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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When President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet in South Korea this week, one topic of discussion will be rare earths, which play an important role in the U.S. and in Asia, where there are many interconnections. -
For India's prime minister, this week brought a phone call from President Donald Trump. But there's a lot in the relationship that remains unclear. -
Australia and the United States have signed an $8.5 billion deal on critical minerals and rare earths. The signing came at a White House meeting, which also included news directly affecting Hawaiʻi. -
Japan's largest political party has a new leader, but the country still does not have a new prime minister. And there's an important political visit on the calendar in less than two weeks. HPR's Bill Dorman has more in this Asia Minute. -
President Trump was back in Washington on Tuesday, following a quick trip to the Middle East. But now there are some new questions about another set of travel plans scheduled for later this month — a trip that would come much closer to Hawaiʻi. HPR's Bill Dorman has more in this Asia Minute. -
Susan Eichor played a leading role in organizing the 2025 U.S.-Japan Annual Conference. She sat down with HPR's Bill Dorman to discuss the event, which takes place on Oct. 15 at the Sheraton Waikiki. -
Mark Recktenwald, chief justice of the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court, reflects on his time on the bench as he prepares to step down; Hawaiian Council CEO Kūhiō Lewis explains the organization's decision to rebrand -
At HPR, Ian Capps brought his passion for the development of Western music over the 500 years from the 12th through the 17th centuries and gave it life with his weekly program "The Early Muse." Starting in December 2004, he hosted the weekly program without fail for more than two decades. -
Author Hampton Sides spoke with HPR’s Bill Dorman about the legacy of Captain James Cook in his book titled “The Wide Wide Sea." -
Retired Judge Karen Radius, Judge Dyan Medeiros and supervisor Valerie Lazo share the successes of Hawaiʻi's Girls Court; Author Hampton Sides revisits the story of James Cook in the New York Times bestseller "The Wide Wide Sea"
