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Former HPR host and musician Chris Vandercook talks about an upcoming blues guitar performance at Sunday Sessions.
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Agriculture advocates are warning state lawmakers that the recent Kona low storms have created a dire situation for local farmers, who need immediate assistance.
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The City and County of Honolulu and the sugar mill volunteer group will consolidate efforts at the Waialua District Park. Organized volunteers are still encouraged to help, though donations are becoming more specific as residents start rebuilding.
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The state Legislature is considering significant changes to the conveyance taxes that are levied on a property when it's sold. HPR's Ashley Mizuo reports that lawmakers aim to use the increased revenue to fund transit-oriented housing and provide the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands with its first permanent stream of state funding.
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Whitney Museum Biennial artist Kainoa Gruspe discusses the relationship between his work and the Hawaiian land.
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Event organizer Denis Salle and actress Mala Emde talk about FilmFreude, a German film festival coming to the Doris Duke Theatre in Honolulu.
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The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands shares updates gathered from a drone survey on the flood damage experiences across Maui County after the Kona low storms.
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Residents of the remote and vulnerable Kalaupapa peninsula remained safe during recent Kona low storms, but impacts were "scary to live through."
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Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s administration has given the Honolulu City Council a preliminary cost and damage estimate of up to $52 million, and that's likely to grow.
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The Legislature is considering a measure that would crack down on companies misrepresenting the costs of live events and hotel lodging: when, during checkout, the total cost has significantly increased from the advertised price due to added fees.
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A group of researchers has tapped into the community to get extensive water quality data after the storms. HPR’s Savannah Harriman-Pote talked to the researchers about the effort.
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Poet and activist Kathy Jetn̄il-Kijiner discusses her identity and her work as a poet and as climate envoy for the Marshall Islands.