Addis Belay
Society of Professional Journalists - Hawaiʻi Chapter Summer InternAddis Belay was the 2026 Society of Professional Journalists Intern for The Conversation at Hawai’i Public Radio. Born and raised in West O’ahu, she was pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Journalism at Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism. She participated in the Asian American Journalists Association’s JCamp in 2024 and is a member of the National Association of Black Journalists. You can find her work in The Star Advertiser and The Daily Northwestern. When she’s not in the studio, you can find Addis cruising at Makaha Beach or trying to find a good matcha in Kapolei.
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Kapolei Middle School faces new challenges in keeping its ʻŌlelo Hawaʻi immersion program alive. -
Carol Kai Inouye, founder of the Great Aloha Run, passes the torch to developer Christine Camp to keep the race going; Kapolei Middle School faces new challenges in keeping its ʻŌlelo Hawaʻi immersion program alive. -
Kristi West, a lead researcher from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa's Health and Stranding Lab, shares about her study of stranded short-finned pilot whales. -
Kauaʻi Mayor Derek Kawakami addresses Hurricane Lowell impacts; HPR's Mark Ladao has more on Lowell on Oʻahu; UH researcher talks pilot whale study -
Native Hawaiian professors Maile Arvin and David Aiona Chang co-author a letter opposing the closure of National Archives at San Francisco. -
Hawaiʻi Island Mayor Kimo Alameda shares recovery updates after Hurricane Lala devastated areas like the Nāʻālehu Cemetery; The Center for Oral History at UH Mānoa plans new projects after receiving over half a million dollars in new funding. -
Laura Thielen, the executive director of Partners In Care, spoke to HPR's Addis Belay on helping the homeless community during Hurricane Lala. -
John Bravender, of the National Weather Service, shares news of a third weather disturbance forming after Tropical Storm Moke; Capitol Modern combines several art festival events into one day: "Super Saturday." -
Former Saks Global vice president and lifelong advocate for women Shelley Cramer steps into her new role as CEO of Ho'ōla Nā Pua, a nonprofit organization committed to preventing child sex trafficking. -
Hoʻola Na Pua, an organization committed to preventing sex trafficking, appoints a new CEO; University of Murcia archaeologist Miguel Valério studies different lunar calendars from across the Pacific Islands.
