DW Gibson
Producer, The ConversationDW Gibson is the author of several books including the award-winning The Edge Becomes the Center: An Oral History of Gentrification. He shared a National Magazine Award for his work on “This is the Story of One Block in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn,” for New York Magazine.
His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, and Harper's Magazine. His previous radio work includes co-hosting the podcast “There Goes the Neighborhood,” guest hosting various programs for WNYC in New York, and reading original essays for All Things Considered and Live from Here.
For 20 years he served as director of the writers residency program at Art Omi, and he co-founded Sangam House, a writers residency in India, along with Arshia Sattar. He joined Hawaiʻi Public Radio in 2025 and can be reached at dgibson@hawaiipublicradio.org.
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HPR listeners share what SNAP cuts mean for them; HPR's DW Gibson reports on the newly-formed Women's Court on Hawaiʻi Island -
Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, co-leader of the Māori Party in Aotearoa, or New Zealand, was suspended last year after participating in a haka on the Parliament floor in protest of the Treaty Principles Bill. -
Gov. Josh Green shares how the state is responding to the threat to the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; Debbie Ngarewa Packer, co-leader of the Māori Party in Aotearoa, or New Zealand, talks about her suspension last year after participating in a haka on the Parliament floor -
Dylan Moore of UHERO spoke with HPR about the potential effects of the SNAP benefits pause in the coming days, weeks and months. -
Dylan Moore with UHERO looks at the economic implications of the suspension of SNAP benefits; Longtime Mid-Pacific Institute baseball coach Dunn Muramaru and Hawaiʻi Pacific University head coach Dane Fujinaka discuss memorable moments from the World Series -
Paula Adams of the Hawaiʻi Afterschool Alliance spoke to HPR’s DW Gibson about the need for more after-school care across the islands. -
C-MORE Lab Director David Karl reflects on the lab's greatest discoveries over the last 15 years; Hawaiʻi Afterschool Alliance Executive Director Paula Adams talks about the demand for child care across the state -
In response to the federal government shutdown and its effects on SNAP food benefits, the state is setting aside $100 million to help eligible families with housing and utility payments. -
Eleni Gill Avendaño, the director of “Nā Wāhine Buda Kiakahi,” along with two of the film’s producers, spoke with HPR’s DW Gibson about exploring the history of Buddhism in Hawaiʻi. -
People who get health insurance through the Affordable Care Act may face higher costs soon; The San Francisco Standard reports on billionaire Marc Benioff's ties to Hawaiʻi
