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 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. -
The City and County of Honolulu will once again open its Rental and Utility Relief Program. -
Gov. David Ige’s latest emergency proclamation has extended driver’s license and state identification card expiration dates to Oct. 4. -
Hawai'i will lift its eviction moratorium Aug. 6. While a federal eviction moratorium may prevent immediate action on evictions, the state is urging renters to seek rental assistance through the counties and tap into mediation. However, there is no easy way to track how much money is still available in each county. -
Carl Bonham, executive director of UHERO, said current data shows no sign of an economic slowdown in the past few weeks because of the emergence of the delta variant. But he noted that as visitors have returned to the islands, jobs have not. -
Holoholo owner and CEO Cecil Morton on what prompted him to create the Hawai'i ride-sharing business; tutor and parent Karen Gibson on her journey to publishing a book titled, "One Hundred Parenting Tips Inspired by the Pandemic"; Sage Creamery owners Zach Villanueva and Courtney Ro on starting a local business during COVID times; and PIDGINMOJI owner Ka'ohele Carlos on expanding the availability of the PIDGINMOJI Fortune Cookie in our islands. -
Hawaiian Airlines reported a net loss of $6.2 million in the second quarter. But it had more traffic in June 2021 than June 2019, and it's seeing strong bookings through the end of the year. -
The Pololū Trail Steward Program hopes to hire local residents to act as conservations and tourism liaisons in an increasingly crowded trail. The Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority is funding a pilot project in collaboration with Kupu, Nā Ala Hele Trails and Access Program, and local families in Pololū and the neighboring ahupuaʻa. -
The Windward O‘ahu farmers market was most recently located in the parking lot of Pali Lanes but it closed last month after property owner Alexander & Baldwin did not renew the lease with the bowling alley. -
The state is expanding its Safe Travels program to include visitors from the Philippines and South Korea. Starting July 15, travelers from these countries with a negative COVID-19 test from a trusted testing partner will be able to bypass Hawaiʻi's mandatory 10-day quarantine.
