Emma Caires
News ProducerEmma Caires is a News Producer at Hawaiʻi Public Radio. She was the Legislative News Intern during her final semester at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, where she got her bachelor's degree in journalism and communicology.
With strong familial ties to Kāneʻohe, she loves being able to report on things that hit close to home, both politically and personally. In her free time, she can be found out in nature, trying out the newest coffee shops, or in the Foodland poke line.
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The state Department of Education broke ground and blessed the site of the future O’ahu school in East Kapolei, which is set to serve roughly 750 students from kindergarten through 5th grade. -
HPR is breaking down the meaning of the charter amendments and explaining them in easy-to-understand terms. Read this story for details on the eight Maui County questions. -
Oʻahu voters can vote on a whopping 20 charter amendment questions in the November election. HPR is breaking down the meaning of the charter amendments and explaining them in easy-to-understand terms. -
HPR is breaking down the meaning of the charter amendments and explaining them in easy-to-understand terms. This story covers the lone Kauaʻi County measure. -
The new Hawaiʻi Quality of Life survey gained mixed results from residents. Many report feeling happier and healthier compared to two years ago, but the battle against the cost of living weighs heavy. -
Question 1 on Oʻahu's ballot this year will ask voters if they're for or against establishing a new Special Fund that would dedicate 0.5% of real property tax revenue to a Food Security Fund. -
The state Department of Education is requesting a nearly $2 billion Capital Improvement Budget for the next two years to cover maintenance, advance new and existing projects, meet health and safety requirements, and support the launch of a regional kitchen. -
The Hawaiian Council is offering assistance to those who opened their homes to residents impacted by the Hurricanes Lala and Lowell. Eligible hosts can receive $500 per displaced person each month, with up to $2,000 per household per month. -
Through a partnership with the Hawaiʻi Island Community Health Center and the Food Basket, the initiative provided 25 patients with weekly food boxes that are completely locally sourced to measure how regular access to healthy, local foods would impact their overall health. -
Measure 3008 would create a new property tax program called an ʻĀina Kūpuna dedication that would let Hawaiʻi families, who can trace their land back to being continuously owned before statehood in 1959, pay a fixed property tax for 10 years.
