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Department of Public SafetyHawaiʻi lawmakers passed the state budget Wednesday that includes $30 million to hire a developer to build a new jail to replace the deteriorating and overpopulated Oʻahu Community Correctional Center. -
Hawaiʻi Department of EducationIn the 2024-2025 school year so far, the department has hired 125 new drivers and has reinstated 125 of the 138 canceled routes. The improvement is partially due to the department's decision to change the qualifications for school bus drivers.
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This week marks 100 days since President Donald Trump took office for a second time. Former UH Mānoa Law School Dean Avi Soifer reflects on the benchmark and Trump's actions so far. -
A local music group has been sporting new instruments with a fascinating backstory. Belgian luthier Tim Duerinck created them out of flax fiber. -
The online investigative newsroom Capital & Main is launching its DOGE Impact Tracker this week. For the past two months, it's been focusing on writing and aggregating stories that detail the human impact of the drastic cuts. -
Dozens of food and agriculture bills that could affect farmers, ranchers, consumers and more were set to be heard in conference hearings at the Hawaiʻi State Capitol last week. HPR's Mark Ladao has more. -
A measure advancing in the state Legislature aims to set a new target to significantly reduce Hawaiʻi's total energy usage by 2045. -
‘Umeke Lāʻau will be on display at Honolulu Hale from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. until May 4 before traveling to Kapolei on O‘ahu and Lahaina on Maui. -
Environmental advocate Solomon Pili Kahoʻohalahala spoke to The Conversation's Maddie Bender about ocean protections amid Trump's executive order for deep-sea mining permits. -
The Conversation's DW Gibson spoke to Chief Global Officer for the University of Hawaiʻi System Brent White about helping international students navigate Trump's recent policy changes for student visas. -
While lawmakers are considering many bills ahead of the end of the 2025 session on Friday, here at Hawaiʻi Public Radio, we’ve narrowed down the topics to the top four we’re paying close attention to. -
The bone collector caterpillar lives in spiderwebs along the Waiʻanae Mountains and evades capture by encasing itself in the skeletons of the spider's victims and the spider's own shed skin. HPR's Maddie Bender has more.
