Players faced off around an antique kōnane board earlier this month that had been used more than a century ago. Kapena Baptista went home with the win and a replica of the museum’s rare board.

Scott Amendola and Wil Blades have graced Hawaiʻi stages separately, but the duo returns to the islands for one show only at Blue Note Hawaiʻi on Tuesday night. HPR's Lillian Tsang spoke to them ahead of the show.

An estimated 31,000 registered nurses and other front-line Kaiser Permanente health care workers will return to work on Tuesday after a four-week strike in California and Hawaiʻi to demand better wages and staffing. The union said in a statement Monday that "significant movement at the bargaining table" prompted an end to the walkout.

While the eastbound extensions of the rail are more highly anticipated, a short segment extending the west side of the rail further into Kapolei could be an easier job.

House lawmakers have advanced a measure that would subsidize home insurance for low-income families in lava zones on Hawaiʻi Island.

HPR talked to Gov. Josh Green soon after a U.S. Supreme Court decision on tariffs, plus his thoughts about the recent headlines involving Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke.

A stage production about a Hawaiian musician who we can thank for inventing the sound of the steel guitar and slack key has been back for a second season. HPR talked to Moses Goods, who is credited with writing the production, about taking this show on the road.

While the focus of Lahaina’s recovery efforts so far has been rebuilding homes, commercial property owners are ready to rebuild too, and some are frustrated with the process. HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol talked with some of those owners, as well as county officials, to better understand the challenges.

HPR spoke with Democratic state Rep. Della Au Belatti about renewed calls for Gov. Josh Green to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate an unnamed "influential lawmaker" who was allegedly handed money in a paper bag in 2022.

State lawmakers are moving along a measure meant to facilitate film production on agricultural land, though some film advocates worry it could add more bureaucracy to the process.