Bill Dorman
Senior Vice President of News and Executive EditorBill Dorman has been the news director of Hawai‘i Public Radio since 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 DC, and Tokyo, Japan. He was also managing editor of Asia Pacific Broadcast for Bloomberg News for five years before moving to Hawai‘i in 2009. He’s covered stories from more than twenty countries and territories.
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Air pollution is blanketing parts of Southeast Asia this week. It's a familiar problem, but this year, the timing is especially challenging. HPR's Bill Dorman has more in today's Asia Minute. -
In Japan, there is growing outrage following the violent death of a woman that police say is linked to a U.S. service member. A U.S. Marine based in Okinawa has been arrested for murder. HPR's Bill Dorman has more in today's Asia Minute. -
Retired Brigadier General Davil Stilwell discusses Hawaiʻi’s links to the Asia-Pacific region after Naval Destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. returned to Pearl Harbor. -
Retired Brigadier General Davil Stilwell discusses Hawaiʻi’s links to the Asia-Pacific region; Mānoa Chocolate founder Dylan Butterbaugh shares how his business has fared with this year’s decline in tourism. -
James Moriarty, chairman of the American Institute in Taiwan, explains how the historic Trump-Xi summit impacts relations across the strait. -
It's been a little more than a year since South Korea agreed to invest $350 billion in the U.S. economy. The commitment was part of a broader trade deal, and this week we're getting an idea about where some of that money may be going. HPR's Bill Dorman has more in today's Asia Minute. -
HPR reflects on the life of U.S. Rep. Pat Saiki, first Republican elected to represent Hawai’i in the House of Representatives since its statehood; after the hurricanes, HPR’s weekly segment Homeroom Hawaiʻi looks at the next thing taking schools by storm: homecoming week. -
Hawaiʻi tourism figures will be out soon for the month of August. Other visitor spots around the Asia Pacific are sharing their own recent number, which include some disappointments; and some records. HPR's Bill Dorman has more with the Asia Minute. -
Immigration remains a campaign issue for many candidates in the U.S. midterm elections. But across the Pacific, one country is making it easier for some skilled workers to move there. HPR's Bill Dorman has more in today's Asia Minute. -
Kunmi Yu Danico, director of the Center for Oral History at UH Mānoa, shares their plans to preserve oral histories on Maui and beyond.
