Ashley Mizuo
Government ReporterAshley Mizuo is Hawaiʻi Public Radio’s government reporter. She previously worked at Crooked Media producing two podcasts: "Pod Save the World" and "Strict Scrutiny." Before that, she was the City Hall reporter at the Honolulu Star-Advertiser and a general assignment reporter at HPR.
Born and raised on O’ahu, she's a graduate of ‘Iolani School and has a bachelor's in journalism and political science from Loyola University Chicago and a master's in public affairs reporting from the University of Illinois-Springfield.
When she's not reporting she can be found running, surfing (badly), consuming excessive amounts of coffee and obsessing over Taylor Swift.
Contact her at amizuo@hawaiipublicradio.org or on X, formerly known as Twitter, @ashleymizuo.
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Gov. Josh Green also announced on Hawaiʻi Public Radio’s The Conversation that the state will provide $250 one-time payments to SNAP recipients on or before Nov. 14. -
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs approved over $6 million for a program to help Native Hawaiian beneficiaries impacted by the suspension of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps. -
In response to the federal government shutdown and its effects on SNAP food benefits, the state is setting aside $100 million to help eligible families with housing and utility payments. -
People who get their health insurance through the Affordable Care Act will be shopping for new policies on Nov. 1 — and the price tag will likely be much higher. HPR’s Ashley Mizuo reports on the impacts on Hawaiʻi residents. -
Last year, the Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation and the Center for Reproductive Rights represented midwives who brought a lawsuit against the state. The parties settled the case last week. -
The new segment of the Honolulu rail system opened Thursday morning, adding four new stops, including at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport and Joint-Base Pearl Harbor Hickam. -
Recipients between 55 and 64 years old, parents with children over 13 years old, people experiencing homelessness, and youth between 18 and 24 years old transitioning out of foster care will be required to work at least 80 hours a month to qualify for SNAP, formerly known as food stamps. -
The state has more than $400 million in unspent federal funds for a program to help low-income families. HPR’s Ashley Mizuo reports on why and how it will be spent as Hawaiʻi faces cuts to federal social service programs. -
Instead of having a law in place, the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation only has an agency policy that advocates say is complicated and lengthy. -
A new University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization report identified $126 million in federal funding for Hawaiʻi nonprofits as politically vulnerable. The 74 grants in jeopardy account for over 50 nonprofits. HPR's Ashley Mizuo has more.
