The Hawaiʻi Ant Lab is hosting a free workshop this Thursday to help residents manage little fire ants on their properties. The invasive ant is widespread on Hawaiʻi Island and can also be found on Maui, Oʻahu, and Kauaʻi.

Have you ever wondered how the state determines which affordable housing projects get state and federal funding? HPR's Ashley Mizuo reports on the process and some changes under consideration.

Honolulu is suing major fossil fuel companies, including ExxonMobil, Shell, and Chevron, over climate change impacts. The city argues these companies knew for decades that their products caused global warming and profited from it.

Pádraig Ó Tuama, an Irish poet and conflict resolution specialist, recently arrived on Maui for a summer residency at The Merwin Conservancy and is to give readings and talks on Maui and Oʻahu this week.

The stars of "Lilo & Stitch" have experienced some big changes since the movie became a hit in 2025. Eight-year-old Maia Kealoha says she's been recognized "like five thousand times" at stores and has given up Doritos to keep her teeth clean.

The rule of law is a stone we have been turning over and over in these troubled times. The Conversation spoke with former Gov. David Ige and Randy Iwase, a former senator and former chair of the Public Utilities Commission. The two teamed up with former state Attorney General David Louie and Honolulu insurance executive Robin Campaniano to write an op-ed piece.

The Human Rights Defense Center is suing the Hawaiʻi Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation for censorship. The center says the department has not allowed its educational publications, books and informational brochures to be delivered to inmates.

Hawaiʻi County lawmakers are moving a bill to ban the feeding of feral animals on county property. However, that is despite the swaths of testimony calling it inhumane and counterproductive to controlling feral populations.

Some Hawaiʻi college students say they are entering an uncertain post-graduation landscape with the Trump administration's federal hiring freeze and cuts to research grants. HPR's Cassie Ordonio has more.

A major hurricane is churning in the Pacific Ocean several hundred miles away from Hawaiʻi. Forecasters say Iona is about 735 miles south-southeast of Honolulu with maximum sustained winds at 125 mph.