HPR spoke with Melissa Pavlicek, the executive director of the Hawaiʻi Harbor Users Group, about the extended Jones Act waiver and why major shipping carriers support the federal statute.

Hawaiʻi will likely put protections in place for children using AI. The bill that would require AI operators to post visible disclaimers, making it clear that users are not speaking to a person.

The 50th annual Seabury Hall Craft Fair will be held on Saturday and benefits financial aid for students to attend the Maui college preparatory school.

Hawaiʻi is set to establish “name, image and likeness” rules to recruit and retain student-athletes at the University of Hawaiʻi.

Surfrider Spirit Sessions founder Cynthia Derosier shares how the nonprofit makes surfing more accessible to at-risk youth.

The National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center reported that more than half of sex trafficking victims in Hawaiʻi are part Native Hawaiian. The Hoʻopili Tribal Council is hosting a sign waving event today.

Devin Thomas, director of tax and budget policy at Hawaiʻi Appleseed, talks about its free online tool to help track the progress of the state budget.

Karl Banks, from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, reports on the agency's efforts to restore clean water to the Northern Mariana Islands after Super Typhoon Sinlaku.

Keith Regan, who was named acting lieutenant governor for the state, talks about balancing the role with his duty as state comptroller.

The Honolulu Charter Commission wants to work out the kinks in a proposal to give the mayor more ability to hire and fire the City and County of Honolulu's chief of police.