Mark Ladao
News ProducerMark Ladao moved to Hawaiʻi as a teenager and graduated from Moanalua High School. He graduated from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa with a bachelor's in biology and, later, in journalism. He was a general assignment reporter at the Honolulu Star-Advertiser for four years before coming to Hawaiʻi Public Radio as a news producer in 2023. He usually spends his free time rewatching Amélie.
Contact him at mladao@hawaiipublicradio.org.
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Farmers across the state have so far reported more than $7 million in damages from the storms this month. -
An effort to give the Commission on Water Resource Management more independence is still moving forward at the state Legislature, but with amendments. -
Blangiardi began his address Wednesday evening saying that the city faces many challenges, but that “ there is none greater and none more consequential to the people of Hawaiʻi than our affordability crisis.” -
A bill moving through the Capitol is looking to exempt meat from those animals from some state inspection and transportation rules — as long as they're donated to an organization specifically to feed those in need. -
Surf n Salsa is usually closed on Mondays, but this week owners Jhon and Maggie Acuna were busy preparing food to give to anyone in the community impacted by the flooding. -
Farmers on Oʻahu's North Shore are now dealing with the damage caused by some of the worst flooding they've had in years. The area was among the island's hardest hit areas. -
The Honolulu Police Department has about 630 total vacant job positions, and chronic vacancies have been an issue for the department for years. -
With a relatively conservative budget in the works for the upcoming fiscal year, the Honolulu City Council and administration officials are brainstorming possible sources of revenue for Oʻahu. -
Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen said the county will spend $1.29 billion through 2030 on infrastructure related to expanding housing capacity. -
A universal school meals program has been proposed at the Legislature before, and itʻs usually met with pushback from state Department of Education officials due to concerns about the logistics and costs.
