Jason Ubay
News EditorJason Ubay brings a variety of media experience to his role as HPR's news editor. He was managing editor of Hawaii Business magazine for 5 years, where he launched the publication’s social media channels. He later covered tourism and financial institutions at Pacific Business News. He holds a degree in journalism from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa and is the treasurer of the Asian American Journalists Association-Hawai’i chapter. He was most recently a producer on The Conversation.
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The West Maui Preservation Association has reached an agreement with Innergex, the developer of the Kahana Solar project on West Maui. The developer will donate thousands of dollars annually to West Maui nonprofits and organizations and come up with a decommissioning plan. WMPA will withdraw its opposition to the project, which is currently before the state Public Utilities Commission. -
Six people have been charged with a conspiracy to defraud the IRS. They’re accused of filing fraudulent tax returns and pocketing more than $1 million.
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The median price of a single family home in Maui County was just shy of $1 million — the first time it's been under seven digits since April.
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Reece Jones, the chair of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Department of Geography and the Environment, explores race and America's immigration policy in his new book, "White Borders: The History of Race and Immigration in the United States from Chinese Exclusion to the Border Wall."
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The Hawaii Events Coalition discusses why it's stepping up efforts to voice its displeasure with current COVID restrictions; a UH Professor explores the influence of racism on America's immigration policies; and we remember the late Makia Malo, the celebrated storyteller, educator, poet, and former Kalaupapa resident
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The Hawaii Events Coalition discusses why it's stepping up efforts to voice its displeasure with current COVID restrictions; a UH Professor explores the influence of racism on America's immigration policies; and we remember the late Makia Malo, the celebrated storyteller, educator, poet, and former Kalaupapa resident
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Central Pacific Bank Foundation has accepted its first cryptocurrency donation. The gift came from Wallace Tsuha of Tsuha Hawaii Aloha.
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First Insurance Company of Hawaii is offering supplemental coverage for hurricanes and tropical storms called FirstTrack. Payments are determined by the insured home’s proximity to a storm and its wind speed.
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Total visitor spending was down nearly 7% in July, according to the state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism — but domestic travel continues to fly.
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The state has launched a new website to consolidate programs for Hawaiʻi residents seeking remote work and for employers looking to hire local talent.
