Over 160,000 Hawaiʻi residents received SNAP benefits totaling about $753 million throughout fiscal year 2024, according to the state.
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For more than two decades, Ian Capps guided us through the world of Renaissance, medieval, and Baroque music on "The Early Muse." HPR recently honored Ian with "The Early Muse: The Sunset Show." You’ll hear some of his favorite pieces and reflections from his musical ʻohana — a chorus of gratitude for his decades of music and aloha.
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Among the Trump administration’s cuts to the federal government are millions of dollars in federal funding to reduce and control tobacco use, shifting the responsibility for continuing that work to states and counties.
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Commercial businesses are invited to dispose of unused pesticide products through a resumed state program. The last drop-off events brought in nearly 40,000 lbs. of pesticides.
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Maui Land & Pineapple Company has planted 25 acres of its upcountry land with agave in a new venture to produce spirits.
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People who get their health insurance through the Affordable Care Act will be shopping for new policies on Nov. 1 — and the price tag will likely be much higher. HPR’s Ashley Mizuo reports on the impacts on Hawaiʻi residents.
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For India's prime minister, this week brought a phone call from President Donald Trump. But there's a lot in the relationship that remains unclear.
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Chu Lan Shubert-Kwock of the Chinatown Business & Community Association spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about improving the Chinatown district.
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Founder of the SHADE institute, Dean Sakamoto, spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about new developments in Chinatown.
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Chinatown musicians spoke to HPR's Maddie Bender about the local band scene and looking for practice spaces.
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District 6 Councilmember Tyler Dos Santos-Tam spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about engaging with the community to improve Chinatown.
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Hundreds attended the Tuesday morning rally in response to a lawsuit filed challenging the private school’s longstanding policy to give preference to Native Hawaiians when considering potential students.
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