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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An empty homes tax could net the City and County of Honolulu nearly $300 million in revenue over the first decade. HPR's Mark Ladao reports on a new feasibility study for a measure known as Bill 46 that would create the new tax. -
Dozens of food and agriculture bills that could affect farmers, ranchers, consumers and more were set to be heard in conference hearings at the Hawaiʻi State Capitol last week. HPR's Mark Ladao has more. -
While lawmakers are considering many bills ahead of the end of the 2025 session on Friday, here at Hawaiʻi Public Radio, we’ve narrowed down the topics to the top four we’re paying close attention to. -
State lawmakers are moving bills that aim to punish and deter the use of illegal fireworks. A pair of fireworks measures passed through conference hearings last week, among the final hurdles for bills going through the state legislative process. -
Senate Bill 1186, which passed the conference committee process this week, seeks to create a “statewide interagency food systems coordination team” that would include leaders along the food supply chain — from farms to restaurants. -
Dana Shapiro, the president and CEO of the Hawaiʻi ʻUlu Cooperative, said the organization shipped hundreds of pounds of breadfruit to the 60 or so schools for the program a few weeks ago. -
Lawmakers deferred House Bill 428, which would have created a state “farm to families” program, because funding for the program was added to the state budget bill. -
State lawmakers have passed a bill aiming to streamline the unemployment filing process, but some worry it goes too far. -
The U.S. Department of Agriculture just scrapped millions of dollars for farming, and advocates say it’s a blow to Hawaiʻi agriculture. HPR's Mark Ladao has more. -
It’s not entirely clear how many dogs are being used in Hawaiʻi for invasive species detection, but some estimate more than a dozen between various organizations and state and federal agencies. HPR's Mark Ladao has more.
