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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A city task force presented a report with recommendations on how to address the Honolulu Police Department’s chronic staffing shortage — and now it’s up to the Honolulu Police Commission to choose how to move forward. -
Aloha United Way's helpline provides the public with resources that can assist with rent, shelter and food. Nearly 80% of those who use the helpline are from Oʻahu. -
In grocery stores across the state, it's generally easier to find locally grown beef than pork or goat. But there's an effort to improve local production for these other types of meat. -
There are continued talks of using wild game to help manage invasive species and fight hunger, but a host of issues still need to be addressed before that can become a reality. -
A bill ordering the Honolulu Police Department to share information with news outlets has passed through its final hearing at the Honolulu City Council.
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A new report recommends housing stipends, better medical benefits and other efforts to help recruit and retain Honolulu Police Department officers and civilian employees. -
Nearly 280 proposed charter amendments have been submitted to the Honolulu Charter Commission, including several with a focus on improving farming or ensuring that residents don’t go hungry. -
The state’s police union said it will work with the Kauaʻi Police Department’s new chief of police, but continues to call for more transparency about the selection process. -
The website features interactive dashboards that provide information on pests like the coconut rhinoceros beetle, little fire ant, and coqui frog. -
The Kauaʻi Police Commission has picked its new chief of police, though the selection process has been criticized by the state’s police union. At a meeting on Friday, the commission made a conditional offer to Rudy Tai, one of four finalists.
