Jason Ubay
Managing Editor, NewsJason Ubay is HPR's managing editor, where he works with the station's team of reporters and digital producers to create news content for broadcast and digital platforms. He brings more than 15 years of professional journalism experience in Honolulu to the role. He was most recently a producer on The Conversation.
He previously was managing editor of Hawaii Business magazine for five years, where he compiled lists and managed the brand's social media accounts. He later covered tourism and financial institutions at Pacific Business News. He holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and previously served on the board of the Asian American Journalists Association-Hawaiʻi chapter. He participated in AAJA's Executive Leadership Program in 2021.
Jason spent three years as a stay-at-home dad and has great respect for caregivers. He also won a pizza eating contest in 2010, played high school football with Matt Leinart and Colt Brennan, and drinks his coffee black.
Contact him at jubay@hawaiipublicradio.org.
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The 2024 Hawaiʻi legislative session is heading into the home stretch. Both chambers must discuss and agree on changes to measures that have survived this far. Here's how that process works. -
The public-private partnership would deliver a new stadium, 4,500 residential units, as well as retail and commercial spaces. The chosen master developer will operate and maintain the facility for 30 years. -
Senate Ways and Means Committee Chair Donovan Dela Cruz said they passed the budget, along with the One ʻOhana Trust Fund and a Maui disaster relief fund to show a full picture of the requests from the governor's administration. -
The Voluntary Housing Buyout Program allows the county to buy property or land impacted by the eruption to maintain the sites as "open space." To do so, the county started with $107 million in federal Department of Housing and Development funds and planned to dole it out in three phases. -
On Jan. 1, Hawaiʻi became the latest state to enact a pay transparency law. Helena Almeida is the vice president of counsel at the global human resources company ADP. She spoke with HPR's Jason Ubay about this growing trend and what it means for local companies. -
The rise of multigenerational housing; The growing trend of pay transparency laws across the country; Inspiration behind the theme of this year's ball at the Queen Emma Summer Palace -
Hawaiʻi's pay transparency law went into effect on Jan. 1, but last year's employment numbers show that most companies in the state might not be legally required to follow the new rules. HPR's Jason Ubay explains. -
A recent University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization report predicts that jobs will grow about 1% in 2024, and visitor arrivals will remain relatively flat. Visitor spending is also expected to be lower than in 2023. HPR's Jason Ubay has more. -
Alaska Airlines plans to purchase Hawaiian Airlines for $1.9 billion. The deal will require approval from certain shareholders and U.S. regulators. What's going to happen to your Hawaiian Miles? How will the merger affect interisland travel? HPR's Jason Ubay shares what we know so far. -
HPR's Ku'uwehi Hiraishi on West Maui reopening for tourism; HPR's Cassie Ordonio on Lāhainā's overlooked ʻulu groves; HPR's Jason Ubay on ʻIke Pāpālua, a sci-fi short story anthology by local authors
