Roy Gal, with the University of Hawaiʻi Institute for Astronomy, spoke with HPR’s Maddie Bender about what to see in the skies this month.

HPR takes an exclusive preview of the Obama Presidential Center Library with Chicago Public Library Commissioner Chris Brown and learns about the collection's ties to Hawaiʻi.

Honolulu’s Ocean Safety Department is moving to a fully digital reporting system, which will replace the previous manual system that required lifeguards to handwrite incidents on paper logs.

Father's Day is approaching, and what do dads who are chefs want for their ideal Father's Day meal? Well, many say it's more about family than food. Roy Yamaguchi is founder of Hawaiʻi-style Roy's Restaurants. He prefers a family-style meal like shabu shabu. He wants everyone to gather and contribute, and would love some help with prep. And nobody should feel pressure to impress the chef. For these chefs, it's all about being together.

The president of a Western Pacific island country has asked the United Nations to place nicotine under global drug control. HPR's Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.

HPR speaks with Chicago Sun-Times journalist Lynn Sweet and local Chicago youth for their thoughts on the opening of the long-awaited Obama Presidential Center in Chicago.

Jens Currie is the chief scientist at the Pacific Whale Foundation. He spoke with HPR's Maddie Bender about new research into false killer whales, which number fewer than 150 on the islands.

Sarah Fang of the Honolulu Museum of Art's Doris Duke Theatre spoke with HPR’s Kevin Allen about Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair, a four-day film festival showcasing emotionally challenging cinema.