Hawai‘i Public Radio raised nearly half a million dollars in a two-day emergency fundraiser that concluded last night. The campaign took place after Congress last week approved clawing back $1.1 billion in previously approved federal funding to public media.

Federal funding to public media has been eliminated. Here's what that means — and where we go from here.

A final vote in the US House is expected today on a White House request to cancel previously approved funding for public media and foreign aid. The vote could come as early as 1 p.m. HST today, or it could extend to the deadline of tomorrow, Friday, July 18. We will be covering this throughout the day on-air and online.

Winners of the annual Public Media Journalists Association Awards were announced today.

The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to claw back previously approved funding for public media. It was a very narrow vote: 214 to 212. Now, this rescission proposal goes to the Senate.

On Tuesday, June 3, the White House officially asked Congress to eliminate previously approved funding for public media for 2026 and 2027. Here are some answers to questions we hear.

On Thursday, the White House issued an Executive Order calling for the elimination of federal funding to public media. Here's what it means for Hawai‘i Public Radio — and for non-profit public media at large.

A couple of months ago we had a technical glitch at Hawaiʻi Public Radio that took us off the air during part of our morning prime time. Calls and emails poured in. The interruption was rare, but the volume of responses wasn’t surprising. As a part of the community we serve, we hear every day from the people we do the work for.

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 2024 Annual Report.

HPR is giving away several prizes during its 2025 Spring Pre-Drive Campaign, February 21, 2025 to April 1, 2025 and On-air Membership Campaign, April 2-10, 2025. Contributions received during each Entry Period will be automatically entered to win in the corresponding sweepstakes.