's Maddie Bender at their inaugural Kalakaua Base Ball Jubilee this past weekend.

Human Services Deputy Director Joseph Campos II spoke to The Conversation’s Catherine Cruz about what SNAP recipients need to know about receiving money in their accounts.

Devaki Murch was airlifted out of Vietnam to begin a new life in the United States 50 years ago as part of Operation Babylift. She spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about her mission to reconnect many of the children to their adoption records.

AlohaCare members, including those enrolled in Medicaid and Medicare, will have more access to medical equipment like breast pumps and incontinence supplies.

Hāmākua on the northern coast of Hawaiʻi Island has had more than 90 fires so far this year — three times higher than average. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote has more.

Military veterans 65 and older on Oʻahu will be given a $20 exemption from their annual vehicle registrations. Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi has signed a bill that makes the exemption a city law. It will go into effect next July.