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 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. -
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. -
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." -
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 -
Central Pacific Bank Foundation has accepted its first cryptocurrency donation. The gift came from Wallace Tsuha of Tsuha Hawaii Aloha. -
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. -
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. -
The state has launched a new website to consolidate programs for Hawaiʻi residents seeking remote work and for employers looking to hire local talent. -
The American Red Cross of Hawaii is seeking shelter volunteers, medical professionals and disaster action team members. Volunteers or anyone who needs assistance from the Red Cross will not be turned away due to vaccination status, but a quarantine area will be set up for anyone exhibiting symptoms.
