Bill Dorman
Senior Vice President of News and Executive EditorBill Dorman joined Hawaiʻi Public Radio as the news director in February 2011.
Born in New York City, he spent 21 years at CNN in various positions behind the scenes and on the air in Atlanta, New York, Washington and Tokyo. He was also managing editor of Asia Pacific Broadcast for Bloomberg News for five years before moving to Hawaiʻi in 2009. He’s covered stories from more than 20 countries and territories.
In 2025, he was named HPR's executive editor. Contact him at bdorman@hawaiipublicradio.org.
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The Super Bowl is a week from Sunday, and if you want to buy tickets, you should be ready to spend a minimum of $6,000 apiece. But that's also not the most expensive ticket on the market right now. -
President Trump says he’ll raise tariffs on South Korea. It’s the latest case of the president using the threat of tariffs as a policy tool. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in today’s Asia Minute. -
Gov. Josh Green delivered his fourth State of the State address to the Hawaiʻi State Legislature on Monday morning. HPR's Bill Dorman has listened to each of Green's annual addresses. Here's what HPR is taking away from this year's address. -
Gov. Josh Green delivers his State of the State address; Oʻahu residents gathered to protest over the weekend in response to the second killing of a U.S. citizen by federal agents in Minnesota -
It’s official: 2025 was a record year for tourism in Japan. So far, 2026 is turning out to be a slightly different story. HPRʻs Bill Dorman has more in today’s Asia Minute. -
The future of Hawaiʻi’s largest coffee farm remains uncertain. Kauaʻi Coffee Company is facing an expiring lease and a complicated business structure; meanwhile, pressures of a different kind are hitting one export market for Hawaiian coffee: South Korea. -
Australia has been suffering through some of its worst wildfires since 2019 and 2020. At least one person has died, and while conditions are beginning to improve, some concerns are lingering. HPR's Bill Dorman has more in today's Asia Minute. -
Jeff Mikulina, chair of the Green Fee Advisory Council, spoke to HPR's Bill Dorman about recommendations on where and how to spend the revenue. -
Green Fee Advisory Council Chair Jeff Mikulina shares how the $100 million in anticipated revenue from the green fee may be spent; the Pā‘ia Youth and Cultural Center is trying to relocate its facilities out of the way of sea level rise -
Venezuela remains an international focus this week, but a new development involving China and Japan has now captured regional attention. HPR's Bill Dorman has more in today's Asia Minute.
