Catherine Cluett Pactol
Senior Reporter, Maui NuiCatherine Cluett Pactol is Hawaiʻi Public Radio’s Senior Reporter for Maui Nui. She lives on Molokaʻi and is HPR’s first full-time employee based on a neighbor island.
Having served as a contributing HPR reporter on and off since 2008, she officially joined the HPR newsroom in summer 2023. Previously, she worked at The Molokai Dispatch, Molokaʻi's only newspaper, serving as its editor for more than a decade, while also freelancing for magazines and publications across the state. She has a degree in creative writing from Bates College.
Catherine’s work is driven by a passion for uplifting community voices through journalism and has been recognized locally and nationally, including a National Edward R. Murrow Award.
Contact her at cpactol@hawaiipublicradio.org.
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For ballots cast on Molokaʻi and Lānaʻi, they aren’t processed there. Instead, as HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol reports, they have to take a trip before they’re tallied. -
Molokaʻi's only ice cream store is closing after decades in business. HPR's Catherine Cluett Pactol reports on the challenges faced by small businesses, and the sweet legacy the shop is leaving behind. -
This week, 18 households received their home shopping letter from the Ho‘okumu Hou First-Time Homebuyer Opportunity Program, marking 100 'ohana to benefit from the program. -
This year's race for West Maui's State Representative is one to watch. HPR's Catherine Cluett Pactol reports on the candidates – and what makes this year different. -
The United States Postal Service has not been delivering mail to rebuilt homes in Lahaina following the 2023 wildfires. As HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol reports, that policy has received widespread pushback from Lahaina homeowners and officials, and the postal service has responded. -
Maui County working families who still struggle to make ends meet will have a chance to get a helping hand with their expenses. HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol reports on a year-long pilot program that can help with the rising cost of living. -
The 612 Front St. location will take about six months to reconstruct and is targeted for tenant opening next summer. -
A short documentary called "Pili Hou: Finding Helen" will have its world premiere at the Hawai’i International Film Festival later this month. HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol talked with the film’s creators about the personal journey behind the storyline. -
Kalaupapa residents couldn't return to their homes weeks after a drinking water outage. HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol reports there are new challenges in the remote settlement. -
HPR speaks with the filmmakers behind “Pili Hou,” an upcoming documentary about the search for a long-lost matriarch.
