University of Hawaiʻi President Wendy Hensel reflects on federal funding shifts, international students concerns over immigration policies and her experience settling into her role in Hawaiʻi.

Gov. Josh Green signed the state's $40 billion two-year budget into law on Monday. But he reduced it by about $110 million. Green notified lawmakers in June that these cuts were likely as the state's revenue projections dropped since the legislative session came to a close.

The Conversation's Maddie Bender spoke to two scientists involved in the Lost Manu Research Initiative, which uses game cameras and 3D scanning to study native bird and plant interactions.

People who use Medicaid would no longer be able to get their healthcare through Planned Parenthood under President Trump's domestic agenda bill.

The Honolulu Board of Water Supply said its past, current and future remediation and mitigation efforts following the spill total about $1.2 billion, and it maintains that the U.S. Navy should bear that cost instead of ratepayers.

Maui residents are invited to a virtual event on July 3, hosted by the Kula Community Watershed Alliance, where the the Maui Fire Department will discuss the wildfire risks posed by invasive forests.

Scientists predict the small Pacific nation of Tuvalu will eventually be submerged by rising seas. As a result, more than one-third of its citizens have applied for a landmark climate visa to migrate to Australia, according to officials. HPR's Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.

For decades, the federally funded Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program has provided relief to people struggling to pay their utility bills. But this might be the last year that assistance is available.

University of Hawaiʻi’s Institute for Astronomy Director Doug Simons spoke to The Conversations Catherine Cruz about the uncertain future of astronomy and research through telescopes on Mauna Kea amid proposed funding challenges.

Former Gov. of Hawaiʻi Ben Cayetano and Waikiki Improvement Association president Rick Egged spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about the creation of the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority as a separate entity in 1998, and the work accomplished over its 27-year history.