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 latest day from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics found wide discrepancies in some industries compared to their national counterparts.
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The State Office of Elections shares what's around the corner with the primary election coming up in August; Maui Brewing Company discusses expansion and supply chain issues; Kipahulu ʻOhana talks about the proposed community-based subsistence fishing area along Maui's coastline; A local author shares the story behind his love of short stories and his new book "Made in Hawaii"
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Maui Brewing Company CEO Garrett Marrero talks about expanding the company's mainland presence and dealing with supply chain issues. The company has bid for San Diego-based craft brewer Modern Times. HPR's Jason Ubay has more.
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The state Board of Land and Natural Resources will decide Tuesday if it will grant a contested case hearing to a North Shore beachfront homeowner. He was fined nearly $100,000 for allegedly using sandbags and creating erosion control measures without approval.
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The Hawaiʻi Board of Education has picked Keith Hayashi as the next superintendent for the state’s public school system. He has served as the interim head of public schools since last summer.
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The Hawaiʻi Coffee Association hopes that verifying where a coffee batch comes from will not only help local growers with marketing but also deter counterfeiters. The new database could lead to better enforcement and possible legal action. HPR's Jason Ubay has more.
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Kaiser Permanente mental health clinicians planning to go on a three-day strike say they want increased funding and additional staff amid a "growing demand for mental health services."
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Nearly 9,200 positive cases have been reported over the last 14 days, not including at-home tests. That means COVID-19 cases in Hawaiʻi have gone up for the seventh week in a row.
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The Honolulu auditor issued 10 recommendations for the city's recycling program in 2017. Most have been completed, with those in process related to change in laws and existing contracts.
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Hawaiʻi will take a $450,000 share of the settlement for more than 14,000 local consumers. Those who paid to use TurboTax’s Free Edition when they didn’t have to from 2016 to 2018 can expect a direct payment of $30 for each year they filed.