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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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" -
Australia's government has taken its deepest look ever at the impacts of climate risk, and the prime minister calls the results “a wake-up call.” HPR's Bill Dorman has more in todayʻs Asia Minute. -
Hawaiʻi tourism officials remain cautious about the outlook for the fall season. But elsewhere in the Pacific, several locations are seeing steady or increasing demand. HPR's Bill Dorman has more in today's Asia Minute. -
More than 300 South Koreans working on an electric battery factory in Georgia remain detained by the U.S. government today. South Korea's foreign minister is involved in talks to resolve this situation, but there may be a lingering issue with visas. HPR's Bill Dorman has more in today's Asia Minute. -
It's been an unusual week in China. President Xi Jinping met with leaders from Russia's Vladimir Putin to India's Narendra Modi, and hosted a massive military parade. But in parts of the Asia Pacific, there was a focus on another visitor. HPR's Bill Dorman has more in today's Asia Minute.
