HPR's news team wins two Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards for coverage in 2025.

If you're a passionate listener of Hawai‘i Public Radio, with ideas and feedback to share, we encourage you to nominate yourself or someone you know to serve a two-year term as a Community Advisory Board member. Neighbor island residents are especially encouraged to apply. Deadline to apply is June 26, 2026.

In early April, a federal judge rejected an executive order issued by President Trump to end federal funding for public media. Here are five things to know about what this means for Hawaiʻi Public Radio, and how we are moving forward, together:

Hawaiʻi Public Radio is giving away two prizes during its 2026 Spring Membership Campaign, April 8-16, 2026. Contributions received during the Entry Period will be automatically entered to win in the Sweepstakes.

Each year, HPR compiles a report of what we've accomplished over the past calendar year. It's a celebration of our community's power in helping us to achieve our mission to inform, inspire and connect people throughout our community. We invite you to explore our 2025 Annual Report.

Sharene Keliʻipunilei Lum Taba is a harpist, a storyteller, and the voice of Classical Pacific on HPR-2. We sat down with Sharene to learn a little more about the person behind the mic.

Thanks to the continued support of our members, HPR continues to bring you entertaining and engaging programming. As we keep evolving, a few changes are coming to the HPR-1 on-air schedule. Here's what you can expect starting Feb. 1.

2025 was a phenomenal year for Hawaiʻi Public Radio, one where the people we serve rallied groundbreaking support in the face of unprecedented challenges to public media.

Hawaiʻi Public Radio is giving away one prize during its 2025 Winter Membership Campaign, December 9-12, 2025. Contributions received during the Entry Period will be automatically entered to win in the Sweepstakes.

Read on for a wrap-up of noteworthy activities and achievements at Hawai’i Public Radio.