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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Hawaiian Electric is looking for bus operators to participate in a new pilot program that will offset some of the cost of converting a bus fleet from diesel fuel to electric. -
The state previously set a goal for at least 30% of food served in public schools to be locally sourced by 2030. But the state Department of Education told the Legislature it needs funding to develop a system to collect food service data. Its current system is not automated and data is separated by individual schools. -
Former state Senate Majority Leader J. Kalani English and former state Rep. Ty Cullen admitted in court that they took bribes to steer legislation related to cesspools. -
The River of Life Mission has reached an agreement with the City and County of Honolulu to move its public feeding operation from Chinatown to several mobile locations. Area residents and business owners have complained about the crowds, trash and sometimes criminal behavior. -
Former Senate Majority Leader J. Kalani English and state Rep. Ty Cullen, who resigned Tuesday, are accused of taking bribes in exchange for shaping legislation that would benefit a company involved in publicly financed cesspool conversion projects. If convicted, each faces a sentence of up to 20 years imprisonment, and a fine of up to $250,000.
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The state health department has fined Maui Asphalt of Kauaʻi more than $100,000 for polluting state waters. -
A bill that would have authorized the state to kill thousands of feral cats died in the Legislature last week. It received more than 1,000 written testimonies, overwhelmingly in opposition. HPR's Jason Ubay has more. -
A measure that would prohibit landlords from denying a prospective tenant for using a Section 8 housing voucher has passed the State Senate. -
A measure to set a new goal of limiting greenhouse gas emissions by 70% by 2030 has moved forward. The bill would also fund a study by the state energy office on how to reach that goal. -
Out of about 200 samples, the state identified at least eight cases of the new subvariant in cases from Jan. 2 to Jan. 15.
