Audrey McAvoy
Senior Government ReporterAudrey McAvoy began covering government news at Hawaiʻi Public Radio in June 2026.
She is a decades-long veteran of Hawaiʻi news, having been responsible for the military, environment, tourism and government beats at the Honolulu bureau of The Associated Press. She started her journalism career in Tokyo, where she reported for the AP and Dow Jones Newswires.
She was raised in Tokyo and Oʻahu and is a graduate of Punahou School and Wesleyan University.
Audrey enjoys reading novels and history books and delights in watching Honolulu’s official bird, the manu-o-Kū.
Contact Audrey at amcavoy@hawaiipublicradio.org
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HPR is breaking down the meaning of the charter amendments and explaining them in easy-to-understand terms. This article is about the lone Hawaiʻi County measure. -
HPR is breaking down the meaning of the proposed state constitutional amendments and explaining them in easy-to-understand terms. -
The measure, if approved by a majority of voters, would give counties a new way to pay for sewer, water, drainage and other vital infrastructure for new homes. -
Pat Saiki played a significant role in the passage of legislation paying reparations to Japanese Americans incarcerated by the U.S. during World War II. -
Hawaiʻi's real gross domestic product will likely increase by just 0.6% in 2026, down from 3.3% last year, the University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization said. -
Whether travelers should visit Hawaiʻi communities struck by disaster has been a major issue as climate change-fueled disasters have multiplied in recent years. -
The number of households receiving the subsidy, however, has risen only by one-fifth, the report from the University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization said. -
Courts will likely be called on to resolve disputes over the November general election, retired Hawaiʻi Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald told lawmakers. -
In a normal year, four or five tropical cyclones pass through the Central Pacific, but forecasters say there could be 13 in 2026. This year's El Nino is a major factor. -
Red Cross workers distributed rags, sponges, rakes and other tool to neighborhoods to help people remove debris from their homes.
