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Jessie Wardarski/AP/APDevotees of two Catholic saints — Damien and Marianne of Molokaʻi — want to see where they spent a pivotal part of their lives caring for Hawaiʻi’s leprosy patients. A pilgrimage to the Kalaupapa settlement is logistically challenging since this beautiful and haunting slice of northern Molokaʻi is defined by its natural isolation. -
Office of Sen. Brian SchatzThe U.S. Senate has voted to confirm the first Native Hawaiian woman as a federal district court judge. Kauaʻi High alum Micah Smith was also confirmed as a federal judge this week
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Negotiations are underway at COP28, the largest global climate talks yet. But the controversy over the influence of oil has cast a long shadow on the United Nations summit. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote spoke to local policymakers and advocates about how the talks may affect Hawaiʻi's climate goals. -
The series of community events will feature the annual Hāna Community Winter Show, craft booths and a holiday photo booth for free professional family portraits.
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A proposed bill amendment would waive real property taxes for vacation rental owners who convert to long-term rentals to open up housing for displaced fire victims.
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It’s no secret that the Christmas shopping season is crucial for retailers. So how are local businesses doing when it comes to preparations for the holidays? We get a progress report from Pacific Business News editor-in-chief A. Kam Napier.
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Officials overseeing Hawaiʻi’s homeless services say they need a boost in funding just to keep up with the rising cost of services. The state Department of Human Services’ Homeless Programs Office contracts outside providers for services like rapid rehousing, outreach and civil legal services.
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The proportion of U.S. kindergartners exempted from school vaccination requirements has hit its highest level ever, 3%, according to a recent report from the CDC. Hawaiʻi saw the largest jump, with the exemption rate rising to 6.4%, nearly double the year before. The Conversation's Catherine Cruz spoke to a state Department of Health immunization expert about Hawaiʻi's vulnerability to disease outbreaks.
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The videos cover issues like employment and housing discrimination, and they explain the process for filing a complaint with the HCRC. The Conversation talked with Executive Director Marcus Kawatachi to find out why the videos are important.
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Guam native Craig Santos Perez is the first Pacific Islander to win the prestigious National Book Award for Poetry — and the first Pacific Islander to win in any category. The Conversation's Catherine Cruz talked to the author about what that win meant not just to him as a Chamorro, but to a culture often overlooked.
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The U.S. Navy says underwater footage shows two points where a large plane is touching coral in an Oʻahu bay. It's been more than a week since the Navy plane overshot a runway and landed in shallow water just offshore of Marine Corps Base Hawaiʻi at Kāneʻohe Bay.
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The National Weather Service says rain could trigger localized flooding over burn scars in Lahaina and Kula. Maui County says it has placed 40 pallets of straw barriers around Lahaina and that 25 staff members are on standby.
